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' ' . - ' . ... .- imr-rwt I iwW?-"' .r""'. . .:- ,. i .;-.r i rV :"V"-4 ' ' -."'V .-. ;.VT VAfVfVai raGcctia t inBSaml fieerandhiTce.profc$to;mc;grati th5paiiiardsaDdsomeofto'pitek en.idiis mTilUe. ,4 1 , T-..,irijntt&'tneTt:v',,rrr--- jZ7, -ar. .uiriiiv. crrestea in my uroCTcsa ra my coanirv it name, iflfnyhowiiw tin- nouses witn'Siin- .fcrrjcxerwn! oem&ueiociasi i ry i "b'm bcfn nu! f i jt; -becixae jt -ipp.fajcd ri imfcbp- the jfast QiirtctlyeTle W bat 11-of thh rolnhM:ia Jctrtc to; the author or .CTfxtbatorfchoso;nainc u t.-rn:,t-; Oifrtrrl there tare an account tri&jJrdjn Zttrcatt andthut br .vrzt ;M Iiml that he aas a? wncr. FrlS l I the plAte oF Pcvnzuter fjfjheMoard nl.APchnti atSCOl.u year. AW am: aSle; billed VTbuiU;&ay, for the vh!rpcr-ia"cf a1 set & hirc4 Ktvjew:. this jaay I do.iiot kowr Perhapthe W)ie may 4 AVf ' "7 of thh.writer bi the case, of Peter Pmaar tin5 Atithonr Pasium.'aDd also of the ccduct and character of ;thc Jqczs. KeftyoW '1v- ?AoH4 .iScwcd .whafbe, 4osicsi d( Reviinrreilly rasa Ea- Shd NXUP .toumryrncnVTuid aUTcvcigijers, fact. tbaWriteriincq fr.Xiiffor . are la and misctr. ' AhJs nnct the case Wyniictuntrrr There, rK tc if be Rtrt ,rkhv or if he livby Jhepen. must-rtceiTAb. mame fromxhr people vrho rolantarUy tuv-.lus works. -Ocre he need -care, iittfe I about hb , rcadcrs-his rATEas"art the oalypcr?otis. that. Jie; reed care 'for, ortharixc,dc tore for-- tv;. m'rp'r mtist'haTe known yeryWell how basctaJjirato ayoar. character, An .the, nUnner that he -cjirf; hit a shameful prostaution of. talent vas pjilty of ; but his jfnlnd .had for piany. vears been roauc op w "r teared aeiiat au reiiecias .w YoawiU jiaUWlriskhow-wcw.tor. Icrate. how" pan cedars hore. can submit to set t oncj cused. trom ,us , In taxes, ami vVrrx wh oar, sweat and almost with our vcrJ blood yotv will oa turally ask, how, we bot tPJe car money given to-a man like tUuybna e see nearly - ti miUirxa- or pauper? 0-er?pread the landr -I(mdeedr he iad ever fa hUihctefetime rendered any, scrt of icfTice to.thtrx ;;if;he.had sened atanf tirae his life la dhearmy, Jhrnavyr Vany ether brach , ofpub. lie business , ' th ere ght bo some; excuse to the heapxthesc sqmi ct rnoftcy on fevryeari ago- tutor! -to rdiaravl: iad who haabnrvcr'Ben.. ul..anyVkiad,of, say of thb manougt 'handed reither more 091 the oeoole. V r - However, sirt I ception as far as relates) Amenca ; and deceive the people. here. tfcAo nnnle are not to be pitfcd;-'Hs-i one of those, whole, I Aors thnoghthey a 0 mt thwddusian for a. fcuil?, wiJVio the end, make thejallof the ty ran the siecW'nrprohatedJhf : coxs-ardlr; & viperous atuck'nuds.oa voaby Has s.w ecCrTassailant ; j but,'sriuiVeaayou. may think it, very few pe'rschc here know thj hU statement whic: repr. ,eU the Essex to hare been captnr. I by oir lungUshhjp is a falsehood ! .There ;is hardly any one in England, oat cf iht admiralty, wbo does not finnfy believe that you werebta- Hat if you coald know, the . state i our l'rcis, you wouia jiot wci r " to all matters relating talhe war; "with America, this nation, generally spcakicg; are nearly as ignorant atarethetieffi and horws. As far, however, as the truth has aadc its way with rcprd to lis esfcloits, - 7 At the xrtua':tyof'7JTCapt.Tor i -terJ Irttcr bcroretheoubllc eyfewVat- in- '; ' ; v ' '-A -T' ' of this literary fccro ; P-V cf - tirhil he received t ;o our t3xe,I fto tftiCccd, to4 crrr railab he. rempeni i , that Is to fcayV, theyhv: ogon the taxcnd,Ccastprtxiu- public cmpl,.a?MtnBfW nw .- ihana Jobbery Lof think I can npv cety fnt falsenct--ana uc- ny more conipiexe anuaIoc uvwiw J hare the pleasure to assure you that 1 have heard speak of h.r :Wehr' contributed. AVAH i.-.-:-um hf. 8.r verv jar froni desirihg to: see the power and fame of our'own country diminished. ar for ;the-prosperity an4 honor of England in preference to those of all the rest of the world But, we by no means believe, that the overturning "of your system of gove rn ment; that the extinguishing of the ex ample set by you, would tend to the pros penty'and honqr of England, it . being tional prosperity and honor, not " accom panied with real liberty. -In short, we are not heast enotiirh to believe, that our pros pcrity, or our honor, would be advanced oyoorenaoiina gang 01 idiiu.ni.ua.. continhally robbing and insulting us, to suojugate you ; na, uicixiuc, m.v";, undpnaking, which does not tend to the. abridgment of the known I right 9 ,of our country, and which do tend ,to, give to freedom power to . struggle' against, and finally- to overcome despotism, wc most cordially wfsh you success. v I am,-Sir, " 1 Tour most obedient servant, Vv . ' WAI-'OBBETT. V?S. This very minute I have received a letter from a gentf emanin Stfcs$ex,whom I never had the pleasure to see in my life, informing me that accident has put into his hands,. and that he, has rorwaraea to mcv a part4oitheifeo' roir, made use of In the vessels engaged in the ever me morable Jightron tht Serficntine rrver; which'rope I will, as soon as possible; most assuredly send to you, ' Perhaps you may have forgotten the piece of Naval History here referred to. 4, In 1814, when the 'kings, bur. allies, were in England; there . was a sea fight, in miniature con trived, in order to give them an idea of our prowcss .The scene was a large pond in ohe'bf the parks near London. . Hercyes sels.wercerecteduns pu bn 'board of them and every' thin? else done that was calculated to rive the thinr an air of rea lity;,. The Englith Fleet and the Ameri can Fleet came to action in fine style the contest' 'was, uncommonly obstinate ; but, at lasti fi oar Jonathan was compelled to haul down his bitM cfttrificd bunttngf and submit to our gallant andmagnani not less than 'perhaps two hundred thou sand voices made the;air ring with shouts, of triumph, while, . at,- very nearly the same momenta wnole squadron of real English ships were hauling do wn their co lors to khirtferior American squadron, commanded " by 'Commi M'Donough, on Luke Charoplain ! We, who really love our courv. do not think her honored in victories like that 'of the Serpentine river; nor, JhwigVwe are always sorry to hear of any of our Countrymen being defeated, when wc consider .them merely as our countrymen', can we lament at their o verthniw, and humiliation, when we con-foVr-tfiem the tools of despotism, em ploy edl in. the work of, destVoying liberty abroad, in order to enable that despotism more firmly o rivet the chains about our pwn hecks. -1. - -1 ;V:'-;- v.-.,. -' TO IIL'W3L COBBETT, BOTLEY, ENG. ' ' ' wasatjcTox, jrtT 29, 1816. ,.SlR, Messrs. Gales and $eaton. Edi tors of the National Intelligencer did me the fayor yesterday to send; me a copy of No. J7, vol. 30 of your Register, contain- Jng a letter addressed to roe which I rjcad whb much, attention, "and felt myself gra tined and flauered by the notice youji a ve taken of ,mv;'' . .-u ; J bad previously read, the Review to mcTiu -wouia, nave drawn my atten tion, "ajidltbotitAnacQUaiRted with the name "of xthe autltor. lun riC it was : tti ade Lknown to rdeijy vour, letter, was. fiiilly- pereuaded it was the production qlohe'of those 'enpned',writcr5,v wh6xhaVe;fbf sotxie imc'p ast been employed bladbt' out -NatS nal Chartcr opuig ; thereby, to make t!;at.q( thVit QWfl country appear by thejjeontrasimore fair; vj consider my self Aised in" this .Instance only as- a"stali-' , r In the- ccarse or mv, narrative 1 have ftcld sjmc truths, and expressed some feel ings-xopccuugvina cpnaucc lanGrcnaraCn Xcx .ofBrhislj ,nayl officers, 'which Jias drawb orCme their rcentm'ent. a well as tliat f ,the -jleyie werirv J My' reasons: for irtakugknontl.be truths,' and expresr: sin; those feelings; haventf etbeeaisaV tisfacionlvexplain: brjneiand totouv 'sir.I feive art explahaUoxt, 3 the firsr, and foly : lrriinan-". who has ever to'ny of thatirsl 1 ;:i f 'perse .udoa whicfi has with abure agains mt, you, sir, have been my. only ad vecatfc : ia.Ep'gland, :I havejs lenUy .bonier theinultr thal'k'ave 'bterf heaped a pe. althocgbJ bate sec .v my self hung .in eCgy Inside our ncrab aVdhT3aly;rc3pete4 hicf ftasiit : cctj, epithet a at could msgraeetsna aaa infamy tothe characXexniaatajbeea most tantiiujiy, unshed, ci oecij pracu-c u against mc irom me com mencement 'pf -IiDsdliticiS to cp resent moment.-V;.v;t.?T. .?tfVs Yoo. dr have letn year PTLiU'tecmine u l?'jj:n own leelingsV'Anif witnessed the; insults to which mv brave" officers and meh. were SUDiectea. wnosc wquuui uau Buucnnn . . .' S 1 t l l J- 1 1 rl 1 became; a jnockery to accruer and over-. vilely traduced by every jpetty; whelp in' I J mdeed i are less familiar to uss on ibis side the naval'service of !vour lunEri'-;IhaVe,libf the 'Atlantic than thinthfr-'T chnnl you rtcaptains aa being beyond the pale of honor threats have; officially been held forth toward me, and scarcely an EngJishV man except those,. who have beenlin; my power, but has caught the contagion, My nrisoners have had a' different oDinion xjf 1 mf conduct and character until orced to 1 join .wiui inc uirouc ann 10 sm iirinc. gp- I ': u .1 .1 - - it l nerai current 01 aetamauon. our i con- i sinciest .vigilance cannot prevent. -duct on the bart of vour Deoole produced M The remarksof the editor are. indeed: feelings of resentment in my breast, and j told only truths, of Avhich let those -judge who best know British officers. It.haye confined myself to the events of my cruissr I nave related none m those events ox a dom.tic rutur the recollection of hich Still keeps alive the feelings of every true American : I have not told of the conduct of Admiral Cockburn, of the massacres on cur frontiers, nor of the various rpbbe-1 1 riesJrapesI murders. &c. which have been I 41, VI perpetrated by the orders and under the I eyes ot tne vuouianaer in inuLY-i,liave told none of these things ; I leave thi$ task to some future historian, who while he vindicates my character will paint in, their true - colors' the heroes of your navy, on whom blushing honors" have been heap ed, for practising unequalled cruelties a-1 gainst our unprotected and unoffending cidzens. "Your Cook and vour Anson must not escape : they. hare been. aar- bhalied against me, and their, ashear will i oc custuroeu. inc opaniara wui ten or the wanton destruction of Pajrta:jand of crueldes to hb countrymen on the one part. While other pens will, tell of tiie'e qually wanton destruction of the unoffen ding natives on the other. Until heaven, proypaea ar ine innumeraoie outrages a gainst humanity, consigned this man; who t lives for all agesr to the iveng-ance of t fI--A,- i' - an injured ana jusuy exasperate a people who, by depriving him of his life, gae to him his immortality. The conduct pf all may be strictly scrutinized, and those who uavc.u 4ui .a juut uiuc vuui iiaviuii. 1 J ' - J 4 uqast, may prove iu uic en a your nation s reproach. ; You have yourself riven a! stri king example of the change that may be produced in public opinion, by the pen of a single .individual who employs himself in uic sc4iruu auu exposition oi truin. nr. t i ' A . . . . . r .1 : w c nave . ixisQ pens inj xmsr pan ox tne world, able to vindicate our national cha racter from unjust aspersions, by making known truths ; 'and the boTkVentitled the Exposition of the,' pauses and 'Character of the late VVari.is a specimen of what can be done here in that way.. It has re mained thus long unanswered, and we may thereforepresume'that itisuinan- 8w uic wm oe ume enougn,vwnen we receive England's rely to that paper, to notice the abuse which has been thrown out against us in the criticism1 on my Jouiv, nah-'We hre in no haste ; weinienjd. .to take our own; time riand, should we repiy, all your heroes shall have ' their . shar'eVof, notice ; ,even : Morgany whosenamej- has been placed on the same page with miner may be found, on a cleaf examination, to bear a much stronger likened, hi some pf the most prominent featuresof his tha racterrita ctrtamlhaval' herpes of Erig land, svhose names are- more' familiarn; this country than in their ;bwn? XMorgan; it' must be remembered, was an English man, and his historian who was also one.. befrs that il inaV not be cbnsidered'cilher ; a compiuaent or a reproach to say; that the leadinercharacters amoner thebiicck-; niers .were alL EnelishTneh. i AllQw''rae. f lory, ox tne; man xorwnony tae rp.rrewers consider that- it Vrbu H -& . & disgrace, vt 6' compare meo. ,ou c : maicwumTya - u . t . 1 nev reared in their crueiues-'no ser: not conditionior; aY td-reliricais per'sima anapnesistuey. graniea tnejniess quar ijnc. jjiiaa cuiers, unless tney cpuiu proouco acohsj4erable'soni for rahsora ?TWomeh ted to their filths ruta ifor Such as Wculd ' not consent, were treateaiwiuiaij- tncrx gortoagin.a 4 Captain'; ortraii;gaye thent no too .xample on: this porat,&c czcr rase ly jiteu'lJuccaiieers Ametv ica ;Speakinff c"tnVdcstr2Ctica of iharaa,' bqwytfi: the sam dayj jut-xjQony, b cz- za L. 2 pnyatuy;to be set-to ssverai great edi f cf the citynobedy kc'q:Jn increased, that bciretuh; the creater unaer sucn circumstances- n saouiu jiot snew, m comparison wun tne laner- re-j have occasioned snrprise that I hk vein cords of British heroism that although his some instances expressed them.' Jt have naval cduhtrymen', of high rank,VhajreiTa suresyou piea.se, rna .vtui , up tne : space? "tith such nafbe? as wUl.best ault ; tao-j v, vrcro ; atnzcn thereof y ncn less, c:t ;v. ;; :. .4vc'9.f-pr, rr i dlj1 it oowder.i and tiulfinc down others, ito stotx it, .-but in yain;: loiiities"ttijaiiM hour it consumed aVwhole street.r-P;iQ9 ,r Such ,was Captain ;HerirMorgas -the j learbed critic, wHbsle; attention has beri she was of Jcjiglisnongm, and no doubt be- longed to that class of B,ritish officers,for whose actions,- the. editor of the; above thentioned history savs, in his preface, he will , not iake tipon himself to apologise,J 1 Since even in the jnost recular i British 1 1 troops, and best disciplined amies,-jdailv7 M . ;.! i -l i.-rrt.'-"-.'i- I cnormuies tare r comraiueq,- wnica , me j correct, and his jwhole book Beems-tto some respects degenerated, yet they have1 not laid side many of their ancient propen- sities. j .: - :-.t '--v.- .v;. 1 am persuaded, sir, that you think witlt me, that I have shewn a -mat:-deal of par tience and forbearance. ' How l, have de-f served the resentment ofEnglishmehi Ida not kjiow, ; umess it. was oy,xicang my uu? ty. to my country j but in doing it, I en dravored to make the evils of war bear as lightly as ppssible on the mdividualshd7 fell in tny power. When hostilities ed between the two countries, they ceas ed with: me, until nay .indignation was roused by this' fresh attack hi the Quar terlv Review, noted and approved of in the Naval Chrohicle of JVf arch shewing the connection still-existing between my; old ememies, the scribblers, and navy offi cers. i :y, itk--'- : - J had faffed that the late trar, by tnak- L..i 'iu m t , 1115 us uctu;r atquaioicu wixb eacn otner, would nave made-'Us, respect each! other the more ; but it really; appears that the breaehf between lis grows widernd wi-ide-rt' i Wer bear the florigaiwf got dur' ihthe war,, without murmuring;" why shcaSl Englishmen be less patient than onrjiclves?;. Nay, we not only bore their triumphs on the ocean, but. wevlet them crack their jokes at us on .ihe Serpentine river, without complaining. , We have ho objection to,their amusing themselves fn any such harmless sports, but for Heaven's sake, and their own;-- let them ceaseythir abuse ;; for While they, labor to -disgorge the venom 5c spleen which are .engender ed in their breasts, they only proclaim to the world the mortification which rankiets there, : - 'J ":V. ' , . ..V' I thank you sincerely for the present. ) pu intend me and I shall riot regret the abuse tliat has been ' bestowed on -ixieV sincelthajbeenxhe means of puttmglne in possession of so- disgraceful an evidence of the folly -and .im&ecijity cf lihe British government jSay what they will of me & my nation'.! shall befccntent,'.whilep6.s-! sess, and While; they ktioi?! posessi a: runaway. 1 . I 1Al$AWy frotnlie aulscriber oit .Sampson ia about 231 years of age am)ul feet? 10 inehea-iMffhJwell made advery like1y quite idark , cbniplectlon: he wa Oount t rqrn ixers; ana uavispn ,oi;j orur: Carolina, fconter nSade to yeara'cf iage, jj-.' He beloo t&HjaffletHs sotvrbd purchaedhiflnr ;e5 Norfolk, ly -J;Any peraoa;wt1(p pat- th laiahdlrive-notice io the sufc; JctiDcr-sb-fl receive ryonars;$d.i it TStarnea. tope sUaStnDCT.ivjgrijJLwiaia gilded rofies ifjte tyef ptemdiyzpU battle1 ofthe SprfientineiX ' With' at respect," - -s '. JM , . f' :. Yonr ooedientervaht 3 i i '-.ttCv; cJ):.PORTEI ' - will be paid,.and .: l reawiuwe.expencv 4 r . m I J undatito W proWfot'theAettes'accom I ' to epiBythfota rfti of 18icatbeamemibjeciira ''l llLri." i.t'--iUi,'' . 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InsUtlitior, and toPrescS.tttfhe citu seiisof$kUsV--iA:Tos vtr; m Wlhies are aefcouate to both 'sf ittohkm fixed' alary tfj&n wUt t riveft-i LAtxrs aaarrssra to tae be punctuilly attended toi l THEubscrifidiighthermeum1 . r- sthelUieirfUeffister. informs. the ti M rii liiii ill if itivii r zens of JSampsori aad Duplin xountieiUathd , f,V'. is prepared. to practice Potsxc fraffEriTi J'! ' ,V' He natters himselfthatlie will bev -considered cotnpetent$ol6Vi4usce may em , W; house, oft MrilTfSa , mUesfmSainpscCobi Tarh pa rVVflCamJMeava 5wife, heir&of IXpearingttTColir defend . ants are not restafirSjUti6l?.iat, ther(breJ)rereo! thalplitt the defeudan tiappear ii"'iiawH to he heldfbr sad Oduntyi at the Cbuftjiouse ' iniTarboroubf on thefot fcaSajr hi Au , crust next. and -anawwelsi)eUtV: othenrisithesamewUl be taken pro tonfesOk uvc itciuu ci,iJii.i. vt,iiiav vuwk'j. V.a?-U- STATE OF NORTH-CAUOIilNA George rtauscrilioa atractotlandjfegr oa t VagaiagyMe "eafTein meefRegistr; ustW the next Court to b hdlior!iff county, ont thesMMoWayffelSep Wxtji Sor.n tdthe stider and general AssoruneBtpi incrcaaniusp, wac, k gU: ahd Ieisthree freadof Cattle, and o- . i3rihfc tttnrenalg , continufeiomf flto dayrat tne storMiousq; ; months aftetthesares. ? Tj'tti.- iWtercttn.saia th lasih 9 a A 1 IST ; JN UK UU JUliMV own jr eric replevy xmai luogmeniTiH w4o:-sj i4Jbiydite '-(HlEASAIf - he week'oWake CoMtf itlrt) bjddei'ghallilectcrf j theretoofCitizfr . JX I'll.., i, noiiPVPnvTnai'SLi mt, HKmripa at irr't f i' t iv V ' ' ,,A.,C ' lr I ... 'A'
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