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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
FREDERICKSBURG, Oct. %.

FURTHER Particulars rcsfeeting the Fire.
10 those who are acquainted with this
town, and feel an interest in its welfare,
and whose sympathy is excited towards its
citizens by the late awful dispcnsation,
which mas reduced a great part of it to
heap or ruins, we have conceived il duty
70 give the following particulars THE
hre commenced at the only situation, per-
maps, In the whole town, as the wind stood,
capable OF producing so immediate and of
course so destructive effects. A small
mouse winch stood on the opposite side Of
the street aud a warehouse occupied by
.Nr William Taylor, immediately below
me hrst house, were the next III flames,
and from these it progressed on the south
side as far as MIR. Henderson's, DESTROYING
every building on the main.stre Here
1t was happily arrested-had it commune
Gated to Mr.. Hcndcrson's buildings the
destruction OF the main street, it is suppos.
ed, would have been inevitable. On the
north side its ravages was unfortunately
much greater, and compartments every
building from the late Mr.. Roe's corner to
Mr.. Lear'sinclusive, the next corner above
Mrs. Heath's, both on the main and water
street, including forty five dwelling houses,
besides stores, warehouses, sc.
The persons with families, who, in four
short hours were driven from their habi-
tations by this destructive element, to seek
shelter amongst their neighbors and
friends, were-the late Mr. VIM. Stanard's.
where the fire began, Messrs John Crump,
George Cox, John WEIGH, Richard Car
ner, VIM Porter, Richard Parish, David
Smith, Charles Stewart, James Slater,
VIM. Wells, Samuel Davis, John Richards,
Richard Coyle, John Gray, Adam Cooke,
Walter Gregory, Mrs. Fisher, Leonard
Adams, John Coakley, John Mark, VIM.
Smock, Morgan Sweny, John Weidemcyer,
John Lear, and many others not recognize
ed, with several others of people of color.
The destruction of property was great
indeed, some lost their aH-The sympa-
thy and benevolence of the citizens are ex-
cited to its utmost limits, and much has
been done and is still doing, for alternating
the distresses of the sufferers; and we
trust the generous sentiment will be at least
as extensive as the applications.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
FRIDAY, October Q.

{ tIr. IazeWciPS keSiiMony continued J
MIR UickhGm Qoidng in his hand key
10 one Of the cyphers)-Has there been a.
ny addition or alteration in this paper, since
YOU saw it before the grand jury a will
state my impressions, sir. we'll recollect
that this endorsement suggested one doubt
TO the grand juyy solemnly swear,
that the numbers and hieroglyphics with
in, excepting those which denote the al
phabet and the units, "Burr" and CIVIL
kinson," were written by the late captain
Campbell Smith in the year 1905, 5 or G.,
then acting as my aid de camp" Mr..
Randolph and myself had both been ac-
quaintcd with captain &. Smith and sup
posed there WAS some mistake in this date
1 recollect putting this question to general
Wilkinson, "Do you think that ibis cyDher
could have been formed in 1904, S or 6, as
capt. {. Smith must been been dead before
that time Z" The general after some con-
sideration, suggested that there must be a
mistake IN the date and that sE1794" was
intended instead Of 1901 think also that
the figures 1901 OF the face OF this paper
have been added, since il was laid before
the grand jury suppose that general
WilknsoG's memory has become refreshed
and more correct since his examination.
Mr. Hay. General Wilkinson was not in
terrogated hare about this al Grafton Mr.
TAzewell. General Wilkinson was asked
whether this was EN- affidavit which he in
tended to swear to? lie said that there
was mistake in the date specified in this
endorsement, and that it ought to have
been 1874, aud 6, (as 1t is Ho7v putt in.
ssesd OF 1904, 5 and 9 las il was Men writ
tcn.) Mr hay. This endorsement is not
~ general Wnkjnson's hand wiring Ge-
neral Wilkinson. 1t is in the hand Of nv
clerk, Mr. Burning, who is here.
Mr. Hay. If Mr. TaEewcll is introduc.
Ell here merely to snow these variations.
WY was not general w. himself, interro.
gated about them lie could have him
self explained them. Mr. Burr. We have
not heard Oft these variations before. Q Wasl
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not the year 1873 first mentioned as the
date OF the cypher! a do not recollect.
MIR Baker DO you recollect when it was
Represented TO him that it wa. impossible
a Certain date would be correct, that he
immediately changed it9 A ! am not GER
tain. BHrr. Did you not understand, that
the motive Of his holding correspondence
WIN me was to draw from me my views
A am not certain that this was his lam
iSt"Sc. = Did you understand him to say
that his object was to communicate my
views TO the government a Such, sir,
- my Impression. Indeed this inference
rom MS answers was so pslpablc that
did not think it necessary to ask the ques-
ticn.
Gen. HukinSon. Do you recollect, sir, of
any stipulation or acknowledgement, before
the grand jury, that what passed there was
In confidence A ] have lately converscd
with another grand juryman, and have
now reason to believe that something of the
Nind did pass. cuhad the letter ofthe 18th
November, in yourhsnd. You read part,
ana paused; you observed, that perhaps ii
was not proper TO read the whole. Nh
Barbour then said that certainly it should
2c received in confidence. Mr. Martin
You ought not to have entered into any
I ~"S"6 "l--'ir L DcS ytu 70
understand, Mr. Martin, that did not but
when heard the letter, tho il impro-
per to mention it, and IS gentleman, sir,
would net And although have frequent
| " spoken OF general WIS testimony, / have
never mentioned the contents of that letter
General HIikiHsoR. Did YOU not under
stand INC to say, that my expressions cal
ou!ated to draw forth the views of col b
Particularly related to nv letters in the
sprirgof 1895 A The only letters, which
general ". spoke Of were subsequent to
Mr. Burrs visit To St Louis. General w
thought it probable that he had written the
letter post marked 18th of MAY; but nc
did not positively recoIiect.
Several other questions were put to and
answered by Mr. L. which the rapidity OF
his manner made it impossible for us take
down.
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TO RENT

=, Two LARGE BRICK SfOPES.
Almost new, under ono roof, and c,ve,cd ,,;,A
Tiles.
= ilOAIE on The south side Of the r,.;-
street and nearly opPO i'e Tie Marker Hen.
one Is conner house. These houses ave ,s.
dered IRE proof (ex,e'paily) Ivy the adJ;,;on &c
TO" shutters ~ the direcmou that there is d.
ger from hre) to be arp.ehended. Pc,,s, -
may be had on application 70 o-''' ''on
p., Wa MITCHELL
~ loVl' wfF
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30

in 10 DAYS after the occurrence tnak place
The cessation of the firing that was heard
Oh the Gath is no proof of surrender; for
as the editor of the New-York American
Citizen very shrewdly observes, the Da-
nish batteries were as likely to silence the
fire of the British feet as the latter were to
silence the cannon of the Danes.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
HARTFORD. OAnher %
October Session, 1907.

Samuel W. Dana E-q. who was chosen
Sena or Of the Uoited States, in the place
If Urlah Tracy, Esq. deceased, having
declined accepting OF that appointment,
ChaHHey Goodrich, Esq. has been chosen.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
GOVERNORS SPEECH.

Gentlemen oChhe ComcL
Mr. Sneaker, and Gentlemen 2ftEe
House Of RehrescDtaf,Ves
IN the month Of July last. received
a letter from the Secretary for the Depart.
ment OF War, conveying a requisi,ion
from the President Of the Uni.ed States,
Tor an immediate detachment from the
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
NEYv.HAVEN, econ } oct. is.

On Thursday last The General Assem-
bly, commenced their session IN this CITY.
The House made choice Of the Hon. John
e. smith, for Speaker, and Lyman Law,
and SyivcnRs BHckhs, Esqrs. Clerks.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
BALTIMORE, Oct. q.

Extract Of letter from a gentleman az
Bordeauyr, 10 h s Father in fhis cify. oa-
ted September 8, 1907.
"Ihe emperor of France leaves no stone
unturncd to ruin Great Britain. There
are at present no less than 100. 900 men
marching through tais place on their wav
to Portugal ! think Spain is included in
her object aud shall be much surpr,zed
IT the present king is not dethroned. II
appears that Lucien is TO be king of Ma
varre, which will comprehend Biscay, Ma
varre, and Catalonia Portugal to be Civ.
en- TO Spain in lieu. It will not end there +"
Quere.-Is not Gibraltar one obiec, ?
The circumstance Of there being no ac-
count OF the surrender of Copenhagen at
Bordeaux on the 18th Of Sept. when cam.
Lowell, of the Happy Couple, left there.
furnishes ground for belief that the Can't
tai Of Denmark did not yield on the 24th of
August, as represented by information re-
ceived at the eastward. IF il had capitu-
lated, it is highly probable that intelligence
OF the event would have reached Bordeaux
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-30
ST. MdRYS COLLEGE
GRAND LOTTERY.

LIZ
Authorised by the General Ass.n,hx .f =,
state OF Maryland the scheme of which Iot,srx
Is the most brilliant ever offered to the ci,iz.ns
Oh inc United States, containing besides a Iarr.e
number of other good prizes,
Prize of $4,000 Dollars.
do. of 900 Dollars
do. of 10000 Dollar,
DO. of 5000 Dollars,
do. OF $500 Dollars.
do. of 1000 Dollars.
MOT two blanks to prize, and the lowest n,;r.
WE'VE dollars The scheme contains only 81 5oo
tickets lOOOo OF which are actually sold 70 n
company OF gentlemen in New York, 10 whons
me managers have obligated themselves to coro.,
'nsnce me me drawing IN the city of Baltimore,
" AnS 20 zee scr sSo Day Of Deeenber nest.
TICKETS ~ SHARES
ARE now selling IN variety of nur,leys md ,,.-.
rapidly at len and half dollars each for a DC.
~ short time, at ''' . 's'
G. & r. WAITE's
Truly fortunate Lottery Office, corner of Mall
ct and Charles Street, Baltir1o,e
Inc grsndam Of the Scheme ef the .ho,.
Lottery together with an assurance r. -
managers that II will positively comrnencs L.
l"g on III: 3lst day CT December nert ~.
80 'N'''C'S"' ihuuCene1t Tor the subsctibeT
10 oene 70 me s'iy OF Baltimore for the express
P"f''V Vi i@0i'iiahnS rhe safe Of the tiskets.
q S'R WAITE.
81 One OF the above firm will personsl,v
attend the dfawing daily, TO take down The ,,,,r
os,s correctly. rs will also one of their cleyks
Inc nsxs New-York Lottery will NO, co-,
merce drawing til April next --Tieke,. 80
woieh Lorcry may be had at Waite's Ofics,
Maiden Lane. New. York N'"So''
y. y. Distant advsnimers, aecompanvinr
.ne'. o'oers with Bank Notes Of any deserint;ss
=, ~ eI'IeF OF YATES Oficcs in Baltimore o,
.,sI '", may have tickets and shares for.
%HIusu 20 any amount with the utmost puner
Atty, aud the earliest advice zen, ,beS' S, ,S
success All prizes sold by q ar. Wai,. IN
DE pAd oy lhem'- list Of ell prizes dawn Iii
DC ,snt 70 me printer OF this paper. for n. ;n.
spetlion OF adyeuurers ~ '"e IN
O6cb;r 18th 1907. 20,
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-08
1HursdaY, December s.

MIR. G. ". Campbell, from the com uit
tee of Ways aud Means, reported ssreably
70 the prayer of David Porter, a bill tore.
mit the duties. payable on the importation
of a monument TO be erected to the me.
mory of the officers of the i. S. &c which
was read twice and referred to a commit
tee Of the whole house on Monday nezt
Mr.. Newtsn from the committee of come
merce and manufactures made arepors on
the petition of Joseph Du Cayla, declaring
.ha, hts prayer was unreasonable add ought
not to be granted. Coucurred with.
Mr.. Tkoa,as moved the following order
which wasadopted.
Ordered, That the petition of JOSIAH
Throup refugee from the British province
of Nova Scotia be referfed tn the commit
tee of revisa! aud unfinished business, WITH
instructions to esquire Into the expedien.
cy of reviviug spd continuing in force tor
further time, the act, entitled /" IA act
tor relief of tie sefugees from The British
provinces of Canada aud Nova Scotia"
.My Zones from the committee TO whom
a resolution on the subjec, ofthe memorial
of cir James Jay was referred, reported
bill to appropriate sum Of money tor the
purposes therein mentioned, which was
read twice and referred to committee Of
the whole House.
Mr.. Chittendsn moved che following
resolution, which was agreed to:
81 ResolOed. That commiuee be app9lnt'
ed to enquire whether any, and It any,
VIVA, alterations ought to be made in me
several acts regulating the holding OF CIT
Cult courts 10 the u. S. and that they have
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Blount said, that for the purpo'e
Of entering on the subject of de!ence' &c
would move tina. the un6oished business
of yesterday Oar Rsndolph's resoiu''o0'j
be postponed I'LL Msnday next.
Mr.. Randolph said. except the gen"e'
man from North Carolina could de@oo'
s,rate tina, the terrifying our ports aud mar
bnrs aud building guu-boats, were ".a'
sures Of greater importance, and more 90 :.
serving the atteption Of the house, 'aa 10,
the arming Of our militia, he conla 2"
consent to the pc.tponemens.
Mr. Biount laid he should nottsxe "
q ..ms OF the house in 40 enquiry Sns'
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course 81 The winter. If he should desire
ii. This Irejsc,ed On acceunso of The emo
lumensy (which was 1000 dellars per annusn
(for I Was disgoa.ed with The governmtns)
and be offered % indemnify me.
'[SViRinson's explanation 70 Be continued
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Wr. Monltgomery read extracts from IN,
opanions given on the case by the di,,,;.
Judge. and the ether person who had be-.
consulted; from which he presumed %,
l.lemcn wauld be satisfied Ina, this ws -. !.
proper subjcc, for The consideration Of n.
hoass.
The resolution was agreed to wi,hon, ,
division, aud the following gentlemen A.,
pointed accordingly: N1essfs. +. Mon,op
nery. Qaiucy, Nicholas, Macon, Lana
Van Alec, and Troup.
An engrossed bill 10 change the uam. &C
the district OF Biddeford and Perpetrators.
10 Massachusetts, to that of Saco, wa,
read third time aud passed.
q TIE bill to extend the right of suH;ac.
in the Mississippi territory, and tor Other
purposes, was read third time, and the
question on its passage, after considerable
debate, was decided by yeas aud aa,s, 70
to SIS.
A bill was received from the Senate. by
Mr.. Obs, their secretary, entitled &c A
bill! tor the preservation o. peace and main.
tenance of the au,ooriiy OF The u. S. in
tie ports, harbors, aud waters under their
Jurisdiction"
On molten of Mr.. Randolph, the order
of the day on the repor. Of The committee
appointed 10 prepare standing rules and
orders. was postponed.
When the house went into cosmittee
of the whole On the resolutions offered by
Mr.: Randolph yesterday; and the frs, re,
solution being .uneer consideration, was,
90 motion OF Mfr. quincy. amended b.
striking out the words I" dsg,acefilt0 tss''
and inserting 10 a." A considerable
debate took place. which shall be given 10
future paper; in which Messrs. Ran.
dolph, Nelson, and Elliot supported, and
Messrs. Eppes, Smile, and Holland op.
posed II in i,s present form.
Mr.. Ebbes offered the following amend.
ment 10 lieu of the resolution, which the
chairman declared to be substitute, and
therefore ost of order:
:. For the ,paymen, Of all claims against
the u. S. for personal servics, or for any
matter or thing furnished during the revo.
luaonaIy war--aud for placing on the pen
sion list every officer or soldier who has
been disabled during the revolutionary
war--whether such disability has been in.
Cured while 10 the actual line of his du;r
or not"
When, il being 4 O'Clock, the commit.
tee rose without 'aking a question on tho
resolution, and obtained leave TO SIT a,
gain.
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(Akona Mercury, AbrH IS.

LsGNEUR, April y.
BY an arrival yesterday in days from
Dantzic, we have the satisfactory intel
Ggence, that city is rescued from its
impending danger, by the seasonable ar
rival Of 1000 Russians. The garrison
hss again taken possession of the Fair
Water, to which the enemy had advan.
trd. We are assured, from the same
source, that the Russian Grand Army
has been joined by upwards Of 10000
fresh troops. A general battle was eve
ry day expected to occur.-The affairs
Of outpos,s and stirmishes have been We
ry frequent, and even .spguinary, from
the Goth to the end Il last nionth.-The
Prussians Join the Russians in consider.
able numbers but tbs former complain
bitterly of the want of arms, which they
anxiously expect from England. The
number Of soldiers without arms is very
great.
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-o:@:o:o:o:e:@:o-

It appears, by the subsequent article,
that capt. Whitby was acquitted on the
18th ult. At the Witnesses from this ci-
~ arrived about twenty days previoas 10:
the trial, there is no doubt but they were
present. (N r. pap
LONDON, April II.
Trial Of captain Whitby Of the LeanScr.
A court martial assembled on board
the Gladiator, in Portsmouth harbor, on
the 10th aud l7th inst. to enquire into
the conduct of captain Whitby, late Of
his majesty's ship Leander, who by or
der of capt. John !!Beresford, of Ibis
majestyS ship Cambrisn (abopt April
last) then commander in chief of his
rnajesty's ships and vessels on the Hail.
fax station, was directed to cruise of
New-York, for the purpose of gaining
Information, and who, by letter dated
the 9th of May last, to captain Beresford,
Represented that on the 2jth of the pre-.
ceeding month, several vessels were
coming down from the light house, near
Eew.York, and, Is they obstinately per-
sisted in not attending to the first shot
fred from the Leander, when closely
pursued, several of the said vessels were
boarded, and among the number that
did not bring to, was coasting slSop on
board Of which it appeared, by various
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letters and papers transmitted by captain.
Beresford TO the Admiralty, IN Amer.
can seaman was unfortunately killed. b.
a shot from the Leander, or from some
other Of his majesty's ships and vessels
then under the orders of capt. Whitbx
the court having enquired into the con.
duct Of captain Whitby. on a charge Of
violating the neutrality Of nation in
amity with bis majesty, and having on
the 25th of April last, within the waters
and Jurisdiction of the U. S. of Amer,
ca, unlawfully, wilfully, and Of his ma
lice aforethought, caused a shot to be
fred from his majesty's ship Leander,
thereby one John Pierce, a citizen Of
America, was feloniously killed and
murdered and having heard Tho evil
denee in support Of the charge, and capt.
Whitby in his defence; and having ma.
turely considered the whole, were Of
opinion that the charge had not been pro-
we'd, and did adjudgs capt. Whitby-so
be acquitted.
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MARTENSBURc June s.

from the recent adviccs from Eu.
rope, we must confess that a new scene
Of speculation begins to open to our Con-
temptation. We see nothing as yet ab-
soldtely decisive but Of late all on, ac-
counts seem to wear one aspect. The
triumphs Of France appear TO be CON-
pletely arrested and not onlyso the move
ment Of the French army flour infor-
nation is to be credited, are retrogade.
The tenor of Bonaparts's Bulletins, itis
true still proelainus his victories, aud
there IS no doubt but in general, tke as
saults Of the Russians have been repel-
led, but to US they appear, to have been
made with view to vex and snnoy and
: wear him out, rather than with any ex-
pectation of decisive victory. This
it is evidentwas the best policy Of the
Russians. The Fabian s> ste m Of wal
fare gave victory to Washington and in,
dependence to America. Considering
the immence army Of Bonsp .rte and his
distance from his proper empire, it was
the most judicious plan that could be
devised to deprive HIM Of the advantages
he derives from his legions Of disciplined
veterans, in the first place, the expense
ofsuppor,ing dis numerous troops in a
hostile country must be immense. The
aid to be derived from lie conquered
must be both extorted and insufficient.
His movements speak more inquest.
enable language than his types. We
find that having run through the Prus.
sian dominions, with little resistance,
h. at length found himselfin the vicinity
o. a powerful Russian army. Since
that time. and It is now many months,
what victories has he gained. What
advances has he made ! Perhaps the
battle Of Pultusk was the most decisive
that did to enable him to proceed.
He ha. long been near Koning sberg. 1t
was the old capital Of Prussia. The re-
duction of it offered him many advanta-
ges. He contemplated it, reduction.
His first officers in the most sanguine
terms, anticipated their success. They
fought and by their own account fought
hard /; but they never reached Konings.
berg. On the contrary they FIRST retired
into their winter. quarters, and it now
appears are removing their quarters to a
greater distance from the Russian forces.
Bonaparte was at the last dates expea(sd
at Berlin. This would be a retreat Of
near three hundred miles from Warsaw.
But say Thorn. This is on the hanks
Of the Vistula, and above 100 miles in
the rear of Eylau, which he occupied
and where he claimed victory. Does
this situation offer him any advantages O.
yer position at Warsaw. We know Of
none unless that il is further from his
enemy. That's not an advantage to a
general who purposes to conquer.
II the Russians hazard general enc
gagrment, we will presume tie event
would be hazasaous. If they Pcrsevere
'assaulting the outposts or detaehment@
they win weaken and reduce an army
which has not readily the means Of NJ.
king il. losses good.
1t is impossible that Bonaparte's &c,
nerals and army will not skr&hemstE i,
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PHILADELPHIA, May IS:
FRoM Qua CoRIEsroNDEn1
" Nc1v- To n, Mdu IS.

We have this moment received
Irish papers to the 24,h of April, ;uclu.
sive, per the ship Dartmouth, captain
Soule, Is days from Sligo. They are
filed with very important news.
"There was general battle between
Behningsen and Bouaparte the las, Of
March, in which the former was tic,ori.
Gus, having taken and destroyed fjly
thousand French troops, &c.
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Dnteh troops as we'll as the secretary to
the French vice consul, NJ Martensen,
and after taxing of the sequestrasion laid
upon the Swedish shipswhich wsre sobe
sold the next day, as also that laid upon
English merchandise. Another corps
Of about 200 Swedes, in Wagons, id,
vanced as far 40 the lake Of Schwerin, and
afterwards retired /; the principal corps
Of the Swedes appear to be directed TO-
wards Stettin, division Of which enter
ed Friedland on the 9Th. It is confirm
ed, that the communication between Pill
lau and Dantzick is established by the
Friesch Half on the 29th March, a
fresh reinforcement of 1000 Russians ar
rived by sea at Dantziek. (EA5siAk du
Nerd, 14th ApriL)