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Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21

aps an hour or two ; he appeared to
me to be perfectly well, and | heard
no complaint.
Auguli s. 1906. -
The certificate Of Mr.. James
Steptoe fenr. of Bedford, will eifablifh
the lalf poiifion
& In the year 1851, I relided
within two miles of the Poplar Foreit,
Bedford county, Virginia this eitate
did then belong to Thomas Jeferfon,
elq. Sometime in the fummer of that
year heard that MIR. Jefferfon was at
the Poplar Foref and when riding
over his farm had been thrown from
his horfe and much hurt. Having
been acquainted with Mr.. JeHerfon
when he lived in williamsburg, | i'm
msdiately wenr to fee him, and found
him very much difabled indeed-too
much 10, | think, to have travelled on
horleback-The account which / re-
cieved at that time relpeaing Mr.. JEFF
ferion's fall from his horfe, after bis
Arrivai on bis form, did certainly be.
lieve to be correct, and do now be-
lieve 70. W
JAMES STEPTOE.
Augult s, 1905.
Other pcrfons could be produced
TO authenticate this circ umltance. The
man who lived with Mr.. ]. at the
time and who probably faw the fall is
ftili alive. His teltimony we ihould
haveobtained, but that the diffance at
which he rehdes lw too great, to
permit US to acquire fuch information
as might go along with theie remarks.
Mr.. Steptoe's character is however a
fuficient furety for the teftimony of
6. numberlefs witnefies." To a cult
vaied understanding, he unites an in
corruptible integrity ofhearr and the
mof graceful urbanity of dilpoGtion.
Differing tho he does from the pre-
ient administration on many political
queiiions he has never fuffered himfelf
to wanton in thofe malignant efu-
fions Of party fpirit which betray all
the peevifhneis ofpaflion without the
itrength of the understanding.
Such we repeat is the celebrated
adventure of Carter's Mountain |!
Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21

iuccefior not yet INHALED in the ad-
miniftration Of affairs when Colonel
Tarlton was difpatched by Lord Corn
wallis, with his regiment of horfe, to
furprife Mr.. Jelferfon,' whom heltill
believed TO be 10 office, and the legif.
lature then fitting in Charlottesville.
AT this moment the fpeakers of the
two houfes, and fome other members
of the aGsmbly, were the gueas of Mr..
Jeterfon at Monticello. --Tarlton
having advanced within 10 miles of
this, early in the morning of the a3d
Of June, ient of a detachment OF
borfe to fecure him and his friends,
-whilf he himfelf proceeded rapidly TO
Charlottesville in order to furprize
4hc legitlature. But he was difap-
pointed in both thefe expectations.
Notice had been given by funrife, both
at Charlottesville and Monticello, of
of the .deiigns of the enemy. The
fpeakers and their colleagues had re-
turned TO ethe former place, from
whence they had fcafcely fuficient
time to efcape, with the other men,
hers of the legiilature. Mr.. J. had al
ready fent his family TO place offafe-
ty, but was ffill at Monticello making
arrangements for his departure, when
Lieut.. Hudfon arrived at half fpeed
with the information that the enemy
were already Attending the winding
hill of Monticello. Il
Had Mr.. Jeferfon been pofieded
: ofthe myitic lamp of Aladdin had he
been endowed with the magnitude
. and the ifreng.h of thole imaginary
giants, who have lived only in the
tales of the nurfery /; he might then
have iingly roffed the triumphant
troops of Tarlton And perhaps
might have efcsped the epithets Of
coward" and 6 traitor" Or had
Mr.. ]. reverted the error of the valiant
knight-of La Mancha, and miltaken
atroop of horfe for flock OF iheep,
his infantry might have at leaf pro-
cured MIN fome Of the honors Of CHI
valry. But evsn then his federal op-
ponents, while they admired the valor
ofthe hero, would have been ungen-
erous enough to have ridiculcd the
temerity of the madman. Or per.
haps their plant understandings,
which have already found treafon in
bis efeaping, might have proclaimed
him traitor for remaining without
chance of refiftance. But as MIR.
Iefferfon was neither Polyphemus
nor Don Quixote, he acted perhaps,
as moR ofhis opponents would have
done ON a frnilar occaion
" Lake sbyave general. after being beat.
{" They esul uod rsjoice IN sprodcnt fetreat.''
lnlr. ]. immediately left Monticello,
and knowing that he f,ouId be purfu-
edif he took the high. road, truck
out into the woods of the neighbours
ing mountains, when he proceeded in
Iaie,y to overtake his family.
Ofahis tar-iamed event, 70 little un-
der2ood and 70 frequently mifrepre-
tented, Lieut. Hudfoh has given us the
following account: I:
:" In the month Of June, 1891, on
my way to join the Marquis La Fayet-
te's army, | met near Milton with mr.
Long, who informed me that Mr..
Jouett, to whom by refolution Of the
Houie Of Delegates, an elegant fword
and pair ofpiitols were prefented, for
his activity in watching the motions of
the, enemy in their. ineurGons at
Chsrlotefville--brought information
Of the approsch ofthe. Enslilh to that
Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21
September g..
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. AZ

Fivr scaxgeni laden soifb Lpeeis ar
rived bsre tbn morning fran Loadon,
/fverai ofbsrs bavs arriped in tie fcrr,s
sffbe Sesk. Four hundred tbsyand
poHSdi ia dslldvs beve been PIT on hoard
Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21

Such then, felIow.citizens, is th.h
adventure Of CARTER'S
MO UNrAiN, which hls 70 frequent
" refounie in th: 1andcrous Chron-
icles of Federation. 'Tis true, they
have ever cautiouly avoided entering
into It's details, they well knew how to
evzde Detection. Their talifman would
then have b.en broken I; their ignor.
ance or their INTERPRETATION would
have been expofed and this favorite
iniinuation againtf the character Of
Mr.. Jefferfon would have been fritter-
ed down to the fimple fact ds;--that
Mr.. J. did not choofe to remain in his
hou(e, GngIy to encouuter whole
troop of fiorfe, or fuffer himfrif to be
taken prifoner by an inveterate enc
my
This then is the famous adven-
ture of Carers mountain !! The bur-
then of every favorite ballad /; the but
of every federal humouria. Where
now lhaIi the Poet leek theme for
the compoftion Of his fatire? Where
fhall the wit find a point for bis curious
epigram Ye Editors, Scribiers, Para
graphilis aud Punlters, array your
fslves now in fackcloth and alhcs. All
your genius is reduced to vapour
Alas !! the Hero of Caters mountain
has disappeared, and the wit of Feder-
alifm is extinguiihed forever.
Having accompanied his family
during one days's journey, fbii Hero Of
Carfer's mountain returned to Monti-
cello. Tarlton meanwhile had retir-
ed, after IS hours reGdence in Char
lottefville. Finding the enemy had
flown, Mr.. ]. once more joined his
family, and repaired with them TO an
eltate, which he had in Bedford, !, q
bout SO miles S. w. 1t was here
that another adventure befel him, to
which the ingenuity of Mr.. Turner
has given a dramatic efed. Riding
ON his farm Gas mott FARMERS would
do) fome time after, he was thrown
Gas fome riders would have been) by
An unruly horfe, and Gas natural
confequence of fuch an EVENT. he was
difabled from riding for coniders-
bic time afterwards. But obferve the
magic genius OF Mr. Turner how It
+" annihilates both time and fpace |;
howit hifts the fcene of action by a
Jingle voiition, and Cops +" the feather
ed foot of time I; how Albermale is
converted into Bedford, and how he
obliterstes whole days to give coniif-
tency TO his tale. This unfortunate
! fall which be received in Bedford
county, Mr.. Turner finds it much
more convenient 10 give Mr.. J. in his
retreat before 'Tarlton. Does the
reader with to know the reafon |? He
lhall have in the precile language.of
Mr.. Turner, himfelf:
His retreat or rather his flight
|. from Monticello, on the information
that Tarlton had penetrated the coun.
try, and was advaaeing to Charlottes-
vile, was eieaed with fuch hurried
a6rupfneIi. as to produce fall from
his horfe, and a ALLEGATION of tbe
Jbuidsr." And then adds our au-
thor, {" he proceeded to Bedford" and
then he forwarded his refgnation to
the aaembly." But we have already
proved that Mr.. ]. did never fend in
his refgnation to the afembly. We
have alfo proved, that the term ofhis
office had expired, even prior to Tarl-
tons's approach to Charlottesville"
We ihall now attempt to ihew,
that Mr.. Turner's not a more a faith
fui chronolouiR wirh refneff IN the
Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21
Latelt Foreign Articles.
HANOHER, September q.

II zrof confidently reported bore yec
ffrday after fbe arrivol Of the haiisn
pe,f, that bo9ifties bad at7uaLy COM
msnfed btis0eer tbe Asariaa and French
armies. Late oecurrsnees Jeem to eounts-
nance the retors, notwithstanding The
paejfefone Of bis Coriean MoyeAy, ,0ho
is no doubt very much alarmed at the
threatening Of fbe Northern Political
Afmepbers.
Letter. from Tienna, Of the 1915,
at. nraninroyly agree, tbaffbeprepa,a-
lfions there are even greater fbm at
any former period Of the former uar, 81
that tie numbsr Of Koimfeers TO join tie
Mdin Hrmy aimea exeeeds belief. 4
The French berc are all u, mcfion,
/Sns think tbey intend to rpaeuafe the
country |; but cfbers soifb nsors Gksiybcod.
)appelf their obisf is TO keep tie Csursef
Denmark in ebffk..
: September O. .
Letters from S1oifxeriaad asani-
moyly egsrt that Boncparte is taking
fbe mot adive meajares, in tbaf III fates
Country, 10 obtain fAeb a frxpOsdtrsney.
in fbfir Comeih as haves no rfafos 70
doubt effbeir fosn fesihening 70 Be ,ir-
grated into fbs Cerhesn Famiiy, in the
svent TO a rupture scift Asaria.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18
TuEspAr, December 10.

a message was received from the pre-
sidcnt oil the United States supplementary
TO his message of the 9th inst. incios,np
sundry documents IN addition TO those laid
before the house, viz.
i,Reisuye TO the detention OF the pubic
buildings a, New Orleans.
q Relative 10 the eoDduet, of Spain in
Louisiana, in The establishment of ports.
SC
8. Relative TO the obstruction of tn.
commerce on the Mobile.
/ Which were ordered to be printed, ard
relerredt 10 the same committee 10 whom
The papers previously received were re-
ferred.
he house took into consideration The a.
mendments made IN committee of the
whole 10 the bill prohibiting Tor a limited
time, the expectation of arms and am n,.
milton from The United States" 10 which
they agreed, with additional amendments.
when the bill was recommiited to the 60
leci committee which introduced il for the
further amendment Of its details.
MIR J. Clay presented petition from
sundry manufacturers. of hats in Philadei.
phia demonstrating against the mode pur.
sued by the superintendent of the Indian
department Of vending furs and request
ing that the same may be regulated by
law, and that the sale may be by public
auction.
Referred to the committee ofcommeres
and manufactures.
Mr. Sloan laid the following resolution
on The table:
Resolved, chat tax or duty Of ten dol.
isrs per head be imposed ON all slaves
hereafter imported into the United States
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18
SPANISH RELATIONS.

The following comprises the most i'm
portant documents laid before Congres IS
by the President or Friday last. A necss-
ssry attention 10 other articles not admit
ting their lnlire insertion we Genuine our
statement to the prominent parts, aud par
ticularly of those uanss etions which have
been as yet inperfectly noticed IN the pub.
iic prints, IN subsequent papers we shall
give The documents at full length.
The first document respects the cap
ture OF the ship Hdnlress, the circumslao-
ces attending which are Known.
The next papers relate to the deteati
on Of our gun boat al Algesirss, which ap-
pears, on proper representation, TO have
been released With many apologies.
Letters follow f'sm Mr.. Pincksev. re.
ls''ye 70 SPapish outrages and spol,at;ons
committed on the seas, with number Of
sthdav'ts representing the treatment ex-
perienced BY eus vessels and seamen.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRcIsIA,
House. or DsIScArns.
Zaursdau. Decemher TO-


An engrossed bill " To amend an an
entitled an act, providing for the poor and
declaring who shall be deemed ysgran,s ,,
was read third time. and passed.
Orde'ed, thai the clerk carry The said
bill TO the Ssnate for their concurrence.
MIR Brooke presented from the COM
mi'iee for courts of Justice, a bin Au-
thorising the sale Of The glebe of Bristol
parish" and bill, Authorisine the O
Verseers OF the poor Of Hampshire county
TO recover certain sum of money of tb,.
late sheriff of the said county, for the pur.
pose therein mentioned :" which were re-
ceived and read the first time and order
ed to be read second time.
On motion made, Resolved, thar /,
be standing rule OF this house, that the
speaker be authorised TO cali any mem
Der of house to occupy lbe chair ard
exercise the functions of Speaker, until h.
may resume the chair; with this proviso.
that the power given By this resoln,;on
shall not be construed TO confer on ,hs
Speaker right TO place sby memhse -
The char OF the Speaker for LONGER pc-
Rod than one day.
NJ motion made Resolved, that the
committee Of inance be authorised to pro.
pose such amendments TO the present
system OF finance as to them may appear
reasonable.
Mr. L'ghtioot from the committee an.
pointed TO examine into the state of the
clerks Office, made the following tepor,
Inc committee End, that the papers
rom the year l77s to 1904, both years in
elusive, are properly arrangedin The Office.
l nat the journals, written or printed,
from the year 1869 to the year 1904.
Office. ~ '"e
nat rom information received from
TIE clerk, the manuscript Journal, OF The
years l7ss and i7s4, WHICH VIZ T.,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18

/, mere considerations OF revenue would mol
/, of themselves induce him TO vote against
The PROPOSED provision. He didnot think
i the general state Of the county required
lii.
| MIR Quincy was glad 10 hear from gen
tlemen that the situation OF the country
was such as did not require the step he
! had proposed. His own impressio0 had
been that il was proper to take such ST.
tua,ion as If the country were on the eve
Of war.
Mr. Dawson observed, as we'll as we
could hear him, that Inc vas authorised TO
state that the government, was possessed
OF 500 tons of ait-petre and large quan-
ty OF sulphur; and that he was we'll inform
ed that there was in the country sutsici-
ent quantity for all the purposes for which
il nigh, be wanted. Under these circum
stances he did not consider the amcGd-
ment proper, and hoped that it would be
either withdrawn or rejected.
Mr. John e. Smith said that he could not
vote Tor The amendment under his present
impressions. The sense OF the house
likewise seemed to be against 1t in its pre-
sent shape. But the gentleman could OBJ
tain his end by moving to INSTRUCT the
committee OF ways and means to enquire
into It's expediency. And should his q.
mendment be rejected he hoped he would
pursue this course. IT. on such invcs,i
CATION, the measure should be found advi
sable, he had TO doubt of It's adoption.
Mr. Quincy said, that in considering tn,
impressions of gentlemen, he would with
draw his motion.
On motion OF Mr. Crowninshie.d tn
words "sheet "copper"" were inserted il
The articles enumerated in the first sscli
on.
! On motion OF Mr. Dawson a new seeiioI
was added declaring that The aet shat
commence and be in force from and af
ter the Isl das of January 1906"
On this section some diversity ofopini
I on was expressed.
Mr. j. Clay was in favor Of the act going
into immediate operation. Mr. Crownin
| shield vas in favor Of the time stated IT.
the section; and Messrs. Macon and
Southwark were in favor of short extsn.
sion OF It. In animadreriing OH this point
Mr. Macon pronounced il doubtful whe.
Their the principle of the bill we're consti
| tutionai. ~
30 amended The committee rose and re.
ported the bill, whose consideraticn was
postponed until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Southland the petition
OF Siephen Sayre, and the report of the Sc
cretary of state thereon, made the las, ses
SION, were referred 10 committee of the
whole on Monday next.
MIR j. Randolph from the committee Of
ways and means reported on the petition
OF Anthony Benezet and Others, concIud
ing with resolution that the prayer oil
The petition is reasonable and ought to be
granted.
Referred to the committee Of the whole
on Thursday next.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18

session. direa-d to be brought IN uaJer.
his ipspc aion, arc complsted, excep, as
TO the binding.
The inrolied bills from i776 to 1904.
are hled in the Office, aud neatly deposit,
ed in tin cases.
MIR. Randolph made the following re.
port from the committee of propositions
and grievances
Resolved, as the opinion of thi. com.
mittee, that the petition Of Adam Deem,
praying that he may be authorised BY law
to establish ferry from his land opposite
the mouth of Goose creek, across Hughes
river, is reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition Of WIN.
Ligh,Ioot. praying that the rates q, his fes.
ry across Ch,ckahominy river, may be Inc
creased, is reasonable. 81
| Resolved that the petition of George
Creel, jr. praying the establishment Of .
ferry across the Little Kanawha river, is
reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition Of CHARLES
Magill of Monongalia. praying The essab-
lishment of a ferry across Cheat riysr,is
reasonable.
Resolved, that The petition of ,sundry
inhabitants of the Town Of Wheeling in O.
hio county, praying that Law may pass
for incorporating SAID town, is reasonable,
Resolved, that the petition Of Joseph
Hodsslcn, praying that him and Thomas
Pierce may be authorised to establish
Terry across Pagan creek, aud at some fu-
ture time 20 erect a toll bridge in lieu Of
said ferry, is reasonable. -
Resolved, that the petition Of Conrad
Hansbarger, praying thu, law may pass,
I proportioning the toll ofthe turnpike az
Swift run gap to the number Of wheels ON
all carriages, and to the number of horses
belonging to each, be rejecled.
J Ordered, that the committee of promo
positions & grievances do prepare & bring
IN bills pursuant 10 the liz, ASS 9th
resolutions.
A petition, said to be from the inhabi.
tants of Princess Anne, Norfolk county So
Norfolk borough, was presented and read,
praying tor the removal of the place of
holding the district court from ,he town
OF Suffolk, to the borough Of Norfolk or
town OF Portsmouth also, petition OF
John Keene of Fairfax, praying that he
may be authorised to remove certain,
! slaves from the state of MARYLAND into
thisslate. The said petitions were reiee(eds
Leave was giyen TO bring in a bill Cen
Corning master commissioners in tho
county and COZ potaiion courts !" and bill.
to amend The act entitled an act econ
eerning the town of Abingdon"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-18
Friday, ID eeem6er Is.

The following bills were .sevcraIIv res,a
second time and ordered 70 be ensrossed
and read third time
A bill suthorising the overseers of ,bs
poor OF Hampshire county to recoyera GER
'taia sum OF money OF the late sheriff OF
sad county, for the purpose therein men.
toned-Authorising the payment Of O
sum ct money to Thomas Milian--Autho.
rising The payment Of su.n CT money tn
The widow ard execu.rix Of Geo. Minor.
dec.--Anthorising sum Of money 10 he
raised by lottery for the im,iroycnen, of
the road from Wood courthouse 10 Clarke
burg,
A bill, authorising sale of The p,tbe
OF Bristol parish, was read "A second iiro.-
ordered TO be committed to messrs. b.
Harrison, c. B. Harrison, Robertson,
Goodwin and Chea,hsm.
Dir Harrison (AmelIa). pacsented The
following bills from the Committee Of pro-
positions and grievances "A bill, incor.
porating company To- build toll BRIDGE
over the north fork of Shenandoah river
Establishing turnpike road from the
head OF Roanoke river over the AlIeoha.
ny moun'ain--Diyiding the county of Am.
herst---AItering the reward for k;I,;no,
wolves ~ Washington and Augusta-In-
cooperating the town of Wheeling ia o.
hlo county; which were severaily receiy-
ed and fesd the first time, and order a IN
be read second time.
Mr. Brooke presented the EollowihO h;,ls
from the committee for courts of ius,;,e /.
"A bill appointing other trustees of ,hs.
town OF notwithstanding certain lots
IN the town Of Springsield--apd prov;d;no.
Tor the erection of an office for the Wasb,
ingtoh dis,ricl court, and for reimb.rs;nc-
cer,afn expenses incurred by clerks offis.
'r.ct courts which were scverally receive
ed and read the first time and ordered To-
be read second time.
Mr. Sharpe presented a bill, To an.
thorise the county court OF zee 10 eresl a
turnpike or toll gate on The road f,n,
Moekerson gap TO Cumberland gap thro,
the said county; which was received and
read the LIST, * ordered to be read a I'd
time.
Mr. Mallory presented a bill, Concero.
lng master commissioners ia the county
and corporation courts which was rece;-
we'd and read the first, and ordered 10 bs
read second time.
The Speaker laid before the house a
lei'er from the Governor referring ~ an
enclosure for the consideration Of ,he C..
neral Assembly and the said letter with
The enclosure being read, were ordesrd
10 lie 90 The table.
a petition f'om the clerks of sundrx
ols'rie' courts, was presented and read.
praying certain alterations in the laws re-,
BuIstIng their fees; and was reieael.
ordered, that leave be given to brinc. in
PHI 10 amend The Judiciary sys,sns
and that eiessrs. Haryie, Brooke, Burs.Il.
(Berkeley) LaidIey, S.oyIb
Wy,hel Lindsay, Miller (Powaa,aa Sl,'
nor, hli (CIeensvilie) Harrison o.,
1emple and Love do prepare and briss N
Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-03-14

WdSHiyG7'oN. as 6ra Pre6'ent. took hi,
oath Of Office and gave vicour TO our Confti,u-
ton; the day on which JOIN ADdMS COM
mencea his career of approving and recommend :
ing land taxes, eamp aets. excite laws. s per
cent. loans. fanding asnies and an iacrcais OF
the national debt the day on which the voice
OF the American people bid the spproven OF
,hsie deRraetivc mesfores 10 retire from the
councils of the marion the day on which our
government was puresd OF ts iniqOities aud be-
cane rsgenerstei, unicr THOMAS JESTER
SON; the day on which JEFFERSON took his
oath ot Office the fecoud time under our ConRitu-
tion. 10 obedience TO the dmoa unanimous iuf-
ftasc of the Pre6dential Electors OF the Amer
lean people-who had thereby teRiird tha, .fef.
ferjos IS bad deicrved well of the Republic"
B<gamir Wee. Efq. acted as Prehdent ol
tbs feat, and Col. Jabn Maibssejon, as Vice
Pfefdenr.
A number of appropriate Toaa, wer,
drank. aod thc grea,ea harmony and good or
der prevailed.