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Three Dolls, per annum.]
Volume IX.]
From the Virginia Argus.
FRESH DOCUMENTS.
1 he following letter has not ap
peared among ih.: dcuments..laid
before congress by th*. President of
the U. S It certainly might have
been communicated. to the legifta
tive body, if it had been in possess- I
ion of the chief magistrate. How
it can e into *he printer's hands, it
i? nor nereflary to (tare in a public
j turnal, lurther than to fay that it
has <>c-ahoard to fevtral pvrfons
r;an\ fleepiefs nights, and iarigued
many horfis in it. conveyance hith- i
er; circumstances which ran ap
por romantic, and poflibh excite a
fmftt. ’J ilt fefct is inveth’ds very
ccrre.in. ‘1 he letter is pub lift ted to
enable the people of the V. Stan. - ; 1
rr >r* com.it 1\ toeftimate the con
duit of Mr. Jackson. who, it is be
lieved, has explained himfelf to his i
governn'cr.t as the letter reprefenrs
pn to have done. r lhc want of
M'. Jackfi'n’s name to the Utter
ryy be acc umed for in fiver 1
•Rays. the mod probable of which
r ay be thatexcelTive caution which
public mir.ificrs obit, ve in thetrrrnf
r iffion of confidential dcfpatc .e-..
*• S Lad),” however, is well known
to be the motto of Mr. Jackfon’j.
signer.
To the right hohorethle Geer re
Cantu ig.
SIR, —It is very Angular, and I
p rtf unit you will hardly befitvc it,
tut let me aflure vou it is a fail,
that ihe government of the United
S'acs would not accept of my gon
er us offers! 1 hey appear have
tin more reverence for our “ great
and p- wrrlu! r.t lurch,” than you
am 1 have for the law of nation - .
I old them we were fighting for
the independence of kingdoms, ar.d
they fmiltd ir. dcrifion and infilled ;
♦hat our object was nothing more
thin the profit of two pehec* per
pound upon coffie. I told them 1
that G. Britain merely wished to
prohibit American trade, that {he
had a right to do so, and that no
complaint ought to he made against
an objtS so reasonable: But, fir,
they turned up their noses, and with
peculiar effrontery preftnned to fay
that God made the ocean as free
for them as for Britons. They
had the temerity to demand art ex
planation concerning the disavowal
of Mr. Krfkine’s arrangement, as it
his majesty could net do what he
pleased and when he pleated, with.- j
out being liable to give an account j
of his actions. I thought however 1
that 1 would be civil, and {hew them
a Ifitle conddcenfion by way of en
couragement ; and accordingly, 1
told them the arrangement was bro- j
ken off, because it was made by a 1
mere envoy extraordinary & ininit- i
tvr plenipotentiary—w hen they in
fifled on further elucidations, in or
der to oblige th m, 1 politely in
formed them that tluv //Win con.
failibling my infirnutions Vet,
firange as it may from, notwith
{ landing ail my efforts to plcde
MOM I TOP
.l* n \Ji"% i A Oh.
WASHINGTON, (Georgia) Printed weekly for SARAH IiILLHOUSE.
them they got into an ill humor &
dil’miffed me. It foetus that the
iweet stile of my correspondence &
the friendly tone 1 assumed, did not
comport with their vanity ; but fir,
to convince them how little I regar
-1 ded their republican president, I put
! forth a letter of appeal, and called
, upon his majesty’s fubjefts and ad-
I hererents in this quarter to rally
round me.
My conduit, you will find, is In
ftiift conformity with the radical
V
principles of ,he Britifli confli'.ution,
which appropriates to our didant
colonies a viceroy or lord-lieuten
! anr. I confider myfilf as the pi e- j
fi ;entof the Britifli party in Ame
rica, as Mr. Madilon is the hiad of
the American patty. These
titles and diffincti* ns
’ fit ly recognized in
an., although rr.v atnbaffadorial
function* have in a great meafurc
I cealed, I am a much more impor
tant man than ever. The “war of
words*’ is now- catrying on between
Madilon ar.d rnyfelf. by our rupee -
tive pajtszans, with a great deal of
Ingemnfy and order The Madi
ionians have the rood argument, &
i c.r fi lends have the moft impu
ccwc. ‘i hi contefi is vt ry doubt
ful. i*lr. Pickering is my Seen ta
rv of Stare, which is the only ap
pointment of consequence that I
have y t made ; I (hall announce it
in Gazette, (which is
mv leading print) s foou as 1 re
ceive his inajeftv *8 order in council
to that efttci. In the mean time,
permit nu to recommend to notice
at at. Janic.>, Mr. Gardenier, and a
few other young members of Con
grels, who have done and are doing
effentia! firvice to the Britifli cause.
MaUiion at present has a majority
in Congress, but in a few’ yeats
more 1 think wt fhallout-vote him.
Apropos!— l had nearly forgot
she little a Bair of the Chesapeake.
1 1 could ptrfuade the American go
vernment on that head to agree to
, nothing. The President and Sec
retary would not accede to my kind
proposal, at once so reasonable ar.d
humane. They would not traffic
their honor, which is something re
markable, confidtring that it is their
staple commodity.
In short, fir, there is no doing
any thing with thefe* stubborn peo
ple. Ilis majefty*s gracious offers
are ipumed, his minister contemned
and ridiculed: They pretend to
have rights, privileges, and I know
not what. If such is the infancy
of this country, w hat will be its vi
. gorous age? If they are so un
j manageable now, what will they be
20 years or half a centuiy hence?
1 recommend to his majesty to give
them gentlecaft : gation: The bom
• hardment of hall a dozen of their 1
i cities and towns would be a mo
therly correction. j
For further particulars I refer 1
you to the following Memoranda of
one week’s obfervati ms on potions
and tilings which I have fecn hire.
Addrtfi me a; New-York, whither
I proceed immediately.
“STEADY.”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1810.
MEMORANDA AT WASHINGTON.
Monday. Still at Washington
—big place—ugly people—some
of ‘em white tho’—fee no copper
Indians— many black ones.
President's houle* and capitol white
—built of American five stone.
Mem. To write to Mr. Canning
; to pass an order in council to stop
the trade in that article.
Tuesday. Got a ma
chine here—p ople knit their ow>
flock mgs—fpoil our hosiery and
cotton factories if things go on so.
Pcnnfylvania avenue very line—
monftrous bridge over th> Potomac
-got fill) in that river- very strange
that any body should be fullered to
Icivebut the F.nglifh.
■lave an order in council to ftn-vent
ffianufactur s here, uiiJ to kill all
she American fiftj.
Wednesday. Went to fie the
Secretary of State-—hug-.: man—
President not so big—t.tkj ’em in
if I can—rnuftn't tell ‘em so t?io\
Very polite to me—wonder it they
‘re in earnest. ialk’d with the
Secretary—tried tobambojz e him
would’nt take —he ferew’d me
down to the points—lo kM lofty
at him—could’tir fi ht n hi’o.
Ile. rd a gun go off—thong,hr I was
(hot—'fiaid Duane will hire fi>me
body to kill me. Mua. To have
Duane hung when 1 catch him, or
before il pofliblc, pr< vided l a'n’t
hu-'g rnyfelf. iciiible let of peo
ple in ffiis country.
Thursday Georgetown a fine
place—a man with a long nolo ma
king cannon there—don’t like long
nose men. Mem. To have the
cannon found*, ry destroyed ; and
to prevent the growth of fiiip-tim
ber in this country by act of parlia
ment.
Friday. Got letters from the e
ditors of t:e Bolton Repertory,
New-York Evening Port, and the
Baltimore Federal Republican, for
advice—wrote ’em to touch t*a!y
tor the prefent—fint ‘em a few of
the king’s pi&ures, with orders to
be in readinels agair.lt Congress J
met. Mem. To pray He veil to j
forgive me for inducing thole poor ’
scribblers to fell thunfilves to the
Devil.
Saturday. Jew’s Sunday, things
go on badly—people here building i
houfis, make glass, and paper, and
look fat—live too well— poor peo
ple eat oyftcrs, plumb-padding, &
drink wine—one liiftim ingot ni.ie
houses—Germans getting rich too
—something must be done—soon
be too big to manage—get old
George Role to ta.v ’em— >r,
Mem. Pass an order in council to
destroy the whole country with an
earthquake
Sunday. Christian Sabbath
no rest for the wicked— Sgjery.
Whether 3 man can lie belt on Sun
day or Monday ? Mem. Fo try
the experiment. Things going
crooked—Secretary of State v/on'i
believe me-whan I don’t te'l the
truth—very strange that! Craw
ford’s chii J playing whli a pop gun
—thought is was a foui pounder
—very much akrrn’d—always car- *
[Payable hdlf yearly.
ry patent pistols—can’t do any
thing in this coun;ry—peopl- too
cunning—difn.iffvd—very couucal
—it a man talks saucy fome persons
get affionted—great mind to be in
a paffi >n —keep mylelt cool for ail
that—publifli circulars*—print *i n
too—Heighho!—play’d a solo up
on a Jewlharp—going ■ ff to New-
York. Mem. Not ag iin to mis
take Washington for the capitol of
Denmark.
Philadi i pitia, Jan. 3
Captain I’hillips from Calcutta,
inroims tfiat a difturl ance liad ari
; leu at Maeras, bet we* n the com
pany’s troops a*>d ti e B itilh king’s
troops, and that the govtrn-jr of
I Bengal had gone to Madras so tn
’ deavor to fettle she difpu'e winch
had got to a great height
J nipo 4.
An authentic statement of capture: < f
the property of tin ettize sos the
l ui; and States hy the bt ‘Hi’cr nt
powers of /’ uropi inct the raising
oj the embargo last M jrrf.\ ,-r n
s: r and in the mn> public effi s in
this c v
A o". tof ca lures bv ‘h Br : -
tifh ‘o, o do’la -, ic,coo wh.re
lofh *s bo. t fto. and.
Am u t ;it captures bv the
i F if! b i!iffu*J’ g .r>r- *•• I( I •>!*>?*
I t!v) ii and * fir: t at fa in;
! dollars, 38 coo whereof. ** ~ • r .
• re eaptui and by the Btinih and re
l * J
, lloied n lab age
Amount < f captures hr t’ „•
; Dues, 209,342 and 1 ■•'*, <7 300
; whereof !ijn l> in relea!-*! • : | ,v
----ing eh .rges. which in fome 1 ii: .• \-
c*s amount to a species <>f r.iu : oin.
A 1 outit captured-L-v the Span
iards 10001 do! a v ß U tfeP of no
fia e • a.'fur
Cured States Gazette.
Fn m Boston, v.e have an ac
count in a ;>e iodical work O 0
i:iun Ciathi.rum, o! the Best 1 v
ehatv'c C : K -hou e. w ! Ich v. c •
* * .A’
nieiio dm ;h Ipring of (j. J
j completed Ift Ipring It fi ‘even
I (lor es high, t xclubv • *.* fp.n 1 .
cellars un e the who’e, r.ntaies
2(X) apart 1i m and ■ vem nearly
an acr o gr und. It colt, ir l -
tling ti e u niture, .!>00.<X)() dolls,
and is the molt convenient & moft
superb houle of entertainment in
Amirica. From N w-Y rk we
learn, that th New To:k City fid!,
now building, has ahea y c< it 273,
9!6 dollars. It is fix yetrs since
the building was commenced, and
ir will r*quirt two years mor to
fir,ifii it. Rahigh S/at
The V’nff.ington Morue • r : ‘
has p ed b ‘ih branches of t ;
leci'lii •: cu 1 snimouflv. i : :v,a-
O 4
r.agers re aurhorjled t. r; fe :cc
ozo do!Lrs bv lottery.
4
BalUncr* pap
JD6 T PUBUS-T.D,
And for .a■ c; ..I this ifi* , (pric :
2.i cents) a f. *v c*>pi ‘s
!N D1 X
in all the la ‘.s o G r *;'"gi 1, p iff ;1
fir.ce the couipuattja of the Digelt.
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