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1 ARGUS. _
“Here TI. VTH vnlictns'd feign/,
Still dare accost e’en kings themselves
...Or rulers cf the free.”
MILL!' Dbl'-VILl.E :
'IVP.DNF.HPAr OCT 24. 1810.
Th- following extra# from
tlio aft of Congn-fs puffed lit
. jM iv 1810, is particularly inter-
tfting at this moment: —
S.:r 4. And he it further on
aft**!, t hat in cafe either CJ.
IV. it.iin or Franco {fidl before th<
lh : r.i day of March next, fa ie
V’ki> or mo'ify her edids, as
thvt they fii i' 1 ceafeto violate the
n.-utr 1 co omerce of the Unfix!
Slates, which fad th* Po-Tidi-nt
of the Unite.) States Hi ; l declare
bv procl.ma fi an ; an-* it the o
ther nation fh ill not wfihin three
uinrihs 'hereafter, fo r- vr-ic or
troci y h. r etHds in like man
it* r. thn
fixtli, I
the third, fourth, fifth,
vemh, eigmii, ninth,
ten'll and eigh ccnth fe&ions of
th d, entitled “an -cl to in
ter i d tiie commercial inter
con rib between th« U ite'States
•and G'vat Britain and France
an i their tkpen 'mries, and for
other put poles,” fliall from and I affirmed the appearance of being
iert will find iiluftrative of the
(fate of parties among them.—
We alfotnfertin the lame place,
an ai.fwer from the houf'e of rr
pn fentatives of IMafidchufettg to
their governor, which forcibly
fliows the difficulties arifing to
th** United States from the jiref
fare ol France on one hand, and
of Great Britain on the other.
Commercial cupidity and a
den re to facrifise future fafety
& rUpecUbiiity to the profpett,
probably delufive of prefent gain
appear to have influenced the
\merican people and caufed
he.n to lofe the advantages they
•nigh' have reaped from the en
lorcemtent of the embargo aiid
non intereonrfe; for had thefi*
in. a lures been ftead ;i y an i uni
formiy perfi vered in, the dif
fi ultfi-s of th fe countries would
probably have force f them to
yi*!J in juft cone ffion to the
claims ol \ men cans ; for ex
id v u the critical p.-riod-c.f the
rep. al of each of thc-fb meafures,
we were feeling the accumul.it
ed want of a fuppiy of thofe ar
ticics which form the bafis of our
manu'afhires, and alfool a mar
ket fi r ur manufactured arti
cles. Pne ch trader of he A
merican g ivernmer.t his thus
fur the expiration of 3 months vacillating an i unfleady anJ by
luchcondud the Americans have
materially injured their caufe &
their reputation for political wi!
dona.
TORPEDOES.
frooi the date of the proclamati
on afon frtid be and have full
f irce an i iff. d fo far as r bates
to th- dominions colonies and
dependencies of the nation thus
refuting or negleding to revoke
or modify her e.lids in the man
r.tr aforefaid And the rt flric
tions impofed by this r.d (hill
from the date of fuch proclama
tion ceafe and be difeonti in
relation to the nation revoking
or modifying her decrees-in the
in inner aforefaid ”
GtNERAL PpMTICS.
It may be amufing ff not ufe-
ful or inftrudive. to hear the o
pinions of foreign vnitei s on the
conduct pm fued by our govern
mem in i. lation to the helliger
ents f f Kurnpe The mealims
of rongrefs are canvc-{fi d ip this
country loo mu- h in the fpirit of
party, .p.-rhap.u co obtain cor
rect cit'dudii'iis ; while in other
nnriors we may * xped to find
th r lift of unbir.flcd reafon &
impartial judgment, Thefollow
ing i - from the Bel fill Monthly
Magazine for Julv Lit.
Every motive of policy, and
reciprocity of feeling fhould in
timately conned us with tin U.
Spates cf North America. But
this war which imbitters every
thing, and th.it mean j* .iloufy
whi' h lurks in tiie minds of force
rgamll the A mericans for throw
ing if the ) lu-ol Britain, has
mifl ii ou: ft itelinen, and endan
gered our amicable r^’.ifputed
dominion by fea. and itie < quai
lyabfuni aggi* ffions of France
by land, h vccilhaffcd the A-
intiqjns and left them at a lofs
to which fi e to turn thcmleives.
Hi* tr governtnem has not been
fuliv fupo’orted in their plans by
the people, and the influence of
O t Friday morning the 21fl
REPEAL OElTJE UNION. |»
T
Pui fu mt to tierefolutions of
the Coun il, dtered in at the
Quarter Affenjily laft Fiiday,
tne Committed then appointed,
met this day ft the exhibition
houfe, Av r illintj ftreet, in order
to forward fucj meafures as may
be confidered jnolt conducive to
(fled the reftal of that molt
obnoxious an^npement— a i.r-
GisLATivF. umoff. Indedd the
j rclults of that Fatal meafure have
I been fo defimdWe as to con
i vince the inoft cb\\inate, and a
! wt-lcen the molt bebtted. The
general ffate of bankruptcy aiuJ
I decadence wlfich predominate o
ver this once flourifhing metrop
olis, are the able ft comments or
that peltifirous ad, vthirh de
privea Ireland, at on^e of her
independence & parliament. Ii-
adverting to that periodjWt know
not molt which lo coji :< :nn—-
the int lute itfelf or tiie means
by which it was fo uniraciouflv
accompitfhed. ihe lluion was
loundi u cm ihe diluniop of Irifh
1 men ; and while we (/pja’ly ix-
cerate and lament tht unhappy
catatlrophe let us alio cxprels a
hope iltat a-niionifted by ou>
former fate, we wi.1 henceforth
j cling together with one heart &
; one voice, as ipuifpenfably tie-
Ci fiaryto refeueghe countryirom
its prefent a by I,
As this kingdom has been c
rafed from the .tit of nations by
its recent difi'ention?, io even yet
it is not too late to refeue it by
the union tif its inh-t:it<nls
Without the opeianon of this fa-
From the Natchez IFeehly Chronicle.
WES. FLORIDA.
One of the Editors of this
paper ha; ju(f returned from at
tending a meeting of the Weft
Florida Convention, vvnich ad
journed on t h- 29ih u't to meet
again at St John’s Plains, on toe
firft Monday in N avemher next.
Before a journing. the Gover
nor had functioned all their pro
ceediogs, which was announced
i*y the following proc'-amabor :
To the inhabitants cf the jut fdid ion
of Baton Rouge
“His Excellency Charles Do
haulf Dt laffus, Colonel of th
Royal Annies, an-l Governor
power lo form fuch byc-ia-. •. 1
the government oi the foci-Hy u,
to tiiem may feem fit and cxiv.
die-nt, ni^t inconfiifent widi a:---
of the general laws of the ecu. ,
try ; and they find form a bill c.
rat-.-s for medical and furgical
fertrices, which they fh ill make
public with ut unnecetl'try c>.
lay ; anu the fame fli.il! tiiereaf.
ter be recognized by the tribun
als of ju'ti e within this jurifuic.
tion as the eltablifhed rules of
the country for fuch fervices.
“ lief lived, That th fa id Me.
dical Society be authorifed, ar.J
required to choofe annually three
or more of their members to
form a committee for the pur.
pafe of examining all perfons
Civil and Military of the l lace ; W ] 1Q | 1C rcafter come within
and fuvilditlmn of A. .on Rouge j j ur .tHidlion, with a view of
with the R- prefentatives of the j exercifii the profc fli , n of Me-
people of tht-faid Juiileiietion in i j cC j nt , or Surgery, or any branch
S -of.
the following gentlemen, l lutary pi nc-,.i, th lame it.flu
app iinted by the fee ret ary of the
navy to examine an I report on
the principles and utility of Mr
Fu tons’- 1’orpe'ioes, met at the but i;n lFe&Udl ffruggleot a deep
City Hot' I, New York iy injured people ti liqufuion
to cafi an aggregate met ung has,
in ccnh qu -nct been relolved on
Previous :o the Union, the
Catholic c, ole winch iiao only
tin- pr judicesol I: ;fliProteHants
to enc'. untti was e-aily gaining
ground. Its triumph would have
been certain, haei not that meaf-
ure taken place, as is evident
bom the .veil known circum*
fiance tlut the majority of our
representatives in the Britifh Par
liament voted lor the emancipa
tion of thrir country men Its
njeEuon, thtt*, is owing to ihe
firetigtli of Englifh pnjuoice,
v/hicii, according to Le ro Gren-
vihe, mult be ovircome, and a
the ubnu namelels arraJ-genicnts
R Livu’-gflon, Morgan Lewis,
Oliver Wolcott, C 1) Bolden,
Col, Williams, Mr Got tt,
Dr Kemp, Com. R >gers,
and Capt Ch^uncey,
W uneerftand that the prin
cip ;! o' i ft ot thefe genticnigli is
to minutely examine mui tell by
experiment, if liecefTiry, 'he va
rious modes which Mr Fuiton
lias to propnfe lor phiri g his
rorpedoes under the v\lV 1 while
at anchor or tin ier fail: for from
the experiments he has akeady
made by blo.ving up two brigs,
it appears to b * admitted by all
parties, that if the torpedoes can
he lent under a fivip and there
explode, flie will be dt fli oye
ence that once . iltulcu its Dale
fu 1 operation, wid again arile ik
« >:ert itfelf to de*t at the generous
I his point acknowledged/the he mide, before the gteat body
qucflion aj pears to be, whether 1 the Infii people can be ad-
a well organized number of row
boats, and combinations added
to courage, can j Lee or fend
torpedoes under a fhip of war in
oefianceof her courage and fire,
or any conioinatieui of obflruc
tion or rtTillancc which fire can
make.
it having been rumoured that
tlie experiments cxpi tied to
commence yellerdr-y, hive de-
1ain<=d many perfr-ns in town
under the expectation cf feeing
a vtflel blown up, we thii'k pro
per to date, that no fuch thing
is to take place. The invtiliga
tlm p putar voice . n a free go- > tu n wdl he" in private, at the na
vernment, which even if occa- ) vy yard, principally in a rocm,
fio ' tl in error, we ought (o ref-
p-el h is decided againft the pre
cautionary nteafurcs cf an un
barge, & non intercourfe, whirh
"'if ■ adopted at firtf, and which
pcrhaps-w.-rc the wiled fleps that
cnvjt- l>e teken to avoid open
hoflnity, and k -ep out cf the
uadi of the oni tending powers
< ! I urepe. Fora view of the
d'di.u tiesof the Amnicango
tuner t we r< fer to the a<
fu-If s from T'E w Ycik to the
IttT a/.d prefer.t pr< fulent, and
'heir anfwers, giv n atnoi g the
rim unit tits at the ronclufion o’
this article, and which cur rea
ch models prepared for that pur
pose. On the meeting of Con
gr< fs, the experiments are to he
repeat'd at Wafhirgton, on the
huge fcale, when at < fl.-.y will be
mane to ! low up a fliip. There
fore, nothing is to be fien at
this time to gratify public curi
cfiiy.
Wf have drtmtd an enquiry
and this {Interne m reciflary, that
individuals may rot be difap
printed in the expectations they
br.vc forint - firm the petit e of
th* c< utfe cf t yperiments which
has been pbblHlied.
mittea within tnc pele of the
conliitut ion.- Dublin. Cot refpun
dent
Ireland has now arrived at that
crifis oi calamity,when nowclee
inofynary aid can be t fEclual
when no inedicant gratui’y, no
miniilerial aims ran rellorrcon-
fhlence or diy the tear of gene
ral misfortune.; fuch evsncicont
applications, iu< h flimfy ami
flirting balms ntay iooth for a
moment the heait o! individual
d'ftrtfs but a repeal f ihe union
can alonefive the country—When
we fay ihe country we (h: u!d on
this occafion ne underftood to
mean both England and Ireland
for withciut Ireland England can
not (fan . and without the repeal
Ireknd mufl go to the bottom—
Dublin Even Pojl.
A fale of Merino Sheep im
ported from l.'fbon, took place*
on the 2,71H ult. at the lann of
Francis 1J. Winthorp, Efq. net r
New Yoik '* he number fold
was two hundred and fifteen.—
The average p»rice lor which
thofe animals fold was 26'J del
larseai li : one rant was fold for
Conventionaff nibied, announce
that the meafures propofed to be
adopted for th*- public laftly, &
for the- better acniinidration >-f
jultice within the laid jurildic
tion, are landiur.ed and * liabl fh
idas orcinan»-es, to have tlm-
force ant) authority of law. with
in the fiver; - ' ifinds of this ju
rifdiftion, until the feme be- iu!>-
mitted to he Csptam General
of th Hl-.nci of Cub, , am: un
ril Ins t eofior. theieon fhjii i t
k*-t v : — the i; id oroinanei § will
be made known in each i.iftud,
with all peflible difi at* h, an in
the mean nine all th* goon pt-o
pie ot the juriluidlion ai r rtqun
ed to prelove good oiuer. and
avoid evtry ne ve-ment which
mav difturb tin public tianquih- ,
tv ; it b ing the oi-iy tnlli both 1
of the Governor am the IE pi e j
fentatives, to confult the belt in (
teielfs of the inhabitants. And ;
alih' ugh it is not intended to
mark with fi vtrity the authors of j
the tiifordtr, which has appeared
in feveral pails oi the country
for fame time pail, yet all iuch
p t i ftits as may be found offend
ing in that m. nner,after thisuate,
wiil be punilhrd with the itveri
ty which 'h law pretcribes, and
whichthtii < {T. tices may ci- we.
“ Baton Rouge, Augufl 2'Id, 1110.
“ \\ m fjpiller John Mills,
Jos Thomas, John Morgan,
John W Lee-n ud, Btnj. mtr O
Williams.E- mumiliawes Pint
:p Hi- kv, Manuel Lopez, liio
in.is Lilley, J hn H J.-h don,
Win Barrow.
“Carl's Dehault Dela.sus.”
“ J'-hn Rhea, fra of Corns.''
The uuiioit harmo y . ppear-
ed toexift between the Govern
or ano Convention, aim it was
believed by the moil e.Might* ned
part of the community that the
new arrangements would have a
f-sSu ary efi.-ft in p.-dervit.g ; ran-
qu liiy k promoting iheprofperi
iy of the Province One wife
meafure is the author.f.i g a
Priming Office at B.,ton R. uge,
under the tanttion oi a Superior
i Court.
We offer the following refo-
lution, w hich will fhew that the
Convention have had lorn regard
for the welfare of their conflitu
ents. in guarding them ag.-inll
| the abominable curie of emj.iii
cilm :—
“ Re filmed) That all the r-hy-
ficians an<i turgeons now refid
ing and cx»nifit.g their profef
, lions, within this jurildiclion. be
1 formed info a Medical Society,
with penniffion to a lie in hie, from
time totinn , tor the purpofe of
debating on (ul jtfls relating to
their pick ffions, and of commu
nicating to each other fuch in-
tc reft ing cafes as may occur in
pradlire. '! he laid fouety fliall
hold their firll meeting at Sr.
Francifville on the full day of
Odtohej- next, ai y fix or more
of them to form a Society at il
nine hummed and ten dollars ! J laid firll meeting ; and they fliall
lire whole flock brut the lum j meet alltrwards on their o-wn
ol J7.CC.0 iloilurs. I arijr urnnu-ms. They fiujl have
thereof, & of granting licences to
fuch as they may find iuffi. ient-
ly {killed in the profdfion which
they may propole to excrcife as
afoieC.id ; who fliall thereafter
be members ol the laid Medical
Soci -ry ; and any p-erfon who-
fliall he found excrc.ifing either
of th prof*ffions within this ju
rif-fittien, after this prefent ytG,.
n it now * xt-r burg the lame*
wiih the peruiiffion of govern
ment, or duly ii-:cnfed by the-
coiinnittee oi tin* edical 8 ctety
aforeflu fil l! ‘ n-feii an I p ay for
each -ff nee a fi ie not Ufs than
one hutidre 1 uufl ns, tier more
than live hundred, at thedifere-
tion of any oi the diftricl court :-
of this jurildiflion; one hall of
Iuch line io be paid to any per-
f *n who fiud Kifor the fame,
and the other half to the civil
commandant of the diftricl.”
Appointments made by the Convention,
and approved by the Governor
Robert Percy cf new Felicia
na, Fulwar Skipwith al Baton
Rouze arid Shepherd Brown of
St H- letia, to be aflocociate
Judges of the Superior Court.
J afeph E Jahnfon of new
Feliciana, Sheriff—and Andrew
Steele of Baton Rouge, Regifi
ter of land claims foi this juiifi
diction.
Gil, ert Leonard ot Baton
Rouge, Bryan M s Derinott of
new Feliciana, and Daniel Rain
er o! St Helena to be civil com
mandant-;- each tor the diflrh t
in v. hi h he r fi u s
Ulficers of <he Militia-
Phiieiiioii Photnas, r.olone?
c -m '..uulani ol ail the Militia ot
this jurildiclion.
Il iac Johufon, M.-jor of cc-
valry.
I fl Regiment of Infantry.
S tmu 1 Fu!ioc. C -Joi.eh
G o;g 1 Matin r i It M jor.
Reuben Curtis, 2 1 Major.
2d Regiment. ^
Willi?m Spider, Colonel
Jofeph Thomas, 111 Major.
Abraham Speers, 2d l\i..jjr
3d liegim nit.
Aquilia Win taker, Colonel.
Ilf. M'Caufland, 111 Major.
Robert Young, 2d Major.
A PPROVi-'D,
Baton Rouge dug 25. 1810-.
A NEW INVEN PI ON
T o get wheat out of the fir aw, bv
which five hundred bvjhch may
be got out in one day wi bcut in
juring b'-rfes, or cauftng c-re
Jhi/ling i nper.ee more ihaj live
erdinaty mode.
After making < hoiceof a fpot
of ground on y-uir farm for your
wheat yird (which (bout 1 be a
level place and dear of priQla-'
ofi your yard to fuit your farm v
il your iartn be large h t you.*
wheat yard be in proportion.
Let us f.y the yard flnll hoi-i
one hn ireil hiift: . s. Weed
your yard dyep and throw yav’
dirt on the mi! fide of you? vaif
aad lei tl.®-it;'- lo cf \ ct
Columbian.