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That our Wednesday m-whln,- they 'In eom
jany with thre othsr Siajnen, Under the
command ol a Lieutenant and three Midship",
men were sent ashore onrCaps Henry, in the
lender, hating on board an 13 pound carton
ade, cutlasses end small arms, for the pup.
' poieof gotttngfresh provlsionvof wtaeh'rha
hip i Inmuch want. That on landing the
tffiser w.en(in piu-sait bt bultocWtfcarthi
, boh, -whtfitrthese three j5 tot nun gave them
the ijuife.t" fcni'gat into a forist wfcfre
they rem Urted all nij?ht, and m-etinv With
eonae hospitable country pjbpie, were able to
Ret to this BorotlgWn' - -.'. 3
Mr. fox, Naval Constructor fof the United
Sutes at) Vajhin5t0nvarriTed here otf Thurs
day, with twenty ship-wrights and trtist-tni.
ieri, to expedite the refitment of thvj Chesa
- psake MjAU.f?T-Ti:'.tr-i--,H'
, 4r a meeting of tht commute at the Eichdn'J
1 Cofet Hoase, on.Wednesdjy th 1st of tuts.
. 1807. - r 2'
Present TAomiM Mathimltljses Mier
William Newsunu Francis
S.'Tayhrt'Seih
tosttri Thoma$ Ni ntni, 1
Rtehari :Bfow,
,f Thomas BUtnchard, J. W. Jjiw V ThtiL
, TmhteO:? V" H3f Vi1 " ... -?y..;. f
. Thexharrmati' presented (h followfnirjeti
terMm Coni!nodore Stephen Oicatur, which
tras ordered tabs p'i;Jished.-f;.j.t
0ft s a :;-NoBfti;atjuiy.;ijjoyf
, Order from v;Gfternnftat directing m
amm'sdatd -attention Xi lh re-ecjuip neuf or I :
h; CUsacaki,' any firther ni3Vcnijnt! of I -
arily b impended,,; Tiicte boat will hw. II
Jep lay where they re, -with every-' thing I '
. oaru, reaoy ioe such masurei as the
; jrovtrnmeat niiy dire'ej or emsrgencies Call
Allovjr meo avail myself 6f the present
occasion, t6 express the hiijh' sense 1 eiileiv
tain ol the zeal and patriotism of the citi
zens of Ihu neighborhood, particularly that j
partion of them by .whose voluntary" and un. '
rxampled exertions, these boats, their lying
10 &. dismantled state, were in-a few hours
completely rigged, eqhipt and brought to the
point where they now are j and from whence
by similar services iwh'ich continue to be
gendered by the seamen and armed compa- II
i iut iii,Ei nicy may inn lew noursatll
any time be rendered distinguishably useful
to meir.countryk, r -
-...Accept, sir, Jar yourself, anJ the Board
ver which you' preiide, the' assurances of
my, high consideration n(t respeet ? "
T Gtneral Mathevts, Chairman v
of the CommUtteX Va ;:1 . v l;
Jtesolvsd, That, this committee View with
the greatest satisfaction arid most lively sen
Vmility, the -patriotism -displayed by c spuin
. Pecatur since the alarm excited by the late
utrige committed on diirflag by i British
. 'Rtsohtd. That commodore decatiir teia
. -? iicu m pariane oi m puunc ainner. -
, ti iJmfceiThatSeth Foster, Thorns New
- torn and Richird Blow be a committee to wait
-upon Commodore Decatur with this iiivita
i . tion, and to make the necessary arrangements'
i. lor .mis entertainment.' -.- - ..
Whereas tb'u committee passed a resold
, tion Interdicting aU communication with the
British ships until the pleasure of govern
ment should be knort i and whereas the Col
lector of this port ass received directions to
make a request throuirh the medium of the
British Consul for th release of some im
pressed seamen now on board the Rellons
'. Risdtvil; That this fifimniittee neVer did con.
aider the interdicnon, entered into by the cl
1 the British Consul atld IhcBritish squadron,
as extea ling to dispatches transmitted under
. authority of the government of the United
States or any of its agents.
i A communication resb'ectmir tbd state of
-Fort .Norfolk wis received front Coi. Sharp, .
, i-n commutee app nnica -or mat purpose
nude return" of the powder in the ntaatioe.
, . A.conlminlca'iin wis received by the
ctMirma:i from Ur.. ahore, chairman ei a
town meeting of Petersburg, '
K s T1I0S. MATHEWS, Charmai.
. ,Jit a Muling ofths Commitlts ol tit Eukangt
- Coftt-htuuon Friday; tht id f July. '
reseat J nomas Uathtvt Luht ivhetlsrx
Front is S. Taylor, Thomas Ntvloit, Jul,
'Jkomas Blanthard. "Mats Jfytis, list.
. Whereas, it has been represented to us
.that the British Consul had refused to lend
his disDatchei ' covering communications
frora our srovernment lo the British ships
ihrou!?h the convevanee offered bfthe coi
u ctor, alledijing that the resolutions of the
comTiUee hare suspended his functions, and
. ... that he Would not make a demand
7-ik. ilu -raUon of the Seanv-0 detained on
kLIa f u Bellona, unless through the
ZlVr. r advice boats hitherto employ
as he msy think proper. ' - i .
" irsohsl That' tKti commute- do not prd-
M rib 14 (b Consul SPf "J, of M?m.ft.n,J
".r!'u.k s....'L Ml bleasure; ihlnk
frto.dopt.-l-iknowr;l "wwf"'
14o lb. PP"taftlrSffijr
th st verr men whew hands art i Jrct Jttking
In ih. blood of their country. But in n In.
uai whTrcirt tn. ; JSlS'wW
" nrnment to ittspen for thepreientthe inter jl
course between lis citizens an? te.. British
fidroU''?W0'do d'echre; Wat' the citizehi
of thVs ComVnUnity hae a right as 'individu
als to withhold supplies' of provisiphx and.
water -derived' from' their own estates, and
.that it wilt bfe- departiri;; from that just in.
di;rttion already eoressed it then If they
' ftfrntsti or pernfttttf be furhfshe supplies bf
any ktnd nnif ample retribution is made for
me insult ottered to our nauonal character. f
liesolvtJ, That this committee deri?inj'
their power from the neoDle onlr. and ao.
pbtnted solely to; carry into effect the, Reso-
liAtpna adopted by them' at the g'enerat meet;
ing, Jiave no power to alter, jnodify or'aboU'
.... w i"utcuiugvna tnsiructions.Of tueir ,
THOS MATIEVsraaraH
ThEO. ArMISTXAD. Sec'rv.
To arms, Citizens tfmerici
nfipo ww called iS arms Americans, by the
tojee pf I yowr country Obey. her sanrtmohi
Tour:ancieiit, your irreconcilable enemy is at
"yuur trates;' Delend:fle cltadet with-voiir-
blood and fortunes. 1 Read' tause not-i-buV
' ' Th foIlawin(r letter.' hrlnini iiL ink.
joined ' cbrrespondepce, ; w ? received t thii
morning, from our friend in. Manchester. -.
" An express arrived in Richmond this
- morning,; (.Monday for the governor, stat.
n that the port of Norfolk was blockaded by
ihe, British squadron. The executive havei
depart immediately forthat place.1 The most
active: preparation are making in Richmond
; this day tki following Lttter not rtceiviS bf
jjorougti) trom iimmowrt uouolas. - ;
: ' v ; s ; ifi Majesty's ship Belhndf
1tX':': ''-fJlimbtan ' Roads. fnl 3. lanri- " ?'
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ibeff leave, to represent to you, thai
having observed in the , News-Papers,, a re so.
.lution, made, By the committee, on the S8th .
ui.,.iruiiiuuiii) nnj Luiuiiiuini.ai.iuii oeiwecn
his Urltannlck Majesty'i Consul at Norfolk.
. and his ships " lying at anchor in Lynhaven
Bay; andhls being a measUrr extremely
hostile,- pot only in depriving the British
Consul from discharging the duties' bf his of-
ficc, but at the same time preventing "me .
from obtaining that Wormition so absolute-'
jy necessary for his Majesty'! service.' I ani
tnereiore aeierminea u tins ipirmgement is
Dot IMKBDlAttlT-.AMKOfLtO, tQ prohibit
every vsl bound either in or out ftfr Norfolk, i
from proceeding to their destination,, until t ,
know the pleasure of my government, or the
Commander id Chief brt this station. You
must be perfectly aware that, the British flag
never has .or never will be insulted with im
punity. You must also be aware that if htf
been,, arid Is still in my power to obstruct the
whole trade of the Chesapeake since the late
circumstance, which I desisted from, trusts.
iris that general unanimity would be restor
ed. Respecting the circumstances of - the
deserters lately apprehended trom the unit
cd States frigate Chesapeake, in my opinion,
that muitbe decided By the two governments
jUoax. It therefore rest with the iuhaliU;
tants of Norfolk either to engage in a War
or remain" in terms of Peace. Agreeable to
niy intention! I have proceeded to HamptoU
Road with the squadron under my command.
lo await your answer, which (trust you will
favour me with without delay. i. ''' '
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1 he the honor to be,. SIC,
I tucloss jo tm Ultiri tt thi British Cumvlt
, which jmt mill tt phased tt forward hint,
Ti v"h!th thi Major rttumtd tht jollaving a
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NoafoLK, July 4, ISOf'
Silt, ' ' lV 4
I have received your menacing letter or
yesterday this moment. The day on which
this answer U written ought f itself to suf
fice, to prove to the sukjecU of youf sover
eign, that the American people are not to be
Intimidated by mensceror" Induced to adopt
any measures except by a icnss of their per.
fcc( propriety. Seduced by the false show of
ainceiiiylh Way be sometimes surprised,
and slaughtered while unprepared to tsslst a
supposed friend. : Thal dslusive security
however, is now passed fortverTbe late
occurrence has taught osto conadeour safe
ty no longer to anyjhing but to put .own,
force. We do not seek hostility, nor shall
we avoid it. ' Wa are prepared for the worst
which yoo ny attempt, end will do what-'
ever shall be dged proper torepkl forcrj
whensoever Jour efforts shaH render any act
. cf cur's necesssry Thus much, for the
threats of yoor letter, which esn be eoflsid
ered In tv otheffighf, than as addressed to
the supposed fesrsof ooreitiiens. y 7
In answer to lhat part ef It which Ispartl
, eelarly adref o to, as the firHJwdicla"
Omcrr of (his Borough, I have hut to ssy,
that you roultbe aware, that the Jediclaryof
nocoimtty pejsessn any other pbwers, than
tbose conferred tpon ihem by the lasts.
. The satne tbaiinfl throOgh which ycu have
. derived the intelligence ttatcd by yourself,
mast also have announced to you, that the act
. f which yoe complain, j an act bf iudieldo
al, and not of the govemfnent. If this act
be very Trrwjr, aad tilt jal, thr JutllcUry of
this' ewntry whetWTerthe easels prdperfy';
brought before it. will take, care to do its'
duty. " At pVesen;, they have no judicial in- j
tormation ot an outrage on tneir uws, ana :
therefore cannot act vi; 4 ;
IS you,' air, please to consider' th'ts act of
mdividuils as a measure M expressly hostile,",
itstlfalp eowaittboce hostility; w ithotft arak
IQSP, ip.e ipocio--ot- our twoTgOTernmcnis,
althoifgh you yourself acknowledge that it pro
perly belong to them alone to decide,) the In-
nabitants ot Nortolk will conform to your ex-V
ample, ec protect themselves against any Jaw-i
lest aggression which may be made upon their
persons or property--1 hey therefore leave it ;
with youi " either .( engage in ' war,, or to!
remain in terms' of peace," until the pleasure
of our respective governments shall be known
I have the honor -to be, sir,
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Your moit obe'dieftt settant,
Or-
n P l RICHARD EVERS LEfi.
F I MaVo of the Borough of Norfolk. .
To Cbnt. ls b. Douglas, commanding ,
his B. M. ship the . Uelona, now Jy
. inglo Hampton Roads
V.tn corlseqiieride of this information, the Ex-'
ecutive have ordered captain Bowden of the'
horse.captain Williams of the artillery,and
captain nooerison oi ine repuou.cai)tigaiin
fahtry, to holdt themselves in readiness to
mirp.h at" a morhint' Warflinir. ' Thev arV
already equipped , for; battle,., and ready to
meet the enemy bf their country. . ,,, , ;
k Capt. Buxk' Rittenieri are also ready and
a detachment Irom the 33tn Kegtaaent have:
been draiAed on the same service. 'J.;:.'2---J'
"The Setritiri bf War was txptcttd to rrstw'
in this citi last nivht. and thi seen tan ot thi
,t O j - h
Treasury is txptcttd td-ddj. Jtfur their 'arru
vol, a fiffl consultation svi, no douot, be had
with regard to the measures called for by the cri
sis, the dtlatln iakiar which has proiaih arista
"!9.'Pfne conversed with several gththmen of
ris'pectahtitfiVha left Richmond on Sunday last.
The eourf rose an Saturday, after fixing the id
of 'August for' tht trfat of Aartit Burr I and of.
ter giving an opinion, overruling tht moiioi'or--an
aitachnxeni against Oeiiera liil'iinsM.' . I
, - llurr we ire credibly informed, is confined
iii thepenetentiary, the executive of Virginia
having offered apartments in that asylum for
timinals, to the acceptance of judge Mar
shall. More bd this subject hereafter ' " '
? : . Petersburg RefuMtoiui c,
London accouUts to the 18th of May, are
received at Boston-They state, that a gent-
rat engagement had taken pldce betpten the
french an Russians, whicn ended in a complete
defeat jf tilt Utter,-'
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. CUSTOMHOUSE WILMINGTON ?
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fth July, Sch'r. Rubft Jones, ,' , A. Thomas
&th. Brig 'Two-Brothers, fotiirt''- Barbadoet :
". Sch'rffero, FJoetl, . ' " ; I " Dominica
ith, i'.Farmer,' Titlow, '' - ' Charleston
..'.ff CtiAtxn. :
tih July, 5ch'r Three-PolSes, EULot, '. Boston1
. - 3ng Alexis Livingston, ' Halifax
y Sch'r.RegulaUr, M llhennj, Charleston
Notice; :.
WHERkAS a number n lhiofubL
lain s have not had It in their pow.
er lb projtWe'lhemfelves with Fire Buck
ett, further Ume Is allowed,' and thai :
the fiiw hj'iod?y in Angott Mtt be apA
pbinted for an examination, agreeably to
iotoivi Biocr.. .
A .5-' Bjf w.lrr of tKe
Commiltioners
CALLENOER, T. C.
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" ; ' NOTICE
XX TILL be fold at this
blsce on the"
tVV.i
ihjrdof Auguft, at Public Sale, that1.
valuable Plantation well known by the
name of Black Moar'i, lying on the W. Ev
Riifer, joining South-Wafhingfort, It con
tains 640 acres pood for the Culture of
"Corn, Cottonor Rice alfd a piece of Land
'ring (jii' the Newbern Road adjoining
Mrs. ' iu George'sl twelve miles fidm
Slfil-l..' 1 " -
'"Con4iuon
made koown 00 the"
day off aU;
T M. BLOODWORTII.
"Auguft $
20 Dollars Reward.
RAN; AW AY fromthe fubferiberj?
tlnflit Cliilen count, on the aoth
April lall4 a negreftllow called
. ! QUASH. "
; aboat twenty years of af, poUefles a pVa-,
1 uag countenance, nearly fit lest high,
uiB over the fhouldeis, fnall Irgf, he hat
a fate on his Uft fide which etiends half
round his be!tr , Ms father is hired to Mr'
WilJUrn Vi!!lmi4 near the green bankf,
BfuofwiA'couniy, Cot.;Jm'-v RlcharJ.
fbn ewat liii mother it is poCible he may
be about Fayettetille, 11 he is acquainted
with film of Ms). James Owens', negroes
that are hired at that place he is Outlaw,
ed. . AHefoBible expencei will be paid
to any perfon apprehending the falJ begro
la addltbo to the above reward
,. J.BRAULEV. i
To tfie Freetaeitof NeTlanoycf
County,
NOTICE is hereby gtrei!, that an E- ; : Jr:
lediost of porfona to reprefehtiiit: . ; : V
(bounty in the General Affecnbly of tbi '
State, will be held at the following plaesv,;" -i "
'Via. at tbeoiife of, : Thomai Rdgerfi'j ;.V '.
BlacM River, on Sarurda ntnwtfJghthM!! f
of Auguft ; at Watmngton onr Monday te ' : . '
tenth : at Sandy Run. and Long Crctlc ' -
oriuge on vyeaneiaay mo tweitta j ana ' - ...
at W ilmingtou on JFiidaw, tbo V fourtccaili
.. . July 14.;. , :7f - sfl ,
V' Failed in the year tJot ;
vkh? t chap. XVI. .
An A3 to amend aa'A entitled An, A3
direding a method of electing membci t -'
. of the General AiTemWy, and other pur- '
, -si nofcsp palled in the year iJJ&tt
' ll. BE it enafled, That every i perfoa
elected a Member of the Gineral Anem- -bly,
fliali, before taking his feat therein
-take tb''Oth'0fTigiliii7epcT7dr
the qualihcationot members ot the Gene
! ral AlTdcnbly artJ"P.i!c Orai-ers and el- .
. fd to fupppt thtConllitution- of the U-
'tiited S:atci vAn l il iriy'perfon eleaefa
Member of tVe Genet Jl 'AfTembly,' (hail.
by himlelf or any om . r per Ion,, direct. or
IndireiUy give, or.caufe to he gTveiapy "
gift, gratuity, lewardorrefent whatever ?
or give or caufe t'o be gi vert by himfe'f, or
any other perfonj" any treat or entertala- "
meni either hy birafc i or aaf other perfon
for him, of meal or drink, at any public
meeting or coHeflion of the people, to a- -ny
perfon or. periods whatever, for his or
their vote or vdtes, or to influence him or
theinifi his clei3oil eVery perlon . viola-'
ling this ad, lball, on duo proof thereof
be expelled from his feat Jn. the Gsneral
Allembly.
1 1 1.4 Be itfurther eniaed. That If a
ny per fori or perfons fhH treat : with et- -ther
meat or drink,-' on -days of- election, '
or any day previous thereto, with an in-'-
tent to infiuence the eleclion, every per
fon fo offending fhall forfeit and pay the
funt ot tne bandttd ftnnds, ht one half
for the ufe of the county where the fame . .
(hall be .recovered, to be paid to the Coun
ty Truflee f the other half to the ufe of V
the (leuon who lball fne for the fame :
to be recovered by aQion of deb( in .aof
court of record having coioirance thereof. '
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iURSUANT. to an Aa -of the laft
General Atfembly, directing a ale of -
fiuoite lands adjoining Smithviiu will h :
bid-on a credit of fix rnontht by oublic '
auclion at the Sch-HjI-houfe of faid Town. V
onSiturday the ill Of Augult. next, all
of fall lands in convenient lots, or par. '"
cell fnfflcient titles to be figned on the)
purcbafcrs giving approved fecit rity.1 '. -
. . John Conyer, , ' .'- .
' . Benjamin, Blancyi
'; '. .V Samuel Pottef.'., 9 '
Smithvllle I March tt. io.v
, FOH hALE,
PLANT ATI ON feven miles from
town called Folk Fields. containinZ
at leaft acre's, on which is a Dwellicg T
Houfe a ltd out hobses--and about 43 acre
of cleared ground j beloogiugto Mif Effie
Jean F.wem. Terms,cafh..tor particulate
apply to John Martin. or Benjamin lilaney
at Smlthville. " May u."
4 Ten-Dollars Reward, . .
RAN-AWAY about a fortnight ago
from plantation, Old Town, Brtiof.
wick county, a negro fellow named .
EPHRAIM,
Aged between 36 and 40 yearl, about f
feet 6 or 7 inches high, flout made, hae
1d!l all the toes off one of his feet, with
Hi It. . ' A - . .
conuaeriQie oicmun in one eye ! btdon
when he abfednded. a cr Woolen Vou ml
Jacket, Veil and. troolcrs of the fame,
with an old round hat he fs'fdppofcd to
he. lurking .about col. Hilli where' ho
kforroerly lived. 'Whoever win fecure, or
lodge him in the goat of Wilmington, or
deliver him on the aforefiid -plantation,
will receive the above reward from Mr.
Barclay, with all reilJoahle txoeocea
the fame reward If flfd bfferedfora
Negro fellow named . - . .
' ' - " :NED,"' ': .
'Vhoabfconded from thd fald plantatle
about a week ago He is aged about.' la -bt
yari,'v 5 leet 7 or 8 inches htgh
and well proportioned,' it extremely artful
a"hdevaQve in hit anfweri f had on whett
he went away a round brown cIofTiJacEct.'
linen thin, 1 pair of dtk.homrpon lreur
fere ar.J an eUl black hat he l fuppofej .
16 bb lurking about Wilmington or foroo
where In the county of Ntw.Hanovrr or
DrunfwWk, he is vtt known In both (
be syailsd purchifedfronl Wm. JlilMfq .
who bought hlrti froii thecdateof the late
Mf. Adams BtKevctteville,. .
.' Mailers of vcll!t or ny crsft art ciu-j
lloned sgslnfl catrtir thcta IT ' , '
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