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place appears to foe the general rer-
dezvoOs of all the Missouri Indiafu:
their continual jars keep the common
d:int on the nlert. Osage*, Ottos,
Mahas, Fannie, Cansas, Missouri,
Sonex, Sac, Fox, Towny, all mingle
together here, and serve to render
this quarter, a most discordant por
tion of the continent.
July 11th, we all gof ready for
ing Brigadier Genera! Hamfitdn,who
was to be presented to the army on
the ensuing day.—Nat. Inti
4 GENERAL ORDERS.
Cantonnu-nt, Mount Dearbornc, Dec.
18 th, 1809.
The President having thought pro
per to require thq presence of the
general at the seat of government,
and to confer the command of the
embarkation, having laid in vegeta- . . ,. ,.
Me*, &c. and bid adieu to the face of| troo P 8 . a , nd l ,ost8 ?' thm th ‘* terr ! t0 '
hat or coat, will out wear two pub
lish ones. Our manufacturers yet
in their infancy have not learned to
practice .those frauds which -set a
false gloss upon their wares. The
introduction of Merino Wool, or
rather a small dash of it, in their
civilized life, pushed on ear way.
The fa$e of the Country on each side
of the river, is so monotonous up to
the river Plat that one day’s journey
would nearly give the history of eve-,
ry thing worthy of notice. The banks
in general are low and an extreme
rich'dark loam covers the surface of
all its borders, except where the cliffs
approach the water; in several plains
they put in on lioth sides, so as to
compress the river to the breadth of
25 or 30 yards ; to these bluffs, ve
getation is denied ; having ascended
many without being gratified with
the sight’of a plant; however, our
toils have keen often repaid by the
discovery of various petrifactions
the bones of the Buffaloe, Elk, Goat,
with th'e various kinds of wood which
grow in the neighbourhood, arc found
on the tops of these cliffs, completely
petrified yet few are to he found in
the lotv land.
The Cansas river on the south side,
ry and that of Orleans on brigadier
General Hampton, he is to be re
spected and obeyed accordingly.
In taking leave of this detachment
of the army of his command, the
among us, and happy will be theiof correspondent determinations/fo
. ffects of that s\ stem of domestic po- their successors useful or necessary":
icy, which gives a due employment but the conduct of Great Britain,^
a all ages, and prepares by a mode- and
rate exertion of the body, the most
useful and pleasing food for the mind
Mr. Livingston accords with the
flocks has convinced the farmer, that proprietor of Smith’s Island, in the
soft, warm substantial cloths can be
made at home, arid' this conviction
has I believe, nearly doubled the
number of sheep in this state within
the last four years. There are now,
I think as many carding as grist mills
in the state, & several manufactures
idea of stocking that valuable pro
perty with Merinos, and declares
his previous reflections on that sub
ject in the following words :—“ I
have often thought of the advantage
that might be derived from the con
version of your Smith’s Island stock
into Merinos. This I think, would
both of woollen and cotton, upon an,....,, ........... - ——
enlarged scale, ’ire setting up. AJbe advantageous in a-double view,
general would deny his feelings and fuller Was 1 here a;few day* since and first in the improvement of the wool,
forget his duty, if he failed to ac- lo i d mc thathethen had 600 pieces and next in obtaining a race of
knowledge the worth which compo- Q f cloth in his mill, yetin a circle of sheep, that would retain their wool,
ses it. The companion of their af- f our m iles, taking his mill for the so as to render it unnecessary to shear
dictions and a spectator *of the rava- centre, were embraced five other ful- them more than once a year. The
ling mills, all of which were as fully shearing twice a year is, I presume, . #
occupied. You will be surprised founded upon the sheep’s falling off tratiori of the united^ States has on
when I assure you, that on the little in winter by a diminution ot their
estate which I possess here, (the towri pasture, and from that circumstance
ges they have experienced, more ter
rible than those of the sword v he has
participated their sufferings, has
mingled in their sorrows, and bears
testimony to their fortitude ;.which Q f Clermont)' which contains about losing their wool. For unless this
is the best guarantee for their good
conduct in circumstances more con
genial to the pride, spirit and ambi
tion of a soldier, should they ever
occur.
In retrospecting the past and con
templating the future, the desire to
share the destinies of this corps was
a natural one", but the national exe
cutive has determined otherwise,
eighty farms, there are at least fifty is the case, the autumnal, shearing justment of the existing differences
looms, and almost every family has must be a great injury tq the sheep
a woman weaver. It is true, that as it exposes them almost naked to
these looms and these weavers are the rain and cold of winter, besides
only occasionally employed in work- that wool, prematurely shorn, is in
ing up the flax and wool which the
farm furnishes for family use, but it
cannot be doubted, that if materials
could be afforded they would be ful
ly occupied. . Every body in this
and the neighboring states are im
proving and encreasing their flocks
up to tho .village. The Gatraas haw hint, and whilst he dis-
been long the terror ot the tteighbor-,. he> merit wi „ enforce d
tng Indian* their temerity t. tardlv J[ administer justice with an even
credible; a lew weeks since a band b j J
of too warriors entered the Pnnnie ' a , nou ht to oflr „ r hi ,
vllage, or what is mote generally brethre “ in but & „; sht5 anll
called, the Panme Republic, and kll- hu for ,heir,fame and hap-
ttd the principal ehtel and h» lami- J aM , theac ,’ viu „ cco '
ly consisting ol 15 souls; they were > hcin th h every 8C ene of life.
immediately pursued and upwards
of 40 of them cut to pieces ; these
From the National Intelligencer«
the inkilence of her minister
plenipotentiary, Francis James Jack- r.
son, has produced a crisis, that has ,
excited public feeling and anxiety to
such ail unexampled height, that the
representative* of the freemen of this-''
commonwealth, cannot hesitate to."
accord with what they conceive, to "
be the wishes of their constituents^
and to renew the solemn expression
of devotion to their country, and of
resentment against the government^,
under whose orders the rights, dig
nity and honor of the U. States have :
been insulte^ Therefore—• : 1 • tvi
« Resotveify By the Senate & House*
of Representatives of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania, that they un
equivocally approve the pacific and.
liberal measures' which the adminis
ferior in the strength of its staple, to
that which has its full growth.
Bat as the Merino wool is peren
nial, (if I may use the expression) it
would not fall of, upon a change in
the diet or habit of the sheep.” The
Chancellor concludes this part of his
No price is thought; too high for a valued communication, with the tru
fine sheep—-I have one, for which I ly noble offer of 10 or 12 1-2 bred
He leaves them with a single re
... . , , .quest : Persevere in that harmony
people cannot be at peace with the ^ j 8 without example in a '
white or red people ; they rob, mur- of ua , 8tren th undtT 8 i mdar ^
dcrand destroy when opportunity . and be ready at an in8tant ’ s
Offers, fortunately for their neighbors noticeto devote lives to tht .
they are lew in number, and their cause ofyour country,
daily outrages serve to lessen their 74 , ivn VTXrcnv
numbers still more, their country a- 1
bounds with game, particularly Bea
ver, Deer, Buffaloe, Elk, Black Bear,
Etc. &c. and afford the Cansas (h* r ‘l- state of agricultural and ma
ly less savage) an abundaucc of food nufacturing improvements to
and raiment.
On the 29th July, we arrived at . . a . . . , ,
Messrs Crooks and M’ClelUnd’s old - In . a, « ttr !»«')'".ce.vetl by Mr.
hunting camp, we lodged in their Cost,s, Irom Chancellor L.ymgaton hts fat
house, these gentlemen had construe °. f a ? ,h ' foUow " l 8 P ar :
ted comfortable quarters, the house ncuhtrs relative to the prospemyol
having 5 rooms, when they occupied Agncu tore and Manufactures
it. the Ottos, anil Pannles resorted to ,hat " nd the «ates.
them in great numbers. Speaking of the policy of manufac-
August 1st, arrived at the river Wires, the Chancellor observes—“ It
Platte on the South side, met with has generally been thought, that we
M’Clelland, waiting for the Ottos, are not ripe for manufactures, that
whom he expected in great numbers labor is too dear, Etc. This is, how
to trade with. * ever by no means the case, at least
Mr. M’delland has weathered in the Northern States—Our defici
many storm* in his life, and it appears
that each day throws something these circumstances, but from an ill
bitter iu his cup; brave, generous, grounded prejudice, in favour of fo-
& kind, he meets die untutored Ifidi- «*g*» productions, and from the care-
afi with a smile of complacency; or if fossness and indiscretion, of the .la
the temerity of the savage should ex- | J ° i rs t { ie husbandmah. We have
cced the bounds of honesty, or ap- ^ ato v supposed, that nothing
proach to menace ; then M’Clelland could , be *° wcl J mad ? at homc as
discovers his exalted courage, sur- abroad* (Here the writer mentions
rounded with Indians, with hi* rifle, an in8tance of an article of much u-
pistols and sword, bids defiance to db ty bein K njade in the city ot Ntw-
whole nations, threatening or execu- York, a, J d although of acknowledg-
- - ed excellence, could not be sold, un
til the London mark was put upon it,
which caused an immediate and most
have within the last week been of
fered 8 l$6o. With this spirit a
mong the farmers and the superflu
ous capital which what are common
ly called unfortunate circumstances
but in my opinion the happiest, have
withdrawn from commerce,"T have
no doubt, that our manufactures are
in such a state of progression that
neither war nor peace will be able to
stop their course.”
Digressing for a short time from
the subject of manufactures, this
distinguished patriot and agricultur
alist proceeds to speak of his iin
t;)*i
all occasion* so' zealously pursued*
but more particularly in the course
of the last year, for obtaining an ad-
inerinos from his own stock, for the
establishment on Smith’s Island
which generosity will' certainly not
be accepted, unless the citizens of
Virginia will give to the proprietor
more ample assurances, for the pro
motion of his future views than he
has received support in his past la
bors for their service.
Mr. Livingston closes his long,most
interesting and instructive commu
nication, by stating hi* pleasure, on
receiving a sample of Arlington cloth,
made from cotton, and the shreds of
old silk garments, umbrellas, gloves,
provements m sheep breeding and and part of a piece intended for
observes, “ My sheep improve ex- Gen. Pinckney of South Carolina,
tremely, and I have no doubt that pj e considers the cloth as well wo-
shall rival Uumbouillet m a ^w vcn and durab i c< and the idea of con
years. I srikl a 4-2 bred Ram two verting articles hitherto esteemed as
years since that was weighed the o- t service, to an useful purpose, as
therday—nta live weight 190lbs.- onc . likely to produce much benefit
between this country and the govern
ment of Great Britain and France.
“ Resolved, That whilst with sin
cere pleasure they thus bear testimo
ny to the upright and honorable con
duct of their own government, they
do not hesitate to pronounce the vi
olation on the part of Great Britain*,
of a solemn awl* reciprocal engage
ment, and the neglect of our com
plaints by both belligerents, to be
such evidences of hostility and dis
regard of our rights, as ought ,to.,
netve the arm and invigorate the spi
rit of every freeman in our country.
“ Resolved, that when in the opi
nion of our national councils, an ap
peal to the patriotism and force of
the American people becomes neces
sary, the general assembly of thia
commonwealth pledge themselves iu
tiie name and behalf of their consti
tuents, to co-operate with the gene
ral government in all necessary mea
sures to sustain the rights, honor,
and reputation—and-' to avenge the
wrongs and insults ffif their country.’*
“ Reholved, that the Governor of
this commonwealth be requested to
transmit a copy of these Resolutions
to the President of die United Slates,
and a copy to each of the Senators
and Representatives from Pennsyl
vania, in the Congress df the United
States.”
ting extermination on all who attempt
to plunder him.
The river Platte is about half a
91'iie wide at its mouth, it has almost
as many mouths as the Mississippi,
having numerous sand bar* at its
junction with the Missouri, its wa
ters have tiie muddy hue of the Mis
souri, its extreme rapidity and shoal
water, prevent the traders ascending
it; the Otto villages are about 40
anile* from the mouth ; the Pannies
reside a considerable distance above
and extend to near the head waters
of the Ankansa, these people living in
the neighborhood of the Spanish vil
lages, near St. Fee, trade alternate
ly with them and the American tra
ders. The Parthians of the west
ought to be cherished, as through
them we may obtain an extensive
trade with that portion of Mexico
most adjacent to the mines.
( To be continued.J
I
I yesterday filled a 1-2 bred wedder
from grass, ,-jiaving not eaten either
grain or hay, though the frost and
snow in November had diminished
Hi* weight alive lSTibs.l
dead 79 1-2, the carcase, 101b of
tallow besides the kidneys and 41b of
wool. And there were many other
equally fine, in the flock, though ray
wedder flock , consists of those. only
which I do not consider as fine e
nough to sety for stock rams.” The
chancellor here states, his intention
of sendiug tOkfArlington, a ram of his
famous stoek previous to the ensu
ing sheep sheering, and we much re-
encies do not arise from either of j°* ce tbat 30 valued an animal will
become an appendage to that patrio
tic institution.
Mr. Custis having enquired whe
ther the .plan .issued some time since
in his prospectus, for devotingthe
sale of the improved stock to bene
volent purposes, could not be car
ried into effect northwardly, receives
the following answer, so gratifying
to every man of feeling, and so praise
worthy to the country from whence
it comes- We read as follows:—
“ None of the use* to which you pur
pose to apply the money, is an ob
domestic economy,
5th January, 1810.
FOREIGN.
TRANSLATION.
From a Cadiz paper of the 16f/i Dec.
Semlin, (Turkey) Sept. 4.
The Russian army which besieges
Ismael, consists of30,00Qmen. The
Turkish Garrison, which is nurne
rous offers the most vigorous resist
ance. An army of observation co'
vers the spot against the grand Vi
zier, who has advanced towards Ver-
It is very probable that the two
armies will soon enter into a great
engagement.
rapid sale.) The agriculture of thelject here—Except in the cities, there
country has not yet .been pursued,!;ire no poor among us that would go
with a view to manufactures ; little to a free school, every neighborhood put to the rout with great slaughter
attention has been paid to the im-;has a school maintained by the in
provement of our wool, yet such as it habitants, in addition to which, one
is, every pound of it is worked up,[school in every town or so, receives
and were ten times the quantity rai
sed; it would be used. The same
may be said of flax and hemp, nor
do I know of a single article, suscep
tible of'manufacture, raised in the
Northern states, that is not manu
factured at home. Leather, Iron,
Hemp, Flax, Wool are all consumed
it home—-Let us not then complain
of a want of manufactures, but of at
icntiou in the farmers, to supply
them with materials to work upon.
To the articles mentioned, I might
have added hats of castor, wool and
chip, paper, glass, coaches, scythes,
axes, hollow ware, and every imple
nient of iron, other than fine cut
an additional stipend from the state,
which appropriates a considerable
fund to this object.” Can this be
said of our southern country, or ra
ther what oapnot be said to the con
trary ? Must there - not be a great
want of morality and good order in
every society which wants die bene
fit of education ? It is a melancholy
fact, that many men here become fa
thers of families,- and grow old in
the ignorance of their youth. If
a battalion of militia were paraded in
the southern country, how few would
be found possessed of the most com
mon rudiments of education, and how
r p. r 11 • . UK7II* IIWII, Vflliw mail 1111c cut-
flu* following article, extracted lery—-happily our-v prejudices are
From the Aurora, is preceded by a
general order, dated Natchez, Dec.
i 7th, prescribing the mode of recriv-
much fewer capable of teaching o
thers. Warmly shall we hail the in
wearing away, we begin to find thatitroduction of manufactures, if they
jur owu manufactures wear better'shall contribute to the industry anil
ban those we .import, an. American means of knowledge, both so wait
Cadiz, December 3.
“ This place is all in confusion;
the emperor of France has notified
to this city, that if they suffer the
ships of war now lying in this harbor
to be taken away or destroyed by
the British, that the whole moveable
property of Cadiz, shall be confisca
ted for the use of. the French army
The public consternation is great.,
for a desperate battle is said to have
been fought, in which: the Spanish
army, consisting of 50,000 men, were
Petersburg,' January 26;
From Vermont we have the ac
count current of that state, amount
ing to seventy-seven thousand dol
lars. The balance in favour of the
Treasury is 21,000 dollars. With
this official document is-a statement
of the manufactures m the state, and
it is of extraordinary value. The
enquiry was made by order of the
state, and under the particular request
of the general government. From
this report it appears, that one milli
on and a third of a million: of cotton
and linen have been manufactured
in that state, and much above a mil
lion of yards of woolen. That in
the state are 163 Clothier’s Works 0
135 Carding Machines, 8 Furnaces,
and 26 Forges—What may we not
hope for our country.
A letter from a gentleman at St.
Mary’s, by this morning’s mail,stateF # :
that a fine copper-bottomed brig, la
den with 312 bales of Coffee, from ’
Bourbon, and worth, it is supposed,
from 20, to 25,000 dollar*, has been
seized by one of the Revenue Cut
ters in that quarter.
(Savannah Republican.J
DUEL.
Capt. Gordon of the U. States na- i
vy, was yesterday afternoon brought
to Stelle’s, Washington City, wound
ed, it is believed mortally,'in a du* •
el with A. C. Hanson, Esq. one of *•
the Editors of the Baltimore Fe-'
deral Republican. We understand
the meeting took place in conse
quence of capt. Gordon having borne
a challenge from a Mr. Wright, son
—° f £ OVC Z DOr Wri S ht ' of Maryland,'
The following Resolutions have been?° •• Hanson » vvblch He declined
adopted in the House of Represent™?™?' f” 1 C ° U ,«J ? V he forra «“
tatives of Pennsylvania, with onl'JiZ^ulu ^ Wr j& .*0W«xfa-
seven dissenting votes. I r.*. l 6 , entere d his right side'
Whereas, the representative, otecutoT'*' hi P' b “»'-f'urthe r
by the French. The Spanish Caval
ry contributed to the defeat and de
struction, by their cowardice, as they
were the first that fled, and in their
flight broke down and trod to death
their own infantry battalions. The
Spanish General bro’t only about
5000 out of the field of battle.”
DOMESTIC.
the people of Pennsylvania^ at the last
session ot the Legislature made so:
we have not learnt.
Alexandria Gazette.
( Another account states, that the
explicit au avowal of their sentiments/W/ had been extracted
respecting the foreign relations of the tain Gordon was in a fair ^
United States, and gave so firm 'cm.ru!) f ^
pledge of support to the general go- iwi ' L _g .
vernment; that uncommon events a-
lone could have rendered•%,renewal FORSLAE AT THIS OFFICE
