The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-07
PRESCRIPTION,


Mr.. Wagper had ab.urdly asser ed that the
federai,sts were prosecuted here. as the
Catholics are prescribed under the British
government a writer in the " American
has made some handsome comments on
the assertion and published list of APP
4 pointmepts i'll the different de apartments at
Washington; from which we take the Ii
perry vi extracting the following list Of the
prescribed !-Wh;S
Dehartment Of STATE.
Federalsts-- William Thornton, Daniel
Rf-nt, Richard Forest. Stephen Pleasanton.
clerks. In this department there are only
Tsyo republicans.
Treasury Dchortment.
Federalists eseph Nourse. register -
Richard Harrison. auditor; MIR. Jones', chief
clerk TO MIR. Gallatln D. Sheldon, 20 the
same ; N. LuHborough, chief clerk to Mr..
Duvall, the comptroller and great ma
jority Of clerks lin the Treasury Department.
are federalisls, who can be named If nsces-
Sary.
UIar Department.
Federalists-Wm Symonds. accountant,
and his clerks generally +; Bezekiah Rogers,
with variety of others, constituting ma
jority in the Department; which will be dc
Inonstrated 1T you require 1t.
Macy Deftarfmeaf.
observation-disclosures Turner, account
ant. and his clerk generally Ch w Colds
bar ugh, chief clerk, &c. &c. constituting
majority.
General Post Office.
Federalists-Mr Bradley, frs, assistant;
b vid Shoemaker; Dr. Bradley Mr. Coyle.
and half score, who for the present shall
be nameless
3
ed that, with a thorough knowledge of
TN csc facts, Jacob Wagner would have as
serted in the face of the public, that the fe. =.
deralists were prescribed by the republican
administration Why, sirs, I declare to
you upon my honor, and in the face of hea-
ven, that if / wanted minor office under
the government at this moment. ] would pre-
Ter going to Washing on to solicit one as
Jcdrrahst, rather than as republican. In
several visits which / have made to the sc al
of the general government, have seen G :
Dongh 20 convince me that the Jederahsts
sand The 6esf chanse Of success" no. }
NEW York. August 81 The Steam
Boat arrived yesterday afternoon from Alba
NY with upwards of 80 passengers, among
whom was the hon Francis James jackson
ahd suite.
A law has recently been passed by the
Imperial Parliament of Great Britain for
the better regulation of the army, by which
it is enacted, that " if any soldier, who
shall have been tried by court martial for
desertion, and convicted thereof, shall be
again tried and convicted. of desertion, the
court may, if they shall so think fit, in adj
dition to any other punishment it may award
for any such subsequent desertion. order thar
such deserter may be- marked on the left
side, two inches below the arm pit, with
the letter ID. and such letter not to be less
than half an inch in length, and 10 be mark
ed upon the skin with some ink, or gun
powder, or some other preparation, SO as to
be visible and conspicuous, and not TO be
obliterated."
In the ship Baltic, Captain p. Lowell, went
as passenger MIR. Lamber;, an enter
prls,ng man. whose choice is to settle, and
cultivate the greag Island Tristan de Cunha,
for the purpose Of supplying all ships out
ward bound 10 the CAPE OF Good Hope. and
( Indies. The pos ion of the Island is
excellent, and The soil and climate ikei,
to afford any animal or vegetable prnduc
ton wl,.ch the Western Islands, or Azores
OF Madeira now produce.-The Island
Ito be called the Island of Refreshment J
are well wooded and watered.-- The roads
for anchoriIg, perhaps as good as Madeira
and the landing generally better 1t is to
be hoped such a laudable undertaking will
be encouraged by all vessels needing sup
pljes--where no time VIII be lost, nor
charges incurred as at Table Bay.
ton fafler.
NORFOLK, august 90.
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