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RIGHTS OF TRAVELLERS.

Many Of our readers have Witnessed instances
Of sin,ila' uaprcf,sbe ohstinaoy and unfro,oksd
spite, with that which was TOO lightly punished
BY tie inllowng, otherwise corr eel dec'sl'n, l
is much 10 be wished th.t severe punishment
we.e as common as the offence
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EXCHANGE STREET
I fave Jun received an extenfvs SO r'ment OF
IL EnghIb, India Is French Goods,
fuitahle for the Pre.aOt and approaching ieAior---
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Farcneu TO tic Missionaries.

Sovereign of worlds. display thy pow'r,
Be this my lions favor'd hour;
And the bright morning star ARISE,
And point tue nations to the skies.
Set up thy throne where satan reigns,
On Aries shore, on India's piains
On wilds and continents unknown
And be the universe thine own
speak--and the world shall hear thy voice;
Searcl,--and the desert shall rejoice
Scatter the shades of moral night !;
Let worthless IDOLS dee the light!
Trusting in Him, dear brethren rear
The gospel standard void d fear
Gro seek with joy your desif'd shore,
To view your native land no more
Yes--Christian Heroes .---go--proclafn
Salvation through LMN lNusl's name;
TO .h,iia's cline the tidings bear,
And plant the Rose Of Sharon there.
He'll shield you with wall OF fire,
With flaming zeal your breasts inspire;
Bid raging wind. their fury cease,
And hush The tempest into peace.
And when our iabours all are DER,
Then we shall meet to part no more;
Meet.ui lh the biood-bought throng 10 IAN
And crown our Jeses IlsshD Of ALL
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-11-01


A French oamahlel, on .ae ASSASSINATION OF nc
DIX trl,sa and on M. de G. u.incouics
ss,emst Ia, hcstiun u himself wn,ch me
wriser endea,ofs 10 refu.e) contains NC 'o's
loving nsrIa.ve Of that ioui mu'oer
The Duke dEnghein had lived during.
three ycyts }: Euenaeim on pIopetsI OF
his own, and WAS setts there VITA nc con-
sen; ot Bonapait,, who had been dpptissd OF
tie ci Gums ance by The Eiector. W 'ns
18Th Mafcu 1904 ''olock IN the m n
ling, withous aay previous noice or appisea-
,bp. detachm,n, OF troops. despatched oy
Bonaparte. md directed by S,aulincouit
|(who was nnde, great naig atoms 10 the
family Of Conde) passed tbs Kline, invested
the residence OF tue young p nee, st'z q
him 10 bed, and conveyed mm 70 9lfas'
huryh, where he was contus IN the Citadel
Eariy on ihr IS b The .risoner was mads 10
proces Il to Pals; and, after having, travel
led night and day, hsaas brought, at mon
~ RI, Goth, to one OF tho gates 81 tie c4pl-
tai. where courier was in waiting with ain
order 10 proceed along the walls 70 nc CAS-
| ii, ct yincennes iheDuse al.lsed there
hse o'clock, and beng SKI USED with
hunger and fatigue, took shsI.t tep@st.
Having then thrown himself on q mlserabls
bed il his apartment, ne soon tell INTO
sound sleep. AT eleven O'Clock, he was
called from his lepose, and led into room
in the middle pavilion looking towards The
wood, wnere eight off .ers sat PR pared 20
Judge him. The whole PROCEEDINGS Wee
En,sh@d and sentence passsd about four o.
clock and, in half on hour afterwards, lie
noble victim suffered death near one Of the
bitches of the castle
Every precau,ion had been tasen to bury
this hor,ied attempt 10 tie ooscutlt, OF
right, aud to make sure OF is accomplish
men,. The suddennsss .fthe seizure, and
the haste in travelling, weie intended 10
shake the iorli.ude y hich this gallant youth
was known TO possess and 10 have displayed
during zen years of military service but
The b4se hope was vain, for he spoke 70 his
iudges with he nobleness and s'nrphony
which belonged 10 his character ana sirtaes'
When asked why he had Carried arn's q
gains, his country, his reply Was, : con-
tended with my family, for the recovery OF
the inheritance OF my anceuors but SIN 8,
the conclusion OF tie peace, rave ia'd
down my arms, and have acknowledged 'nat
there were no longer sovereisns IN Europe.
| The Abb- Bouyens, who pronounced In
I,oudsn a funeral oration on the Duke
| d. Err helm, was mistaken when nc Sid
I,l,as = execiition Of his horiid ssn.encS
had b, II performed b, foreign soldiers
he ,fnlh o! history calls To- conlesslor.
hat tie men Who acted OH this occasion
wsr- se7ss Il, a,sscs, and Erxncbmen.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-29
NOTICE.

THE subscribers inform the public that they have
entered INTO Co-partncrship for the purpose of
Manufacturing WOOLEN GOODS. under the me
and firm cf the Burtonsville Manufacturing Compa-
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JOSEPH GREENE.
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htchmondfsrUil, March 81. 1918.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-29
NICHOLAS GEFFKOY,

No. 1875, Ihames-sfreef,
INFORMS the pubic that he has for sale, indepcn-
Wstches, Looking Classes, &c. &c.-susAr, Coffee,
best super6ne Phade phis -Four. by Wholesale and
retail, at very reasonable prices for cash.
He also continues his professIos Of manufacturing
Sold and Silver ware-.nd gives the true value Of
old Gold and Silver according 10 their standard.
A great variety cf other articles will be found At
his store, which are too numerous to mention.
.fswkors, February %, 1915
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Cheap Stocking Yarn.


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IA rSment of nuwbers) Of 3-threaded slate col
ou e. sTOCKiNG YARN, partially stained, which
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one half the usus, price
It An assortment sf Yarns Of the first quality, at
Factory prices, as usual. Jan. IL.
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NIANTED Immediate Iy-2oo0 pounds live geese
w Feathers, for which cash will be given, at
10. l55, Thames street. Mar. a.
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From THE Mill!
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6r their liberal patronage, soiici,s continuance
ORDERS from his distant Cus,omers,suend-
ed to with 2romptiude. .Harch %.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-29

Tosmend the act entitled "An act 10 provide adj!
tolrsi revenues for dcIrsyng the expenses of gov
ernment, aud maintaining the public credit by lay
ing direct tar upon the United statcs,s and to pro.
.vnic for assessing and collecting The same" ard
an act entled "An act 10 provide sddisionairc'en.
ues for defrAying the expenses Of gcvernnenss snd
mxin, aiming the public credit by laying duties o..
househo'd furniture, and on gold b silver ~a'ehes
NE enacted By tie Senate and Hsrss ef Rcpre'e''-
sasrss Of the Urifei Sfates 3eried IN C'"gress cs
,,aI,,d Tba, instead of the first of FstvoaYrc.,i
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03

power. hear yol have been ve>.y much
alarmed IN Boston in expectation Of yisi.
from the enemy, and TIE towa had oyeTv
appearance Of garrison: that old ami
young, rich and poor, turned out to-wor,:
on the Notifications, and that in fact the
whole population had become soldiers
Under these circumstances, the return of
peace will be peculiarly grateful. and pre-
sumo you viii express your joy by dn-
ners, balls, Nominations, TIE deum, &c. &c.
The people here are not much pleased
with the peace. They wished to have the
war continued, in order to I" rive the Yam.
KEGS good drubbing - to destroy Their
navy, burn their towns, & take away n nart
OF their territories. The better sort saw.
" judging from the language of Federal pa
pers, If we had not made peace so soon, the
Union would nave been dissolved, and the
tederahsts IN the Eastern States would
again have come under the mother coun.
try. This was the opinion ofthe Prince
regent, and If the American Commission
ers had not managed the negotiation with
the greatest ability and skill, the war would
have continued. The great body of tine
English people, at the present moment.
have as strong dislike, may say hatred,
70 the Americans, as ever they had TO the
French and the observations am COM
PEELED to hear and bear, (being taken rir
an E.nglishman wherever COY render nv
business, excursions and intercourse with
the great world extremely irlssome. You
will be surprised to hear this, and particu-
iariy the cause oft, which IS, the fedrrak
newspapers! You know the editors think
they cannot speak Of the Administration in
too reproachiul terms, and believe there
IS no crime liz our penal code of which
they have not been accused, excepting
ngt-icay robbery and honse-5rea]eins.
These paragraphs are circulated through
nus country and the people. confaundins
the great bcdy Of Americans with their so.
Yernment, are of opinion that there is not
80 vile and unp~iaCipled a race of neorle
IN the world as the Yankees. Ifyou con-
traCiict them, ey viii refer to your own
papers, and to speeches IN Congress. They
say, there may possibly be some good ones
amongst you, but unless great majority
were reprobates, you weuId nat have SO
bad an administration as you describe
Yourselves
Editors Note. We besaech our Fed
eral brethren of the tyne seriouslyto Pause,
and reflect on the very injurious tendency
OF such conduct rs they have heretofore
pursued. Their outrageous ratings have
never imured T'. Jefferson. Dir. Nh Iison,
nor the Republican party. The injury has
been inflicted on our common country, and
as much ofif attaches to themselves, as to
any republican in the Union,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03
Bosros, May &c.
FROM R.aYTT.

we have been favored, by our NewburJ-
port correspondent, with a number of prin..
ted documents from Christophe's domini-
ans. Among them are
The process verbal of the interrogation
OF g Augustine Franco, alias Medina,
French Spy"
Letter from the French general La
vaysae (sent by Louis XVIII. to Christie
Pie,
From the same to Potion.
The count of Limonade,s proposal INV
order OF Christophe] to Potion, for union
OF the Haytians.
An address from count Limonade to Pc
tons subjects. on bis refusal to agree to the
union proposed by Christophe. Petion
SAID, while Chrlstophe offered titles with
one hand, he carried dagger in the other.
Count ldmonade, one of the deputies TO
Fetlon, says the refusal was accompanied
with insult and outrage and that thew
were received well by every one but Potion
himself. He says Petion had made treaty.
with naparte--correspo with the
French--prOtected French spy-and he
is forced to believe is sold to tie French
wilites-and has betrayed his feIioM-citi-
Zens.
The treaty with Bonaparte, he says, was
made IN 1915, and stipulated that bona
parte should send into the South Havt;
10000 men, $4,000 muskets, 100000 lbs. of
powder, and all the white colonists. to 70.
duee the w. aud the N. under the power
OF bonaparte; and That a part of the mus
kets and powder were sent and received
and that Christophe has copy of the trea-
~ and correspondence.
An address from the council of Hayti to
Christophe.
The answerofking Christopbe. who saws.
among other things, aliuding to an expecfed
expedition from France.
:. Haytiaas l-Y oursentinents. vour re-
solution, are worthy ofus. Your king shall
always be worthy of you. Our indignation
is full. Let Hayti, from this instant be-
come n vast camp. Let us prepare to com.
bat these tyrants, who threaten us with
irons, slavery and death.-IIaytians file
whole universe have their eyes fixed on us.
Our conduct ought to confound our cslun,-
nlators, and justify the opinion that ph;japs
thropists have conceived of US. IefusraIs
~, and have but single wish, that of cx.
terminating our tYrauts. Upon theperfect
unanlmity OF our union and our efforts. viii
depend the prompt success of our cause.
Let us give to posterity grand example Of
courage, Let us fight with glory. Let US
be eiiaced from the rank of human being,
rather than renounce libertyand indepep1-
ence. a king Wewill live and die knqi
You snail see US always at your head, oar
taking your perils and dangers. If itshali
happen that we shall cease TO be, before ha-
wing consolidated your rights, reweinber
our actions and If our tyrants come 10 put
IN danger your liberty and Independence,
take my bones itOm tie tomb, and they
shall again guide you to victory, and cause
you to triumph over our irnpIacab,e and
eternal enemies"
The cries were thousand times repeat.
ed oil Itve fe Roi! Virc Henry! PiUe IN
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03
INTERESTING LETTER.
To the Editor Of the Boston Patriot.

~ N%''''O' - eitS DOStOH utftObs
SIN,
! send you the enclosed extract for in.
sertion in your paper, if you should deem
1t worthy OF public notice. 1t is from the
pen Of young gentleman, of unquestion-
able federal politics, belonging to this
town but who has been resident in Eng
land for several months past. While il
abundantly shews the disgrace brought up
on our beloved country by the Federal
Newspapers, it must excite the most NOR
tifying regret in the breasts of all who feel
for the honor Of their country. But not
withstandingthe scandalOus and malignant
effusions Of the opposition papers, we have
reason to rejoice, that our nation. like the
sun emerging from a dark cloud, is ris-
ing with increasing splendOr in the view OF
the whole civilized world.
OWE or ToUR READERs.
" We arc extremely anxious to hear the
fate Of the Treaty signed at Client, though
no one doubts but Mr.. Madison and the
Senate will ratify il. We Judge from this.
that though it may not be every thing the
Americans may wish, it does not contain
any very Objectionable articles and while
a Nei0 England Contention is threaten
ing on one side, British armies and nayies
on the others, and an empty treasury star
ing the President in the face, he will glad
ly put an end to the war, when it is in his
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03
AFFIDAYIT.

Louailier rs. .9ndre,c jackson, command
ing general IN military district.
In this case, on Sunday the 5th ofMarcb
1915, the honorable DOmInick A. Hall
t He told .)Ejor Claiborne that ,gy,iLe
martini Lmo e.ristea, mo man should be a5oUe
him.
tSee his letter oftI,e 18Th January.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03

making one nor. sts'aSyle to rescue She charac-
ter OF this army from unmerted aspersion. II il
be not entitled to the praise or their comtTv, let
IT not meet with undeseved neglect, but rece We
the common reward ofiustice
With much cosderat,on and respect have
the honor TO be, sir, your obedient servant.
JOHN p. BOYD, B, G. Coad'g.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-04
10 the Patrons Of the Yirzinia Argus.


The Public are respectfully informed by the
Administrative ofths late Proprietor, that, not
having been able to effect sale of the Esta4
biishment, as was az irst proposed, she has de-
termined, with the advice oil her friends, to en-.
ter into co-partnership with Mr.. PHILIP
DU-vAL, who has undertaken the entire ma
nagemeat of the ARGUS, and is well qualified
TO conduct the Paper confo-nably to it's origi
nal principles, with such a degree of en-, rgy
and attention, "a, she fatters herself, will give
perfect satisfaction to its friends and patrons.
The Administrative tenders her grateful ac-
acknowledgements TO those Gentlemen who have
continued To patron re the Argus. no.withstand,
lag all the disadvantages whi:iI she is fully sen
sib,e it has iabor-d anler, both from its unset-
tied state, aud IN. iiisulty OF Conducting it
properly, which aross from The extreme youth
OF her Sen, lnder whose name it has ia,terly
been Issued She hopes lor coatisuation of
Patronage, as considerable eyertiuas are ma
king to replace the paper on its for ner resp ecs
table staading; and neither pains nor expense
will be spared to render it as valuable as any
publication in the United States
or Mr.. Du- Val viii take charge of the
Establishment in few davs.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-04
LlON, JdIHeS WO1rOt,
Secretary of War, Washington.
UNOFFICIAL ACCOuNrs.

Copy ofa iener from H;4 ExcrNency I'm C.
C. Claiborne, GOverH1r of Lonisiaaa, to a Seq
Gtor in Congress, Jrom thas STATE.
New-Orleans, Dec. 3O:h, 1874.
SIR--I am to apprize you of the situation
OF the state If Louisiana, to which M citi
zen of the United States can be Indifferent
The enemy epterei the Lake Borgne be.
hind this city, about the 10th inst. Their
feet consisted n a number OF vessels. of d;f-
ferent sizes Il soon overpowered and can.
tured FIVE gun boats our whole naval force
on that lake. Severe as the loss was to us.
our gallant tars rendered it very dsar adj.
vantage to the foe. IN the co,Ir-e If the
following week, we heard OF the landing of
some OF the enemy's fnrces on the shores Of
Pearl river, and On the 2Si instant, early
in the afternoon, information reached this
CITY, OF the arrival OF part of them at the
house of major general Where. below and
at the distance OF seven miles from this CITY
and on she same side Of the Mississippi
They had approached the shores of that
river through a small creek (bayou ben.
venu) which enptes itself into the Lake
BOrgns, has It's head within four niles from
the river, where it meets canal, through
which fishermen bring their fish to market
in small canoes, and from which there is a
small portage to the Mississippi. General
Jackson, who commands the forces of the
United States in this district, i'm mediately
marched with the regulars and militia that
we're in town and some artillery, and was
soon after followed by Gen. CorFee's cayal-
ry and detachment Of the militia of Ten
nessee, under Gen, Carroll, who were en-.
camped three miles above. Towards dark
the vanguard of our army had a brisk en-.
gagement With the enemy, in which we had
several killed, many wounded and some
missing. We took twenty odd prisoners.
and the loss Of che enemy in killed and
wounded is said to be much more sonside-
ra5le than ours.
During the night Gen. Jackson took an
advantageous position, and threw IN on the
next day strong entrenchmsnt from the
river to the Cypress swamp parallel to it,
behind which he has lodged his army in con.
siderable safety. We had two armed YES
sells on the river (the one commanded by
Com. Patterson. the other by capt Henlyl
which on the following day kept n brisk FIRE
on the enemy, and compelled them to retire
into the swamp; bat in the night between
the 2Sth and 18th the enemy erected bat
terry on the shore, from which they fred hot
shot on one of our armed vessels, which n
strong current and contrary winds kept a.
anchor. She caugat fire, and was abandon.
I'd by the crew. Ga the s7th in the morn
ing the enemy prepared to attack our lines
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-04
From New-Orleans.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS.
WASHINGTON, January so.
Copy of a letter from Gen. A,iIrerp jackson to
the Secretary Of Var, da.ei
Camp 6e!ogv .Ns7p Orleans,

the Secretary IF War, da.ei
Camp 6eIosv .Ns7v Orleans,
26fH Dee. 1874.
The enemy having, by the cap.ure u our
gun boats, ohtnined c,nnead Of the lakes.
were enabled TO eifecs passage tn the
Mississippi at point on the side of New.
Orleans, and about niles below il. The
moment received the intelligence, has.
tened to attack him in his irst position. It
was brought on in the night and resulted
very honorablY to oar arms- The heavy
smok e. occasioned by an excessive fire, rem
dered II necessary that should draw off
my troops, after severe CONFLICT of up +.
wards nf an hour.
The attack was made On the night Of the
2Sd-Since then both armies have remain.
ed near the battle ground, making prepa :
rations for something more decisive.
The enetny's force exceeded ours by
double, and their loss was proportionab!y
greater The mnnent can spare the
time, viii forward you detailed account.
In the meantime expect something far
more important will take place. I hope to
be able To sustain the honor of our arms,
and to secuTe the safety of this country,
/ have the honor 70 be, with great re-.
spect, your obedicnr servant,
ANDREW JACKSON,
DfJ9r Gen. Comd'g.
Hon, James Monroe,
Secretary of War.