ed in form by the people and conducted to the house prepared by the nation for the residence of its chief magistrate, now sufficiently repaired of its Gothic damages to accommodate him and his family; though not yet wholly finished or furnished. citizen, as violating our treaty in some shape. Mr. Anderson is a very efficient, and, we believe, spirited officer, and therefore, not disposed to submit to any national insult. The present bey of Tunis is a very quiet respectable man, and not in the least, The marine corps.-It will be recollected that a disposed to quarrel with us; he has however two court martial lately decidedon its own incompetency sons that are finished rascals, and who, unfortunateto hear and decide upon certain charges made ly, have great influence in that government. We against lieut. col. Wharton, of the marines; and the can make no further impression on the Tunisians National Intelligencer of Saturday last says-"The than to capture their squadron, which is extensive, army court martial, convened in this city for the and to blockade their ports, as there is not a suffi trial of certain charges preferred against an officer cient depth of water for our large vessels to apof marines, yesterday adjourned sine die, having de-proach sufficiently near to their principal fortress; cided, under the 68th article of the rules and arti-and the city of Tunis is near eight miles from the cles of war, that they were incompetent, alone, to sea. They have much to lose, however, in a con try a marine officer, though officers of the army test with us; and we have something to gain, not might be placed on a court with marine officers for only by the formation of a new treaty, more honora that purpose. This appears to be a question here-ble than the present one, but by destroying a very tofore undecided, and which it may prove benefici- extensive commerce which is carried on with that al to the service to have now definitively settled." power".] Naval warfare.-A volume in boards with plates, United States' six per cent, stocks have sold at 110, price 20s. has just been published at London to "con- during the present week, in Baltimore!-The cause quer facts by argument" and show the superiority of this is a foreign demand. Our's are the only of the British in their war with the United States, stocks in the world above par; our's is the only ci by sea. vilized government that is not borrowing money.— Mediterranean squadron.-Capt Cox, arrived at How glorious is the "tide of successful experiment" Norfolk from Gibraltar, informs, "that the United-how sweet the practical evidence of the fact, that States, sloop of war Peacok, Capt Rodgers, arrived man is best fitted to govern himself!-May we cheat Gibraltar some time in June last, from Algiers, rish our republican institutions, and every day be for the purpose of procuring provisions: as the strengthened in our love of them. plague was known to be raging at Algiers, the Pea- Cash-The specie for the U. States' bank, agrees cock was compelled to ride quarantine, and it so ably to the late arrangements made in Europe, is happened that when she was permitted to have com-rapidly pouring in from London, Lisbon, and the munication with the shore, there was not an article West Indies. 800,000, or a million, of dollars arof salt provisions to be purchased in the whole rived within the last 8 or 10 days, for the bank, beport of Gibraltar. Immediately, however, at the re-sides considerable quantities to private individuals quest of the American consul, the governor of that Died, at Westport, Ms. on the 7th inst. Paul place, Gen. Dox, supplied capt Rodgers with what- Cuffee, a very respectable and well known man of ever he required, out of the public stores, requiring color, as a merchant sea-captain, and philanthroonly that the same should be replaced by our consul The Peacock sailed from Pist. He was a member of the society of Friends, as soon as convenient. or Quakers, and much esteemed by all classes of Gibraltar up the Mediterranean, on the 28th of people, for his morality, truth and intelligence. June. The conduct of Gen. Dox, in this instance, acShameful. It is stated that a concert "under the cords with his usual deportment to our countrymen, patronage of several respectable gentlemen" is to be which we have frequently heard spoken of in the given at Philadelphia, at "the superb rooms of warmest terms of commendation." Washington Hall" for the benefit of Mary Baker, We have seen a letter from a gentleman at Gib- or Miss Carraboo, the infamous impostor, that raltar says the editor of the New-York Gazette, da- lately arrived there from England. We hope this June 21, stating that the writer had conversed with is not true. If she must have a concert, let it be an officer belonging to the United States ship Pea-held in some place fitting her character and concock, just arrived at that place from Algiers and Tu-duct; not in Washington Hall. nis. From the latter place they had brought our Plattsburg, Sept. 6.-It has long been regarded of consul, Mr. Anderson, who was induced to leave the first importance to the interest of the northern there, owing to his having been treated in a manner section of this state, that the intercourse between that would not justify his remaining longer the re- lake Champlain and the river St. Lawrence and lake presentative of the United States.-The bey, for Ontario, should be facilitated by good roads. The some time previous to his departure, would not al-events of the late war have forcibly demonstrated low him to come into his presence, in consequence the necessity of a good road from this place west. of his refusing to kiss his highness' hand. He has also detained there an American citizen, for demand ing payment for property sold his highness' to the amount of several thousand dollars. The Peacock left them getting their fortifications in order, and it is the general opinion that there will be a brush with them, soon after her joining the squadron at Marseilles. She will sail as soon as she can get in a supply of provisions and water. ward, in carrying on a frontier war. And it is with much pleasure we state that this work is going on, in pursuance of orders from the president of the United States, as mentioned in our last paper.About 230 of the 6th regiment, under the immediate command of It. col. Snelling, have been engaged with the utmost zeal and activity, since Friday, the 29th ult. The troops will work until the 1st of November, and it is calculated that 16 miles of the road [The editor of the National Advocate doubts the will be completed the present season. It is the deterabove report, at least as to any offence being taken at mination of the officers engaged in this service, to the ceremony of kissing hands, which has been con- make a permanent road-one that shall do honor to stantly observed at Tunis by the agents of every the regiment, and be of service to the country, and civilized nation. "We should rather imagine, that as far as they have already gone this determination the cause was unlawfully imprisoning an American has been rigidly adhered to. NEW SERIES. NO 5-Vat. I] BALTIMORE, SEPTEM. 27, 1817. [No. 5-Vos XIII. WHOLE NO.317 THE PAST THE PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. DILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. For an explanatory ad¿ress respecting the agen Error of Punctuation. cies of the WEEKLY REGISTER, see page 69. It is The following letter from Com. PORTER to the edi of some interest to many of them, and I hope it will be generally read by my subscribers. tor, affords a singular demonstration of the im portance of a correct punctuation. That gallant officer is kind enough to believe that the error did not originate with us. This is the fact. The letter referred to was copied from the National Intelligencer, of July 19, 1814-on turning to which we find that it was copied cor rectly. The error, most probably, was made in the hasty transcription of the official letter for the press; and it has such a character that no man, without a knowledge of the facts of the case! could detect it. The editor, again, most respectfully tenders his thanks to the gentlemen that have so liberally me his request about forwarding their subscriptionmoney in advance. The relief thereby afforded is Basier felt than described; though its happy result, if universally adopted, is yet but partially experi enced. He hopes that all may be immediately in. duced to follow so good,, so kind, an example; and that he may be prevented the necessity of stopping the papers of any, through their own neglect; for be feels pretty confident that none of his friends will We are glad, even at this late day, to be the instru seriously object to help him on the present occa sion. To conduct a paper like this, as it ought to be conducted, its editor should to have a mind at ease; which he may easily have-if his subscribers will it. weeks. ment of an act of justice to the parties concerned. Washington, Sept. 24, 1817. SIR-In page 352, Vol. VI. of your Register, I discover an error in the publication of a letter Upwards of sixty new subscribers are gratefully from me to the secretary of the navy, dated N. acknowledged to have been received in the present York, July 13th, 1814. As it stands now, I month. There is reason to believe that treble that number will be received in the next four intention to say-and to assert what it would am made to say what it was very far from my PAOLI MONUMENT. A pious act has been per- not be correct for me to assert. I am very far formed. An appropriate monument has been erect. from wishing to do an injustice to com. Hilled over the remains of those who "fell a sacrifice to yar, (who I believe to be one of the most honorBritish barbarity," at Paoli, in the night of the 20th able of British naval officers); but in its present September, 1777. shape it would appear that he has said, what he never, to my knowledge, uttered. I must beg of you to correct the error as far as may be in your power. The sentence of which I complain, be ginning at the fourth line, should run thus: We have been furnished with what may be esteemed as an official account of the ceremonies, &c. that took place on this interesting occasion, with description of the monument. We offer our thanks to the gentleman that communicated it, but have to regret that it did reach us in time for this paper. It shall be published in our next. "NILES VS. COBBETT."-The editor of a paper published at Petersburg Va. called the "American Star," has inserted my letter to Mr. Cobbett, and directed the attention of his readers to it by the following remarks:-"Mr. Niles, it seems, has thrown the gauntlet down to the formidable Mr. Cobbett. Should the latter take it up, the political world may look for rare sport, in the contest that will ensue betwixt these veteran chevaliers de la plume. When Weekly Register meets Weekly Rc. gister, "then comes the tug of war." But who knows, (considering the good understanding heretofore existing betwixt these two gentlemen) but this is only the beginning of a mock fight, concerted Betwixt themselves, to promote the sale of their respective Registers?" On com. Millyar's arrival at Valparaiso, he ran the Phabe close along side the Essex, and enquired politely after my health. Seeing that his ship was cleared for action and his men prepared for boarding, I observed, "sir, &c. &c. The mistake did not, I am sure, originate, with you---and the reason why I make this reof your paper, likely to reach posterity, I wish quest of you is, that as the error is, by means the correction to go with it. With great respect, your obedient servant, Retrograde Politics. The editor of the "Star" is pleased to insinuate to distinguish us as a nation of republicans, we In some of the great principles which ought an ingenuity to me far beyond my deserts. My calculation rather went to the opposite side. I appear to have retrograded within a very few never have had any private correspondence what *The sentene as originally published reads thus ever with Mr. Cobbett, except one letter to and-"On commodore Hillyar's arrival at Valparaiso, one from him, when in England, respecting an ex- he ran the Phebe close along side of the Essex, and change of the volumes of our REGISTERS. Nor do enquired, politely, after my heal h, observing that I know that I have "thrown the gauntlet" to Mr. his ship was cleared for action, and his men prepar Cobbett-I have only professsed a willingness to ed for boarding. I observed, sir, if by any accidents. take up that which he had thrown down-and to at you get on board of me, I assure you that great con tempt to vindicate my country against his attacks fusion will take place; I am prepared to receive you upon it; and I thought that peculiar circumstances but shall only act on the defensive."-[Com. Hally ar imposed this as a duty upon me, disavowed any such intention, &c.] VOL. XHI years-though in many, and, perhaps, in the and kicked two others out of house and home; most material points, we have much improved and is now governed by a family whose claims. within the last two or three: but I would that to the throne are built upon the "usurpation" we were every way consistent and perfect in a vi et armis, of the assassin of the clan of national character. It seems that no absurdi- Glencoe, William III-set herself up a chamty can be got up in England, without having its pion for a "divine right" in them; and she was disciples here-from the doctrine about the not wanting thousands in republican America legitimacy of kings," to the almost as con- to feel a deep interest in this, her cause. Where temptible affair of "Miss Curraboo!"-We sel- are the "Spanish patriots"-"the immortal dom heard any cant about the former until ve- men, that earned for themselves the applause ry lately, when we learnt it from lord Castle of the world?" The weak, but wicked and ragh and the rest, who have labored so much perjured thing they fought for, violating not to restore the liberties of Europe!"-I have only his oaths, but bursting every bond that asked several old men concerning it, and they fastens society together, has secretly murderall agree, that no man, during the revolution, ed them, o given them up his accursed inquiever dared to breathe any thing about it, with-sition, to be racked to pieces, for having servont a suspicion, almost amounting to proof, that ed his cause. he was an "incorrigible tory." The right of Governeur Morris has the credit, if there is a people to change their rulers was solemnly any credit in it, of having been the first man recognized by the declaration of Indepen- in the United States (I know of) that fairdence, and supported by Washingtons in the ly, openly, and fully acknowledged the"divine field and Franklins in the cabinet, as a "self right" of kings. Every body has seen his mad evident truth," at the risk of their lives and oration about the restoration of the Bourbons, fo tunes. Nay, in the early political discus- delivered before a numerous assemblage of the sions of my own short life, I do not recollect people of New York. Every principle held ever to have heard it mentioned, as being seri- forth in that oration is libellous of the United ously believed in by an American, that there States, and of all that participated in our rewas such a thing as a "divine right" in kings volution-in some degree, libellous even on now so openly advocated as to have become its author himself. ith a consistency in a common talk of the day. The doctrine right, he might have rejoiced at the fall of Nawas rejected by Washington, during his presi-poleon, and the raising up of Louis; the choice dency, by his prompt reception of a minister betwixt the two was a matter of opinion: but from the French republic. The first president to prefer the latter on account of a supposed of the United States was not a inan that acted superior claim to the throne by reason of his hastily, nor was he led away by enthusiasm.--- birth, was monstrous, and ought not to have Few persons ever weighed cause and effect with been listened to by an American audience.more coolness than he did-and he plainly But how have such notions spread since that saw, that to maintain a "divine right" in Louis day, because they have the more and more to the throne of France would be to illegiti- prevailed in Europe?-Are we forever to immatize himself, and make out his countryman port ideas of "religion and law" from England, a nation of rebels, of which he was the chief. as we do pins aud needles; and follow the lead A consciousness of his own rectitude, and a of her corupt and corrupting government, in reverence for the holy cause of revolution, for- all its twistings and turnings? Really, it seems bade any leaning to it, and,as on all other occa- high time that we should set up for ourselves; sions, he rejected it. I well recollect when the or, at least reject such foreign wares as are in, French minister Adet presented to him the tri- compatible with the system of things we procolored flag, three years after the death of the fess to admi e. I say PROFESS-for no man can king. He received the emblem of liberty any more recognize the principles of the conwarmly, and replied to the address of the mi- stitution of the United States AND the claims nister in terms that ought to shame all that have of legitimacy, than serve God and the devil. since prated of "legitimacy."-An extract It is not our business to dictate a form of gofrom that eply is annexed, fo, the use of those vernment for European nations-"let them that cannot immediately refer to it: it possess-manage their own affairs in their own way;" es a degree of animation seldom to be found- but it is a solemn duty on us to oppose the inhardly any where else, perhaps, to be found, in troduction of any set of opinions that are hos bis speeches,addresses or correspendence. The tile to the stability of our own, under which nonsensical stuff was mainly imported when we have prospered beyond example. No man England, hard pressed by Napoleon, first becomes instantly vile; but, familiarized with raised the halloo to alarm the princes of the crime by conversation, he, daily, becomes more continent, and made tools of the Spaniards to and more willing to act in it. Even death itfight her battles against him. All them became self loses its terrors by frequently witnessing "patriots" who took part against the emperor it; and a soldier may become mechanically of France, and legitimacy was their rallying brave just as a person learns the trade of a carworst. England, who had murdered one king penter or shoemaker. Hence the danger of those opinions, and the frequent necessity of ALONE, the best 50 gun ship that you have, exposing their madness and folly. Good may manned by admirals, if you please, and if she result from the prevailing evil-for the time has the luck to fall in with the Constitution, I'll must come when if a person shall speak of a be-if she don't catch her." At first the comnaturai right in one man to govern millions of pany looked rather displeased; but they had others without their consent, all the rest pre-magnanimity enough soon to join in a hearty sent will affirm it to be as correct as that laugh, at what they agreed was a true joke. "the moon is made of green cheese." Treating it as a thing to be laughed at-or listening to it only as "the tale of an ideot twice told. ANOTHER. How to get 'em out. It was the fortune of Extract from president WASHINGTON's reply to the the gentleman referred to in the above, to reminister of the French republic, Adet on his recapture an American vessel, on board of which >ceiving the national flag, presènted by order of the a lieutenant of the Ramilies, 74, (one of the French republic. "To call your nation brave, were to pronounce blockading squadron off New London,) was "butt common praise. Wonderful people! ages yet prize master: he was a "right clever fellow," "to come will read with astonishment the history and, of course, was treated in the best possiof your brilliant exploits? ble manner, according to American customalways pleased to find a private gentleman in a public enemy. The conversation oftentimes turned on the blockade; and the lieutenant seemed almost reconciled to his captivity"In delivering to you THESE SENTIMENTS, I exbecause he was so tired of a stationary condi"press not my own feelings only, but those of my fel- tion. He frequently said, "we can't get em **jow citizens, in relation to THE COMMENCEMENT, out," alluding to the frigates United states "THE PROGRESS AND THE ISSUE OF THE FRENCH and Macedonian, and the sloop Hornet, lying "I rejoice that LIBERTY, of which you have been "The INVINCIBLE DEFENDERS, now finds an asylum in the bosom of a regularly organized government. On "these GLORIOUS EVENTS, accept, sir, MY SIN"CERE CONGRATULATIONS. REVOLUTION." Observe-there is nothing in this about regicides"-the hobby-word of a certain class of politicians of the day. Naval Anecdotes. at New London. "You may easily get them out, if you please," said the American cap tain. How?" "Let the heavy ships retire, and lay off the port only twenty four hours with two frigates and a sloop of war, and if the wind will permit, you will surely get 'em out." "No, no," said the lieutenant, "that I have inserted many national anecdotes-not to won't do-would you have us to fight two of raise a laugh, but to assist in exciting a just pride the largest and best frigates in the world, with in my countrymen, which we have not had enough two of ours?" "I have always understood," of: and, probably, there is no way better calculated returned the American, "that things grew very to effect this purpose than by an union of wit with fast in America; but I hardly thought that sentiment.] Ecclesiastical Anecdotes. The following anecdotes are communicated by a How to catch the Constitution. One of the your late frigate, the Macedonian, had grown editor's acquaintances, then master of a fine into a 74 in disguise, in so short a time! American ship, the first that arrived in a certain port in England after the late peace, was invited on the ensuing day to dine with his merchant, who had a little party of friends at his house. When the cloth was removed, the entertainer said to the American, "Well, your Constitution has been playing her old game since the peace; she has had a battle with two of our best sloops of war." "And they took The parish of Wickham is about three miles her I suppose," returned he, archly. "No, west from Newcastle, England, situate on the byshe took both of them." "Why, then," Tyne. The burial ground of this parish was said he, don't you catch her?" "We had like so small and had been so many years in use, to have caught her," replied the former-that a deceased person could not find a gravé "she was chased by the Newcastle of 50 guns in it without disturbing the bones of another and some three or four frigates, all together, long since dead. In consequence, and with but she out sailed the whole." "I will tell much exertion to provide the means for it, an you," said the American, "if you will pro-adjoining piece of ground was purchased, and mise never to give the name of your informer the old and new lots enclosed by a common (for really I would not willingly be thought a wall. But the new ground could not be broken traitor) how you may catch the Constitution,-no good christian, in priestly phrase, could though she sails so well." He said this with a hope to rest quietly in it after death, unless it very grave face, and the curiosity of John Bull were "consecrated"-i. e. made holy by cerwas on tiptoe; the promise was made, and the tain ceremonies; to administer which was the plan earnestly requested. "Indeed," then right and province of the bishop, by himself, or continued he, "it is very simple-send out, and his journeymen. It was in the diocese of the believe the world to be indebted for the invention bishop of Durham, (whose revenue and perqui- Mr. Thomas Godfrey was a citizen of Philadelphia, sites are equal to the amount received by the a skilful tho' self taught mathematician, and one of president of the United States and the four the early companions of Franklin; to him Americans secretaries, of state, treasury, war and navy, of the Quadrant. John Hadley, esq. was vice presiunited) distant about fourteen miles from the dent of the royal society of London, and in 1731, residence of the prelate, to whom application communicated to that society the result of his was made for his blessing, so that the dead alledged invention. might be easy in the new place assigned for Our readers will recollect that we some time such. He offered to perform the task of making since published an extract "from remarks on a the ground "holy," or to consecrate it, for the Review of Inchiquin's letters," accompanied by some prefatory observations by a correspondent.. moderate sum of fifteen hundred pounds, paid This extract, which was an account of the manner into his fist, before he moved a peg. The parish, in which Hadley is said to have fraudently obtained exhausted by its late expenditures, could not the invention from Godfrey, went to establish the pay him the money; and, fearing the vengeance claim of the latter. The extract above alluded to, of the right reverend father in God." as bi-has found its way into Niles Register, and is re shops of established churches are comically censuring the conduct of Hedley, and recommendpublished with some remarks by the editor, highly called, they yet go on in the old way: digging ing, that in all legal proceedings in the state of up the bones of great grand-fathers to make Pennsylvania, and in the transactions on board pub. room for their descendants. The people of lic vessels, the said Quadrant SHALL be called GodWickham are to be pitied-if they could act frey's Quadrant, and that this procedure be sancfreely, and were fools enough to act thus, they tioned by the legislature of Pennsylvania and by thes ought only to be laughed at. For the thing is secretary or commissioners of the navy. as ridiculous in itself as that of the old woman who objected to the interment of a person, who had died of the small pox, near her husband, --because the latter, dead some twenty years before, had never had the disease! The "Remarks" above mentioned, were in reply to one of the most infamous and scurrilous attacks upon our country, that was ever uttered; and altho' they were penned by a gentleman, now deceased, who was long in the first rank of the literati of our country, and whose means of procuring the necessary data were as extensive as his literary acquire"set down" in the spirit of replication. They are ments; they may yet be exaggerated, or something moreover unaccompanied by any documentary test This same good bishop, in the winter of 1796-7, when bread-stuffs were so dear, gave the people a great deal of advice, but neither meal nor malt. He was particularly instruc-whatever. tive as to the art and mystery of making pota- Some few facts relative to the claims of Godfrey Godfrey's toe bread, entering into all its detail like an and Hadley may not be uninteresting. experienced cook-further saying that he him-first account of his invention was sent to the royal self (gracious condescension!) had tasted such society in 1734, altho' it is said to have been written in 1732. Mr. James Logan says that Godfrey conbread, and it would do very well; he also wrote structed his instrument in the winter of 1730, and published several essays on the subject. that it was taken to sea and BROUGHT BACK But one day, a poor wretched creature hap-1731. The claim of Hadley is founded on a paper in pening to say, that the people were not so de- the philosophical trans, dated May. 1731, describ. ficient in the art of cooking as they were in the ing "a new reflecting instrument for taking Angles means of getting the potatoes to cook-the at sea-by John Hadley, esq." accompanied by an instrument made of wood, and a demonstration of the "right reverend father" was grievously offend-optical and geometrical principles of the mechanism. ed, and thereafter was as niggard of his advice These data bring the times of the alledged invention as he had been of his money, to assist the labor-so near together, that it is difficult to assign it to ing poor. in one of the claimants in preference to the other,There is something in these anecdotes, (if the unless we admit the fraud of Hadley, which is fact stated are true, and I seriously believe house declared that "he had no doubt that both presumable, but certainly not positive. Dr. Rittenthat they are so) so superlatively impudent as were original inventors; that both instruments de to amuse and astonish us. But the soul sickens pended on the same principles; and that iladley's at the humiliation of character that makes it was more convenient in practice." It is not known possible for rational men to submit to such im- that Godfrey entertained any suspicions of plagairism positions. What an idea is it, to imagine a on the part of Hadley, or, at least, never accused man with a face like the full-moon, and a belly him of that crime. like a hogshead, descanting on the art of cooking potatoe-bread! Godfrey's Quadrant. FROM THE CATSKILL RECORDEN. Most of our readers are well acquainted with the conflicting claims of England and our country, to the invention of the Reflecting Quadrant; and it is generally set down as a fact, that a countryman of the former has robbed us of the credit of the invention by a surreptitious but heretofore acknowledged clatm We have noticed these faots, not for the purpose of weakening our claim, but to promote enquiry. It must be obvious, that the assertions of the fact on the bare authority of oral tradition, without documentary evidence to support it, is-vanity; and to legally alter the name of the instrument without conclusive proof of the justice of such a course, would be an unwarrantable absurdity. We agree with the editor of the Weekly Register, that in regard to our National Character, we should exact from others every trifle that shall justly favor it. But let us do justice; let us give credit to others, if they deserve it. The spantiness of information |