on gazette ociorer 2 1313 vfr taylor had the audacitv tocharge me with a " flagrant breach of truut ■ demamled u explana i i throug^i liis friend i gave in substance t!ie iea s ns i m.ivc ! reas r d aad exhibited to his friend t.iu origiiial fetter — this was not salistactfttv — his p'issski or his vanity had prompted him to prepare an alternative — a challenge was produced aod is j every man ofuoopurandc immon sense in ray situa tion would have done 1 declined i invitation 1 he aext resort w.is an abortive attempt io pub t lish in the balthnore^mpers the argumentative and i eloquent morsel aat appeared in the federal ue pulilican of this day the good sense of every kj1 to in baltimore rejected t flagiticms libel aad it has at length been forced by the scavengers of de traction through i!ie comnu n sewer i ask pardon of the public for tins momentary c berratfon from the elevated patij which official duty aouid have prescribed but truth and candour ra ther than personal feeling have urged the our whicli i have reluctantly pursued , wadungtott sept 9 18ia w joxfcs fromtlu united '.' xtet gazette we understand tliat when iv ijemnel taylor j published bis nute containing n insinuation aira.'ist | ae honesty and courage of the hudibrasti secretary j of some two cr three departments be was requested ' to recall it ; nt having refused to do so the noie j was tfery property and very spirited ly returned to j him and no doubt is entertained ihac he feh ibe re buke in all its severity u the republican part of the nation uni versally distrust him as a politician ami even those who adhere to him rsfrienda ju tify themselves only bv the horrible asser tion that the air a washington in like i air oj the court of every other country boston sept 9 the ho.yored dead it lias been stated in ioni ot oar papers ttvc mr oliver who has succeeded to tbe command of lie 15 tii,u squadron off new-london refused on ■ tlie application of cam decatur permission ro tran j per ihe bodies of capt lawrence and lieut ludiow through the sound to now york we understand tins is not the fact ; that on the application being grst made there was a wan of some expltcitnem • vrhich com decativ interpreted as arefbsal ; but '■' y ben thv object of the request w.i fully under stood capi oliver wrote ihe commodore rtr pe , bte letter regretting any ile.lay which might have arisen from a misunderstanding of the business and granting m '<• s fullest extent the liberty request i ______ the president and the senate in each of the instances of mr russel'a an mr gallatin's nomination the senate • appoint j a committee to confer with the | president unquestionably for the purpose ■ of ascertaining more clearly its views re j jauve thereto these conferences it will e perceived tuc president rejected on the ground thai it n is losing sight of the co-ordinate relation in whi h the executive i and senatorial branches stood o far as j the appointing power in other ' w !. lhe president thought it derogaton i to the chair of the chief magistracy that a ■ committee of tlie senate should be admit : d into his presence to hold debati upon i public concerns for ourselves we should not be rejoiced to see such instances be coming frequent there is no good rea son , however to believe that th ■ president | has found :• constitutional principle behin 1 j which he may entrench himself againfitali i approach by the senate doubtless if he , please he nay deny them admittance — he is master of his own house ; and may act at all times the monarch v iihin its walls yet there i no great presumption in tbim j ted within the president's gates tha they ! may hear and know his pleasure : none who have had occasion to speak j of mr madison have been more disposed j than ourselves to extend charity towards j is motives and to admire the great tal j ents he has frequently displayed umon | late occasions so many things have concur j red to prove at once an increased love of i power and a falling off in the qualities ne j cessary to a dignified and wise administra j tion of it mr madison's character has : lost with us much of the respect uhi,h ir hitherto commanded in short we believe ; that either the hand of time or the influ j enceofevil counsels has weakened and | corrupted the mind which has now the di | rection of the american governmeikh — the president like mr adams when ; he found iiis popularity heginninr to de cline evinces an irascibility ajealousy i aud.even a haughtiness which do not ct»m j fort v.irii the character ofa republican chief magistrate these features sit well upon an empei r of china a bonaparte ora cromwell , but they o not become the ad ..': ;; people w . rc not the alaves of j any man caprice president washington frequently re j < ived nor only the entire body of congn ss but even comi jitteea to m presence so di i mr adams { in a/i his glory the senate and h use of representative fre quently confer together by the iuten'cn tioftiof commktces as the bodies them j bdvet would be too numerous the pre 1 sident communicates with them in writino | he receives tht r icrka and 6ccr£teri«f and why should the approach ofa coibmit tee isw be all at once -^ alarniiug con i rrmg ft-itii a committee could heap more derogatory to the presuifntial character ii a similar intervhw with the senate i \' a '- / le vii - authority ;:• d character i ol . : "' !> ■'■' - s represented hy the com i muc f e i i " ':-'•-' as the entire sove/eijml ! ])'- t ' e p eo p lt vested for the time in a ' , fejrmui^uais eiect-d fr«n among them : elves the president rout not appoint j h committee because hi stamla aipnc and i might con'er withom inconvenience | weak pretexts hov p mn-.t he asfed i when be ter ire not aj hantfl th pre^i , dent detenniued not to confer arid was : obliged to produce such argues s !. i couldiinuster we have before triedichi j nese policy in an embar o ai 1 it t ■- j creeps into the pr-iu-iu hoi v the ehipcrors think that veneration lor thvir character a greater as tneir persons a - e less seen mr madisou probably ha { his reasons for following tn«r exaarie i i " the . ulribtuet of qualities we have seen in j sonie ofthe sattlbern papers a note i v a byl • .■>:• j ,■ lbttaylob esq a democratic genllemin of bal } ji tiroore who js said to hold as high u r.mk ii ftiat.i i j city as lie hudibrastic secretary to n>erly did in liiis j i in this note it is stated that william jones who j is secretary ofthe pavy is an unprinciph d \ ill :;,.'■: .' . i r/it cowd — some of the secretary's frienda j were at first apprehensive that this p tblication would ! be injunousto his reputation but we . re a»su ed that there is do occasion ibr solicitude upon that subject | — fop that the note was i.ev-i oj y : •" lived bj } him and iliat rt irts utterly refused to preserve aco ' i iv of it — by which means v ims effectually saved j i his honour without endangering 1 his person we ! j understand rhat if the note had been officially receiv j j •■ d by uie secretary and if lie harfpn servs - a copy , | | lite publication of it would have been accompanied ! '".•■■ i the indignant answer # -.:•;•.■:/.'•' have cat j i kd forth - ji ;! " attributes of qualities amended !| we recommended some time ago to mr secretary j ij hiit'ltbrajss the following lines erroneously imputed j ; i to sam butler : j | r he who fights and runs away ; ' > may live to fight another cb ; ! fei he who is i:i battle slain , j vi ili nener live to fi.^lit again i ,| we are happy to find that the hon secretary'liaa i j atlon ana means to practise on a principle so expe i | dient we vnuld suggest an amendment to these ■ ; lines ts lift has anderiaken to revise and amend the ji j works of butler which wiii be found more immedi jj ! ateiy to his case ! ! i li o who don't iiglil but runs wm , ' < . may ii • to i another dxy i):it he vh , \, in buttle siai:i ■ c'aji ne'er iiot;c hudibrass again fru:n tlie boston gazette ! adjutant gen duaneva sbc»etary g.illjitim [ mr gallatin — this foreigner who ■ | bus long held tlie important post pf sccreta i vy ofthe united states tieasury to the dis i grace of our country in which a native citi | zen of equal capacity and integrity might ■ } surely have been found has lately become : more than ever the subject of publickcon | versation the refusal ofthe seriate roconfirm ;] ] theappointmet ofthismanasau a.^bassador f i w'ule it has commanded the apnlause of a si . large portion of e;ir rit;cer:i t:a exci tj j ted the resentment of all the sticklers for ! j executive infabillity t ¥ l may not i amiss j at this time to republish a fetf extracts from ' ! i the opinion rolunteered by another favourite i j of mr madison the famous gen duane !] :{ these extracts are from r aurora of ;] jaauary 30 1812 tisd the warmth they dis ; j play was produced i by treasury report in j ! , which iku necessity of direct tuxes to sup ! | j ply resources for a war were insisted on by ji i the secretary >) i from the farora january sq t 1s13 !| t publick sensibility appears at last to a * ; witt new n j x c | 02*1.7 coratncnc e sale of 2m bale ti ooods captured by the private ar med schooner snap dragon otwa : » u . r ws commander en board the british *"»£ ann johm martik master b.«nci ! rom liverpool to st johns ncwbrun-wick i ewen invotce us have yet come to banu con jam t.oo 5 of the fallowing description v.z : oupsrhne and coarse cloth ol all colours ! j^assimeres ditto ditto wf hrown 5 aiul olive coatings edw.l white flannels kose and strip'd blankets plains duffels k r«evs bonisi^cen bombazet of all colours sattinets and rattenets plain anj figured g'-'ne brunswick and benncts cord lushing all colours carpetbg cambnc % and cimbric muslim cotton shirtings prints calicoes and shawls checkt and fancy molesdown plain and silk strip •! toi-anets bedford patent and windsor cords velveteens elastic stocuinett webb braces cotton and hilk laces ! men and womc.ns cotton s worsted hose dimities love handkerchief beaver gloves fancy vs5tulct3 sewing silks boot cord three liojkjon and white chappei needles so casks card wire inyciccd at £ 2200 j sterlinr 25 tons steel and sheet iron the contents of 28 packages ate as yet unknown and may contain goods oi other j kind ! t j£jgr at lite suiuc tivic iviil cts hi i\.:d '■ jge|ggggggwith her furniture the sale g rh < 1i v *" y^tf biff s vddivercd j v edward pa-teur "\ w v agents william sherard,j ewbern n c sept 7th 1813 3w v united sta'cs q£jimerica yj&isti-ict ccurt of cafre-fecr * fi*^fc jmars'r ill's sales will be s-.-ld at public auc in the town o wilmington on the 4tn day oi oeiober next by 5tis mar shal of this district for ths cacrewy of the united states the ship eiftcraizs and \ furniture agreeably ion decide ofthe court ! aforesaid ' ;, * ' j c cjnfcioix l)c/&ty mar&hah september 24th 2v,i __ 10 dt'liars'kcward runaway frojn tlw su icriber about the 1st aagubi l'-t a ocgirp man y 1 name of ar>r.i-j.ov about ::< or^ycarb • oia r.ne f iad^p.u v.r^n he wcr.t clt a b c\vn broa*dcloih v v,*j:t i mespua ti r o ; ws rs j and r old his if t v •' ' ia - • " wa ; -" : latelv in wiloiiikip 2i);l 1 r > doubt lurk ' ir.c ai-ciit thercyek he v-c.r \\ ui m - i hcrid said negvi^ti i jfcripg hun j lodge him m zfa j^n wh ... hc r:.h 1 ■ ! ff)iu!d shaujiteve the ab v rcwiii-d auu i u reasonably bipt-nces paii au masters of v^esseb and others are cautioned dot to harbour or - ir ■ away tne i said runaway as the oi the law ' shall be enforced v/ith i utmost ri : against whoever shall be f ; cteu m an act so unjustifiable illegal a^vl hes .. j hh kelly { september 25—3t i boot iiwd shoe store j titf subscriber has just receivedfrom the nortluvard a iar^e aad general as s irt menjtouleatherol the first quality which ■ io offvrs to manufacture into boots and ■ shoe r.t the old prices for cash only ; and he has been at a grc^t < rpense in transporting his stock by land to this place he requests ihvcc who are indebt ed to h o call and stt<l their accounts so a*s to cna'rfc him to meet his paynaents as they become * sa^f^el sfx10x september 25th — sir notice t^ie busiticsvof the office of swedish consul is conducted by edward woslov d v c xt makers of swedish vessels ami pn jtcts can be furnish 1 tth necessary fjocuroents andceju&calsij i sept<ir.bct i i no^cetl the ilis ! wft -»" v joii.-s ur.l mr ?,. ltylor.of i k'.o v nothing more ui::n v • ,, v . u \ j m mr 1 i s note as published in ti.l fcltj j repulrticail but a mr junes h,s appeal to j the public we think it jost to give all r e bave ii seen published on the subject |) a viewof till whole qroujvd j frw the federal republican & t 6 to the public • lll\m jones c*to is secretary of the navy i - '-. ofa ftagrant breach of trust to ., ; declined xingme th at satis : faction which i have a right to ( and i declare him | to the world an uaprindpled volc -. and ataw co „ , . lemuel taylor baltimore sept 2 d 1813 from //:■• .?'■ .- ..-/ ;• flirm/rf a duel was fought at five flaces distance on fri day afternoon in the state of virginia about half a mile from this place on the southern road between col lemuel taylor and commodore barney both of baltimore the first fire was without effect which produced nothing but a smile of ibcufferenc the second fire mr taylor was wounded in the breast but is expected tg recover >\> are informed by those who were on the ground th:d both gentlemen exhibited uncommon firmness it was their intention to have fought in the neighborhood of wasliinston but the marshal having been apprised of their in j tention met them at bladensbui and pursued them on till w y passed without vis jurisdiction the colonel remained a few hours m town to hare ' his wounds dressed and then proceeded to washing 1 - ; ton " b i } fropihe national tnteibsrencer sept 7 '■ to the public j in whatever situation j may be placed by my coun | ryormy&te i shall neither be too high svi too jj low to respect public opinion and eheerfiiuv sub j rait to its inquest atid decision accoruai to uie i rules oftoorajity andhor.oup i j i am aware thai public consideration alone would j ii -. wiiich ■ .,, n-4 in l i iv.-j •,■■:; ltcp:ibvtcan of i j ulw day signed i : ■.-;.;. tav..c '. :• it is j ■'. d to truth an i to my own cha ter to r n awn ; : ' b > ~ b y apjain xihibitlor r,i ... ehlci natedby a i>v brief n ■■ .•. - :>,-,. -.-. ance i j wita mr*ttylor ks w-11 ' • ;- y '] . ." ... r . was ii j ol the most trans ■ '.. [, : . ../ ; . ■ o : .,,„;... ,,, y | for pi ivate ur i c .:". ienthi . . ..-'. . : - ., iol . had j ' . : y si " ■< ( • ■'■ ■•■ -• ontl.ie21sn.lt i recciv^alet j ■ 1 ter of whit l the followi ig isa ii ::••. copy : i ! ! •'"■ • •;•<-, .;. 20/a 1 ill i • william jose k^-'i j i u l)ear sir.-^l know tliat.our acquaintance does i • rr>t l'^u.yn;y p.i surli r lerrrtf 0 have i i about to men'uc : i,.tiut i co id not ],?;■• !-:!' ! -.----; i .- i ! i you us i am convinced i should always do if ( - i • were better acquainted tisme tioncd in or.a of the ;; • prints this evening that joshua da?:»ey is appointed |] j to the command of our flotilla foi ,,•..-.'■; [ fe not ! ; htileveit because i j)rt-s;:::;e you stre ucmiaml d :| || wiih his character but i%ou are not permit xn?tn j j inform you th^l he is a mest abandoned rascal botb ; : i as to politics and morals ; and that he is dc ise by \ \\ nine-icnths of all that have taken an acuvc part \<\ j j the defence of baltimore and by mme wo e tlian ! } capt george stiles wbose zeal and activity you | s mubt-havc heard of ai'd in truth if barney is appoin ] i j ted to any command nioftoi'tlie most useful mm i | w ill be otiliiix-il to retire if it is not done let me bog j , nfvou for sake of the jyovejfctment t''.eiafet r of bal jj • timore and tor yeur own character not to mac jj ;{ such an appijiirtmcut ; | ! *' all i ask cf you is to believe we when i siy i j j have nothing in \ lew in writingthis but the good of it i my country government aud the city wfiere l reside ji ' i am uc;u s'.i your v rv obedient set ant j ] ; lemuel taylor j 1 wm jane t esq secretary o f4lic.yt ah!iinc;ion j tills letter addressed to the sc.::eufryof uie n t n i ■ vy without rcservittron <>:• restnctfon betraying j ] eit'ier absolute ignorance of propriety or sheei 1 im j j pudence appealed to me a*boid int.-epid tlenoncia jj ; lion which the author would have proclaimed jj | from the house-top tearless of consequences andin j | vuing publicity rather than concealment tfie cm |] i per and style to be suiv appeared neitliar proper j for j/ua'icor prc/jpte correspondence ! > r :' k*ast of i l die suppose that 1 the author meant !'> make i ; ' .- ■-•:• ■.■*; . of the xavy either tlie < i..l r r ■:■'< it j \ i ieprisitarj of aspersions > brosu foulard in r.riite ; j ind particularly when app'.ie lo an hacer .!;.» iiad !, ■ ivedsomany marks oi public confidence and j . . : /: t tlien been appointed to an honourable cum !| ■ manri — thatoftheu,s fiotilla for the defence of ii : the upper p t of th • • : : .. , •. ' knowing that ot 1 ' lt to possess in prominent ■!■•- i j gree alt ihe qualities :• :• . ■ raand and beiievihg |! | tn«ua vast majoriti • ''.. - niv unity of the district ;! ! wltich he was appcintej ti lefend and of the nation j ! would feel the same co t in 1m3 skill prow'eas ji 1 and integrity ; fco id nol jutsuspect,that?qtijer || . moth s and feelings ' th l those avowed u.tl partici ! ! ; pa . ( in the demin '.-.<'.> n jj !. i n barne 1 recognized fun rnlr^pid di tin ; | jhisiieu officer op.the revoiuticnan r x.>v . wltose ; ■ ach'u cements .-." beea the tlieme of public adtnira j ; tiou and t : :. sul ct i lhi p 1 .. i ..> ivid^nrc ' • sentatlon fonei ■"■ se t nes has long b?en a ro j j minent a \.\ v cbambe f f the navy us i f'paruneat j 1 k ti-v ■., ,■ c>n . '•': sis captair.3 5rst a ia •! ted uhder the avl::ur.*tstrsuon cf preside t 7 j ton and had ] ■-. . • ; . ■■:.- / - ire would long ince || have hwi f t •...• . : : esei ary , " i afso knew that pre '. '. ■ t wa hir.gtoi had cons j j j il i 1 him a citizen s , m 1 v . pabl'c con i j 3ide ration that averse ami .-.< ia r *- . .- wst •' i sent lo jamaica to dentan ! ' is release from frrfine t j mentand menacedij ininy for c.uii 1 . y i fiend ■] ing his ship agi inst british jepredi^ibn — and j his ! \ v im i his cbaract •• ••> as ua perfectly !; iowh as at the j i present time itnder these ciixaim stances t could j ! not m jus'.ic e to com barney or to lhe puhiir whose } ( officer he is have withheld from him the opportunt j ty of viiidtcathijj his reputation nr could i sufier i i the denunciation to remain secretiv on the files of the | department nor indeed luid i the most distant uica ! lhat concealment was the wish of the writer uir.ii j is open avowal proved both hi folly and his base | nrss con p:»r;u-y cmine t \\ ashington — jt-:id to him tiic slander r rum the orji^nalj ami displayed to uim ihe author tv result is kxi » ■ n and iain iiup » ny it is no worsr — it -\ improve the manners of mr i t a;:d 1 i>o[>s without imp i i bii uealtii wake and lijc incapacity u audacii y which nave been manifested iu the last repijfrt of the bead of the treasury has done more to open the eyes of the public k than all he re presentation ami arguments and i'acts wliicli could be presented « . have been pre sented through the medium of the pubiick papers " v r e lone ago said that it « imfiossible to repose can&denct in any administration in which mr gallutin holds a predominant in jluence we say so again the publick | sentiment is unequivocal on the subject and | the reputation of mr madison ir alan | roe or mr hamilton or all of them united i lve not sufficient to assure it " wily artifice remote perplexed subtle intrigue — prepared stratagems to secure personal instead of public interest dou ble dealing — all the duplicity ana insince rity of courts potting the proverbial cun ning of italian artifices in political tsanage enent i;i the back ground have bee:i introdu ced by this man — the secretary of the txeaso ry into the management of puahcfc ankirs 5 ' " it is iuipos ib!e that an admiirtstration with such a ni,n governing every thing <*,-. intrigue can stand ; the friends of p pular representative govern&m^t feel degraded by the course of intrigne the duplicity the in si/)ceiity the jstruciion of confidence pri vate and publick of which thu man h ihc principal mover "