Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
April 5, 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. fff All letters to the Editors must be post paid. WASHINGTON HOTEL. The Subscriber informs his friends ana the ftublic that he has This dai opened the Washington Hotel, on the Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trea sury Office. THIS establishment has been considerably enlarged, altered and improved, and furnished with an entire new set of Beds and Furniture, a general and choice assortment of Wines 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 h 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 Marchi LOUDON LAND FO^SALE. The Subscriber is authorised to sell, and now offers for sale, two tracts of Land in Lou don county, Virginia, belong ng to Win. D. Bigges, Esq. the one containing about 2000 acres, lying on and adjoining the Short Hills, and known by the name of the Short Hill Tiact, within a short distance of the River Po tomac and Harper’s Ferry, on which there are several vety 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 containing about 1100 acres. Both these Tracts of Land are very fertile, are situated in thickly populated neighborhoods, and are a web calculated for farming as any land in the county of Loudon: each Tract will either be sold altogether, or will be divided in such maimer as may best accommodate purchasers. Ihe Subscriber will attend in person at the house of Mr. Jennings, on the Short Hill Tract, and at the house of Air. 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. dp not sold at private sale by the 12th of April next, the said Lands will be offered at Public Sale, to the highest bidder, on that day, at Piers’s Tavern, in the town op 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—the 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— 100 DOZEN DOUBLE-BLADED BEX KNIVES, Apply to Joseph Milligan, Bookseller, Georgetown, who has on hand a large and general assortment of Penknives, ot a superi or quality, which he will dispose of wholesale or retail. March 10. BANK OF COLUMBIA, March V&th, 1812. THE President and Directors, having this day declar ed a Dividend, on the stock of this institution tor the half year ending the 20th inst. at the rate of Eight Fer Cent, per annum, the same will be payable to the Stockholders or their representatives on the 20th, or when called for any time thereafter. WILLIAM WHANN, Cashier. March 20—3 w REVERT V. HILL AND CHARLES R. BELT, "RESPECTFULLY inform their friends and lx the public, that they have commenced the CABINET BUSINESS on Gapi ol Hill, in the house lately occupied as a Cabinet-mak er’s shop by Mr Henry Ingle; and, as they have on hand a stock of the best materials, and intend executing their work in the neatest and most fashionable manner, they hope to re ceive a share of public patronage N. B. A Journeyman is wanted at the above place. March 50—St- THUS. HUGHES E. LINDSLEY, Have entered into business under the firm of HUGHES LINDSLEY, and have just received from Baltimore a choice assortment of LIQUORS GROCERIES, which they offer for sale at their store oppo site the Indian Queen Hotel, viz. L. P. Madeira L. P Teneriffe i Malaga )>WINES. Champagne and Claret J Cognise Brandy, Jamaica Spirits, Gin, Whis key fy the barrel, Cherry Bounce, Cordials Bitters Loaf, Lump and Brown Sugars; Mo lasses, fresh Muscatel and keg Raisins Rice Goshen Cheese, Jamieson’s Crackers Bacon fine and superfine Flour, Corn Meai and Salt Imperial, Dyson, Young Hyson, and Hyson Skin TEAS. Nutmegs, Pepper, Alspice Spanish and American Seg; vs Chewing Tobacco and Sm.ff Spermaceti and common Candles by the box Flax, Spinning Cotton Sweeping, Whitewash and other Brusues Spades, Cut and plain Decanters Double Flint and common Tumblers, and Wine Glasses. March 30— LEE’S MEMOIRS LOST. Some person through mistake has carried oft from the Washington Library, without notifying the Librarian, the Second Vol. of Lee’sMe mcirs oftheWar in the Southern Department of the United States. Whoever may have done so, is desired to return it, and no fine will be exacted for the improper detention. March 30—3 t THE LAIE LIBRARIAN Daily National Intelligencer. VALUABLE SEATS FOR MILLS, Or Manufactories that require a force of Water. THE Upper Appomattox Company have from their Canal, in and near Petersburg, Vir ginia, upwards of one hundred feet fall of wa ter, 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 disposing of the water. It is expected that on the day fol lowing, at 12,o’clock, the managers will meet 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 Alarch next, 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 erectci at the locks a Saw Mill and a small Grist Mill, which we propose to lease for one or more years, and which will be very convenient to those who may be about to erect buildings at the locks, or on the CBLal. To those who are unacquainted with the situation, the subscribers believe they may say, there is none more eligable in the country; situate at 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 of Petersburg and affording to this country a market 20 miles nearer than Richmond, the only rival. The subscribers further state, that for the want of a sufficient number of mills at Peters burg, a large quantity of wheat is earned from the south side of Appomattox to Richmond, although the roads are much worse and the distance further than to Petersburg. And as to the convenience in making shipments of flour, it is believed that Petersburg has every advantage which is possessed bv Richmond. JGHN GRAMMER, EDWaRD MUMFORD, RICHD N. VENABLE, EDWARD DILLON, THOMAS A. MORTON. February 17 ADVERTISEMENT. THE subscriber has purchased the whole of the Tract of Land called Long Meadows, on (he boundary line of the City and Turnpike road to Baltimore, for the purpose of selling half of it to persons who will engage to im prove and cultivate it. No property within the District presents more important advantages Its convenience to a market commanding as high prices as any in the country; the favorable state of the Land for cultivation; the facility with which any part of it may at all times be enriched when exhausted by the deposits on adjoining marsh, which is ascertained to be one of the best manures for lit; the quantity of timber and wood on th© Land, and the extent of its mea dow ground, are advantages which it is hoped will induce any good manager not already provided wth land in the neighborhood, to purchase a part. Il will be sold in LOT sos from Ten to Sixty Acres, to suit purchasers, with or without a portion of the adjoining marsh, and with the privilege of enriching from the Marsh. The Marsh will be sold in part to any per sons who will join in reclaiming it, on equal terms. A part of it has been cultivated in Timothy, and yielded the best ever seen in the neighborhood There is a Mill Seat on the place, afforded by a very remark b'e spring, having a fail of 30 feet, and admirably calculated for an Oil Mill and Dairy. The terms of sale are, one fifth cash, the remainder in five annual payments, bearing interest from date of sale. Mr Sinclair on the Land, will shew the boundary lines, and the first applicants shad have the selection. Mhrch 18— LAND AND NEGROES Pursuant to a deed of trust from Alexander Lithgou to Charles Tyler and Alexander Lith' gou, J unr. will be sold at public auction, on Monday the 17th day of May next, at the Court House in Dumfries, .7 TRACT OF LAND, containing about 800 acres, lying within three miles of Dumfries. It is well watered and well timbered. It has on it a good Dwelling House and out houses —and is land of good qua lity. The title is indisputable. It will be sold on a credit of two years, and will be laid off into lots, so as to suit those disposed to pur chase Bond with good security will be re quired of the purchasers, and a deed of trust upon the land as a further security. At the same time and place will be sold a parcel of likely NEGROES, upon a credit ot twe ve months. PHILIP HARRISON, Attorney m fact for Charles Tyler and A. Lithgou. Dumfries, March 15—w3ts. The Editor of the Enquirer is requeste to insert this in his paper till the first May. JLbi RECEIVED AND FOR SALE, BY JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller, George-Town, (Col.) Vivian and Emilie de Coulanges, 2 vols. §2 00 Depon’s Voyages, 3 vols. 6 00 Wanderer of Switzerland, Poem, 75 Maternal Physician, 1 00 Gass’s Journal, with 6 engravings, 100 Johnson’s Lives, 4 50 Human Manners, 62 12 □sander's Poems, 62 1-2 Zion’s Pilgrim, 62 1-2 Croxull’s Fables, 87 1-2 Little’s Poems, 75 cts. 1 00 Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, 87 1-2 Hudibras, 1 00 Campbell’s Philosophy of Rhetoric, 3 00 David’s Psalms, 37 1-2 C atechism of Nature, 37 1-2 Minstrel, 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 Encyclopedia, 7 vols. quarto, 60 00 A large and elegant assortment of QUARTO, SCHOOL AND POCKET Bibles, Testaments and- Prayer-Books, POCKET-BOOKS, Desk and Pen Knives and Dividers. Jan. 7. TEOMAS EVZELL. FOR SALE. MONDAY. APRIL 5 1813 A CARD. Miss CHARLOTTE ANN TAYLOR will commence a FEMALE BOARDING-SCHOOL ACADEMY on Monday the 15th inst. At the House of General Van Mess near the Pennsylvania zkvenue, next to the General’s residence, where she will superintend the Edu cation or such Young Ladies 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 be taught; as well as Geography and the use of the Globes. The attention she will hold it her duty to give to the manners, and the morals of her pupils, she trusts will insure to her that high and re speciable 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 terms of Tuition may be known on ap plication as above after Thursday ensuing. Feb. 9—ts Proficients in Music, Painting in Crayons, and Drawing in Indian Ink and Chalks, who can have suitable recommendations, are invited to make themselves known, as above. SUBSCRIPT jNS For Stock in he Steam Boats to navigate the waters of Morth arolina, under the patent ol Messrs. Livingston fit tußon, will be receiv ed in the State Bank in Raleigh, on the 18th inst —And, SUBSCRIPTIONS For a Steam Boat to carry freight on the Rappahannock, will be received at the Bank in Fredericksburg, on the 11th inst. By JOHN D. De LACY, For the Patentees. March 9 UNION BANK OF GEORGE TOWN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a general meeting of the Stockholders will be holden on the first Monday of April next, at Mr. Semmes’ Tavern, for the purpose of electing twelve directors for the ensuing year. By order of the Board. D ENGLISH, Cashier. Feb. 19, 1813. The following extract from the Act of in corpor lion is published for the information of distant stockholders No stockholder shall be permitted to vote, who ha: not held his stock two calendar months before the day of election. All Stock holders living in Georgetown, shall vote in the choice of directors by ballot in person but every stockholder living out of said town may vnte in person or by a written ballot by him or her subscribed, with his or her name, and duly acknowledged before a judge of a court, a justice of the peace, or a notary public a certificate whereof ahall be made on said ballot by the judge, justice of the peace, or notary public, before whom such acknowledgment shall be made and said bal lot shall by him be sealed up, and addressed to the Cashier of the Bank, and being trans mitted before the time of election, shall be received and counted in the election. No person who is not a citizen of the United States, shall be entitled to a vote in any elec tion of this corporation.” Feb 23— wteM. DAVID OTT CP. In addition o heir former supfily of GARDEN SEEDS, htve received the following which they war rant of good quality, viz. Ear'" Yo’k Cabbage, '1 Early Bauliflowers, Early Sugar Loaf, ^-SEEDS. Large Battersea, Red Dutch, J Radishes. Early Scarlet, Salmon, Purple, and Mixed Carrotts.. Orange, Purple, Blood Red Lettuce Seed. Loaf Lettuce, Grand Admiral, Cabbage Lettuce, Dutch Lettuce. Musk Melon, Nutmeg do. Cluster Cucumber, Bush Squash, Leek Seed. And as usual, Drugs and Medicine, wholesale and retail. Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, April I—3t NOTICE. THE subscriber, having been qualified as Exe cutor of the last will and testament of HENRY O. DYER, of Charles county, Md. deceased, hereby gives notice to the creditors of said Dyer to exhibit their claims, properly authenti cated, within six months from the date hereof, otherwise they will be barred of recovery. JEREMIAH DYER. March 30—w3t NOTICE. WILL be exposed to public sale at Drum mond’s tavern on the 27th of April next, LOT 16, in Square 1045 with the improvements thereon, taken as the property of Charles Mini fie, to satisfy taxes due the Washington Corpo ration. Also LOT 1, in square 847, with the im provements, taken as the property of William Small, to satisfy taxes as aforesaid, and also 31 feet 6 inches of ground fronting on South L street, in Square 929, with the improvements thereon, taken as the property of James B. Potts, to satisfy tax due the Washington Cor poration aforesaid Sale at one o’clock Terms cash. JOHN QUEEN, Collector of the 4th Ward. March 27—w5t SATAN’s DEVICES EXPOSED, IN FOUR. SERMONS, By the Rev Thos. Knowles, B A. Curate of Humberstone, in the county of Lin coln, ("Price 37 1-2 Cents) Just received and for sale, by .JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller, Georgetcntm. March 17 LANDS IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY, FOR SALE. BY virtue of the last Hill and Testament of Eobt rt Means, deceased, the subscriber offers for sale, ail the Lands of the Testator in the states of Ohio and Kentucky. As there is a large quantity of of these Lands, and the quality in general good, they are well worth the ttention of all persons desirous of pur chasing Lands in those parts of the country. The tracts are of various sizes, and conse quentiy calculated to suit purchasers of all descriptions. Further information respecting the said Lands may be obtained from Mr. Walter Dunn, residing in or near the town of Chillicothe in the state of Ohio DANIEL CALL, Executor of the last -will and testament of Rob. Means, dec'd Richmond. July 19—ts [NOW DRAWING.] BALTIMORE HOSPITAL LOTTERY, SECOND CLASS, SCHEME. 1 prize of 30 000 is §30,000 2 20,000 40,000 6 10,000 60,0b0 3 5,000 15,000 10 1,000 10,000 10 100 tickets each 11,500 20 500 10,000 30 200 6,000 50 100 5,000 100 50 5,000 750 20 15,000 1,500 15 22,500 10,000 12 120,000 12,482 prizes. 22,518 blanks—not near 2 to a prize. 35,000 tickets, at 10 dollars, is §350,000 Five Hundred Tickets to be drawn each day of drawing. Stationary prizes as follow First drawn number entitled to §5,000 First 7,500 blanks do. 12 each Next 1,000 do. do- 15 each Next 500 do. do. 20 each First drawn number on the 21st day, 10,000 do. 23d 10,000 do. 25th 10,000 do. 27th 10,000 do. 291 h 10,000 do. 31st 10,000 do. 33d day (the tic- kets reserved for prizes excepted) entitled to 100 tickets, viz. from No. 9,001 to 9,100 First drawn number on 34th day, 100 tickets, viz from No. 10,001 to 10,100 (prize tickets excepted) Do. 35th 11,001 to 11,100 do. Do. 36th 12,001 to 12,100 do. Do. 37th 13,001 to 13,100 do. Do. 38th 14,001 to 14,100 do. Do. 39th 15,001 to 15,100 do. Do. 40 h 16,001 to 16,100 do. Do. 4lst 17 001 to 17,100 do. Do. 42d 18,001 to 18,100 do. Do. 45th g 20,000 Do. 48th 5,000 Do. 55th 30,000 All Cash Prizes subject to a deduction of fifteen per cent TICKETS FOR SALE BY Joseph Milligan, Georgetown, and by W. Cooper, Washington. Correct Check Books are kept for the exa mination of all Tickets, gratis.—Prize Tickets will be received in payment’ df Orders from distant adventurers, with the cash enclosed (post paidfi will be promptly exe cuted. March 20— LETTERS Written by the Late Right Honorable PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, Earl of Chesterfield, TO HIS SON. In Two Volumes.—Price 1 75 cts. boards. THE LIFE OF GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON, BT JOHN KIMGSfON. His fame bounded by no country, will be confined to no age. Price 87 1-2 cts. boards. Just received and for sale by JOSEPH MIL LI JAN, Bookseller, High-street, and at the Book Store and Lottery Office, Bridge-street, Georgetown. March 6— SUSQUEHANNA CANAL LOTTERY No. 2. THE Managers’ ffi ia! List of the abov Lottery, and of the New York Union Col lege Lottery No. 4, first part, are received by JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller. George town; who will pay the pr zes, or receive them in exchange for tickets in any other Lottery. (LT The above Lotteries are both completed. March 27- PUBLIC SALE. ON the 17th day of April next at 11 o’clock, A m. at Tomlinson’s Hotei in the city of Washington, will be exposed at public sale, Two LOTS or portions of Ground in square No. 742 in the said city fronting New Jersey avenue. On one of the said Lot* ts erected a well finished Three Story Brick House, with convenient Out-Houses, &c. The above property to be sold under the authority of a decree of the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington, as a court of Chancery, in the case of James D. Barry, against Patrick Barry and the heirs and representatives of Garret Bprry, deceased. Terms of sale, a credit of sixty days, the purchaser to give a note with an approved endorseJ. JAMES DAVIDSON,? Trustees CH ARLES GLOVER, J irusve< 8 March 24—ts WAN TED TO PURCHASE, A YOUNG WOMAs, Oli GiliL about 16, who has been brought up as a house servant, and accustomed to the care of children Enquire at this office March 29— bistrict of Columbia. Washington county, to wit I hereby certify that Ann Casanave, of said county, brought before me, as a stray tres passing on her, a small BAY MARE, between 13 and 14 hands high, about 9 or 10 years old The Mare is blind of one eye and no other perceivable mark or brand. Given under my hand this 24th day of March, 1813. T. FENWICK, J. P. March 30—3 t A GOOD MILLER WAA TED, And good wages will be given. Enquire of the Editors. February 15—eodt THE YOUNG MOTHER, OR ALBINIA: A Novel'— Price one Dollar. ALSO, DEJECTED ADDRESSES, OR THE NEW THEATRUM POETARUM: Price 62 1 2 cents, Just received and for sale by Joseph Milligan Bookseller, George town. March 19. NOTICE. THE holders of notes 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 of the Trustees in Philadelphia, on or before the first of September next, or a dividend of the Trust Fund will be made without reference to them. By order of the Trustees, G. SIMPSON, Cashier. Late Bank of the United States, Feb. 16, 1813. Feb 20—wtS TO RENT, The Three Story Brick Tenement, and all the Ileuses attached thereto, consisting of a back two story Brick House, a prick Kit. chen, and a Stable for four horses; aso a pump of water in the Kitchen. Yard, and a good Garden. 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 Rush A pleasant and desirable situation The houses are convenient and commodious, and amongst the best in the city. For terms apply to THOMAS PETER. Georgetown, March 17--2awtf SCOTTS NEW POEM. R. C. Wei^htman has received, ROKEBY, A Poem By Walter Scott, Esq. Price SI 1 12 1-2. A ROSS, HAS received this day, ai. his Wine Cellar, the following articles, imported in the schooner Express, lately from Bordeaux, which lie will sell wholesale and retail tor a moderate profit: Sparkling Champa: gne in Hampers of 50 bottles Medoc in baskets of 12 du. St. Julien Red Wine in hampers of 24 do. Vin 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 Cogiiiac Brandy in pipes, of a very superior quality He has also received from Baltimore Fresh Souchong Tea, Pi hou do. do. Padoy do. do. Table. Salt in baskets, Mould Candles, &c. Georgetown, March 9—2awtf LOAF LUMP SUGAR. 12 000 WEIGHT Pot sale by the hogshead or single Loaf at the store of the Subscriber, opposite the Union Tavern. Apply to his son, T W Ross, at his Wine Cellar two doors west of the store. A. ROSS. March 29—taw MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. A general meeting of the Stockholders is earnestly requested at Mr. Davis’s Indian Queen Tavern, on Saturday evening the 10th of April, at six o’clock to take into conside ration the propriety of dissolving the said association, agreeably to the provision of the 13th article of the constitution therec f. HENRY I.GIE. March 31— WASHINGTON LIBRARY. The shareholders of the Washington Library are hereby notified, that agreeably to the arti cles of association, an election for seven direc tors will be held in the Library room, on Monday next, the sth of April, from 4 till 7 o’clock, P M N B None but those who have paid up their instalments will be entitled to a vote. The present directors will meet on Friday next, the 2d of April, ai 4 o’clock, P M JOHN C STEINER, Librarian. March 31st—3t NOTICE. Was committed to the gaol of Frederick co. Md. as a runaway, a da k mulatto man, who calls himself Sam. Anderson He is about 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, stout and well made. His clothing when committed was a white kersey coat pantaloons, much worn the rest of his clothing very indifferent Says he beings to Mr. George Peter of George town, in the district of Columbia. The owner s hereby requested to come and release him, otherwise he will be sold for h s prison fees as the law directs MORRIS JONES, Sheriff. Fred County, Md. March 18—w8t REEVES 9 COLORS. JOSEPH MILLIGAN Has just received a few boxes of Reeve's WATER COLOURS, Crayons, Lead, Sable, and Camel’s Hair Pencils Port Crayons and Drawing Papir, Georgetown, Jan. 14. NO. 81.
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TO THE FREEHOLDERS Of the District composed of the Coun ties of Prince William, Loudon and Fairfax. Until a few days past, I had not enter tained the design ol offering my services to represent you in Congress I had therefore often made the avowal of my entire disinclination to do so Recent events have however, in the estimation of many, rendered particularly import ant at this time the greatest attainable, degree of union in the public councils of the nation yet ardently as I wish for such a result, it would have been much more pleasing to me, fellow-citizens, could the choice of a candidate have alighted on some other person. Not that I can ever feel insensible to the honor ol such a selection, (for distinc tions bestowed by an independent suf frage must always form the proudest limit of a freeman’s ambition) but be cause the probability of success might have been better ensured by a candidate who could add to other recommenda tions a more general personal know ledge of the individuals in the district. If, however, at any time that recom mendation could cease to have its es feet, this is surely that period, and when measures and not men should direct your choice for it cannot be possible that there is one among us whose mind is not awakened to the interesting state of things before him, and who has not already made a decision as to the course it becomes the interest and honor of his country now to pursue. In the same consideration I hope may be discerned a sufficient reason to excuse the neces sity of an earlier opposition to the other candidate. To these explanations, which I feel due to you on the occasion, I beg leave to add a few remarks on the present po litical state of the country in doing so, I flutter myself it will not be necessary to take an extensive range in the display of the opinions I entertain—They are the same which influenced my conduct ■when formerly the representative of a neighboring district, and to the course thei pursued I beg leave to refer you. A more interesting state of affairs, it is true, has ensued, but the principles on which the gov< rnment has grounded its conduct are the saim —aggressions th n resisted by lemorstiance end a Tr ^nctive policy, h;.ve been peisisted in by Great-Britain, and aggravated all war has become the only resort which a regard to our independence and self preservation could approve Peace has, however, continued to be the first object of our government, and we find that af ter war was declared, the olive branch was not withdrawn proffers of conci liation, just and magnanimous on our part, h ve since been repeated—by our agent in London they were made known —by the British minister here they were previously understood and by the law of the last Congress those over tures have in effect been presented which must surely be deemed reasona ble at least. Yet in addition to this evidence of a sincere desire for hono rable peace, the executive of the Unit ed States has, since the rising of Con gress, consented to accept the media tion of Russia in our disputes, a power bound to England by close alliance, and warring by her side; Strong indeed must be acknowledged to be the confi dence felt in the justice of the cause we contend for, when we are willing to submit it. to an umpire with whom it is natural to presume predelictions unfa vorable to us might find a place, if the high character of that potentate did not insure a just and honorable result. On the part of Great Britain no ad vances towards pacific adjustment have been made. H< r orders in council had ceased to exist before our declaration of war was known to her. not from a dis position to restore harmony with us, for to us she hid positively refused the accommodation, but to satisfy the cla k ers of her subjects, and in a form ex cluding the idea of yielding the just principle we contend for. The primary cause of war yet remains; for however numerous the trivial or transient causes of hostility may be yet remaining unre dressed, such as the loss of near a thou sand vessels under her orders in coun cil yet unpaid for, the many insults while at peace, by outrages on our coasts, and unjustifiable attempts to se duce our citizens from their attachment to their country, these are not enume rated among our demands for redress. Our demands are confined to the resto ration of our fellow citizens, impressed by their vessels of war and detained on board their ships our own citizens now engaged compulsively to ths number of several thousand in sigh g the enemy’s battles against their ov country—of which the several captu. ,s made of British vessels of war have afforded proofs, in addition to the facts officially known before. We have demanded the surrender of our men, and that G. B. should cease in future to send her naval pflicers on board our vessels for the purpose of impressment, and in order to obviate the ground alleged for im pressment we proposed a law should be made, and a law has consequently been made, adopting every means which the power of legislation is able to en- force, of preventing the employment i of British subjects on board any of our I vessels. Let us reflect for a moment on the na- i ture of the principle we cordenu for. It is a primary one in civil society, it is no less than the right of personal liberty protection. It is the first duty of gov ernment to protect the individual; in re turn the individual owes obedience to the laws. Can a government be indepen d- nt which will not sustain this first prin ciple of the social compact on its part? If a single instance only had occurred, 8c the right to inflict the evil persisted in on the part of a foreign power, the personal rights of every citizen must have felt the blow. But England has committed this outrage in many thousand in stances, and declares her determina tion to continue to do so. It is in sup port of this determination (for no other cuusk of war is alleded to exist) she has invaded our territories and waged a war of extermination upon our fron tier 1 To fit the means to the success of the cause, she has employed the un civilized part of mankind to fight for her in the destruction of the principles of civil right I It is to enforce this single principle of naval despotism, unheard of in the annals of free nations, that she has now invaded our coasts, and imposed on this part of the union the privations of commerce. To bend the proud and falsely said domineering spirit of Virginia, the vain idea of hum bling her hopes of prosperity is resort ed to—and, as if the memory of our former martial deeds h a d passed away, we are threatened with the destruction of our cities and villages. To support on her part this single ground of the war, contributions have been required of our civil officers, and fire and devas tation determined on in case of refusal. Such, fellow-citizens, is the crisis we are found in. Insult and outrage have at length reached our peaceful doors, and if ever union in a nation was called for, that call must now be heard. In firmly supporting our country’s rights, and promptly offering the most deter mined resistance to the aggressions of England, the blessings of an independ ent government, peace and prosperity, will most certainly and most speedily be secured. The occasion does not permit me to add more. An honorable peace is the first object of my wishes, and shall always regulate the course of my political life, should my country call on me to act. Your fellow-citizen, JOHN LOVE. VERY JUST OBSERVATIONS. Mr. Pickering and his political friends suppose, that by inducing the wealthy men in opposition to withhold loans from government, they will coerce it into an earlier peace than will otherwise take place. This appears to be the ground upon which they justify their conduct in relation to loans. Now. although we believe that the real principle which animates their opposition is to tram ple down the republican administration, and raise the federalists into power, we are willing, for the sake of argument, to allow for a moment that they are gov erned solely by a love of peace. If this be their great desire, then to withhold their support from government is the very course calculated to protract the war to an unnecessary length. It will only provoke the republicans, who con stitute a great majority of the nation, to make great exertions to render the contest successful and it will infuse among them a more resolute spirit of determination to contend against the pretensions of the enemy as long as a glimmering of hope of final triumph can be seen. In these feelings, not only the republican leaders, in and out of ad ministration, but almost every individu al, however humble, in the party, already participate. The opposition mistake the character of the republicans they mistake the character of the American people generally, in supposing that they can be prevailed on, by their unfriendly proceedings relative to the war, to dis continue it as a hopeless project. The war was not precipitately and wantonly waged it was urged by the republicans during full six years before it was de clared. And can it be presumed that they will now give it up, because feder alists refuse to lend their money to in vigorate its prosecution Surely not It is manifest, then, that the more ob stacles which opposition throw in the way of its progress, the longer will they and the republicans suffer from it. Moderate taxes, operating as lightly as possible, will be levied to pay the in terest on loans. Commerce being in a good degree suspended during the war, monied men consequently having capi tal unemployed, and not having it in their power, during the suspension of trade, to employ in it a more profitable way than by loaning it to government at an unusual interest, a sufficiency of iMoney will, if we are not mistaken, always be obtained, notwithstanding its being withheld by violent partizans. All patriotic considerations therefore aside, it is the interest of all parties to con tribute to the more active and energetic prosecution of the war, that peace may the sooner be obtained. American. The report that a British Spy has been lately hung at Sackett’s Harbor, is going the rounds of all the papers— and the name of Livingston is given as the man. We deem it a duty due to the family of Livingston, and to the public at large, to contradict this report, in the most pointed terms, and to state, that no British or other spy has been hung at Sackett’s Harbor, or at any o other military post in this state. The Mr. Livingston referred to, has his fa mily in Upper Canada, and is the son of col. James Livingston, of Stillwater, a highly meritorious officer and patriot of the revolution. He was taken up in Jan. last, while at Sackett’s Harbor, has recently been tried by a court mar tial at that place but instead of any of the charges having been substantiated against him, they were proved to be al together false and unfounded—and he was honorably acquitted by the court. .Albany paper. GENERAL MOREAU. The London newspapers are become as proverbially notorious for their dis regard of truth, as the Brussels Gazette of a century ago. A late London paper gives a very formal account of the views and purposes of general Moreau —who, wholly unacquainted with any such views or designs, is contented with his well-earned renown,and enjoys, with the philosophy of a true hero, the station in which fortune has placed him. It is true that a gentleman who was once attached to general Moreau, of the name of Rapatel, has gone to Russia; but. it is also true that the same gentleman left France contrary to general Mo reau’s wishes; and that he has also gone to Russia contrary to his most earnest entreaties. It is rather hard that in the British prints, after placing general Moreau at different periods at the head of the Rus sian and American armies, without ever consulting him, the blind ardor of a rash young man should be seized upon as a new occasion for conferring upon gen. Moreau these unsought for and un heard of dignities. M Rapatel, who attached himself to general Moreau on his leaving Europe, is one of nine brothers, eight of whom hold either military or medical employ ments under the emperor Napoleon. Madam Moreau had taken her depar ture for America on board the Powhat tan, about the period that Bonaparte ar rived from Poland; hearing that she had been compelled by the courtiers to his step, he sent a special messenger signifying that Madam Moreau should go to any and whatever part of France she should think proper. Aurora. From the Democratic Press. There are some readers of the Democratic Press, who complain that we do not publish sufficient extracts from English nowspapers. Tq this objection we put the following-, we hope, conclusive answer. From the (London) Monthly Magazine for Ja- nuary, 1813. Proposals have bee. circulated for re print ng in London the French Moni teur, verbatim et literatim, and the names of subscribers are invited at ight guineas per annum. Among the reasons it is alleged, That in regard to foreign news, the English press is now nearly in the same state of degradation as the pr ess in Russia that the foreign intelligence is garbled and miserably translated, chiefly by one hand in a public office that important facts are often suppress ed,- colored, and distorted that French bulletins and other docu nents are often kept back for suc cessive days, and in fine, that few or no foreign papers now reach London, except through ministers, or newspa pers under control The Monitcur abounds with literary and philosophical articles, and its re-publication in Lon don, would, we should think, be ex tensive patronized. Among the curious puffs of the past month deserves to be noticed that of a book autioneer, who, having a large library to sell, has paid some of the news papers to pledge themselves that it is the library of Talleyrand Perigord, late Bishop of Autun, now Prince of Bene vento, sent from France to be sold in consequence of Napoleon having been stabbed, shot, poisoned, surrounded or defeated in Russia: Such are the re finements in the art of falsehood to which our London newspapers descend for half a guinea the paragraph.” From the Albany Argus. MASSACRE AT FRENCHTOWN. The following narrative is drawn up by Lieut. Baker, of the second United States Regiment, who passed through our city a few days since from Detroit. [Now in Washington City.J Lieut. B. belonged to the detachment which re treated, and which suffered most se verly. The humanity of those Ameri cans who ransomed the Lieut, from his savage masters, did not fail to provoke the ire of Col. Proctor; he issued an order peremptorily forbidding the in habitants of Detroit to ransom any more prisoners, and ordered all those who hid not taken the oath of allegiance (to the number of 80 or 100) to leave the territory of Michigan. He who can peruse this narrative of horrid butchery, and yet palliate the conduct of those who have instigated and armed the sav age monsters, and who encourage them by purchasing the scalps of our murder ed citizens, must possess a heart cal lous alike to the feelings of humanity, and to the sacred impulse of patriotism. NARRATIVE. “So mneh has been said about the Indian massacres at Frenchtown and its neighborhood, that something circum stantial from one who had an opportu nity of acquiring information on the subject, may not be unacceptable to the public. I therefore submit the follow ing narrative On the morning of the 22d January, I was captured by the Indians, about 9 o’clock, with another officer and about 40 men. Closely pursued by an over whelming force of Indians, we were en deavoring to effect our escape, and had attained a distance of about 3 miles from Frenchtown, when an offer of quarters was made us by an Indian chief. Many Indians on horseback being in our front and flanks, four or five hundred in our rear, tomahawking the hindmost, and withal the men being very much wearied with running through the deep snow, we concluded it best to accept the chief’s proposition. Accordingly we assembled round him, and gave up the few remaining arms that were still retained in the flight. In a few minutes the Indians on foot came up, Sc notwith standing the chief appeared solicitous to save, massacred about half of our number I was led back towards the river along the road, we had retreated in. The dead bodies of my fellow comrades, scalped, tomahawked and stript, pre sented a most horrid spectacle to my view. I was at length taken to a fire near Col Proctor, where I remained till our army capitulated, and marched by me towards Malden. Major Madi son, as he was marching past, demand ed me of the British officer command ing the guard, as an American officer but the noble Briton replied with a sneer, you have too many officers,” and ordered the column to advance, which had made a partial halt. I was taken to Sandy Creek, about three miles off, on Hull’s road, and kept there for the night with about 20 other priso ners. Next morning my master left me in charge of an old Indian, and with the exception of 20 or 30, all the Indi ans in the camp went back towards the river Raisin. They returned about 2 o’clock P. M. bringing a number of fresh scalps and about 30 prisoners, many of whom were wounded, though, with a single -exception none danger ouly. I was told by the prisoners that the Indians had that morning returned to the village^ and massacred captain Hickman and a great many others, and that they were fearful major Graves and captain Hart were of the number that some of the wounded had been scalped alive and burnt in the houses I had scarcely been told th ;se things, when a volunteer who was standing by my side, was knocked down, sculped and aft' r wards tomahawked. Three others were successively treated in the sam manner .Seven days afterwards I was sold in Detroit to some American gentle men, and the next day sent over to Sandwich, where I lemained nearly three weeks In this time I had an opportunity ©f making inquiry about the massacres, and found that 60 h d been massacred subsequent to the day of battle, and two officers the day on which the battle was fought, after they had surrendered. Of the first were capt. N. G S. Hart, ©f L xington, capt- Pascal Hickman, of Franklin, John H Woolfolk, esq. the general’s secretary and of the latter capt. Virgil M’Crack ten, of Woodford, and ensign Levy Wells, son of cal. Wells of the United States infantry. Judge Woodward has ascertained several instances of great barbarity exercised on our prisoners, which will appear as soon as that truly philanthropic and patriotic gentleman returns to his own country. Massacres were not only committed on the 22d and 23d, but also on the 24th, 25th, and 26th, and even three weeks after wards fresh scalps were brought into Malden. Should this relation be doubted, many living witnesses of high standing for probity may be found to attest them.” \^From the Dublin Evening Post J Unfortunately the attention of the British and Irish people is not now confined to military or political movements in either the north or south of Europe. War embraces in its range and in its rage the whole of the civi lized world; the polished nations of Europe, the semi-barbarous provinces of Russia, the free states of America, and the savage tribes of the Ohio and Mississippi, are all deep in its horrors, are all engaged in the work of death and, as we must select a subject from the many connected with the miseries of mankind, we shall turn to that which at present engages the best affections of the Irish heart —the AMERICAN WAR The existing war between G. Britain and the United States of America presses so heavily upon the interests and happiness—-upon the public wel fare, and private feelings of the Irish people, and involves so many conside rations, closely connected with the power—the policy, and prosperity of the empire, that we shall, we appre hend, be frequently obliged to direct public attention to this important sub ject. Our sentiments on the question are fully and unequivocally before the almost innumerable readers of T/ie Dublin. .Evening Post. It is a miscon ception, in those who conceive us to have promulgated an opinion, that the suspension of the orders in council would not satisfy America—we have said no such thing—this was not, as a cotemporary would have it, the object of our argument on Saturday last- On this point we are not, as a cotemporary would please to consider us, commit ted with the public our arguments have been, and, on this subject, they must continue to be, hypothetical. We have not had the assumption to say, what act of concession or of justice would or would not satisfy America— no, that would be presuming too much, but wc have put the question fairly and distinctly before the reader—we have put it in a way. that ought not at least be misunderstood—we have said, and we repeat it, that if the American Exe cutive, and the Representatives of the states in Congress, are sincere in the stand they have made—if they are sin cere in the grounds which they have put forth as the causes of war, then we say, a suspension, or even a total revo cation of the orders in council cannot be satisfactory to America —cannot re store us to the blessings o f jpeace with that power Viewing it in this light, and in none other have we considered the subject, a new question arises—one that rests upon the honesty of the Ame rican government —this, as the Noble Vistount, Lord Castlereagh, would express it—this is the hitch upon which the whole turns. If the American Executive and the Representatives of the States are not sincere in the grounds,which they have put forth as the ca&se of war, then they have committed a fraud upon the Ame rican people—they have disgraced themselves and injured their country. If they are insincere —if they cease to combat for those great rights which they claim—if they yield up the in dependence of their seamen, and the security of their citizens at the shrine of commerce—if they make trade their Idol, and gain their God—if they are prepared to relinquish all that is hono rable—if they arc ready to receive a suspension or revocation of the orders in Council as the paltry bribe for all that should be dear to a free state and to a magnanimous people, then will they have laid the foundation stone of American humiliation—then will they have lashed the United States, degrad ed and despised perhaps for half a cen tury, to the car of British naval domi nation. But, we can discover no ground for suspecting their sincerity —no cir cumstance to justify an accusation of fraud —on the contrary, every arrival from America brings as accounts both of a public and private nature, fully to warrant a conclusion, that even a total repeal of the orders m Council will not be held by the American Executive of sufficient value to induce a suspension of the horrors of war. In proof of this, and in addition to the many hitherto published, wc transcribe the following paragraph from a Liverpool paper: By a s veffisa vesse;, we have advices from New York to the 11th ult. which is two days later than those by the Pacific. Nothing had been heard from Washington as to the deter mination of government in consequence of the British concession, as to the orders in council but it was then said, that the question of the impressment of American seamen had become a prominent feature in the discussion of the con duct of Great Britain among the Executive Au thorities, and"that Mr. Madison had declared hat he would forfeit his existence than submit to conciliation until this point of difference ■were arranged” Yes, and were this point of dif ference” taken out—isolated from the rest, and arranged, we should find another and another still succeed” till we had travelled through the whole ca talogue of grievances, which the Ame rican Declaration states, as the grounds of war. This, we repeat, would be the case, unless it shall be proved that the constituted Authorities of America are without sincerity— without honor—dead to the feelings of freemen—lost to public virtue and strangers to patriotism. SALE AT AUCTION. 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WASHINGTON CITY. MONDAY, APRIL 5. We have seen letters from the North Western Army as late as the 19th ultimo. Nothing material has occurred as to the general operations of the Ar my. The camp was surrounded at a short distance by straggling parties of Indians, who watched every opportunity to exercise their demoniac cruelty. A lieutenant of Gen. Crook’s brigade (whose name we have not heard) was, at a little distance from the camp, shot through the body, tomahawked and scalped, and his body found and brought into camp the next day. A few days before, four or five men, who had gone out to gather grass, were fired upon, but none killed one of them having been providently saved from the fangs of the aavages by having a Psalm book in his pocket through which the rifle ball penetrated, but did not enter his body. NATIVE POETRY. The last year or two have been fer tile in poetic effusions in our country, many of which possess uncommon me rit. The poetic vein has even been opened on the floor of one of the Houses of Congress, and the verse raptu rously poured” by Orators, inspired no doubt by the importance of their subject. The introduction of Jack the Giant-killer, however, in that august assembly, was the commencement of a new sera in our poetical history, and has afforded an example, which has been rabidly followed. For the ^muse ment of our readers we offer the follow ing specimen of the new sublime of which we are doubtful whether it be original or quoted from some old Eng lish poet. It were to be wished, that our Orators and writers, when they borrow such exquisite lines, would, with the candor of Dr. Pangloss in the play, quote their authors. When they fail to do so, we shall not hesitate to give them all due credit therefor. From the Federal Republican. High diddle diddle The cat’s in the fiddle, The cow j limp’d over the moon The little dog laugh When he think of the calf. And the bull he swallowed the spoon.!!” If this do not establish the claim of the party to poetical talent, the deuce is in it. Erratum. —By an inadvertence of our com positors, an article in our paper a day or two ago headed Fifth signal victory,” was credit ed to the Boston Patriot it ought to have been the Baltimore Patriot. A SAILOR’S EPISTLE. To the Editors Messrs. Printers If you can find room in your paper for the following, and think this will help my brother tars, you will please to stow it away in some part where it can readily be found again, and oblige A FRIEND. A new plan to sweep and keep the ports and harbors clean of rubbish in America. by an old sailor. —Take a fair wind and tide and a dark night then take a long cable, and take two schooner-built vessels nearly of a size, and make the cable fast to each one’s stern, under water, to keep the cable from the fire. Then set your foresail and jib on each vessel, and lash your tiller down to the lee side, and each vessel will pull alike at the end of the cable, and will keep the cable taught across the stream, and your jib and loresail will press them down the stream with the wind and tide. You may hang as many fire ships in the middle of the cable as you please, and the vessels will tow them down the stream and when the cable comes a thwart any thing’s bow, it will lay all those fire ships along side. Your fires must begin to burn slow, with some dry punk or a candle in a dark lanthorn, so as it cannot be seen in a dark night, until it gets so near that they can’t have time to cut or slip cable and jun. The punk or candle ought to be fixed so as to catch powder, then cotton, dry oak um, brimstone matches, old tar barrels, &c. See. it will soon light up to such a blaze that your enemy would wish themselves in their own country again. 1 would put a little powder in the two schooners at the ends of the cable and let them hear a little, as well as smell and taste. lam afraid that our coun trymen have been too much in the cus tom of fighting duels, to do much at fighting the British. They stand upon honor; but believe me there is but lit tle honor in fighting. Each side is to do all the damage they can to each other. There may and ought to be some hu manity—but that when the fight isover. The British, when they go to fight, they are all true republicans it is all liberty and equality with them; they fight the battles of the world all for freedom. They take all sorts in their camp—the Indians, the inulattoes, negroes, and whomsoever they can get. But the poor Americans are so choice, that they hardly know who to take, for fear of losing their honor. But I think, after fighting the British a while, they will be glad to take all sorts and give it to them back again in their own way. I am old, and I can’t do much, but my heart is with my brother tars, and hope and trust that they will never strike while they have one shot in the locker. Samuel Prioleau, esq. an old and respecta ble inhabitant and native of Charleston, died in that city on the 23d ult. in the 71st year of his age. In the contest for our independence, he took an early and an active part, from which he never shrunk during the whole course of that inemorake struggle—encountering with his countrymen a full share of its dangers and sustaining its vicissitudes throughout those scenes that tried men’s souls.” After the fall of Charleston, he was numbered by the British with that band of patriots, whose constancy they attempted to subdue by the torture of exile, persecution and imprisonment. z\t St. Augustine he patiently and manfully sustained, with his compatriots, all the sufferings and in dignities heaped upon them by the enemy— while his wife and family of young children, stripped of all their means, were banish d from their home, and transported to Philadelphia. Firm, amidst these storms of adversity, he dis dained to purchase from the enemy the small est immunity or mitigation for h mself or family, by abating a single sentiment in favor of his country, or by ceasing to be a bold and exemplary advocate for her independence. After the revolution he repaired, by a course of unabating industry, the ravages it had made on his fortune and maintained to the end of life the character of an honest upright man. In his private relatians he was justly endeared for his affection, tenderness, indulgence, and be neficence—the impressions of which will long remain, after the lenient hand of Time shall have assuaged the poignancy of grief for the loss of such a husband, father and friend. Norfolk, March 30. The Enemy. —Shice our last, the ene my’s shipping in Hampton Roads, con sisting of three sail of the line and two frigates, have removed from that anchor age and taken up their former position in Lynnhaven Bay. This movement of the enemy from a position in which he could so effectually obstruct our naviga tion, has very naturally given rise to a number of conjectures. We are, how ever, inclined to think that it is only a temporary measure—probably a feint to decoy our vessels into their power, which may in consequence attempt the navigation of James River. While the blockade continues, we may calculate that a force will occasionally, if not con stantly, be employed in Hampton Roads, sufficient to cut off all communication by water between this place and the up per country. On Friday last five English sailors belonging to the Dragon, and who had been put us a prize crew under the com mand of a midshipman on board a cap tured vessel, took an opportunity, while the officer was below, to make their escape in a boat, and came ashore near Hampton. On Sunday four others from the same ship made their escape under similar circumstances. We understand the inhabitants of Hampton made a very liberal subscription for them, besides paying them the full value of the boats they came off in; they were then fur nished with passports, and set off for the interior. One of these men had been thirteen years at sea, and during that time had never set foot on land 1 He had never drawn a farthing of his prize money or wages, all of which amounting, as may be supposed, to a very handsome sum, he voluntarily abandoned for the blessings of liberty. These men unanimously declare tha t the fleet was on a short allowance of wa ter that they had made attempts to get a supply from James River, but had only partially succeeded, not daring to trust so great a number of men as the enter prize would require, at such a distance from the cannon of their shipping. All circumstances considered, we think thi s story probable enough. Report says, that thirty-nine men, who were employed on a watering ex pedition up James River, made their escape in a craft, and landed in War wick county a few days ago. Though this is pretty generally credited, it is not corroborated, and we therefore re quest our readers to receive it from us us a “rumor of the day;” if true, we may readily enough account for the precipitate retreat of the enemy from Hampton Roads. The squadron now here will proba bly be relieved soon by the one lately sent out to Bermuda under Lord A. Beauclerc. We cannot state with certainty the number of the enemy’s shipping at pre" sent employed in the blockade of the Chesapeake. Mr. Daws, of Hampton, who crossed the Roads yesterday, in forms, that the Dragon, 74, was at an chor about seven miles below Old Point Comfort, and that three 74’s and two frigates were in Lynnhaven Bay. These are all that he could see, but there is no doubt that several frigates were higher up the bay From the A ew-York Columbian of March 30. Some doubts having been suggested of the correctness of the account of the arrival of a British squadron at Boston, and the consequent alarm and pro ceedings at that place, we would only remark, that the Boston post-mark on our letter is unquestionably genuine, and we believe the signature of Messrs. Adams and Rhoades to be no less so. The firing at the Castle is supposed to have been signal or alarm guns. The opinion of Mr. Otis we question. No power exists in any town or state, to suspend or evade the supreme law of treason in fu fishing aid to the enemy. There are circumstances which cor roborate the general fact. We have heard of a squadron of 8 Sail, one of which was the La Hogue, deingspok n on our coast. And Steel’s List for Jan last contains a numerous cata logue of ships destined for this coast, among which arc the following, stated in a Lon don paper of the 10th tobe in the squad ron of ships of the line, frigates raxee, and bomb vessels, w hich was to proceed instantly to the coast of Amen ca, to bombard some of the principal ports”—they are the same mentioned in the recount from Boston, viz. La Hogue, 74 Hon. T. B. Cipel. Valiant, 74 R. D. Oliver. Rcvolutionaire, 44 P. E. Woolcombe. Defence of J\ew~York. Yesterday 600 of the Ist regiment of U. States volunteer artillery, raised for the defence of this port and city under the com mand of col. Sitcher, paraded on the battery, were inspected by gen. Gray, and marched thro’ some of the principal street of the city. They are a well looking able-bodied set of men, and do credit to the patriotism of the officers and men of the corps, and the citizens who have promoted their establishment. This morning they broke ground on the battery, where they are erecting a breastwork for mountimr a line of heavy cannon, pursuant to arrangement with the corporation. Boston, March 29. LATEST FROM SPAIN. Yesterday arrived at Gloucester, the ship Augustus, Capt. Barry, from Ca diz; by which, through the polite at tention of a friend, we have been favor ed with a file of Spanish papers to the 26th February. They contain Lisbon accounts to the 17th Feb. which state, that official let ters had been received from Lord Wel lington, dated from his Head Quarters, at Fresreda, the 10th Feb. which in formed, that since his former despatch of the 3d, no event or movement of any consideration had taken place either in the French or the allied army. The French continued to levy the most exorbitant contributions in the Spanish provinces subjected to their military sway. The Spanish partizan chiefs continu ed their successful attacks on the French foraging and other parties. The Cortes continued their delibera tions with spirit; and had received nu merous felicitations on the abolition of the inquisition the building and effects of which are to be appropriated as a hospital for invalids. New-York, March 29. LATEST FROM NEW-ORLEANS. Last evening arrived at this port, the sloop Union, Burrows, in 17 days from New-Orleans, via Charleston, in 8 days. Capt B. sailed from New-Orleans on the 10th inst. and informs us that the privateer Saratoga, Wooster, of this port, with her prize, the Lord Nelson, of London, a new ship of 650 tons, laden with dry goods, had previously arrived at that port. Also left the privateer Saucy Jack, of Charleston with her two prizes the ship Mentor, of London, la den with dry goods, valued at 300,000 dollars, and the brig Antrim, of Ireland, laden with dry goods, &c. valued at 60 s OOO dollars. Also left the privateer Lovely-Lass, Smith, of Wilmington, having made several prizes, and brought in a valuable cargo of dry goods, taken out of her prizes. Capt. Burrows was only 6 days at New-Orleans. Saw no cruizers off the Balize in going in or coming out. New- York, March 30. A British schooner, 100 tons, copper, with a cargo of red wood, gum and bees wax, captured on the coast of Brazils, by the privateer Yankee, of Bristol (R. I j arrived in Tarpaulin Cove on Wed nesday last; BRIGADE ORDERS. The Court .Martial ordered for the trial of Lieut. Samuel B. Ellis of die First Legion, hav ing acquitted him of the charge exhibited against him, and the President of the United States having been pleased to approve the said sentence, Lieut. Ellis’s sword will be returned to him, and he will resume his command, and be respected accordingly. By Order of "General JOHN P. VAN NESS. JOHN COX, Brigade Maj. and Insp. of the Militia of the D. C. Head Quarters, City of Washington, April 2,1813. NOTICE. THE subscriber earnestly requests all those indepted to Thomas Baker, to come forward and make payment bes ore the first day of May next, as no further indulgence can possibly be given. For S Bakes, EDWARD DYER N B. All those who wi'l do me the favor of calling to settle their accounts will find me at Mrs. Coolidge’s boarding house, next door to Dr. John Ott’s, Georgetown. April s—2aw3w POSTSCRIPT The United Stales’ frigate Essex’ captain Porter, has arrived at Boston An English merchant vessel prize to the Essex has arrived at Salem. The mail of yesterday furnished no confirmation of the blockade of Boston by a British fleet, announced a few days ago by a letter purporting to have been written by the Editors of the Boston Chronicle We have good reason to believe that the letter was a forgery, and the whole story a fabrication. VACCINATION. PUBLIC NOTICE. In pursuance of an act of Congress passed February, 1813, entitled An Act to en courage Vaccination,” the President of the U. States has been pleased to appoint the under signed Agent for the purposes therein autho rised and described. He, therefore, hereby gives notice, that applications for genuine Vac cine Matter may be made to him by any citizen of the United Slates, through the medium o the Post-office, directed as he has hereto signed his address. All letters or packages not exceeding half an ounce in weight, .containing Vaccine Matter, or relating to its use, will be carried by the U. States mail free of any postage, either to or from the undersigned f but should any communication directed to him exceed the weight of half an ounce, the postage thereon must be paid, otherwise it will not be taken out of the Post Office. The Vaccine Matter will be furnished to any person who may apply for it. It will be put. up in such manner as to admit of its transpor tation, free of fostage, with and equal cer tainty of its efficacy, to any part of the United States. When required, proper directions (such as will enable any intelligent person how to use it) will be given with the matter, in either the English, German, or French languages. A complete Vaccinator, being the most approved instrument wherewith th. vacination should be performed, will likewise be furnished to every applicant. The most careful examination* will be made by the subscriber, of all vaccine crusts sent to him for that purpose he will give certificates of the fact, to those who have been effect ualk vaccinated and in all cases where any mistake may be suspected to have been made, he will give the necessary advice to those concerned. These services will be rendered free of any charge, to all those whose names will be regis tered as having been supplied with matter by the undersigned; but fifty cents will be re quired for every certificate of the examination of any crust sent to him by any other person. A fee of Five Dollars (in the current bank paper of any of the United States) must ac company every application when first made for matter but no other expence whatever will be incurred for the vaccinator, directions, certifi cates, &c. &c. which will be furnished nor for any repeated supplies of matter which mav be required for two years by the same appli cant. The citizens of Maryland are entitled, by a special law of the state, to a supply of genuine Vaccine Matter, free of any expense and should any other state be disposed to make provision to secure the same privilege to her citizens, the undersigned will engage to furnish them with this invaluable matter, on terms that cannot fail to meet their approbation. JAMES SMITH, Agent for Vaccination, Baltimore. Vaccine Institution, state of Maryland, March 24,1813. j *lt has been happily discovered, that the small crusts or scabs which are produced by every perfect vaccination, will always afford, by care ful examination of their shape, size, color, tex tore, consistence, &c. a decisive test of the efficacy of any operation, and the consequent security of the individual who has been vacci nated and on the same principle, if any serious mistake has been made, whereby the person sup pos- d to have been vaccinated Is nevertheless still liable to take the small pox, the error may be readily detected and such advice can be given as will certainly prevent the mischief which might otherwise ensue. Iff Editors of newspapers circulating in any part of the United States, will render an im portant service to the public, by giving the a bove an insertion in their respective papers. April 5— FOR SALE, THE LAND on which I 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 light 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 building For terms apply to the subscriber on the pre mises. If it is not sold privately, I shall offer it at public sale at Orange Court House on the Fourth Monday in April next, oh the follow ing terms One half the purchaie money in hand and the balance in two equal and annual payments to be secured by a Deed of Trust on the Land; reserving to myself the right of making one bid during the sale. ROBERT H. ROSE, Orange County, Virg. 10 th Feb. 1813. February 27 ROKEBY A POEM IN SIX CANTOS. By Walter Scott, Esq. Price One Dob ar. Just received and for sale by Jose th Milli gan, Cookseller, Georgetown, April 5 NOTICE. The Stockholders of the Mechanics Bank of Alexandria are hereby notified that a fif:h instalment of one dollar per share is called for payable at the Bank on Wednesday the Ist May next. By order of the President and Directors B. PAYTON, Jr. Cashier. April 5-—3tw4w RINCE GEORGES COUNTY COURT, September term, 1812. THE Commissioners appointed on the petition of Josias Simpson and jinn Bryan, for a division of the real es ate of John Simpson, having made a return, s’a. g, that on account of the num ber of the parties interested, and the small quantity of Land, the Estate cannot be divided without injury to al. the parties; audit being stated that some of the representatives live out of the state—it is thereupon ordered, that the said representatives appear before this Court, io be held at Upper Marlborough town, in Prince Georges county on the first Monday in April next, to shew cause, if any they have, why the return aforesaid should not be con firmed. And that notice b. gwen to the said representatives by a publication of this order in the National Intelligencer, once in each week for four weeks successively before next Court. Test John Head Magruder, Ck. P. G. C.C March 11—w4t FOR SALE, A valuable Tract of Land, Lying on Patuxent river, nearly opposite Lower Marlboiough, la e the property of John M. Gantt, deceased It will be sold agreeably to the last Will and Testament of said John M Gantt, on ’he 20th of April next, ffair, if not, the next iair d y thereafter, to he highest bidder, upon the following terms One third of the purchase money to be paid in a short time after ’he the sale, a-d the balance to be divided into four annua! instalments, with approved securities, bearing interest from the day of sale There are about twelve hundred acres in the above Tract, of which shout one hundred andfUy compose a ma -sh, undoubtedly (he best on the river the up and s good and well adapted to plaister and clo ver, as well as the g.owth of ail the common articles of cultivation. A large proportion of he above Tract is well covered with timber, rail stuff, fire wood, &c and the whole of the Farm is remarkably well watered by constant runn ng streams, upon one of which is an ad vantageous Mill seat Also on the thirtieth of April next, another TRACT of LAND, upon the same terms, con taining about 240 acres, adj nmg '4r. Clement Brook’s estate, and dis ant about four miles from the town of Upper Marlboro’ and Queen Anne. A large proportion of this Tract is susceptible of being made valuable meadow ground; the improvements are a comfortable Dwelling House, Granary, Tobacco House and other Out Houses A more particular description of these lands is deemed unnecessary, as it is presumed any person or persons, wish ng to purchase, will view the premises, which may be done at any time between this and the day of sate, b/ ap plying to the subscriber, living in Prince Georges county, aoout five miles from Bladens burg. FIELDER GANTT, Executor ofJohn M. Gantt, deceased. March 31—w3tNI FOR SALE, That valuable Three Story BRICK HOUSE And other Improvements thereunto belonging, Which are now occupied by the Hon James- Monroe, Secretary of State, situated on the north side of the Pennsylvania avenue, in the city of Washington, and is at out half way from the President’s House to Georgetown the stile of fitushing the House and Back Build ings and the conveniences thereof, it is be lieved are not exceeded in this city or Dis trict. As it is presumed that any gentleman who may be desirous to purchase will first view the premises, a further description is deemed unnecessary. The purchaser by pay ing four or five thousand dollars at the time he purchases, may have a credit on the balance (if required) of three, five, or seven years, to be divided in equal annual payments with the interest half yearly For further particu'ars spply to Mr. Andre-w Russ, near the Union tavern, Georgetown, or of the subscriber at No. 214, Race street, Philadelt hia. TIMOTHY CALDWELL. February 17—law3m TO BE RENTED, Several very convenient DWELLING HOU ES, Two of which aie in very good repair, and the others may be rendered teiiantable before the Ist May next. Also a range of BRIUK HOUSES well calculated ror a Spinning or Wcav ng Factory, or ior the Bread Baking usiness on an extensive scale, there bemgsix large ovens constructed therein with extensive flues and other conveniences for tha. purpose. Apply to the subscriber at Tomlinson’s Hotel, or tn his absence to Mr. Nathaniel P. Bixby at Greenleaf’s Point. JAMES GREENLEAF. Washington city, March 8— (O’ To encourage the supply of the Mar kets, a few enclosed LOTS, and several open Squares of Ground, of rich soil, in a fit state or immediate cultivation, w;ill be rented or a term of years on very easy terms. Apply s above. Dpeod—Nlep3w THE CITY BANK OF BALTI MO BE. Pursuant to the act of incorporation, no.ice is hereby given to the stockholders of this institution, that an election will be held at their banking house, on the first Monday in June next, from 9 o’clock A m. to 3 o’clock P m. for sixteen .Directors, to manage the af fairs of the Bank for the ensuing year. In the first election of Directors all ballots are to be directed to the Treasure- and lodged at the Bank before the day op Election. By order of the commissioners. J. STERRETT, Treasurer to the Commissioners. The following extract from the act of incor poration is published for the information of the Stockholders; All stockholders except fe males, living in the city of Baltimore, or with in five miles thereof, shall vote in the choice of Directors by ballot, in person, but every stock holder living more than five miles from said city, and every female stockholder may vote in person or by written ballot, by him or her subscribed, with his or her name, and said ballot shall be sealed up and addressed to the cashier of the Bank, and being transmitted before the time of the election, shall be re ceived and counted in the election. JVb per son ■who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to ■vote in any election of this cor poration. None but a stockholder shall be eligible as a Director, except in the case of Directors chosen by the state. No Director of any other Bank, nor any per son who is a partner in trade with a Director of any Bank, shall be a director in this BaaX,'’ Aprii 2——3 March 26, 1813.
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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY COURT April Term, 1812. Ou the application by petition in writing Thomas Jones Waters, of Prince Georges counr ty, to the court for the benefit of the act ot Assembly, passed at Nov. session eighteen hundred five, entitled “An act for the benefi of sundry insolvent debtors,” and the several supplements thereto, a schedule of his pro perty and list of his creditors on oath as far as he can ascertain them, being annexed to his said petition, and the court being satisfied by competent testimony that the sad petitioner is a citizen of the state of Maryland, and that he hath resided therein the two last years preced ing his application, and being also satisfied that the said Thomas Jones Waters is now in actual confinement for debt; and the said pe titioner having entered into bond with security f'or his appearance in this court on the first Monday in September next, then and there to answer such allegations as maybe exhibited against him by his creditors. It is thereupon ordered and adjudged that the said Thomas Jones Waters be discharged from imprison ment, and the said first Monday in September next is appointed for the said petitioner to de liver up his property, and to have a trustee appointed for the benefit of his c reditors and it is ordered that the s. id Thomas Jones Wa ters, by causing a copy of the aforegoing to be published once a week for three months suc oessively in the National Intelligencer before the said first Monday in September next, gsve notice to his creditors to be and appear before this court on the said day to recommend a trustee for their benefit. Test JOHN READ MAGRUDER. Ck. By Prince Georges county court, September Term, 1812; Ordered that the term of publication in the above case be extended to three months suc cessively in the same paper before the first Monday m April eighteen hundred and thir teen Test John R. Magruder, Ck. January I—w3m REWARD OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Ran away from their owners, on the evening of Wednesday, the 17th mst. FANNY and BETSEY, two fair mulatto women, carrying with them their two very fair children, Justi na (commonly called Jesse} and Henry Fan ny is a tali, good looking, stout made woman, with black hair and high cheek bones, and is believed to have a scar somewhere on her fore head. She is about four months gone in preg nancy Betsey is a rather short, stout made, lively woman, very fond of dress. Justina and Henry are very fine children. Justina, Fanny’s child, is two years and three months old, and has several marks on her body Hen ry, Betsey’s child, is about three years old Both the women are about 20 years of age, and uncommonly smart. They have carried with them a number of clothes. Fanny can write a little, and they may perhaps attempt to forge a pass but the probability is, that they are under the protection of some white man, who has inveigled them away. They are suspected to be accompanied by a very tall black woman, sometimes called Nancy, and sometimes Mary Nancy has a scar upon her breast, about the size of a quarter dollar, which is said to have been occasioned by a burn Nancy’s husband, Isaac or Henry, is thought, also to be with them. He is a rathei short biack man. All of these will probably change their names. Betsey and Fanny are well known in Charleston Betsey is the pro perty of Dr. Joseph Kirkland, and Fanny oi M’Miilan Campbell. Nancy and her husband are believed to be old runaways. As this is the first fault of the kind that Betsey and Fan ney have ever committed, if they return to their owners of their own accord, they shall be forgiVen. A reward of one hundred dol lars wiU be given for lodging them safely in any Gaol of this state or the United States, or 50 dollars for either of them, and all reasonable expences naid. A suitable reward will be gi ven for any information leading to their reco very, and a reward of 10 dollars will be given for the apprehension and safe confinement of the above described wench Nancy. A farther reward of 100 dollars will be given for the ap prehension and conviction ot my white man, who may have inveigled them away or assisted in their escape. Charleston, March 23. M. 31—31. NOTICE. In conformity with an act of the General Assembly oi Maryland, passed at November session 1812, entitled A supplement, to re vive, amend, and continue an act, entitled An act to incorporate a company to make a turnpike road from the -ine of the district of Column ia, where it crosses the post road lead ing from Georgetown to Frederick town, through Montgomery and Frederick counties to Frederick Town,” passed at November ses sion, 1805.” Also an act of the Congress of the United Slates, passed 27th Feb. 1813, en titled An act to authorise and empower the President and Managers of the Washington Turnpike Company of the state of Maryland, when organized, to extend and make their turnpike road to or from Georgetown in the district of Columbia through the s id district to the line thereof The commissioners ap pointed by the supplementary act of the Ge neral Assembly of Maryland, 1812, will open, on Wednesday 28th April next, books, and continue them open for three successive days, for raising ty subscription, in person or by proxy, a capital stock of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, in shares of twenty dollars each, on each of which shares the sum of one dollar will be required to be paid, at the time of subscription, at the following places, and under the direction of the persons designated by the law as commissioners, viz. At Georgetown, District of Columbia, at Semmes* Tavern, for twenty-five thousand dollars, or twelve hundred and fifty shares, under the direction of John Mason, Washing ton Bowie, Thomas Peter, Clement Smith and Daniel Bussard. At the city of Washington, at M’Leod’sTa vern, for i wenty-five thousand dollars, or tweive hundred and fifty shares, under the di rection of shades Carroll, Daniel Carroll of Dudn. Wm. Brent, Tench Ringgold and Robt. Brent. At Rockville, at Robb’s Tavern, for ten thousand dollars, or five hundred shares, un der the direction ot Opton Beall, Thomas P. Wilson, Brice Selby, Ilonore Martin and Rich ard Anderson. At Fredericktown, at Mrs. Kimbol’s Ta vern, for forty thousand dollars, or two thou sand shares, under the direction of John M’ Pherson, John Graham, George Baer, Francis Mautz, and Henry Kuhn. At Eliztbeth Town, at Bayley’s Tavern, for twenty thousand dollars, or one thousand shares, under the direction of Wm. Fitzhugh, Moses I'abbs, Upton Lawrence, Frisby Tilgh man and Otho H. Stuli. By a provision oi the law, no person or company will be permitted to subscribe on the first day for more than twenty shares, noi on the second, for more than fifty, in their own name, or names. March 31 NATIONAL PRINT. PROPOSALS BY JAMES WEBSTER, of Philadelphia and JAMES WARRELL, of Richmond, For Publishing by Subscription, A PRINT, Representing Peter Francisco’s gal lant action with nine of Tarleton’s Cavalry, in sight of the whole Troop of 400 men. FROM AN ORIGINAL PICTURE, By JAMES WARRELL, dissociate of the Society of Artists of the United Stales.—From the details given by FRANCISCO HIMSELF. The scene represented took place in Amelia county, Virginia, in 1781. Francisco had been reconnoitering, and whilst stopping at a Mr Ward’s, there came up nine of Tarleton’s caval ry and two or three negroes being told he was a prisoner, and seeing himself overpower ed by numbers, he consented to it, and suppos ing him very peaceable, they all went to the house, leaving the pay-master and Francisco together—He demanded his watch, &c which having received, he, in order to secure his plunder, put his sword under his arm, with the hilt behind him. While in the act of putting away a silver buckle, finding he had so favora ble an opportunity, Francisco stepped one pace in his rear, drew the sword with force from under the paymaster’s arm with success, and gave him instantly a blow across the scull. “My enemy,” observes Francisco, was brave, and, though severely wounded, drew a pistol, and at the same moment he pulled the trigger, I cut his hand nearly oft' The bul let grazed my side. Ben. Ward (the man of the House) very ungenerously brought out a a musket, and gave it to one of the British told him to make use of that. He mounted the only horse they could get and presented it at my breast—lt missed fire—l rushed on the muzzle of the gun— a .short struggle ensued— f the painter has copied this moment J —l disarm ed and wounded him— Tarleton's troop of 400 men were in sight. All was hurry and confusion, which I increased by repeatedly hodowing, as loud I could, Come on, my brave btys now's your time we will soon dispatch these few, and then attack the mam body:" The wounded man flew to the troop, the seven were panic struck and fled I seized Ward and would have dispatched him, but the poor wretch begged for his life--he was not only an ob ject of my contempt but pity. The eight hor, ses that were left behind, I gave him to con ceal for me. Discovering that Tarleton had dispatched ten more in pursuit of me, Imade oft'. I evaded their vigilance. They stopped to refresh themselves. I, like an old fox, dou bled and fell on their rear. I went the next day to Ward for my horses he demand ed two for his trouble and generous intentions. Finding my situation dangerous, and surround ed by enemies where I ought to have found friends, I went off" with my six horses. I in tended to have avenged myself of Ward at a future day, but Providence ordain ed I should not be his executioner for ne broke his neck t y a fall from one of the very horses.” CONDITIONS The proposed Print shall be engraved in the best style, by one of the frst Artists in the United States. The Plate shall by twenty-eight by twenty two inches. Price to subscribers will be 10 dollars. To non-subscribes 12 dollars. The Publishers respectfully assure the pub lic, that they will spare no expence to make the work worthy of their attention. Most pro bably the Print will be ready for delivery ear ly in the ensuing jail Richmond, Feb. 15,1813. iff Subscriptions received by R. C. Weight man, Washington, and Josepn Milligan, Geo. Town. J. WEBSTER will shortly issue Proposals for publishing by subscription a Print repre senting the engagement between the frigates CONSTITUTION JAVA, Of a size to match the Naval Prints already published by J. W. Feb. 26 JUST RECEIVED, And for Sale by Joseph Milligan, High Street, and at the Book store and Lottery Office, Bridge Street, George-7 own, —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 KARL OF With 32 elegant Cuts, by A. ANDERSON March lo THIS DAY PUBLISHED By JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller Georgetown, The Ist Sc 2d Volumes of the WORKS 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 (O’ Subscriptions received by Joseph Mil ligan, Georgetown, Wm. Cooper, R. C. Weightman and Darnel Rapine, Washington. February 18— POCKET BOOKS. JOSEPH MILLIGAN Has just received a Large and Elegant assort ment of Ladies and Gentlemen's plain and or namented POCKET BOOKS, Thread and Note Cases, Purses, life All of which will be sold on the lowest terms fax Cash Jan. 14— FURSAND PELTRIES. A large parcel of valuable Furs and Pejtrus, collected from the United States’ factories on the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, will be offered at public auction, in lots, at the stores of the Superintendant of Indian tiade, in Georgetown, (Col on Monday the 261 h oi April next, at 11 o’clock. Among these are about 2,000 lbs. of Beaver 2,800 Racoon Skins 7,000 Muskrat Skins 15,000 lbs. Shaved Deer Skins A parcel of Bear and Cub Skins, Indian dress ed Deer Skins, Buftaloe Horns and Deers Tal low. Approved notes at 90 days will be received in pay ment for all sums exceeding one hundred dollars. J. MASON, Super't. I. T. March 31—3tawts- ELECTION. TO be held at Mr. Tomlinson's Tavern, in the Third Ward of the city of Wash ington, on Monday the sth day of April next, for a Member of the Board ol Common Council to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Benj. G. Oir, Esq. Poll to be opened at 10 o’clock, a. m. not. Dunn, 1 Judges of the Robe. Collett, t Elcction James Young. J March 31, 1813. LOST, On Monday evening, between Mr. Young’s Store and Tomlin son’s Hotel, on Capitol Hill, A RED MOROCCO POCKET BOOK, Containing one or two letters directed to the Subscriber, with sundry other papers, and be tween forty and fifty dollars m Bank Notes. The finder is respectfully requested to re turn the Book, with its contents, and for so doing he will receive, if he desires it, ten dollars, with my thanks. SAMI BURCH. March 31—3 t. DISTRICT O F COLUMBIA, to wit: BE it remembered, that on the first day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twelve, and of the independence of the United States the thirty-sixth, Francis S Key, President of the Georgetown Lancaster school, deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor in the following words, to wit: American Edition of sets of Lancaster Les sons, consisting of a New Course of Spelling, a New System of Arithmetic, Freames’ Scripture Instructions, Watts’ and other Hymns, together with a set of Grammatical Lessons, printed on sheets in large type, adapted to the use of Lancaster Schools:” In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States entitled An act for the en couragement of learning by securing the oepies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned, and also an act entitled An act supplementary to an act entitled ‘An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints. G DENEALE, Clerk D. C. LAST BALL FOR THE SEASON. MR. GENERES presents his respects to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Washington City and Georgetown, and informs them that he will have a BALL on Friday next, 2d of April, at Mr. Tomlinson’s Ball Room, Capitol Hill Mr. Gencres hopes that the Ladies who have heretofore patronized his balls will fa vor him with their attendance. Tickets fbr gentlemen to be had at the bar room. March 31 —3t. JOHN GAITHER Has just received a few handsome SILVER MOUNTED SWORDS. March 31 ■—3 t. JOST PUBLISHED, ALLEN’S MAP OF CANADA, accompanied nr A PAMPHLET, Describing that Country. For sale by Joseph Milligan, Bookseller, Georgetown, (Columbia,) Price Three Dollars. This Map is allowed to be one of the best de lineations of the British Possessions in this country, which has been yet offered to the public. They may also be had by application at the Book store and Lottery Office, Bridge street. February 8 JLST RECEIVED And for sale by Joseph Milligan, Bookseller, Georgetown, POETICAL VAGARIES, In which is included BROAD GRINS, By George Colman, the Younger. Price 62 1-2 Cents. THE PORTRAIT, A POEM, Delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society of Newburypo.it, on the evening of October 27th, 1812. THE ABSENTEE, A Tale by Miss Edgeworth, price One Dollar January 28— NOTICE. Will be exposed at public sale, at Long's Hotel, on the 30th day of April next. TWELVE LOTS in square 875, or as many of them, with the improvements thereon, as will be sufficient to satisfy taxes due the Cor poration of Washington city; taken as the pro perty of William M. Duncanson. Ac the same time and place, will be exposed at public sale, Part of square 799, with the improvements thereon; taken as the property of John Beall. ALSO, Part es square 651, with the improvements thereon taken as the property of John Bar nett’s heirs. ALSO, Part of square 695, with the improvements thereon taken as the property of Richard Bartlett. The above described property is taken to satisfy taxes due the Washingtcn Corporation. Z. WALKER, Collector of Third Ward. March 30—wit. LAW BOOKS, JUST RECEIVED BY EDW. J. COALE, No. 176, Market St. Baltimore. Chitty’s Pleadings, second American edition with corrections and additions. Johnson’s Reports, complete. John-on’s Cases. Crunch’s Reports.* Select New York Cases. Ballantine on Limitations, with American Re- ferences. Tidd’s Practice, second edition, American re- ferences. Harris M’Henry’s Maryland Reports, vol. 1 and 2, vol. 2d separate. Vezey’s Reports —new series. Roberts on Wills. Taunton’s Reports. Mumford’s Virginia Reports, vol. 1. Sugden’s Letters on the sale, purchase, lease, settlements, and devise of estates. Sugden’s Vendors. Harrison’s Chancery. Backus’s Digest of Laws relating to the duties of sherifT, constable, &c. Burlemaqui on natural and political Law. Cornyns on Contracts. Advice on the study of the Law. Kidd on bills of Exchange. Roberts on Frauds. Roberts on Fraudulent Conveyances: Powell on Mortgages—on Devises—on Con- tracts. Fonblanque’s Equity. East’s Crown Law. Robertson’s Admiralty Reports. Bacon’s Abridgment. American Pleader’s Assistant. Douglas’s Reports Robertson’s Virginia Debates. Running ton on Ejectments. Hall’s Parish Officer. Robinson’s Prize Law. Chitty on Bills Abbott on Shipping. Binney’s Reports. Attorney’s Practice. Blackstone’s Reports. Blackstone’s Commentaries. Sullivan’s Lectures. Bosanquet and Puller’s Reports. Cornyn’s Reports. Doctor’s Student. Gilbert’s Equity, Replevin and Law of Evi- dence. Day’s Espin-asse. Grayson’s Justice. Harris’s Entries. Magistrate’s Guide. Hall’s Admiralty. Impey’s Practice. Kidd on Awards. Lawe’s Pleading. Reeves’ Shipping. Laws of the United States, last vol. Henning’s Lawyer’s Guide. Espinasse’s Nisi Prius. Park on Insurance. Maxwell’s Law Dictionary. Selwyn’s Nisi Prius. Jacob’s Law Dictionary. Bacon’s Abridgment, new American edition. Gentlemen of the Bar purchasing Libra ries, will be allowed a liberal discount. Orders for books, not to be had in Baltimore, execut ed with dispatch. Edw. J 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 iopement of THE DELICATE INVESTIGATION. Price SI. February 23— EARTHEN WARE. Philadelphia, Febrttary 21. MERCHANTS residing in Washington, who deal in Earthen Ware, are informed that the foilwing articles are manufactured, and now ready for delivery (from the Washington Pot tery) at the Warehouse in Market, near Schulkid 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 er 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 §SO, two and a half per cent, deduction. Orders amounting to §IOO and upwards, five per cent, deduction. Order addressed to John Mullowny, directed as above, will meet with due attention. March I—2m SUPERFINE YELLOW BARK. Sold by J. Milligan Bookseller Georgetown, Columbia. Dr. SANFORD’S Improved Powder of the Bark having been used and highly approved by many physicians of distinguished character, in different parts of the United States, the proprietor is encourag ed to offer it to the Faculty in general, under the persuasion that no practitioner of taste, in the choice of his means, cannot fail to be gra tified in the use of this elegant preparation. In strength, fineness, and certainty of opera tion, it greatly surpasses the Bark in common use. ALSO. THE ESSENTIAL SALT OF BARK, prepared by the same. The above articles are put up in parcels of different sizes, to accommodate the usual wants of not only Physicians, but of Retail Druggists, Country Merchants and Private Familes; and is sold in Charleston by Messrs. E. Morford, Willington Co accompanied with the Propretor’s Essay, on all the different kinds of Peruvian Bark now used tn the United States. Extract from the Medical Philosophical Re gister, No 4, Vol. 2, published by Dr. Ho sack, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic in the University of New York. In our present number, may be found a very interesting communication on the medical virtues of the Peruvian and other Barks. It is with great satisfaction we state, that the author of that paper, Dr Sandford, after more than twenty five years observation on the ef fects of Bark as a medicine, and no less than ten years attention to the different methods of preparing it, has at length formed an esta blishment, at Greenwich, (Con.) with the view of furnishing the profession with the several species of genuine Peruvian Bark, in the states of an Essential Salt, Powder, &c. On a circumstance of so great importance, we cannot but congratulate the community at large, upon whose confidence and support Dr. Sandford is justly entitled to the strongest claims March 22— PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, NEATLY EXECUTE® AT THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. THE SHOP OE CHARLES E. ECKEL, Watchmaker, Georgetown, Disrict of of Columbia, Was, on the night of the 9th instant, opened by a false Key, and the follow ing Watches were taken therefrom No. Double case gold watch, Finly, London 1080 Do. Richard Norton, London 20991 Single case gold Bognon, a Paris do. Robt. and Courvoiser, 49415 do. Dubcc et Fil, do. Hunting (on dial) Dupour, Fol. et Compagnie do. in case, E I B—K—lß do. repeater, Brequet and Fils 2095 do. small gold watch, Le Noir a Paris do. (blank) 1164 do. in case 375 Small gold repeater, L’ Epine aParis Hunting silver English, Robert Johnson, Dublin, 1261 English, N. Lambern, Liverpool 2 John Baxter, Liverpool 239 B. Goodwin, London 1754 Rob. Allans, London 1155 Gilt, James Miller, London 444 Double case silver Watches. J, Long, London 3695 Gilbert Bigger Dublin 114 B. Roberts London 88116 Caleb Bentley Brook Meadow 253 Charles Fleming Glasgow 33596 P. Letherland and Co. Liverpool 137 George Denham London 74810 Mordecai Miller Alexandria 220 J. Black London 870 James Irish Brighter 25895 Edward Nobles London 23082 Rose and Son London 6896 Wm. Morgan London 78979 John Dickson London 3673 Lenham London 6326 Isaac Rogers London 19624 Thomas Beatson London 5439 John Robson London 11384 R. P. Werner London 4447 J. Hassell London 2883 A. Thompson London 7004 Edward French London 4708 (Richard Thomas on the dial) Charles Howse London 5641 Letho Hanson London 4426 Wm. Lenham London 12521 Graham London Thomas Richardson London 3918 Gordon London 308 Thomas Jones London 431 James Thwaite London 362 Hollisone Liverpool 527 (Blank) 6041 John Barton London 3069 J. Jackson Liverpool 8507 J. Smart (seconds) London 4104 Swiss —Norton London Anderton London (Blank)in case 1352 English —Alex’r. Buchan Dublin 447 Join. Goodfellow Dublin 6'7 B. Clowes Liverpool 9159 Seph. Enson London 1922 James Gordon London 4162 J. De Labbeille London 1342 French gold— Moricand and Campagnie 10085 L’ Epine, aParis 18103 French silver— (Blank) in case 2753 S Gilt double case— Leslie Parliament st. 711 Peter Dickson, London 1417 One single case gilt—Repeater, Fremery A. Sau mur. About 90 Silver and 30 Gold—the name and number of a great part of which not recollect ed—and 1 Gold and 7 silver Watch Cases. N- B -—ls any of the above described articles should be offered for sale, it is requested they will be stopt,as also the person or persons who may osier them for sale, and notice immediate ly given to the subscriber, who will pay every necessary expence attending the apprehending the thief or any of the said property. Georgetown, March 19 CHILDREN’S BOOKS. JOSEPH MILLIGAN Has just received a large supply of Children's Books, amongst which arc the following, CHIEFLY NEW 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 ia the Wood 371-2 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 for Good Boys 19 Trifles for Good Giris 19 Youthful Sports 25 All Nations 25 Post Boy 25 Parents Present 19 Budget 19 Friend of Youth 19 Four Sisters 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. PUBLIC SALE. ON Saturday the 10th of April next, at 11 o’clock A M. will be sold at public sale at the Union Tavern m Georgetown, all that piece of Ground in Holmead’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 with the line of Beall street 120 fe®t to the beginning, by virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington as a court of Chancery, in the case of John Wood ward against Thomas Gamble. Terms of sale, a credit of sixty days with interest, the pur chaser to give a note with an approved endor ser. CHARLES GLOVER, Trustee. March 17—ts