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AMHERST. (N. II.) Tan. r3,
MELANCHOLY EVENT:
On the morning of the 2i/h of Decem-
ber, the house of lieut- Pratt, of New-1o-
.Swich, vras consumed by fire. Joseph Jes-
tc;--", a foreigner, who-had lived a short
time iri jhefamily, being unwell, was up"
between rlfr.ee ajrd four ¦ o'clock. A. ' M.
Cotafng ¦¦•! of iii.s chamber his astonish-
ed ¦ -;J the flamesi. around the cbim.-
fiey extending to tube floor above. Alter a
general ajarm to (he reposing- family, he
sprang to brie eai>( r, where a Mrs.
Wheeler slept. She arose, and fondly
cla.-. ing her son of 3 years, went down in-
to the kitchen, which was filled with ftre
and smoke. After ,1 fruitless attempt to
pass a door, fell at the broad stair, and
dropped her child, but recovering;, fled be-
fore the dreadful enemy. The foreigner;
after awakening art eider son of Mrs. Whee-
ler, by drawing him from his bed, how
sought in vain lor the child, and prevented
the frantic mother's rushing into the flames
to save her tender offspring, they, with the
young man, escaped by jumping out of a
west window, the wind being at that point.
But how reluctantly did the mother quit her
fond hope, remaining at the window till
the winding flames forced her to retreat!
Iii-tiie mean lime Mr. Pratt, bursting
Lis window below, sprang oir, ran to the
opposite side of the house, broke in a win-
dow, through which he drew out his aged
mother, and returned to secure his wife,
who was trying to unlock his desk to
save the important papers. She failing,
they took out the desk at the window,
though at the utmost hazard of the life of
the p. 1 was within. Nothing'else
of importance was saved of the rich treasure
(for common life) which this house con-
tained.
To see the distressed mother, amidst
the piercing shrieks of an expiring ceil:4.
and herself previously burned, and decrepit
age nnsustained by ii ith from their
¦windows, and in their sleeping habit flee-
ing from the devouring dement, was a
scene, at which humanity could not but feel
a shock, and drop a sympathetic tear. It
is fire must have proceeded from
the flue of an oven, in which they Bad been
baki .... .' >al snapping from the kitchen
fire. Mrs, Wheeler, whose life at first war
despaired o:, isno.v in a hopeful way of re-
covery. The child was found at dawn
of day siTion,;' the burning rubbish in the
cellar. His skull and limbs were totally
gone; and so insatiable was this mysterious
consumer, that but a faint vestige of the
human features remained.
NEW-YORK. January z5.
EIRE.
About 12 o'clock this morning the ship
Montezuma, lying at Exchange slip, caught
fire by means of a lighted candle having
been taken into the run of the vessel where
there was a quantify of straw. The flames
spread rapidly and communicated with some
powder that was accidently left in the ship.
But the quantity was so small that the ex-
plosion did little or no injury to the vessel
or the prisons on board. The flames were
immediately got under.
ccntly obtained, It* restless ambition should
propose a heterogeneous alliance with mo-
narchs for .that purpose, the great body of
the citizens must be 'aware that none but
a few viceroys, or-such as;jm:ght be instru-
mental in hoodwinking 'he people in
meanircv could be benefited by the change.
Resolved, That the genera! government
sustains the most endearing relation to this
section of the union.
Thar Thomas Jciferson ought to be re-
warded with the affection of a gratelful peo-
ple, for his distinguished services.
That there ought to be an annual iuter-
hange of the laws of the state legislatures, as
means to assimulnte the habits of the peo-
ple, to bring them to a nearer state of bro-
therhood, as well as to afford help to the
younger slates.
That the foregoing be si/ned by the
chairman and secretary, and forwarded to
the Tennessee delegation in congress addres-
sed to the president of the United States;
and that a copy be furnished one of the
printers in Nashville, for publication.
Wm. NEELY, Chm.
THOMAS Hi BENTON, Scr'y.
Franklin, Dec. 27, 1806.
BY THIS DAY's MAILS.
NASHVILLE, January 3.
At a meeting of a number of the citizens
of Frankfort and its vicinity, in wiliiam-
son c unty (Tcnn.)—major William Nee-
ly in the chair ; the following a
and resolutions were unanimously adopt-
ed :
At a moment like the present, when
rumors prevail in the Atlantic states, calcu-
lated to excite suspicions of the fidelity of
the western inhabitants to the general
the citizens of Frankfort and its vicinity
cajino to its probable
cy n r delay, by a frank-expression of their
aantimShts, to wipe away any jealousies that
may exist.
Having lived in habis of obedience to
laws emanating from the enlightened coun-
cils of the freest government in the world,
and experienced the salutary effects resulting
therefrorn> 'hey would view a separation
from the federal head, as productive of in-
calculable evils ; and as far as they have any
means of derivinginformation, they believe
this sentiment to be uniform.
Not having any data upon which to found
a belief .that an insurrection is contemplated
—they do not feel it their duty to express
any opinion of views, or ascribe disorgan-
¦ schemes to those persons whose mys-
terious conduct may have given rise to such
rumors.. But they can, without hesitation,
declare, that if there are any who have the
temerity to attempt to sever from the union,
any part of the western country, or, liycon-
travention of the laws of the land, to in-
volve the citizens thereof in a war with any
power in amity with the United States, that
they jiistly merit the indignation of every
friend to this country.
As citizens of Tennessee, the members of
this meeting would sincerely regret if there
•were any grounds to suspect that a defecti-
on to the union was prevailing in this
country : it would carry the imputation of
ingratitude to that government by whose
fostering care they have so rapidly grown
ospered, and by whose wise and equit-
able measures, an honorable pease has been
. our borders have been en-
larged, and our commercial prospects' bright-
ened. Brjl ii dependent of the motives
which a gratcfui recollection of the past must
inspire, fhe general go • have a sure
i
from interest. She cannot be insensible of
1 . sity oi' a union with the 11,:
to preserve the havi, trie and com-
mterce of tee Gulf, with its northern ap
pencjages, which, United America has re-
CHARLESTON, January 16.
It has seldom been our duty to record cir-
cumstances so disgraceful to humanity ; or
more calculated to rouse the indignation of
every feeling mind, than those we are now
about to detail :—
The ship Cleopatra, John Butman, mas-
ter ; and R.'V, Lawson, supercargo, arrived
in this port on Sunday last, with a cargo of
slaves from Africa. Thirteen of her crew
were] landed the next day and conveyed to
the Marine hospital, in a most pitiable situ-
ation, from the wounds and barbarous treat-
ment they had received on the voyage. It
appears from their evidence taken before
James Bentham, esquire-—that three sea-
men were cruelly beaten and kilted at
sea ; that those who have returned, air-
much maimed ; that some of them have
been burnt in the face with fire brands ; ci-
thers were heat with hammers—one man
had his arm cut with a billet of wood> and
twisted round nearly out of its socket, in
consequence of which a mortification took
place, of which he died last evening—ano-
ther was stripped naked, and two blood-
hounds let loose upon him, who have se-
verely torn his flesh, Qhe dogs were thrown
overboard two days before the ship arrived
in port] For three or four days they were
sometimes shut down, and no provisions or
water given them—and they were often
compelled to eat their pork and beef with-
out having it dressed. These unfortunate
men relaie many other instances of'wanton
and delibe.ate cruelty ; but as the ensue will
be brought before the federal cout in May
next, where the culprits who have been
committed to gaol will be judged by the
laws of tiie country, we deem it not proper
to inflame the public mind by a recital of
them.
The boatswain of the ship, Daniel Saun-
ders, was this morning committed to gaol,
upon the affidavit of the surgeon's mate,
charging him with having killed one ot the
seamen, by the name of Anderson.
A jury of inquest was held yesterday even-
the marine hospital, upon the body
of one of these poor fellows, who died yes-
terday morning, The following is their ver-
dict :
" That the deceased OlufTGronning came
to his death by the cruel and ill treatment
of captain Butman and R. V. Lawson, by
severe beatings, and particularly by Mr. Law-
sun stabbing him under the left arm with
the tormentors,, or cook's fork, it having en-
tered the throat, by which he languished and
died—There being also the marks of eight
blows inflicted on his arms, hand and feet,
and said to be inflicted by said Lawson, with
a billet of fiiewood, and the pumpbolt on
boaid said vessel."
Another of the crew(died last evening.
A jury of inquest have brought in the fob
lowing verdict :
" Dame! Meyer, a native of Denmark,
a manner 011 beard the ship Cleopatra, capt.
J. Bui man, and R. V. Lawson, supercargo,
came to his death from the cruel and ill
treatment, wounds and bruises, particularly
by the captain, twisting and bruising his
fight arm, from which a mortification took
place ; and a number of bruises on his arms
and legs, which deprived him of the use of
them, inflicted by Mr. Lawson and the
captain jointly, onboard, of which he died
in the Marine hospital last evening."
We learn that none of the seamen now at
the hospital, aie considered in a dangerous
situation. They are all foreigners; most
of them Germans.
Just Published,
(Plice. 25 cents J
To be had from the different booksellers,
Stioctikesuh the establishment of col-
leges, particularly St. Mary's, in the precincts
oi" Baltimore.—By different writers.
January 22. d2-eo2Lt
Notice.
TJtE Subscriber has taken out letters of
i ilration on the estate of captain James
Norman, late of the city of Baltimore, de-
ceased ; it quests all persons having- claims
against tiie accessed, to brine; them in legal-
ly authenticated—sndthoseindebted, to make
immediate payfnentto Mr. Charles Robinson,
who is fully authorised te,settle the same.
TIlEOPlULyS JtOKMAN, Adra'r.
January 28, eo4t 2w4tlj
Edward Johnson & Co.
INFORM their friends & the public, yiat they
are wall stocked with, and now ready to deli-
ver,
STRONG, TABLE, asd SMALL
B E E R,
Saw
LONDON, December f.
In pursuance of marshal Mortier's prjo-
C'lamatipn require;.a; aU jankers & men
,; British funds and mannfactw
their possession, to give in cor>-ecv.
mehts, tiie Coi , . .. iber of
commerce, at' Ifanibarg, reaiies'tecl t
lie notice, ttat the e complying with the
proclamation should also furnish them with
, and at the same time send an esti-
mate of the loss I :e! be subject to,
should ted be carried into
in consequence of reprisals by the
British government. Th? great object in-
timate is to shew, by ape
tition to Bonaparte, that the plan of confis-
cation must be ultimately more favorable to
Great-6ritain than to Hamburg. The un-
derwriters were also desired te. state,
•y were able, the injury they would
sustain by the capture of Hamburg
other vessels, in order that a fair balance
Blight be made cut. A meeting of til
der.vriters was accordingly held at Borsen
Haile, but the result had not transpired.
Dec ember 3.
By the Alpha*, captain Button, arrived at
Harwich, we learn that the French took
possession of Cuxbaven on the 25th. The
intelligence is not to be doubted. Napoleon
will endeavor to shut up every port in his
power in the North Sea—Denmark must
look to herself—but she'is not without as-
sistance. Sir Samuel Hood is to sail imme-
diately with a squadron into the Baltic ; so
that Bonaparte's threat of shutting up the
Sound will melt; in air.
We understand that the privy council have
come to a resolution to issue an ore
preventing the transfer of foreign property
in the funds. His majesty came to town
this morning to give it effect by the royal
signatures.
December 6.
Letters from Lisbon to Falmouth state,
that it was currently reported there, that
Bonaparte had commanded from the Spanish
government, a categorical answer to ti "ee
questions. 1st. The nature and terms of
their negotiations with Russia. 2d. Their
reasons lor not providing a sufficient i
ty for their ; ions in America. s. Why
Spain was not at present arming —demand-
the same time.50,000 dollars per day
until such questions should be satisfactorily
answered.
Hanover, November 14.
The following note has been published :
To //;." stati s of Hanover.
" Gentlemen,
I have taken possession of your country
in the name of his majesty the emperor and
king, my most gracious sovereign. The
revenues of the country will he collected,
and justice administered in iiis name, ore.
(Signed)
EDWARD MOP.TIER.
Saxony, November 1.
The follfuring proclamation has appeared
in tliis liti torate :
" The inhabitants of the village of Weth-
dorf had the temerity to murder isolated
Frenchmen passing through their territory ;
they detained and plundered a convoy. A
dreadful example was necessary to repress
such atrocities ; and it has also been given.
Tiie inhabitants of the above mentioned vil-
lage') have all, except the old men, women
and children, been punished with death. A
similar treatment is reserved for those who
may imitate the example of those rebels.
But at the same time, that all acts contrary
to the law of nations and of war will be se-
verely pnuished with tiie greatest severity—
protection and security will be granted to
all the peaceable inhabitants."
Hamburg, November 5.
Private letters announce that the allied
troops, commanded by prmce Jerome, have
arrived at Frankfort upon the Oder : and
that their advanced guard has proceeded to-
wards Poiisii Prussia. It is also stated that
the Russians have passed the Vistula, and
that they have advanced as far as Ghl
Posen, and other towns iti Prussian Poland.
it is said his Prussian majesty is who them.
November 14.
It is but too certain that the whole Prus-
sian army is totally ruined and dispersed ;
one corps after another has been obliged to
Jay down its arms, and all the principal
towns, viz. Stettin, Custriu, Spaudau and
.Magdeburg have capitulated: in the latter
the French found an immense treasure, as all
the most valuable effects, from Munster,
Cassel and East Friesland, had been deposit-
ed there as out of danger ; it is really aston-
ishing how ill provided with even the most
common necessaries these places were, but
lor which they never would have J ail-
en into the hands of the French, and parti-
cularly Magdeburg, one of the strongest
places in Europe ; as for the king of Pius-
sia nobody knows where he is at preset*!.
The army of marshal Davoust is already
arrived at Posen, it consists of 80,000 men.
Nothing but accident has prevented gene-
ral Blucher from coming to Hamburg, in
which case we should have shared the same
late as Lubeck, which has suffered dreadful-
ly. A deputation has been tent from that
town to claim the protection of the French
emperor, and , one will aLo be sent from
hence.
The duchy of Olendburg has been taken
possession of in the name of the king of
Holland, by 14O0 Dutch troops. Hesse
has been obliged to join the confederal ion
of the Rhine, and must consequently act
against Russia.
The day before yesterday, the body of his
serene highness, the duke of Brunswick,
was opened and embalmed at Alton.a ; on
opening the skull, it was found that the
wound which this lamented prince received
was mortal. His highness bore the exqui-
site toiture occasioned by the wound, with
the utmost fortitude and resignation, but
when he 1< r.rnt the loss of hjs dominions,
his heart began to break.
His son, the duke of Brunswick Otis, who
capitulated with gen. Blugher, and who, so
heroically defended the gate of Lubtc, ar-
rived at his father's house the day after his
death. His higness's horses were yesterday
sold by public auction ; his jewels & other
effects will be sold to-morrow. An Esta-
feite has been sent to Napoleon at Berlin, re-
questing that the duke's venerable remains
may be deposited in the family vault oi his
annacestors.
Pas is, Nov. it).
THIRTIETH BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Benin, Nov. to.
The fortified town of Magdeburg surren-
dered on the 8th. On the 9th tile gates weie
occupied by the French troops: the capitu-
lation is hereunto annexed.
Sixteen thousand men, nearly 800 pieces
of cannon, and magazines of every kind are
on our hands.
Prince Jerome has laid Gloguw, the capi-
tal of Upper Silesia, under blockade, by
brigadier general Lefebvre, at the head of
2000 Bavarian horse.
The town was bombarded on the 8th by
ten howitzers, fired by the light artilerymeii.
The princes passed an eulocjuim on tiie con-
duct of the Bavarian cavalry. General De-
roy invested Glogau with his division on the
cjih. A parley has been opened for its sur-
render.
Marshal Davonst entered Posen with a
corps of the enemy on the loth. He is
highly satisfied with thespliit that animates
the soldiers. The persons who hold situa-
tions under the Prussian government would
have been ' massacred, had not the French
army taken them under its protection.
The vans of four Russian columns, each
15,000 men strong, had begun to enter the
Prussian states by Gecrgenhurg, Olttia,
Grodno, and Jalowka. On the' 2<;th of
October, these advanced guards of columns
had made two days marches, when they re-
ceived news of the battle of the l^th, and
of the consequent events. They retrogad-
ed immediately. So many successes, and
events of such high importance, should not
slacken the military preparations in France.
Tney should, on' the contrary be followed
up with fresh energy, not to satisfy an insa-
tiable ambition, but to fix bounds to the
ambition of our enemies.
The French army will not quit either
Poland or Berlin—until the Porte shall have
been in the full extent of its independence,
nor until Wallachia, and Moldavia shall
bavf been declared to belong in complete
sovereignty to the Porte '
The French army will not quit Berlin un-
til the possessions and colonies, both Span-
ish and Dutch, and French, shall have Wep
given up, and a general peace made.
[Here follows the capitulation of Magde-
burgh.]
SEIZURE OF HAMBURG
B .' '111K FRENCH,
And confiscation of all British property found
in that city.
" Hamburg, November 22.
" This city, which has so long preserved
i!s independence, is reduced to a state of
vasalage. After the most solemn farce
practised by the French minister, to produce
the conviction that the neutrality of Ham-
burg would be respected, 2000 infantry,
and 250 Dutch cavalry, suddenly entered
the place on Wednesday, with general Mor-
tier at their head, and formally took posses-
sion of the city in the name of Napoleon.
The next day (Thursday) French soldiers
mounted guard at all the public offices and
gates, and free quarters were provided for
the troops, who were distributed at the
houses of the citizens. A few hours only
bad expired, when the names of the gene-
rals, colonels and commissioners of the
French armay were inscribed on the doers
of the principal mansions, so that it 1111 dit
have been supposed to have been a garrison-
ed town for six months. The commissary
at war occupies the house of the Biitisli
ministers, winch he entered half an hour
after the latter had quitted it. The head-
quarters are at a senator's, in the Birchen.
One ot the first measures has been a demand
by the commander in chief of all the Eng-
lish property,, in whatever form it may ap-
pear. To this application the senate replied,
that to enforce such a requisition would be
the total ruin of the city. Gen. Mortier
signified, on receiving this communication,.
that it was his determination not to relax a
shilling of his demand. Means are already
taken to carry this scheme of pillage into
immediate execution ; and for this purpose
the merchants are required to give an esti-
mate of all the English property in their
hands, domiciliary visits are appointed to
ascertain the validity of such accounts—and
yesterday afternoon many of the most res-
pectable persons were put under arrest, toope-
rate on the public mind by intimidation. A-
mong these I am sorry tc, name Mr. Burrows,
Mr. John Thornton, Mr. Geo. Smith & Mr.
Parish. Atfirsttliesegeiitlemenwereconlined
in a house near the exchange, after seals had
been put upon their effects ;¦ but they have
since been permitted to occupy their respec-
tive houses. A guard however, always at-
tends them. In this situation of things,
apprehensions are entertained, that more of
the English will be put under arrest, until
the avarice of these public pluderers is sati-
ated. Since Wednesday, about 5,000 more
French infantry have arrived here ; and it
may naturally be expected, that from the
total stagnation of trade, and the increased
price of subsitence the lower orders will not
be able to maintain themrelves ; and that
the greatest disorder will prevail in a city,
the population of which extends to 120,000
souls. The famine threatened at Berlin is
to be allffViated byfsuppiies from the granna-
rics of Hamburg^which is another cause of
anxiety, under the immediate necessities and
difficulties with which this unfortunate city
has to contend- I am sorry to present be-
fore you so melancholy a picture, and I
should with yet more reluctance make any
comment upon it, as affecting the interest
of the great commercial city, in which you
reside, and the manufacturing towns through-
out the British empire. Unfortunately the
destruction of war is not confined to these
who perish in the fie"d. it is broi
to the fire-sides of'lhose who are the b Pt
friends to the peace, order, and ha]
of society. " Yours, &c."
BOSTON, January 2 t.
Arrived, via 'be Vineyard.* the ship Ca-
lumet, captain Treyitt, from Batavia. Soil-
ed from that place the 9th of October, in
co. with ship Eliza, Stanwood, for Boston .*
Saw him through the Straights of Sundn,
and left bun, all well. L ,,;.oa,
ship Egeria, Fields, of and for Provide ce,
in to days ; Margr.rct, Hear:
repairing.; Iris, Rathbone, of .
had lost her bowsprit ; Patterson, Shaw, of
ditto ; Sally & Hetty, Vickory, Phila 1
Eutau, Grant, of Baltimore, hst frai
cba ; Charles, Stiles, of ,
weeks. The ship Catharine, B!anchar;i, of
and from Boston, p
da Aug. 27, for Canton ; ship Swift.
dridge, of New-Yoik lest from the
passed do. nth Sept. bound to Mr,
ship Mandarin, 110 clays lion: Boston
ed do. the 15th .September ; brig'Ah
Mczzich, 114 days from Baltimore, for
nilla, passed do. 17th September;
Harrison, 120 days from Philadelphia, fur
Canton, passed do. October 1.
NEV/-YORK, January 29.
By the arrival of the schooner Enter--
prize, in 11 days from Bern
learn that Ills Britannic majesty's f
Cambrian, the Bermuda s'6op of
¦ brig Irvin, have captured and sent
ioto Bermuda the I • Voito in ves-
sels: Ship Titos, train Bordeaux for Phi-
ladelphia ; brig Henry and Francis, from
Cadiz for New-York ; .ticrmophrodife brig
Cyrus from Havana for Philadelphia; brig-
Virginia, from a bye port in France, for
Norfolk.; ship Ciceio, fron Cruz,
for Philadelphia ; ship rjl the Isle
of France f ,r Newbury,- treptd,
from Bordeaux tor I't , , rclir. As-
pasia", from Cay'enfle> for New-York', and
the Bnt,sit brig (Junicorn, from Jamaica
for St- Doruiu^o. Toe s!
Dickerson, m-astet, has been Ber-
muda.
Arrived, the sc'rt'r Es
Philadelphia, 20 day . Ti.e
sch'r favorite, Gamble, .
for Philadelphia- Left ally, John-
son of Philadelphia, & others not recollect-
ed. Jan. 24, lat. 35, long. 71,
Wary, Morris, from Boston for Save
under a jury bowsprit, had lost ber boat.
The sch'r Enterprize, Patten, 10 days
from Bermuda. Left sch'rInfrepi
limorc. The sch'r------, Baker, of |