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\ LATEST FRo"m ENGLAND.
n v the sliip Sarah Caroline, Prince, JVorj
Liverpool, arrived at this port ypsterda .we hav
.,,r files —.-** price currents to
° .., th U u ; London papers ana lists to
T t H “ith sundry periodical publications.
‘ these accounts it appears that the seige ot
Rh ‘llirda has been raised, ami the Russian arrnv
fe routing. The sorties of tire Turkish garrisons
ire represented as having been bold and Bloody
Thi London ( ourier of the lOtfc, says— Toe
aecond Turkish iJuitetin is dated trom tehomnia,
Th he 2d Sept., and alludes to some attempts upon
the Russian camp, at Jeni Bazar. which the Turks
attacked on the 31st August, and obliged the Rus
eians to retreat into the surrounding woods, with
the loss of a considerable number ot cavalry hor
ses and 2000 oxen. A small convov ot Mulans
was next day attacked, and some horses and
250,000 silver piastres were taken- ’
The Russian Consul General in London, in an
swer to. a commercial house ot that clt X
ilmt the Russian squadron blockading -he Dar
danelles, will not restrict the general commerce
of Constantinople, except in provisions or articles
contraband of war But that all vessel entering
the Straits, will be subject to a search- The claim
of the right to search has created much excite
ment among the Turkey merchants ot London,
although it is evident without it, the blockade
fYkVbvV w olaol
Mr. Secrotary Pf.el, on a visit to Liverpool,
received with public compliment; the bells
of Em town were rung, anu the freedom of the
p t arrived at London
on the 7th Oct. in the War spite, of 74 guns, whicn
ho leu. /-v . 11
~ Liverpool, Oct. 11.
Letters from Vienna, which appear entitled to
.credit, announce, quite positively, that the siege
Shoumla has been raised, and that the Russians
are in full retreat from before that formidable po
sition. They are further described as exuenen
cinc considerable embarrassment in t ie remo\ a
of the sick and wounded soldiers, wlio amount to
the distressing number of between 30,001 and
40.000 men. The anxiety tor the next accounts
of the proceedings of the Emperor Nicholas and
Count Wororu.cn is very great It Varna should
be successfully defended, or the Russians much
crippled by the carnage of an assault upon -o.o*-0
or 30.000 Turks, behind even impaired fortifica
tions, there is no calculating what may be tlie
consequences to the invading army. even should
the capture of Varna close the present campaign.
~ A Turkey mail arrived on Thursday with ac
counts from Constantin plc to the 12th, (a few
* Jclters of the 14th) and from Smyrna ot toe 4tii
ultimo. Their contents may be thus briefly sta
ted The capture of the port of Bourgas on the
Black Sea is confirmed; it was, however, only
two hours in possession of the Russian squadron ,
the inhabitants assembled from all parts ot the
surrounding country, and having driven in the
Russian outposts, the whole of the troops reiui
.Marked. The Sultan remains at Constantinople ;
and it is now stated, that the standard oi Maho
met will not be uniuiied. ay the 1 artars ha'.e
brought intelligence from tho trontiers, that the
Russian soldiers are in such a miserable slate,
from the climate end disease, and the want of
food, that they are unable to withstand the furious
sorties from the Turkish garrisons. A reinforce
ment f) f 10.000 men, with a supply of provisions,
-is ordered to proceed to \ arna, and the report
was, that the fleet would proceed to raise the
blockade of V arna, and cut off* the chance w hich
the Russian armies have in passing into winter
quarters by their transports to Odessa.
Three weeks ago we inserted, in our paper, an
£>ri'--v___. jjj., subject of the Corn Laws, in which
we stated, on wiL c >Hny * 0 be good authority,
the deficiency of the hue , -.ppdenuate
•stock f gram on hand, and the dimcultyoi
procuring supplies from sources heretofore open
to us We then p-edictod . rise in the price of
orain. and strongly animadverted on the negli
gence gs o-overnaient, who appeared to be irisen
ib trie difficulties of the country. Our pre
aicthui has been amply alarmingly fulfilled , since
the date, to which we h ive referred, tho price of
corn, throughout the United Kingdom, has risen
with a rapidity which is perfectly apalling, for it
confirms our worst fears, as to the extent ot tha
deficiency of the crop. That deficiency is, we
believe, very much more than a fourth. Whilst
there was a pretence for entertaining a doubt on
this subject, or even a shadow of reason for attri
buting tue advance in price to a mere speculative
demand, government might be excused for turn
ing a deaf ear to the counsel which has been pub
licly and privately offered to it: but now when
file danger is proved to demonstration, the apathy
becomes cowardly and criminal; cowardly, as it
evinces an inward fear of the prejudices of the
landholders ; and criminal, as it endangers the
health, and the lives of a great portion of the
people. France has prepaied herself against the
evil, wifiist England has not taken a single public
step to possess herself of any of those means of
obtaining even the small supplies which famine
prices ;av r still bring to her shores. This con
duct the ministry may live to lament in unavail
ing sackcloth, when the cry from a famishing peo
ple shall go forth against them, at a time when a
financial crisis anu a foreign war may demand
their undivided attention.
London. Oct. 10.
City—Thursday Evening. —There has been a
deal of confusion and alarm in the city this
afternoon, particularly among the speculators in
the Funds Hut though every one appeared to be
—frightened, vet no one seemed to possess any dis
tinct knowledgej>f the cause of his tears Some
Attributed the agitation to the Government having
determined to declare war against Russia; and
we had reports of the Secretary of Foreign A {fairs
fcavinnr sent a notice to the East -India House,
’ informing the Directors that 7000 tons of saltpe
tre would be immediately wanted. Few, however,
give an* 7 credit to these rumours; and it would
Jiave been surprising if they had. for it is very
obvious that, if our Government had intended to
have opposed the measures of Russia, they would
,jw*t have recognised the blockade qS he Darda
nelles. The probable cause of ttie hubbub was a
report, given out with great confidence, of the
tciious illness of his Majesty. This report, which,
?.t first met with few believers, towards the close
of the day appeared to gain ground, till, in the
end, it was generally considered as the sole cause
of the panic. Whether or not there is any truth
in it. the writer of this ariucle has no means of
knowing, and. therefore, he will refrain from say
ing any thing more on the subject.
It appears that the French editors, like their
brother scribes ou this side of the water, were ta
ken by surprise with regard to the news of the
blockade of the Dardanelles. They all seem to
deprecate this measure of th* magnanimous Ni
cholas ; and the Journal du Commerce expresses
no little surprise that the Government
did not, like ours, inform the merchants of kj£cncc
of it. —‘‘Sorely,” says the editor of that paper,
11 the blockade of the Dardanelles is not of loss
importance to the French merchants than to the j
English.”
It’ any reliance may be placed upon the asser
tions of the French papers, t lie Government of
France have dete’nuktoti not in any way to aid and
abet the designs of Russia upon Turkey. “It
appears certain,” says the Gazette de France ,
, <{ that our troops will return from the Morea, after
~ having witnessed the embarkation of Ibrahim
Pacha’s army.’'’ On this subject the Courier
France is observes, that “ the unfavorable nature
of the operations of the Russian army naturally
leads the mind to the difficulties which France
nlav have to encounter consequence of her ex
pedition to the-Morea If we pis- believe the
reports in circulation, our G \ ernment i- resolved
to withdraw honorably from a care where an
adventurous course might bring it ajpong sho.ls
and quicksands.” Another French ivrjuvr slates,
*• The expedition to the Morea haseffecUd a pow
erfd diversion in favour of the Russian army ;
but it is probably near its close. The French
army, after having cleared the Peloponnesus of
The Egyptians and Turks, will come back to re
ceive the expression of our gratitude. 1 ie un- ,
certainty of the present, and the obscurity of the ;
future, justify the moderating attitude ot a Ring,
axious to avert from the bosom of Europe, all the
causes of war which might spring up and develope
themselves. They forbid, on our parts, a. ec. en
trie and adventurous movements.’ — London. ■
ing Heratd, 10 th Oct. t
i. h y in consequence oi tne rc-
ports alluded V> above, na ° very airita- j
ted state to-day, and prices have sustained a con
siderable decline. We understand that, in addition (
to the unfavorable rumours, a great deal of money ,
stock has been brought to market, which would,
of course, have a tendency to depress prices.— ,
The fail, we apprehend, is wholly owing to the
above cause and relative to the King's illness, for
it is perfectly ridiculous to suppose tiiat we should
go to war with the Russians oa behalf of the
Turks, when the Turks are beating them on all
hands without our assistance. |
The Russians are said to have abandoned the •
positions of Merach and other places, and to have \
retreated a league beyond them. Hussein Pacha j
vvas making his arrangements „o force them to an
absolute retreat.
Such is tie substance of the first and second
Turkish bulletins, and certainly there is nothing
in them, even if we compare them with the Rus
sian bulletin, to induce a supposition that they are
much overcharged Th§y do not bring down the
operations before Shoumla later than the 2d, and
it was not till after that period that the Grand Vi
zier either joined Hussien Pacha, o r established an
immediate and close communication with him.
The Russian bulletins have given us the ac
..uuuto t!i.viv....u .o tne -i*’ A~. thp,y
pass over all the events that occurred between the
21 ith of August and the ltli ult., when the Turks
again acted upon the olfensive, and again made
their attack in the night upon the centre and right
wing. The Russian bulletin, though it claims the
victory, acknowledged that the i uiiis three times
approached the works and three times threw them
selves into the trenches, Office that period, no
thing, according to the Russian bulletins, had oc
curred, but they prepare us for a retreat, on ac
count of the difficulties of procuring forage Ti*e
! account from Petersburg of the 23d ult. contains
Ia short report of the operations before Shoumla to
I the 7th ult. in which it is said that the want of so
; rage “has led to a resolution to leave the position
at present occupied by our troops, and to remove
the head quarters of the second army (the army
before Shoumla) to Jcni Bazar, to which place the
j hospitals and tul the superfluous baggage hare al
ready been sent. i his movement will be effected
from the I2th ult.” The last Prussian bulletin
from Shoumla of the Hth says, “since the last
! attack on our redoubts the Turks have not ven
! tured out of their trenches.” Possibly their inac
tivity may have been occasioned by the knowledge
of the intention of tne Russians to letire from
Shoumla—an intention which they will not in
terrupt, meaning to assume the olfensive when
the Russians have begun tneir retreat.
We h ive thus compared the different accounts
of the belligerents, respecting the operations be
fore Shoumla The Turkish Bulletin states no
thing of the operations before Varna, which it
was supposed the Grand Visier would attempt to
reheve.
In addition to the Turkish Bulletins, dated from
Shoumla. there are two other accounts from Con
stantinople, which we have classed under the
head of the Third and Fourth Bulletins, because,
though not dr.ted from the actual seat of war, they
relate to warlike preparations. If we may credit
these accounts the Sultan is making eyerv human
effort to defend his territories—a second army of
reserve has bqj*n formed, which he commands in
person. A late attack of a Russian force, near
Boor *as,'to get a supply of water, has convinced
the Turks of the necessity of slengthening their
coast fortresses. The Sultan has been on board
his fleet at the mouth of the Bosphorus to quicken
its equipment. He seems to he admirably se-
CDnded hv iris ministers and l.is people. The
—Ti rlt his own
expence, to ue maintained by lmn during me war.
Other Pachas and Nobles are doing the same.—
And to give fret'h energy and confidence io his
troops, the Saltan has instituted an Order —the
Order of Colour. Gold and silver medals, with
the inscription, “ For Valour are to be struck,
and worn on the left breast. These Constanti
nople accounts acknowledge the successes of the
Russians in Asia—make known the prohibition
again- t the export of corn from Odessa—and tho
convention entered into for the e vacation of the
Morea.
It is impossible not to recognise in the conduct
of Sultan .Vlahmond the character of greatness. —
The policy he adopted with • espect to tho Janis
saries, proved ins courage, and events have since
shewn its soundness, lie seems to be a monarch
equal to the task of resisting the mighty force
brought against him, and of musing all the ener
gies of his vast, population. If success against
such a man enhance tho glory of victory, it may
also be said defeat from such a mail will not attach
disgrace to the vanquished,
City , ticelve o'ciocli. — Letters have been e
ceived this morning of the 21st September, from
Gibraltar, which do not contain as satisfactory
accounts respecting the fever as vve could wish.—
The total number of cases had been 516, tho
deaths 87.
“ The unfavourable renorts circulated yesterday
have not been repeated this morning with the ex
ception of one.
“ The funds have, in some measure, recovered
from the panic of yesterday : the first appearance
of Consols was 66 1-2, and had since advanced to
66 3-6 for the 15th inst. and Bt* 2-6 for November,
“ The speculators for the rise do not appear
much inclined to increase their accounts. The
principal thing doing is making up previously to
ihe settling day Exquercr Bills 75 to 76 prem.
India Bonds 66.
“There has boen scarcely a bargain doing in the
foreign market, nor much variation in the prices,
Russian U 2 1-4 3-4; Portuguese 56; Spanish 11 3-4
12 ; Greek 1? 3 4 IS 1-2 ; Anglo Mexican Shares
66 dis. ; Brazil 50 pm.; Gen. Brazilian I 3-4 2-4.:
National Brazilian 5 pm.; Guatemala 2 1-2; -Wt.
London Gas, 3-6 1-2 pm.
“ Tiro o'clock. —Consols for both accts.66 3-81 2.
“There are no arrivals from France by express.
“ Half past tico —Consols 86 1-2 sellers.
Delaware Election. The legislature of
Delaware, met at D. veron Monti v morn
ing last. Ail the mcnnbeis of the Legisla
ture, thirty, were p.esent. Piesby Sent
ence. Esq. was elected Speaker of th • Se
nate, and Dr. m. >* inder Morris elected
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The same day both houses convened in
the Senate chamber—die president officers
of both houses ofiiciaUijg— u, proceed to
e*iecl the electors of prescient and vice pre
sident of the United Slates, when David
Hazard Esq. ol Sussex, Di. John Adams of
Kent, and J ones C nin Esq. f IV.Castle
the candid-iies of the a nunistrati >n parly
vveie chosen. Tliese gentlemen had each
of tft ■■• in nineteen votes, atjud the J cksou
candid oe hid each eleven >oies. — Haiti
more Pol riot.
” e yesterday won ssed a novel but grat
ifying exhibition on the H -mnier.onith-roa'i,
to a ho ge carriage propelled by a gas
vacuum engine, which jelled a long with
gieui ease at the rate of seven mile an hou .
I here w re .several gen:Lemiu in and upon
i , who appeared quite satisfied ..fits power
and alet\ ;1 we miy judge from ns loco
motive p-w r , it bids vm to so via de m u
g eat u easu e fin use f Horses or stage
coaches, u >f s;e rt ni-aiuchiuery in geue
ial.—London Sun.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRF.SENTA! IVES.
DEBATE- on the Bill, to reduce the Salaries of
Public Officers.
Wednesday Nov, 12.—The House went
again into commit lee of tfie whole on the j
bill to reduce the salaries of the judges and*
solicitors and other public officers.—Mrj
Bates , in the chair . .
: Mr. Echols , moved to fix the judges
salaries a SISOO.
: Mr. Speaker Hudson , proposed $ 1950 —
lost— i’so lost.
| Mr Howard , said, that it had been sug-
gested the oilier day, and he supposed it
was understood by the house, that iffe bill
was to lie over till the judicary committee
should make its report, so that the whole
subject might come tip together. Jn ac
cordance with that understanding, he mov
ed that the committee rise and report pro
gress and have leave to sit again.
Mr. Cleveland, hoped that, before that
question was taken, the house would test
the principle of the bill. Il the house was
disposed to reduce these salaries, he hoped
thev would do i agreeably to the bill on the
table, and r*t permit it to lie over. His
object ha** been to reouce Ibe salaries of
the jutkP-S before the present incumbents
vveot into office But he had not been able
to do so Yet he would now .-iv wlmi their
salaries shall be hereafter. lie moved to
fill the b ink with SI6OO.
Mr. Lamar , would detain he house with
but a few observations. He w s indisposed,
and therefore not inclined to go into a dis
cussion of the question He would support
the motion of tne gentleman from Baldwin,
and designed when tire question should come
Up on the bill to vote against it. We have
already elected our judges and solicitors for
the next three years and sufficient for the day
is the evil thereof If we legislate on those
subject?, that as e within the legitimate sea pe
i>f the duty f the house, we shall nave *ur
hands full. “hy anticipate this matter ?
Two veais hence would answer just as well
—nay far better. V\ ho can tell, what alte.a
ttoits may take place in the condition • f <he
country in that time? Who can tell that it
will noi b< flout ishipg and properous ? So
that to procure men to expound the laws
with dignity and ability, if an alteration
takes place now in their salaries you will
have to alter it again, and burthen the legis
lature with the trouble of repealing the
present act On tie* other hand, suppose
the country he t educed to extreme distress
—lie would lake the extieptes of the case—
then the .compensation fixed hy the bid
nt'.gjjt be t**o much. Gs all this fin would
leave others to judge ho would have a
better opportunity of deciding what was a
propet compensation, because they would
know more-of the condition of the countrv.
Mr. Howard, said his object was by no
means to pos pone the bill so late as that il
could not be acted on. He was perfectly
widmg that the autlm r of it sjioffd have it
taken up and acted on, and if the house
should decide that the salaries should be te
u* .. i>o dujie. But the saim reasons
existed now, as yesterday, why it should not
he acted on at present. Me wished to have
the report v ,f the judicary committee and
it was expected they would report in ail
next week. When that report was made he
would be prepared to go into the question.
Where is the necessity, sir of appointing
joint standing committees, if every genile
man can bring up measures here that prop
erly belong to these committee?. He sup
posed these committees were appointed to
investigate thoroughly the matters that are
refe red to them. They could dcTberate,
and bring plans -before the house, for the
house to pursue / and ihe house could either
disagree or agree to their recommendations.
But if every gentleman can introduce im
portant uca-ures jnmstdf, we had as well do
away with joint standing committees alle
ge, her.
Mr Kthols, could not heard distinctly.
He was understood to say that he could not
see any connexion between the judicai v
committee and this measure. If (he house
was disposed to r> duce the salaries, and act
on tiie aierirs of the bill, it could be done as
well now is at any other time.
Mi. Howard, s.iid there was one impor
um reason why the house sh uld wail till
the report of the judicai y committee had
been received. It is prob ble they may
report a hunge of the system, by wtm. h tiie
duties of die mdges may be diminished,-
It so, then the house can reduce the salaries
•ccordingly. al present, he thought the
house vas not pi epared to fix the salaries.
Mr. Iverson was opposed to the reduc
tion of ihe salaries of the Judge*. He
thought that io secure the talents and qual
ifications requisit3 for the proper adminis
tration of public justice, the salaries were
already low enough, ill ill conscience.—
But it w s nut necessary to argue now
whether they were too high or too Jew.—
Hi was not sure that a jxnij-ority of the
House was in favor of a reduction He
thought it probable that a majoiity was
opposed to the resolution If this should
be the fact, and we yet go on to fill up the
blank, and then Reject the bill, there will
be a great waste of time and labor for no
dung. He would therefore move that the
committee rise mid report disagreement to
the bill, [i this motion is rejected, the
House can go to work and make the bdl
perfect.
Mr. Speaker l/udson moved disagree
ment to the first section of the bill That
related to the salaries of the fudges, and it
•v is not now necessary to legislate on it.—
To disagree, would he to disiucumber ti;t*
•til of that much of it.
M. Wofford moved that the committee
and report disagreement to the hi 1
The House could then take if up and a
greo 10 it by sections.
Mr. Doa.jhtity, understood the main ob
jec; of going into committee of the whole
to In*, to fix the details of any measure.—
The proceedings in committee are m ?
journalized; and he regretted to see thi<
disposition to get measures out of the
committee and before the House, before all
their details were arranged You cant,
lake the yeas and nays here. But get it
nafore the House, and the yeas and nays
will be taken repeatedly, and your Journal
swelled to an enormous size. 2, erhaps
Searugs battle would have to be fought
over or the buttle of the Kdlkenny
cats. ° You will take the yeas and nays on
the Judges salaries —on the Solicitors sala
ries—J.l the Sheriffs, and all the public of
ficers. And ihe expense of printing them
all, will be more than will be saved by the
reduction of the salaries. Let ali t.tcse
questions be decided in committee and you
will save the expense of printing, and much
time and labor to the clerks.
Mi. Cleveland accorded perfectly with
the gentleman from Clark, (Mr. D.) He
wished to make the bill perfect in commit*
tee lie wanted no increase of the Jour
nals—no battles no squabling—no cats
pawing—all lie wanted was to have the bill
as perfect as possible before it went to the
House.
After further observations from Messrs.
Wofford , Hudson and Saffold the com
mittee agreed to strike out the first sec
tion.
A short discussion then arose ns to th°
fees of Clerks, Sheriffs, Constables and
J istices, in which Messrs. Doughex y,
Wilcox , Hudson , Holmes S urges ,
Myers , Iverson and Lamar took part
u hen,
Mr. Speaker Hudson , moved that the
committee rise and report disagreement to
the bill which motion was adopted.
In the House a motion was made to lay
the tep.irt on the table for the remainder
of the S'SSshjn. And after some conversa
tion, in which Messrs. Wofford, Holmes,
Echols and Sturges took part, the motion
was adopted. — \eas 74 —nays 57.
Thursday, JSov. 13.
The House met at 10 o’clock, and on
reading that part of the Journal of yester
day, relating to the rejection of die bill, to
reduce the salaries and fees of the public
officers. Mr Echols moved to rsuonsid
ei that part ot tin Journal. His ouly ob
ject he said, was to bring the objects and
purposes of the bill, fairly before the
H* use. Tlu re did appear to him to be a
disposition in the House, yesterday to re
duce the ft t-s “A motion to fix the Judg
es salary, at S2OOO, had been 1 *st—sl9oo
bad also been lost, and a less sum bad been
lost, as be thought by the voice of the
II also. From these circumstances, it ap
peared to him that there was a majority in
favor of the bill But the course it had
taken, did not afford the friends oi the bill,
an opportunity to act on it as they wished.
It h and been so managed, that its friends
could not come at its objects and inten
tians. He w ished to bring it up again, so
that its friends might amend it, and so act
on it, as to be understood by their constit
uents. He wns disposed to apportion tlie
fees of public officers, to the hardness of
the times and the scarcity of money. But
he was the last man who would require the
services of public officers without an equiv
alent. II • would pay the Judges, and So
and <>tßot nffirfirs a fair equiva
lent. But the hardness of the times he
thought did require reduction,.
On the motion to reconsider the years
were 54, nays 65.
The following story was related a few
days since by Jndge Crane, who was pre
sent at the quarrel, and states the whole
as a matter of which he has no doubt.
At some town in Nev> -Jetscy, two
Fmichmen got into a very warm dispute,
which finally ended in blows. Oi.e was
a traveller, resident in .New-York, the oili
er resided in tiie geig.kbourhcod of the ren
contre The traveller finahy struck the
other over the head will) his umbrella, and
injured him so much as to put an end to the
coi ihet. Toe traveller then sprang into
the stage in a very good humor at his ex
ploit while the other retired muttering ven
geance. The tr; veliei scon reached N.
York and attended to his business as usual
the other, as soon aj he recovered from his
injury went to the city and challenged his
countryman to fight him a duel, as the only
way of healing his wounded honor, to which
he gravely replied ‘ that he was ready at
at all times to fight for it was a part of his
business ; but it must be on equal terms, —
Now 1 have a charming wile—l have two
heautilul children, ano I have a fortune of
thirty thousand dollais—yen, sir have nei
ther; therefore I am compelled to say thai
you must gel you a fortune of thirty thou- .
sand dollars, as handsome and charming a j
wife, and two as fine children as I have, ’
and then if my circumstances should not be
changed in the mean lime, we will ho on 1
equal terms, and !1J fight you.— Cincinati
Gazette. |
From Niles's Register.
The Revolution. — Many things which
happened during the revolution, appear to
hive been more than the result of accident.
Oftentimes, when “ hope was gone helo
came. The following <x T rnct from an
address of Samuel Breek Esq. to the Agri
cultural Society ol Blocknev and M. lion,
( near Phi'adelphia), in honour of their late
president, flint faithful whig Rich.irdPeters
related a4ie of the many incidents of like
nature that occurred during the struggle of
our fathers, and shews the great straights
to winch they were frequently reduced.
It would be at once interesting and pro
fitable, if someone of the survivors of that:
period, having the information icquired for ’
the purpose were to contrast the existing
state of our c< untry with its present condi
tion The case before us sheas that tlie
seemingly accidental arrival of a parcel .f
; lead may have the retreat of
Washington’s army—now we make twenty
millions of pounds of lead in a year ; then
the damage of a few casks of gumpoudei
wa& a national calamity——now we manufac
ture the best of that article, and in quan
tity sufficient to blow up all the enemies
h ,t we ever expect to him ; then musket*
an } nfl. > were so scarce that our people
many times went unarmed to buttle oipecjt-
ing to be supplied from those who r o u
the fight—now we make them j u j
agd of the best quality with great
balls ; then and even as late a lsi > *
soli i rs perished f*r the want oi i,*. ’ 7 " r
to cover them—now they m >y l„. , **
from our own f ictories ; thr u ‘ ‘ ‘‘i
sum, the commander in chief ofd,e .. *
of the V. Mates having bis pi i,y") s
wrote a special letter to a distant p . . ‘a
obtain one for bun—now vve sn tku th,.
considerable quantities. Atul Mass ,!l
might go through a list of hundreds (J | e
tides—thanks to tho encouragement r
protection afforded by government t„
genius and industry of our fellow , £
And we should also delightfi.ll\ dwell S ’
the increased facilities of counu Uti IFI
between places; then a journey r
Philadelphia to Now York occin i bi ] 131
or three days—now it has been , er | ff
in nine hours and Jive minutes ; t
journey from New York t<> Can w . 4
fearful undertaking— now a person . 4
leave the city and be at Montreal | n
two days, without fa’igue ; then on t . \ 1
died miles t ave! was a serious undent *
now we measure by hours not milts ■
persons think loss of a join oey to the p “
key Mountains than <>ur hers did ‘
to “ Red Stone old Fort,” nearly J n
heart of Pennsylvania and so ojq a | ri , 5
I without limit.
With these few hints at what we
| and what we aie we hal! proceed u'J
extract which gave this tumio our refi “
tions.
I was commissioner of war, (said
juooej in 1779. Hen. Washington Wfn| J
to me that all Ins powder w.;s we-and p j
he was entirely wiiliout lead, >r ‘all• S)
that should the enemy approach him*|-
must retreat. When 1 received ?his k'..
I was going to a grand gala at the
Ambassador’s, who lived in Mr. CwVj
fine house South-third stieet Tho
cions gardens vyere superbft decor., tednjij,
variegated lamps; the ed.fi-e itsrdf
blaze of light—the sin vv was s plead in’;
iqy feelings were far fVoiu being in h iroi ( >.
ny with all this bnlliancy i met .{this
party, niv fnend Robert Morris* who
soon discovered the state of ny mine}.
•‘You are not yourself, ti> qiglu p,. !Prs .
what’s the matter” asked Morris. N ff ith!
{standing niv unlimited confidence w
great patriot, jt was some time before I
could prevail upon myself to disclose the
cause pj* my depression, but at length l
ventured to give him a hint of my uiaOil tj
to answer the pressing calls of the com
mander in chief. The army is wiilrut
lead, and I know not where to gn ,>q
ounce to supply it: the Genera! must re
treat for what of ammunition. ‘ Wei!,let
him retieat ’ said the liberal minded Mon
ris; “but cheer up: then* are in the 11,-tk
er privateer, ju*;: at rived, ninety tons if
lead, one half of which is mine, and at'vjr
service: ihe residue you can get lyap|ip
ing to Blair Me Clanaghn, ami Hrikcr,
both of whom are in tne house ivrh i..,’’
“I accepted the ofifei from Mr. Mirra,®
- said Mr. commissioner Peteis, with many H
■ thanks, and addressee myself immediately!
j to the two gentlen.cn who owned die ouierl
fall, lor their consent to sell; but they had I
already trusted a large amount of clotbipil
to the continental Congress, and wcreon*!
willing to give that body inly further cred-l
it„ I informed Morris of their refu>dL—l
*Tell them,’ said he, ‘I will pay them furl
their share.* This settled the business;!
the lead was delivered; I turned it infu c*i>l
tridge bullets for V’ ashington s anm’, to I
which it gave complete relief. ’ (
The sequal of tills anechdote shows,tiiatl
the supply was entirely accidental. Ti;e!
Holker privateer was at Mulmico, prepar*H
ing to return home, when her capnin,!
Matthew Lawler, who is still Jiving, hid!
this lead offered to him for ballast, ITnBl T nB
certain, however, whether the noiket!
might not be over Hocked by arrivals from!
Europe, he at first rejected i # , but niter!
some persuasion received it on board,*’ S
* Robert Morris’ services have never beenfuiiy!
: appreciated, except by (he very few that were in*!
j timately acquainted with them. They weren't!
of a character to make a noise in the history of oir B
country; but it is probable that some of the nest B
glorious acts of our armies were as much owing to B
i the silent operations of Robert. Morris, as to tin B
courage and patriotism of our offieers and soldiers. B
i.Xiie “father of his country” was duly sensible oil
these services; and we have often heard it
that during his residence in Philadelphia as
sident ol the United, he never <*ave an entertaia*
ment without ordering a plate to be put down k’ B
Mr. Morris, who was always expected as oneof B
the g reets, if able to attend — Edinburg llog. B
The Devil Outwitted A per on, we stf
told, lately wont to a dealer in wool to put*
chase -bout tw nty pounds of tliot oriiclc,
carrying, as is usual, a sa- k to pn; it in*-*
| When the sack was filled, ihe steel yard*
I were not at hand to weigh it.
immediately went in pursuit of them. W ll *®
lie was g me, bis custom r looked w h
evil eye upon a lot of fi e cheos<* in ,!i ’
same loom with the woof, and hastily
one of the finest, weighing Hearty tweui?
pounds, in his sack, mix 5 * g it up W'fh
wool is the ix, r/ssion w s, snpnosittS f! *
h dob nined a Valuable puze. 0 t’’' sr ’
turn, the dealer q t fcjy perceived by
weight of the sack, that his kontst bi‘ !:s
ha ! put a cheese them. He sac
but quiellv weighed it. His cudomersii*
nothing and as quietly paid him fifty ce‘ s *
pound for his cheese” mi ‘er th-* deuo :I)i ’
tion of wool.— Proc. Journal
: The rudeness of Dr. P irr, to
some times extreme. To a lady wh<>
ventured to oppose him with more
of temper than cogency of reasoning “
who afterwar's apologized for hwsri. 1 ‘jj
saying, “that it is tin* p ivilege of
to talk nonsense.’ “N>, madam,” {
D . Parr “it is not tTt r privilege
their infp .oitv. Ducks would vy ; dk
could $ hut nature *uff rs them only
waddled’
WAITED fMMEDT\TELV,
A GOO > Washer and Ironor r ~.*
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