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w'th *he Ur’tiih Peei in the M^dherrnneaul ;«
#»rrn* m -, •’•a’ *>ev are well appointed, anil dur
ing t*icd v well handled, butas the r crew.-, a
•hieflv com postd of slave*, who arc confined a
dvk, ’Vv are under »au|f sa l at n^ht. The iw
decker* h*ve a port on each side abreast the
nu:n:nu*, for a l-.nje {run, or mortar, to throw
granite bd's, which wgh from three to SO0 lbs.
If Comm^ore Decatur im*an> any thhipf beyond
parade, he may met a reception as unexpected
sa unpleasant i -hi Dutchmav probably join h.n»,
hut thc r ra e ’s agunst iheir giv.ng
h a tnatert.d assistance; and the Independence
hat her M.des » h ck. and heavy, dial her lower
Aw^c |v>r.s are hardly .» fee'- anu a half out of wa
ters in con -e-pencc of winch, itudccmcdfpnuleii
to caulk tha.n before she attempts to cross the
AUaiv.C
-\btes of the Paris Jfoniteur, of .Vny 15.
on the Debates in the House of Commons,
mpee&ig 1Iuray.
AJ1 the letters (pieces) nuoted by Lord
Ct oagh, and those of the same nature
w.iich Hh has brought together in tne shape
tf . »cu nents submitted to Parliament are
fit sifted. T tese fabrications are so odi
o is, we mav even say so impudent, that
wa e*‘in d c i.tceive tltat any minister
c »•*’ I irtve recourse to them to justify his
cu tduct
,> * scorn to think thatlord Ca3tlerea»l>
jrn4“ ia-» of +h*»se nieces knowing them tw
be false .*—\Va must therefore suppose he
fe.ta .tee.t cunoletcly the dupe of some in
Injrtie; bat what shall we say of a minis
ter ;, aso dv doped in such import
ant aTiira ? 'Pie Qrst letter quoted by
J. * '’utlereagh is dated, he says, from
Kiagisthe 17th Fc vma v and was written
br 11*. i v eror to the ^naen of Naples—
according to him it commences with these
w » d < ?;* Your husband is very brave if:
t ie field of battle, but weaker than a wo
man or a monk when he secs not the ene
my. H** has no moral courage.”
• Tiese worts are literally touno an h
a ninuteof which is now before us,
a i l which was realty writen by the e.nne
r ».-to tie queen of Naples from Fun tain
bld^u, the -24th Jan. IRIS. The emperor
h« I then arrived from the campaign in Rus
sia, and had left the King of Naples at the
l...»« »ft \ • iniiv. Hence the letter com
mences with these words which have been
ca *riUv *apnr<t«.sed : “ The king left the
g -»i t1*-' loth.^—Your husbaud is a ve
ry vave naV’ See. &c. Only the passage
qa »ted above is retained ; and to make thic
V;»*e-, wi'Ci relates solely to the then ex
iting circumstances, agree with the date
of Nangis, and establish, by this striking
f«'i*:v*t,l the consequences which have
h#en l® lured from it, against the kin" of
N.« »*es, with aspect to the allies, the fol
j iw i t has oeen substituted in the falsifi
es! 1 ' e.~s produced by lord Castlerea"h :
w ;{e was afraid, and never ventured rr
pass a no ne it but by me or with ne. Cor
voci »»i \ of his absurdity. When h<
quitted the armv without mV orders. 1
/.ire-a ■ al' tie bad councils which wou! :
be rive.» im. I am nevertheless more sa
tiafie 1 with the nessage which he has sent
me o you. ff he has sincerely tenen
te l h*. will watch the moment to prove t
m* *hut he is uut as ungrateful as he is
PaouttoaH. L can still pardon him
ft'*! i’lrv he has done me.”
Tlie second is addressed by the emperor
to the king of Naples. No date is give"
to it; but to supply this omission, Xiorri
Castlereagb supposes this letter treats o
the successes obtain d by the empehor on
the l.Jth aid 11th, which relate, to the
actions fought in Champagne on the 10th
and llth March 1814. The letter, such
* j "u it** 1 by lordCaatlere&gh, begins with
the*" wo-ds—* I do not speak to you of
nv dissatisfaction with your conduct’, &,c.
xVe have before us the minute of a letter
. fr no th* emperor to the king of Naples.
da+e-1 Pontainbeau. Tanuary 26,1813, be
ginning thus—41 do not sneak of my di—
uhshefi >n nf vour conduct since I left
t’lea.-ny.* T ie latter half of the phrase
. has bee snobressed, which would have in
» <i cafrd the true date, anti the remainder
of t. • letter substituted, relates to circum
stances w i r.W occurred when the empe>-oi
le '* th* armv after the campaign in Run
s’a. Ti: f'Mowing are the pas*age>
v vch answer the purposes of the talsifi
ers:
‘ 'rant by an net m treason whien I at*
tribute only to fear, in order to serve me
• by go i«l in fa-mat ion. I depend on you,
' on voir contrition, on your principle* ; if
it were otherwise, remember that you shall
r<* -n* »t. I defeated the Austrians yes
terday ; l am in pursuit of the remainder
of their columns. Another such victory
and you jvitl see my prospects arc not so
desocrate as von Jiave been taught to be
lieve them. Keep your promise.’
Lord Castlereagh did not quote in his
•oeech, but he distributed copies of ano,
t v»r letter of tho enperor to the king of i
Naples. To this printed copy the date
rth of March is affixed, and as it contains
* details which relate only to the year 1814,1
it is therefore the Tth March 1314 that it
frirports to be dated. V/e trad in this
etter the following words—* You aresur-;
rounded with inen who hate France and
who wish to ruin you. I have often told
you ofit. All that you wrte to me is too
Strongly contrasted oy tli&t whieh yam do,
&.C.’
. We have also before us a minute of ano
ther letter ftom the emperor to the king of
• Naples j but this letter is dated from Com*
peiin the 30th Aug. 1811, and we. find in
it literally the passage which we have just
quoted. Hence it is that letter which is
- falsified. The” have retained only the
expressions which enable us to diseover
the real letter ; otherwise how could one
speak H 1811 as supposed in the printed
letter :<! shall sac (iy your Aiannerof act
ing at Ancona if your heart is French—
Continue to correspond wiih the viceroy,
and take care that your letters be not in
tercepted.’
The original minutes of these letters are
in our hands—the autographs arc not and
cannot b* but at Naples, and they will
confirm our assertion—*-for it is not doubt
ed tuat they will be punished. What then
are the pieces from which lord Castle
reag'i has printed the documents which he
h*s published ? It is f »r him to prove that
they are true, and not for us to prove that
t'u»v are false—Nevertheless we shall fur
nish the proof.
We are authorised to declare that we
diail shew to everv Ruglishinau of distinc
tion who may be at Paris end requires it.
1st. The original minutes of the empe
ror’s letter* ;
2d. The minutes of the same letters,
alsified and written by the hand of the
Ybbe Flouriel, who during nineteen yean
has fulfilled the office of secretary in flu
cabinet of Count dc Lille, ami ui that of
Count de olacas. Wc shall ir.orcvcr com
omnicafe the minute of a letter written by
Count Blacas to Lord Castlfereagh, the 4fl*
'larch, 181;?, if is lordship has not pre
served the original. It contains these
words:
“ I have since also found, in anothe*
drawer, three minutes of letters written b\
Napoleon, one of which has no date. I
'iave the honor ofaddressiugCopies of them
to yon ai.d these arc not the least interest
ing pieces which have been dtccoverei.
among the iinmence quantity of papers
which it was necessary to send.”
1 hese copies arc evidently those of the
three letters of which we have been speak
ing,two of them bear dates demonstrated to
he false and the cither is without date._
We therefore know perfectly that it was
the 4th of March 1313. that the pretended
copies of these three letters was sent to
Lorn Castlcreagh.
We shall also communicate an original
letterfroni a personage whose testimony
nrd Castlerregh will not reject. This let
•er was written the 4th of January lei ,
t.» Count Blacas by Lord Wellington. If
.8 inserted at the’end of this note.—W«
have hei.ee the right ta deduce the follow
mgtacts which no one can dispute.
The government of Count de Lille com
municated to the English ambassador tin*
papers which concerned the King of Na
ples. At that time it was not determined
to falsify them and lord Wellington dre*
the only inference that the real paper
could present. 1 1
“ I return you the paper* which* hav
re*,|- Tlicy contain no proof against Mu
Such an authority leaves ug , nothing
more to say. Lord Wellington attests
t lat the letters which wc have quoted art
true because they contain none of the
pnmfs that were wanting against the kingt.
.'.apies, that those that are produce
to parliament by lord Castieraagli -uei.i
since they strongly inculpate the king of
Naples in his relation with the allies. N,
*ne can refuse this testimony.*
\\ .hat then ha3 happened in the interva
letweea the 4th of Jan. and 4th marc'.
I8I0 ? The count de Lille, who neve,
ceases to insist, at the congress of Vienna.
► iat t is branch of the Bourbons of Sicilv
should rescend the throne of Naples ob
served that the powers which had eon
tntotnd treaties with the king of Naples,
resisted or hesitated. It was therefore ne
cessary to overcome these scruples and t
justify the violation required of them, b
.mputnig t. the king previous violations. ’
rhecab.net of <Sunt de Lille, when
*'c ^.a'je ac(iui. ed the certainty that the
studied to fabricate, in order to raise t
passions of government, falsehoods-of eve
ry kind, composed the false correspond
ence of which wc have been speaking a n
whico lord CasHen-agh presented to th
English parliament, as the basis of pcac
or war. r
rh ropJ hhifw could not suppose
that the archives in which they labore
should become imperial archives ; that
t ie count H hefts in a precipitate flight
ivouid abandon those of his*master an;:
Ilia most secret papers, and also furnishp !
the means of publishing not only the lmV
intrigues which we have this day'develor.
fed, !iut so many others which'have been
*;r.i iloyed some time, and occupied such a
distinguished place in the reign of some
months. °
Letter from Lord *Jrallliigtoiim
• Paris. Jan.'4, 1815.
PrR—f imfiirn you the papers which you
me and which I have read : they d
n"* contain any proof again** Murat: thev
merely demonstrate that lie had taken a
part with reerret; that he felt more and
more everV day, and that lie spoke high! v
of his intention of doing no harm to Na ><)
Icon, fitc.
Hut these letters in general, and that
of Clarke in particular, tend to prove tha'
he wfas in downright, hostility with France:
and this is what he ought to have h*“*n.
• WELLINGTON.
To Cotint Blacas.
DOMEffTTO TtftP, t L T ; e. YCJS,
From the Munturi Casfttc of June If.
IMPORTANT.
. The following letter* were received by govern
or tjlark, on Wednesday last.
It appear* that Messrs Toorcot and Ligottr-.r
(wJmi were employed by the comm snoners '
proceed to Rock II ver and announce fo the I?
d'*ns the object of the treaty to be held at Por
tage dt* Soiiit) were fhftnnatc .n re.»cl» ag L t t
j Maecoutule, *o.n« distance below die r i-lac.- ol
'destination, wi,bout any acc.dent. At this place
they met with a party* of Fox-Indians, H arm*
letter* from the British commander of Pear e du
Chem to gov Clark who informed them of the
departure, nfcapt. Dnncan Cralmni, deputy scalp
Ing master Ccnt-ral,* from R >ek River after bes
towing on his worthy comrades the Sucks, te.i
barrels of powder and twenty fusees, a* a rewaul
for their services in butcher.ng the helpless wo
men and children, on the frontiers.
As usual, the Macks received the newt of peace
" with undoubted joy," and even sent the Bri
tish Hag to protect our messengers on, the*? rc
um. They acknowledge they had two bund ret
warriors ®n the frontiers, and that one of the.
pacta*., had been defeated, Hut could not tell thi
number of their k lied :<nd wounded. Theyaau
they would attend the treaty and bury the toms
hawk.!
• / put thit officer* name and tiling infill, in or
iUi- ihtR I may not be called to an aeconmi for t
breach of Ci.qacU of dijrcrpfct. Editor. .
From captain to ''jiernor Clark, tinted at
Fort .If " jr, FrdiHr tin Ch in, ,)tay 23
I have now , acknowledge the receipt of
ihe two dispatches sent me some time afro, viz.
one from his excellency gov. Clark, the other
from col. Ilassell ; answers to which it was not 1
‘.it mv power to get conveyed to St. Louis, with
out imminent hazard to the person carrying the
s. me.
The official In tell gence of peace reached me
>nl> yesterday, upon which I adopted the tnps.
ovudeni and decided measures to stop further
b nullities of tlte Indians, f most ardently hope
and strongly Believe, that the steps I have taken
"’ill be attended with the good eiiect which the
’h-'t; h government as wed us that of the United
t .;Ci arc so anxious for.
I propose evacual ng th.s post to morrow, ta
k ng with me the guns; &c. captured in the fort,
in order that the same may he delivered Up at
Mackinaw, tn such officer as the United States
may appoint to’ receive that place. My instruc
tions were to r.ciul them down the M.ssiss ppi to
St. Lotus, if it could he done without luu .rd to
he parly convey.ng them.
My motive m immed atcly withdrawing from
•Ins post will he best explained by the enclosed
extract from the instructions of It. col. M'Donnld,
.commandingat M chihmuclinac. I have not the
smallest hesitation in declaring my decided opm
nn tlut the1 pre.y»nce of adctuchment of British
tul United Siates troops at the same time, at
■>rt JU’Kav, would he the means of embroiling
e th.cr one party or other in a fresh rupture with
be Indians, which l presume it ir, the wish of
both governments to avoid.
Should the measures which I have adopted
Prove in the smallest degree contrary to the spi
| r t and intent of the treaty of peace. I beg that
it inav not he considered by the government of
me United Slates as proceeding from any other i
motive than a desi> e of avoid, rig any further troo*
>te or contention with Uieindans, and ofpromo
t. ngthe nirir.cnvand good underitand.ng sore
•e.itly res;o:cd between the two governments.
1 have the honor tj be, air, your most obedient |
sei vant.
! A RTXGRR, Capt.
Hoyal w. p Cfrt command ng a detachment
I I l£. H. M. troeps on the Mississippi.
.vrtract /i-on It. cot. Jifc DonaltP* instruction* to
c.ifituin Ht/lrrer, floual .V. Frcgt commandant
oj\f»rt ,?/cKay,, dated JVfackmac, 5th May 1315.
1st. The orders of It. gen. sr Gonion Dram,
•n :nd must be carried .in'uj effect, if so under*
.tood and icqiiinedSy tlie government of, the U.
■•'trie* ; prov.ded, that tlic thing is .pr.»ct cable
Without committing1 to imxn.nent liaxard tlie
.'iifety of the American detachment or ©fyourown
garrison,• thereby having a tendency to interrupt
ue harmony so recently restored.
2d. Should t appear to ymt distinctly and un
•* pi vocally evident tliat in attempting to put the
Vrtieriean troops in possession of fort McKay, or
etam.ng it for that purpose, tliat the safety ol
, voucselt and garrison is licreby hazarded, and
t tat no doubt remains on your nnnd that it would
•' res.sted on the part of the Indians, and also
h ghly endanger'tlie safety oftlie said deiuclt
.chmcnt of 0. States troops, ami hi.Ve a tenden
v to re-'cw hostilities between them and die in
•1. ins, tlie unavoidable necessity of the case will
ornpel you to destroy the gu-nson, See. as befor
tated.
Pour Indians and a '•quaw arrived hove on
ritursdav last f*om Prairie du Chien among whom
s tlie one eye 8 .uix, who canted- nvn in die gun
'>oat from the I’m re last year ; slid who disiin
;-i:«hed nimself so gallantly when that boat was
.'.larked by British artillery and a host ofladians.
Th s Souix and anmher of. \u* tnbe left th*
oUce last autumn With Manuel L s.:, Esq. and as
.•ended tbe Missouri to tlie r.ver from
. he,ice he travelled across tl’e country to Prar.e
u Clie.n. On his snivel there, D ekion asked
iim where he came from and what h.s busmes •
'Vas at that place, rudely pulling h.s bund e off
rs back ar.d examining t forletiferi Ti-.e Souis
ild h m lie was from St. Lou.a, juid had promis
ed the whre cb efs the;e lie would go to Pr.., j..
lu f’lrcn, and that he now performed his pro.
i sc. O.ckson had this Indian taken to the io i
lor examination, threatening him will death, &c,
sit the fa thfulf -llnw would g ve noinformat.on
and s;ud he w.-s ready for de .th if they chose to
k l! him. lie was then thrown into a du igron
..’id confined there a considerable time, but find.
»g him obstinate they l.berated him and sent
i,m fioin.tJial place.
Tins trusty Indian set out in the depth of w.n.
ter op his mission, visited the differc.i tribes of
he Sun x nations, and arrived at Pra r.e du Che n,
•oiind' lbcksen had gone to Mack naw ai thcopen
ng of the nav gitmn. He says he remained here
some time, w.tnessfti the evacuat.on of the fun
by 'he British who left bclnnd them the cannon,
•ui returned a nigh- or two , f f rwaids and took
he guns u stray a d fired the f >rt. Th s br.vc fel
low went into tbe fort anti brought off the Ame
r.can flag and a medal.
Ifes-ys, a.I the people liavelef tbe Prairie ex.
cept two fimdies; tliat ail the provisions were
cut ed off by the Hr t;*’n for th* use of their men.
tlec lied at the Sack v llage, at the mouth of
dock r.ver, and was told they lost six Sacks end
,ic laway killed, and 8 wounded, in the affa.r
ca.- fort Howard, w.lh the y*e cr.pt. Cra g He
i us he. is now content, havog performed the
j iiedge he ma le m Gov. Clark.
DISTRICT ORDTIT!.
St Locis, June 15.
AH officers command mg cotnp*n e.s, post* or
detachments within iiiy couiui.ikI, will without
delay rep >rt themselves to dt ig. <;v-n. Bust'll at
tins place. '
w RUSSELL,
* Col 7th, and Dist. Cotnd't.
St. Locis, June lj.
SIR—Agreeable to genital order, issued from
the war dep irtmcnt. (dated May 17, 1S«) hc
i.(l by a reg-s cr of the peace esubli-.lt'.
.nentannv, | d.scovcr thu. my d.-.band r.e.it take
piace t» -day or is aocm.if er as relieved.
I have this day issued an order order .ng all offi.
er.i command r.g posts, detachments or compa
•i c.s, o report themselves, and c>> nmarid* to you,
oid I now have tlie Itono • to ten ler to you ,he
onnnand ol\dl the .‘oretjt undrr my Commsui,
vjthm tlie terrttorioa of Indona, Illinois and M.s
•ouri.
And alt tlie public accounts in my pos Casio;
.el itivs to thiscomm..nd, I hold subject tu vour
de . -
I hssne the honor to be, with great respect, your
-bodi*nt servant,
V/. Rt'88ELlj,
Col. 7ill, and Dial. (Jomd’t.
Qc*t Daniel Riuflt,
V St^fe«\army, St. f ori*.
CITES \ PE > K K * N D MH V VO*.
By ')»*• report of th** eon: t of t-apiinr. It sppear
that all we he-sH nt.iba -iipo of Htr “ miwi'.
»>• shine o< power’* on the purl ol the ll.inh wlioi
the a fortunate Chewbmkr t« H into their hand*
wa* lamentably iru«. Shortfand hits d.ire ^vru t
1 teco-d etl.tion of British heroism -n (Jrh-jt nj o
v>4 Willi.,5 persons incapable nt < cfcnc*, »t>d not.
“esistioK, bnt it does not e|>tw«r that he attack* <t
'Se fmpitnl, as the heroes rf theffbann-st did do
cock-fiit L'h' place wheneth* founded srr tlrpovt
rr».T I •Aitjuis you, rentiers «t» con pare three
•hitljp with Ihe co irl'ist O' -till' officer* nihI m ., ,•
Hmn»<'<l by the Hri'ish. on like o-cat-ons. anil s*>,
if yon tm .irito will, what the ed to o. he Roiiiv
Cm tint l once told the people th;ti it w ,* * im&ovri
t>f* th>U the -jourciort %/ HHtair. cou ijbc et/ierv.te
han ntufmiTuimu* and hinmmr R- ot ecting
1 at tha f. i' t ml df-»% IjUW a. + (•!**• H.ro who
nm^rln’iztd his oatne, n*« Ic s by the miff tie*.
'. mvsoo i>f the Peacock tsau hiartm.iuuttjr tv the
,'r/j7. her flag was s‘ru«h) was relnscd a drop |
*k *'* .“Wl* '•in* to ehecr espin .g nature* .W
ney will the u'.nre readily bel eve th j. when tin'
know th«t a similar act of cruelty w .s exercised ti
0 i Inc ^ilUnt. licU'eiiNnl J Iifi who cotun I
ciptured near X. w Oilq.i.s, after
♦ fence that will be esteemed gtori'ius ns tong V
c-.urititf and go «1 conduct are of consideration
-tonp moi The moment the fight was over, the
>• ciitv, officers and all, began l» lo<ik for plunder,
.-•cmtut; •• liutl fellows, weft met." I It* priv* e
stores of ieatenani Jones were immediately ncized
ipon—severely wounded and exhausted by the ton
of Mo»<l, nttd Worn d wn by lat .me mil privation
iielutc the fight and greit personal exert 10 is durit
Is continuance, lie aske ■ for a glass of hit own por
ter, a .<1 it was refused him : and though he had s
U'teh need of it, they robbed him of the very bed
,ia winch he laid—->116x111); that the barter and
'!"r rc wa,lte,i " hy Ins tu >ja:ty’s offirers’*-—and
therefore, lie could not h<vc cither. I have these
fiOts from a nutliority that w If not lie questioned.
f>i justification ej this cuninct, the HHiith ur r>I
the J act, that I rxh.wnl Junes hadJlretl on them !!!
£ ' He* Weekly Key. iter.
OtJCHRSg Oi AXGOULFlMB.
. Tfapcleu Istely reviewed the Slst division of in.
fsntry, Hi er allien he ordered the officers and non
<o amicsin.ied ofii.crs of the 8tii to firm the circle.
tie then expressed his satisfaction at tneirfnthful
oond ct whilst at lio de-uix, where hey resisted the
"ed'i'to-i "I t •• duchess d Augouleme, anil r >
in ••uher- d tlieir count-v -in I their emperor £ \llu.t.
ine to her t ff ir s o this Occasion H •napart* aft r
w rdi said. '• she was iho only one of the B nrboiis
who ote w lit a spirit tlint became a man."3
*• I was the soldiers of this regiment th-sf the
1 <1 chess si si ted in the .cast le of Trompette, where
thev were quart> red, and asked them iflliev were
willin? to cross the river to attack general CUus.l l
They answered, no If oilier troops, ah» askeil
them, at' ack gcneial C attsel, wi'l you remain neu
ter? I'hey ansW ml,ns She went, was at rmed,
and sa il to them in tears : you wish ilicn to betray
and deliver me io my enemies! Thev mmct'il
no; hist sve o not wish n civil war anjl we r> quire
V»n oqu 11'rinr.e. Alt the other troops of the gar
r->K>> followed this nobla example ’’
«V. T. Columbian.
1'fic T) irtir\n»r by Mess. King and Lar
pent, wp are :• formed b» a petit email who was on
'he comtaitb e to examine into llio aff iir, is deficient
a»d u natiif icti r», in rioting without re.riving mu
teriat evidence wniih was offered, particular!. in
rr . arl to the hole through'the wall A number of
the heram't ee who are now -in th'* citv, it is su.;
gestetl, will probably meet and prepare a Statement
on tlia subject. id.
Sicc.rrJ. It appears hy O’lr Frenoh papers
that this celebrated matt was on his wey for Eng
land .ith three or lour of his pa|>ils, accompanied
alto by hit secretary m d an i terpreter S *• having
been invited lo las do ir order to establish an in
stitut on for the edit tion of the deaf and dumb,
similar lo titut of l*ar.«. He lint obtained from the
government leave o absence f < several months ’*
id.
Wc have just conversed r.ith an intelligent of
ficer of the army from Suckett’s Harbor, who in.
forms us that a Hr.tiih oiTtcer lately from Kings
ton, stated, the de’crnunstion ofgen. Rob.nsonto
hold M chilltRiackinac. Two battalions, he said
were orde.ed up to garrison that fort
We understand, that the excuse alledged for
holding Micii.il rnackm.tc contrary to tfvaty ist;
>ha- we hold soire post m the Fiondis to which
8r.ta.in laye claim.
GF.Xp.n \L J tCKSOV
We b’vr much tatitfictimi in staling on author!
tv wliirh i« nnqu siio-.-.ble, that the hr.ve defender
f the *• Tleauiy and Rooty ** of New Ut lrans, is
deter ninedt - tneramnlize < lie Senate of the United
Si let on the rnnduct Of Judge .Hull TllRiu.es-'
"ire of our vstisf: •tain will be full, when we hear
that (he judge is impeached nd convicted.fur h t
one mslitntion d attempts to blast lh« well carried
reputation, of* o e of (lie bi:iv»st men that ever
lived tlie 'idc of times.” £ Democratic 1‘rett
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
Richmond, July 26, 1815.
We were at length enabled to publish on Satur
day, the so loop expected report of Messrs. K.ng
and Larpent. We did not calculate on find.ng it
fivottrable to the prisoners and we have not been
disappointed The statement of the disturbance
of the 4th, does not appear to be materially dif
ferent from that ofthe prisoners. Butin relation
to the mass .ere and the preparatory steps to its
perpetration,there appears to be very l.t'lc /tur
ner* and imUu'tiuKty No man w,ll criminate
himself, if he c .n avoid t, and as the m for part
of the witnesses produced before the commission
ers were pr ncipals n the murder, tlie\ wouldcor
sequcntly render the r s de of .he story as fair a.
poHs.bie. Thecommiss.oner, statethi hecausf#
of the alarm bell hemp rung, were tirst, a bread',
having been made in tlie wall suffir entlv large for
a full s;zrd man to pats throngh and a number of
the prisoners being collected m a body near the
place where *he gambl.ng tables were-kept, af.er
the hour, that the signal was usually g.ven fir the
prisoners to ret .re to their prisons. And second
lv, that the breach in the wall would serve as •
common Cation to the place where, a part of the
arms of the guard were depos.ted. As to the
second rca.sun, the committee states that tjiire
•uu* no evidence to prove that the prisoners made
the breach for the purpnseof obtaining the arms
or that they ever knew the arms were depnsite I
tliei-e j they also state, that, there was no d ie
proof of any prev.ous concert or preparat on on
the p ir1 of the pr.soners to e cape, it wts merely
inferred that they intended to do so. The com
mittee are at a loss, to ascerta.n whether thee
was an order to fire, the Americans declar.ng
there w uran order g.ven by S .ortland, the Eng
l sh declirmg that an order Whs given hut they
knew not hv whom, and Shorlland denying that
he gave the order. However says the committee,
“ The fact of an order having been g.ven at first
provided the firing was under the ex.st.ng c-r
cumstances justifiable, does not appear very ma
*erial in any other pointcf view than as shewing a
want of *eif«pos*e*sion,end discipline in the troops,
if they should have fired without order.” We
find some American feeling in the latter part of
he report, where they apeak of the conduct of
the sold.ery m firing upon the prisoners who were
•ttrmpt.ng to enter the few doors left open bv
ihe turnkeys, as a wanton attack upon the lives
of defenceless and unofiend ng individuals. The
conduct of the soldiery in firing in at the doors of
lie prisons is spoken ofin similar terms.
l^et any unpr.jud.csd person contrast the re
mrt of Messrs. King and Larpent with those pub
i halted in the Aworsof the 8th inut. and then say
vhdher any of those difficulties wh ch presented
Vni selves-to Mcrtrs. K. and 1>. m ght not have
orfen obviated by Mr. Kh exert.ng hnnswlf to
ob a n the rcquiite information. Intact the idea
vh ch tlie prisoners Committee said, would he
made bv SltortlMid as justification, has been rrud« r
Imv knew that it would be, and tor tlfe purpose
>f fill’ criminating him, they tn.bchalfof their
■ rttntrymen add eised a note to Mt. |C. inform ing I
him tb.A they would furnish him wnh proof I
positive of the falsity of Shortland’S ju»t .Heat ion
'Vhat did Mr. K. d<* ? He took nonrttidtfof the |
note and left the depot. As to the prisoners be I
ng a^.Ciiihle l after the signal bad been g.ven
them to ret retnthe.r prisons, the statement pub
lished in tlic Asncsof the 17th June, says, that
on this memorable evening no horn, as h id been I
customary, had been sounded, though the (urn,
hey* had been in r-crttly aju I locked three of the four
door* of each frriton. Gracious God ! is it possi
ble that an American can affix his signature to a
rejHvtm which it-.s specified that Brit sh soldi
Cry firing oh unarmed prisoners without orders
’’ °°ty PmcX pf want of self possession and di«
r pi 'if ? Captain Shortlaud den e* lie gave the
rdcr lo f\re, Ipi any ope read tjie depositions Nos.
1. 5, 6, 13, and.ld in tUv report of ^lic comm.life
>f the pr.si/ners and sec what ava.U Shortbpd’s'
'eoial ; he may deny it, ,t.is his nitc-est solo do
"d lie s not alone, thrive have .nsttn-es on re.
-on! <if abandoned wre'cliw convicted on irreiia*
tf.ible testimony uhd sentenced to put punishment
vh» have been launched into etemiti with a lie
•n their hps.
Wr will not make any more comments on this
detestable subject. Should Short la d biacqmt
•ed bv a jury, we shall never be!, eve oUierivisc
•ban that he is guilty of wilful niurdeT
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
To the highest bi.llrrt, on SuturiliH the 5th of .1u.
Wt'n;T‘.' nl thr Bdl '^v-rn, in Has City, at
10 o clock, -wHl be soft, about
850,000 worth of §TOCK,
» ciivsisriso oT ,
Old and new shares in the Rank of Virginia,
»irgima 7 percent, certificates, interest half
yearly,
Virgin a 6 percent certificates,
Sta’es* sia'een-m II on loan,
tinted Sta'ev’ 3 and 6 per cents.
Tins slock is the property of the Mutual .7.?.
'•mince Soaety against Fi, e> on Thtihlmg-s of the
Stutetf Virgtnia—it w,U be be sold conf .miably
U> a Resolution of the Members of the Standing
Committee made on the 19th mst.
The purchasers will be allowed sixty davs ere,
dit upon g v »g approved Notes, ne?ot.able and
wavable it one or the Banks in th.s City.
The object* in v.ew m m iking the above sales,
is to enab.e the Company without loss df i ime to.
makegood itseningements tothe.rbre hren, who
have receutly suHered by the fire at Petersburg.
GBORGF, PICKETT,A
THOMAS WILSON, \ Comm.ttce
David ruijlock, f ofsaics.
Wr WARDLAW, J
Ju,f26- - tds.
C. TERRELL AND W. C. DAY,
P'fOl'OSF, tO.liaVi- n ohti’ic ex-m n* inn ot* their
School, on Fridty- -o.d 5 .tnnthy the ‘28th a id «|*uh
i stmt. '1 'leJCassrenl department will he .xam r®
e-l on rrrtr, and the F.ntfish end Scientific o SR.
'V . 7. l.**c **«tnitmt.on will commence at nit.o
<i clock each .lay.
I'^rvDtt nod Guardians of Clt Idren, and *11 who
f.-el interested in the Education of Youth are res
pectfully requested to attend. At 4 o flock, on
Saturday eveni the junior classes will meet at the
f2:«|»itol to rec te Speeches. T*. th(s exhibition o
the first es*. >-* of one little Spe-kers the Ladi,» nr
Richmond, himI vault) ofJjoth sex.-*, a's wfll h* Gctw
iletnen, at e respectfully ii.vicl.
Alter the Examination, the School will be v.ica
led till the 1st at September, when it will be recom
menced.
July 26. 2t
JOHN l[. PEN1NGT0N,
'"r,Jrm* the Lad.es .ml fientlemen
of Richmond and its vicinity that he has taken a
situation on Shock * Hill, adiomi .g Mr. Reiiiamiu
Stetson », where .he intends to
Repair, tunc, and make Plena Fortes,
m the best manner and on the tu>«t reasonable
0.1*10 e'^ '*** ***' Poutlu«Hy nttend#
JuJy 26. 2tw2w
w II E A T.
* ^VI?*G n s *•<»• Mr JWh
\ Weed lor reoctymg and st-ring of wheat at his
w r ho se on/he R .sin of the Canal, f will gift- the
iiitthest e sh price for wheat delivered a' ,tlu-'R .* II
*"d as heretofore ■» Uo. kett’s m.lt or at Amp i.iil
mills .luriug the season, and enter into uonlracttiir*
crops to he diliveted at either ftho.se places. Mr.
Weed heit.e aurhori.ed to purchase To- me, app i
caiio.i may Le made to him nr to
JOHN J VVElfTU.
July 22. 2m
N. R Every Wednesday and Saturday,John J.
We* th msv be seen at his mills ai Atnptlt I fi oio*
ft »o 1‘2 oMick and ev ry other dav at hi* .jin.t
■»ar room opposite the Kell Cavern, fr„m 8 ■, the
morning till 2 in the uf • rn on.
AN ELEGANT SITE
for HTTmrvn.
llT*' -L be toll, to the highest bidder on Saturday
▼ T next the20th intrant, at nr o'clock in the
"■vening, that-high and betvnifd HALF ACRC
LOT on Gttrcet, immediate^ opposite .Wtjir IJoU
'owur’t residence, and used by him at a Lumb-r
Yard • it mill be divided or told altogether to ••■it
per ton t that mio be ditpotetl to fnn chat-r t th t lot if
it believed, it the highest point in the City of Rich
mond.—Terms will be accommodating
THO.Mils TATLOTf.
July 26. ot
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.
•'P'TE subscriber trill sell ](MJ arret of vdlnahle
\ Land, in the county o f Culpepfur, bring on tha
■ t*t end west ride of Plat Puny highly improved
rith buildings, orchard, and meadows. The trait
■rill be di-'i h’d into four lots, to suit purchaser* *
riving nearly an equal quantity of meat 1^ ground,
food (and, and mater, to each lot. it tire about
'*** nd'et below •Culpepper courthouse, five mi'ei
f'om Sievensburg, twenty-eight miles fi-om F, e,ie.
ricbsbnrg, j> rfy milt* frpm the city f 'Pashingion
md Alexandria, and ninety miles f con the city of
tli hmohdi in a rich and populous neighborhood_
The soil if particnlaAy adapted to th' ml fur- >,f
wheat, corn,' and tobacco, and -will produce excel
lent timothy, and red and -white clover, without the
aid’nf Plaister of Parts r though the f'w it vr h
imPrcved by the app'iration of Plaisfr , fom the
experiments that have been mad- Should th ■ l md
be sold, the purchaser may be f'rnishCd with fom
two to three hnhdmt barrels of corn, sev nttj bead
nf slic'd, f om'hii f to thr r quarter blended Aferi
nos, fifty head ofhogs, r’ght rood noth horses, (too
if'the of oven, several high bred mares and cobs, and
plantation Utensi's f cv*ry description. T/iC hud
adjoining on the south, that elegant seat bf captain
John Thom’s, and on 'he north, •hat of Thrift\ Tar
ter, esq. There is a valuable ffulffher Sftrutg in
the vicinity of this farm, (on enpt John Thorn’s
plantation,) whose efficacy in curing dsenses of va
rious kinds, has been often ' est.flfsh d bfy'r ■ d a
dnr{bt. There are about t.so hundred cxres of mea
d w land on this f nu, thirty acres sfi which n rg
Itid thjtrn ill timothy,'find abort ten Jn clover.—
The r • may b^tito huud'-ed and rfty lei she's of ohms
Seeded th S fall, O’I fresh and manured land. ^i'muUl
the land heibesildb f.rjc the 1 st,fOc'obffn^rt, it
rrili.be rkdted trui to suit tenants Should it he sold,
one fifth of thi purchase nonet) trill be expected to
he paid, when the d’rits are made s p irnht for the
haiance will be allowed in four annual pin/m ntt,
hearing interestf pm the date. .7 mortgage dee d
of trust will b) required, to secure the payment qf
the purchase money. Proper fy in o<- near Vick•
mind, f r you,>ng Negroes, at a fair VufudiloU, will
be received in part payment.
For terms, mpjvj to raft' John 'Thom, John, fit try.
ther, esquire, of Tv)pepper county, to Ah Thomas
Heathy, who rerid •$ on the f trm, or to the subscri
ber, whOf also, 0 for* for s dSy
j 1,000 ACRES oV L \ND, '
Lying in the StaNJ nfiCcntueky ;
toget/*# frith,sir unimproved LOTS in the city of
ll'nrbingtbn, ritigibly sifthiletl1 an,J one lot in the
same city, haWto Oe'jf improved, and now lit th- be ■
enpivnry ofc^A.if-abfi As-to the terms on vA,V»
thi, latter p^eriy vt‘ni ^ p’tr chasm), enquire f
capt. Samuel .V Snvift,ooitl,‘ of the city a Ifasning
tou, or i,f the eubtcribcn .
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