Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14918, Edward Homan, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Homan, Edward Sarah
W. 14918
CONTENTS

1868 Massachusetts Roll
Edward Homan
Ensign
Massachusetts line 1775 10 m o
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of July 1818 and sent to Hon: Sam l Putnam Salem - Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept m 1818 Semi annual ending
4 m o 17/30 $ 91.33
{ Revolutionary claim; } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Stricken from Roll ap d 19/8/20
Marblehead Eps o

Massachusetts - 1799
Sarah Homan, widow of Edward Homan, deceased.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar. 1818- and who died on the 23 d Dec. 1820- of Essex Co. in the State of Mass ts - who was an Ensign in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Gen Ward in the Mass ts - line for 8 months Ensign.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb- ruary 1839 and sent to Hon. W. Parmelee, N. R. (see behind)
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 = $200:00 Semi-annual allowance ending Feb. 39- 40:00
$240.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. K. Elliott Clerk Book 4, Vol. 1 Page 95-

certificate erroneously sent to Hon W. Parmenter, and by him returned on the 26 th of February, 1839, when it was re-mailed to James Gregory, Esq. Marblehead, Mass'tts. & confounded with another document.
Set to Hon. W. Parmenter Feb 7 12, 1839 (P.M.)

1799.
1816
Letter Sarah Homan
Mass. 16 July 1816
act 7 July 3 8
m 83. d. 1820.
adm'd Smo Ensign
80 $
no deduction
Hon W. Parmenter James Gregory Marblehead Mass.

State of Massachusetts } ss Marblehead. County of Essex. - - - - }
On this thirtieth day of August A. (D. 1838,) personally appeared before me, David Cummins Esquire, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas & a Court of Record within & for said State & County, Sarah Homan, a resident of said Marblehead, aged nearly Ninety years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, & from the best of her knowledge & belief, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th , 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows": That she is the widow of Edward Homan, who was an Ensign in the Company commanded by John Selman, of the 21 st Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover in the War of the Revolution: that her said husband entered the said Corps at said Marblehead for the term of eight months, & was commissioned as an Ensign on the twenty-fourth day of April A. (D. 1775:) that he continued doing his duty in & about said Marblehead until the 22 nd day of June following, when he marched with said Regiment to Cambridge, near Boston, & joined the American troops encamped there then under the command of General Ward: that in a short time after General Washington arrived & took the command: that her said husband continued with said Regiment doing his duty as an Ensign until the month of October following, at which time General Washington received directions from Congress to apply to the Massachusetts Board of War for two hundred vessels,

after General Washington arrived & took the command; that her said husband continued with said Regiment doing his duty as an Ensign until the month of October following, at which time General Washington received directions from Congress to apply to the Massachusetts Board of War for two armed vessels, to proceed on a Secret Expedition, for the purpose of intercepting two British vessels laden with Munitions of War, bound for Quebec; that General Washington, in compliance with this order Commissioned two Schooners, the Franklin & Hancock, with a crew of about seventy men each, all of whom were detached from said Regiment for the purpose, & appointed the aforesaid John Selman to the command of the Franklin, & Capt. Nicholson as senior Broughton also of said Regiment as senior officer & commander of the other - the Hancock; that her said late husband was also appointed to join said Expedition, & served therein as Lieutenant of the Franklin; that said vessels proceeded to the Gulf of St. Lawrence & cruised there a length of time without falling in with said British vessels, & returned home to Beverly in said County of Essex, after capturing & bringing away sundry stores & goods from one of the enemies settlements in said Gulf. That most of the officers & crews immediately proceeded to said Cambridge & joined their respective Companies in said Regiment: That the said vessels arrived at said Beverly about the beginning of December: That the term of service of said Regiment expired on the thirty-first of the same month & it was then discharged: But that the said Selman was left in charge of said vessel

at said Beverly with the captured goods for nearly a month after the discharge of said Regiment, & was then honorably discharged himself about the last of the month of January A. D. 1776.
She further declares that her said husband again entered the service of the said State of Massachusetts, & was on the nineteenth Day of July, A. D. 1776, appointed first Lieutenant of a company of Militia commanded by the aforesaid John Selman, of the Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, commanded by Jonathan Glover; that according to the best of her knowledge & belief her said husband marched with said Regiment to New York & joined the American Army at or about the City, but what term he entered the service for & how long he served she is unable to declare, as she has no other evidence of the service than what his commission , which is hereto annexed will afford, & knows of no person whose testimony she can procure in support of this last named service, & she would refer to the Record of the Department of War for the particulars & the necessary proof as the only resort she can have to substantiate it.
She further declares that her said husband, the said Edward Homan, was a Pensioner under the Act of March 18 th 1818, & was pensioned under said Act the 16 th of July of that year, & dropped from the Roll the year following, by the plea that he did not serve nine months at one time according to the requirements of said Act.
She further declares that she was married to the said Edward Homan on the twenty-eighth Day of August, seventeen hundred & eighty-three; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated; that her said late husband was born & brought up in said Marblehead, & resided there at the time of his death, which happened from age & infirmity, on the twenty third Day of December, A. D. 1820, & that she has remained a widow ever since his death, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness James Gregory
Sarah her Homan mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written - the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court. Before me, David Cummings

Extract from the record of Marriages in the Town of Marblehead,
County of Essex & State of Massachusetts
Seventeen hundred eighty three, August Twenty eighth,
Mr Edward Homan & Mrs Sarah Barnes both of this town
I certify that the above is a true extract from the records, with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows, Aug 1 st 1883 Aug 2 28
Rich d Homan
I, Rich d Homan, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Marblehead County & State aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the records with the exceptions above named, as certified by me,
Rich d Homan, Clerk of the Town of Marblehead
Marblehead September 13 th 1888.
Essex ss
Then personally appeared Richard Homan, a credible witness made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.
I, Reuben Cahoon, of Marblehead in the County of Essex, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do on oath testify & declare that I have resided in the town of Marblehead aforesaid for more than fourteen years, and I will know that Edward Homan the last reputed husband of Sarah Homan, the Declarant in the foregoing Declaration, was not living when I first took up my residence in said town, & that she the said Sarah is now a widow & has remained a widow as long as I have resided in said Marblehead.
Reuben Cahoon
attest. J. Gregory
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead. September 13 th 1888. County of Essex
Then Reuben Cahoon, above named, a Constable of the said town of Marblehead, & a credible witness, personally appeared & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed.
Before me, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cummins is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That James Gregory of Marblehead Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas, at Salem this 15 th day of September A. D. 1838
John Prince Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Be it remembered, that Edward Homan of Marblehead in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts upon oath makes the following Declaration:—
to wit, That He the said Homan enlisted as Ensign in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt John Selman in April A D 1775 in the twenty first Regiment Massachusetts Line under Col John Glover and served faithfully therein at Cambridge and Beverly until 20 February A D 1776 - when he was honorably discharged. and that he has lost his written discharge by time & accident. That he is eighty three years old
That the Declarant is infirm and from his reduced circumstances in Life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States. and that he is eighty three years old
Edward Homan

Affidavit
I Jonathan Deacons of Marblehead in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid do on oath depose & testify
That I was a private soldier in Capt John Selmans company and the within named Edward Hornan did serve as set forth in his declaration
Jonathan Deacons

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss.
On this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, the aforesaid Edward Homan and
Jonathan Deacons and in my presence subscribed and made oath to the aforesaid Declaration and Affidavit by them respectively made; and it appearing to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Edward Homan served for the term of more than nine months to wit from April A.D. 1775 to 20 Feb
1776 at one period of the war of the Revolution on the continental establishment against the common enemy. I hereby certify the testimony in the case and the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the Department of War.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this eighteenth day of April A.D. 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s }

Edward Heman
1824
Not on Probation
John D.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial courts of said State in & for the County of Essex do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Supreme Judicial Court, that the within signature is his proper handwriting & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court
Salem April 20 th 1818 Atty Ichabod Tucker Clerk

Mass.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14918
Sarah Homan
Widow of
Edward Homan
Ensign Rev War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]

IN CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, and South-Carolina , to Edward Flomer Gent.
N o 9 WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Ensign in Capt. Selmon's Company, in 21 st Regiment, commanded by Col: Glover
in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign — by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign — And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
July 8 th 1775.
By Order of the Congress.
Wm. Chas. Thomson Secy.
John Hancock President

2. Peabody and Chase, for Dec. 30, lat 4, 27, S. long 30, of and from Liverpool for 31st, lat 1, 22, S. long 30, 30, Scarborough, from Liverpool Jan 13, lat 13, 13, N. long 57, via, of Kennebunk, 21 days, Demerara. Brig George Washington, 9 days from Savannah, Lawrence. Sailed in company with Somers, from New York. Henry, saw a vessel on fire, but could not see any person appeared to be about to or not discover what she was near to the water's edge. Brig Diego, Stow, of New York, with salt, bound for Aquilla, with salt, bound for Left, Jan. 11, no American at 34 30, lon 33, spoke at mouth, Mass. 11 days from Wilmington, NC. carried away in the late gale. Jan. 28, of pieces of timber, planks, planks painted green, a box, etc. from the wreck of a number of other pieces of wood time in lat 37, lon 73 30. Island, Dec. 25, brig Trumbull and for New Haven, just arrived, of and for Middlesex, going in, brig Mary, of and the only American vessel in Dec. 5, brig Argo, Hunt, just arrived. Charity, from New York, Austria sailed the day before. Brig Financier, Bunker, Orleans, with cotton and other & Mason, G Mackay & Co. P W Enn, J M
Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay, } The Major Part of the COUNCIL of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England,
To Edward Hornar, Gentleman. Greeting.
YOU being appointed First Lieutenant of the first Company, whereof John Selman is Captain in the fifth Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex - whereof Jonathan Glover Esq. is Colonel.
By Virtue of the Power vested in us, W E do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. You diligently to discharge the Duty of a First Lieutenant in Arms both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; in Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Commander and you are yourself, to observe and follow their Orders and Instructions. Time receive from the Major part of the Council.
Given under our Hands and the Seal of the said Colony, at Watertown the 11th day of July - in the Year of our Lord, 1776.
O'Greenlee Caleb Sturgis Richd. D. Kirby Esq. Moses Gill Lewis Knappton
The number of the letters, suppressed in England, is now in the hands of Carey & Lea, of Philadelphia, and will put it to press, and will publish it. It is said that there are in the City of Philadelphia, at least four Insurance Companies, chartered rights and extensive business within the State of Pennsylvania. Five. - The three story brick street, next to the corner owned by the widow Nixon, Mr. James McKnight, produced the upper story by a trunk covered to be on fire about clock this morning. storm, and the snow with the depth of eight or nine the firemen from dragging the spot with as much as are accustomed to do; flames had made considerable they could commence They, however, succeeded mischief to the building broke out, and a two story the rear on Depueyter-st. with all their contents destroyed. In the store on sacks of wool belonging to The building on De Peyster by Mr. Lornhard, and occupant, packing box maker. to have been the work of an store on Pine-street, where was broken open the night
Yr. obedt Servt

BY AUTHORITY.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas certain alterations in the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, of August, 1797, between the United States and the Bashaw Bey of Tunis, were agreed upon and concluded, between his Highness SIDI MAHMOUD, the Bey, and S. D. HALE, Esquire, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States at Tunis, on the 24th day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, by the articles in the words following, to which are annexed the altered articles, as they were in the Treaty before the alterations:
Whereas sundry articles of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, concluded between the United States of America and HAMUDA Bashaw, of happy memory, in the month of Rebia Elul, in the year of the Hegira, 1212, corresponding with the month of August, of the Christian year 1797, have, by experience, been found to require alteration and amendment: In order, therefore, that the United States should be placed on the same footing with the most favoured nation, and a desire to continue, unimpaired, the friendly relations which have always existed between the two nations, it is hereby agreed and concluded, between his Highness SIDI MAHMOUD, the Bey, and S. D. HALE, Esquire, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States of America, that alteration be made in the sixth, eleventh, twelfth, and fourteenth articles of said Treaty, and that the said articles shall be altered and amended in the Treaty to read as follows:
ARTICLE the 6th.—As it now is. If a Tunisian corsair shall meet with an American vessel, and shall visit it with her boat, two men only shall be allowed to go on board, peaceably, to satisfy themselves of its being American, who, as well as any passengers of other nations they may have on board, shall go free, both them and their goods; and the said two men shall not exact any thing, on pain of being severely punished. In case a slave escapes, and takes refuge on board an American vessel of war, he shall be free, and no demand shall be made either for his restoration or for payment.
ARTICLE 6th.—As it was. If a Tunisian corsair shall meet with an American merchant vessel, and shall visit it with her boat, she shall not exact any thing, under pain of being severely punished. And, in like manner, if a vessel of war of the United States shall meet with a Tunisian merchant vessel, she shall observe the same rule. In case a slave shall take refuge on board an American vessel of war, the consul shall be required to cause him to be restored; and if any of their prisoners shall escape on board of the Tunisian vessels, they shall be restored; but if any slave shall take refuge in any American merchant vessel, and it shall be proved that the vessel has departed with the said slave, then he shall be returned, or his ransom shall be paid.
ARTICLE the 11th.—As it now is. When a vessel of war of the United States shall enter the port of the Goulet, she shall be saluted with twenty-one guns, which salute the vessel of war shall return gun for gun only, and no powder will be given, as mentioned in the ancient eleventh article of this Treaty, which is hereby annulled.
ARTICLE 11th.—As it was. When a vessel of war of the United States of America shall enter the port of Tunis, and the Consul shall request that the Castle may salute her, the number of guns shall be fired which he may request; and if the said Consul does not want a salute, there shall be no question about it. But, in case he shall desire the salute, and the number of guns shall be fired which he may have requested, they shall be counted, and returned by the vessel in as many barrels of cannon powder. The same shall be done with respect to the Tunisian Corsairs, when they shall enter any port of the United States.
ARTICLE the 12th.—As it now is. When citizens of the United States shall come within the dependencies of Tunis to carry on commerce there, the same, respect shall be paid to them which the merchants of other nations enjoy; and if they wish to establish themselves within our ports, no opposition shall be made thereto, and they shall be free to avail themselves of such interpreters as they may judge necessary, without any obstruction, in conformity with the usages of other nations; and if a Tunisian subject shall establish himself within the dependencies of the United States, he shall be treated in like manner. If any Tunisian subject shall buy an American vessel, and load her with merchandise, and shall afterwards sell her to a national, or ship them on board of another vessel, we shall not permit him until the matter is determined by a reference of merchants, who shall decide upon the case, and, if necessary, the determination shall be made by the Consul.
ARTICLE 12th.—As it was. When citizens of the United States shall come within the dependencies of Tunis, to carry on commerce there, the same respect shall be paid to them which the merchants of other nations enjoy; and if they wish to establish themselves within our ports, no opposition shall be made thereto; and they shall be free to avail themselves of such interpreters as they may judge necessary, without any obstruction, in conformity with the usages of other nations; and if a Tunisian subject shall establish himself within the dependencies of the United States, he shall be treated in like manner. If any Tunisian subject shall buy an American vessel, and load her with merchandise, and shall afterwards sell her to a national, or ship them on board of another vessel, we shall not permit him, until the matter is determined by a reference of merchants, who shall decide upon the case, and, if necessary, the determination shall be made by the Consul.
ARTICLE the 14th.—As it now is. In case of war between the United States and Tunis, the citizens of the two nations, respectively, Tunisians and Americans, shall be protected in the places where they may be, by the officers of the government there existing; but, on failure of such protection, and in default of every other remedy, they may seize and detain in port against the said citizens and their effects, until satisfaction is made.
ARTICLE 14th.—As it was. In case of war between the United States and Tunis, the citizens of the two contracting powers, respectively, Tunisians and Americans, shall be protected in the places where they may be, by the officers of the government there existing; but, on failure of such protection, and in default of every other remedy, they may seize and detain in port against the said citizens and their effects, until satisfaction is made.
tions disclosed in a correspondence between captain Downs, of the Macedonian, and the Vice-Roy of Peru, "in which several persons belonging to the Macedonian lost their lives, and others were wounded."
No. 4 relates altogether to our commercial intercourse with Spain and her possessions, most of the contested points of which have since been settled.
No. 5 is a letter from Mr. Brent to Mr. Forsyth, enclosing a copy of a letter from Mr. Adams to Gen. Vives, in relation to the surrender of the Floridas, and certain "public prints" giving a statement of the "arrest and imprisonment of the Ex-Governor, Callava, by order of Governor Jackson."
No. 6 is a short letter from Mr. Adams to Mr. Forsyth, enclosing the communications made by the President to Congress, during the session of 1821-2, in relation to our affairs with Spain, as also a letter from the President to His Catholic Majesty, on the recall of General Vives.
No. 7 An extract of a letter from Mr. Forsyth to the Secretary of State, informing him that the President's message to Congress, of the 8th March 1822, had been forwarded to the Spanish government by a special messenger, from their minister at London, and that it seemed to have created great excitement.
No. 8, is another extract of a letter from Mr. Forsyth, in which he speaks more at length of the effect of the President's message upon the Spanish government. He represents their Minister as having spoken "with a great deal of warmth on the subject," that he regarded the recognition of the independence of the South American provinces as an unfriendly act on the part of the United States, which Spain, from her friendly conduct towards us, had no right to expect, and that "he concluded by expressing an opinion, that the Spanish Americans were unequal to self-government, and that their independence, instead of being accelerated, would be retarded by this act of our government." This is the language of all their legitimatists; nor is their degrading opinion of the capacity of the people confined to "Spanish Americans;" it is a part of the creed of the Holy Alliance, that none but rulers by divine right are capable of managing the affairs of government. The reply of Mr. Forsyth to this "unfortunate observation" of the Spanish Minister, "that the Spanish Americans were unequal to self-government," is one of those happy retorts which could not fail to be deeply felt—he thought that the observation proved, "if true, that they are not fit to live under the Spanish constitution."
A Council of State, it seems, was held on the act of recognition by the United States, and a protest was recommended, on the ground that the recognition was a violation of treaty stipulations!
Nos. 9 and 10, are short notes, the first from Mr. Adams to Mr. Forsyth, enclosing the translation of a letter from Mr. Anduaga; the second from Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Adams, enclosing a translation of the note which the Minister of Affairs of Spain, by His Majesty's command, was obliged to send to the American Minister.
The second letter relates principally to the multiplied outrages and depredations committed upon the commerce of the United States by "pirates issuing chiefly from the islands of Rico and Cuba." This confirms what was before said, that His Majesty must either be ignorant or unjust, to ascribe "dissident provinces" the existence of which belongs almost exclusively to us under his acknowledged control. "It says Mr. Adams, "has been long a magnitude which is no longer to be remedied, but by measures of force and vigour. These atrocious acts committed by men issuing from those islands, in shoal waters, and protection of the very shores; in masses with small boats, unapproachable by ships of force adequate to subdue them, closely pursuing, they abandon their"
he must either be ignorant of notorious facts, purposely unjust to the revolutionary governments for the sake of the argument. The great den from which these sons of Cacus issued forth to rob and plunder the enterprising individuals of all nations, is to be found, not in one of the "dissident provinces," but in one of the faithful colonies, under the eyes of a loyal governor. We should be sorry to charge the Sovereign of Spain with the crime of giving "colour and support" to piracy, merely because these monsters of the sea find an asylum where his authority is acknowledged; but we might do so with quite as much propriety as that with which he attributes the insecurity and dangers of commerce to the revolution which has given independence to the American provinces. He concludes his manifesto with the following strong appeal to his "august allies:"
"The tenor and spirit of treaties, the good faith which ought to reign between friendly powers, the conviction of an obligation, supported equally by an enlightened and foreseeing policy, the real welfare itself of the dissident provinces, and even the general utility of all the potentates, offer an equal number of securities to His Catholic Majesty, that his laudable desires will find in his august allies the most favourable and friendly reception."
Nos. 11 and 12 are two short extracts of letters from Mr. Forsyth to the Secretary of State, unimportant, except so far as they show the opinion of that gentleman, that Spain will be unable to procure the assistance of the European powers in the scheme of reducing the new governments. Hitherto facts have corroborated this opinion of Mr. Forsyth; and we have seen no indication of a different temper on the part of those powers to whose assistance Spain looked with most confidence.
Nos. 13, 14, and 15, are letters from the Secretary of State to Mr. Forsyth. The first instructs him to renew, "in an earnest, though friendly and conciliatory manner, the application for the most explicit orders to the commanding officer at the Havana, for the delivery to the United States of all the archives and documents, relating to the sovereignty and property of Florida, which, conformably to treaty, should have been surrendered." To those who have been disposed to think that our Secretary of State has been unnecessarily harsh and unforbearing in his negotiations with the Spanish government, it can only be necessary to say, that "treaty" which stipulated the surrender of these "archives and documents" was finally concluded and ratified on the 23d February, 1821, and that this letter to Mr. Forsyth is dated the 23d of October, 1822, to convince them that, so far from being unforbearing, he evinced the very spirit of mildness and patience. Notwithstanding the indispensable necessity of having possession of the archives, for the purposes of public justice; notwithstanding the repeated applications for them, not only in the ordinary mode of application, but by special messengers, he still requires that they shall be asked for "in an earnest, though friendly and conciliatory manner."
If we were asked to produce evidence of the calumnious nature of the charge, so often urged against Mr. Adams, of ungovernable irritability of temper in the transaction of public business, we should point to his whole correspondence, on the subject of our relations with Spain not only with our ministers there, but with her ministers here, as containing the most complete and perfect refutation.
The second letter relates principally to the multiplied outrages and depredations committed upon the commerce of the United States by "pirates issuing chiefly from the islands of Rico and Cuba." This confirms what was before said, that His Majesty must either be ignorant or unjust, to ascribe "dissident provinces" the existence of which belongs almost exclusively to us under his acknowledged control. "It says Mr. Adams, "has been long a magnitude which is no longer to be remedied, but by measures of force and vigour. These atrocious acts committed by men issuing from those islands, in shoal waters, and protection of the very shores; in masses with small boats, unapproachable by ships of force adequate to subdue them, closely pursuing, they abandon their"
Edward Homan Mass. W. 14918
The committee, therefore, recommend a new loan, or an exchange to the amount of $12,000,000, at a rate of interest not exceeding 4 1/2 per cent. reimbursable in equal portions, in the years 1825 and 1830; and for that purpose report a bill.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 17.
Cottons.—The inclemency of the weather has operated unfavourably upon the business of the week. Most of the Sea Islands which arrived in the early part of the week went into store, purchasers not being willing to meet the enhancement of prices expected by the holders. Uplands have fully maintained the rates of the preceding week, but the sales, for the reason already stated, have not been large.
Rice.—Continues in good request, and sales of prime lots were made on Friday and Saturday, at $3-1/4 to $3-1/2, to which we have advanced our highest quotation.
Flour.—Prices stationary, and sales limited. Corn.—But few cargo sales have been made during the week, at which we have fixed our quotation of the article.
Groceries.—Most articles of West-India produce sell heavily, but there has been no material variation in prices.—Foreign Spirits are similarly situated, while those of domestic production have experienced a considerable decline, as will be seen by a reference to the quotations. Liverpool Coarse Salt, afloat, is selling at 43 to 50 cts.; and Turks Island, at the same rates.
Freights.—Slight improvement, a little since our last—two or three ships are now loading at 1d. per lb. for Cotton to England. We have not heard of more than 1 1/2 cts. being paid to France.
An Affray took place at St. Clairville, on the 1st inst. between Captain Jacob M'Elroy, and Mr. William Wilkins, (hatter) when the former gentleman received a blow of which he died the next morning. Mr. Wilkins is now in prison at that place to await his trial.— Charleston Times.
Printers of Newspapers are not unfrequently troubled with letters of the following import, although not always clothed in such humorous and sportive language.
POST-OFFICE, S.— Dear Sir— J. S. —, a subscriber For your paper, Has cut a caper, And has become now no longer. In plain parlance, has run away And left nothing his debts to pay Not even a pig, or chick, by way of postage: So you have lost your paper and I the postage.
New-Hampshire Gazette.
MARRIED.
On Thursday evening, by the Rev. Mr. Parkinson, John B. Skillman, merchant, to Miss Sarah Ann, daughter of Alexander P. Stewart, Esq.
DIED.
On Thursday afternoon, 27th inst. Margaret, wife of D. S. Jones, Esq. The relations and friends of the family are respectfully requested to attend her funeral from Mr. Jones' residence, on Sunday next, at half past 4 o'clock P. M. precisely. Carriages will be in readiness at 4 o'clock, on Sunday afternoon, at the corner of Broadway and Vesey streets.
SHIPPING LIST.
CLEARED. Ship Don Carlos, Clark, Havre, Cracow & Boyd; Montez, Malabry, Canton, T. H. Smith; Mary Ann, Tew, Havana; O. Maucan; Pelly, Philadelphia; Schrs John B. M'Kean, G. G. & S. Howland; Schuyler, Spanish Maine. A. A. Vansant; Boston, Richmond; Margaret Ann, H. B. Burroughs; sloop George Washington, Boston, Boston.
ARRIVED. Ship L. M. Stevens, of Fair Haven, Co. D. S. Jones; ballast, to S. Hicks. Spoke very severe weather on
Schr Superior, Pendleton, from this port on a sealing voyage arrived at St. Ann's River, about the 25th Nov.—All well.
Schr Hannah & Eliza, Graser, 15 days, from Wilmington, N. C. with cotton and naval stores to F. Thompson, & Nepleys, J. Hamilton, J. Griswold, A. L. Gomez, Beers & Bunnell. Jan 22, 20 miles north of Cape Hatteras, experienced the late gale, shipped a sea, and washed overboard 10 bbls naval stores.
Sloop Margaret, Berhage, 14 days from Snow Hill, with corn, to the master.
Schr Ariadne, Davis, 7 days from Wilmington, N. C. with naval stores, to Woodhull & Davis. Sailed in co with brig Planter, and schr Boxer, for NYork. Jan 27, 30 miles S by W from Cape Hatteras, spoke schr Katy & Sally, of Chatham, bound over Ocracoke Bar. Two days previous, the U. S. was thrown on her beam ends, but was righted without receiving material injury. Jan 28, lat 37° 32', N. lon 74° 10' W. fell in with the wreck of the schr King Solomon, of Boston, with the head of her foremast gone, sails taken away and cut to pieces, and half full of water, cargo wheat. Took from the K. S. two cables, one anchor and a new articles of little value. N. B. The underwriters of the K. S. may learn something to their advantage by calling on the master of the Ariadne, at his place of residence, Gloucester, Mass.
Schr Nancy, Luther, 4 days from Washington, N. C. with naval stores, &c. to A. H. Van Bokkelen. Sailed in co. with schr Olive, for NYork.
Schr Thomas & Sarah, 4 days from Virginia, with timber, to J. N. Townsend.
Schr Lydia, Walker, of Harwich, 15 days from Wilmington, with naval stores and seeds, to Woodhulls & Davis. Spoke, Jan. 26, lat 37°, 10', long 72°, 30', brig Hiram, Bradford, of and from Newport, for St. Jago de Cuba, 4 days out. On the 24th, in the gale, she had all her sails blown away—she had no sails bent at the time; she intended to put into Norfolk to repair. In the same gale the Lydia was obliged to throw overboard 117 bbls. naval stores, lost jib and jibboom—boat stays and other damage.
Schr Exchange, Scribner, 21 days from Macracabe, with Hache wood, indigo, coffee, hides, deer skins, and goat skins, to J. Wood, P. Harmony, M. Leon, and J. T. Boyd. Left brig Cornelia, Storms, of N. Bedford, unc; north Sophia, Morrison, of Philadelphia, gone up the take for a cargo of fustic; Mark, Small, of N. York, unc; sloop Niagara, of Newport, do.—Spoke, Jan. 27, lat 37°, lon 74° 30', brig Laurel, 3 ds from Charleston, for N. York, in co with the wreck of the schr Woolwich, Lamson, of Salem, 2 weeks from from Norfolk, entirely dismantled, the cargo and crew going on board the brig to abandon the wreck.
We have letters from the 23d inst. Arr. at Halifax previous to the 18th, Sir James Kemp, Halifax, and Wellington, from Jamaica; Osborne Packet, from N. York, and sailed 21st for England.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.—Arrived, schr Eclipse, Craig, from N. York, bound to Virginia, put in on account of the sickness of the crew.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.—Arr sloop Intrepid, Jones, from N. York.
Cleared, ship Philip Tabb, Wheeler, Macracabe.
RICHMOND, Jan. 27.—Arr brig Mount Hope, Smith, from Providence.
NORFOLK, Jan. 24.—Arr brig Sally Ann, Simpson from NYork; schrs Eliza, Stalhage, do; Olive, Robinson, do.
Schr Adventure, Mator, from NYork—put in in distress, having got on shore on Wilsonby's Point.
In Hampton Roads, schrs Martha, Dennison, from N. York, for Baltimore.
25th.—Sailed, brig Gaultiere, Blair, for Cuba; Schrs, Auld, Antigua; schrs Susan, 25, Gualterre. Sailed for Havana, Florida, ship Habayea, Woodson, for Liverpool.
27th.—Arr schr Blackwell, Bentley, from Alexandria. Passed at anchor north of St. George's Island, U S ship North Carolina.
27th.—Came up, brig Gov. Tazewell, for Norfolk. Sailed, up Princess Ann, Dunne, Havana.
CITY POINT, Jan. 23.—Bids Edward, Blanchard, for Liverpool in 10 ds; Brown, Clur, unc.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 12.—Arr ship Marion, Co. D. S. Jones, 77 T.

Washington Jan y 31. 1859.
Sir
Will you do me the favor to give me information of the state of Mrs Sally Homans application? - She is the widow of the late Dr Homans of Boston & the case was suspended in order to demonstrate the identity of the applicant - Col. Henry Parkhurst & Richard D. Parker Esq rs who have certified on that point are among the most respectable citizens of Boston -
I am very respectfully
Yr obedt Servt
James L Edwards Esq rs
Mr Paine

Washington Feby 23. 1839
Sir
I enclose you the Certificate of Sarah Hoar of Massachusetts with an explanatory letter from her son - This certificate was intended for some other person & I do not see by my memorandum that it was a case about which I have made inquiry
Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
James L. Edwards Esq
Mr Bancroft

Recd Jan 23 Maf
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Marblehead, January 13 th 1839.
Honored Sir: On the 17 th day of December Ult. I received two Pension Certificates - one for the widow of John Homan & the other for the widow of Philip Hooker & both dated the 12 th of the same month.
In the case of the widow of Hooker there is a clerical error - as I presume in the Certificate - the time of Hooker's death being stated to be "the 12 th day of December 1838" - the precise date of the Certificate itself. I have not thought it of importance to return the Certificate, inasmuch as she will receive the same amount by it that she would if the period of Hooker's death had been correctly stated. If my copy of the Declaration forwarded is correct, it is stated in it that Hooker died on the twenty-third day of March, 1832.
Should your Honor deem it material to have the Certificate corrected I will return it when desired.
In a number of the claims I have had the honor to forward, under the law of July 27 th , 38. the precise day of the death of the husband is not put down, &, in some cases, it was absolutely impossible to ascertain the day, & especially so where the husband was lost at sea & no one escaped to tell the time.
When the Declarations were taken it was presumed (except when the husband was a Pensioner & died since the 4 th of March 1836 ) that the precise day of the husband's death was not important so long as it was proved he died before the passage of the law which made provision for the applicant. This presumption was formed

formed from the belief that the Pension Certificate under the new law would not state the precise time of the husband's death more particularly than those issued under the law of July 4th, 1836.
If your Honor should deem it indispensably necessary that in all cases, where it can by any possibility be ascertained, that the exact day of the death of the husband of the applicant should be forwarded, I should be very grateful to be informed of it, as I might possibly by more extended research find affidavit proof of the deaths of some portion of those forwarded - who died at home - in season to forward to the Department before the claims might be examined, & thus save the delay that would otherwise be likely to occur to the injury of the applicants.
The Declarations of Mrs. Hooker & Mrs. Homan whose claims have been allowed, & whose late husbands were Pensioners under the Act of 1818, were forwarded at the same time & in the same package with the Declaration of Sarah Homan, widow of Edward Homan, who was a Lieutenant, & who was also a Pensioner under the same Act.
The circumstance that the last mentioned claim has not yet been allowed, has led the widow's friends to believe that the claim she makes in her Declaration for service performed under the Lieutenant's Commission, forwarded in support of her claim, may not have been declared for by her late husband at the time he was Pensioned under the law of 1818.
I am therefore desired by the Widow & her friends (as I had the honor to state in my letter accompanying the Declaration) to state that, unless the service declared for under the Commission aforesaid shall be found to have been sworn to by the late husband himself in his Declaration, or unless the Records of your Honor's Office readily recognizes it - that in such case the widow wishes to abandon it & claim for nothing more than the Glass's Regiment Service.

On the eleventh day of October last I forwarded to your Honor additional evidence in support of the claim of the aged widow of John Dufear alias Bippew - whose Declaration was forwarded to you Honor more than fourteen months ago.
I have never received any answer to, or acknowledgment of, the receipt of said letter, & am urged by the friends of the widow (who is now confined to the bed of, probably, her last sickness) to beg of your Honor, very respectfully, the particulars of the objections which may yet exist in your Honor's mind to the allowance of her claim.
I am also instructed respectfully to ask permission to withdraw her papers, if your Honor is still of opinion that the proof in support of her claim (which includes the Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth) is not sufficient. The reasons they urge in support of this request, are based on the fact that Joseph Roundey, her last husband (to whom she was married more than 50 years ago, was himself a Pensioner under the law of 1818, & has now been dead more than 15 years, & that her claim through him must be undoubted & certain under the provisions of the law of July 7th, 1838.
In conclusion I have, very respectfully, to BEG of your Honor a detailed answer to this communication , & by so doing you will much oblige the parties interested, as well as the undersigned, who is, very truly,
Your Honor's obedient & humble servant, James Gregory
Mrs L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforementioned Deponents, Jonathan Leavitt & Richd. Estlin
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 30 th day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Ralph H. French Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, Richard Martin of Woodland in the County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Yoman do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That I am well acquainted with Edward Yoman within named. I know that he was an Ensign in the American Revolutionary Army in Col. Glover's Regt. that he enlisted about April 1775 and that for the term of one year upon the Continental establishment and that he was honorably discharged in the month of February 1776. His service was at Cambridge & Bunker-Hill.
Richard Martin
Essex ss. June 26. 1818 Then Richard Martin personally subscribed and made solemn oath to the above written affidavit. Before me Ralph W. Hemenway Justice of the Peace