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RALE IG H meg is Tea, AND North-Carolina State Gazette, Our are the plansof fatr-dclightful peace, Unwarp'ii by party rage, tolive like brothers. VoT.. VI. rem tfce enquirer. A Vindication OF MR. JEFFERSON. No. 111. approach of th: enemy to Richmcvl I V ivas soon after this predatory man sion th.it Gen. Phillips, having j ii)-.l Arnold with a reinforcement of 2i0 men, they advanced up to Petersburg11, and towards the lat ter end of April, they marched over to Manchester. During this period, the Governor had constantly remain ed at Kichmond or in its vicinity, ex erting all his constitutional powers & all his individual energies for collect 5m ; t ie militia loget her, and providing s ;c!i means of defence as were to be .furnished by the exhausted resources ti the slate. In the forming of these r.n ht ht-.trav anv i"-' lttilVJ(UWil.Jy v - - J vi.ht of activity orprtulcr.ce? Le t'u- oldest and most respectaole m- 1 f it.-.nts of Richvr.oi.l'' testis ! l i I he he&v.y any want ot man it rc s l itlon?' Let his conduct declare. In spi.e of the p.ve-da; y i;n 1 waver i c;s -.Hits of the enemy, the Governor constanly appeared with. ait a guard.! Ai.tho"p;-h there was r.o'.hmg but the riYer that separated hira from the evtfmy, his lodging was frequently v, t.u.i 4, 5, or 6 miles- from 'their ctri p. It was ahotit this time the Mar ctU de la Faytttee arrived at Rich v ?r.d with some continental troops. With these and with th.- militia al rly collected, -he continued to oc troy the capital and the northern ! uk of the river, at th vry- tiny v. I'jn Phiilips and Arnold held Mar, c' x 'stir end the southern B uik of the ri'tr, and nun! they retreated to Warwick and down the J.rnes river. Si! ! it has been as-iertcditbat the g -Vt -t-iiori did uUincl.n the seat of go lir.enl" bef re Hiiliios and Arnold LTt Pcteibburg. It has been asser-te-.i, u-.d u.e appeal has been made to1- the .J.dtst and r,i;st respectable i i'v-hitatits of Richmond" ; that Mr. Jell', rson l ubandon his station nil v.rs aw-hard precipitation, incii citt'Vf- i,f t'nivdi'y, unwarranted bv ur.y hmnccl.aie movement of the ene my, :.nd " iV.rhidden by a rcgaid to t' t! :ti s, which belong ed to the c i"'! h- h ':'..' That s ich are not ' .-'-- ; a Mr, Jefferson instead f-. ...) "li . r th- seat of (iovcrn. T...n'. , .' '.nai'.y remain n it; that itM- a " be ray: p;- timi'.Uty and vie c;h W- -.;tLs? !v: was at that v p .- u; e-:ep'.i'.g every ner.e ' le1 '.P;;- ' ! i e c " n ! m ; iV. a ! 1 h :r.d '"'r 'l:n ; theeniny ; l.t the ici'tiw "-' do-.. Vi rents s-.:-.i :i.u-t:,:ily attest ! 1'. tiv.-k-.ii rl' !Ti "oi. Ti'tham which iTp.ro;iU-.f.t i:i'.o cur laot number, he thus c.-:rinues : On an-u her occasion, when the r.r..s,!i avr.-.v mi.c!i.v', from Peteis-i-p :; to VU"V-h-.:.-. bdr.g at an ad-Vi.nrtrclpiy-v-vi.'-Oshorne's, comman c '1 by Lol. Go.-..lc, a'id his videt c;.-nuig in snccev-.ively, with intcUi c;. nee tnat '.p.e tuemv were advanr i: - in force ; 1 1 ger.htr with a small p'y ol volunteer cavuh-y covered h:s retreat. Ve cuiu- ofT slowly b t. re them nntil we Ijad gained th-h-.ghts above Osborne's, and af.ei i.-trrr.ing the intermediate rout ? V .g the road. ' 1 was with Mr. Jd .V .suj) sevtial times in the course of ;iu n,Kht conv -g V i" h hi m, where V ''" -' ce vi.jkju: any ov- i jivj, a'.lho' within 4 to 7 'milts oj ci.tr,:yf encampments; which! ns ;pat niglit about .Amphiil or VV .nv;r " n smother part of the ;-'r be observes, I frtqnentlv ij.':;;i c m". tri-rsoi's x-rtLns in-!i-i.iu:.:y,x,'h left whlv ut u.iipia. 'u am persuaded, i":t,-hai been a - y at t Pttdayto raise recruits, as .'- -vas aft-;r.vards sf.ck-jobirrs.. s;c- - '!rrs 1'ul lap.d-mongrrs, he would -ver have found it ne-cKsarv to rc beyond tho falls of James R,ver. dptaiii Christopher H'jvlsni oJ rnYai-ie, an old veteran, who of; s has "heuvd the tlin of b;::f, has also made the fo!io"'h-'-' lT11-nt ot: this st:V,ect. Richa d "Obrietw htp nCv-- - ' - nsu! at Algie--, has rcrMlr, 1 "lilt l!5 NJ"-ng- 173!,' I w: lUv Hi. n. K : ... 'i'r. 1 i;ie spite r- . ; ; ; ! sr. -r. vh-n tip s" ' -r hd'p r . n ) 1 , -'v. J,vi,.; L'!t :4-.l P...-.-.. ,'!.... Manchester. In ascending the river above O shornVs, they attacked, cap tured and turrit the brig then under my command, (in the absence of Capt. T ravers of Williamsburg.) I w enttmmediately to Richmond, where they were every moment expecting tht British in Manchester. The Mar quis la l ayette had arrived unatten ded by his troops, andtaken cornmnd of about 600 militia which he had collected for the defence of the town. The principal reliance was upon a bout 200 best Augusta riflemen. By forced marches, the Marquis's army reached Richmond just as the British entered Manchester. I remained in Richmond until the evacuation ofj Manchester, the retreat cf Philips Sc Arnold to Warw ick, and down James river. JJ'krn I arrived If und. Mr. 7 ff r-i'.n th Govern r and know, t'j my czou knowLdg-'i h conti :u d upo i 1 the 3' 9t du- irtx th" zsho'r &c n: RICH AiiD OBRIEX. No man whi is conversant with tn conduct of Mr. Obiicn will presume j to doubt the veracity and correctness ' of his assertions. To those, who have not enjoyed the pleasure of a person al intercourse, a short sketch of his life will furnish the most satisfactory assurances as to the troth and impar t:a ity of his testimony. Mr. Cbiien continued 18 months in the service of Virginia, before the tlosecf the Revo'u'ion. In i.onjunc lion with a friend he then purchased a brig for the West -India market, which was lost on hir first voyage. On his return to the United btates, he sailed out of the Port of Philadelphia for the Mediterranean, where he was tahen captive by the Algerines with w hemhe remained in ignominiousbon. ,dage for twelve years, until the Trea ty with Algiers had restored him to iiberiy. Pleaded with the integrity and s-gacily of Mr. Obrien, Presi dent Washington appointed hin) Consul at Algiers, in which capacity he served eight years. At length after an absence of twenty years from his nadve country, he resigned his employment under government, and arrived at Philadelphia in the early part of the la it spi ing. Would such a map. as this: whose inieg-ity has b'en thus tested by cxpeiiencc; wliose personal amipathie3 ar.d at tachments, while thty have bee . modintd by aosence, cannot hav been exasperated by the altercation of party : would such a mm as this have any possible inducement to le liivsent the con:!u.:t of Mr. Jefferson m too favourable colours ? C HUDSON." From the time when Arnold re ireated in January, he remajne; bkeked up in I'-lizab.-th river by p French squae'r-n, and on land, menu rx d by the nulii ia of the state. WWn by the departure of the French fleet, oil the IS.h da of April, he was en abled 16 chsipge his lowlier., lie com menced his second expedition to ii::hm'nd, some of the particulars of w!...c!i hav? been already given in th-prectdi.-.g certificates, but the begin niiig -nd termination of which are more minutely and correctly descri bed in the fcliowing commtn.icatiop from the governor to the President of Congress. Richmond, April 23, 1781. Sib, ON the 18th inst. the enemy cme from Portsmouth up Jam.cs iti ver in considerable -force, though' their numbers are not yt.t prcuiaely hnrp.m to vS; Thvy landed at luv below V":Uianiiburh and near the mouth of Chikahominy above it; this latter circumstance obliged Cel. "yfS who commanded a body of iuiihia rtauo.'.ec', on that side of the river to . ore; the country from depre dation, to i eti e unwai (is lest he should be placed b.-tween their two bodies. .One of those entered 'Williamsburg on the 50lh and the other proceeded to a shipyard we had on Chkkaho miny. What ini:ry they did there I am not yet i-.fofmed. 1 t-ike it f 3r gr:mted ihey have burnt an unlinish ;d.,twerlv iru.i shin, ue h:-rl ihvp 3ti.cn ol ma vard as wer tores belonging to the moveable. had l)eencar l.soiiie -distance hifh-r m thr. ;. ver.' Two small gal'ies retired also' pp the river; whether by thus either pie gal'ies or stores were s ive j, is as at uuhnpwuu, 1 amjt iiiformed by pviva'e ha ul that they left Wi- ;i;lay u.ornhn-. If n Monday, September 16y I8O0V this sudden departure was not in con seauence of some circiimstnnre rf.M larm unknown to us, that expedition I to Williamsburg .has been unaccoun table. There were sno public stores there, but thoss riecessary for the daily subsistence of the men there. Where they mean to ascend next, the event alone can determine. Besides hatrassing our militia with this kind if war, their being taken from their farms at their interesting season of planting corn vvilihave an unfortunate effect cn the crop ci the ensuing year. I have heard nothing from Gen. Green, except thut his hea l quarters were on the 1 1th on Little River. Til: Jkl-FERSON. On the 8th of Mt,y he addressed the President of Congress in the fol lowing terms from Richmond;" Since the last letter I had the honor of ad- j aressme to vour exrfiknrv; tl military movements in this s ate have ... - 1 scu.cei menteel communication, ex cept a v ry lute one. The enemv . . after 'leaving Williamsburg h came duectlv up James river, and landed at City Point, being the point of 1. nd on the soiuhern side of the conflu ence cf Appomatox and James river. They marched up toPetersbui g where they were received by Major Baron Steuben, w ith a body of militia some whut under 100 men, who tho' the enemy were 2, .100 strong, disputed the ground very handsomely ; during the whole time ' the enemy gained only one mile and that by inches. Our troops were then ordcied to re turn over a bridge which tiny did in perfect good order. Our loss was between GO and 70 in killed and woun ded and 2 I taktr. The enemy's is unknown, out It must be at le u-t e qual to ours; fcriheir own honor ihey must confess this, for they broke twice, and were like sheep till sup ported by fresh trcops. An inferi ority of numbers obliged our force to draw about 12 miles upwards, till more Miiiiia muld be assembled. -The enemy buint the tobacco in the warehou.scs o'" Te'ersburg and its neighbourhood. They afterwaids proceeded to Os!)ot ne's, white ihev did the same, and a'su destroyed the rtsi hieofibe public armed vessels and several of private property, mv' then came to Manchester, which is in a hid opposite this pi ce. y t hi imc Myj. Gen. Ma quis la Fayette having been advised of our danger, hud by forced marches got here with uis detachot- nt f coutiuental troops. The tiipmy fin ling we were able to meet them on equal footing, thought tuopertobti'n the warehouses" ami tobacco at Mam hester and retire to Warwick, w here they did the same, iiltraiued and untried Militia who ne ver srw the face of an enemy,. have ometimes, during the cour-e of th ver, given occasion of exultation iv ur enemies : but they amirder! u-, whde at Warwick a little- s.tti-f tctlo i in the same wav. Six or cieht hun dred of their picked infantry with 1 v.tn. Arnold at their bead, having crossed the river at Warwick, jle'.l from a Patrols of 16 horse, some pushing North some South as their fears drove them. The ir whole force ; hen proceeded to the old hundred, being ihe point of land within the conf.ucrce of the two rivers; embar ked and fell down the river. Their foremost vessels hud got beiow Bui terry on the sixtli inst. when the ar rival of a bout from Portsmouth, and a signal given, the whole crowded -ail up the river again, and with a fair wind and 'ide came to anchor at Brandon. There six days provision was dealt out to every man. They landed and had orders to march an hour before day ihe next morning We have not yet heard which way they went or. whither they are gone, bus having about the same lime recei ved authentic information, that Lord Cornwallis had on the 1 Stfi inst. ad vanced from Wilmington half way to Halifax, ve have no doubt, put ting all circumstances together, but tfoat these two armies are for forming a junction. We :are strengthening our hands with militia as far as a.tms either public or private can be col lected ;but cannot arm a force, which may face the combined armies of the enemy. It will therefore be of very gi'sat importance that Gen. Wayne's orces be pressed on with the utmost dispatch. Armsand a naval Lrce how- evermust ultimatelysaveus. Thismove ment of our enemies we consider . most perilous in its consequences Our latest advices from Gen. Greco were of the 26th. He was before Cambden; the works Ccga;rison ot which were stronger t h in he had ex pected. (Sign d) THOMAb JLi-1; i.iSOX If the precipitate retreat of Arnold i trom Manchester be itelfan unques- iionaole proot ot the vigilance antl ac tivity of the governor of Virginia, the argument will be stiil more stromrlv j confirmed by u retiw ptclive view' of, our iVi.u.ar resources at that p .rio, ; .When Ar.iold kit kkhmo..d m Jan ua y, he had taken rel'age in Eliz,,-; belli Hiver from a superior Fiench; squadron, where he c nt;nued until the lbtii ot Aprd, v,e;i he was reiicvtd by a pawerful reml'oi cement under PJultps, It was iiiimediately before his period, t at Virginia sent her full quota of troops to South-Carolina: 1 . arid tt-.at she had also furnished the i army of Gen. G .een with 400S men. In 17SO she had dispatched 7000 . lutKi WJ. U IllJ LJ Carolina.. Was it after such signal exe.tions had been made tO'.Mtccour iU,.i v 11 giup.t Luum : ... ....!. i. .1 uc exoeeicu to ne in toe ucst po-si bie si.uation for defending herself Drained as she thui was of her intel- ; nal resources, could it be expected,1 that she would be ompeient tore-1, pel the unexpected enemy, full of1 strength, full of sp'uiis, equipt with' arms, and buoyed up by' the animat ing idpi, that the1 prowess of regular; troops was not to oe resisted by any uncus iphned ll.l ti.i. Let it also be taken 'nto the ac count that there were no; more than ten fh:vs lr,.n il tin-... ..f A,-nJ.P.J! departure fiom i:iiz;beth rler till;'. his return towards the Cauital : an . , interval in wiiich it Was impossible to la it then ! .1 matter of surprise that o ir state moula experience some little injury : Or is it not rather a o.,iter of "grt-Ht wonder, that it did not compk.ail v ia'.l avictici to the British. tiotps ? ' Now.then, let Mr. Turner come forward, and repeat his accusations V-rainst IMr. Jcflei son'i oihaial con itict. Let him once more assert ; that he ' abandoned the seat of1 government with an awkurd precip, m awkurd precip, - ;f timulity.- But ; 5 expenmentupon' he nation, let htm! . . tation, indicative ot ere he repeats his the credulity of the reconect now teeole and How con- oontemptible, mere empty and un-' supported asseritons appear when put into competition with express and respectable testimony ! If, like ano ther Curttos, he is ambitious of plunging into a nery guiph for the .ahaiion of his party, let him have the prodeme to consider, whether his roman'ic e:;lcrpr,ze is likely to be crowded with the same success and the same honor w hich accom-( panied the fabulous hero of ar.ticp. ity ! ! I ADVERTISEMENT. C T()LEN from the Subscriber, ' i hving near Salem in Stokes Ceauty, N. ! C; in the Xiht between thethird and fourth j ut AUuor. ontruarK uay iviare, ?aaaie a. id Bridle. Tlie Mare is about ton: teen hands high, faur yar; c'd last Soring, branded on tae near S.iouidcr vvun A, a wn.ie spot on her ioreaerM. one h.ad loot boa-.c provide tne necessary means cf de . a I n and D veil 'h lence, tt.rougli an almost hulcrimte j Side of6reen Stree 'r' -TJ extent o: country, and to resist him at . j nw occupied bv Vv'm. H V'ili:rp S Em every point on which he mint tninkH .A und Dwellit-,- H.use o,; -!'.,. u 'ii iu lauii .us no s ... I I !.- . . ,. ..v . I i 1 r . - - . . ' t f ara passes lor a nee r.iait. lie came rra veiling op. ioot to rsaim trom Halifax, in Nor.h-Car-jiina, by wa of Saiishu.y, staid eight days at the Tavern in Salem, and witnout paying u;s Account, made his is- cape the Wignt abovesaid lie ip.ewse white, trots and paces, no S'.ioes oa, and : Swawp, ai d wtil su ,ed to th- Our intolerable go-xi order. The Feiiow who i of Rice. Also, tnree fiacts of 1 n i, suspected of beins the Thief, is aMu'Lhile Cohery, well calcuied for Cor.w, latto Man, who ca h ras-!f Graham Bell. ' : onon. ur v'orn took wichliim a set otSurve)ing Compasses, ytnoayot October. Tue Lots, Houses ad vjjhich were lent to Iiin: by a Citizen in Sa- - Lands in Cuiubeila-id, at Favetteviie on ltm. He prete 'ds to have great Knowledge il th- day rf the same Month . Aud't'he of Drawing, Painting, making Drairs, ' . Laifiis in New-ilauover, on the 18 it da S;c. and is supposed to have made towards : ; f t November aexc. Application ma be the WesLcrn Couatries. Any Person, who ; made to Mr. James MunnVni, at U'ii;ning will secure the abovesaid Mare, and give o to"i who will describe and shew the Land ...--. T - II - . . '. Ill tll VlKin,-.,. .i'.i . . Hi the O wner Intelligence, r.o that he may get i ner again, snail have TEN DOLLARS REWARD and reasonable Charges paid by me, HENRY BLUM. Salem Stokes County, Aug. 5, 1805 PERSON COUN I T FAIR. NOTICE IS HLREBY GIVEN, THAT a Fair is established m Per son County, to be held on the hsc! Thursday n April and October annually. NY. .312. Indian cen, XiaL WM. SCOTT, FROM GKANVJLi.E CUVTY, jXforms the Public, ,hat he b. s Ken the 3.11-1,.- i , la- n- ; en 1 ',e ,nmUk' ct Wr7w , . . . 1 1 ' w 1 ' 1 i v (i Ashu will 6paie no pains to ttnd.r hi ".-J,; a c,mi.,riale Aaommniitilt; tor irave.kis a; dc-theis, I,e i,peS to exneu e .cc -ucve-s m his Ui-denak i. , J...uur At e.it n w U ft, paid to the Accm.mpua-icn of r he IVirniaers ot ;i.eeil bu,"i AsmWv, . r whm he i.or.es loe.Kfuari, a ccvutruhle Nu i.er, Ls House be.ng very commodious, : na a led np tor the purpr se. VALUABLE PRUf fcw y. Grecbly to the last Will ami 1S. tamenr of Peter Mai;er. Ef , a,t of on-.hberalCrcd.r, the ,.-.,owillg y5 m diue.-en- par.s rr N rt -CnrohVa A 1 ,act La.-,. ac:-cj:,i,... Larosor y.rl Smith ai'il Knur W a. . , " Ltq. rear Ave i I -. ; rr.ir reivet. a s. ,11; v i t- 1 , ' uoeve ra)eite- , 1 A Tract of Lind c-.-mairiinP ahom 0 ; ' vjr e limine ot C uiic 1 Hall 'I ir:irr. aflioini,r ti . . ' " fiom the hert.Ptv f,i,.i.. , , li.c u u-n ot Jrave.p v.iie. J 1 l,,t u; ai'U us V Ci " to me t own, this Land i5 cols dered as very valuable and w 11 be la d oft in Lots to sen the .Purchasers. A Lot and II. u- on the west Side of CWsp:e Street, m Fayettev,,. wre.erhe. deciased tor.veriy resn.ed. The bu iu r, are ,., good Kepa.r, ana the whole well. eulaat to accommodate a geireel Far ' ' Three u-.r.p.-oved Lols Pn ,,c Mua.h.rd greets, aehr.ih.l);e Lot5 D wh,ehtae -'Jwclling Huust sJa..ds. i tn or niteeu U'llimir-nio-l I .... . fV.' ct . . .. i ,J 1k wten Mum- A 'are Vaiehi use -AS pWsenr occupied h' 1,lessrs- tbett ana Camrh 11 ' t'i i. .r-j,.. --tii, near ti.e i owuHon w . .J . . i. . E --, ... , . ..casio' Of Airs mniet, and subject to her Li- pnt i which there is a Tobacco Iiiic'' n : direction of Messrs. DaviTalM " i" M , toSher with a large three s Z j I art5:U;Ui,c r,a'ee MT1;di Warehouses, o-J ASt, rae ot Tobacco, if the Pur -h " .acme, one oi tne Lots on wu.ch srai' u "'at large S.,ed, w il be sJd y ! 3 iutn' . jo,,,,,, Land, of Gea,' aJ A Onst M on Lno RiVcr mtheT.-wri "'trough. Ti.e Mil runs tua PV Ot Stones, nmh V. . . v rd'f a Merchant Kcpa-r. From the natural Advances 1?. 1 1 it is considered tote e most valuable in the State C n nlt if a Lot in the Town ut v. ' m.iigrnr,, ontP.csou:h Side ot Prince Str ' ."'i lS said Street, W Front street to the River. 0 nt A Tract of Land on the east ide of th north west Branch cf Cape Fear 1 ver, a! oout three rn.les above Wilmington, to ua ters Lsq. A considerable Part ol tlds r and is ot the very best Tul " -ana siderei' hv I , ! I , SwamP asl con siaerec. bv JuJ.es to be equal, if not sup. nor to anyK.ce Land instate i" ' weli worth the Attention of those who, o-ft-& wit iuituteot Kice 1 i whole vv.;l be sold, or it will h .1... i I acconvr.. dale the Purchaser . ...-.iiwo, Lx,,d lh. s.. 1 i i ... i,,..iev r,., h. , "i l l. ilS I i The Sub cTjhers will receive Prop.nsa!s at ... ... k llK u!,.H.e aescrii)c(1 Property untdthe lstotOciouernrxi, if unsd. the Mnl a.iuLaiuism Oranee count" I llllt .-,11 . -S-- wuniv v. i le- ' . . - - . JLULlKli 111 11.1 t ........ . l m the Vicinity cf that Phce JOHNECCLES. JOHN WIN iLOW, ; June 19, 180a. H"w CAM OR OiL. J Gales Ins just received a fresh ' Supply cf x'ator O l, which he will sell by the Li ide, er in liiitalkr quauuu
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