The constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 1823-1832, May 24, 1825, Image 2

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Ucucrvu ilulV’s •Memoiva,
Os the Campaign of the North Western
Arm;), in the year 1812. Addressed to
the people of the United States. 1
No. XXIII.
By tho letter of the Secretary of War l]
to Gen. Dearborn, referred to in the last (
number, il appears, that the agreement he !
had made wtth Sir George Frevost, for a ‘
suspension of hostilities, was entirely tlis- ‘
approved by the President, and he was 1
commanded to cause it to cease, after due 1
notice. Ir is impossible to account for the 1
motive* which induced h:in in adopt Uie '
measure. Ail my letters, stating my situ- '
atom in the enemy’s country, had been sent 1
to him by the Secretary of War. He I
knew that toe lake was shut against me ; 1
and, by the Secretary’s letter, he was in
formed, that a body of Indians bad assem
bled on the road I had opened through the
wilderness, and had stopped a company of
Ohio militia, at the vliaim, which was es
corting provisions to Detroit, lor the sup
port of my army. He knew by the same
letters, sent to him by Uie Secretary of
War, that Michillimackanack had fallen ;
that the savages had joined the British
standard, and all the northern and western
tribes were marching m hostile array against
me. Under these circumstances, if his
own military experience, and knowledge
did not teach him Iris duty, via : the ne
cessity of co-operation with ihe forces un
der my command, he hail before him die
positive in tiers of the government. After
making this agreement, it became impossi
ble for him, during its continuance, to have
obeyed the orders of his government, in
making diversions and co-operations, with
out a violation of the faith he had pledged. 1
Had he the power, by his commission, to
make an agreement which would render
him incapable of obeying the orders of loose
from whom he received his authority ? 1
ask, then, by what authority did he make
this armistice. ? It was not, by the authori
ty of the government, because, in my for
mer numbers, I have cited the letter of the
government, by which the measure was
disapproved, in the most pointed language.
But, suppose, by his commission as the seni
or Major General in the army, a discretion
ary power was vested in him to make an ar
mistice ; did he in this instance, exercise
that power properly, by agreeing to a mea
sure, which totally disqualified him from
carrying into effect the orders of his gov
ernment? a ask you, then, my follow citi ;
zens, on what grounds this measure ca j boj
justified ? If it cannot be justified on mili
tary principles, permit me again to ask you,
what motives could have induced him to j
have adopted it? 1 will not even ask thel
question, whether it was to shield himself|
from personal danger, in attacking the ene-|
my’s posts, and co-operating with die forces
under my command. I have too often wit-1
nessed his bravery, during the war of the
revolution, to make a suggestion of the
kind.
Was it the fear that the forces under my
command, having first, made the invasion of
Upper Canada, would hive shared some
part of the glory, in the event of conquest?
When he was commanded by the admin
istration to concentrate his forces at Niaga-|
ra.and co-operate with me, and only make
a feint against Montreal, why did he direct
the principal part of them to Flatlsburg and
Burlington, on lake Champlain f He must
have, foreseen, that hy agreeing to the sus
pension of hostilities, in the manner he did,
the whole force of the enemy would be re
moved for the defence of that part of the
province which was invaded. This he must
have perceived, unless he had become gid
dy by his elevation, and could not dis- 1
cern his duty. It is possible, that it was
not his expectation that the government 1
would approve of the measure, and would
have ordered it to have ceased, alter giving
due notice ; and in such an event before
the enemy’s force could have returned to
M ontreal, lie might have advanced his for-i
ce* from Flattsburg and Burlington, and
taken possession of that capital. In such a
case he undoubtedly supposed all the glo
ry would be his own, and that such an a
chiovement would have more than compen
sated for the sacrifice of my army.
If he were not influenced by any of the
motives which have been here suggested,
let me ask you, whether they were not the
same, which induced him, in publishing a
narrative of the battle of Bunker Hill, to
open the tomb, and violate the ashes of the
brave General Putnam, more than twenty
years after he had rested from his patriotic
labours r—a chief whose name alone was a
host at the commencement of our revolu
tion, and whose gallant deeds, are identifi
ed with the glory of our country. Futnan.
was then a general and Dearborn was a cap
tain.
It he were capable of making represen
tations intended to blast the laurels, which
had so long flourished around the tomb of
thiji brave commander, does it not in some
measure account fur his motives, in attempt
tug to rob me of the little fame, 1 had ac
quired in following the standard of the il
lustrious Washington, during the war of
our revolution. Every man engaged in that
memorable battle is entitled to glory ; and
had General Dearborn been contented with
the share to which his rank and conduct en
titled him, no one would have been so un- i
generous twenty years after his death, as to ,
have opened his tomb, violated his ashes, or
attempted to blast even the twig of n lau- .
reL which might have been found growing 1
around it.
He must have known when he agreed tu (
the armistice, that a very considerable time (
must elapse, even, il the government dis- i
approved of it, before its operation would i
have ceased. The despatches must have <
travelled from his Head Quarters, to Wash- 1
ington, and from Washington back to Al-Ji
bany; he then must have given notice to (
Sir George Frevost at Qiebec or Montreal, >
and have waited a reasonable time for this t
notice to have arrived. As the division of t
the army I commanded had no participa- <
lion in the measure, he well knew the ad
vantages he thereby gave the enemy in con- t
centrating his whole force to the scene of
my operations—he knew that during this
period, it would not be necessary for the
enemy to retain a single effective man at i
any of the stations, on the Niagara river, t
Kingston, Montreal, or any of me p<ist», t
in me eastern part of the province.—Hed
well knew, that the whole force of the Bri- t
tish army, in that section of territory, the 1
mditia of the Canadas, ami the savages of <
the wilderness might be employed m op- i
posing the offensive operations, I had com- 1
menced, ami at that moment was engaged t
in prosecuting. Ho was perfectly acquaint- t
cd both with my situation, and the situa
tion of the enemy ; that 1 was surrounded
on all sides, and had no communication j
with my country ; that by the command of
lake Erie, and being in the possession of |
armed ships, transports, and boats, all the
troops from fort Erie, fort George, with all
tlie militia of that part of the province, might
with the greatest facility, have been moved to n
any point, where their services were mosi •*
necessary.—That two or three days would
only have been required, to have transport- (
ed them to Malden, or any part of the De- j
troit river—lhat by the command of lake
Dntario the forces from Kingston, York, j
and that part of the province, with the j
same facility and despatch, might have v
been removed to the west part, of the lake,
ami marched to the same point—all these
advantages, General Dearborn must have
well known, would be given to the enemy,
when he signed this agreement, for the sus
pension of hostilities.
In the course of these memoirs, I shall
show, that all these advantages were made
use of; and in consequence of this mea- j
sure, which was unauthoiized and disap- j
proved by the government, the plan of the
British commander succeeded according to j
I the expectation, which was anticipated.
I The measure lam now considering, my ,
fellow citizens, had such an effect on my
situation, that no apology, I presume will
lie necessary, for asking your very particu-'
dar attention to all the circumstances, .it- t
i tending it.— It will be recollected from the 1
copy of the letter of (he Secretary of war, *
(hat he had received General Dearborn’s of ,|
'the Bth and 9th of August, communicating
! information of the suspension of hostilities,
land the cause of it. Colonel Baynes, the
adjutant general of the army commanded
by Sir George Frevost, was the officer ap- •
pointed and authorized on his pari tu make |
(his negotiation.—He must have arrived at t
the head-quarters of General Dearborn as t
early as tue 6th or 7th of August ; —couse t
quently he must have left Montreal, as ear- ,
Iv as the first of August, the distant e being |
'about two hundred and forty miles—Sir|b
George Frevost, calculating on tile successji,
of this measure, no doubt gave General (
Brock immediate information respecting it,
us soon, as Colonel Baynes commenced his 0
journey, with directions to proceed with c
all the forces, to Malden.—ln addition to
this, Major General Slieafe, marched with
the forces from Montreal to Kingston, where
a great part of them embarked passed to d
ithe west part of Lake Ontario, there land- 8
ed, marched to the relief of Malden, col- ■'
Electing the militia and savages on their 8
| march. v
Tims il appears, that eight or nine days u
| before the agreement was actually signed, *
( all the British forces were put in motion, s
and concentrating to the only point where '
I I the invasion of the Upper Province had
I been made, and these arrangements must i
have been made on the presumption that t
Colonel Baynes would obtain a suspension I
of hostilities. i
The. inquiry now becomes important i
What information had General Dearborn \
received by the Adjutant-General which i
could have afforded even a shadow of co \
lour for the nie i-n cs he ad pted ? J’uis 1
information was communicated by him, to i
the Secretary of W.ir, and in (lie Secreta- i
rv’s letter to me, ha- been recited in the t
former number ; and it is so important it s
should b> perfectly umlers ood, that I will v
here again repeat the substance of it—He c
sajrs, that Gen. Dearborn has conimunicat
<1 an arrangement, by Which it was agreei
between him and Sir George Prevost, fha
ffl'ensive operations should be suspended
until tiie determination of the governmen
should be made known, to him, on certaii
information, presumed by General Dearborn
lo be contained in a dispatch transmitted bi,
Sir George Prevost, to Mr. linker lute Se
cretary oj Legation to his brittanic Ma
jesty in this city.
I lie Secretary, further says that he was
further instructed by the President to in
torni me, that no communication, such at
was supposed by Gen. Dearborn, might
have been transmitted, has been mode to thh
government. Phis lei ter, which was pre
sumed to contain the information, was not
addressed to Gen. Dearborn, but to Mr,
Baker, at Washington, and he had no other
grounds for consenting to a suspension ol
hostilities, than a bare presumption, that it
might contain something which might ren
der such a measure proper. The grounds
even of this presumption could have been
nothing more, than his conversation with
the Adjutant-General, and the sight of this
sealed despatch to Mr. Baker, which he
was requested to send to the Secretary of
State, to be delivered according to his dis
crelion. 1 now ask you to imagine a rea
son, why he did not w ik for tlie orders of
the government, before he made an agree
ment, which was so important in its conse
quences ?
In my next number I shall consider the
effect, which it had on my situation.
JaMAiai Vpril 32.
Piracy and Supposed Murder, i'o en
obliging 0 irrespondem wc aie indebted tor
the fallowing particulars ut tie retaking of
tU« O •lumbian armed sch.>.mer Columbiana,
hue Capi. Cord, b) the ai ined schooner Isa
bella, Capt. Bedwell, (also under the Co
lombian Hag) on Tuesday, the 29th ult. off
Couter Hiver, Cuba. It appears that tlie
crew of the former ve-.se! had mutinied and
killed then Captain and two odicers: and
dial three Offi ers and nine men effected
tlieir escape to tlie shore.
ilxtruci from the L-g-Book of llic Isabella. )
Couter \iver, Vlarch 27. 5
At five A. M. saw a felucca standing in
for the shore; mannei boats and ga> e chase.
At six came up with her, and lou id net to
bealelucca making her escape from the'
Colombian armed schooner Colombia l a, and
who reported that tlie c<e v of the said ves
sel had mutinied and killed their Captain.—
March -28—Manned and despatched our
boats : at Six P. M. got under way, and
discovered our boats giving chase to a schoo- i
ner and sloop, which pi lived to he the Co
lomuiaiia, and a sloop calico the Maria
which she had previously made prize of—
I'he Columbiana keeping up a constant fire
from a long gun and musketry, at our bo its,
which was as promptly returned, we made
all sail to get into acti >n, which, on the
Columbiana perceiving we gamed on her,
she hauled her wind and ran ashore- 'The
crew abandoned her, and took refuge oa
shore. March 29 —At one P. .VI. took;
charge of and manned the Columbiana, from
the Isabella, and succeeded in getting her
off. Overhauled tlie prize-sloop Maria,
found herof little value, and destroyed tier.
The Officers of the Columbiana supposed to
be murdered, are captain II H. Kuril, Mr.
Brock, and Mr, Johnson. T hose who have
escaped, are Mr. Emery, Mr. J. Starr, and
Mr. 1). Williams.
It is to be regretted that none of these
monsters were taken, but it is some gratifi
cation to know that tlieir progress in cruel
ty on the higu seas, it not on land, is for the|
present arrested. 1
The following are the opinions of three la
dies of eminent literary attainments, on
the subject of Matrimony:
Mrs. E. Montague in her letter, says—
“ I can define matrimonial happiness onlv i
like wit, by negatives. ’Pis not kissing—
that’s too sweet ; —’tis not scolding, that’s
too sour; —’tis not raillery, that’s too bit
ter ; nor is it the continual shuttlecock of
reply—for that’s too tart. In short, 1 hard
ly know how to season it exactly to my taste;
hut 1 would neither have it tart nor mawk
ishly sweet. I should not like to live en
tirely either upon metheglen or verjuice.”
Again, she says, “ 1 fancy in matrimony
one finds variety in one, in the charming vi
cicitudes of—
“ Sometimes my plapie, sometimes my darling,
“ Kissing to-day, to-morrow snarling.*’
“ Could that kind of love,” says Mrs.
Thrate, “ be kept alive through the marriage
state which makes the charm of a single
one, the sovereign good would no longer be
sought for ; in the union of two faithful lo
vers it would be found ; but reason shows
us that Shis is impossible, and experience in
forms us that it never was so : we must pre
serve it as long, and supply it as happily, as
we can.”
“ Hope not,” says the celebrated Madame
de Maintenou to the Princess of Savoy, on
tlie eve of her marriage with the Duke of
Burgundy,” for perfect happiness ; there
is no such tiling on earth ; though there were
it would not be found at Court. Greatness
is exposed to afflictions often more severe
than those of a private station. Be neither
vexed nor ashamed to depend on your hus
band. Let him be your dearest friend, your
only confidant. Hope not for constant har
mony in the marriage state. The best hus
bands and wives arc those who hear occa
sionally from each other salies of ill-humour
with patient mildness. Be obliging, with
out putting great value on your favors.
t- “ Hope not for a full return oftendernesi
id Men are tyrants, who would be free them
it selves and have us confined. You need no
J, be at the pains to examine whether theii
it riglits be well founded ; it is enough if they
n are established. Pray God to keep yot
p, from jealousy. Tlie affections of a huafcanc
y are never to be regained by complaints, re
;- proaches, or sullen behaviour.”
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's ny XesteviAay’a Ma\\.
From the New-Fork Daily Advertiser, May 12.
! Latest from England.
r The packet ship Acasta, Capt. Chadwick,
if arrived yesterday, in 40 days from Lon
t don, and 36 from Cowes. VV e are indebt
. ed to Capt. Chadwick fora Courier of the
g sth id April, to the editors of the Commer
ii c ‘ a l Advertiser, for late London papers,
bjUnd Loyd’s Luts, and to some of our mer
S |Cantihi friends for a pi ice current of the
e |fith,and the Morning Herald,
f The Courier publishes the Message of
I the Vice-President of Colombia, and speaks
. [of it i u high terms of praise, " It
fj is impossible,” the Editor remarks,” not to
. admire, on fie one hand, the frankness and
. sincerity with which the Vice-President
pl.tceii before the National Assembly, the
. numerous difficulties that remain to be sur
mounted, before they can enjoy the full
benefit of their independence, and on the
othe,, the earnestness with which he invites
i them to pursue tlie nec< ssary measures for
r accomplishing that end.”
11 Mr. Lawless and Mr. O’Connel are quar
, ‘‘cling in the newspapers, on the subject of
Catholic emancipation.
A very uff eting trial for forgery took
f place at Bristol. Mr. Savary, a young man,
! the son of a respectable banker of that city,
I plead guilty at toe bar to a charge of forg
lingabill of exchange, signed with a ficti
-1 tious name. The pb a of “Guilty” was
wholly unexpected by the court, and beingi
delivered in a firm voice, produced a great.
( Wiect, particularly on the Judge, Lord Gif-1
ford, who changed colour and remained si*
‘jlunt for some time. At length, looking ear
[jnently in the prisoner’s face, he enquired
| i( he nad been ind iced to make that plea by
the imp ol a pardon.—He replied that he had
done it deliberately. His lordship told him
to consider .i short time before he determin
ed to persevere in that plea—the prisoner
shook hi» head, reclined on his hand, and
again covered his face, agitated by grief.”
Clerk of the Hrragements. “ Shalt I en
ter the verd'et, my lord ?”
The Recorder. “ Wait a short time.”
The prisoner was then removed ; ami on
being brought back, and saying that he per
isted in hi* plea, the judge, putting on his
black cap, addressed him in a very solemn
manner, and after urging him not to in
ciulge the hope of a pardon, proceeded to
pronounce the sentence of death. The
prisoner seemed to lose all power of breath
i >g, and dropped down his head. Mr. Smith,
one of the prosecutors, who had before at
tempted to address the court, made way
I through the crowd, by the witness box, and
very agitatingly exclaimed :
“ My 1 nd, as the prosecutor, I recom
mend hiln to mercy if mercy, can be shown.
The consequences of his crime were limited,
the public have suffered nothing—hardly ’
any thing.”
Lord Gifford leant back in his seat, great- ,
jly affected ; but made no reply. Tlie pris- ,
[oner was then removed from the dock, a- [
midst the deathly silence of a crowded court, ,
many of the persons present wall knowing ■
the prisoner and his father the banker. ,
An article fpom Madrid of the 22nd ult. ,
states, that some serious disturbances had ,
broken out in the barracks of the Royal {
guard, where the soldiers of the 3rd battal- ]
lion, discontented, because the term of their ,
service had been extended, uttered cries in (
favour of the Constitutional system. (
Letter* of the 21st state, that France is ]
anxious about the debt due from Spain, ,
which is said to exceed 160 millions of |
francs, exclusive of the repairs of tlie for- (
tresse* of Barcelony and Cadiz, &c. &c. \
The dismissal of Uguarte is said to be ow- \
ing to the French Ambassador. |
The greatest preparations are making at
Constantinople lor the next campaign. The
Turkish and Egyptian fleets will rendez
vous at Rhodes. The plague has subsided
at Smyrna. 1
Pakis, April 2.
On change yesterday there was a decline
from lOOf. 30c. to 101, 90, and in a few
minutes after, it rose to 102 f.
Colocotroni has made confessions which
disclose the intrigues of all his accomplices.
At Petersburg, the new theatre was con
sumed by fire.
The English are collecting large maga
zines of provisions in Lisbon, which they
say are for the English fleet in the Tagus,
‘ but which appears better fitted for troops of
the line. A severe and alarming drought
still prevails in Spain,
i The Greek admiral Miaulis has captured
the squadron which was blockading Patras.
Against Coloctroni and Delejani, a criminal
process has commenced.
A curious toy has been brought before the|
public in England, which bids fair to be a|
good successor to the Kaleidoscope. It is]
called a Thaumatrope, and produces won-i
derful illusions by rapid revolutions.
London, April 5. |
City 2 o'clock. —The Bank and Stock;
>s Exchange are closed this morning. On the
i- Royal Exchange there is the usual assem
it blage of Jobbers, but scarcely any thing
Ir doing in either British or Foreign Stock.—
y Consols are 93* for April, and 93 5 8| for
u May.
d Constantinople, Feb. 25—Though this
capital is more tranquil than could be ex
pected, the fonnentation continueMamong i
the Janisaries, and the most serious alarm
exists. Four Ortas who had received or
ders to march against the Greeks have re
fused to go —“ We will not march, say the
Janisaries, till the heads of three of the Sul
tan’s ministers are delivered to us.” Some
more chiefs have been arrested & executed.
•’ London Markets, Jlpril 5.
The Colonial markets are nominal, on account of the holidays,
there is little or no business doing.
The prompt duy for Colonial produce bought at the Jute high-.
e*t market prices was on Saturday, and, notwithstanding the irn
■» inense amount, the settlement went over without any failure# ,
. it was anticipated, that many parcels of goods bought on specula
tion, would have been forced on the market for money, parties
l&rly Coffee and Spices, the reverse was, however, the cast; no
goods were offered at any reduction.
“ Cotton —The demand was very animated last week, about
. 131,000 bales having changed hands, viz—sooo Remains 171 a 10
11-2 ; 650 Bourbons 13 1-3 al9 ; 500 Bo weds 13 1-2 al6 1-2 ; 12.00 W
i Surats 13 ; very ordinary to good 11 1-4 , 900 Madras 10 a 10 1-2;
[5600 Ben: als 8 1-2 a 9 7-8 ; 200 Smyrna# 11 1-2 a 12, in bond, and
■ duty paid 6000 Kgyplians 15 a 16 eld, to 10 3-4 new ; 70 Dewa
-0 raras 16 a 18.
The demand yesterday continued brink. and during the day 1000
bags were reported sold: Permrns 18 1-4 a 18 l-2d ; Bengal# II
f 1-2 ; Jurats JO 7-0 ; this forenoon continue general.
Sugetr~~ The market was exceeding heayy Inst week, but Oft
# j reduction in prices could be stated, on account of the few #alfc#.
f Brown Jamaica 665.
Coffee—Si. Domingo is bow 77 a 78s. The last price of good
1 ord. Jam was CC a7O ; hut the holders arc now asking higher
» prices for every description for home consumption.
* i .IsKes —Are dull, and lower.
o<£ The market continues in a state of great depression, and
[the purchases are confined to parcels for immediate use.
5 i 'tobacco —Thme are no sales lately reported. The latest ac
counts from Holland state a deficiency in the stock corn
■ pared with the previous year. In 1824, it was 20,775 hhds—lß2s,
(j 8.828. Dficiency, 11,947.
t Corn—Our market continues to be very much influenced by an
J opinion now very prevalent, that some alteration will be made in
jjthe Corn laws this session of Parliament—this circumstance, the
(large supplies, and the fine weather have caused a further reduc
* tion of Js per qr.
American Stocks— Bank Shares /,24 15. 6 per Cents, 1812 and
13, nothing don© ; do 18H, 96 1,2; 5 per Cent, N. Y. 101 1-2 :
3 do 81, se.lers.
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Washington, May 10.
Commerce of the United States. —On
, preceding paga will be found a statistical
; view of the Commerce and Navigation of the
United States for the year ending Septem
ber, 30, 1824, Jt is a document of so great
interest, that in the present dearth of news,
• ■we are of opinion that we could hardly offer
to our readers any thing more inviting or
,acceptable. This intelligible and accurate
Table affords aoundant food for reflection,
and for the speculations of political econo
mists, to whom we leave, for the present, ~
the pleasure, ami the labor of making de
ductions from it. For the information of our
readers, however, we place in contrast, be
low, the result of the aggregates of the
Statement of the last year with that which
preceded, thus showing their increase and
decrease.
1823 1314 Increaio
Imports. 77,579,267 80.549,007 2,909,740
Dorn. Klpoils, 47.155,403 50,0)9,500 3,494,092
Foreign Exports, 27,513,622 25,337,157*
Tot.il F.xports, 74,999,030 75,930.6.57 1,237,627
Am. Ton. enl’fr, 775,271 350,033 74,702
Foreign Too. do 119,463 102,307 f
♦ Decrease 2,206.464
TDo. 17.10 J
Commercial —The following is a transla
tion of the Custom-House Order referred to
in the extract of a letter from Cadiz, pub
lished in our paper of Monday last:
TRANSLATION.
Superintendence General of Customs.
The Secretary of the Treasury, under
date of the 24th of this month, communi
cated to the General Board of Customs, the
annexed Royal Order.
Circular. —The Royal Order of the 4th of
July, ult. directs, that the captains of mer
chant vessels who shall declare at our Cus
tom-Houses, that they have on board goods
or merchandize in transitu, for foreign ports,
shall be required to give bond, under certifi
cate of our Consuls, for the prosecution of
their voyage, to the port of their destination.
The principal object of this order was to
prevent the many frauds that were usually
committed on our coasts, under the above
'pretext. The Junta de Arancelcs, on 4he
3d of the present month, represented to the
King, our Lord, that many of the induce
ments to this illicit commerce had ceased to
exist, and that the above provision was in
competent to its total suppression. His
Majesty has, therefore directed the above
mentioned order of the 4th of July. ult. to
be suspended in its operation on the captains
of foreign vessels, and that it be confined
to the captains of our own vessels, in rela
tion to whom its regulations shall be en
forced.
Madrid, January 27, 1825.
COMMERCE OP THE U. STATES.
Statement of the Commerce of each State and
Territory, commencing on 1s( October,
1823, and ending on the SOth September.
1824,
STACKS. To. ... of Im. To. va of Exports.
1 Maine, 768,643 900,194
2 New Hampshire, 245,513 185,383
3 MauuehuMttl, 15,373,753 10,43),328
4 Vermont, 161.854 208,258
5 Rhode Island, 1,388,338 872,809
6 Connecticut, 581,510 575,862
7 New- Cork, 36,113,723 22,897,134
8 Vew-Jersey. 637.518 23.989
9 Pennsylvania, 11,865,531 9,364,893
10 Delaware, 12,080 18,964
1) Mars land, 4,651.642 4,863,239
12 District Columbia, 879,958 722,405
)3 Virginia, 639,787 3,277,564
14 North Carolina, 465,836 538,733
11 South Carolina. 2,166,185 8,034,082
16 Georgia, 541,888 4,623.982
17 Louisiana, 4,639,769 7,928,820
15 Alabama, 91,604 460,727
19 Ohio,
20 Michigan Territory, 1,886
21 Florida "1 erritory, 6.986 218
80,549,007 75,986,657
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| a t "Woolwich, Me. in full health, fell dead
at the font of her brother’s bed, while he,
then in his last moments, was addressing
j her. They were both buried in the same
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