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The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26
Grand Lodge of Delaware

a Grand Communication Of the Grand Lod.e
n of Delaware win be held at the Town Hal
In the Borough OF Wilmington, on Monday he
25'h" day Of June next, at ten O'Clock in the
moTn.rs; At which the Masters, Past Masters
and Naf'lsns OF the several Lodges throughout
;as STATE are requested 10 attend. --Pubshed by
ordef ui the Ncahipial JESSE GREEN, Visa.
Gf'.7d Master oi ai"sons foo the state of Della
Edward Roche,
Grant Secretary.
MAY 70, 1910. or.
The 24.h being Sunday.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26
FROM THE pAnls ARGUS.


FROM THE FANS ARGUS.
A truly ridiculous report, extracted from
the English papers, always so wen informed
of what passes on the contineni) has been CO.
pied into the Moniteur at Paris, and thence CIR
culated throughout Europe, that l had He'd
from the menaced insults and violence OF the
rood citizens OF Hamburg, and taken refuge in
the mountains of We.,phalia. THIS report, il
true, would be more hbeIlou. 10 the citizens oi
Hamburg than to me, inasmuch as i, suppose
their ind, gna,ion 10 have been excited by mla-
sure, foreign to them, Of indispensable duty,
open.y taken, and from tke first momcnt Tree
" ayow, d BY me. As it regards She worth!
inhabitants Of that city, feel il my dnty 10 say,
that the DISCERNING, disinteresletl, and most re-
spectable among them, fully justified the nca-
surcs in question, that having appeared in the
most public manner among them for Ten days
after the measure was taken, did not find the
smallest change Of disposition, and surely no
appearance Of any thing like i.su.i or y!s.!~:.se
towards me. The respectable body o. M f.!
low citizens who represent the large p,nieIty
under arrest in !Io!slcin and Schllswic having
unanimously an! most formally approved Of my
conduct, and having requested! nc to repair To
free disposal of their property i'll conTiance
with this request, ! came h,, vince Lar itotn
having concealed myself, have been as visible
rs any about me, and nave tue saiisilutonia say,
that haze been received By most Of the llal
people, with giea! optahty az k.n>.aess.--
The objects Of my agency here bri0s com
ylished, shall return III afcw days to i"mhurg:
and confess | feel no great fear Of the 'nsu,,
or violence which the b,aye correspondent Of TIC
English editor may p'c2are for NJ. an no'
suspected of great tlnlidi'y in ordinary cirenn,
stances, It should therefore be ve,y singular if ]
should tremblc, when, under the shield OF honor,
! am protecting fair trade against the pitliu
attempts Of fraud and co,!usion. regret the
necessity Of presenting myself to the public on
this o.casiou, bat hope this necessity is 20 appa-
rear, as 10 meri; gcnc.. indulgence.
J. M. FORBES,
Coa'M " the U. S. Of fmvica,
M Hambag. &c. Ge.
Copanhagen, 9Th Feb. 1910.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26

ee.arva! One fact is certain, gen. Armstrong
has engaged ship now at st. Sehastians, TO
conc round to tits port, TO take himself I'D
family 10 America in May.
:. The schooner Tils:t has arrived a, Bay.
o,ne.
&C. Russian ambassador sails Tor Philadci-
,hia in the Francis and French ambassador
goes by return Of the lilsi.."
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26
Thomas c. Can't,

~ 'o'"'
1--WE names OF su0dry seamcn Who nv1e
been impressed a, this place into his Bri-
fannie n,s;esty's SERGE, declaring themselves
natural born citizens OF the United States of
America.
James Sparrow, Norfolk, Virginia.
John Pc! kingion, Elizabeth city. county Wiz.
g,nia.
Joseph Symonds, Salem, Massachusetts.
James Syinonds, do. do.
James Curry, do.
Alexander Luther, do.
Amos Paul, WASHINGTON county.
John minton, do.
William Frazier, Hayre de- Grace, Hartford
county, Maryland.
James Stanton, Baltimore,
George Johnson Sag tlatbcr, Y. York.
James M.Carty, city of N. York.
Samuel C'rcayes, New Mn set, New I,amr.
sh!rc.
John Harden, Duel. Crec'. x Roads, Eel.
George Prince, Newburyport, Mass.
William Smith, New Yotk.
Thomas Parker, do.
James Coleman, dc.
Zen lamin Shaw, Alexandria.
Henry Ionug, Baltimore
Charles Thompson, New Yolk.
john Smith, Rrookhayen, Long Island.
Thomas nai'ey, Portland, Mass.
Michael Lioibrook, Portsmouth.
Tho,aas ljt'.e, lo,istown, Pennsylvania.
Cushing Mitchell, Cumrngtown, Mass.
lanes Howard, Newport, Rhode Island.
Francis f.iirlo,ii.e, I.agcoster, Virginia.
william N.l-h: dorchester, hear Boston
Massachusetts.
Thomas Jones, y. Hampton COUNTY, Va.
John Ruae.ey, miashi! man Of the United
States navy.
JAsiLS MAUEY.
.4lnt,jcan Conye!atr,
Livoloot, lUth tebruary, 1910.
The friends OF the seam.n mentioned in the
is, now published, will do well to farnish this
experiment wi,h the proofs Of the citizenship
An descriptions Of the persons of these sea.
n'kl', ttHt measures nay be tra.n eor procuring
their d!scharge.
Df'arti,M 81 Sioies
.EhrH 2GA, 1910. st
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
NEw-YoRk, April 20.
LATEST FROM CADiZ.

by the brig Young Soldier, in IS DAYS
passage from Cadlz, which port she left on
the 23d OF March--we learn that Cadiz
sill held out; that the French army, I'm.
DER Joseph Bonaparte, consisted of about
81 ooo men and that the emperor Ma
poleon wa, shortly expected with a re.
enforcement OF $4,000 more. The force
employed IN is defence consis ed Of q, 900
Spanards. 1000 British, and 5000 others
were daily expected from England -
There IS considerable party il Cadiz in
favour OF the French, but il is almos, Ger.
tam death even to speak tie French Ian.
guage here. Being well prov,sioned, it
was expected that Cad,z would hold ont
Tor long time against its besieeers.
a gale commenced at G dig on the 9TH
oil March and continued days, on the
east de OF the Bay, which is in possess
sion OF the French, end The following A
merican vessels were wrecked :-ships
Thomas Jefferson, Dlnsmore, of N. York,
burnt, with abou 10 ooo pieces of nan
keens and some provisions Commerce,
Colsurns Hallowell. burnt, with a par, of
her outward cargo on board; Apollo,
HuggIns, Philadelphia, burnt, with all
her outward cargo on board; Franklin
Queensbury, N. York, burn, IN ballast ::
ArIadne, Humphries, Portsmouth got off
with but Little damage; briggs Smilax,
Johnson, Philadelphia, burnt, with all her
outward cargo on board Commerce,
Brown, Rchm1nd, burnt. part Of her out.
ward cargo on board Sampson, Mason.
Vermont, burn with part OF her outward
cargo on boa'd-barque Pompey, Sewers
Sale m, burnt3 in ballast-witha large mum.
Der OF English, Spanish aid Portuguese
vessels, to the number Of so sail, amongs,
which were Spanish ship of il2 guns.
8 OF "a, and Portugue, of Is. Twas
supposed hat not mary lives were lost =
bus his could not be ascertained, because
all communication wi h the east side of
the bay was interdicted. Admiral Puryis
lost boats crew IN humane endeavors 10
assist the Americans.
We further Ieafn, that an American
gen leman arrived IN Cadlz about the 2or.
OF March, IN days passage from .,s.
BIN, and reported that the French army
had lot ensered Portugal, and that Lord
Wellington, with The Brush ard Portu,
g1ase armies, was on the frontiers of Por.
tugai.
A passenger in the Young Soldier, has
iavoured the Editors Of the Me,csn,,,e
Advertiser WI h file OF Cad.z Pagers to
the 2oih OF Ma CHI, but we do not find Ina
they con ain an AT icle of news of any
importance.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
A Bill to reduce the Naval Establishment
of the u S.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United Stats of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
naval establishment of the u. S. snail be
and the same hereby IS reduced in the man.
ner following:
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, under the direction Of the
President Of the u. States, ts proceed 10
sell all the gun-boats in the service of the
U States, with their tackle and apparel /;
Provided, That the guns & other warlike
equipments OF said gun-boats, shall be re.
tanned and preserved.
1t shall be the further duty of the said SC.
cretarY, under the direct on aforesaid. to
cause 10 be sold, all the frigates of the II
States, three only excepted, which the
President shall designate,l W tn the tackle
and apparel, gu Is and wArike equipments
excepted, which shall be retained and nre.
served.
1t shall be the farther duty OF the said Sc.
cretary, under the direction aforesaid. to
cause to be- sold all the other armed vessels
OF the United States, (three only excepted,
which the President of the United States
shall designate) with their tackle and an.
parel, guns and warlike equipments ex.
eepted, which shall be retained and pre-.
served, A
Secfa2v fsnd be it FURTHER enacted. That
the ohFrsan seamen now in the service
OF the 6nitesStates shall be and they here.
by are discharged from the said service.
such number only excepted as may be suf.
hcient TO officer aud man the shins of war
retained in the public service, in virtue of
the preceding section Provided, That to
each officer and seaman who shall be dis.
charged by virtue of this act, there SHAH
be allowed and paid in addition to the SUN
to which they will be entitled al the time
OF such discharge, months nav.
Sec. }. And be it further enacted. ina,
from and after the day Of
next,-the several navy yards of the United
ates1kthose OF Boston, " York and Nor
folk o1ly excepted) snail be disused, ana
all the Expenses incident u the same shall
cease and determine; Provided, That the
Secretary Of the Navy be, and he hereby is
authorised to employ some discreet person,
~ eacn nayy-yard SO disused & dIscontinu
ed, at a rate of CO npensstion not exceeding
one dollar per day, to take care OF tie build.
inSs, enclosures and puoiIc property on the
Sec. 4shnd be 1t farther enacted, That
from and after the passing OF this act, the
marine corps shall consts, of two com DanIes
only OF men, one captain and
three s1balterps each p: Provided, rnat 70
each oshcer aud marine, wao saalI De dis.
Charged qyyrtue ofthis &C, tasce saaiI De
allowed and pad, IN ajAtloa to the sum TO
which they will be catdea at the Il ne O.
thcir dlscharge IA 'nihs pay.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
tween France ana Avstria aevsiioS.a. by

tween France ana Austria dcveiop.i. by
'nich the later preserved ap uaex pectei
orton OF her power aud dom mons. viz.
aat instead Of the sister of Alex ,nder o
tussia, Banaparte marries the Archiuch.
IS Maria LOUISA. the eldest dsughter OF
ae Emperor of Austria, the grand daush.
er OF the great Maria Theresa, ami tae
,sice OF the late murdered queen of Fran e
Napoleon communicated the articles o. the
Marriage treaty totne ) nate IN Feb. 27lh.
The Prince of Neufchatel (Berth,er) with
spiendtd train had set out for Vienna to
scort the future Empress to Paris IN TINS
rain was one OF the sons of the divorced
'oseph,ne! The Archdlke Charles was
20 receive the hand of his niece, assthe
proxy Of Bon iparte All was joy at Wen.
na, as well as at Paris, at this alliance !;
and the Vienna bank bills rose on the oc
casion from to 100. A similar sccae at
splendor and JOY was witnessed just 36
years before, when the aunt oftn,s princess
was conducted to Paris to oe united TO Lou.
IS XVI. Salem Gaz
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
Columbia Spring, !
DC. IS, 1903.

Having received inform alton that GER,
tain nputations have been al'edsei against
ne nv the late Capt Georg- Peter and GER
tain subalterns in Office. which are calcu.
lated to affect nv character as military
ohcer- IL is nv earnest desire that court
OF enquiry should be ordered to examine
into my conduct from the conmence Mt of
my military service, with iNiunctions n re-
port AMI Opinion Or Jfouid my enemies
have besa3ardv enoug{ TO prefer formal
chargesva gAinst me, which are deemed
worthy OF Investigation. that an arrest may
ensue and general court m ariiai be an.
pointed for my trial
In making this rsquest I am moved Nv
consciousness Of my Integrity, by a sacred
regard TO my character, AMI the self.coo.
viction that have served my country with
zeal and fidelity, and that have never d.
ceived 1t; disclaimng at til. sane time
all advantages to be derived from any act
OF clause Of limuatIon.
But as this has been the theatre of nv
command gener ally, for eleven years past
- my comp lnons IN service and the eyi
dence OF my conduct, (nany of whom have
retired to the walks of private li'e) are
now In this country, it will be impossible
tor me to Command at any slant point the
testimony necessary to rebut tine fictions of
fa'sehoods OF my enemies or to Illustrate
my humble services as public officer
l therefore hope the request may not be
deemed an unreasonable one, that the en-.
quiry or court martial should be held al
some military post within this territory !:
the more particularly as the main body OF
the army IS here, and a suitable court Can
be formed with more convenience TO inv.
duals who may compose 1t, and with the
less expence TO the public.
general officer to relieve me from com
mand. and to preside at the enquiry WIN
be the only person necessary to be order.
ed out-s aad, under these circumstance. 1
hatter my Self no gentleman in commission
VIII desm ttis daty hardship.
~ SWith perfect respect,
am, sc.
]. WILKINSON.
The Honorable
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
NEW YORK, April 10 /.
tFROM HAY1I.
II. SMITH.

Extract Of a letter dated. Port-au
Prince, 18th March, 1910.
Potion is now master by sea. The
two fleets came to an engagement a
few days since in which his party gain
ed complete VICTORY. One of Chris
topics briggs was captured and bro't
IN here, and the rest of his feet aed
into Gonaives, much shattered. Pre-.
sident Petion's fleet received little or
no injury, and will in few DAYS be
before that port to blockade them, and
they cannot be repaired there under
some months"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
PHILADELPHIA, April 2l.

We regret to state, tina. the late fat.
tering prospects of favorable turn of af-
fairs to,gards the United ates, In G. *.
nave vanished and the new arrange nrnts
o. ministerial kind which have snccee.
ded the votes in parliament, leaving NM
isters in a minority, have not merely sus.
pended the good dispositions manifested bv
the marquis OF Wellesley, but have reo.
dered all prospects of any understanding
lopeiss.
We have letters from London. of a We
~ recent date, from which il appears thar
1t has been signi6ed in an Informal wav
that our ships will not Dc permitted 10 en-.
ter the ports of Spais or Portugal, & that
an order of council was hourly exoected.
placing the whole coast Of Spain in a staie
OF Blocka lie. Very considerable presents
OF ammunition and naval stores, had been
sent to the coast Of B4rbary, and encour-
agement wen to vessels TO cruise in the
Mediterranean, uader the Gags OF the Az.
rican powers. A private diplomatic agent
had gone to Denmark, with overtures for
an understanding win that power. these
changes exnioit an extraordinary Contrast
with the~views presented az London and
rarIs In Dscemj Der. Mr.. Pinkoey- nor
withstandIns his late eciat at the court Of
ot. James's, talked Of returning 10 the o..
nited States-gen. Armstrong, who hid
proposed TO return IN APPEL, had snsjsa.
ded MS return till the middle OF May, with
.he nope, taimo't hopeless prospect,) 0, ex.
treating tue Ups ssqi-sccrsd 20 lae parts
al the contInen Tue accounts by ca !,
John Adams viii determine QUO sstld,n
with the Continental powers, perhaps wisi
Engiand also.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
Washington, .Ahrfl ~.

SIR, '" "
After a tedious passage from New Or
leans 1 arrived at Baltimore on the I6t n
INST. and reached this CITY the next day. NV
absence has been necessarily protracted by
the selection OF papers from mass of 20
years accumulation, for the establishment
OF facts, TO refute the hfultifarious and A; !.
versifed calumuies by which have been
assailed.
now present myself to the Representa-.
tive Body OF the nation, the gusrdians of
the public veal and the prote ctors of indi.
vi'ual rights, to express my earnest desire
that they may constitute some impartial
tribunal which may be governed win
strIctness by the principles Of the cons,itu.
ton and the laws of evidence. TO invest
gate the conduct Of my whole life. civil and
military, whereby justice may be done and
my unsxampled persecution be terminate
ed.
aver my innocence of the foul Offences
which are imputed to- me and declare nv
ability tosupport II before any unprecedented
court. Through you, sir, 1 appeal 70 my
country, anal claim that right when is not
relused 20 use most profigate-the right
OF confronting my accusers. The Repre-
sentatves o. the people will not, am per-
suansa, suffer fellow -citizen who nas been
devoted TO the pubic service more tnan
t"ent-fve years and has nothing left am
Dot conscious fidelity aud attachment to
ms native country to sue 10 yaIn tor las4
tice.
fne enclosed letter TO the Sec Of War
was written anterior TO the receipt OF my
no.'he @sica Of REGAL fSon the command o.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27

ing oihcer, (Adni-al Berkeley he is
not the less sensioie Of the justice ano
utility of such an example, nor the LEST
Pursuaded that it would best compor
with what is due from his Britaaai
Majesty to his own honour.
l have, &c.
II. SMITH.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
I am, &c.
GEORGE CANNING.

The following is the offensive pas
sage in Ir Smith letter to which MIR
Canning alludes;--'' have il IN ex-
press charge from the President 60
state, that, while be forbears TO insist
on a further punishment Of the offend
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
- Q NJ L s + / c.
YEAS and NAYS

YEAS and NAYS
On the final passage of the bill Com,
corning Commercial Intercourse be-
tween Great Britain and France,
&c. &c. inserted in the last Argus.
YEAS.-Messrs. w. Aston, ba-
con, Bard, Boyd, J. Brown, II. Brown,
Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Clop,on,
Cobb, Cochran, Cook, Cox, Crawford,
Cults, Dawson, Desha, .Fin,:lev, Fisk,
Franklin, Gannett, Gardner, Gholson,
GOODWIN, Holland, Howard, Huft,,
Johnson, Love, Lyle. M'Kee, M'Kim,
Miller, Montgomery, N. r. Moore,
Morrow, Nelson, Nicholson. /. Por-
ter, Rhea, of Pen. Rhca of Zen. Rich
ards, Roane, Root, Sage, Summons,
Seaver, Seybert, Snelt, S Mile. G.
Smith, ]. Smith, Southland, Taylor,
Ihomnson, Former, Weakley, White
hill. Winn, WithersPoon. 81.
NAYS.-Msssrs. Bibb, Brecken-
ridge, w Chamberlin, Champion.
CLAW, Dana, Davenport, Ely Em,tt.
G'rlani, Gold, II ale, Haven, Hester.
r. Jackson, jenkins, Kennedy, Lewis,
Liver more. Macon, M'Bryde, Nil.
nor, t. Moore, Moseley, Pitkin,. Pot
ter, Quincy, Sheffey, S. Smith, Stan
ford, Stanley, Stephenson, Swoope.
Tnllnadge, Uph,n, Van H ,fn, Wan
Rensselaer,. Wheaton, Wilson.---4o.
W@Hrscros clrr. April, %.
Letter from the Secretary ofthe Trea-
sury 10 the President of the Senate
ofths United States.
Treasury Department., April IS, 1910.
SIR,
have the honor, in obedience
to the resolution of the Senate, of the
18th instant, TO trans nit, statement
of the outstanding revenue bonds a.
mounting; on the hrst day of January
last to 9,6Oo.Ooo dollars.
But in that are included all the bad
debts which have accrueJ ON revenue
bonds from the commence ment of this
government, 70 that day. These. TO.
gether with the debentures issued pri-
o-t TO the Is. dav of ian. last, and re.
manning unpaid on that day, are esti-
mate at one million of dollars at least.
and must be deducted ron tnat no ~
inal amount. The expenses of coIlec-
ton may be estimated at about 400. 600
dollars.
The balance remaining in the Urea.
surv on he hr,t day of January last,
noanted to 3,s17,976 dollars and 50
cents. 80
1t ma : mt be improper to add, that
the esti 'ates of the PROBABLE receipts
of this sar, as stated in the ann ,al re-
port mq.ie at the commencement Of
the pre- s-ht session of Congress VIII
not, so ar as IS now known, differ ma
terlally from the actual receipts. uu-
less tne expectations of foreign pro-
duce should exceed what had been
presn ned. the total amount of de.
bentures, PAYABLE in the year 1910.
nal been there estimated at two mill
lion IF dollars, All t'ose paid bsfors
the 1 st Of April, amounted alrea Iy.tv
1850 )0o dollars.
hive the honor to be,
With great respect,
Sir, your obedi mt servant,
AI.RERT CALI ATM
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
1 ne Hon orable
Secretary of War.
]. WILKINSON,

Mr. Randolph, from The committee to
whom was referred the resolution respect
ing the reduction of the naval establish.
ment, reported the following bill; which
was twice read and referred to committee
of the whole:
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-27
NEW YORK, April ri.
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.


BY the brig Panther, capt. Story.
arrived at this port, in IS DAYS from
Lisbon, we learn verbally, that Sc.
YER gle came ON the 4th of March.
which lasted till the 10Th, in which se-
veral vessels were lost, and almost !.
very one damaged. A Convent was
struck with lightning, and materially
injured.
The British and Portuguese armies
were in high spirits no general bat.
tie had recently taken place. The
French army had not entered Portu-
gal, but were on the frontiers.
Copy OF letter from gen. Armstrong.
the American minister, to the supercsrgo
OF an american vessel, carried into ST. Joko
de Luz, dated Paris, Goth Of January, 1910.
nave received your leIet Of the 24tn
INST. and exceedingly regret the en-
Darrassfne0Is mo which you nave fallen.
The explaoa ION 1 have received with re !.
gard T. the sc cure made OF OR ships sc.
.'n the ports ut Spain, are not of a ch trac.
terto tranqu'lize you. They arc said 20 be
the TesuR of priucIpie adopted by his
maJestys that = commerce dem Il 70 France.
snail no. be peTmItcd to her allies. The
presumption IS, that your case will be sent
before the Council OF prizes You should
therefore make yosr protest before a com.
Petent fHsnoriiys and forward il, (wItn
power TO employ an attorney il necessary.
20 Mr. -. ". W-roens our agent acre. -
Sigaed
J. ARMSTRONG;"
sBONAPARTE'o MARRIAGE.
In these papers we ma the eraod srcr.,