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New Haven

New London

Litchfield

Middlesex

Windham

Fairfield
Tolland

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14

19

16

22

12

15

28

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ter of streams called the Six-Buils, and above the
boundary line lately run between the interior coun-
ties of this territory and the Osage country.

The Osages are aware of the intended attack, but
cannot believe they will be met by such a formida-
ble force.

As they always fight the pitched battles on horseback, it is probable they will be defeated in that broken country which they have chosen for the comb.t.

Punctuality-The late Mr. Scott, of Exeter, who died a few days ago, travelled on business till about 80 years of age. He was one of the most celebrated Marine officers.-The question respecting the characters in the kingdom for punctuality, and by court martial for the trial of certain charges against his methodical conduct, joined to uniform diligence, the commandant of the marine corps, is at length he gradually amassed a large fortune. For a long settled, and the court commenced the trial on Sa- series of years the proprietor of every inn he feeturday, with the addition to its former members of quented in Devon and Cornwall knew the day and col. JESUP of the army, and of two officers of ma- the very hour he would arrive. A gentleman being at Port Isaac to dine. The waiter presented him rines, major SMITH and major WAINWRIGHT-Nat. on his journey in Cornwall stopped at a small inn

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United States Bank.-There will probably be a with a bill of fare, which he did not approve of, branch of this bank in every state. The flourishing but observing a fine duck roasting, "I'll have that' lord, "it is for Mr. Scott, of Exeter."-"I know town of Fayetteville has been selected for one in-said the traveller. "You can't, sir." said the landNorth-Carolina. Washington monument.-A vessel has arrived at Mr. Scott very well," rejoined the gentleman; "he New-York, which, some of the papers tell us, has is not in your house."-"True, sir," said the landbrought from Italy the "Washington monument lord, "but six months ago, when he was here last, he to be erected at Baltimore!" This is a mistake-ordered a duck to be ready for him this day precisely there is no vessel in the world big enough to carry at 2 o'clock," and to the astonishment of the traveller this monument-it is erecting of native marble. he saw the old gentleman, on his Rosinante, jogging [London paper. pointed time. The vessel has brought out some of the ornamental into the inn yard about five minutes before the apThe bible society at Petersburg had lately a meet. parts for the "Battle monument." Kidnapping.-A fellow convicted of stealing a free negro boy and of selling him for a slave, de-ing there, at which prince Gallitzin stated that the tected in Virginia, has been brought to Baltimore, whole number of societies, established to promote least a thousand, of which 700 are in Europe. tried,-found guilty, and sent to hard labor in the the circulation of the word of God, amounted to at Newtonian theory.-The French general Alix has penitentiary for five years. New-Orleans-is sickly, the deaths are said to amount to twelve per day, exclusive of the Kentuc-published a work in the French language, at Frankky and other boat men, who are said to disappear fort and Leipsic, in which he pretends to point out the theory of Newton respecting attraction. by "boat loads." We are happy to learn, however the true structure to the universe, and to overturn An Elm Tree is standing near Providence, R. I. that the fever was abating. The 11th September-was celebrated by a ball at There are 18 main branches, Plattsburgh. Gen. Scott, col. Totten and col. Snel-which measures, four feet from the ground, 21 feet averaging six feet three inches in circumference; ling and their ladies, and col. Atkinson, and most in circumference. of the officers of the 6th regiment, were present. Indian battle. The St Louis paper of the 23d of the circumference of the whole outline of the branAugust contains the following account of preparato.ches is 378 feet! ry movements for a great Indian battle.

Something singular.-A large substance, resemb.

By a gentleman ist arrived from New Orleans, ling tallow, has been dug out of the ground in this via river Ouachitta, we are informed that a formida- village, about two, feet under the surface of the ble coalition of Indian tribes have assembled at the earth. It is two and a half feet long, and from two Cherokee villages on the Arkansas, consisting of to three inches in diameter; its surface of a red[Chautauque Gazette. Cherokees, Choctaws, Shawanoes, and Delawares dish mould, and appears to have been a long time Five Franc Pieces. By the act regulating the from the east side of the Mississippi, and Caddo's, in the earth. Coshattes, Tankawahs, Comanches and the Cherokees of the Arkansas, for the purpose of waging war currency of the United States, Five Franc Pieces against the Osages. The Coshattes, Tankawahs and of coin are fixed at the value of 93 cents and 3 Origin of Bankers.-The mint was formerly used Caddo's of Red river, and the Cherokees of the Ar-mills. kansas, complain that the Osages are perpetually sending strong war parties into their country, kil-by merchants in England to lodge their money in, ling small bunting bands of their people, and driving till the king made free with it in 1640; after which, off their horses. Our informant travelled part of trusting to servants, till too many run to the army, the distance between the Ouachitta and Arkansas they lodged it with gold-smiths, whose business rivers with a large party, going on to join the con- was to buy and sell plate and foreign coins, who federate troops. They had six field pieces with se- at first paid four pence per cent. per diem, but veral whites and half breeds, who learned the use loaned to others at higher interest, and so became of artillery under general Jackson last war. They the first bankers in the year 1645.-London paper. Washington, (Penn.) August 25.—We broke ICE said they were informed that the Osages had built forts, to which they intended to retreat after the ge- this morning, 25th of August, as thick as common neral battle, which it is thought will be fought near soal leather, which had froze during last night.

NEW SERIES. No. 6--VOL. I] BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 4, 1817. [No. 6-Vor XIII. WHOLE No.318

THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

Demonstrations of Expenditure.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

The first set of the diagrams given below, are copied from the "Liverpool Courier." Each square is said to "shew the extent and proportion of the different branches of public expenditure of the British empire;" its object is to demonstrate that relief promised from the abolition of pensions and sinecures is wholly fallacious, and to point out the necessity of striking at the great causes of expenditure, especially that on account of the national debt.

The second set, relating to the United States, have been drawn by the editor of the WEEKLY REGISTER, on the same scale as those laid down for Great Britain, that a comparison may at once be made. It should, however, be observed, that in the amount of the annual expenditure of the United States, and in the cost of the debt, is included an actual regular reduction of the national debt of about five millions per annum---or, equal to nearly 5 per cent. of the present capital; while that of Great Britain is increasing.

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Besides the above, the British editor should have added poor-rates and tythes; which, ac cording to the preceding scale, would stand about thus:

Four Rates.

Tythes--England only

The last, the tythes, alone, being as large as the diagram shewing the whole disbursement of the government of the United States.

The scale is so small that, as it applies to the United States, it is hardly possible to make it mathematically just--but it is sufficiently so to answer the purpose of a general conparison, for which it is designed, though coarsely done.

*The actual reduction of the debt is equal to about one-fifth of the whole expenditure of the Unned

States.

Voz. XIII.-6.

branded by a hot iron with their owner's name!*

The colonization scheme. To say that I would be a zealous friend of Their situation in any part of the United States is much better than it is in the West any rightful and reasonable scheme that could Indies; but we blush at the manifestation of a be adopted to ameliorate the condition of our black population, or lessen their number, would disposition to treat them as bad, and to forbid the probability of their ever becoming useful, he superfluous. Those who have read the WEEKLY REGISTER, I flatter myself, have except as slaves. There are laws existing (we found me consistent. I never have made one read-and those who commend such laws rail believe) to punish persons for teaching them to rule of right for one set of men, or for one country, and advocated its opposite as appli-blacks! A bishop of an established church at the "degeneracy" and "brutality" of the cable to another. The doctrine of expediency would not do more than this-produce a cause is the doctrine of tyrants--the fertile source and condemn the effect! of most of the evils of the human race--yet necessity may supercede law: and, perhaps, mind, was so much hedged by difficulties. I No question that ever presented itself to my even acts of violence are sometimes justified have thought much upon it, for I have believed to repress, or extinguish, a greater and more that "God is just;" but never yet was able to fix permanent evil. But who shall settle boundaries to power? Who restrain the impetuosity of man armed with a little brief authority--Hic labor, hoc opus est.

regarding, alike, the rights and safety of the two upon any thing even agreeable to my own mind, parties concerned in the affair. To effect this, would be to me a greater glory than to have I entirely dislike the cynical spirit that finds won the victory of waterloo:-but it has bofault without offering a substitute for the thing thered wiser heads than mine. something that condemned. Yet, while I profess myself with-will very gradually, but constantly, conduct out any hope of success in the colonization us to the desired end, may possibly strike a project. I freely acknowledge that I have no- philanthropic mind--and, I would only add, thing better to offer. I am only afraid that, by that that something must be looked for at home. having our attention directed abroad, we may neglect our means at home. This is the opera-Estimate of the time and expenses of transporting,

From the United States' Gazelle.

maintaining, and establishing, exclusive of the charges of governing and protecting a colony of free people of color, in Africa, as proposed by the American Colonization Society.

tion of things in too many important particulars in the United states. It is in ourselves, and by ourselves only, that we have to expect any important or permanent improvement of In the United States, there are now, 1,500,000 our condition, in any respect. Foreign af-people of color (of whom 1,200,000, are slaves.) fairs are as one of the many items that conduce if it is contemplated to remove but one third of this to these; we would not disregard them---but number, to the colony, at least 34 years will be rethe people have placed too great a value upon quired for that purpose, as not more than 15,000, can be transported in any one year. thein.

I am not prepared to say that the annexed estimate is too high. If it is so, and we deduct fifty per cent. from it, the amount still left is formidable enough to repress every expectation of success in the project. If, at so much cost and trouble, we find 15,000 aunually willing to go to a strange land, and effect their transportation, what is the consequence? -in the mean time we shall have had 55 or 60,000 such persons born amongst us, and no ensible effect will be to be discerned.

To remove 15,000 in one year, will require about 60 ships or vessels, as it would be dangerous and oppressive to send on board of any one vessel, more than 250 persons.

The transportation of 15,000 persons
in 60 ships, in each year, will cost
$75 for each person, being for the
15,000 persons

The expenses of clothing and fitting
each colonist for the voyage, as it
is known almost every one will be
unprovided for such an expedition,
will be at least $25, each, making
for 15,000

Let us look at home. Let the talents, the It zeal, the influence and the wealth excited in

is contemplated, by the present plan of the American colonization

food for one year, after his arrival
in Africa, the charges for which,
as provisions must be sent from
America, will not be less than $75
for each, making for 15,000
is also contemplated, and admitted
to be necessary, by the advocates of

behalf of the plan for foreign colonization, besociety, to find each colonist with
domesticated to the relief, protection and ad-
vancement of the unfortunate race-and some-
thing, I know not what, perhaps, may be fall-
en on to bring about an object so much to be
desired, as an amelioration of their condition,
if not a remote, but ultimate, change of their
circumstances.

In the West Indies, this wretched race of men are regarded exactly in the same light that we regard horses; and are, in like manner,

It

$1,125,000

$75,000

1,125,000

*The following are examples of the manner of advertising runaways in Jamaica-"Deborah, a cremarked II. W. L. on right breast_"Wiliam, a is, marked C. M. on right shoulder"-"Tom, a creole, mandingo, marked I. IV. on his breasts."

this plan, to clothe each colonist for two years after his arrival in Africa, the expenses of which, may be computed for each year $25, being $50 for every colonist in the two years, and making for 15,000 The purchase of land, supposing for every family of 10 persons, one hundred acres are procured, will require every year for 15,000 colonists 150,000 acres, which will cost not less than twenty cents per acre, and will amount to The cost of agricultural instruments, articles for domestic purposes, the erection of buildings for each family, and of mills for the preparation of the products of their industry for food or market, will not be less for each family than $75, and for the 1,500 families will be

Amounting to an aggregate annual expenditure of

And to the aggregate expenditure for the 500,000 colonists of

By the period the 500,000 are completely colonized, the remaining coloured population of the United States will have increased to 3,000,000, and to colonize them at the rate of 90,000 per year, will require 34 years and 360 ships, each transporting 250 persons, and the annual expenses of these colonists according to the foregoing estimate, will be

And the aggregate cost of colonizing the whole of those persons, including the expenses of the first colony of 500,000, will

Paoli Monument.

lives that we might live free and independent. Moved by sensibilities which these reflections call forth, and which they can never wish to repress,--the Republican Artillerists of Ches750,000 ter county, believe it would be highly becoming in them, to attempt such measures as will enable them to pay a tribute of respect, which has so long been due, to the memory of departed merit: They therefore

30,000

122,500

Resolve, That Isaac D. Barnard, Joshua Evans, jr. and Joseph Pearce, esquires, be a committee to make arrangements for enclosing, in a durable manner, the graves of the brave men who perished in the massacre, near the Paoli, on the 20th September, 1777; and also to procure a stone, with an appropriate inscription, to be placed in such part of the enclosure as shall be deemed most expedient.

Resolved, that it be enjoined upon said committee to confer with such of our surviving re4.797,500 volutionary patriots as can conveniently be consulted, with respect to the most eligible mode of performing this duty; and also that the committee be directed to open a subscription paper for the purpose of defraying the expense of the same; to which our fellow-citizens generally are hereby respectfully invited to contribute.

163,115,000

Resolved, that so soon at the said committee shall be enabled to go on with the work, they be directed to have the same executed in the best possible manner; and, if practicable, to have it in such a state of forwardness that it 28,795,000 may be completed, in the presence of the company, on Saturday the 20th September next. Resolved, that in case the undertaking can be accomplished by the time aforesaid, this 8979,030,000 company will assemble at the Paoli, on the anniversary of the catastrophe, and proceed from thence to the place of burial, to close the

Upon

ists of Chester county," held on the fourth of committee proceeded to the performance of the At a meeting of the "Republican Artille-ceremony with the usual military honors. In conformity with these resolutions the July, 1817-AAG D. BARNARD, esq. presid-duty assigned them. The tumulus, or cluster ing, and Dr. M. DARLINGTON, auting as of graves, in which the soldiers were interred, vice president; after the proceedings in honor of the day had been gone through, the fol-ing an oblong square, from north to south, sixwas enclosed by a substantial stone wall, formlowing preamble and resolutions were submitted to the consideration of the company, and ty-five feet long by twenty feet wide, with a gate in the middle of the western side-wall. unanimously adopted:-On the 20th of eptember next, it will have an half in height, was then procured and A handsome marble monument, eight feet and been forty years since a number of our revo-erected in the centre of the enclosure. lutionary heroes, commanded by the gallant the four sides of the die of the monument, gen. WAYNE, were massacred in the most which is a solid block of marble four feet in savage manner by the British, in a night at height, and twenty inches square, the followtack, near the Paoli. The soil which has ing inscriptions are engraved--been consecrated by the remains of these patriots, is exposed to the invasion of every rude and careless footstep, with no enclosure to protect it-without even the humble memorial of a stone to designate the spot, where sleep our brave defenders. Yet a few short years, and conjecture alone could point to the turf which wraps the men, who laid down their

(On the west side-fronting the gate.)

SACRED

to the memory of the
PATRIOTS

who on this spot fell a sacrifice

to

BRITISH BARBARITY,

during the struggle for

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contributions of their fellow-citizens.

It being ascertained that the work would be accomplished in due time for the purpose, the artillerists prepared to close the proceedings with appropriate military honors, on the anniversary of the massacre.

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Col. Pearce,

officer of the day.

Revolutionary officers.

Isaac Wayne esqr. Rev. Lavid Jones.
Officers of the U. S. navy.

"Republican Artillerists of Chester county."
commanded by maj. Barnard,
(with an elegant brass field piece.)
Captain Cooper's "Junior Artillerists,"
from Philadelphia.

Captain Wersler's "Chester county
volunteer light infantry."

Capt. Holdgate's "Montgomery Blues."
Capt. G. G. Leiper's "Delaware Fencibles."
Brig. gen. Brooke, and staff---and
officers of the 3rd division,
Pennsylvania militia.

Field officers of militia, from Philadelphia.
Capt. Holstein's troop of cavalry,

from Montgomery county.

Capt. Smith's Delaware county troop.
Contributors

and

Citizens generally.

The surviving officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war; the rev. David Jones, who served as chaplain to gen. Wayne's brigade throughout that contest, and Isaac Wayne, esq. the only son of the general, were particularly The column moved in this order up the Lanrequested to honor the company with their pre-caster turnpike road as far as the Warren tasence on that day. The officers of the 3rd vern where it wheeled to the left, and proceeddivision of Pennsylvania militia, were also re-ed to the scite of the monument, which it apquested to attend---and the volunteer corps of proached with solemn music, performed by Chester, and the adjacent counties, were in-two bands, attached to capt. Harris' troop, vited to co-operate with the artillerists on that and the Republican Artillerists, respectively, interesting occasion. and accompanied by the music of the other

These several invitations were accepted in corps. By this circuitous route, (about three a manner the most gratifying to the company miles in extent,) the whole ground of the scer e who had undertaken the laudable and pious of action, on that disastrous night, was includwork. The attendance evinced that the me-led.

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