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a sea voyage. He was treated by bis un
cle Henry Rolfe, of London, and after
wards he became a man of fortune aad em
inence in Virginia—“ He left behind him
aa only daughter, who was married to co!.
Robert Bolling ■, by whoni Ihe had an only
fan, the late major John Bolling, who was
father to col. John Bolling, snd several
daughters, mrrried to col. Richard Bolling,
col. John Fleming, dottor William Gay, I
. Mr. Thomas Eldridge, and Mr. James
Marry. So that thh, remnant of the impe
ril family of Virginia, which long ra« in -)
a fiugls j erfon, it. now embraced and bran
ched out into a very numerous progeny.”
Yin? virtues of jrdUifiefs and humanity so
eminently distinguished in Pocahontas, re
main in the natutc.of an inheritance to her
polUrity. None of them h*ve been confpi
cions in aits of arms ; No great ftateftnan,
or confummatc general lias issued from the
loins of Powhatan, ff*.c his imperial blood
has mingled with the whites : But then,
there is scarcely a from the Bock,
which lias not been in the highrft degree
amiable and rcfpedbhle ; and for the want
of the more (howy and imposing qualifica
tions, we •mull principally look to rhe afflu
ent circnmftancctf of the family, which gen
rraliy take away the motive to exertion
and enterprise. The author of this hiftory
j*i acquainted with the several members of
tills family, who arc iptclligcnt, and even
eloquent ; and who if fortune do hut keep
pace with their merits, should notdefpair
of attaining a confpicuons and ev«n exalted
ftaiion in this commonwealth.
[CIRCULAR.]
“ Boston, April 2t, 1785.
“ Gentlemen,
(i We, being appointed by 1 Tie merchants,
traders, and others, citizens of this town,
to write to the merchants of the several
Raports throughout the United States, on
the alarming situation of our commercial
intersourfe with Great-Biitain, do, in their
names address you on rhe fubjett ; which*
wedoubt not, you will think with us, re
quires mature deliberation, as-well as the
tnojffp'irited andi vigorous excrtiois to be
properly arranged,
4 ‘ Happy should vvt be, if we could devise
some plan which would effettually prodiue,
and lastingly cement, that union of fenti
m.'nf, on which so effectually depend the
-4vantage and lability of the commerce es
this country : we do not, however, pre
sume to dictate whatsis best to be done in
this critical situation of our affairs ; but
conceive it highly ncceffary to have a free
communication of the fentinienrs of the
mercantile interest ; ns on measures which
-rr-fTn.tx ill -r.n PT TVIS "C£T- —
rclpondcncc, fume permanent and beneficial
purpofc# may he effetted.
0 The carrying trade, so important to
this co’.ntrv, is also cffentially affetted ; and
G rear. Britain :s endeavouring, by every
means in her power, to annihilate it—by
prohibiting the entry of our ships in her
Weft India colonies-—difeouraging, and
(by rumours winch are generally exaggera
ted) preventing her own manufactures, in
tended far our comumptiou, from being
flapped in American bottoms, unless burthen
cd with an riUra charge—-by employing
her vdfek-—by depriving cur Blips of the
privilege of carrying the produce of our
conn try to Quebec, Newfoundland, Sec
s>nd, by rest ruffing (Kcfale of them in any
part of the Britilu domains, con fifea ting
the property in feme inflames, and nib jett
ing it 10 duties equal to a prohibiten in
\ others; while the fubjetts of that nation
are permitted to fend their vefffls to ary
part of the continent tor bread, flour, tobac
co, &c..—and to ship them from mod of the
Hates, upon the fame terms with our own
citizens, and from others, with but a tri
. fling diferimination, A trade, the balance
of which is so aifentially against hs, mull,
. if not speedily checked, inevitably ruin us.
“ Feelingly impressed, therefore with
the neceftity of aw immediate attention to a
fubjett so important to the people of Ameri
ca, toe merchants , turners and others, citi.
zens ©f this town, have held a general
meeting, t® consult upon measures needfary
to be adopted on this occasion ; the inclofed
resolutions will acquaint you with the re
sult of their deliberations ; some of the ex
pedients there used are meant only as tempo,
rary remedies, and intended fol«ly to retard
the ruin which threatens us, until a general
1 fyftcm of relief can he adopted.
* f Pei funded, however, that the exertions
tlf individual cities, or even Bates, with,
out tine fwpport of the w hale confederacy,
will beSinefticatious or at mo ft can operatc
only aska partial relief, and that nothing
fhon of veiling congtefs with full powers to
regulate the* intern-1 commerce of all the
Bates, can roach the mifehiefs we complain
of, wc wouldi agreeably to the dircttlons
of the inclofed proceedings, earn’cftly re
cammyid to you an immediate application
to the legislature of your Bate to veil such
powers in congress (if they have not aireadv
done it) as fni’ll he competent to the great
and interfiling purpose of placing the xcw.
fierce of the United States upon the footing
■ °f Pe r jt& equality with every other nation;
and to rcqwill you alio to petition congress
when they lhall b« thus clothed with authori
ty) to make such internal regulations a*
Bull have that happy tffett, cncourag* an
*
attention to our naanufaflurcs, and remove
theembarrafTmcnts under which our trade at
at prefer! labors.
** Were not the embarr a Aments on our
trade, by fatal experience, too well known
to you, to require a particular statement,
it would be easy to prove to you, the neces
sity of adopting this, or a ffmilar conduft, .
by ad etail of I'aft*, and a train of argu
ments, not fairly to be controverted, it
being evident, on the most cursory view,
that the ntceflary effeftof the reftrklions in
j queftlon is, defirudiitn to cur /hip building,
f/loers, navigation, and commerce in all
its branches, and coefequently to the pro
perty and fuppert of the merchant, hulbaiid
roan, and mechanic.
“ Your cheerful concurrence we may
therefore in return expedl; not deubling
the success of fiich mcafures as arc founded on
the principles of jufticc, and found policy,
and supported by the united andfpirited ex
ertions of a free people.
“To add to those evils, already fuffi
ci«nt to excite our utm&ft difpuietude, the
late intervention of Eritijh Jailors , threa
tens a monopoly of our trade, and hafteng
the rapid dccrcafc of cur circulating medium,
Unless the trade and exports of thsfe Hates
arc contravened by similar expedients on
our part, the commerce of this country, and
ofconftquencK its wealth, power, and per
haps the union itfnlf, mull become victims
to the artif.ee of a nation, whofc arms
have been in vain exerted to accomplilh the
ruin of America,
“ Wn are, gentlemen, with every senti
ment of
and brethren in coramsn caufc.
‘John Hancock , Jonathan L. Au/i\n,
Samuel A, Ota, Charles Jarvis,
Samuel E reck, William ludor,
John C, Jones, Stephen •lieggm/on,
Samuel $ arret i, Jofcph Harrell,
Edward Payne, Perez Morton, •
Caleb Da vis, Jo/eph Russell, jttn
Thomas R rtf ell,
r — i-r -r— —— Tffae»"?■'—'.■i? =~r ~^:=rrrg
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug 2.
If any one fliould seek here for the an
cient policy of the Ottoman court, and the
court of Mahomet the 2d. or Soliman the
magnificent, he would he miserably disap
pointed. The immense monarchy of the
Turks is now a held of battle, where
revolted Pachas, blind i*ftruments of a fo
reign power, prepare the annihilation of
th«irj religion and the empire, by mutual
contests. Egypt again reduced under
the yoke of the Mamelukes—Elfi Bey re
turned from London with inftrȣlioni that
he has done his duty, prepares tp de
liver to the Englilh the keys of thir rich
~pt6fince--Trre racTi'f of tJyHa seize alter
nately the spirit of Djczzra, and agree on
ly in defpiling the orders of the Divan—
Bagdad, JBaifora, and the countries border
ing on the Gulf of Pcrlia, have a long timo
lince freed themfclves from the dominion of
the Porte. Bafa Ofrnan, Oglou, of
Natolis, who has for thirty years pall been
accumulating immense riches,
decrees of the Grand Seignor only when
revolt coils more than obedience—he has
made ufclcfs the efforts (real or diffemWad)
to reduce the Pacha of Trcbizonde, who, is
in full infurredlion. The Pacha of Evrazu
tna marches against him, and leaves with
out defence Turkill Armenia, whilst the
Ruffians penetrate into all parts of this line
country that belongs to the Pcrfiani, and af
fciable large farces on the fide of d'Erivan.
The political fituatiun of Turkey in Eu
rope is ilill more alarming—the principali
ties of Moldavia and Wallaehia, peopled
by Gauls, are delivered over to the influence
of Russia, much more refpeftod at Jafiay
and Batch iret thm the orders of the grand
f' gnoe arc at Conftantinoplc. Half of
Bulgaria is submitted to Pafwan Oglow.
All Servi.i is in infurreflion, and demands
independence. The warlike population of
Albania has increased the armies of th«
Ruffians Alfernbled at the Seven Iffands,
and M, dTtalinlki, under pretence that the
troops that come from the Black fca wauld
be too llraightened at Corfu, infills that
they fliould be debarked in the nearell pro
vinces, that is to fay, in the Epirus and
Morca. The divan, whose only business
appears to be t» place the feat of the Tur
kilh empire to the orders sent from Peters
burg, has not failed to fubferibe to this
extraordinary command, and thus wc fee
all the important points of the empire of the
call occupied by the Ruffians, the interior
devastated by a horible anarchy, ,and the
authority of Sdim the third bounded by the
police of Condantinople.
BKMLIN, Augull 20.
According to the latest intelligence from
Servia, a body of 30,000 Moutencgdrs and
Herzegovinians have united with the infur
gentstomake common caufc' with them.
By this junftion, the forces cf the
aas now amount.ro too ihoufand mcr.
has surrendered at diferetion t*j
the Scrviass. Seven of the principal Turks
of that town, the authors of the troubles,
have been publicly beheaded, and a'l their
fnbftance confiscated, Ufiza, a flroug for
trefs, which the Servians had for a ieng
time blockaded, has also be« taken by af
fair* Ihe garrison, confiding ent rely of
Turks, defended thcmfclves with the ut
mod obfft»«cy—Tht iafurgents. irritated
, at this uteicfs rciiftarsce, put part of the in
habitants to thfe {word.
Private letters from Montenegro and ,
from Hcrzegovine announce that the inhab
itants of thofc countries are in open insurrec
tion, that the court of Pc terfburgh approves
the conduft of the Servians, and thatabody
of Ruffian troops arc expected Ihortly to ar
rive there from the iflafds of the lonian sea.
'PETERSBURG!!, A«g. I*9.
Wc must not believe that every person
here is for war—Peace has also its parti
7,ans —and it is remarked, that while the
friends of war are of the Englilh party, the
friends of peace are on the fide of France ;
and this proves that the pacific intentions of
France, are not misunderstood, notwith
standing ail endeavours used to infuft: an
opinion to the contrary. Seme days flnee
in a numerous circle at court, when the
conversation chanced totnrn on the political
situation of Europe, Madame de W, who
is known to b« in all the secrets of the go
vernment, Sliced with a carclefs air, if tho
emperor Alexander, meant to fell again to
the cabinet of St. James, the Ruffian soldi
ers which the Englilh refuted to exchange
and which were returned (o ills father with
out ransom, by the prel'snt chief of the
French narion ? This simple or farcaftie
, quefiion astonished every one, and put an
end to the fabjedt—next day it was mention
ed in all the inferior circles as indicative of
peace with France.
LONDON, October 1.
An Oppofitien Paper of this morning
fays, “it is well known that a stun of not
less than 2,000,000!. flerling (in dollars
taken, from the Spaniards by the gallant
Commodore Moore and others) are forth,
with to be transmitted to our Allies, and
that the order is already tent down to the
Bank, for that purpose.
Q£lober 3.
Dispatches, weunderkand, have been re.
ceived from Lord Nelson, announcing hia
.having joined the fleer of Cadiz.
Private advices from the Continent Hate,
that the foil of the Elector of Bavaria is de
tained an hostage in France, in contequcnco
of the treaty lately signed between his E
leftoral Highness and the Emperor of Ger
many—-a circumstance which fufficiently ac
counts for the apparent indccifion of the for
mer, with refpeft to his military conduft at
the present important junftutc, Tha firft
division of the French array pafled the
Rhine on the 24th ult. at Mentz, and were
expefted at Offenbach on the following day,
Anftrians were rapidly advancing to meet
them ; we are in daily expectation of receiv
ing advice of an important aftion having ta
ken place.
The intelligence Rated on W ednefday
last, on the authority of a letter from Vien
na of a Ruffian force having arrived at: Na
ples, is confirmed by a letter received yester
day from Venice of the date of
the gth ult. which states, that on the 20th
August, a force of 15,000 P-uffians landed
at Naples, which w r ere immediately march
ed to assist in the defence of the Ncrth-weft
ern frontiers, threatened by the French,
while Gen. Craig was expedkd hourly with
5,000 men from Malta to garrison the cap
ital by invitation from his Sicilian Msjef
ty. Ofleber 7.
Intelligence has been received at the
East-India Houle this morning, by an o
verland dispatch, that peace has becy con
cluded in India, between General Lake and
the Rajah of Bhurtpore.
Berlin, September 21.
The day before yetterday a great Council
of State was held at the Palace. Since this
Council every thing teems to annonnee great
events; the whole array is put on the war
footing, and all the garrison of Berlin is to
be ready to march in four days; a great
quantity of artillery has already been sent to
Magdeburgh and Graadeuz.
All the Officers and Soldiers out on fur
lough arc ordered to join their Regiments
as soon as possible. #
September 22.
To-day ths Cabinet Miaifter Count
Kahgwitz, fetouton his journey for Vi
enna.
So extraordinary an aftivity has not
been obterved in our Cabinet for many
years.
Ratisbok, September 16.
The Austrian troops are in full march for
the Rhine through Bavaria and Suabia; f
they have occupied Paffau and Laundfhut.
Basle, Septt; Vi a ii, I
We expeft every day the entrance of Au.
(Irian troops into our Cantons oppofire Bre
gantz and Lindau, as also into the Onions.
The Emperor Napoleon has ordered the
Landanirnan to raise 30,000 men to main
tain the neutrality.
From the Maine, September 17.
Switzerland has^ determiraed te tepport
her neutrality with 40,000 men, in cafethe
Emperor of Austria wHI allow if, but ia the
oppofitc case to join the French,
Denmark, September 12.
To the Declaration lately made to our
Court by the Swedish Government, a cc
cifive snfv.cr was returned soon after its re
ceipt.
We ere informed that our Court will I
join the armed neutrality in the N»rth of
Germaay.
#
AUGUSTA, Dec. 7 .
LIW CASE.
Richmond Superior Court, Oftobcr term
1805'. '
Luke Maun *v. John Tnuig^s,
This important case, which has occupied
the attention and anxiety of the Citizens of
Richmond county, for upwards of twenty
years past, came on to be tried before hi*
'honor JudgeSkrine, and a special jury, on
the 2 ijth Oct, when, after a full and leng..
thy difcufilcn of its merits, the jury retur
ned a verdict in favor of the defendant.
His Excellency the Governor has com
municated to both branches of the Legifla.
lure, a circular letter from the Secretary
at War, fignifying that an immediate draft
of the Militia of this State, may be called
for by the General Government. This, it
is supposed will occupy their immediate at,
tention. Louifvtlle Gazette.
The Alexandria Expcfitor, of November
ift. dates, that “ the reports in Walhington
City confirm” the reports which we have
laid were afloat in this city, that the Spaa,
ifh Minister, having determined toltave
the United States, bad demanded his pafL
ports front our government... -Enquirer,
A very TREATY has
been made, we understand, at this place,
with the chiefs «f the Creek Nation ; Uy
which a large cefii*n of land is made to th»
United States, and the right given to open
a diredl road to New-OHcans through the
territory of the Creeks. The U. States on
their part, contralto pay the annual Ann
of 12,000 dollars for eight years, and the
annual Aim of 1 f,ooo dol*. for ten years
thence ensuing National Intdigencer.
We underhand that the Cherokee Indians
have, by their late treaty, granted the pri
vilege of a road from Tcllico Block Houle
to the Tombigby, to pass by the Agency
House on the Talapoofa River; one front
Franklin, (T.) to the fame place; and one
other from Stone's River to the state of Ge,
ofgla, t* cross theTcnneflfec at or near the
MufcleShoals. Theyhaveaifo relinquifacd
their claim to the South Weft Point for the
sum of 1600dollars.- -.Knoxville Gazette,
GENERAL EATON.
We am happy to announce (fays the
Richmond Argus) the arrival in this city
of this distinguished officer and patriot. He
came en Ihore at Hampton, on Sunday, from
on board the brig Fnamiclin, from Gibral
tar, and reached this city on Tucfday even
ing-.
As Gen. Eaton left (Gibraltar about the
26th of September, it may be supposed that
he has brought feme recent and perhaps im
portant intelligence from the Mtditcrraneaß.
The most intcrefting and the raoft authentic
is the event which we find announced in
the following letter from Mr. Mowntfod,
Secretary to Mr. Lear, and now our
Charge d’Affairs to Algiers ; for the copy
of which w« are indebted to the pciitencfs
of Gsnera} Eaton.
“Algiers, Sept, g, 1805.
SIX,
I have only a few moments t<r infer*
you, otr affairs hcie are well.
On the 30th ult. the soldiers rose in a
body and murdered the Dey and his Priirs
Minister. A new D#y was immediately
eledfed, and not a life was loft except the
above mentioned. I forbear to detain the
Nautilus, having nothing very urgent to
communicate.
I have the honor to be See.
J. MOUNTFORD.
Captain Campbell,
Raleigh, (n.c.) November 25.
On Friday morning, James Turner, our
present Governor, was defied a Senator of
j the United States for this State, i« the
1 place of General Montfort Stoket, who had
declined the appointment made at the last
session of tfle General Afllmbly.
Monday morning is fixed for ballotting
for a Governor. The candidates ?re Dr.
Nathaniel Alexander, Col. R. Williams
and Col. Joseph Taylor. Major Franklia
was put in nomination on Friday, but on I
Saturday morning he withdrew his same.
On Saturday the flrft feriea yf anions
which we hinted at as impending, were ds
pofired in the fhaiff's effice of this diftrift-
They are at the suit of Theta as M i Keat:,
and are fcveraily against the following p«r*
fans
Matthew Lawler, Esq,
Thomas Lei per, Esq,
Dr, M. Leib,
Mr. Jacob Mitchell, late a memberc;
the state legiilatute, ’ I
Wm. Duane, printer. Aurora,
Extraii of a letter to the editor *f
Aurora, elated Chill cotie (fate of Ohio)
Q&cberls, 1805.
** Otr republican governor has been re
elefted, nearly unanimously—there have
been but a few fcatterir.g votes.— -Avery
Senator and Reprcfentative, elected to tYt
next affcmblj, (0 far as I have heard, i» *