fiction of the Secretary of Var,s-t:ld
hr raid u fo Me person or persons vko
performed suck services, or his or their j
ini the payment of these claims to as
signees., or persons who may have
touirht up the claims.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Cobb then moved to fill the
b'ank in the bill with 109,130 G5, be-
in- the smn which, according to trie
reoort of Secretary- Dearborn in 1803,
' . r . I . !
t . a! '"L ruipfiii'moil tin fn
was tiue jur ?erit .. iv ...v. -r
the end of the year 1793, and also the
?ame sum as vvas embraced in the hill
vu.ich .-last vear passed the Sennte, and
failed in this House only from the late
ness of the Session. Mr. C. thetrpi o
,M;.d to replv -to-the.- runarks of Mr.
T,!!:T,.wl(rp yesterdav, and particularly
to the argument against the claim jj
which was founded on the policy of ; ;
i il.ir.aq contradicting the calling :
out such r. force as VZVU men for the :
Afnrn aro-Mitnt. whirh !
11(11111 V. : w v. . ....
. .- y r f :
"he replied to w:tli gi
force and feel-
.
v
After some debate tfre question was
acting-as' Speaker" .ycted in. the atf;r- :
... .
irative : and the tR(Jlio.n was "agreed, to.
'i'i.e question was then taken --Phall j
the bill be er.rrrosscd fr third n ad-
inr?", ai-d nccatived i0 t.i 7(.
So the bill was KtJECTi-a ; and t!:e
House tadjurued.
AmTi?: he .: petitions presented to-1
was rneby Mr. IJuttler, Irom Ma.
Gen. John Htavk, representing his
r;ece&siot.s circumstances, and pray-
! that the bonntv of the nationa!
veriiment raav be steuded to him in J
the decline of his davs, in conidera- .
tion of Ins faithful services in the de-
t'tice cfhis country ; which was re-
taken on filling the blank in the bill, jcexl them to adot this measure, one ! ; nnced ftfeniiemens, bext Murocco Pumps
o Tvrl hvWr, Col,!,, when there 'of which' was the imnresbn 2T:d be-1 ; hnd tber Shoes, with variety ofcpialitie;
c , , - i . ' . i i. i i f . r k Variety 't Misies Shoes and Child eiiS Lea-
appeared for the motion, .4, ar,d a- i . het that the nav-a?-e waters ot the y lie L,r ly Xp c- v. :dd t
gain.-t it, 74. , , hassamaquoda y hch, by the treaty ;; oa,i Mipp!y, having maile artauememn tor
Tho Sneaker. (Mr. II. Itelson tlien '.of GluMit. i? baid f be part ot the Bav ; Lcvinn? uu a court assortment ot the most
...-- T-. J r M .. T " 1 n 1 W
ferrcd to a se'ect committee. : :t;culars i espectm the sc.io.mer litter
On motion of Mr. Harrison, the j out in this port for supposed particular
committee- on the -Post Otiices & Post !j purposes. It appears, that after car
KoaKs are instructed to enquire- into ! ryiriir auay her main maf, she put in
the expediency of establishing in some 1 1 to Mill Creek, near Hanpion. to n
r.onvenieiit (situation in one of the j nair. when 7 or 8 of !.er crew drsertod
TV'esdern States, a Pranch of the Ge- ;her and came over to Norfolk. On
neral Post- Office- for the:-purpose, ot
xr.akir: contracts for the conveyance '
of the Mail, and tu correct abuses m
tliat Department. !
On motion of Mr. Claiborne, the
President of the United States be re- '
quested to lay before the House a j
statement of the expences incurred i
under the 4th, 6th and 7th article of j
the treaty of Ghent, specifying the i
tems of expenditure in relation to each
edier.
The Kouee thn resolved itself in
to a cemmittee cf the wholes on the re-
Tuirt of-the. select .committee m t!is
15th of D-euiber, i.n the subject of in- j
ternal improvement. I
''iie repcrt of the conimUtee con- j
eludes with the following i eolution :
Pi-fiilvedi That m order to pro;r.,:lc and
r.x- security to the internal, commei ctr a- i j
Xcng.,ine. e.rai siacs , u.c ;
giU.. vi - v k a X .-..- w i
U;- jls, by the:njpr:iven:ent of jm -si niaUs,
urith the t-isent cf the respective.-.states ;
V lvnder more easy and less ex;: -psive j
'the u:ta.is and provisions ntceh ui y 1 jr the ;
-fc: H'.iTian defence, by the construction :
ii itr.rv n .ir.v. witli the. likf .nsseut -S u
rcspt ctive states ; and f r such -c thcr ; - ;
tc r.:-I ia.p"o-1 :(euta a m ;y oe via.i.,
"c;-nsftuti nal. powers of the. genera;
overi.i;;entt it is tNptdiont thatlhe sum
i; -v.- pa d ti the v."nittd Slates, by the
liy.li sc-ciion of the act to incorporate trie
!-eriUrs to the h si:k of the . United.
. ites aud the dividend which shall aris
i'nim tiit-ir shares in its capital stock, be
C'-nsiituted as a fund for internal .impiovc
mcnt. The resolution beinj; read, and the
c nest ion jropounded.'.on its adoption,
some dlsciJHon took place on a mo
tion that the comiiiittec rise, (made
with a view to prevent a discussion of
il)Q principle ot the resolution,) which
was aeciueu m ine negative : alter
which, several gciitletnen delivered
their sentiments on the niaiu subject,
arid a j;ood deal oi dicussion tookjdace
on incidental fpestioi3 wliich arose,
the committee rose without takiug anv
cpir-srion. obtained leave to sit again,
and the House adjourned.
Saturday, ma?ch 7
Mr. Sergeant from the joint coinrnlt
; tt w.hotn the subject uas referred,
tt
reported a resolution tlat the Presi
dent ot the Senate and Speaker of the
llt use "of .Representatives be aufhoriz
ti to adjourn their respective, houses
.r. the loth of April next. Read twice
zi d ordered tn be criiriossed for a third
r.i'iip on Mondav.
'!'!:( house then proceeded to the Or
der of the Day on the question of
r ais and Canals; and the remainder'
ot the day was consumed in debating:
Atfer ronfciderabledebate, the com
.rnittee rose at a late hour, and tle
House a-ljourned.
NOTICE.
npHF, sibsrriltr oilers for sule,an excellent
it-4e.i., tu .didule Creek, about one xnile
v.-.ovr the Stage Road.
D- HrE. SANDERS.
01 3
-ft
... C.
DOUNDART SETTLED.
l)cclarcticm rf tftt Cowmitgitmrr wider the 4th
article of the Treaty of Ghent.
New-York, Nov. 24, 1817.
Sin The undersigned, Commis
sioners appoint! by virtue of the 4th
article of the Treaty of Ghent, have
attended to the duties assigned them ;
and have.decii'ed that Moose Island,
Dudley Island, and Frederick Island,
m the 15;iy ot,i'a?samatuoddy, which
?Ij nipt t tT T?n iwlv rr aiiIi
of them belong to the United States of
America, and tlat all the other Islands
in the Bav of Fissamaouoddy, and the
i i j
Island of Gransi Menan in the Ray of
jFundy, do each ot them belong to His
Britannic Majesty, in conformity with
I the true intent of the second article ofi
the Treaty of Jeacc of one thousand j
seven hundred';nd eighty -three. The ;)
1 Commissioners have the honor to en
j close herewith t eir decis
nun.
i "- In making fh-V decision, it bec&me !
i . . -. ,
i : i , . .i f a. r . -
yi, Ui t'"--V,,,.,,"iri.
jSioners siiouia pu a: pan oi ni uiui-j
idual
several reason indu-;
:of Fumlv, are conmon to both parties:,
- .. . . . . . . .:
-f t.trtlie. purpose f all. lawful, and direct
! con.muiiication witH their own terti-
tone and foreign ports.
The undei-flirntd have the honor to
be, with perfect respect, sir, your obe
dient and humble servants,
JOHN HOLMES.
THUS, li VRCLaY.
TueHon. J Q. AiAife. Secretary ot'Mate.
PIRVCV.
XnrfM. Feb.
From our own er.p:iirie. assisted by
' ! the informatifuv of the keeper of the
"Steatn Boat. Hotel Heading Hoo:n, j
' ;re en..b!ed fo add tte following par- j
'their examination leA?re the . Mav-or
thev stated, that the s iil Svhoonerua
'urchased at a sale about three-ureks
ao, when she was taiied the
"Mar-!
raret of Alexandria'' t'.at
sh.
VI -, i
?o!d, and her n;iu,e chai.ced to!
k Harriet;' after w tC-v was tak'n jj
charge of bv one :1;pIL who v.a-v.in t'
chell had been some t lurking: about
Norfolk, and had ret. a i fed a crew of
about 50 men, which e .embarked on :
board th'i Harsiet, t cruise
Cliesapeake to inter '.rent a
If!
the!
cli:?)cr
nuiit vessel expecteo ip. a vvjtm spe
cie, 'il'.ev were to t posesion ot
tthjs vessel, and, a:t
'et'.inj; to ea ,n !i
her to assume t!c Ye
zuela Ihi'jr, un
tef ,v'nj, J, ( witllojf
v commission I i
, i
' ves nnt v o! ; :
deteruiiuctl jj
tlu. v priim:sod them
inonev. wnicu thev .
to maKe at alt ever::
The men who 1
ate that thev ab.m!:
is soon as they could.
themel es of her my,
- : .' :-- !
infot m;tion. j j
'ed the vessel ;
f-'i i i
. v.. ....... j
cal ..character, t
Ihc Loliector, with I.m r.isur.I alacrity. ;
I ? took advantage of t!ie tiist intimation j
of tins inieiuireuce. ar.i unmei!i.itei y . ,
c i . . 1 1 i i i I
dispatched the Revenue cutter Jeller
on, Capt. '-Ham, in pursuit of trie pi
rates, and it is probable the whole iranir
will be apprehended.
PFhe person named Mitchell, men
tioned in the above article, was ..arrest-,
cd and committed to pj isuu i;i Ralti-
i more, oh Saturday last.j Herald.
THE
DRAWING
. . ,. OF THE
GREAT SURGICAL LOTTERY,
Second Clns".
opinion ;
o nicer' in the Romp v hen -he wavse z-li Virginia side, and rei;diT.thw Street, a an me
ed in York River a bunt 18 months a-o, ! (iftVV tl.e ...ost important part of tlx Tow;,.
.i t . im v t The prosperity of -.'Milton at present, the
upon the charge ot pjrScy. 1 ms. Mt n,m,K. 'flf mvuL V.
JS officially announcetl to t. ke place in the , AMKS LEA, from Caswell Countv-, and
month ot April next, ai V to .finish in 8jitJ? j. G- A. WIU.IAMSOX, from lVrson
days drawing
Tiie Scheji.e, the most brilliant ever offer
ed thepubl.c, coiita.ns, be.i- mu.u impor
t-aiiv prizes-of it'ss deiioxxnna: iiv.
One Prize of lC0,G0O
One i2o,0(
ri 10,000
. The lowest prize is 100 dollars.
l"he prizes are subject to 16 ijer cent.!
. . . . 1 . .
deduction only
Tour thousand Tickets
Ln tiie Scheme,
and not two blanks to a pi ue.
I'l-esent price of tickets S100, 8c Shares-j
proportion, (but will shorjy advance to
gllu) tor sale at
ALLEN 8'
LUCKY OFFICE.
Where was sold in the h rst Class of the a
b) e lyittery, Ticket No-3320, to which, on
Ncw-Yeara Da, was awarded the supeib
prze of
Si 00.000 !
Who sold Ticket No. 10,32.1, a prize of
THIRTY THOUSAND 'DOLLARS.
Orders from distant adventurers(pos paid)
enclosing cash or prize Tickets, will be duly
attendeii to, and early "information fiven to
all adventurers of thrir success. Address
S. & M. ALLEN & CO.
151 JHjrktt'trcs', JhUnmorc. I
. ttnn r kit.- U
TIl BUILDINGS 8c LOTS In Varrenton
belonging- to Thomas Braggy They are
well situated for persons wishing- for a situa
tion to School their Children, and are very
convenient. Apply to
THOMAS BRAGG.
Warrenton,, March 4 63 7t
COTTON.
THK FiTibscnbers inform the inhaV'an's
of the adjacent Countiee, that they will
Purchase n-xtFall and Vinter,.ny quantity
ofSRrlU COTTON, not exceeding 500,000
pounds, if deliver: d at their Factory at the
Great Falls tf Tar River.
EVANS, DONALDSON & CO.
March lo 64 3w
THE IMPORTED HOUSE,
& BLUSTER,
imJTf Will Stand ihj'a Season,
$ T rV atm liable.
1 HAWKINS
Warrencn, March 10. 64
WILLIAM PECK,
8-i Just received, on .commisaion, six
i war
. A. JL
Morocco Bootepa, Kid and Morocco Shoes
of ,he , bt8t quatltie: , bet Morocco &Le.
, thtr ' Walking- baoesi, wit'j a variety of lower'
approved kinds, and offers to ml thnn tor
. 1 P. . . . I . t. . . . I
ri..in..dete Honrs, trci
j 'ijaipr'MVch!
--' " ... ---
i.ioe ie pronrs. ir caait, or uu enori trcaa..
64 2t
NOTICE.
A Li- persons in the bite of Ncrth-Caro-1
V tina, who may have in their profession,
not duly authorised, Arms or any kud of U.
bibles properly cf miliary citBciiption,
will be pleased lo eive immetliate nutico to
the suhc.nber, that nuch property may be
collect d and deposited in the I7iiitcd Slates
military Storehouses,' uid tegular returns
be n ade of the sme.
JAMES WARD,
Military Storekeeper for N. Carolina.
Don hv order of the Officer xt th lie.d
r.f tiie Ordnance and Corain.S3ary Depart- j
in. uts. ;,- ' ....
W lminton, C. Feb 28 64 3v
MILTON LOTb FOR SALE.
j 1 KV TUEKT ha been Uid otTad
! jalninJT the Town ot Milton, (wiiich i
i o be included in the Corporation) leadiiie;
j from ih present .'Main. Street to the mouth
, of the Creel: on which the Town is situated,
: on which Stiff l a number cf Half Acre Lots t
. are nuw offer d f r sale. Two or three I-ts
" line already been a!J,on which the purcha
' acrs are bvic.nd to ert ct commodious hu't'd
: ijfs ;i f "ouse of En;ertainmen, and at the
; o.-W'-r etui of f btretta War;nous,r is coa
tid ied !rr, fur ihc reception ot the nextcropn
- - -
It is contemplated (by the Company, who
are owners ortrw proprt t t biidd a Hridgr
:o.0St i)an tverat he muih of the Street.
which will druw to itth pr duce fr?m the
becoTj interested in its tvor, the location
of a B v"k, thf quantity of .produce,-, (nearlv
atiiouiiT.d 'Hhtla. of Tobacco) already re- i
veiv.'u, 3'iiir.i ;o r. lutai &ovniiiea, leave,
but Jiiile doubt ot it u't'tnaie success, a
the ptr.c'oul market of iLe tipper Country.
j hone wl.o ftel dixpowd t purchase w;l!
find this a in ore Utfojable opportunity than
H hkeiy aion tjcccur as li e Company are
i disposed io f jll u l.btTai terms, (wiiich. iu-
i -1 . i. ...... . k. .i
'"V1' u P""") s.'cn a loey
nvy tau.lt Will prov an accui5it:on to ' tt.e
D, J. ,
110MULU3 M. SAN'DFItS.
Agent lor the t.'onj aay.
' 61 -It
March 4tli, -tSl-S.
.T- -avK- a . a 4 4 l J '
, v AN-AVv xy ,,., th- subscriber abu t the
; v in.wo;.i..i,. iAm ..i... -l-.
on RiM.e U.vjt. Halifax.- countv - Xorth-
Carolina, a .Mul.klto Roy, named i-ATU'l K,
. i. ... -l j . . I c "-... ... o . ..1. ... i. : ,l
51 iojm"-', j 'iu wt un.. n.i,
j Vl:l U'lt til. lU (i 1113 ll(jjicr JMIl ICCili HUT, i
; huid on when he .ient away a round:Jo!it and j
printaloons of cortiel vchet, and a half-worn ;
fx-diion ible hir iiat It is probable lie will en- j
; ! deavor to sjet to Caltimoi e by paiSiH Inmself
ur a f: ee man, under the jfcineofTtir;ck
i i Coo-er, as it is believed hey Tilty
Ixdhirs lewnrd vvdi be naui to. ;.ulfan who
1 wdl vcure sa,d' fd low n any jJf m Norih
j Carolina, V'wj.r.ia or Maryland, and jrire me
j no; ice thereof so that I iet him, or ONE
' JICM1R1-1) AND FIFTY DOLLARa w ill be
j paid for :-'delienn huu fio nie in Mdledj;e-
vjlle, tieorgia.
JOHN A JONES.
Milledeville, Ceo. 12th Jan. o-i. 2m.
NEW-YORK.
j County, Nurth-r'arolinai laving associated
;. themselves with a Gentlema-v in New-York ;
l beg leave to inform their . friends and those
wn-. traie tiiere, tnat tncy nave usen a
Store. No 127, Pearl-street ; where thev
I shall tins Spring open a veiy general and
i extensive assortment of
j DRY GOODS, by the piece only.
! Their acoitaintances are naiticularlv ltvrit-
ed to call, coulident they shall by able, tt !
t)UIU ,U l1 cu.t.atKi'S-(fiom their c'inw.otr in
i 1 .x i .. , A . 1 1 ..... .. . . i . n ............ I . I
terms, and in a manner that will no doubt
givt entire s-tiiiiiction.
Febniary 2J. 61-5'w
The Fresbytex an Church Society
J I AVK appropriated one fourth of Lot No. 1
h ll 164,totneuse ot the C!m:-ch. t have
164,totneuse of the Church. fiave
.divided the res.due into five parcels, three
on hal:siur -street, eacii havintr a ii ont ot 4u
feet, and two on Morgan street, w jih a front
of 45 feet each, 'i iiese pki ceis w ill be sold
at .-Auction, on the Lot, on Saturday the 14di
of. .March, (instant) tor Notes negotiable in
the State Hnnk, at six months. The sites
are good for mechanics and merchants or .
two excellent seats inilit be formed, one oa
each street, tor Dwell.ngs.
There will also be sold, at the same tin
f.ife s"n;lr.v"?ale,ial5tlett elf '
the Lnurcli association such as Spike Nads,
Brads, Putty &.c
The Upmmifee.
;t?
200 DOLLAHS KEW'ATtD,
FOSl my nep-o man JACK, & a younir man
, who calls bis name SAMUEL MOOUE,
who I have g-ood reasons to bel;e?e stole mv
fellow Jack, on the 5 0 January last; he is
about 24 years of ae.5 feet 6 or 7 inches hih,
very red complectttl, has a natural ii)Tkui
h.s riht arm in the bend, the size of dol.
lar. with a black hair growin.unou it; lazSe
eyes, lig-ht hair, by nrofession a sinir.npr, inas
ter had a bottle-frreen .surtout coat, a blue
and brown dress coat; he said he was'lorn
neai-.Sahsbun , V.rth Carolina. Km -grated to
iuc -iMmr?, aim rr.m INeace came here
of, on his riirht hand some trrev hirs, and
Moore, un Jua couvict.cn
JORPH DARSEY
Columbia County, Feb. 14. 64. Zi
NEGROES FOR SALE.
rgHK Subscriber, liv-rg- in Edgecombe
JL. t-CUHtV. r. I - lias four voitn- Xpit'i I
Women, with from two to three Children
-?.ch. with two likely vourc Men. ore of
them a Hufl!,pnd tr one tf e Women, for i
sale upen good term, f r C ,.
geoik;!: jjitoWNRinn.
February 1". 2
FOR SALE,
Vv L&id mid : Improvement a ;
T. YIN; in til county of Casw ell, in two
i separate Tract-?. One tractot 300 a-r
on Count lydire Creek, u ith 50 or f0a re? of
prime low crcunds, aod the whole tract pood
Tobarco Und ; one other Tract,. cta;n:n
upwards of 200 acres, w ithin one mile of the
former tract, a'od..n the neighborhood of Mil
ton. Fur terms, applv to
" A. I IJURNETT.
Caswell county, N C. Ftb. 28 63 3w
RALEIGH :
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1818.
r;
States Iiank.We nro r.on.rnl
. i , . ' r
to hear complaints from different parts
plaints from different p
of the Union of the manner in 'which;
this Institution deals with the JState'
Batiks which have been in the habit of'
receiving deposits of the U. States 'Re
venue, these deposits, for the mu -
tual convenience of the collectors and
the neonle. were receivpd in everv de-
rue peopie, were receieu m every tie-
s.cription of current Bank notes. It
was, of course, expected, from the
friendly professions made fir the I .-nit-)
ed States Bank on its establishment,'
j , . . ... i .. i ....
VMai in w itiinrawine: inese Ueposits into !
the vaults of their Bank, or its Branch
es, the Directors would have been as
accommodating as possible. Rut what!
is the fact ? We understand thev ill !
not receive a check, on, or a note of!
any other Bank (as isusual in settle
ments between other Ranks) nor even
the notes of their own Institution, ex
cept those issued from the particular
Branch which makes the demand the
balance is required in specie! In con
secpuence cf this uncourfeoti9 treat
ment, some Banks, which, from their
situation, it was convenient still to use
for deposit?, have declined receiving
any more on terms so inconvenient
anil disadvantageous.
The Methodist Virginia annual Con
ference commenced on the 26th h!t.
at Norfolk, and closed on the 5th inst.
Bishops M'Kend re, George & Roberts
attended. Among the Ministers and
Preachers appointed for different situ
ation?, we observe that Lewis Skit!-
tnoie is named as Presidinj; Elder in j
Neu.-e River Districtand that the fol
lowing are the Preachers in it, viz.. j
In this city and circuit, II. Hardy and j
A. C. Tread way ; Newbern, 'John T. i
jx. v. x i way , .ewuei n, jonn t . ;
Braim ; lattamuskeet, J. Harris ; j
Beaufort and Straits, S. Rowe ; New j
. -r vc-urs or ate, nnesv cc tris!C, ; j uounie iare. mountlllDr toUrteeTt 1
the ,.u fh:, ,fc.!S.ri?i!!.i patriotic colors also several Nnauiih
I It t -i Krvi i it k ... r -t i i.
v. . it 11.1 S.llil IMll 1 11 lk ri
niacK-compiectefi it is probable he wils pass ! incniic information, there '.7 as a
i for a Servant tn ci'J f..a ..k . i nnrlm. fl K.t.:..i!. ' " 1 At
. r C f r, I ' .""mm juiJVji tnc pail lOllC mOUnitilfTt
i ce, will be nd f TV P. j ty 24 pjunders, and 25C, men. and
in Columbia county. -Geonria:' and one Lm-N DnP "ntin- s xteen Ls pt.an
dred aua fifty dollars for the su-.d s.tnu-! iiann w mn each, waiting fur a S
River, W. D. Barrett ; Black River. 'j The pretnatuie death of this inestimable
W Johnson : Tar River. T. Muire.&S!yunSwo:,-l kas maric a breach inSocU
T Garrard 5 and Roanoake, Thomas
Mobre.
' The Connecticut Methodists. Tho'
the Trustees appointed in their be
half by tiie Legislature, without their
consent, have thought proper to receive ;
the S-5?125 apportioned to them from !
the appropriation made by the Legis-i
J lature from money due to the State
from the General Government for s-er-j;
vices uuring me war,
-i r .l. i. a a
r, for the benefit,
Religion and Lite -
as they state, of
rature," the b;dy of that Society con
sidering
the appropriation v unjust
unequal, arbitrary, and calciilatet! to
u)e.alc .aunur u, u, l c "!
. .. i. i . i . ..r
f ine peopie, pobiLiveiy iciuac yu
j cept the money.
Jllahama Lands. It is said the land
sold the two last weeks at liantsville.
amounts to about three millions of di.d-j
lars. Only eleven township? and ten
! t fractional townships were offered for
1 saje: several tracts brought 70 dollars
i .,.i i:..i
' , 1i,1;,i ori
acre, and very little
YO ""7"
: that was good went for less than 50
dollars an acre. On the-ftrst of March
.eighteen towrships and nine fractions
are to be oid.
Aew States. zn a verv short pet i-
od of time, from one to three yea.
we may expect the erection ot thre
; 'ew states iiois, Missouri and
:. Alabama. The next census will uive
, . . . .
' a great relatne change in the power oi
t j - " r r
brancb of the c&Uu. al leisiaure
some or tne oui suiub, in me popular
. . ... lialtimm, March. C.
Cant. Stoneman.of the britr fommot
dore Perry, arrived at PhiIadc!j)hU nri
W ednesday last, in 9 daysronx Hz
vanna. reports, that on the 12th blL a
Spanish jdoop of war of ?24 guns-put
into Matanzas, after an action of 10
minutes with a.sliip under patriotic co
lors, supposed to be tlie Adm. rowri
she wa3 literally cut to nieces before
j she made her escape, arid wjth didi-
! "ers at the ftarne funel From 3U.
sh'p
4
vea-
tw6
derJ
na-
nish Fry-ate which was enected from
Vera Cruz, with 85.000,000. Just ar
rived from Jamaica, the Saliburv. 74.
j Admiral Douglass, to proceed forEim
j land v ith 22,000,000 in spbii.-.
oa Tffs r.toidTxa..
.'7 Reply to. the Sailor.
'AVell, Mr. Sailor, I suppose you thtn:
ycu hzve piven to mv question a correct
mswer; but I can assure vou. Sir, I do
not jrcccgiiize it as such. N'or do I coni-der-ypu
as one of those who, I observed,
wercthrusht to know much, wh.e bruir.s
i.aa Deen pu;-.zlca to find the answer, or
you vculd have found out that vou -could
never have reached our antipodes while
yc-u continued to move in a phne or paral
lel cf the latitude of Ralcitjli. Y u ch wr
vouransvv-er by asking a simple quests.
op1cenoo;h. indeed .' bar not m-resiii-ple
than he must be who asks it, if lie ima-
Kir.es that our supposed traveller would
one minute be- told bv the mha
s his way that it was Sur.dav, and the next
: mmuie.that it was .Moudav, piercly bcr
j cause in that minute he had passed our
antipocies while it was Monday with h;.;
i I anCl t!m tcx, bcin in the mcritllaii
t wit tne sun, and thus niakiiitr on" half of
, the -;imi, - ,, .,: .;. "a 1
Monday. It .this, Sir, is the way you
endeavouring to answer the question.
are.
see it iu cannot discover ,the absurdity of
yuuv aoiuuon ; cr, it ycu Wuidd be undec-
; ; , W4 443 us uiai iiicnit isnoon-'
1 w,th us baiiday. that M-n.Iay thea
1 1 V.V. ,'k"",u ni-w.es, ocinj; ruexr
. t midiiivrlit : and that u'ipn i .,-!...,
I a. ) . ' i i.y u,ia t& u
noon there, that Mondav c-.nmencrs with
uv. I say, it this be all you are telling us,
Mr. S.uior, it would be hard to fir.d a cob
bler or a tinkvr wiio could not ttU us as
much. Tiie Reader could Ls leaciiiy have
told the Sailor In what latitude and longi
tude our antipodes lay, as th- Sailor ha
told him. I was about to close, v Uhouc
telling you that the speed of our supposed -traveller,
swift as y u have found he n mst
oe to get round in 24 hours, while he o n
tinued in a parallel of the latitude of K,
leigh, must yet be considerably increa ed.
iic loceviate so ir irom tiiis latitude
as to pass our antipodes in his circuit. If
I understand you rightly, you have ye to
learn, Mr. Sailor, that if you were at Ra
leigh on the 22d of March, you would have
to sail a g(.od ip to the southward befuro
you Would tiud the sun in vour zenith.
-A BK'AhRH.
17 "e have the pleasure U. state, that:
the celebrated Singer, Mr. Includo.v,
from London, will be here co-d'ty, m his
way to Charleston, and will tive us vnc
cver.ing's Entertainment.
MARRIED,
In 'this vicli:ity, on Tuesday list, Mr;
Theophilus Sanders to Mi?s Angclinaf
Wnitaker, ycur.gtst daughter cf John
Whiukcr, Esq.
In (iates c unty, lately, Mr. Edward
Haughton toIiss Abs. Walton, daughter
ci .Mr. lien ry Vvatf-n.
DIED.
At tiie seat of her father Dr. Evacs, s
. thc Qaklands, in Va- lately, in the Vcr
; bloom cf life, Lydinta, tht v. ife of Vi.
, Miller, Esq. late Governor of this State.
cty wnicn win not casii)"ue hllcd to her
husband and family her loss is irreparable.
Mirk miist thc ravages affile and time,
' W here worth lies burnrd in its lovel.tst
prime i
V u er e youth s extitiguish'd fires no loago
burn,
"And beauty slumbers in the mould'riutj
urn.
At Fail field, Ncv-IIanover county, a
few weeks since, Mrs. Jane Sampson,
lict 0f "the l ite Michael S imnson. Kso.nf
; sa
jllrvt -
.. .
amiDson county.
Siie was universally be-
ed and respected bv all who had tn-
! joyed thc pleasure of her acquaintance
' Her death will be long regret:et by these
ivhom she relieved by ht r chanty ; h
! those to whom she administered relief iri
i "i,
i sickness, and by a lai T,e cu-cle of fno.dj
and
relatives who often partwk liocrad
of Iter hospitality To hfrr atu;cti )iat2
children her death w ould be ai.nost insup
portaulei but tor the consolatory relit c-.
lion that they have abundant evidence tor
beliex inij th'it their dear mother has made
a happ) exchange, and has gone to enjoy
the iociety of the redeemed in thc prcier.ee
of God.
lu Newborn, c.1 thc 2Cth olt. Mrs. l'o
nelope Eta bes.
At Washii'Lton, in this State, cn the 2d
inst. Mrs. Mary Gaven, widew cf the bite.
James Gaven. And ru tiie 3d in-t. Mrs.
Sally H. Keais, w idov; of tTie late William
Kea'is, collector of the port.
In Hyde county, on tiie 23d ult. s.
Matilda Seiby, consort ot Mr. John S i v.
And t,n the'i:6t!:, Rottieas Martin, Es'p
sheriff cf lUid couruy.
At NVw -Orleans. cn t!i5 lOh of Sept.
Ust, Dr. Win. Hudgens, a native cf tij5
State, of thc prcvaitipg ed Jcer.
An arrel's arm cant Mitch hiin iront tim
euve, ,
LeVioffi of anfcf! e vi l conhr.e him lucre