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SAVA NW AH .-—PRINTED VV3 published on Mondays and Thursdays by DOUGHERTY AND CARVIONT, on the Bay , nearly opposite the Exchange. VOL. 111. No. 64.] TERMS OF THE PATRIOT and 1 commercial advertiser. fs Terms of subscription are six dollars a year—one half to be paid at the time of subscribin': and me remainder at the expiration of Hr months—and all papers will be W ntinued until ordered to the con . I wry. H Advertisements of no more HtMf/A than breadth are inserted at 150 cents, for the first insertion, and |2fc/or each continuation. Ali- I ral allowance wdl be made to (lose who wish to advertise by the p Sheriff's Sales. ■;! the first Tuesday in August a next, at the town of Jefferson, | between the hours oj ten if three P o'clock of that day, I WILL BE SOLD, !! 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It contains ten b has a good stable, and o ecessary out buildings—For apply at this office, t rch 5. 32 ts WILLIAM Y. BIRCH, & 3RAHAM SMALL, city of Philadelphia , > ublishiDg by Subscription, w > Interesting, and Impor tant Work, called, ‘em ale Biograjihy, memoirs OF ujlrtous and Celebrated WOMEN, all ages and Countries. ************* BY MARY HAYs. ************* Subscriptions ; eceived at THE PATRIOT AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. PROSPECTUS Os Lewis and Clark’s tour to the Pacific Ocean, through the interior of the continent of North America, performed bv order of the Government cf the United States, during the years 1804, 1805 & 1806. This work will be prepared by captain Meriwether Lewis, and will be divided into two parts, the whole comprised in Three Volumes, octavo, con tainining from four to five hundred pages, each; printed on good paper, and a fair Pica tvpe. The several vol umes in succession will be put to press at as early periods as the avocations of the author will permit him to prepare them for publication. Part the First—in Two Volumes. Volume first —Will contain a narrative of the voyage,with a description of some of the most remarkable places in those h: therto unknown wilds of Ame rica, accompanied by a Map of good size, any embellished with a view of the great Cataract ot the Missouri, the plan, on a large scale, of the connected falls of tha river, ns also, of those of the falls, narrows and great ra pids of the Columbia, with their several portages. For the in* formation of future voyagers, there will be added in the sequel of this volume, some observati ons and remarks on the naviga tion of the Missouri and Colum bia rivers, pointing out the pre cautions which must necessai ily be taken, in order to insure suc cess, together with an itinerancy of the most direct and practica ble route across the continent ot North Ameiica, from the con fluence of the Missouri and Miu sissipi rivers to the discharge of the Columbia into the Pacific ocean. Volume second —Whatever properly appertains to geography —embracing a description ot the rivers, mountains, climate, soil and tace of the country; a view of the Indian nations distributed over that vast region, shewing their traditions, habits, manners, customs, national character, sta ture, complexions, dress, dwel lings, arms, and domestic uten sils, with many other interesting particulars in relation to them Also, observations and reflecti ons on the subjects of civilizing, governing, and maintaining a triendly intercourse with those nations. A view of the fur trade ol North America, setting forth a plan tor its extension, and shew ing theimmenseadvantages which would accrue to the mercantile interests of the United States, by combining the sune with a direct trade to Hie East Indies, through the continent of North America. This volume will be embellished with a number of plates, illustra tive ot tlie dress and general ap _ pearanceofsuch Indian nations as differ materially from each other; of their habitations, their wea pons and habiliments used in war; their hunting and fishing appara tus, domestic utensils, ike. in an appendix there will also be gi ven a diary of the weather, kept with great attention throughout the whole of the- voyage, shew” ing also the daily rise and fall o! the principal water courses which were navigated in this course oi the same. Part the second—in one Volume. Tins part of the work w ill be confined exclusively to scimtific research, and principally to the natural history oi those hitherto THURSDAY, June 25, 1807. I unknown regions. It will con tain a full dissertation on such subjects as have fallen within the notice of the author, and which mav properly -be distributed un der the heads of botaijv, mineral ogy, and zoology, together with some strictures on the origin ol the Prairies, the cause of the mud diness of the Missouri, of volca nic appearances, and natural phe nomena, which were met with in the course if this interesting tour —This volume will also contain a comparative view of twentv-thrd* vocabularies of distinct Indian languages, procured by captains Letvis and Clark on the vovage, and will be ornamented and oin bcllished with a much greater number of plates than will be be stowed on the first part of the work, as it is intended that every subject of natural history which is entirely new, and of which there are a considerable number, shall be accompanied by an ap propriate engraving illustrative of it. This distribution of tlie work has been nude with a view to the accommodation of every descrip” tion of readers, and is here offer ed to the patronage of the public in such shape, that all persons wishing to become subscribers, may accommodate themselves w ith either of the parts, or the entire work, as it shall be most convenient to themselves. Detached from this work there will be published on a large scale, as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained to dt* fray the expence, Lewis & Clark’s MAP of NORTH AMERICA. From long. 9 deg . IV to the Paci fic O ean, arid between 36 deg’ and 52 N lot. Embracing all their late disco veries, and that part of the contr nent heretofore the least known. This map will be compiled from the best maps now extant as well published as in manuscript, from the collective information of the best informed travellers through the various portions of that regi on, and corrected by a series of several hundred celestial obser vations, made by capt. Lewis du ring his late tour. I'or the convenience of subscri bers, these works will be deliver ed at the most respectable com mercial towns, and at the seats of government of the respective states and territories within the union; No advance is required, nor will payment be required un til such delivery is made. Knowing that a considerable proportion ot the expence of such publications depends on the en gravings which embellish or form them, and that the precise num ber of such engravings, particu larly as it regards the second part of the work, have not yet been settled; it is difficult for the author at this moment to fix a price 011 them—he therefore declares to the public, that his late voyage was not taken with a view to pe cuniary advantages, and pledges himself that tne estimate which the wdi in this nuances set on his literary labours,shall be of the most moderate description; bis princi pal reason indeed lor proposing a subscription at all, is, that he may be enabled to form some es timate of the number of copies to be struck off. *** Editors of Public Prints in the United States, disposed to aid the publication of this work, are requested 10 give the foregoing a tew insertions. Sheriffs Biank Titles For fait at this Ojfict. trial of col. burr. CONTT NUFB. FEDERAL COURT- hichmonb. Friday, May 29. 7'lie Grand Jurv were called over, and again adjourned until Saturday morning ten o’clock; but Gen. Wilkinson having not arrived, nothing else was done. Saturday, May 30. Gen. Wilkinson failing (till to appear, nothing was done this day relative to the trial of Col. Aaron Burr. Monday , June 1. 7'he grand jury having been called over, Mr. Hay observed that he felt great embarrass ment and difficulty, as to the courf'e which ought to be pur lued. He had confidently ex pefled the arrival of General Wilkinson, and was disappoint ed. He was therefore unwil ling to fubjeft the grand jury to the inconvenience of/archer attendance: —but he thought it proper to inform the court that he had this morning re ceived a number of affidavits of witnelfes residing in the neighbourhood of Chillicothe and of. Blannerhaflet’s Island, which bore diretily upon the cha ge of treason againlt Col. Burr. I’hofe affidavits, how ever, had been taken in iuch a manner that according to the opinion lately given by the court concerning the affidavit of Jacob Dunbaugh, they were not admilfible as evidence, and would not be permitted to be read. He expended to hear fiom gen. Wilkinson, (if he should not appear in pet Ion,) by the Lynchburg mail; which he underltood would arrive on Wednesday morning. He therefore hoped that the grand jury would not be unwilling to make a further facnfice of a portion of their time for the public good and would con lent to wait with patience. r l'he grand jury wete ad’ journed until i'uelday ten o’ clock. Tuesday June 2. The grand jury wete called and attended, but (gen Wilkin lon not having arrived) were again ajourned until Wednes day morning ten o’clock. Wed atf day, June j. The couit opened at 10 o’ clock ; the grand jury werecall ed 6c retired to their chamber. Mr. Hay laid that he had fome con verlation with the gentlemen a/fociated wiih hnn in this bufinels, and from fur ther information which he had received & calculations which he had made, he was now oiopi nion that gen. Wilkinson couid not realoriably be expeded here untill the 14th or 15th of this j month, and propoled that the | grand jury be called again in to court and ajourned to fome future day; he w.is anxious that the bulmels Ihould be hnJlhed his tern., and wished to know if the counsel on the other fide had any objection to this pio pofal. (Whole Number 264. ; Mr. Wickham had no ob jection, provided, that the grand jury wonld be certain to attend on the day appointed— he thought however, that if gen. Wilkinson would be here during the prelent term that we would have iorne account of him in a very few days. Mr. Hay made a calculation by which it appeared to him impoffibie that gen. WiJkin fon could poflibly be here in lels than a fortnight if he had come by land —that the dis tance to N, Orleans was 1370 miles, and if gen. Wilkinion was coming oh by land he mutt travel on horleback, there was no other way ot travelling a great part of that country —he did not l'uppose that gen. Wilkinson could travel at a greater lpeed than abont 30 miles a day, which would take up 44 days to reach this place from New Orleans, and if he started early in May as he had realon to believe, he could not be expected to arrive here fore the 14th, or 15th of ihe present rnoHth. ’ihe court knows the perilous iituaf on of that place. He wished to know on what day the grand jury liiould be called again. Mr. Wickham observed, that the last information received from the of war, ffa ted, that gefldi Wilkinson should be here by the 28th or 30th of lali month, and if there weie any new infoimaiion ~ Mr. Hay mentioned a letter from gov. Claiborne which confirmed his opinion thatgen. Wilkinson had let oul from IS'. Orleans early in May. Here the grand jury came into court and being called o ver, Mr. Iky renewed his for mer oblervations, Hating, that general Wilkmlon who wa# a principal witnels was ablent and that he expected him in a short time —was unwilling to put the gentlemen of the grand jury to the inconvenience of at tending from day to day, and wished to know what tune it would be agreeable to the gen tlemen to be again called o ver. Mr. John Randolph. —Any time will be agreeable to the grand jury that will be conve nient to the court and to the parties. Col. Burr mentioned the situation of the witnelses who had came from a very great distance. He Hated the dis tance from New Orleans to be nearly the fame as that travel led by Mr. Perkins and that his journey was performed in 31 days—that the calculation of the gentleman might be more accurate, but that if gen. W lkirilon was coming he would probably be heard of ve ry foori. Me appeared to doubt, as the gentlemen ol the grand jury lived at a great dis tance, whether if they now | C p. eiated, something might not prevent them from an atten dance on the day which should be appointed.