J
" BIRTIS DAT CONTEMPLATION
ONCE,in the fight of igis pasty
i TAer tei a wan j- 'and ttA wa ?
3oriai hawe'erthy lat'be cart, " " '
7'Aal Manrestmbled Jhii, '
CMow the region of hi, birth, .,
TJuJandin which he died vnkno&ni J
22i name Ms perish'dfrop th( earthy
Tjftijt Jyandg'rtef, mdhofr andfarj, y.
Alternate triumph' din his breast ;
f t jr cad wof-rtf atturi
won ioi iic r
The bounding pulse, the languid limb,
The ciantfng spirits rhi aridfatf;
ffitinbiikathtst tser'e felt by hint, .,
Fr these were j 'fit ly all,
If4 sufer'd butjiis pangs are o'er t
Enjoy'dbut his delights are fed ;
''JfHUfftiendtMrt'novyno more j
Jnd foes ihis foes are dead ' ,
'Me loved, 'but whom- he loved, the grave
Tfaih'tbii in it's iuwimseiout wmb
0 she was fair .'tut nodght could save - "'
He)- beauty jrsm the tduib
The. rolling seasons, day and nigki,
Sun, mjon, tnd stars, the iarih and main,
Esfvihilt his portion, life and light
To him exist in vain.
He serf whatever the hast seen,
Enciunler'd all that troubles thee ; -' "
He was whttUver thou hast betn t
tftiswhitihoushaltbe. ';'
i .'"'
The clouds and sunbeams, o'er his eft ,
'Thatvnct their shade and gHorj threi ,
llcnt left in yonder silent I
' 'to vestige where they J?cw. . .
The annals of th e human race ...
' ' Thtir ruins since the wot Id begin,
Of MM u for is no other trace : -Thau
this THUS LirnD A XAH I
ALCAEUS.
it Foreign News.
JFtajceived t(r ibe unital of the ship . Protcc-
' i tress, at Norfolk v
Q t . .
St. pETE'asaraoH, January 29.
, Respecting .the aystcm of politic which
our monarch has a dopU id,, . and the future
line of conduct to be pursued, the moil pro
found silence' is tbe observed i and they re
ifiain, ofcounc, an impcuetuhJe inytlcry;
b)ui, fir want of exu-inal iiJ, the mottex
rarKant kinds ol ."uinour nd coi'jccture
Uke their full scope, lu th UiUrim, evey
ihinj rctui us to the sla'.e whivlwil exiitcd
Jfore the waiw Our armies iecrvati from
Germany, upproKch the lluiktfcrt truaucr, it
k ccu(y llicir garrisons. , . .
, litRLt;, feb. II.
The king and qviecn, with the royal family
V proceeded i 1'utiJamtu w'ttethit
i hi of the niriiucnt uf iruards, which lKts
l Jc thid y. To-morrow the infantry, of
Moircndorfi the rcii U'rmek, the baiUitoiit
tif Krciiudiv-rs, uud olicr troops will rvluru
Either ' ,,
- M. llock, a ca'ntt mtsnnr, tarrivc4
purr the day bclure yclcid l.otn M. ic-
trbvirgS. I (e is airlpt.-d to he the U artr
of t cry important Uipatclc.
It hat -lrcurfy been btaicrf, that the rcjjt-
num of the inttxcii-vu of lltrl n, I oiularn,
jPuinvrania and the Marc. rtuuin on the
yttr fuvTi'i ; anl ilut they have reci iyedcr.
d r, by tufcltt, nut tosclllhe liortcs cm-
ll't to carry their bjirirakre and ltiu.
i'luie' rcinains iu conc(juciitc ou the ar
- LnCfif n l'ruMan army of too ajuadron
jt ml j battalions, without indudin,; the in.
)(u;cU'mwf Hayrcu'.h. whkh U stul rdy to
Tt Ruiiiani lef; plate -inij;ht a
f o ijfi I yro conv'oyi ior Hal. In the road of
ijililthere ars.npiv onljf Iwo UuslanXur
gates. , All Uc. Kvmuo v,ticraU ko arc
Hont, writ to have tnt ha(he horof the
TeiiuiMtion, bpt it Uthtaehl Hat they hate
PtWm WJtvVqrr Hie
il?lV4''nVf p V1
rAiUtftj WitK a garrison ol.Nt
I hey batl puscf
,bJ4Vtial
lroo of the linc,rs;fucd in rrr.i tlialiiij;.
-1JV1.1K anuai ' AlVfhe Corps '6f tVSelif
hlh apua.' ' Alffhi corps 'bflVSelU
H ' 'l reVibV Va rtk en, fy. " F.ort St. KW.d '
wfliHOr-ieveraf tlce n'U pimillc.
tiWffacWtrf.' OfikHl Damai U now
Tan
Jit
A KtftXa whtrt', ilH tcht!, litis- aingUt
"cTiliHtil him to rcaiirfw Ucrrl AtuN,
i3oa-t f the liu rdiniaiep, it now iitptctor
jKrl of the troaps wkicb remain Kcr.
ypcal. Utroct ha tbf ch'itf toenffissvd i
iU crfr.,,pi.yednesdy uttbc ingsV
Id W VUininepolilst; if jkU rscpfr
ywo7ntv,.ihtctoto prince, the
iicr n atvd aWtiraf tM Ualtoily atillrt
V.xfhrc:i Anta.fc,UnJtutcilh
U'Mt mrit4' ail' also all lie tfrttr
lM trrsHjry ull.sjljwn KuatUf) V
jjale tU hafboOf pi, tais Kejdy
PfU'aipttg with, aeretal pn4ats and a.
ZV-4 "aloos,' ' If Is laid jut aom fi
tVvoT 'hart rtfuvd U Utance (f lnat la
Vf4i, ,
, , . HE, COMMON LOT , T
- BatariA Feb. 7.
It is reported th.thea' aret8 secret; arti
cles aohfex.ed to the treaty pf Presbttrg ;
kFaghl huiulrd piece of cini)?1 mfr
tars, 0 the heaviest caU6rev frm. the r seJaV
of Yenna, ( sirenow at pranna'u. tin c--counlofthe
badness iqlf the roads theycdQlil
not be jcohv'c jed vaf .furthiri Tifr 'WiH
- consequently not be ; removed till, the arriYal
of mbrcfavburable weathf r. .Till . tHe pre
aenf tt'me,' 90 wagjona wHl money haje pas
aed uiider fa escort of ge il'armea, ihx
' BasA.WStnia'tiurgh.' -' ; ' : 1-
Tho present vice Relnfc 6f Italy speaks the
' Italian language tery fluently. : . ,t :
o
. FRAKC9u,.?eb. 10.
At Manheim, -the roanhal of the court,'
marquis de Ntohtperny, is extremely busy in
j)ie paring t he palace of that place fortWre
ception of the electoral prince of Uden jind
his future consort, whom the emperor .Napo
leon intends to adopt, and to elevate (o th
dignity of princes of the empire. ,
Within these few days, several wagyona
filled with wild hoars, for the chaces of prince
Murat, have passed through buabia, on their
way to France.
Forty orphan children of soldiers art go
ing from Munich to Paris," to be educated!
there attlie expence of the emperor. ,'
The electoral prince of BuvaHa Will proba
bly continue the. whole year at Parish" ' '
i - 1 tataas-i
Ha SAtf, February 15. .
The Frinkfor.t papers are quite filent
refpedtiig the circumltancts in which that
city is placed in tonfequonce of the contri
bution impoCsd by the French army. It
appears that it is not thought proper to
indulge in any conjectures on that fub
jet. The French army in thia quarter
condfts of the divifion of Angereau, the
Batavtan troops, oc thegarrifon of Menu,
Thefe troops occupy the countries on the
Maine, and exte.id to the Rhine and the
Khinegau. They are receiving reinforce
ments by ihe aTrit at oi corps fro;n Mora
via; and befiJcs the divifion cf gen. La.'
val, whic'h, befpre the adiuftmctit of the
differences between Pruflia and- France,
formed a part ot the army ot the rtorth 6u
the frontiers of Holland, and afterwards
returned towards Strafburgh, has received
ordcts to march to the bank, of the Maine.
Hanover, February ft.
Greater harmony cannot cxift than that
rhkh prevailed between tlx Kullian'j
truons and the inhabitants of Hanover.
1 ney teparaien witn muiuat iccungs 01 re
gret, iclterday the Ccnrril fvcjuie cave
a dinner here to count Mimtter, and fonic
of the moll diftirctiifhed perfons, at which
leigned recipric! orJuluv. Mr, Pierre-
potur, the LnglMh amoa(laior to the
Swcdifh conn, was prefent. In the ge
nuirie hnlilh character, heptisaiely took
his gold fr.DfT box from his pocket, and
gave it unobferved by the company, to a
KolTtan folJicr, who has been in the fcr-
vice thirty years, and wore three medals as
luklns ot hit valour.
VirKsta, Peb. r.
Baron Thugiif, whu has not been I tan
at Vientia lime his retirement fiom ad.
minHtiaii.).,, has wiihin iheft few duy,
liKMvmy mat Ml apjearai.ct again in
that iiiy, in the ireat attoniihmei.f of t.
veiyoic. Th s a(toiii(hmcnt hasasfiimtd
a fi iiout character, fince a reptrt has he n
cirr.ttattd, that he is about 10 nUme 7m
part of his lomtr hfltmnce. No credit
indt-e l is iven t 1 Issst irfiimptioH, which
n fonts is t! e clfccl l tea, in others of
e ivy. Tin Es Mini tier, w ho before ri
u led at Piclbur, wheic lie remained du.
ring the villi of .ihe Flench, noiwithftan.
iWnz ihcir sniir.oliif aitainR him. ksve I
4iew jrol of the energy ot his character.-
vviiiie every one cue was anxious 10 con-
ceal (umftlt, be can led the followinr n
IciiptiDii u he placeed, in large letters,
on the front ol his rcfidence, Tit Ho.
lei i JJaron Thugut." . The French fail
IcJ at it, but tl.ey ciNitd not forbear fpcak
jnx with cltccin and commendation cl it Ja
rofk of firmricu.
JT'itiite Viclor, de Rohanj lncfudct a-,
jpWtbe geneiai iefScers who bitf bee 0
Denhopedotf, has, it is faid. iuOified him.
Kfrfiomthe olftcial charge bi ought againfl
: Mu,fortio'ha.tingctccutdthcors1rrir;iht
! Achts)k-jown,- H hat prtivn), it it rt
' pned, iSathi ficvtil rtctived iKnfe otoVrji.
i and tfcai'be will, in confeouencrbt in
iffedUtfly tmplovrfl ,lf liii oflfi
cert,' and )t FrrrKr) tKcmfcre, WiViM
lie is inn 10 compKic nn surr. fom a
woui.dby a .MHilVtl bJl',wbKl, fatl'ed
tbrwigh'thf ibaoroft. .
.J' . 1 ' V
Wt ire Snutf A rWW trUrfnd Vtln.
erbf 'BaVJitjWfrltrtbeitrJ lTa$I,
Vet t fubn trm'ftiitl?miiPcirfu4.
tlONli rSfrlf-rtlkvtWteli aaOietf fi
f vlr4 g.iaH camYiouVaihtntV '
i-:tl .!i j4 t..n ii .:...
tai(H priTi4 m wvvrst parrroi Vicmisv.
ti ' lis rl.'nissitr.buttd i6thHuf
Csk ptifori;Uil iU f hff.cliDi who btt
Itported drvh Jt'.Ti J ft tl as kirtJf tirV.
dyi fivef, 'mVlib fs tofnbvon'ai,iMi ff.
fcr anhic'Lif' Wn: aojtsHcxI t
r
ity and the evil attendant; 6rTa f
arare; " -I i fG h TotohJHn pan
Hate
r war
1
parti ot
9
Sna'bra and Francorkia.'iu which? the RuU
fiaii neyer weie.-?r J - ' . tl "
r.-;-i -t'. '. -i .l Xmmm ! c 1 '' 7
- r'ti 4;:-;':A'....J4uMiciFeb.8. :
VVitHio thefe aw day I, every thing haav
affuraed the appearance as if our array were
again to take the field. All the furloughs
vyhiciv had been given fiad been recalled1
and; alt4he irooftf collected in (heV depots
have received orders to hold thcmfelves iu
readiliefs to march. ' It. is hoped, hovre
Vef , that the circumftances which may
have given rife to thefe meafu res, will ba
(pc'cdi)y adjulted. The Marfhals Bsxthicf
and Bsruadottc are arrived here. '
' Amsterdam, Feb. it.
I nere is a rumour nere mat a naji 0
f
truce has-been lent from England to
has-been feat from England
France, to demand pairports from the
French government for negoc.iators for a
general peace. Even frbm Paris, wo
have had letters expreffing, that Gnce the'
death of Mr. Pitt, new hopes have been
indulged upon that ground. ' '
, Stockholm, Feb. 4
.The Engtifli Admiral,'. Collingwood,
has written a lettei to the Swedifh' com
mercial agent at Malaga, offering his pro
tedlion to all the Swedilh (hips lying in
that port, and promifing them a convoy as
far as Gibraltar. " . .
FVasktort, Feb. it.
Since the 8th the French and Batavian
troops in our environs have been coi.lide
rably reinforced and it appears that, ia
connncfion with the ganilon of Mem?,
a coiilklerabie army will be formed on the
Upper and .Lower Maine. The report Is,
that' there will be an army of 100,000 men
extending frorri Bille to Holland, which
will remain in that pofiiion tiU all the fo-
iiu iryop 10 tnc , iorin 01 uermaity
Dull have entirely qui'.ted that country.
The cleaoral Prince of Baden has arrl-
ved here, and will fet out immediately for
t,.:. ,t.:. k. 1 - :
mi runnel i,m i guin to marry Ma
demoifclle I)e Bcauharnois, whom the em
peror Napoleon means to adopt, and
raife to the d;goity of royal highnels.
.NF.T.YOttk, Auriisa.
City of Fen-Ttfrlt, Ss.
JkStf Pierce, matter of the sloop Richard,
a coasting vessel of Brandy wine, being duly
sworn, deputes and says, that as he waa nn-
proachinr Sandy Hook, and was about a
quarter of a mile from the beach, and two
imlcsiouth horn the Lijjht-Hwusc, in his said
vtutl, on t ncuy tvruing ahoul o'clock,
two shots were fired at diHcrent timea from a
large lki'ith ship of war, with two tkrof
guns, uppo-ed to be the LcandcrThatooe
of the ad shotatru.k about forty yards a
head of the taid vessel, and the other A stit
nearly over her upon wlicli the deponent
rounded to bis vcssil,und aLout (he ininuus
after another shot was fin-d from the t.id
ship, and struck the tafiM iail and quarttr
an, w.ii. Kitivu iiiiiiiruiiaici v iii.iu 11 ine
beim, iiatucd John Piere,- brt.hcr of the
dwponeut, and who wnl a hnnU on beard of
h.s vesivl Tlut the dc;viiH-nt wnnnot actual
ly dcictmiue the distatice of thefsloop '.from
the Ia-uikKt, but he cotijectftrea it to b
bove m imlf. That the it pom ot then cnti
linued his course, and cntcird Ibo llwok
wi.bout auy furttitr molcstsop. ' ,
, . .JllU.i!lHcE.
H.k.i. ' I. Ih.'I ia-A I A
foi e tue lit M'.ii Utr.uu,, V
.rt
Ifeitliah Pratt, master of tbttirifr'Snlly,
deooscs, That be was annrnuehirVthe said
pon from St. Thomas's on Vriday eteninc;,
and within 20 rods distant from the within
mentioned sloop, ht observed the facts st.Ud
in Uc foregoing alTidavit of capt. Pieicr, and
tln: to the test of hit knoUdge and belief,
tley are true, except the kiUingof the man,
of which thedrponent has no person! know.
Ied(e That there were at that tirot tkrte
ships of war in the Vfling, and that the one
mentioned in the within affidavit, was a t
decker and trnr largesf. 1 ' That all the ss'ul
vessels of wsr fired at the deponent's vtssl
at least tscnty sliots in the jhjjc but that
"be proceeded on without coming ioT'. That a
sloop cf war Grid at the ddnthfs f essel
when btwafkbout s quarter i a, mile frttn
the short, and after ifctftUtfii sncniioned
dtsrh Is ssid 6 hvt occunefl. That about
Uer)ty tail of vtsstls wrtr tbmirig iblb 'pvrt
at thr same ltxe, ahJih'al ubWsrdl cf a'huft.
dred shma wtVe fired ai'the. laid vdseUhj
the Said fnpi'of war. 1 .' y
1 1
EworntCtb April, Hlajle-
., 1
CAnUt. V"
- 1 . ,
-' lor t rue Ue Wut
.f
1 :Th Till' ftini r '
la tbls' fosters of our nsanI iffsfrs. (a
MltednWx.pressed as we'ate fiylie
ttd tyrsttu of Uit octsa, I have considertd!
it my duty to this community to Inform Ihtraj
.IbjkV- -ewvsa fxJiMiciVUve nada atlsp.
H'CAUonlkartsldarit far a nisaL bmrJ
7. itwirg,afctinorUlrFM,VMwrsulyl
.... . . 1.... . . , . 1
vYk wm wausouvvsvai v sit sa oi t
. ,tniatMby Out marr.lng's tnslw .r Y
. . lUNia WOUTIIAS.!
C'lf t i-r tti c-iy aaco'.vy ) , ,
M f Tvk, ,; ,; ,$, . . ..
fcarc
To thcjPresiderit of the United
i
vTha. me rrional of the -may or, aldermen and'
, commonaUy of thje.city of NewOforfc.
f Respectfully ihevttji-m ,
.ThatrourifvtmorialUta jpo full xonfi
dence ia.the wjsdpm and patriotism of .the.
prencnt .admini UaGon .of-the United States',
j Thy are aensible that the general govern
, xnett is, disposed to. afford, a kufficient an(Ta
, equjte prpieqtlpsi 'to evcr portion ql th"e .
? A melancholy event baa. tHe,n pacc
i This day consigns 16 the grave the remains)
: of John Pierce, a fellow-citiaen inhfjham.lr
and waatonly murderel by f he 'British.1 Our
I port is blockaded-i-our vessels intercepted--
..our seamen impressed bUr. commerce' in
4 A
terrupted, and our jurisdictional rights "most
grossly violated. A British squadrpn islnov
before our harbor, evincing a, disunion tb
renew its outrages and to perpetnile aaditioa-
1 cnurmuici.
We therefore, respectfully request that tf
naval force may be immediately stationed at
this port, and that three or more Amerjcahr
frigates may, without delay, be sent for our
protection.''1 ;
- tE .WITT. CLINTON
' By orJer tf the common council ' '
T. WOUTMAN, City Clerk;
OUTRAGE UPON OUTRAGE The"
LIEUTENANT of the LEANDER Is nosy
in this Citj. Captain John Shepherd, of t)ve
Schooner CjOncordJ from Nor folk,' wjio,
bout six days ago, was boarded the Liep
tenant .pf the Lesndcri and cruelly ' trcatei,
Anodes him well Capt. Shephei'd states' .that
lie yesterday morning saw on the battery, aj4
tewhere in the city, the LIEUTEN ANT of
the LEANDlill disguised, ia ecmpany with ?
or 10 PEDElALfS'l Si If this statemtn
be publicly denied) it shall be substantiated'.- .
Yes,' fcllow-citiirhs, when the FEDERAL
ITS are hypocritically . passing resolutions)
dcplojing the death of PIERCE when by e
lectioinceiinj; artifice they are endeavovring
to'torn'the SlURDER to the advantage of the
BRITISH PARTY when we were solemn
ly and religiously devoting tho day to the '
awful funcralof our MURDERED COUN
TRYMAN, behold the FEDERALISTS .
walking arm n arm-frith hisMOllDtllER !
Walking arm in arm did I say I Heboid
them DISGUISING the MURDERER 19
SCREEN him from the indignation of otur
citizens, and the oflended laws of our' coun
try . I ,! America n Citizen. ',
Cspt. John Shepherd of the Schooner Cosw
cord, personally appeared before nit, and be
iag duly sworn, saith, that on Sunday Jas7
the 57th lost, he saw an officer of the Cambri
ah frigate,' walking on Murray's wharf alone
lie befievesaud feels confident that ttiisoflU
eer is a lieutenant, as he had a lieut:ninj;'s ti'
niform on when he boarded the Concord off
the Hook. Aftsr this officer turned the cor
her of Murray's wharf, into South-strret, be
was joined by fourorfiic gentlemen. 1 ekhef
of whom were ktiown k ciit. Shenhcrd, ii-
thcras to their prl.ticaJ or n,itidnattharacter
lie iarlher states, that be saw the samp
cer y'etrr'.ay morning the Cbth inst.at abouf
eijjhl o'clrk, valkinR on the tine aharfa
beVore, aiid alone. )lc knows th person of
th-cIT.cer well, as thcsbusiTe Lrgue so
gaehim ctT the llonk, on Triday evening
Isst, impiinted him pretty,, atrorgly co bis
mrrr.ot'y. And tbij deptntt furthrr sailh,
trvavhe, nevtr saw tlw sid ofiicer in the hatts
ry. ' - ' '".JOHNMiUriltUb
' Swotn te 19tb y of April. 1(06,
W. W - Jf Kf,?l rub. Notary .
JfirfVork' FtetimJ.)t) Tliuriday Ur
minMcu t)e ejection for iepresvtiitivef Ip
Congitss, snd Senators and roembers xf
Assembly,; to th? State LcpUlattmr . Wf
ac hot jet been able to obtaie aotbentis
returns 'ol vntli,r the fifTyrtM cndidatv
An'evening psptr states, tkat the Drmocrv
tic fillet lor Congress succeeded by a lla
jority of aVout &0. v learn from Staeaj
IsiahO, ths,t Mr, Must rtu, hat Vn v
lecttd a member of the Assembly, y a a
Jofityof 17 votes over Hr. UtiuatV feii
ril candidate. ' , ,
Yesttrdsy arri?td, atbV tj'Cwi
StuVgis, Udsys from St, Tbojsiasno
forms that Daa(s had, by pctflsmation,
Prohibiltd U trade tad inlersmrM bctwteu
u T7"T . 1 . . ' s
-Carolinlk fyold Mrfc C-tpn f,
t Wt obtftulbst company is 'fo'rrod'un
dtr tliii title lhl Washinyon, Ciy," JIup
tH hls .UfVin'sml Iwfrtiipri Yf tUt Ci
ty, has bwthssed JliOOO sc4s of ldio
Mofltgbrtifry wutity, (which is supposed to
ccrty'u. PyLJ in ccniTdf rable qusntivjesV-Jato
ne properfy CoL Thomsi Orson, dtx,
whUh.be kst vssfedU Trtistfes'for tht tuus
vtlktCosfipwoy. T Jrvpirir divided
1atoiharM.'a4stvttt'r)irectofs wcrt to
i. .s:.si.2..i... ,.
"w's BUbiux oiBcsaowtrw vn ir.t Crtt
ltsUbL.
ti'p
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I. m
t .
" Thf rckulf of rnt.'VsjsicXuutti elcctfA
1s ar)ngiW Mcrnslncd tblc'jn favor of fede.
fkRsin; rbetbta ountlxr ( vpfs given, tk
Ail Uril WSITU93I i cfwlcb SunitsA
the tjuMkiiesftdidfe,nJ 3i,r)lrSfrc4r
t).ef.dtratcaAdH!au: ka4 Jf.SoJ, tnsjoH
te.Btrong l.til, t1 ; '
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