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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24

A few days fince, TENT YOU few rennal ks
from that ingenious and invaluable work the
Cynical CATEcHfsM, on foTne of the Pre-
periies of Nater, &c. which you have obliging-
Iy given 'place to: The following on Coibrie
or Fire, you will perhaps think worthy the like
favour.
do incerely with could recommend this
work--this Chynical Caiec hifr, to general
peruial. 1t ought to be at hand in every fani-
ly, Especially where there are young people,
b0th on acc cunt Of the moral reflections with
which it is interpreted, and Oh account Of the
foieuiiTc knowledge it imparts to the meanen
Capacity. IT is an invaluable acquiiition in the
hands Of parent.
"MaUy Of the ufes IF fire will immediately
occur to every individual, whenever the impo1-
tance Of this fubte fluid is alluded to; though
perhaps the wiidom Of the Deity, in giving the
uie OF it to man LUiy, his not been often MOTTO
ed. But, if it were at the dfpOfa Of animals,
which OF our lives, or Of our poHeGions, would
he fate for fugIe moment? why has this
powerful agent been foley intruhed to man (?
Why was every fowl of Heaven, and every heat
of the field, iupre1ed With an uncomfortable
dread Of approaching It! 1t is difficult to con.
ceive OF any anfwer, which fliall not admit and
imply the wifdom, goodncfs, and providence Of
the Fra Caufs.
"Csloric (or FIRE. pervades all bodies; this
~ NOT tne cafe with any other lubhance We
know of--not even light.
"Caloric lies hid in every thing around ne.
The Creator k7e7r the Continual need ve Ghoui1
have Of this fibAsuse, end he has endowed il
accordingly with the property Of taking M it's
retiog place aud of combining With ali matter,
however diverffed may te IFS nature or pro.
pertiee. Caloric is a fut1lrce which We are
ever in want Of; it is Therefore depof,ed on
every tide, and is r,aoy for every exiscncy.
Various and multiplied a. are.tbc means which
have been cboien for The promotion of the ge
neral good, they are all wife and benihcent, ALL
fully adequate 10 the end for which they were
deigned.
livery fubfaace requires its own quantity
Of CaIoTc 10 raiie it to \ given temperature
but when RATED to that temperature, every fur.
fber addition Of caloric is preeifey clown by the
thermometer.
u quantity Of fnow be placed in baton
before fire, and thermometer be PLUNGED in
1t, the Thermometer will fand At s2o: if the
thermometer be removed, and the fnow fufF.r-
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24
A. WILSON.

Philadelphia, JnJ s, 1907.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24

May 90
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24

I'm.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
-NNse.'
THE TINES.

Attic present eventful crisis, when
we are about plunging into a war with
Great Britain, for the protection Of Brit
ish deserters, are we not entitled to be
informed by the government what mea.
sures are adopted to inforce the same
claim upon France and Spain Both
those powers violate our flag and even
our territory for the recovery of sea
men and we do not find that any mea-
sures of resentment are resorted to TO-
wards them. Enaland appears to be
the only nation in the world who has
any thing to fear from insulting or iniu-
ring us.--,Czz. U. S.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

New. 3. Tie Danish Declaration Of
Har against this country-like all the
measures dictated by Bonaparte-is eX-
tremely severe against neutrals.-lt de-
clares, as good prize, all neutrals, who
shall voluntarily deviate from the des-
tination stated in their ctearanceSy all
who have contraband of war goods on
board all who are destined to Brat
ISL fort 1; all who resist search and all
who shall attempt TO trade with squad
ron blockading Danish port. But this
declaration only shews the malice and
impotency Of the Danish King-NVe
have taken care to deprive him of the
means Of capturing many vessels.
The Danish Court has ordered its
Minister TO quit England And he is
making preparations to depart.
NOV. z. Some of the opposition
prints have stated, that meetings have
been held in Sheffield, Leeds, &c. to
petition for peace but no such meet
ings have been held. The Morning
Chronicle seems TO discredit the report,
and to assert its belief that no such thing
as dependency pervades any part of
the country. But it adds, People cam
not conceive for gvhat object they are
fighting" I've will tell the Chronicle,
in its own language after MIR. FoX's un-
successful attempts to make peace
They are fighting to prove that they
will not be conquered or humbled by
France-they are fighting because
France still openly perseveres in a
system destructive of the independence
of every other Power they are fight
ing because they do not forget that
all their dearest interests are at stake"
and because "nO sacrifices they can
be called on to make, are to be compar-
ed with the certain Disgrace and ruin Of
yielding 70 The injurious hretenoen8 Of
the enemy FINALLY, because they
know that +" in asserting the rights, and
uflhoLding the dignity Of the British En-
fire, they defend the most powerful
bulwark of the liberties of mankind"
This is what they are fighting for.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
dl1roskea9 Gallal Iottfrp.

LIST or. PRIZES IN fb. sBov. Lotteyy ~ 81
a0f'a'5 and EPTVars-C Continued from TIE ca.
zH71H Of tie 7f5 isR.
Of2Oo0 doHs. Ne. e6e2.
" 1000 dolls. Noa 1854, s205, 1876,
" 100 DOLL. No,. 1894, 1895, S769. 4645.
1908, l9ocs, 2S 1876, 1880, IO677, 1901.
1874, 1876, 1861, l6s4s, 1887, 1884
io4io' 1880, 1915, Is24. 1925, I2e95, s5ee
1881, $500, 655l, 25ls, 1919, lo7e2, us,
l44o7.
OF so d0Ls. Ma ssI7, s77s, 1850, foI5e-
l7Ol4, 1910, 1900, 1879, Gill, s7s2, s754.
1882, l9oos, 1871, lIT19, SOIL, 42sIt
lo555, ss5l, 1928, 1856, 952s, 1908, 5o7s,
1886, 1886.
The drawing Of this Clafs will finifh this
week and complete lit Of prizes, received
next
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
LONDON. nov. ! no 10

LoEDON, NOV TO ~.
The expedition preparing, it is said IS to
be placed under the command Of Sir Sidney
Smith, and is TO go sgsinst Madeira.
The Expedition under the command of
Sir Sidney Smith, will sail in a few days
1t will consist of ten sail Of the line, besides
frigates and transports.-The ships going
are sad to be Hibernia, 100, London,
Pompee, Valiant, Captain, Marlborough,
Monarch, Bedford, Elizabeth, and York.
Some letters from Holland were received
yesterday which state, that King Lewis has
caused u be liberated all persons who had
been imprisoned during his absence, under
the decree which prohibits the landing on
the Dutch shores OF any person from Bri-
tish port.
The Dutch feet has been ordered tobe
added to the list of our navy, and letters OF
naroue were Issued on Thursday.
The Danish minister is expected to quit
this country tomorrow.
The Crown Prince Of Denmark, sent or
ders 10 his General commanding at Copen-
hagen, to burn the feet rather than let It
tai INTO the hands Of the. English but the
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

a letter from Cork states, that an Amer
lcan vessel had arrived at Kinsdale and after
representing herself to have been nearly
wrecked, offered large quantity of tea for
sale, and actually sold upwards of 400
chests, and received the money (without
paying the duties) before the interference
OF the Custom-Hou Officers took place.
and when those gentlemen made their ap
pearance, the ship had put to sea.
The British ftigate Diana, arrived A
Portsmouth,E K. Oct. 20, with 100000. sterl.
in dollars.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
GENERAL BLOCKADE OF THE
CONTINENTAL PORTS,

LONDON, NOV. lO--A Proclamation
Is now we understand, in readiness for
his Majesty's signature, declaring
France and the whole of her vassaI
Kingdoms in state Of siege, and pro-
hibi1ing all intercourse with her or
them, all entrance OF vessels into her
Or their harbours, except of such as
have cleared last from British port,
either home or foreign.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

messenger was made prisoner Of BY the Bri-
fish.
II is said that an arrangement very favora-
bic to the interests Of this country has been
concluded between Sir Arthur Paget and
the Porte.
A minister from Gen. Christophe, of
Hayti, has been accredited az our Court
We have tdrgJonr ships Of the line now
on the stocks
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

CorENHAGEN, OCT. 3.-Three Rus
sian ships of the Line coming from
Archangel, with 5 fligates, passed the
Sound this week. They had pilots, as
usual, at Elsinore, but as all the buoys
had been removed, one of the ships of
"a guns and 400 men, struck upon Sal
tholm. After Showing for several
hours signals of distress, they asked as
sistance from the English Admiral,
who refused it. The Danes had not a
vessel at their command, and could
not help them. The ship making much
water, threw over her guns. Wheth-
er she will float again is doubtful. Our
searnen say it is impossible.
HAMBURG, oct. 2.-Day before YES.
terday afternoon, the post-boat from
Venice to Harburg, was upset by a
gust with more than 70 passengers on
board. How many have persisted is
yet unknOwn-27 bodies have been re-
covered, of whom six were In each 9TH
ers arms. The principal part of the
goods were saved. Such an accident
has not happened for many years.
The Commander Of the ships which
blockade Venice, declared to the Rus.
sian Admiral who was entering that
Port, that the British government held
that port in state of blockade, and that
he must not enter il. The Russian
Admiral replied, that he received no
orders but from his own sovereign, and
that he knew no blockade Of Venice.
The English officer, much dissatisfied
with the answer, made formal protest
against this violation OF the blockade,
and LETT the coast of Venice 10 cruize in
the Adriatic, after having dispatched
one OF his cutters 10 Admiral Colling-
wood to inform him Of what had passed.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
JOE FREDERICK LUDYI

Gun Boats-Of these ridiculous engines,
! could never form very accurate idea, I'M
til had an opportunity, the other day, Of
seeing seventeen Of them dFaWnup in grand
array before the battery Of Newyork, for
the purpose Of Joining on the celebration of
the evacuation Of that city by the British
troops. The President has never failed
when speaking Of the gun boats, to dwell
particularly on the facility Of their move
ments with how much truth the reader
may Judge. when he is informed, that Oh lie
ABOVE MENTIONED occasion, the boats were
in motion from an early hour in the morning
until twelve O'Clock, during which time the
crews were laboriously employed, BY row
ing; &c. in attempting to }6rnt hae. The
commanders boat from her almost innufrer-
able party colored flag, resembling outer.
Fy more than Wasp or a Hornet, excited the
admiration Of the sweeps and Little children
while the rest Of the squadron affords sport
for the crowds Of foreigners who assembled
on the OCCASION Begar!" cried little
Frenchmani sneering and Struggling up his
shoulders" America soon be Emperor Of
de sea, wild her gran navy !"-Balaacs.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
Bp the Rails.
FROM FLASHING TON.

MONDAY, DEC. Z.
Mr.. Dana offered the following Resolu-
! ton, which he wished to lie on the table
Pesolrcd, That it is expedient to provide
for regulating the conduct of such merch-
ant vessels, as, by agreement of the respec-
tive owners, NAV sail in concert for mutual
assistance and defence in any lawful COM
merce and also for settling, according to
the course Of proceeding in courts Of admi-
ralty, the respective rates of contribution to
be made between them, on account of any
loss or damage which may be thereby incur
red
On motion Of Mr.. Blonnt, the House re-
solved itself into q committee Of the whole,
on the bin reported by the committee Of ag-
eTessiOns, on the subject identification and
the bill from the Senate, makirS an appro-
priation for the more effectual defence Of the
ports and harbors Of the u. S. Mr. Basset
in the chair
Some progress was made in considering
the bill, when a MESSAGE in u, ifink, was
announced from the President of the U. S. by
Mr.. Coles, his Secretary, and handed 10 the
chair
1t being suggested by Mr.. Newton, that
the message very probably contained infor-
now before them
The committee Immediately rose, report
Cd progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
The Speaker declared the message which
had been received, to be Of a confidential ma
ture che galleries were accordingly clear
ed, and the house remained an session NTH
closed doors from ha5f jbast 10 O'Clock, till
quarter past 5, when they adjourned.
TUESDAY, DEG. 8.
The House this day met with closed
doors, and after remaining 50 about twenty
minutes, the doors were opened.
The. House were occupied nearly the
whole Of this dav in committee Of the whole,
on the bill from the Senate, to appropriate
a sum Of money for building an additional
number Of gun boats, and the bill reported
by the committee Of aggressions, for the
protection Of our ports and harbors
7 he former bill being under considera-
tion, i motion was made bv Mr. Miner, to
strike out tie words " and lightweight"
50 as to restrict the number to one hundred.
This amendment was negatived, 81 only ris-
ing ii favor of it. On this motion consid-
cradle debate ensued, in which Mr.. Miner
supported, and Messrs. Burwell, Crowni1l-
shield, Blount, Smile, Chandler, Newton,
and Gardiner, opposed the amendment.
The bill being gone through, the commit
tee took up the bill reported by the commit
tee OF aggressions and after some progress
made IN it, the committee reported the for
mer bill, and blamed leave TO sit again on
the latter
Mr. Newton, from the committee Of Com.
merce and Manufactures, reported bill
supplementary to an act for prohibiting the
importation of certain goods, wares and mer-
chandize into the United States.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

NhSHINCION, DEC. Il.
Letter. from the Secretary Of The Navy to The
Chairman Of IAe Committee on Aggre.sions.
SfR.-In answer to your letter, requesting
" full information concerning the strength
and present state ofour naval force, particu.
larry specifying the number and condition Of
our frigates and other armed vessels, inclu.
ding gun-boats, with my opinion as to the
sum necessary TO make all needful repairs
10 such OF them as are not now fit for imme-
diate service" have the honor to inclose
paper a which is an exhibit Of the mum
Der and condition, &c. Of the frigatos and
other vessels Of war and gun-boats, Of the
United States
BY this paper il win appear, that all the
frigates and other vessels of war belonging
TO the United States, excepting the frigates
President; Congress and New-York, are
either in actual service, ready for service.
or can soon be prepared for service and
with respect TO the frigates President, Con-
gress and New York, it is presumed that
they could, ifrequired, be prepared in the
course ofthrce months Of good weather.
With respect " TO the sum necessary 70
make all needful repairs" take the liberty
Of remarkinF, that it is impossible TO ascer-
tain, before such repairs are made, what
they win cost The estimate for repairs
must ever be altogether coniectural A
ship may have, and often has defects in her
timbers, which cannot be discovered with
out opening her. The most skilfu builder.
often find themselves greatly deceived IN
their estimates ofthe expence Of repairing
vessels and the best informed architects
admit, that 1t is impossible to form any pre-.
else opinion, from any previous surve, of a
ship requiring repairs Of consequence, as
to the extent and cost Of such repairs but
b! referring TO the estimate for the service
Of the navy for the year 1903, you will find
that have estimated the sum at $4,000
dolls. for the objects
Ihave these honour to be,
Respectfully, sir,
your most obedint servant. r-
r. SMITH.
Honorable THOMAS BLoUNT.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

The House of Representatives Of "
State nf Pennsylvania have refused % 4.
swer the Governors speech 43 to 70.
The committee on unfinished bue;r.,
were 70 report on Monday on the impeao.
msnt Of the Governor.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

{" The Journal du Commerce Of the III
October states, that by decree Of his in
perlalMajesty Bonaparte, dated 7thiOctober
clhzen Pichon, consul general and charge
dafiats near the United States If America
was deprived Of Is functions for ha,iua
Lamong other charge gone beyond the
powers with which he was invested"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
Honorable THOMAS BLouxr.
(A)
STATEMENT

Exhibiting the number and condition Of
the trlgates and other vessels of war of the
United States, &c
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
BOs TOS, DEC 10
or PORTUGAL.

We have letters, and other accounts,
from Lisbon down to the gath October.
Another neutral nation has been erased
from the map Of ErrQhe. The French
Emperor having increased his demands
and eXactions on Portugal, the Portu-
guese government refused compliance.
And the French and Spanish Min
listers, on the Ist October, left Li86on.
And on the 23d October, the Prince
Regent, inundated by the approach
Of JunO:'s army, issued the following
Proclamation -
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
@. Congress, &c ia
o Mczg- york, rs M

u & III commissioning. III Ordirp.
The sum requisite for the renoirs i LII ~
cd at $4,000 dollars. The Pye.;Irt ~ ~
Sress and New foyk frigates, may be repaed
in three months. f''ou
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21
TRANsLATIOR.

SIT has always been my most Jealous
endeayour to maintain, in my States, during
the present war the most project neutrality,
from knowledge of the benefits resulting
thereform to the subjects Of this crown =
But il is impossible any longer to preserve
it.-Therefore, in consideration Of what Is
most conduciveto humanity, and to general
Peace it's my pleasure to accede to the
cause OF the Continent; and to unite myself
to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor Of the
Frerich, and King Of Italy and to his Catholic
Majesty !; for the purpose Of accelerating
maritime'peace. / am, therefore, pleased
to order, that the ports Of this kingdom be
Immediately shut against the entry Of British
ships Of war, as also merchant vessels.
The Supreme Court Of Justice is charged
with the execution Of this decree. Palace
q MGgrd, 22d October, 1907. Signed1
IOZE FREDERICK IUDYICF
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

A vessel arrived at Newyork, left Cali.
26th October.-The Spanish fleet IN port
British OFT the hAlbOr--The 25ih strong
expedition Of troops and gun-boAts left Ca.
diz
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

A late Census Of the inhabitants Of the
city of New-York, gives the following es-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-12-21

A French expedition from Caudaloupe.
500 men, captured st. Bartholomew and
returned tAe 18th November.
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-28
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.

Strayed away from the Subscriber, a.
bout the goth Of last month, dark brown
Mare Colt, three years old this spring :
the only mark now recollected, is small
snip on the centre of her nose. She had
been shod before, but had only one shoe
on when she went away. The hair was
cut short off her tail, but she was never
dock'd. The above reward and reason
able charges will be given, to any person
who will bring her home, or give info1-
nation where she may be found.
LANCELOT ARMSTRONG.
Wheeling, May 90, 1907.
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-28
COMMUNICATION.

Burr's trial, it is supposed, will COM
mence on the 22d inst. The runners
who have been employed, in the West
ern Country, to collect testimony, have
generally had the queries printed, which
are to be answered by the Intercepted.
Chill Fredonian.1
A correspondent observes, that he is
unable to understand the above para
graph. 1t has heretofore been deemed
a fundamental principle of our criminal
jurisprudence, that no testimony could
be admitted, except Parol evidence Civ
en- either to the grand jury, or in open
court. In the prosecutions carried on
against Smith and Ogden, for their con-
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-28

- a. A'hioo 1NoooSi> Dotll O1 tlllS CITY, diO
this morning the bridegroom arose, went
70 the church yard, and there shot him
sell with pistol upon the grave of his
former wife.
The brig Alonzo, which arrived at
this port yesterday, left Bordeaux on
the 4th of April and the River on the
9th. 1t was currently reported that she
brought Paris papers containing bull
letlns from the grand army to the sd
and that they announced the complete
overthrow ofthe Russians under pen.
Bennington, who was represented to be
a prlsoner. We do not learn however,
that her Paris papers are later than the
3Oth Of March: A file of these is in
possession of the editor of the Nfer-
camille Advertiser. 1t furnishes us
with two additional bulletins (thc 65th
and G6th) and these are the only arti-
cles of sufficient interest to be worth
translatinG.
The Cotton Factory at Patterson,
y. Jersey, was destroyed by fire on the
night Of the 1 9Th inst. including all the
machinery and quantity Of unmanu-
featured cotton. The loss is estimated
at upwards of 10000 dollars.
Captain Strange, Of the brig Fair A
merican, 60 days from Alicant, informs,
thai Buonaparte had demanded of the
king Of Spain, $4,000 troops, part of
which number actually marched from
AIlcant for Madrid, while our infor-
mant was there-and captain Strange
was informed by the American consul,
that the 10000 men thus demanded had
assembled at Madrid, and that they left
that place on the 9Th of March for
France. This is proof, that Buona-
parte stands in need of more help-he
finds the sturdy Russians more than his
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-28

nection with Miranda, an attempt was-
made to depare from this rule, but it
was soon abandoned. In the late pro-
secutions against Burr and his associates,
there appears to have been partial de-
Parture from this rule, in admitting the
affidavit OF Wilkinson. 1t seems, how
ever, from the above paragraph, that
some farther attempt is to be made to
overset the criminal code of the country.
The Executive would not have employ
ed Runners to take exparte dispositions,
unless 1T was expected to use them, when
taken, as evidence against Burr. There
is no risk in predicting that these depo-
sitions will be rejected by the Court
To admit them, unless with the consent
Of Burr, would be not only most dan
gerous and pernicious innovation upon
the existing law, but violation of the
best principles of justice & sound policy.
The Executive cannot but know that
testimony collected in this manner will
not be listened to by the Court. For
what purpose then can it be taken ? The
Editor Of the FREEDMAN must be mis-
taken. These Runners are perhaps en-
ployed merely for the purpose of ascer-
tanning who are in possession of facts,
which it would be proper to prove "a
gainst Burr, with view of procuring
the attendance of such persons as wit
nesses.
Any attempt to use testimony collect
ed by these Runners, or rather Procurq-
torS, against the accused, without his as
sent, will certainly be unsuccessful. And
should this be the case, there is no doubt
but a torrent of abuse will be poured up
on the Court. The envenomed bitter
ness which has already been manifest
ed toward Judge Marshall, is a certain
prognostic of the treatment which the
Judges who sit on the trial of Burr NAV
expect, should the Executive fail to esta-
blish his guilt by legal testimony.