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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13
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40 IHe LU11oT " nc <1e e"''1'S '@~' S''''S''
SIR,
As our government is procuring arms, the
following extract of note in Col. Macdon-
ald's translation 'of the French Tacticks, is
worthy Of attention
."To avoid the Inconvenience of turning the
Ramrod in loading, such as striking it against
the faces, heads or arms of the men in the o.
ther ranks, or letting it fall The Prussians
do not turn it, and therefore wad in less time
than they would by turning it. The Ramrod
is made cylindrical, and is equally thick at
both ends, and small along the rest of its
length.
".The Touch hole, or the vent, OF the Rus
sian muskct which is shaped inwards like a
truhcation, yenders the motion of priming
unnecessary, as the piece primes itself, fron,
the ronlical construction of the vent, the cx-
tcrnal orificc of whichis ncr wider than it
gcpera!ly is in ramming, the powder pas
ses in sufficient quantity into the pan; no
powder is split in priming, the whole charge
enters into the barrel time is saved and the
effect Of the SHOT is more powerful. The
Austrians, at first, ridculed this improve
mcnt, and afterwards initiated it." s,,.
&c I'm the Prussian service, piece of leath-
cris sewed round the barrel, where the hand
holds it in loading, to enable the hand to hold
it heated, as it will become after ten or twelve
quick discharges"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

The biography of Mr.. Thomas Paine is
known He WAS Of low origin but even in his
youth OF Il strong, resoluie, and constant tenn
per. He had from his infancy adopted the
opinions hcso successfully promulgated in
Ills manhood. All his literary productions
cvince an acute, profound, determined mind
his LANGUAGE is simple, accurate and nervous,
adapted to all capacities, SO pointed and unc-
Quivocal, that there is 10 misconceiving its
real Intentions his aXioms are incontroverti-
bic, self evident, and their impression indc-
lblc. No human beings efforts have done
more for liberty--hc made more converts
than Sydney or Russel.--fIis Common
Sense" cnfranchiscd America. America was
divided into two par.es-the arguments of
this little pamphlet decided the contest. His
" Rights Of Man. had nearly similar effect
in England lnaumcrable replies have ap-
pcarcd against it--but SO week and futile as
20 iniure the cause they were meant to sus-
tain.--He reasoned from facts, and his dict:on
was irresstible--hc pours Ikea torrent, and
bears down every thing before him--hc was
prosecuted for his works, but they are so adj
inired they are in every library. He SEEM
cd stern and morosc, but he was cnent,
friendly and bcneyoent.--Hc instanccd his
hUlndulty ny MS tCSOlutC NOlc 10 save the
Kings life. The sanguinary Robespierc
never forgavc him. In the reign Of terrour,
Robespicvc imprisoned him, but the apostle
Of liberty, though in such imminent danger,
never rctractcd his opinions, or solicited mcr-
cy--it Pleased Providence that he should cs-
cape this monster. Bold, manly and fearless
hc never concealed his sentime meats--positivc
and inncSi5!e they never varied lie contir-
ued in Paris long latter Buonaparc rendered
himself supreme in the State, and spoke as
freely as ever. He told the writer OF this ar
ticlc at Paris, Oh the peace of Amicns, that
lie was preparing for Amcrica---,hat he could
not reside in comfort in the dominions of Bo-
napartc--that If he was to govern like an an
gel, he should always remembertha. he had
pcrjncd himscf-----,hat he had heard him
.rei ts,s, e ata. sfss -.
s-,. f. Nt
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

. cClvcto icsuIEc rlur St~iiOh aAd RANK cInCng
nations, md rctali.te on the first insult offered
you, regardless Of the insult which, be it what
it may, after resistance and using all the exer-
lion in yonr power, will be preferable to your
present situation.
Canyon submit to live despised and insuI-
ted by every r.tion, and ciingingly crave an
intercourse with them. Yet ask you to look
at your situation, and answer if that is not
your case at this moment-and if you are not
searching every round-a-bout way to keep mp
accommodation, even against the spirit of
your laws, and the opinion of am administra-
tion, chosen by yourselves, and following
principles laid down by predecessors.
Yocr delegates in congress will soon be as
senbled, and each member / hope we'll in
formed of the sentiments OF his constituents
If those are what presume they are, de-
termination to support all their rights, and to
resist any or every power that attempts to in
fringe on them--somc efficient measures
must early be adopted by them--should that
be done, our duty will be to see them carried
tito effect, and note the man who elares op-
pose. The ills we now suffer for weak in
diligence 10 wrong option of few of our
,decciyed citizens, will be sufficient caution a.
gainst similar weakness-although in one
instance iUmay be called weakness, a repeti-
tion Can only be regarded as criminal and
treated as such. The evil appears to have
come 10 our very door--removc it then we
must, ii we have the means, and that we have
there con be no doubt, if VIC exert them--to
prepare to do so now becomes the duty of all,
anJ none it is to he hoped will shrink from
il You have, rights---if you would preserve
t5cm YOU must resolve TO defend and support
thenrr-this Cannot be done by temporising-
il Is hrmncss alone can do it, If refused you
mrst iollow the example of your forefathers
and have rscourse to the same means--or
resign ycCr Inheritance and your name-what
is NOT worth dcicnding, is not worth having.
SE.NEX
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

swear that France Should DC pptc Krpub-
lick--and that be would die rather than, en-
durc the authority Of any single individual
he would end his days in America, for he
thought there was 10 liberty any were else
There ne soon went, and there he paid the
debt of nature---but his memory will. never
perish, London IDafer.)
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

Of late the federal part of the. community
appear more silent and less clamorous against
our government than formerly. They begin
to get ashamed of their partiaity for Britain,
or at least ashamed to express their partiality,
or have some object in view by their silence,
since the government of Great Britain has &C
ted SO disgraccful, unjust and treachcrous.
They begin to find, that our own government
has acted honourably and impartially, and they
likewise find, although they stigmatizcd the
government with want Of energy, that It has
sufficient energy to resent an insult They
now sec that all their Former accusations a.
gainst the government have been wrong, and
that IL ough! blindness many charges. have
been laid at the door Of tho administration,
destitute Of truth, and that libels have been
eommisted on our people n large. by this
n n.rI. ftfI.t f.ts tf.lt .fFt.Iit@-
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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

Tie fol owing is from the Esse1, Register.
I'VE invite the friends of the Union to the
article. The separation of the states as con-
templated by the Essex Jun,o, is nothing
new 10 the citizens of New-Yorl.. Overturcs
were made long since by eastern fedcralists,
to bring this object into publick view, and to
attach to the dismembcrcd portion Of the u.
States, the state of New-York. A distin-
guished fcderalist, then alive, was attempted
TO be brought over to the proposal. 1t is well
understood here that he resisted it with great
warmth.
Whatever may be the desires Of eastern
fcderalists OH this subject, we can say with
great confidence, they have nothing tn hope
for from the state of Ncw-York. The asccn-
dancy acquired here is of ephemeral conse-
quence, and of momentary duration. The
sentiment of this state is most decidedly Re-
publican, and an election tomorrow would
verify this assertion by an overwhelming
majority of Republican suffrages The sue
cess ci federalism last spring is spurious
the delusicn is over and gone " Y. Col.
TIE old tune Of the SEPARATION OF THE
STATES rcvived
The temporary success of the federalists
in the City of New York, has revived the
hopes of the Junta, and they again look for
ward to the golden opportunity for the divi-
sion of the Northern from the Southern sec
tion OF the union. The last Gazette has
broached the subject, in the true ssPickering"
style. After speaking of the success in the
City of New-York and expressing hohe that
1t is an earnest of the speedy return of the
whole state," the Gazette says (:
4" This would, at the present moment, be
the most important and beneficial political e.
vent that could probably happen. The COM
mereiai section of the union would then, we
| trust, have head, and be bound together in
one solid compact Of interests and action.
The Virginian, anti-commcrcial policy, SO op-
pressive to the eastern states, would not long
predominant against such combined physic-
al strength as would be opposed to it.. New
| York and New England united, in interests in
| policy, and in act---what glorious object
The writer then speaks OF these sections
| (Ncw-York and New England) cooperating,
| and nursing and cherishing all their rcsour-
ces for trade and for ARMS--tells ..bout
/" French policy - {" wandering mazes OF
| philosophy )" " the mushroom princess -
"thc Baltimore imperial twig," and other
nonsensical things " too numerous to particu-
lGrise," and thus triumphantly concludes
| {" All hail, then, New-York and New Eng
| land united !"
| Alas poor Juntoites, Tories, Pickeroons,
| your hopes will soon be blasted, and your fan
| cied prospects of success in your diabolical
| plans will vanish into thin air."
/
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13

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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30

cf Justice mace the following reNHst The
commit,ee for Courts of JUSTICE have, accor-
ding tn order, had under their coDS'i ration,
the petition Of Mary Barbara Hoover, to
t"em rcternei. and have agreed urm q re-
port and cor'e 70 resolution IhvreupOp, ~
hollow :: 1t appears to your committee, from
tive atSdavits vi several persons, that since
the inter marriage of the pe,itioaer witt, her
husband Henry Hoover, the said Henry has
abandoned hsr, and reno. ed with a woman
by the name OF Darcus Read, otherwise CAL
led Darcus Miles, from the County Of Lee,
wherein he resided ;--Rssoived, as the OBI
mon OF this committee, That the petition of
the sad Mary barbara Hoover, praying
tina. an act may pass, diyorcng her from he r
said husband, be rejected. The said resoiu-
ton being read a second time, was, on mo-
ton ordered to be laid on the table
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30
TUESDAY, Dec. 9

~ TUESDAY, Dec. &c.
Mr. Franklin appeared and took his seat.
Mr.. Bradley submitted the following mo-
ton for consideration:
ResotDed, That the President Of the u.
ates be and hereby is requested to cause
60 be laid before the Senate the account of
al the monies discussed from the Treasury
or the United States in their relation or in
tercourse with the Barbary powers suisse
auent to the signing of the treaty of peace
with Triooli in June 1905, including the mo-
MES paid to that regency at the signing there
of--and to cause to be noted (where the same
can be aScertained} the agent or consul to
whom the. respective disbursements were
made the time when and place where the
respective sums were drawn for, or received,
by said agents or consuls: and the particular
purposes to which the same have been ap-
piled and what sums have been retained in
the hands of said agents or consuls for COM
pensation, salary, commissions, or for any
other purposes.
The bill to authorize the surveying and
making of certain roads, in the state of Ohio,
as contemplated by the treaty OF Browns
town, in the territory of Michigan, was or
dered TO be read n third time.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30
dDnn,eStic.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Court Of General Sessions.

Court IF General Sessions.
a motion was made in this Court ON
Tuesday last, by Golden and Samhson, on
behalf OF a great number of Journeymen
Shoemakers, against whom bill of indict-
ment was found, charging them with com.
bination to ralse the price of their labor, and
thereby to impoverish the master-shoe-
makers and 'others; which was opposed
on the part of the prosecutors, the master
shocmakers, by Riker, District Attorney
General aud Emmett. No statute existing
in this country the subject, the offence
was stated to be a violation of the Common
Law. The argument was maintained on
one side and on the other with unusual abb
lily, and was the fruit of elaborate and pro-
found research. Two topics of the highest
pubic CohCera, were involved in the dis
cussiOn. Fhs history of the crime of con.
spiracy from the earliest annals of the law |;
and the introduction Of the common and sta.
tute la INFO this country, and to what ex-
tent it had been adopted either during the
period ct the Colonial Government, or at,
or since the epoch of this nations independ
snce. Comparative views were taken Of
the antient law and its origin, with the pre-
sent condition OF this state and its applicable
iRy thereto. The Counsel took time to
Consider the very numerous authorities cited
and the opposite conclusions drawn from
them, and deferred showing its opinion ill
the ensuing session. We lament not having
been present, which would have enabled US
10 have given our readers an idea of a com.
bat OF reason so ably sustained. The legal
HISTORY OF Ireland was incidcntly touched
upon, in which Emmett and simpson were
opposed to each other in animated debate
add ia which the latter, to De eat the argu-
ments of his learned antagol, st, cited the
work entitled, Peers If hish Hsfoyv
~ Emmett and M'JtUeu"
.G 17er. .hd9. Dec. IS.
Frcnch CrpizerS. Capfaia Gambler, from
Tuhs, utorIns, that FREQ. Cruizers are
numerous ir the Medit,r, an.aD-.manv
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30

riessrs. le,b. lloyd, ard :. Smith a committee
IN superin,end the Library, of Congress The
message was corcurred in, aad Messrs. Dana,
Ne wton and So! bert appointed OH the part ofthis
House.
The committee of elections to whom was re-
ferredtte retition Of Thomas Randolph, pray
ing tat the seat of Jonathan Jennings, the sitting
&C. gate rom the territory OF Indiana, he vscat
t, made detailed report in favor ofthe petition,
and recommending to the House the adsptioa OF
a resolution that the election, having been illegal,
is therefore void, and that the seat OF Jonathan
Jennings might be vacated. The report was re-
tered to committee OF the whole House.
RUPTURE WITH Mr.. JACKSON.
The House again i'm committee of the whole on
the resolution from the Senate.
Mr.. Gold spoke ut length against the resolution,
denying altogether the correctness Of the state
ment it sontsins.
Mr.. Macon spoke against the resolution on the
ground of the inexpediency Of passing any such
resolutions, but admitting the correctness Of the
statement.
cd progress and obtained leave to sit again.
And the House adjourned till Tuesday next.
TUESDAY, Dec. IS.
Nfr. johnson REPORTED a 6iXfcr the relief
Of Hiiiiam IVhite and Others; which 4va 3
fzvice read a, = referred TO a committee Of
the whole.
Mr.. Sn'fHe refortcda OIL TO encreese the
CONDENSATION Of the military agent for the
middle department.
12r. Poindezfer Presented TO the House
the Proceedings ofa num6er of tersons Of
fhe district easr Of Peart riper, Mis-. Ter. }
calling Themselves a contention, stating me
fryect Of a form Of government which they
shsuid wish TO BE established in thar district
I'm case Congress should think firoher TO
diUide the Afississihhi Territory. Refer:
red to the Committee to whom 1vas refer
red the Petition for the division ofthe ter
rifary.
Mr.. Morrs7o, rehorted a 6iU to ertend
the fime for ioeating Virginia military land
warrants, and for returning the sxrueys
thereofte the office, yc. Twice read and
REFERRED
RUPTURE NTH MR.. JACKSON.
On motion Of Mr.. Good4oyn. the House
again reseiv.d itself into a committee offhe
rohete-Nir. Basset in the chair-ot the
joint resolution from, The Senate ahhrooing
the conduct ef fhe Executive in refusing 10
receive any further communication .fren,
Fraacis j. Jackson.
Mr.. Fisk occupied the .foor in favor OF
the resolution Till 4 o'clock, 7vhen the com
mittee rose, rehorted trogress and obtained
leave TO sit again.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30
IN SENATE.

l)ecemrer ~.
=. The bill for the relief Of William and Elias
Rector was read a third time and passed
Mr.. Meigs, from the committee to whsm was
referred the bill to authorize the surveying and
making of certain roads iii the state of Ohio, as
contemplated by the treaty at Brownstown in the
Territory Of Michigan, reported the same with
amendments which were read.
The further consideration Of the bill making fur
ther provision for the corps Of engineers was
postponed on motion of Mr.. Bradley till the first
Thursday in January,
1he Senate adjourned till Tuesday
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30

crui1e. On che BarbArv coast and there wcr.
in the port of Tunis. tire commander of
one 1t which showed his orders, which di,
rected him to capture American vessels
wherever bound. Three American vessels
had been carried into Bizctte, and sold with,
their cargoes without form of trial or con-
domination. The crews were turned ashore
to sustain themselves as they could.
Roston Palladium.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30

2he Jano, French hrivateer, is soid TO
haue rob6ed the shih .fmgusta from Lon
don, Of 5 $50, and would haze burnt her,
had IL nor haUe been that there sDas a lady
on board, on whose account they suffered
RE shin to hroceed--as the Frcnchmen are
90 gaLante, it might enst be . bad hian TO
take lady in every chin by 4say Of charm
against dshredatiens. Qme,y-svhaf is
there 4ueuid charm an English hripafe.r
against defredations THE rue carrot
tell, BUS IL seems that his majestu's shih H.
faldnta, our Of Halifax. quas not much eharm-
ca in finding the shin Rising Sfates in bsf.
last, 40 days from the Dsgv,.,. II srems
ne suHered her t. fass eur by the conduct
81 TIE officer ii APPEARED she svas on a cruise,
10 CAPTURE all american pesscts seiM car
goes. IL gvonld seem then that the charm
which oterates on the British hriuatecrs in
suffering .dmericans to ,fass is negative
having nothing 10 take. Charleston Strength
Of the PEOPLE.
The American ship Hope, Cochran, Was
condemned in the English Admiralty court.
Nov. 6, having been captured on her entrance
into French port, though on an asserted
VOYAGE to England
Trade from France to ENGLAND The
Good Hope, neutral vessel, laden with
Brandy, and bound from Rochelle, to Hull,
captured ana sent into England, was tried
Nov. z, before the English Admiralty court
She had sailed under license, which had
expired. But sir William Scott observed
that, under the distractions existing in res
pect to the commerce of England, the most
liberal construction should be given to licen.
ses-She was therefore restored, pa, ing the
| captor's expeHces.-The Mercury, another
licensed neutral vessel, with brandy. from
Charante to London, captured. was tried at
the same time, and restored with freight &
expenccs.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30

Frcneh Crpizers Captai1 Gambler. from
Turls, luf9rIns, that Fre5c.. Cruizers are
suinerous IN the MeJit,ri an.an-.manv
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30
Dollars 57l,5Ot

T'iis property has been acquired by the Chero-
KEGS within few ,sars.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-25
so Dollars Reward,

IS offered for spprehending ANDREW. re-
gro slave, who about tine beginning OF thi.
mooth RUN AWAY from the subscriber resi-
ding in the neighborhood of Amea Court
House. Andrew is abou. thirty years old
AZ Intelligent. active, small man, good house
and stable servant, drives Carriage well, rn.
aer"ands little of Shocmakins. and reaiii,
performs any kind of plantation lab,r. Sons
.esrs ago he was in the service of Mr. Turne,
At the 5el Tavern in Richmond where be
Iieve ne generally acted as hos,ier. and after
wards till last Christmas, was employed by Mr
Henry Z. hiscoe OF Eanchester in his tobacco
stemmery. lie has : wife living a, the Man
chester coal yard afsee mula;to woman nance
Sukey Hclinger. by whom have reason TO be
iieve he is secreied l will pay the above re
ward to any person who will deliver TO me IN,
above mentioned slave, or secure him in Jail, sc
that get him again.
James Henderson.
Goth June, 1909. If
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-25

any cole aof shall make defs IL in I'VE ,.v-..,,
of any monies BY him received, by yirs,e Of Ms
act, at the time hereby re Jured srcr rols.c,tn-
and his security or secusi les. his her or the,
heirs, executors or administrators, shall be ,,ahe
20 all such fines, inierest. damages and costs and
be recovered in the same manner as in case of n
default in the payment of the communicating
revenue.
Be it further enacted, Tina, it shall he the duty
OF every collector making sale By ,v,r,ue of this
act, to make and execute TO the purchaser a ueed
In fee simple for the lands puro hased ecitin The
causc OF sale. and in every action or suit al law
or IN equity, in which former owner or owne,s
OF any tract of and so sold and conveyed, his.
her or their heirs. devisee, OF other pc, sen or
persons Claiming unter him, her or them, .hai
conesr the va idity OF the sale SO made the onu,
probandi shalllie On the party so contessins.
Be 1t Further enacted, That the commissioners
| or commissioners for dischassins tie dutiss re-
suired of them by this act, shall be en,i,iec 10 re-
ceive from the public treasury 4 commission OF
one and a lia per centrum on the amuunt oil sales
on warrant from The auditor of poblic account.
be 1t further enacted. That il shall &c the du v
OF the auditor OF public accounts, at the pubic eS.
pense, to cause copy oil this act. and OF an act
passed the first day Of February. in the year one
Thousand eight hundred and six, entitled .Au
at giving further time to the proprietors of cer-
tain lands forfeited for the payraen, of taxes
TO redeem the same, and also of an atf passed rn
the twentieth day of January, in the year uns
thousand eight hundred and seven, entitled ..Au
az TO amend an act entitled can az no,e eiec.
tualiy to provide Cor the payment OF taxes upon
lands witnin this commonwealth" to be publish
ed tor six months successfully in tie presen,
year, and for three months successfully preceding
the tirst Monday in August, in the year one thoa.
sand eight hundred and eleven, TO be published
in some newspaper of general circulation, edited
in each of the United States, if any such there be-
And be it further enacted, That the duties en-.
joined by this act 10 be performed by the collect
ors, SHALL where the sheriff is COLLECTION be per.
formed by the high sheriff in person, and every
purchase made, wholly or IN part, by the sheriff or
his deputy, or by any other person being collec-
tor, or by any other person. wholly or in part
Tor the use of such sheriff deputy sheriff or other
person being collector, shall be void and every
sheriff, deputy sheriff OF other person being col.
ieetor, making any purchase. either wholly or in
part, for himself, or procuring any other person
10 make such purchase, wholly or in part, for the
use aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
| 5 500 to the use of tile public. to be recovered
by bill, plant information, in any court of re-
cord having Jurisdiction thereof.
! This a3 shall be in force from the passing
thereof.
Copy from the Ro'l-Tesie,
]. PfGASaNTS. jr. Keeper
of the Rolls