Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
November 3, 1813
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
The text was read from the page scans by machine (OCR), so it has mistakes and its columns may run together. See the pages · About this title · At the Library of Congress
Page 1
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. LANDS IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY, FOB SALE. BY virtue of the last Will and Testament of Eobi rt Means, deceased, the subscriber oflE's for sale, all the Lands of the Testator in the states ol Ohio and Kentucky. As there is a large quantity of of these Lands, and the quality in general good, they are well worth the attention of ail persons desirous of pur chasing Lands in those parts of the country The tracts are of various sizes, and conse uently calculated to suit purchasers of ail liescriptions. Further information respecting the said Lands may be obtained irom Mr Walter Dunn, residing in or near the town of Chillicothe in the state of Ohio. DANIEL CALL, Executor of the, last imlluiul testament of Hob. Means, dec'd Richmond. July 19 —ts FOR SALE, 8000 acres first rate Land, IN different Tracts, from 500 to 1000 acres each, lying on the Mississippi in the district of Baton Rouge, surveyed and patented in the years 1770 and 1772, and recorded in the frame of the Subscriber. ALSO, 7000 acres in Randolph county, and 3000 acres in Harrison county, Virginia 300 acres m Kentucky Tor the above, property in this City will be taken m part payment; the residue, in cash or good bonds. Particular information may be obtained on application to the subscriber, .by letter, the postage must be paid. OLIVER POLLOCK. Washington eity, April 23—2awtf SEASONABLE GOODS. Just received and for sale, by SETH HYATT, jr. at bis store, Pennsylvania avenue, a variety of Seasonable Goods, among which are superfine and second Cloths, Cassimeres, Stockinetts, Coatings, Baize, Flannels, Blank ets, Cords, worsted Hosiery, fee. which, to gether with his old stock, and what he expects daily to receive, will form a handsome assort ment, which lie will sell on the most accomdat inp terms. October 21. FOR SALE, A valuable Negro MAN, who has been ac- Atstomed to all kind of work on a farm. ALSO, A valuable Woman, who understands cooking, washing, &c. Enquire at this office. Sept. 24— NOTCIE. ALL persons having business to transact with me, are requested to call at Mr. Davis’s Hotei, on Pennsylvania Avenue, where I shall remain until the Sth November next. I have Lots in most parts of the City for Sale, and two «or three good Houses to Rent. JAMES GREENLEAF. Oct.. 26— dtBN. FOR SALE, A Valuable young House Maid. She is an excellent seamstress, and a good plain cook. Enquire at this office. October 12—ts Jubilee, A sermon, containing a history of the origin of the first Baptist church in the city of New York, and its progress during the first fifty years since its constitution (with explanatory notes), delivered m the meeting house of said church, Jan. 1,1813. By Wm. Parkinson, A.M. Fastor. To which are annexed A Narrative of Facts, interspersed with re marks and an Appendix; all relating to the reports that have gone abroad concerning the Pastor of the above named church, shewing their incredibility, and to the innocence of the church in retaining him in office, those reports notwithstanding. By the accused. Price 75 cents. Just received and for sale by J. Milligan and Co. J. Mibigan and Co. have just received, Burns’ Poetical Works, 75 and 100 cents. Harp of Erin (the only entire collection of Irish Songs ever published,) 75 cts. Glencarn, a novel, 87 1-2 cts. The Carpenter’s Book of Prices, 50 cts. J. MILLIGAN Co HAVE just received Dr. Wilson’s Prayers. Price bound 1 Dollar, half hound 75 cents. Also, Dr. W ats Psa ms and Hymns. I’rice sxtra bound one Dollar, and a selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Designed for the use of Congregations as an Appendix to Dr Watts Psalms and Hymns. By William Parkinson, Pastor of the first Baptist Church in the City of New York. Price bound one Dollar. PLAYING CARDS. J Milligan Co. have received from several manufactories, and offer for sale at their Book stores, on High-street and Bridge-street, Georgetown, District of Columbia, Superfine Columbian 'J Eagle Henry VIII tn;. Merry Andwew Cards and Highlander J Which they will sell by the gross, dozen or single pack. Country Merchants, Tavern Keepers and others, can be supplied at the manufactory prices. J. M. Co. keep constantly on hand Plain, Gilt and Embossed Visiting Cards. Also, Blank Cards of various sizes for printing. Daily National Intelligencer. Application is intended to be made to the Treasury Department for the renewal of the following certificates of Public debt ere lited in the books of the Treasury, in the names of the undermentioned persons, viz. No. 1352 for £>11.902 12 cents, 3 per cent stock in the name of Daniel Hooft, G. Z. Francois, Hovius Zacharias Eekhout and Hendrick Croese Ed wards of Amsterdam. Permanent Nos. 10,001 10,0.02 for 1000 each, 10,004 10,005 100 each, 10,006 97,95 Converted 6 per cent, stock. In the name of Augustus Rath of Scheidam. JAMES DAVIDSON. Sept. 30 —3taw6w. TO PERSONS EMPLOYED ON BOARD PRIVATE ARMED VESSELS. TO enable those who may be wounded, or disabled, in any engagement with the enemy, to obtain certificates entitling them to pen sions, the like regulations and restrictions as are usedin relation to the navy of the United States, are to be observed, to wit: That the commanding officer of every ves sel having a commission, or letters of marque and reprisal, cause to be given to any officer, or seamen, who, during his cruise, shall have been wounded, or disabled, as aforesaid, a certificate of the Surgeon on board, to be ap. proved and signed by such commanding offi cer, describing the nature and degree, as lar as practicable, of such wound, or* disability, naming his place of residence and the rate of wages, if any, to which he was entitled at the time of receiving such wound, or disability and that such certificate be transmitted to this department. The widows (or Orphans, where the wife is dead) of those persons who may be slain, in any engagement with the enemy, on board such vessels, will be entitled to pension certifi cates. upon forwarding to this office a certifi cate from the commanding officer of the vessel to which such persons were attached, of their having been slam as aforesaid the certificate of a justice of he peace, for the county in which such widows, or orphans, may reside, that they actually stand in that relation to the deceased. Navy Department, Washington, June s.—ts. WANTED At the Hygeia Academy at Haymarket, in Prince William county, Virginia, a Professor of the Dead Languages; and also a Professor of Mathematics, Geography and English Gram mar. Applications to be made to the Trustees who will convene at Haymarket on the Ist Monday in December next to make the elections. By order, EDM. BROOKE, Sec’ry. Set.p 24—wtd. THE PUBLIC ARE respectfully informed, that THOS. L. M’KENNEf has received a general asorrtmem of seasonable GOODS lie offers them for sale, wholesale or otherwise, at his Store, on Bridge street, the 2d door below the Union Bank. AMONG THEM ARB Flannels of every quality Rose, point and stuped B ankets White Planes Carpeting, passage and stair German Oznaburg Negro Stockings Red and green Baize; ALSO. Superfine Cloths, blue, muck, brown, corbeau, drab, olive, &c Second quality do do Superfine and 2d Kerseymeres Do Coalings Stockinetts Vestings of various kinds Cravatting, plain and crossbarred, white and colored Hosiery, lambs* wool, worsted, colon and silk Gloves, beaver, buckskin and dogskin Levantine Silks Florence do. Canton and Italian Crapes India and British Muslins Linen cambric Handkerchiefs 6 4 and 4-4 Cambric Muffins Kid and beaver Gloves, extra and short, white and colored Pure white Sattin Do. white Florence Do. do Mantua Thread Laces Elegant Lace Veils Ridicules A large assortment of Ribbands B'ack Velvet do Company Bandanoe Handkerchiefs Superior Flag do. do. Irish Linens and Shirting Cottons i Umbrellas Art ficial Flowers Levantine Shawls and Mantles Fur Canes and Tippets Gold and Silver Trimmings Silk Cords and Tassels Fur, black, white and brown Swanskin Trimming jCut Silk Velvets Silk, cotton and black worsted Hosiery, well assorted Plaid Mantuas Wadding for Pelleises Elegant worsted and cotton Vringes, ball, bell and diamond 6 4 Irish Sheeting Rugs and Andirons An assortment of Looking Glasses, from 2 dollars and 50 cents to 100 dollars—the ta blets of some, taken from approved draw ings, represent our naval engagements Segars, of a superior quality, done up in small boxes of 100 each Kj* Reasonable allowances made to those who purchase by the package or piece. Oct. 29—3 w. TO RENT For the ensuing year the subscriber’s STORE-HOUSES—at Allen’s Fresh. The situation is one of the best for a Retail Store in the County. JNO. CAMPBELL. Charles couftty, Oct 27 —3t A STRAY. A Red and White Stray COW, is at the Farm of the subscriber—with a Calf at her side. The Cow has a slit in one ear and the other cropt off. The owner may have her on prov ing property and paying charges. ROBERT BRENT. Oct- 27.-3?. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1813. NOTICE. NOTICE NAVY DEPARTMENT Proposals will be received at this de partment, for supplying by contract the Navy of the United States with beef and pork, for the year 1814, one fourth part thereof to be delivered in each of the months of January, February, March and April, 1814, and paid for as deliver ed, viz. Barrels o f Beef. Barrels oT Pork. Place of Delivery. Proposals will be received. 400 350 Portsmouth N. H. ’Till 31st of the present month. 1050 950 Boston ditto. 900 1600 New York 20th ditto; 550 450 Albany 25<h ditto. 550 450 Philadelphia 20th ditto. 550 450 Baltimore 20th ditto. 5 50 450 Washington 20 th ditto. 750 Norfolk 20lh ditto. Of the beef, all the legs, shins, necks, shoulders, clods and legrounds must be. excluded, and the rest of the animal cut into pieces of ten pound each, so that twenty pieces will make a barrel. Of the pork, all the legs, heads and hands must be excluded, and the rest of the animal cut into pieces of eight pounds each, so that twenty five, pieces will make a barrel. Both beef and pork to be of the best quality, to have a sufficient quantity, of salt and saltpe tre—the barrels to be made of well sea soned heart cf white oak, full hooped, and the whole to be inspected and bran ded according to iaw October 6, 1813. N. B. The Editors of news papers, who puplished the former proposal, from this department, will publish the above and continue it weekly till the first of November next and present their accounts therefor to the respec tive Navy Agents for settlement. STRAYED OR STOLES, FROM the Commons of Washington, a white HOUSE, about fourteen hands high, trots and paces, shod all round,, has no perceivable brand, short switch tail, the hair pretty much pressed on his shoulder by the collar and haims, about ten years old, a spot on his side, occasioned by the saddle. A reward of Five Dollars will be given for the Hoise, and Fifteen for the thief, if brought to justice, by the subscriber. MICHAEL LOWE. O~t 29—eodSt .4 RUNAWAY WAS committed to my custody as a runa way, on the 3d day of Sep*ember, 1813, a Ne- ro Man who called himself JOHN, and said he was the property of Mr. M’Pherson, near Port Tobacco, Charles county; but since his commitment, says his name is JARRAT, and that he belongs to Richard Mitchell, of Charles county. He appears about 30 years old, about 5 feet lor 2 inches high Had on a brown roundabout jacket, blue waistcoat and brown pantaloons. His owner is desired to take him away, or he will be sold as the law di rects, for prison fees and other expences. GEORGE SEMMES, Sheriff of Prince George’s county, Maryland. October 29—3 t LAND FOR SALE. RICHARD PARROTT Co. Have for Sale, 15,000 Acres of Land commonly known as the Georgia Purchase, lying in Madison county in Mississippi Territory. It will be sold to suit purchasers in tracts of from four to five thousand acres. Persons disposed to purchase will call on R. P. and Co. who will give a more particular description of said land The Title clear and indisputable. George-own, Sept. 2 dtf STOP THE THIEF FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. STOLEN from the commons, near the Pre sident’s Square, a BAY HORSE, 14 hands high, a bushed tail, little swaged backed, well pro portioned, 8 years old, his two hinder legs white as high up as his pasture joints, a small star on his forehead the size of an eighth of a dollar—shod all round (shoes much worn); when rode starts frequently his eyes full and fierce excessively fearful of the whip, and in tolerable good order. A reasonable reward will be given to any person who will deliver the said Horse to Mr M’Leod’s, at the Wash ington Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue; and the above reward will be given for apprehending and securing in jail the thief; July B—dtf. October 4, 1813. THE Subscriber has just received at his Music Store, Pennsylvania Avenue, a supply of NEW MU IC Comprising the following Commodore Perry’s March Trip to Amiens, arranged as a Rondo The favorite Rondo Basque Le Clair de Lune Mclanzinsky’s favorite Concertante New Scena and Pollacca— Ferrari Sonate Militaire— Vanhal Irish Melodies, No. 1,2, 3, Sc 4 Songs in R ikeby The Wounded Hussar, with the new patriot Song—“ Laivrence the brave,” While Strephon thus you teize me The Contented Shepherd Now at Moonlight’s Fairy Hour— Duett Blake’s Evening Companion for the Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Flagelet, Books 5 and 6 Blake’s Military Amusement, tor two Clari nets. He has constantly on band a great variety of Modern Music, Vocal and Instrumental, and receives all the new publications of merit. W. COOPER. Oct. 27—St WILL be exposed to Public Sale on the 22d day of November next at Mr. M’Leod’s Tavern, ad the right, title, interest and claim of Ezra Varden to part of lot number eleven in square No. 226, being 25 feet front on Pennsylvania Avenue, together with a small frame building thereon, the said property is seized and taken by virtue of a writ of fierifa cias issued from the Circuit Court of the Dis trict of Columbia for the County of Washing ton, at the suit of William H. Dorsey agamst the said Varden, the Sale will commence at 10 o’clock, A. M. Terms Cash. Will be exposed to public sale on the 27th dnv of November next, at Tomlinson’s Hotel, all the right, title, interest and claim of Levi White, to part of square 797, containing about 5421 square feet; the south front on South I street, the east front on 4th street east, and the northeast front on Virginia avenue toge ther with all the improvements thereon, con sisting of one unfinished brick house, two frame buildings and brick stable: the said property is seized and taken by virtue of three writs of fieri facias, issued from the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Wash ington one at the suit of John Virt, use of Stephen Parry and Benjamin Bryan; one at the suit of Joseph Johnson and one at the suit of William Cross against the said Levi White. The sale will commence at 11 o’clock, a m. Terms cash. Ni.W PUBLICATIONS. FOit SALE UY J. MILLIGAN, Co. Georgetown, 1). C. Speeches delivered by Alexander Smyth, Esq. [Late a Brigadier General in the U. S. army,] in thell i i Delegates of Virginia, and at the bar—price one dollar. Debates in rhe Virginia Convention—price §3 Wirt’s Speeches, price 75 cents. Historical Letters, (originally publisiwd in the. Virginia Argus), price 1 dollar. Edwards’ Genuine Edition of The Book,” or the proceedings and correspondencii upon the subject of the enquiry into the conduct of her Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales price $1 12 1-2 The Bridal of Trierman, a poem, in the style of Waiter Scott, Esq.—price 75 cents. September 1. W. JONES. J. MILLIGAN Cf CO. Booksellers, Georgetown, Have received the following RE LI GIO US WORKS Watts’ Sermons, 2 vols. price §4 50 on the Passions 75 Immortal Mentor 1 Spiritual Treasury, 2 vols. 4 Whole Duty of Man 5 Hannah Moore’s Christian Morals 1 ALSO, Bibles and Prayer-books, in various bindings. September 21. SUPER FINE YELLOW BARK Sold by JOSEPH MILLIG AN Co. Book sellers, and Dr. N. MAGRUDER, George town, DR. SANDFORD’S Imfiroijed Powder and Essential Salt of the Bark, Accompanied with the Proprietor’s Essay on the different kinds of Peruvian Bark now in use. The above articles are put up in parcels of different sizes, to accommodate the usual wants of physicians, retail druggists, and pri vate families. Extract from the Medical Philosophical Register Mo 4, Vol. 2. In our present number may be found a very interesting commumcitron on the medi. cal virtues of the Peruvian and other bark. It is with great satisfaction we state, that the author of that paper, Dr. Sandford, after more than 25 years’ observation on the effects of bark as a medicine, and no less than 10 years’ attention to the different methods of preparing d, has at length formed an establishment at Greenwich (Con with the view of furnishifig the profession with the several species of ge nuine Peruvian bark, tn the states of an essen tial salt, powder, &.C; On a circumstance of so much importance, we cannot but congratu late the community at large, upon whose con fidence and support, Dr. Sandford is justly en titled to the strongest claims.” Extract from the same work, Mo. 1, Vol. 3. In those cases in which the bark was pre scribed, we have had the most satisfactory evi dence of the superior quality of that which is selected and prepared by Dr Sandford, and which we earnestly recommend to the attention of physicians.” Georgetown, June 7 ALMANACS FOR 1814 For sale by J MILLIGAN ci CO at their Bosk-stores on High-Street Id ridge street Geargetomn. M W MUSIC. MARSHAL’S SALE. WASHINGTON BOYD, Marshal, D. C. October 22—2awts. MARSHAL'S SALE. WASHINGTON BOYD, Marshal D. C. Oct. 26 —2awts NOTICE. The Subscribers havmg entered into C«-pr nebship in the ROPE and TWW; MAnutaclb ry, in this city, respectfully inti im rhe ffibPc that they have commenced business and niitn., to keep a ger era! assortment of every artici in their I ne, which they will warrant to be t quai in qualify to any made in the finite. States, they flatter themsdvesi by pay in. unremitted attention to the selection’ of msV rials and workmen and to newness and cPs pat h cf business, to merit a shire of pubhc patronage. Orders are respectfully solicited DANIEL RENNER, NATH H HEATH. N B. The market price will always be given for good clean country hemp at th« Rone ar i Twine Factory of Kenner and Heath onGreti leaf’s Point Sept. 16—-f HIE GENTLEMAN’S NE IV POCKET COMPANION, comprising a general description Q f the noble and useful ammal.the horse,together with the Quick est and simplest mode of fattening necessat treatment while undergoing excessive fatigue or on a journey; the construction and manage ment of stables diflerent marks for ascertain mg the age of a horse f-om three to nine years ,v COnC!Se account of the diseases to which the horse is most subject, with such re memes as experience has proven to be ef fectual—Richard Mason, of Surry Co. Va.— 1 r-cc 1 2d. Just received and for sale at the Bookstore and Lottery -office. Bridge street, Georgetown, four doors west of the Union Bank. 6 September 27. NOTICE. Pa be Rented and entered upon imme- diately S ry Brlc uUse opposite Judge D iW k n '^bing minutes walk of the Public Offices. Enquire at the ad joining House the rent is 150 per annum, and it may be had on a lease Lor a term of years. Oct. 7—Jtf. TOR SALE, A BLACK BOY of 7 years, and a GIRL ot 6 years old. Enquire at the office of the National Intelligencer. Oct. 22—3taw2w. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, And for sale by J. Milligan Co. Booksellers, High street, and at the Bovkstbie and Lot tery-office, Bridge street, Georgetown, Cot. G rice Si 25) TEE CATHOLIC QUESTION IN A ME zRIgA. Quos centra statult segues plucitosquo dirmstfL- UICSRO. M hether a Roman Cathob c Clergyman be in any case compelled to disclose the Secrets es Au ricular Confession— dec.deu at iheCoqnoi Ge neral Sessions m the cb.y of Jfew-^drk. PRKjEBT. Hon. Dewitt CI.INTO X, Minor, Hon. Josiah O Hoffman, Recorder^ Richard Cunningham, 7 muffin Alrle^ Isaac S. Douglass, Esq rsj With arguments of counsel, ai?d the unank mous opinion of the court, delivered by th© Mayor,., with iris reasons in support of that opinion reported by William Sampson, Esq. one of the enunsel in tbe ease. To which is annexed, Kn abridgement of the Irish Penal Code, in support of ffe ar guments of the counsel and the judgment of the court. 1 baj this was the first great judicial exposi tion cf that article of a cunttitution which se cures tp alt mankind the fuh exercise of reii" Rious worship, was, ox itself, enough to give it universal interest. The testimony of ths Rev Anthony Kehlman, Rector of St Peters, and the manner it was presented to the court, could not fail cf conciliating favor and. confi dence. But that which will render this pub lication important to the present and future generations, is the strong and luminous v ewg taken by the uonoiab.e Dewitt Clinton, in pro nouncing the decision of the court. Jq this (he reader will lino, all the correctness of legal reasoning combined witi the wisdom cf a pro found and enlightened statesman worthy of the distinguished magistrate of a Lee people. October 21. INTERESTING PUBLICATION. Just received and for sale by J. MILLIGAN Sc Co. Georgetown* (in 1 vol. 8 vo. price gl 50.) THE REPORT or THE COMMITTEE GF.GRIEVANCES AND COURTS GF JUSTICE Of the House of Delegates of Maryland, On the subject of the recent mobs m Ol s in the City of Baltimore, together widi Depositions taken before the committee. This report is published bv Er. George Shaw, Bookseller, of Annapolis’ Maryland, to whom booksellers at a distance will be pleased to direct their orders. August 2 A RXWMD MISLAID in the Navy Yard ..f this city, on the Bth Sept. last, a pl in S ’.ver WaTCH, with a Gold Chain and two Gold Keys atta’ched thereto—maker’s name Hugh Cunning .am, Dublin, No 490. A reward of Five Dollars will be paid by me to whoever will return the same. PATRICK FPRRALL, Near the Navy Yard, Washington. Oct. 29—3 t b A O TICE Will be sold, on Saturday, October 30th inst. at 4 o’clock the fas* sailing Schooner formerly owned by Joseph B Par Sons, deceased A credit of six months to the purchaser, bv civine bond and security ELIZABETH PARSONS. O-t '9. ______ CHILDREN’S BOOKS Joseph Alilligau Co. have just received from Philadelphia a very large coilectioe of Children’s Books, each containing a great num ber of Fanciful Engravings and amusing M.ral Little Stories tha’ arinot fail to engage the t. tention f Little Boys and Girl#— prioeti from 12 to 50 cents each book. 004.27— NO. 2C2
Page 2
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 3
FOB. THE NAiTO'-ZVI.‘INTELLIGENCER CONSIDERATIONS CN AN honorable peace between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE'XJNnhp KINGDOM OF G BRITAIN AND IRELAND. TT?e tibi erunt artes pkeisque imponere morem, Tarcere subjectis, et debeilare superbos. .^'neid Lib. VI. Oar great forefathers he’d this prudent course. Thus rul’d their ardor, thus preserved their. force; By laws, like these, immortal conquests made, And earth’s proud tyrants low in ashes laid. Iliad Lib. IV. NO. VIII. There is an elegant and very refined morality growing in England. This morality possesses, probably, no supe riority over the pure and simple mora lily of primitive Christianity. It is, however, characterised by some pecu liar advantages adapting it to the pre sent era of the world and to the man ners of its present inhabitants. By no thin?; is it so much distinguished as by its charities. In ancient times no cha ritable institutions existed similar to those now known. Nor is it a charity confined solely to corporeal wants. It is blended with charity of sentiment. There ere some minds in England, a ready, sufficiently liberal to believe that piety and religion may live in the bo som of one who is not a royalist; and that order, morality and justice may be exhibited in the conduct of one who believes in the natural equality of all mankind. The prevalence, the diffu sion and the fashionability of this ele gant and tefined morality in England, are much owing to the labors of the Bishop of London, and to those of Miss HANNAH MORE. It is, however, infinitely to be regretted, that the ope ration of this refined system of Chris tian morality, notwithstanding the in fluence and authority by which it is supported, is limited entirely to one class of mankind those in the middle rank of life; that rank of life which an elegant writer affirms to possess almost the whole of the virtues and of the ta lents of society. The lower ranks of life, and the higher ranks of life, in England, are equally insensible to its influence. The one is below. and the other is above considerations of morali ty, justice and religion. If the higher ranks of life in England, the king, the prince, the nobility, the ministers, the great military and naval commanders, were susceptible in any degree of a Christian morality, so elegant and re lined, the following catechetical inter rogation of Miss HANNAH MORE might very emphatically be applied to them, on the subject of the impressment of native American citizens. Anterior to the application of the ca techetical interrogation of Miss HAN NAH MORE to the king, the prince, a nobleman, a minister, a great military or naval commander, they might be re minded, respectively, of some prelimi nary circumstances, which might aid its approach to the conscience. The British monarch is styled the Defend er of the Faith” He must be a believ er in Christianity under its Protestant modification or he forfeits his crown. Oue of his treaties with the United States of America, improperly indeed, is concluded in the name of the most holy and ‘undivided Trinity. All his treaties with the United States of Ame rica solemnly stipulate that there shall exist a real and cordial state of peace between his subjects, of all ranks and descriptions and at whatever places, and the citizens and people of the U. States of America. In addition to all this, some of his friends in the United States of America, some of them per haps natural born citizens of the U. S of America, compliment the British monarch with the additional title of THE BULWARK OF OUR RELI GION.” It is greaily to be feared that on the subject of the impressment of native American citizens, the British monarch, his son, his noblemen, his minister, his military or naval commander, cannot withstand the searching interrogatory of Miss II timnah More. Abashed and ashamed, to her interrogation, epn sdivnee must give a negative response. The following is the catecheti cal interrogation of Miss Hannah More; which it would be proposed to apply to the British king, the prince, their noblemen and ministers, and mi litary and naval commanders, in rela tion to the imfiressment of native Amc rican citizens— Have you habitually borne in mind that important but disregarded maxim, that what you do by another is done by 7 yourself, and.not only carefully avoided oppression in your own person, but, rising superior to that selfish, indo lence, the bane, ihe grave of every nobler qua lity, have you been careftii that your agents do not exeicise a -tyranny Which you yourself ab hor, but which may be carried on under your name Your ignorance of such injustice wurbe of little avail if, through supineness, you have sanctioned abuses which vigilance might have prevented or exertion punished?’ When the British monarch, and those into whose hands he commits his au thority, can answer an interrogation of this description, with truth and candur, without,any hypocrisy or mental reser vation, in the affirmative, their claim Christian Morais, bj Miss Hannah More, page 37, American edition. 4 will be considerably strengthened to the magnificent title of THE BUL WARK OF THE CHRISTIAN RE LIGION” So far from the British king, orthose into whqse hands. pV authority has been commiit.d, having it in .their power to answer an interi ogatidn'of’tr>is descrip (ion in the affirmative, at the present time, it is believed that from the year 1783, when the treaty of pacification was made, until the year 1812, when the State .of war was at length declared again to exist, not’a single instance can be produced of their having punished a British officer or subject for the im pressment of a native American citizen, knowing him to be such. In that space of timi, out of a total of a hundred thou sand native American mariners, one fourth at least have felt, in some shape and at some time or place, in the most sensible manner, the cruelty, oppres sion and injustice of British officers, subjects and people and in no one in stance could any redress be obtained, or any one perpetrator of the outrages be punished. To cyince then, by the official evi dence which has been alluded to, the extreme length to which the hypocrisy of the British government has been car tied on this subject, an hypocrisy stamp ed even with pusillanimity and mean ness let a recurrence be had to the de claration made by the lords commis sioners of the admiralty, at London, on the 25th of Feb. 18 13, that neither now, in war, nor before, during peace, is, or was, the British government de sirous of having American seamen in its service.”* After an immensity of vex ation and trouble, they would discharge the native American citizen, as a neu tral in time of peace, and as a prisoner of war in time of war but in no one instance, treaties, religion, and even honor, notwithstanding, would they pu nish the man who impressed him. Thqy were always ready, and even by antici pation, hypocritically to say, he was mistaken-for a British subject when in many cases it was clearly apparent, that he could not, by any possibility, have been mistaken for a British sub ject but must have been fully known, at the time of his impressment, to have been a native American citizen. A ve ry slight exertion sincerely made, by the British monarch or those in whose hands his authority was placed, would have early checked American impress ments. Disapprobation alone, it is be lieved, without punishment, would have effected it. Any evidence of the dis pleasure of government, passing by an officer in the routine of promotion, or suspending him for a few days, or any, the least proof of a sincere disposition to do right and-prevent the American from oppression, would have had an in stantaneous effect in a service constitu ted and disposed as the British service is. We have had throughout a deadly and bitter hypocrisy to contend against; an hypocrisy to which must be charged all the blood, on both sides, spilt in this unhappy war. This hypocrisy has been transfused into the friends, advocates and apolo gists of the British government, in this hemisphere. It has already been seen how easily some assert that the British impress Americans by mistake, that the number is small, that they are discharg ed when the mistake is discovered, &c. &c. MR. MORRIS, a distinguished American statesman, endeavors to dead en the sensibility of the Americans, whom he well knows to be a proud and high spirited people, by appealing to their love of liberty. He represents England too, as, in many respects, a free country, “In such a country the laws must rule. An officer or other person cannot be punished for an out rage on an American, without a trial. The king cannot, in that country, on bis own authority,” to use a clumsy phraseology, probably corrupted from casser, the French verb, cashier an officer; nor can he deliver him up, without any trial, to the offended party to be punished. Todo so in this coun try, would he tyranny. It would equal ly be so in that.” Unfortunately he gives no reason why trial and regular punishment can not be had. It is contrary to the esta blished articles of war, in that country, for one, entrusted with military means, to employ them against the friends of the nation to which he belongs, in stead of its enemies. Not even enquiry has been had. No reprimand, no mo nition has been revolted to. it is well known too that, in that country as well as m this, the executive power may, without attaching the consequences appertaining to a regular cassation, dis miss, at its pleasure, one whose conduct is censurable. One who cannot, in safety, stands’fair military investiga tion, is often, in both services, indulged with a permission to resign. A sentiment has been imputed to Mr. PICKERING, it is not recollected whe ther correctly, importing that Great Britain war fighting the battles of the world, and it vv:s not material if a few Americans were impressed. Such a sentiment is not American. It has been suggested that, when Secretary of State, an American applying to be discharged from impressment in a British ship Letters from Mr. Barrow, sec y of the right honorable the lords commissioners of the ad mirahv, dated Admiral tv Office, 25th Febru ary, 1823." leaving the Delaware, anxiety was nifested that the vessel should depart, lest more should apply. A feeling of this description is not American. It is very certain that both Mr. MORRIS and Mr. PICKERING represent the right which Grem Britain claims of im pressing her subjects in neutral vessels not only as well founded, but such a right as ths Americans, as a maritime power, will have an interest in preserv ing. These are the first attempts in America at introducing favorable ideas of impressment; and they cannot be too early resisted. If American maritime power cannot be preserved without the use of this unjust, odious and barbarous instrument, precious as it is considered, it ought te be relinquished. There cun be no doubt, however, that American maritime power may be preserved, without resorting to impressment. Vo luntary service is an unequivocal symp tom of cncreusing naval strength. Im pressment, on the contrary, is an une quivocal symptom of its decadence. With respect, therefore, to the im pressment by the British of native Am rican citizens, knowing them to be such, it is clear that we can resort to no ho notable and effectual means of redress butthose practised by Gen. W ASHING I ON in the revolutionary war—reyn lar and strict RETALIATION. Th whole ground will thus be clear. Great Britain cannot deny cur right, if a na tive American citizen is detained by he subjects, knowing him to be such, to .de tain some of her subjects in return, un til he is restored or set at liberty, and damages paid. Her friend and partizn in this country has his mouth closed If they know him to be an American citizen we must retaliate.” We know that a native American citizen, not knowing him to be such, is rarely im pressed—probably, not in one case out of ten, perhaps, not in five cases out of one hundred. We know that cases of impressment of naturalized American citizens are still more rare. What fo reigner, having resided five continuous years on shore, and obtained naturaliza tion, ever resorts to the sea as a com mon seaman Certainly none, or very few, of the natives of Great Britain. With regard to the flagellation of our native citizens, knowing them to be such, we have ample evidence in the conduct of Captain DAVID SMITH, of the British ship ACTEDN. He im pressed four native /..merican citizens, knowing them to be such. He inflicted on each, in six successive flagellations, two hundred and four lashes, for not consenting to enter the British service, and fettered them with irons three months. The captain of the PEACOCK was guilty of similar outrages. The captain of the THISTLE, and many others, have committed the same outrages on native American citizens, knowing them to be such. So much for the conduct, in relation to the perverse and wilful oppression of native citizens of the United States of America, of A GRE AT CHRISTIAN NATION, THE BULWARK OF OUR RELIGION I CINCINNATUS. Georgetown, November 1®;, 1813. INDIAN NEWS. Milledgeville, Oct. 20. In a dispatch to General Floyd of the 12th, Coi. Hawkins states that 150 U chies on their way to join the Fanatics were defeated a few days before by a party sent out from Cowetau to inter cept them. The loss on both sides was inconsiderable. After burning the town and destroying all the corn of their ad versaries, the friendly Indians returned back to Cowetau. A rupture is likely to take place be tween the Cherokees and hostile Creeks in consequence of the predatory incur sions of the latter. The Cherokees have made considerable progress in civiliza tion, and are naturally a peaceable, friendly tribe when provoked, howe ver, their resentment is justly to be dreaded. They haveja thousand warriors, it is said, ready to take the field whene ver circumstances shsll render it neces sary. The hostile Indians have sent to Pensacola for a fresh supply of ammu nition, and a plundering party has gone against the settlements on Tomoeck bee. A detachment of volunteers, about 100 strong, marched a few days past irom Telfair court-house against the disaffected Indians in the lower part of the nation. It was ultimately their intention to have gone to the assistance of the Patriots in E. Florida but the sudden change of affairs in that ill-fated Province will in all probability cjiuse them to abandon their entej-prize .for the present. A number of vague reports arc in. circulation respecting memtated attacks upon different parts of our frontiers by the Indians —all of which are believed to be destitute bf foundation. But altho’ no immediate danger may exist, it is well to be upon our guard. 1 rom the army we have nothing new. Every preparation is said to be making to hasten the march of the troops who yet remain at Fort-Hawkins. FROW ONTARIO. Sack-'t's Hat bar, October 14. Captain Morgan of our riflemen was sent a few days ago with his company to Gravelly Point, between here and King ston. Near the latter place, seeing ar English schooner gun boap he conceal cd his mtn in the woods (about 60). and sent out a small boat alpng the shore which the enemy espying, gave chase to and wl;en they came qear, the small boat landed and the men fan into the woods the gup-boat came near short. •nd sent a party.after the fugitives, on which Morgan's company rushed- oui and peppered them well with rifle balls (killing or woundipg whoever ap peared on deck) that the Englishmen lay down dost, and the wind drove then gun boat ashore, when the rifle m m waded out in the water and tco^ posses siqn of her with about. $0 prisoners having killed three and wounded seven of the enemy, without the loss of a man on our side. The elements are still warring against our general’s plans. The boats from Fort George are scattered along the Ltke tor twenty or thirty miles—sorm of them, no douht, are bilged the suf tarings of the men must have been "re >t Colonel Biss(;l,of the sth inf n i.y, is Within twelve miles, where h. has been several days without attempt gto move Such gales of wind and io: cuts of rain, accompanied with hail I ncverf.lt before, aid I think it will prcb'.bly continue till the moon quar -.rs Captain Morgan of the rifle regiment being ready before the storm, had per mission to move off for Point Peniusu la. Th Brit sh gun beat ILzird, on a reconnoitering cruize, discovering a Yankee boat on shore, landed her men to make prisoners such as they might find. Morgan kept his men concealed till he got them all on shore, secured the gun-boat, killed three, wounded seven, and took the rsmaindi r of them, except four, who made their escape in a boat. Yesterday a flag of truce arrived from Kingston, under a pretence of bringing letters and money to the offi cers brought to this place by Commo dore Chauncey, but no doubt to ascer tain the situati®n of things here. She has been ordered up the bay near Black River, and I trust will be delayed ’till after the sailing of our expedition, be that sooner or later. The captain ad mits, that Sir James Yeo, in the last af fair with Chauncey, was so completely beaten that he had made preparations •to BURN His fleet, which he would have done in twenty minutesj if the wind had not shifted, so as to /render it imprudent for Chauncey to follow him up. Every gun on the Wolfs starboard side wasdismounted; she was complete ly cut up I doubt if Sir James ever shews again even to run away. ‘’Tis highly probable he will land his -men and guns for the -defence of Kingston, if so; and that place should be the first object of cur present expedition, you may expect some desperate fighting. Ihe great loss of time from our first movement at Fort Geroge, will give the British an opportunity of concentra ting all the troops within a considerable distance of Kingston and I hive some doubt if the best of their troops in the neighborhood of Fort George do not find their way down in time. Still our force is adequate to defeat them, though they may be so roughly handled as to prevent the accomplishment of other objects. 15th. The Lady of the Lake arrived last evening from Niagara in 14 hours Baron de Rottenburg has left the vicini ty of Fort George with all his force, no doubt for Kingston. Col. Scott imme diately started with his regulars for this direction, and is said to be at Oswego The British have no vessels to transport their troops in, boats could not live on the Lake, and as for marching the last 8 or 10days.it was impossible, so tnafl the Baron has not made much progress but any delay on our part will certainly give them an opportunity to unite at Kingston, in which event there will be hard work. M‘U4ure with his Militia and Indians is following up the rear of de Rottenburg’s army, picking up stragglers, Bcc. They no douot are ume rous, as that army have many sick, owing to their hard duty and exposed situation since the 27th May—With all this they have not even a tent to put their heads under, and most of them wish an opportunity of falling into our hands. Ihe mail establishment is very irregular, it is due twice a week, but frequently does not arrive once, and the chain of expresses hence to Utica is done away, so that we have to get our letters on as well as we can. General Wilkinson continues in disposed. fLieut Col. M’Feely of the 22d is ill, very ill,-several other officers are indisposed. Nu'iTCE. •AHLperaons havmg.ciaims against the estate of N ATHAN PRATHER, deceased, are re queste'd td exhibit their accounts to the ^oscH ber, properly authenticated, on or before the first day of Eebruaiy next, otherwise they wii be excluded the benefit of the law. And al' persons indebted 10 said estate; cither by bond 1 note or open w».-un»’, are requested to Make’ immediate p^meut, as no indulgence can be given. WALTER PRATHER, Executor joi Nathan PraJiftf. deecaaed. November 2—w3k The Western Mail due on Wednes day evening did not arrive till 9 o’clock yesterday morning, and brought no let ters or papers from beyond Utica. An officer who came passenger in the stage, informs that our army waspn Grenadier Island, midway between Sachet’s Har »or and Kingston, where they had land ed probably for the purpose of organi zing and uniting the several regiments, chose men had before been part at Fort George and part at the Harbor and that Gens. Wilkinson and Lewis left the H :rbor on Friday to join the ex pedition. 1 Chilicothe, Ohio, Oct. 4. On Sunday last, the prisoners taken by Commodore Perry arrived here front Ncw-Laucaster. We understand they are to remain here until exchanged. The Kentucky volunteers under the command of Governor Shelby, as wei| ts Colonel Johnson’s regiment, have been discharged, and will be here in a, tew days on their way home. We learn that' the gallant Colonel Johnson, al hough severely wounded, is in a fair way of recovery. We learn that the prisoners taken by Gen. Harrison on the river Thames, are now on their way to this place where we understand they will remain a short time—their ultimate destination is un known. October 13. ON Monday, the third day of January next, at the Court house, in the town of Dumfries, Prince William county, will be sold, at public auction, a tract of land called Douglass Hili, the residence of the late Alexand r Lithgow, containing BJO acres, lying within 3 miles of the said town. It has on it a good dwelling house, containing two rooms b low and three above, together with necessary out houses. There are also on the land several good houses fitted for tenants. The land will be divided in such way as to suit two 01 more purchasers It is extremely well watered. The title is indis pu able. A credit of two years will be given to the purchaser. Possession will be immedi ately given upon the day of a aie The sale is made on a deecj of trust from Alexander Lith gow to Charles Tyler and Alexander Lithgow, jun. P. HARRISON, Attorney in fact for the Trustees. Dumfries, Oct. 29—Nov 3—3 awts PRINCE GEOR GE S CmUNTY COURT. September Term, 1813. THE Commissioners appointed on the peti tion of Jasper M Jackson, for a division or saie of the real esla'e of John Jackson, under the act entitled An Act to direct descents,* having made a return stating that the estate ca not in their judgment be divided without injury to the parties; and it being stated that some of the representatives live out of the state, it ia thereupon ordered that the lepresentatives appear before this Court, to be held at Upper Marlborough town, in Prince George’s county, on the first Monday in September next, to shew cause, if any they have, why the return of the Commissioners aforesaid should not be con firmed and that notice be given to the said re presentatives by a publication of this order in the National Intelligencer once in each week iof four weeks successively before the next Court. JOHN READ MAGRUDER, Cl’k. November 3—w4 FIVE DOLLARS RE WARD. STRAYED from my waggon, on the 28th of October, between *he Capitol Hilt and Davis’* Hotel, a Sorrel HORSE, near sixteen hands high, ball face he has one or more white feet one of his fore feet has a hand round it, and welded to the shoe he is five years old next spring; in good order. Whosoever delivers said Horse to Edward Owen, on F street, Washington city, shall have the above reward, JOHN BONTZ. November 3—3 t. 1 WILL Bf OFFERED AT PUBLIC On the 2d Monday of December next, on the premises, a number of valuable LOT§, in sq. south of sq No 744, south of the3ugar house.. The plan will 6e shewn, and terms made known, at the time of sale, by JOSEPH FORREST, EDMUND LAW. November 3. District of Columbia, Washington County. In the case of Hanson Hedges, an in solvent Debtor. Ordered that William H. P. Tuckfield, the trustee in the above case, proceed to sell at publje vendue, the estate and effects of the said Insolvent, on a credit of 90 days—the purchas er to give bond with approved security; the said trustee to give three weeksnotice of such sale, in the National Intelligence.r. Bv order of the Honourable William Crunch, Chief J^dge of the circuit court of the District of Columbia. Wm. BRENT, Clerk. Pursuant to the above order, the subscriber will expose to public sale, on the 3d day of November next, on the premises, at 11 o’clock in the afternoon, the whole of the effects of the said Hedges, consisting of a small frame house and stable erected on lease ground, subject to a yearly rent of thirty-six dollars, and sundry articles belonging to an old carriage. Wm, H. P. TUCKFIELD, Trustee. Oct. 14th .813.—IwSw STRAYED OR STOLE.V, A POINTER DOG, Between 7 and 8 months old {answers to the name of Trim, bis color white, with 3 or 4 light brown spots npon Lia body, his ears of a fight brown, and a small; oval spot of the same color in the m ddle of his forehead, his tail cut rather short, ah J tbs tep of it spotted brown; had on a black leather collar, with the owner’s name cut in it. S' ye Dollars reward will be given to whoever will deliver him to JOHN T. AB,SPT. eod3t Albany, Oct. 29. LAND FOR SALE. SALE,
Page 4
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.