Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-06-27

Decentralization, taking as many as they
GOULD in each vessel, 50 as not to give
rise to suspicion that he has no doubt
but they are destined against the Csrrac.
Gas, and Therefore sends. this account,
tina, he maybe prepared against any sur
prize from these pirates" !
.LuportGnt-Lstters, dated Liver.
pool, April 80, to a respectable mer-
camille house in New-York, states that
Denmark 1piA remain neutral; aud that.
at thar time, there was no appearance of
any thing whiehcouldinerrupt the good
understanding then suhsisting between
Denmark and Great Britain.
Extract eta letter from gentleman at
4. St. Louis, tohs father in Rttsburg,
dG:rd Nay IL.
Lieutenant Pike returned few days
ago from accommodating the head waters
Of the Mississippi. All that can UNI
derstand of his IS, that the Missis-
sippi heads out OF large lake, and runs
a considerable distance very narrow and
very deep. The climate very cold"
SEA .ROBBERS.-A few days
since, We stated that lVhitby the murder.
cr Of Ohm PIERCE, had again made hts
appearance off Sandy Hook, and that he
had RECOMMENDED his piratical depreda-
tons on our commerce, by the seizure
Of two valuable ships belonging to this
port. We have since been informed,
that the ship Hope, also Of this port was
seized last Thursday afternoon, by the
same blood-thirsty Rufiian, whose hands
are yet stained with the blood of PIERCE,
and sent to Halifax.--Not single ves-
sci is permitted to pass without molesta.
tion--even Coasters are interrupted; and
treated with every species Of indignity
and violence but his insolence to cap
tain Wheeler, of the brig Canton, from
Hauaanah, is without parallel: not
, satisfied with OBTAINING Capt. w. tip
wards of t1v0 hours and an half Whitbv
had the audacitv to demand MONEY
I for the t1Uenty SIX shot he had fred to
bring the Canton to. =. This insolent de-
mand Of the authorised P1RArEw was how.
ever firmly resisted by capt. Wheeler,
who after undergoing many indignities,
was at length permitted to proceed,
! IN. 7. Dai. Adu.l
y EGtionctaefeace.-The collected wis.,
dom of the country was engaged during
the last session of congress in devising
means to repei the various aggressions
which were made in different quarters
upon our national rights. These deli.
! berations ended in several spirited laws
, empowering the executive to issue pro-
Carnations against any nations or indi-
viduals who should dare to invade or
insult US. They even went so far as to
prohibit, after November next, the i'm
portation Of certain speciesof merchan-
disc, measure by which our revenue
will be considerably diminished and
still further authorized the president in
Pr case Of emergency, aud in case, six hun.
bred aud ,sixty.six men should return
from the Mediterranean, to fl our a fri.
gate. Having accomplished thiS stu
Psndous system of national aggrandize.
naent, eur legislators retired from the
seat Of government. in apparent exulta.
ton, to enjoy the fruit Of their labours
and the gratitude oftheir country. In
fortunately, however, the best devised
schemes of human wisdom are come
times frustrated by unforeseen occurren-
ces> Before our members Of congress
had Zine to reach their homes, a citizen
! ofthe United States was murdered in
the port Of New. York by a bIockading
English squadron. The corporation of
that city wrote to the executive 10 send
"three or more frigates" to avenge the
injury and to protect the port against flu
tare outrages. This, however, he could
not do; he could not send them even
one for six hundred and sixty.six men
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