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FEDERAL GAZETTE.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
To the politeness of a gentleman, just ar-
rived from St. Thomas, we are indebted for
»he latest intelligence from the Republic of
Hayti. The papers furnished, contain an
account of operations down to the 27th
December, inclusive—on "which day the
new Republican Constitution was adopted.
This constitution, and the spirited address,
prefixed, shall be presented to the readers of
the Gazette without further loss of time
than is necessary for a correct translation.
We have only time this evening to furnish
the following.
On the flth December, 1806, general
Christophe appeared on the skirts of Port-
au-Prince, with an army of about 10,000
men, to compel the body of people assem-
bled together, to frame a constitution to ap-
point him emperor of Hayti. On his arriv-
al there, he sent in a nag of truce, and de-
sired to have a conference with general Pi-
chon, commander at Port-au-Prince, who
went out to meet him with what soldiers he
had ; and instead of a conference, as soon
as Pichon came within gun-shot of him, his
men were tired on by Christophe ; when a
short engagement ensued, in which there
were some officers and men killed on both
sides. Pichon got into Port-au-Prince, and
kept Christophe from committing any mate-
rial depredations on the town : As his army-
was but few in number, he thought it most
adviseable to act only on the defensive, and
not pursue Christophe, after having driven
his troops out of town, at the end of which
they had entered it.
Dispatches were immediately sent by Pi-
chon to all parts of the South, where they
have dominions, for troops, arms, ammuniti-
on and provisions, and on the day following,
there was not a mule to be found, or scarce
a man that could bear arms in the town of
Jacmel—all had repaired to Port-au-Prince
to join Pichon's army, carrying with them
provisions and ammunition for the occasion.
Several skirmishes took place in the course
of eight or ten days—during which time
Christophe's army was within two or three
miles of Port-au-Prince, and had several
times entered it, but was as often repulsed.
On the 10th of January, news was re-
ceived at Jacmel, that Christophe had been
defeated, and that the greater part of his
soldiers revolted and joined the other side >
that he had fled for his life ; that Pichon's
army were in pursuit of him, and no doubt
prevailed, but they would overtake him—in
which case, death would inevitably be his
lot, a:. e determined to behead hinn
and establish a federal or republican govern,
iuent.
On the night of the 10th January, Jacmel
av,,:; illuminated.on the occasion.
uessels were left at Jacmel,
the \Oth January :
English schooners Porcupine and Parkin-
sol: ; Swedish brig Eiiaabeth, Selas Caulk-
ens, master ; schr. Antoinette ; Swedish
brig Goody Catherine, and a schooner, both
front Philadelphia, Passed in the Bay, brig
Actress, captain Murphy, bound up.
From our Correspondent at Washington^
January 31.
*?The house of representatives did no busi-
ness on Friday, most of the members at-
tending in court, to heat' the trial of Boll-
inati and Snartwout ; who, it is said, have
before the circuit coat* bt this distv'-ct, in
June next. Would it no I appear, however,
from the president's communication, that
they are te be tried be.fore the supreme
court of the United Stares J « The presence
of the highest judicial authorities of our
country, to be assembled here within a few
days," &c. render it desirable, he says, that
they should be tried here, ftuere—Will not
congress haw to pass a particular law for the
trial of a thousand other persons concerned in
this conspiracy, who may be brought here ;
as the constitution declares, that every man
shall be tried in the place where the crime of
which he is accused is alledged to have been
committed :
Our Washington correspondent informs,
that in the course of debate, in the house of
representatives, on the bill from the senate
to suspend the privilege,of the rit of habe-
as corpus, Mr. Randolph observed—that
should this bill pass into a law, it will form
a new era in the history of this country.
One more such bill from the same source,
said Mr. Randolph, and I will leave die
country !
COMMUNICATION.
At a Concert of Sacred Music, in Christ
church, performed by a number of ladies
and gentlemen, under the conduct of Mr.
John Cole, for the laudable purpose of cre-
ating a permanent fund for the relief of the
poor, the citizens of Baltimore, and parti-
cularly the lovers of music, were, on Fri-
day evening, presented with a rich repast.
This entertainment, novel in its'kind, ex-
cited no small degree of interest. The taste
exhibited in the selections, and the excel-
lence with which they were conducted, re-
flect equal honor on Mr, Cole & his worthv
associates, and if we may judge from the
decorum which prevailed, and the profound
attention to the performances, with few ex-
ceptions (exceptions not honorable to the
taste or good manners of the parties) we
may reasonably conclude, tkat the auditory,
which was numerous and respectable, left
the church highly gratified with the treat.
The vocal parts were executed with the most
critical precision, and it would be unpar-
donable not lo notice particularly the sweet
effect, the uncommon excellence of the fe-
male voices. The concert closed with the
celebrated'4 Hallelujah chorus" of the im-
mortal Handel, a composition in style the
most novel in music, and almost universally
admitted to be the finest piece of harmony
ever contrived. Of this chorus it has been
judiciously said, that the incessant shout of
triumphant praise in the " Hallelujah," the
tones of unparalleled grandeur, in which
the reign of the Messiah is announced as
" king of kings and lord of lords" form a
combination of unrivalled sublimity. Dr.
Burney, in his account of the celebrated
commemoration declares, this chorus to be
the " triumph of Handel, of the commemo-
ration, and of all musical art." In Eng
land, the audience all rise during the per-
formance of this chorus: and the king, him-
self, when present, sets the example. Here
indeed, numbers rose, to hurry towards the
door in order to make good their way out,
as it was the last piece, but even those guil-
ty of this indecorum, were involuntarily ar-
rested by the grandeur and novelty of the
performance. If the concert should be re-
peated, in order to prevent the interruption
here noticed, it is respectfully suggested that
ihe close of the two parts be transposed, the
grand chorus to be the end of the first part,
and the Full Anthem, which does very
great honor to the taste and musical talents
of Mr. Meineke, end the performances.
Extract of a letter from a respectable bouse in
Havana, dated ~jth January, to a mer-
chant in Philadelphia.
" By a late order all invoices must be
accompanied with the Spanish consul's cer-
tificate, or the goods are liable to seizure
and confiscation."
The schooner Agenoria, Driscol, hence,
has arrived at Charleston.
The brig Ceres, Brown, has arrived at
Charleston from Baltimore in 8 days.
The ship Halcyon, Manby, from Hava-
na has arrived at Annapolis.
The schooner Meteor, Gardner, hence,
at Nassau, N. P.
Judge alias Thompson, apprehended some
time^ ago for forgery, -on the Bank of
Baltimore, we understand received his sen-
tence on Saturday last ; seven years em-
ployment on the public roads. It is stated
that he pleads guilty.
An arrival at Charleston brings London
dates to November 17. They confirm the
intelligence by way of New-York ; and
state that Marshal Soult has been made
Duke of Brunswick. The arrival is ironi
Glasgow, and represents the cotton market
as very unfavorable. Short staple was sel-
ling at i4d. and some good parcels had sold
at 16 and I7d. but the demand was small;
long staple at 22
yet no one had ever contended that those
lines ought to be remitted. He was willing
to make provision for any hard cases, but
could not consent to vote away money of
which he did not know the amount.
Mr. J. Clay said that there had been no
breach of the law, but a mere^omission in a
particular form. The goods had been re-
exported according to law, & yet the draw-
back of 3 1-2 per cent, had been retained.
Would the house, because a man had ne-
glected to call on a particular day at the
custom house, subject him to a penalty of
.000 dollars ? By the law of the U.S.
. a merchant has exported goods, and
: .or obtained the proper proofs in the time
.; by law, the comptroller of the trea-
sury way itvittoused to allow a, further r#a-.
sonable time For that purpose. The revenue
laws bad never been so rigidly construed,
except: in the single port of Philadelphia ; .V
he did not believe the whole amount of for-
feited debentures would lie 60,000 dollars,
very few instances having occurred in any
other port but Philadelphia. This had been
principally owing to the yellow fever which
had raged in that city. He therefore hoped
congress would not consent to catch the
merchants in.such a trap.
Mr. duincey thought that the opposition
to this part of the bill arose principally from
a prejudice against the carrying trade. But
the encouragement given to that trade, by
allowing drawbacks, was not beneficial to
the merchants only, but to the people at
large ; and for this reason, it induces the
merchants to import a greater quantity of
articles than is necessary for the consumpti-
on of the country, by which means the pur-
chaser^ consumer is enabled to procure
them at the lowest market price. He tho't
it would be unjust and dishonorable in con-
gress to take advantage of the misfortunes
of the merchants. .
Mr. D. R. Williams said, that congress
had uniformly refused to grant relief to the
owners of stills on the same principle He
thought that the ten days at present allowed
by law, proved amply sufficient. The gen-
tleman (Mr. Q..) had said, that there was a
prejudice agailist the carrying trade : for
his part, he felt no hesitation In declaring
that he was no friend to that trade, which
lie believed had been the source of most of
the evils which had befallen this country. —
The house had received a paper from Phila-
delphia, stating a few hard cases ; he felt
sincerely for the misfortunes of merchants ;
but this should nqt prevent his feeling for
the people of the U. States.
Mr. Early spoke against striking out the
section.
Mr. ftuincy said that the case of distille-
ries consumed by fire was not similar to the
present, that having been an application for
a return of the revenue, on which the go-
vernment had calculated.
Mr. Holland declared that the doctrine of
the carrying trade had involved us in all our
disputes and difficulties with foreign nations)
who did not consider us as rivals, except
when we were engaged in that trade. He
also considered it as the principal cause of
our expences, and therefore was of opinion,
that it would be sound policy to check it as
much as possible. He wished to see the
provisions of the revenue law, ©n this sub-
ject, punctiliously adhered to.
Mr. doom observed that he should not
enter into a view ot" the carrying trade ; he
would only remark that it had raised us to
that rank among nations which we at pre-
sent held- second but to one in the whole
world. The oath and bond required by law
were only precautionary measures, to insure
the landing of the goods in a foreign coun-
try ; and he asked, if the proof of thei1
having been so landed, were not better evi-
dence of the fact, than the oath and bond';'
that they were intended to be so landed ?
He contended that the revenue law was not
intended to operate so strictly ; and that, i*
it did, it ought to be ameliorated. The gen-
tleman from Virginia, (Mr. Eppes) had said
that it would be a new principle to remit
fines, and had mentioned a law which had
since expired. The gentleman, he said,
was rather unfortunate in quoting that law ;
for under it, there was a provision made for
the remission of fines, even for infamous
and atrocious libels ; and yet, when a man
incurs a forfeiture, through misfortune, as
in the present instance, he is refused relief.
Mr. B. declared that the section was consist
ent with reason and justice, and hoped it
would be adopted.
Mr. Sloan made a few remarks in favor of
the motion for striking out, when the ques-
tion was taktjn, and the motion was lost.
Several other amendments were made to
the bill, when the ayes and noes were call,
ed for on engrossing it for a third reading.
They were about to be taken, when a mo-
tion was made to adjourn, which prevailed.
Wanted Immediately,
A healthy Wet Nurse ; a character will ha
required. Apply at this office.
February 2. d
For Sa
11,0' 9lbs%affirtf quaUtt
JAVA COFFEE,
At No. 10, Bowly's wharf, by
KDWARD JOHN SO *T.
February 2
TO -OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
As a suitable acknowledgment for the
liberal patronage afforded to the Gazette,
the present Editor will hereafter give four
insertions for a dollar, to the Advertise-
ments (each square) of all persons who sub-
scribe to his paper.
Notice.
The members composing the Deptford Fire
Company, are requested to attend their annual
meeting, to be held this evening, at Pamphili-
ou's Hotel, at 7 o'clock, P. M.
JAMES HAMMOND, Sec'ry.
February 2.__________________________
Sale by Auction.
TO-MORROW MORNING,
The "d instant, at 10 o'clock, at our auction-
room, head of Frederick-street dock, -will com-
mence the sate of
A Variety of Dry Goods ;
After which at 12 o'clock,
57 hhds. Muscovado Sugar,
33 boxes white Havana do.
52 bags Coffee,
2o chests Young Hyson Tea,
13 puncheons Rum,
A few pipes Brandy.
Also,
The services of a negro Boy for 12 yeais ;
about. 18 years old.
VAN WYCK & D0RSEY, AucA.
February 2,.
bale Postponed.
THE sale of the real estate of col. Michael
Gilbert, late of Harford county, deceased, on
account of the inclemency of the weather, i4
postponed until the third Saturday in Februay,
instant, v. hen the same will certainly tnkfc
place.
John Montgomery, Trustee.
February 2. d2t
Maryland Insurance Office,
February -id, 1805".
NOTICE IS HEHfciiY GIVEN,
THAI' agreeably to charter the Stockholdn
ers in the Maryland Insurance Company, are
called upon to renew their notes in ttja pre-
sent month.
Likewise, that an election fir thirteen di-
rectors will be held at t:;e office of the said
Company, oh tne first Monday in March next,
JOHN HOl.LI.NIS, President:
N. B. N» transfer) will be made from the
4th instam, until after the election of ofitcers,
February 2-___ _ _ _^ dim
Notice,
THIS Is fo eatttipn any person from receive
ing an endorsed note of mine, dated Novettw
cerl..tli, at six months, for 2000 dollars, giv-
en for tile use of ttichard Williams, and
winch is mow in the hands of his agents, as
the said nolo, by an error, exceeds the re.I
amount of goods received, and of course th*
just amount will onlv be paid.
HENRY WILKIN'S.
February 2. .................._ d-lt ,„
To an impartial Public !
Various report; having bean Spread to tha
detriment of my character, lending- to make
an impartial public believe, of my being con*
cerned in the failure of Ciiarles Morneweck,
I hereby declare that I never was, nor am
at present in the most distant connection
with him, neitheHiave I had any thing belong*
ing to hiin, in my possession. The furniture
in the Hansc&ttCk Hotel, is my Sole property,
and the business carried on by me is for my
own account. Whoever should doubt this
assertion will please te call on Mr Peter Ar-
nold Rarthaus, merchant, of this place, who
will fully convince them thereof.
1 flatter myself to give entire Satisfact;
to those who favor me with their patronage,
hy a prompt attention to the fulfilment! of
their wishes, and by the moderation of mv
charges. F. W. HENCK. "
Han.ieatiek Hotel in Gay near Market-strt
Februsn .!..
Kale.
By order from the orphan's court of Baltimore
county, iviU he exposed to public sale, on IVed*
neiday next, the i\th February, at 10 o'clock^
at his dwelling in South-street,
ALL the persoi al estate of Joseph Has*
kins, Jon deceased, consisting of, Household
and Kitchen Furniture ; Copper and Tin-
Wares ; a quantity of old Copper, &c. and a
number of Tools, for the Copper and Tin
business.-
Terms of sale : All sums under fifty dollar*
cash, and all above, six months credit on note,
with approved endorsers.
All persons haying claims against said de-
ceased, are desired to bring them in legally
authenticated ; and all those indebted are re-
quested to'make'i-i'hrrtcdiate puvment to
WM. M. MAYNADEER, Adm'r.
February 2. dtllF||
A Valuable Farm for Sale.
Will he sold at public sale on Monday, the Ifhh
day of March next, at 12 o'clock, on the pre
wiises,
ALL that tract, or parcel of LAND, lying
near Creswell's Ferry, within sight of Havre
de Grace, in C&cil county, state of Maryland,
called the Lucky Mistake ; containing 271
acres, more orless, with the improvement*.
It bounds upon the Susquehanhah river, ai tj
embraces a good Shad and lien IngFishery,
The improvements are two dwelling house..,
one of stone, the other of logs, a ftsh-holuse^
and an apple orchard, together with peach St
cherry trees. The. situation i bly-
healthy and the water good HeWiny-ruti
pastes through one corner of this tract., on
which there was formerly erected a baw<
Mill.
The terms of sale will be one-fourth of thft
purchase money in cash, one-fourth in 6
months, one-fourth in 12 months, and Hie re»
sidue in 18 months, from the day of
The purchaser or purchasers to give bond*
on interest, with approved security ; and oi»
payment of the whole, an indisputable titla
will be given.
GEORGE IIIGSON.
February 2._____Sayf
For Freight
To Europe, or the JVest-Tndies,
1 he Schooner
PHEBE,
\}f Captain Win, Malcolm;
isf£3$!F Burthen 135 tons. She is
new and well found, and supposed will carry"
about 1150 bbls. A freight to Europe woulj
be preferred. For terms aoply to
PAYSON & SMITH.
Who have received per said schooner, and off.-.r
far sale,
72 hhds. N. E. Rum.
Februarys. '"^t
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50 Dollars Reward.
ON Saturday night the 31st ult. the sub-
scriber's cellar was broken into, and between
Id and 20 pieces oi Flannel stolen thereiro.u
They were principally red and yellow, and.
the greater part from the manufactory of
William Hdf&ton 47' Co. whose names wenei
stainpt on the lead, attached 10 each piece
The above reward will be given for the de-
livery of the goods, and the apprehension and
conviction ol the thief, or thieves ; or ttvo del-
lars for each piece of Flannel recovered and
delivered to RICHARD SEABROOK,
North Howaid-street.
February 2-__________________ d£t
INDIA GOODS.
Just received 40 hales consisting of
Mamoodies, Enierties, Cossas,
Sannahs, Baftas, Gurrahs,
Sawns, Guzzenahs, Checks,
Blue Emer'uec, 5cc.
Atr.o,
5 cases Bandanna Handkerchiefs, mo«Uy
scarlet and yellow, of a superior tv...-,h(v-- F-.r
sale by JOHN M. MIKiF.R, & 60.
Kd. 66, L?viy-s-. ,vharf.
Celebes 30. .fif
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