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i GUTJiycarniuUhCelf to you; imqut inc-; icajvwguw; 'fy, Mdor-RrcKmnd" Po- beson. 4 CTidarid stneer by the lower1 oi-def of people," who will undoubtedly join them whenever it takes place. The militia according to a late act of parliament were to be augmented with ah addition of i men, arid an army of reserve to consist of 20,000 to be instantly raised, and all suh persons as omitted to enrol themselves within a given period in the yeomanry or volunteer corps, subjected to a draft in either of the augmentations. The ardour for emi- ft i t. twehllve no right to tht Country, and hopes the PresidehVfill be satisfied on due consideration tliat he (the Go vernor) is correct in his bnhion, and that the President will take measures to abandon a claim so unfounded hilt if not, and the American Gpvernrhent persist in the exercise of legislative and executive controui over that country, howe-ever painful the alternative, he shall Use the forces entrusted to him to repeajl with arms every such Unjust encroachment.

44 How this disagreeable business will yend, I know hot. thi the Ji truth of the facts, you may place the most implicit 'confidence. The translation of the; letter is attested by the interpreter t6 the goVern- ment and expect will soon he 'published in your papers from the proper aluhorxty." Captain Merrit, arrived at Boston from jLisbon, informs, that the Portuguese government had decla-; red war against the Moors and triat a ship ot the line had sailed from Lisbon to cruiz-e in Tangier bav. i he ship Sally, Captain Thomas, arrived at on Wednesday the 4th instant, in 43 days; from Liverpool, and brings London News to the 20th of May. New-York in 4 days from Bedford, informs us that the report of Bon i- parfe being proclaimed Lmperor, ol the Gauls is connrmcd! and that Mr.

Piit is once more -t the head of the British ministry. The ship Charles' Harriet, Capt. Delano, cjf New-Bedford, from Sligo, (Irtjland,) for New-York, -with 230 passengers arrived thereon the 9th inst. Thev left Sligo on the coast the May, and on were informed that the Cambrian! and Boston frigates ere. at or near the harbor of Ne w-Yor Cap.D.

from motives of humanity. according agreed to come thro' the sound on arriving off Throg's neck, und fcrstanding the quarantine law was in force, and terrified at the apprehension of a long deten tion onboard, the passengers for med a determination to force a landing, nnd in spite of the opposition of i he Captain and officers effected it at Hunt's Point in 1. on discovering their intentions, which first displayed itselfin the attempt of several to swim on shore, armed himsell rrA iXT I a. 1 ,1 uiacisaau uireaieneei ir tnev offered to jleave the vessel to fire on them but neither threats nor fpersuasioii had any avail they gave himto understand th.it any act of hostility on his part Would be made at the risque of his life that they Were determined that no oppositionj ne cou bring into exercise was adequate to prevent the execution of their design having accordingly engaged such boats as approached them from the shore men, women, and children, die whole an amount of nearly number made a landing in-the course and set off on foot to find their way to the cityi Their departure from is understood, was somewhat precipitate, many of them belonging to the yeomabry, and volunteer corps, an order for their detention was momentlyj expected, but through great exertions the ship was enabled to weigh anchor a day or two before the; time allotted, and out sailed the; government cutter, bv whom they were pursued for five or six, mils, St they made their escape. Had she overtaken them a dreadful carnage must have ensued 93 they were resolved to die before they suffered themselves to be taken back the cutter was armed with a strong military force to com-pel a They are all re markable jhealthv, having had no sickness on board since they left Sligo, and (except a child who died in a fit) no death.

Verbal accounts received by the arrival fropn Sligo, state, the situation of Ireland to be still unsettled, nothing but the most energetic measures of the government restraining the feelings and disaffec- ition of tre people. A plot was generating at the time of the Charles and Harriet's departure, which would burst out whenever i an opportunity favourable to its success presented The district of Connatight generally, was con- vanebi ot arcruiuentQ, orreserVe, under a lull persuasion, that we will, in like manner, receive the same; candid- treatment from you. -t8-y A I am Sir, Vith great respect, Your nibst obedient serv't. DEWlT'f CLJNTON. Dr.

yames Reyiiotds. The Hoard of commissioners appointed by the General Assem bly of the state of Georgia, to designate the. iriost eligible place, at or riear the head of navigation, on the south side of the Ocorire river (in the territory lately acquired from the Creek nation) for the site of a town, to be called arid knovVn by the name of Milledgeville, have unanimously agreed to set apart for that purpose, a tract bf land containing 3240 acrs, corhmenc-ing immediately below the Ferry at Fort Wilkinson, and running iil a direction to include the Fort, the buildings adjacent thereto, and Hawkin's springs, and from thenCe to the i Oconee rier, so as to contain the aforesaid quantity of land. On the 12th insU arrived in Washington City, twelve Chiefs and two of the Osage tribe of The United States squadron, under command of Commodore Barron, sailed from Norfolk for the Mediterranean on the 4th instant; Jerome Bonaparte, it is understood, has abandoned aUintentions of immediate return to France, and contemplates commencing with his lady, in a few days, a pretty extensive tour, in the course of whichj after passing through the eastern states, he will visit the Springs of Lebanon Balls Town, and pursue the customary route to view the: grand falls of Niagara. On the 2d inst.

Morgan Lewis was inducted into the office of Governor of New-York. The Council ofappbintment of that state have advanced James Kent, senior justice, made vacant by Mr. Lewis's acceptance of the Chief Magistracy and have appointed Daniel D. Tomkin's of the city ot New-York, to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Kent's promotion. Dr.

Hunter of Philadelphia arrived in; this town on Sunday last, (says a Lexington K. paper, of the 3d inst,) on his way to Natchez where he is to be joined by Mr. Dunbarjof the Mississippi Territo ry both of whom are commisssi-oned by the President, to ascend Red-River to its source to take the latitude and longitude of the various fivers which enter it, with their courses so far as they can be ascertained to examine the minerals of the country through which they pass-thec to proceed to the head of the Arkansas, and descend: that river, making the same observations, enquiries and to transmit the result of their enquiries to the President. They will be provided with a barge, a party of men, and the necessary instruments and apparatusto facilitate their enquiries. A singular trial took place in the Mayor's Court of New-York on the 22d ult.

A person was indicted by she name of Thomas Hogg, late of Haverstraw in the county of Rockland, labourer, o- 4iftvirta TrcrVi PurVpr. nnw nf the city ot isew-xorK, cartman, for having on the 25th of December, 1800, married one Catherine Secor, of Rockland, whilst his wife Susan to whom he was married in May, T97, was living. In support! of the prosecution, the evidence of Catharine Secor and several of her neighbours was adduced to prove the identity of the person prosecuted (though now passing by the name of Parker) being the Thomas Hogg who had married her in lived with her for three months. On the 6-ther hand it was averred that Par ker had constantly been a resident of as a Watchman and that he had never been absent more than a day or two at a time and particularly that. he was not absent at the time Ke was charges with marrying this second wife.

The jury, without retiring, found a verdict of Not Guilty. The witnesses in support of the ab swore to a mark one foot, which on being examined, did not appear on either of the prisoner's Raleigh jvIokdav, July 1 04. a resectable1 Grand Jury of Cumberland County, on the 12th t. unanimously invited John IV eq. to1 become a Candidate Congress the 7th vi -ction District- We understand frntrd Davis does not otter as Candidate.

The Llectdrs ci the Counties ot Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Kobesonanci umoeriana have it now in choice to elect Itin. Hay Mr. jSl' ahland 1 A it is not yet known to us, that persons arej proposed We have reason to believe that jt not gene rail understood that li'rn'era. of Congress are to be vtvud lor at our! Elections which place throughout the State on 10th ot next month, from their having been; elected last their service being of two years duration but it i ill be recollected that the last election was a year later than usual, because at -the preceding one (which was the usual time lor electing them) no law hrid Lecu passed for laying oft the State into districts, agreeably to the re cently taken which advanced our Representation from ten to twelve members. We have rot a correct list jot the candidates lor the several districts but the following is according to the best information whicji has come to our hands For the lit district composed of the counties of V.

Chowan, Currituck. Cambden.i Gaies, Tasqitotank and IVynr.t- Sd. district Northampton, Bertie and Manirr, VFUtitAicton M. BvrfurJ, Zd. do-QcnvS rt.

Iide, tt, Edzscomb, Tyrrelana Wasumgtcu, Btouni. do. Lenoir, i'rvveiv, Guitjret, Jones, Grfpe, Wayne Via Johnston, flVt. 5th Bnmswick, Qn-slcnV, Duplin, Sarnpson and -Bladen, James Gillespie 42 Samuel Jsibe. do.5?rariklin, Warrt-n, Granville and HaihNatbaQel Macoru, 7th do.

Kichmoml, Montgomery, Anson Mocre, Cumberland and Roheson, John Ray Duncan M'Farland. 8th do. ake, Orange and Chatam, 9th do. Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, 1'evSoa ar.d Raudulph, D.lViUiums Thcpbilus LactjL r--" 10th do, Cabanus, Ho'win and Mecklenburg, Alexziutcri 11th lib Burke, Lincoln, Buncombe and Rutherford, James tTwiund. 2th do.

Siirrv, Stokes, Iredell, Wilkes and Ashe, Joseph Wiistvn. TheelectionibrEiectbrstQchuse a President and Vice-President of the U. States does ftot take place till th-j sectond Friday: in November. Lenox Castle. 9ii.

"Allow me, Sir, to acquaint you fhat on the 4th inst. a Bali was givien this pVuce in com mci) oration of the-binh of- the renowned thirteen States No political to shew his front in the presence of so many lovely nymphs who that Assembly and nothing but mirth and social glee rested on the L-rcw of every one present. 41 O'jlepublican America 1 did -such good understanding intercourse pervade thy councils anu empire, then might thou just ly boast be in the happies country under heaven If A gentleman at New-Orleans, vho is in a situation which giVes lim an opportunity of be in; well acquainted with the cbmitiercial political interests of that province, gives to his friend hi New-York ia a letter dated the; 4th June, the following interesting- information: lt A'ou know, I presume, that claim Mobile as part bf the ces-sn from France, Spain! objects to N4J-; and, being in power there, Wis from us the ancient duties. ingress, however, have passed act for the regulation of this I'art of the province, as if they ij'ere without apprehension that their right to do so would be dis-rwed. The governor-general, who Asides at Pensacola, has seen this -Kt, r.nclit h.as uxdited much alarm unl jll-tempcr.

i I -saw last night, a his letter toi Governor Claiborne on the subject to be for warded to the President of the Ur r' td States, in which he assumes boid tone, and says he views our conduct as a serious violation of hr i tint Ol U1C iUllli'J i.iw 0ll5t to subsist betw een the two 1 i 1 "7 Our election for a Member to re- resent us in Cpngreis athand and although on uch occasions last year, bUr. newspapers and public places werfe crowded with addresses, and candidates went abroad to solicit our votes, now aii unusual prevails. Evett our bwh Member, Mr. Pur-viance, decliningour further favours, does not thnk us for the past, by any public or private' CQinmunication. In this case we seem left, in a more agreeable slthatibn, to ourown.

free and unbiassed choice. Let us then, as independent freemen exercisfe it, in sehdlng into the great National Council of the Uriited States, a man most capable of representing our bitercstsi In the choice of a respectaole and atile niah, we will most respect bui selves, and thro' mm be respected. It is therefore at this time, proper to consider of them, as far as ft has comfc to bur knowledge, who are spoken of as Cardidate to represent our District; Mr. Duncah M'Farland, with his usual jjodesty, once more offers himself, adding to his forrrker merits, his unsuccessful attempt upset our last election. To dwell On this man's character, would be iu vain, as it is enough known to us all.

But many who like himself talk Gallic wil not vote for jhim. Mr. Pickett of Anson is a Candidate. He is said to be a strong republican but young and The people of his coun ty best know him. As honest well judging men; say, do you think him.

qualified for the important trust he solicits Mr, Hay of Fayetteville fbi-mei ly offered his services. The district was well inclined to support his pre tensions, but fearful by a division of interests, a man would De elected who- was not liked, those who wished to favor his election united with the friends of our present Member, thinking him at that day most likely to prevent what they deemed an evil. Such ah evil is yet to be dreaded Mr. Hay, on public invitation by the unanimous address of the Grand Jury of his county, has consented to serve us if elected. He is generally known throughout oUr district and his cha- racter in public and private lite ap proved.

Let honest men laying aside party prejudices and local interests, unite in supporting Mr. Hay's election, as the measure most likely to serve ourselves in a proper representation, and to saveusfrom disgrace, otherwise to be apprehended Whilst the above remarks are founded oil the true policy of 6Ur district, it is painful to observe how by the bigotry of party spirit, the best design may be frustrated, for it is not unknown, a secret Cabal, ol Federalism Vet exists, soliciting Mr. William Martin to become a Can didate for Congress. Altho' it has been known on former applications of this nature, that gentleman hasre-peatedly thelate change of his situation in Ufe it is less pro bable he would snow consent, but by means like these the public is divided or suspended so that it may not be able to act with energy when most necessary. Remember this time, you Cau cus Holders of Fayetteville, and you Anson Committee-men, least the whole district, in the elections of a man neither of you would choose, covered with disgrace.

PLAIN TRUTH. MARRIED, At Newbern, on the 12th inst. Mr. Ber-- thick Gillespie, to Miss Nahcy BUn, both Of that town. At Wilmington Mr.

John Foote, mcr- chant, to Miss Mary Kingsbury. 1 DIED, -In Warim countv. on the 12th inst. Mr. Nathaniel Baxter, jun.

beth C. Gilchrist, wife of Doctor Allen W. Vjiicnnst. 1 B.amswick countv. on the 15th ins Wm Hooper.

A7 nexvs by Saturday even-n o-1 a- n.aiL An account is given of tie funeral of General Hamilton which is attended with grecst pomp and ceremony. The General fingered from Wednesday morning till 2 clock on Thursday evening, when he expired, after receiving tne sacrament at the hands oj Bishop Moore. Nothing is said of the cause of the duel. CoL Samuel; Hammond, representative in Congress from the state of Georgia, is appointed Colonel Commandant ot pper.uouisian'.i. gration increased to an incredible degree, which was restrained by nothing but the want of conveyances.

Capt. 'Grockc) arrived at New-York, from Cadi and informs, that when he left the latter port, which was on the 20th May, it was reported there, that the Tunisiaws had declared War against the United States. We have the painful duty of adding another signal instance of the fatality of that ferocious and unchristian practice, duelling: It was not enough that the son of General Alexander Hamilton should have fallen a sacrifice to this savage custom, the General himself has been killed in a duel with Colonel Burr, appears by the following letter, and from various others to the same effect. A nil was fought this morning, on the Jersey shore, between Gen. Hamilton and the -Vice-President of the U.

Slates in which the moi tally wounded. How the dispute orivfinauii, we have r.Ot yet learnt but suppose it to be of a po iitical nature, arising out of evidence given by Gen. Hamilton in tiie great controversy respecting, the defection of Mr. Burr." The meeting was at Hoboken. Hamilton fell the firt shot, without touching his antagonist, 'tho' they tired nearly at the same inst.

Gen. Hamilton was brought over to Bayard's place at Greenwich. He was shot just under the ribs, and the ball lodged in his body. He bled profusely, both from the wound and from the mouth. lie did not speak till nearly half over the river, 'when, in a very faint tone of voice, he said, he could not live, and expressed a wish to see his family.

In consequence of the alarm which has been raised respecting the Yellow Fever having appeared at New-York, the following letter has been received by the Philadelphia Board of Health, from the Mayor at New-York, who acts as chairman, cf their Board of Health Ndio-Tork, eih-Jui, 1804. Sir, Yours of yesterday came to hand this morning. I immediately convened the commissioners of lie health office, and our committee of health, and the result of our conference is an unanimous bpini-nion, that this city is perfectly free from yellow or malignant fever. At the Wallabout, on Long-Isl and, there have been five deaths ot yellow or malignant fever, and three deaths at the Marine hospital, on Staten Island, of persons Who sickened at the Wallabout and there are now six such persons at the latter place, in a state of convalescence. One of the persons who died at the Marine hospital, had come into this city from the Wallabout.

As sopn as his disease assumed a malignant form he was removed to the Marine Hospital his house and household furniture were completely purified, and his bedding, Wearing apparel and such articles as were likely to receive and retain the infection were destroyed. We have also examined into the state of the houses at the Wallabout, occupied by the sick, and find that they have thoroughly cleansed, and newly whitewashed, and that there is nothing now offensive in the vicinity. As the Wallabout is separated from this city by the east river, and every proper measure has been a-doptedto prevent communication of the contagion to us, we are under no apprehension of a visitation of the fever, from that source. have thought it my duty to; state to you candidly and fully the facts, which have been present- ed to me, on this occasion, in or- der to quiet any alarm thatmav ex- ist in vpur city ana it our pre- jj uut hp sloered as1 inclined to it, and a new sent situatioa shall be lie adds, that ne shiul ithis duty loksigtwithM th adimnlstcrinS tunatelv changed, aud we shall be.

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