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. 1 ' '1 t tl V AC 3 F" - MR. ADAMS . t nm MinPf . EjSQa a rtpresenutive in Congrew from PennsjU ania, and a Printer, h lately gWen m hi. paper; (.he ViUge Record); sortof ,kHcb of habits aispo-illon, &c. of ;Jo U. S. hich I b.wootii,,:?.S column,. - i'm npirtix-n of ahe-reigo-ingdjoasyvnorjof an, party et; for v. - I bow not my neck, neither bend W , To any ertat maa-ar grtat that would be; . nt nnlt jTart instice lant'to;equaU . : i . ll I- 1 th0nfnr ask VOU to f DOi i-wuV. 77-, " 1 a ceted put toall. I tberelore ,asK Jou .lu publish the article above alluded to. I most trying, adopting every practicable LvenoeaVthlvo Dave noeai rr . j . gj. Georgiaguard ing at the same time, the ing all you can find m , behalf ol Uia y of the !ndians who look to the Hickory; lik myself 1 suppose you have. Union for protectionto temper the as been a bit of a ioluneivandfeel ' more sertion: of National Sovereignty, when j - v i-.L 12 iuUu unauestidnable.H and demanded byrirape- i mA- imr veneration mr mcwu - and have: an appreciation oC warrior; that howls throughouti the confines o our country. But 'the-Presidential; 1 oh nnoht not to be decided alone upon lion ougnt not , to uc ycv , W I r our personal predilection for wen. ;rub- liih the article, if you please, and oblige A TJO-MAN7S-MAN. FROM THE VILLAGE RECORD. his worth anci desertsv unWhowr to those j In relation to the southern republics, chicken-hearted peoplerwbose valor for-: to cherish the lively flings of good will aakes'. them uponthe first; blast, ou war t.u or;nf Kir inwiiaiion in . ; , . ' l may have a home market tor his produce frequently been ad fae enabled to buy of those who a man is Mrr Adams f, buy of him and rendering the nation in- 1 he Question has ed us what soft of The inquiry is a very natural pne ; evf ry boy tikes to snov Fiw.r-Tig thePresidentof:the United arid no reason is Meawnywe;wiu an&wer in way tou give a our reaaers, j 1 e I nn inirsr in t h subiect. what information we possess, ! A" la bowed, and highly wrought panegy rick need t ot be looked for-a full Jerigth picture must be leit to an abler hand . sketch, an out line presenting a few promlnentraits, is all we mean to attempt.' hj U-t M' Of - Mr. AdamsV talents we need 1 not speak. Even his patriotic enemies are pround of them, as giving lustre to the literature of die country, 'and elevation .o the character of her statesman. ; The powers of his ntimTand the iiifluenceol his oen . have been, felt in alt the nego ciations in which he has been Engaged j; Asneciallv in those whictT led to the rea- ty nf Peace, and the cesssiqn b Spain, of the Floridas.j iln his dress and manners, Mr. Adams is plain, simple, and unosten-1 tuiiotis.: s hi tasy ot access, iranivauu c.- tp.ias . without iCeremoriy or parade-r and he ik said by those who know both, much to resemble Air. Jtffrson, in the happy "talent of putting his visitors; at their ease, it' the sarae tirae that respect for his person is IncriaseoWfl n the rela tions of privates life, he a pattern of virtue, and V model of good and regular habits. .On ithe Sabbath the is a regular .iantant' At church twice a day-renter tains his own opinions, and is tolerant f f K .HiUill A . the sentiments of others.Ihereji no :-.-..:-.Wvvr;iiafA,r hoor.i fihout him nrrupru 1 a m. m m aiatii. i a "J . - , far otherwise, he walkSi to meeting dressed as -a plain country gentleman; prererring 'this 5 simple mode, when the weather permits tolthe parade of a car-1 Xiage. .:1-' " - f ?jy Mr. Adams talks of business, not as matters ofstatei mysterybut with all proper freedom but cautiously - abstain ing from any interference s with subject before either houe,- exceptso-fara? he acts openly-ior oilicially Surrounded by books of the devoting business. ind duties confided to hiray appears to . Dejiis chiefs, pride. In the" midst f of all - the throes of party- the, violenceof assault- the p-rsdrial attacks' upon himself' he seeins the: least anterested;e ra YouSwould not suppose he was aware an ieleclionwasap warpersonaiiynieresie and papers during all tne early part 1 ftQnisy looking 60 guri-frigate was hauled dayMr. A. is found in His study, ufcw'ayivinT V himself i laboriously to public dore Porter's inclined plane, an expe- Tbere never could be a more SritPnded:to save the exnenser arid uitrioris pubTic'servarit To; perform iAveriTeri-ci clrv"ocksV ibr examiri- ith intelligence, horiesty and care the VrithhottoM gross are uurieu . iuu uj c -cia- Verv- unaoCM1ar , i : . - - i ? ' "aV ge uoumy.is oucrcu oy tue .tedjpl9jiriciarnf AtlSSver a traitorlhe vefy.,worst man; in jhe, re-. foun itracljveTiw; PicsP and imm an observer- wbuldupse ,4usV.suct pnd ligh an4 ?af :inantouit.ttfe of &ichoo o rxra...mr4 tn tiavA tlio mMn nf knowinC:vHe does not seem to kno i J U. i. tl J m. nc IS COIICrueu ill iuc uiauci the reDl v. M r. Ad ams a ppeara onl v wf doing tlie poblic business fait! ly and to connae entirety in tne lineui- gence 'add goodness of the people, that if be1 serve theiri with singleness ; of heart, they will qo what Is rig Sndy proper; It he seeks popularity, the public will heiher it be censurable arts or objectionable means, To devote' the en- ereies of a strong mifid Vith untiring zeat to the public service:; ;To im . with en iiehtened i'orycast, to preserve harmony .in tt6r7ore'gh,rfe)ati in " the conduct of affairs .relative' io a stale misled' by too near a view or her own interests, without duly regarding the ristits of others; inflamed by resentment, exasperated by passion, led to : acts ot contumelv - and violencej, advancing with " V.J .. . . ri - . . steady vet cautious step, uniting conci nation with firmness, and in moments the rlous circumftances, by acta of bene 6-; . . . . con(erertce, and sending wise agents to . ..? . , m . schemes of foreign -rivals. , To improve tne jnterna condition of the country by ajff;rd,ng to all parts of the Union - the means of easy intercourse strengthen ing thereby the bond of union- Fo pro tect domestic ' inuusiry, that the.farmer dejLndet, in war and peace,ipf foreign 1 ducl-.if 6nei to endeavour to deserve public approbation by meritorious deeds. t hese are tne arts tnisis ine: uiaiiagc raent, by whtcb 'ministration seek to court the public fa vour. God grant that such a course may be pursued for thousands of years. Iri.truth,t we say it with sincerity, Mr tAftams ano'ears to us the farthest remo- ved from any thing like' party minare tnehtj plan, political intrigue or scheme to favour, nis eiecuon, ur Muvaucc ujf norcnnat hbiect.: of anv statesman we have ever read of heard of, or know. ; ' , ';'Srom the London TtmP'.ii. NARRATIVE OF MR. DE ROO5?. 'Our notice of this? intelligent and en- tertaininr book, in The Times of the 25th ut. va3 s0 . brief, from the pressure of v.a imiTiAHtira marrur inn U70 nan f 1 11 .. ' v-' . ' t. t : opportunity ot doing justice to us mefiis. . . ' ' . I The accounts in particular, of the present ate of the 'American naval strength-a ibiect of Uhe .hiahesrinteresti and one state subj upon which the author as a professional ' . . . - .- -- 'V V. 11 man7speuks with considerable means and preparat ion for j adgmen t, - we had not room, even to; touch' upon;-:V r.Cu:'::ii Mr. De Roos- first introduction to the XmericaV dockyards took place at Wash 1 . j jtlu!" ' iun and Philadelphia,vcomparinj that1 which he saw, with that which he hefard, be was otwui Hfal disannointedw At Washinff- he (0nd hiv twoshi building f structed, but still .there -were onlyrtwo. A contrivance resorted to (iri the caaer bft a.t third frigate j tor the purpose 01 repair, did riot appear to have? been judiciously hit upon : the author ; suspected Jthat; it rouldhturn out a complete iailnre.ygf! H Th Pntnmar.. another ; heavy and J iiue tideSKe was! partly suspended by tables and partly by shores the hauling up had oeeu easily accomplished but the "5an4fhayiri2 1 afterwards" givenaway plane had been altered, add I very much u..ki iath-r WA' will ever be Pot down to thinfc i ingcbrsooiU in cence. ', : - ':;v-vv . ? " -; '-:;. . .... f, , . . j "i Vessel I ever 8aw.. We'visited several at ntirn 'f Y " "R" ' " .... - i r-.,---.r- . hrtnL- , nt rlrsMirrhfa rf n 1 lh f attest rSail-KCUI bful- i so much puzzled our crmere during the v but, could leaf of he precious volume r Though provoked at his refusal, I cMld not help admiring the public spirit which dictated his conduct, for theofe Imaehim must have been tenriDtinff to a person in ' his station of jife. At Philadelphia, we 4iave u account of - The PemitflvoHia, 4 three jdeckef,' ' which is said by the Araericjns to be the largest ship in the worfd. Mr. De' Roos, however, says that hj believes u her scantling to be very nearv the syne as the English ship Nelson He adds, " I was struck with the circumstance of her having a trough of rock stlt running fore and aft her kelson," and learned that this application was supposed ift possess a chymical property in piesWving the wood from decav.' -In this vird. which is one of the most celebrated ia A qienca, there was but little stir, and no small ves sels buildings -' ;-; . 1 v i ; The yard of New York is not much larger than that of Philadelphia, but in a State offar greater activity, t l was struck with the confusion and .disorder which prevailed in every direction arid was in- formed that it was in consequence of the preparations fr fiuing out two ships, Branditcine, 60 gun frigate, and tahe Boston; 2Q gun sloop of .war (both round sterned,) which were ordered for service. I could not help reflecting, that 111 forts' mouth dock yard 20 such ships mihht be fitted, for sea wilhout occasioning, the smallest appearance of extraordinary ex ertion." y., ; st--. 'r":''l ' At New, York only i one vessel, a 60 gun frigate, was building 5 but the author, goes on board several that are lying alongr side the yard 5 and his examination leads to a singular discovery 5 but he hall dea cribe it lor himself, i 5 '- ul next went on board the OAio,.a two- decker, carrying 1U2 ,guns, whicn was lying in . orditiary, alongide the jyard, but not housed over.' A more,, splendid ship I never beheld ; she bad a poup and guns along her gangways ; tne guns 01 ner lower oecK were mounteou ana an ner standing rigging was on boatd : she was wall ; sided, and, like, all jme American ships, her bows , projected 1 nloft ; this practice, however, . it is intended to dis continue in future, as it is found to render their ships extremely uneasy .when at an chor, I was filled with astonishment at the negligence which permitted so fine a ship to remain exposed to the ruinous as-. saults f of so deleterious a climate She has only been built seven years, and, from want of common attention and care, is already fallin?: rapid!y into decay. I afterwards learned that this vessel was an iristance,jof the cunnihe, Is will notcall it wisdom, which, frequently . actuates the nlMo nf ilia A m0rirn ' I hPV nl nut uvnvi ui .tv .m.... ..-. ..ww . J v,vU" :.Trv"-";- "V" " ""'r I n.f fi niae ft pnuri m ond nf Ihmr chin ouuumg i si ve style, comnianded by their best offi- cers, and manned with a war-compliment ( ik.ir. nhniMal taumiin -'. Mia nriliaoria of.their choicest seamen. VvShe, proceeds to cruise in the Alediter ranean, where she falls in with the fleets of European pow- ers, exhibits before them her magnificent equipment, displays her various perfec- tions, and; leaves J.therii : impresed;with exaggerated notions of the maritime pow- er of the. country ;'which seYt her forth. She returns to port, having flected; her j - bbiect ; and such is the parsiisbny of the yeryijle abouU in general aaarasrwe;m tne dockyard . at iew x one . -:r v.. v; $?V Weli went pn Jrd the Jrwfet of 86 guns, the deck of whicn they were employed;in , tarring ; i;and, i although ari immense ship, she:. looked quite small af ter seeing the OAo. Therewas another line of battle, ship laid up I in ordinary, witnout.a poop, (the.ii4;v;ei. ther ofv.these hips: were housedover There.were no small vessels building' f ;;v;.At this place the trateller also sa w the fa ni ous un finished Jteain frigate he thinks that if she had been completed, she would still have beeri a 'ftiitMrA ;(The iojlpwing;n system ana means ot manning the Amen- 1 navy are worthy pf attention : : . It was the very rihing i If wanted j inar sne is completely utieoui iur after an hour spmt in rentreaty,-I5wilh roas not induce hio to part with one pseol ariuing new recruus irom .tne 11 - hip, where men are UHUCr sinci JfUrveilHUtC ... u land states and converting them into: sai- Jors. ; ?-'& It happenedr that while was in I the yard, the otficer of the rendezvous . bro't up his report. In the course of that day he had procured -only, two men, one of whom was a landsman, I Was assured that; h(f;was well satisfied r with the wreichetT acquisition, which surprised me the, more, as 1 was aware that the Brandy wine and :Boston were fitting out, and . that they were greatly in want;oi . nanus. ;, tins scarcity, of men is by no means confined to their ships of war 5 American mer chantmen are well known to be princi pally manned by foreign seamen s The next chapter of the book" contains an ingenious essay upon the real present force of the maritime power of the Uni-' ted States, and the probability of, its ih: crease. And the author quotes,, at con-, siderable length, '. the pamphlet of M f." Haliburton::on the general strength andv value o f ou r colo riies. y. This geiit lera a rj , with C .Mr. De Robsts distinctly pf opliir ton that the maritime greatness o Ameri ca, it it oe ever to exist, is yet iar a.siaui. Her increased population must lessen the win tnemseives on tanu, yciu.c fy exiclH at, aiiajjpruauiiiiig uicfiujc mi Great Britainthey. will exert themselves at sea : -' ;;; ; ; :. ;. -v;, r u it ought not to be taken for granted (as it unfortunately is by many, ) that A- incricct . iiiusi rc7iiy ucymy itw maritime . power. , Many predict that she" will be so, because she possesses a great extent of coast, has the means of suppor ting an imriiense population, and abounds in rich production, , with which' she can carry on. an extensive foreign trade." ' f But let M be recollected, that France and Spaigri possess all thef advantages which havej been ehume ra t ed , aii d yet their united riavat- foirc iiaa vc been unequal to overpower that of Great Bri tain. f And to what is it owing, that SO, 000,000 of Frenchmen, aided by 10,000 000 of Spaniards, are unable to equip and man fleets sufliciently powerful to destroy the navy of an ' island which does not possess half that population-? Princi pally to this that the inhabitants of the" inland Darts of France and Spain, which . . a . . f forms so large a portion of their popuU tion. reside in a country which affords them the riieans of subsistence, without obliging them to seek it abroad, and they are therefore indisposed to encounter the hardships ot a seaman's lite; wnereas; l reat Britain is every where surrounded by the ocean ; the most loianu pans 01 t h e ocea n are not verv distant from the sea'; and as :tne pioauciions 01 lue sou would not support a, very numerous popu lation, a jarge proportion of people are compelled to seek -their subsistence by engaging in the fisheries, or in the coast f ing and for. f hardy and ing and foreign trader and it is from this enterDnsins Doruon 01 ner. i'.r. . 1 r . . j '.J t--' ; -.. .. ; - subjects that ureat oruain aenves uic ' means of establishing and : maintaining ! her superioiity upon. the ocean.)- V; ; " Now. it is evidenthat the United f States ; of Araerica even now,' resemble i the' countries of France and Spain inthis f particular more than Gjreat Britain ; and as their people recede from the . ocean V arid plant themselves in the. yallies be- SrtrilPr.lS 'in yorid the 'Alleghany; mountains,' the re " Let it not then be deemed chimerical; to say, tnat menca nas uu luiuicuwie prospect of becoming ar great naval pow Fs. ....f,' ... , s)v, ,!iV. t ,.V-.' ''f . t t ' u If the confederation of these States cdtttiriue; they will rid doubt become rich and powerful to a degree that may oeiy a 1 1 o on-Assion but it does not follow that they will acquire , a naval force that wilt nrove : formidable to the: Powers of Europe.;,; Germany has been Bmong the. most poweriul ; nations;ioiv uiupc, ou Austria and Hungary now produce valua-; ble articles of export but these cotin. triesy from their gedgraphical situations ca:rinoi?oduce Other nations have therefore become the; carriers iefi their v productions and the have never possessed any fiower upon the bceaniTbe inland :tates ofe tea are precisc.jr --t . "l?-' " " - I cldse these observations by repeating, firstthat the sources of the nival powtyr. of America'rnustv bepnncipaly defied Irriiii'the' States ;ofewi? York arid New En ii land : aiidloridly that there ill hr no -ereat increase -of t- the maritime I nbDulaiiof those States until the Wes- general receiving no longer, hold out a temptation to tha youtb'of the Atlantic States to remove thither j then they must follow theexam pie of .their ancestots in Great Britain ; arid if the soil of -their, native country will not yield them a subsistence, they must seek it frorn. the; sea which washes its shores. But that day, v i think it. will be, adajitted by all, is far distant ; -ages must elapse before that vast ' countryi through which V the; Ohio the M issouri, arid the Mississippi roll,r. wijlafllrd np farlber room for. the enterprising emigrart.,, . . ; M Ue Roos-. is :strorily impressed with the iinportarice of our North' Ameri can colonies f and is "'irtduCedtd befievtf that ' even without the aid of the mother country, they would prove very poweriul competitors with the United States upon UNITED STATES OF : AM R I C A ; NORTH-CAROLINA DISTRICT, : To the Marshal of the District J Greeting jT. H ER E A St Thomas P. Uevereur V Esq. Attorney for, thel U. States hath exhibited a libel or complaint in the District of the United States, v for the Pamptico District ; staling, avlleging aiid propounding, that Joshua . Taylor, Esq, Collector, ot the Customs for the District of Ocracoke, did, on the ,4tii . day of A u gust, A: D. 1827 seized arrest, , and de tain the Schooner Hero, her boat, tackel, and apparel, some. Chocolate, pieces of : Linen, bags of.CvlTee, boxes of Claret, arid hampers of Ciiampaign Wine : . that the cause for seizure was. that the said merchandize was unladen from the Schoo ner Happy Go Lucky, and put and re ceived into " the I Schooner Hero. . , And whereas Uie Judge of the District Courts for the , Disti ict aforesaid, Jiatb ordered a nd d irected lhe Th uisday next alter the' 3d ...Monday in October uext, for airper sons concerned to be cited aud intimated to appear in the Court House in the town of Nevvbern and show cause, jf any they have, why ; judgment should uot pass a prayed : .-You are therefore hereby au thorised, empowered, arid strictly enjoin ed,' peremptorily to cite and admouisb the master 'of aid Schooner Hero a lid' all persons whatsuever having or pretending ' to have any right,' tiiieg interest or claim- in ur to the said Schooner, libelled against! . as aforesaid, ; by Jpublickiy affixing (his monition on the mainmast "of fthe said Schooner for some lime, and by leaving there aoixed a true copy theieo. :; and by all other lawful ways, means and method whatsoever, whereby' this moniiion lu.jy . be made most public add uotorious, to be arid appear at the time and place aVoie- said, before the Judge alofesaidaid also to be held there arid front thence, until a definitive seuteiice, shall be 1 read and promulgated in ' trie .said business inclu sively, it any of tiim shaJl thirik it their duty so to do to heai auide by and per toim all and 'sjiigulaij such judicial act as are necessary, aud by law requited to be done arid expedited 'viu the', premises $ and lurther to do "arid -receive what unto law and justice shall appertain, under the pain of the law and the contetupt thereof; the absence and contumacy of them and every ot them in any wjse riotVithstari . ding. And whatsoever you shall do in the premises, Vbu shall duly certify unto toe j uuge aioresaiu, at lue time anu jiavc aloresaid, together with these presents. . VYituess tlie . Honorable Henry Pdtier, Judge of our said District Couit, this the Thursday; next; after ther3d Monday of April, in the year of our Lord, 1827, and' in the List -year of the Independence of the United States ol America. . ':-: t J R E M i A; B RO WN, Register Sept;45182r-56;;.: :, y:: ' JUST PUBLISHED, f v V And for sale at ThoiAai VVauon'i book Star THE - Vr -i -' ordinances; '? COMMISSIONERS :'v ' TOWN OF NEWBERN. . RK VISED AND CaUECTD. ; ; . tub Acts ob th '.v. ' -"r GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY; i ; FOR THE G0VEBSM41IT 0F SAID TOWK. J- THE LIFE; -"S h n BY .THK AUTHOR OF 4.1 . wavehley;-; r. 1 fC; Price1 $5''Ceirrd abd f 3? sale f r . - ..!.. .. - - . - - - i. ' . , .... : x ; . i . .: v . ,. v . , -u . .. ... -- .- . . . : . - . ..- - . " . v ' - .