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StTJJl '.YDF.n AT YCAiKTOVTS. j liiming from the rtaliiiw Opera, in Paris, attend-'
As every incident connected with our rcTo1u-| e d by his aid-de-camp, and a Spanish officer u‘
tinimry history is interesting to the great mass
ol the people, 1 shall solicit a niche in your pa
per to iiusuer ati enquiry in a late Compiler, con
cerning the surrender ol the British army at York-
town, Virginia; and hope that your readers will
experience the same pleasure in reading the ac
count, that l enjoy in the narration :
“ At two o’clock in the evening, October 19th,
-1781. the British aimy, led hy general O’Hara,
marched nut of its lines with colors cased, and
drums beating a British inarch.”
It will be seen in the sequel, that O’Hara, and
not Cornwallis, surrendered the British army to
the allied force of France and America. In
this all',dr, lord "Cornwallis seemed to have lost
all his foi iner magnanimity and firmness of cha
racter—he sunk beneath the pressure of his mis
fortunes, and sorrow.
“ The road through which they marched was
lined with spectators, French and American.—
On one side-the commander in chief, surrounded
bv his suite and the American stall's, took his sta
tion ; and the other side opposite him, was the
high rank, who has long been the companion
our illustrious countryman, and has attended hit ■
through all his campaigns, the crowd was s
great, tiiat the progress of his grace’s carria:;'
was for some time impeded. During this perim
a villain was observed pressing forwnid toward
the spot where the duke’s carriage was situated
Fortunately, however, for that time, his inten
tion was !'rust>ated. hy the activity ot his lord
ship’s coachman, who whipped up his horses, and
drove rapidly in the direction ot the Place Ven-
doinc. It appears, notwithstanding, that the as
sassin reached the Hue St. Honore. before the
carriage of his grace had arrived there, and at the
moment it crossed, on the way to the Champs
F.lvsee, fired at the duke; so sure was the aim,
and so deliberate the act, that nothing could have
preserved the life of our great hero, had the win
dow of the carria been dow n, which was the
case hut a moment before; the baud ol his grace's
aid-de-camp being still on the holder after raising
it, when a rille ball struck the strong plate-gla
and shattered it to pieces. The duke imtnediate-
her female friends; but as none of his subject,
i mild execute bis commands, lie had the bat 11-
.v to carry them personally into ctlect.
France.—The last Essex Register, remarks
—*• The great subject now belore Europe >*
dial! France have an army at command . As
France must be considered a conquered country
.o long as the army ol occupation exist,_ they to J «•» , P^. r n
holding up the figure of a man cut out „r
1 thought it impossible that Hitchcock, whose ^
utation was good, should sanction suck vui^’
with his name officially. 1 expressed mv dink/
to Jones on this subject, when he observed h
had all the judges in that country under his thu k
and could make them do as hr pleased, andk
1 you must write off their affidavits, and r
et Spencer to swear my paper men !» »
whom this armv belongs „iu»t determine wlietl.-jat once determined so to do, ’ami wnn'c
er'such an army as France may daiin. should ex-| signed John M,lls,JN dham Thomas, Augu stil
To deny the privilege ot deleniling
Stepens, which Jones immediately sinned k*
: -ig their signatures in my presence,and [J.
mm off. and soon after returned with the
l bv Sp"“— — - c *'
It is indeed a serious ques-1 T. Spectator.
io" destroy the political existence of France.! copying their signatures in ,ny presence, and
” i . t .mittiunfiil nl tllA I riCll II
i»t. To deny tnc privilege ...
l’o admit an army to be at the command ol the . . . . .
lion'is at least to increase the service of the a.-| signed bv .Spencer asjust.ee ol the peaces
my ol occupation. - ,, - .
tion, and hy employing itsuccesslully, the Ireticn
give no little trouble to their victorious
tmr» ”
iTeigh-
D0AJEST1U.
PUBLIC LAND SALES.
Huntsville,( Ji. T. ) March l*—The sales o(
public land on the north side of the Tennessee
; river, closed in this place on Saturday last.
It is not yet ascertained, from actual calcula
tion, what is the amount for which this section of
count de Rochambcuu, in like manner attended.! with the greatest coolness, directed the coach-
The captive army approached, moving slowly in
column with with grace and precision.
“ Universal silence was observed amidst the
vast concourse, and the utmost decency prevail
ed ; exhibiting in .demeanor an awful sense of
the vicissitudes of human life, mingled with the
commisseration for the unhappy. The head ol
the column approached (he commander in chief :
O’Hara, mistaking the circle turuned to that on
bis left for the purpose of paying his respects to
the commander in chief, and requesting (uiflier
orders; when quickly discovering his error, with
embarrassment in his countenance, lie flew across
th® road advancing up to Washington, asked
pinion for his mistake, apologised lor the absence
of lord Cornwallis, and begged to know bis fur
ther pleasure.
‘* The general feeling his embarrassment, re
lieved it bv referring him with much politeness
to general Lincoln for his government. Return
ing to the head of the column, it again moved
under the guidance of Lincoln to the field select
ed for the conclusion of the ceremony.
“ Every eye was turned, searching for the
Brit sh commander in chief, anxious to look at
that nan heretofore so much their dread. All
wvr- disappointed.
“ '.’jrnwaliis held himself back from the hu
miliating sr-ne ; obeying sensations which hi-
great character ought to have stifled. He had
been unfortunate, not from any talse step or de
ft iency of exertion on his part, but from the
infatuated policy of his superior, and the united
power of his enemy, brought to hear upon him a-
FKAUUS.
Extract from a statement, made by Major llogan, an agent country has been sold ; but it is confidently be.
mt oi the Un.icd. stales, to | lie veil that is has exceeded 84,000,000.
aped by the government i
man should be ordered to stop. His grace a-
lighted, and perceiving a figure gliding round
the corner of the Rue St. Honore, with an inten
tion, as it would appear, ol escaping towards the
Barriere de Elysee, his grace promptly advanced
upon him. The villain instantly started, flung
the rifle from his hand, and with the rapidity ol
lightning darted towards the Thuillerics. by the
gardens of wooin, and over the Burnt N'eut, he
is supposed to have made his escape.— Ills grace
then, with the collected firmness for which he i,
so remarkable, directed a few gendarmerie, who,
alarmed by the report of the rifle, had assembled
on the spot, to go in pursuit of him, and returned
to his carriage as if nothing had taken place.—
His grace is even reported to have been facetious
on the circumstance of there being no glass to
presen e them from a drizzling rain that was then
falling, and which occasioned its icing at first
drawn up. A considerable sensation ar-se next
morning in consequence. Toe Parisians were to
be seen mustering in strange & grotesque groups
at the various Caffes, and reports the most ex
travagant were in circulation. The next morn
ing. his grace was visited by every person ol dis
tinction in Paris, and the king and royal family
have manifested the strongest feelings on the oc
casion. T .e police, have already obtained im
portant informal ion. - foreign officer is mention
ed, against whom there are violent suspicions :
but it will be proper to wait for something more
I certain on this subject. A picquct ol gendar
merie has been stationed at uis lordship’s hotel.
I Feb. Ui.—The discovery of the author of tin*
investigate the origin and prog,
wli ch iie speaks, l'lie follow:
ing secretary oi war, da'.ed 2
ol the frauds
i letter to die act-
_ March, 1817, giving
account of his arrival at l-'iench Mills, and investi-
g.i ing cl.i ms, &x. . f
When I came to investigate the claims ot u.
Sanborn, and others, 1 discovered something was
wrong, and told Junes i believed there vva- a
fraud ; he appeared alarmed, and told me that
lie had a handsome speculation in view, and tvish-
1 oe to participate in it. 1 asked him wh ,t it
was, he said tout lie could purchase up all the
claims here, tor a small sum, and t at, with
my assistance, could make a fortune. Believing
Jones to he a most consummate scoundrel, l deem
ed it justihable to appear to tall in to Ins views
with a view of obtaining a more correct knowl
edge of tiie v aliuity of the claims 1 had in charge,
than i could possibly ascertain in any other man
ner ; a!thoug it was a course ol conduct that 1
oy no means approved, vet 1 knew it was the only
source whereby the governin' lit would oe guard
ed from imposition ; 1 deemed duplicity in thisLment, for an inconsiderable portion of the {on-
instance justifiable. I told him l was ready to L-sU 0 f Alabama.
investigate tbe claims submitted to me. He rc-
[died '.would take some days to collect his wit-1 Capt. Hurt.—It must be a melancholy gratij
nesses ; but m the meantime be wished me toification to surviving friends, to find that the rt>
become Ins partner in tbe purchase ot the claims. | mains of those of our gallant fellow-: itizenswlw
l told him that 1 had no money to invest in that fell
There were about 42 townships offered ; and
the quantity which would not bring the govern,
merit price was very inconsiderable. On then,
ther hand, many, very # v, places have been
purchased by tbe practical tanner, for agricultu
ral purposes, at. rates which, although the fact
may astonish our transmontane brethren, and
perhaps stagger their credulity yet afford the
most convincing evidence of the unexampled
prosperity of this important section of the union,
From 40 to 70 dollars per acre were repeatedly
paid for choice places, estimated for their intrin.
sic worth, calculated only for cultivation, and
bought by practical farmers. 4 hese facts speak
volumes on the growing importance of this part
of Alabama territory—no artificial value hsj
been put upon the land by the competition of
visionary speculators. Purchases have been fo;
the most part made with a view to actual settle
ment. More than g 1,000,000, the first instal
ment must be inline liatelv realized bv the govern.
! one. There was nothing with which lie could late att>-. ipt made on the duke of Wellington's
reproach himself; there was nothing with which I life, continues involved in mystery, notwith-
he could reproach his brave anil faith I u I arm
whv not then appear at its head in the day ol
misfortune, as he had always done in the day ol
triump • ?
The British general in this instance deviat-
from his usual line of conduct, diming the
•Potior of his long and brilliant career.
‘ us ended the important co-operation of the
a 'T 1 ' -os. Great w as the joy throughout our
Infant ei»V , „ J J
detail as record-
standing the active rcseui'ilies of the police,
appears, however, that his grace lias been able
f i nish some clue for the researenes, which is
still acting upon. It seems that the individual
in question, was pursued immediately alter Ills
attempt, though not i>y the duke’s sen ants, whose
first attention was directed to his grace, hut some
persons happening to be standing in h unt ol toe
public house near the hotel. These followed him
up the Rue de la Madeleine, a dark unfrequent
ed street, and observed him to enter a house, No.
>ut giving his panegyric j 11, the doors immediately closed on him. Ihey
itry : j knocked m \ am at these doors. They state, that
L ' s '. of j„v ami of confidence, the voice of several women and that ol one man
I;*,irftf not only from the con- were distinctly heard. The house itsell is said
to be of ili fame.
-nrv fthis interesting <
on jl r <,lither „f ..without giving
ri1 - wide acci liun * r .y ■'
as rare as s., cere> 8 \ ot joy
-virtion that i„ r s ",gna'K not only
train the ble«sjn^ s „l ?eess would bring in its
w; ted country, 7md fro? su wanted by our
which it encircl'd our nat!^' e splendor with
the endearing refection tlia^ name, but from
had been achieved ty our f'aithPi mi K 1,t - v 1 e *P |, ’ it
Migton. Wehadsien him s t rI beh)ved NN ash-
out the war with infi-jor force a' nK t " ri " | 4h-
rOltr.IUN SUMMARY.
Accounts from St. Helena to the first of Janu
arv. have been i eceived in London. Bonaparte
is reported to be extremely ill. The British
loop of war Pike, Captain Burham, has been lit
kind f uusiness, and it was a speculation that
wished to nave nothing to du with, lie detei-
mined to persevere in pressing, and said lie woulii
luruish the money ; he had £>4lt,0U0 lying iille,
that lie would employ in that way,and il i would
only join him, 1 should have IS 10,000 lor a lew
week’s work. 1 asked Inin in wuat manner lie
contemplated making such a large sum su soon .-
ite replied, oh ! damn it il you only join me, 1
can make felOO,000 !—I was thunderstruck, and
asked how lie could do it r he replied, lie cuulo
muster up claims lice to that amount. 1 asked
him hew he cuuid support them ? ne replied, lie
could get witnesses to swear any thing; il you
w ill only join me, 1 c..n manage that matter. 1
observed to linn, you might ue caught in this bu
siness ; lie icplicd, 1 can make it as strong as
lied, and i will defy Peter Hugner, or the devil
hiuisell to detect me. 1 observed lie must be a
great adept in mis business, or else be vvoald
certainly lie found out. He said lie was not a-
fraid, but lie be damned if be would rest satisfied
until he had at least one ol Uncle Bum’s day’s
income, which he estimated at 130,01)0 dollars.
I told Inin 1 now suspected that tnuse cases which
were submitted to uie, were of this class ; he
laughed, and said, no, not altogether ; hut says
J he, you must not let any person see those papers
here. 1 asked him, why r lie said, Ins ow n claim
he did not care who saw it, but Hitchcock was
not coming to terms with Ids creditors, and lie
troops of England, insisted )..■ i ust the best ted out for an expedition
- i . i ..... her ,-..i .... 1 i-i.:„ ..... ..i ...in „.i ...
to the North Pole.
surrounded by d illicit,
want; never distnaven, neve
Jworful na-j This vessel will proceed up Davis’ strait
the
, °l*rpssed by I extent or termination oi which is utterly un-
di-pairing of tin. coiiuimnw ealth a ^ ,a ^d, never j known ; and then if possible, to the pule between
We have seen him renouncing .
her, his sab-tv as a man ; in |, IS r »ne as a |
Iceland and Gieenland A large and very va
luable cotton m*ll, near Hudersfield (E.) was de-
love of countrv, weakening his own u,la ' ,,,i yed ! stroyed by fire, on the 17th ol February, and
fore** to strengthen that ol his lieuteni! ne, *' ati: ! fourteen small girls employed in the factory,burnt
mitting with equal equanimity to his ow? st| h-] to death. The marriage of toe princess Eliza-
quet.i inability to act and rejoicing in thil. ns ?' J belli, and tbe prince of Hesse Homburg, was ex-
u n! s, because best calculated fo uphold 1 ‘‘ [ pected to take place on Easter week—*—• 1 he birth
g at (aiise entrusted to his care: at length bv fi ! day of the queen of England was celebrated on
great a id final exploit under the benign iufluenrfhe 2Gth ol February, at ber drawing room, in
ol Prov idence, lifted to the pinacle oT glory, the rp a t splendor. Among the persons ol distinc-
revvards of his toil, his siiflerings, his patience 1 ' ll " c*--- 1 - '
his heroi
did not wish them to know he hud such a claim.
FOREIGN.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
Paris, Fell. 13.—As there will bemanv reports
concerning the shot fired at the duke of W elling
ton last Tuesday night, I will give vou the fol
lowing brief account, on the accuracy of which
you may relv. On Tuesday, the duke gave a
grand dinner to ali the French cabinet, foreign
ambassadors and ministers now in Paris. As
so in as the cloth vns drawn, the duke stood up
and propose^! the health of ‘* the king” which
ail the company drink standing. After they had
qu
accnnip
gation of
taclied to th
to her majesty
of February, ■
tion of |>ariia„,e,i ,l .y; re l ,,M t 'j ,
One Jacob Hamers,, n
i • i • .G istelles, (lloimiiu) lias
f o’lPwun";""t u, “ the birth of his thirty-
fourth child, by two ma. , |e i# nuw , f lc
savs, only scventv-one ,, i . ♦
I* fll *, , * J .s oUl, and expects to
l ave further claims. V ; > uf Keb .
cl, says, no doubt ,s ente. tai. , rl ,‘ at l our BUSUHt
sovereign, yiehbng to the re.t, ,
representations ol the Germanic . | 1M con
SCliteil to resume the imperial crow (il , rmu .
ny. Sir Richard l r»lt, toe celehr. j acctm .
_ . ( present, were Mr. Rush envoy extiaordiua-
is.n, and his virtue. Womlerful man ! ' Stall minister plenipotentiary from the United
git difficult by his conduct throughout ,..,..,..4101 his ladv, who were presented to the
" ' ' 1 viscount Castlereagh. Mr. Rush was 4s
d In Mr. A. Smith, secretary of le-
United States, and Mr. Tayloe at-
ation, who were also presented
—The London Globe ol the 11 th
reported that a dissolu-
One Jacob limners,"
remlerin
iile to decide whether lie most excelled in good
ness or in greatness.”—Richmond Com/iih
departed, which they generally do directly af-jeherof the princess Charlotte, put n
ter coffee, the duke went out in his carriage, and , Lis existence, oil the 13th of February, *1.'
.... L *■’ 1 ... ... ,,, , ... ...
as he was return! ig at one o’clock on Tuesday
night, or to speak more correctly, Wednesday
morning, some pe*son, w ho had been evidently
waiting .Vi his return, sto*l within a few varifs
of 'he entrance gate, and after the carriage had
passed him, to t ike a sweep into the gale he fir
ed a pistol, the hall from which happily missed
his grace; it went over the carriage, ami struck
opposite wall. If the footman had had
ing himself. Charles the 13th, king iiiu we .
den. died on the 3th of February, at Stocklu,,,
Charles John (Bernadette,) the new king,
proclaimed the day after the demise of the oh,
king. Maria Louisa,the ex-empress, is expect
ed t-i visit London this spring. The Russian
squadron, consisting of five 74’s and three 44’s
niuler the command of admiral Muller, arrived
at Cadiz, on the 21st of February. On their ar-
the presence of mind to give an immediate alarm j rival in the bay of Cadiz, the admiral’s ship sa-
the under butler and one of the grooms of his'luted the town’, and on the next day, (being Wash-
grace could have caught the miscreant, as he pss- ! ington's birth-day) every ship fired a full” round
• Mi Pachi, the goverqqr of Epirus and Tlies-
j sal v, some months since, ordered a beautiful Greek
sed them by in a great burry, going towards the
ltuede FuuxburgSt. Honore.
Mother account —On the night of the lOthllady. named Kuphrosyne, of whom his eldest son
e ol Vi ellington wa3 re-; was enamoured, to be drowned, with fifteerrof
inst. as his grace the duke of
— 1 suspected they had other reasons lor not
wishing them seen, and told him so ; he replied,
laughing, tlmt he had not, as respects bis own
claims, bathe did not want Sanborn’s to be seen.
1 a.-keil him his reasons r He began to laugh and
replied, it was all fudge; this was as 1 suspected ;
(Mr Hugner will recollect 1 stated as my im
pression in February last, when the claim was
first shown me ;) 1 told Jones 1 should certainly
report it as such. He seemed alarmed, and re
plied—Uh I damn it, don't do that, take the halt
or whole of it yourself. 1 felt indignant enough
at the moment to cane him out of my presence,
but on a moments reflection, I recollected I Ind
only a part of the secret. I now had bis acknow-
odgement that it wu. a fraudulent account ; but
as it was well supported, it became necessary to
know how he obtained those affidavits ; there was
one in particular, captasa James B. Spencer, who
was formerly of the 25)tli infantry, and is now
a j dge of the court of common pleas, postmas
ter, and custom-house officer under Mr. Salee,
lymd i- Jones’ brother-in-law) and upon his tes
timony, 1 was induced to give a ce tifirate that
Ins claim might be correct, as Spencer had sworn
so positively to the facts Jones then unfolded
himself in full confidence, and made the slate-
inent 1 have annexed to m v report, in the case of
Banborn, as also in the other cases which I have
returned.
In relation to Sanborn’s claim, major Hogan
continues as follow s:
James It. Spencer is the last and most impor
tant witness. When Jones acknowledged tome,
that bis claim was altogether fudge, I asked him
how he had obtained captain Spencer’s affidavit;
he said, laughing he had got him fuddled.— l told
him captain Spencer should ,-ee his affidavit ; he
'"plied, oh I damn it, don’t show it to him until
l s|/>ak to him, and immediately left me, and
hrougt). Spencer to my lodgings, when 1 showed
him the ci u iui, and asked him what he knew a-
bout it.—Htiopiicd.he had sworn to what he
knew, and could s,.y nothing further. I then sat
down and w rote Ills affidavit, which he swore to
—Jones told me alter he had left us, he was verv
much alarmed when he first spoke to him on the
subject, but soon replied, I must go through now,
I can’t go buck, and then came over. W hen I
tsked Jones who the other witnesses were ; lie
replied, laughing, they lire such men as these,
in battle during the late war, wherever
they can he indentiflcif, are treated with th.it hen*
ir to w’h.cli patriotic self-devotion has ever been
held to be entitled. To the number of those acts
of humanity which accord with the finest feeling
if our civilized nature, may be added the trbute
of re pe.it w hich has been paid, by the inhabit
ants of Detroit, to the remains of Captain Hart.
At a meeting of the citizens ol Detroit on the
oth of March, Governor Las 1 in the chair, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
“ Wheteas the remains of Captain Hart, of
the Kentucky Volunteers, who was barbarously
murdered by the Indians at the river Raisin,after
distinguishing himself and being wounded in that
memorable action, ure those only which can be
identified, and never have been properly buried
—the citizens of Detroit, in behalf of tile citi
zens of tiie Territory of Michigan, being desir
ous of matiife, ting their respect for his memory
therefore, ' ,
“ Resolved, that a committee of five persons
be appointed to proceed to the River Raisin, col
lect and bring to this place the remains of Uapb
llatt. and cause the same to be interred in sulia
manner and with such solemnities as the niitura
of the occasion and the distinguished character
and services of the deceased may justify.”
Two of the committee thus appointed proceed
ed to thu River Raisin, and procured the remains,
ol Captain Hart ; and on the 17th ult. they
were attended to the place of interment by a
large concourse of the people of the Michigan,
Natchitoches, ,March 16.—“ Some persons
have just arrived here from Galvezton, and re-
poitan extraordinary assemblage of French gen
tlemen being there, with a large quantity of
warlike stores, as well as fa ming tools. Near
three thousand more were expected there bv tbe
present period. They came principally from.
Philadelphia ; all their packages were marked;
for Mobile. Generals Lallemam! and Rigan are
amongst them. They cautiously avoid offending
our government. The views of these people
are not understood, but it is conjectured that,
they are going to some place beyond the river.
Grand (perhaps Tompico) to possess and occupy'
a country to become an asylum for discontented
Europeans. The armed vessels our government
ordered to that place had not appeared the middle,
of last month Before the arrival of these French
men the place was occupied bv Laffitte the young-
or and his party, who had brought in some prizes
of great value, particularly a Spanish ship from
Campeachy, of 430 tons, with a cargo worth
8360,000.
An elegant service of Plate has been present
ed to Com. Stephen Decatur, by his townsmen,
•‘in testimony of his brilliant service to his coun
try, and his glory which his deeds have reflected
on his name.” This service of plate was execu
ted by the first workmen in that city, and the
principle pieces bore the following inscription:
By the citizens of Philadelphia, to their towns
man, Commodore Decatur, esteemed for his vir
tue,, honored for his valor.”
Yesterday about 2 o'clock, the new flag of the
United States was hoisted on the flag stiff of
the house of representatives. This is the first
flag that has been made since tbe passage of tbe
act for altering the banner of the nation. It was
made in New-York, under the direction of the
gallant captain Reed, late commander ol the pri
vateer gen’l Armstrong. The stars are twenty
in number, and so disposed as to form one great
star in tbe center of a blue field. The strip**
are thirteen. The law on this subject, goes into
operation on the 4th of July next.—Nat. Mel.
It is stated in some of the northern papers, that
Mr. Monroe will visit Norfolk, Va, about the W*
of this month..