on this melancholy occasion, convinced that it would be impossible to give a correct statement of every individual loss. Our opinion of the great American Statistics. FROM BLODGETT'S ECONOMICA. general loss which has been sustained, is strength- Total consumption of all the foreign merchandize ened by a resurvey of the ruins, which are even more extensive than we had at first apprehended; * an immense number of houses which were no immediately within the vortex of the tornado, have suffered more or less from the falling ruins of those which were more immediately the subjects of its fury. Slates and tiles, torn from the roofs of the houses, are to be seen in every direction, half buri ed in the sides of the neighboring buildings; and in some instances joints, and even massy beams, are found transfixed through the contiguous buildings. Large masses of lead and pieces of iron, which had been attached to houses, have since been discovered nearly buried in the walls of other buildings, at the distance of several hundred yards. The more we reflect upon the awful subject, the more we are as tonished, that, comparatively, so few have perished under the ruins. In addition to the deaths of white persons enumerated in our last, Mrs. Stewart's daughter, about 12 years old, has since died from the wounds received by the falling of a house in Church-street, and several negroes have also since died of their wounds. The number of deaths alto gether will not, probably, fall short of twenty. only, within the United States, for the year 1807, from known facts and from estimates on the experience of the last five years; rated at the prices at which they were sold to the consumers, 136,000 Merchandize, du ties ad valorem at 12 1-2 to 22 1.2 per centum Nails and Spikes Lead and manufac tures of lead Steel, &c. Beer ale and porter Boots and shoes Coal Salt Rum and spirits Total, 49,505,000 Brandy Cocoa 960,000 Geneva 850,000 3,500,900 520,030 Wines 3,127,480 T'eas 2,608,660 358,290 Coffee 2,644,382 836,000 Sugar 5,027,630 155,500 Molasses 2,917,220 Cotton 32,080 consumers may amount to 86,000,000 dollars, nearly Although the total consumption at the cost to the Among the many instances of divine protection by our trading citizens. The nett cost of goods, or 20 per centum of this sum was realized in profits on this awful occasion, the following was particular-the sum paid for them in Europe, was not more ly interesting:-A lady, far advanced in pregnanthan 69,000,000 dollars; but as this was more than cy, was reposing with her sister on her bed in an 10 dollars a head for our population, then amountupper apartment, when the tornado reached the ing to above 6,500,000 persons, the times require we house. The noise so alarmed a negro girl in wait should think of the best mode to save as much of ing that she sought for refuge under the bed on this sum in future as we can, and by the earliest and which her mistress was lying. A stack of chimneys most salutary mode in our power. was struck by the wind with such tremendous vio lence that it fell on the roof and forced its way through the house to the ground, precipitating the floor along with it. but the ladies, we are happy to state, escaped with out any injury. The negro girl beneath the bed, To the General Assembly in May, 1811, of the was crushed to pieces. The bed fell with the floors, The happy tidings that no injury had been sustained on Sullivan's island, which reached town early yesterday morning, gave relief to many an agonized heart, whose families or connections were in that exposed situation, while it was utterly impossible to By to their assistance. The carrier of the southern mail, on crossing the causeway on this side of Ashley's river bridge in a sulky, was swept off, and carried nearly 200 yards -the horse was drowned, but the driver fortunately escaped, with the mail, altho' it was much damaged. The effect of the tornado have extended some distance into the country, prostrating trees and fences in its progress. A boy from an American vessel was received into the public infirmary here a few days ago, under Various accounts confirm a report sometime in very peculiar circumstances:-While yet on the circulation, that every American vessel detained in American coast, the legs of this unfortunate youth France since the 1st of November last, (the day on which were very badly frost bitten, exhibited such which the French decrees were to have been resymptoms of gangrene, that nothing but immediate voked) are released. This is a fortunate occurrence, amputation seemed to have any chance of saving and must lead to the abrogation of the British or his life. In this desperate extremity, with no surders in council, if any faith can be put in the declageon at hand, an Italian sailor offered his services, rations of the government of that country-they which after some deliberation were accepted. He have repeatedly promised to rescind their orders cut off the poor boy's legs with a common case when the French decrees were revoked. knife, and sawed the bones with a large carpenter's Seven ships from Holland, with special licences. saw, and bound up the stumps in the best manner under the sign manual of Napoleon, arrived at he could. The boy happ ly survived this scene of London on the 26th of July, laden with cheese. butchery, and is now in the Liverpool infirmary, in The emperor of the French is again forming an fair way of complete recovery.--[London paper. encampment at Boulogue-the flotilla, prepared long since, for the ostensible object of invading Eng- The emperor of Russia, it is said in a London land, has been exercised, and is said to be in a mi- paper, has assembled three lines of troops, extendserable condition. ing from Riga on the right to the river Dwina on Bonaparte has issued a decree forbidding any the left, comprising upwards of 300,000 men. There young woman worth 6000 francs ($1125) or upwards are many reasons to believe he is about to make to marry without his special permission! This out-peace with England, which seems considered as rage us interference with the native rights of socie tantamount to a declaration of war against France. ty, shows us the extent of the despotism prevailing On the 27th of September a battle-as important in France. By another decree the punishment of in the opinion of the Ameteurs, as that of Austerlitz death, within 12 hours after detection, is to be in- Jena or Wagram, is to be fought near Doncaster, in flicted on any person found guilty of corresponding England, between the famous bruisers, Crib and with the subjects of Great Britain, or in negociating Molineaux. The latter is a negro, a native of AmeEnglish bills of exchange. rica. Betting, at present equal. A sam equal to The following sublime stuff presents a choice pic-$250,000 is already said to be betted on the issue of ture of royalty, and makes us wonder that men can this contest! become such sycophantic fools: The French legislative body was dissolved on the As, according to the British doctrine of blockade, 26th July. The president addressed the members a vessel is liable for a breach of it 3000 miles from in a long speech, of which the following is an article: the port declared to be so-between the dangers of "Gentlemen--The deputation which you com- capture on our own coast, on the high seas, and missioned to carry to the king of Rome the homage the coasts of France, vessels from the latter counof the legislative body, repaired this morning to St.try for the United States are as completely running Cloud; none of us could behold without a lively in the gauntlet as though we were actually at war. We Berest, this august infant, upon whom so many des have a list of forty-four American vessels lately continies repose, and whose age inspires the most tendemned in England, on various pretences. It is der sentiments. We have borne to him all your senpossible the captain of the brig Alert may be tried timents, gentlemen, mixing with them those wishes for piracy (as resistance to the will of the British on which the love of our children is calculated to in- the ocean is piracy or war) for he gallantly recapspire. Madame, the governess, received them, and tured his vessel, sent part of the prize master's crew thanked us in the name of the young prince; doubt adrift in the jolly boat, and secured four others in the less, at the same time regretting that he was unable hold. But immediately after being overhauled by to join his personal sentiments in those which she another British frigate, was captured and sent into expressed to the legislative body." Applauses from Portsmouth. all parts of the hall! A contest between the French and Prussian The Editor's Department. Lucien Bonaparte's daughter (with her father troops garrisoning Dantzic, lately took place, in now in England) is about to be married to a young which nearly 100 were killed. Great animosity gentleman of Shropshire, named Charlton. The seems to prevail between the troops of these na. Prince Regent of Portugal has settled a pension of tions. 20,000 crowns per annum on lord Wellington-of 10,000 on general Beresford, and 5,000 on colonel Trant. The king of England was alive on the 13th of August, but his dissolution still hourly looked for. The exportation of gun powder, arms, lead, &c. With this number we present a supplement of is prohibited in England-even coastwise; but large eight pages-not because of any late events which quantities have lately been shipped by express order rendered the exertion necessary, but merely as an of the government-supposed to Russia; between evidence of gratitude. We intend, however, to rewhom and England there seems a good understand serve the greater portion of our strength in this reing is about to take place. Considerable numbers of spect until the meeting of Congress; when we British troops are still embarking for Portugal.-shall not only have much interesting matter before We are yet without any important news from that us, but, from the arrangements we expect to make, country or from Spain. Bonaparte is making the be enabled to give it new-" piping hot," as the saymost arbitrary and extraordinary efforts in all parts ing is, to our friends; as it is our particular desire to of his empire to furnish his ships with seamen. On record contemporaneous matters; and endeavor the 25th July an American ship sailed from Ports-first to give them to the public with order and barmouth, (Eng.) with 80 masters of vessels and sea mony, and in ample form. In the interim we shall men belonging to American ships condemned at proceed to Register such things of former transac that port. tion as are deemed generally interesting. A court of Enquiry on captain Bingham, of the Little Belt, has approved of his conduct. Private letters from France inform us that large bodies of troops are entering Spain; and strong hopes are entertained of bringing the long and bloo The tables furnished in this work are not calculated for present or immediate use; but to afford reference for interesting and important facts as they are wanted. dy conflict to a conclusion. A report is circulated We have the pleasure this week to offer our thanks that Bonaparte will, himself take the command.— to nearly two hundred new subscribers received since Count de Segur,one of his ministers, in a late speech the last number went to press. Such evidence of to the legislative body, saidpublic opinion in our favor, we trust, will not be lost. There are now 1893 subscribers to the WEEK LY REGISTER. "The emperor wishes for peace, and the liberty of the seas; he has 800,000 men under arms; the Princes of Europe are his allies; his whole empire New subscribers will be furnished from the begin enjoys profound tranquility; without loans, with ing; we have yet some extra copies left. Notices out anticipations, 954 millions (franes) raised with of irregularities or omissions are requested to be facility, secure the free execution of his noble plans transmitted to the office. -and his majesty commissions us to address you only in the language of satisfaction and hope." In the next number, we intend to devote several pages to manufactures, agriculture, &c. Printed and published by H. NILES, Water-street, near the Merchants' Coffee-House, at $5 per annum. To the King's most excellent Majesty. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, By several acts of parliament made in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth years of your majesty's reign, duties are imposed on us, for the purpose of raising a revenue; and the powers of admiralty and vice admiralty courts are extended beyond their ancent limits, whereby our property is taken from us without our consent, the trial by jury in many civil cases is abolished, enormous forfeitures are incurred for slight offences, vexatious informers are exempted from paying damages, to which they are justly liable, and oppressive security is required from owners, before they are allowed to defend their right. Both houses of parliament have resolved, that WE your majesty's faithful subjects of the colo-colonists may be tried in England for offences nies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode alleged to have been committed to America, by Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, virtue of a statute passed in the thirty fifth year of New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the counties Henry the eighth; and in consequence thereof atof New-Castle, Kent, and Susser on Delaware, tempts have been made to inforce that statute. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South A statute was passed in the twelfth year of your Carolina, in behalf of ourselves and the inhabitants majesty's reign, directing, that persons charged of these colonies, who have deputed us to represent with committing any offence therein described, in them in general congress, by this our humble peti- any place out of the realm, may be indicted and tion, beg leave to lay our grievances before the throne. tried for the same, in any shire or county within the realm, whereby inhabitants of these colonies may, A standing army has been kept in these colonies, in sundry cases, by that statute made capital, be ever since the conclusion of the late war, without deprived of a trial by their peers of the vicinage. the consent of our assemblies; and this army with In the last session of parliament, an act was a considerable armament has been employed to in-passed for blocking up the harbour of Boston; force the collection of taxes. another impowering the governor of MassachusettsThe authority of the commander in chief and un- Bay to send persons indicted for murder in that der him of the brigadiers general has, in time of province, to another colony, or even to Great Bripeace, been rendered supreme in all the civil govern-tain for trial, whereby such offenders may escape ment in America. The commander in chief of all your majesty's forces in North-America has in time of peace, been appointed governor of a colony. The charges of usual offices have been greatly increased; and, new, expensive and oppressive offices have been multiplied. The judges of admiralty and vice-admiralty courts are impowered to receive their salaries and fees from the effects condemned by themselves. legal punishment; a third for altering the chartered constitution of government in that province; and a fourth for extending the limits of Quebec, abolishing the English, and restoring the French laws, whereby great numbers of British freemen are subjected to the latter, and establishing an absolute government and the Roman catholic religion throughout those vast regions that border on the westerly and northerly boundaries of the free, protestant, English settlements; and a fifth for the better providing suitaThe officers of the customs are impowered to ble quarters for officers and soldiers in his majesty's break open and enter houses without the authority service in North America. of any civil magistrate founded on legal information. To a sovereign, who glories in the name of BriThe judges of courts of common law have been ton; the bare recital of these acts must, we premade entirely dependent on one part of the legisla-sume, justify the loyal subjects who fly to the foot ture for their salaries, as well as for the duration of of his throne, and implore his clemency for protection against them. their commissions. Counsellors, holding their commissions during From this destructive system of colony adminis pleasure, exercise legislive authority. tration, adopted since the conclusion of the last war, Hamble and reasonable petitions from the repre-have flowed those distresses, dangers, fears, and sentatives of the people have been fruitless. The agents of the people have been discounte nanced, and governors have been instructed to pre vent the payment of their salaries. Assemblies have been repeatedly and injuriously dissolved. Commerce has been burthened with many useless and oppressive restrictions. jealousies, that overwhelm your majesty's dutiful colonists with affliction; and we defy our most sub. tle and inveterate enemies to trace the unhappy differences between Great Britain and these colonies, from an earlier period, or from other causes than we have assigned. Had they proceeded on our part from a restless levity of temper, unjust impulses of ambition, or artful suggestions of sedi. E tious persons, we should merit the opprobrious, demonstrate their loyality to your majesty, by exertterms frequently bestowed upon us of those we re ing their most streneous efforts in granting supplies vere. But so far from promoting innovations, we and raising forces. Yielding to no British subjects have only opposed them; and can be charged with in affectionate attachment to your majesty's perno offence, unless it be one to receive injuries, and son, family, and government, we too dearly prize be sensible of them, the privilege of expressing that attachment by those Had our Creator been pleased to give us existence proofs that are honorable to the prince who receives in a land of slavery, the sense of our condition them, and to the people who give them, ever to remight have been mitigated by ignorance and habit. sign it to any body of men upon earth. But thanks be to his adorable goodness, we were Had we been permitted to enjoy, in quiet, the inborn the heirs of freedom, and ever enjoyed our heritance left us by our foreiathers, we should at right under the auspices of your royal ancestors, this time have been peaceably, cheerfully, and use. whose family was seated on the British throne to fully employed in recommending ourselves, by everescue and secure a pious and gallant nation from ry testimony of devotion, to your majesty, and of the popery and despotism of a superstitious and veneration to the state, from which we derive our inexorable tyrant. Your majesty, we are confident, origin. But though now exposed to unexpected justly rejoices that your title to the crown is thus and unnatural scenes of distress, by a contention founded on the title of your people to liberty; and with that nation, in whose parental guidance on all therefore we doubt not but your royal wisdom must important affairs we have hitherto, with filial reveapprove the sensibility, that teaches your subjects rence, constantly trusted, and therefore can derive anxiously to guard the blessings they received from no instruction in our present unhappy and perplexDivine Providence, and thereby to prove the ing circumstances from any former experience; yet performance of that compact, which elevated the we doubt not, the purity of our intention, and the illustrious house of Brunswick to the imperial digni- integrity of our conduct, will justify us at that grand ty it now possesses. tribunal, before which all mankind must submit to judgment. The apprehension of being degraded into a state of servitude, from the pre-eminent rank of English WE ASK BUT FOR PEACE, LIBERTY, freemen, while our minds retain the strongest love of AND SAFETY. We wish not a diminution of liberty, and clearly foresee the miseries preparing the prerogative, nor do we solicit the grant of any for us and our posterity, excites emotions in our new right in our favour.-Your royal authority breasts, which though we cannot describe, we over us, and our connection with Great Britain, should not wish to conceal. Feeling as men, and we shall always carefully and zealously endeavor thinking as subjects in the manner we do, silence to support and maintain. would be disloyalty. By giving this faithful infor Filled with sentiments of duty to your majesty, mation, we do all in our power to promote the great and of affection to our parent state, deeply impress objects of your royal cares, the tranquility of your ed by our education, and strongly confimed by our government, and the welfare of your people. reason, and anxious to evince the sincerity of these Duty to your majesty, and regard for the preserva- dispositions, we present this petition only to obtain "tion of ourselves and our posterity, the primary redress of grievances, and relief from fears and jeaobligations of nature and society, command us to lousies, occasioned by the system of statutes and intreat your royal attention; and as your majesty regulations adopted since the close of the late war, enjoys the signal distinction of reigning over free-for raising a revenue in America-extending the men, we apprehend the language of freemen cannot powers of courts of admiralty and vice admiralty-. be displeasing. Your royal indignation, we hope, trying persons in Great Britain for offences alleged will rather fall on those designing and dangerous to be committed in America-affecting the province men, who daringly interposing themselves between of Massachusetts Bay-and altering the government your royal person and your faithful subjects, and for and extending the limits of Quebec; by the aboli"several years past, incessantly employed to dissolve tion of which system, the harmony between Great the bonds of society, by abusing your majesty's Britain and these colonies, so necessary to the hapauthority, misrepresenting your American subjects, piness of both, and so ardently desired by the latter, and prosecuting the most desperate and irritating and the usual intercourse will be immediately restorprojects of oppression, have at length compelled ed. In the magnanimity and justice of your majes us by the force of accumulated injuries, too severe ty and parliament, we confide for a redress of our to be any longer tolerable, to disturb your majesty's oʻher grievances, trusting that when the causes of repose by our complaints. our apprehensions are removed, our future conduct These sentiments are extorted from hearts that will prove us not unworthy of the regard, we have much more willingly would bleed in your majesty's been accustomed in our happier days, to enjoy.— service.-Yet so greatly have we been misrepresent For appealing to that Being who searches thoroughed, that a necessity has been alleged of taking ourly the hearts of his creatures, we solemnly profess, property from us without our consent, "to defray that our councils have been influenced by no other the charge of the administration of justice, the sup port of civil government, and the defence, protection Permit us then, most gracious sovereign, in the and security of the colonies." But we beg leave to name of all your faithful people in America, with assure, your majesty, that such provision has been the utmost humility to implore you, for the honor of and will be made for defraying the two first articles Almighty God, whose pure religion our enemies as has been and shall be judged, by the legislatures are undertnining; for your glory, which can be of the several colonies, just and suitable to their advanced only by rendering your subjects happy, respective circumstances; and for the defence, pro and keeping them united; for the interests of your tection and security of the colonies, their militias, family, depending on an adherence to the principles if properly regulated, as they carnestly desire may that enthroned it, for the safety and weliate of your mmediately be done, would be fully suficient, at kingdoms and dominions, threatened with almost least in times of peace; and in case of war, your unavoidable dangers and distresses, that your ma faithful colonists will be ready and willing, as they jesty, as the loving father of your whole people, ever have been, when constitutionally required, to connected by the same bonds of law, loyalty, faith 1 motive, than a dread of impending destruction. and blood, though dwelling in various countries, will not suffer the transcendent relation formed by these ties to be farther violated, in uncertain expec tation of effects, that if attained, never can com pensate for the calamities, through which they must be gained. be used for our relief, and that a gracious answer may be given to this petition. That your majesty may enjoy every felicity. through a long and glorious reign over loyal and happy subjects, and that your descendants may in. herit your prosperity and dominions till time shall We therefore most earnestly beseech your majes-be no more, is, and always will be, our sincere and ty, that your royal authority and interposition may fervent prayer. BRITISH STATISTICS. REVENUES ORDINARY-1805. Nett produce applicable to national objects, and to payments into the exchequer. CUSTOMS EXCISE STAMPS England Scotland England Scotland England Scotland LAND AND ASSESSED? England TAXES POST OFFICE S Scotland England £7,192,889 13 11 1-4 16,352,885 10 10 34 4,123,527 3 2 6,261,778 19 414 1,237,004 19 10 1-2 53,832 12 41-4 Is. in the £. on pen-2 England sions and salaries Scotland 6d. ditto England and Scotland Hackney coaches Hawkers and Pedlars Total permanent and annual duties To this sum is to be added-certain "small branches of hereditary revenue," consisting of fines, seizures, compositions, proffers and produce of crown lands, in all, producing EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES-WAR TAXES. (England and Scotland.) Total, WAR TAXES Lottery, nett profit Monies paid on account of the interest of loans raised for service in Ireland Total ordinary revenue Total independent of loans 6,272,384 17 434 Duty on wrought plate £54,982,035 8 11 34 5,896,818 1 81-2 19,699,263 12 1 395,566 15 9 74,681,299 1 034 chequer 60,189,414 12 31-2 Grand total 5 GREAT BRITAIN. |