Si a - - r Sik : In f coDseqaence o( r fny ten- ance in AlbemarieJ;an important, con Urns of a private nature, I was deprived until toay,6f.tbe gratificatioaaed u iha receipt of your invitation id unit ' . r-ltm itiana r( t ka' Mai r.-rr1 ie III! "V . " .' . - . Ufour union, ,iiiscvcicuii?iiw4i,wi,ijc Fiftieth Anniyersaryot uinaepen- .1 PRCS. .-' "' ' ' ..- ' V .. '' :J Having ; devoted r: ray- pest efforts, u.0h a Ton? series m v ears.; to. we ...nnort of that greaf cause,, and , a large ,rtion of tbem int. the iMetropolis, thd kindness snewn me, ,oy il,VB" . .ot0fnllv acknowledged. CMan v en- ,-aopments which presson me at this time ender. it impossiuieior, uic i.y wr ,nm. of which you v will have;1 tnt goodness to apprise the committee of ar rangement. :r , .-'--- T', " - With great respectand esteem, I have he honor to be, vour very obedient ser- vant. ,yfmuo:wvyvi.w,; SATURDAY, JULY-16, 182& MR. JEFFERSON. In announcing the death ' of the Fa her of the Declaration of ; Indepeo ience, pur minds. are afiectedtb'aVa; iety of sensations. Melancholy is the hought, that in a few 'years, a few months, perhaps a few .days not one t tue wortnies wno wre empmutaji the fathers of the Revolution, will be left on earth, to witness' our political pros verity. ' The place that has known thera si ong shall know them no raore,& ho more ,hail ! we hear the counsels of wisdom .rum their eiperienced , lips. But, then leasing is the idea, that tbey will have ied as full of glory as of years I" ami ihat the splendour of -their example shajl. cohtiuue to shine, like the sun in the fir- .uament. until truth, 'virtue, and spotless patriotism, shall be forgotten among men Perhaps, of all who formed the eleva led plah of redemption from the bands oi oppression, we are .moire indebted to Mr J Jf flerson than to any other individual lor the power of his reasoning, and tht igour of his measures, gave a tone to tht- etTorts of the times, which could only e vcnluate in absolute independence. il is", now at rest, and be it ours to pailow tiis memory.andu hold Jn i prodrecollf fi- ' ; ..... lion the lustre of his fame, and thej3urh if his principles, as the surest ark of oui ipolitical safety TliOM AS J EFFERSQN. , Newbkrn, Svvi is, 1S26.' . Authentic information of the death oil be illustrious .' Statesman and ;'Fatriof J raoMAS Jefferson, having reached js-by ihis day's mail. meeting of the citizens of ISewbeni was immediately called by the Intendant of Police, jh or der to adopt measures demonstrative o ihe deep regret, wan wtiicn we, in com non with our leiiow-ciuzens lurougnoui . . . . L' t ft f 1 . the Uiiion, receive this-aliliciiug inielli genC?. ' v '' " x The meeting wa8.acco,rdingly conven edai 5 o'clock,' P. Mrlwn Asa Jones, E.1. lnteailant of Police, was - called to the Chair, and -CoU John I. Pasteur, appointed Secretary., .' -v. The object of the meeting having been stated from the-Chair, : ; " John Stanly, Esq. submitted the,fol ipwiug Kesoluiions ; which were read, nna unanimously aaopieu. . . . ; , Resolved.. That the Citiseng of 'Newbern have learned with, feelings of profound regret J hhe death of our venerable fellow-citizen Xho-I Trtat the eminently -useful services of, thq iaeceased, his splendid talents exerted for; a series-of yeari, beyond the ordinary life ot, man. - in establishing, in this hemisphere, the! equal rights of nun, ia securing the Indepen-J dence of his 'Country, and in toundiug Instt-j tutioni for bur permanent advantage and ho 'nor, render his death a national calaihityj ;'ahd a subject" of deep lanientation and although1 loift countrv cannot fail to,enabalmh memory in her affections, ana by her gratitude to Con- secrate and immortalize tnegiory ot bis name; Vet it is deemed' proper that his -feilow-citH zens should, at this time Xhho humble re-l situation' to the afBictintr dispensation of ProH tviaence t unne to .mtuuut mni mpcti auu Veneration,, to mingle meir regrets ana join their sympathies, with the 1 minions or t ree-j men who like us enioY the blessings of his 1a- fbors. and with as deplore the loss ot the Mlus Rtschcd, Tht the Citisens of ewbern will wear Crape on the left arm for thirty days! from this day, in manifestation tKrespectfor Ihoma i Jederson,. and. tneirf regret . for his death.!! '.. vVv- ?v "J: v' ' cu-zxV- Retotvtd, That an Oration commemorative hi the life and services of ;Thoma Jefferson ; and of the respect and irratltudV of . his coun 4 pry, be' deiirered on the ensuing Monday anicii jdrat a ' Committee1 of five w be appointed to! Iri. i.-i - ;.' - U II S sucn arrangements a auaii uc.ivcHrjr jo etiectuate the object of this meeting, , i Messrs. William $lacklei&s, john Stanly, John SnbId,' FrbemAn AVwOos and John H Bryan' weVe appointed the uommmee.- r : ' The meeting tfien adjourned.. -.v-V The Committee appointed ?to carry; iu-naI effect the object o( the above tneeting,' j to FA Sjoclbck A.',M;on iMondariext, wilVcommence the discnarge of 83 "min- kite guns,: (xorresponatng wurj ine nuiu oer : o r ea rs 01 1 ne. ueceaseu. j r - : M At half past 8, the bells will commence tolling ;lat which time (the citizens will re-; pair to the Academy; green,; when a !Pro- cession will be . formed : whence i will nqve, preceaeo oy a Dana 01 music com posed of I the gentlemen amateurs'of; the ilace; to the 'vEpjscopaI Church, - where in Oration will be delivered by; the Hon foHN H. Bryan, t f'- "-:"' Thej bells will continue to be tolled J ind minute guns fired, until the arrival of rhe Procession at the Church, .which. Tr. iccnrdance with the feelings produced pn5 HVo'ccasio.a, will be hung with black. ine solemnities oi me occasion vriu ipened and closed, by an address to the Throne of Grace. ;': f rr' -'--r' ; 1 A hymn, 'prepared I for the occasion, by lr. Joseph Hutton ; and also an appro-' ,iriate selected Anthem, will, with the olemn accompaniment of the organ, be iung by, a choir composed of the best yo calists among the ladies and gentlemen jf the place, who have politely consented to assist on the occasion. The ; Committee recommend to, their i . fellowrcitizens generally that their stores bould be closed, arid all business suspen ded during the day .' I ; t Captains of vessels in port, are reques ted to wear their colours at half mast du- ing the day. ' ' 4 Revolutionary Soldiers, . of whom we ire proud to have a few, will form the; tront of the procession ; next to whom the Clergy, and our elder , fellow-citizens hen the Orator of the day, and Intendantgj of Police. '. ! ' The youth of the place, our country's fiope, will form in the. rear of the proces-j sion, wealing crape on the left arm. , ; Strangers are respectfully invited toHcts of our assembly, and ceitain parts of join in the procession -which wil( beM;ne common law. 'conducted by Col, J. I. Pasteur, Mar r shal of the day. : iThe doors, of lhc .Churrk. Aill.ti - to ladies only 'until the arrival, of the procession.' j; - ; - : nrn r-r i "ttt i-r r-. ,".;: joun stanly, , fjt.g. ? JOHN SNEAD, ! J- 3 r - ' FREEMAN WUODS, S y : ' ' JOHN H. BRYAN, j 3' J. I. Pasteur, Sec'ry. ; From the Richmond Enquirer V. GREAT MAN HAS FaLLEN L . ISRAELI; , " .; . ,U i Thomas Jefferson is no more ! The friend of Liberty, the Author of the UecJ 'aration of. Independence, the, Orna ment of Human Mature itself" (as he once said of Benjamin b ranklin,) the first nn eft in his country, and one cf the tirsitn hisBge of great rneh, I is galheied -to the somb of his fathers. The state, the na- ionvthe. whole world itself, has sustained tloss of 5 winch no language can ive au adequate description. iiDerty weeps oyerl ier favorite child : and a,ges yet to come: " :. :i :ij ' . w wilt bow with .reverential gratitude before the?; lofty nonument' which his.. labours raye erected. . ' His lame belongs to tl is ory ; ; and if talents the most rare, yir ues the most ' conspicuous, services the nost useful, can entitle any.rrtan to glory, i he reputatiori'bf Thomas Jettersoii wi 111 oe among the highest which she will have to record. Butrwe leave it to others to commemorate'his virtues 3 in a few days ihe Orator will dweTl with enthusiasm and the Poet will pour forth his most me!-! ing . strains upon the great services- oi this public benefactor ' - ;r We have time only at present to state the event oi ms aeatn, ana to sseicii a lew ii the transactions of his; remarkable li lei . On Satarday: last for the .first time, we had heard that he was ill, and thatx hjs ysicians'' entertained serious fears of his life; Messengers had, been- sen lot call in his distant relations. But we still trus-! ted to the strength : of- his constitution, hough ' we awaited the, event , with trem bling. solicitude. 'On the 'mprning of the Anniversary,, more i alarming accounts; reached us 5 that his complaint, Qhe Sum mer- Disease bad left him, yet his phy si cian ( Dr.,Dungteson) was afraid, he had not strength enough to rally from the at tack i-:k A subsequen tc letter, howeyex, was read ia the,course of.the day from a near relation;;. stating that his complaint was notbnly abated, hut his strength was lincreasiog.: ;But on the evening: o(, the kleXt . juay ; IOC, Stage- uruugu i -w us imc ia ia 1 tidings of bis dissoluiion?)( l tie passen a ers . stat ed. that wheri i they ,? left .' Char i pttUeHhebells pCi hatjtro wnahd the be has made so-glorious. be-oayob i jt . . , ---ivJiT.-i;J Wis famewa!ihedav:df his "death; .. Clause and gtaUudef . ! i i tll wrtrlra. f nnrl rpnalinnr- hu'Kroiaua 'nrtt irf its hrinliMef davs-.M'hK -nnv:-an! I. - ... i'vw. i . t J - CuIdjhcKhae selecterl l ihepmnt f ihetheatreof affarry,in erijov theinefXa4 vjivesv y- 'iJrHX'Xr' u jhis'dparWtetbiso ,bfe:ppneSsiofsee . fverv one which -hW:fimispif vvmitflliVi rtpH'bV"ahnhfa orad W.Olii tovelv was thv fate !-could Envr dare; , Schosenu l ;His death has added a new in it-res iu a uay, .wuicu, nis me naa ren lered so illustrious. .V : The particulars of his death have hoi vet reached usr ; but i f we may j ud ge from he wbofe" tenor of hv conducts the whole toneofChis Conversation forthe last few nonths, we are satined that he died with jll the equanimity f a sage; ' "Acquies nce (said he ten. days ago) is a duty, On ler circumstances nbt placed among those we are oermitted to conlrhl " fvHe.iax n 1 the habit of saying to his intimate! friends, that thniivii hp rlid nrit wih ttni lie, yet he did not fear- to ; die." yBut a ew days ago he declared, that if he could! eave his family unembarrassed and if he jcould see the University fairly under way,1 i was rpanv In rlonarl - . :A(nf rfiiii9 bomine, was bis favorite quotation. WJ lave dWdoubt that his " ruling passion as strong in death." It was scarcely en days ago, when he breathed tie mosi fervent-wishes for the good of hts coun try, and' for the success of the polfticai principles to which he was so fervehl3 attached. It is said, that in the course or die last week he calmly gave ditections about his coffin and interment : and that m Monday: enquiring with some solici tude what was the day of the month, and being told the 3d of July, he expressed! desire to hvej till the next day that he might breathe the air of the 50th Anni versary. ' I-''-. - . Mr. JefjVrson was called on by a par icular occasion to state some of .'the cir cumstances and services of his life and from this curious document, for which we ire indebted to the kindness of a friend, ve lay the following extract7 before out readers : lt furnishes some information , n that touching style for which the au thor was so remarkable, which, now that die great uian has. descended to his tomb, it may not be improper to lay before the ljublie : ' I came of age in 1764,- and was soon put into the nomination ol Justices of the county in which I live, and at the first nvcifon following, i became one of m epreseniatiyes in the legislature. ri '.f .as thtuce sent to the Oid Congress. i hememployed two years with Mr. i Pendleton and .Mr.-VVyi he, on the revi m and reduction to a single Cod4, of th whole bod v of. the British statutes. th ' Then Elected Governor. v 'Next to the Legislature, and to Coh ress again. : . .-'J- cni ito CuTppe as Minister rlenipo .entiary.l . ' .-, , .' Appointed Secretary of State to the lew government. Elected Vice-President and President, ' And lastiv, a Visitor and Rector of the University. Jn these dilferent offices, with scarce-l ly any i interval between them "I have .7?- .... oeen in the public service now 6l years ; ind during the far greater part of, the time, in lorein countries, or in other states." . . : , . .-. . . ' If legislative services are worth men tioning,! and the stamp of liberality and equality, which was necessary to be im pressed on our laws, in the first crisis ol lur birth as a nation, was ol any value, uiey wjll find that many of the leading and important Jaws of that- day, ..were prepared by myself, and carried chiefly by my. efforts: supported indeed bv able land Jaithful Coadjutors. ; :i-,r I ( I he prohibition ol the further impor- m. : r " i i - -i - tation. : of slaves- was the first of these measures in time. , . r ; 3 - '' ; : -..-:. h" :- ",, ' This was followed by the abolition of ntaiis which broke up the hereditary and mgh v hauded aristocracy, which, by ac cumulating immense masses of-property in single lines, 01 lumuy, nas aiviqea oui country into two distinct orders of no- ' But, fui ther to complete the eqaalitS iraorig t our t citizens, so essential to tht maintenance of republican governoieni, uv . was necessary 10 aoousn ine principit of primogeniture : I drew the law of de scents, living equal inheritance to .Won and daughters, which made a part 61 the Revised Code. t V v & I :-.' v';' ' The attack on the. establishmenvof a dominant religion,' was first madeby my self !. could be carried at first; only b .1 suspension of salaries for one year, by battling: it again at. the next sessiori for another year, and so, from year to year until the public mind was ripened for th bill jfor, establishing c religious freedom, which vl ; had, prepared for the Jleyise Code ialso. . . This was at length establish, ?d permanently, arid by the effort chiefly of Air; Madison, being myself in- Europe it the clime that worfc. was brought for- .vard. '.' ' -'- 'I; think I might i add the : establish- IUCUI UI uuix VUVCI.5liJr. iriy .... I rsiUCIiyr in the vicinity threw of course on rrie.the chief burden of the enterprise as . welt ; qi the1 buildings, as of 'the ' general organ - zatiori and care of the whole. .The eflect i the institution on the fuiu re fame, "for tiine,' and brosperiiy o( 'our country, can l ias "ver ue irceu out at a- uisiauc. : tu an their own Jkenii W'Odr sister i stateswill iso be repairing t6 the same fountains !i instruction, win unug miner ineir gen itis "to be kindled at " our f fi re, - and ill carry back the fraternal affections, which nourisnea . ov- the same - Alma ftlaier. vill knit us to them . by the" indissoluble jbohds of 4r erfrly persona..; friendships'. I The gpbd Old Dominion, the blessed not her, of us all; willthen raise her head vith pride among the nations wil! present to them that splendor of genius,' which Uhe has ever possessed j but has too long sufiejred to rest L uncultivated y and - un known, and ? will "become a Centre of raniance to ine siaies,- wnose youtns shef has instructed, and as it were, adopted I claim some share in' the merit ot this great- work - ol regeneration, My whole labors how for many years, have been devoted toi it, and I Slarid pledged tot follow, it up, through the ; remnant of iife' remaining to me. " ; Little was his country aware, that so mall "a remnant of life, -remaiied to iipm. - Little could we dream, that me iissolution of the" Patriot and the sae was so soon to plunge this nation into one general mourning. To testify our grati- ude for the services of one of the f athers f the Republic is one of the duties, which now left to us to perform.-; " - :' -. " Poll THE S2NTINKL. t::y- -: -V s--.- - ,- .-. . ;" , h MONODY ON THE DEATH OF Thomas Jkffxrso. . . By J Hutton. ', High in the westera skies, In fadeless light, i Bold Independence on her throne reclined ; Her guardian Eagle spread his pinions. bright, . Aud wafted odours on the unlettered wind.! Proudly above stern. Alleghany's peak, ' Her adamantine palace reared its head ; .- (n vain around the angry tempests shriek,' ;bhe smiles in scorn, nor ever deigns to dread! Her thronenis canopied with stainless blue, -And Heaven's own stars compose her dia '" : ' dem : . !''-'" , " ' Not Iris self can yield a lovelier hue, , Nor rich Golconda mid a richer gem ! v..",.-,.:,'. i.":;."- ' '4 Bright rose the sun, and his enliv'ning ray . . . ' Kissed the pure cheeK of that auspicious tept in remembrance of the hallowed day, When independence to a worm was born : J- ... . ... r I . ' . . . ' St.. Ghosts of departed sages round her, stood, , Whose Wisdom lormed the elevated plan V (When stern oppression threatened seas oi v blood) r To vindicate the iajured rights of man ! - Chiefs from whose guardian eye, and tempered Flashed the keen glance of holy war, were! . there ; " '- Warriors who lived to rescue and to save, Cool to devise, and terrible to dare ! the Goddess self seemed lovelier than before, though for full fifty years, shed blessed C," '..'our cliuie ; ;. ... v' i And youthful beauties still triumphant wore,' That gathered vigour from increasing time ! Scarce had meridian with the fuI beam blush - ,;v. - . ed: ; -. i -: ' The Goddess" ; rose " Sages and chiefs" ! she said -i When round her- palace shrieks of anguish ' rushed, ;;' ' j ' ' , And every smile of exultation fled ! I VVith mien dejected and with bosom bare, Pale Liberty ' stood forth but could dot v speak ; .'' i ' ' - .'.".j Whom Freedom followed,' with - dishevelled 'hair,. . - - . :. '.. :. And tears of sorrow on her faded cheek , ... . - . i Weep, Independence!" said the sacred maid:- " Too many gratelul tears thou can st not V - shed; . ' . v-J ' Be al! thy throne in sable garbs arrayed, " ; Thy loved, undaunted, Jejjerson is dead ; ''i'i ' - "'f ' ' ' ' . ., .. " '" " Struck to the .heart ! no list'ner breathed a .'."' - word, But on the Goddess gazed whose bosom ' ' v ": heaved, , "". ... '-'.j ' iVhile' : from1 her quiv'ring lip was faintly . heard : . . -,,'"'..-- .,:.- r-:' " My' great ' one dead fl ani, indeed, be reaved i" ., . 1 , ' ' . ... rhe dauntless Eagle too; began to quail, , The lightning of1 his eye no longer spoke! The verdure of is -Olive Branch grew pale,..j And every' Arrow in his talons brok ! v At length the Goddess- as her eye resumed That dignity her 'souf from fading keeps ;- ' Well be it so, my godlike father bloomed, Matured m virtue, and in honour sleeps!" .- . - .,.'.j ' -ij- .c '. ,.. 'V, aomc JerfomIifrertSy, my Eagleioo. ; Unlike ourselves this fruitless grief appears; it is enough that we are doomed to view, ' i ine lana we , cuensnv uaiucu in grateiui JUears!. . ;,v j ... Vhen from resplendent .light Heaven fired. ;K ' hi pen, ;' ; ' . , ' f To tell the world a nation should be free ; Vhen millions hung, uponv his words, even ? His death was destined for this Jubilee r : Whin en firct my - birth prophetic roused the atriie. , .-'i J ' V -V !. : - Vv.V I HisJ voice undaunted, warmed the warrior s Now, rich in honours of a. well spent life, High ' Heaven . nas cauea mm to ; its own He lived to witness, what bis mind foresaw, ' What- every patriot bosom proudly charms .V people happy .'neath the reign of Law, w ,1 A nation wonderful in arts and arms !'- .1 These are my booo approving conscience! For these' f dired a monarch's age defjr j These ;were the glories ihat my pathway led, OC these 1 bvea-r-or these l aare to aie To snatch a laurel that shal I never fade, M Thine i the laurel she would rudely. tear, . To see herself in borrowed worth displayed: ' Hallowed d the. spot where-Truth and Virtue Whose fond remembrance all hy; fame en- dears : : S ."'V ; ':' '" "! Though dead, great sagethy glory ne'er shall But stilt grow brighter from the lapse 61 years t,;' . .''-''.'. 4 ' . '?.!".,:..'". And, gallant sods of many patriot Ire, '. While recollection every mind contrbuls; Let his example each firm breast inspire, To emulate I f the Time that tried men's souls! mi. yXri ; Thursday evening last, I by the Rev. Jo-1 enn a. . varne, nir. j. nuwiAO nu c 01 (this County, to Miss SARAH BRAGG In Kinston, on the 29Ui ultimo, by ADnei Pearce, Esq- Mr D W1D W. CUR ft?, to Miss ELIZABETH B.'HART, daughter bl Mr Edmund Hart, formerly of this town." ; PORT OP JSrEJVBERtf. : ". '.' ' ARRIVED; - '' ' ' K Brig Fhebe, Jerkins, New York, ballast toU M Jan is. , :'f '. ' tl Briff Jane. Jones. New-Yorki to M Jarvis. tJj i, Schr. Maryj Kew, Cape Haytien coflee to j Schr. Tillman, Fisher, GuadaIoupe-.moIas-g ses to J riarvey . 1 Packet Schr. Convoy, Jones, New-York,! merchandize to S Brown. Hatch KinCey, Ri J Powell. F Alexander, J Justice, C Slover,; I i.' ... w n a n , D Wade, W b webb k rnmrose io. j Durand iiCo. G Bradford, toUok 1 AlcL.m, A U Starr. '" : v Schrs EtizA, Learning, Philadelphia i VIn-M Idustry, Yung, Hayti. ' - ' ' - Fi : j. b r6se, IANO FOkTt: maker, lately arri ved from Paris, where he has be?o in the. emnlov of the best instrument?. nakers of that'city, otlers to tune ano Jrepair-instrunieiits on moderate terms. He will be found at Mr. feterson'S, ..; Newbern, July 1 5.V' ' :r.;";. V v " J '0VE1A. Has received per Sch r Convdy from N . York . A choice assortment of . t ' ::- - ' FANCY ' ;i Which he will sell at a moderate advance July 1534 . . ' - . :V, NOTICE ) : : . V T a meeting of the Board of Com V missioners. the Subscriber was ap' pointed to receive the list of To wn Taxaf hie property for the y ear 1820. wein attend at his store the last twenty working days in the month of July next for thai nurnose. A fine of fortv shilling and double Tax will be required froth all per sons failing to hand iri their lists. ; JOHN jum ltr,. Newbern, June 29th , 1 82632 36. - PRICES CURKENT. v ffewbern, July 8 , Articles. irer "lib. D D C Bacon, 8 3eef, Butter, Bees War , r Brandy, French f gall, bbl. do Apple, , do. Peach, Com, Cotton, cwt. Coffee, Cordage, ( an'dles, Flour, Flaxseed, , . Feathers, lh cwt bl bbl . bush lb gall.. 50 ft lb 2t Qin, Holland, Country, Glass 10 by 12 8 by 10 Iron, Pig, 4 5 ! rr country, Bar, ixussia, Swedes, s --Nail Rods Castings ' i i . ' I 1 Lumber Flooring M ft Inch Boards, 'Square Timber, Pine. Scantling, Shingles, 22 inch, ' Staves, w o. hhd. J; do, red-oak, do. '' do white oak, bbl ; ' Heading, w. o. hhd ' 15 1000 75 Lard; . i, -T-i -;- Lead,, bar, ; i white, dry ground in oil Leather sal ' ' lb ' bush gafl bbt'l gall bbl upper - . Meal . ... - j Molasses Oil J Castor v Ltinseeu, f . . Fish .-. . i '. .) .V aval. Stores j Tar, Pitch . f Rosin ' : ' Turpentine j Spirits do. . ffall Ptfrk, cargo ;' i . bbl Mess in ' - .. v . Peas, black eyed, -Rice, :' tf' -r-' ' Rum, -Jamaica ' v Wt I: -.rf-...'?-. :. American. t.-.'-v- Salt, T. I Fine - v'i Sugar, -Loaf -y Lum.yykiyy):l Brpwn, A t 'y Havaoa,TYhit: Steel; Blistered; "' lb Tallow, -vi 7,- Wine; Tenerifie Sherry, : fl 25 no-: ill -fit CJ. L PASTEUR, decretory. u nisis t-. 'i ..'-. .'I l 1 v. ;v - . V. : V.