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has giiiied over every foreign foe, to the
igmotest corners of the earth ; the trophies
stiil existing in various parts of thesfc realms
ich. have been extended by their atchieve-
, moats : ami i.,.e recofilectJOn of the glory
they have thus acquired, affords us the
ingest ground to hope that on the present
occasion, under the dispensations of Provi-
dence, whose blessing attend the arms of
the just, all the machinations of our enemies
miy be confounded, and that the only
traces they leave behind them upon our soil
will be their (Own graves.
" The immense tract of country upon
•which these armies must act, occasioning
.many difficulties in the way of their speedy
ajra mutual co-operation for the defence of
an extensive frontier, the evident danger
which would arise in case (which God i'or--
bid should ever happen) the enemy might
penetrate in:o the interior of our empire,
compel us to adopt the most efficacious mea-
sures to avert it, by the establishment of a
general temporary armament or militia,
which may be ready in all quarters at a mo-
ment's notice, to support, the regular troops,
ah.! able to oppose to the enemy at every step
the invincible force of the true son's.of their
country, united for the preservation of their
most valuable enjoyments.
" In such arduous circumstances we refer
¦with the fullest conndence to the distin-
guished order of the hereditary nobility of.
our empire, by whose faithful services i-li
the field of battle, and extensive sacrifices
hoth of life and property, Russia haw been
ejevated to her present greatness, to that
order which by examples of heroism., has on
all occasions animated and assisted tU e Subor-
dinate members of the empire to participate
in the salvation, defence and glory of our
country. The memorable proofs el' patriot
ism and of loyalty displayed in v (jit n, and
modern times by the nobility of Russia, and
their well-known readiness on every occasi-
on where the common good requires their ex-
ertions, to obey the summons rif their sove
. reign, rto meet with spirit every toil', & every
danger for the service of the' empire, con-
vince us how cordially, zealously and effica
ciously it will co operate with us for the
speedy and successful completion of such
a provisional armament or militia, as is in-
dispensjbly required, and now 01 dained for
ptTblic security, according to the regulations
annexed hereto.
'.' We are likewise assured, that our faith-
ful corporations, and every class of citizens,
as well as the crown peasants, and free boors
through the country, wil.1 unite their efforts
to bear the common burthen of this impor-
tant public duty for the defence of our ho-
ly faith, and for individual preservation.
" May the servants of the church of God
1 offer up in concert with ourj elves, and all
our faithful subjects, the most fervent prayers
towards the Supreme disposer* >f events, that
he may shed his divine favor on our efforts
to avert the common dan;;ef', to vanquish
and exterminate the foe, and! to restore the
blessings of peace and tranquility in the
heart of our empire."
To this manifesto is annexe: 1 a proclamation
for erecting immediately a provisional force,
or militia of 612,000 men.. For this pur-
pose, the different govern' nients throughout
the Russian empire are r'lividerl into seven,
districts, each of which according to a plan.
laid down, is to furnish a certain number of
troops. These seven armies or contingents
of districts were to be formed as soon as
the. making out lists, a/.i.d appoint mg officers*
had been gone.- through ; but they were to
continue no longer e.'mbodied than the pre-
sent danger existed,
BYTHIS .DAY%; M&ILS.
NEW/YORK, April 1.
7:he gale-.
Yesterday mtrrning at 2 o'clock, a gale
commenced (rq-ra E. N.E. with a heavy fall
of snow and cu ntinued tiJl about II, blowing
most of the time from East. About i2
o'clock the wind fell to a moderate breeze,
and immedht ely veered round to S. S. W.
hlew fresh from that quarter till 3 in the af-
ternoon, whun the wind commenced a gale
from WNW. It is a remarkable fact, that
the tide, at Itwefoe o'clock, was from 12 to
• 18 inches higher than it has been known by
the oldest ^Inhabitants'—from this time tfte
'Water fell, though it was not time for hi.fi
nv iter till -past 3 o'clock ! Many cellars were
filled, and considerable property damaged.
During the gale, the brig Signal Pole was
blown down, and three schrs. were driven
from their anchors, and lodged on the mud-
flats on the Jersey side, opposite the city ; one
of which is the Cornelia from St. Thomas.
We have reason to fear, that the vessels on
the coast, both those bound in as well as
those which recently sailed, have suffered.
The ships Frances, Braine, from Greenock ;
, and Four Sisters, Latham, from Ireland ; both
rode otlt the gale, the former in the East,
and the latter in the North River. The brig
Almira, from Savannah, was safe at anchor
in the Narrows yesterday at 1 o'clock.—
Eight or nine sail of vessels went down on,
Monday morning, and all went to sea, ex-
cept the ships Native, and Milforcl, and the
i brig Mars, for Amsterdam ; they anchored
• in the bay, within the Hook.
Amidst the bustle along the docks, in se-
curing vessels and getting out fenders, were
seen hundreds with their dogs, killing Bats,
which had been routed by the high tide.
Hardly a terrier in the city was unemploy-
ed ; and we may safely say, that not less
than one thousand rats were destroyed on the
east side of the town. Though this, re-
mark about rats may, by some, be consider-
ed unworthy of notice, it will be of use, if
a proper use is made of it ; that is, by re-
moving the carcases of those animals before
the sun operate upon them.
During the height of the gale, several
flocks of wild geese passed over the city,
from the sea-shore—whence they no doubt
had been driven by the severity of the
storm,
i It is also remarkable, that many Robins
lodged in the rigging of the vessels at our
sdocks, some of which were driven by the
wind with such velocity against the masts
and spars of vessels, that they fell down
dead.
^Since writing the above we learn by the
"Union Pilot-boat, which left the Hook at
12 o'clock, that two ships were ashore a-
bout 7 miles to the westward of the Hook,
• one of which had lost two masts, and the
other came in from sea during the gale in-
(kp njcri'Jng—-probably one' of the ships
that went out the preceding day. There
was also a large ship ashore outside, about
4. miles south of the light-house,-supposed
from her appearance, to be an Indiaman.
The vessels at our docks did not suffer so
much as we had reason to expect—they
were completely protected in many places
by the extensive Piers which have been re-
cently erected—particularly by those at the
Whitehall.
RICHMOND, March 31.
KXAMINATION.
At 13 o'clock, yesterday, the marshal-
major Scott, accompanied by two assistants,
repaired to col. Burr's room in the Eagle,
where he was under guard, and with per,
feet civility informed him that he had a war-
rant against him on the part of the United
States. Col. Burr was now consequently
in the custody of the marshal.
Within a very short time after, they re-
paired to another room in the Eagle, be-
fore Judge Marshal.1 The examination was
a private one : There v.e:elfew auditors pre-
sent.
Edmund Randolph, and John Wickham,
esqrs. council for the prisoner. Caesar A.
Rodney and George Hay, esqrs. council
for the prosecution.
The attorney of the district observed,
that it was his duty to charge the prisoner
present, and upon evidence which he should
exhibit before the court, of the crime of
treason against the United. States and of th«
misdemeanor of having prepared within the
United States an expedition against the
dominions of the king of Spain, with whom
the United States were then in tmity.-
The evidence was then producsd. It
consisted of the record of the proceedings
held in 'the cases of Messrs. Bollmatv and
Swartwout, before the circuit court of the
district of Columbia. No woa 'voce testi-
mony was produced, except that of Mr. Per-
kins, which related to the arrest ot col.
Burr, within the Mississippi territory.
After this evidence was laid before the
court, Mr. Hay submitted the following mo-
tion in writing :
" The attorney of the United States for
the Virginia district, prays that Aaron Burr
may be committed, upon the evidence now
submitted to the judge, in order that he may
be tried at the next circuit court for this
district, or »t a special court to be held for
that purpose, upon a charge of treason
against the United States, and also for a
misdemeanor, in setting on foot within the
territory of the United States, a military
expedition to be carried on from thence
against the dominions of the king of Spain,
with whom the United States were then and
are now at peace "
It wa? then determined that a flublie dis-
cussion should be held in the capitol, this
day, at 10 o'clock, and that in the mean time,
coienel Burr should be admitted to bail ; his
bail to be bound in the sum of 5000 dollars.
Messrs. Thomas Taylor and John Gamble
are his securities
Yesterday the examination of col. Burr,
before chief justice Marshall, commenced at
the Eagle Tavern. It was conducted in
private—no person being admitted but the
prisoner, the officers of the federal court,
the council prosecuting and defending, and
the witnesses. The curio»iiy of the public
•¦U6 very much awakened, and vast anxiety
for admission to this secret conclave was
displayed by multitudes, who were never-
theless disappointed. The reasons of this
extraordinary mode of -proceeding are vari-
ously represented. Some say that the chief
justice consulted the counsel both for and
against the prisoner, as to their wishes with
i to the . place of examination ; in-
forming them that it should either be at the
capitol or the Ea^le tavern, as they might
choosS ; and tha! they preferred the latter,
Others report, that the examination was se-
cret, for the purpose of preventing persons
who might be on the venire on his trial,
fronrpreviously making up their minds on
the subject. But we humbly conceive no
good reason can be given for introducing in
a free country a practice so similar to that
of the holy inrjuisisi n in Spain. \_Argus.~^
Sloop Wary, Brown, cleared out from
Charleston for Baltimore, on the 20th last
month.
Married on Thursday evening, by the re-
verend Dr. Rattoone, Mr. Samuel Toon, to
Miss Elizabeth Bcnnet, both of this city.
PORT OF BALTIMORE.
CLEARED,
Ship Sally, Frost, Antwerp
Brig Eliza-Ann, Rathall, Martinique
Sch'r Alexander, Altho, Trieste
Agenoria, Driscoll, Savanfiah
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