Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
April 12, 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 Jill letters to the Editors must be post paid. WASHINGTON HOTEL. The Subscriber informs his friends ana the public that he has This lai ojiened the Washington Hotel, on the Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trea sury Office. THIS establishment has been considerably enlarged, altered and improved, and turnished 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 L hones 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 1 Marchi LOUDON LAND FOR SALE. The Subscriber is authorised to sell, and now offers for sale, two tracts of Land in Lou don county, Virginia, belonging to Wm D Bigges, Esq. the one containing about 200 G acres, lying on and adjoining the Short Hills, and known by the name of the Short Hill Tract, within a short distance of the River Po tomac and Harper’s Ferry, on which there are several very valuable mill seats the other, known by the name of the Valley Tract, with in five or six miles of the Town of Leesburg, and containing about 1100 acres. Both these Tracts of Land are very fertile, are situated in thickly populated neighborhoods, and are as we'd calculated for farming as any land in the county of Loudon: each Tract will either be sold altogether, or will be divided in such manner as may best accommodate purchasers. The Subscriber will attend in person at the house of Mr. Jennings, on the Short Hill Tract, and at the house of Mr. Greenlease, on the Valley Tract, about the 15th March inst for the purpose of showing the premises, and of giving such information as may be de sirable to persons inclined to purchase. jp not soul at private sale by the 12th of April seat, the said Lands will be offered at Public Sale, to the higuest bidder, on that day, at JPiers’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 sate—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— BANK OF COLUMBIA, March \3th, 1812. THE President and Directors, having this day declared a Dividend, on the stock of this institution tor the half year ending the 20th inst. at the rate of Eight Per Cent, per annum, the same wi 1 be payable to the Stockholders or their representatives on the 20th, or when calied for any time thereafter. AV ILLI AM WHANN, Cashier. March 20—3 w JUST PUBLISHED, ALLEN’S MAP OF CANADA, accompanied bt fA PAMPHLET, Describing that Country. For sale by os£.ph Millican, Bookseller, Georgetown, (Colurnoia,) 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 ofl’ered to the public. They may also be had by application at the Book store and Lottery Office, Bridge street. February 8 SUBSCRIPTIONS For Stock in the Steam Eoats to navigate the waters of North Carolina, under the patent of Messrs. Livingston 8c gulton, 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 REEVES 9 COLORS. JOSEPH MILLIGAN Jias just received a few boxes of Reeve's WATER COLOURS, Crayons, Lead, Sable, and Camel’s Hair Pencils Port Crayons and Drawing Paper. Georgetown, Jan. 14. NOTICE. Will be exposed at public sale, at Long's Hotel, on the 30 th 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. At the same time and place, will be exposed at public sale, Part of square 799, with the improvements f hereon; 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 Washington Corporation. Z. WALKER, Collector of Third Ward. March 30 —wst. 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, V .r ---g-nia, upwards of one hundred feet fall of wa er, divided into 12, 14 and 20 feet falls. They have also the necessary Land for the scite of Mills and manufacturing houses, which they wish to let or dispose of. The subscribers, who are managers for the Company, propose to meet at Petersburg on the second Monday in April next, for the purpose of disp sing 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 cn which the mana gers would wish to dispose of the scites, may ,e more particularly known after ’he first of March 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 erected 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 cunal. To those who are unacquainted with the situation, the subscribers believe they may say, there s none more eligable in the country; s tuate 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 carried 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 sfopmems of Hour, it is believed that Petersburg has every advantage which is possessed by Richmond. JOHN GRAMMER, ED .RD MU FORB, RICHD. N. TENABLE, EDWARD DILLON, THOMAS A. MORTON. February 17. _ THE subscriber has purchased -evhele of the Tr xt of Land called Long Meadows on the boundary line of the City and Turnpike road to Baltimore, for the pc pose 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 pi ic *s an any in the country; the favo able state of the Lund 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 .it; the quality of timber and wood on the Land, and the ex' ent of its mea dow ground, are advantages which it is hoped will induce any good manager not already provided with land tn the neghborhood, to purchase a part. It will be sold in LCT of 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 Scat on the place, afforded by a very remark bie spring, having a fall 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 oi sale. Mr Sinclair on he Land, will shew the boundary lines, and the first applicants shall have the selection. THOMAS EWELL. Mhrch 18— JUST RECEIVED AND FOR 'ALE, BY JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Bookseller, George-Town, (Col.) Vivian and Emide de Coulanges, 2 vols. §2 00 Depon’s Voyages, 3 vols. 6 00 Wanderer of Switzerland, a Poem, 75 Maternal Physician, 1 00 Gass’s Journal, with 6 engravings, 100 Johnson’s Lives, 4 50 Human Manners, 62 1-2 Osander’S Poems, 62 1-2 Zion’s Pilgrim, 62 1-2 Croxall’s 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 Catechism of Nature, 37 1-2 Minstrel, a collection of celebrated English, Scotch and Irish bongs, set to Music, 1 50 Diamond Songster, 3 vols. boards 100, bound, 1 50 Pope’s Essay on Man, 25 Uambaek’s Meditations, 2 vols. 400 to 4 50 Low’s Encyclopaedia., 7 vob. 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^T. LETTERS Written by the Late Right Honorable PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, Earl of Chesterfield, TO EIS SON. In Two Volumes.—Price 1 75 cts. boards THE LIFE OF GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON, nr JOHN KINGSTON. His fame bounded by no country, will be confined io no age. Price 87 1-2 cts. boards. Just received and for sale by JOSEPH MIL LIGAN, Bookseller, High-street, and at the Book Store and Lottery Office, Bridge-street, Georgetown. Varch 6— SCOTTS NEW POEM. R. C. Weightman has received) RO KE BY, A Poem By Walter Scott, Esq Price g I 6* 1 12 f-2. AD VERTI SEMEN T. MONDAY. APUL 12. 1813 t A CARD. Miss CHARLOTTE ANN TAYLOR will commence a FEMALE BOARDING-SCHOOL St ACADEMY on Monday the 15th inst. At the House of General Van Ness near the Pennsylvania Avenue, next to the General’s residence, where she will superintend the Edu cation of such Young Ladies as she may be honored with the care of. English, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic the French and itaban 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 truvs will insure to her that high and re spec‘abie 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 w.th the hope of encouragement f rom a refined, a ge nerous and liberal ommunity. 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 stufabb- recommendations, are invited to make themselves known, as above. LOTTERIES^ The next Grand Lottery to be drawn in Philadelphia will be the PENNSYLVANIA INTER L NAVIGA TION LOT EHY. It has 12,511 prizes The number of Capital Prizes are great and offer to adventurers oi a f fling sum, a greater chance for a fortune than any other Lottery. Preparations ar»-_ making for the draw mg as s oon ait po?si> Jv, the tickets being nearly all soldi The scheme contains the following Capital Prizes. 1 prize of 50,000 dollars. 1 do. 20,000 do. 3 do. 10,000 du. 10 do. 5,000 do. 6 more of §5,000 in 500 tickets each. Also 12 of §IOOO. and a great m ay ofsoo, 200, dollars, etc. etc. Tickets §lO 50. THE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL L TVERY Is commenced drawing, and continues for the present nice a week. The capital prizes are, 1 prize of 30,000 dollars. 2 do. 20,000 do. 6 do. 10,000 do. Uc. Uc. Tickets §lO 50. TRINITY CHURCH LOTTERY. Is commenced drawing iu Baltimore. The Capital prizes are 1 prize of 30,000 dollars. 2 do. 20,000 do. 1 do. 10,000 do. 2 do. 5,000 do Uc. Price of Tickets Eight Dollars. UNION COLLEGE LOTTERY, No. IV. (second pare.) Commences draw ng in New York, first of October next. The Capital prizes are 1 prize of 25,000 dollars. 1 do. 20,000 do. 1 do. 10,000 do. 1 de. 5,000 do. &c. Price of Tickets ^7 50. Tickets and Shares in the above Lotteries are for sale at G. R. WHITES’s trueiy for tunate Lottery-Offices, No. 64 and 38, Maiden Lane, New York. No 75, Chesnut street, Phi adelphia Corner of St. Paul’s lane and Mar ketstreet, Baltimore; and No. 28, State street, ilbany. No ri—The public will please to take no tice that G. and R Waite will guarantee the payment of all prizes sold at either of their Offices, or by any of their Agents, but no others, and Adventurers can distinguish their tickets from others by observing their name on the back of each ticket sold by them. At WAITE’s Offices have been sold, for many years past, most of the Capital Prizes in the New York nnd Baltimore Lotteries, among them are the following, drawn within one year No 4892 drawn a prize of §60,000 in the Susquehanna Canal Lottery, Aid class, J\o. 41. *f S3 t the 14027 5,000} m L tte y No. 19780 5510,000 m the 4th Union College Lottery. M Wo°f College Lottery, Besides others, of §30,000 §25,000 §20,000 and §IO,OOO in the former New-York and Bai timore Lotteries, many of whiCh they paid as soon as drawn- NOTICE. WILL be exposed to public sale at Drum mond’s tavern on the 27th of April next, LOT 16, in Square 1046 with the improvements thereon, taken as the property of Charles V>r fie, to satisfy taxes due the Washington Corpo* ration. ALSO 31 feet 6 indies 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 pora ion afor«aid. Sale at one o’clock. Terms cash. JOHN QUEEN, Collector of the 4th Ward. March 27—w5t A ROSS, AS received this day, at his Wine Cellar, the following articles, imported in the schooner Express, lately from Bordeaux, which he will sell wholesale and retail for a moderate profit: Sparkling Champaigne in Hampers of 50 bottles Medoc in baskets of 12 do. 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 Cogmac Brandy in pipes, of a very superior quality. He has also received from Baltimore Fresh Souchong Tea, Pkhou do. do. Padoy do. do. Table Salt in baskets. Mould Candles, &c. Georgetown, March 9— LANDS IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY, FOR SALE. BY virtue of the last mil and Testament of Lobs rt Means, deceased, the subscriber offers for sale, all the Lands of the Testator in the states oi 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 quenßy calculated to suit purchaseis 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 CzYLL, Executor of the last will and testament of Rob. Means, dec'd Richmond. July 19—ts [NOW DRAWING.] BALTIMORE HO SPI iAL L O TTER Y, SECOND CLASS, SCHEME 1 prize of 30 000 is §30,000 2 20,000 40,000 6 10,000 60,000 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,u00 12 120,000 12,432 prizes. 22,518 blanks—not near 2to 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 F;rst drawn number on the 21st day, 10,000 do. 23d 10,100 do. 25ib 10.000 do. 27th 10,00 u. do. 29 th 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 34tb day, 100 tickets, viz from No. 10,001 to 10,100 (pr.lfe tickets cxccp ted Do. 35th 11,001 to 11,100 do. Do. 36th 12,001 to 12,100 do. Do. 37tn 13,001 to 13,100 do. Do. 38th 14,001 to 14 100 do. Do. 39th 15,001 to 15,100 do. Do. 40h 16.001 to 16,100 do. Do. 41st 17 001 to 17,100 do. Do. 42d 18,001 to 18 100 do* Do. 45th 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 IV. Cooper, Washington. Correct Check Books are kept for the exa mination of all Tickets, gratis —Prize Tickets will be received in payment’ Iff Orders from distant adventurers, with the cash enclosed (post paid) will be promptly exe cuted. March 20—• PUBLIC SALE. ON the 17th day of April next at 11 o’clock, A m. at Tomlinson’s Hotel, in the city of Washington, will be exposed at public sale, Two LUTS or portions of Ground in square No. 742 in the said city fronting New Jersey avenue. On one of the said Lots ts erected a well finished Three Story Brick ILuse, with convenient Oui-Houses, &c. The above property to be sold under the authority of a decree of the Circuit Court of the district n f Columbia for the county of Washington, as a court of Chancery, n the case of James D. Barry, against ^Patrick Barry and the heirs and representatives of Garret Barry, deceased. Terms of sale, a credit of sixty days, the purchaser to give a note with an approved endorse.). JAMES DAVIDSON,? CHARLES GLOVER,S Trustees March 24—ts THE CITE BANK OF BALTI MORE. Pursuant to the act of incorporation, notice 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 bal ots are to be directed to the Treasure- and lodged al the Bank before the day of 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; zA.ll stockholders except fe males, living in the city of Baltimore, or with in five miles thereof, shall vote in the choice 01 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, shad be re ceived and counted in the elec ion. No per son who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote in any dec ion of .his cr p.ratiou None but a stockholder shall be el gible as a Director, except in the case of Directors chosen by the state. No Director of any other Bank, nor any per sod c. ho is a partner in trade with any d recc 1 of anj Bank, shall be a director in this Bank Apri’ 2 3t WANTED TO PURCHASE, A YOUNG WOMAA, UR G.RL about 16, who has been brought up as a house servant, and accustomed r accounts will find me at Mrs Coolidge’s hoarding house, next door to Dr. John Ott’s, Georgetown. Apr- 5 2aw3w TO BE RENTED, Several very convenient DWELLING HOU ES, Two of which ate in very good repair, and the others may be rendered tenantabie before the Ist May next. Also a range of BRfCK HOUSES, well calculated for a Spinning or Weaving Factory, or lor the Bread Baking usiness on an extensive scale, there be ng six large ovens constructed therein with extensive flues and other conveniences for tha pm pose. Apply to the subscriber at Tomlinson’s Hotel, or in his absence to Mr. Nathaniel P. Bixby at Greenleaf’s Point. JAMES GREENLEAF. Washington city, March 8— 03' To encourage the supply of the Mar kets a few en-losed LOTS, and several open Squares of Ground, of rich soil, in a fit state r immediate cultivation, will be rented or a term of years on very easy terms. Apply s ve Bp- d—Nfc»3w 100 DOZEN DOUDLE-DLADED PEN KNIVES. Apply to J seph bi i.'g-m. Bookseller, Georgetown, who has on hand a large and gene; al assortment ol P nknives, oi a superi or quality, which he will dispose of wholesale or retail. f-tarrh Io DiSTR C O COLUM B! BE it remt mbered, that on hi first day of June in the year of our Lord e ighteen hundred and twelw and of the independence -2 the United States the thiriy-sixt;>, Francis S K y. President of the Georgetown Lancastei ache d, deposited in this office th., uih- ol book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor m the following words, to wit: American Edition of sets of Lancaster L s sons, consisting of a New Cmp sv of Spi-liing, a Nev Sysb m of Arithmetic, Fr .ones’Scripture Instructions, Waits’ and other inns, topether with a set of Grammatical Lessons, printed on sheets in large type, adapted to the use of Lancaster School..:” In conformity to the act of 12 years old, a b;-^^ buy, with out any perceivable brand or mark Given under my hand the day and year above written. ROBERT BRENT. April 7— NOTICE. Gapt. THEOPHILUS BOV> IE I>de comm n dir of the schooner Alexandria one of he re gular P .ckets, running between the city ©f Baltimore, Alexandria, Georgetown, &c hag been discharged fr m our employ, for suffi cient causes, which will be made known if squired: Therefore al! sons havm-ac counts to settle for freight Will pay them to the subscribers. WILLIAM BALL, Baltimore. BEDE CLEMENTS, A'cxa- dria. April B—Bt NOTICE. The stockholders oi the ^Teclmnics of Alexandria, are hereby notified that a fifth nstalment oi one dol;ar per share is called lor payable at the Bank on Wednesday the sth .ay n< xt. By order of the President and Directors B. PATON, Jr Cashier. Xpru 5— 3tw4w FOR SALE BY AUCTION ON Sa urd y he 24. h mst the following Lots nt Ground situated in the City of Washington Lot No. 21 in square 665 3 in aqua e 665 2 in square 654 Late the property of Mr t CambpelL deceased. The Sale will take p ace at th, late residence oi the deceased, m the C y oi Anna polis, at 10 o’clock—when the terms es the sate will be made known. Annapolis, April B—wSt N 87
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Mr. CHEVES’ SPEECH ON THE NEW ARMY BILL. At the close of the debate on this sub ject— Mr. Cheves rose. It was for some time during this debate, said he, my in tention to have mingled my unimportant opinions and sentiments with those of other gentlemen in this discussion but I gave way from time to time before the eagerness of others who were desirous of presenting themselves to your atten tion, and I had entirely abandoned the idea of taking any part in the argument: but the sudden and unexpected indis position at this moment of my worthy friend and honorable colleague (Mr. Williams) the Chairman of the commit tee with w’hom this bill originated, who ■was expected to close the debate, has leit a vacuum in the argument which I propose to fill. Could he have address ed you, as he was prepared and anxious, in the faithful discharge of his duty^ to do, it would have rendered the feeble attempt which I shall make as unneces sary as it would have been impertinent and obtrusive. I propose, then, to speak, as my honorable friend would probably have dene, generally but briefly on the several heads of discussion which have been introduced into the debate, which has not been on the bill before you, but on the general merits of the war; the origin, progress and continuance of it. I mean not to censure the wide range which this discussion has taken. It is fair and right in gentlemen of the oppo sition to select some occasion during each session on which to discuss the great questions of state which the pub lic events of the passing times present; and the one furnished by the bill before you was perhaps as proper as any other. Almost all the gentlemen who have addressed you, have very gravely told you, by way of exordium, of their un questionable right to do so, and of the firmness with which they mean to as sert and exercise it, as if there had been, at any time, really an opposition to this freedom of discussion. These introductions must be a little amusing to the members of this House and to the attendants in your galleries, who have been in the habit of listening to the gentlemen. But if there ever could have been a doubt on this subject, and surely there never was any, the debate, which I hope is about to be closed, af fords an ample refutation of it. There are parts of this debate which will de scend to a distant posterity as a monu ment of the freedom of discussion in this hall. I trust, sir, we shall furnish few such testimonies—l hope never to see another exhibited on this floor. They must be looked upon with appre hension by all those who consider the restraints of personal politeness and the urbanity of social esteem as affording a better security to those who love peace and good manners, for the preservation of these valuable objects, than can be lent by the strongest arm or the sever est sanctions which positive institutions have established, restraints under which even “vice itself loses half its evil by losing all its grossness.” I shall imi tate the example of gentlemen who fol lowed in the debate—l shall pour oil upon the waves and endeavor to still the raging of the storm. Gentlemen, fruitful in epithets, yet rather fruitful in their abundance than in their variety, have called this an un just, wanton, wicked and unncessary war. I, on the contrary, assert it to be a just and necessary war. One charac teristic difficulty here presents itself, which has occurred in all the discus sion in and out of this House on this subject. What is a just and necessary war By the advocates of the war it is asserted, that the injuries and insults of the enemy demanded war, and rendered this war just and necessary. The op ponents of war admit the magnitude of the insults and injuries, but deny the in ference. They assert that the war is unnecessary and not justifiable,because the pecuniary expenditure and loss will cxcetd in value the commercial objects for which we are contending. The ad vocates of war deny both the premises and the conclusion. The objects of the war are not merely commercial; but, if they were, the inference is denied. They admit that the pecuniary expenditure and loss will exceed the pecuniary value of the commercial objects for whieh they contend, but they deny that a war for commercial objects is therefore un necessary or indefensible. To an intel ligible argument it seems, therefore, under these circumstances, necessary that we should begin by some definition of a just and necessary war and yet it seems to be a melancholy labor in a great and free state, where public senti ment should be unequivocal on such subjects, to proceed by rules of logic te establish great first principles of public sentiment: but I fear that, as all good things are purchased by concomitant sacrifices, we have not obtained the in numerable blessings and advantages of the freedom of speech and of the press for nothing. I fear they have sometimes substituted an erring reason for a bet ter guide—the great uncontaminated current of public feeling—the moral sense of the nation, of which the ho norable gentleman from Massachu s- tts (Mr. Quincy) so often tells so much. But we must enquire, what is a just and necessary war A war is just and necessary when waged to protect and defend the violated pecuniary interests of a country or to defend and secure the sovereign rights and independence of a country, or lastly and principally to support and maintain the national honor. The last indeed embraces all the others, and, if I have distinguished, it is rather in conformity with custom, or for the purpose of elu cidat'on than from any practical separa tion which I admit between the last and the former. But I am likely to incur the derision of the honorable gentlemen in the opposition by speaking of na tional honor. They seem not to have admitted the term into their vocabulary —they treat it as anew language—they remind me of the character of Goldfinch in one of Holcroft’s plays, who, when he hears the Romans mentioned, ex claims^ Romans 1 Romans who are they ?”—so the gentlemen—“ National onor! what’s that? what’s that?”— Yet, sir, strange as it may seem to the honorable gentlemen over the way, the maintenance of the principle of national honor, by which I mean that principle which animates and sustains an elevated fitness of character and conduct, is the only justifiable cause of war, and, if ne cessary, the principle ought to be main tained by all the sacrifices of war in its worst shape. No war is justifiable or necessary which is waged merely for pecuniary objects, if we can suppose such a war, for all wars involve expense and loss greater than the amount of any pecuniary objects for which they can be waged. On the ground of interest merely they would not therefore be justifiable, and there is t® be super added, what cannot be valued in money, the expenditure of human life. But the value of every thing is founded on the security with which it is enjoyed. One unpunished violation of right pro vokes another and another, until all se curity is destroyed, and therefore it is necessary to resist given infractions of pecuniary right by sacrifices beyond the value of the right itself, because resistance is necessary to the security of all other pecuniary rights Nay, to the security of all other rights. Secu rity of rights is a political thing—lt is the protection of government —It de rives its value and a great portion of its power too, from a faithful and unrelax ed application of it to all the rights and interests of a nation, and is diminished in its value and in its power also, by any failure to afford the protection which is due by government to the subjects and the interests under its control. To abandon any interest is to abandon all, and to protect one is to protect all war therefore waged to protect one po litical right is waged to protect all po litical rights—no war is, in conse quence, made for any given right merely as such, but for all the rights and interests which are bound together in a nation under the social and civil compacts. To compare the expen diture and losses of war with the value of commercial objects which may be the immediate causes of war, is to talk idly to forget the true end of all war and the first great purpose of 'government, security. A great man (Sir James Mclntosh) has said, the para mount interest of every state, that which comprehends all others, is security.” Will you then, it may be enquired, go to war to avenge the infraction of the smallest right under the protection of government, and for this object jeopar dize every other and spill the blood of your fellow citizens Certainly not. There is a fitness, which cannot be de fi nd in anticipation, bur which is easily discoverable when the occasion occurs, which determines when a war is neces sary It may depend upon the nature of the injury, on the character which the nation has acquired, on its ability to avenge the injury, on the character of the nation which has inflicted the inju ry, and a thousand other circumstances The question ought always to be, what becomes the nation What is due to the national honor What is necessary to sustain an elevated fitness of charac ter and conduct in the nation If the injury sustained be one which cannot or will not probably be repeated, it is less necessary to avenge it. If the na tion be poor and feeble it may be oblig ed to submit to the violation of a great right. If it be great and powerful it must some times resent a smaller inju ry—it may sometimes disdain to notice a considerable aggression upon its rights—in short, in no instance is the expence of the war a rule which will prove it just and necessary, or other wise in every instance is national honor, that is, a fitness of character and con duct, the rule by which its necessity and justifiable character are determina ble. Generally when a nation is able to resist with effect the infraction of im portant pecuniary rights, it seems in dubitable that an elevated fitness of character and conduct requires resis tance. But this obligation is increased and is less doubtful when any of the sovereign rights of a nation are infring ed, as in gross and reiterated insults to the national flag, habitual violations of the personal liberty of its subjects, in vasion of its territories and the like— these are assaults upon its indepen dence and there is no room left for an enquiry into the fitness of resistance— it may indeed be supposed to change from a question of expediency to an act of necessity—it is a struggle for self preservation—the nation acts upon a principle which is inherent in the mean est insect, and of which inanimate mat ters is not divested—the worm when trodden on writhes in resistance as well as anguish, and the reaction of inani mate matter seems to be the repulsive act of self preservation. What then did an elevated fitness of character and conduct require of the American government in relation to G Britain at the moment war was declar ed What does it still require? I re peat, the war is a just and necessary war. This will be proved by adverting to the causes of the war. What then were the causes of the war They were principally new and before un heard of blockades, the orders in coun cil which have been generally so called by way of pre-eminence, the spoliations of our commerce under various un founded and insulting pretexts, md the impressment of our seamen. lam not permitted by the circumstances under which I address you to go at length into any of these subjects. But I may ask, what on the ocean did we enjoy but by the sufferance of G. Britain What in suits, what injuries had we not suffer ed When did they begin, when, though they may have been varied in character, were they relaxed in degree, and when were they probably to cease I will stop to notice one or two of the arguments which have been offered by the gentlemen of the opposition on this part of the subject. The gentleman from N w York (Mr. Emott) says, the blockade of May 1806 ought not really to have been a subject of complaint on the part of the U. States, because he says it was a relaxation of the rule of ’56. The rule of ’56, without admitting or enquiring into the justice of the rule, may be declared to be a rule forbidding the direct transportation in neutral ves sels of the firoduce of the colonies of a belligerent to the European ports of that belligerent. Now the block .de of May 1806, founds no interdict on the origin of the firoduce or commodity con veyed but interdicts an entrance into the ports of a great line of coast which it was physically impossible actually to blockade. Indeed this order of block ade did extend the principle of the rule of ’56 by forbidding intercourse in neu tral vessels from one of their ports of a belligerent, or ports dependent on him, to another of these ports. In short this innocent and even beneficent order, as gentlemen will have it, embraces the substance of all the subsequent orders in council Gentlemen have revived the old argument which originated with them and will end with them, that the French decrees were not re pealed, because of the informality of the instrument—the letter of the Duke of Cadore of the sth August, 1810. One gentleman (Mr. Bleecker) has said that this government was tricked by France into a war with Great Britain, and the evidence of this trick is the subsequent formal act of repeal. Now, the first act was either a repeal or it was not, and, if a repeal, the subsequent act of France, though it were repugnant, could not change the character of the first act. But it is not repugnant.— It is confirmatory and recognizes the first as a repeal. And so it has been considered by Great Britain, who never objected to the informality of the first act. It was left to the ingenuity of gen tlemen on the other side of the Hous to furnish this sapient objection, and that they might not be injured in the right of authorship, they have been left to the exclusive enj yment of it—G. B. has never republished it—it is to be found in none of the voluminous cor respondence of her ministers. Her ob jections were not want of form in the act, but, 1. That the revocation was condi tional and depended on the resistance of the U. S. to certain principles of bloc kade. 2. That it was partial, and applied not to all neutrals but to America alone. Now mark her consistency. She has revoked the orders in council, and that act of the French government, which she has made the pretext for this revocation, is alike conditional alike partial. It states the resistance of the U. S. as the ground of revocation, and it confines the revocation to America. G. Britain has then deserted the gentlemen on the other side of the House, and has her self admitted, in effect and in practice, the sufficiency of that revocation which the honorable gentlemen say was no re vocation. The act of the government was then strictly proper. The decrees of France were repealed. But gentle men, for want of better argument, dwell on the perfidy of France to this country and the general atrocity of the conduct of her ruler. Who is the apo logist of France Is any man on this side of the House No, sir. For my own part, I hope that the unjust acts of France may be resented and that we may be enabled to punish her for her perfidy and injustice—Without using the violent, I was about to say gross epithets which have become fashi onable, I declare I abhor and detest as much as gentleman on the other side of the House, the conduct of France I wish Spain to be emancipated from her yoke. I shall rejoice in the con flagration of Moscow if it save the inde pendence of Russia. This I hope is the language of all parties. All unite, I believe, in their abhorence of the con duct and character of the man who sways the destiny of France. Why then is it said, when we have the will and want but the power and opportuni ty to resist him, that we have indulged a partiality for France Great Britain has been properly selected as the first ob ject of our hostility. When a propo sition was made to include France as well as Great Britain in the declaration of war, gentlemen on neither side of the House did support it. The oppo sition prints throughout the Union laughed it to scorn. Few men thought of resisting both at once. The voice of both parties appeared to be against it. The government, obliged to resist, was obliged to select its enemy. Should France have been selected With the blood of our citizens insultingly slaugh tered without the slightest provocation, on the shores of our own territory, unatoned for till the moment of the de claration of war, with the habitual im pressment ol our seamen in every sea, with the continual and reiterated viola tion of your right to seek where you chose a market for your native produce, all before your eyes, and with no hope of a discontinance of these injuries, we are told that we ought to have diverted our enmity from G. B. and directed it against France. Where, sir,could we attack Fr nee Where are hercolon'es into which we could carry our arms Where could we subjugate her provin ces Where are her ships ?—where her commerce Where could we have carried on against her any of the opera tions of war Would the chivalryof gen tlemen on the other side of the House have suggested an invasion of France An hon. gentleman from Y. N. (Mr. Gold) said it would not have required another man nor another ship, to have resisted France. But, why, I pray you? Because such a resistance would have been confined to the idle and nugatory act of declaring it. Effectual resist ance would have been impracticable, Gentlemen would resist France, would declare war against France merely to shew their indignation at her perfidy and injustice, and here I confess my feel ings go with the gentleman—l would do so too, had we no other enemy to contend with. But if we had abandon ed or deferred our resistance to the in juries of England, and as a pretext for it assailed France, would not the act have been idle and weak ?—Would it not have been wicked, to borrow one of the epithets which gentleman have applied to the war with England, so to have sported with the public feeling and the national resentment as to have declar ed war against France, the minor aggressor, whom we could not touch, and to have suppressed our resentment against Great Britain whose injuries were unlimited and unceasing, and whom alone we could reach But why. sir, are the injuries these nations have done us contrasted and those of the one made an apology for those of the other Why are we partizans of ei ther Have we no country of our own Is there a land, upon the globe, so fair, so happy and so free And beholding and enjoying these blessings, Breathes there the man with s'ul "so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my own my, native Land Sir, I feel neither as a Frenchman nor Briton, but as an American. As a citizen of the United States, I bear no affection to any other country. If I have any feeling of partiality for either of the great belligerents, it is for the country and the people of Great Bri tain. From them I draw my blood in a very short descent. But that nation is the injurer of my country, and ^1 can see her in no other light than that of an enemy, nor can I find any apology for her in the injuries France has done us. Sir, the government did right in discriminating between Britain and France, and selecting the former. It was the only mode of real, practical re sistance. The world would have laugh ed at us had we declared war against France who was no longer able to in jure us, whom we could not assail with effect, and have left the unceasing in juries of Great-Britain to go on unre sisted and unresented. The world would have considered it as a mere cover for our pusillanimity I say then, that the government was not tricked into a war with Great-Britain—lt was com menced in the prosecution of the best and most deliberate policy—lt was the only honorable and practicable course. If there has been an error, and I think there has, it was in not having long since resisted England. War against England should have followed the first embargo—that was a wise measure, but it could not endure for ever—it carried the policy of commercial restriction up on the enemy as far as such a policy should ever be carried, which from its nature can only be temporary—lt at the same time prepared the nation for war —lt brought home your wealth and sea men It brought home your vessels and placed you in the attitude in which the nation ought to have been previous to war, and its termination ought to have been followed by immediate and virgor ous war. The pulse of the nation was high and the confidence of the people in their rulers and resources great. Dis trust has grown out of the hesitation and timidity then manifested. If the embargo had been followed up by war, some ot the greatest injuries we have since suffered would not have occurred. France would not have ventured to have seized and sequestered our vessels and property as she subsequently did. She was tempted to do it because she saw we would suffer and submit to any in jury. But gentlemen say, that their great aversion to this war arises from the danger of French alliance. Is it possi ble? Do we want the armies of France, or, if we did, could they reach our shores Do we want’her navy Has she any that dare venture to sea Where can she aid us? Where can we unite? There is an astonishing similarity in the history of free governments—The Athenians were afraid to resist Philip because it would involve them in an al liance with the Great King. It was al leged that he was a barbarian and the common enemy of all free states—But, said their great orator—“ For my part, when I find a man apprehending danger from a person who resides in Susa or Ecbatana—and yet speaking in another strain of on» who is at your gates, who is extending his conquests in the very heart of Greece, the plunderer of the Greeks, I am astonished, and regard that man, whoever he is, as dangerous, who does not see danger in Philip.”—So I must regard the councils of that man, whoever he is, who, fearing French alli ance, would submit to British aggres sion I mean, however, to impute no im proper motive to gentlemen in the op position—an opposition always runs into extremes, and, with acknowlege of this face, I can easily account for their con duct, however extraordinary I may eon sider it, without supposing their mo tives to be worse than my own. If they be real, I am indeed astonished at their fears of French alliance—lt seems to me impossible. But let us not by ah unnecessary fear of one power, however great, fail to repel the injuries of ano ther power which is continually press ing upon us. Submission to Britain now would prepare us for submission to France hereafter. The way to prepare to resist the alarming power of France, should we be assailed by it, is now to resist Grcat-Britain and raise up in the minds of our citizens a spirit that will fearlessly contend against injury and injustice come from whatsoever|quarter it may. But, sir, it is idle—it is worse than idle to talk of the danger of French alliance. f Sfieech to be continued.) WASHINGTON CITV. MONDjr, .APRIL 12. We have been favored by a friend with the use of French papers to the 19th of February, in which, however, we find nothing later than is afforded by the translations forwarded by our obliging correspondent at New York. By letters from Norfolk as late as the 7th, we learn that it was not consi dered in danger from the enemy’s crui zers. The difficulty of access to ves sels of war is so considerable as to ren der the approach dangerous, and the means of annoyance which have bee* prepared are such as to place it in a very respectable state of defence. VIRGINIA ELECTION RETURNS CON TINUED. Henrico County. For Congress—Clopton, Rep. 269 Morris 81 Princess Ann County. Swepson Whitehead 189 Thomas Newton 108 Richmond County. J. P. Hungerford 11l John Taliaferro 99 It is distinctly understood that the Secretary of the Treasury has complet ed the loan of 16 millions of dollars and that more could have been had, if more were wanted at less than 8 per cent. Press. CAPTAIN HULL. On Wednesday 31st ult. Commodore Hull arrived in the town of Portsmouth, N. H. from Boston. A salute was fired on his entrance and as he passed along the streets, he was welcomed by the re iterated cheers of the citizens. He is to superintend the building of a 74 gun ship at Portsmouth. FRONTIER NEWS. Extract of a letter, to a gentleman in Cincinnati, dated Shawneetown, Illi* nois Territory, March 12, 1813. By a credible gentleman now at my quarters here, who arrived last evening in 3 days from Kaskaskia, we are in formed two men were seized near St. Charles, above St. Louis—one put to death, and the other (a Frenchman) let go, on condition of his informing of the number and situation of our rangers, and other force and means of protection. The same gentleman assures me that two of our farmers were shot and kill ed, 30 miles above Kaskaskia, on the Okaw. He also saw despatches to Governor Edwards, rendering it certain, that a body of 2000 Indians were assembled at Pioria, and another body of 3000 Indi ans, British and Canadian voyageurs, with considerable artillery, were at the Prairie du Chien, under the famous Dixon-all to descend or the breaking up
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of the rivers for the attack of St. Louis, and the subjection of all that country. The people there are greatly alarmed, and many preparing to flee, as are those on the great road from here to the Mis sissippi. More murders by small par ties arc daily expected, and I must own I see no reason why the whole of the towns and settlements contiguous to the Mississippi must not fall before the hostile force which threatens them from above. Feeble are the existing means of defence in that quarter. A regiment of regulars are lying at Massac, destin ed lor that region, but they are literally naked, and no clothing has yet passed by this place. A regiment of militia was expected from Tennessee, but gen tlemen from that state do not know they are yet raising. We expect to see troops of people from the westward, and among them many ladies, from St. Louis, St. Gene vieve, Kaskaskia, &c. soon passing in to Kentucky for safety. Some are now on the way, and will begin to come in to- morrow. |MOST HORRIBLE! Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Kaskaskia, dated February 27 A horrid instance of savage barbari ty occured in this territory on the 9th inst. upon the bank of the Ohio, 7 miles above its mouth. In my last I mention ed that an indian trail had been discov ered passing from the northward in a direction to the mouth of that river, crossing the road about half way be tween this and Shawneetown. After we heard of Gen. Winchester’s defeat, we concluded they were runners going to the southern and southwestern Indi ans, with the news of that disaster— which conjecture was probably correct. On their arriving upon the Ohio, it seems they traced the shore till they came to where three small crafts were lying in front of two cabins, occupied by a Esq. Clark and a Mr. Kennedy. The former was standing before his dear when the savages, (10 in number) came up the bank towards his house. One of them; who could speak Eng lish and whom Clark knew, called out to him not to be afraid for they were friends—that they had travelled far anti wanted something to eat; on this Clark permited them to come up and they shook hands very cordially. Setting their guns against the house they went in, and Clark ordered his wife to pre pare them some vituals. She did so, and they set down and ate heartily. No white people were in the house, Lut Clark and his wife and a neighbor who happened to be there. On their rising two of them were observed to place themselves in the door-passage, which excited some suspicion but not much alarm. Two others came and stood by the neighbor, one of whom (who could talk English) set to feeling the white man’s shoulders, knees &c and said-—“ you be stout man—you be strong man—can you run fast &c. Soon the man perceived the other Indi an drawing his tomahawk at his head, •which he in part avoided, but it struck 5n the upper part of the forehead and pealed the skin down to the bone of thfe eyebrow, which arrested its force. The man plugged to the door, and knocking over one of those stationed there, made his escape towards a creek near at hand, with 4 or 5 of the savages at his heels. He sprang upon the ice which giving way let him down to his middle in water —he scrambled up however upon the unbroken ice, which bore him across. The Indians chose not to follow. Per ceiving this he made a short halt to ob serve what would be done. He discov ered Kennedy coming from his cabin towards Clark’s and about half way was snot down. He saw Clark rush out of his door and run, but be too was shot down. He saw no more but hastened to give the alarm. A force assembled as soon as possible and went to the place, but the Indians had crossed the river and could'not be seen. They found the bodies of Kennedy and Clark as above mentioned, and on entering Clark’s house found Mrs Clark cruelly tomahawked and dead. Proceeding to Kennedy’s they found his wife and one child also murdered, two of their children a boy and girl, are still missing, supposed to be taken away, as one of the girl’s shoes was found in one of the crafts which took them across the river. The situation of Mrs. Kennedy was shocking beyond description. She hav ing been pregnant, her body was found entirely naked, cut open and the child taken out and hung up on a peg in the chimney. Her entrails were scattered all about the door and the hogs were eating them. Both houses were plun dered of all they could carry off. Thus ends the history of a horrid scene. The slain were 5 in number Exclusively of the unborn infant, and two missing. The bodies were decent ly interred, and men have gone across the river in pursuit of the savages. The people of St. Louis are much alarmed by the defeat of Gen. Winches ter, on account of the encouragement it will give to hostile Indians. They consider themselves more in danger than any other part of the country, as their town would be the first object They have determed to fortify, and have also sent out for 400 Osage warriors, who are considered friendly—but I can hardly approve of the latter policy.” Lexington, Ky.) March 3G. Yesterday Col. Dudley’s regiment of Kentucky Volunteers was paraded in this town, and arc expected to march in a few days for Newport. The men appear to be cheerful and animated—and inspired with the purest feelings of patriotism. With pride we mention, that several who served on the late campaign have again volunteered their services. Charleston, April 2. DREADFUL EXPLOSION. Between the hours of ten and eleven yesterday forenoon, a most awful ex plosion took place in this harbor, on board the Revenue Schooner Gallatin, commanded by Capt. John H. Silli man, which had arrived the day before from a short cruise on the coast, and anchored off the town. Capt. S. was on shore at the time; he had given orders, on leaving the vessel, that the muskets and pistols which were sus pended in the cabin should be examined and cleaned. There were about thirty five persons in all on board of this number about 10 were on the quarter deck and in the cabin part of them employed in cleaning the arms. Thus situated, the dreadful explosion took place, and in one instant the whole quarter-deck of the vessel, with all those upon it, were hurled into the air Some of the bodies were thrown nearly as high as the mast-head of the vessel; others were driven through the cabin and lodged upon the main deck. The whole stern of the vessel was torn down to a level with the water; the main sail, which had been hoisted to dry was torn to rags, and the fragments of bro ken spars were scattered in all direc tions. As soon as the accident had happended, boats put off from the wharves, and from the vessels laying near her, to the relief of the crew. An se engaged in the traffic in wood or grain to purchase her. The terms will be made known on the day of sale- By order of the Managers, H. BESTOtt. Treasurer. N. L. QUEEN, Auct. April 3 ICT’ The above sale is postponed to Friday the 16th inst. at 4 o’clock. April 12— SALE AT AUCTION. ON Thursday the 15ih inst. at the house of Joseph L. Scho field, near the city Post Office, will be sold for cash, a quantity of GROCERIES, Among which are, Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Salt, &c. &c. Also a parcel of Crockery, a set of Smith's Tools, and a Hackney carriage, with other articles The sale will commence at IQ o’clock, and. will continue until the whole is sold. JOSEPH FORREST, Auct April -Is
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District of Columbia, at Si o mes’ Tavern, for twenty five thousand dollars, or twelve imndied and fitly shares, umi«.r the direction oi John Mason, Washing ton Bow.e, Thomas Peter, Clemen, famuli and Darnel Bussard At the. cuy of Washington, at M’Leod’sTa vein, for twenty-five thousand dollars or twelve hundred and fit y shares, under the di rectum of haries Carroll, Daniei Carroll of Dmin 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 of Upton Beall, Thomas P. Wilson, Bi ice Selby, Honore Martin and Rich ard Antler son At Fredericktown, at Mrs. Kimbol’s Ta vern, for forty thousand dollars, or two thou sand shares, under the direction of John M’ Phtrsun, John Graham, George Baer, Francis Ma tz, and Henry Kuhn. At Elizabeth Town ai Bayley’s Tavern, for twenty thousand douars, or one thousand share under '.he direction ot Wm. 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While in the act of putting away a silver buckle, find ng he had so favora ble an opportunity Fra cisco stepped one pace in his rear, drew the sword with force from under the paymaster’s arm with success, and gave him mstantiy 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. 1 cut his hard nearly oft’ The bul let grazed my side Ben Ward (the man of the House) very ungenerously brought out a a musket, aril gave it to one of the British -old him to make use of that. He mounted the only horse they could get and presented it a 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 ai d wounded him— Tarleton s troop of 400 men were in sight AU wa. hurry a >d confusion, wh ch I increased by rep a2 50 per volume. KT Subscriptions received by Joseph Mil- I.ICAN, Georgetown, Wm. Cooper, 11. 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, &c All of which will be sold on the lowest terms for Cash. Jan. 14—> A LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office at Wash* ington City, Apiril 1«G 1813. A Anderson Lt. Wm. Akins It. Armistead, Lt. Col. W. Amory Rufus G. K. Arnot J no. Abercrombie Capt. A. 2 Allen Noah Allen Henry I. Atter Joseph B Bealle Thomas K. Bloomfield Gen. Jos. 2. Blount H. Thomas Bowerbank Thos. Berry Mary Brady Andrew Berry Matilda Brockenbrough Austin Brook Lt. Jno. 2 Bennet Cornelius Butler Nancy Bentoh Mrs. Mary E. Bafell Jas. Ball Maj. Jas. V. Bradford Doct. Wm. Brown Joshua Brain Benj. P. Barker Capt. Jas. Barker Mr. Burriss Orasha Baily Floyd S. Berry William Bacon Lt. Josiah Blake Francis Brown Matthew Benton Henry Bissett R. Barnett Peter Barnes Jno. P. Badlet Jno. Bryan Benj. Bing Jno. Brown Elisha 2 Boothe Jeremiah Beverly Peter R. BuLer Maj. Pearce Brown Joseph G. Buckhanan Col. J. A. Baily Major Brown Noah Burch Theophilus Y. Brooke Capt. Geo. M. 4 Barnwell Wm. Bankhead Capt. Jas. 3 Blodget Samuel Burn Col. Jas. 2. Bowen Samuel Biggs Lt. J L. 2 Bishop Serjt. Wm. Bruft' Doctr. Thos. 2 Belt Levi Barnet Robt. Bailey Daniel Blare Thos. Barxow Doct. W. Bacon Lt. Sami. 2 Blodget Sam. G- C Cozens Doct. Wm. R. 5 Cox Jonathan 2 Carroil Geo. A. Cornway James Cogswell Col. W. 2 Comstock Samuel Comestock Oliver C. Ca.liss Abel Carrington Edwd. Carswell Samuel Clark Jas. 2 Campbell Major John Clark Wm. Costen Wm. 2 Cooper Geo. Gobb Elkana Cox Wm. S. Cantrell Stephen Crabbin Hynson Cuthbert Ja Coats Mrs. Anna Carleston Ralph Carwood Grafton Charns Win. Comely Wm. Castul Edmond Cropley Richard Carter Lt. Nathl. Coulter Henry Cutter Capt. Wm. Crivell John Cassey Zacarer Cocke John F. Chace Joseph Coleman Samuel Clark Capt. Charles Collins Daniel Contee Lt. John Cutts Foxwell CustisE. P. D Duvall E. B. Duvall Gabriel Dillard Lewis Duvall Geo. W. Davis James Dickenson Capt. Hen. Donaldson Lt. S. L. 2 Dean Elisha Dix Major Timothy Dunlop John Drinkwater Eldridge Duvall W. P. Denny Major Eben. Dier John Davis George Duncan Jas. Davis John E. Duglas Franky Delacy John D. 5 Bawson John Dentzel Henry Davis Jonah DeNivoth Baron Louis„Davis Capt. Thos. Davis Francis Espey John Earle Doctor Jas. B. Elliot Jesse D. Edwards Richd G. Edwards Abram Ewell Doctr. Wm. Ewell Doctr. Thos. E’ze- D ctor Ellis Robert Ewell Jas. Edwards Capt. J. L. Ervin Eliza F Faulkner Thomas Florane Monsi ur Fromentin Eligs. Findlay Gen Jas. Fleetweed Capi. Wm. Foster Nathaniel Fagins Joseph Frazier Robert Folks Henry Forsyth John 2 Flanagin Abraham Fleming Charles Fitzhugh Andrew Fry Thos. Freeman Isaac C. Frank George Forrester John Foster Jonathan Fritter Aden Frankling Elizabeth Foyles Nathan F tbs Arthur Forrester Samuel Foster N. (4 Goodeing John Garangcr Lewis Grigis Levi Greenwell Thos. Gilmour Wm. Gillespie David A. Gillasby David Grahams Thos. Gray Mr. Gantt Erasmus Gray Stephen W. Gibson Joseph Griswold Nath. L. 3 Garretson Isaac Gillispie David J. Graham Jas. Gales Josh. Gray Jas Gwynne Thos. Greer George Gillespie Jas. Grayson Lt Alfred 2 Goldsberry Wm. II Heath Nathaniel Hammond Sami. Heyward Wm. Hepburn John M. Hdkar John Hoy. E. J. Halsey T. L. 2 Hunter John Henley Lieut. Jno. D. Handy Ann H-di Isaac Homes Wm. F. Hunt Wm. Hall Nathan Hall Michael Hieks Sandy Hukill Lieut. Levi 2 Hooper Elizabeth Hempbill Rev. Andrew Holden Life 2 Henson Luke H-dge Ann Hickman Capt. Harris Hodgkin Perry G. Hambleton S. Hughes Sami. R. Healy Mary Hillard John B. Hewitt Wm. Harley Joseph Henfield Thos. Hyde Lt. B. Harley Josh. Hooke John Hunt Seth I Inglish Mr. Johnston Jas. W. Jennings Robt. C. 2 Jones Wm. 2 Justis Peter Jigg Matias Johnston Jane Jamison Lieut. Johnston Wm. 2 Izard Col. Ingraham Nathaniel Johnson Jacob Jessup Lieut. Thos. S. Jones Capt. Jacob 2 Johns Thos. Irvin Washington James William Johnston Alexander B. Jones Zacheriah 5 Irvine Charles Jarvis Jas. 5 Johnson John K. Kennedy Jas. Kerr Joseph Kay Monsieur King Gapt. Wm. 4 King Wm. Kissuck R. Kent Thos. IL Knox George King John Lewis Henry C. Lull Richd. Lowe Michael Livingston,Lt. Col. ILL. Langdon Henry S. Lee Henry Love Eliza M. Lloyd Thos. Lewis John Lieut. Governor Laddßenj.W. Livermore Mr. Lewis Robt. Laird S. Foster Latour Grasset 3 Lughßenj. W. Leanger Thos. Laird Samuel Lyon Elizabeth Lewis E. Lee Jno. H. M Moules Chas. Mackall Rebecca C. M’Donnel Jas. Mason Mrs. M’Cobb Josh. M’Clurg Joseph 2 Morgan Capt. Asa M’Kenny Wm. Munson Israel Morrison Joseph 2 M’Cormick James 3 Mix Elijah M’Coy Robt. M’Cutchin Thomas Murray George 2 Morey Samuel M’Coskry Doctor W. Seldin Michel Middleton Moses Munroe Thomas Morgan Charles Mattingly Mr. Magruder Thos. W. Morice Jonathan Much Adam M’Clod Mr. Magruder William Miles Benjamin Milley William Moore Wm. S. 2. Martin James Mackey John Mizing George Maddox Nathan W. Mattingly Clarissa Miller William M’Frican William M’Henry Wm. Murphey Benj. Maddox Notley M’Cormick Michael Melvin Capt. G. W. Mull Jacob M’Call Thos. W. 4 N Nuten Henry Noah Maj. M. M. Nicholson James O Ohara Charles P. F. O’Neil Henry Olliver Eliza Mrs. 2 Owing Luther Oellers Capt. Jas. P. P Pendergrast Doctor. G. Pitchlynn John H. 3 Preston John Penner Henry Preston Robert Pearson George Power Nicholas Patterson Wm. Preston Wm. C. Porter James A. Preston Col. Jas. P. Perkins Jacob 5 Purkins Jeremiah Perkins Wm. Page Payton IL Perkins Jeremiah Pittman Ailsile Philips Thomas Pope Paschal P. 2 Pindell Richard 2 Phillips Thomas Page Peter Pierce Abner C. Pate Augustus R. Ramsay Patrick Ridgway Richard Ransom Josh. Ritner Joseph Rittenhouse Benj. 2 Roberts Joshua Rutledge George Reed Phinehas Rowe Isaac Rathbone John 2 Richards Mark Robinson Sarah Richards George Rowley Jolin Richards George B, Revell James Roy Benj. Rutledge John Rotch J seph Randolph Isaac Robbins John Ridgely Lieut. Chas G. Rodgers Alexander 4 Raymond Peter 3 Revere Jos. W. 2 Raymond John Renshaw Samuel Rogerson Mary B. Ross John Rodgers Walter S Sinclair Arthur 2 Smyth Brig. Gen. A. Smith and Eaton Simmons Thomas Singleton Jose, hY. Shoemaker Capt. Da- Swifi Thomas R. 6 vid 2 Swift Lt. Coi. J. G. 4 Savage William H. Stockton Richard 2 Seaman Benjamin Stewart Dani. Strong Erastus Smith Fred. W. Stewart Jas. Stump John U. Starling Lynne Stettenius Samuel Sanderson Thomas Storer George W. Sinclair William sands >rd R. Spaight Richard D. Sod. rairem Richard Spanish Ambassador StiMl John Swan Peter Sampson Ezra St. Clair William Skinner Joseph Summers Sichard Sprigg Michael C. Sai bourn Josiah Swift Beriah Sims John G. Shearwoed John Steii John Smith Richard Strike William Selden Cary Smith Stephen Sagce Francis Southgate Richard Stevens Elisha P. 2 Suns Mrs. Stelson Samuel Spinar Jas. M. Stone William Satterwhite W. Spotswood L. M. C. Smith James T Tupper Samuel Thornton Captain John Taylor Dr. Wm. V. 2 A. 2 Thomas Richard Taylor Robert J. Talley John Turney Samuel Thomas Joseph Thomas Cap, Geo. Todd Lt. Rob. 4 Thomas Richard Tumuz John Tanehill Adamson Gen. Tappan Lewis Tazewell Lieut. W. Turk William Telfair Thomas Th. ri-. Isaac Thomas Nancy Tyler Wm. Thom Allan D. Tattnall Midship. Jos. TedsdaleJohn Caylor Archd. V Veasy Jas. Vanhorne Archd. Varden Ezra Vanmeter Garret Varnum Jas. M. Vanzandt Maria w. Warwick Susanna Webster Josh. White Jere-nfiah W. Williams John Williams Elias White Levi Witmore Mr. Wm. Wiggin Benj. Willscings Ed. W. Watson Jas. Walliace Edward Whipple Oliver Williamson Capt. J. Ward Henry Witherspoon M. Wb >rton Francis Wood Henry Woodford Major Watson Joseph White Doctor Webster Elison Walton John Wright Matthew Williamson Jonathan Woodbridge Dudley Woodford Thomas Wood William White Mary D. Wilson Thomas 4 Weems M. L. Wiison Josiah Williams Jacob White Mary Y. Welsh Geo. Day Walker Francis Wark John Wood Sarah White Thos. Whit Jas. 2 Wplton Andrew Wsiker Wm. Webster Jas. Williams Martha Wertz Henry 2 Wheel Josh. Y Yatman Lieut. Jno. 2 Z Zimmer Monsieur L. Zimmerman Peter N. B. It will be necessary for per sons afiftlying for the above letters, to mention, that they are advertised. April 6-— RICHARD PARROTT Co. Offer for sale at their warehouse on Water street. 41 chests Gunpowder, 1 Imperial. Young Hyson, TEAS. H son and I Souchong J 400 reams Wrapping Paper 18 bags Pepper 8 Pimento White a id Green Coffee A few hogsheads West India Sugar 5 pipes genuine Cogniac Brandy West India Hum A few boxes fresh Mustard Do. Chocolate Several thousand bushels Lisbon, Liverpool Blown, and Ground Alum Salt. Loaf and Lump Sugar 28 barrels Tanners Oil Madeira, Y Sicily do. I London P. Teneriffe, I U nvn Port, WINE. Malaga and Catalonia J Spermaceti, Mould and Dip’d Candles 30 barrels Pork 10 ton square and flat Bar Iron Ploughshare Moulds. Georgetown, Ap“il 6—4 w 'KTF A YOU Nd MAN Of good character and education, would be taken by the Subscriber, as a Student of Me dicine. JAMES IL BLAKE. Washington city, April 6r-2aw3w ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD, THE SHOP OF 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. Duboc et Fil, do. Hunting (on dial) Dupour, Fol. et Compagnie do. incase, Elß—K—lß do. repeater, Bcequet and Fils 2095 do. small gold watch, Le Noir a Paris do. (blank) 1164 do. in case 375 Small gold repeater, I? Epine aParis Hunting silver English, Robert Johnson, Dublin, 1261 English, N. Lambern, Liverpool 2 John Baxter, Liverpool 239 B Goodwin, London 1754 Rob. Allam, London 1155 Gilt, James Miller, London 444 Double case silver Watches. J. Long, London 3695 Gilbert Bigger Dubliu 114 B Roberts Loudon 88116 Caleb Bentley Brook Meadow 253 Charles Fleming Glasgow 33596 P. Letheriand and Co. Liverpool 137 George Denham London 74810 Mordecai Miller Alexandria 220 J. Biack London 870 James Irish Brighter 25895 Edward Nr files Loudon 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 4417 J. Hassell London 2883 A. Thompson London 7004 Edward French London 4708 (Richard Thomas »n the dial) Charles Howse London 5641 Letho Hanson London 4426 W m. Lenham London 12521 Graham London Thomas Richardson London "918 Gordon London 398 Thomas Jones London 431 James Thwaite London 362 Hollisone Liverpool 527 (Blank) 6Q41 John Barton London 3069 J. Jackson Li verpool 8507 J. Smart (.-econds) London 4104 Swiss— Norton London Anderton London (Blank)in case 1352 English—Slrx’ v. Buchan Dublin 447 John Goodfellow Dublin 6 7 B. Clowes Liverpool 9159 Soph. Enson London 1922 James Gordon London 4162 J. De Labbeille London 1342 French gold— Moricand and Campagnie 100S5 L’ Epine, aParis 18193 French silver —(BLnk) in case 27538 Gilt double case— Leslie Parliament st. 711 Peter Dickson, London 1417 One single case gilt— Repeater, Fremery A. Sau* mor. 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 tne person or persons who may oiler 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 >9— CHILDREN’S BOOKS. JOSEPH MILLIGIN Has just received a large supply of Children's Books, amongst -which art du, 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 in 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 f or Good Boys 19 Trifles for Good Girls 19 Youthful Sports 25 All Na ions 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 IC. JUST 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 ofNewburypo.it, on the evening of October 27tb, 1812. THE ABSENTEE, A Tale by Miss Edgeworth, price One Dollar January 28—