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Fr cm London papers'
W- l ave been iitf-mmd, and
»re not without hepr that our in*
formation will prove corrrct. ti n
luiQis’erw have c< metothr laodablr
determination that the bland of
Wale heren »hall l>c ima.cdiately ]
avncuatrii.
Measures are, however, to be
taken, to render Atvwetp useless
totheenrnty as a nnvaJ, arsenal.
To effect this object, outers have
been sent to the Dockyard, a*
Portsmouth to prepare 8 line i f
battle ships to he sent there, and
then to be sm k in the Scheldt
. The Maida, I’Hercule, two moir
knglish ships, and I nr are pitch
t-d upon lor ihis sen ice.
A new Pol it ral pap r, on ihe
• t exact plan of (. obbcit’s Ktgister,
is announced on Wetlncsu, tie
4th of (October, under »hr- ii le
of “ JJlagdon’s Weekly P.liticd
Hegister.” From a strr i g and
elaborate Prospectus, now in or.
cutation, we collect that “ this new
paper is brought forward in direct
* and avowed opposition not meielr
to ( ohbett’s,but to all vehi
cles which aim at the aohver«ion
of ihe cont'itu'iori.** This sen
tence in ctna tiU a n Anient il
lustration of .in paper in qnes.
•ion, such a pubiivaii* o has long
been wanting.
1 ox.kg A trfm nclinus battle,
which lasted an hour and thtce
quarters, for 100 guineas, was
fought on the last day of Abiitg-
V dou iace*, In twr» n Davis, a navi
gator, and Joseph flea, man, the
. chttnipion ol thut part of the couu
rast multitude, greater tn-u at
. any day of the races, 'i lie friends
, of Davis sent lor Jem licit h<r
fiom London to si coud ihrre man.
, At the commencement ol the com
hat Davis was the favuine, and
continued ««* during the battle,
pom his mode of lutung and get
ting away, It was a cenhut of
the tr. Obi tbvin.ite natuir, taeh
u an hit unt I he Was down and u
wa» not unusual for bo.lt to he
hit dnwn at the Maine u oimiu, Ly
crushing blows. '1 he pug lists
w ere Ii iglnlul .spectacles, and to
the last round bottom was display.
t,d by cacti, iit-atm n nil donum
adversary in the jr>h round Inn
was obligi d vo give >u the t>S-h be
ing quite exhau.'ttit.
An uniorluua e circumstance
took place at f aidtngworih, mar
Market Haisiu, on .Nuudav lasi.
T. CottiNgham Wild VV. Slack
challenged tat h other to fight ; .he
K * conflict coutinued ior about «ntrc
V quarters ol an hoot, when Coiling
", ham fell from a blow ot hia un .g.
onist, and dud inaand). Jm.
fathers of the young ituubiooU by,
nnd each rncontagcci un son dur**
ring ihc figiu !
An affray took place last week
at Dicinsatun, C>h>uc« so r .lnii, be
tween George Chappel of that
place, »nd John u.atthciv*, of
•Sopworih. Al tr fighiing .soini
time, Chappel, a veiy old maa,
finding bia strength fail him, de
clined me conic*!, when In* lou
tish antagonist, an hale hearty
fellow,of about 40, rushed on tu*i
and stiiking him a violent blow
under hit tar, killed him ou the
spot.
1 lie Coroner Jury eat on the
h uty, amt biought in a virdtct of
\\ nlui Murder agam-t iViauhew,
wi.o u coiimuiua to Ciouctsur
goal lor u trial
From the Viigvnia Argus.
a
Extract of a Utter font an el
Vug intun it ho lately passed a
Jnv days at Washington enjy tla
ted Actcr/.&er 13.A, lbo9.
“ ou will prcccive by the
National lmcUigcnccr that the
honorable Kranu* J imc* jack
lon has been put to ihe bar of
diplomacy, hiukey Itotn the
itcotd ol cccicouru Mioiilctj,
and hands a ruonu*
u.cnt ol btuilli peumaeny r nu
Auitiic.n ueutfon. 1 was ai-
Mays convinced that bidtdttsl
Madtlon had u.c true dignity
*hd energy of chataucr need
l*'y tor u.c tit let ot a lree pco-
W h lc * Upou the iuilace out exe
cutive cnagiltraic is gentle,' at-.
i«ble, and forbearing ; he ex
amides, touiparc* and relief.,* ;
and always perceive?, with pr
culiar fagaciiy, the Urong anc
the we;.k po'nti of a fubjeci.—
He is rot a man that is forte
of form and fafhion ; no out
delights lels in the fripperies &
ftt* he lows of politics; no in
dividual islefs tcnaciot:*of the :
trifling etiquetie of Hate aflaits ,
I e locks only ro cflentials ; u
he finds a person sincere, it i>
enough —he overlooks a thou
land irregularities as to mode :
But, touch the honor ot the ns
non—only wound the leaf! in
'errffs ol the country, and un.
der whatever shape the vrrot.j,
doer approaches he will meet v
Madison unaltetabie firnmJ.-.
Wc have come to ihe pomt.—
She Hr it iih miniltry have iru
ihe experithcnt ot how nun.
wc Would (tear. Ihi v had ai.
mad* Hives o :> e ih<
land ofOi<rfice bom 'on. -in
thry had mu'drrtd our Ciiiz.;ns |
-»r»d d.(honored out II tg—plun
dered out property, foigm out
official fca papers, f«;fificd our
minilier in Loud«*n, and ca
lurnniated out goveiitinent un
der the very nole of so rnrr
ptefidf n?s : theie remained only
one more thing to do—it w.s
to give our chief magtfftate of.
finally and formally, the i.ie
direct. l’he nufereant who
hat offered this barefaced infuli
to ihe nation, is the black heart
ed agent of Copenhagen memo.
ry--a fit inffrument for any
dark tieachery, which hia cor
rupted masters, ihe Knglifh
mimlfry, may command him
io perform. It is not certain
whether Jackson will leave the
United Stales before he receives
the particular orders of his go
vernment to that effect. Some
imagine he will depart itnrnecli
aiely—other* conjectute that
he will remain, difcrcdited as
he is, as a spy and cotrupior
of rhe American press till the
ipring of the year. VVehavenot
a folnary article of information
on the subject, but what you fee
io ihe governmental paper—
but it is generally supposed (hat J
jackfon came with no oiher
view to this country than io
provoke by belying the go
vernment. It is thought by
many that the prelident had
will afeenained that this ffutdy
nr gociator had nothing m w
to ohfi, and had no instructions
u> *gree to any honotahic o.
juU terms whatever. However
we shall know all about it.
You may be fearlefs for Madi.
lon and his councellor*.
Depend on it they Hand on
fubffaniial Sc dcfenhble ground, i
For my fell, I can fay he is a
(fatesnian after my own heart.
Dilcrcet, amiable, and endued
with the Ipnit of unyielding sot.
muL’e in the hour of peril, he |
will merit and meet the applaule
of every fcnhblr, good, and j
candid man in the nation. He I
is the fauviter in modo and the
«Jortiter in res which is (omuch
admired yet Io fe>dom seen
Nobody laments the shame ol
jackfon but a crony or two
which the late minilier had a*
mong the tones in office— and
even they will shun him in the
day time, however they may
ncak to his houlc by Har-hglu
.or in the daik. it ts really cu-
J itotnt to oblcrve what couit
the (mail lory gentry pay to
1 titty Rtitiih nunilttr vicing
, with each other, poor fouls !
1 tor tire honor of his acquatn
! tancc. 1 bcle ctomes a:c regu
latiy afiigned over by fchedu.e, ]
1 piciume, from every renting \
minister to his luccelior, togc.. I
‘her wuh pigs, poulity, clteelt*,
paring* at.u articles ol paruett- j
ar convenience. Ailthewotld
xt.owswhat a Briufh miniiter i
would viiit in tuifc upHari toty
faroi'ie* for : rrd yet the crra.
iiircs th'» l\ n purr perfooal refi
pt Cl 10 he noticed ; h a caii
Uotli his iiIiUHIMC IPojtll) ’s oil
s'oy !
“ Oen. TtiTreati b?* not
been here lately : I think he
dot* rot treat our pichdent
with fnlhcient re'ptft. He
feet hither not long lince a ca»
pering Weft India ft tit maitrt
who cut a few filly flounfhe*,
topped about like a Iparrow,
• ltd went off at a tangent. —
l hu he tailed a (ample of the
i.plonr.atic atr, a la Fiancoife .
1. w«s an object of not cute tor
t whole city. Ar.d now we
five here another of the gen.
rai’> fecietaries who carries ap
pearances with more tnutmre.
;v ariri with dupio gravity. He ;
is a youth of puff paje, & looks
f -r ail die wot d -ike a child
Huff d with sugar cakes just
Born henuifety. I allure you,
ft , that 1 am not at all (atofitd
wiih the intolerable fine ait*
which his iinpeiial and royal
tn.'jdly * ambassador puts on.
He r, at Wadiington is the
place w ncrehc ought to be when
the president is in the city ; and
•tot lounging like the gtcat Mo
gul, at hb villa near a diffant
town. It is not rrspeftful ;it
i» not dcccrous. His excellen
cy* per adventure, allume* this
hauteur because his imperial i
mallei is niurdenng the Span - j
iards and treading the poor
Gettn ns in the duit. But what
ate jhoit things to us ? Wc are
neither S f anta.ds nor Germans, j
Wc c«irc no; whether the bloo- I
dy, baibuioos, buichenng con.
qntror is victorious on the
Danube or on the 1 ajo ; he j*
no vitior over us. Why
ihouiii Gcnesai luireau no,
then, pay dete enceto the man
of the people ? Why docs he
fend to W kfhington his rncflcn.
gers cV Icnbcs to fhui, Sc prauic
and play the jack adandy ? I
am lor letting thcle Europcun
functionaries know that we arc
•neither Fienth nor Eng ifh;
! but Americans; real, genuine
A mere aio —and that wc will !
a m r e! them to refpeft our
ct.iet magifiratr, agiecably to
die liws and cultoms of civil
-1 acd nations.” i
i
WaSHIMGTON-CITY, Nor, 11.
The following letter, said to be
a.idr. s'sed to me British consul* r*
| taken from the Independent Arne
j rit*u, We arc authorised to say
| that ns contents, so far as thev con. i
| nadict the article published in this •
ptper« f the 1 3th itistaat, relative
' iihe tonne of the m gociadon
between our goveriuneni and Mr.
.1 -. k on. are unfounded.
Wuthingtoris Nov. 13, 1809.
(CiauUL.vU.i
SIH,
1 have to inform you with much
ifgrci, that the tacts which it ha*
bcui my duty to state in niy official
C' rr* spontience with Mr. buiith
have bet n dt-« tned by the President
u< the United Slate* io ailord a Sut
licitnl motive lor breaking uH an
impoitaot ncgociation and lor put*
tu g an tnd to a.l coinmunicatiun
whaltver with me as the minister
chargtd with the ntgocialion so in
terest i: g to bo ill nations, and on
one most material point,, f which
an answer lias not even been re.
j turned to an i.flicul and written
overture. One of me faus allu M
did to Itcs been an muted bv the
Secretary of State himself in his
j iecur to the o| the ijnh Oct
•I.Ht the three conditioos tmnilng
the substance ofter. Ersknie’s ot_
1 ‘guial inatructiLns were subuiitu d
to h m t>y tiiat gentleman; the
oibei, viz. that that instruction u
the only me in t.huh the condi
| non* were prescribed to Mr. l*,rs •
f kuie lor tiit conclusion of an ar-«
1 raegement on the matter to which
it related, !* known to me by the
instruction* winch'l have mvseif
received. In stating thc*e tacts,
and, in arihennv to them as my du
i ty imperiously enjoined me to do,
iu orcur to ri pel Uie frequent char.
pen of ill faith which harr been
m td« against hi* majesty s guv
jt-rnmem, l coi Id not imagine tha?
elf rue would he taken at it by
tfic American government, as most
i certainly none could be intended
on mv part; and this view of the
subject has been made known to
Mr. Smith. But as lam inform
cd by him, that no further com [
muiiiration will be rectivetl ftoni
' rne, I conceive that I have no al
ternative left, which is conaistciu
with the king’* dignity, but to with,
draw altogether from ti*is city.
‘ and to wait eliewherc the
of his majesty's commands open
the unlooked for turn which ha
thu«< been given to hi- allaus in tin*
country. I mean m rise interval
to make New York >hc place ol
my residence, wncre you will
henceforward please to direct vour
communication* to me, as I shali
be accompanied by every mtmbcr
ol his majesty’s mission.
I am, &c.
(Signtd) F. J. JACKSON.
Legiflcturc of Cccrgia.
MILUTGEVILLE. Nov. 28.
The following Bills have pas
fed the Senate and are now
piogrdling thro’ the House
of Rt prefcnuiives.
To be entitled an aft so a
inend and continue in force an
aft entitled an afcl, pointing
out the duty of Sheriff* in
felling land undei exec ution.-''-
[The amendment proposed is,
, that the Sher.ft fltali hlcanaffuia
! vit in theclei ks office in thecoun
ty where the land lie*, dating
ihat he has served a wiitten no
I ticc on the defandant or defen
| dam* in execution, or the ten-
I ant or tenants in polleflionj
To he entitled an utl to at
tach a pan of Libetty county
to the county of i atnal. [The
l onion of Lihcriy atiached to
I •unall is included in the fol
lowing bowndaties ; Beginning
rtt the mouih of Braid s creek
on the Altainahaw river; from
thence in a line to be coiinued
in a flraight direction to the
Canochee river oppolitc the
mouth of I.oil’s act k ]
1 o be entitled an aft to alter
and amend an aft regulating
roads in this ft ate, lo far as re •
Ipefts the operation of said aft
in the counties of Liberty, Bry.
an, M Intofh, Glynn, Camden
I and Wayne, pt-fled iheß h day
of December ißc6, so far as
refpetts the county of Camden:
To be emit led an aft to a
mend an afct entitled an aft to
authorife the jufticcs of the
Inferior Courts of this date to
difeharge insolvent debtors con
j f l!,e d by process from any
| Court of this date whatever
! [The principle feature in ibis
j bill is that on a charge of fraud
, a juty shall be summoned for
j the puipofe of deciding the
question at iffue.]
lo be entitled an act to limit
the jurisdiction of the Alder
man of the city of Savannah,
lo far as relate* to the regula
tion of the market. [This bill
gives all pci lons libcny io dis
| polcof their poduce, <scc. either
holefale or retail, iiooi Sun
I rile, &c.J
Io be entitled an act to re
i pet.* an act for compcnlatmg
the jtifiices of the Inlcnor
Couits.
lo be entitled an act to alter
the tune tor hoiunig the annual I
; eiecuon tot Aideimen and (Ji
j ly-Othceis tor u e city of Sa.
\ v *nnah. [ 1 his bid appoints
; the hilt in January
lor their election. ] .
I o be entitled an act to a
mend an act authoniing the!
| conimiliioneis ol Loutiviiie, to
lay out lous and fell iuch parts
ol ihe commoi g of laid town
as they may ihmk proper and
lo appiopuate the proceeds ol
, luch tales to the ule ol the Ac.
, j cadeniy of Louifvilte.
To be entitled an act to pro
vide for taking the Cenfu* of
this Rate. a* required bv the
ccnftitution.
To be entitled an act to a
mend an act for the more
fectually feeuring the probwOfr
Wills, limiting the time for ex e .
cutors to qualify, ard widows
to make their election.
'jo authorife the juflices of
be Jnierior court with the
Cleik.% and Shenfl to draw J u _
lots for ti e county ol Telfair.
To author ife the Just ices of
he Inferior court, Cleik and
sheriff to dtaw jurors for the
cl unty of Pul.fki.
To appoint cornmiflioners to
runartl afeertain the dividing
line bnwren the counties of
W?yr e at d Camden
'lo make pcurancnt 'he feat
of the publick buildings in the
ientity of Puiafki.
r J o continue in force an
a£! pa IT*. d *hc 22H. December
iSotij giving fin her time to
the fortunate diawt-rs in the iaic
land h'tieties 10 takeout their j
giants. [i he time ptelciibedl
is of October next.]
(.URIOUS CALCULATION.
1 he island ol YV’aithein is said I
to be about eight or nine miles]
in diameicr, and, as it* f„nn jJ
nearly circular, it is, of coursyj
Iront 24 r o I*7 miles in ciicumfcr.l
erne. No*, the ships, which wel
have sent against it, taking them!
from the point of tlie bowsprit tol
tiiat of the jib boent, measures 22J
miles, 5 furlongs, and 67 yards J
so that, if they were tied fast tol
one another, and placed all round!
the island, they would he withnj
a very few yards of touching eaclil
other, and one might go round thel
island fr< m deck to deck without!
the help of a boat. 1 hat is onal
view of the thing.—-Another is J
that our ships, it swung at anchor
would, with basely anchorage!
room enough, reach from England!
to Waichcreit ; and our men, isl
placed in n single rat k, withinarmJ
length of one anodic r, would react!
trom Ei gland to Waltheren anil
round the is,and of W olil ttj
beside s. The nun, thus plarril
would reach 124 Engluh mile]
consequently, if drawn up threJ
deep, in pretty close order, they!
would form a complete nalirouncl
the whole isinud.
Singular and Laudable Custom. I
Ihe iiev* Claudius Hucharun,!
writing trom Ta. jure, Sept. lSOfil
gives among other interesting mat-1
ters, the following dtsciiption ofl
the practice of a congregation ofl
eastern Christians :— ° 1
“ yY s Mr. W rite held, on his firs®
coming lo Scotland, was s-. rpruetfl
at the rustling of the leaves ofl
Hibles, which took place imint'dil
uieiy on his pionouncing bis ux'fl
so was I here surprised at a uoirfl
ol a different kind, namely, thafl
ot he iron pm engraving the Pall
nniaieai. 1
MaDy persons had their OHafl
(itavts) iu iheir hands wriling I
striuou 111 'I almul short hancl
Air. K'-liioti assun d me that souiA
ol them are so expirt at this, ihafl
'bey do not lone one word of thfl
pieachtr. And the sermon of ihfl
morning is rcgulaily rtad in trß
evening to die schools by thfl
Catechist iiotu his Pahnvrs itat-fl
jLtte/ d>ut g paper. B
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20* H
'f he ship Augustus, Yhevcr,
arrived at liaiem in S 8 days
Alalia, Mr. Joseph Austin ®B
Ho 8 on, a passenger in her, inß
for m», thai the MrditerranMiß
j i» lull ol French privateers whaß
1 capture every American vcsteß
they find, but tiiut most of li e l ®
are rttovcied lor their owner* ■
vigilance ol the bntiah cru' 7 £ f B
As uiauy as sixteen Ere* it
| teeis had been receml; / . 101 8
Alalta by iintish uu;-f • 0> * r ß
Augustus did noi slop ai Oioriitiß
A poet being censured ,f» r i 'jH
ting ins ioagiiigs sou.twiiat
ruptly.was lulu he ought 10 VI
ashamed thus running a *} H
“ Lshall,” n plied the Hard, ‘ )°BJ
know we Poets must u*du-b L fl|
•« uu foglW.