Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 12, Richmond, Wayne County, 29 May 1824 — Page 3
I have levied largo contributions, and 'ircd a law quantity of provisions, afyhich tliefre-emlmrked. Otlier points .Se coast "of Asia Minor, have likewise 5 disturbed by the Greeks, who are ters of the sea. Mie London Morning Chronicle, in pub!rfr the following letter,which gives but Wancholv picture of the state of things "hiii and Peru, remarks that they "have f utmost confidence in the honor and atv of the writer.' met from a letter from Valparaiso, in Chili, datj veiubt r IT , 1 8i, Matters are still quiet in Chili, but I afraid they will not remain so much W: the men who orisinallv planned
I executed the revolution oi tins counu rn drtubtless. men of talent: that they
re' not men of virtue is so much regrett-
Rodriffiies and the Carreras are now
m,Mv :in lnrtin ana kj
tahed, and we have in their stead, the Ltures whom thev raised from the dregs Wietv, to be employed as tools in their Wactices. The treasury is empty- ) State loaded with debt the ground hz waste for want of hands to cultivate and the people, harrassed by the exacts of contribution upon contributiorubc- ) to siiih even for the old regime. I see thins that can save this country from pending ruin, except a thorough rcvolu;n, which shall wrest the power out of i hands which now hold it and give room j the evolution of talent amongst the low;and hitherto depressed orders of socieThe Patriot cause in Peru has re- ; ived a fatal blow by the desertion of a ; Vie armv to the enemy. Santa Cruz (a Elliot General) had 5000 men near la and Sucre, (a Gen. of Bolivar's) he- ; Yen 2 and 3000 in Arequ'tpa. A slight V intage had been gained by the former pr the Spanish Gen. Valdez-, and an ex'lition of 2000, which had been in proration G months, was hurried away from L They sailed on the 1 Cth of October, i wouhfarrive in time at Arica to wit55 the re-ernbarkatnm of the remains of v 5 Patriot army for, shortly after the :' fit advantage gained by an advanced !uet of Santa Cruz's armv, Valdez ollerCUlmn battle, and the greatest part of the Pclriot armv surrendered without firing a tv.t. Sucre was obliged to retire from iliquip.i. VaLEz f Tin- d a junction with C nterac, and thev have between them an C jiy of upwards 10.000 men. almost all Valry. B !ivar U in Lima, and lias taker) the direction ofatiair. Much is expectJJfram his talents an J experience !ut "Jitcari he do without troops or res oil r--Js? the whole country is in possesion of jd Spaniards, the people arc tired of Pa-x-tivn the working of the mines has ceasJ, and the money that was in circulation withdrawn. This country is absotely drained: besides, Chili mu-t look to ..irself, for as soon as the Patriots are di iVJn out of Peru, she may expect a descent JDm Chiloe, which the wise policy of this " kernment has left in the hands of the wfaniards, notwithstanding the repeated tnirnins given by Lord Cochrane 4 years Ct This is a gloomy sketch for the well.Jshers of American Independence; but I 31 still of opinion that this latter must pro- " rss, and the destruction of the present xrannical svstem called Patriotism is the step towards establishing it on a firm -Vis. The people are becoming cnlight-cx-d. and that tremendous engine in the i Vids of power, the Roman Catholic Su5r stition, is daily losing ground; the Chi1. iris would now have almost been emancipated from its thraldom, had it not been : r the great earthquake, which the Priests i lv- taken care to impress on the people Ua judgment from God for admitting herinto their society. Nov. rj. vessel has just arrived rrorn Lima, and brings the news that Boli
var ha succeeded in establishing pr " i union arnong.t the Patriots the (
is dissolved, and n r-n.r.t-.rv- r.
' " t. J
peace
on-
jovern-
The
an armv of
- sun-muifMi lor the mean time.
lole oi the Patriot forces are likewise j l.'entrating, and it is said that Bolivar
, f-reedily take the field with ;
arUs ol 11,000 men!M
ye are indebted to the polite attention the editor of the Pcmacola Gazette, for t 1 II IVL I tlT -ir-,v....4 : i 1
Jorida. Jrzo Orleans pajtrr. COLOMBIAN NAVAL VICTORY. I U: of the i'c macola f ;.izf.-tn, J L . Tl.urs.lav Kvf nine, 2Utb Aprj). Arrived at this port on Sunday last, the jdjimbian vessel, of war Bolivar, Com.n: Beluclw, Captain Clark; and BoyJ1j Capt. Brown with their prize the Jamsh Corvette Cerev. Qn entevin- the fhourthe Commodore saluted the fort p Carlos De Barrancas, with 21 guns, jJc i was returned from the fort with an '1 number. By the politeness of Lieut. Ha, commanding Marines, we have been
(" r.-i will, hi, private journal, from
F we extract the following:
j iot, uojivar,
on a cruize from Porto Cabello In company with the Boyeca, being off Havana, at 12 o'clock, a. m. discovered a large ship to windward, and made sail towards her. At 2, p. m. made her out to be the Spanish Corvette Ceres. At this time the Boyoca was two miles astern, and being under a heavy press of sail, she carried away her jib boom; we bore up to give her assistance. At 3 o'clock, p. m. both ships again made all sail in chase: the Spanish vessel bore up for Havana with studding sails set lower and aloft. At 7, r. m. both ships coming up with the chase, within half pistol shot, the Boyeca (bein to'the leeward of the Bolivar, and the Ceres keeping away) brought her into action in very handsome style, with a well directed broadside, and heavy lire of musketry, which she returned for about 12 minutes, when the Boyeca dropped astern; the wind favouring a little, brought the Bolivar into action on her larbord side. After giving her 2 broadsides, and fust starboard division with volleys of musketry, which she returned; a constant roar of cannon was kept up on all sides, until 50 minutes past 7, p. m. when the Ceres struc k to the Bolivar, beingeompletelv cut up, with scarce a rope standing, and having several dangerous shots in her hull. The Moro light distant 3 leagues, S. W. by V. The Ceres mounted 2C long Parisian 18 pounders and two chasers, and had a com
pliment of 32G men. The Bolivar, Com. Beluche, Captain
Clark, carried 22 thirty-two pound earronades, and one'long 12 pounder with one hundred and lift v-six men. The Boyeca, Capt. Brown, has 20 thirty-two pound carronades and 2 short 32 pound gunnades, and 140 men. The Ceres had 30 men killed and sixty wounded of whom thirty have since died of their w ounds. The Bolivar bad none killed and only 4 wounded. Among whom were Commodore Beluche, and Lieut. Booth, commandiii2 marines,both very slihtlv. Tiie Boyeca had none killed and but 1 wounded. We have visited the above mentioned vessel?, and cannot refrain from expressing our gratification at the manner in which the prisoners are treated ; it forms so striking a contrast to the treatment which is represented as having been received by many of the officers now onboard the Colombian vessels when prisoners to the Spanish some time since. The Spanish officers of the Ceres are on board the Boyeca, at liberty and appear quite at ease, being more like guests than prisoners. The private prisoners being more numerous than the crew s, are necessarily handcuffed, but each is permitted to be on deck two hours every dav, and they are allowed the same rations as the Colombian sailors. The three vessels are to remain here until put in good repair, and in the mean time. Commodore Beluche will visit NewOrleans for the purpose of bringing his family, whom he intends taking with him to South America. The citizens of Ppnsacola have had a meetinirand appointed a committee to wait on the Commodore arid request that he will accept on behalf of himself and the officers of his squadron, of a public dinner to be given at such time as may be most convenient to him.
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SATURDAY, MAY 2!. li;24. TO THK PUBLIC. In conducting the editorial department of this paper, I have ever endeavored to pursue that course, w hich a due rceard for the interest and honor of the country seemed to demand. I have not been influenced by local considerations on that question, which has caused so much excitement in every part of the Union. Taking the sacred advice of Washington as my guide, to frown u indignantly upon the first dawning ot every attempt to alitnatr any portion of our country from the rest, or to i ni kkhlf. the sacred ties which now link together the various parts," I have supported Mr. Adams purely upon SVutional grounds, and upon a firm conviction, that he is better qualified to fill the Presidential chair than either of his competitors, and that hi s private character is so irreproachable that it will bear the strictest scr utiny. While pursuing this course, I made a few remarks some weeks since, the correctness of which, several of the supporters of Henry Clay doubted, and called upon nie to substantiate them; 1 did so, in a manner, as I thought, to which no real exceptions could be made; or if any were made,
that they would be expressed in the guage of a gentleman and with a resj ful reverence for truth. In the first : position I am correct, but in the 1? have been most egregiously mistake have had applied to me almost every which could be filched from the voca ry of Billingsgate The following i style in which it has been done, and too, by a man who with becoming mo calls himself a gentleman: (From the Western Emporium, of May i. The author of the article in the Censor, p at Indianapolis, signed "A citizen of Wayne ty ,1' feels some astonishment at the extreme bility of the Editor of the Richmond Leger, his receyit conversion to the Adams' faith, nnd t (but in whispers only) that it augurs neither c nor perseverance in his present opinions, on th idential question. The author of that offens tide, not being in the habit of supposing ai tleman, discharging the responsible function Editor, would wilfully misrepresent facts, ca account for that Editor's error, by attribu him a kind of facitious instability in politica ions, that is influenced altogether by those ii ately around him; nor is the author sure, thi Editor supposes any man, out of the town of mond, has an opinion at all on the subject, he may have imbibed it there. Ai to any compliments paid Mr. Clay, in thr cle, the author denies them; the terms of ap there used does not equal the concessions of hi test adversaries; they are the voluntary trib candor, and have not been denied him by any or generous man in the Union, and I now r th it his arguments on those subject (ir t provrments and domestic manufactures,) land-marks of human greatness, and will rr ternal memorials of his political wisdom, an otic devotion to the prosperity and independ thf srovernmnt. Oj-TMs is no compli?n-cn 1 iay nothing again.st Mr. Adams, but that icy is not adapted to the interest of the Stntc. A? to the Editor's deninciation against a c individual of Wayne county, and threat to. bim nbo'it a protrt and secret caucus &c. th tor's crntinv is challenged, and hi malice ai genuity d. fied, and at the came time assured, honesty ha nothin to fear from the idle r vo-inr man without th" benefit of a reputatic either truth or stability, in hi Editorial chara The same Citizen of If'ane com The man who has thus, " Unpark'd bis heart with wnro Ami scolded like a very drab A scullion," is Jamf.s Raridf.n of Centreville, who , "pretty well known in these parts" forh morality veracity mild and gentle temp cor?nv"and all that sort of thing." "The atrocious crime of being a y man which the gentleman has with spirit and decency charged upon me, I neither attempt to palliate or deny," I do most sincerely hope my charactt "truth and stability" will he quite i. verse of his, when I shall have attained his venerable age. Deeming such a scurrlous publication unworthy of more particular attention, I will conclude by sa insr, that, when the pro per time shall have arrived, the public may depend upon my exposing the very consistent conduct of Mr. Rariden,las:t winter; and in the mean time, to trive it more effect, I shall do my utmost to acquire acharacter for "truth and stability. "
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hite; apprised to Tv.vlve Dollar, and fftv r VV -cJc. Certified hv
EDWARD STAHBUCK; J. P.
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Wr sre reqiMted to announce Col. J AMES B. RAY, as a candidate to represent the 31 district in the I Oth Conre-M.
We are alo requited to av that the Hon. JOHN i
TEST, will again be a candidate for the same oiTice. We are requested to announce HENRY HOOVER, ai a candidate to represent this county in our next legislature. The Editor of the Public Loner will please insert my name as a Candidate for the nineteenth Concress; residence, county of Dearborn, Indiana. DANIEL J. CASWELL. March ?, 1CSU. CORRUPTION IN THE NAVY A castr has lately been tried at New York between Lieut. Heaver, of the Navy, and certain merchants of that city, in which the following facts appeared : Lt. Weaver being about to uo to Lima in the Franklin 71, under Commodore Stewart, contracted with the merchants to convoy their ship America, and to reprosent-ner as a store-ship to the Franklin, on condition of his receiving one fifth of the profits of the voyage. The object of this contract was, that the Oiio America miirht enter blockaded ports.
i i where she could only be admitted under, protection of the Franklin. The contract was complied with by Lieut. Weaver, u ith the supposed countenance of Commodore Stewart, and the Lieutenant received; $12,000, as his share of the profits. Hej thought this was not as much as the tilth,; which he was to receive and brought a suit j in chancery for the balance. The chance-1 rv declared that the contract was fraudu-'
lent, and amounted to bribery, and was therefore void ; so that the Lieut, must be satisdied with the snug sum of 12,000, which he had already received, for prostituting the American navy. Co. Observer.
o.iuDLLix ... R - i tiu il v inform? tin puMio tl.at f. l, i -ni(ii ed LuMti-.5 cii Mam Stn-t, tv '( i- t i-t . f r root's -lure, in the hnu-e . rim r I v " ' ii Owois Jun. ,i -tore. II.imh: an t -.;t ortnit la of" matt rial- -n hand, hi- i pm.arfd tu t t ute all vr-',t r m hi- hiu Mth tit:--'' u-n; u I despatch. He lias uvw and will cou-tai.ti it ou h and jWrifs arid Women's Saddles, licit! '. A v.
A share of public patronage i- rt-iptctluilj co'i -t-
ttd.
Richmond, May 14, 1824.
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TUK n-p-rtfu!iv in'orns hii lriond and h public, that r. I. i ii c; md A HANDSOME SSi-KTMtM K SPRING GOODS, whirh will b sold on rrnonn I K frn.- ' r ( ir, or exchanged for acprov d C'oi ntv i 'r.ci i. . E. THO."M.S () J-;, Jun. Richmond, 5h monih l-f, U.'4. 8 'it
Joseph P. Phonmer hivim; mof.d in his NEW STOKK HOUSE, At thr snuth-ea-t mn.iT of Yi AIN .i.d 1'ROVT SiTRKKTS, o;; (,-it' the tore 1. on m nt U " ( u. ju( l by J. M AG U1R E, now oiler for idle ut low prices, nnv goods, QUEtlYSWlltE, GROC'lltft.S, luiiDw.nn:, Cs'AY,sv S.lDDLEllW Mi:i)ICLYESW. Fur all of which will lr taken HKKSWAW Fl'ATHKRS. UE GlNSEi(. 'JVtELOW, l-'L.AX, A:ci u, so h'OU 5.7,; DKIED PEA( I!ES & APPLES, n-d EASTERN TANNED ( A EE SKINS. Richmond, '.Jd month tiih, ;.'4. I tf hoofs at ft is! THK uh-'ri!tr earrrt! so'j. it-, ail hnse ie-di-bn-i! to dim it I r it- t- or ! . k a. oir t -, ' c-une forward a ml m il.e I'livh.'M - i 1 1 ut o.rther delay. Thej u;ii-t e well aware that 'mis, nt e.diiiot lie can ieil on li mii Ii de!iinjU i v !! ,-! it! nt. All tho-e com n ed wil! avaii IV'iii-' H' i of tlii- tinicU Iiotiee, titherwi'-e lla y eaio.ot h: ' h rd to find their .iri'ounts m the hand of a ; ro; t.r Oilieer for ad ii-.tluelit. SAMUEL W. SMIT1L Richmond, March 1st, ItiJJ. 1 " BLANK "bCFDS FOR S ALL AT Tilt LLGLR OYFICL.