NOTICES OF THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, AND A RECORD OF THE

EVENTS OF THE TIMES.

45.;
FROM MARCH 1812 TO SEPTEMBER 1812.-VOL. II.

PREFACE

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

We have at length happily brought to a conclusion the second VOLUME of the WEEKLY REGISTER. We cannot omit the opportunity which that circumstance affords us, of addressing a few words to the friends of the work. The year which is just concluded, has been, perhaps, more productive of interesting and remarkable events, than any period in the history of our country. The long and fruitless negociation with the British ministry; the discovery of a treacherous plot to dismember the union; the cruel and unprovoked murders on var frontiers by the savage and remorseless allies of Great Britain; the final appeal of an outraged people, to the God of battles; and subsequent and consequent don esile occurrences, -have all awakened and continue to excite public attention. We were well aware, that in the record of these events, we should not give satisfaction to every rcader. Some have ble med us for a cold indifference, where others have accused us of an unbecoming warn.th; this, however, is evidently the effect of party zeal in our accusers, and not in ourselves. We have erleavored, in every instance, conscientiously and faithfully to discharge the duties of an editor... On the one hand, we have been scrupulously regardful of the honest difference of opinion, between the two great political parties, which divide the republic; and on the other hand, we have never failed, upon every occasion which presented itself, of expressing an indignant reprehension of all foreign partialities.

But we are defending ourselves against the charges of the few, while we ought to be em

ploved in rendering thanks to the many; whose candor and indulgence we have abundantly ur experienced.

It will be presumptuous and absurd, to think of concealing, from the judicious reader, - the many inaccuracies to which a work of this nature is unavoidably subject. Imperfections

and errors, as well in matters of intelligence as in typography, must necessarily result from the hurry inseperable from such a publication; but, we trust, that none of magnitude will Le found in either. Circumstances, already detailed, have rendered the miscellaneous department of our work, less interesting, than we could, otherwise, have made it; while the same circumstances have, perhaps, swelled to an undue limit, the political notices of the times,

It was our wish to have embellished this volume, with some specimens of American profirienev in the fine arts ; but obstacles which we neither foresaw nor could counteract, have imporiously denied us the gratification of our desire.

We take this occasion to thank those gentlemen who have furnished us with hints towards a better arrangement of our plan. By some we have already profited ; while of others, we are compelled, for the present, to appearunmindful. pon the whole, we venture to express a hope, that the generality of our readers will be satisfied, with the present result of our iabors, that we may be encouraged to go on with a renovated zeal.

Mir inte

very incomplet
See "GENERAL INDEX

TO VOL'S. 1-/2:

Index to toe Second Sofuiue.

Volume

1

A

Berlin and Milan deert 320, Correspondance of Mr.Foster Lxportation of spreje 81 107
Account of Quebec 345 425 Biography 12 74 143 177 370 with Mr. Monroe 243 Extraordinary sinicides 55
Account of the riots in Bal-
Bir.ningham, town meeting

same with sie 253

fecondity 393
amore
373 at

187

sanie with same 293
Act to prohibit the exporta Blankets, remarks on the

of Henry the Bri-
False reports

383
tion of specie

107
manufacture of 8

tisi ageint
20 Fecundiiy

393
Acrd clariug war against G.

proceedings of Massa-

Jefferson with the ** Federal Republican* 379
Britaini

272
chus its concern-

society of artists
40 Female patriotism

411
Aet concerning aliens 323

ing

17
Mr. Monroe with Mr. Fidelity of memory

413
Act concerning alien ene Blue,' receipt for coloring 199

Barlow

217 Fling, afi cting letters of
mjes
344 Borag, good qualities of the

same with Mr. For

Mr. and Mrs. 108
Action at Satkett's harbor 367 plant

393

ter and Mr. Rus Flint stones, in New Jersey 390
Adams John, opinion of on Bougie Parisian

150
sel

236 For ign news
the war

372 Boyd col. memoirs of 12 Cotton mills, number of near France, our relations
Additional military force 10 Braidwood Mr. John

53 Providence

125

with

211 217
Address to the priner regent

British house of lords
92 Cutton manufactures 146 | French paval urce

125
of Englund 291 British America 2 372 425 Cotton, s eure for burns 343 French woight and
of the se'nate to the
British parliament, corrup Craig governor, disposition measure

132
people of Massa tion of the

18 of the property of

72 French navy

165
chusetts

308 Britisli navy, state of the ih. Crillon Count, examination French exacrious in Italy 234
of the minority in British plot to dismember of

67 French nainister's report 246
congress to their
the union

ils, Cruws useful to early navi French decrte concerning
coristituents 309 British statisties 41 60 182 326 gators

103 provisions

2.3
to the natives of Ire Bitish National debt

198

D

French einpire
land
364 British seumen

28 5 Deaf and dumb, cure of the 53 Frigates, list of American 299
to the president of
British plot

289

institution for the 82
the U. States 389 British navy, American sta Dearborn maj. gen. memoirs Gaming, the spirit of 214
of the guakers to
tion
356 of
177 |General others

358
the prince regent 407 British views of war 360 Death, punishment of, abo Gerry, Elbridge esgr. 276
of the house of Repre
British loan

361 lished in Pennsylvania 16 Gholson, hon. Mr. on the
Sehitatives to the Bruck Isaac Esq.

2 Decatur, biographical

salt tax

13
people of Massi-
Burns, simple cure for 393 sketch of

361 Gicavior, British Ketch

85
chusetts
417 Burr mill stones

85 Declaration of the prince Groat Britain, population of 216
Aerostatics

149
с

229

effects of the
Agricultural society Colum Canal from lake Erie to Declaration of war

272
war upon

335
Iman

408
North river

46 Defence of New York 410 Griswold, Roger esqr. 2:26
Alien enemies, aet concerni Capitol, cost of the building 84 Depreciation of money 233 Gucrillas, description of the 133
ing
344 Case of the schr. Exchange 33 Desultory remarks

7 362
Aliens, official notice to 323) Catholic question

257 Detentions of the Weekly Hale, Nailınn captain 120
Amelia island
93] Catholie inissions
420 Rrgister

88 Hannibal, capture ot'the ship 86
American manufactures 196 227 Characteristje anecdote 398 | Documents from the war Harrison, Gov. conduct of
Ani rican cutton mills 125 Chinese radish, oil extracted department

36 approved

56
American trude to the Baltic 199 from the

134

concerning im Hayti, title of the king of ib.
American property in Great Chromic yellow, domestic pressments

385
-, transactions in

85
Britain
300 manufacture of

120 Domestic manufactures 8, 52 Henry, the British agent 45
Aintrican seamen restored 345 Chronicle the 15 32 48 70 86 Domestic economy

183 Hint for congress

72
Anecdotes
55 393 398
103 119 134 152 Domestic resources

390 History of the invasion
Appeal to the people 29

168 184 200 215 Draited militia

388 of Portugal

75 110
of J. Randolph to his

239 250 287 303 Droits of admiralty 125 History of the war in
costituents 243
319 335 352 367 | Duri, laughable account of a 54 the peninsula

15A
Appointments by the presi-
384 400 416 432 Dukes of York and

Home-urade" news

397
dent
103 Ciudad Rodrigo, capture of 71

Clarence

127 House of comnions, British 72
Aqueduct of Alcantara 181 Claudius Cesar, anecdote of 393 Dupont and Co. manufacto HIJI, proclamation of gen.

357
Arabic manuscript
182 Clay, hon. Mr. address of to

ry of

300 Humiliation and prayer 321
Aranjuez, description of

the public

266 Duration of life in certain Howitzer, a new invention 132
Archangel, trade of to the Clinton Geo. obituary of 130

animals
232

I
U. States

42
biography of 370 Duty on exports

42 Imperial parliament 1 257
Arlington sheep-shearing 192 Cobbett to the prince regent 180

E
Important law case

228
Arms, in possession of Daryo Comet, history of the 10 Early navigation

103 Impressed scansen 119 147
land
275 Comets, philosopbical re Eonhquake

46 131

, correspondence
Army regulations

marks on
50 East Greenwich, ludi-

on the subject of

254
Astronomy
10 Compte de Creutz

3
crous history of 5

, public documents
Atmosphere. effects of on Congress, proceedings of 13 10 Editor to his subscribers 285 respecting

385
etrtaja animals

238
19 32 49 49 67 Effiets of the enabargo 104

remarks on a case
B
72 83 88 90 104 Elction in Massachusetts 2.19

of

343
Baltic, trade to the

190

108 135 150 106 Electors of president 40 Improvement in the arts
Baltimor tows na eting

202
183 193 200 214 Eloquent extract

425 indian aisirs

69 295
Baltimore riots
373 405
235 251 278 301 Embaryo law

92 Indian wir, lord Chatham's
Bank of America
17 227
319 Escurial, description of the 44

5
Bank of U. S. late, funds Connecticut, proclamation | Eoits of the war 413 499 Iliar: hostilities
of the
31 of the governor of 389 Excisp on whishey

5. Indias eloquence

81
Banks in Rhode Island 124 Correspondence, Mr. Riissel Experimental tiring at

Indian murders

256
Bayouet, listory of the 145
with Mr. Monroe 241 ) New York

410 ludian logic

427

cil

port of

of the

274

232

179
428
149
159

387

Indians, number of in Ohio 32 Marshall, chief justice 34, Princely triunvirate

126

5. Strong to the
Inscription on a cannon 240 Massachusets election 239 Privateering, remarks on 390

statute

25$
Insurrection in Canada 352
general militia Prize money, legal distribu-

of Jolau Randolph 259
Interestjug sketch

129

orders
388 tion of

411

of the governor of N.
Interesting debate
169 Mayor of Baltimore 373 Proclamation, of the war 273 Hampshire

273
Interesting scraps 182 197 Meeting at New-York 291

of the governor of

of the governor of
Iron wire, process of
Memorial of the Massachu-

Massachustits 355

Canada to the court
making

setts legislature

259
of the governor of

372
Isard, Mr. interesting re-

ot' the minority of
North Carolina 326 Spirit of the times

143
82 the same

274

of gen. Sherbrooke 355 Stamp-act congress, journal
of the merchants
of gen. Hull 357

337
Jefferson elected president of Nrw York

278
of the mayor of
State of Louisiana

136
of the society of artists 49 Mephitie gas, effects of re-

Baltin ore
378 State papers

243 293
on the respossibile moved

393
of the governor of

Statement of exports to
ity of public r’unctiona Message of the president of

Connecticut

389
France

85
nes
369 the U.States, respecting

of the major-gene

of appropriations
Jersey prison ship
350 Henry

19
eral of U. Canada 406

for 1812

123
Jours, Paul biography
of the same, refus Prorogation of the N. York Statistical notices.

41
of 230 249 277 296 317 330 ing to sign a bill

99 le-visiaiure

80 Steam-boats,exclusive rights
Journal of the stainp-act
of the president of Prospect before us

69 85 of
congress
337 353 the U. States, recom-

Proiest of the minority in Storm, phenomena attend-
Junot, anecdote of

78
mending war

267
Massachusetts

ing a

165
к
Methonists, astonishing ini -- of the sinority in

25%

Strong, Caleb esar.
Crease of
Kentucky, legisiative pro-

congress

103
309 Supreme Court of the U.S.

Public lauds, sals of 124 Swedish state paper
Mesican insurgents, execu-

57
33
ceedings of
L
tion of the
50 Public documents 194 233 241

T
276
Langilon, hop. Mr. John

238
Mexico, revolution in

324 411 Talavera, battle of
Law case's

140 182 228 295 Military appointments, re Public functionaries 309 Tales of old times
Law of the United States 322

niarks on the

119
Q

Ta, on the use of
Laws of Pennsylvania
105 Military attait's
131 398

345 425 Things as they are
Lgislature oi 8. York

208 319 333 Quebec, account of
89 227 Military notices,

Tonuphins, Daniel D.esqr.

89
of Connecticut 220

R
350 365 380

Travellers in America 04 114

248

40 Randolph's appeal
of N. Hampsivire 273 Militia of New York

141 102
of Massachusetts 274
-- of Ohio

41
speech in the H.

Treason, rebellion, revolu-
ot' Virginia

275
oil Maryland

134 316 of Representatives 259

tion

58
Letter from Mr. Foster to
Mint of the U, States 124

reply to Mr. Clay 422 Treasury documents 84 123 194
Mr. Mon
44 Miscellaneous articles 31 50 Receipt to dye hals

300

Treasury notes
103 134 149 238 393 412 R-ligion in Kentucky 33
gov. Edwards to gov.
Scott

,act authoris-
Miser, account of a
09
161 | Ri purt of the naval commit-

ing
the prince Regent to
Mississippi scheme, account

137 Triumph of principle

305
the duke of York 73

of the
160 180 of commissioners for

55

Tyroli se ambruseade
the prince to Mr.Per. Mustard, method of raising 147 establishing schools in N.

, extraordinary life
cival
it.

York

153
N

ot a

143
Flig, L. to his wife 108 Natural history

of the cominittee of

238
the secretary of lite
Naval report

137
fortign relations, recom United States' loan

184
269

mending war
navy
138 Naval attins
350

138

nary

of the committee to
Mr. Pickering to the Naval action

415

Upper Canada 283 406 412

373
people

the mayor of Baltimore
135 185 201 Navy, Unit:d States, present

tsclul invention

238

of Dr. Mitchell and
Mr. Monroe to Mr.

foror of the
139

300
otliers on Sint-stones

V
Barlow
217 220
remarks on the 394

233 Venezuela, earthquake at 131

Revolution in Mexico
- Mr. Barlow to Mr.

332
Navy pension fund
Monroe

- cuunter revolu-
Revolutionary ofiicers, list
222 X-w-York, Ipilitia of
Mr. Fuster to Mr.

427
tion in

292
Nomination of president 192 235
Moroe

Rhode Island, bank capital Vessels of war, dimensions
236
remarks on the 105

of

12+
of

394
to and from the hon.

of vice-president
276

113
Mr. Langdon
276 Northeru ariny

legislature of 204 Vimeria, battle of
350

181
Mr. Gailatin to the

Richt side of the road at sea 183 Vine, cultivation of the

0
committee of ways
Observations on Henry's

Roads in Spain

277 Virginia, slatenient of arms
aud means

31
282

Roman patriotism

332
30
plot

110
Mr. Foster to Mr.

Rounsevall, the case of
Olijo, inilitia of
41

, proposals for a natu-
Monroe, and reply

32
Rousseau the puck, aneo

ral history of
293 Orangenen

85
Secretary of war oli Oration of Hancock (1774)

dote of
37
109 -, militia of

412
Indian attoirs

56 Voice of patriotism
295 - of Li. Col. Winder 306 Royal observatory

286

Volcanic eruption
Orders ia council
- Çoximor of Virginia

S
73 123 141

150
to the huntia oficers 316

Voicarios, in S. America

22) Salt-jetre, quantity of, ma-
-, toad from the hon.
revocation of the 392 nufactured

213

W
E. Gr'),
321 Orders and increes
332 Saltworks, domestic

10 Wales, characteristics of 197
, Ir. Langdon to J. Original principles 346 Sehr Peri, captain of the 89 Waipole, sir Robert anec-
A. Harper
322 Oricuis, stale ut
15 Secret Journal 96 105 121 270

dott ot

62
---, colonel Cuss to gene-

P

419 War, two views of
383 Parliamentary ph-asantry
132 Secret service money 350 War, aynilist England

283
gu. Bowie to the Patriotism of North Caro Servin, M. singular charac War in the peninsula

156 179
mayor of Baltimore 405 lina

302 ter of

412

205 328
, geli. Stricher tu the Patriots of Mexico

365 Shet p-shearing

240 War, British views of
gun error
ib. Pendulunomil inachine 293 Shipwreck

10 War Song

336
Liberty of the press, esta Peninsula, war in the 156 170 Siberian wheat, remarks on 133 War taxes, debates on the 13
Wishment of the
74

205 328 Silesia linen and woollen Wertmuller, biography of '130
Lishor, trade to
42 | Pennsylvania, congressivi

manufatures of

56

valuable paint-
List of acts of the 12th con-

al districts of
104 Sironlated papers

160
ings of

213
press

323 Peru, remarks on the histo Singular corubination of cha. Westphalia, statistics of 41
Literary notice

120 231
ry of
56

412 Winder, lieut. col. oration
Liverpool, traile to
41 PijladeIphia, proceedings of Sinking fund, liistory of the

306
Lava', proposals for the

the people of
2012 British

60 Wire, process of making
- sini, Deni vf the 195 Picnering's letters 155 185 201 Smyth, J. F. D. esquire 05 Wiol, notes on

8 52
Luc'ists of Africa, account Pinckney, major-general 204 Spain, account of

3 Wright, hon. Mr.

147
oi tse
191 Pius, manutaciory of, al N.

trausactions in

71

Y
Lorio:), the eity of
741 Yurk

72 Spanish America, affairs of ih.
London Courier, remarks of Plaster of Paris, Dative
10 Spanish forc: s. statement of 126 Yeas and nays-on the salt

13
72 Political notices

100 197

constitution
Louisiana convention

99
rennurks
347 Speech of Isaac Brock, esq.

ou the Mis-
Luwer Canada partiunent
Pop of Rolie
to the legislature of

sisippi state
of
164 Population, principles of 65 409 Canada

2
M
Purtagal, bistory of the iti-
of Mr. Fisk on Hen-

on the expor
vasion of
Mackinack, surrender of

tation of
76 ry's plut
28

135
413 Portuguesi, sketch of the 16-4

specie
of the prince-royal of

on the war
Malui, description of the Portuguese patriots

103
Swden

57
3 Portugue seuary
125 of Mr. Taylor in the

questions
Malthuis, review of ois 400 Preos, com. buknuply of 12 New-York legislature 75

z
Manufactures

133 Presidential nomination 192 233 of John Shy (an lu Zanesville, pleasing sketch
Marelmont, aneuriote of

Itnarhs on the

dian)

81 of
the earl of

74 Price of graju in England 13+ of Mr.Quincey on the Zaragoza, second siege and
Marrsube, extraordinary 149 Pructiy wouings

cuibargo
121 surrender of

156
1

134

207

360

327

bill

43

2

city of

VOL. II.)

BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, March 7, 1812.

[No. 27.

Hæc olim meminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL.

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2

Imperial Parliament.

our sincere desire for peace was sufficiently evident

from the settlement of the “affair of the Chesa. A summary sketch of Parliamentary proceedingspeake." from London papers.

Mr. Ponsonby observed, "the third topic em. OF AMERICA.--After the prince regent's speech braced by the speech appeared to him to be of yet was delivered to parliament, on the 7th Jan. the earl greater importance than the contest in the peninsu. of Shaftsbury, in the house of lords, moved an la, and that topic was our relations with America, addi ess on the occasion of the speech. In the He had seen with pleasure the pacific spirit that had course of his remarks, he observed, with respect/recently marked the communications of this goto the pending discussions with America, they were vernment to that power-and, trusting, as he did, not yet brought to a conclusion, but he was confi- that this pacific spirit would continue to manifest dent all means of conciliation would be resorted to, itself, and pervade the future negociations, he consistent with the honor and the interests of the thought it most expedient to abstain at present from country."

Jany commentary on that spirit, or remarks on the Lord Grenville did not like the whole of the consequences that had attended it.” Speech, "he protested in the strongest terms The chancellor of the exchequer [Mr. Percival] against being included in any expressions implying said, “ as to America, he did not think it desirable approbation of the past, or a pledge of persever that any discussion should take place on that suh. ance in the same system which had of late been ject at present, and under the present circumstances acted upon-convinced as he was, that it was only of the negociation between the two countries.” by a total radical abandonment of that system, that The next day, January 8, Afr. Whitbread ob. there existed any hope of safety to the country;"., served," the speech contained another topic highly

• He objected to the lavish profusion with which interesting and important, on which it was proper our resources had been squandered, when they for the house to demand information ; he meant the should have been husbanded for a protracted war, unfortunate unadjusted differences with the United of which no one could see the end. He still re- States of America. Last session it had fallen to tained all his objections, and in their utmost force, his lot to deprecate in that house, that all the offers to that policy which had inflicted a blow on the of conciliation made by America were rejected by enemy that recoiled with greater execution on our the British government, and that the greatest dis. own commerce and manufacturcs.” (Hear him, respect had been shewn by the marquis of Welles. was reiterated.)

ley to the American ambassador, Mr. Pinkney. Earl Grey, speaking of the affairs of America, That assertion was denied, and lie (Mr. W.) per. &c. said, " that the general system adopted had suaded of the fact, moved for the correspondence been in fact, the source of almost all our present which passed between them ; but it was refused, and impending calamities.”

and the house concurred in the refusal ; but the After some further discussion, the address was charge had not been yet rebutted. When any peragreed to sine diss.

son on that (the opposite) side of the house venturA most singular and unprecedented occurrence ed to predict evil consequences from the measures took place in the house of commons. The moment pursued by gentlemen on the other side, their pro. the speaker had finished the reading of the prince phesies were reviled or disregarded ; but what they zegent's speech, sir Francis Burdett started up, and had always dreaded was unhappily like to come to after a long speech, concluded by moving an ad (pass; for after our differences with America had dress to his royal highness. Lord Cochrane in subsisted five years, and government had resortca another speech seconded the motion, and the to every political subterfuge to avoid conciliation, mover and seconder of the ministerial address who notwithstanding the repeated efforts of America to hare uniformly obtained precedence on all former come to an accommodation, we had only to expect occasions, were thrown ont. The order of things the fatal catastrophe of seeing that country leagued being thus reversed, the address, prepared by lord with France. (Cries of hear ! hear! from the opJocelyn and Mr. Vyse necessarily came forward position benches.) America told us that the decrees as an amendment to the address of sir Francis Bur- of France, which caused our orders in council, dett. Sir Francis and lord Cochrane were appoint. restricting their neutral commerce were repealed; ed tellers, but they had only one member to count our answer to that was a sat denial of the fact.and that was Mr. Cuthbert. Lord Jocelyn's ad. The house, as yet, had very little information upon dress, or rather his amendment, was carried with the subject, but when the necessary documents out a division.

should be produced, ministers would have a long During the debate in the commons, lord Jocelyn account to settle, for the correspondence had to expi essed a hope, that the adjustment of the affair ready appeared in the American papers.

From of the Chesapeake, "might be the forerunner of the correspondence between Mr. Monroe and Mr. an ultimate arrangement, for that permanent friend. Foster, it was evident that the obnoxions deerecs ship between the two nations, which must equally of France were repealed on the 2d of November. redound to the benefit of America, as it will to the [Here Mr. Perceval said, across the table, " Ameadvantage of Great Britain."

rica says so.”]

Mr. Whitbread then challenged Mr. Vyse said, “ our differences with Armerica the right honorable gentleman to produce one in. pro:nised to be amicably adjusted, and atal vent liance shewing that they had not been repealed; he