colliffion. They may affiit, without being tempted to hurt one another. This commerce is ufeful to both nations, this union of fentiments and interefts rests upon principles which ought to form the maritime code, and-deliver the Univerfe from the Tyranny founded by Great Britain, which he maintains, and which never will be combated with fuccefs, until the other powers, by uniting, will abridge her means, by tranferring, to nations more moderate, a part of her commerce," &c. On this extract we do not choose to say all it fuggefts; but we afk Mr. Livingston and his friends, what would be their emotions, what the embarraffment of the executive, fhould G. Britain demand of the American government, as of right fhe may, to avow, or difavow this fentiment of our public minifter. We can obferve to thefe gentlemen, that, however this thing may be winked at, at this day, it would have been attended with very ferious confequences, did the great Chatham prefide over the Britifh councils. This illuftrious flatesman, whom modern degeneracy never reached," was too ftrongly imprefled with the juft importance of national character, to permit the fmalleft inftance of infult to pafs by, without demanding and receiving adequate fatisfaction. As it is the known. temper of our government, however, to bear patiently with indignities from every other nation, it may have been thought by the ambaffador that we ought to indemnify our pride in fome fmall measure, by treating others with indignity in turn. We fhall only obferve, therefore, that it may be as well for us to borrow a little of Lord Chesterfield's prudence, when he kicked the paltroon, and take care whom we kick. On the whole, although Mr. Livingfton in the conclufion of his paper, thinks that "time and experience will demonftrate the folidity of his remarks," and doubtless indulges the notion that his talents will be refpected by poflerity, we cannot think his memorial is calculated to add to his fame on the fcore of abilities, good fenfe or difcretion. General Post-Office, July 22, 1803. Whereas fundry reprefentations have been made to this office of loffes fuftained in the tranfmiffion-of money by the mail, whereby it appears that depredations may have been committed by fome agent of that department. Be it therefore known that by virtue of the powers by law in me veft. in which it was; and fecondly, that the purchase at this time has been solely owing to the bursting out of war between France and England, which rendered it neceffary for France to part with it, to prevent its falling into the hands of her enemy, who had already an expedition in forwardness to seize it. On the feperate merits of Mr. Jeffer-ed, I do hereby offer a reward of Four fon, Monroe, and Livington, who each Hundred Dollars to any perfon or perfons feems to think himfelf entitled exclufively who will give to this office fuch intorma. to the honour of having effected this im- tion as fhall produce the conviction and portant purchase, we take the liberty of punishment of the perpetrator of any fuch expreffing ourselves in the form of an epigram: To conclude in a few words thele remarks, already extended to an unforeseen length, we fhall fay, that though the purchafe of Louifiana and New-Orleans, fhould turn out to be rather a coftly one, yet, on a great national fcale we are inclined to think well of it. Two things are, however, certain; one, that might have been had for a tenth of the money, which report fays we are pay for it, more than fifteen million of dollars, for commodore Truxton with a tender and one hundred men would with eafe have taken New-Orleans, in the ftate it to Our Livingston declares Monroe Had no assistance yielded; Monroe, again, says Livingston, No more had done than he did, No credit either to Monroe No credit's due to you. Poh, poh, says Truth, why make you such a pother? You all are right, 'twas neither one nor t'other. Be it our weekly task, To note the passing tidings of the times. Hudson, August 9, 1803. Laf week, the proceedings in the cafe of H. Crofwell at the fuit of the People, were brought before the Supreme Court at Albany, when on the application of defendant's counfel, the final decifion on the queftion for a new trial was poftponed to November term. Perhaps our democrats will fay, that as Mr. Jefferfon has the peculiar knack of making a fmall fum go a great way in the payment of private debts, he can, by applying the fame rule to the payment of public monies, render the purchase of Louifiana a cheap bargain.-If fo, then, if £3 10 will pay a debt of £50.* including eight year's intereft, how much will the payment fult of this fimple queftion will fhew the of 15,000,000 dollars require ?The retrue principle of democratic calculation, and prove that the Louifiana purchase is not fo bad a bargain as fome may have imagined. [Lanfingburgh Gazette.] * Vide account of a payment made by a certain great man to Gabriel Jones. crime. GIDEON GRANGER, P. M. G. We learn from Cape Francois, by Captain Haley of the floop Olive Branch, that an engagement took place the 19th July on the plains between one party of brigands against the other (for the negroes, it appears, are divided into two parties, one in favor of the French, and the other in oppofition) the iffue of which was not generally known; and that a body of brigands was in motion at a fhort distance from the Cape, for the purpofe, as was faid, of going against Fort Dauphin. Four Britifh 74's and 2 frigates were before the Cape, and had captured feveral French velfels, but permitted Americans to país and repafs without moleftation. The Govern ment evinced a difpofition to defend the place to the laft extremity. Provifions of all kinds were in great plenty; and American produce had fallen confiderably in confequence of the many cargoes which had lately arrived. [Ibid.] Extract of a letter from Mr. J. Beefly, proprietor of the American CoffeeHoufe at Cape-Francois, to the Editor of the Mercantile Advertifer, dated July 14th, 1803. 66 Every thing here is in a ftate of fufpenfe refpe&ting War or Peace. Three English 74's and fix frigates blockade this port. They capture all French veffels, and order them for Jamaica, Not lefs than 20 fail have been taken and fent thither within the laft 15 days. Some few Americans have efcaped; but thofe which have arrived were chafed clofe in with the har. bour. We understand the English commmander on this flation has orders to capture all French veffels bound in or out of this port. The Government appears to be much alarmed. In confequence, the duty is taken off all American produce. "A cenfus of the inhabitants was taken y efterday, that the provifions may be equally diftributed. A number of French veffels have been cut out of Jeremie by the English. We have two 74's and 4 fri gates in this port which are preparing for France with all poffible difpatch. A hot prefs of French feaman has taken place both in the harbour and on fhore. You may expect to hear of an engagement before long. All kinds of American produce have taken an uncommon rife. Flour 22 dollars per barrel by the cargo, pork 25, beef 16, rice 10 cents, lard 18, butter 25, lumber 38 dollars per 1000." Extract of a letter from France. COMMERCIAL AGENCY OF THE U. STATES. SIR, evacuated the country. The French, in three columns, are in full march for Hanover. They have a park of 50 pieces of artillery. "Mr. Lifton (English Minifter) has demanded his paffports.-He will leave a charge des affairs." ROTTERDAM, JUNE 7. "The number of French troops, which entered Quakenburgh, in the Bishoprick of Olnaburgh, amounted to 6000." I have now the fatisfaction of inform. ing you, that in virtue of a convention lately entered into by our minifters with this government, all American claims which are embraced by the 2d and 3d articles of the convention concluded in September, 1800, are to be revifed by a board of three American citizens, and as far as may be approved by them are to be From the GRENADA GAZETTE, paid, principle and intereft, in bills drawn OF JUNE 24. by our minifters, on the treafury of the "Yesterday arrived here a fhip and two United States. The board is to be form- brigs, out of four French prizes, laden with ed immediately, and is to fit no longer than produce: it appears that on Tuefday mortwelve months-it will be well, therefore, ning laft, his Majefty's frigate Venus of 32 for you immediately on the receipt of this for you immediately on the receipt of this guns, in reconnoit ering off Tobago, perletter to fend me by two different opportu-ceiving, or having had intelligence of fevnities, a notarial power of attorney for the eral homeward bound loaded fhips being in fum that may be liquidated in favour of Courland Bay, run in under French colyour veffel the ours, and not being fufpected, cut out two fhips and two brigs; one of which fhips we learn was a very large one, called the Phoenix, having upwards of 1500 hogfheads of fugar on board, which is fent to Barbadoes, the other fhip and brigs are detained by the embargo on American vef- I am, with efteem, fir, yours, BRIDGETOWN, (BAR.) JULY 9. SURRENDER OF TOBAGO. This important event has juft been an- cial information of the fame from Lieut. Extract of a letter from his Excellency, I have again the fatisfaction of addref- Immediately on our landing on the goth those mentioned to have arrived here." O'er his desk leaning with a meagre look, Diversity. TRIM. BEWARE WHERE YOU SET YOUR DECANTERS. A Gentleman who had been on board a Maltese fhip of war, obferved hanging to the tafferel, a block of wood almoft like a buoy, and fo balanced that one end swam upright carrying a little flag-ftaff with a Imall vane: the perfon who was on duty on the poop had orders to cut the rope by which the buoy hung, upon any cry of a perfon falling overboard; and as the the block would be in the fhip's wake by the time the perfon floated therein, he was fure of having fomething at hand to fuf tain him, till the boat fhould come to his affiftance, and fhould that take fo long time to do, as that the diflance from the ship to the man rendered him invisible, yet the boat would have a mark torow towards, fhown them by the vane. IN the American Museum, (1791,)|| there is mentioned the following remarkable incident. OLD Frederick, king of Pruffia ufed to fay, "The Bible is a staff which God put into the hands of blindmen to guide their fteps. But they, instead of applying it to that ufe, immediately began to difpute and wrangle about its length, breadth and each other over the pate with it." thickness; and concluded by knocking APHOR IS M. Lavater. TERMS OF THE BALANCE. To City Subscribers, Two Dollars and fifty cents, payable in quarterly advances. I was taking a walk in my garden, (fays the correfpondent,) when my fervant came in hafte to tell me my chamber was HE who writes with infolence, when on fire, that that a strong fmell of burnt anonymous and unknown and speaks with linen and a thick fmoke were perceived, timidity in the prefence of the goodiffuing through the windows. Upon ftep-feems to be clofely allied to bafenels. ping into my chamber, I perceived a thick fmoke immediately; but was fill perfectly at a lofs how to account for this accident. We looked for the place from which it came; and at laft perceived it rifing from a dark callico curtain. The myftery is explained; a fpherical decanter flood between it and the window: the fun fhone in full fplendor, and its rays were converged by the figure of the water; and exactly at the focal distance hung the curtain. The bottle had the effect of a burning glass; and from a fingular concurrence of circumstances my house was near being burnt. Had the accident efcaped timely notice, the building would have been destroyed, and the cause could never have been fufpected." To Country Subscribers, who receive their papers A handsome title-page, with an Index or Table of Contents, will be given with the last number of each volume. Advertisements inserted in a conspicuous and handsome manner, in the Advertiser which accom. panies the Balance. Complete files of the first volume, which bare been reserved in good order for binding, are for sale -Price of the volume, bound, Two Dollars and fifty cents-unbound, Two Dollars. The whole may be sent, stitched or in bundles, to any post office in the state, for 52 cents postage; or to any post-of fice in the union for 78 cents. PUBLISHED BY SAMPSON, CHITTENDEN & CROSWELL, Driginal Ellays. HUDSON, (NEW-YORK) TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1803. LOUISIANA is a vaft traft of land, Weft of the Miffiffippi; and is bounded Eaft by that river, South by the gulph of Mexico, Weft by New Mexico; and to the North it firetches to an indefinite extent, as its boundaries in that direction are unknown. Mr. Livington's memorial describes it to be an infalubri. ous marshy country, in a burning climate. This defcription is fuppofed, however, to have a particular reference to the Southern parts of Louifiana; which are expof ed to the heat of an intenfely fcorching fun, and are fo marshy and unhealthy, efpecially at and near the gulph of Mexico, as to be uninhabitable. Oppofite to the Natchez (a diftri& belonging to the United States, and lying at the diflance of about three hundred and fifty miles from the mouth of the Miffiffippi) the foil of Louisiana is declared to be fertile, and its climate pleafant and falubrious. In the narrative of Capt. Ifaac Stewart, who, led captive by the Indians, had traverfed that wilderness, the air is reprefented to be pure and ferene; the climate healtby, and the foil exceeding rich, on the banks of the river Miffouri; which empties into the Miffiffippi, one hundred and ninety five miles above the mouth of the Ohio, and eleven hundred and fixty miles North of the gulph of Mexico. ; Louisiana is moftly a foreft: the greater part of its white inhabitants are Roman catholics, of French and Spanish extraction but neither their number, nor that of the negroes whom they hold in bondage, is known. The metropolis of Louifiana is New Orleans, which is fituated on the Eaft bank of the Miffiffipi, one hundred and five miles from its mouth. convenient and effablifhed place where to unlade and depofit their cargoes. In the year 1796, Spain, by a folemn treaty, flipulated that New-Orleans fhould be open and free for the people of the United States, as a place of depofit. In 1802, Louisiana was ceded by Spain to France; and the Spaniards, after this ceffion, and while ftill holding poffeffion of New-Orleans, denied to the people of the States the privileges of depofit, which they had facredly pledged. The treaty having been thus violated, on the part of Spain, many thought the national honour required that the perfidy and infult fhould be refented and punished; and that New-Orleans "The Floridas (according to Mr. Liv. ought to be wrefted from the hands of its ingfton's defcription) are a narrow ftripperfidious poffeffors. The administration of barren land." Lying Eaft of the Mif- purfued an oppofite course. Mr. Monroe, fiffippi, they extend in length about one furnished with two millions of dollars, was thousand miles; and in no part are more dispatched to France to open a negotiation. than a hundred and fifty miles wide. Previous to his arrival, Mr. Livingston, They are fituated South of Georgia; and refident in France, favoured by a most forare bounded by that State, by the Atlantic tunate concurrence of circumstances, had Ocean and by the gulph of Mexico; and already presented his memorial to the first Wefierly they border on the Miffiffippi, conful, and was negotiating for the purfrom its mouth to the Georgia line. The chafe of Louifiana; which purchase was principal town in Weft Florida is Penfa- finally made, for the fum (if we have it cola; in Eaft Florida, St. Auguftine.- correct) of fifteen million and about a The inhabitants are mafters and flaves. quarter of a million of dollars. Report fays, that Mr. Monroe has repaired to Madrid, to negotiate with the Spaniards an exchange of Louisiana, or some part of it, for the Floridas. The river Miffiffippi, together with its Eaftern branches, (as Doctor Morfe fays, in his Univerfal Geography,) waters fiveeights of the United States. That noble river being the only road to market for a vaft and fertile country, whofe inhabitants, are rapidly increasing; its free navigation is of primary importance to this nation: and almoft equally important and neceff. ary is it that the people of the States, paffing down the river, fhould have fome This is a concife hiftory of the fubje&t; and in this authentic fhape it comes before the public. It is a fubject of vaft ́importance, and applies to the interest and bofom of the whole nation. In the enfuing difcuffions, it fhall be canvaffed coolly and candidly, on the grounds of its own merits, and without any irritating appeals to party feelings.-Should the wri ter's remarks prove incorrect, or his arguments be found to be inconclufive, be will readily acknowledge his obligations to any one, who, in a decent manner, hall point out the errors of his principles or the fallacies of his reafonings if, on the other hand, his obfervations and arguments fhould be correct and weighty, it is hoped that even thofe of the oppofite party, who make truth the object of their enquiries, will not faftidiously reject them; but that they will give them their due weight, tho' they are ufhered into public view from a federal prefs. CALCULATOR. Liberty of the Press. HARRY CROSWELL's TRIAL. The question for a new trial, in the prosecution against the Junior Editor of the Balance, is not to be argued and decided until November next; and, from the disposition which is shewn by democratic printers to misrepresent and distort the facts, it is evident that the public mind will be misled on the subject, unless a fair and impartial account of the whole transaction is inmediately given. The Albany Register and the Bee, two papers which are prostituted to the views of the ambitious and designing, have already published the most false and unfair statements and animadversions. The Flebeian, too, a paper said to be edited by the notorious Armstrong, has pursued the same course. The statement in the New-York Citizen, mentioned in the Balance of last week, is so palpably false, that Cheetham has not even dared to answer the remarks made upon it in the Etc. ning Post Nor has he (which was, however, hardly to be expected) had the candor to acknowledge that he was mistaken. Even while an important question was pending in the Supreme Court, those papers were making the most base and wicked attempts to raise a prejudice agains, Croswell. The publishers of those papers seem to feel (for what reason we know not) a kind of security in such conduct. They seem to believe that they may transgress the rules of decency, decorum and justice with impunity. We, there fore, caution the public against placing any rell. ance whatever on their assertions. They are made with a design to deceive. They are the last paltry refuge of men who are afraid of fair investigation—who dare not let the people know the truth. We shall spare no pains to render our statement correct in every particular. All the facts are drawn from authentic sources. After having the whole truth before them, we beg our readers to weigh the matter well, and judge for themselves. RECAPITULATION. IT out them; and his trial was preffed with T will be proper, before we give a It will be recollected that a violent at. tempt was made to bind Mr. Crofwell in thoufands, to his good behaviour, and thus, in the very face of law and liberty, to im. pofe a previous reftraint in the form of furety" upon the prefs, which, in England, at this day, would doom its projector to It will also be recollected for what purpole the paragraph in queftion was inferted in the Wafp. Holt, the editor of the Hudfon Bee, had publifhed a paragraph beginning with the following fentence ;The burden of the federal fong now is that Mr. Jefferson paid Callender for writing against the paft adminiftration." As the Wafp was established for the particular purpofe of correcting Hok's habitual deviations from truth, it was thought proper to Acexpofe this, moft palpable falfhood. cordingly the paragraph in question was published, viz. "Holt fays, the burden of the Federal fong is that Mr. Jefferson paid Callender for writing against the late adminiftration. This is wholly falfe. The charge is explicitly this :-Jefferfon paid Callender for calling Wallington a traitor, a robber, and a perjurer-For calling Adams a hoary headed incendiary; and for moft grofsly flandering the private characters of men, who he well knew were virtuous. Thefe charges, not a democratic editor has yet dared, or ever will dare to meet in an open and manly difcuffion." It ought likewife to be known that the Grand Jury who indicted Mr. Crofwell, were almoft to a man openly and violently democratic. And the public ought allo to know the peculiar manner in which the Grand Jury was fummoned; and the time and place when and where the indictments were drawn. But-the truth cannot be given in evidence! The public must therefore, be content to remain ignorant of thefe particulars. It will be recollected, that Mr. Crof. weil was immediately arraigned, and tho' he requested copies of the indictments before he plead to the charges, they were refufed, and he was compelled to plead with It will be recollected, that at the June feffions, an attempt was made to prevent the allowance of Cercioraris-to keep the indictments in a court no way competent to decide the various points of law which mut neceffarily have arifen on the trial; and that, on account of fome verbal, though immaterial error in the recognizance, Mr. Crofwell was forced to ftipulate to bring the cause to trial at the next Columbia cir cuit, which was to be held on the 7th of July fucceeding By this ftipulation, every thing which the public profecutor could defire, was ob tained. The fpace was too fhort before trial to afford any probability that witnelles might be obtained from Virginia, even if permiffion had been given to introduce them; and no application could be made to the fupreme Court, because in the interval there was to be no term of that court. Hence, on the 12th day of July, when Mr. Crofwell appeared at the Circuit, it was well known that he appeared deftitute of that proof, which, had time and permiffin been given, he might eafily have obtain ed. Before we proceed further,, it will be proper alfo to give a copy of the indift. ment. This is done, verbatim, as well that the public may know the names of that Grand Jury who found the first bill in this ftate, under the common law of England, for a libel on the prefident of the United States, as that they may judge more correct. ly of the fubfequent decifion and proceedings. [COPY OF THE INDICTMENT] Columbia County, to wit. Peace, holden at Claverack, in and for the 1 |