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Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser 1807/07-1807/12 msa_sc3722_2_6_2-0574 Enlarge and print image (4M) |
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BOSTON, December 8.
¦ OV \ SCOTIA.
Ear.f Halifax papers contain the following
-jpai "a graphs ©f the act for opening the ports
'of Nova Scotia to the American vessels, in
addition to that published in the Palladium
of the 24th ultimo :
'• Provided .¦/"¦¦'¦')¦!, That no such ship or
Vessel shall be admitted to an entry, nor shall
any such scantling, planks, &c. &c. be per-
mitted to be unladen, until bend shall be green
to the satisfaction of the officers of the cus-
toms at the said port, that there shall not be
'exported ia such ship or vessel any other
articles than gypsum or grind stones, or
Other produce (except ship timber) or manu-
facture of tin- ?aid provinces, or any produce
or manufacture of the said united kingdom,
or of his majesty's colonies or plantations
in the West Indies.
" And be it further enacted.. That it shall
and may be lawful for his majesty, by and
¦with the advice of his privv council, to make
such rules and regulations for the importati-
on and exportation of goods and commodi-
ties as aforesaid at the said ports, with such
•penalties and forfeiture for the breach there-
of, as shall seem fit and necessary to his
majesty, by avid with the advice aforesaid."
Note. -A letter from Halifax, refering to
¦ the above, observes, - No such port is yet
appointed by his mnjes*, nor is any thing
further known by the governor or collector
• of .what may be the intent and purpose of
this act.
Arrived, brig Liberty, Pillsbury, from
Guadaloupe, sugar and molassas.
Schr. Boston, Smith, Martinique, last from
Antigua, 26 days, sugar, molasses, coffee,
&c.
Brig; Star, Swan, Senegal, but last from
Cowes (Bug.) 45 days, gum, &c.
Brig; Betsy, Barker, Rotterdam, but last
from the Do-wnes, 48 days, gin, &c.
Brig Rubicon, Thomas, from Havanna,
via Newport, sugars, &c
Cleared, Betsy* Little, Waldoborough ;
Catharine, Riley, Georgetown ; Martha, Mil-
likin, Frankfort ; James, Merritt, Scituate ;
picket. Luce-, Philadelphia ; Regulator, Nor-
ton, ditto; Hannah, Bowers Waldob«rough;
¦WpGnMen Age, Re.niek, Cadiz; brig Wash-
ington, Harding, Marseilles ; sch's Linnet,
Collins. Halifax : Argo, Gowen, Yarmouth ;
Hunter, Smith, Newfoundland.
It is presumed that the whftle of %hese
addisional gun boats could be-Siiitt, or other-
wise provided, in the course of three, or at
the utmost four months, from the time that
congress may authorize them ; and it is be-
lieved that they could, within the same
period, be completely prepared for actual
service.
The cost of each gunboat, not armed, is
estimated at '6 5000
Tiie armament (exclusive of can-
non, which congress b, ive thissession
provided fori is estimated at 1,200
Making the cost of each gun boat '
exclusive o. cannon 6.2CO
Upon this estimate, valuing each
gun boat at Qd 000, exclusive of can-
non and military stores, 1SS gun
boats would cost 910,000
Nrom this sum, however, there is
to be deducted, for timber already
provided or contracted for, and com-
prehended in the estimate of extra
ponces incurred bv the navy depart-
ment since the 22d June last, and
which expences have been this session
provided for by congress, the sum
of 87,600
NEW-YORK, Dee. 12.
Arrived, the ship Cordelia, Milden, 1*3
days from the Lie of France, bound to
Philadelphia, put in here Italy and short of
provisions.
Brig Georgia, Jocelin, $ days from Sa-
vannah. Off the capes of Virginia saw a
coppered pilot boat schr. her bowsprit gone,
standing in for the Chesapeake.
Ship Catharine, Marshall, 64 days from
Leghorn via Newport. -
Brig Havana Packet, Franklin, 13 days
From Havana. The schr. Monongahela
Farmer, Clapp, from New-York, arrived
at Havana, 3 days before captain Franklin,
sailed, after being ashore on the Bahamas
banks, and threw most of her cargo over-
board.
Schr. Clarissa, Henshaw, 42 days from
Cadiz, wine. Left, Oct. 2f>, ship Jupiter,
Allen, of Philadelphia, loading for La Ve-
ra Cruz, to sail Nov. 8. ; ship Monticello,
Abnrn, of Norfolk for Lima, to sail 8th
Nov. ; ship Adventure, Ropes, of Salem,
for the north ; ship Indiana, from Phila-
delphia at quarantine ; ship Columbus, from
N. York at do. ; ship Hannah, Cattrell, of
Newburyport, from New-York, loading for
the North ; brig Olympus, Petry of New-
Bedford from N. Y, at quarantine, having
been there 70 days, and refased a bill of
}i< slth then, on account of her cotton ; brig
Mary, Cromwall, for Ireland ; brig Charles
Chace, o! Baltimore ; brig Swift, of New-
York ; ship Alert, Burgis. of Philadelphia,
sailed October 22, for the North ; brig
Margaret Meed. Freeman, sailed for' Nor-
folk, Oct. 24. A ship from Alexandria,
V. had arrived at St. Lucars ; and a brig
from Rhode-Island at Aymonte. Nov. 30,
lat, 38, long. 63, spoke brig Susannah,
Packard, 18 days from Tortola, for Boston,
who generously supplied us with provisions.
Dec. 4, lat. 39, 30, long. 57, 53, spoke
ship Aleghany, 4 days from N. York, for
Greenock. The Clarissa has been conside-
rably injured in gales on the coast.]
Schr. Argus, Ro'lo 21 days from Cur-
racoa, coffee and wood. The Argus was
ordered away from Cm racoa before she Was
fully loaded, by the Arathusa frigate, for
having taken out the late governor of Curra-
coa, who was considered as a dangerous
man, and who was obliged to come back in
the Argus. Dec. 2, lat. 30 long, 72,
30, spoke the ship Sally. Nichols, ot N.
York, 24 days trom La Vera Cruz for Eu-
rope.
The schr. Francis, Ryan, 19 days from
Havana bound to Philadelphia put in here
Jeaky- and sails torn.
Schooner Edmund, Bulkley, 4 days from
Charleston.
Schooner Cambden, Meagher, 30 days
frtpn Cayenne, via Newport.
Sloop Lydia Burt, from Richmond;
Below lust night, a ship supposed to be
the Adonis, from Favannah—a brig, two
schooners, and the Sussex.
Cleared—ship Golconda, Crocker, Li-
verpool ; brig Sally Ann, Hilliard, Hava-
na ; schr. Speedwell. Collins, Halifax ;
Chariot tee Augusts, Cozens, do. ; Rising
States, Gilbert, Norfolk ; Rising States,
Edwards, Savannah; sloop Packet, Meg-
rath, Martinique.
Leaving to be appropriated for the .
building of 88 gun boats, exclusive
of cannon and military stores, the
sum of 852,500
And estimating the military stores
for each boat, exclusive of can-
non which is already provided,
or contracted for, at i 200 dolls, for
each boat the military stores for 188
gun boats would cost, at 1,200 dol-
lars 225,600
We have estimated the annual cost of
each gun-boat in actual service, at li,089
dollars and 46 cents. If congress shohld
authorize the building or otherwise provid-
ing of 188 additional gun-boats, the whole
gun boat establishment would, when such
additional gun boats should be completed,
consist of 257 gun boats, which, at 11,039
dollars and 46 cents each, would make the
annua cost of the whole g2.837.i41 22
For six months they would of course
cost SI 418 570 6
They will cost for 1 month £239,42 - 43
If Congress should determine to provide
188 additional gun-boats, it might not be
good policy to confine the Executive to
procuring them by building them.—It is
impossible to say whether there is a suffici-
ent quantity of seasoned timber now in the
country. It wou'd be injudicious to build
them of other than seasoned timber ; and no
donbt many might, if necessary, be procured
by purchase. I therefore recommend, if
they should be authorised, that the Execu-
tive be left at liberty to procure them by
building or otherwise. .
I have the honor to be, with great res-
pect Sir, your most obedient servant.
R. SMITH.
Hon. Thomas Blount, Chairman, &c.
£The contents cf table A. have been alrea-
dy given.]
SIR,
War D£partment, Dec. 2, 1807.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
SO;// December, 1807.
Sin,
In answer to your letter this moment re-
vived, I hnve to state to you that it is be-
lieved, that '' for- the protection of our
poats mid harbors," there ought to be built
188 additional gun boats. The accompany-
ing Sketch nii.iked A. will give yott a.view
of the ports and harbors at which it is tho't
that gun boats ought to be stationed, and
the number of gun beats for each.
I have the honor, in compliance with
a resolution of the House of Representa-
tives of the 25th ult. to transmit herewith a
statement of the respective numbers of offi-
cers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers
composing the army of the United States,
noting the number wanting to complete the
present establishment.
I beg leave also to state, that, in addition
to thedirections given in July last, letters
were written on the 22d day of October ult.
to each of the governors, of the several
states, from whom no reports had been re-
ceived, urging the necessity oftheir forward-
ing to this department, with as little delay
as possible, the muster rolls and inspection
returns of their respective quotas of one hun-
dred thousand militia. A small proportion
of the returns however have yet been receiv-
ed : And, as the g vernors "ere generally
authorized by the president of the U. States
to accept, as a part oftheir respective quotas
such volunteercorps as might offer their ser-
vices, in conformity to the act of Congress
of the 24th February last, the Secretaiy of
War will not possess the necessary docu-
ments for forming the statement, direc>ed t >
be laid before the house, by their resolution
of the same date as the former, until he
shall receive the returns before mentioned.
There is reason however to expect, that they
will generally he in his possession within a
short time, as it appears, as far as answers
have beea received, from the governors to
the letters addressed to them as above stat-
ed, that every exertion has been made, on
their part, to have the returns completed
and forwarded.
I have the honor to be, '
Very respectfully, sir,
Your obedient servant:
H. DEARBORN.
To the Hon. the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
A Statement of the respective numbers of
officers, non-commissioned officers and
soldiers, composing the army of the Uni-
ted States, agreeably to the act fixing the
military peace establishment,passed March
16, 1802, and to several acts in addition
thereto.
General and ether staff.—I brigadier ge-
neral, 1 aid de-camp, taken from the line,
1 adjutant and inspector, ditto, 1 pay-mas-
ter of the army, 3 military agents, 27 as-
sistant military agents taken from the line,
7 paymasters of districts, ditto, 2 assistants
paymasters, ditto, 2 surgeons, 1 wanting,
31 surgeons' mates, 4 wanting.
One regiment of artillerists.—I colon;,], 1
lieutenant colonel, 4 majors, 1 adjutant,
¦taken from the line, '20 captains, 20 first
lieutenants, 20 second lieutenants, 40 ca-
I detSj 11 wauling, 2 teachers of music, bo
ferjeants, 80 corporals, 80 musicians, 166 |
arl' i'i cers, 1 ,T 20 'pri vates.
T-wa regiments of 'infantry.—2 colonels, 2
lieutenant colonels, 2 majors 2 adjutants*
taken from the line, 20 captains, 20 first
lieutenants, 20 second lieutenants, 20 en-
signs, 4 teachers of music, 2 serjr-ant-raa-
j ,rs, So Serjeants, 80 corporals, So musi-
cians, 1,280 privates.
Ne'e.. It appears from the latest returns,
that about two hundred privates are wanted
to complete the establishment. It is be-
lieved, however although not accurately
known, that thenumber, of recruits at the
di Here lit rendezvous, is nearly sufficient to
supply the deficiency.
Corps of engineers, at present consists of—I
lieutenant colonel, 1 major, 3 captains, 3
first lieutenants, 4 second lieutenants, 6
cadets, 1 teacher of French language, 1 dit-
to of drawing, I corporal, 18 privates.
H. DEARBORN,
War department,
December id, 1807.
MADRID, August 15.
The royal hvdrographical direction of
this city, has published by order of the
Prince of Peace, in the Gazette of this city,
the following notice of a discovery lately
made in the South Sea :
" The Pala frigate, belonging to the
Philippine company, and commanded by
Don John Baptiste Mounteverde, sailing
from the Manillas to Lima, discovered, on
thel8th February, 1806, a cluster of island;,
the most southern of ivhich is situated in 3
degrees, 29 minutes, north latitude, and 162
degrees 5 minutes east longitude from Ca-
diz. These islands, to the number of twen-
ty-nine, occupy a space of ten leagues from
north-east to south-west, and are separated
by canals of one or two leagues in breadth.
They are low and intersected with forests
and rivulets. The inhabitants are of the most
pacific disposition. They at first drew near
the frigate, to the number of twenty-one. on
board two canoes. When they were within
musquet shot, they left off rowing and pre-
sented the Spaniards with cocoa nuts, crying
out and making signs. The frigate clued
up her sails and hoisted Spanish colours.—
This manoeuvre having frightened the islan-
ders, the Spanish flag was hauled down, and
a white flag hoisted in its stead. Upon the
Spaniards afterwards crying out and making
signs to the canoes to come alongside, they
did so, and the islanders gave the Spania.ds
cocoa nuts, without demanding any thing
in return, but also .without the Spaniards
being able to prevail upon any of them to
come on board: The crew of the frigate
then distributed am mg them old knives,
ivong rings, and pieces ef red cloth.
" This liberali'y excited so much joy and
gratitude in those good people that they
directly emptied their canoes in order to
make presents to the Spaniards ; their nets,
their hooks, their fish, the cocoa nut shells
which served them to drink out of, even
their enormous hats, made of palm leaves,
were all handed in an instant on board the
frigate, and at last the islanders were going
to strip themselves of' the only piece of
clothing they wore, (about the middle) to
testify their gratitude to their benefactors
All this being unable to satisfy them, tiley
gave the Spaniards to understand that they
were going to return to their islands in order
to fetch new presents, and begged the frigate
to wait for them.
" These Indians are tall and well made,
robust and active. Their complexion iso-
live, they have flat noses, black and curly
hair, but pretty long. Each canoe had a vc-
rable old man on board, who was naked
like the rest, and appeared to be their chief.
One thing very extraordinary, was, that
these two old men were white and had a-
queline noses. They had more the ap
pearance of Spaniards than savage-. Cap-
tain Monteverde adds, that these islanders
and their old chief b re great resemblance,
in their features and behaviour, to the Indi-
ans of the islands of St. Bartholomews and
of those of Capa and Abictara, at which
the captrin touched in 1800 on board the
Philippine frigate, commanded by Don Ju-
an Harnitia."
¦:. HnM
FEDERAL GAZETTE
India Goods, &.c. b;c.
Benj and Ceo. Williams,
No 3, Bowly's wharf,
OFFER FOR SALE,
186 bales India Goods,
Consisting of
Gurrahs, Mamoodies, Cos.sas, Sawns, Mow,
S.innas, Bud as, Emci'ti-s, Long-Cloths,Cliecl.s,
Cus'-s. Green, Checked, Striped and * ti-tmge
colored Seersuckers, Khar&darya, Bandanna
Il'dlcfs. assorted. Sooty Ron id, Blue Gilia,
Choopa, Roma!, Lungifce, Puiicat and Pattern
Madras H'dlds.
4(J hhds. N. Ruin,
1(5 pipes Cogniac Brandy,
10 pipes White Spanish do.
10 do Cutalorta Wine,
£0 keg's Raisins,
10 Cask* Currants,
30 do. Cheese,
20 chests Souchong Tea,
20 hhds Muscovado Sugar,
100 boxes white and brown Havanna do.
; Noecwber 19. .____________d3t 2aw4w|l
Just Received—For Sale.
10 finds. Is' fluidity St, Croix Sugar,
20 cp' casks Shei'ry Wine, !). G. brand,
12 hhds. first quality Molassees,
20 bugs beautiful Green Coffee,
7 hlids. high proof Jamaica. Spirits,
8 do. 3d and 4t'i proof Antigua do.
1800 baskets fine Table Salt.
WILLIAM NORRIS, Jtrn.
No 04, Baltimore-street
December 10. 2aw w
Notice.
" AUthnm who Have aecouutftoflniig standing
on the Bocks of -JACOB anil WM. NOJiRlS,
a-e earnestly requested to settle the same, as
suits wi'l be instituted without l'e»pec' tn pi !•-
tons, a!'tc,r '.lie expiration of live mouths ironi
this date. XV vt. NO: UIS, f,,ii.
Surviving Partner of ¦yncob bf Wm< Nonit
November 10. eoliSdiDcc.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS.
Late and. Important.
At a time when (owing to some un-
known circumstance) there is '• a break'' on
the main mail route, which has prevented (he
arrival of the regular News-paper mail ir m
New.York it is particularly gratifying to
us to hnve the dreaded deficiency supplied
by the kind attention of our correspondent.
The editor of the Federal Gazette has re-
ceived the New York Gazette (of the i+th)
in anticipation, containing a mass of marine
and other intelligence of great importance.
It may be feared from the following ex-
tracts, that e have only the sad alternative
left of electing cur adversary. Tne two
great contending powers of Europe, who
seem to be madly engaged in a war of ex-
termination, are bent upon opening a wider
field of death, which threatens with c >nvul-
sion the whole civilized world. It mjst be
a work of no common difficulty for our
helmsman to steer with safety. This is the
DILEMMA :— e
Britain claims the rightof taking her own
subjects from our merchant ships,
France declares '• there shall be no neu-
trals"—you must fight for or against us.
It becomes then a serious question, what
docs the true policy of America dictate ? —
Will you be dragooned ii to a war against
England—and to gain what ?
Or,
Will you submit your merchant vessels
to be searched for seamen, and return t<< a
friendly understanding witn the ruler of the
seas ?
It may be fairly stated, that Great-Britain
fs fighting for existence—if there be added
to lu-r long list of enemies, one more, the
United States, the last remaining neutral—
desperate indeed must be that conflict,
which will drench the -world -with blood, and
expel affrighted commerce from the earth.
We hope --inccrly that circumstances may
prove less unfavorable than thev appear at
nl ; that we may be able to avoid all
warlike connexion with European powers,
and pursue in peace the policy which leads
to wealth and greatness.
From our Correspondent.
New York, Dec. 14, 1807.
The long expected schooner Heven^e,
captain Read, arrived at this port on Satin:
day evening, from England and Francs,
with dispatches of the highest importatfce,
from Mr. Muni-o, our '-'inisierai London.
and Mr. Armstrong our minister at Pa1 is.
She Sailed from England ihe 16th of Octo-
ber, and from Cherbatg, in France, on the
9th of November.
Of the nature of the dispatches, we have
no oilier information, than that they are of
the utmost irhportaaee Dr. Bullus, who i-
the beater of (hem (and who went out in
the Revenge) hastened onto the seat.of go
v'ei'mnent with all possible speed. He
reached town in a hired boat several horns
before the Revenge got up.
We are informed by the officers cf the
Revenge, that Bottatfarte had declared to
Mr. Armstrong, our Minister at Paris,
That there shoiild be No Neu-
t ais ! !
This is a fact. We have no comments to
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