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RUTLAND, (Ver.) n.
On Monday last, the of
the United States was opened in TnH|own,
The judges were the honorable Bmhrod
Walhington and Elijah Paine. Jodgc
Walbington gayc an excellent charge to
the graM jury, dating their duties with
much precision and elegance. We aig
happy to hear that no bills of indiftmen|
were found. Much business of a civil na4R|
turc has been done : and we have the plea- *
fare to add, that the ability, impartiality
and dignity of the federal court, appears
to give general fatisfadion ; and a full
convidion of the neceflity and utility of
the inftifution.
NEW-YORK, Oficber 23.
A gentleman of this city has put into
our hands a lettej from Cape-Francois,
dated the 13th September. It mentions,
that no part of the cargo of a veflel just
arrived from Ncw-York, would clear
the expcnccs—-lumber would not fetch the
firfl cod. Veflcls were continually arriv
ing from every part of America, of which
a great number leave the place and proceed
to ports to the leeward. Lumber has he
—come prohibited, on account of the great
quantity arrived there, as also dry goods
in foreign bottoms in a few da)s.
Another letter, dated 2 jth Sept, from
1 refpedable mercantile houfc in Cape-
Francois, dates, that all hind of business
an* at a Hand, except building houTes,
which were going on very brifldy. Flour
was from 10 to iz dolls, beef 12, pork
20 to 22 ; hogflard 30s. butter 20 to
255. All kinds of dry goods prohibited.
Coffee, molaffcs, rum and tadia and dy
ing woods, (except gayac) are permitted
for exportation ; the duty on coffee is 16
francs 66 centimes, equal to 307 cents of
a dollar per quintal. Coffee was in de.
maud, and very scarce, from 20 to 225,
Oflober 25.
By the brig Eliza and Mary, captain
M‘Neil, which arrived on Saturday in
36 days from Havre, we have received
from our correspondent at that place, Lon
don papers as late as the 6th of Septcm.
ber and Paris to the 14th. A rumour
prevailed in Paris of the death of general
la Fayette, better known in this country
by the title of the Marquis de la Fayette,
and always esteemed by every true Ame
rican, as the friend of our country in the
times that tried men's fouls . We sincere
ly hope that the report is premature, as
it is unattended with any circumstances
or particulars. A treaty of peace be
tween France and the Porte, has been ex
changed and ratified, it is dated the 6th
Thermidor (26th June.) By the 2d ar
ticle of this treaty, the French are to en
joy, in the territories of the Sublime
Porte, every privilege enjoyed by any
other power. The French nation is more
over entitled to the free and uninterrupt
ed navigation of the Black Sea, with all
the privileges and protection extended to
merchant vdfels navigating that sea. In
. return, a reciprocity of privileges are
granted to Ottoman vessels in the ports of
the French republic. The French repub
lic and Sublime Porte, by the sth article,
mutually guarantee the integrity of their
rtfpetii-ve poss jjions. The treaty between
France and Algiers, as more interesting
to Americans, in consequence of the situ
ation of the United States, with these
piratical powers,' is given at full length,
together with M. Talleyrand’s report.
The spirited letter of the firft: consul to
the Dey of Algiers, may serve as a ufe
ful precedent to our government, in its
ncgociations with the very high and very
magnificent Dey of Tripoli.
Condescension and tribute are all what
the Iflimalites want; but they manage
these things better in France ; and it is to
be fmcercly hoped, that the example of
Buonaparte will not be overlooked. The
modify with which he speaks of the de
crees of the Deity again!! his foes, will
be obvious to every reader. The editor
of the Times, cannot refrain from ex
prefling his indignation, with all humi
lity, at the contemptuous negled with
which his sovereign has been treated, in
the adjustment of the affairs of Germany,
by the great powers, France, Russia and
Pruflla; an oversight certainly very in
sulting to the British nation.
Capt. M. informs us that Thomas Paine
failed from Havre about the firft of Sep
tember, in the (hip London Planter, for
Baltimore; and that a French fleet was
fitting out at Brett on a fecrct expedition.
Capt. Wilson of the (hip Cotton Plan,
ter, informs us, that on the Bth August a
fleet of French transports failed from Ca
diz under convoy of a cutter brig, for
St. Domingo or Louisiana. It was said
they had 10,000 men on board, under
command of a general who had Teen much
adive fcrvicc in Europe. These troops
were all from the army of Italy, A
French 20 gun Hiip and cutter brig, bound
to Tobago, with a French governor on
board for that island; two other 20 gun
(hips and a cutter brig from France, bound
to Toulon to join a fleet said to be de
stined to aft against the Turks, had left
Cadiz previous to the failing of the Cot
ton Planter.
PHILADELPHIA, Odober 2*.
From the Boston punts a reader not in
|. titnate with Heady habits would be apt to
that the naturalizations which have
taken pljlce for some months part, were
the constitution and to law ;
that the* nulld Irljh just caught, were
chucked a fhorc like stock fifh, trundled
up in wheelbarrow# to court, there emp
tied out and pafled thro’ a kind of ceremo
ny which converted them without law or
order into No man, who had
any other ideas tharffthofe of unfufpefting
confidence, could bel|tve these pious news
paper editors and believe that hundreds of
men were fruttrajetkin their hopes of na
turalization by tM law of 14 years, of
which Mr. Bayard was the mover — and
to secure whose future elevation, he be
came the prime mover of that 14 years
law ; no man would belive unless he knew
the little regard which Jieady habits pay
to faft when it suits them, that all those
who have been naturalized must have been
five years resident in the United States,
sworn allegiance to its government and
paid taxes duly arte fled,.—Yet such is the
case. But the Centinel and other tory
prints are confident, the fame motives
which gave rife to the 14 years operate
against the 5 years law, and it is not the
law or the men that they really objeft to
—it is their political principles... Ninety,
nine in an hundred who come to America
have a praftical knowledge of despotic
and profligate governments; they come
here the more devoted to liberty and hu
man rights; and they are more ardent in
aflerting the principles of liberty, than
those who having never lived under op
pression, feel not the impulse of experi
ence to make them equally aftive in sup.
porting freedom.
Odober 26.
In the eleftion of Maryland the force
of the counties, as stated in the following
lift, may be depended on :
REPUBLICAN.
Walhington, Frederick, Prince Georges,
Anne Arundle, Baltimore county, Har
ford, Caecil, Queen Ann’s, and Talbot,
all republicans—36. Kent 3, Caroline 3,
Somerset 2, Baltimore city 2, and Anna
polis 1 —ll. Total 47,
ANTI.REPUBLICAN.
Allegany, Charles, Montgomery, St.
Mary’s, Calvert, Worcester, and Dor.
chester, all anti-republicans—2B. So
merset 2, Kent 1, Caroline 1, and Anna
polis I—s. Total 33.
Republican majority— 14,
WASHINGTON CITY, Odober 29.
The United States frigate Boston, cap,
M‘Nei’l, arrived here on the 26th instant
from the Mediterranean.
Yesterday was executed JAMES M‘
GIRK, sentenced todeath for murdering
his wife.
PETERSBURG, Nov, 5.
We learn that Col, Thomas Wynns has
been elefted a representative to congress,
by a very large majority, for the Eden
ton diftrift, in this state, in the place of
Charles Johnson, deceased. [Raleighpap.
The present Governor of North-Caro
lina being ineligible to a rc-cleftion by
the next aflembly, we understand the Fe
deralists have taken up the Supervisor Col.
Polk. The Republicans named for that
office, are, colonel J. B. Alhe, of Hali
fax ; James Turner, Esq. of Warren,
and colonel Joseph Taylor, of Granville.
The Britilh packet, Prince Ernest,
capt, Petre, arrived at New. York the
26th ult. with the September mail—lhe
failed from Falmouth the 7th of Sepi,
By the Little Sarah, arrived at New-
York from New-Orleans, we learn, that
that port was to be (hut against the entry
of American veflels ten days after her de
parture, which was the 20th September.
The American property in that place,
was to be brought away in veflels then
there. The inhabitants hourly expefted
the French.
RALEIGH, November 2.
Abraham Bradley, jun. Esq. Assistant
Post-Mailer General, pafled through this
city on Friday last, on his way to Geor
gia, for the purpose, it is said, of mak
ing some arrangements neceflary to the
eftablilhmcnt of a Line of Stages from
Pcterfburg, Virginia, to St. Mary’s, for
the conveyance of the Mail 3 times a
week. We are informed that Colonel
Holmes of Virginia, has contrasted to
carry the mail upon the above plan from
Pcterfburg to Fayetteville,—-and that the
Colonel is desirous of farming out so much
as from Raleigh to Fayetteville-
GEORGETOWN, (s. c.) Oft. 1 6.
On Sunday last information was bro’t
to this town, that a number of negroes
had been landed at Long Bay from a
French frigate which has been lately Teen
off the coalt, and that the people of Wac
camaw were constantly in a state of a
larm. This information coming from
a source which admitted of very little
doubt, caused the officers commanding in
town;to colled their men immediately,
many of whom marched that evening,
and others who were colleded from the
country followed them on Monday morn,
ing. Those who set off on Sunday even
ing, had almost reached the place where
the landing was said to have been effed
ed, when they were informed that the
alarm was falfe. It appears to have ori
ginated from a French negro’s having been
taken up in the night, near Long Bay,
who, it is supposed, is a run-away. We
are forty to state, that the country for
some distance above this place was alarm
ed, and the men adually on their march.
It is much to the honor of the citizens
that they turned out to a man, although
some of them had just arisen from the bed
of sickness j but it is to be feared, that
such falfe alarms will have a tendency to
prevent the like attention to duty when
danger is adually at hand. We understand
that the bulinefs will undergo an investi
gation.
CHARLESTON, November
The brig Clide, capt. M‘Call arrived
yesterday from Liverpool, and brings
London papers to the 22d September. It
appears by them that general Lafnes had
been received very coldly by the First
Consul, on his return from Lilbon. So
far from having his wrongs redressed, he
has been exiled to his country feat in Nor
mandy. It is stated that his disgrace is
irretrievable.
The office of minister of police, over
which Fouche presided, is abolilhed.
The celebrated Garnerin defeended from
his balloon, by the aid of a parachute, on
the 22d of September,
The Britilh parliament was to meet for
the dispatch of bulinefs on the 1 6th of
November.
Considerable troubles cxift in Switzer
land. The Grand Duke of Tuscany in
tends viliting Paris, in hopes that his si
tuation, as to indemnities, will be amelio
rated, The dominions of the King of Sar
dinia, on the continent, are united by a
decree of the French Government, to the
French Republic. Paffwan Oglou has
succeeded in making his peace with the
Turkish government. A new republic
called the Valais, has been eftablilhed by
consent of the French and Helvetic repub
lics 5 its independence was proclaimed in a
molt superb manner, by the envoys of tbefe
republics on the sth of September at the
city of Sein.
Messrs. Freneau & Williams,
Please to insert the following in your
ufeful paper, and you will oblige a fub
feriber.
AS the legillature will meet the latter
part of the prelent month, and a great ma
ny new members will be upon the floor,
the writer of this hopes they will differ in
opinion with their predecessors, and open
the ports for the importation of Africans.
The fad is, gentlemen, that notwith
standing the severe law passed last session,
hundreds of new negroes have been im
ported and fold in the different irdets of
Edifto, St. Helena and Port-Royal, du
ring the present year, and, wonderful to
tell, that persons are as eager to purchase
as you can poftiply conceive. Thefore,
open the ports and lay a duty of thirty
dollars per head ; what a handsome reve
nue will this bring into our treasury !
The ad is confidercd a bad one, and sure
ly it is if the citizens will not be bound
by it. On the other hand, hordes of
new negroes have been for sale at Savan
nah, through the whole course of this
year, and numbers of the citizens of this
state go thither and purchase, particularly
those parishes that are contiguous to it.
The writer of this has never purchased
one, as a refpeder of the law ; at the fame
time he thinks it very hard that he can
not be upon a footing with his neighbors,
who will fetch home five, ten and some
twenty at a time. K. L,
The Bahama Gazette, of Odober 5,
fays—** This day were executed, near
the Water-Battery, below high water
mark, Willoughby Davis and Richard
M*Evoy, agreeably to the sentence of
the high court of admiralty, by which
they were convided of piracy. His ex
cellency governor Halkett, we under
stand, has extended his majesty’s mercy
to the other four criminals.”
Died, in this city, on Tuefday even,
ing last, ia the 58 th year of his age, the
honorable John Matthews, Efu r I
merly governor of this state, and’Cj |
lately, one of the Judges of the Com ,1 I
Equity. At the commencement of tj! I
American revolution this valuable 1 I
now lamented man, was one of the firft, 1
refill the wrongs imposed on his country" I
(he knowing his integrity and worth I
which, in every tranfaftion ot his lif e ’ S
Ihone most conspicuous, called him to t e ’ 1
councils, and soon after he was appoint?! I
a delegate to Congress. In this i mpo ! I
tant place, his abilities and patriotic ar* m
dor deservedly obtained for him the re! I
fpedl and veneration of that dignified bo I
dy. He was in that station when this I
state was taken poffeflion of by the Britifi I
army. As soon as the American force! I
led on by the gallant Greene, were ena.* I
bled, with success, to oppose the invaders I
of his country, Mr. Matthews attended I
him, and was alfifting with his counsel un, X
til their final defeat at Eutaw. ■
Soon after that period the legiflsture |
was convened, when, to reward his emi. I
nent services, he was called by it to the I
chair of government.—At no period has I
that office been surrounded with more dit. ■
Acuities and trying circumstances than 9
when he undertook it: nevertheless, his 1
abilities, his gentlemanly -manners, and I
his upright demeanor, caused him to be I
refpefted by all, ~ While as chief magi. I
ftrate he fupporte#% dignity of the state I
with firmnefs, every indulgence and favor, I
compatible with his duty, was cheerfully I
extended to those in distress. After the 1
evacuation of this city, and when his tunc I
as governor was expired, he was called up I
on by his fellow-citizens to represent them I
in the legillature, which, on creating ?
Court of Equity, appointed him one of
the Judges: In fulfilling the duties of
this office, he was always just, always
impartial in his views, and candor con
flantly marked his proceedings. In :
word, by the death of this good man,
South-Carolina is deprived of one of her
most deferring citizens, and his friends of
a most agreeable and edifying afibciaie.
** Swift to the dull defeends each honor’d
name
That raised their country to these heights
of fame :
• #
Sagts that plann’d, and chiefs that led
the way
To Freedom’s Temple—all too soon de
cay.
Alike submit to one unaltered doom,
Their glories doling in perpetual gloom ;
Like the dim splendors of the evening fade.
While night advances to complete the
shade ;
LOST,
ON the Bih instant, a Red Morocco
POCKET BOOK, with the Sab
feriber’s name wrote in it, containing a
promissory note* of twenty dollars and
fnndry other paftoi, also half an Eagle
in gold, fuppofeo* ty be left between
Campbcllton and or Augusta
and Col. Mead’s OppV Mill. Whoever
may have foundit, anckwill return it to
the fubferiberymall be Randfomely Re
warded for tlreir trouble.
NEWELL W. HERBERT.
November 13.
CAUTION!
SOME time in May or June iBot, I
signed a note to Jacob Danforthi
with Turner Mann, for fourJiundrcd
dollars—the said Danforth (raded the
said note to Firtpatrick, on
condition that\c woulAfueon said note
when due, I obmplicd with my
part the conditioi\<By paying two hun
dred and ten doHwSuif said note to Fitz
patrick, in pjtfknceyof Mr. Danforth;
and the condition toV)anforth and ray
felf has tprt yet been complied with, I
forwarn all persons trading for said note,
as I hold myfelf exonerated, nor will I
pay any more, as the principal is nour
and has been ever since in Augnfta.
H, CRUTCHER.
November 13,
GEORGIA, Lincoln County*
By Willi am Harper, clerk oj the court
of ordinary for said county •
WHEREAS Milly Lankford has ap
plied to me for letters of difmif
fion on the est ate to nd effeELs of John Lan
ford, late of this county, dec,
THESE are therefore to cite and admo
nish all and ftngular* the kindred and cre
ditors of said dectafed, to be and appear
at the next court of ordinary to be held on
the 2zd day of November next, to fhtw
cause, if arty they have , why said letters
Jhould n6t be granted.
Given under my hand at office , this
Athday of Obi. iBoi.
j Wm. HARPER, C.C.O.