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I ismsnwasmir,-Non 18,1818»
CONGREsS'VcOhVC'l‘le(l at VVashington on Mon-
day last. The President’s Message_ will begiyen
in our next. 'l‘he'Message, it not otherwise im-
‘ portant, (says the Coltinibian Register) will, it is
expected, furnish some inlorm-atio‘n on the fol-
lowing points, viz-~Whether the rloridas ‘are,
or soon will be, ours :* Wlhetlier Gen. Jackson
‘ ‘ violated his instructions, in pursuing the merci-
less savages into Spanisli_territory, driving them
from their retreat, and adopting‘measures to pre-
vent the immediate return of the evils which
.had so long been felt by the inhabitants on our
frontier: VVhether in the opinion of our com-
missioners, the progress of Independence in S.
America is such that our government may safely
acknowledge any of those provinces as “ free,
sovereign‘ and independent?” Whether these
provinces propose a confederacy similar to that.
of the United States, the better to maintain their
\ j ‘‘ independence against monarchical power--or
-l whether they choose to be divided into as many
A i ‘ petty powers as there are men who may wish to
govern.
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The President of the U. States has appointed
the Hon. Smit/1 _T/mm/1.3-on, chief justice of the
state of New-York, Secretary of the Navy, in
the placeof the Hon. Benjamin W. Crowiiin-
shield, resigned.
The frigate 11/Iczccdonian took her departure
from Norfolk on the 6th inst. and from I-Iamp-
tbn Roads on the 8th, for the North-VVest Coast.
Her appearance as she, glided past the town, and
through the unrufiled bosom of oui"river, (says
a Norfolk paper,-) presented a spectacle of the
majestic and beautiful in the highest perfection,
and she was greeted by reiterated cheers from
the multitudes who thronged the wharves to have
a’ sight of the “ living witness” of our naval‘
prowess. The extraordinary dispatch with which
the Macedonian was fitted for sea, deserves the
highest commendation.
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It is stated that before this time, the British
have restored to the Americans the settlement at
Columbia River; and it is probable that next
year a regiment of U. S. troops will be Station-
fiy ed there, and a line of posts established across
the continent.
Treaties have been formed with the \Vea tribe
9 of Indians, ceding all the claims they have to
lands in Indiana, Ohio, or Illinois; with the Pot-
awatimies for all claims they have south-east of
the. \-Vabash ; with the Delawares for their claim
in Indiana; and with the Potawatimies for their
A -claim from the mouth of the Tippecanoe to the
mouth of Vermillion, and 25 miles back from
the W'abash i‘"l',=er.
Gen. Jackson, ina letter to the editors of the
NashvillcVVhig, dated Oct. 19, says--“ \Ve have
for-all tl)i:ll‘-C.l.9.‘:t'.1ll‘i the states of Teniiessee and
Kentucky, containing about seven millions of a-
cres, of the best lands in the “western country,
and washed by the Tennessee. Ohio and Missis-
‘ sippi rivers, for at least 350 miles ; for an annu-
ity of l.\V£llly-ll\‘~3 thousand dollars for fifteen
years.” '
The sale of public lands at Milledgeville, dur-
‘ ing the week ending October 27th, amounted to
more than seven /iundrcrl t/2ou.¢aml dollars--—a lar-
} . ger sum than the entire sale held at that place
last year. Sixteen townships had been, and four-
~ teen were yet to be sold. ‘
,
./Ilrzbézma Ter.rz'tory.——Saile(l on the 7th inst.
the line brig Abeona, Capt. Foster, for Alabama:
-with 22 cabin passengers, among whom were 4
new estalilisliinehts, with stocks of goods com-
.r\ plete, for Blakeley, viz. Messrs. S. Hale, B. Bas-
L. set, H. Munro, and Mr. Mott—-also, G. F. Mott,
" fEsq. of this city, who will on his arrival ISSU."
the Blakeley Sun and .»_!lab:mza ./Idvc'rtz'.s'er. This
will be the first paper published east of the Tom-
bi,’-lace, in Alab-.ima.—lt may be remembered
Il??lt,tl]lS brig sailed from this City just one year
ago, with the first settlers of Bla';'.eley ; Whete,
1’ ' on their arrival‘, they found a thick heavy forest,
with no inhabitants, and but one house. \Ve
are informed that at this time there are about
80 buildings, and from 3 to 500 inhabitants ; 50
sail of vessels have arrived and departed, and
nearly $!,O00,000 w-nrth of goods and cotton have
been <leposited.—- EV»: l)<.°ll<':\'t: the growth of this
town has not been equalled in this coun'i‘y.
./Vrw-York Gazette.
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The government of the U. States (says a New
Orleans paper,) have made arrangements for car-
_ l rying into speedy execution their plans, long
‘ since formed, for rendering the country on the
l, ,Lower Mississippi invulncrable and unassaila-
C‘, ble by a foreign enemy. ‘ These plans are inten-
(lttlvclllcfly for the security of the city of New-
Orleans, and when completed, no invading army
will be able to approach {as formerly) so near
that the sound ‘of their cannon can be heard in
our streets. "\Veiare informed that contracts
have been made and are making, for the erect-
ion of extensive works to cover the Bay of Mo-
bile, and all the rivers and passes which afford
an entrance from the sea into the Mississippi.
‘ MK C07"//54’1li American‘ Ambassador. to the
Court of Petersburg, arrived in Copenliagen*_=e.ar-
ly in September, on board the frigate Guerrii:re
' He was in such haste to reach the place of his
destination, that here-embarked after a stay of
only tlH‘€<:-' days. though his wife and family had
suffered very much by the voyage.
3 l: In the new state of Illinois, Shad;-ach Bond is
elected‘ Governor, and‘ Mr. Menard Lieut. Gov-
. i A e_rnor,_of the state. The Legislature ofthe state
' commenced its first session on the 5th uh.
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just closed a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. A
A letter from Curacoa of the ééd Oct. inen.
‘lions a report, that the Spanish squadron had"
been defeated off La,i.,hira, in an engagement
with-the Patriot squadron, under Brion. .
Captain Renaud, ai'rived at Charleston from
Port-an‘-Prince, states that Ge‘n. Boyer was to
take his departure the day after he sailed, the
20th ult..together with his ‘suit ; and that his
fleet, amounting in all to 15 in number, were to
sail in ,3 or -Lfdays to reconiioitre Christophe’s
dominious. ’ *
Recent letters from Madrid, (says a London
paper of Sept. 23,) *state that serious disturban-
ces have broken out in the garrison at Corunna.
The soldiers, who have received no pay for more
than a year, and were destitute of every neces-
sary, plundered the markets, and were on the
point of pillaging the warehouses and shops, to-
tally dis’regarding the orders of the oflicers. A
‘ forced loan was made on the ricliesr inliabltants,
and the troops having received a part of their
pay, returned to duty. '
‘ Accounts from Copenhagen, confirm our for-
mer rumours of disaffection in Norway, which,
however, in no manner affect the security of the
King of Sweden. . I
' The Emperor of Russia arrived at Berlin on
the 17th inst. on his way to the Congress at Al}:-
la-Chapclle; a number of the members had
reached there. .
A squadron of Russian frigatcs, on their way
to.Spain, have stopped at Spithead.
A bachelor in Flanders is said to have made a
will leaving fourmillions of livers to Bonaparte,
and then committed suicide I
In London, there has been a meeting ofgthe
friends of reform, in the Palace Yard, of which
Mr. Hunt was chairman. About 5 or 6000 per-
sons from London and W'estminster aucnded.
and they iinanimotisly passed resolutions l.n:l*-t-
ing on the right ofimivcrsal suffrage, coudcnm-
ing the existence ofa standing army, «Etc. 5 also,
a, remonstrance to the Prince Regent. Ivlr.
Hunt was deputed to carry the l‘CtTi0l]Sl!‘a'.r;'.: to
the secretary of state, which he did. attended by a
large number of the populace ; Lord Sitlinmitli
said he would deliver it into the Piince ll.-geiii’s
hands, if it did not contain any improper lan-
guage, and give an answer. The next day Lord
Sidmouth wrote to Mr. Hunt, informing him
that he did not think himself at liberty to lay the
same before the Prince Regent. as it was not, as
purported to be, the renionstrance of the inhab-
Mr. Hunt, in answer, maintains that the meet-
ing who sanctioned it were the inhabitants of
those cities, and says “ your Lordship appears
to be the first niinisteigcf state that has ever
dared openly to interpose his ollicial authority to
prevent that frank communication betwceii the
king and the people, which is so cssentiallv neg
cessary to the happiness and safety of both.” _ -
Extract of a letter from a cou7:try~uil.’age 2'22 Scot-
land.
This cr.\'.:nt:-y is still iii a. miserable state, for
although trade is getting rather better. yet num-
bers are still out of work; and the landed pro-
prietors taking advantage of this, endeavor to re-
duce the price of labor as much as possible. In
this they have too well succeeded, and from the
fnlfowing contrast between the price of labor and
the price of oatmeal, you will easily ctmc-,«i\-c
how badly the people are.
A laoorer’s wages front one s/.»z'.’.":'1zg, to one
.9/zi/ling and I/IN’! fumcir per day. ' '
Oatmeal from one .=:/:2)’/mg and eiglit _/u'ncr,i to
two s/ul/ings per perk. ‘ _
Indeed, you will hardly be able to imagine how
a poor man can manage, to keep himself and
family alive from this pittance. I shall explain
the manner. Owing to the failure of the crop
in 1816, great quantities of potatoes were culti-
vated next year. The potatoe crop generally
succeeded well, and were safely secured; but
this was not the case until the crops of grain,
most of which suffered from the frost setting in
came to maturity. Had it not been for the pota-
ed from real want.
yet potatoes are selling at eight or nine .9/zillirzga
the barrel, so that the families are supplied with
that food on reasonable terms. Many families’
have nothing but potatoes three times a day, and
oatmeal is as great a rarity as loaf bread was 30
years ago.—-.rIuroi'a,
Onz‘ons.—-The rise and fall of this valuable
vegetable has been almost as rapid as the rise and
fall uf modern Empires. A Kentish Horticul-
tuiist, in the early part of the season, sold the
produce of twenty acres for more than twenry
I/zcusanrl fiozmds. This article was then worth
twenty-five shillings per bushel ; but at Read-
ing fair, last week, they were purshased whole-
sale for less than five shillings ; so that Onions,
contrary to the usual custom, brought tears in
the eyes of the vciider, ratlier than the buyer.
_Lomlon Pafler.
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Vs'e learn (says a New-Orleans paper of Oct.
l9,) that about three weeks ago. a boat, with 14
men,all well armed, was captured oil‘ the mouth
of the Perdido, by a detachment from the garri-
son of the Baranc-as : shc proved to be the cus-
tom-house boat, that was stolen some 3 months
since, and which in all probability, is the same
' that committed a number of piraciesin the river’
Mississippi. The men are in prison in Pensa-
cola, and should that place be surrendered to the
Spaniards, their fate will be woefulindeed.
An American brig, in possession of a prize
crew from a patriot cruizcr, has been re-taken in
the Gulfof Mexico, by one of the U. S. vessels ;
she then wen: in pursuit ofthe piivatcer.
Colonel Triimbull’s celebrated Painting of the
Declaration of Independence, was exhibited in
New-York on the 9th inst. for the benefit of the
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and produced
nearly $350. ,
itants of the cities of London and Vv'estininst'cr. _
l the n':c‘k.
toes, numbers in this country must have-perish-,.,
Although oatmeal be high,
.A.bl'lVal£ letter fiom St. Bat-tliolomeiis, dated ‘
October 8th, and received in’ 'VVaslpington City,
states that the Government-of Swelen has sold
that Island, to what power is not known, but- al-
most'certa‘ihly to Russia. The -sal was made
on the 9th-of June last, and is to belconsumated
in Dccembernext. This has much disappoint-
ed a hope, which the inhabitants appeared to
have indulged in, that the United States would
have purchased it ; for what pui'pose, howevei',or
with what object,‘ we do not exactly see.’-2-Iiztrl.
A steam-boat has been launched at Hartford,
designetl for a tow-boat, to ply between that city
and the inouth of Connecticut iiver.
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A ship has arrived at Nantucket from the coast
of Chili, with 1900 barrels oil. _
The Legislature of Kentucky have imposed -a
tax of $5,000 on each of the branches of the U-
"tilted States batik in that state.
Mr. J: ‘E-rson.——VVe are truly pained to hear
that this distinguished citizen is on the bed of
sickness, and it is apprehentled by his physicians
that his useful life is drawing to a close.
Columl21'a7z.'
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Dz'.strc.s-sz'ng Cas1m1tz'es.——Aboiit sunset on the
6th inst. Mrs. Jencks, wife of Mr. Russel J.
proceeding from her father’s to her own house,
with three of her children, in a waggoii, drove
the hor.~;e to Scott’s pond, in Springfield, R. I.
which is very deep, to drink, as is supposed,
when by some means he plunged in, and Mrs.
Jeiicks and her children were all drowned.
On Sunday, the .‘?.«'.tli ult. a boat coming from
Patterson Creek, (U. C.) to Fort Erie, in which
were thre_e persons, was upset, and all of them
Cli'0\vncfl.
Mr. John G. lsham, of Colchester, was drown-
ed at the moi.~i.h of tT)«;>nnt:cti-;’:-.:i Vi‘-'62’, on the 26th
inst. by the t'nss.~=..t’.:i::;r:t" sn ':a boat. Three
per.so:';;; were nine -=l‘.T., ‘-"sir lung to lxlie boat
and we're. F;21\'tT't‘..
'34.-v». ting p.:i'scns= have been killed at
l".<l<:ntr-7:-. 1.‘. b'.- :3). ac.:i:.c.:ital discharge of
v atirtg "1550 two (llSTl't ss-
ing I‘.L'.t‘ !'..t.:“--'.‘.=_-rl .‘l."illlll.’. the short. space
of two ‘..".'.l.f3.-‘-~-.‘..ilL|. at young man was recently
‘ killed in New-\"o:‘r. in the same tanner.
On :l‘.'.: !5tli tilt. Mr. Tliom:J.s R. Turner, of
Mayficld, N. Y pliiced 3 ilov.-=r.'le.’l gun in the cor-
ner of the room, and he and his ':'~.‘ifc having
stepped out, leaving in the house two boys, one
about 6, the other about 4 year:-: of «£56: WcI’€
lalarmed at the report of the gun from within ;
they rushed in and found the eldest standing by
the gun, and tl1e_'other lying dead on the lloor.
It appears the children had stood facing each
other; the contents of the gun passed through
the child’s throat, and lodged in the back part of
‘th-:'iI‘ gap
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A small boy in Philadelphia lately lost one of
his eyes, while firing a C)’lllltll‘l(‘.'¢\l tube, which
was charged with gunpowder.
The valuable Mills and Clothiers works, in
Nc.w.I~Iai'tford, N. Y. belonging to Messrs. Park-
er Sr. Miller, were destroyed by fire on the night
of the 7th inst.—Loss about $10,000; but what
adds to the calamity is, that Mr. Adolphus Cha-
pin has died of wounds received by the fall of a
chimney, and another was dangerously wounded.
Roll/uwics, Ilfurdcrsr, €7c.—The store of Mr.
Robert Young. near Raleigh, C. was entered
on the night of the Slst. ult. by some .villains,
who, after plundering the store, shot Mr. Young
while asleep, and made their escape. Mr.Young
was not expected to live.
On the 8th inst. about 1 o’clock, Mr. John
, \Vinter, on his way to Philadelphia. was assailed
near Mr. Robeson’s millon the Ridge turnpike,
by a ruffian on horseback who rode up along side,
and seizing Mr. .\Vintcr by the‘collar, dragged
him from his horse, at the same time dismount-
ing himself. At that moment a footpad sprang
from the fence, and grasping Mr. ‘Winter by the
throat, choaked him almost to death, while the
other robbed him of 200 dollars, which was all
the money he had, except a little change. On
the evening of the same day, a gentlemap com-
ing into'_Philadelphia from Chester, in a gig, was
stopped by two persons, who presented pis-
tols, and demanded his pocket book, watch, Szc.
The gentleman dismounted, said he had no val-
uable property about him ; when the ruflians
sprang into the gig, and drove off at full speed.
On the 2lst_ult. a deed of shocking atrocity
was committed in the vicinity of Iiogersville,
Tenn. by a negro boy about 14 years old, the
property of Mr. Robert Gainbill. His master
being from home, he took his rifle and shot his
mistress. He then dispatched, as he thought,
two of Mr. G’s,c‘hildren, and a negro girl of ten
years old with an axe. But little hopes are en-
tertained of any of them living, but the oldest
child. The boy being secured, said he had done
the deed at the instigation of a white man and
negro in the neighborhood.
We are sorry to learn that _the "persons who
went in pursuit of Van Alstyne, charged with
the murder of sheriff Hbddlestoii, of Schoharrie,
have returned without being able to ovei:'ake
him, or to obtain any information in what direc-
tion he has gone.—-./Ilbqny Gazette. ‘
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. _ DIED, ‘ , ,
In Philadelphia, on the 12th inst. alter a short I
illnes, Jo/m Syi.zg Dorsey, M. D. Professor of A-
natomy in the University of Pennsylvania ; sur-
geon of the Peniisylvania Hospital, 350-
green silk Umbrella,
ITH the name of .4. Swan cut pn the end
of the staff, was some days since taken
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from the store of the subscribers, stipposed thl"0
mistake. The person now having; It, Is request-
ed to return it in the course of the week.
.. pr.
Mr-i-.—--------r".'/:c:".:u:'..':ft_> _J_
(5 U27’? Q.U)
f/5|‘-zflkifp-3-'.f'\P‘|-dufi
‘ . A llh UL
of the estate of said deceased. All accounts not
exhibited within that time, will be debarred a re-
co:'ei'y.
.‘/1:551: S. Ilmniizr, Commis-
l1r’11_ LIAM H.i;rLi:‘r, sinners.
Ridgcfield, Nov. 9, 1818. 29*
HE I-lonorable Court of Probate, for Stam-
ford district, has limited seven months
from this day, for the exhibition of claims against
the estate of ./i'7zmz Tartan, late of Rye,deceased.
GILBERT TOTTEN, Exec’r.
Stamford, Nov. 3, 1818. 29*
Thousand War-
rantcd SHIN-
GLES,
90,000 feet mcrcliantalile BOARDS,
5,000 do. clear do.
1.500 do. do. PLANK,
£2,000 do. do. SIDING,
1,000 do. refuse BOARDS,
250 Yellow Pine PLANK,
206 \Vliite Pine do.
50 Qnintals CODFISH,
_10,. barrels pickled FISH,
200‘ bush. coarse and fine SALT,
For sale by‘ WM. J. S'l‘l{E ET.
Nov. 10. 28
To prevent Deception!
I-LE subscriber would inform the public,
- that lie is calculating to go immediately to
Huntington, L. I. to work at Stone twtizzg, for
about two weeks, at which place he has been in
the habit of going for more than fifteen years,
at intervals.
try have heretofore, from self motives, asserted
that he had moved to Long-Island, and W0Uld D0li
return, this is to inform all those who want work
in his absence, that they may call on Mr. David
Bolt, who will give all the information ne-
cessary, and the work will he done on shprt no-
tice and on reasonable terms, at his stand a little
north of the Bridge. P. HILL..
Norwalk, Nov. 10. 28
_ Lost,
N VVednesday, the 4th inst. in going from
Old VVell, to Middlesex, a Waggon TIRE.
The finder shall be reasonably i'e‘w'a‘i'de(l,‘l>'y leav-
ing it with the subscriber, near the bridge. I
AARON NASH.‘
N orwalk, Nov. 5. 28
For Sale Cheap,
( If applied for sooir,)
A Frcmlclm Coolomg Stove,
Youle’s Patent, of the largest size, nearly new,
and completely furnished with all the necessary
apparatus. Apply to _
JOSEPH .I{EELER.
Norwalk, Nov. 3. __ 27“
‘ Art of .VVeaVi‘i:ig.
Just recerverl and for sale at this Ofiices will
also by N. L. SKINNER, Bridgeport,
The Weaircr’s Assistant,
“ Explainingjn a familiar manner, the _first prin-
ciples of the Art of VVeaVin,e;; C01\la1‘}1“§__Z UP‘
wards -of eighty different Drafts» 13001 °l D1"‘l_’e"5
and Cover],-ts ; to which is a(l(lc(l,._Ol)St:l'\'a.llt)l)S
on Draft Painting, with an Appendix, containnig
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several useful Tables. By PHILO Bi.iti.i'~:.\iAie. ’
Aug. ll. 15
Bla1iliCieirtifi-cates and Pow-
ers of Attorney,
For 17&n_g1'mLe7'S,_ for sale at this Otlice, and al-
- . -. BETTS & CANNON.
Norwalk, Nov. 16. '
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so by Slicrman, Baldwiizl ‘3’ 0°‘ B1‘l‘lS°P°l'
As some persons back in theconn-.
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