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From the Frederick-Town Herald.
|S JOHN RANDOLPH, Esq.
This gentleman ever since lie obtained a
Seat in congress, has contrive;! in some way
©» othei to be a conspicuous member, and
lias of late bun honored with much of" the
public notice. We are not at all surprised
at the Meber They have
accused men in power, of imbecility—of
ignorance of the real interests of the coun-
try, and of a prostration of the national ho-
nor. If that be calumny, it has again and
'again been repeated by Mr. Randolph him-
self, and the repetition of it by him, has
been couched in language much more in-
temj•¦¦» e and offensive to the party, than
was ever to be found in the publications of
federal men. Who has forgotten with
what keen and indignant invective this gen-
tleman, in the course of the last session,
and (for some weeks) almost every day of
the session assailed the leaders of his party
in congress, and almost every member of
the executive departments ? Who has for-
gotten in what terms of sarcasm and ridi-
cule, he spoke of a Bidwell, a Crownin-
shiekl, a Smilie, & others, who were slug-
ging for the influence which he had lost ?
Who has forgotten the manner in which he
expressed his contempt for " an invisible &
unconstitutional cabinet," for private mes-
sages—breathing a spirit, in direct hostility
to public communications—for " backstairs
influence"—and '' counting-house politici-
ans"— for the manner in which were intro-
duced measures, which went to the utter
ruin of every thing like dignity and honor
in the nation, and for men " in whose
principles his confidence had died, never to
live again.
Ii lhe>e charges, when made by federal-
ists are calumny, do they become any thing
else, when Mr. Randolph deigns to utter
them ? Or is he alone to be allowed the
licence of speech, while the poor federalists,
degraded and oppressed, are not permitted
to speak of their wrongs and to warn their
fellow-citizens of abuses and malversations,
of which in common with Mr. Randolph,
they have seen cause to complain. Surely
this is not to allow equal freedom to men
who are " all federalists—all republicans."
To the charge of connivance by federal
men, at abuses in government, even by
their enemies, we must be allowed to op-
pose the readiness with which our printers
published the eloquent invectives which
Mr. Randolph delivered againstthose abuses,
and we might ask that gentleman whether
the numerous columns of federal prints, en-
riched by his elaborate speeches, furnish
evidence in verification of his charge that
the federal presses are vehicles of nothing
but falsehood, rancour and scurrility.
It would be unreasonable in Mr. Ran-
dolph to expect, that federalists would ap-
prove of every measure which he has sup-
ported, and it is unjust in him to lay hold
of any diversity of opinion between him
and them, and make it the ground of unme-
rited abuse. It is true indeed that the fede-
ralists could not approve of the »bolitionof
the judiciary law, in open violation of the
constitution, or of a repeal of the internal
takes, which it was foreseen could not
long be spared and would induce a necessi-
ty for further taxes, which have since been
imposed, and a continuance of those duties
which had been laid upon the necessaries of
life. And after the experience which we
have had of the folly of their measures, all
that in reason ought to be asked, is an obli-
vion of their faults, not the privilege of
abusing federalists for their superior wisdom.
The federalists opposed measures, because
at the time of the adoption of them, they
knew them to be unwise and unconstituti-
onal, and now that the folly of them is
manifested, they are not to be induced to
give them their approbation, because the
authors af them are pleased to say that they
are salutary reforms. Nor can they admit
either that Mr. Randolph's old or Mr. Ran-
dolph's new friends are the only persons
worthy of public confidence, because they
have had the arrogance to assume to them-
selves (he title of the friends of the people.
But what will many thousands of our
del uded feilow-citizens say to those declara-
tions of Mr. Randolph.—" When the
republicans came into power, upon their
own virtue alone it depended whether there
should exist such a thing as a check upon
the exercise which they should make of it.'"
—And again, "It evidently rested upon the
vigilance and firmness of the republicans
alone whether there should exist any efficient
opposition to uneKuistitutional or other inju-
rious measures."—Thsse are the word's of
Mr. Randolph, extracted from the second
number ¦ of his " Decius." Let them be
read with deep attention by the people of
America.—Above all let them be well con-
sidered, by those among us, who, though
honest and upright in their intentions, have
been misled and deceived by the artful de-
magogues, who had stolen their confidence.
i—What ? after all the noise, which has
been made by the leaders of the party,
about the power and sovereignty of the
people, and after their solemn and oft' re-
peated professions, that they adored them,
can it be that when they had succeeded in
their views, and had wriggled themselves into
honor and office, they could send no other
check to the abuse of their power, than
their own •virtue ? That they considered
the sovereign people to be so blind and ig-
norant—so incapable of judging of the
tendencies of public measures, and of vio-
lations of the constitution, that unless those
in power would become their own accusers,
or expose the folly or unconstitutionality of
their own ''doings" there could exist " no
check," " no efficient opposition" to them ?
Let us no longer wonder at the philosophic
unconcern, with \vhich these men regarded
all attemps to unmask their designs and ex-
pose to the public the tendency of the nox-
ious system, which was pursued by them.
In the possession of power, they thought it
depended upon themselves alone to deter-
mine how long they should enjoy it. A-
gainst measures of oppression, the constitu-
tion was to afford no security—the people
could make no stand. The virtue of the
men in power could be the only checks,
and upon that alone it depended whether
any efficient opposition to unconstitutional
or other injurious measures should exist.
No wonder then, that all their influence
should be exerted to discredit and destroy fe-
deral prints. Secure the fidelity of their
own presses, if the federalists were not be-
lieved, they had nothing to apprehend, and
they might in fearless security proceed to
destroy the constitution—to oppress and ru-
in their enemies—and to reward and aggran-
dize themselves and their friends. The
people have been two long the dupes of
false-hearted patriots. Recent events, how-
ever, prove they are determined, no longer
to be the abject vassals of those who had
claimed a right of judging for them and of
directing their opinions. A spirit of inqui-
ry has manifested itself in different parts of
the union, and the exercise of that spirit
has invariably proved the ruin of those in
power. It remains to be seen whether the
people every where will not awake from
their lethargy, or is it still " upon the vir-
tue of men in power," whether there shall
be any efficient opposition to unconstitution-
al and other injurious measures.
A PROCLAMATION,
By William Charles Cole Claiborne,
Governor of tlje Territory of Orleans, and
commander in chief of the militia thereof,
WHEREAS I have received informati-
on that certain persons are combining and
confederating in a traitorous project to sub-
vert the authority of the government of the
United States over a portion of the territo-
ries thereof, to invade the dominions of the
king of Spain, a prince in amity with the
United States; 1 have thought proper to
issue this my proclamation, hereby solemn-
ly cautioning the citizens of this territory
against entering into, or in any manner
countenancingtheconspiracy aforesaid ; and
that no one may remain ignorant of the fa-
tal consequences which may await the par-
ties concerned, I do now make it known.that
the law of the United States declares,
'' That if any person or persons, owing al-
legiance to the United States of America,
shall levy •war against them, or shall adhere
to their enemies, giving them aid and com-
fort within the United States or elsewhere,
and shall be thereof convicted, on con-
fession in open court, or on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overt act of the
treason whereof he or they shall stand indict-
ed, such person or persons, shall be ad-
judged guilty of treason against (lie United
States and shall sriffer death."—And that
"If any person or persons having knowledge
of the commission of any of the treasons
aforesaid, shall conceal, and not as soon as
may be, disclose and make known the same
to the president of the United States, or
some one of the judges thereof, or to the
president or governor of a particular State,
or some one of the judges or justices there-
of, such person or persons, on conviction,
shall be adjudged guilty of misprision of
treason, and shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding seven years, and fined not exceed-
ing one thousand dollars."
And / do further make it known, That
the law of the United States has also declar-
ed, " That if any person shall, within the
territory or jurisdiction of the U. States, be-
gin, or set on loot, or provide or prepare the
means for amy military expedition or enter-
prize, to be carried on from thence against the
territory or dominions of any foreign prince
or state, with whom the United States are
at peace, #very such person so offending
shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of
a high misdemeanor, and shall suffer fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court in which the conviction shall be had,
so as that such fine shall not exceed three
thousand dollars, nor the term of imprison-
ment be more than three years."
Given at New-Orleans, on the 16th day
ot December, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and six, and of the sove-
reignty and independence of the Uni-
ted Stat.es the thirty-first.
In testimony whereof, I have under-
(l. s ) signed my name, and caused the
public seal to be hereunto affixed.
WM. CHARLES COLE CLAIBORNE.
By the Governor,
h. CLAIBORNE, Sec. Prt. Tern.
KINGSTON, (Jam.) December 20.
The schooner Betsy, Stephens, from St.
Bartholomews, bound to Alexandria, with
cocoa, sugar, he. detained on the 8th i'nst.
by the Hebe frigate, arrived on the 18th.
She parted from the Hebe on the 9th inst an',
in lat. 2.5, long. 68 ; she had then in com-
pany with her the American brig Antelope,,
which she had detained a few days before.
We have since learned that the crew of this
vessel, having overpowered the prize-master
and seamen put onboard of her, had regain-
ed possession of her, and directed their
course it was supposed for the American
coast. Captain Stephens mentions that se-
veral vessels had anchored at St. Bartholo-
mews, from Barbados, Martinique and Gua-
daloupe, bringing accounts of the arrival of
five British ships of the line and six frigates
at the first mentioned island, with a consi-
derable number of troops on board (stated
to be 5000) but for what destination was
unknown.
The American schooner Sally, Camb'eton,
from St. Thomas, bound to Baltimore, with
coffee, put into Port-Royal the same even-
-ing, on account of sickness amongst the
crew. On the 5th instant, he spoke a Da-
nish schooner from Curracoa, bound to St.
Thomas, and was informed that the former
island had surrendered to the British on the
2d instant.
An i-ved at Port-Royal since our last.
Dec 13, schr. Ann and Eliza, Ruggles,
from Wilmington. 14th, F ur Friends,
Jousset, Charleston ; ship Union, Gould,
Savannah. 16th, brig Paul Hamilton,
Bythewood, Charleston ; Argo, Newell,
Savannah ; schr. Philip Taber, Alexandria :
Betsy, Tuttle, Philadelphia. iBih, brig
Philanthropist, Copeland, New-York ; schr.
Enterprize, Burr, New York.
Sailed from Port-Royal since our last.
Dec. 13, brig Truxton, Jones, for Bos-
ton ; Albert, Fraser Charleston. . 14th,
Speculator, Lee, Charleston, i^th, ship
Ann and Hope, Groves, Charleston ; brig
Fox, Wainwright, Norfolk ; Sukey and
Polly, Cromartie, Philadelphia ; Thorn,
Teat, New-York; schr. Resolution, Bett-
ner, Newbern.
The brig Georgia Packet, Parker, New-
York, arrived at Montego-Bay on the 8th
instant; and the ship Tiger, Kneal, from
Bonny, with 390 slaves, on the 13th.
CHARLESTON, January it..
Arrived, ship Cleopatra, Butman, Congo,
56 days, IIm. Boyd.—362 Slaves ; ship
Elizabeth, Taber, New-Bedford, 10 ; brig
Lwe and Unity, Slade, Turks-Island, 29.
Cleared, ship Octavia, Collins, London ;
ship Fair American, Marshal, Liverpool;
schrs. Reynold, Chester, New-York ; He-
rald, Mayo, Boston.
Schooner Marygold, Mitchell, from this
port for the city of St. D-mingo, has been
lost on Silver Key—The crew arrived at St.
Jago de Cuba, after being 14 days in the
boat,
A large two top-sail schooner, from Bos-
ton, bound to Savannah, passed the baron
Friday evening last.
January 13.
Cleared, ship Pennsylvania, Thomas,
Antwerp.
Captain Barnard, on Saturday night,
spoke in the river, ship Ulysses, from Li-
verpool, for Savannah—did not learn her
passege.
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a\ THIS DAY'S MAlLfc>.
NEW-YORK, January 24.
Arrived this day.
Brig Reward, from Kingston. Left brijr
Paul Hamilton, Bythwood, of Charleston ;
sch's Philip, Taber, Alexandria ; Betsy,
Tuttle, Philadelphia ; ship Fair American,
Bath; brig Philanthropist, Copeland, New-
York ; schr. Enterprize, Burr ditto. Sail-
ed, Dec. 21, in co. with ships Merry Qua-
ker, Brown, for New-York, and Thiee
Sisters, Davis, for Norfolk. The Merry
Quaker, for what motive cannot say, bore
away for Port-Royal. Parted with the
Three Sisters off the Grand Cayman, all
well. January 17, spoke ship-------, Ash-
ton, from Philadelphia, bound to Lisbon,
then 20 leagues NW. from Cape-Henlopen.
Brig Sukey and Polly, from Jamaica,
bound to Philadelphia. Dec. 25, off the
Island of Navasa, spoke schr. Jefferson, 11
days from Philadelphia, for Jamaica. Same
day, spoke schr. Paragon, Farmer, from
New-York, for Jamaica, who had been
boarded in the Caicos,passage by 2 French
privateers and robbed of all their wearing
apparel and provisions. Dec. 30, off Cape-
Nicola-Mole, spoke sclir. Hope, from Balti-
more, for Trinidad, in Cuba, having been
boarded in Turk's-Island passage by the
above privateers, and robbed of one-third
of her cargo.
Schr. Reynold, from Charleston. Left,
brig Calliope, Records, to sail next day for
New-York. Jan. 20. lat. 37, 20, longi-
tude 73, spoke brig Sukey and Polly, 35
days, from Jamaica bound to Philadelphia.
23d, brig Greyhound, Davis, 47 days from
Lisbon, bound to Boston.
Brig Nancy, from New-Providence. The
Nancy was bound to Philadelphia. Left,
sloop Sally, Austin, just arrived Jfrom this
port. Schr______, Moore, for Phil. 8 days.
The brig Polly and Betsy, Selby, 1 of Phi-
ladelphia, had sailed from Exuma, for sale.
The schooner Pearl, Forbes, had arrived in
25 days from this port.
Schr. Columbus, from Petetsburg.
PHILADELPHIA, January 26.
Yesterday arrived in town, from Cape-
Henlopen, capt. Renshaw. Left there last
Friday afternoon, the ship Znlema, AlftOn,
from Charante ; the sloop Harriet, Lake,
from Trinidad, and brig Unanimity, Ren-
shaw, from Havana, and saw a large ship
beating into Whorekiln road at the time he
left Lewis town. Capt. R. left at Havana,
Dec. 24, sch'r Lucy-Ann, Redit ; brig Smi-
lax, and sch'r Ann, of this port, and on the
28th, in the Gulph, spoke the brig Nancy,
Ilugtrins, of this port, firm Jamaica for Sa-
vannah, Georgia,' then blowing a sale.
The sch'r Matilda, Sfoa&f 82 days from
Cayenne, put into Cape-May on Friday last,
and then proceeded °n for N. York, our bay
being- 50 full of ice from cape to cape, that
it was thought imprudent to attempt it. (Ju
the 33th of January, capt. Si spoke the
sch'r Hope, from St. Croix for Philadelphia,
out 18 days. Capt. S. the (lay he left Cay-
enne, saw a brig going in, and from the des-
cription of her, is supposed to be the Am-
phitrite, capt. Hawley, from this .port.
Mr. Way, the pilot who boarded the sch'r
Matilda, off Cape-May, informs,that lie had
put a pilot on board the English brig Sukey
and Polly, Cromotie, fiom Jamaica for tills
port, who on Friday last bore away ibr N.
York.
No arrivals or clearances at this port since
our last.
The brig Hope, captain Naiior, of this
port, is lost on Honduras coast.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 14.
The ancient and elegant seat called the
Elms, in St. James' parish, belonging to
Llenry Izard, esq. was*consumed by fire on
Saturday last.
Arrived, Barque Maria and Elizabeth,
Hoop, Hamburg 61, days ; brig Reliance,
Darrell Cadiz, 65 ; brig Washington,
Lapham, New-York, 9 ; schr. Friendship,
Stedman, New-Haven, 10 ; schr Connecti-
cut, Moorhouse, New-York, "J.
Cleared, brig Venus, Vincent, Havana;
ship Pegasus, Cary, Matanzies.
January 15.
Arrived, Hamburg ship Louisa Caroline,
Boucher. Hamburg 78, days ; ship Ceres,
Shackford, Portsmouth, N. IT. 16. ; bri^-
Superior. Green, Bassaterre (Gaud.) 36 :
in distress, bound to Philadelphia ; brig
Mount-Vernon, Pierce, Dighton, r.f.; schr.
Richmond, Brown, Falmouth, (Jam.) 19;
schr. Venus, Given, Portland, 16 ; schr.
Three Sisters, Spear, Philadelphia, 7 ;
schooner Rising States, Wood, New-Yor,
6 ; schr. Sea-Fl >wer, Cathcart, Satilla
(Geo.) 3; sloop Olive, Clark, New-York,
Cleared, ship Baltic, Messroon, Nantz ;
ship John, Lincoln, Greenock ; brig Cal-
liope, Records, New-York ; schr. Pcnne-
lupper, Boyd, Barracoa ; schr. Sally, Lark, ,
Havana ; schr. Esther, Small, Boston ;
schr. Hiram, Valentine, Matanzies ; sloop
Julian, Graves, Havana.
Capt. Shaakford, in lat. 32, long. 23,
spoke the brig Eliza, captain Johnston, 4
days, from New-York, for New-Providence.
Extract from the Log-Bool of the brig Reli-
ance, captain Darrel, from Cad'm.
Sunday, the 9th November with difficuk
ty got under way in Cadiz Bay, blowing a
gale of wind from the eastward ; between
4 and 5 in the afternoon, passed lord Col-
lingwood's blockading squadron, consisting
of eleven ships of the line, two of which
were admiral's ships, two frigates, and three
heavy gun-brigs—about 5 P. M. was bro't
to by the English frigate Hyder, of 36 guns,
treated politely, and 60on dismissed. 'The
officer, a lieutenant, who boarded me, told ¦
me he had been only two days from Gibral-
tar ; and that from the most impartial intel-
ligence received there, that it was a drawn
battle only, that was la'ely f night between
the French and Prussian armies.
Friday, Dec. 19, in lat. 31, 20, N.
long. 73, 18. W. spoke the brig Newr
Jersey, of Philadelphia, captain Wade, 7 -
days out from Savannah, bound to Liver-
pool who very generously supplied us with
a barrel of Beef and bread at the cost only,
and a little 'water.
Saturday/Dec. 20, in lat. 32, 9, N. long.
73, 16, W. blowing hard at N. W. fell in
with the wreck of a brig with only the fore-
mast standing, entirely full of water, a wo-
man figure head, yellow sides and white
quarter-galleries ; from every appearance,
some vessel had been on board, as there was
not the least of any of her apparel to be
seen.
January I, being short of water, bore
away for New-Providence ; on Sunday the
4th made Eleuthera Island ; Monday the
5th, spoke the ship Comet, cap'.. Hart*, 5
days from Baltimore, who generously sup-
plied us with a cask of watar.—I then pro-
ceeded on for Charleston.
The folio wing is the number of the com-
bined fleets that was lying in Cadiz Bay,
on the 7 th Nov. 1806.
Spanish ships.
I three decker, adm'ls. ship.
5 line of battle ships,
1 frigate
—7-
French ships.
5 line of battle ships,
I frigate,
—6.
List of Americati' vessels sailed ftom Cadiz ,
bay; and those that were there when cop-
tain Darrell sailed:
Ships William Johnson, Lebreton, of
Newburyport, sailed for Philadelphia on
the 22d October ; Eleanor, Lord, of New-
York, sniled for New-York and Charleston,
Nov. 1 : Adventure, Ropes, of Boston, un-
loading in quarantine ; Herald, Bartlett, of
Boston, ditto, ditto; Triumph, Webster,
of ditto, ditto, ditto ; Columbian Packet,
Wheaton, -------, sailed for Marseilles ;
Grosport, Dunkier, of Norfolk, to sail in
3D days ; Minerva, Glenn, of Philadelphia,
to sail for Vera-Cruz, on the 20th Nov. ;
Hancock, Fanning, of---------, loading for
Tonningen ; Hugh Thompson, Seward, of
Boston, sailed for Seville in quest of freight,
the 4th of Nov.; brigs Mount Vernon,
Williams, of New-York, unloading in qua-
rantine ; Eliza, Jack, of-----------, unloading
in quarantine ; Clarissa, Pride, of N. York,
sailed for New-York, the 1st Nov. ; sch's
Phoebe, Loring, of New-Bcdf ,rd, unload-
ing ; Franklin, ——, of Philadelphia, un-(
loading in quarantine : sloop Stork, H |
