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n 3 PROTEST. The following is the protest of Lord Sheffield, on the palling what is generally termed the American Intercourse Bill. HOUSt OP LORDS, MAY 14, 1806. A bill entitled an a6T for enabling his Majesty in Council, to permit the importation and exportation in. to and from his Majelly's Territo-rie- s in the West-Indie- s, and Conti- nent of South America," df certain goods and commodities, in Neutral lhipsjn time of War. ift. Dissent. Because no proof whatever has been adduced, to fhew either the expediency or uecefluy of a measure, which facilitates and fvftematically eftablilhes. the fufpen lion 01 our navigation euu .''' laws ; and thereby sacrifices to the filpply trade of theSri-tifl- i West-Indi- a tettlenients to which the United Kingdom and its, dependencies are rightfully entitled in return for they af- ford at their own market, to the produce of those settlements. zdly. Because the bill will trans- fer responsibility from the Weft-In-d- ii Governors to his M'ajefty Min- sfters at home.: that is, it will take responsibility front those, who can be judges of the neceffity, and will give it to his Majesty's Ministers at a great distance, who cannot poffibly have any jnformati-- j on in. due time, to enaoie mem to al on' emergency ; therefore the power of suspending the laws, must be ultimately delegited to the per-fou- s from whom the responsibility will be removed, to persons who ac- - tually derive great emolument from the frequency of the1 abuse. 3dly. Bedaufe it will ultimately render our West-Indi- a settlements dependent on the American States. 4thly. Because the British colo- nies in North America will bt: ruin- ed, or greatly prejudiced, in confe-qu'enc- e of the admiffion of foreign American shipping, into the supply trade of the British West-Indie- 5thly. Because Ireland in parti- cular, will be dependent on the dif-- cretiou and caprice of Ministers or Governors, for the provihon trade o the Wen inuies 6'tlt. Because, since the relaxati ons and suspension of the navigati on laws, our carrying trade and; c6mmmerce is transferred to to- - i. i c R;;n, n, n. jeigners, tue vaiuc ui ii." f- - depreciated, and the J3iilg greatl) Nfluantity of foreign lhipping employ- - increafcd,the of within a late perioa, in the propor-- l tiotfofiS to i over Britifii Hup - ; and thereby ship-buildin- g is r o . . ,.' , . -- ,. io ajartningty dilcouragea in mis hh gdom, that only two fliips for merchants service have been and of the decreased acclamati- - lametptoportion. 7thly. Because, the United Kingdom its dependencies can not all times furnilh the the Britifii Welt Indies (the of however, may be proved) the intercourse with the American States may can be nioft and steadily carried on, hereto- fore, in Britifii shipping, navigated according to law, of is and has a number unem-plo)e- d neutral veffels been permitted to enter the ports of the Britifli West India settle- ments. Because, the fliips of the American enter the ports' of the British West Indies, they will at the time introduce, they do at present, all East India and European goods, to tlie'detriment of the Britilh India-'compait- and to fUipprng the and comtnerce of Kingdom and its de pendencies, ""Lastly; Because the petitioners against this' bill, who prayed that might be allowed 'to ttate how they be aggrieved thereby, have been refused to be not- withstanding the IVrong allegations fbitedin iheirpetitions, which they prove by molt evidence at the Bar or this Hotife.. (Signed) SHEFFIELD. On Monday the Circuit Court of the United States com- menced its adjourned feffion at the City Hall, New-York Patterson Aster was opened and the administered to the Grand Ju-- j ry, an imprellive charge was deli- vered to tbem by the presiding judge. The petit jury and the wit- - nefles the cale or the united States against C'1 Win. Smith, and Samuel G. Ogden, wete ihen called ; aster which a motion was made by for the defen- dants, that a coinpulfory process be iflucd to secure the attendance of Madison, Mr. Dearbome, Mr. Smith, and o'ther absent witneffes In the of the altercation, to which this motion gave rise, Judge Patterson read a letter, (signed b the gentleman above mentioned) Hating, that the PrefidetTfthe United Slates fyd coinrntyuciited to opinion that the preterit iituation of public affairs woyld not admit of their abl'ence from the seat of government, The Court decided that order t,o the prop' iety.,ot granting .1 compulsory process, it was neeeflu-r- y to hear the nature and extent the testimony expedted and thai although the Judge, Were ready to hear the motion difctiffVd, yet the) could not decide up'on it, un&Hle had decided a prior motion, fjcd by the Diltridt Attorney, the difcut-lio- n of whiclj wa3 pofkponed until this day. The Coujifel then con-fente- d that the difcuffion of this motion be deferred, and the court adjourned. THE HONEST LAWYER, AN ANECDOTEi Glanctrig an eye over one of.) our late papers, I caugKufalre paragraph which ttated the deanfof George Wythe, Esq. Chancellor of Virginia. Some of your cor- - respondents, very young and tender hearted, perhaps, appeared quite galvinized by this piece of intelli-- I gence ; but tor own part, get- ting now to be a little oldifh my-sel- f, and daily, as becomes a Gran- ger in Charleston, at this season, looking out for a squall of the same sort, I cannot say it was matter of much fliock to me. I knew this much o f citizen Wythe, thatlgreat -- j .1 . 1 . I,- - j mil. ty auu go uu. as 11c wjj, 11c i'iJ'i' more th an mortal man : and ialffJ know that he was arrived at that full r;pe sate at wl;ch phil0fophers and fruits bePin. alike, to tremble to their fall : and when death, bv a 'J touch of his thresher, e- - j ear brings down a Chancellor cherry and fiill less, poffi- - .. , . .. . '. blC( was A gnevedat his exit. What: grieved that this veteranof thelaw, aftera iife ,f rlnrins tnil. to rewivfi returned to the courts of heaven not nale and tremblinelike thp ...w.w..w-- j- ,mtrhrA T,.rtV.. -- , ..,Pt Tuith ... m. SMVthe British trade has olden ape ,..n:ce on earth mn?.- - the blood ever patriots, meet the qj . Kut bright confeious intc ons 0f brother taints innumerable in the river 1 names since De- - built grit.V) wich hancjs pure as lhe veet cember 1802, a period of nearly 3 which press the alabalter bot-3-- 2 years, and only two more are ties of yfc and in robes of inno. building there: fiup-buildi- in cencC) fr,0w-whit- e as those that the several ports En-,ge- is wear) l0 meet the fmilesof gland, has nearly the Judge Supreme, and the is and at neceflary Articles to contrary which, for fup-plie- e, and surely as w.iich there been large since have 8thly. is States are permitted to same as East the manufactures, the UniteU they fliall heard, offered to the refpeiStu-bi- e last, ,i" Judge the court customary oath in the counsel )r. course them his decided in of acculentljy my was old with is high to tear-avetigm- gi in plms in th;s th;S5 luftre ovelieft sight ever yet placed before the eyes of sweetly fympathifing charity J Oh no When a plead- er, like fotfakes this toilsome (doird. to return to his narivp ftips let not the voice of rief be heard. Let us rather follow the steps of departure with joy-gazin- g eyes, and fliouts of praii'e to God, for a brother, who, aster a life so honour- able to human nature and so (IrnAivp tt- she world. t coiner so your wifdom'sbeacon to the youne. Let it fliine with the oil gladness, lutter it not to be dunm d with un leenity tears. lo j give them to the vile attorney, who for a see. supported the villain's claims, and J tore from the little weeping'orphau, his cake and homely robe them the infatuated miser, who, darkened at sight of. a creditor, cursed his signature;, is it com pelled payment ot adollar-an- d unmoved by the calls of honour, (till hugged hjinfelf precious pelf, content to live a scoundrel. provided he might but dre rich " guilt's blunder, the loudest laugh of hell." Give to such as Fthele, your tears ; thev need them ; but pour them over the tomb o' ths ileeping Wythe, who, while liv nig, lheved how angels live. H$ inp; been otten tola, that though tin honelleft man in Virginia, yet liN vvas the moll: orthodox, I felt ai ardent wfin lor an opportunity t earn his real fentiirients about irion. That Opportunity foo offered. I sell in with him nt flinh mond invited me to diae him. Being altogether hiiiifslf, he gave r.ie a di.iner exact- ly to own tooth : rice milk, im proved hy plumbs, lugar, and nut meg ! Choice fare tor a lirannn, or in old Bachslor. It was over this iemulcentliet, that I let drop which (hewed the current my wiflies ; he took the hint, and with looks of complacency, andjrits, by good offices, cheerfully rtu accents sweet as those of his native Mocking-bird- , he thus unbofomed nimtVlf " Why, Sir, as to religion, I haveSpaths, antlfubttar.tially tupporteach " ever considered it as our belt andjjother's steps to a better, whete the greatest friend. Thqfjglorjous views which it gives of our "rela- tion to God, and our deftma- - tion to heaven, on the easy terms of life, unnueftionablv fur- - a .' O . . 1 . . J 1 1 null the belt ot all motives to ' virtue ; the strongest dilluafives " from vice, andlfhe richest cordial ' under trouble. Thus far, I sup- - " pole,, we are.all agreed ; but not, " perhaps, so entirely in another o- - " pinion, which is, ' that in the " sight of God, moral character is ' the main point.'. This opinion, " very clearly taught by reason, is " as sully confirmed by revelation ; ' which every where teaches, ' that " the tree will be. valued only for " its good fruit ;' and that in, the " last day, according to works " of love, or of hatr.ed, of mercy, " or of crudty, we fliall sing with " angels, or weep with devils. In fliort, the Christian religion,' (the sweetest and fublimelt in the world,; labours, throughout, to infix in our hearts this great " truth, that God is love, and that " in exact proportion as we grow in ' love, we grow in his likeness ; and " conlequently fliall partake of his. " friendlhip ahd felicity forever. " While others, therefore, have J66" beaU"? .th"r he J : ut vw 't UWItlb )Vll VJIi- - " putes about ' forms of baptism,' " and ' modes 'of faith, it hasal vnvR thnnt- - dnA. Ompt mi 3c ic. J.... il i. . 'TP- - ? my gicatuuiy, cuiuiaiuiy toininn " of this God is love ; and he " that walketh in love, wlketh in " God, and God him." This was the creed of Chancel lor Wythe, the Hale, the Moore of t Virginia. His life was correfpon-dentl- y amiable. His falarv, as nancel,or or e otate, was 3501 ""g. per annum ! not a tythe, the cost of a diamond necklace for the favourite Miss of an European Nabob indeed, hardly a month's 'allowance for one of their cfogiJen-nel- s ! But to our honest ChTnceV- - or' ,l was enougn, ana toipare. So cordially did he abhor the idea "f 2lvl,1g t0 . any man the pain of .ception and disappointment, that . nt 1,ved nobly independent - with his went sad or angry from his door. With a fairlaim on him, you might approach his simple dwelling with as Jight a heart, as is you were slap- ping into the State Bank, with a check in your hand from John Blake, Edq. Exhibit your demands againlt him never 10 early, yet you never discompose him his eye loll ui;cu uiuw no CIUUU 110 feature frowned the hateful Bafiljfk, to kill the hope, or mar the plea-sur- e receiving ) our money. He never ducharged a debt with those .diftrefftng sighs, which often make a generous creditor wiffi he cou Id a"fford give it up ; nor with that peevifhneU and paffion, which too plainly tell you, that he had rather yoil were at the devil. His philan- thropy gave him that tender interefl "cu "' u'Vl clclH a" ucd' pleasure, and fcarccly so much his duty as his delight The effedt of this, on the harmo ny of society, is incalculable. ' Some men," says Lord Chester fv Id, " oblige us more in denying, " than others in doing us a savour" owing to the sweet ipirit accom-panyin- g the- denial. Now, is there be such a charm m this spirit, ,(whi& is no other than of love with it, a denial obliges us" more than "a donation without it, then low delicious to the heart must the dows tearSf and of muraered."lLlc "C..UC, auu ,.o cremior Sha1 1 Krievc at ? At thenone of its fnendly his sine him, his in- - in tuutiaLicu his reward. And for the wimp"i welfare, that " to owe you ftonethat guards his sacred duft,!noth,n5 but love," was to him, irr is of give to own the to his and not not reli was he win his of of our VllVli- - to of to "l that that witn mat inexpreiiiDie cnarm ot look,-voic- e manner, which even converts denial into obligation ? rlere lay the sort of this emineat Barrister, from whose fair example Vtcnded to his claim with such ref- -' lectrul readmels ditchargect it trh a promptitude and pieaiure Jo ndeariug that creditor actual- - v felt hinifelf, in turn, a debtor lie good Chancellor, whom he er lest but with a throb of graun fentinieut, spontaneously breathing out his warmest benediTiions on his head, and in as fervent prayers, that all men would, but like hun, " live together in love, as dear children ; daily exalting each other's esteem, by duties, honourably performed ; daily Iweetening each other s lpi- - dered that thus, ever filling each other's hearts with love, they may strew over with flowers this life's recolleclion of such efFentialfervi ces nail, will serve to srive a UrWot- - er luttre to (heir love beamii and to exalt to higher enjoj nient their blissful communion forever. r f r .u- - 1 .. in iiipport or tnis nine mui ai cu lo'gy of Chancellor Wythe hi proof, 1 mean, that he pollelled that fervent love, which gave h tender an interelt in the .comhjr of another, that no money could ever tempt him to invade it : take the follovving anecdote of him, and molt exacilv, sin lubitance at lean) as I received it from the Rev. Mr. Lee JVIaffey, a first-rat- e Virginia clergyman, and from early life, the intimate of Mr. Wythe. " In the month of June, many vears ago, I vent," said Mrl " Maffey, " to dine with my friend, " Bob Alexander.' (Now,tp ipay not much confuse the reader, tptVll him that this same Bob Alexander, as Mr. Maffey, in his familiar way, always called him, was a wealthy and worthy gentlemsn, living on the Potomac, and near Alexandria.) Well, ' while Mrs. Alexander, " like Milton's Eve, ' on hospitable " thoughts intent.' was preparing ' an elegant dinner, Bo"b apd I took " our chairs into the piazza, which " commanded a very sine prospect " indeed full in our view lay the " Potomac, the mile-wid- e boundary lt between the lifter states of Mary- - , , ,r. , 4r- - "lanoana Virginia on tne . virgi- - Ol 1.11 t' " nia tide, the rich bottoms length- - " ened out, far as the eye could see, " were covered with crops of full "ripe wheat, whose yellow tops, " rolling in ridges before the play Fn Kfi-jj- o KftflfliM eA trio KineL rV U.& Ul WtlV l W i, klll UI.UII117 JX ' the' sun in sudden gleams of gold, " brightening; the day on the Ma- - " ryland side, a flately ridge of hills forbids thing agmit funllin Maf-fe- y friend Jio.hr, dolus, meek, reasonable cheapest book-sdler- s eawnable pvenfiir public lt crowned trees, irowning guard ftojpence, addition " the river and threw its " fnh mino- diaHp ftr V nr ron- - henries apart "opposite u'fe Potomac, general waves, ticutailyin climates, along S" 'UX,Ury' fields, speaking cruciaung relieved, "their sudden, While- - w?fat alone fealting and advtages fiom scenes, lacultyM, Maker kindly spread adapted their "before servant " from with the letter, Which he handed to h.smafter. Having haft.ly "over, exclaimed with great " 'Well, really, Par-- ' " son, this is strange, ttrange ! that Wythe mull L tamiy De eitner or a " fool.'' a fool, said I, " George Wythe is no Well " that never my opinion, nei- - ther; Parson ; but. what the plague are we to of confounded letter here luppole, Parson, " it, and give me opinion. " on it. -- I took and with " pleasure read nearly yordX word, follows A' Robert Alexander, Esq SrkJT?e fUU rh?re',n yU pleased to to- - xtvi.o, tyrij brought to and has facis- - fied that you were entirely the knowing you to perfedlly honest I conclude that you altogether mif-le- d. At I find that I been altogether misled in the affair, and insist on walk- ing my it immediately. so doing I be charged with any you. lawyer tis true I consistent uiub against her, nothing; ever owe. juftice'is appointed of gol den rule of all order throughout universe, and therefore, therefore, who knowingly als gatntt juttice, rebel against God muraeter mankind. Of this crime, (which worlds could me to be, when accompaniedjowe you every thing thing and pulpits might gain inftruclion.'Aing the greatest possible goca always received his creditor'to his" creatures, it vith countenance refreflting (things to himself. He and his to 1 certainly guilt), were I, my prcfciit rrvif,T on?, to on with your t iiaiten tncreiore to encioie ycu dollar noteou gave we f,.e and with mv advice, that ronipromife the matttr on the tift terms j ou can. Ihavejull to add, that as rpn. science will all w t Ly any thing you, honour that I fnould say any ycu. But by com prom and save the costs. Adieu ivifliing you that inward e, which nothing outward darken. I remain, dear bir, o r's, GEORGE WYIHE. For the of those who may wifli to know whether the advicem extraordinary letter was Al- lowed or not, I beg leave t adj, that it was not followed Air. told me, that his Poh resolved, to on the suit, therefore the fif- ty dollar note to fonie other gentle- man the law, who pushed matter for him, and exactly with success predicted by Mr' . Wythe, the lots of bis lana, xhb atl casts ! BlefTed are the they fliall inherit the eartb." M. L. WEEMS. Commissions for England. I PURPOSE departinR for England, on Moml.i) , 25lli August, 4a PMsdelphia.and shall vctuin in the .pim-;-- . J ny pei'sors v ant- - J ing nrtic'es from thtnee, find ,t a good on- - T porlumtyto procure on term I hne pstlenii me of many kinds ,f goods, lats of a variety of particubilj of Mathynaticat, Insfruments Apperalus a pa'rn of Tools Implement? m ari- - ous orancnes, anri a complete catalogue cf iu..iv, iviut s annexeu, thesto of Lilckinsrton, Allen London, whn esteemed the in v. oin .viu ijrircuTe me aoove. or anv ..t,a on the best tenii. and hrinn- - fhom im with me, for a. commission , or ill ("'"fanjotlTerSir.l of business. , 1 ? iui iiuvance the will have a comide.He ... 3r..,tat!ei mdectahlP IIVi- - v, .onces vill be their si'isfaction; bnt I ''"'"o objection to advance die money mvself, mtheirPainS-4dlpo- ; ', S JllPSSortb. Nfi Thove who h.vp'accounti mi "itv rpn i is in cnrl tTioT t ?,.. ! ' - "J-i- Lt)V41I III lli )i T II Lexington WARM & COLD BATHS. THE are refpedlfully in- - nave. at conliderable ex- - high with fqrjnedJformtrd) j " as it were,' a in to my former Baths, great rrnft to thP milder of rhe'sf is folcly fel my premifesj 7x 5athing Hou fes, one La- - ' shore. Outspread be- - The of Baths; warm and cold, were " tween the two lay the !so with the ancients, and par-- " whose little iuft waked up warm and the ad-- i "by the young winds of fummeY, vantages rooe tienvea worn them, not ran, chasing each other their alto in '"""r buC ex- - t sky-blu- e often pain has been and joy in bursts of Anowy death often prevented, by the ufd "daughter. of the warm bath ; as well as the " on these richly varied to be derived both to ? ireu and pertons ot matuie-ave- , ' "magnificent which the ,f !:, .'" VSv. ,, ute or the other, as the great had so think to may case, will, the us, Bob's arrived fubferiber trufls, eni'ure the countenance. town newspapers "and . run it he earnestness, very " Why Geo. cer- - angel Not Bob, fool' ' was ,. make this you read your it, great for " as : ,. i. ' me gate illy tail, tvech. trial, sully me in wrong be a man,- - have been any rate, have therefore hands of In trust I (hall not failure of duty to As your justice nor can For God, the the as mvolv- - a- - is a ana a premeditated ol not tempt com1 obligation every ven of M ie mult be of all a so the dearest mould be vnder go sun. (k, 50 asa it 'on not me for all means, iIl, can sake this ws go wiifi and gave of the the. the good " for k will diem IsS by and gre&t artides. Plfilosophiral and book and irom & Co. the i nthpi- - cles agency money ami .. tflt hih pn for the thus1 thev? v011 a permanent lpnr ereciea mree new and support of the citizens and others ",",cn . '?uon nenopesni!, oatns mav attord. Himjelt from day.break ,til ni""?; walt n gentlemen -- , and crelu female servants are provided to attend at all timcs on f"uch ladies as may be pleased wcouragethe attempt he has made 16 add to their convenience and comfort. G. A. WEBER. N. B. Dr. Buchan, in England) and Count Rumfoid, a native ot our own country, with numerous other writers of iemi"c,lce' hefo sully set lorth th aS vantages of Warm and Cod bathinr. that reading of theirwork.St fumed, will be amply sufficient toenfure remuneratron to the owner, for the ex-- 4 pences incurred in the present 'undert'a- - kinrr. . . Ferfons may pay each time of ba- - itning, or engage tortile season. jF Lexington, 3011(1806. STATE OF KENTUCKY Jesamhe CmntJ z. July term Richard Wfd rVml ,:... against - CO George Alcorn, Moses Reynolds and Wm., Alcorn, defendants. IN CHANCERY . J? defendant William Alrorn, ha- ving sailed to enter his appearance here. in agreeably to law, and the rules of tins court, and it appearing to-th- e fatifa. S faction of the court, that he is not ail- - inhabitant of this commonwealth ; on' motion of the complainant by Ins coun- - 'j,Tri0rdcred tIle court that lI,e laid William do appear here on thS third day of our next Oftober term, and an- swer the complainant's bill, or that the ame will be taken as confefled against mm. And that a copy of this order be inserted in some authorized paper accor- ding to law. A Copv. Tefte, S. H. Woodson, elks FOR SALE, A LlivELY younp v NEGRO WOMAN, eii acquainted with lioule work. ftuTre df the Pi inter. i wTtf lft Auguff, 1806. WILSON'S GRAMMAR, For sale at this office. en
