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From the Uerimer[x.Y. ] Monitor.
Important communication. —■
By a gentleman of undoubted
Veracity, who resides inO'iondaga
county, the writer of this was
three days since informed, that
Comfi.rt Tyler, esq. formerly
civile of that county, had just
left that place, on secret business
in a manner that had at once ex
citec curiosity and suspicion.
Mr. Tyler shortly before he
went to New York, his circum
stances were known to be embar
rassed ; he was there arrested
lor a considerable debt ; when
he came home again iiis appear
ance was entirely new *& strstvge
he was dressed arVt equipped in
the-most cuperb manner, with a
waiter to attend him ; his debt on
which he Was trrested in New-
York has bem paid eff by some
unknown hand, and he now had
money in abundance in his pos
session. Me stud lie was engaged
iti a secret enterprise, but at the
Bairie time declared that, the ob
ject of it was not against govern
ment. He has engaged several
gentlemen of talents and
m- <• yj to follow after and meet
! sir Pittsburgh *. they are to
ssed and equipped in the
£.. uperh style as himself. He
has not, it is said, disclosed to
them the object of the enterprise ;
. but has promised that when they
become acquainted with the
(.theme if they should at any time
within six months afterwards re
tigned from!he undertaking,they
•hallbe amply compensated lor
their time and have tlieir ex
po i,ces borne home again.
infoi mam further adds,
that it wc, conjectured in Onon
daga that tne object was either
to vet possession of the Yazoo
lands, or an extensively precon.
certed plan to effect a dismem
he mien tof the. union with col.
Purr at the heed of the combina
tion.
Poes not every circumstance
wi;h which we are acquainted in
duce us to concur in the latter
opinion ? Is it not known that
rol. Burr has been travelling
through every part of that coun
try MVhat is'lfiis object there ?
Are his own pecuniary circum
stances equal to the erptnee of
this, if the object be merely a tour
of pleasure? Have rot symptoms
of disaffection to the union been
const p.rttb- manifested from Ken
tucky and Tennessee ? And is it
rot also known that the inhabit
ants of the other territories there
are efiscoi'tented under the forms
of government established over
t>. m ? If 11 e object be to get pos
se:,sion of the Yazoo lands, farm
ers and t>t gentlemen of talents
and address would be most want
ed; hut if a dismemberment of
the union be contemplated, then
the first step would be to draw
•s many gentlemen of the above
description as possible from the
other parts of the union, to assist
in the measure by their untted
influence and address. Many
such are to be found, who are
lived-, , unprincipled, and ready
at all quits to embark in any
desperate enterprise that holds
out a prospect of accumulating a
fuiu ne. M this be the object, it
is to bo hoped that government
vHI be vigilant and ready to
crush with a strong arm any at
tempt at such a nefarious mea
sure.
The time will shortly come
V lieu it will be in the power of
the g< neral government to unite
the easnrn and western parts of
our country by the strong ties of
interest—by opening easy ave
nues of commerce by canals
from the Hudson to the lakes,and
from thence to the Ohio and the
Mississippi, This cannot be ef
fected at present; but twenty
Jeart. hence tl may be an object
to £oiut< nee such an undertak
ing ; anti when nice completed
mr western brethren would then
find it their interest to preserve
ti;c bend ui union sacred and m-
V: .ate. At ptestin however, as
tin .’.csicrti couut-y is fiiiing up
• tth ui*. y t eed) and desperate
-niuteis, who would stop at
- u> belter their dice in
stances, it behoves government
to keep a watchful eye over that
part of the union. A. B.
Herkimer, Sept. 7,1806*
[The following is the secret
message of the President of the
United States, to Congress, du
ring their last session, about
which so much was said by some
of the members of that body. It
is taken from the National Intelli
gencer of the 22d ultimo, the Ed
itor of which paper, copied it
from the Richmond Enquirer.]
Scioth Gazette
ON the sixth of December, the
following Confidential message
was received from the President.-
“ The depredations which had
been committed on the commerce
of the U. S. during a preced
ing war, by persons under the
authority of Spain, are sufficient
ly’ known to all. THese made it
a duty, to require from the go
vernnment, indemnification for
our irijoured citizens. A con
vention was accordingly entered
into, between the Minister of the
U. St at Madrid, and the Minis
ter of that government for foreign
affairs ; by which it was agreed,
that spoliations committed by-
Spanish subjects, and carried into
ports of Spain, should be paid for
by that nation, and that those
committed by French subjects,
and carried into Spanish ports,
should remain for farter disscus
sion. Before this convention was
returned to Spain with our ratifi
cation, the transfer of Louisiana
by France to the U.S. took place;
an events as unexpected as disa
greeable to ‘Spain; From that
moment, she seemed to change
her conduct and disposition to
wards u. it was first manifested
by her protest against the right of
France to alienate Louisiana to
us, which, however, was soon re
tracted, and the right confirmed.
Then high offence was manifest
ed at the act of Congress, estab
lishing a collection district on the
Mobile, although by an authen
tic declaration immediately made
it was expressly confined to out
acknowledged limits; and she
now refused to ratify the conven
tion, signed by her otv n Minister*
under the eye of his Sovereign,
unless we would consent to alter
ations of its terms, which would
have effected o u r claims against
her spoliations by French sub
jects, carried into Spanish ports.
“ To obtain justice, as well as
to restore fi tends hip, I thought a
special mission advisable, and ac
cordingly appointed James Mon.
ri.e, Minister Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary, to repair to Ma
drid, & in conjunction with our 1
Minister resident there, to endea
vor to procure a ratification of the
former convention, and to come
to an understanding with Spain,
as to the boundaries of Louisiana.
It appeared at once, that her poli
cy was to reserve herself for e
vents, and, in the mean time, to
keep our differences, in an unde
termined state. T.iis will be e
videht from the papers now com
municated to you. After nearly
five months of fruitless endeav
our, to bring them to some defi
nitive and satisfactory result, our
Ministers ended the conferen
ces, without having been able to
obtain indemnity for spoliations
of any description, or any satis
faction as to the boundaries of
Louisiana, other than a declara
tion that we had no rights East
ward of the Iberville, and that
our line to the West, was one,
which would have left us but a
string ofland on that bank of the
river Mississippi. Our injured
citizens were thus left, without a*
ny prospect of retribution from
the wrong-doer, & as to bounda
ry, each party was to take its own
course. That which they have
chosen to pursue, will vppear
from the documents now commu
nicated. They authorise the in
ference, that it is their intention
to advance on our possesions, un
til they shall be repressed by an
opposing force. Considering that
Congress alone is constitutional
ly invested with the power of
changing our condition from
peace to war, ! hate thought it
• If? ;•
duty to await their authority
for using force in any degree,
which could be avdided. I have
barely instructed the officers sta
tioned in the neigbouritood of the
garrisons, to protect our citizens
from violence, to patrol within
the borders actually delivered to
us, and not to go out of them ;
but when necessary to repel an
inroad, or to rescue a citizen or
his property ; and the Spanish re
maining at New-Orleans. are re
quired to depart, without further
delay. It ought to be noted
here, that since the late change in
the state of affairs in Europe,
Spain has ordered her cruizers
and courts, to respect our treaty
with her.
“ The conduct of France, and
the part she may take in the mis
understandings between the U.
States and Spain, are too impor
tant to be unconsidered. She
was prompt and decided in her
declarations, that our demands
on Spain for French spoliations,
carried into Spanish ports, were
included in the settlement be
tween the U.S. &Frauce. She took
at once, the ground that she had
acquired no right from Spain and
had meant to deliver us none
Eastward of the Iberville; her
silence as to the Western boun
dary, leaving u3 to infer her
pinion, might be against Spain i ll
that qnarter. Whatever direc
tion she might mean to give to
these differences, it does-not ap
pear that she has conceunplated
their proceeding to actual rup
ture, or that at the date of our
last abvices from P.tris, her go
vernment had any suspicion of
the hostile attitude Spain had ta
ken here. On the contrary, we
have reason to believe, that she
(France,) was disposed to effect a
settlement, on a plan analogous to
what our Ministers had proposed
and so comprehensive, as to re
move as far as possible, the
grounds of future collision and
controvercy, on the Eastern, a*
well as Western side of tne Mis
sisippi.
“ The presentcrisis in Europe,
is favorable for pressing swell a
settlement, and rot a moment
should, be lost, in availing our
selves of it. Should it pass un
improved, our situation would be
come much more difficult. For
mal war is not riecessaty ; it is not
probable that it will follow ; but
die protection ©f our citizens, the
spirit and honour of cur country,
require that force should be in
terposed in a certain degree. It
will probably contribute to ad
vance the object of peace.
*‘But the course to be pursu
ed, will require the ccnr.nattd of
means, winch it belongs to Con
gress exclusively to y ield or de
ny. To them, I communicatee
very fact material for their infor
mation, and the documents ne
ces-arv to enable them to judge
for themselves. To their wts”
dom then, 1 look for the course I
am to pursue, and will pursue
with sincere zeal, that which
they shall approve.”
Public office Marlboro ’ street.
singular dream.
A man was yesterday charged
at this office with burglary, in the
house of Mr. Neptune, the Nag’s
Head, Oxford street, when the
following lingular evidence was
given.
Mr. Neptune stated that early
yesterday morning, he dreamt
two thieves had broken open his
house, and entered the bar the
door of which they had propped
open with a stick used by’ him
self for that purpose and were
carrying off the liquors. The
anxiety of the dream having a.
woke him, he went to listen oil
the stairs, but every thing ap
peared quiet. He, however, sa
tisfied himself by going down
stairs, when the vision became
realised ; for a thief had broken
into the house through a back
window, and was carrying off
the spirits from there, the door of
which was kept open by the iden
tical stick to which we before al
luded. The muber had convey- 4
ed a quanti-'yr of spirits from tne
house toan atijajntng’ yard, and
he returned for more when he
was secured by Mr. Neptune.
The person of the prisoner was
identified by a watchman and
the prosecutor, and he was fully
committed for trial.
NATCHEZ,Sept. 2.
An intelligent non-commis
sioned officer from the exploring
party, of Mr. Freeman, arrived in
this city yesterday morning with
letters. We have’ not had an op
portunity of conversing with
him—but learn from a gentleman
who made particular enquiries—
that he states—” That a party of
Spanish cavalry, supposed 1000
in number, had approached with
in seven miles of the post of Na
chitoches, and sent a message to
the commanding officer, requir
ing him to remove to this side
of the Red. River—-but that jn
consequence of a scarcity oi pro.*
visions and a sudden mortality
occurring in their camp, by
which a number of men died, the
Spanish commanding officer had
thought proper to make a retro
grade movement across the Sa
bine.” We did not learn wheth
er Col. Cushing had replied to
the absurd requisition of the
Don.
Extract of a letter from a gen
tleman at Fort Adams to his
friend in New Orleans dated
August 25.
*< As to our warlike affairs on
the Red-River, nothing has trans
pired since my last. Gov. Clai
borne, and his Adjutant General,
are gone to Nachitoches, cap
tains Lockwood and Hains, left
this to day for that post, and col.
Kingsbury with the troops will
follow to morrow, and our mili
tia arc mustered and under drill.”
Extract of a letter from the
Nafches dated September 8, to
a gentleman in this city,
“ Gen. Wilkinson arrived here
last evening, from Upper Loui
siana. There is an armed party
o's Spaniard's on this side the Sa
bine rivet. and at a short distance
from the post of Natchitoches.
Their numbers-are variously re
ported some accounts state
them at 700, others at 1500 men,
mostly cavalry. It is reported
that their design is to dislodge
the United Slates troops from
that fort. Detachments from the
few regular troops in this coun
try, have been ordered to rein
force Col. Cushing, who com
mands at Nachitoches. It is ex
pected that draughts from the
militia of this Territory, will be
ordered out immediately, to co
operate with our little army.”
Accounts from Norfolk
Hate, that a receipt on the
score of exchange, was re
quefied, or demanded of the
Fiench Consul, by the En
glish, for the delivery of those
of the crew of the French (hip
L’lmpetcux, who were sent
into Norfolk. The French
Consul refufed compliance,
and declared that they could
not be considered prisoners;
the attack on the French ship,
ana the burning of her, hav
ing taken place within the ju
rifdiction of die U. States.
Timet.
The fucceflor of Yru o is
said to be already arrived in
the United States. Yrujo has
been engaged in the construc
tion of machinery for mills for
grinding or grain in Spain;
the mills are to be wrought by
the lleme, engines are made or
to be made in England, Sc
the mill work here ; the work
is carrying on near Schuylkill,
not far front the bafon of the
city equedudls— and appears to
be not nearly’ finlhed.
Avrora.
Apprentices Indentures for
sale at this Office.
POLITICAL.
From the Trenton Tart
icatu
Many of my party, and ii
shame I confess it, are so ip,
rant of the true ground of op-#
sition to the present admiiilst
tion, that, if they are aff e
why they dislike Mr. Jeffery
they can give no explicit anstri
—they will even confess that the
know nothing,against the rn,,
and acknowledge they like
measures far better than the
did Mr. Adams’s. They, to b
sure, oppose him, but it is on
for opposition’s sake ; and thi
join in the clamor against hi,
merely because the leaders
their party first raise the cry—
Like village curt ,
They bark because theirfelloiou
A fig for such politician*
Their votes will, it is true, coa
at elections, as long as we Lai
things to the caprice of the pci
pie ; but otherwise we were
ter without than with then
Give me the staunch, the tougl
going man, who loves kin
George, and is not ashamed i
own it ; who wishes a royal gi
vernment, and is not afraid l
avow it; who hates democrat)
and will leave no stone unturtti
to work its destruction. If %
had such men at the head
affairs in ? 93, ’.99, and 1800,
should not have had all our prg
spects blighted ; but might in
fore this have been reaping tt
harvest of eur hopt'3, the rewa
of our faithful attachment to Bn
tain and British government. B#
alas! Adams was little beta
than an old woman ; and, as sot
as he found the people werct
ware of lib plan to overturn k
publicanism, he began to retrs
his steps, instead of acting in
redoubled energy, and sweepa
with the bosom of destruction
who stood in his way to ti
establishment of monarchy.
This threw us again into tl
back ground, and here we sit
always remain, while we t
ashamed of our •,**-; a a
afraid to avow them.
So far from having nothing
gainst Mr. Jefferson, alma
every act of bis public life i* hat
ful to me.
I hate Jefferson —for havii
from his youth discovered
brilliant genius, an ardent dwi
to improvftit, and a firm de
ruination to devote it to thecwi
of freedom.
I hate Jefferson-— for havii
been one of the first to take
stand against the
of Great Britain on our right*
and for having, while yet aye#
drawn the declaration of our if
dependence, which while it cot
ers with everlasting disgr*®
our lord and master George and
3d, encircles with a wreath <
unfading splendor, the brows*
the young sage who drew it,
led to the complete emancifi
tion of America, from the *4
ciousrule of Britain.
/ hate J cjferson —for havitt
so faithfully executed his import
ant trust, and diligently disthirj
ed his various duties while go*
emor of Virginia, that tho’ so#
of our emissaries raised and
pogated the most outrageous *
bels on his character ; yet after
full and fair investigation of
charges a Hedged ugait st hi#
the legislature of that state fo#
themselves bound in honor J#
completely and u'n#*
mousiy to acquit him, aod to#
clare that * they entertained j
highest opinion of Mr. Jefferso#
ability, rectitude and integd*
as chief magistrate of the c°®
monwealth and that thi*
duration was intended, to 8
viate all future and remove •
former unmerited censure.
I hate Jefferson —for H# v!C
by his sagacity discovered a “
by his intrepidity baffled the
signs of Tarleton and hisuff r “*
dons, to seize ihe records of l
state, and to make the govsi' 1 ' 1
their prisoner.
1 hate Jefferson-— for h* v ‘ fl
accepted the distinguished
juduous office of ambassador 1