'I Jut: i. nnr oMir fiibjeft of venconlidiranle importance, puticularly ttbshte wli.ch 1 hiq the honor to

i in' s oc opted much ef the ti

'i .it '.h . xccuuvt and both houtof loarcla in th- - present I'ellinn ; italready fa "ih ir ;o you by the general at-

tention which it ha excited. The conduitofAhe Spamlli intendant at New-Orlean- s,

much clamor has been employed, butmore pains have been bellowed to mifrc-prefen- t

and mislead, than to inform the

public correctly on tins subject. I flialendeavor to coinnTOnieate What is tintrue (late of the case, without legardtiprejudices of any-kin-

By our treaty of 1795, with Spain,we obtained rhrouglithe friendly difpofr.on of tin-- Spanish government, a privi-

lege of (lortng our produce intendedfor ial-- , in such ware houses as coulube procured at New-Oilcan- s. Thispri-vileg- e

was limited to three years; butunder this provision, that is the Spanffli

government should find it not convenient to -t our produce be depohted atNew Oi leans, afrer that period, thatsome other sit place Jhould be providedin Ik u of it.

While the war exiftrd, the rteceTTitic:

of the Spanish colonies compelled a re-

lax itiori of their very rigid colonialaws for they do not admit any nation whatever, to trade with their colonie in peace. The period expired towhich our privilege ot depolit was li

mited, about the tune at which the present admin. llration came into office, andthe ufml system or"coloniaI law wasgenerally revived. In the Spanilli co-

lonies a system of government prevails,different from all the rest of the.vor)d.Their governors have no controul overmatters of trade, ,their functions arewholly of a political) juridical or le- -

giflative character. But all the authority tor regulating and controlling trad.is rested in an officer wholly independentof the governor. This officer is calledthe intendant.

The Spanish intendarir'at New-O- p

leans, conflruing the general proclamation concerning trade, as excluding us,like all other nations from commercialintercoufe, and finding the period of ourprivilege ot depolit expired, and thathis court, which had alone the" power oifixing another place, had not done so

took upon ljim to execute, in the mostrigid minner, the general reftridliveprinciple, and to deprive us of that place,without another being provided, for thedepolit ot our produce

This is the fair state of the budnefs,as t refpeilt the Spaniards ; as it

us, the injury, is a very feriouone, but our excutive had informationof the transaction, and had taken th'most active anddecifive measures to pro-

cure' ed'efs and right., before the fubjeflhad been taken up by those who alwaysrcake a noise without regaid to the me-

rit of the case. Negotiations on thefubjeft of the Mifliflippi had long be-

fore commenced ; additional inftrudtionsand dispatches were fept to oui embaflVdor at Madrid and to the Court oiSpain by the Spanish amba(rador. Mr.Mcvlroe is also sent amboftador to Paris,with a view to arrangements with thrFrench government of great "impo-rtance, in every view, to-- the westerncountry.

Mr. Monroe is 'already well known,and no man ivbettepqualified, by adtualknowledge of the wetlern conntry, to beentrusted with th'is important negociati-on- .

When he was embafTador in Francebefore, he very pointedly intimated toour governmeut the negociations which"were then carrying on between Franceand Spain, for the of Louisianato the former j and I am informed, fromvery good private authority, thathad his advice been taken at that period,we might have had not only New-Orlean- s,

but the whole of the Mifliflippi,on both Udes, in our poitemoil.

At present it appears more thari pro-bable, that the French will obtain Lou-sfiana, and perhaps settle a large colonythere. This has been made a fubjectofgreat alarm, fcc attempts have been madeby combining this project with the con-du- el

of the Spanish intendant,to producea war ; with whom the prop'ofer? neitherknow nor care ; it was not right theywiflit-- to obtain, nor wrong to redress,but a war, by which the country miorhtbe involved in trouble, and they mightexpect to obtain jobs, or scramble intooffice. Th: advocates of war, howeverhave fliewn how little they knew of theveflern people, for they afTerted thatwe were ready to violate our duty tothe federal government ; that we werediCwt rted ; and that the French; whenthey fh mid settle in Louisiana, wouldfind in the weflern slates numerous per--lons ready to join them, and to separatefrom the union.

Such afptrfions were not fufiVrecJ topas bn repelled, and the authors of thesecalumnies were told what every weftemman knows to be true, that the charac-ter of a free American citizen, whochooses his own legislator', and lives

but by the laws which theymake, is too precious to be changed torth t ot afubject to any power on earth.

Whatever may be the iffue of t't: ne-

gotiations, I do not see the lead rcafonto apprehend danger or injury from thecolonization of Louisiana; our"rpula-itio- .i

is too sir advanced ever to admitol t!."r bein a,7jigcroits neighbors;a i - . f. ,.,rll., W,,1,1., ., ,i :..ii:m trwiuin ivvmuiL dun lij.dllt; i j

-- o ie, X lee rather great advanta- -; t nnr hue ot tiie river. The only

vi' :i .it we can apprehend, is from the

eiloufy which will be sought to be!

.ept alive by the enemies of our government within ourfclves, particulaily mhr feapoits of the Atlantic slates. '

It is not neceffary foi me to informhi, that Oiiio lidb bv.cn added to oui

Unicfn, as the fcv.nteenth Hate.A circilnillaiice took place heie during

'lie last llflion, in the iuprcmc court;t was the lfTuing a writ of mandamusothe fetretary ol (lite forthe delivery of

lertain comimfhon ot juftii.es ot the)cace, fiened b Tohn Adams, "in theiafl moments ot his adminiftratirnThe court has decided a sew days since,'.hat it has not junfdiction in the case.

I am, with refpeft,Your faithful servant,

JOHN FOWLER.

LITERARY.

From the Wilmigton Miffon

"No political writings ever made morenoise in the world, 3r were more cele-

rifts

bratedthan the letters signed Junius, "tiality fora Republican form of' Govern-in- d

publifhedin London some more than ment, as best calculated to fecurc the lat- -

hirty years ago. Andas the author con-'t- er by guarding againfl the farmer.vcyed those letter to the press in such aJhe same hatred of Tyranny breathes,lecret manner as to conceal himself en- - andthe same love of Liberty burns, intirely from the knowledge of the pub- - tue letters of JuniCs.nc, and every other person ; the public) Ti,e attachment of gen. Lee to Ame- -'

curiosity has been excited from that time Hen, was eailyand Uniform. He was,:o this, to know who he was1! frequent sighting her battles during what is ufu-in- d

various have beefi the conjeaures ally called the French war in this coun-refpedti-

him ; but all have accorded try, at which time he was quite young,in attributing those lettere to one per On his return to Europe' aster its conclu- -son or another of the mfl eminent abi-- fion, he lost the favoi of the Britilh Mi-litie- s.

This without doubt does the au- - niter. Uy the zeal and talents he difnlav- -thor great honor. I have ob'fetved inlame ot your late papersjtnat tney wereattributed to the celebrated Mr Duningoy one writer, and to the late earl at Parliament with whom he was acquaint-Chatha-

by another. But to satisfy ed, againfl the infamous flamp-ac- t : an4the curiosity of the world, and to pre- - pleaded the cause of the colonies wjtfelude all suture and uncertain conjee-- . the foreign courts, who were at Thattures, I can affure the public, that our tinle hefitsting how to act with refpedtcelebrated MajorGeneralOfliEsI-i- r to the disagreements between the eolo-o- f

the American army, was the real an- -' nies and the Mother Countiy.-.Th- ic

thor of those letters. And although he prepotTeffion for America, and this intehad declared that the secret refled solely rest in her concerns.was apparently alikewun nimieii, aim mat nc uicauu iu - " - teitry it to the grave with him, yet 1 affirm! theand antwerthe public that he revealedt to me, and perhaps to no other person

in the world. theIri the fall of 1773, not iong aster the

Gen. Lee had arrived in America, Lliad the;he pleasure of spending an afternoon innis company, when there was no oTherperson present ; our conveifatioh chiefly turned on politics and was mutuallyfree and open ; , among other things theLetters of Junius were mentioned, andGen. Lee asked me, who was conjedtur-- d

to be the author of those letters Ireplied our conjectures here generally thefollowed those flarted in England, but intor myself I concluded from the spirit,dile, patriotifmj and political informa totion which they dilplayed, that JLord

Chatham was the author ; and yet that'here were some feritiments in them thatndicated his not beirfg the author. Qen

Lee immediately replied with confidera- - isble animation, affirming that to his certain knowledge Lord Chatham vas notthe author ; neither did he know whohe author was any more than I did;

"hat there was not a man in the world,no, not even Woodfall the publisher. ofthat knew who the author was ; that thesecret refled solely with himfelt, and forever would remain with him.

Feeling in some degree surprised atthis unexpected declaration, aster pauling z little I replied, No, Gen. Lee, ityou certainly know, wjiat you have af-

firmed, it can no longer remain solelywith , hint, for certainly no one couldknow what yoTi have affirmed but the toauthor himself ? Recollecting himfclf hereplied, 1 have unguardedly committedmyself, and it would be but folly so denytoyou that I am tee Author, but I mullrequest that you will rrot reveal it du-

ring my life ; for it never vas,and never will be revealed by meto any other.- He then proceeded tomention leveral oircum-IUnce- to verify "his being the author, and among tliemM'his Roing over to the continent, and abfenting himself from England, most ofthe time in which thole letters were firjtpubhfl.ed in London, Sc. &c. This hethought neceffary, lest by some accidentthe-- author should become known', or atIeaft suspected, which might have causedhis ruin had he been in the power of thecoart of London, &cj

Whoever will compare the letters ofGen. Lee, written to several of the Brltifh officers-- at the commencement ofour revolutionary war, with those ofJunius, will probably be convinced that ofthey were dictated by the same mind andwritten by the farne hand ; but howeverthat may be, I affirm, that what Ihave herein communicated to the publicrelative to G'en Lee's communication tome, refpectmg the author of Junius'Lftters, is, in fubflaoce, flriyy true,and no doubt remairrs with Hjte but tha,tbe was the real author1.

T. RODNEY.Dovei,Feb. I, 1803.

Without giving a decided opiriitin upon the qucflion which this letter givesrise to, whether gen. Charles Lee wa orwas not the author of the letters of Ju-nius, we may mention fpme cfrcifrnftan- -ces, Which, is riot com: ufive eviden'rethat the ainhoffbip ir justly atfribnubleto him, will form at feast a sufficientfoundation for instituting an enquiry in-

to the queflion. theChailes Lee was an Eughflimar. by

biith. To the with which Naturehad liberally endocd hirr, he addedwhatever could be derived, by eaily andunremitted study of the beft'authors in

very language and-- department, andirom the society of enlightened and ex-

perienced men. He was acquaintedwith mod of the dead and Jiving languages, and took a wide range in thefields of faience. His thirst for knowledge was ardent, and his application toits acquuement interne. So that he canneither be supposed to have been incapable ot writing the letters ot Junius,excellent as they ate, trom any naturaldeficiency, or from defect in improvement He Was sully equal to the task.

- His love of liberty was warm andchaffte. From his earhefl youth he

that love in the moll animatedand diftinguiflled language. In thwritings which the compiler of the Mejmoir3 of gen. Lee has thrown togetherfoine of which are under his proper fig!nature ; Jmd others known as his, he hafreely declared his abhonence of Tyran-- J

ny, ins uevouon to i,ioerty, anu nis par- -

ed irt advocating the American causesboth by Writing and verbally. He e"j!

erted his influence with the members 5?

oy gen. L.ee and by ehe Author oiletters ot Junius.

Lee was in Europe, tho' it is notpre- -cifely known whether in England or or.

Continent, during the time in whichletters of Junius were firfl given tworld. The last letters of Tuniui'

were dated in 1772 ; and in 1773 creV

Lee is known to have embarkedfor Ame'rica. Here he affifled in fanning theflame that was but then kindling,'-5n- 'd

which finally melted the tetters whichBritain was unnaturally and unjulllyfixing On her infant colqnies. He wroteaddrelTes to the people of America.to

Provincial Congress of Virginia,f&c.which the spirit ot Junius is percep- -

tible,"and where also a fimiliarity of stile.that of Junius may be discovered,

Llndeed, in most of Lee's writings, inthole at lealt which were meant for thepublic eye aad were not produced by thespur of some momentous occasion, there

a striking resemblance of stile to theletters of Junius. The same metaphors,with a little variation, may be not un- -frequently sound in both. Lee dealsmuch in interrogatories. Junius is ex- -

presily acculed by bir William Draper,refortingto this unfair.mode of argu

ment. A number of paffages might bepointed out in the known writings o)Lee, that bear flrong analogy to parts olthe letters of Junius. The partialities &

dislikes of the most conspicuous characters on tiie political stage,- - are almollcommon to Junius and Lee,

We have not leisure at present topursue this subject further. We hop.

see it handled by some person of moreextensive reading, and discriminating:..J k.u- - -- .. r. . .. -juugwciii.. uur uuicrvauons, as wehave before observed, are meant only to

ken into view, with a number of concur-ring circumstances,- - forms a sufficientfoundation upon which to inftitUtc anenquiry .into the queftien, " Was Gen.

Lee the author of the letters of Junius I'

True American.--

AN ACTDirecting a detachment from (he mili

tia of the United Stales, andfor erectin? certain arsenals.Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate

and House of Representatives of theStates of America, in Congress as

sembled, That the President of the Uni-ted States be, and he 'is hereby authori-sed,' whenever he lhalf judge it expedi-- 1

tjnt, to require of the executives of suchthe slate as he may deem expedient!

ana from iheir local situation shall 6Jmost convenient, to take effctfual ,roea'lures to organize, arm and equip, accor

went ot militia nof exceeding 80,000officers included.

beet. 2. Be it enacted,That1 the President may, is he iitderesexpedient, authorize the executives pf

l'.'cv"1 to accept, as part orhi.- u.uiniii iil iurciaiu, any corps uivoFunteers who shall engage to conti-nue in service time, not exceeding twelve moi'ths.'andjperform such ser- -vices as shall be preferred by law.

Sect. 3. Be it further enacted, Thatuic uciai.niiicms cr mijitia vpjunterr corps as aforesaid, shall be officeredout or tne preient militia ctticers, orotners, at the option and dilcretion of

confhtutmn.il authority m each staterefpeaively, the President of the United

-,,

States appointing general officers amongthe leipective Hates, as he may deemproper.

Sett.4. Be it further enacted, X hatone million five hundred thousand dol-

lars be appropiiated forpayingandpait of the troops aforesaid,

whole actual lervice may be wanted, torthe ptlichjfe of ordnance and other mi-

litary flores, and for defraying such otherexpenses as, during the recess of Con-gref- s,

the President may deem neceffaryfor the security of the territory of theUnited States ; to be applied under thedirection of the President, out of anymoney in the tieafury not otherwise ap-

propriated.Sect. 5. And be it further enacted,

That twenty-fiv- e thouland d611ars be appropriated for erecting at such place orjlaccs on the weltern wateisj as the JJre- -

lident may iude:e most prober, onfc oinore arsenals ; and that the President

use the same to be furnished with suchris, amn u ution, and military flores a

he may deem necellaiy.a

GREENOCK, January 51. ICIThe Porte has received the melancholy

lews, that the Turkish army in Egypt,-vhic- h

was under the command of thePa-'-h- a

of Cairo, has ben entirely defeatedoy the Beys. The account which theEnglish ainbafTador, lord Elgin, has re-

ceived from Egypt, came down as lateas the 2d November, and contains thefollowing intelligence.

The Beys were already surrounded b)the Turkish army. The former niadi.leveral Tallies, but were every time re-

mitted by the Turks. Meanwhile, inTie beginning of October, Omer Be)lad sufficient art and addfefs to efeaptfrom this situation, by marching hitroops through theTiirkifh iinr nnvatp.y, and unknotvn to the Pacha who 'had

;iO intimation; of his movements. JjbieiSty theri added considerable reinforce-ments to his troops ; he approached the

camp ( and the other beys who werewith ajl his movements, made

a sudden b. furious attack on the Turks4At this moment Omer Bey sell upon therear of the Pacha's troops and the Tur-ksfh army being thus placed betweentwo sires, was beaten and destroyed; TheBeys took advantage of this success, forseveral days they pursued and killed theJurks in their slight ; and would havetbtally extirpated them had not theCommandants ot the English and lur- -

l4jlh troops at Alexandria, sent out themilitary of the garrison to collect thefugitives, and slop the further progressas the Beys.

she Pacha of Cairo is now endeavouring to get his scattered troops into for- -

tiiied places. But the Beys have .by farshe advantage ot him and are now matters of the slat country.

FRANKFORT; March S33.

, MAD DOGS AGAIN.In January lad a MadDog came to

this place, and bit most of the cattle, &c.in the town. An order of the board offruftees was immediately direct,ing dogs in the town to be confinedfor forty days' this ordinance was en-

forced until the" time expired, asterwhich until last week,' we were withoutalarm, when a mad dog again paid us avisit.' Thursday evening a negro mafi,of Mr. Sneed's was hitten-I-fortiitiat-

e-

lly, having on a thick drefj, the fkm waslot broken Sundav we wrre ntrain n- -

larmed by road dogs, andfeveral citi- -

itna ncicni .great aanger ivionaaymorning the eldest dauehteri of maioiLove had her ciothes torn by a dbg, andin' the courfeof the day several otherswere caught by the clothes by those dan-gerous animals.- - A" number of the h'dgs,and it is seared some 6f the cattle havebeen bitten. It would be well for theVlTITPflC V7mtfI .Ha,- - n..lu nn k'.xonftantly on the lookout, as we conceive there is yet great danger to be ap-prehended most of the cattle that werebitten in January last, having gone mad.

Withforrow we learn, that in Gar-rard county, six dr seven perfns in onefamily, have been bitten, and that withoneof them symptoms of Hydrophobia have appeared. These circumftances are truly alarming', and we think itthe duty of every good citizen, eitherto confine his dogs for a limited time, orkill them.

DIED on Thursday evening- - last,the rleverend John Brdwn, at a veryadvanced age, aster a long and paipfuillness", which he bore with truly Chri-ftia- n"

fortitude. During his illnels, hefrequently declared ' his belies, that hepiould never recover and( expreffed hisrelignation to the will of Providente, &his confidence of eternal felicity throughthemediation of a bleffed savior. HisTiaiiy chfiltian virtues endeared him to

Nofartbtr, seek jbis merits to disclose,Or draiV bis frailties from their dread

abode,(There 'they) alike, in trembling hope

rCbqse)Tbe &, of hu Fatber and bis God

COMMUNICATED,DIED on the 1 1th infl. aster a lin- -

gering illness of nine weeks. Miss Nanjcy Cox. daughter of Mr. Berriamin S,

Cos,.of this county, h the 20th year ofHer age. he was perteCtly religncd todeath, and look a foimal lejve ns bentriends and relative', exhortinc them inher dying momerts, to upiight lives, andconfidence in the mediation of ClitfrJefiis.

dino- - to law. arA fm'rl in rpjiiinclt totn i1 . i . .. .' -- -. ; (ST-- nis acquaintances, and tie died urn

march at a moment's warning a detach- - verfally regretted.

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NATCHEZ, Februa y 19.

THE noft from New-Orl- lt ans, whicharrived yesterday, brings us the plrafing

nte lligente ot the opening- - vi mat rori.We have also the plealu re to inform

our fellow citizens, that the mldmousMASON and his sour sons who have so

Iong been a terror to ira feiiers paumthrough the wilderness ; au'd descending

the Mffiffippi, parted this eight days agowell ironed and guarded oy a party oihis Catholic MajeftVs troops for New-Orlea-

PRICES CURRENT.

natcke::.Apples per bbl. 4 dollars dullBacon, 15 cents per lb-- 1 bufk.Bar Iron per cwt. 12 -2 to 15 dollars.

Callings, per lb. 10 cents.Cider, per bbl. S dollars.Cheese, (Kentucky) perlb. 25 cents,

brisk.Cotton, (in seed)) 3 dollars dull.

(ginned) 14 dollars, do.Cordage, per cwt. 12 to 15 dollars.Four, Frefli, 5 to 6 dollars brisk.

Old, 3 to 4 do.Lime,' per bushel 35 to 40 cents.Potatoes, per bushel 1 dollar, very brisk.Whilkey, per gallon, I dollar.Salt Pork, per bbl. 12 dollars, brisk.

iCJ Salted provisions, butter, candles, &c. will generally command agoidmarket,

NF.w-6iti.EA-

Cotton, per cwt. (French) 16 dolls. very-dull-.

Cordage, pfr do. 20 dollars, ,,blour per barrel, 9 dollars- - -- bnlk.

LWIS SANDERS & Co.Have just received in addition to

ibeir assortment, a variety ofFancy cif Fashionable--

O O DS,Kid, V .

Morocco and Shoes.Stuff JHandsome Prints,Extra Long Silk Gloves,India NankSens,Platillas;Dinfilj &c

Alsooh" hand some Elegant ands Fashionable

I ddieJ Fans & Beads,Best Pehnfylvaniamade Scythes and

Sickle a;Expect in a sea days

Coflee;V Tea, ,

. Loaf Sugar, c.'Which makes'their aflbrtment ve- - !

ry complete, and will be disposed of'for a very low advance for Ca'fii.

FERRY & TAVERN. i

., JAMES CHAMBERS,WISHES to inform the public,

that he now occupies the house andferry formerly occupied by Bepja- -

min iultori,atLinieltone, Kentuckyand having repaired the house,

and made other neceffary arrangements tor the accomodation of tra-vellers, he hopes by a constant atten-tion to their ease and convenience,and to the ferry particularly, (it being tne molt convenient ot any inthe place,-- for travellers from. Kentucky to the Eastward to crofg-at- )

to merit the patronage of fucjr asmay think proper to savor him.witha call. He Iras a large and conve-nient ftableV to which .the ftri&eft attention wilt be paid. And for theconvenience or travellers, he hasprepared a list of the different fta-g-

Ss

from Limestone to Wheeling,"which may bchad on application.;tf March 24, 1803.

TAKEN up' by James Muir inClarke county, on the waters ofUpper Howard's creek, oneCHESNUT SORREL MARE,Six 'ears old next spring, aboutfourteen and a half hands high, witha large star in the sorehead, no othermarks or brands perceivable; ed

to aol.Joseph Combs.

December ift, 1803. '

Notice is hereby given, (THAT we purpose petitioning

the county court of Cumberland,to eflablilh a town on our lands inlaid county, patented in the nameof Henry Banks and WilliamrRb- -berts, on .the bank of Cumberlandriver, in the rock house bottom.

V JOSEPH BLEDSOE, Tun.THOs. J. CHILTON.

March iGth,i8o3.PUBLIC NOTICE:

IN pursuance of a resolution ofthe Board of Trustees of the townof Lexington, the out lots in saidtown of the following numbers, viz.No. 35, 61, 81 and 80, will be soldorjeafed for a term of years; to thehigheit bidder, at the court-hous- e insaid town, on the first Mondav in

rhext, at 1 a o'clock. The termswill be made known on that day.

V JOHN Rl'AnunBnL . 3 "J nJUbJb.PH HUDSON o

3JOHN M. BOGGS

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