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tonfirm the important intelligence of the
capture of Cairo in a manner fully as ad
vantageous as that which it was firft (fated
to have taken place. In part only of our
impression we were able to insert the let
ter of Mr. Tooke, which we now repeat.
Extrafl of a letter from Peter Tooke , Efj. to
W~. Ramsay , Esq. dated Constantinople, ,
July 19. ißci.
4 “I had the honor to address you on
|the 17th inftant,* by an express courier,
in order to infrom you of the reduction
of the castle and city of Cairo, by his
Majesty’s and the Ottoman army, after
some severe actions, wherein the enemy
had loft 2000 menjn killed and wounded;
and that the confiding of
4000 men, had surrendered. I have only
learnt since, that the enemy capitulated on
honorable terms, and were to march to
Rosetta to embark for France under the
escort of BritiQi (hips of war.”
* Not received.
To this account we have only to add
our sincere congratulations on an event
which renders all farther contests in Egvpt
on the part of-the French vain, if not
unprofitable. (Sun.
Early on Thursday morning afignal was
made from the Medusa, for all the men of
war’s boats in the Downs to go afiiore,
which being obeyed, the boat’s crews were
direded to tow all the flat-bottomed boats
out of the dock-yard of Deal. In less
than three hours this service was complet
ed, and about 20 boats launched into the
sea, and fitted with oars, poles, anchors,
■ powder cases, &c. They were then towed
into the Downs. These boats are ad
mirably conftruded and adapted for the
purpose of attacking in shallow water. —
They carry about 40 men each, and a 24
pounder at the bow. They are eafii.y
rowed, and draw only a foot and a half
or two feet of water.
WASHINGTON CITY, Skpt. 16.'
CENSUS ofthe UNITED STATES,
COMPLETE,
Except Tenneflee, one allotment In New-
York, and part of another in
Maryland.
Districts Total
or Territories. Slaves. Amount.
New-Hampfliire, 8 183,858
Rbode-lfland, 380 69,122
Massachusetts, 422,845
Maine, 151,719
Connedicut, 951 251,002
Vermont, 154,465
New-York, 15,602 484,065
<New-Jerfey, 12,422 211,149
Eastern Diftrid of 7
Pennsylvania, j 557 3 2 7»799
Wefterndo. 1,149 274,566
Delaware, 6,153 64,2 73
Maryland, 100,393 309,704
Eastern Diftriif of 7 , .
Virginia, ] 3 3i ''99 <>;6,65 2
Weftern do. 2 3»597 202,268
North-Carolina, 133,296 478,103
South-Carolina, 146,151 345,591
Georgia, 59,699 162,686
Kentucky, 40,343 220,955
Tenneflee, ,
Territory Mifliflippi, 3,489 8,850
—— -N. of Ohio, 45,365
■ Indians, 135 4,875
Machilitmckinac 7
& other places > 766
returned in gross, j g
Diftrid of Colnm- 7 r\
bia fouth of the > 1,172 5,949
Potomac, j
North do. 2,072 8,144
809,768 5,064,801
The document we this day present to
our readers, stating the prelent population
ofthe United States, is in many refpeds
highly interesting. It demonstrates the
growing prosperity of our country, and
Ihews the intimate connection between
principles and national advance
menjL VV’hilft almost every nation of Eu
rope, from the domination of unsound po
litical principles, and their invariable con
comitants of war, famine, luxury and vice,
are loofmg the flrength derived from num
bers, the United States, under the protec
tion of true political principles, with their
concomitants/of peace, plenty, frugality
and virtue, are gaining numbers in a ratio
unprecedented in the annals of any other
people, and even furpafing the sanguine
prodidions of enthusiasts. Were all na
tions virtuous, it would not perhaps be a
blefling, and certainly it would not be as
fential to the welfare of any one, to em
brace within its limits a large population.
But lo long as power is created by num
bers, and so long as that power is prone to
abuse bv nations who poftefs an undue
share of it, uniefs controlled by other na
tions of equal power, it becomes deeply in
teresting to our peace—and on it depends
our prosperity—to have at our command a
physical force, that will restrain bv its ter- '
ror thole who are deaf to the fu?fl'- rtfons °f
reason. It constitutes national glory,
that in our infamy, when our numbers
1 were trifling, the energies of freedom,
guided by intelligence, made tyrants, at
the head of mighty empires, tremble; and
enabled us to eftablilh our rights on the
firm foundations of independence and
truth. What we atchieved in infancy,
claims protection from our riper years.—
The fame spirit which in 1776, animated,
(till glows in our bosoms. We then de
clared ourselves independent. By our
arms we eftabliflied our independence.—
At this day it is our lecurity that those
principles which made us independent, are
held (till more sacred. In addion to the
powers of those principles, millions of ci
tizens, then unborn, are ready to defend
them from all aggreflion.
By these great acceflions of numbers we
not only strengthen our own happiness,
but we offer a ufeful example to the whole
civilized world. Nothing is truer than
that nations will be happy if they can.
Point them to the way by convincing their
imderftamTings, and they will pursue it.
What, then, can be more impressive, what
more irresistible, than the example of a na
tion,whofe population doubles in 24 years?
Will not every man, who knows this fad,
and feels its force, cease to doubt the con
nedion between national and individual
prosperity and republicanism ? When he
further learns that these encreafing acces
sions of numbers are accompanied by an
encreafing love of republican principles,
and that this sacred regard, daily gaining
ground, is our strongest (liield, by com
peiling governments to be pacific, (Econ
omical and just, and rendering citizens
enlightened and industrious, will he not,
animated by a holy enthusiasm, raise his
voice in the cause of rational reformed,
and, imitating our example, co-operate
with his fellow-men in atchieving it?
That tyrants may defeend from their
thrones, that nations may be free, that
man may be happy, and that the world
may live in peace; these, all these inter
esting effeds depend upon the prevalence
of republican principles; and until they
do prevail extensively in Europe, her rag
ing volcanoes will continue to menace us.
The total population of the
United States, as taken
it 1790, amounted to 3,929,326
The present cenfu6 amounts
to 5,064,801
In this statement Tenneflee
is wanting, the numbers
of which state, with
those deficient in New-
York and Maryland,
may be estimated at 150,000
5,214,801
Increase in 10 years about 1,285,475
This increase is at the rate'of about one
third in ten years, which will double any
given number in about twenty-four years.
In 1790 the slaves in the
U. States amounted to 697,697
In this census they are, ex
clusive of Tenneflee and
the other deficient dif
trids, 869,768
Abfoiute increase 172,071
But though this be the abfoiute increase,
the reader, on calculation, will find that
there is a proportional decrease of slaves com
pared to freemen, of about 56,000, which
is nearly a fifteenth part. Some deduc
tion, however, is to be made for the defi
cient returns. *
This rcfult solves a question which is
in itfelf highly interesting, and which
has heretofore been very differently de
cided. It eftablifhesthe fad that the re
lative numbers of (laves are decreasing,
and that too with a rapidity that promises
the happielt effeds. It proves also that
the relative total of blacks, whether (laves
or free, is also decreasing, though not with
the fame rapidity as the (laves, as the
proportional diminution of the (laves will
be seen by the increased relative number
of all free persons other than those de
signated, which principally arises from
manumitted (laves.
We have hastily (ketched the above con
cile view. The little time devoted to
it, may not in fore to it abfoiute precision
—On some Icifure day, it is proposed
to resume the fubjed.
TO BE RENTED^
THE Houses, Gins, Sec. and Lot in
Springfield, the Estate of Michael
Fee, deceafed—poffeflion will be given
immediately, if not rented before the 17th
inst. on that day at 8 o’clock in the fore
noon, the premises will be rented to the
highest bidderat the Market-House, in this
Cirv. For further particulars apply to
WILLIAM FEE.
Odober 6.
HERALD.
A U G U 3 T A,
W EDNESDAY, October 7, 1801.
MONDAY last, was the day of Elec
tion for members of the Legislature of this
state for the ensuing year, at the close of
the Poll held in this city, for a Senator and
two Representatives for the County of
Richmond—the votes were
SENATOR,
Samuel Bugg, Esct- 378
REPRESENTJTirES ,
Col. Robert Watkins, 252
Littleberry Bostwxck,
Cowles Meaji, Esct; 224
The two latter gentlemen having an
equal number of votes, there will neces
sarily be a new Election for a second
member; which will probably be direfted
soon after information of this result is
communicated to the Executive Magis
trate, who, is no doubt authorized to illue
Proclamation immediately for another
Election by the following clause of the
Election law of 1799. “ That where any
two or more persons have an equal, and
the highest number of votes on the general
poll, other than the persons duly elected,
then and in that case the Governor shall
ifiue his Proclamation diredting a new
Elcftion.”
The increasing population of the U
nited States mull be a fubjedf highly inter
esting and gratifying to our citizens, espe
cially as with this increase, the prosperity
and happiness of individuals has advanced
—and when to this is added our agricul
tural increase, and extended commerce,
there can be no doubt, but our country
affords an inftanceof Individual and Na
tional Prosperity unexampled in moder/i
days—lt is worthy of remark,that the Edi
tor of the National Intelligencer, in con
trasting our situation with other countries,
attributes our increasing numbers, to the
“ protection of true political principles,
with their concomitants of peace, plenty,
frugality and virtue”—and yet all the in
crease, all the prosperity we have experi
enced and now witness, has been produ
ced under the “ true political principles,”
the wife and prudent administration of
those illustrious characters, whom, many
at the present day delight to censure.
When the"growing greatness of our coun
try —its rapid population—its increasing
wealth—its national consequence at home
and abroad, are fubjeCts of consideration,
we then hear the virtue and wisdom of the
late administration extolled, by the fame
persons, who on other occasions, are for
ward in condemning those very measures,
from the operation of which, have resulted
so many blelfings. One faCt, often
speaks more forcibly than a thousand
specious conjectures—and an ingeni
ous TJu.*ist may plausibly argue a
gainst the wisest proceedings. The most
popular declamations, are not always the
most found—a few facinating words, may
work upon the paflions of a people, and
occasion in them a distrust of their best
friends. Not long since, the utmost efforts
were made, to withdraw the confidence
of the people from the late administration
—the chief who had led our armies, and
those men who had with him secured our
Independence, were alike the fubjeCts of
abufe.and were called the enemies of those,
in whose service they had spent their best
days. Often too, were we told of the
abuses of our rulers—the oppreflion of
our government—the accumulation of
cur public debt—the forfeiture of our
national honour, and the rapid approach
of the “ reign of terror”—But all these
evils we now find existed only in the
minds ofdilcontented theorists—or design
ing politicians—They were made use of
however as realities, and the urgency with
which they were vociferated from various
quarters, and their continual repetition,
produced an event, the consequences
of which, are at present incalculable.
It must be recolleCfed however, that the
“increase” we witness, the national 1 and
in dividual tranquility we enjoy—the hap
piness we experience—the national digni
ty in which we exult, and the universal
prosperity of which we now hear so much
refulted from the wife and prudent
system adopted by Washington—pursued
by his immediate successor, and continued
to a very recent period—Whether a
change has since taken place—or whether
any alteration for the better will, or can
be devised time must determine—as yet
we observe mostly the happy effefts of the
wddom of the Federal adminiftration—
and we sincerely hope that for the twelve
succeeding years, our country may expe
rience as uninterrupted prosperity, as the
twelve preceeding ones have produced.
LIST of LETTERS in the Pofl-
Office Augusta, O Sober §th, which
will be returned to the General
P oft-Office as dead Letters , if not
taken up in three months.
A.
Joseph ALLEN, Abraham Ardis,
B.
Honorable A. Baldwin, 2 ; Oliver
Baxter, Ninian Barrett, John Brandon,
Hannah Bradley, care of Mr. Jellet ; Mils
Sufannahßeeb Art hibald E. Beall, Charles
Birch, John Boswell, Giles Bowers, Rach*
el Brunfon, Mrs. S. Brav.
c.'
Mrs. Cannon, William Caftelow,
Sophia Chevalier, John Cobbs, John
Colvert, MelTrs. Cook & Co. John Cow.
en, Adam Cope, Hugh Cramer, Thos.
Cummings, Esq. Robert Cummings, John
Carrie, care of Mr. Mullen.
D.
John W. Davis, Mr. Delcol, 2 ; Wil
liam Daper.
E.
Samuel Edwards.
F.
Mr. John Y. Forfyth, 2.
G.
Miss Barbara Galphin, Zenophon
Gaines, 2 ; Francis Gaddy, Samuel G ir
lick, Ruflel Goodrich, 2 ; Charles Good
win, Esq. Maj. James Goodwin, Dodtor
G. Graves, .Edward Griffith, Henry
Greenwood, Mr. Grandmaifon.
H.
Col. Samuel Hammond, 2 ; Harris Ma
her and Co. Peter Hall, Andrew Harri*
son, care of I)o<ft. Prentis; Cecily Hart,
John Howard, Revered J. F. Hull, Jefte
Hurst.
J.
James Jones, John Jones.
K.
Jarrel Kicker.
L.
W. Lapfly, William Lamkin, John
Lambunth, Bazzle Lamar, Edwin
is, Thomas Lloyd, Evans Long, Wißiam
Luckett.
M.
Thomas Maddux, Jolm Mac Rae,
Oen Megar, Hugh M'Donald, Miss Eliza
Middleton, Stephen Mills, Mrs. M‘Mur*
rain, Mary Morris, 2 ; Myers and Harris.
N.
Mrs. Mary Nettles.
P.
John Pattifotv, John Peirce, William
Pool, Dodl J. O. Prentiss, Author Pit
man, Marlow Prycr.
R.
Joseph Ray, Robert and Richard Ran
dolph, John Roberts, Elq. John and Is
aac Poe, David Roper, White Rolfeter,
John Robertson.
s.
Mrs. Catherine Shaw, 3; Garland
Snead, James Stutts, John Strother, Job
Springer, Edward Telfair, Esq. N.mcy
Thomas, Doftor I. Todd, Robert Tole
free, Mrs. Lidea Tew.
V.
Emicol Vaughn, Harmen Vaniper.
w.
James T. Watson, 2 ; James Watts,
William Warthen, Edward Walsh , Mrs.
Whitefield, Col. John Winn, 3 ; Joseph
Wood, Mrs. Fanny Wood.
David Young.
David Zaine.
(ffP The Mail for Charleston will
hereafter be sent only byway of
Savannah, and will close as usual
every Friday at half pafi 4 o'clock ,
p. m. and every Monday at sunset.
The rout from Augusta to Coosa
watchie, being for the present (and
probably altogether) discontinued.
Wm. J. HOBBY, P. M.
It is Requested, that the
Subscribers of the AUGUSTA JOCKEY
CLUB RACES, do attend at Mr. Ash
ton’s, on FRIDAY the 16th instant, at
11 o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose
of establishing rules and tegu'ations ; and
appointing officers for Lid Club.
Offober 5, ißor.
Mr. B O R I /,
BEGS leave to inform the Ladies and
Gentlemen of this place, and the ad
jacent parts, that he cannot attend at Mr.
Ashton’s on Thursday the Bth in ft. as was
advertifecf in this paper, owing to some
previous appointment:—but will, afFur
edly attend 00 Thursday the 15th day of
the month.
O&ober 3.