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yeu no farther.” The extract is from a letter
•written by a member of congress.
J. HATHAWAY.
EXTRACT.
“ Washington, February 27, 1804.
“ The movements of Furr disturb the qui
et of their souls —he will shake the very centre
es their conclave— —Vim may rest assured, my
good fellow, that if our friends will but / day true ,
Burr will chastise these usurpers of power with
a rod they deserve—he is no more one of their
party, tho’ for certain purposes mustjso appear—
rely upon this as true. —He is the only person
who can chastise these fellows—and policy dic
tates our unity to give him a suppoit—all our
friends in this city have the same opinion— all
the judges of the supreme court are united with
us in this opinion.—lt is a matter of great sur
prise among our federal friends here, how Ham-*
ilton can take so imprudent a part-—Report says
that H n made a long speech in favor of
Lansino and against Burr—l fear his person
al resentment to Burr, and not policy, governs
his conduct.—All our federal friends now in this
city are looking up with anxiety to the election
in New-York—their hopes are founded on the
success of Burr —though this should not be
known to any but real friends. —What have we
to expect from Lansing ?—he is nominated by
Clinton and Spencer and their creatures—he
must and will be their tool.—The old governor
j-: to be Vice-.'resident, and all will be united to
the great mammoth of Democracy by ties too
strong to be broken—VVe can do nothing of
•utselvcs against the mighty torrent—shall we
not then rather join the enemy of OUll ENE
MY, than the enemy of Burr and us both ?
Think well of this question !
“ G. GRISWOLD.*’
All America will view with horror, in the
following intelligence, the fatal lengths to which
an infuriated opposition to law necessarily leads.
Honest federalis s will shrink aghast at the pre
cipice to which an unprincipled party spirit
would drag them, and ilr the standard that leads
them to ruin. Republicans will rise in the ma
jesty of their strength, and frown into annihila
tion the pretensions of men, whose unceasing
traduction of their government and its mea
sures have conduced to the perpetration of
scenes ol murder and treason. Ail, in whose
veins the blood of Americans flow will feel the
necessity of supporting the laws, and manifest
ing their abhorrence of traitors.— \at. Intel.
Burlington, August 5.
MURDER OF ORMSBY, DRAKE, AND MARSH.
Minutes of the Court of Enquiry ,
The grand inquest having examined the wit
nesses, pronounced their verdict, that the de
ceased were wilfully murdered.
The court of enquiry proceeded to the ex
amination of testimony in the behalf of govern
ment against the prisoners—[Vine in number,
but we have not received all their names/]
Sergeant David B. Johnson, sworn—says that
•n Monday, August 1, 180S, lieutenant Farring
ton, with 10 men, of whom he. was one, were
detached from Windmill Point, in search of a
smuggling boat called the Black Snake. They
were on board a revenue boat, and having got
ten information, they proceeded up Onion river
en Wednesday, August 3d instant. When they \
got to the Snake, they found one Mudget on
shore, with a gun in his hand: he was the com
mander. Mudget threatened to kill the first
man who should land Lieutenant Farrington
told him the Snake had been long engaged in
the smuggling business, and was forfeited to
the government and he was authorised to take
he”. There appeared to be a number of men
skulking -about in the bushes, with arms, and
Mudget tried in vain to bring them forward
The lieutenant then took the revenue boat, and
myself with four men took the Snake, and pro
seeded down the river. The smugglers ran
down the river, and fired from the bushes and
killed Drake, on boat-d of the revenue boat.—
We then all landed, and the lieutenant ordered
Us not to fire—not to kill, unless it was abso
lutely necessary. On our rising the back ot the
river, Mr. Ormsby stepped to us: he had been
at work near us. As he was speaking to the
lieutenant, a wall-piece was fired by Samuel I.
Mott, and killed Ormsby and Marsh ; Ormsby
groaned and struggled, and Marsh exclaimed
“O, Lord,** and died instantly. I was about to
fire, when the lieutenant stopped me and said,
‘•don’t fire: lam wounded.” I went imrne
aiately alter a surgeon. On nty return we took
Mudget, Day, Dean, and three others. I heard
Mott swear he would kill the lieutenant.
James H. Hays, sworn—says the same as
sergeant Johnson, and adds, that the crews of
the :snake were about 12 in number, 0 of whom
had guns. He says Mott filed the wall-piece,
and he saw Ormsby and Marsh fall.
Stephen P. Lathrop , sworn—says, that Au
gust 2d inst. the crew of the Snake had heard
that they were pursued by a revenue boat, and
were preparing their arms and ammunition.—
They professed to be smugglers, and said they
would kill all the government party they could-
Thcy loaded a small arm with five balls: the
wall-piece they loaded with 15 ounce bulls.—
August 3d inst. he met one David Sheffield
Bear the place from whence Drake was shot,
and Sheffield said, “I have not fired, but have
drawn my charge.”
James Mead, sworn—says, Sheffield said,
M By God, I will kill the lieutenant before he
leaves the river.”
Mr. Leducrd, sworn—says, Sheffield said,
“ By God, the lieutenant shall be laid low before
he leaves the ground,”—and turning to his com
rades, said, “ Blow them throw—God damn’em ”
‘l iie court immediately ordered the prison
ers to gaol, without bail or mainprise, to await
their dial—(which commences this day, Au
gust 23.)
Five men, two of the name of Taylor, and
three of the name of Hoxie, have been exam
ined by the same court who committed the
n.urdei ers, and committed for treason , to be
trad by the circuit court of the United States
at Rutland, in October next.
Samuel I. Mett, the ringleader of the crew
who murdered our citizens on our frontier, has
been arrested and committed for trial. He
was taken in Canada. We understand that
the whole of the twelve men implicated have
been taken.
FEDERALISM RISING.
We have proof more conclusive than the
Boston Gazette of the federalists rising in New
burypurt, for above two hundred of these most
precious beings rose on Wednesday evening
last, to “ destroy the lives of the officers of go
vernment, and all who dared to espouse their
cause”—if this is the rising of federalism which
the Gazette so pompously boasts of, they are
correct in their opinion—a like rising of fed
eralism has commenced in most towns where
the friends of good government predominate— ■
but we sincerely hope the republicans will be
able to lay the spirit without the aid of clergy.
| —Rewburyport Statesman.
TRUE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
A meeting was held in Salisbury, on Wed;
nesday last, for the purpose of addressing the
president for a removal of the embargo. In
■ the true character of federalism the meeting
1 was assembled, while a large majority of the
inhabitants were attending as spectators to the
; riot in the town ; and of course a petition was
i voted to the president by thirty-two’ inhabit
• ants, when the town contains between one and
two hundred voters. The selectmen, with be
coming prudence, refused to affix their names
to such untimely and absurd proceedings.— ib.
SAVANNAH,
Thursday Evening, Sept. 22, 1808.
By the arrival of captain M'Lean, of the
sloop Putty, from Charleston, we have been fa
vored with the papers of that city of yesterdav
morning, containing intelligence that the pro
vince, of Mexico has declared itself an indepen
dent state, under theanspices of Great-Britain.
The foundation on which these accounts rest
will be amply explained by the following ex
tracts h orn the Charleston papers :
Charleston, September 20.
New-Orleans papers to the 23d ult. were re
ceived at the office of the Courier, by the ship
Julia-Ann.
We learn, by the arrival of the ship Julia-
Ann, from New-Orleans, that on the 24th ult.
the pilot-boat schooner Henry, Pasqual, arrived
in the Mississipi in 6 days from Vera Cruz.
Captain P. informed, that news of the revolu
tion in Spain had been received at that place,
by a British government vessel from Havana,
and that the province of Mexico , had been de
clared an independent state, under the auspices
of Great-Britain.
Captain P. also states, that a number of
Frenchmen had been massacred in Mexico,
and that it was with the greatest difficulty he
himself escaped, being a Frenchman born, al
though he is now a citizen of the United States
Extract of a letter from Mobile , dated 1 Ith Au
j S US G 1808, received at Pie x-Qrleans.
j “ Peace with England and war with Fiance
1 was proclaimed here cn Sunday afternoon, the
! 7th inst. The original proclamation issued by
the council of Castile is concise, energetic,'but
the additional one issued at Havana, is one of
the first and most masterly compositions I have
ever read/*
Extract of a Idler from Pensacola, dated August
11, received at NevJ-Qrleans.
“ Our marquis (Ctpa Calvo) was at Madrid
at the critical moment, and was so fortunate as
to escape from the convulsion, having been
named by the French general Murat, as go
! vernor and intendant general of Vera Cruz—
but. in place of going to Galacia, where it had
been agreed that he should embark, lie pro
ceeded to Seville, and presented to the council
the commission which he had received, pro.
testing that he had only taken it to enable him
to escape from Madrid.”
Governor Folch, of West Florida, after re
publishing tnc declaration of war, by the coun
cil at Seville, and the proclamation of the go
vernor of Havanna, adds the following :
By Don Vincent Folch and Juan, governor of
West Florida, Isle.
Nothing can be penned more eloquent than
what is contained in the foregoing proclama
tion. It contains a faithful relation of the un
heard of outrages offered to our nation ; out
rages which only can be thought possible after
they have happened. The proclamation, im
mediately afterwards, goes on to animate the
heart of every good Spaniard with such ener
getic language, that to follow its council will
be sufficient to avoid and eradicate the calami
ties which threaten us. Although I find my
self under the necessity of confessing toy ina
bility to add any thing to the present proclama
tion, whether on the account of the confusion
with which my faculties are overwhelmed, or
by the insufficiency of the pen ; at least, Spa
niards of Florida, I shall not cease to chx®rt
von to read again, that, being impressed with
the heoric maxims it contains, we may adopt
them to ensure our present happiness and that
j of future generations.
A monstrous and horrid act of perfidy has
forcibly deprived us of our legitimate sove
reign ; but there stifl remains to us, a well or
ganized and magnanimous government; we
have still left <he worship of our holy religion ;
we still have the benefit of our wise laws ; good
I order reigns, and will forever reign, among us ;
we are possessed of our native courage, and
our constancy is inflamed. Spaniards ! pos
sessed of these blessings we ought to believe
ourselves capable of destroying him, who, by
perfidious wiles, was able to raise himself to bo
Napoleon I Vincent Folch.
Pensacola, 4th August , 1808.
A Georgian was received too late for In
sertion *o-day.
We am authorised to state, that Thomas
Mendf.su al i., jun. vvillbe a Candidate at tin
ensuing eleeth n for Representatives to the
State Legislature.
Prospects.— -Republican prospects in New-
Jersey were never brighter. From eve y quar
ter ot :he state from whence we have hcuid we
have intelligence of the utmost union and har
monv among the friends ot our government,
and of a firm and general determination to turn
out to election like a band ol brothers in support
of the present administration, and its measures.
l rom Gloucester County wc hear, that the re
publican meeting for the selection of candidates
on Monday last was much more numerously
and ’espcctably attended than usual—that a
ticke: was agreed upon with perfect unanimity
t ——ans that a resolution approbating the nomina
i tion o Mr. lMadison was carried with but two
disserting voices—Mr. Sloan’s and his son’s.
rhi republican meeting at Mount-llolly on
the 21th ultimo, to form a ticket for Burlington
countl, was larger than had ever before con
venedona similar occas on— and the business
of themceting was gone thro’ w ith universal
satisfiction.
j In Halevi County, the republicans will have a
J large majority than they have had any past
j eleetbn.
j In Cumberland. Federalists have but faint
I hopes of success—and the Republican meeting
; this day will probably dissipate them,
j In this county, Hunterdon, at the Republican
Meeting on Saturday at Flemington, about
three hundred and thirty were present—and
the utmost harmony and union prevailed
through the transaction of the whole buisness.
*mTrenton True American.
HOME MANUFACTURES.
The following observations, extracted fiom a
letter from chancellor Livingston, of Ncw-York,
to Joseph Bcvan, esq. of this state, dated Cler
mont, 22d of August 1808, afford suffi
cient proof of the great advantages which may
be derived from a proper attention to the, rais
ing ot sheep in this country. Encomium can
not be too frequently bestowed on such patri
otic undertakings, nor can too much contempt
be manifested toward those who oppose them.
“ gives me great pleasure to find by your
letter of the 23d of July, (just received) that
the attention of a gentleman so capable of ad
vancing the object has lecn awakened to the
importance ol the introduction of Spanish sheep.
I have been so fortunate as to render my own
countrymen, and those ot ihc neighboring
states, highly sensible of their utility ;°and this
not by mere reasoning upon the subject, but by
shewing, by the actual sales of the wool, the
immense difference of profit between that of
the Merino sheep and the common sheep of
the country, or even the best Bohervel sheep.
| I have convinced them, tin, those I have, at
| least from the Ramboillet floi k, are tardier, as
j large, and give one-fourth more wool than the
j common sheep, while the fleece of one sells at
> thirty-six cents, and tho other at two debars the
j pound; which price ’nine commands, both
t from the hatters and clothiers of this state, f
wear only American cloth myself, and most of
the gentlemen of the country arc endeavoring
to do the same ; and I can assure vul that we
now make cloth which could not he bought in
tin; shops for less than eight dollars, it imported
from England.
“I am persuaded with von that your western
country is well adapted to sheep, the keeping
of which must be rendered : m, h die. per by
the shortness of your winters compared with
mir’s. lam sorry that it is no in my power to
supply you with any ewe- at r est nt, not hav
ing raised my flock to what i wish it to he, my
present stock of ewes being less than two hun
dred. I have a few three-quarter bred rams
left unsold, and, I believe, one seven-eight ;
all the rest, together with my li.ll bred rams,
having been purchased before this. The next
year 1 shall have a number of full-bred and
seven-eight, and others of inlet ior grade. The
prices at which I have hitherto sold’, have been
one hundred dollars for full hied, loity dollars
for seven-eight, and twenty dollars for three
quarter—though 1 have this year refused one
hundred and fifty dollars for some of my ratti
lambs of superior beauty. I have added also
this year another imported ram to my flock,
which cost me in France twenty-live guineas,
independent of the charge and risk of import
ing him, and I have now there ten or twelve
which Ido not know how to get over. My
stock are vastly superior to any that can be got
directly from Spain.
“ I sincerely wish you success in your en
deavors, which I can hardly doubt, from tlie
manner in which you propose to commence
your operations, and I pray you to believe, that
it will always afford me pleasure when it shall
lay in rr.y power to advance them.”
POUT OF SAVANNAH.
I ARRIVED,
Schooner Patsey, Curtis, Alexandria
! • 1 p 1•l tyM‘Lean, Charleston
j Cimferilla, Garret, Beaufort
! CLEARED,
Schooner Hannah, Frosdes Charleston
, Sloop Iwo Sisters, Woodworth, St. Marv’s
Ihe 1 wo-Rrcthers, Leslie, was to leave
Charleston yesterday. The Republican, Brown,
arrived there on Tuesday last.
J lie sell. Maty, Brooks, belonging to Charles
, ton, has been captured on her passage from Ma
> tanzas, by the Brit h, sent, into Halifax, and
•, vessel and cargo condemned.
Gun-Boats Nos. 04, 65 and 66, arc arrived
in the Mississippi, via Havanna. No. 65 sprung
1 her mast on the passage.
Strayed,
FOM the subscriber last evening, at Spring-
Hill, a BA\ IIOR.SL, about 15 hands high
has a lemarknble grey spot on his right shoul
der. Ten Dollars reward will be paid for the
horse, if returned to
. John Davidson.
September 23 jl3
jffi'JltSLU am*
IMlfe
Auction.
To-Morrow, Friday, 23d Sept.
MV// />f sold, on Bolton’s ( lute CVi nj'tt) wharf.
29 hhls. mess Pork
30 do. prime do.
10 casks Hams
7 cases Porter
1 cask do.
1 puncheon Irish Whisky
10 hags Salt
I from the sloop Patty, capt. MLenm
Conditions, cash on delivery. Sale to coin-
I'.tence tit 11 o’clock.
1). Williford, auctioneer.
September 22—113
Medical Pocket-Book.
Just, received from Charleston, and for sale ett
this office — Price, Twenty-Five Cents,
The Medical Pocket-Book,
Summarily comprising a selection of the most
; useful medicines in modern practice, their pro
, pertics and doses, as prescribed for adults and
! children, and the best method of exhibiting
I them ; together with practical inferences, rcla
i tiveto diseases frequently occurring in this cli
mate : also, so much of surgery, and instruc
tion relating to medicine and surgery, as may
be useful to families, on plantations, or at sea,
in the absence of a physician, By Gkorgß
Logan, M. I), of Charleston.
Also—Price Twenty-Five Cents,
Anew Compendium of Logic.
September 22—113
Blue and White Plains,
Os an excellent quality, for sale In the
bers, on reasonable terms.
Havens L’ Bilbo.
September .2. —113.
Pork and .Lard.
Just received front New-York, by the brig
Clinton, twenty barrels prime Pork, and forty
kegs excellent Lard, for sale very low for cash
or l ice, by
John Delberghe,
Corner qf Dray ton-street and Bay-lane
September 22—113—l
For Sale,
Or will be exchanged for a gmtlc horse, that
draws well in a chair,
An able-bodied active HO RSIs, that draws
well in a double draught, and rides pleasantly.
bouhl one of superior value be offered in ex
change, the- difference will be paid in cash. Kor
particulars, enquire at the office of the He
publican
September 22—113—t.
District of Georgia.
IN ADMIRALTY.
The President of the United .States to the Mat*
shal of the said District , Greeting :
Whereas a libel liatli this day been filed if!
said c urt by Win. ]>. Bulloch, United States at
t rney for the district aforesaid, in behalf of the
United States against the sloop Tormentor,
whereof James Melvin now is, of late wai,
master, stating, that the said sloop Tormentor,
now lying at anchor in the river Savannah, and
within the jurisdiction of this honorable court,
did, sonic time about the seventh day of Au
gust, in the present year, one thousand eight
hundred and eight, in the port of Savannah, in
the district aforesaid, the said James Melvin
master as aforesaid, receive and put on board
of the said sloop Torment or, one box containing
merchandise and a quantity of leather; which
said articles were brought into the port of Sa
vannah, in the district aforesaid, in the Spanish
felucca or vessel Nostra Senora dc las Nevis,’
whereof one Chapman Jacobs now is, or lately
was master, from a foreign port or place,
part of her cargo, and chargable with certain
duties by the United States, on or about the
sixth day of August, in tin* present year of our
Lord fine thousand eight hundred and eight ;
and on the seventh dav of August aforesaid, un
laden from the said Spanish vessel Nostra Se
nora de las Nevis, hy the said Chapman Ja
cobs, or some other person having the charge
of the said vessel called the Nostra Senora de
las Nevis, without having been duly authorised
by the proper officer of the customs to unlade
the sane, or the duties on the said articles be
ing paid or secured to be paid.—That the re
| ceiling or putting said box of merchandise and
leather in board the said slobp Tormentor by
i the said James Melvin, In manner and form
. aforesaid, was a violation of the act of Congress
entitled “ an art to regulate the collection of
duties on imports and tonnage,” passed the
second day of March, one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-nine, and a fraudulent evasion
< f the payment of the duties chargable by the
United States on the said articles—That by
means of such actings and doings of the said
James Melvin, the said Sloop Tormentor, with
her tackle, apparel and furniture, have become
forfeited to the United States, and the said
James Melvin liable to pay to the United State?*
treble the value of the said In x of merchandize
and leather, received and put on board the said
sloop Tormentor as a fores : and.
NOW, THKIi 11 OK 1., veu the said mar
shal are hereby commanded to cite and adtnon
li ibe said J unes M( b in, and all and every
person of parsons having or pretending have
any right, title, interest, property, claim or de
mand whatsoever, in, to or upon the said sloop,
to he and appear at a special court ol Admi
ralty to be lield at the Court-house, in the
o':tv of Savannah, in the said district, on the
ft h d.y of October next, t< answer the United
’ii sin the premises, to shew cause, if an 7
‘bey e, why the prayer of the libel should
in: b* granted, md that what shall appertain
to right and justice !>e done in premises.
Witness the honorable Wd'dain Stephen
esq.judge of the said court at Savannah, tin;
twentieth day * September, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and eight.
Bulloch,
113, District Attbrne■.<