i rkat. bv a signal judgment, the pride-and ywy . .1 . no werful republic of ancieni sr-o " . unmn crcatness .and the distorted rf h,. me xouquenjil xet, our amtn j0' . j., iik thaf mischief, ill may therefore,' c'1. be tortunai mm mc ueucrrpuruvii yi -;jr gluing men cannot oe matcnea oeyona oar Mter ha made it perfectly clranhat mUitit h-heid to serve fnrther than the authority e tan iv , , . fi-.j n hv unicu iiibi -. ...- .... . tomnoMrv aoldier under the- r these t ",v-'v . . .. . . 7 7. . W 1 . .. It- - .. - All i mr ,r ;in'i. uoaer urem a luiiauwH v f 4ffl"rtcn freedom, both pjostjiate at the jllS. ..;.t,,l lint o.kn hm W5 ' ' . .. . r l.; ..!nii tl'thi is In tar. a '1,d as he sets foot on a soil where other author .and different law prevail, how can he bound by I former ones, and bow can the arm of justice . . .,,ltv. where tbeddinquenrhas got be- Ld the sphere of it action. ? There-is a wide ? - u.. regular aolrfier and a militia mm: AclUetvf the regulars may be punished Z death for desertion ; a rathua man cannot. un ny b6 put td- hard Lbor, be curtailed1 of his ra .: J., .nd be sunished in various ways, under army .' taetihtfots; of force U'td bcused for. eye- it otPMi the btber for two purposes only de VA .n.oliiM nvaion and, the maintenance of in- 'teroal tranquility.: We.in the most unqualified man, orr, condemn the- conduct of the militia who. re. fue.I to cross the river at the affair of Qjef-ns-...vn. vBurwe canridtoin n the sensel-;as cla mors, aRaiDMi he w bole yeomanry of the country, which the administration Im procured to be kept un, becjiuie the rolUtia t will BOt aid the n iq con- qUer Caftada ;.ery one itnows .im raw ium? ;n not t&ht in & Ditched hatile But what of that i Id every free couptry which has yet been invade d, where they jbad rrns in their hands, tbey have been of vital importance; , They did not, to be sure, in .tbe! revpluiton, fight at Guilf rd, but they began the war at Lexington, and cunten-ied nobly at the battle of .Bunker's HU.f The most ,esen. tial service -of militia is to harass and hold ihe ene py in checks until an efficient regular fence can b.-. rised.--The history of Switzerland wilUhow that militia in defence of their homes and firesides, can and will fifjht wtlhtremehdous effect In abusing the ittilitia more than -U warranted, the friends of the adminiitratiotf only expose the felly of their leadersV; Many of these latter thought, of pretended to think, that Canada could be con quered withrmUU'a trt fiix weeks. Their folly then is made da Hoc:, when we see that they calculated on an important effect from means totally inade quate to produce it. Militia never can wage war with advantage t and it was absurd to draw them to the lines, in hopes to overcome Canada by their asjiitance. Nor is the project of 25.000 regulars, foronu yeara wlut wiscr--What experienced man cjn expect, from such a crude expedient, any thing but disappointment T More than one half of them will bve served their period of a year before the other half can be eolidted. More than a year's 4&fMicnev hh owe8ary to fbrrnf a good soldier : to that it is evident no good soldiers can be expect ed in this corps. . Besides, their enlistments will be so scattered their numbers so vnscilluting nd Uncertain, that they never can be rendered cff.e: ie. They will be as expensive as regidars. but as inefficacious, for aggression, as any body of mi lids whateven ! Vouli chaTge xenf an J jpiedge my honir in the most solema mauher, that $200 shall be the reward of any person 'who tfuUi make the discov. ery." ' ' ' '.. ''' 'V "'' " , ', " , 7 v,- ;." :.; The bilt has passed 'the Hoose of $epreSenta. lives for the: better oreanizatioti 6f tKe 'Militia .of the Ui Stated dividing itlin vit : the Minor t to tomprtse all person liable to Militia duty between the age of Id and 2 1 years ; the Juntdr, to compYiie all between 21 and 31; and tb!e:. $?nlot to consist dfU between the age oi 31 and 4S. ' The bill makes these class: s liable in time of, need to pefmn particular duties ; the ' V.. . - L i .1 L .. I.' Li. younger classes oi course aeicg uiosc mosiiuote to be called into the field. the purpose offiruftgr tfte fHstJrtloarioV leiver, The. advantage that would eesult trin tlw , 'exe cutior, of this undsrtikkng, are incalculable, . The Roaiioke isi,naf igable for ' Baiteaux, for upwsrrds of twjj I hundred miles above the falls. Tifts rier fl ws through a' very, rich and feie.coufltry', pro. J"0slja?titf of wbea,'. corn, . co-.ton tobacco, Iweti pork, 8cc. VS. iJPWhich if ticle srare carried to Petersburg, Richmond, and otTur places iu Virginia, by land carriages, at a vast expence. If a passage-jthro' the fails can be made for boats, this commerce will take another and more advan tageous course. , It will be carried by water from thv mountains to Plymouth, Edentou, ai J if the owners think proper, through the Canal, that now joins the waters of thixAlbermarle Souud to those of the Chesapeake Bay, to Norfolk and thence to Baltimore, . &c, A water carriage may thus be made from Danville to any of the large trading towns of Virginia or Maryland, from Plymouth or Edenion, vessels sail to any part of the wrtrld So the owner of the produce could choose his thac ket, aod get the best prices that could be attained any where. ' ' The advantage of water, carriage Over land carriage, is so evident, that I need say but little jbreithing ndj note but ot murmuring and complaint, upotfit, vit, a hogshead of tobicco cannot be wag ' I lern that the H)or rfgutark 'dare Mrdly coi gon'ed fni Ranctke to Petersburg (bp . less than plain f dl usage, art?! that the vbt&niccrfp !fcheh ihy twelve 4'dllt thejame'ean b camd(by vater rtikee1tiorts'on hi quartermaster, for tlipw: fonilfafifjx to Norfolk for two dollars and a half, things to which fiotitive lav entitle them, arc or less-1 so in proportion with every-otHer article.1 flouted, and in effect refused. The quarter 7 The boatsTcan take cargoes of salt,' iron, sugar, Lma8ier wfiose actions and deportment usually say, coff-errum,' molasses, See . 8cc purchased much like! Co?tard in the play, "I Pompey art, Pom. lower than the pe pie abova get thrn at now. ipey. surnmed jLhtbigIl)-iheuarier master I Boats carrying sixty Barrels of flour, now Come repeat, geiK-rallv observes a such occasions,"-, down the river to the f.dU, and then it is waggoned have more trouble with your corps than with all to Murfret.sborugh and other places. ' Some of the regular, " and the like. I do not think thai, these Batteaux's now go through tlifalls and down the comple tion of slavery is the perfection of de thejiver with safety, when the river has a small cipline nor x.m any course- be wise which . de ! Iswell. This proves that there is no: near the dif. bases and degrades mankind. - nculty of opening these falh as some think s -The Vhe gover nment has, some how or otheritp stock of This company is to the ottner ' hif heiri' pointed chatacte.rB who are not only injurioossto The following Jettel is extracted from t paper friendly' to the admihistratioh, ind was penned by a democratic officer. When Uk measures of govei pment 'meet with' coridemnatJon in 'such a quarter, surely federdlists are hot to blame for. expressing their opinion : Living jo ins westerri country, and having wi'h regret seen Volunteets and militia retnrning home, We had no hofih-i-T mail last "fuesday, w FRENCH -FLfeET, Several tatters from Boston, New York and elsewhere, mention that a French fcet of six sail of the line and five frigates, has arrived at Newport, xuioae-i&iana.- . Jewe Bledsoe,. is ejected a Senator of the tf . ift. from the state of Kentucky, in place of Mr. Pope, whose term ofservice expires 4th March next NORFOLK BLOCKADED. .The British squadron, under Admiral Warren, beared in Hampton Roads on the 4th inst. and are novr blockading the Chesapeake. They have aade seyeral captures ; and, it is said, threaten to destroy Norfolk. The'trtgate Constellation , nar joly escaped; being aground but a short time be fere the fleet appeared in view and' assigns for ever ; an advantage - which the its cause, but absolutely hostile to the principles stockholders of very 'few corporations possess. : on which it is itstabhshrd. L- a-, th m one hundred thousand dollars will openJ!nischief W the army- Such fellows do vast the f-dls of thisrivr ; yes, the negroes belonging' 6 the rich planters in its neighboihoo j would open it, ij autumn, if they had an inv er. The stock in this-i orny-Mnv wili be worth more than any: bank stock in N. Carolina or Va. ' he UnJ above the' falls of Roanoke would in Is it not wrog to grant a subsidy of an annual kind to the Quarter. masters i I believe them at this moment the greatest enemit s the army have. 1'. Go on with army levies, and I hope to see rtviv ed the virtue of 76: I hope td see states, not- Coming forward with vafiouringa,n disgustful r If. crease in value front twtniy five to thirtv oer cent, solutions, as lontr' each as a manifesto : but con if this nvf is made navigable. It js to b hoped tributing turns to raise legions for the national that farmers anJ m-m'ud men will soon fill up the service. It is high time they cease to prosecute subscriptions when opened, which will be shortly I he share's arc,'; one hundred dollars each, paya ble by i'tst dments, the first instalment, a very small sum- . There Is rtiot a river in the United States, ' as lare and long js Roanoki, but what is made navigable. ,$ee what the patronage of General Washington has done for Virginia nearly all ber great rivers are made navigable as high up as they can swim a canoe. Let us take the ex ample. We Understand boats ar6 now Wilt and Wild, ing at Norfolk, wrhich will navigate the Roanoke, h Sounji Md he, Dism?l. . Swampr 4th Sityv,fVhat an immense saving it then will be for the farmers' of the upper- counties to bring their produce to Halifax, and to boat ir to Noi--folk JMU'jx fufier( pestiferous intrigues, to foist the most incapable men into the highest stations civil , ami muitary Such conduct has deeply wounded our interests it is such conduct that burdened the army with Dubois sand Smyth's and Dcatborn'tf m& filJ ed civil stations with the ottals ot society, it is . time ' hat baseness found Us level, and. that worth were piomoted to its proper station- VVhen art Albany company of volunteers ab plied to him for atmsi I am informed, , and from the rrtot rtspeciable source, that our commander in cliirf observed, ,l What's the Use of giving arms to thise Irish ? Sure, if they art- taken m Canada, they il be hanged or shot. This doctrine tallies wi'h the Prince Regent's proclama ticn about lion-expatriation i There Is one . danger in appointing old tharaaers to offices, ihey rtly rather on wbat they weir, than on what they are. Arrived at this Por n Thursday the Schoo ner Lilly Joseph G. Wicker Master. Sailed from New York on tlw 1 8th day -of January, on the 25th of said month vts boarded by the British t declined by Mv. Madison fnssate. J inon of 44 guns and plundered of a'l her It is said that the Ru-sian Minister lately offeree'- his meditation for the restoration of peace between th". United States and Great Britain, but it was Fed. Refi. probably owing to the badness of the roads Yet Ifreight consisting of Dry goods, fee in company Bur paper w Hi not be tound dehcient in interest. The 2vtb French bulletin, unquestionably authen tic, completely confirms the accounts stating the nun ot their army, A frenchman in tht ti'.v declired a short lime With he Maidstone and several other shins of the 1 ince, that ton-.is certain knowledge, at least 30(i00 Britibli NvV. ' 'yFrench troops -tvre nosv in the United Stntes, The Commander, of the Janoivpermitfed Cap Scattered in various directions to be embodied a tain Wicker.' and his passengers lb retain all their j a signal. I hri-fe rascals, no doubt belonging to property, cargo of 'lerchandize-. excepted ; their ( this corps, were badly wounded in Charles street, trunks weVemot opened, ahd hoi an article was and were secretly conveyed off the ground. They rem vc! from the Cblm The. vessel, was per. t Were attended by a Frefich doctor in Baltimore, mitted.to proceed without injury , ,6ur fibnds i We have not been ableto learn what has since be and allies the French burro, sink and destroy ' our come of them. It is, however certain, that the vessels do the Qceah. Ojjr -oWn ships and priva-; number of foreigners, mostly French, in the mob, teers publish a boasting aecoutH of the ; numbers of were ten td one--ffc. K'efi the enemy's shipo whom not rinding worth sending in, they have burnt at sea : But our Enemies with wiio'rii we are at Open war, pcimit the Vessels to depart uninjured an example of generosity wor. thy of imitation. - ; 7 Xeubern fiafiet. , Wife RESPECTING SEAMEN s , 7 The 4dlowiner are its princioal nroviaioha 1 Af. let the treaty of peace- wrfE Great Britain no sea vmeo are to be employed in our public or private hips hut bur natural born citizens, or citizens of tbe United Sutcs at the time of such treaty being madcand concluded," or persons who; had previ oysly declared Iheir intentionUov become-c'uiaens jinder the existing laws. No naturalized seaman J be en,P,oyed U'dess such person previ bly produce to the commander of the public ship, or he collector, &c, the ceitincate Of his having been Naturalized. 'The.consuls'or commercial agents w, foreign nations in bur tjorts fnav state th.-ir hh jschotis tatJie commandtlKor collector as to anv rwt.wiar7aineiit c. ana oe present at the time na the proofs of such person's nativity or ci tizen nip shU be investiuated b surh rnlU. -w . . 7 ......nun ui -ry .commanded of a public sjhip 6i. the U, aUtes to pay 1000 dollars for employidg any er W prohibited by this act. The master and own of, a private ship to' pay 500 dollars for the 4me. ';. "' .... . ) enate Qf Pennsylvahta have rejected the dtn Tr -lhe oiiae f Representatives, tor bull ingate and sloop of war there were but ur vottkn favor of the measured - V - ROANOKE NAVIGATION H ,-ne "gwbture of this State at their lat ses Psedv Jav t iacorporatc a company for Extract of a letter from a gentleman near Buffalo, -dated Jan 7 1 4 r ""J; ' "The report, a I already mentioned, of gen. Boyd's being about to assume the. command on th': Niagara frontier, h4s given lively hopes to the army. He, it is expected, will correct abuse?, and relieve them- from the bdious conduct of t dcfnl. brute, of a Wbimsical-'jBavage.who ought to be pUceci 'iii 'a ' museum'or sent into a forest with the orang outang. ' " t . " -.- " The Wk being frozen dver, our gdards are extended, up nd down the beach" for stffety.- Ciuiinn is prudent, but I do not expect a visit from ths British. They will remain oaths defensive, as 1 judge. - . ''' ", v-.j : : ' " The sa9n-lias assumed aiettled character, and I hope sickness Will "be nipped by the frost. Sleighing U univeHal here for business ahd for pleasure. Though the cold is intense- 'none suffeJ-Ubey-ha& taken 6 pieces" of Gannon .from a park by it unless .thfe shivering centinel.'1 - ',- 'v .MURDER. ; Extract of a letter 'front a gentleman in JVottoioay - county to hUjyicnd in Manchester Virginia, da ted ; -:r .' "Y""'' ;':; yr: ' v . j 7 ----- .y January 26th ' M On Tuesday night' last one of the most shock ib murders was Committed oh Minor Mallory, of our iveighnorhood. thar ever disgraced our part of the country 1 hi was sitting quietly at work in b& shop When some monster crept up to the win dow) and literalty blew out his brains he imme. ... - 1 c .t A . 1 . . - n ' - . aiaieiy iii aeaa anu mis wnue njs poor wite was, and is still, and , has been' for months, bedridden. Ingenuitf is .at a loss,- as yet, to attach smpicion 10 any person, without" hazard of error, but we hope that some clue will be discovered every man ithwhorri I have conversed ardently 'desires tbf' subscribe someth'fn g to indace a discovery o f the murderer. I wish you would have it publishedV (I upjo$e no printer who is a iriend to Justice Front some observations of a Bostoh writer we select the folbwing pertinent and sensible re marks n the French bulletins. .- The27th Bulletin evidently iaborsto'diminish the importance of the battle of Matojarpalavetz, and furnishes concKijive proofs of the decisive ter minalioaJrLTiVor6f Jhe Russims. Matojarosla; vetz is .to the south of Mojiisk about 30 miles, and in 'a direct line from the main Moscow and Smolensko road. The French' stepped aside to drive the Russians from that town, and thexombat began on the a4tb.. Bonaparte admits the Rus siana occupi'ed very advantageous heights., but says they were driven back with great, loss ; and yet on the 25th his, whole army appeared only livorder of battle j in other words, instead of pursuing, ex peeled to be attacked by a beaten enemy 1 1 1 Ilete suddenly and no doubt purposely, the acconnt is broken off ; and the reader is carried to Bonaparte at Grod.ievo, a village on the main road a few miles north west of Mojalsk. Here we had him attack ed by 6000 Cossacks, and thb' he says, tjiey were sabred and otherwise destroyed, 'the admission that which is alWavs in the centre of an army, and the remarkable' expression that w at 8 o'clock order was re-established," pfaiiIyshe'w- the attack was very important, and that there was disorder ; which in the French nomenclature is synoftymous' with de feat. On the 35th the Emperor went to his army at MatojaroMave'z, to reconnoitre the" position "of the enemv.the oosition from which, we were! told in the beginning, the enemy was driven back ! I ! This curious enemy, that seemed to" appear whenf he was not, retreated again, -and wasJ?rrfrf tod So ; but ob&ervei 1 the humane' conqueror, but. of pure compassion,' returns on the 26th to Borowsk, and, on the 27th to -Vereja, two towns which lie directly onyJthe.Khe of the backward progress to the main road from which he advanced to the attach. Who dees Inot perceive he was beaten..and com pelled to fall back T The . loss ' he acknowledges, and the death of his favorite Gen." Deizoni con: firmed sMH furtbur. this supposition. As to hfs speculations "abouf1 the Russian infantry, and grey jacket, they are too ridiculous, and deserve do more notice than his hitranhy, vihich ip the Milj bulletin, prevented him from destroying poor Rus- 'r iians by fire. 7 '. - : 28th Bttlletiti givfel us a pretty accurate iaea of r all the horrors aud privations which the French ' have suffered ; of the " destructive activity with. which the Vjwieie pursued ; and of the complete " success 6f Wintelstein. whb 'drove SUCyr over thf D("ina', and crossed tbe river in pursuit. ! i r I The language of the bulleiin. rf properly t rani fjt'ed, would Tfca'J thus iSt; Cyf beat Winttisthln, b,ut'ran awy in Order lb, form a Junction '-wnh'-V it to ri and to beat tHe) Beittn Russian at some other time! A child might niake out a niore consistent 7 story, were it not for the impo&ibiiity of getting' -over ths stubborn fact. ' In short frord attentively perbsing the French accobnt, we are convinced the success of the Rus sians is much gri-attr than they themselves in thj first instance tlainud From the .slight way in C", which, Bonaparte mentions the defeat of St Cyf, i we have reason to suppose the defeat of 'Murt, on which he 'dwells with such evident chagrin, to.'"-, be more decisive and extensive. in its effects than was at first apprehended. 1 is fuithur evident that at Smolenskbhe is as badly lodged, and per hap 'worse thin even ' at Moscow ; and that no pl4jec'ahor:6f Wjarsawj gnigbers can affgr4 ; him ''winter quartets ; to obtain which, he must , march 500 miles in the depih of winter, through, a RuVian army from Moldavia, which was suppo- . sed to be posted at -Minsk, dffectly in his front, and if so, must inevitably ihterceipt him. If he escapc saTev two thirds of hisarmy at least will be lift behind ,j,an,d no temptation on earth will tzir, W. again induce him to invade Russia. Nor will he be able to turn his, arras - ajfainst others, and against . Spain in particular for the tussins unquestionav bly will , follow himand every terntorv he quits in retiring &ome, wlil give him a new .e...y, whom the terror Hiaoame can no lonp.er "iila in pa. 7 sive obedience. Prussia will be reinstated, and Germany, if there be any virtue left in it, will re ( dover its .independence. Since wriUng ?of thesbove, the English papers have comer to hand, and confirm the advance of the Moldavian army to Minsk ; $tCyr s army is . ' almost destroyed ; and is separated from the main French army, Bonaparte is completely intercepted. There is reason ibauppose that Victor corpris la the same -predicament. - - Mr. EutTOa I am a curious, inquisitive fellow. 4 and wiald be glad to know, how much longer can a man Jive under priyations which kill a' horse I How much sjronger j are tne French soN, dters, orTiore tenacious of life' t hah any other ; Can famine, fatigue, frost, the sword or the Cos- - sack's spear assail them like other men, or a re thev nroof against all ! If more than 3000 draft . r d . . K -' -1 horses are acknowledged as lost in the retreat,, and I am told by the established rule of decypher- ' ingthe French bulletins, we may add one 0 more. ' -what must be the proportion of men that perish , ed, and cannon that was lost for want of horses tb draw them. - If you arc kind enough to ahswecj ' these, questions, that ist i vou can and will, an-f swer inem, yoi vwilf greaily oblige your moji- obedient and hamhle servant. j Boston Repertory 'The mint, :' The Director of the Mint has reported that d(L,, ring the last year there were coined as follows a Pieces Value. Of Gold 58,087 " g29Q,435 pf Silver l,628,0; 9 814,029 Of Copper 1,075,5CO 10,755 50,' , Total value 1,115,219 5(X He. also reports that the supply of gold and ixiiy 1a( bullion continues to be abundant. ,.' v 4 ... v ...... vy--.. In June last, a British force underCoh Gijlesr 7 pie, took by assault; in the Island-jof Java, thp; ess"' ' tie and fortified district of a native! Prince, lhe : 4 Emperor ;Sooloo, Sultan 'r Djocjbearta-' Thei; place was defended by 17Q00 men who weredesv;. ' troyed or made prisoners of, and 92 pieces of ccn non and much ammunition and treasure were tajv ken. . "!- ' .: :-;v.r.r ' ' -:, 'r. J- v-! Accounts from the frontiers say that the U. S.. volunteers have made an attack on fort Erie.'; and. hat the British attacked Sacke tt's Harbor and de: troyed our flotilla - .-7.7 ,.---.-r-' -t . The frigate Esseht taplursd a British psckejt"; with 70,000 dollars, specie, on board. t:She1ficfe the. money, out and ordered, the prize to America ,:r but the lafer (was rc-captured. . : ?. -,' y. . : A BARGAIN. : 1 !: ' OFFER FOR SALEim More, of BQpKS A O X STATIOM'JtRY) and will give a credit of ene j.wp find three years. I expect tb receive in a few . J days a largevSupply from Philadelphia, to maker. v the assortmentmore complete. The- whole tetfkV shall be put at such prices as cannot faif to'be'art -. object to a-Jers6n $ha wishes to establish hirr-elf in a profitable trade. It is unnecessary to say thai to a young man who has some knowledge'r.f Boi.ksi 'V anc wno uors ikh ic iuc uiuugery vi a riuicf .1 ' . . I H. . . .. . . r. : i. sion, vnis esiapiiMimew promises prone, respecia Me acquaintance, and may afford 'time tapursuA:'; his studies. Undoubted security will nerTequired 1 1 necessary, a small sum o7 money can . be 7 , had to keep Up the assortment, i' Letters on the5 " subject, post paid, will be attended to. .'".'. - - - - - . f -t r it no sale oe maae in a lew wee ks, 1 snait env large my assortment, j V i . '.;"?7' 7 ,3 '.VVM. BOYLAN ! Feb. 12, 1813.' , - T -: -'"1.7 'i-... 80.tf -'" STRAYS. ' STRAYED from town last fal', a red and Whijfe : i STEER, three years old, with aTalf crop Id f th6. right 'ear, commonly termed an under square. Also, ,a red yearling BULL of the same mark. Informalion of these Strays will beJ thankfully ri ceived by WM. B')YLAN. V Who wishes to employ jhree er four VOOOV ; CUTTERS 'for ofler montlu:--'-;; y w'-JZ ' fialeigh, Feb. IQ, 113 . , T

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