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El -PUBLISHED (week lt) BY LUCAS AND AH. BOYLAN. ' fo so ccsrs itt dbrvxcsA .jTifg DOLLARS PBR YEA, ( , . RALEIGH, N.C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13; 1.811 Vol., 16. Mt mmm Hiftorteal Sketch. QUEBEC. ,v . -:- ; The Histo- y ftf, Q jcbec is interesting, but too l Z t0 yilca.ted. It has sustained thiee siegts. " SJ first taa in 1680. -A cphsiderable army tttfchrd fw New England,? under the command Jjw governor of that province, to invest the place tr knd whilst an English fleet sailed up the St. Jarence to attack it by water. .The army was tojducted by a party of Iroquois, inimicaUo the Fitrich, but :who. abandoned Jbeir allies TiV the, an force on board some armed" vessels, to defend From our late disputes with the United Srates, Montreal V but Montgomery succeeded with his QuebeC.was likely lo expect ajniither hostile visit flotilla in driving them up the "river, upon which Bu: with ucb additional strength ; w its works Montreal capitulated. Carbon was compelled to hare lately received, and with-such ank ally as a f tiect his escane in the nicfet bv elioinir down the, Canadian winter it may' J laugh asige t scorn." stream with muffled oars. He leached .Quebec in Whilst the British flagj1 waves triumphant, on the safety; but General Prescot and his armed craft were obliged to surrender to Montgomery. v ' WhiKt this distinguished officer was, making a regular conquest oi Canatl above Quebec, Ar. nold was der ached, in the middle j-of September, from Boston, with 1500 "New Enclandera After hardships , he penelratedj enduriucr incredible . .L,;.U mJi. ,ml mnd home , Law: tnce opposite Qv.iDec,. on Ihe 9ih of No X could, Meanwhile, a force , was landed j vem'r. His arnval ine! . u.. .u.. Dected, lhathe stixedJEUe fishm boats on thai W. Vrr,ra"?ra fiibrvthe1 fiver, and although the EnfeWad peeled,' .that he seized Jrive fishing' boats' on that ' i ttvzA Km. ti4 frtwrl ibl ' ine river, aim anuuugn lh'SuWiiu P,SHV' n f,-f,ir,rl some smaller vessels in the river iiahaikwitn: great wss. ituaexpeQiiion,incix-, . - r - - , , . - vV.iit;i ii -r yet he contrived to ferry Ins men over during a faret totally laura. i , . . ' i r tv. MHt ' dark mcrht. - Lo,d Chathanu justly alarmed. a( the progress aiuw same .one, . ""-""- Se French armieV were making in North Ame- Quebec, General Carlton joined the garrison fira.firesa that the north western comment must, lvorcai mm obVv one or other of a he rivil poer. A jor;nid-i!ile arniam sbiut 15 000 men, td by 20 men of war, vas fitted qui wilji .so much I he garrison consisted ot about 80 regulars neiK fw thetim-s, consisting of J and 500 seameaand marines, collected f.om Ml I in 330 tri pM -nU convoy: 'the vesstls in the river Jo hese were added .. 5,k ,u .nh about as many provincials and English mhabi expedition, that it arrival in the aver S Law rence, tn June 1759.' U was com it Gtneril Wolf and 'Nd'niral Saunders, jtundingthU proniptitu 'e, the "eneny wan pre par. aooui as many uroviiuiiw onu "), tant. The whole force was insufficient toman 1 IP . 1 l n I an -fA - mil cot in rence, in June 1759.' It was commanded by na c "t,,lt "7 , , iOtWith UUIHHUlvryj nu"t'M ...... and jotr.eu Arnoia Deiore vueoec on ino mm vi tomsetitt. 11 h st m hIb a tjQlcj attempt to ourn ; u,r,rifn e Beet Wtbe river by (reiMpi't it was well con. town -was firjt summoned, but Carlton Icted and would. proUbly have succeeded, ithe?uld not suffer the flag of truce toapproach the Jud not set fireto the-., too soon 1 ,tc tn".c. c,c . e Point Levi was first taken and carried by the uery agamSl i.i ,u.w, v....ol .u.cy w.. c".i;cir fiKi ' Tn i,K,rharrlr rata the town from Point Levi. But tins proving The French, to prevent an investroe.it, had posted' children's play against such a fortress, and their" principal force at Montmortnci. The ground wsvery stpng. Vfoit attacnea tiiem witn ia-loww- of his troops, consisung of ail his flank lompanies : he culd not. however, with the most tero'c exertions,, furcc their strong posi'ions, and was compelled V retreat to his batteauXs leaving 1500 of his men on the field. ,This loss, tosrevh erwith the approach of winter, would haveiusti- ied a frigid calculating general in giving up the enterpnae but Won ws resolved to conquer or e. He did both , As he could iior gajn the heights: of; Abraham by one route, he tried another, which Ahe ene. lav thought impr-ic'icable. He landed his men higher, up the river, at the Ance de .vler, since ocean, Quebec . cati nete'be:takeh''iah(fVxyeir ence nas proved mat wnatever powerposses3es, hat Jortress must i be; mastera ot the Canadast Bri nan Jieficsuory oj ft,x " t Political Abifhwabh corHtfHioh .i-Sincers.thiit "stupendous auo of . the Tuzao'we have seen or' heard. pf lliPthiSg, thai stfrpaffbatrSEiledt' Ue following article. .1 he corruption of rotten' W roughs, and bribery byposts and pensions in . , England,4 bave their match, and to the full; by the transaction ivhictv-we are now to notice. . Let it be viewed m any hape that ariy one may please, ii amounts to nothing more or less than of. appointments"; to x made in a few days, , ' ! le . has been, candidate foHongresC;ia at irnenibtr oC f the state ' legislauirrdrafted the answer, if I the! 1 ; house tojlhe gvyernor's speech "which answer is printed in he . ate papers containing eight s in stances ff iricortet, oi thortiphy arid three of iru ' 'correct syntax',- as well a ihi.um.Vable biuinle" in fact and absurdities t 'princijle : b$ a d bte' in ' the hojse hcMs ''m etertal sbinceKtand vvilVbum1 : , .s land iui and speak'' liie:'a"purlb' sti'eailv-tlie' ia'-' ' wunai a iu ncoas ana, iiKe uinvan's couuiry aU, ::t torney. . Juhn Jur 'iThe Genirilis a".nW;: -l beir oljhe house ; and wished to be a n.emjr C. i Congress, and Wis and probably will thW wtk A i gain be one of the Sessioiirjtutttei ' ihnt rnoderh .fto&eFpie;';if soraetimesTmtee.of t r&hd at ,the iuttd .' V ; ings of the trustee to conmit the wtlla .f vhat -journal, he bb ained 'so wny cold bit ei: haV he now exhibits such a broadness of .coapterianct nd . vi rotundity of stomar.lf that he i r-itpeets aid prriobly - " the administ aiion, you may subscribe to "our bank," say Levi Lincoln & Co, We roayjwell saywhat next I Those who acquire supp9i t by such detestable means, cannot long be respected, unless the whole body the peo. pie has become so corrupt' and vicious, that virtue and honor have become disgusting, as reproaching those who possess neither. We will not detain our readers, or ei deavor to ex cite any additional detestation for lhat.whjch we think every hom st man ot all, parties most fetl, from what is heie detailed. Mroik Leugdr. . Von! the Gazette of 4ugut 9 .., ' . STATE BNK. This is manaeed as a now. 1. 7 1 1 1 1 - 'it.MnH- lu itmA .1..'. ll.L I . I a briba, to secure votes or friends tothe niSne L:' 7 Z r 01 nr,r.V. If n.i rr . A . .".l'1" ul 'T'"5 WCOItne PDIBJH .ul j:. :. . ,.r vu lederalis'.s or Hone in cockade t times durinar 'he reign oUohriJkdams was royVU . and aided in the ' system of domicjlliary vexaMon ' by serving as collector of ejjcitiie upqr eoachep, kcl' ' Ten years ago it would hot'have been believed,?- ij that such men itifluenced by suhlmotives, would ' ' have dared to insult and mock, t people-byich , : a series of depraied, mercenarynd'corruptWta sures as we now behold publicly avowed alnd i fended. ' ' ;;fr;vr v , From the Salcm.jQdzette, '' ::i French VicR.ors.-l The .infaittoba God w'f treaeherouily abandoned the kingdom bf Spalrt td' ' tne Dve' ot Napoleon and theUraternuy ioftvV. t hR w,tli hpmminp- irwiinnnrtablv severe; it erlul engine of bribery and corrupt influence. Wt France -For a lone time before the M'contfesi for , ... n 1 r-:: j t r - . . i. . - . .. . .. " - "Tt i was resolved to attempt the town by escalade, ! wm"s unpucuy oi our neart ana in the government" arose between the two -nations The -assault tnnk nlar.e ihe last morniner of chanty lor the purity of the motives of many of the the tiasures and the streneth of Snain were de. The assault took nlace the last morninc of charity tor the purity of the motives of many of the the year 1775, during a very heavy fall of toow. 'dominant party we did. not anticipate such early It musi be observed, that both the lower andF V1 "'tu""J a3 wc e now oenoia upper towns, on the-side next the water, were at v 1 he constitution and the principle's of republican that time open, and only protected bv occasional, government are defied .and contemned. Such tempory defences. diutu.ciions are made and such a line drawn be- Montgomery formed four divisions of his little tween ciuzens ot the same community who can army Two of these were to, make demonstra not think.ahke, as the constitution abhors; for tjon of an assault from the plains of Vbraham, in the .instrument allows freedom of opinion and li ord'er to draw the strength of the garrison to that bt!;lr ot ,?Pech j ..but the faction which is now in quarter, whilst the othei two divisions, headed by ; the seat ot power has cause to dread and therefore Monigomery arid Arnold, made the real attack 13 resolved- to destroy WJi. It is unblushingly 1 he first led on his round the base of the rock, avowed that the new Bank is intended as a ma- ii ij iVnifj.1 i. js-ki-r-;.;it.u with- a view ot painmsr the uDoer town bv Krecot w avc utmuvuw anu uesiroy leaerausts ittlivitv on the whole coast : and although now 'liate, which, was the., only a burvier ot palisas. w w;nnicnamour oy there is a horse road made down the slope to the The other attacked by the suburbs water, at that lime it was coveted with brush The path Montgomtry took nAA n,t hA nt .vn a 7 or 8 feet broad, with the uemend pvfUV4 imu tw v v u Lscttn i r I . Otrrthc morning of the 1 3th of December, be- one siae, ana tne water on ine otner. .-cross me wullj " uiinsuiig v-uuinniice jias oeeu pain,, anout nan way round me oase oi tne tock, ii'imci, unuugu mc innuence oi me abreast work was thrown up, mounted with two w natw are to act as the dlmoners of democrat. nine nomiderS. It w ts commanded bv the cap ic nnbesand commissioners ot othcial corruption. tain of an armed 'vessel and a party of seamen. Betoreary man can subscribe for stock, he must, Ihe morning r.ist beajan to dawn ;' the snow ir this npublican land, submit to be catechised fell so thick and so constant, that the steps of the "Pon Ins thoughts and intentions, and must pledge assailants in the new fallen snow, made no rtbise. andobligite himself to pursue a designated course. As they npproich d within a few yards of the in this ccunty (Lssex) the agency have so much works,, a dreadful and indistinct- sovusd was heard, shame ard so much regard to public morals and and the defenders challer.ged. No answer Was the honor of the Country,, that. they , have hot retunif U. A short and awlul pause ensued whilst , &iycn uuonc nonce... inai tney nave assumed the it is probable Montgomery was preparing for the ! office of pimps to democracy and panders for assault. Then, without sre'tpr a sir.p'.e person, i tyranny aiddespotism But Farmer Lincoln i-t he two guns loaded with grape, were hred. fcr A y break, the advanced party gained the beterus. The . whole army consisting of a bout' .51.00 men, followed ; upon which) Mont calm, the trench governor- wifh equal rashness imJ presumption.;. drew out the garrison and gave battle- 'the contest was not long in deciding both commanders fell- They shew a rock of grty pnite rising above the sod, in a hollow (which B fountled by travellers Vnocking oiT fragments,) m which the illuripuj; W olie breathed his last iiid this is the only monument that axis' s to com nemorate the hero in the very country which he tonquereth rvierof palisadoes. Ir tow wite mere nos i.-cr, soimicncwmour by rbsof Su Rocq iet. 'this vei party against Banks, Bank directors was not more than ar d excKsive Privileges that constantly required pendicular rock on !. them to discountenance all. It appears 'thatln tasures and the strength of Spain v?ere de vqted'to the will and pleasure of France. ; By in- -trigues and douceurs Franee obtains absolute sway - over nations tbat boast of freedom, and pteserve the forma of independence. ? French spies, and agents are stationed nfarTevery free, governmet.t ; and we have no reason to suppose that our own nation is regard -d with indifference,,-':' We have the testimony of FwUchet, a French .'minis er, .; which our democrats cannot consistently 'dispute that many of our grave, feoter, philpsophicrtl, li-, berty loving patriots have the reprices. O . i . If the secret and corifintiiti, lettersi'oni France to certain', men in this country ahout'd''te" ' displayed for public inspection, we undoubtedly could form as accurate a price current of demo cratic patrit tism, as merchants Cvn in r,espect to American lumber and potash by letters from Mver pool. ; A short time since, Mr. Genet, the French minister, who was the confidential bosom friend of Jefferson, and the idol of democrary during the presidency of Washington, published a pamphlet, which unfolds some facts not generally known, confirming ihefeara of those who tremble for the fate of our country. The following is an extract from page IS r . ' " It cannot be denied that Mr. Jefferson made . in Fiance his entry on the diplomatic stage ; heij studied, at the court of Loui, the art of Machiavel and from a courtier of the king became a courtier; ' of the people? when the fire of the .'revolution first broke out, the mos' profuse doses' of fjattery and adulation were lavished upon him LV the Tlie original Petitioners, who obtained fromi leading characters at that period ; those niarks' the Legislature, in their last session, a charter 'of respect &nd confidence have been continued t,y ..v.w kv.M KiuWiv v..ua. . Li .t . . - .. ... . .i ' l .l j 17..' Jl ..l J . L.i-l-ij.. confusion now exposed the attack, which a few 'Ul 8ia oanK!(ron 1 ,e expectation mac us Dene- wiw. aim w v rencn amoaduor oiwgm ip iun ;? nvort .disch u ges. ei.ti.rely dispersed. Yet, for two '; fils wou,d be d'fu t as tensi vely as possible ; and Mr. MaAsdn,, in 1 793, decrees of the pation. 1hours,fiei, the. defenders did not venture out I ine "" WI 1 1T u v asserooiy noturauzmf ?' ' Urom be hind' their breast work, cor did they ima-!1 L- ,e.J ne democrats, throughout the :' tne ; wnuen answer oimr.maaiSoru expressive As (he attacking party could scarcely form four iibrepst, and were in close order, VlTe effects of the i i charge were terribly destructive. Groans and rTne-t he destruction they had made. Mongome ry and his principal officers fvll. Meanwhile Arnold stormed and took a battery Commonwealth, have assigned to the county of of his gratitude, his admiration, and hi tiavoi'ioii, Wcrcetter the liberty of subscribing, as its pro J was transmitted to France by the tame minister poi tidfrof the capital stock, Two Hundred Thou and the bloody Robespierre, who opened that let- nf f...rr o-.,c ,kA .iv -u-;-.i.; ,if,i,, . U... I.: sand Uctlars. i he undernamed are authorised to trr, was very mucn pieasey ai nis ciyism. rar. hl his kg shattered in tne attack, and was o receivesubscript.ons from indi viduals of the above ( Je fferson, an older .fox, took care himself of Iita , -1 Th trarriunn nnur r oeaciiueu cnaracier, wno wm retain ana nu up ;ain&wc. , . oliged iprb'e "carried off. The enemy Was panic struck- and cabii'ulated'; Kherwise, if he. had collected hu scatteted IbiCts, Ih'ich would' have trebled that of the victors, any held out a few daysnil th: severe weather set in, ie seige mutt hue been ic-ised The kv-t .eiit-rp-rs',1- again!i.t Q .cbec was planned kh gnat-judgment and exec uted with no less ipirit and yigour, " bo ffiut it had nearly proved suc cesstul. - . ' Ib'e Canadians -had as yet no time to appreciate tte freedom happi iess end .security they enjoyed Under the Bri ish government, when th'J Anuri n wvolulion brokewut, and set them all in a flame with the hopes of a speedy independence The Congress, taking advar tage of these senti ttents, determined . on the conquest of;he coun, ty) and so certain were. they of succeeding, that they actually made a pro ision in their declaration of inUtpenJeiice, to adinit Canada, m'o the union a (purieeuth State, " ' -. On the othen, hand, the military force in the Province was at-tHat time very weak It scarcely mounted to 200O regulars and provincial militia, tnat Could be depended onJ . iut t possessed a governor in Gen. Carlton, who was not to be diunied with ditYiculiies, great as they v'efe Mhl lLnNKi; n.k.:n..o Dnlnl ! ...J tl 1 . .. .v MtiuiiLaiio ua, iije. ituutku viwnn r wiiii it amen iiwiuurv nnnnrt; mnit remains. uhirh ar. Titonderoga, became makers of Lake Cham .interred near portSt. Louis. Thus fell in the the the never asRamed, and" never blushed. Read the following advertisement from the last-nis : covered, from its alarm j a party sallied out, and attacked Arnold's division in the rear, who after bravely defending Themselves for three hours, were at last compelled to surrender themselves prisoners of war. v , - , ; f - Montgomery's fate was not yet known. The show had covered the bodies of the killed and wouudtd, and they were at length discovered by an arm and a leg hercand-there projecting a. bove lh surlace. Although. Carlton held the revo lutionists in the utmost contempt and hatred, yet i his esteem for their general "was such, that he up Their shares irrcohformit to the" publiciew8of the original Grantees They also, severally, hold subscription papers, and hereby "give notice, that the subscriptions must, be completed, and return thereof made, in the town of Boston, on or before the 1 5th day of August next. The character, conditions, and all" the particulart.jof this' Institu tion, may be learned from an Inspection.of the act which created it, and which has been cpmmu. nir-fprt iA ihp niihlip nritita. -'.'L. t" mtif ' Kroni .thence)ontiLomery marched at .the.: prime of life Richard Montgomery. In him d of 33! then to invade Canada. Fort St. qualities ofhe gentlemari, the' scholar and a a place of considerable strengjih.iswaiiH.n the .''h of September 1?75, l.ntgomervappodfed otiore it,' without-eithtr c;nno;. -ammunition. ; keep posst-ssion of part-' of v marened.lurthei' on however, and sm prized! ensuing spring. Arnold having received reinforce- Hie castle of. Charribliev where he found- be h. Eo1TetectTairt.U'dispoabTe In ronsequtncf of the partiality of the Cana, dian inhabi'ants, the Americans were enabled to the country until the Tl u v.-iiiw,vy. - "v . .v.u ri ui. . 1 Mici.15. uuu I'cing i.ijuajii icu witn ine extreme "S then cdiinrrma'irhHT tr tnntt St.' Inh 'i l h1 vi , .. .. iV ..i I on.iv.jo ui .".gainai.'ii, icucwcu IIIC UIOUKUUC , . . .Peinf? bravely', detenued by Major Preston. Jm retarded the. ,prorre'ss of M Montjmery fur ! a month,- and gave tine for Carlton to pre Paifor a defence- ..T-ir'Z-V' if-J i--':- -74hatgenera o! Qjebeq. At . length the. IsU man of war and two frigates, having forced their, passage through the ice. arrived in the basin with reinforcements, in the beeiningof XlaV.- Immediattlv, nri the 6th 7;Fllia Aim. nH. I j.' II I fit?-- ..-H:1J -i. . .became rhonth, General Carlton sallied out, at the bea ' of the 'garrison to attack" the enemy's cHmp upon w hich the republicans scampered off , : in the greatest conlusion,-leaving every thing be- I Kin.' tl.m.-Ofifl In ft.K. .. nn.krt f.n. .1. . Levi Lincoln ... , r Jidward J3aiTgs, . Jo'm Siarr, -.! . - ; Abraham Lincoln. .Worcester, July 21. v ;v ' Now, gentle reader, what are the characters of these men, what are their, public services and private virtues?-These are a true; specimen of-the Jh.ole faction-'-greedy and needy office hunters fleecing the people of their money and laughing in their sleeve at the popular delusion by which they prosper. , " Levi Lincoln'-' was late member of Congress ; Attorney .Gcheral of the United States, with a fat salary Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, would have been Governor u he had not been blind, and if his party could have seen its way clear j was, as well as the notorious and profligateAlexander WolcoTtr iiomin aled as judge ot the supreme court of the Unites States, with; a "Tat salary,; is now-the suMlc, si irid hloodv Councillor who has the" care arA r,itp! Aft .nvince anv man p'asscssi'dlojnivpi, These two philosophers now have absolute and iancontrouled dominion over this ill fated.counti.y. He that questions their infallibility or doubts the ' : wisdom Or expediency of any of their measures, is denounced as an old tory, not by thosp.oniy who use street-iangbage-and cry, Go ujfi bald:: pi rieaa, to every Kevoiutionaty ravnoi, auc everr -Gerry calls if rebellion,- and hints at exile and 'confiscation as the portion of those who will not" 4 . cease to declare that t lench innuence has ullecteU our' rulers, and that it Is increasing, and ought to(i oe uiminisneo. ; - - i Genet, a Fvenchmah, UiusffescHbes Mr. Mi-i . dispri: v ' - ' v.'".'"'. .' ' . ' H . A diminutive Valetudinarian economist, w&oss civic crowns are composed of. rlemical writings i abortive motion SFrrnch Citizen&tiiij 'prvhibitorf $ yfjl laws, miscarried negotiations,' and a great deal of adulation- and flattery m fiis Secretaryship.'" : ' - v ' '; '- FROM TnB'COSnli.TJCl T ( ?iIBRC v "r! ' Cmtngriu-.-h 'feW-weelvs sc;o, Mr. RobttlJ Smith, who had been Sccre.;ary of the iay urW . cler, Mr. Jeflerson, .and-vtretary ot- -?iate OTiocr. :f -L Mr. Madison and by iter WasiiitMheci "ott office, fcuno'ut j 1 !fat' .be-:fcd. it to 1 hc ce; uj felled,' ariil aeecrd ofsothe lengU (-crdingly cami L-utShh ap:i'it: ii filled witGmichfcv-J.i.t' ' j '. vv: . r. ' r. . - . ! ,taa the expetUtion been delayed, a. forfnight, t vetU'wek ldit. had as . ce,rlainltifailed: i lion-T CXpf '; h - h!,v " r,ne duriinS the- revolu.: hind; theihrand in two months Canada was entire- Gtrry. r Kiulmund ah$a;.tox realty-1 to de- dehtanding. and one ie-rUy i rt dhnei tv ha . .-.wjr warfrofli sam cause. ' - . ly; clear of the Amfeticahs c .f - - -s mocracy is to be baked VHq 1udce at the batch hot 'beta our Jiolicfr ' Upou J., seme tos eatet j '. --; - ."- ' ' ,..v "V: -A' v.-vv. - ;!. . . .: . ..v:.:-j.. ' ' - ; ,', ;v v X4-.'V;: r 'tp-;..'-.: ' n
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