FRIENDSHIP OF RUSSIA '.
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JZxtrxKi knrr from Mr Jdamt, Afixiiter
from tic Ifiustd Stattw, at tU tovrt xf St, iV
tatmrt frond im JtoiUM
You have ' quoted t "para graph vrhich
some papers in America copied from, in
English publication accusing me of
lien of Amer'qanesiels from the Rus
vaun porta I shall not boast to you hovr
many American vessels hYc been, by
my exertions alone, admitted into the
Russian porta, and which) but forme
would hare been excluded from them,
There are documents public and private,
upon this subject, which 1 need pot dis
play before you. The official papers
have been and will be received at the
department of state, and there I willing
ly IcaTe theffu Neither is it necessary
for me to tell you tbafnot one Ameri
can vessel has, to my knowledge, been
excluded from a Russian port since mj
arrival here. , '
Russia and England being at war, the
commercial intercourse between them
it, of course forbidden ; Ttnd neither
English ressels nor Erglish subjects, are
allowed to come into the Russian terri
tories. You already know, that one of
the expedients by which 'he Englhh
have attempted to evade thtse prohibi
tions, waa by presenting themselves as
Americans, with torged passports, and
ship's papers. The Russian goverB
ment admit, universally, every Ameri
can, recognised as auch by the Ameri
can minster or consul This business,
alncr 1 be been here, continurs as it
wjs before, to be transacted by Mr. Har
ris, the consul, who never fails, however,
to consult me,' and take my opinion, i
every case susceptible of a question. 1
had r.ot been here a week, before I was
1 askecrto authenticate a paper, purport
icg to be a passport of the mayor of
New-York; and an emimnt merchan;
of this city, sent me in writing hj'r gua
rantee that the man named in this pan
porwas a'native citizen of the Unite J
States. The paaspoit was forged m
London, by a Jew named Van Sander,
who has kept there a tbop for neutral
papers, for several y tara ; and the man
named in it, was a Liverpool trader, who
hid never set his foot in the U.Sta:es.
You very naturally perceive, that I not
only refused the authentication desired
of me, but that I did not entirely sup
press a sentiment of indignation at tht
imposition that was attempted to be
practised on me in the guarantee.
Within i fortnight afterwards, two
ships entered with registers of the same
Van Sandcr'a fabrication. They were
detected by Mr. Haitis, who laid thr
papers before me, and who duly infor
med the Russian government that they
were forged The vessels with their
cargoes were confiscated, and their
papers delivered to Mr. Harris, who
has sent tbem to the department of
state In this he acted entirely with
my countenance and approbation, which
undtr a weight of mercantile influence
existing -here in favor of these iruds,
wap undoubtedly useful, if not necessary
to him. I certainly did let it be under
stood by all the merchants of St. Peters
burg, and of the other Russian ports,
forced papers, pretended to be A
' mencan. should find, neither conni
vance nor mercy from me, whenever
they should come to my knowledge;
w .ithrMmh this determination, so
HU v
explicitly manifested, did not . recom
mend me to the favour of Englishmen,
nor even to that of the merchants in St.
Petersburg, 1 do most sincerely believe
that had it not been for it, the teal A
rnerican flag would long before this have
been excluded from the ports of Russia,
as it haa been from those of Denmark
and Prussia
' ! I have had no more forged passports,
with guarantees, tent to me to be au
, tbentitated, and onlyttwoor three more
of Mr.Van Sander's registers have tp
pcared in the Ruislan ports during the
presentyear. They have met the same
,faie with their predecessors, flut the
story that I examined all the papers of
.Teasels myself, or that 1 ever meddled
with them unless at-the request of
Sir. Harris, of the Russian government,
or of .the persons to whom the papers
belong, is a mere fabrication totally dea
titcte of truth. " ' :
1 My real oSence, therefore, has beep
in contributing to the exclusion of pe
srn vesseKandcargoerreally English,
but coming with forged signatures and
seals of t he puttie offices of my country
In speaking of the niercary ile ioQuence
her.- in faToar of these frauds, it may bt
I proper to explain myself further The
merchants of Str Peteriburg are almost
all foreigners. Great numbers ot them
arc .ngusn or conneciea wun
bouses. -Their business is almost ex
clusively commii.ioo business. . They
universalis aeicsi Diawar wim wiuiwui
n j rKi.i. i
and long for the restoration of the comH,tew J.' the gJtid cotT)pany required
mercial intercourse with that country
lat Country. I
They w.ant the trade ; and they care not
under hat fla or what papers it comes
and goes. TheAroencan flag and A-
merican papers, would have been. the
most convenient oi all their shelters,
and under the liberal confidence which
he Russian government admitted every
ve.sel and person corning fn.m friendly
countries and recognized by the Ame
rican minister br consul as Americans,
if our countensncc could have been ob
tained, instead of fifty or sixty vessels
from Teneiiffe, which have come to
Russia, for confiscation, under all sort of
papers excepting Jmetican we might
have seen five hundred direct from the
London market, both. of merchandize
and of papers. The inevitable and just
t-ans quence of nhich would have been
confounded With the false, and all of
them involved h ont general proscrip
tion. EXERCISE OF THE VET O.
The following are the objection! of the Pre
sident of the United States, to the uilt, en
titled An act incorporating the Protestant
Episcopal C'torch in the town of Alexin
dria, in the Diatr ct of Columbia : '
Because the bill exceeds the rightful
authority, to which governments sre li
mited by the essential distinction be
tween civil and religious functmns, and
violates, in particular, the article of the
constitution of the United States, which
declares, that w Congress shall make no
law respecting a religious establish
ment' The bill enacts into, and esta
blishes by law, sundry rules and pro
ceedings re.atiYc purely to the organi
zation and polity of the church incorpo
rated, and comprehending even the elec
tion ancf removal of the minister of the
ame ; so that no change could be made
therein by the particular society, or by
the general church of which It is a mem
ber, and whose authority it recognizes.
This particular church, therefore, would
so far be a religious establishment by
law ; a legal force and sanction being
driven to certain articles n its constitu
tion and administration. Nor can It be
c onsidered that Jhe articles thus es?a
blUhed are to be taken as the descrip
tire criteria, only, of the corporate iden
ity of the society inasmuch as 'this
Oentity must depend on i other cha rac
'.eristics; as the regulations established
are generally unessential and aiterablei
arcording to the principles and canons
by which churches of that denomination
gcvern themselves ; and a the injunc
.ijfis and prohibitions, contained in the
regulations, would be enforced by the
penal consequence applicable to a vio
lation of them according to the local law.
Cecause the bill vests in the said in
corpora.cd church an authority to pro
vide for the support of the poor, and the
education of rxKr childrenof the same
an euthorhy,. which being altogether su
erfluous if the provision is to be the
result of pioua charity, would be a pre
cedent for giving to religious societies,
as auch, a legal agency in carrying into
effect a public antt civil duty
, James Madison.
Fcbruary,21, 18ll.
VIRGINIA' LEGISLATURE.
T-V- t i.f. nfViNnnlt has nuiftl an
act to amend tbe act reducing into one act
tiS uv L w vm w n l
tte several acts concerning uic ui p- ; r
peals, which provides that hereafter there ;
Willi DC UTC JUUgCS VI IUAI LVIU wvu m mmm-
ry of two thousand five hundred dollars each.
The session ot tne court is to oej penuancm
from and after the first day of March next i
provided that adjournmenta for shbrt periods
to suit tbe convenience of tbe judges may
take place i but the mrrober of days of ses
sion in each year must be 230 at least, unless
the business be sooner dispatched.
Thev have also nassed an act to provide
for the Education of the Poor, which directs,
that all sums of money which have accrued,
or may here after accrue to the literary rund,
established by an act to appropriate certain
escheats, penalties, confiscations and forfei
tures to the encouragement of learning, pass-
rd at a lormer session,, .snau De veaiea m a
company( consisting of the Governor' Lieut.
Governor, Treasurer,? Attorfiey-General . and
President of the Court of 'Appeals, rfor the
time being, under tbe denexninauoft of the
President and Directors of tbe Literary Fund
A o..iitlijial'itiitfii af-ikll ennilllnt
a board for transacting all buinesa relaUre
to the said fund.' The a aid company are
t report to tne ucacxai AJitiawy enca w
ry year, the state of the funds comtoltted to ;
V 'SSffiyJ f
, gecm tnd are empowered to raiae
j; aiinualiy (for a term of. yeara not exceeding
seven) by lottery, any'sunr not exceeaing
1 30.000, dollaw. in farther aid of the said fund
ii . , , . . r n
unarccnain soccineu recuiauuns. rvrure
: .ntviln In K pnuntv and dnmorilion an
IAS 111 . 4LW-t VUUIUJ MIU
agent, for the collection of the
jfundaof such
kail act with-
county or corporation ; who s
Out fee or emolument, and who is to report
from time to time, such portion of the said
fund as any officer appointed lo collect the
aame may nave collected and
failed to pay
into the Public Treasury, or
auch portion
in the handa
thereof as may be uncollect
of anv oeraon. anil to authorise DroDer ac
tiona to be instituted tot the recovery thereof.
Asaoon aa a aufneient fund shall be provided
it ahall be the duty of the directors thereof down the coaM, from plantation to plan
to provide a achool, or schools, for tbe edu- tation, plundering and destroying pro
cation of the .poor,, in every county in the rty ob their Vaythe inhabitants" ge
Convnonwealth. LAt .j. k' '., ':-j .onM
Another act, concerning lands forfeited for
th non-payment of the taxes due.thereon,
provides, that all lands which ahall become
forfeited to the Commonwealth, by virtue of
an act providing for the redemption of certain
lands, forfeited by the non-payment of the
taxea due thereon, and by virtue of an act to
cbrn pel persona who own lands in the Com
monwealth, to cause the aame to be entered
ii) the books of the commissioners of the re
venue, and for other purposes, fchall remain
the property oi the Commonwealth, and be
.,., r.nf;inn mov 1
hereafter by -law be directed : Provided,
That no forfeiture of auch lands shall accrue,
in any case where the arrears of taxes, with
ten ,ftm -J? .r? .XL'
on. ahall be iad into the treasury, on or be-
fore
re the first day of November, 1811 ; and
at no forfeiture of any lands occasioned by
th
tlie failure of arty tenant for life to pay the
taxea due thereon, shall operate on any other
estate, except that of auch tenant for life, un
leaa auCh eatate be found to be insufficient to
pay the arrears of taxes due thereon. And,
provided, That the rights of infants, SiC. shall
not be affected until 18, months after their
respective disabilities shall have ceased.
nwir
PJ7&0NJGL OF 7HE AMS.
EktriCT from the minutes of the Society of 1
Artists of the United States," at a quarterly
meeting eld at the Academy in Chesitut
Street, Philadelphia, February 7, loll.
vk Mr. Murray laid before the Socie
ty the following letters, which were
read and ordered to be published
. Wtubingttm, ?anKrjr 77, IBM,
Si aThe Society of Artists of tbe United
States, established at Philadelphia, havexom
milted the immed-ate management of their in
stitution to a President and four Vice-President.
But for that patronage, which in its
very infancy shall give to it a character cf pub
lie usefulness, and secure to it public encourage-
meni, the Society look up to youto you, who,
while your life haa been devoted to the great
and Immanent ii.terests of yonr country, have and flt the mQrnent when every disposi
S'.so exhibited m all your labor, tbepohakand . w ; .. - . . , . . ' nS
refinement of a highly cultivated taste. In
the name and in behalf of tbe society, we so-
lieu your acceptance of the higheat distinction
of the institution to become the Patton of an
establishment, the object of which is to give to
native genius those rreana of attaining excel
lence in the arts torowhich we have been in
debted to foreign instruction. ',
B. H I. AT ROBE, ) vice Pre
C MURRAY: $ ttdentt ;
Jarrut Maditan, Frctident of'tbe Uk State.
Watbingtom January 31, 1811.
. Gbmtlsmsn I haVe received your letter
of the 27tl inst, communicating, in the name
of the.SacKty of Artists established at Phila
delphia, its. appointment of me, as ratrc-n ot
the institution. 1 accept it, with due sensibj
lity to the Value the society has attached to my
friendship for its laudable objects . but no
without regret, that this will consist more, in
favorable inclinations, than in the usefulness,
which would be the best title to the distinction.
I can only, therefore, return my thanks, thro'
L IV n t in rr rttin.rtnv mhrlp the mntf
in k the terms in which you have presented
it i with an assurance to the society, that re-
girding the aria which it cherishes, as among
thetnpowmems and enjoyments, jhtch cha-
ractense human society, under its highest and
happiest destinies ; if is one of my irdent
wishes, that the tendency af ur free system
of government may oe pourrravea as wen in ii
lwn?u contnbuts to embellish the mind
and refine the manners, si in these primary
bjesging 0f which it already'affords so rnany
I rrateful oroofs and presages.
I tender i ou my inenoiy respects.
J AMES' MADISON.
To Messrs M H LatroU & G, Murray
Vice-Presidents, &CY ' 4 :
Ft thr Louitlina Gazette. "
INSURRECrXON- OF NEGROES. v
Extract of a letter from Gen, Henhpton toGo
. ' vertior Claiborne, dated tbe12tb jamatj. J
. Having yesterday formed a juncUon V,fNegrW- klfcr nd rtsnOttv
with Mat. Milton's cmand,Whidi;nas Mn.FoTtteifa to Mr. ndryTs, and is, as
descended far; beyondhir cdrnmence- WM
rnenioi.ssuov.K.
navi.g puavcumowu uv6in:1Mtafcr.
to protect' ana .Eive ,njocaaucc. so tne Jl l' ! : r mm 1 1, Yi ' - 1 ' . . ' '
various-companies of the cijftensf thai f ; . ; - lM
tare scounnp tne country inevcry,uirec- .rrom
lion. I ihaUbcfinttfiedeUc rcatas at first ctila
10 Ume wltJi meri the ir td return
But I have judged it expedient 'tb'
j ompany oligfit rtillery and;
Dragoons to descend from Baton fcouge
ana to toucn at ere ry settlement ot con-
"v- '. -.1.. - w .
aetieAcet;abdi0V'ah.;in
cesabat may-have taken place higher
up. The Chiefs of the party are taken.
Jamuar t 1 7i It is very difficult to
obtain any thing like a correct statement
of the damages done by the BaEriditti on
the coast They commenced their de
predations bn the night olf the 8th ihst.
at Mr. Ahdry's killed young Mr. An
dry,; and wounded the' old gentleman.
After, seizing some public arms that was
in one of Mh Aiidryfa stores, and break
ing open sideboards and liquor stores,
and getting half drunk, - they marched
neraily made their escape and the Ban
ditti continued their march; until four
o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesdav.
i , . i 9 - ! " V
when they arrived at the plantation of
iTir.,iwiiuiu roruer, mere mey naitea,
(having marched upwards of 5 leagues)
and! commenced killing poultry, cook -
ing, cauog, onnKing ana rioting
When the alarm reached the city,
much confusion was manifested. .The
1 uiuzcus vrmru inemscives
and in about an hour after the alarm
(although the weather was extremely
bad) commenced their march, their force
rtot exceeding 30 men, mounted bn to
. ? . '
!c'dUlc were conunuauy re-
tnforcing as they progressed Up. the
I LI 1 I & w II '
coast.
1 he road lor 2 or 3 leagues was
crowded with carriages and carts full o!
people, making their escape from the
ravages of the Banditti ; Negroes, half
naked, up to their knees in the mud,
with large packages oil their heads, driv
ing along towards the cityf The ac
counts we received were various, v
i When we had arrived wit hin a league
ftf 1r. Korllr'. ivkr K Tton-litT
1 Mmwt r,,. - , , .
w u "uta3
ed to near one hundred, but badly arm
ed and accoutred. Maj. Durrington of
the TJ. States' Infantry, was named as
our Commandant but ii deed it,, was
but a name ; for he was decidedly of
the opinion, that we ought Bot to attack
the ene my with the small force We had
dmil day -light j in this opinion he was
supported by the best informed charac
ters in the detachment, but without a
vail, for some of those who were for at
tacking, had advanced,
r The Major gave orders to prepare for
action (this was about K o'clock at night)
Hampton arrived and decided against
attacking them until the infantry could
be brought up ; this he was not able to
effect, although every exertion was
made, until 4 o'clock in the morning
the. clouds had dispersed--the mooh
shoiie clear) and it was excessively cold ;
the arms ot the U States' troops glit
tered in thcTnoon-beam, and fnust have
been the cause of .the Brigands disco
vering us ; for soon after the foot filed
off to take them in the rear,' they rung
the alarm bell, and with a degree of ex
traordinary ijsilence for such a rabble,
commencedj and effected their retreat
up the river 1 ' v '
r- When wetObV possession of the
ground 'where the Brigandr bad been
committing their ravages all night, our
troops jand horses jwere ao exhausted,
tnat ey were unable to pursue theiu-
gitivesr ; however, by the; activity of the
militia above and the promptness of
Ma:, Milton, and the regular troops un-
j.A;. k j , j ,i ti:A
der his command, thatday aridlhe pexr,
the whole Ot the Banditti were routed
kiiicq, wounuea ana uitpersca, ana eve
ry ihing is now tranquil
I '
In this melancholy affair but two ci
tizens have fallen by the hands of these
Brigands, and " tnree d vVeIIng - houses
burned ; not, a singlelsugar house nor
sugar works were molested, f 1 he poor
w retches "Who were concerned in the
hdepredations,' have paid for their crimes
-upwarus qi one nunurea, k iscene-
rauy .sapposeu, x nave . oeen Ktnea - ana
ituugf buu lauicr wiu uc-caetutca
;.f j ANUAitY 22,Ah: accurate enume-
nation .was taken; on. l.hursday :last,V ofj
wiuct i ijr u uc acau iii inc woogs, as roanr do- . f
one of II dW haVWen 4wn W thffitW1ir : '.;Jh
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STORED
HAyiNGctalren m Pir
will in futurebe cohducti&l onderlthe fir ai
Ipf BOND JONSft-They haVejair re
ceivea a iresn sqppiy ot liUUD fromlNew-i
York & Petersbtt,which.wftlL tlioisellatdanilt'
the Fall, compose a i very, haiidsomeassortniennv,
rk ure;,niM;uij Ay rcut,w ineir, SUppUeS atSDOrT
intervals, tbey expect to have it rn their bfwer
L to furnish tbev eostomers with almosr eyery'i;' V
article i riai may oe wanted ; & as they intend to f
aeu prlncjpallj For eaah,! they thiiik that hei,; 7
a nenas ana me ruonc wm tind it to their ad-
vantage tobnthet H
B3r S BbND rcdtiests all those who are: in
debted to him to m
.ther indolgen ce caa
A LL Persons are hereby cawioned igahbe
f. . trading for ,a NOTE, given y,Wjstr
wood A. josKS to theSubscriberi fbk $37
Si some shillings, witnessed by Jas. H, Moo. r-: U&iiJw
and bearing datta6tharch;tSx r M ,,:if.0l
Feb.m
ah ' Reward i
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D A N AW A x . trbra the Plantation of the
ubscrber:'rfivmtf 2rn - -ls5Sif,i'l
Creek, An Jones Cotmty. Cieorgia, on the night Wmt
about 23or '24.yw;pa0c';5.feitii
hia-h well rRaaei''laa;:"a"fine;vmrfcsiaU PA''!
wiu.iuvi utai iirwuciu, in 4.VaiXalfla. JJtJiJ
is a black fellow about' 33 years i Wl, - 5?feet &
v incnes nign, s?enaer raaoe s tolerahSy good
ShoemakerWas raisedvtrtj Hichih jcounty, I S'Jn-
i orm wrouna, a ney tootr with them tw fv v t
Yellow Uay Horses, fit is very Drobable their
will attempt to paal .for free) Negroes, as both
fan read, and the yellow fellow has teen femer
nine i bc. a neu i mentions were tow endea.
vour id get back into NorthtCarolinai:
Whoever " wilf apMehend the abM deseri- MJim.
bed Slaves, and deliver tbern ta'the awmai- 'lM' -M
feciire them in any Where they ca&get
themi shall receive ctheCabove J reward! aiidali
reasonable expences, and .'proportion for ei
ther. . REtJBEN COtE,
' JACOB DEriNIS:
January 10, 18IL , ; VC$ 97 t
Bold of Raleig Printer, decease feiest a '
that all rw'ennk I. -.I'.:.L-- '
Estate, Will send; an. account; thereyno Jiimy : V
properly attested f and such-ss werrndebted
iu me siiu .nomas upias at tne tiiria of
decease are osh-ed to take an: e
im u.i i.mg lac ouoscTiber theirtespeo-
ti,e debts.
fCT The Wearing Annvl nf Wi, .
of the deceased, will be Id irt public?;
! vendue,-on a credit of six samihs M'atwdaV'
v" v1 iicjli, no commence at eievenr
i51 in lbe Vfprenoon, at the piazza- of Mrs
guffyj oi F ayetteville street..; '
T7HE Sbbscrlber having Qualified it rheprt1 '- M -if 6 1.
' ,sent CountOTt;c.Wake dfyi as- '-luffc
Administrator dq the Estate ofthe late lWaa.- ' ililt .-.; ,
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A -ter at RaJeh there was iiin, bex pTo- I'kV'f
perry of Mr. Thomas Alstonrtaken Irori iny " J '
shopndoneofioftfr r fv i
It 1s hpped thaf some honest
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Alstons gun. and takehis own. 'Mr :AtohiK K$
gun was of . a middling si2,; nearly new and
cost about twelve clbUars.-' :;',: j?Cc. . '
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