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as the case might be, here, that difficulty Their forces have- greatly augmented this instant with the not distinguish- PIANO FORTES vROLIN VCKNT1XKL. REPAIRED 'AND D. H. TAYLOR, Piano Forte maker, of London and New-York, respectfully announces to the public jf Newbern vlrinitir flint hp intends remaining an 1 1 a few days, for the purpose of repairing and tuning Pianos of every description. Instruments that have lost their tone, or become harsh and metellic, that will not stand in tune, that have lost their) touch, or that will not answer the finger, noise and Tattling in the keys, defective soinid- boards' nedals.r&c.

in a I word, he r- fii will rectify any defect arising either from age or use. -Should reference jbeWanted he is the itfventer and manufacturer of the Patent. Fuphonia now manufacturing in New-York. Apply at Bells Ho- vv vv.va 11. 1 y- For Sale.

A CARRIAGE PAIR of HORSES. ALSO, Some FURNITURE, consisting oT a Sideboard, Secretary, Bureaus, Tables, Washstands, CandlestaAds, Bedsteads. Apply to SAMUEL SIMP30N. Oct. 2r.

jBStf 1 WANTED IMMEDIATELY, a good Journeyman Tailor, to whom the highest priced wH be Thomas C. Oreenville, Nov. 21, 1819. 3t88 NOTICE. All persons are forwarded! from huntings either with Dog or Gun, on themarsh property of rs.

Green by the name of Marsh, which is leased by the sub scriber. Donum Mumford. November 27, 181. i 88tf Slop the Riinawat. ABSCUN DED from the subscribej- in August last, a Negro man named -season the vessels at Kingston are kept in such order, that -they can be rigged and ready for sea at a week's notice.

-Their armies are busily engaged in e-recting powerful and permanent fortifications Kingston at this time is strongly fortified at every point, while at Sacket's Harbor an important military post, there are millions of public property going to decay, and not a sfngle word of METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA. Montreal, Nov. 13. The astonishing appearances which the last week has exhibited will make it long remembered by the inhabitants of this district and Tuesday last will be classed, by after ages, with the celebrated dark Sunday which happened in 1785. A series or awful events have occurred, equally impressive the mind oi the illiterate and learned.

While' the former viewed these events as they pas sed, and, with a mixture of dread and veneration, saw in them the immediate interposition of Him-who rides on the whirlwind and directs the storm," the "latter felt his mind recoilback in itself, and tremble at its own nothingness. All his best established facts, aH his first princi pies, and his' long train of causes and ef fects, were totally inadequate to explain the aberrations from the usual course ul nature he saw passing before him- Tltrr first Unusual appearance which at traded general notice happened on San day last. The morning was remarkable dark for the season arid about 8 o'clock A. M. the whole atmosphere appeared covered with a thick cloud of haze of a dingy orange color.

The wind was light from the N. N. W. and: Seemed incapably of dispelling the heavy vapor which tloatr ed in the sky. A little before 0 o'clock.

a shower o(-ain fell; of a dark inky colour, and much impregnated with 'some black substance resembling soot, or fine ashes. 'Phis, for the time, seemed to account'for the singular appearance of the heavens. It was conjectured a volcano had broke out in some distant quarter, and the ashes from the e-ruption, floating in the cloud, gave it the unnatural color. During the day the weather cleared, the sky assumed its "'natural aspect, and the afternoon became seasonably pleasant. Tuesday was a day that set anxiety on the rack, and put conjecture at defiance.

The morning opened with a clear serene sky, a gentle breeze from the northwest and a smart frost during the night led us to anticipate a day fitted for business or amusement About ten o'clock, A. M. the wind became variable veering round to the westward, and a-gain became more northerly, A heavy damp vapor seemed to envelope the whole city, and the appearance of the atmosphere indicated rain. As the afternoon advanced, the sky became more and more sui charged with dense clouds the darkness increased to such a degree that', by 12 and 1 o'clock, it 'became necessary to light in all the public offices in town and even 'in the butcher's stall in the market place they were found indispensably necessary. The darkness still continued to increase, and with it there appeared a general dread as to what might be the result, pervading every countenance; But although the darkness went on augmenting.

it was "to" not uniform in its progress. At times, a wnite snver-coior-ed stream of light seemed for a moment to penetrate the dense atmosphere, and, for a few seconds, it appeared as if clearing It was during these periods the aspect of the heaven was most striking to an at- i tentive observer. The deadly pale light which came for the instant, as if to cheat our hopes and mock our feelings, seemed by being refracted through the cloud, to proceed from a stratum between it and the earth and the blackened color of the air, viewed through "this luminous sub-j stratum presented a spectacle -awfu! ftnd grand in the extreme. The general dread seemed nov to have reached its climax all viewed the pnenomepon as conneciea with some qreat convulsion of nature, but 4j or 40 years 01 age, has lofty carriage, and lisps in his speech par--iicularly when angry or frightened his left shoulder lower apparently than his right; his feet slender in proportion to their length, the large foes of his feet have been -injured by cold, but perhaps not perceiva- ..0 uumiascu able from it but we are of opinion that the vibratorymotion felt Was altogether owing tp'th? electric contents. Thefirst peal was followed by a few others, and accompanied with a heavy shower of rain, similar to what had fallen on Sunday, but of a darker hue, and apparently more charged with a black sooty Matter.

After the thunder and rain had subsid-1 ed, the darkness did riot entirely disappear, as might have been expected, had it proceeded from a thunder cloud as: u-sual. On the contrary, it still continued and seemed to increase till about four o'clock. The general anxiety, however, I became somewhat appeased, as the cause of the unusual appearance had been in part explained. To describe the general feeling during the forenoon of this day, is a task to which, few pens are adequate. Although the first peal of thunder gave reliet to many, as being explanatory of the cause, it came at such a time, and when the minds of alf were prepared to expect some dreadful catastrophe, that the boldest lield his breathTor a time." the murky hour of nighf.

approached, men became less sensible of tlie continued darkness they had become in some measure reconciled to the appearance, and were talking over the occurrence with comparatively more composure. But the events of this day were not vet closed. Between 4 and 5 o'clock, it was discovered that the lightning had struck the spire of the French Church in otre Dame street; and the first intimation of this was the ilamcs; jssueing from the top of the spire at the place where the iron crucifix joins the wooden fiart of steeple. The appearance, through the cloudy dense atmosphere? showed like a distant Ijoht-house seen far at sea. The fire engines were procured with all possible despatch, but none of them were of a sufficient power to throw the water to 1 I la sucn a nervii.

uitti 1 great, exertion, a small garden engine was procured got up to the highest belfry. From this. I position they kept playing on the inside of the spire by! whiclwneans the i progress of the flames was but not before the timber which supported the crucifix was consumed, as well as tjje ball at the bottom of it. About 8 bxloek, the iron crucifix fell, with a tremendous? crash, and broke in several pieces. Forrunate-ly it came down Notre Dame street, near the corner of a house occupied by Mrs.

Barnard, milliner and no further accident occured from its descent. roon after it fell, the fire was extingnished without destroying the spire or communicating with any of the adjacent buildings. We have not as yet heard! of any fur- Ii i Ji ning in otherquarters. Reports of some 1 1 1 churches in the country being burnt have 1 reached town, but they i equire confirma- tion i I iC MANCHESTER, (ENG.) OCT. 18.

1 1 i .1 ii By the Flanders Mail of this day we have received the lollowing important the following communications. We begin now to see a faint prospect opening of the extinction of the Holy illiance at no v.ery remote period. JVlay it die without a struggle Prices at Charleston, Nov. 27- Bacon, lb. 20 a 25 cts Dees 32 Corn, bush.

80 a 85. N. Carolina 3tate Bank notes, 4 per Ct. discount. 1 DI In this town, on Friday the 3d inst.

Mr. Abner Harrison, of Jones county. On morning last, Mrs. Mary Mumford, widow of Bryan Mumford. PORT OF NEWBERN.

ENTERED. Brig, Peggy, Copeland, Philadelphia schrs. riero, Lhadwick5, Uermucta Uia diimia, Dliven, New-Port; sloop vanant, Hallock, New-York. CLEA red. Schrs.

Nancy, Shove, Ber muda Industry, Jerkins, Martirtico New-York, decr. I. Cleared, schr. Telegraph, Proctor, Washington, (n. davs.

Nov. 26. Arrived yesterday, ich. Sal- Ocracock. St.

oeqrges, (bermuda) Nov. 6. The American.schooner Ann, Podrick, from North-Carolina, with shingles, arrived at St. Kitt's on the 19th ult. being the first I i a i CUI.

lUdAVVCll rUCIdlllclllUIl FOR RENT, (Possession given the 1st of January,) THE HOUSE LOT At present occupied by Colonel Nathan Tisdilk, to whom application may made. I Dec. 1. lw 90 fI A inAoi 1 HAVE JUST RECEIVED 1 00 Connecticut Pldhghs, h.cli will be sold low if applied for soon. HENRY DEWEY, Dec.

11. 1 90 Old Wharf. 4 i beL upi exisi mat besides, the Consti- tution of the United States provides sen- erally for vacancies, whereas our3 Constitution particularizes the pnly cases in which vacancies are permitted, and con-: sequently this case is excluded, as it is not therein mentioned that if-the right exist-. ed, party spirit, or other improper mo- lives, might induce so many to resign at nn important juncture, that the affairs of the goyernmenrvmight be embarrassed, and even a destruction of the government might result The -House determined the question in the negative, and consequently retained Mr. Sabrook as a member, contrary to his wishes." From the Philadelphia Gazette.

CAMDEN, (X. NOV. l6. Friend Relf There is no knowing to what acts of madness and despair tile concerns and cares of this world may drive poor frail human nature. I am told.that two young men: of your city mutually a-j Weed fr) take each others lives! Last Sabbath afternoon was the appointed time and jhe neighborhood of this town1 the fatal spot What" could induce thenv to be accompanied by friends cannot be imagined unless it was in order, after the destruction was finished, to be sure that their bodies should be decently interred, instead Ibf being left a preyfor the crows But so it was They met with the engines of death They fired at each other FIVE and then agreed that, it was better to live a little longer I Th me, HOWARD.

BA IMORE, NOV. 23. Piracy, The trial of John F. Ferguson, on an indictment, for piracy came on yesterday, before the circuit court of the United States for this district, chief judge Duvall, on the bench. The indictment contains seven counts, and charges him with having piratically $nd ran away with the privateer brig irresistible, commanded by captain Daniels, 'then lying in the port of St.

Juan de Gugo Margaritta, arid with having, piratically and feloniously, plundered several American, English, Spanish and Duch vessels. The trial commenced at.l I o'clock A. M. and occupied the attention of the court untill 4 P--IVI- when they adjourned for refreshment. The court 'set again at 5, P.

M. when the argument commenced, and continued untill JLO o'clock P. M. The Court then delivered their opinion on the law upon which the indictment was founded, after which the jury retired, and after an absence of 10 minutes, brought; in a verdict of Guilty on the 2d. 5th, Oth, and T'th counts.

NOVEMBER 26. The trial of Israel Denny, another of the persons charged with piracy, committed on board La Irresistible, came on before the Circuit Court yesterday was continued untill 9 o'clock at night, when the jury retired, am! after a short absence, returned a verdict of guilty upon four counts in the indictment. NOVEMBER 27. ChaiTes Weaver, Virilliam Alurphy, John Jackson 4 Isaac Alister, Thomas O'Jjrian, Patrick Burns, James M'Caus-land, and John fludsiin, being the remainder of the crew charged with on board La Irresistible, Avere tried yesterday before the Circuit 1 Court. The five first named were found guilty on three the latter not guilty having been some palliating circum stances, the district attorney did not press for their conviction.

From the Washington City Gazette. SOUTH AMERICA. Communications from the government of Venezuela were yesterday received in this -city, that in' consequence of the repeated solicitations of Mr. Zea, Vice President of that republic, charged with the executive administration of Jhe state, during the absence of the President, General Bolivar, to resign his commissionhis excellency General Arismendi was elected, by the sovereign congress, to succeed him, on the 14th Sept. last, who, having taken thei oath pi escribed by the constitution, entered the siame day, on the exercise of the functions of this important trust, to the general satisfaction of the citizens.

V. The first mea-ures of his administration indicate his, well known activity orders we re immediately communicated to the different corps of the army, concerning their future operations, and the nrnnpr measures adopted for their supplv. On the 10th of the same month the government received late desoatchesof the President, Santafeede. Beot a The advantages obtained by the' republican in New Grenada, are of character so decisive, that if the arms of Buenos Ay res and Chili are also successful in their operation against Peru, the independence and emancipation of Spanish America, from Valdivia to probably be effected in the course of the ensuing. "MILITARY MOVEMENTS JN CANADA.

TUa rVpis. Harbor Gazette of the iGth inst. says, by tne mimary move- rrients in Canada wejsnould infer that the time is not far distanwhen they contem- plate another war with this NEWBERN; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11,1819 iiiuiauaj uiui mil" me Doay or a man known by the name of Samuel Jeffrkys, was found in Trent The Jury of Inquest are of opinion that the said deceased, on the night of the 8th instant 44 did voluntarily and feloniously drown himself." We understand thatthis unfortunate man has a wife and children in Charleston, (S. Appointments by the Lehlaturc. Stephen Miller, Esq.

of Duplin county, is elected Solicitor of the second Judicial District, John Haywood, re-elected Public Treasurer, and Samuel Goodwin, Esq. Comptroller, for the ensuing year Gabriel Holmes, Jesse Franklin, William Bhckledge, Thomas Wynns, David Gillespie, John Umpstead, and Gideon Alston, are the Council of State. Genl. Barnabas M'Kinne is elected Major General of the 8th Division. The design of this benevolent institution appears to be little understood here.

On no other principle, can we account for the marked mdiilerence manifested by our citizens, towards sthe recent efforts made to introduce its blessings ourselves. Sunday Schools were jorii-nally formed, for the purpose of furnish-in instruction, exclusively to the chil dren of the poor. But the svstiW nnw 7 adopted, all class of the com-mu iity It' takes the infant pupil by the land leads him step by step through all the elements of useful knowledge, and does not resign him to the world, until it lias provided him with principles to resist its wiles. The idle are to be reclaimed from the profanation of the sabbath the thoughtless to be led to habits of reflec tion arid the industrious and. thoughtful io lie confined in their virtuous course, by the inculcation of those sentiments, which can alone secure them from deene-racy Our limits will not permit to dilate upon the multiplied advantages, that will result from this attention to the rising race, They will be better mem- i i i i Deri oi society, capaoie or greater nap-piness, anjd more extensive-) use fulness toothers.

We can only add bur sincere hope, that the rich will set an example worthy of their rank in the community, by sending their own children and thus awake the notice of the indigent, to a of the advantages intended for theirs. EDENTON, NOV. 23, We learn that the brig Jfillidmof this i. j)ort, owned and commanded by Captain Nathaniel Bissell. foundered and sunk at riii ft ca uii uer passage iroui 01.

i nonius iu Fvew-Orleans Capt. and carried into Havanna. Previous to the loss of the brig, Capt. B. wks Vobbed by a Pirate, of his black crew, and about 25 bags of coffee.

'H NEW-YORK, NOV. 26. IMPORTANT. There is a letter in town from Don Louis de Onis, dated the I Oth of October, which says, that the Treaty which Degotiated with the United States, is not, but will be ratified. The same letter states that the Spanish General Millet, who has.a perfect geographical knowledge of the Floridas, is sent to the United States, to settle definitively, the differences which have occurred as to certain Spanish grants.

Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Charleston Courier, dated, i "Columbia, Nov. 27. "We have had as yet no business of any importance, before the house, except a few constitutional questions, as to the rights and qualifications of members. The question whether a jrember had a right do resign, was argued in the case of Mr. Seabroox, who had sent in a letter of resignation, directed to the speaker, and which-he submitted to the house.

It was it was a right existing in any member, and was not taken from him by the Constitution, which was silent on the point that it was a right regarded as inherent in a membet by the Constitution fthe United States, and that there was great an analogy between that body tae House of Representatives of thjs state, that we should he governed by it, wnen our Constitution is sifent that if a jnember cannot resign, this House would nave a right to enforce his attendance and imprison him, despotically, hecause the law gives them no such power, The on the other side, was that ur Constitution was formed on the de ocratical part of the British Constitu-Jln, and it was well settled, that a mera-tar of the house of commons could not rsign that there was no analogy be- Iween this House Congress, because "'t impossible for Con-res to enforce? the attendance of members by sending from Washington to xMaiae or Georgia, Archibald JrFadyen of Stephen W.Winn "i near Newbern, in whose neighborhood he is probably now lurking. 1 will give 20 nJji S. rVt Uollars for delivering of him to me at my residence, or to Neill Graham of Fayette-1 ville, and 10 Dollars for securing him in -i- tt "6 HliV 1511 in IhlC Ctjtn en tint I JT "a' DANIEL MTADDILN. October 28, 88 Sw FOR SALE, CHEAP, A LIGHT, NEAT A reasonable credit will be giveo. Enquire of Mr.

KOBE HT HAY, or at this OfEte- November 13, 1819.il 86rf 1 Newbern Prices Current, CORRECTED WEEKLY. MERCHANDIZE. From D. C. to D.

C. Bacon Beef Butter 1 Bees--Wax Brandy, French do. Apple do. Peach lb; 12 jDO inone 28 28 CARRIAGE 30 -SO 3 55 ga.t 2 50 50 65 70 55 80 15 '31 14 6 75 wneiner uie precursor ui ic. Charleston, nov.

25. Arrived, yes-an event none could tell. A little before terday, sloop Betsey, Jennet, Swansboro GO 1.. rnr. cv i -r ry SningleS, ZZ aays irora teauiort; senr.

on L.anaing, vv Jackson, and 4 days from Corn bush. 5tt Meal Cotton 4 14 Coffee Cordage Flour -Gin, Holland 30 12 bbl. 6 50 gai; 2 do, Country Pine Scantling Plank 55 Mi io 10 12 12 Square Timber 20 24 inch 2 2 hhd. do. 20 25 10.

11 10 do. W. O. bbl. Heading, WvO.

hhd Lard i 8 25' 28 4b. 12 ii oiasses gal. hbl. 4 4 ritcn none Rosin Turpentine do. Spirits Pork Rice 1 1 25 i 18 4 1 1 30gl 4CH gal.

30 bbL 13 3,75 Rum, Jamaica 1 2( do. W. I. do American i Salt, Allura 90 58 8C ish lb. cwt.

gal. 1, do. Fine 8f i Sugar, Loaf 1 do Lump do lirown 2: 12 J3 Wluskei 5( 69ntry Wine 3 ciock mere was ui an earthquake, distinctly leu uinerent all classes was closely nvetted Ion the more impressive aspect of theky, but little notice was paid to the shock. The increasing gloom engrossed the attention of-all, and every thing else gave way to the "awful expectation of what might be the. conclusion.

About 20 minutes past 3 o'clock, after the darkness had gradually increased, and seemed at that moment to have attained iis greatest depth, the whole city was instantaneously illuminated by one of the most vivid flashes of lightning ever witnessed Montreal this was suddenly followed by an awful pealjof thunder, so loud, and near, as to shake the strongest buildings to their foundations. -Ma'-- The proximity of the thunder and the violence of the concussion, impressed ma- people with the belief that a Second rart nf i hp rit v. accomoanieu with a noise ui; U. rl c-KdrfTP of a ditnt icsciuuiiui; mc v. piece of artillery." AsJ the attention off OK 14 50 50 40 59 25 00 CO 30 24 55 75" earthquake had happened.

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