Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
March 17, 1813
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VOL. I. WASHINGTON CITY, PUBLISHED BY GALES AND SEATON, Daily, at Ten Dollars per annum PAID IN ADVANCE. No subscription will be taken for less than twelve months. All letters to the Editors must be post paid. BANK OF COLUMBIA, March 1, 1813. NOTICE is hereby given that in conformity with the Charter are Election will be he.d at the Banking House on Saturday the 20th ins-, at 11 o’clock, for Twelve Directors, for the institution. By order, WILLIAM WHANN Cashier. March 2 A MULATTO ROT whose master is willing to dispose of for ten years, when he is to be free, to a good master, which must be to the eastward ol Maryland he is healthy and active, has been brought up in a private family (mm an infant, where he has been taught every thing necesa ry to make him a valuable house or gentleman’s servant; he is extremely handy with horses either in or out of harness. Enquire at this office March 2— RICHARD PARROTT CG. fur tale at their Warehouse on Waler street, for cash, er approved paper. SI hogsheads West India and Orleans Sugar 14 do. Molasses 6 pipes 4th proof French Brandy^ A few puncheons best West India Rum Madeira A London particular 3 eneriffe WINES Sherry, Port, Malaga and V Sicily Madeira J 41 bags Green and White Coffee 22 chests Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hy son Skin and Souchong TEAS. 10 bales Pimento 30 barrels Tanners Oil 50 boxes Pickled Herrings 1800 lb, Pepper A few cases Sweet Oil Spermacetia, Mould and Dipt’d Candles. 250 Ploughshare Moulds 10 tons fiat and square Bar Iron 1200 wt Seine Twine 20 quintals Seine Corks 40 dozen Plough Lines and Cordage of every description 2000 bushels Lisbon Salt 8 boxes Russia Steel. Georgetown, February 19—4 w WASHINGTON HOTEL. The Subscriber informs his friends ana the public that he has rms dai opened the Washington Hotel, oh the Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trea sury Office. THIS establishment has been considerably enlarged, altered and improved, and furnished with an entire new set ofßeds and Furniture, a general and choice assortment of W nes and Liquors has been laid in the table will always be supplied with the best Viands that can be procured, and from a studious desire to please he hopes to merit a share of public custom. JOHN MACLEOD. N. B. A few Gentlemen can be accommo dated with Boarding, by the month or year- August 27- ar ch 1 LOUDON LAND FOB, /SALE. The Subscriber is authorised to sell, and now offers for sale, two tracts of Land in Lou don county, Virginia, belong ng to Wm. D. Digges, Esq. the one containing about 200 G acres, lying on and adjoining the Short Hills, and known by the name of the Short Hill Tract, within a short distance of the River Po tomac and Harper’s Ferry, on which there are several very valuable mill seats the other, known by the name of the Valley Tract, with in five or six miles of the Town of Leesburg, and conraming about 1100 acres. Both these Tracts of Land are very fertile, are situated in thickly populated neighborhoods, and are as well calculated for farming as any land in the county of Loudon: each Tract will either be sold altogether, or will be divided in such manner as may best accommodate purchasers. The Subscriber will attend in person at the house of Mr. Jennings, on the Short Hill Tract, and at the house of Mr. Greenlease, on the Valley Tract, about the 15th March inst for the purpose of showing the premises, and of giving such information as may be de sirable to persons inclined to purchase. Jf not sold at private sale by the 12th of April next, the said Lands will be offered at Paulie Sale, to the highest bidder, on that day, at Piers's Tavern, in the town oj Leesburg; the sale to continue from day to day until the whole of the Land shall be sold. The Terms of payment will be one third part of the purchase money in hand on the day of the sale—'he balance to be paid in one, two, three, equal annual instalments. Persons who may wish to forward Letters to the Subscriber, will please to direct to him, Stafford Court House, Virginia. E. MASON, Attorney in fact Stafford Co Va. March 4— K KOSS, HAS received this day, at lus Wine Cellar, the following articles, imported in the schooner Express, lately from Bordeaux, wh'ch he will sell wholesale and .retail for a moderate profit: Sparkling Champagne in Hampers of 50 bottles Medoc in baskets' of 12 du. St. Julien Red Wine in hampers of 24 do. Vm de Grave in boxes of 12 do. Claret in do of 12 do. Sweet Oil in baskets of 12 do. Prunes in boxes of about 16 lb. each Cogniac Brandy in pipes, of a very superior quality. He has also received from Baltimore Fresh Souchong Tea, Pichou do. do. Padoy do. do. Table Salt in baskets, "Mouid Gaudier, &c. Georgelown, Mai ch 9—2awtf 100 DOZEN D 0 UDLE-BLADED PEN KNIVES, Apply to Joseph Milligan, Bookseller, Georgetown, who has on hand a large and general assortment of Penknives, of a superi or quality, which he will dispose of wholesale or retail. March 10. Daily National Intelligencer. VALUABLE SEATS FOR MILLS, Or Manufactories that require a force THE Upper Appomr'- nx Company have from their Canal, in and near Petersburg, Vir ginia, upwards of one hundred feet fall of wa ’er, divided into 12, 14 and 20 feet falls. They have also the necessary Land for the scite of Mills and manufacturing houses, which they wish to let or dispose of. The subscribers, who are managers for the Company, propose to meet at Petersburg on the second Monday in April next, for the purpose of dispi s ng of the water It is expected that on the day fol lowing, at 12 o’clock the managers will mee at the Bason, and let some situations to the highest bidder. The terms on which the mana gers would wish to dispose of the scites, may be more particularly known after the first of March nex‘, by application to Daniel E Allen, clerk for the Company, residing at Petersburg. The subscribers are disposed to give every en couragement in their power to manufactories of cotton and wool, particularly the carding and spinning of wool and the fulling of wool len cloth. There is already erected at the locks a Saw Mill and a small Grist M‘ll, which we oropose to lease for one or more years, an which will be yery convenient to those who may be about to erect buildings at the locks, or on the cur.al. To those who are una quaintedwith the situation, the subscribers believe they ma; ay, there .s none more eligahle in the country; situate al the head of tide water, at the market for an extensive back country, as well on the river Appomattox, as to the south and west o Petersburg; and affording to this country a market 2G m.Ls nearer than Richmond, the only rival The subscribers further state, that *or the want of a sufficient number of mills a P' ters burg, a large quantity of wheat is car/ cd free the south side of Appomattox to Raid Afflick, in his life time, the sum of §968, part of the purcha e money a foresad, and that the balance there f hah been paid to the administrators o the sa d Afflick, since his death; and (hat the sad Crookshank, in February 1795, bargained with and sold to James Melvin, of George town, part of the above described pan of Lt bo. 40, for the sum of §640, (part o wh h only has been paid) and that no legal ti k can be made therefor The petitioners then fore pray that a trustee or other person may be ap pointed by the said court, in order that such titles and conveyances may be made and exe cuted as are necessary in the premises, and authorised by the laws in such cases provided It is therefore ordered, that notification of the same be given to Walter Jones, Esq At torney of the United Staies or the disurict o Columbia, and notice of the prayer of th said petition be published three successive weeks in one of the newspapers of this dis trict. And that the said District Attorney be directed to shew cause why his appearance should not be entered to the said petition at the next session of this court, on the first Monday in June next, and why the several conveyances prayed in and by the said peti tion should not be made in pursuance of the prayer bf the said petition. By order Wm BRENT, Clk. Feb 23 3w JUST RECEIVED AND FOxt SALE. BY JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller, George-Town, (Col.) Vivian and Emiiie de Coulanges, 2 vols. 82 00 Depon’s Voyages, 3 vols. 6 00 Wanderer of Switzerland, a Poem, 75 Maternal Physician, 1 00 Gass’s Journal, with 6 engravings, 100 Johnson’s Lives, 4 50 Human Manners, 62 1 2 Osander’s Poems, 62 1-2 Zion’s Pilgrim, 62 1-2 Croxall’s Fabies, 87 1-2 Little’s Poems, 75 cts. 1 00 Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, 87 1-2 Hudibras, 60 Campbell’s Philosophy of Rhetoric, 3 00 David’s Psalms, 37 1-2 Catechism of Nature, 37 1-2 Minstrei, a collection of celebrated English, Scotch and Irish Songs, set to Music, 1 50 Diamond Songster, 3 vols. boards 100, bound, 1 50 Pope’s Essay on Man, 25 Ramback’s Meditations, 2 vols. 400 to 4 50 Low’s Encyclopaedia, 7 vols quarto, 60 00 JI large and elegant assortment of QUARTO, SCHO L AND POCKET Bibles, Testaments and Prayer-Book^ P K^ T-BOOK Desk and Pen Knives and Dividers. Jan. 7. A GOOD aHllZr WASTED, And good wages will be given. Enquire of the Editors. February Js— eodt WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 18)3. of Water. A CARD. Miss CHARLOTTE ANN TAYLOR will commence a FEMALE BOARDING-SCHOOL ACADEMY on Monday the 15 th inst. At the House of General Van Ness near the Pennsylvania Avenue, next to the General’s residence, where she will superintend the Edu ation oi such Young La lies as she may be honored with the care of. English, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic the French and Italian languages Dancing, Music, Fine Needle Work will he taught; as well as Geography,and the use of the Globes. The attention she will hold it her duty to give :o the manners, and the morals of her pupils, she trusts will insure to her that high and re spectable patronage with which she is now honored. As it is Miss Taylor’s intention to procure the best Professors in the Arts the Polite Accomplishments, she flatters herself with the hope of encouragement from a refined, a ge nerous and liberal community. The ’erms of Tuition may be known on ap* plication as above after Thursday ensuing. Feb. 9—-ts Proficients in Music. Pjdnt'ng in Crayons, and Drawing in Indian Jk aid Chalks, who can have suitabieirecommi ionsjare invited to make tbemse'.v a wn, as above. FRIZZ MONRT. The Priztors w .hin he district of Columbia” will administered o the said insolvent, and a rus.ee appointed, unless cause to the contrary h n and there shewn. irdeied, hat this no*ice be published in the -a val Intelligencer three times previous to he said day B* „rder of the hon. Buckner Thruston, an a si ant Judge of the Circuit Court ofthe dis cl aforesad. Test Wm. BRENT, Ck. March 13—St REES’S CFCLOFJEDIA. For Sale, 20 Volumes of the above work—. (American Edition) with the right of continu at ion. ALSO, The whole or part of LOT No 13 in Square No. 431, directly fronting the city Post-Office. JOHN SEsSE'JRD. March 11 AGRICULTURAL. JUST PUBLISHED, ARATOR; Being a series of Agricultural Essays practi- cal and Political, in sixty-one numbers, By a Citizen of Virginia. For sale in the district of Golumb a as follows In Georgetown —at J Milligan’s bookstore, H:gh-Si>eet, at the Bosk-store and Lottery office, Bridge street, and at the office of the Spirit of *76. In Washington —at the book-stores ot R. G Weightman, W- Cooper, D Rapine and A. G Way. In .Alexandria—at the bookstores of Robert Gray a id James Kennedy. March 2— tw!f e >d3r TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. In Sept, last, my house-servant, who calls himself JOSEPH MICHAELS, absconded, and stole one of my horses, a saddle and bridle de was seen a Bath in Berkeley co. on his way to Pennsylvania since which time, no ac mint of him has been received. He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, of a light complexion, a as g countenance, and can read very well. i a slave, was raised by me irom a child •and’being a likely, sensible, and admirable sen.ant, has ever been treated with the most kiodness and indulgence; not the si.gbtesi su p cioi. was ever entertained of his ntentioo to abscond on the contrary, he was supposed io ”e remarkably attached to h master and family He is supposed to be i. Pennsylvania or Ohio, where he must be em ployed as a house servant, not being fit. or Wil ing to do farming labor; and as a waiter he must be rematka le The a' ove reward will be paid for bringing him home to the Subscriber in Winchester, Va. or 50 dolls, for lodging him in any jail, so that 1 get h m again It is hoped that persons not willing to take up a runaway, will take him up as a th es. DANL. LEE. Winchester, Va. March 9—9 t LANDS IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY, FOR SALE. BY virtue of the last H til and Testament of Eobu rt Means, deceased, the subscriber offer a for sale, ail the Lands of the Testator in tiie slates of Ohio and Kentucky. As there is a targe quantity of oi these Lands, and the quality in general good, they are well worth the ttention of alt persons desirous of pur chasing Lands in those parts of the country. The tracts are of various sizes, and conse quentiy calculated to suit purchase! s of all descriptions. Further information respecting the said Lands may be obtained irom Mr. Walter Dunn, residing in or near the town ot Chillicothe in the stale of Ohio DANIEL CALL, executor of the last will and testament of Rob. Means, dec'd. Richmond. July 19—ts NEW BOOKS. R. C. Weightman has received, Stoddard’s Sketches of Louisiana Chitty’s Law of Nations Advice to officers of the army, and to the Secretary of War, satirical. Chesterfield Travestic Colman’s Poetical Vagaries Bakhtiar Nameh a Persian story D’lsraeli’s Calamities of Authors Things by their right names, a Novel Erskines’s miscellaneous speeches The Absentee, by Miss Edgeworth Vivian and Emilie de Coulanges, by Do. Temper, a Novel by Mrs. Opie Davy's Elements of Chemical Philosophy Elegant Prayer Books Portraiture of Methodism Santo Sebastiano, a Novel Marian do. Married Life do. Traits of Nature, a novel, by Miss Burney Scottish Adventurers, a Novel Memoirs of Prince Eugene Duane’s Military Library, Military Dictionary Hand Book for Infantry do. for Riflemen Meiish’s Map of the Seat of War Perceval’s administration Byron’s Poems British Spy Lord Lyttieton’s Letters Good men of Modern date, a Novel, &c. &c. R. C. W. has also received a collection of Family Bibles, of various prices. February 16 MEDICAL ENQUIRIES AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THE DISEASES OF THE MIND. By Benjamin Rush, m. d. Professor of the Institutes and Practice of Me dicine, and of the Clinical Practice, in the University of Pennsylvania. Price §2 50. Apply at Joseph Milligan’s Bookstore, or 'at the Bookstore and Lottery-Office, Bridge street, Georgetown. February 17— Tiilb D Y PUBL S IED By JOSEP d MILLIGAj\, bookseller Georgetown, The Ist 2d Volumes of the WORKS o F CORNELIUS TACITUS: WITH AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS, NOTES, SUPPLEMENTS, &c. By Arthur Murphy, Esq. First American, from the London Edition, with the author’s last corrections In Six Volumes —Price to subscribers §2 50 per volume. (fj" Subscriptions received by Joseph Mil ligan, Georgetown, Wm. Cooper, R. C. Weightman and Dawei Rapine, Washington. February 18— SALE AT AUCTION. Will be sold *t Public V ndue, virtue of a deed of trust to Thomas Xlo 1 day and Shadrach Davis, on Tu sday the 6t, pnl next, at one o’clock P M A IWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE LOT, On Eighth street, and opposite to the Marine Barrack, and adjoining the tavern kept by Mr; Drummond. OsZ Terms of sale, cash. By NICHOLAS L QUEEN, AucUoneer. March 11 Tawts AIR BTUVLb. The following copies oi letters respecting Mr Da del Pettibones AIR ST ;VLS, prove eyon-i doubt the niva uable qia.ities of thia American improvement. Copy of a note fom the ussian Minister, Mr. Da.iCiiK ff. Mr. Pett bom iu p se te i to me a pam phlet, entitled Economy o/ i'uel, describing various modes o; w a mug a; ai mencs by hia peculiarly constructed smv or fire places. Th .ugh they have some simi arty to the Rus sian stoves, 1 find that Mr. P app i s m tovsa he const, acts external a r as a means of con vey, ng the heat inib tile rot m a p-easure and in tins view I consider them better calculated tor this country At the request of Mr P. as well as for the public utility, I deciare tins to be my op.mou. A. DASCHKOFF. Washington, March 7, 1813.” Copy of a note from the Hon. Richard Rush, Comptroller of the Treasury I have frequently been in rooms m the city of Philadelphia, as well in public edifices as private houses, that were warmed on Mr Da niel Pettibone’s plan for introducing warm air into rooms, and wa always struck with the equal and comfortable degree of heat whicU pervaded them. His plan was aproved, as far as I was imormed, by al who made trial of it. Ri CH ARD RJSH. Washington City, March 8. 1813.” Copy °f a letter from Mr. Ceo. Magruder, to the Trustees oj the Lancastrian Academy. March 6, 1813. Gentlemen, Being informed that you have caused one of Daniel Pettibone’s patent stoves to be erect ed n the Lancaster School House., under the superintendance of the said Pettibone, I ask ae favor of your opinion relative to its effect and the utility of the improvement for public or private buildings I am, gentlemen, &c. GEO MAGRUDER.” Answer of the Trustees to Mr. Magruder. Georgetown, March 8, ibi3. Dear Sir, Mr Pettibone’s invention is now in use in the Georgetown Lancaster School. We approve highly oi it, and consider it the best mode of warming a room we have ever seen We are, yours, respectfullj, F.S KEY, JOHN OTT, DANIEL BUSSARD, JOHN ABBOT, WM. MORGAN. [March 11—3t] NOTICE. THE holders of n tes issued by the President Directors and Company of the Bank of the U. S. whether payable at Philadelphia or at any of the Branches of that Institution, are herey re quested to present the same for repayment at the office oi the Trustees in Philadelphia, on or before the first of September next, or a dividend of the Trust Fund will be made without refei ence to them. By order of the Trustees, G. eIMPSON, Cashier. Late Bank of the United States, Reb. 16, 1813, Feb £3—tS THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE That the subscriber of Washington city, hath obtained from the Orphans’Court of Washing ton county, in the district of Columbia, Let ters of Administration, cum testamento annexe, on the Will Personal estate of John Smith, late a clerk in the Treasury and of Washing ton county, deceased—All persons having claims against the said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber on or before the 25tli day oi August next, they may otherwise, by aw, be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 22d February. A. D 1813. CHARLES GLOVER, Admr. February 24—3 w LAW BOOKS. Just received and for sale by JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller, George Town, Bacon’s Abridgment 7 vols. §6O 00 Chitty’s Law of Nations 2 25 to 2 50 Cornyn on Contracts, 2 vols; 12 0O Cranch’s Reports, 4 vols. 20 00 Dallas’s Reports, 4 vols. 20 00 Laws of United States, 10 vols. 20 00 January 28— NEW BOOKS FOR S iLE, .By R. C. WEIGHTMAN. Tales by the Rev George Crabbe, l. l. d, 2 vols. price §1 75. The Influence of Literature upon Society, from the French of Madame d S aal Holstein* 2 vols.pr'ce §2 \lso a Map of the seat of war in Russia, price 37 1-2 cents. March 9 —3t TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living with in three miles of Ellicott’s Mills, on the 26th of February last, an apprentice to die Black smith’s business, named PERIGRINE JOHN SON, about 17 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 in chess high—had on when lie weal away, a wool hat about half worn; dark grey coat and pan taloons lace boots, and black stockings. Whoever takes up said runaway, and brings him home, shall receive the above reward, and. all reasonable expences paid by AQUILLA HITCHCOCK. N. B. all persons are forbid harboring or employing said apprentice at their peril. Match s—2aw2wt A. NO. G 5.
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CONGRESS. HOUSE 0/ REPRESENTATIVES. MARCH 2 MR. ROBERTSON’S SPEECH On the bill which, passed the House of Representatives and was lost in the Senate, for prohibiting exporta tied in foreign bottoms. Mr. Chairman, I do not often tresspass on the patience of the House, but I request their atten tion whilst I state a few of the reasons which compel me to oppose the bill now under consideration. I am the more disposed to do this, because my opposition arises from con siderations in a great measure peculiar to myself, and because I differ with gentlemen in the correctness of whose opinions I usually concur. Without, then, considering the principles it in volves, I reject this bill, because, it is not in fact what it professes to be it is not a restrictive measure its pro visions may operate prejudicially on ourselves, but cannot affect the enemy. In one of two general systems, I might go along with gentlemen. Let us have non-importation, non-intercourse and embargo—thus the restrictive system may have its full bearing—let us refuse to purchase manufactures of the Bri tish—let us refuse to furnish them with provisions, then we may be consoled for the privations which we ourselves must experience, by reflecting on the great evils which we inflict on the ene my. I can but smile at the patriotism of honorable gentlemen, who affect to starve the English by refusing to buy their manufactures, whilst they inun date the army, the navy, the colonies of that nation, with a profusion of all the necessaries and luxuries of life— they will starve a few miserable manu facturers, whilst they industriously feed their armed men. With the most glaring and barefaced inconsistency, they object to admitting into our mar kets any the minutest article of British manufacture, that the inhabitants may perish for the want of means to purchase bread whilst bread is exported with a hope that it should, indeed a perfect certainty that it wiH, be consumed by this same people—l cannot concur in these half way measures. I voted for a repeal of the non-importation act. I hoped that commerce, sufficiently haz ardous and fettered by the present state of the world, would cease to be shackl ed by ourselves. I hoped, that now the sword was drawn, we should carry on war in the usual and accustomed manner—that the government would be aided by the receipt of revenue arising from duties 8c imposts—that the people would be thus partially relieved from taxes —that the nation would be strengthened and inspirited by an acces sion of wealth, now, more than ever necessary. But whatever, sir, might be my opi nion of this bill, viewed as a restrictive measure for other considerations it meets with my decided disapprobation. We prohibit neutrals from clearing out from our ports, with the productions of our country, whilst our own vessels are left free to do so. We deny to them that commerce, which as a neutral we formerly enjoyed. Heretofore we com plained of the injustice of belligerents, and, now that we are engaged in war, and that too for neutral rights and free trade, we are about to practise similar abuses. Aware that some apology would be deemed necessary, we call it a municipal regulation it may be so—• and perhaps we are borne out by strict Isw but we attempt a justification on the ground of cutting off our enemy from supplies, of which he stands in need, and which, notwithstanding his perilous situation, he dares to hope to receive through a train of insolent arti fices, derogatory to the integrity of the Union, and disgraceful to those with whom they shall prevail. Now, sir, if the measure proposed could in any way counteract his views —if it w’ent the full length of prevent ing him from procuring the various ar ticles which his necessities require I confess it would be inflicting a punish ment, which not only the laws of war would authorize, but which the unpre cedented baseness of his late attempt most loudly calls for; but no such ef fect will be produced. For what is there to prevent our vessels from transport ing the products of the U. States to Amelia, Pensacola, St. Bartholemews, there to be deposited, and thence car ried in neutral or British bottoms to Ja maica, the Bahamas, or wheresoever else they may be wanted And again, if notwithstanding the hostile attitude in which we stand in relation to each other, England is compelled to encour age a trade by licence, will not her ne cessities equally induce her to connive at exportation Can it be doubted, that her armed vessels would not be in structed to allow our provissions to pass unmolested, when, by pursuing a contrary conduct, she would be starv ing her own colonics And is it not clear that a traffic, which the war pre vents from being direct, would con tinue to be carried on, as it is at present, through intermediate ports Mr. Chairman, the present scheme seems to me, to be merely calculat ed to produce vexation and embarrass rnent at home to operate with peculiar i hardship on neutral rights, without in flicting on the enemy any injury com mensurate with these evils. Sir, if gentlemen wish to reap the full effect of a restrictive system, that system must be rigid and complete; let our ports be sealed—let there be neither egress nor ingress—let us neither buy nor sell-—and let us prepare to bear the positive burdens ©f active war. No section of our widely extended union could then complain of peculiar oppres sion the plan would present itself to us, recommended, at least, by the gene .rality of its operation—by the imparti ality of its character But if this can not be done—if the shipping interests of some of the states, and the manufac turing establishments of others must be encouraged, and if others still must sell, their wheat and flour—let us pursue the opposite course—let us sweep restric tive measures by the board—thus should we enjoy all the advantages, which would result to the government from imposts—all the benefits that would accrue to individuals from exports. In either of these modes of proceeding I might concur; but I cannot consent to the plan now submitted, nor acquiesce in the wisdom or policy of our existing regulations—they are not promotive of the general welfare, but on the contra ry are ruinous to the interests of that portion of the union, whose interest it is peculiarly my duty to protect. Yet I cannot help observing that, however under their oppressive operation com merce languishes, and southern agri culture is completely annihilated, they are tolerated by the eastern states, be cause they promote their domestic ma nufactures, and impoverish and embar rass the government and they are ad vocated and supported by the middle states, because they consider or affect to consider them as very patriotic be cause they inflict privations, which, by the by, they do not feel and finally because, nevertheless, they are enabled to sell off, at excellent prices, the pro ductions of their farms. Thus, sir, a feast is spread before us—but it is serv ed up, however splendidly and abun dantly, in shallow dishes, and while the foxes of the eastern and middle states lap up the soup with great dexterity, the storks of the Mississippi, Mobile, and Altamaha, look on, perhaps with admiration, but certainiy with no satis faction whatever. While, sir, the spleen of hostility towards the govern ment is gratified—while the manufac turing establishments of the east are promoted—while the middle section of the union dispose of, at high prices, the abundant harvest of their fields—-what becomes of the commerce of our coun try what fate befals the agriculture ot the south Our cotton rots on the stalk from this proscription of foreign manufactures, the grower of the raw material is irretrievably ruined possi bly he may sell an inconsiderable por tion ot his crop for contemptible prices, to domestic manufacturers, whilst he is compelled to buy, at enormous rates, the articles which his wants require If he wishes to sell, he finds no compe tition among purchasers—does he find it necessary to purchase, he suffers e qually from the want of competition among those who sell. Whatever may have been the mea sures of which I speak in principle, in practice they have not answered ex pectation. I conceive they were honor able to the government, they had for their object the rights and real inde pendence of the nation but the embar go, the most efficient among them, has long since been laid aside—it was found impossible to carry it into effect—how ever well intended, whatever good was fairly hoped from it, the result expected has not been realised. £Here Mr. R. was interrupted to make way for a message. He proceeded] Mr. Chairman, at the moment of this interruption I was about to conclude but one word before I resume my seat, in reply to the honorable Speaker. He has said that the bill now before you forms a part of a series of measures, intimately connected with and de pend ent on each other, and having in view the same object—retaliation on the ene my. I confess I do not think the honor able gentleman was successful in ma king out his proposition it certainly strikes me in no such light—if I deem ed his opinions correct, it should un questionably receive my hearty sup port. Indeed, having already voted for the measures to which he alludes, I should feel myself compelled to do so, upon every principle of consistency. To meet the lure held out to some of our merchants, the bribe to induce them to violate their allegiance to their coun try, and to sacrifice their individual honor I gave, most cheerfully, my as sent to the act prohibiting the use of foreign licenses. To meet the unpre cedented barbarities of the British and their savage allies—barbarities which fill the soul with indignation and curdle cue blood with horror, I hesitated not to consent, to add the sanction of this House to principles of severe retalia tion to be acted on by the President but how this bill, which merely pro hibits to neutrals a trade which it leaves ^pen to ourselves, is connected with either of those acts, I cannot perceive. And having already, I think, satisfacto rily shewn that it can produce no sen sible effect upon the enemy—for these and other reasons which a want of time will not permit me to state, it does not meet with my approbation, and cannot receive my vote. MR. ALRTON’S SPEECH GM THE MEW ARMY BILL. MR. ALSTON said,, although the debate upon the subject under consi deration had been protracted to so great a length, he would make a few observa tions in reply to the member from Ma ryland, (Mr. Key). He believed no gentleman would disbelieve him when he told them he would not detain the House long. Mr. A. said, he always listened to the gentleman with atten tion, and as often admired his great in genuity in covering his real designs and making that appear plausible and right which in fact was not so however upon the present occasion it was impossible to mistake the gentleman. He began by saying that he would not vote to re peal the law declaring war against G. B. —that would be prostrating the dig nity of this national her feet; and what was his argument that no step ought to be taken to carry it on Mr. A. asked the gentleman and the House, which would be the most dignified course, to repeal the law declaring war or to re fuse the only means of carrying it on with any thing like success. The gen tleman says he will not vote for the bill on your table, offers no system for the immediate prosecution or carrying on of the war, yet the gentleman declares he will not submit. He would go on enlist ing for 5 years when he well knows under existing circumstances the men cannot be obtained for the next campaign. Mr. A. asked if any man in his senses did believe that G. Britain would come to terms such as an independent nation ought to accede to if no other course was taken than that which the gentle man talked about. The gentleman would repeal your non-importation act, reject the bill up on your table, pass such a law on the subject of seamen as w®uld please G Britain, then declared you would have a peace in nine months. This then is the gentleman’s project now it is asked, what man in this nation who pos sesses one spark of American feeling would be willing to take such a course. Mr. A. said he would submit it to the House and the gentleman how well such an argument accorded with the declaration the gentleman set out with, which was that he would not repeal the law declaring war against Great Britain because it would be humbling this na tion at her feet. The gentleman talked of the expence of the system, said it would cost fifty millions a year; and what would the gen tleman’s system cost? at least one hun dred millions before he could get ready to meet the enemy. Mr. A. said, the object of the bill was to get a force for the next campaign; the gentleman’s system was never to make a campaign against G. Britain, but to go on trying to enlist men for five years, when it was well known that every engine the inge nuity of opposition could put in motion was resorted to, to prevent enlistment. Yet this is the only course the gentle man is willing to take for the next campaign, for the maintenance of the honor and the dignity of the nation. But the gentleman would fight Great Britain upon the sea. Is it possible that there is a gentleman in this nation who believes that we are at this time able to meet the thousand ships of G. Britain on that element Impossible Yet the gentleman would meet her on the ocean. Although the gentleman is per fectly willing to vote for a navy to fight G. Britain upon the sea, he talks about expence he weighs national honor in one scale and the expence of the bill on your table in the other—yet the gentle man would incur all the cxpence of a navy to meet her at sea. The gentleman is equally at variance with himself on the subject of the con quest of Canada in one breath he de dares the country not worth possess ing, and in the next he declares it will be the means if acquired of breaking these states asunder, of destroying this Union is it possible that it can be be lieved, even by the gentleman nimself, that a country such as he describes Ca nada to be, ever can be of sufficient im portance that its weight added to the northern states will cause a disunion—a cold, sterile, rocky, uninhabitable and inhospitable climate The gentleman is as much at vari ance with his friends, many of whom have been afraid that the old United States would be depopulated by remov als into Canada, if we should acquire it. When such arguments are resorted to, what must be the feelings and indigna tion of every honest man in the na tion Mr. Alston verily believed that the conquest of Canada would be the sur est means of cementing this Union. He would refer the gentleman and the House to the very able speech this day delivered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Stow) —which must have shewn, to the satisfaction of every gen tleman present, except that of the gen tleman from Maryland, that no one act could have a tendency more to unite us together—it would be the surest means of effecting an internal communication, by uniting the eastern and western wa ters, through the great lakes, by canals —and of affording an internal naviga tion throughout the whole western world; without which there would al ways be subjects of discontentsand jea lousies. The gentleman has brought us to the recollection of a speech deli vered by a gentleman (not now a mem ber) from Virginia (Mr. Eppes), on the subject of embargo, delivered at a mid night hour. He, Mr. Alston, really thought that speech would never again have been brought to view by the gen tleman from Maryland—for if ever that gentleman sat uneasy under the lash of a speech, it was that very speech. Mr. Alston would, however, not detain the House by travelling over the proceed ings of that night—they must be fully in the mind of the gentleman who has brought them into this discussion. He expressed a hope that the bill might pass, as it was evidently calculated to bring a sufficient force much sooner in to action, than could be brought under the present system. From the P hila.de Iphia Aurora. NATIONAL HUMANITY. The signification of words, is, per haps, one of the most abused of things take the terms truth, candor, liberality, honor, courage, humanity, virtue, re ligion, respectability, generosity, and a thousand others of the most common terms of the living tongue, refer to your dictionary for their meaning, and com pare the gloss with the practical sense in which they are applied—and it will be found that of all the revolutions that have taken place from the creation, no revolution has been so great as that be tween the original signification, and the practical meaning of words Liberality is the professed disposition of every man, if you believe him; and no man in the world asserts his own can dor so much, as he who is perpetually resorting to subterfuge and subtlety, to maintain an appearance which deceives no man the most profligate liars pro fess an adoration of truth and honor and courage are the common place terms of wretches who exist by swindling, and who maintain their characters, by the same principles which regulate the mo rals of a Spanish or Italian assassin. A man was found murdered in the streets of the Havana last year a crowd col lected an American passing joined the crowd; he was surprised, for no one enquired who the man was, but himself; no one could tell, and nobody cared the crowd was occupied in admiration of the dexterity of the man who had plunged his stilletto with so much ac curacy in the heart of the murdered man, that he could not have hit the murk with more accuracy, if he had taken a scale and compass to it; the crowd dis persed in a few minutes—and at sepa rating, one of the best drest men of the group exclaimed-—“ I would give 5000 dollars to be able to strike with equal dexterity.” This disinterested man was nevertheless a man of honor, although he would give 5000 dollars to be an ex pert assassin 1 When captain Hull captured the Guerriere, all the candid people ac knowleged that captain Dacres was a brave and gallant man he was only scc®nd to Hull in bravery and as to generosity and liberality, he had no superior. A genuine sentiment of gene rosity no doubt contributed to obliterate the recollection of his insolent menaces and challenges sent to our naval officers by pilot boats and, being taken, per haps it W!S an error of an amiable kind to overlook those vain boastings—what must be thought of this man after his representation of rotten masts In the same way, when capt. Decatur captured the Macedonian, capt. Caruen was one the finest fellows in the whole world the most of the gentleman,” and the action was the more remarka ble, because captain Decatur and cap tain Carden had been old friends we are told that when the Macedonian brought a minister to the United States, visits had been exchanged, and captain Carden had been treated on board the frigate United States with all the hos pitality, that professional men never fail to bestow on professional strangers But capt. Carden returns on parole, and in his dispatches he is at no loss to account for his disaster, for he says on going on board the ship, he found her “a 74 in disguise.” It is to the honor of the United States that the magnanimity of her naval com manders is equal to their skill and va lor but there is a kind of meanness and disreputable disposition, so prevalent through the city communities, which under the disguise of liberality, conceals a servile and asssasin-like devotion to the enemy, which ascribes to the British virtues which have been long extin guished by the venality and corruption of its government; and which has now become so notorious to the world, that even their forbearance from crimes is represented as a virtue and hailed with applause. In this spirit the editors of our public papers, who, having been dependent on the calico and broad cloth ambassadors of Manchester and Leeds—and on their several charges des affaires in the U. States, repay the patronage which they have received, by promoting the perfi dious designs of England upon our country and government, and endeavor to suppress or discredit all the outrages, barbarities, and wrongs done by Eng land and so unusual is generosity or justice from the hands of Great-Britain, or so pusillanimous and corrupt are the presses in the'English patronage, that, the mere omission to commit an outrage is extolled as a glorious example of British moderation. Their readers, fond of the wonderful, and eager to glorify the defenders of out religion, never fail to recount every oc currence wherein the rules of common decency are not trampled upon, as a proof of British humanity and generosi ty. Thus, whenever an individual or a public officer has not been cruel, or has not availed himself of the means in his power of being cruel, that has been called humanity. The captain of a pri vateer who has not stripped every wo man passenger, of his prize, of her clothes and effects, has been called a humane man. In short, every thing be yond, and indeed strictly speakings within the common duties of hospitality well understood, is dignified by the. name of humanity and generosity, and essays or paragraphs dressed up in a style of pompous insipidity, and headed humanity, are given to the world, thereby inducing a belief that the Ame rican people are themselves a set of barbarians, who can call such negative facts humanity. Thus we have read of Russian humanity, of Prussian humani ty, and even of Spanish humanity be cause, forsooth, some individuals of those nations did not, on some particular occasions, perpetrate as many horrors as had been customary. So when the English, who are held forth as a very humane people, are accused of forming an alliance with the Indians living in our territory, the reply is, the British are too humane —when capt. Hart, of Lex ington, and his fellow captives, are mas sacred in cold blood, the Indians cannot be prevented we are told; but it is con trary to the wishes and feelings of English, humanity. Making some remarks on this subject a few days ago to a few friends, an old gentleman of a very respectable appear ance drew near, and in a low tone of voice, observed that it was an extraor dinary kind of candor which repre sented things in any other form but the true one he could not consent to coun tenance such treachery to truth, such an. outrage of true humanity; that the English government had seldom been guilty of forbearance wherever they had it in their power. When, continued he, Dessalines had made himself master of St. Domingo by a series of atrocities, till then unheard of, it was thought by his party necessary to send off all the white population out of the island. This horrid monster conceived the atrocious project of destroying them at a single blow, by their indiscriminate massacre but it was too horrid even for his bar barous satellites; and fearing the con sequences, he thought of securing the execution of his purpose by intrigue, af ter which he had the audacity to pro pose the general massacre to the assem bly in council. But it was met in the whole assembly with silent indignation; when a mulatto general of his own cre ation, named Jeffard, rose and exclaim ed What! are we a band of pro fessed assasins was it for this atro cious purpose we were made to take up arms? I solemnly pledge myself I will to my last breath oppose so infamous, so cruel, and so cowardly a project,. There is not one in this assembly, no> not one man in this island, however lost to all sense of humanity, except the monster who conceived it, who will not shudder at the thought of murdering in cool blood the unsuspecting defenceless whites We took up armsj in defence of our liberties, and with a view to as sert our independence as soldiers, as courageous men, not as murderers.” This unexpected opposition from Jef fard had a great effect on all the black counsellors, and the cause of humanity was about to prevail, when a Mr. Wil liam Cathcart, an English commissioner, sent to St. Domingo, for God knows what purpose, made his appearance in the assembly, travelled round among the influential members, tapped one upon, the shoulders, shewed his teeth to an other, and shook a third by the hand, and begged them to postpone the ques tion The question was postponed—. but in the mean time seven thousand innocent unguarded whites, men, women and children were massacred, to de monstrate the bloody presence of Eng lish humanity. FROM THS BALTIMORE AMBRICAW. The long continued aggressions of the enemy on the interests and honor of this country, and the consequent im perious necessity of the war which our government has waged against him, are strictly and truly imputable, in a great degree, to the Federalists. To oppo sition, the calamities of the contest will be in great part justly ascribuble. Are we required to substantiate these seri ous assertions? We should not ha zard them without the most satisfactory evidence of their truth. Great Britain would not have dared to provoke this nation into a war, unless she had firmly believed that there waaa party here ex tremely friendly to her, and who would submit to almost any oppression rather than go to war with her. She would never have dreamt of the charge of French influence operating on our na tional councils, unless it had so often been made by Federalists; much less would her Prince Regent have presum ed, without any other proof than Fede-
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ral assertions, to reiterate the charge in a formal and solemn public manifesto. The idea of the existence of a British party here, an idea naturally formed from the anglo-conduct of opposition, and that of our government being under French influence, propagated by the same party, have had the unfortunate effect of impressing the subjects of the enemy with a deep convh tion of the justice of their government, of the in justice of America, and of her undue subserviency to France Many English men devoutly believe that America is sold to Bonaparte, whose supposed friends they naturally consider their enemies. That this is the fact, is prov ed by the language of the English go vernment and of the English prints. From other artieles of a similar descrip Won, we select the subjoined extract from the London Times of January 11. The base misrepresentations and wan ton falshoods of the Federal prints, and many of their dupes, have been a prin cipal cause of the war, and consequent ly of the evils which must follow in its train. This being the case, we should suppose that they ought to feel bound to render all their aid towards bringing it to a speedy and honorable issue. They have, in our opinion, most crimi nally trred; and as the only suitable atonement for the injury their errors have caused to their country, they ought to unite in endeavoring to ensure its prompt and decided success against the enemy. From the London Times. The real cause of the war is the disposi tion of the governing party in America—a dis position radically hostile to this country, and by consequence subservient to all the unprin cipled projects of the French military despot ism. This lamentable truth, not new to the readers of our columns, is now openly asserted by the Prince Regent, who enters his solemn protest against its consequences. No fair, no honest mind, which has attended for the last seven or eight years to the uniform tenor of the American acts of state, can refuse its assent to a conclusion so incontestibly resulting from their|consideration. Hence, in America itself, one of the most eloquent and judicious of their writers has described the present war as not the war of the people, but of an unwor thy administration, whose acts and character have put the U. S. in the wrong;” several of the national representatives have declared it to originate in the private, selfish, vindictive schemes of a small number of individuals and in many of the states it is reprobated by large majorities of the citizens as resulting from the corrupting influence” of the French Ru ler, and carried on for the promotion of ob jects wholly unconnected with the interest and honor of the American nation.” FROM THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN. AMERICAN NAVY. The whole artillery of the British mi nisterial press has for several months been employed to demolish the proud fabric of American naval glory. One writer falsely states the size and weight of metal of our frigates to be equal to those of line of battle ships: another alledges, that accident alone has produ ced the successive victories of the A merican Navy over that of the enemy a third avers that our frigates would run from British vessels of equal force: and a fourth strenuously contends that if the Constitution had fallen in with the Africa, a sixty-four gun ship, in place of the Guerriere, she would have been taken. This we do not believe and we venture to predict that no Ame rican frigate of the larger class will ever elude an engagement with a British sixty-four. Thanks to the genius and valor of our bold mariners 1 While the tribe of ministerial hirelings in London are laboring to pull down our navy, they are rapidly increasing it by the efficacious and successful application of their cannon to the public ships of the enemy. That England is alarmed at the suc cess and prospect of a rival navy in this ^umry, is demonstrated by the follow iAg paragraph from the London Travel let' of January 12, and by oth rs of a similar nature: A bill was before Congress for building 4 seventy-four gun ships, and several frigates and smaller vessels, which it was expected would pass almost unanimously. We do not scruple to confess that we view with great uneasiness every advance made by the Americans towards the formation of a formidable maritime force. We are sensible that some will answer that the Americans will be unable to create a force which will be formidable; but let us caution the people of G. B. against such dangerous de lusions. Every man of common sense must in deed perceive the immense superiority of the naval power of G. B.; but at the same time, surely no one will deny that if the Americans were to form a naval force of twenty frigates, it would be to this country a source of most serious mischief, and the cause of a great ad dition to our expenses, already so great. In our consideration of this point, it should be recollected that the materials for ship building are among the products of the soil of America. This is the moment for crushing the power, now in its infancy, which, if allowed to attain virile strength, may baffle all our endeavors. The events of the present war are alone suffi cient to teach us, that in a naval war superiori ty of force does not always protect its possessor fr»in disaster.” TO RENT, The Three Story Brick Tenement, and all the Houses attached thereto, consisting of a back two story Brick House, a Brick Kit chen, and a Stable for four horses; also a pump of water in the Kitchen Yard, and a good Carden. This property lies fronting the south side of K street, and between the lower bridge and the Six Buildings, and was lately occu pied by Mr Hush. A pleasant and desirable situation. The houses are convenient and sommodieus, and amongst the best in the city. For terms apply to THOMAS PETER. Georgetown, March 17—2awtf 111 111 WASHINGTON CITY. WEDNESDAY, MAUCH 17. The Russian Mediation. —We have frequently expressed our opinion that the factious editors and demagogues, who clamor so loudly for peace, are in fact not the real friends of peace that they are friends of peace only because their government is at war. Our read ers, we doubt not, agreed with us in opinion, indeed how could they differ, when so many of the leading Federal ists in one branch of the National Le gislature, and every one of them in the other, voted against a measure (the bill respecting foreign seamen), for the adoption of which they have heretofore clamored, which cannot have any other effect than to aid in the restoration of peace and to which there could, among the opposition, be no other ob jection than that it was supposed to have received the approbation of the Executive. Every day’s experience confirms our opinion on this head and nothing more, than the conduct of oppo sition in relation to the acceptance of the Russian mediation. V xed to the soul, without daring to say so because to avow it would expose to their crcdu lous followers the hollow insincerity of their professions; vexed, we say, at the occurrence of any event which opens an avenue through which gleams the most distant prospect of peace, they but ill conceal their chagrin at the annunciation of the acceptance of the friendly offer of the Emperor of Russia, whilst they tell th ’ir readers Mr. Ma dison cannot have acted in this respect in good faith—why, think you, reader Because, in lamentable truth, the Pre sident has in the spirit of a man and a patriot, on two occasions recently, af firmed of the justice of our cause the atrocity of the conduct of the Britis government and its officers. This, we know, is incompatible with the ideas of propriety entertained by the factious editors, with whom Indian massacre affords food for laughter, and British at tempts against our union are an excel lent jest; but it was no less the duty of the Chief Magistrate of the nation to have thus spoken—a duty perfectly con sistent with another obligation, equally incumbent on him, of accepting the first overture, through any medium, which may lead to honorable peace, the only object of the war. We do not know indeed that this mediation will produce a peace sure wc are it will not, if it is to be obtained only by the abandonment of any of those rights, to assert which the war was commenced But Russia knows the justice of our cause, for it is one which she has herself upheld and she will not ask of us co patch up an inglorious peace by the sa crifice of essential rights It remains to be seen whether our enemy will aban don his usurpations on neutral rights and national law or whether, if he do not, the mediation ®f Russia will have been in vain. It is impossible for us to say what act of the administration would concili ate the factious editors not, by the way, that we have any particular anxie ty that they should become friends of the present administration—for if they were, it must inevitably sink. Now we are at war, they cry peace, peace,” when there is no peace; if we were at peace, they would doubtless be, as they have heretofore been, the strenuous ad vocates of energetic measures—the champions F of active war. They cry a loud for peace—it is their watchword— and yet, of two measures pointing to that object, they openly oppose the one, and insidiously attack the other. What will please them Nothing. What would they be at Heaven only knows, and we will not p retend to divine. The following interesting account of a part of the Mississippi country is ex tracted from a letter to the Editors dat ed Natchez, Mis. Ter. Jan. 12, 1813. MADISONVILLE Is handsomely situated on the west bank of the river I'chefonta, which rises and runs into Lake Ponchartrain in the parish of St. Tamany’s, in the state of Louisiana. At present this town has little more than the name, attached to an elegant, healthy, and eligible spot of ground for a seaport town. About half a dozen French built mud walled huts, and about as many log houses or cabins, and two or three small frames are all its present improvements. Correctly to appreciate the advantages oj the situation of Madisonville, its terrapueous vicinity must be Understood. The land east and west from this place along the borders of the lake is a sandy flat, extending from five to twenty miles from their shores, and nearly as level as the still ocean which seems to have re ceded from it: this flat coast is the termination of the inclined plain, with a southern exposure, extending from near the Mississippi to Pearl river, and from about lat 31, 30, N. to the lakes: it is pleasantly diversified with pine cov ered plains ridges, which alternate with rich low grounds or intervals, from half a mile to two miles in breadth, on all the numerous streams which dissect it. The largest, and most westwardly of these streams is the Amite river, which interlocks its western branches with the waters of the Homochitto, Bayou Sarah, and Thompson’s creek, which is the last considera ble creek that feeds the Mississippi from the east. The Amite receives at Galvastown the Bayou Manchaique, an outlet in time of high water from the Mississippi, and loses its name in a round lake called Maurepas, which is about nine miles in diameter. The next stream east ward is the Tiefati, which has its source a few miles north of the old Spanish line in lat. 31 hke the Amite, it inclines to the east of south in its course,Jand, after receivii g its main branch, the Talbany, and its minor branch the Ponchar toula, both from the east, it also empties into lake Maurepas. The waters of lake Maurepas enter by a straight called the pass of Man chaique into lake Ponchartrain, which lies be tween the sandy coast of the continent and the river made island of Orleans. Tanchipohoe creek rises several miles further north than th' Tiefau, and interlocks with the eastern branch of the Amite in its course, which is nearly sou h, it receives numerous small streams, and mouths into lake Ponchartrain, three miles east of Manchaique Pass: a bar at its mouth obstructs its navigation. The Tchefonta and Bouge Falia have their uttermost springs near together about twelve miles south of lat. 31 their courses are nearly parall 1 till they unite about three miles N. eastward from Madison ville. Bouge Falia r ceives from the east, little Bouge Falia, on the south bank of whith is an elegant range of barracks and officers houses, suffic ent for a regiment of men, which have been built, and occupied by the United States’ troops they are now vacant. Bouge Chitto is nextinsiz^ to Amite river, with the waters of which its higher branches interlock it rises west of north from Madisonville, which place it approaches in its course, but turns to the east and enters Pearl river between which, and rhe river Tchefonta several small creeks and bayous rise and fall into lake Ponchartrain, but they are inconsiderable in point of size or extent. The lakes are but the continued channel of the united wafers of the Amite and the other streams from this coast their current has been sufficiently strong to defend their shores from he annual deposits of alluvia by the Mississip pi, in greater or less degrees at different points: hence the inequalities of the width of the lake lake Maurepas is properly the lake of the Ti Lu The Mississippi has extended its delta a roti’d the mouths of these waters, and has fin ally bound their weakened current.'close to th coast, left them but a narrow straight, called the Regulee, through which as they pass they mingle with the waters of Pearl River, and flow into thegulph of Mexico,' about 50 mil.-s S. E. from Madisonville. Lake Ponchartrain is said to be about 30 miles wide bout 60 miles iong: it has an even sandy bottom, which seems to be a continu ation of the inclined plain of the coast, gradual ly descending till it reaches the southern shore, which is characterized by a muddy bottom, and a marshy, swampy margin. The tides of the lakes dtpend entirely on the winds, an 1 are consequently irregular, ebbing and flowing as it changes, and rising occasion ally from one to six feet. The channel of the Regulees admits vessels with 7 feet draft of water; any vessel that can pass the Regulees may safely navigate the lakes. When the Mississippi is high, any vessel that can safely enter the lakes may descend Ba you Manchaique, and also the pass of that name between the lakes. The river Amite is sufficiently large for boat navigation at the junction of its east and west branches a few miles below lat. 31. Galvas town is situated on its S. E. bank, below the mouth of Bayou Manchaique. The Tiefu, Talbana, and Ponchartoula, are capable of boat and small schooner navigation. Spiingfi Id or Bookter’s landing, is situated on the W. bank of the Talbana, about ten miles from lake Maurepas. T e Tanchepehoe is accessible for boats but is unfavorable for schooner navigation. The Tchefonta is a wide and handsome little river, affording a safe harbor and navigation for any vessel that can be sailed through the R gulees. Schooner navigation extends several miles up the Eastern branch, called Bouge Fa ba, on the W bmk of which a town is laid off by the name of St Jack; and several buildings are erected. Madisonville is favorably situated for the coas ting and W.lndia trade, having, about two days sail in going out, and about two weeks sail in coming in, the advantage of New Orleans it lies more convenient to the necessary supplies for repairing and building vessels; it is believed to be a more healthy situation, less infested with mosquetoes, and furnished with good spring water. Madisonville is situated two miles from the mouth of the river Tchefonta about 30 miles N. of New Orleans about 30 miles E. from Springfield; about 70 miles E. frome Baton Rouge; and about 8i miles E. by S. from St. Francisville, a' thw mouth of the Bayou Sarah, in the state of Louisiana. It lies about 80 m. E.S. E. from Woodville, the seat of justice in Wilkinson Co. about 110 miles A E. from the city of Natchez about 60 m. S. E. from the seat or justice in Amite county, about 90 miles S. by W. from New London or Monticello on Pearl river about 65 miles S. W.from New Colum bia, in VI rion county, about 140 miles W S. W. fn m Fort Stoddart, and about 110 miles W. from Mobile town, in the Mississippi territory. These are the conjectured distances on rectalineal directions for there are few or no roads leading towards Madisonville. The Old Kings road, as it is called, leading in a di rection from Baton Rouge to the bay of St. Lewis a few miles E. from the Regulees, corss ed the river Tchefonta about half a mile above the Cockl bank, now the site of Madisonville. The U. i ed States troops cut a road from the vacinity of 'I chefonta in a direction to Fort- S 'ddert but the water and the swamp ob stucuons on it rendered it almost useless, ex cept in very dry w eather and the great hur ricane of August last, has completely blocked it up as well as every other road approaching Madisonville and the poliee laws, weak and unset-nd in consequence of the many and re cent changes of government, have not co-opera ted with public spirit t o clear them out. The country within 20 or 30 miles of the Mississippi is generally a broken, rich land, thick wood country, with a heavy undergrowth of cane, &c. 1 he low grounds of the many streams unnmg towards the lakes, are extremely fer de and above the flat woods, the low grounds i f which are too moist for cultivation, it is be leved by the inhabitants, that sug. r cane may e cultivated to perfection and advantage and recent experiir.er.ts strengthen that opinion. Up land rice is grown in great perfection, and may be rendered a very profitable culture on these low grounds. On the second-rate low grounds, and first rate piney lands, wheat grows finely and yields a heavy grain: it is harvested early in May but wheat is an uncertain crop, on ac count of the rains and wind which are apt to prevail about the season of its blossoming; and it is subject to a rust. Indian corn grows as finely and yields as well as in any part of the U. States, Tennessee and Kentucky excepted. This country is inferior to none for the culture of upland cotton, and is superior to any in the U. States for the production of cornfield peas, sweet potatoes, and pompions. The piny plains and ridges afford excellent water, pleasant and healthy situations, and luxuriant and abundant pasturage. Madisonville is understood to be chosen by the agents of the Navy Department for repair ing, and even building of small vessels of war for the southern station and it seems peculiarly adapted to these purposes the vicinity abounds with oak, pine, and cypress: here also tar is made in abundance, with as great facility as in any part of the union the spun hemp, or rope yarn of Kentucky, may be brought as cheap to this harbor as to any other, and the rigging may be laid to order at the navy yard with the greatest economy and advantage to the public service. Provisions will also be furnished here of as good a quality and as cheap as in any other sea port: the country between the Pearl and Mississippi rivers is extremely favorable to the growth of hogs and cattle are reared to as great perfection, and perhaps to as great an extent, on the waters of Pearl river, and particularly in the Choctaw nation of Indians, as in any part rtf the United States. Why, it may be asked, have not the singular advantages of this place sooner manifested themselves The French w< re the first, and for many years the only civilized inhabitants in Ihe vicinity of Tchefonta. Enterprise is not one of the characteristic traits of the Lousiana French. A few sm 11 fields and mud walled houses, are the most of their improvements in this neighborhood. The burning of shelllime and ch rcoal, making tar and raising cattle, and carrying the product of their labor to the Oilcans market, were generally the extent of their pursuits. Attempts at commerce must have proved futile, as there were no country settlements to support them the neighboring country was till within a few years past inhab ited only by Choctaw Indians. The country back of Madisonville now sus tains a very considerable population but there being no roads to accommodate an intercourse, its trade is diverted into other and unnatural channels. The capitalist will not pl ce his stock on a coast where there are no roarts to facilitate trade; and the inh bifan s of the country have little inducement to make roads towards a place where they have b tie or no advantages of commerce. The only measure necessary to insure an influx of capital to Ma disonville, and to make i gradual!}' ssu-ne th. rank of a respectable sea port town, is the mak ing of two or three good roads in proper direc tions through the flat woods, to the high and hard lands of the adjacent country. And with a capital to invite it, the natural advantages of this place would nsure it the trading support of a country larger in extent than the state of Connecticut, and capable of sustaining an equal or greater agricultural population. The land in the vicinity of Madisonville, with very few exceptions in favor old Spanish and French titles, belongs to the United States it is therefore confidently hoped that when the peculiar properties of this port shall more fully unfold themselves to the view of the govern ment, it may be considered expedient to cause good roads to be made at the public expense, over the public lands, in proper directions to favor and facilitate commercial intercourse be tween the town and country. Savannah, March 4. DEFEAT OF THE INDIANS. We have been politely favored with an extract of a letter from a gentleman, in St. Mary’s, to his friend in this city, dated February 27th, 1813, from which we derive the following On the evening of the 22d ult. Brig. General Flournoy received an express from Camp Pinckney, stating, that the volunteers sent against the Lotchway or Seminole Indians had returned, and had completely defeated them. Since then, I have conversed with several of the volunteers—they state, that they had three engagements, killed 38 In dians, wounded many, and took 7 pri soners—burnt 38§ houses, destroyed se ver 1 thousand bushels of corn, took 400 horses, and about the same number of cattle. The Indians disappeared en tirely before the detachment left the settlement. Mr. Wildear, who had a son murdered and scalped some months ago by these savages, went on the ex pedition, and found his son’s scalp in one of their houses. These wretches had also taken up the bodies of New nan’s men, cut off their heads, and pin ned them to the trees. One of the Ten nessee volunteers, under the command of Col Williams, was killed and seven wounded. This is the only loss tie whole detachment met with in the three engagements, Extract of a letter from an intelligent gentleman, residing in Smyrna, dated 7th JVov. 1812. “We have heard of the mighty ar mies of the Emperor of France, pro gressing towards the north; but all the wonders of the times do not occupy as much conversation as the capture of his Britannic majesty’s famous frigate the Guerriere after the ridiculous bombast of having her name painted on her topsails, looking up and down the coast for the friendless Yankee 1 The British officers here say its false, that she could be taken by officers and men who never smelled gun powder from an enemy s gun. Honored be the name of capt. Hull his gallant companions in battle. The surrender of general Hull does not augur much. The country a bounds with brave men, and a little ex perience will ensure victory. In this remote part of the world, we are aston ished that flour is shipped to Spain and Portugal. In the name of common sense will it be continued Surely not un less the miserable calculations of ava rice will prevent the government from btaining an honorable peace, and rc ress for past injuries.’’ Aurora. Neu York, March 13. ARRIVED SINCE OUR LAST. Ship Powhattan, Roberts, (noticed in. our last) 70 days from Bourdeaux via England with brandy, to Le Roy, Bayard, and M’Evers. The captain has given us the following particulars which oc curred to him during the passage. Two days out from Bordeaux, in longs 11, W after a hard chase of 8 hours was captured by his Britannic Majesty’s ship Horatio of 44 guns, I.ord George Stewart; took myself, chief mute, and 13 of the best men, on board the frigate, leaving only (of the crew,' the second, mate, 1 man, cook and steward, on board; detained the Powhattan until 3 o’clock P. M. the next day* when I was sent on board, and the ship ordered for England with a master’s mate as prize master, two quarter-masters, and 10 men. Ten days after, when near Ply mouth, I succeeded in retaking the ship. I confined the prisoners and stood to the westward there, after having a heavy blow from N. W. and the ship under close reefed topsails, I fell in with an English letter of marque ship carrying ten 12 pound carronades, who obliged me to give the ship up to the captors- Once more made sail for England, in company with the letter of marque, and lost her in the night by out-sailing her. Two days afterwards, when near the Rocks of Scdly, saw two sail about 8 miles to leeward of us. discovering one of them to be a frigate, the prize master immediately kept away, and run clown to her. When near to us she fired a shot over us, and to my great joy hoisted French colors, and sent their boat on board. She proved to be the French ship L Gloire, Capt. Roussin, with the above letter of marque in com pany, having captured her the day be fore. Capt. R. and his officers treated me very politely, took the English pri soners on board La Gloire, and gave me the ship to proceed to America if I chose, kept me by him that day and night, and next day at 10 A. M. made sail again to the westward. After a v -ry tedious and boisterous passage, with lour m n besides myself, I have succeeded in getting the ship safe to New York tbrou h tin Sound.” Plattsburgh, (N. Y J March 5. Y sterday, tin 15th reg’t. command ed by Col Pikt left the encampment at this place for the westward. The de tachment occupied about 100 sleighs, with from sto 7 men in each. P?rt of a coinpany of artillery, with two pieces of ordnance, accompanied the detach ment. Their destination is supposed to be Ogdensburgh, or Sackett’s Har bor. Capt. Forsyth is said to have marched to Sacket s Harbor, with the troops un der his command, immediately after his retreat from Ogdensburgh. LATEST FROM NORFOLK. Norfolk, March 13. Since our last the enemy has taken a position in Hampton Roads, with four ships, three of the line, and one frigate. The uppermost ship is opposite to Hampton, and the other three about equal distances to Old Point Comfort. 1 hese positions have stopped all com munication with the Bay, and render (except for very small craft) the com munication with James river very haz ardous. It will be very difficult and dangerous for the Hampton Mail to pass in future. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF ERIN Are hereby notified that an annual meeting of the Society will be held at 4 o’clock this afternoon at M’Leod’s tavern. M. YOUNG, President. CAUTION. THE undersigned having good reason for be lieving that attempts have been msde and are still practised, to rob him ofhis legal right to his Steam Distillery: Having nearly one year since given public notice in the National Intelligencer, that hja c aims the exclusive privilege of the invention hat has been patented to hint. The undersigned having the most incontes tible proofs of the originality of his claim to this discovery, feels himself compelled to take every legal step which the laws of the United States will justify to support his Patent. WILLIAM GAMBLE. Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C. March 17—at PUBLIC SALE. Otx Thursday the 18th instant at 1 o’clock, Au the house of Mr St. vester Shumway at the Navy Yrrd a variety of Household and Kitchen Furniture; N. L. QUEEN, Auct. March 17—2 t PUBLIC SALK. GN Saturday the 10th of April next, at 11 o’clock 1 M. will be sold at public saie’at the Union Tavern in Georgetown, all that niece of Ground in Holmea l’s addition to George town, described as follows beginning at the south east corner of the intersection of New and Beall streets, running south with New street 60 feet, then east parallel with Beall street 120 feet, then north parallel with’/New street 60 feet, then west w.th the line of Bea 1 street 120 feet to the beginning by virtue of a decree of the Circuit Gou t of the District of Colum na lor the county of Washington as a court o Chancery, in the case of John Wood ward against Thomas Gamble. Terms of sale, credit o six y days w.ih interest, die pur chaser to give a note with an approved endor ser CHARLES GLQVER, Trustee, Mijrch 17-43
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Coale has just received WILLIAM'S’ LIFE OF SPENCER PERCIVAL, including a copious narrative of every event of importance from his entrance into public life to the present time, together with a deve lopement of THE DELICATE INVESTIGATION. Price gl. Februa*- 23— EARTHEN WARE. Philadelfthia, February 21. MERCHANTS residing in Washington, who deal in Earthen Ware, are info; med that the foilwing articles are manufactured, and now ready for delivery (from the Washington Pot tery) at the Warehouse in Market, near Schulkiil 6th street, Philadelphia, viz. Coffee Pots, red, blue and yellow; Tea Pots, Sugars, Creams; Pitchers a great variety; Chambers, Peppers, Salts, Mustards, Salts, Mustards, Shapes, Basins, Ewers, Bowls, Cups and Saucers, Jellies, Mugs, Toys, Egg Cups, Garden Pots, Butter Tubs, But ter Boats, Goblets, Tumblers, Jars, Wine Coolers, Baking Dishes, large Plates, Break fast Plates, Relish Plates, Oval Dishes, Milk Pans, Porter Mugs, Tureens, Candlesticks, Funnels, &c. &c. Orders amounting to gSO, two and a half per cent, deduction. Orders amounting to gIOO and upwards, five per cent, deduction. Order addressed to John Mullowny, directed as above, will meet with due attention. March I—2m MANDEVILLE isf CARLISLE AT THEIR STORE, Lower end of Bridge street—have just received and offer for sale, 25 hogsheads and 20 boxes of Brown Sugar, Ist and 2d quality, 20 bags prime Coffee 5 Pipes French Brandy 3 Do- Holland Gin 3000 lb. Goshen and Rhode Island Cheese 16 chests TEA, consisting of Gunpowder, Im perial, Hyson, Young Hyson and Hyson Skin 40 boxes mould and dipped Candles Antigua and N. E. Rum by the hhd. or bbl. Prime Pork and Shad in Barrels With a very general assortment of Wines, Liquors and Groceries, Which they will sell low for CASH or to punc tual customers on the usual credit. They daily expect 10 hhds. Prime Molasses 5 do. Loaf Sugar And a few bales excellent upland cotton; Georgetown, March 8. 2aw3w SELECT REVIEWS. Subscribers to this work are informed that the first number is received at W. COOPER’S Music Book store, Pennsylvania avenue, Where may also be had, A PRINT representing the action between the frigates CONSTITUTION GUERRIERE. Price One dollar plain, One dollar fifty cents, colored. January 7 POCKET BOOKS. JOSEPH M ILLI GAM Has just received a Large and ■•'legant assort ment of Ladies and Gentiemen’s plain and or namented POCKET BOOKS, Thread and Note Cases, Purses, All of which will be sold in the lowest te for Cash Jan. 14— JUST RECEIVED, And for Sale by Joseph Milligan, High Street, and at the Book store and Lottery Office, Bridge street, George-Town, —Price 87 1-2 cents— MENTORIAL TALES FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES Just leaving School and entering upon the Theatre of Life, By Mrs. Pilkington. —Also, price 75 cents— THE ECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE, Translated from an Indian Manuscript, written by an Ancient Bramin, 7 o which is prefixed An account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered, in a letter from an English gentleman residing in China to the barl of With 32 elegant Cuts, by A. ANDERSON March lo RINCE GEORGES COUNTY COURT, September term, 1812. THE Commissioners appointed on the petition nr Josias Simpson and Ann Bryan, f@r a division of the real es ate of John Simpson, having made a return, stating, that on account of the num ber of the parties interested, and the small quantity of Land, t he Estate can.iot be divided without injury to al the parties; and it being stated that some of the representatives live out of the state—lt is thereupon ordered, that the said representatives appear before this Court, to be held at Upper Marlborough town in Prince Georges county on the first Monday in April next, to shew cause, i’ any they have, why he return aforesaid should not be con fi med. And th it notice be given to the said re resentatives by a publication of this order in the National Intelligencer, once in each week for four weeks successively before next Court. Test John Read Magruder, Ck. P. G. C. C; March 11— 4t PROPOSALS Will be received, at the Clerk’s Office, House of Representatives, until the first day of April next- for furnishing Three hundred Cords of HL KO RY WOOD, for the 13th Congress. PATRICK MAGRUDER, Ck H. R. March 13 FOR SALE, THE LAND on winch 1 reside, near Orange Court House, Virginia containing seven hun dred acres of first rate Tobacco Land, lying nea ly level and within thirty-three miles of Fredericksburg (by a late survey for a turn pike road to said town The crop of wheat, after Indian Corn, has been usually from ten tofifteen bushels and from a fallow from twen ty to twenty five bushels of wheat per acre, and without the smallest aid from manure# plaister of Paris or clover. The soil is supposed to be of that kind called a fight loamy land, without a particle of sand, and from experi ment very favorable for clover and plaister. There are five hundred acres cleared and un der excellent fences, and the improvements are a dwelling house of four rooms below and two above stairs, with all necessary out-houses and a barn, seventy feet long by twenty-four wide, and three stories high. It possesses great command of water for making meadow to any extent desired, and there is lime stone at the door and sand convenient for budding. For terms apply to the subscriber on the pre mises. ROBERT H. ROSE, Orange County, Virg. 10th Feb. 1813. February 27 CHILDREN’S BOOKS. JOSEPH MILLIGAN Has just received a large supply of Childrens Hooks, amongst which, ar? the following, CHIEFLY NEW Z Cents. Cobwebs to Catch Flies 25 Mothers Gift 25 Lettes from London 37 1-2 Modes of Catching 12 1 25 Familiar Lessons 25 Children in the Wood 3712 Present for Boys 19 Three Evenings Amusements 19 New Year’s Gift 19 Father’s Present 19 Mother’s Present 19 Haye’s Stories, 2 parts 37 1-2 Footsteps to Natural History 25 Present for Good Girls 31 1-4 Book of Nouns 19 Little Dick _ 371-2 Toy Shop 121-2 Parlour Teacher 19 Youthful Amusements 19 Little Teacher 25 Trifles f or Good Boys 19 Trifles for Good Girls 19 Youthful Sports 25 All Nations 25 Post Boy 25 Parents Present 19 Budget 19 Friend of Youth 19 FourSis ers 19 Road to Learning 25 Juvenile Letters 25 Present for Good Boys 31 1-4 Baron Trenck 25 Peter Prims Pride 19 Little Truths, 2 parts 62 12 N. B. Any of the above books may be had at the Book Store and Lottery Office, Bridge Street. Georgetown. March 10 LETTERS Written by Hie Late Rig^t Honorable PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, Earl of Chesterfield, I'o EIS SON. In Two Volumes.—Price 1 75 cts. boards. THE LIFE OF GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON, BT JOHN KINGSTON. His fame bouudea by o country, will be confined to no age Price 87 1 2 cts. boards. Just received and for sale by JOSEPH MIL LIGAN, Bookseller, High-sirtet, and at the Book S o e and Lottery Office, Bridge-street, Georgetown. a Ch 6— SEINE TWINE. A large supply of first quality Seme Twine, just received and for sa e by JOSEPH GILLIGAN. Bookseller, Georgetown, Col March 6— PRINTING OF EVERi DESCRIPTION, NEATLY EXECUTES .i.T TH 'FFK EOF THE M ATIOMAL IMTE 11 EMC ER.