ms
,,'»,~...»_l,¢, state gore:-ntnenis their own securi-
,y is increased, and llngir jealousy oftlie na‘.
_ ,-,o,,,’l government pi-nportionably diintiiisli ._
The impracticability of one crinSUl!Cli*}°‘l ‘a’°‘_”‘”"
'm¢m for this great and growing nation, will be
more apparent, and will be universally admitzted.
lilcapable of exercising local authoi-it)’: UP‘
for general purposes, the general goverinnent
will no longer be dre'.ided. In those cases of a
local nature, and for all the gl‘€'-Kt P‘}"P°5"5 lo"
" which it was instituted, its aUlh()t".ty.wlll he cher-
‘;-,-l,,,sd.. Each government will acquire new force
-and a greater freedom of_ action, witlnn its prop‘.
er sphere. Other inestimable advantages will
follow: our produce will beaugmcnted to an in-
calculable amount, in articlfis °_f the {%""’al°'-“t ml‘
tie for domestic use and foreign commerce.-—
, Our navigation will, in like de',;ret_:, be increased ;
and, as the shipping in the Atlantic states willbe
employed in the tt'ttnsj)nrtaiiol1 Ol ll“: V35‘ P'.0'
duce of the western country: CV3“ W055 Pam‘ °f
the United States, which are the most remote
from each other, will be further bound l‘-°‘.$e‘l‘°"
by the strongest tics which mutual interest can -
create. - , , , ,
The situation of this District, it is .lfl0"§§l1t»
‘requires the attention of Congress.‘ By the Cup-
-‘ stitution, the power of legislation is er-ClU5lV€-Y
vested in the Congress of the United States. In
theexercise of this power, in which the people
have no participation, Congress legislate in all
cases, directly, on the local concerns of the Dis-
trict. As this is a departure for a special PU1"
pose. from the general principles ofour system;
it may merit consideration, wheiher an at‘I“smge-
ment better adapted to the principles of our gov-
ernment and to the particularinterest of the
people may not be devised, which will neither
infringe’ the constitution, nor atlect theobject
vvhich the provision in 'question.w-as intended to
secure. The growing poliulauon, a.lre.d<lY c=>_n-
siderable, and the increasing business of the Dis-
trict, which it is believed already int_erfer_es_w1tli
the deliberations of Congress on great national
‘.concerns,. furnish additional motives for recom-
mending this subject to your consideration. _
\Vhen we view the great blessings with which
our country has becn,fa,vored, those. which we
‘now enjoy, and the means which we possess of
handing them down, unimpaired, to our latest
posterity, our attention is irresistibly drawn to
the source from whence they flow. Let usthen
unite in offering our most grateful acknowledg-
cf all good, i
November 17th, l8i8. .
:-159*‘-lC‘€95l*"“
THE Al{C'l‘_lC EXl’liDl'i‘ION._
London, Se/it. 23.
‘We have the pleastue to’ state, that the lion
Accord, of Aberdeen, has brought dispatches
from the Nortli-VVest: expedition, the last, in all
probability, which will be received this year, as
_O,ut'»5lllp,S were going beyond the tract of all the
trading and fishing vessels, which till then had
accompanied their course. Strangle as it may
appear, the approach of winter which begins ve-
_1‘y early in those high latitudes, seems to have in‘-
creased, instead of shutting out every hope of
success. In a private letter from Capt Ross, da-
cd lst August,in lat. 75, 48,N. long. 61, S0, VV.
he says-—‘‘ 1 have but a few moments to tell you
that we have now every prospect of success-—the
ice is clearing away fast, and the wind is at N.
E. ()ur variation observed on the ice, 88, 13.-
‘.Ve have killed a whale, and laid in a stock of
blubber for wintei-’s fuel.”
The following copy of a letter from on board
his Majesty’s ship Isabella, dated July 9, con-
tains some cu.-'i,ous particulars :y——-
“ I take this opportunity,by a Greenlandman,
of sending these few lines, to inform you that we
are all well and very comfortable on board. W'e
dition to the number now aHoat——the timber,
,mcnts for these blessings to the Divine Author _
, ,,.,..... .- .—»
E ivoiin-'ALK GAZETTE‘. '_
Wanivaszmi‘/,i.7r0V. 25, 1818.
___>
THE NAVY--Its progress and prospects. '
Ar l'l'as/n'7zgzon—-.A line of battle ship nearly
finished, and the frameiof a Frigate ready to be
put on the stocks as soon as the "74 is launched.
./It‘./\’o7folA'——A line of battle ship building, and
the frames of another 74 and a fiigzite are also
collecting at that place. .
./It P/iitzzdei/2/1ia——'l'l_ie kecl of a 74 is laid, and
of another 74 and frigate are also collecting at
that place. 4
../It .M:7v-York——A line of battle ship on the
stocks, and in considerable forwa_r'clness, and the
frames of two frig-ates are deposited here. _
,1: 1}o.9ton——The keel of a 74- is laid, the frame
collected, and will be set up in the spring. _'l he
frames of another 74 and a frigate are also col-
lecting there.
/1: Portsmouth, JV‘. H.—The keel of a 74- is
laid. The frame is collected, and will be set up
the next season. Materials for another 74.2tn(fu
frigate are also collecting there.--Coiunzbzlnt.
Thus it seems (says the Register) that the 9.
seventy-fours and 1?. frigates authorized by a late
law, are inta state of ‘great forwardness, ‘in ad-
canvass, cordage, copper, iron, and every other-
article being of American prodticc and. manu-
facture. '‘ Vi/hen these ships are finished, our
Navy on the ocean will consistof 12 lineof bat.»
tle ships, 20 frigates, and a proportionate num-
ber of small vessels. '
The Adjutant and Inspector General, has or-
dered the commanding generals of the several
military departments, to assemble all the able
bodied men in their cflinmands, who are under
-sentence by court martial, tohard labor for more
than six.months, and have them transported to
New-Orleans, &c. to labour on the fortifications.
’The two cartels employedto transport the‘
Spanish garrison from Pensacola to Havana,
on their passage, wereboarded by an independ-
ent cruizcr, who took a number of blacks be-
longing to the Spanish passengers, and a barrel
of rum. They then hung Gov. Massot at the
yard arm tintil he coiifcssed ivliei'e his money
was, which they took, amounting to 8000 dollars,
The crews were treated politely. The cartels
had long passages, being driven to Campeachy,
by contrary winds, ,One of them has returned
to Mobile. The former governor, with troops,
was about to sail from Havana, to take possess-
ion of Pensacola. ‘
‘Two scl1ooncrs'fi'oiii New-Orleans {or (Jam-
peachy, have been captured by cruizcrs belong-
ing to the piratical establislpnent __at Galveztond
The captain and crew of one of'tlie vessels ivcrei
ing had been heard of the c
sel.
The Baltimore Federal Republican ofthe 16th
"inst. says--"‘ The Grand Jury have been very
(liligcntly eiigau-ecl, during the last week, in ex-
amining into the privateering which has been
carried on by some of our citizens, i'indei-South
American flags, against the commerce ofnations
with whom our government is atpeacc; and we
understand they have found bills‘ of-presentm'eiit
against upwards of twenty persons, one of whom
is the Post-M'.tster of Baltimore.”
Notwithstanding the statement of the Royal-
ists, that the revoltitionists in Mexico are com-
pletely subdued, late accounts front that country
say, that :1 strong and troublesome spirit of rev-
liave hacla very pleasant voyage hitherto, only
some hard work now and then getting through
the ice, and at this moment we are a little still,
but we expect in a few days the ice will clear a-
company with us, but they have all had bad stic-
cess. For otir part, had we come for fish, we
should~have been most unfortunate, for we have
seen none.
*‘ W'e have been honored with the company of
eight men and six women, the in habit-.-.nts of this
country _; they (lance like devils, and are very
good natured folks, but indolent; ihev dress in
seal skins," both men and women; a’ ("rock comes
down to their waist, with a hood to it, which
they turn up at pleasure ; bothsexes wear boots
and breechcs, so that they make a v"ery.curious
appearances. [think if I had them in London,
I could make a pretty sum by showing them{—'-
There is an end to fighting for the breeches be-
tween them, as their dress is alike. except that
the female adds a bit of red tape to the top‘ of
her hair. i '
“ I have been but once on shore since I left
Shetland, on the 3d of May. The country is
veay mountainous, and covered with snow, and
the sea with ice. lt is alternately very warm
and very cold, but in two -'11‘ three months we
shall have it all of the latter description.
July 25.—“ VVe are now 76 deg. North, there
is a vast number of whales—-the Greenlandmen
wilfmake fortun'es—they are leaving us and this
letter will be sent; by the nighi’s boat.
“ VVe are accommodated with the sun shining
bright night and day, since;.i,l\lay 26.”.
‘f way,‘ so that we creep on nioderatcly ; but we
still expect to eat our Christmas dinner at the
Pole; and next year at \'Voolwi’ch' after doubling
‘vi’ the Cape. There are fifty Creculandmcn in
;.---av.r.a<.-,3 ...«»=,-t-.-..'.s~=..........- ...._a...
The London Sun of“-the gtith Sept. mentions,
.that they had received a letter from their corres-
-pondent at Paris that day, containing an account
. of the dreadful massacre at Nismes; but on ac-
ii '_“).count of the late hour, deferred publishing the
3 particulars till the next day.
Letters from Rangoon, state, that a new Gov-
-. ernor there had commenced his" administration,
; -_,,«= by ordering all Portuguese, l’achrcs, Armenians
olutiou still exists there.
Lord Cochrane’s steam vessel has at length
sailed from liliiglatid, having a regular compli-
ment of ollicers and men on board, the whole of
which are under the command ofa first Lieuten-
ant, who, it is said, on their arrival at Chili, will
serve under the immediate orders of Lot'd Coch-
will be put; up "early in the spring; the frames '-
.jury of inquest was to tliatelfect.
set ashore as smugglers, andimprisoned; noth- __
row of "the otlieir_=ves,-
A (lPefitlftll‘;{3Cl3l§léDl§f0(?§1l!‘l‘e(lat Nottingham,
(’Englatid) oiitlie 75-_’.5t'li7Séptembei', by the explo-
sionof ‘a»s¥t]u‘eintityi‘ot'T"guii powder in a boat, ly-
ing in tli‘e"b_asoii under the arch of the company’s
warehouse. The ware house with all its con”-
tents, was completely blown into the air, and not
a vestage of it remains; severalioofs were car-
ried off from the adjoining buildings, and hun-
dreds of windowsdctnolisjhed. The number of
persons‘ killed was not ascertained ; tw‘elve-bod-
ies were found,’ and others were missing. The
lossof property is estimated at S0,C00l.
Mcrc. dd-v.
Yesterday, or the day before, (says a‘Pro\-i-
deuce paper, of the l7tl'i inst.) ati aged woman,
whose name we have not ascertained, was found
dead in apastuije-of Rehobotli. Her head was
sliockingly mangled, and circtimstaiices leave no
doubt that she was killed in consequence of blows
received from a sheep, who was discovered with
his head stained withblood. The verdict of the
VVC have again to record the death of a young
man, occasioned by the wheels of a loaded team
passing over his body. He was driving the team
from Clemsford to Boston. It is stated that he
had taken his seat upon the tongue of the wag-
gon, had fallen asleep and fell from it immedi-
ately‘_before the wheels. \Ve have often been
astonished that this dznigcrous position, taken by
teamsters generally, has not more frequently
proved fatal. We hope and trust this practice
will be discouraged by all prudent teamsters.
Bostori Patriot.
The Sea S'erp’cnt Caught !——-We published last
week a communication, stating that the mate of the
sloop Ami-Maria, on her passage from Charleston
to Braafotd, shot at a Sea Serpent, whichthe whole
crew and passengers believed was 130 feet in length
-—that the ball went through the head of the same,
and the water was covered with blood, &c, It ap-
pears bv the New-London Gazette of Wetlnesday
last, that this Serpent waslied‘asliore on the south
side of Fislter’s Island on the 12th inst. and was
discovered by two men by thename of Hewletts.
They were astonished at the sight of such a fish,
the length of which was 30 feet instead of 130.-‘—”
They ctit off the tail, and carried it to N ew- Lon-
(l0rJ---lls lengtli was 7 feet, was like the tail of an
eel, and on dissection, appears to be furnished with
‘tendons giving it extraordinary strength. The
"head was two feet in length, and, as well as the
neck, was 5 1-2 feet in circumference. The mouth
was armed -with a triple row of teeth. The body,
independent of the head and tail, is 21 feet long,
and nearly the circumference of a barrel. It has
two large humeral (or shoulder) paddles, each two
feet long.
was formed about one foot below the outer mouth.
. Columbian ltcgistcr.
__-j-—. '
Mr. Jcnrnitson has nearly recovered from
car illness of three m‘omhs. He is now 7?‘ yearv
of age. V - -g
In Congress, the various parts of the Presi-
dents message have been referred to committees.
By a late arrival at New-York from England,
dispatches for government are received.
It is is stated that the Barbary States are a-
gain making great efforts to re-commence their
system of’ piracy. .
MILITARY BOUNTY L45
General Land Oficc, Washington Cz"t3),,.; ,9». 16.
_ .N()1‘lCE.—-Tile Lands in the Mlsfiptlfl Territo
ry, (uortli of the river Missouri) appropriated for
military bountics, have been.- surveyed, and the
distribution of them by Lot will commence on the
first day of January next. V
Soldiers who have received from the Depart
ment of war, notilicationstliat their Warrants are
ldtlgerl in this Oflice,‘ may send their notifications
tome. with orders for location, written thus,
a“ To be located in Missouri north, and the pat-
ent sent to the Post Office at A. B.”
The Lottery for Military Bounty Lands on the
rivers St. Francis and Arkansas, will not be ready
for several moiiths—-Soldiers who wish to have
Lands there, may retain their notifications till fur-
ther notice is given. JOSIAH MEIG S,
rane.
The London Courirr says, that experienced
nautical men, who have inspected this steam veal '
sel, have been struck with its remarkable adapt-
ion for navigatiiig such a coast as the windward
island of St. Helena ; and observes, as a Naval
Otlicer, Lord COCHRANE never shewed himself
deficient in enterprize, and to his natural ardor is
now added the excitement of desperate fortunes.
His character has been much mistaken, or there
are few things which would gratify him more
than to become the liberator of Napoleon. If
he should succeed, his fate would be linked with
that of Bonaparte; if he failed, he. might still
become an Insurgent Admiral. But it is said he
has gone to Chili--it will not be much otit of
of his way to call at St. Helena. The Cotn'icr
also mentions the recent union of the Bonapar-
tists in the province of Texas, on the Trinity‘
river, who may probably supply resources long
since contemplated‘. - V
Accounts from Curracoa, state thatit had been
very sickly at that place, particularly among the
foreign seamen.
S/mc/ring Circums!ance.—At East-Haddam on
Sundaythe ‘;5thinst. a young man named Ezekiel
Fox, jun. was shot by Thomas Burns, one of the
men who suffered captivity with capt. Riley. \-Ve
understand that Burns having been annoyed. as
he says, by a tw/rite Cat, loaded his gun, and went
out in the evening for the purpose of shooting
it ; percciving- something moving, as he suppo-
sed, along the top of the wall, which he thought
to be the white cat ; he fired and shot the young
man dead on the spot. The moon shone bright,
and the men were opposite sides oftlie iv-all. VVe
do not learn there had been any diflerence be-
tween them. Burns says it was Fox’s white vest
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
‘--——.-3-:1:-<3-—— .
‘ Jtl./HRRIED,
In Wilton, on Sunday evening last, by the
Rev. Mr. Smith, Mr. Levi Wilcoccson, to Miss
Ilenrzrtta Hyatt.
For Sale,
VALUABLE FARM, in Fairfield, two
and a ltalf'fniles west of the Court-House,
on tlieturnpikc road leading to New York. The
Farm contains about 45 acres, proportioned with
Meadow, Plough and Pasture Land. On the
premises are a good dwelling l-louse, Barn and
other out-houses. , Also, a Grist Mill with two
run of good Burr Stones, and a good run of cus-
tom. The fences are in excellent repair, and
the land in a good state of cultivation. The
price will below and payments made easy.-—
Apply togthe subscriber on the premises.
‘ '. SAMUEL KELLOGG.
. Fairfield, Nov. l8tli, i818. 6111 SO
ROKE into the enclosure of the subscriber,-
_ about the 10th inst, three SHEEP. The
owner is desired to prove property, pay charges,
a_nd take them away. A
SAMUEL CoMs'rocK, 2d.
,\7?‘i-lton. Nov. 2 l. 1338. 30
M15826 Books, School Books,
i &'c.
LITTLE 8: SMITI-PS collection of Sa-
cred Music, priee’$1,
COOKE «St HALE’S Gamut, with blank
lines for favorite music, price 25 cents,
Bibles, Testaments, and a general assort-
ment of, SCHOOL and TOY BOOKS, just,
4 Within the fauces there was an inner .
4 month or jaws, "filled with teeth, like a li-etchel; it
Masonic Non..ce.. y 3
HE_ Members of St: Jolt-n’_s 1_g'.orlge*.7l/'0
Norwalk, are li_ct~eby,notifie¢l; that theiij
new Lodge Room-bis fitted up in a Sll[lc}'l()l‘
style, and ready for llieir accoihinodzitioii.-—
The Lodge will be 0])Ci|C(l: in due form» 03%
Tliursilay the 26th inst. immediately after
the setting of the sun. ,. . , _
Per order of the,\’V; .M_aster.
_STEP!IEfi' Gtiiiis, Sec’ry.‘:
23, 1818. ,.
An Evening School ,
S now open byathe subset-iber. .,TERMS'40hc'
~Dot'lar and Fzfly Cents per _,Quarter , each
scholar furnishing his own YVoo,d and Candles.
EDVVARD SMITH.
30
I Tliousrind ‘Var-*
7 ranted, SHIN-
GLES,
20,000 feet niei*cliatitablc.BOARD S ;
N ov‘.
Nov. 23.
5,000 do. clear _ . » (lo-
L500 do. do. PLANK.
2,000 do. do. SIDING, I -~
1,000 do. refuse BOARDS,
250 Yellow Pine PLANK,
206: ,\Vh_ite Pine do.
50._ Quiiitals 'CODFlSH,
iogbitttt-tats pickled FISH,‘ , __
_ 200';b’u,s‘li. coarse and fine SALT,‘ .
_.For sale by _ '. WM. J.’ S’ ‘REEjT.
I Nov. 10;
28
Public Auction.
' ILL positively be sold at Public Auction,‘
on Friday, the 27th inst. on the premis-
es, if not previously sold, the one half of a,D wel-
ling-House, it being the south part, to which is_'
attached nearly half ail acre of land, with a good
barn‘ standing thereon ; situated in Middlesex,‘in
Stamford, on the corner of,th‘e roatlleading from
the turnpike to Clock’s landing, so called. Said
House is well calculated for two families, has
two kitchens, ovens, cellars, chambers, 8tc.' and a
never failing well of water, within eight feet of
the door. The other part of the House, with
two, roods of Land, may be bought at a bargain:
Forifurther particulars enquire" of the subscri-
her at James Houst-"3, in Middlescx, or to Multan-
iel Clock, near the premises. ,
JAIVIES CLOCK.
529*‘ .
' I
_Middlesex, Nov. 16.
Waiited Imntcdiately,
HREE Journeymen HATTERS, who are‘
good workmen, to whom liberal wages and
steady employ wilt‘ be given. ‘Also, arractive iii-
dustrious Lad, I4 or 15 years of age, as an Ap-
prentice to the Hatting Business. Apply to the.
STEPHEN SMITH.
29*
of the Church.
Norivalk, Nov. 17.
Notice.
. HE subscribers having been appointed by’
the Hon. Court of Probate, for the district
of Danbury, Commissioners to receive, cxain-
ine and adjust the claims of the several creditors
to the estate of Jonathan Iloyt, latte of Ridgelield,
deceased, represented insolvent ; hereby give
notice, that they will attend to the bttsiness of
their appointment on thesecond Tuesday ofJan-
nary, I819, at the dwelling-house of Wz'llz'am
Keeler, and on the first 'l't_iesday of May follow.
ing, at the house of Amos ZS‘mz':li, in Ridgefield;
six months being allowed for the settlement of
of the estate of said deceased. All accounts not
exhibited within that time, will be debarred a re-
covery.
HE Honorable Court of Probate, for Stam-
ford district, has limited seven months
from this day, for the exhibition of claims against:
the estate of ./jfmza Tolten, late of Rye,de'ceasr.-d.
GILBERT TOT TEN , Exec’r.
Nov. 3, 1818. 29*
Commis-
sioncrs.
29*
Jessie S. BJMDL-Er,
M’1LLI.4iit HA WLE r,
Ridgefield, Nov. 9, I8i8.
Stamford,
To prevent Deception !
. HE subscriber would inform the public,
that he is calculating to go immediately to
Huntington, L‘. I. to‘ work at Storw ('um'ng, for
about two‘ weeks, at which place he has been in
the habit of going for more than fifteen years,
at intervals. As some persons back in the coun-
try have heretofore, from self motives’, asserted
that he had moved to Long-Island, and would not
return, this is to inform all those who want work
in his absence, that they may‘ call on Mr. David
‘Bait, -who will give all the information ne-
cessary, and the work will be done onshort no-
tice and on reasonable terms, at his stand a_little
north of the Bridge. P. HlLL..
Norwalk, Nov. 10. 28
. Lost,
N VVednesday, the 4th inst. in going from
Old VVell, to Middlesex.a \Vaggon 'l'lR.E.
The finder shall be reasonably rewardecl, by lear-
ing it with the subscriber, near ihe.brirlge-
,./LARON NASH.
:38 ‘
l\'orwalk, Nov.
a A ‘ green silllt"l.‘l_!J'inbrella,.
off-the staff, was some days since taken
from th,e_-,2 store ofthe subscribers, supposed thro’
mistake’. The person now having it,_ is requ‘cst-
‘ed to return it in the course of the week.
:3-alltl Missiioiiai'ics, to quit the i.’.urmah territories.
. j/V1 ' l
and cravat that deceit'ecl him.-—-C'om'z, Cazcztc.
i'ecei.ved for salefat this 0ffl.C£‘;.
. A BETTS Sc CANNUNE‘
rrilortvalk, Nov. 15. .7; _, _;‘
subscriber, at his stand, about half a mile north-
‘ l'l‘H,the name ol'f.x1. ‘S.-ruan ‘cut on the end '-
Norwalk Chronicler