which nobody in this part of the world can read without a smile: "We are informed that a stout, healthy young woman who is on the point of lying in, is already engaged as wet nurse for the child expected to be born next month, of the Princess Charlotte!!! The person so engaged, is the wife of a respectable yeoman near Claremont." The Prince of Saxe Cobourg has presented his royal bride with a box of beautiful tabinets, just imported from Ireland, by his Serene Highness's order. Who paid for them? The duke of Clarence lately gave a splendid ball and supper to 400 persons. "Who paid the piper?" BRITISH REVENUE. In a London paper. A return in part has been made of the gross produce of the ordinary revenues of Great Britain during the last twenty years, together with the aggregate payments made out and into the Exchequer; we shall give in brief the sum total of each year:-Year ending Jan. 1798 Total Rev. 126,620,629 do. 1799 do defraying the expenses of writers prosecuted for doctrines favorable to human freedom. M. Lafitte, governor of the bank of France, and the duke of Broghe, member of the chamber of peers, are to receive the subscriptions and apply them. A horrid duel has occurred at Bordeaux between two brothers, Messrs. de C; one of them remain. ed dead upon the spot; the other returned home and blew his brains out with a pistol. At the request of the French academy, the corIvette Urania has been fitted out, and sailed from Toulon on the 17th Sept. to proceed to measure the extent of the austral hemisphere, to make ob servations on the intensity to the magnetic powers, and different experiments interesting to natural history. An expedition has sailed from Brest to take possession of French Guayana. Count St. Cyr is appoint ed governor of the province. Paris, Sept. 22. The tables of deaths and births 33,632,337 drawn, up by the twelve municipalities of Paris for 38,885,024 the year 1816, present the following results:37,741,823 The number of deaths in 1816 am.ounted to 39,673,220 19,801; in 1815, to 21,549; the difference, 1,748 less 41,931,747 in 1816. 42,760,895 Of this number, 12,484 died at their own homes, 50,064,143 viz. of the male sex, 6,176; of the female, 6,313.55,041,771 In this class is comprehended 278 bodies deposited 58,761,859 at the Morgus, and 7,312 who died in the military 64,805,295 and civil hospitals, viz. of the male sex 3683; of the 67,050,618 female 3629. 70,240,226 The number of persons who died of the small pox, 74,04,543 during the year 1816, was 150, viz. of the male sex 71,113.588 79, of the female 71. The number in 1815 was 190; 70,435,679 being 40 more than last year. 79,448,111 The suicides during the year 1816 amounted to 81,334,292, 183, viz. 122 men, 66 women. In 1815 they were 85,311,106 only 175. 73,022,675 The births in 1816 amounted in the whole, to 22,366, viz. of the male sex 11,584, of the female 10,782. The number of deaths, being 19,801, the births exceed them by 2,565. do Our readers will be struck at the prodigious increase in so short a space of time, the gross taxes have been more than doubled in the course of ten years. TRANCE. A man pretending to be the emperor Napoleon, escaped from St. Helena, has been arrested and sentenced to five years imprisonment. The duke of Ragusa reviewed the troops at Lyons on the 7th Sept. and on the next day the trial of 22 "insurgents" commenced-the cross of the legion of honor had just before been sent to three cannoniers of the national guard. It is supposed there had been some new disturbance at that place. In 1816, there were 278 persons drowned, viz. 222 men 56 women. SPAIN. We have a report received at Boston, that Spain has declared war against Portugal. In the case of Mr. Meade, dungeoned at Cadiz, we have a singular evidence of the candor of the Spa nish government. It appears, that on the remon strance of our minister, Mr. Erving, a royal public order was issued for his release, and at the same time a secret direction, under the royal signature, was The French papers are filled with accounts of given to keep him confined! These facts reach us their elections. They appear to have been conduct-in the most confidential shape and seem as if they ed without confusion. The deputies chosen are generally reputed to be of the liberal or revolutionary party, and the "legitimates” are said to be greatly alarmed. The French seem very uneasy under the army of Occupation-but the allies have absolutely refused to make any speedy dimunition of it. The accounts from France about the vintage are contradictory-it is probably short of the usual quantity. Marshal Oudinot has addressed the national guards at Paris, who it was stated were about to take a side in conducting the elections. A superb engraving has been exhibited at Paris, with wonderful eclat; it represents 3600 American militia, obtaining a victory over 12,000 veteran troops at New Orleans, A public subscription had been opened in Paris. for the support of the liberty of the press, and for might be relied upon. Glorious Ferdinand—illustri ous petticoat-maker for the virgin Mary! There is a report that England has proposed a relinquishment of her claims against Spain, for supplies and maintenance of the British army, in return for a cession of the island of Cuba. These claims are said to amount to fifteen millions of pounds sterling. It is mentioned, in the praise of Ferdinand's wife, that she has determined to act as wet nurse to her daughter. How is it that when this sort of folks do the duties of men and women that they should be so applauded? The king of Spain has formally ratified the trea. ties with the allied powers, which relate to the future destination of the dutchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastella, now possessed by the ex-empreas Maria Louisa. By these treaties the reversion of the said dutchies is secured to the infant don Charles Louis, son of the queen of Etruria, sister to the the bodies were dreadfully mangled-two ramrods King of Spain, and who is meanwhile to receive the were found in the body of Martins. states of Lucca, with certain stipulated assignments till the reversion takes place. NETHERLANDS. Another London paper mentions a new revolution in Brazil at Parniba, 80 leagues north of Pernambuco-at which place a foreign vessel had arrived with 3000 stand of arms. This report is probably "SPANISH AMERICA," &c. The army of the Netherlands were to assemble, for inspection, between the 15th Sept. and the mid- unfounded. dle of Oct.-88,000 men were to be under arms. (A| part of these is militia.) GERMANY. The eminent mercantile house of Franzius and Co. at Leipsic has suspended its payments. The amount of its engagements are said to exceed 3,000,000 of Dutch guilders. The late garrison of Juan Fernandez, about 200 men, had given themselves up to the patriots, and arrived at Valparaiso on the 9th of July.. A Boston paper says-We learn that the grand jury of the United States for this district have returned bills against John Palmer, Thomas Wilson, The monument of general, MOREAU, stands on and Barney Galleghan, part of the crew of a patriot the field of battle something more than a mile from privateer, for piracy. Dresden, and though extremely simple, consisting It is reported the court of Russia will invite the of one granite stone, is very impressive. It is sur- of other courts of Europe to prohibit the fitting out mounted with a bronze helmet, wreath and sword. privateers, and exportation of arms, &c. to the Spa-. The inscription is merelynish patriots, and to declare pirates all their priva"MOREAU der Held fiel hier an der seite ALEXANDERS." teers which shall appear in the European seas. The hero, MOREAU, fell here by the side of ALEXANDER. also proposes a common league for the extirpation 7000 Wirtembergers emigrated to Russia, last of piracy. Austria has prohibited the exportation of arms to Spanish America. summer. SWEDEN. The old king of Sweden is so unwell and infirm, that nearly all the royal duties have devolved on Bernadotte. It Queer things happen at Buenos Ayres. The Portuguese have invaded and actually possess a part of the territories of the United Provinces, yet several Portuguese vessels, sent into Buenos Ayres as pri A Turkish corvette has arrived in Sweden, with zes had been taken possession of by the govern a cargo of cotton, &c. from Egypt-amd will return ment, and, it was supposed, would be restored.laden with cannon, &c. presents from the crown We do not understand this. prince. Gen. Artigas, the patriot chief in Paraguay, keeps In Sweden, they continue to work at the grand the Portuguese closely blocked up in Montevideo, canal, between the North Sea and the Baltic, across and beats them whenever they venture from their the Swedish provinces. This canal commences at works. Gothemoury, and will finish at Soederkoeping, an The British are pretending to make great exerextent of 36 Swedish miles. The expense is estitions to prevent the shipment of men and military mated above 7,500,000 crowns. More than half the stores to South America-but they are shipped in canal is finished, and the whole is calculated to be large quantities. Completed in 6 or 7 years. [One Swedish mile is from 5 to 6 English.] · According to the table describing the civil state of Sweden, 344 children at the breast, were, during the year 1814, smothered by their mothers or nurses while asleep: and in the following year the number of innocent victims who died through this kind of imprudence amounted to 369. A 74 gun ship has lately been launched at Carlsecrona, said to be the finest in the Swedish navy, the restoration and increase of which appears to be a peculiar object of the government. RUSSIA. The patriot privateers off Lisbon and Cadiz are severely scourging the commerce of Spain and Portugal. There is a report that the patriot and royal armies in Upper Peru have come to an understanding, and concluded an armistice preparatory to a cooperation of their forces to release themselves wholly from the sway of the mother country. Several heavy privateers have sailed from Buenos Ayres-one of them called the Consequentia, carries 40 guns and 300 men. From a London paper.-Brown, the ci-devant Buenos Ayres admiral, who, it will be remembered, A Russian squadron is to proceed to Tunis to had his ship seized by a government vessel in the obtain satisfaction for an insult to the Russian West Indies, is now in this country. He came here for the purpose of claiming of the British govern flag: The rudders of several British vessels, suspected ment the restoration of his vessel, &c.-The Spaof smuggling, had been taken off at the port of Arch-ish government, however, were beforehand with angel, in order to detain them until the pleasure of him. They claimed the vessel as their property, the Russian government should be known respectwhich government gave up to them, and rejected, in toto, the suit of admiral Brown. ing them. An article from St. Petersburgh mentions that the emperor Alexander was to quit the capital about 1st of September, to be absent 15 months, on a journey through his empire, to inspect the different garrisons and troops.. FLORIDA. Affairs at Amelia remain unsettled. Gov. Hubbard died on the 19th ult. after a few days illness. Col. Irwin appears to succeed him as the head of the "American" party. Prizes continued to arrive -among them were vessels with slaves; but sales 1500 houses have been destroyed by fire at Smyrna. of prize goods had not been extensively effected TURKEY. BRAZIL. on account of the contentions of parties. Com. A London paper says-Recent accounts from the Champlain had not yet arrived. Capt. Elton, in the Brazils state that every thing was tranquil in that U. S. brig Saranac, was closely watching the proquarter-the letters state that Martins and two ceedings at Amelia-he had sent five vessels into priests had been shot, not hanged. The governor Savannah for adjudication, and it is reported that of Babia had published his displeasure at the man-he intended to overhaul the Morgiana, of 18 guns, ner of execution. The military fired five times- when she left the port. THE PLAGUE. Eighty persons per day were dying of the plague at Algiers. Nothing was attempted to arrest the progress of the malady. It rages dreadfully at Constantinople. The governor of Gibraltar has announced that he has received official information that the plague was increasing in Algiers, the number of deaths in the city alone, amounting to 150 per day. CHRONICLE. -be is a native of Calvert county, in this state, and has brothers who reside in this city. The U. S. brig Saranac has taken possession of a British vessel and sent her to Savannab, which had been captured by a schooner from Amelia island, the conduct of whose officers and crew makes them deserve to be called and treated as pirates. Governor Wolcott has appointed Thursday, the 27th of November, to be observed throughout the state of Connecticut, as a day of public thanksgiv ing, &c. Appointments.Com. Barney has been appointed Baltimore, are, two baskets made of water-meilin Among the late presents to Peale's museum, at naval officer of the port of Baltimore, in the place seeds, by a young lady of Virginia-two fathers of Col. Ramsay, deceased-and Paul Bantelou, esq. made of spun glass, from Liverpool-and a dress also a soldier of the revolution, marshal of the dis-made of fishes entrails trict of Maryland, vice Thomas Rutter, esq. deceas ed. Naval promotions.-The following promotions have lately been made of officers in the navy. Capt. Alexander S. Wadsworth, captain of the S. ship Independence. Isaac H. Williamson esq. is elected governor of New-Jersey. The emigration form Europe to the United U.States, is estimated in London to exceed 1000 weekly. [Much overrated.] Lt. Wm. B. Finch, to command the U. S. brig Prometheus. ship in William and Mary college, tendered to him, Thomas Cooper, esq. has declined the professor. from previous engagements. Lt. John R. Madison, to command the U. S. schooner Lynx, vice licut. Storer, ordered to the Con-ult, publishes the marriage of "Miss Steady Habit Connecticut. The Hartford Mercury of the 14th gress. Mr. Lloyd of Massachusetts, from ill health, has resigned his seat in the house of representatives of the United States. The U. S. ship Franklin, of 74 guns, has arrived in the Chesapeake to receive Mr. Rush, our minister to the court of London; after landing him she will proceed to the Mediterranean to relieve the Washington. A steam-boat is building at St. Stephens, Alabama, to navigate the Mobile. The country is filling most rapidly with people. The light house on Beaver Tail, at the entrance of Newport harbor, R. I. is very brilliantly lighted by gas. Survey. The United States schooner Hornet, lient. WILKINSON, arrived at Norfolk, having completed the survey of the coast assigned him by the government, from cape May to Sandy Hook. A vessel from Gottenburg has brought to Boston, in irons, one of the late crew of the schooner Platts burg, of Baltimore, which murdered the master and supercargo, and carried that vessel into Norway. A vessel has arrived at New York from London with three hundred kegs of dollars for the United States bank. Another at Boston, via Gibraltar, brought 35,000, &c. &c. Military-Major Bradford, with a detachinent of United States riflemen, and accompanied by major Long, topographical engineer, has left St. Louis for the purpose of establishing a military post on the Arkansas, near the Osage boundary. Some late outrages of the Spaniards and Indians have proba bly caused this procedure. Connecticut to the American Republic." West's picture is exhibiting at Philadelphia. Banks. There are several propositions before banks. the legislature of Vermont for the establishment of There is no bank in Vermont at present; and, sincerely wishing well to that patriotic state, we hope for the rejection of every proposition of the sort, at |least until money-matters are better settled than they now are. United States' bunk-a branch is to be established at Pittsburg. the admission of the Missouri territory into the Married at the house of Stephen Girard, esq. in The cotton crop in Mississippi has failed-the progress of the rot has been unprecedented, and calculated upon. a deficiency of not less than an half is confidently TENNESSEE.-Nashville, Oct. 10. The exports from West Tennessee to Orleans, last year, amounted to something more than a million and a half of dollars, in the following articles, viz: 10,000 hhds. tobacco Butter, lard and tallow Castings $1,000,000 100,000 50,000 $5,000 50,000 200,000 20,000 100,000 No cause of complaint.-An American seaman, (says the Baltimore Patriot) recently arrived in this city, who was impressed from the ship Canton, of this port, while at Calcutta, in India, in 1789 or 1799, when 14 years of age--having been detained in the British service from that time until about 6 months after the peace, a period of 24 years, when Horses, sheep, and beef cattle. Exclusive of the cotton sent to Kentucky and up he was discharged, while in India, and left to gain the Mississippi, and the horses, hogs and cattle his native country as he could, in a destitute situa-sent to the northward and southward, amounting tion. at least to one half of a million more. He served on board the Belliquex, Albion, and Diadem, ships of the line, the Lord Duncan frigate, terday visited the American admiral's ship Wash Naples, Aug. 12. Prince Henry, of Prussia, yes. and several other vessels, and occupied the bloomington of 74 guns, and was received with great ceand vigor of his life in the service of Great Britain remony, by com. Chauncey, NEW SERIES. No 12-Vor. I] BALTIMORE, NOVEM. 15, 1817 [No. 12-VOL. XIII. WHOLE No.324 THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURK. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, ACCOMMODATION-Many gentlemen have been and introductory remarks to an estimate from sccustomed to make their reinittances and commu- the United states Gazette," published in the nicate their orders to the editor of the WEEKLY WEEKLY REGISTER of the 4th ultimo, together REGISTER, through their members of congress-to with my duty to TRUTH, as it presents itself to facilitate this course of proceeding and to transact other business belonging to the establishment, the my understanding, imposes this responsibility editor designs to visit Washington, and remain upon me, and I have reconciled myself to meet there the first week of next session. He will take it, in the plainness and simplicity that belongs with him a few sets of the work, complete in 12 to the negative side of this argument. And, as vols. handsomely bound, which he will dispose of from the approaching session of congress, and the probable occupancy of my pages with other matter, I may not have room to refer to this subject again, I shall state my objections to it at length. to members of congress, and others, as follows For the 6 years, or 12 vols. extra supplements to vols. 5, 7, 8, & 9', Binding the 12 vols. at 87 cts. 30 4 10 50 $44 50 Some sets will be bound in Russia leather-which however, much might be said, let us throw the To avoid one point of dispute, about which, is not only as handsome but more durable than any Gazette calculation," with every idea of exother, besides serving as a protector to a whole case of books against insects accustomed to injure pense, in the back ground, as of no importance them. The binding of those will be 1 124 per vol. whatsoever and strike at the root of the affair, or $47 50 for the set. by making some other calculations for ourselves: bearing in constant recollection, that the "colonization scheme" has for its ostensible purpose a reduction of the colored people of the United states. The National Intelligencer will please to copy the above, and insert it 4 times, in the tri-weekly paper. The Colonization Scheme. TO "HOWARD;" A writer in the "Delaware Watchman." It has always appeared to me that the great error into which the projectors and friends of this plan have fallen, is in their idea of the SIR-I had the pleasure to publish in my mistake. We know that the colonies planted power of emigration. This is a very common last paper the very polite and interesting letter by England, Spain and Portugal, for examthat you honored me with, through the "Delaware Watchman." The great importance of ples, within the last 200 years, have already the subject requires that all should have a cor- ber of inhabitants than their mother countries. acquired, or soon will possess, a greater numrect understanding of it; and the courteous And I will agree that the United States, (sup manner in which it was addressed to me, espe- posing that land could be had, and our blacks cially entitles it to my consideration and re- were willing to emigrate to it) might establish In an ardent zeal to effect the grand pur- assume and support a rank amongst nations. I a colony in Africa, that, in a few years, could pose aimed at, I will not yield to any person; it concede this, for the sake of the argumentis a matter that has occupied my thoughts from because I expect to shew that such a colony early youth; but, alas! my mind is still benight-would afford us no sensible relief as to the vast ed as to a plan, or proper course of proceedings; and daily increasing incumbrance under which to bring it about, unless the things proposed we labor. at the end of this letter may tend to it: and mark. their operation will be much too slow for my grants to the country that forms the United All Europe has served as a nursery for emiwishes. But the patriotic mind would feel much satisfaction in a well grounded confidence States; and, certainly, the people of that quarter of the world have had greater inducements that the time may arrive when there shall be no casts or classes in the republic, except such *Since this paragraph was writen, the report of as belong to superior intelligence and virtue. sir James L. Yeo to the British admiral y, respect. I truly regret, sir, that I have to confessing the state of things at Sierra Leone, as laid before myself unconvinced by your arguments. I parliament, has reached me. From this report it would gladly have found a resting place in is very questionable if any good has resulted from them for my anxieties on this subject. Nor do the settlements made in Africa with a view to check I like to oppose any one that looks toward our n abitants. The report is long-but we shall en the slave trade and ameliorate the condition of, the object, lest I might be suspected of lukewarm-deavor to give it a place. It would appear that the ness about it. I am not so. But the serious project on which so much money has been expend! danner in which you have treated my few hasty led will fail. Vol. Xill.-12. to leave the bones of their ancestors and fly to But, further---it is the free blacks that we a strange land, than can be presented to our would colonize. Their situation, in every re[free] black population to cause their emigra- spect, is better, much better, than that of the tion to Africa. The strongest of all the pas-laboring classes in Europe. The chief things sions that prevail in the human heart, and that that they are deprived of, are the right of suffor which mon will encounter the severest pri- frage and of becoming rulers over the people. vations, is that which we term the liberty of They may acquire property and hold it more conscience. For every rational being that thinks securely than their class can do in Europe. Nay, upon his CREATOR at all, (and there are few in several of the states they are citizens, and that do not sometimes feel themselves to be ac- may elect and be elected. And, if they are countable creatures) fixes his belief firmly in denied the right of suffrage, they are also exthis, that no civil authority can legally inter-cused from military duty and exempted from pose itself between him and his GoD: and mil- taxation. But the labo ing European, with no lions on millions of white men in Europe, that more influence in the choice of his rulers than are quite as much debased and as really slaves is possessed by our slaves in an election of their as the blacks are in America, would resist, at masters, is subject to military law, and comthe cannon's mouth, an attempt to force them pelled to contribute to the revenues of the state, into an unapproved form of worship,-though &c. &c. they acknowledge a right, or at least bow to Besides the deficiency of inducement thus the power, in certain men to command their stated, there is also a want of intelligence, and personal services, even unto death itself. We of means, in our blacks, compared with the have conclusive evidence of this in the vast whites of Europe, to emigrate,---speaking of conscriptions and impressments that have been them generally, the free and those that may be nade within the last twenty years to carry on emancipated. For although, as before stated, the wars and gratify the unhallowed lusts of the bulk of the population of Europe are essenkings. Now, rude and unpolished as they are, tially slaves, still there are amongst them more and mere machines as they have been turned in- intelligent persons,and more that have acquired to,--will any believe that the emperor of Russia some property, proportionally, than there are could conscript 600,000 men, and, having arm- among our blacks--because the former have not ed and disciplined them, compel them to re- to contend with the prejudices that operate ceive the harmless rite of circumcision?----or against the latter on account of the color of that Great Britain could impress 100,000 sea- their skins, &c. That intelligence and those men, man her fleets with them and send them means are of great consideration in effecting a to Rome, to render them good Papists? No:-- yet both submit to a personal servitude that should force your ladyship into his bed, don't you rends the tenderest connections for an un-think your husband might lawfully promote an aslimitted period of years, and which puts their sociation for extirpating such a brutish Tarquin?" lives into hourly jeopardy. Herein is made The lady with downcast eyes, and a countenance out the case that the white slaves of Europe covered with a rosy blush, answered-"The case have much greater inducements to seek liberty now put, sir, is undoubtedly harder than the forin America, than our blacks (even the slaves) can have to seek it in Africa; for the former are more or less restrained by church establishments to which all do not agree; whereas the latter may be said to possess freedom of science. It was the want of this freedom that be bitter, against the dissenters, resolved to put to caused our country to be peopled as it is.* con mer. But as the whole sin should be the king's, and kings are answerable to God only, I do not think my husband could lawfully do any thing towards vindicating his honor by violence." The gentleman knowing that the lady was like all the other votaries of passive obedience, staunch for the established church, and bitter, if a lady can her one question farther, which he did as follows ➡"Give me leave, madam,” says he, “to ask you once more; suppose the king should order your lady. ship to go to meeting?" "What," says she, rising *After I had written this paragraph, I happened 10 recollect that among my ten thousand scraps of paper there was an anecdote that would bear direct-in a lovely passion which enlivened every feature, ly upon it so I hunted it up and present ite PASSIVE OBEDIENCE. with eyes sparkling, lips quivering, and bosom heav. ing, "me to a wicked, schismatical, presbyterian In the mad times of Sacheverel, says Burgh in his meeting!" These opprobrious words she had learn Political Disquisitions, when many seemed willing ed from the parson of the parish. “I would kill to go all lengths in obedience to authority, a man him,"says she, (clenching her pretty, little, weak soft of sense took some pains to give a lady, a friend of his, juster notions than she had of the limits of obedience "Suppose," says he, "madam, that the king should seize, by a quo warranto, your husband's estate, and make him, and yourself and children beggars; would you think resistance unlawful?”— "I should have much cause of complaint," says the lady, "but (raising her pretty eyes to heaven) we must not resist the Lord's anointed." "But, madam, I will put a harder case still. Suppose the king! hand, which made the gentleman hope he should have the pleasure of a box on the ear, of which however he was disappointed,) "if I were to die for it, sooner than he should make me enter the door of a conventicle." "If," says the above author, "a weak, delicate woman could be thus roused in the defence of what she called her religious liberty, surely a man ought to suffer emasculation as soon as to yield himself a voluntary slave." |