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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
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Our readers VIII Peco,iect that Colonel
1'HF'' dec jared in open court, some DAYS
ago, mat he could prove General Farm,
totally disqualified to give evidence in anv
court OF justice. On this day tie terrible
threat was attempted to be carried into ef-
feet. = u ''''o ei-
Colonel Burr said we shall shcw that
General Eafon was convicted by a court
martial, in the year 1896, Of an offence Of
inc nature oil crimcn .fqisi. Then = oues-
uoh OF some moment will occur; how far
conviction III a court not of common Law,
jurisdiction can disqualify witness He
offered evidence that the record of the ,ri-
:" before the court martial had been burnt
IN inc war-ofiice, and next to prove bv a
Colonel Gmfher the circumstances
he AFFIDAVIT Of JohH Smith, chief CLERK
ot the war-oifiCe was read to prove the bnr-
mig OF the papers there.
Coionel GmtheT was then introduced.
General EatoH observed that he was vii
ing that the most minute cuauirice abo,,
ms Character & conduct should take pjnc..
and consented that Colonel C;u;fber rni,ht
state what he pleased; though he ba2 a
right to demand the production of the re-
cord OF the proceedings of the court mar,i-
as OF which the judge advocate retained
one copy, the commanding officer anothcr.
ana third was sent to the war-ofFice He
said that If the truth could he known,
mat man (pointing to Colonel Goifbcr1
had copy Of the record NJ this time in i,;s
poe kct' bu, dared not produce it.
Colonel Gaifher proceeded but bis toe.
imony was altogether vague and uncer-
.taln, and could not in the smallest decree
Ihlnre the Character of General EotoD lie
SAID that early in the year 1896. his ac-
.qualntaNee with General Then Captain)
Eal9H commenced on ;hc river st. Marv's
at Fort Pickern g; that nc commanded The
ttro"ps"i The United States, on the Oconec.
&c. that he arrested Captain E0l.y. and
nad court martial forh his trial, winch ,vas
n'u but he could not rccollcct the char
scS nor their numbcr; only I" there was
something about defrdudlng his men and
selling public corn; so lie report ran y
he court, be said, found him guilty Of
"o"'S o. aH TIC Ciidrges, and he was sue
pended from his command, eifher f6rcl o..
~ months. Colonel Gajfhey could NOT ,cI
what he had done himsclf; for ne k,cv,
ho' whsIAer he had confirms the sentence
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

a.>srs-r-s Ss--A-s 49, ~
rr7r 70 my hrothcr's, Mr. BlennerhaS~et in
trochccd the subject of the separation OF
the union He stated, think, that I Us
to b. conducted under the auspices OF colo
hel Burr. He mentioned that there were
MANY eminent characters in the Eastern
and Western states oncerned. lie men
toned the names of Gen. Eaton and Mr.
John Graham, perhaps others at that time,
] DO not recollect. i do not believe that
any thing more passed between us, till we
arrived at my brothers. When we got to
my brothers., we took some refreshment
(dinnerJ | was not much in company
with Mr. Blennerhasset till dinner. and j
do not know whether his conversation led
to that subject or not Afyer dinner we
walked into the meadow; my brother, Mr.
Bleunerhasset and myself The subject
was then renewed, under injnnctions OF Sc
crecy which we agreed to observe. Mr.
Blannerhasset observed that it was sub
jcct of great Importance. He stated that
the object was the separation OF the union ;
he mentioned characters who were CON-
cerned in il I; observed that col. Burr was
at the head of it, or words to.that effect
He spoke very much in praise of Colonel
Burr; mentioned an instance of his good
ness or heart with respect to the Manhat-
tan Company, and making the fortunes OF
many without benehtting himself Gehe-
rsd Eaton's and Mr. Graham's names were
again mentioned as concerned, and a
number OF others, whom | do not iecol-
Ice, that were acquainted With il; a.
~ ng the rest was MIR Harper, md Mr.
A.s,op's name vas mentioned, as being
highly pleased with The scheme. In the
IL.
observed, that New Orleans would be
seized. He tnen'ioned that the Park o.
French Artlefyn New O leans, which,
MIR Jefferson was 100 economical 20 pur
chase. was 10 be procured, whethe, sciz
ed or obtained in any other way, do net
recoli, CT. He stated that the people IL
the lower country were displeased viii
the present government on account Of
thsir'interests not being projected or at.
tended 10. He seemed to apprehend re
opposition in that quarter. lie said, the
attempt would be made in less than nine
months that he, himself had embark {
I in it. He observed, That it would be q
iivorsble iunc,ure iog eHeclirg the OBJ
j-c,, owing TO e,want of energy in The ad
, ministratiou am not, however CERTAIN
Z whether he or which Of us made the oh
seIyation: we all three concur ed in II.
ITO be Continued.1
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

Cronstadt, and 30 from Elsinare. Captain
Prince informs us, that the English Expe-
dition, consisting of 20 ships of the line.
and about so other vessels including trans
ports, had arrived off E.lsinore and had de-
manded the delivery o. that fortress, which
commands the Sound, and of the wi ole is
land OF Zealand into their possession Mes
sages continued to pass between the En-
glish commander and the Grown Prince of
Denmark. The Grown Prince had del :
that he would not give up the island while
there was man living TO defend it. Ii
was expected that the English would i'm
medatclv attack Elsinore, which the Da-
mes were preparing TO defend. 1t was said
the English had in their feet 10000 men
ready for the attack. On the day at
ter Capt. Prince sailed, he leard heavy
commanding from which he supposed that
the English had begun their attack. I'm
fortunately the captain brought no papers
! From this information it is probable that
a similar scene, like that of 1901, has open
| cd in, Denmark. This unoffeuding people
are again called TO contend for the liberty
and existence OF their nation. The great
population ofZealdnd, which contains their
capital, and the true courage Of the nina
tants which has been already proved, with
lhe indignation excited by this second un-
! provoked invasion, might lead us to hope
that their heroism viii not on this as on {,
former occasion be disappointed Having
50 long maintained their neutrality upon
the peacea6le principles of Bcrnstors, it is
10 be wished they may assert their national
Irigats with glory,=RegiStcr.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.
INTEREST LEr-rlsp

INTERESTING LETTER
from Mr.. Merry, late minister from the
court OF Great Baltain to the U States, re-
ce!ved at Now-York, and communicated
for the. Register.
The following extract, from Mr.. Merry's
les.er being fuller than that VIII CHI was civ
en in yesterdays Register, win be more
satisfactory to the public. We can assure
our readers of its authenticity, and that il
IS considered by Mr. Merry's correspon-
dent as of Official authority.
Ciarges-street (London) Aug IL, 1907.
have been favored with Your letter, 10
which have deferred replying, in the dali
y expectation, that some official accounts
ron America would have enabled his ma
.les'y,S government to have determined up
IN the Inc oil conduct that itmay ultimate
y appear e%pedient 10 pursue in the cri-
neal state OF cur relations with that coan-
Try.
For definition of the manner in which
the question stands at this moment, and will
remain until Official Information be receiy-
ed, respecting the pretensions ofthe Anne
'lcah government towards an adjustment
OF the complaint on their part, occasioned
by the affair between H. NJ. ship Leopard
ana the Chesapeake, Frigate, cannot dc
better IMAM refer YOU to the explanation,
SVEN last night by Mr. Canning in the
House OF commons. To that statement.
however, it may be satisfactory should
add, that, as government have in their cx-
PianatlGns " til the Amer crn ministerhcre,
tiisavowed the Princip. e upon which admiral
herkley mas acted, and recalled him in con.
sequence OF the orders he issued, there is
great room to hope that this affair viii be
settled IN an amicable manner.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
NORFOLK, October !.

NaPtain Cniiey, arrived here last even
ing IN 40 days from Liverpool, politely ia
vored us With London papers to the 18th OF
AEgust-Ihcir contents are unimportaut.
ofraIS"pd remained in possession of the
S"edes, who on the III of August, made a
successful sortie, and defeated one of the
French works. A powerful French army.
under general Junot, Governor OF Paris, is
ordered to march into Portugal, for the a
vowed purpose of excluding the English
from the ports Of that kingdom-The En-
peror Aie Xandcr has abandoned the inter
ea's ct the King Of Naples. No further
Scco"nts had been received from the expe-
dluon under Admiral Gambler.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
latest sfottign 9lnteiiigensr.
NEW YORK, Sent. 81.

BY the ships Gold-Hunter, Vose, from Lon
don and Eliza, Waterman, from Lii
verpool, the editor ofthe Mercantile Ad-
vertiser has received regular file of
London papers to the 18th August inclu-
sive, e days later than any previous adj
vices) and Llcyd's lists to the 18th.
Capt. Nose informs, that business was We
ry dull; that the British government
had not taken up the affair of the Che
sapeake, as they had not received any
official dispatches from the American
government upon that subject; that the
schooner Revenge had not arrived and
that there was no prospect of peace
between England and France; and that
the merchants and manufacturers in En- /.
gland were much averse to a war with
America.-Captain Vose left London
the 18th, and the Downs the 21st OF Au-
gust
Insurance on American vessels from En-
gland TO America had fallen to 3 gui-
meas.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

as he learned nd, the King Of Prussia and
the l. nPeror Alexander mad deserted the
cause, Ter which they had sworn TO make
every sacrifice, ordered Gen. Butcher to
march his troops to Wailin and Usedon.
The Nit'g a SazoNy is reported to have
announced his daughters refusal to mar
ny Jerome when'h he met Napoleon at Dres-
den The irritation of Bonaparte is said
to have been inconceirable, and it operated
so much upon his spirits, that he would take
10 recreation whatever during his stay.
Ine Princess Catherine o. NVurtembu,.g,
the proposed consprt of Jerome was prop1-
sed to BIN by y ipo!eon, . ne time since,
but he treated the offer with contempt ;
and is said to have made pressing soli,:,-
cations TO be allowed to send for his La.iy,
from America. and retire to any small por-
t'onsof territory which the Emperor, h is
brother, might ailot to him; but mis- remoil-
strances were, however, Intellectual.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
WAsHINGTON-CITY. Sent. Is

The British government has, il appears.
siShihed to Mr.. Monroe, that it neither.
does, nor has at any time maintained the
pretens'on OF right TO search ships of war,
IN 'he national service of any state, for de :
sefteis and that it it should appear that
me act OF the British officers IN the affair
OF the Leopard and chesapeake rested ON
no otcer grounds than the simple and un-
IuNlheu assertion of such pretension,
mere "ouid be no difficulty in disavowing
due.-.Iat. Int.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
LONDON, August IA.

HIS MAJESrY's SPEECH.
Parliament was prorogued this afternoon
with the following speech from his males
Tvs commissioners -
"Hy LoI'ds and Gentlemen.
owe have * in command from his ma
jCsty toe%prcss the satisfaction with which
he finds himself enabled to give YOU that
recess which, after the great and dilipent
cxertions which you have made in the dis
patch of public business, must at this adj
vanced season of the year, be so particular
ly desirable.
"liis majesty has been graciously pleas
cd to direct, to return his thanks for the
steady loyalty s attachment to his person s.
government, & jealous devotion to the pub
lie service, which have characterized all
your deliberations, and more especial
lyto thank you for the Seasonable exertions
which you have enabled him 70 make for
the ausm,n ation fthe n.i,iiar, free of Il. a
Kingdom.
"GeHtiemeu o(the House Of Commons.
"His majesty has commanded us to re-
turn YOU his warmest thanks for the SIM
plies which you have granted with so much
oheeriulncss for the current year: and
when he considers the provision which Won
nave made for those contingent and unfore.
seen services, which the events of the war
may render necessary, his majesty has
the greatest satisfaction in recognizioe the
wisdom wherewith, in time of cxtraordi-
nary difficulties, you have anticipated the
possible demands which those diHicul-
ties may occasion.
"Iy Lords and Gentlemen.
His majesty commands usto assure V on
'hat be deeply deplores the unfortunate is.
sue OF the war upon the continent.
he immense extension Of the no,vcr
and influence If France, and the midi
g,'iscd determination Of the enemy 10 en-.
p'"y the means and resources Of those coun-
tres which he possesses or controls for the
purpose OF eHecting the ruin Of tbis kit,g-
CON, undoubtedly presenta formidable vie,O
o. The dangers and difficulties which ,bis !
u1t conntry has to encounter.
lnt his majesty trusts, that the lo,,,i
IN brave people over whom he reigns 3rc
10 DC dauntcd or dishearteued.
rom The recollection of those dia-c,,t
t yes onder which Rls people have snccese-
ini'y struggled, aud Of those dangers ,vhirL
.ney nave happily surmounted, his MAJ.
y ueriYes the consolation Of. relieving. In,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
STRALSt1ND

Our last accounts from GeraJs,,nd 90. %
W., ~ NVSust' at which time The scige had
"o.o'sn 'ormaiiy commenced, although Sc
,,o 80, s,nart engagements had taken place
wen 'le outposts ut the garrison, and
we ,o,eSieg'ng army. The inhabitants had
''''"led tie King, 20 restore them 10 the
I,i1s',ns' OF peace; but his answer was.
',i't ne 7'2htd rather heri8h in ifs rui,s.
man submit to ignoble terms. The seicc
is likciy to be work of time.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
Sept. so.
TIE LATEST.

BY the fast sailing ship Liverpool Pack
ct, Captain Parsons, from Liverpool, tn Z
editors of New York Gazette have rece i
ved London papers to the 24th of August.
Nosh.pg OF importance has occurred in
Europe since the date of cur last, advice s.
But IT was reported in London on the.23d
.of That month, that the British. ,Sauadrl II
at the ISLAND OF IealaEd had commenced the
.bombardmept Of Copenhagen.
Z plain Persons LETT Liverpool the 81 j,
OF august, and Informs that IT was repc r.
ted when he sailed, that the Uhiied States
schoonerRevenge, with dispatches from. The
american government, had, arrived at
Portsmouth.
Pr'ce OF stocks at London, s per cent
q Ia to % l-S 1-4-Consols for acct IS
Ia 30 10 q 4-Omnium Z 70 IA
9 IA AA -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

THAT Petition will be presented tc. The ue,,,
General Assembly Of the state Of ", g;,,;.
roy leave 20 build a To-Bridee from the landino
Of Francis James to the opposite shore. ac,ose
The mil pond OF /. & 2 Cunningham ,bs,,u0
rS s'ea' make, read leading from the mn
re, country 70 the city cf Richmond.
Cumberland. Sd on 1907 ,,l.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
SALEM, september "a.

4HE ENGLISH EXPEDITION.
The Schooner Joanna, Capt. Prince ar
rived here on Tuesday last in 70 days from
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
FOX SALE
II d l. Il ND.

@the Forks Of Liekugnoe creek, eontsinine
500 acres bought Of John Boiling, =, a joirinS
CHP,' YIN selling and others. One third oi
.I' . lanu is IN woods There is grist ard 81 ".
mill on the place. on lasting s,yeam. wi,hio ON.
mEe OF James river. The terms of sale ,y;u b,
made known BY applying to the subscribe.
Alex. Fowler.
Goochlapd. 6th Oa 1907. NJ
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
" anted.

A SMALL. PIECE or LAND. Of abou,
90 acres, convenient to the ci,, &C Rich,
mono INC situation OF whicn is nigh < healthy
If the printer no r ID
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

HIS MAJESTY's SPEECH.
Parliament was prorogued this afternoon
with the following speech from his maies-
~ commissioners -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07


Mr. SAMSON had an interview vestcrdo,.
win Mr.. Canning, OH the subject of th5.
MISUNDERSTANDING with America. Tic
Minister informed him, that he Mad cen, ~
the American ENJOYS, to know wbetbe,.
they had received any farther iDfortno, ON i.
adding, 90 that if they had, our rovern,n.,.;
was ready to enter into an aT,icabla oJ
Justmcnt OF all differences" The answe,.
was, " that they had received no insf,nc.
tons" ~ '''''' u0-
RI. August 16.
mere rs great reason 70 apprChepd tb,t
the Emperor Alexander has been indnce,l
by me lntrlgues and articles of Bonaparte
ana lateyrand to break OF his comes ON
win TINS country One ofthe secret anti
cIes In the treaty between France aud rms.
S'a Is sdid to siipulate, that uhIfss Great
britain accept the preferred nediafion
W''n'A the time specified, Russia will not
Dniy smut her ports against us, and prohi.
1t All commercial intercourse, but will
"rh triple alliance, offensive and def~n.
I'VE with France and Prussia. There *
CaSon 70 think that the mission If Sir. ]
'harPc to Petersburg, is in CONSEQUENCE al
nc Information which govern rcnt has re-
udcI nave ai
VIC nave received letter rom an officer
t !, to the expedition which basreacb. |
q 9'ralsund, by which we arc assured ria,
ne maGnanimoas King Of : Neden. as soon
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03
The English IN Egypt.

Letters form Leghorn and r. short
from every port in Italy mention that
the English have been defeated in E
egypt by the Turks and Arnauts united.
The particulars Of this event are not
yet come to hand, but it is beyond a
doubt that several fast sailing sloops
have arrived in the ports Of Sicily, with
orders to the Commander Of the Eng
lish troops in that island to embark for
Egypt all those still remaining there.
Similar orders has been received at
Malta, where all the disposable troops
are getting on board transports. The
English Government are resolved to be
masters Of Egypt cost what it may, in
consequence Of which new expedition
is expected in the Mediterranean from
England.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03
BOSTON, Jelly 81
100000 MILITIA.

The drafting of a hundred thoufsud militia
10 tar on d hundred thouland individual al.
tizens ofths United States To compute the
ta1 a. two dollars man j. certainly very low.
here thenis tar Of 200 900 dollars and
for what : THERE'S NOT perfon ii the United
States that will say, even if we go to war with
Great Britain, that there is any probability Of
ner ever Tending an army into this country.
hen what are cur loO,Oo militia men to do
Have we not mariners enough 10 man our
gun boats Admit that we have so gun boats,
" would DC worie than the nowage or Liv-
erPooi suineaman 20 put 1850 men On board
OF each gun boat. Why then are we tsxed
with levy OF 100000 men, when our Stale.
E1ecutlveS,as appears by the conduc, os oars
think II necefary, bsides the PrendenLs re-
qui1tIoH 70 hold anothe r force i'll rczdiners -
carry me Proclamation into effect, 70 prevent
all lntereourfe with Britih men Of war. and
any aggrelfion they might offer. We really
never heard or read Of 70 want. \ tax--;s !,
is nor 70, let the friends Of the meaiuse teach
Us its Utility.-Reperfsyr.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03

to every candid mind, sincere dspo'
sition to avoid wounding the feelings OF
the commodore, or Of bringing the
question to this painful issue. The
manner in which captain Humphreys
carried into effect the Admiral's order
will fully appear in the subsequent In
teresting letter from an officer belong
ing to the Leopard, and reflects the
highest honor on Capt. Humphreys,
who has Showed, on the one hand, the
most patient forbearance and on the
other, the most inaeMble determination
to do bis duty.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03
Ernaet from the Capitalization IF DART

1 ~
zick.
After long resistance, flfty-oh'
tdays ofopen trenches, imperious cir
cumstances hayipgrendered 1t necessa
| ry to treat for the surrender of the for
| cress of Dantzick, to the troops OHM
ltne Emperor of the French KING Q
lItaIy, and to those Of his allies, the
following Lapitulation has been agreed
on between his Excellency the General
Of Cavalry, Count de Kalkrcuth, and
the General Of Division Drouet.
ART. /. The garrison shall march
out on the 9th install in the morning
with arms and baggage, colours flying,
drums beating, matches lighted, two s
Founders Of the light artillery, with
their CaunonS, drawn by horses each.
III. The remainder of the artillery
horses shall be delivered up to the
French Army.
III. The arms of all kings, which
may exceed the complement of the
petty officers and soldiers, who march
outof the fortress, shall be delivered up
to the officers ofartillery, appointed for
that purpose.
w. The garrison shall be conduc-
ted 10 the advanced posts Of the army
Of Ii, NJ. the King of Prussia, at Pill
lau, passing by the Nehrong and in
FIVE days march; the hating places
shall be fixed on.
v. The garrison engages not TO serve
against the. French army or its allies,
for the space of a year, reckoning from
the dayof the capitulation. General
Count Kalkreuth, II. Ii. Prince Scber-
batot, AID the officers engage, on their
word OF honor, to observe, and cause to
be observed, the present article.
vi. On the 90, the Hakelsberg, the
gates Of Olivia, Jacob and Neugarten,
Snail be given up to his Majesty the
Emperor Of the French and King of
Italy, and those of his allies.
VII The officers, petty officers and
soldiers, now prisoners Of war at D4nt-
zick, whether they form part Of the
troops Of his Majesty the Emperor, or
those Of his allies, shall be restored
without exchange.
XI. The magazines, chests, and in
general every thing belonging to the
King shall be- delivered up TO the French
administrations commissioner shall
be appointed to deliver to the person
with powers from his Excel
lenCy Marshal Leitbyre.
XVI. His ExelleRcy Marshal Lefeb-
yre assures the inhabitants of Dantzick
that he will use every means to make
per sons and property be respected, and
that the greatest order shall reign
throughout the garrison.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03

The Turks lead the way in the most
brilliant manner to the opening of the
campaign against the Russians. We
Icarn that the army Of the latter out
stretched on its right and left, have re-
-rossed the Siret in the greatest disor-
Ter. The Ottoman corps, after raising
he blockade Of Ismail, passed the Pruth
t Faiizi, and struck off rapidly towards
tassy. On the other hand the Ayan
of Rudschuck has crossed the Milcow,
md corps in the frontiers Of Transyiva-
ia, in order to place the Russians be-
tween two fires.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-03
Turkish .48ai,,s.
coNsrANrINorLE, APRIL 2


Intelligence, which does not appear
to deserve much credit, states, that the
Russian fleet has quilted Tenedos-
Other intelligence given OUT for authen-
tic, states, that the English Admiral
Craig had appeared before Salonica,
and demanded the surrender Of that
town, as also a contribution Of 5000
ducats to be taken from the French
property. He declared that, should
MS demand not be complied with, he
would lombard the town. The Pacha
has demanded instructions Of the Porte
on this head those he mas received are
comfortable to the system Of hrmness
which the Ottoman Ministry has adobt-
ed for some time past.