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NEW YORK, JUNE 22. Extract of a letter to the Editor of The New Teri Gazette. _ • SiE—Having observed, in your paper of yesterday, a state ment of the meeting of the %hilted States ship United States, off -Cape Henry; with his Britannic Majesty's ships the Eurydice • and Atalaute (in an extract of a letter from on board his Ma j. sty's sloop Atatante, dated June 15, 1811), I am induced, from itrincoln ctness in some particulars, to furnish you with the fol- lowing account: . " On the 9th of June, at 10 A.M. the frigate United States g ot under weigh from iampton_Roads, and made sail for sea, with the-wind light from the westward; at two P. M. it became almost a calm; at three a light breeze sprung up from S. S. E. ; at half-past three, s q ually, with rain and hail ; and at four P.M. • ' we had not yet passed Cape Henry, when we discovered over the land, in the S. E. quarter, two ships of war, either lying by under their topsails only, or at anchor with them up. At this time our colours were eying. Soon after, on passing Cape Hen ry, we perceived they had descried us, had made sail, and were: ' standing down for us, under studding sails and royals, .hewing -. English colours. As there was pot any other sail in sight, in the direction that they steered, but the United States, it gave us rea son to believe that they might wish to know what ship it was. We immediately hauled up our courses, and made every prepa . ration for battle. The wind being li g ht, they approached us slowly; and it was dusk before the largest of the two ships passed to lowaid of us, and hailed us, saying, " This is his Britannic Majesty's ship E urydice ; what ship is that, pray ?" lie reply was, "The United States ship United States.'—The English Captain thin said. " I presume you are from the Chesapeake ?" " Yes, 1 a nt," was the reply. The En g lish Commander then said, " 1 am here the bearer of dispatches : if 1 had any news it would g ive me pleasure to communicate it—have you any, Sir ?" Com • nuadore Decatur answered, " I have not ; If I had, I should feel equally pleased to impart it to you." Commodore Decatur then sited, What ship ft was in company with hint ? lie British .!ap.ain ansWered, " It was his Britannic Majesty's ship A;3- lance."—Commodore Decatur again hailed, and asked the name of the Commander of the Eurydice; he was answered Bradshaw ;" who accompanied Isis reply with, " I presume ;ornenodore Decatur commands the United States ?" The ..'ommodore replied, "At your service, Sir !" These words were scarcely uttered, when a gun was fired front the quarter deck division of the lJnited States, by accident, while the captain of the gun was in the act of training her. The Commodore im mediately stepped down from the poop, and asked the Lit me net of the division who fired the gun? He replied, that" he could not ascertain who it was ' but that it was by acc•dent." Commodore D. then hailed the Eurydice, and told her Comman der that the g en was fired by accident, and repeated this as surance. The Commander of the Eurydice answered, that "he was aware that such accidents would sometimes occur, and that ,e Cadiz, Jan . 10, 1811." be wa s willing to belieie this to have been one." Commodore I t wou ld be needless to add many reflections on this D. a t tain hailed, and told him, " on his honour it was." The Elitists Commander replied, "As you have given me your word, honourable memorial. We shall only say , ~ this most 1 ant perfectly satisfied that it was one; and then asked permis- estimable patriot, Parraga, continues to make war on sloe to senders boat on board, which was granted" with plea- the tyrant, even when its his tomb." sure'. 4 Lieutenant came on board and was introduced to the FEUDAL AND SEIGNORIAL RIGHTS. Commodore, who expressed to hint his re g ret at the occurrence. The lieutenant observed, that his Commander was convinced it The Sittings of the Cortes have been very much was an accident; mid that he should not notice it farther; and occupied by discusaps on a law proposed by Garcia theh " You say on your honour, Sir, it was an accident r Herreros for the abolition of those feudal usages which Commodore D. re t itled," I have already assured your Cointuan der that the gun was fired by accident, and I repeat to you the existed in Spain. In the sitting of the Bth of June, several Grandees same! ssurance." No other pledge was required of the Commo dore—none other was given; nor was there any cause assigned presented a petition against the proposed abolition.. tosi the guti!s going oiE Senor Ostolaza reaNt discourse, the object of which o AN 471C1R 07 THE UNITED STATES. " was to prove, that the mania of imitating the French, " U. S. ship U. S. of Quarantine Ground, June 19, 1811." and the perusal of their revolutionary books, had intro ' Xit are informed, that Walter Rogers, the boy duced into Spain a Frenchified spirit, and a strong ten. wounded on-board the President frigate, and who be- dency to innovation and democracy. He then proposed hayed with. so much firmness, has been appointed a variety of objections to the plan. Midshipinan. in the Navy of the. United States. Senot ARGUELLES observed in reply, that the repre. :Saimaa Saunders, a native of the State of Connec- :caution of the Grandees, and the discourse of Osto ticut, has been discharged from the British sloop of laza, were of an invidious nature, by holding up the war Atalante (lately inlived from Bermuda off the i opposite opinion as dangerous, and insinuating that Capes of Virginia with dispatches) and sent up to there existed an innovating and revolutionary spirit.— Norhilk. He should not ground-his arguments upon the Motu- Mr• P. - Bond, who has for many years past dis- ea r , but upon their own sacred codes ; he should shew -charged the duties of British Consul General for the that they were either absolutely ignorant of the history ....Misidle_and Southern States, l e f t Philadelphia, and of the French Revolution, and of Spanish history and is succeded in the dutiet of his station by Mr. T. W. legislation, or that they were fomenting that very dis. Moore; who signs as Pro-Consul: obedience and. anarchltwhich they pretended to fear; We learn, says The Baltentore Federal Repaiken, in short, that the ancient Cortes were full of petitions Ugat an attempt was lately made to assassinate the and protests against those feudal claims. But on the Hon. Joni; Itastpoopo, whilst r idi ng in-the high road, supposition-that this Congress was authorised, and in by attacking him with a knife, and with a pistol load- duty bound, to promote the national prosperity—werel e d- w id t a s nantity of sadlers' nails. The knife pasted these rights, he wool/Pink, at all compatible with that through leis clothes, and he received a wound in . the prosperity ? This question would be su ffi ciently an eye, but not such as to injure him m ateriall y . swered by observing the horrible depopulation of . The Constitution, Captain HULL, now lying in the Spain, amidst the finest soil and the roost favourable Chesapeake, is ordered to hold herself in readiness to climate ; then let the seignorial villages be compared take an Joel. BAUM*, WU.I.IAhI Lxi,Consul at Bour- with those not in the same situation. Besides, this deaux, and two other Gentlemen to Paris. She is not servitude continuing. the America% which do not to sail until the United States frigate Essex arrives groan under this odious feudalism, and which by • the . with Mr: Pinckney, our Minister at London. immensity and fertility of their territory, invite gni . WASHINGTON CLTY, JUNE' 141. gration, would soon leave the Peninsula depopulated.. France, by certain Edicts, declared the British :Disobedience I—anarchy !—Would the people rebel Isles to be in a state of Blockade ; and, in violation when their happiness Wis promoted ? So far from it, •of the :neutral right of the United,States, seized their they would overwhelm you with benedictions. The vessels trading with British ports. Great Britain b y people are docile, and know their interests. Whet at 'certain Edicts, declared France and her depende n . Vittoria theycin the traces of the coach of Ferdinand ties in a state of Blockade ' • and, in violation of the VII. that he might not go into France, they did not neutral rights of the. United States, seized their yes. shew their disobedience but their affection for their sell trading with French' ports. Each of those Pow- King ; they well kneW that the traces cou7d soon be era charged the other with originating the violation, replaced,but-they wished to give some testimony that and. promised to repeal its Edicts if the other would they disapproved-of his departure: at last they obey. set the example. France has declared a repeal oldie ed, though much against their inclination. He *ib.. served, that till how them had been no true Cortes,hut Blockade of Great Britain to the United States; nor' served, their shadow. 'As nation had paid dear for does it .appear that our vessels bound to or front -- Greatßritain are taken and treated. as prizei in France. the fatal advice of Louis XIV. to Philip V. " Do not Great Britain is consequently bound, in fidelity to her abolish the Cortes, but never convoke them." own premise , as well as in justice to the United States , On his motion, the 3d law, under the 10th title, to repeat her blockade of France and her - -deponden. book 5, of the Recopilacion was then read, which • tie:; and, in not doing so, justifies the distinction prohibits and declares null the donation or alienation ' made by our laws between the two Belligerents. . of any jurisdiction, village, manor, &c. belonging to But it is said,-that the. Decrees of France -cootinue -the Crown, which are in dteir nature inalienable ; that to shut t:::e continent againit British track; That is only in a arc of urgent necessity, can they be given , it matter between Great Britain and the Continent.- , - as a reward to any subject, such necessity to be known • Great Britain may,. if she pleise,- shirt her ports to and acknowledged by the King, those of his Council, • but Continent in:return, as has always been customs- and six procurators of six cities, &c . ry between Powers at war. The United States surely He continuedhis discourse upon this law, and when are not hound to meddle in that questiiii. . he concluded, by a simultaneous and general move ' Again„it is Said, *that although France may have ,ment,the poblic burst forth in exclamations of at,: epe o ltrd .11re blockade of Great Britain, she has De- ?Luise.' linmediately .several members rose, and • trees in torte against our.trade with herself. But among , others Senor Del Pan, exclaiming, 4 , Why is . .• this i• a matte r between the Us&ed States and' France not this indecent excess punished ? Are there no Oisly Great Britain has no more right. to meddle guards ?" The people immediately checked them. with that, than France has 10 meddle with the British telveii, and the sitting was closed, notwithstanding l a .iA which restrict our trade with Great Britain.-.. that several Members dein N anded its continuance. Th e Legici non rif tie Union, if it thinks proper, SITTING Or JUE 24. may break off-arl foetidly intercourse with France,or The Senor MORAGUES and the Conde de Buesis.l m a y RIM the tevfoirni, of Fiance with respect to; VISTA prayed leave to go home to their counties. our cotton, tobacco, Bt.g• by regulations againit her Senor CAPSIASIY, among others, opposed it, exclaim. frnts, silks, h r liquors., as , might be done if thought ins, 4 , A manifest desertion ! we are under stronger politic in ravioli to Great Britain, by regulations obligation , than the soldier, to keep our post. Your • meetinglier exclusion of our vessels from some of her Majes: y's goodness is abused ; the, whole guard does l ports, and our Manufactures, lish, ecc. from all of them. not march off at once, but by little and little the sol-1 ' The simple result is. that as Great 'Britain gave 'as diets make their escape,. (alluding to other applica. a re.tsoti for her paper blockade of France,that France lions of a similar nature). ' The Congress are revolt had decrecl a paper blockade of Great Britain ; and sible for this desertion." as this blockade of Great Britain is revoked by France, Senor Suazo observed, that it could not be called in like manner, to be . desertion, when the permission of the So verei g n was t he block .do (.1 France ought, re voked by Great Britain.—/nteiligencer. • • Obtained.—Leasc was granted for four months. • SPANISH ,PAPERS. : SOUTH AMERICA. . .. .. • • -- . -- " (FROM THE co 150.) The Deputies from . Buenos Ayres have made the There are some actions so worthy of being recorded following representation to the Cortes : that it would be criminal to conceal them from poste- " Sotz—The Deputies of the Viceroyalty of Inenos Ayres had the honour to represent in a secret sitting in discharge of y cit. Of this sort fs the one which we are about to re had the i d n u t ti h c e s ir to p your Ma i jesty t , h t e he n in in co a n t lieni o en f c a ies ca w pt h a i i c n h must e. late, which is of a nature to cover the selfis h wi t h con fusion, the false Spaniard wait disgrace, to serve as a ral and Viceroy to the Rio de la Plata, made by the former Re model to every true Spaniard, and which must be the gency in the person of D. Francisco Elio. It seems that our ob subject of admiration, even in the midst of his rage, to servations have not produced the effect we expected; the 88141 . Chief, in a Manifesto which he addressed to the Spaniards 01.1 the tyrant Bonaparte. these provinces, dated the 19th January of the present year, has D. Martin de Parraga, Second Adjutant of the Ge- had the we atm- ss and audacity to assert that his dispatches were neral Staff of the 4th army, fell gloriously in the field authorized by your Majesty, which we believe to be totally of honour in the memorable battle of Albuera. The contrary to the truth. Under these circumstances, we are ap patriotism which animated this estimable man , and prrhensive that difficulties will arise in those provinces unta- Tearable to their reconciliation with, and submission to the the hatred which he bore to the tyrant, made him pre- Parent State, and we therefore presume to represent this condi fer the military service to the tranquil enjoyment of don of affairs Jo your Majesty, praying at the same time, that his emoluments as 2d Professor of Mineralogy. In this our statement may be inserted on your Journals, and that began his career, by entering the regiment of 1808 he thus the motives and conduct of the undersigned may be m ale known. (Si ghe d) REGIS VELASCO. volunteers of the country ; and in I s lo, being then I. L.LISPRIGUIR. Captain, and his merit being known to the Minister at Cadiz, June le, 1811. 111ASULL RODRIGO." War, Senor Bardaxi, the latter gave him an employ- ment in the General Staff. His talents and acquire ments were known to all who were acquainted with him, and particularly to his friend Senor Lacy, Chief of the Staff, and to his associates in the same corps, who are, only consoled for his loss by his having ho nourably fallen in defence of his country ; and sti;l more, by its enabling them to hold up to the nation the singular and memorable example which this officer has given to all his countrymen in the following do cument, which he left with one of the Editors of the Conciro, on his setting out for the Condado. de Niebla, under the command of General Ballasteros : " I, Martin de Parraga y Pison, Second Adjutant of the General Staff et the 4th Army, declare, that, if by any accident [ should lose my life, it is my will that all my property, as well that which I possess in as the house situated in the Alameda of Ca diz, be sold, and their produce placed at the disposal of the lawful government of Spain (which is that which supports the cause of the liberty and indepen dence of the nation), in order that it may promote the just cause which it supports against the unjust aggres sion of the tyrant of Europe,Napoleon. " MAterm DE PARRAGA. ~- PORTUGAL. GENERAL ORDERS. - " Head-quarters, Santa Olalla, July 1. a His Excellency Marshal Beresford acquaints the army, that in pursuance of the sentence of a Council of War, confirmed by his Excellency on the 27th ult. five soldiers of the Militia, of the regiments of Evora, Lagos, and Beja (here thoir names are given), have been shot, for the abominable crime of repeated de sertion in the time of war. His Excellency also ac quaints the army, that the benignity of his Royal Highness has been induced to spare the sentence of death to which two other soldiers of the same regi ment were condemned, exchanging it for perpetual degradation in Africa. His Excellency declares how much he feels on being obliged to confirm sentences of such a nature ; but such is the scandalous example which has been given by the regiments of Militia of the Alentejo, by numerous and repeated desertions, that he is henceforward determined not to pardon any of the individualsbelonging to the said regiments,who, by desertion, abandon their colours ; being . false to their GOD, traitors to their august. Sovereign, and thus shamefully withdrawing from the defence of their ' individual liberty, and that of their country. " His Excellency also ordered, that all the other individuals of the,above regiments, who have been taken up as deserters, should be present, as accom plices, at the mournful execution of their comrades, on order that, deeply reflecting on the enormity of their conduct,'the sight of such an example might fill them with due horror for their crimes. At the same time, the incomparable goodness of his Royal Highness, dispensing with their being brought to trial, orders.them to be restored to his service, hoping that the impression of such an example will for ever prevent them from exposing themselves to a like fate; and that by future good conduct they will wash away their disgrace, and render themselves worthy of his Highness's favour ; but such of them are to be draft ed into the infantry of the line, as, from age, figure, and strength, are fit for that service. His Excellency cannot omit remarking, that he has generally observed, with great astonishment and displeasure, a want of patriotism and public spirit among the inhabitants of the province of Alentejo.— Its militia have deserted, and muster much less than half their quota, through the absolute inactivity, ig norance, and want of zeal of the Colonels, Captains, and other Officers, who have totally failed in per forming their duty. The Magistrates, Officers ofthe Ordenauza, and other individuals, have neglected the recruiting fir the line, and the furnishing of all those sopplies which their country demands of them, so' that were they not Portuguese, his Excellency wopld be induced to believe them disloyal. His Excellency has conveyed to the Royal Presence information of this selfishness and want of zeal in the inhabitants of this province, especially acquainting his Highness of the gross ignorance which prevails, from the Colonel of the militia, to the private in the ranks, who are without the smallest instruction or discipline ; while from the neglect of all the authorities belonging to the militia, and Ordenanza, deserters live at their homes in tranquillity, and ;he completement of the corps cannot be accomplished. His Excellency must here observe, that the regiments of Militia ofAlgarve are very different in point of numbers and regularity, and though they come from a remote and distinct province, yet they have taken a part in the defence of the province of Alentejo with very different qualities of energy and patriotism. His Excellency is sorry at being compelled to make known so disagreeable a truth ; but it is necessary it should be known, for the confusion of those Authorities. who neglect their du ties ; and his Excellency is anxious that their future conduct may remove from the public mind that im pression, which, this censure is calculated to produce with regard to those who are the subjects of it. His Excellency Lieutenant-General F. de Paula Leite, Military-Governor of the Alentejo, will cause these General Orders to be printed, and posted up in the most public places of all the towns, that all their inhabitants may know the same. (Signed) Mozputo, Adj. Gen." AMERICAN PAPERS. ‘4l giv nu asl Ca lar • ll* C( Cc .. WI • • dc • of • • 11 • of cc C a, su 1.-11) 1 ~N C . 15 C d S • d I • 1 • 1 1 4. 1 • • R . • • • • • I• • • ANHOLT MAIL. LUCCA, MAY Se. For perpetuating the memorable epoch of the Peace of Campo Formio, the Government of the Kingdom of Italy have caused a colossal statue, representing Peace, to be made by the renowned artist and sculp tor, Professor Comoli, at Turin, and which is to be erected on the very spot where the peace was con cluded. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 27. Every preparation is making here for the most vi gorous prosecution of the war, both by sea and land; by which all the reports that have been circulated, relative to the negotiations commenced between Rus sia and the Porte, and the hopes of a near approach ing peace, are to be considered as at least very doubtful. ASTADT, JUNE 11. The successor of the late Generalissimo, Count Kutusow, has his head-quarters still at Bucharest. When he last month inspected the positions of the Russian troops on the right bank of the Danube in Bulgaria, he was accompanied with a considerable I number of engineers and staff-officers. In conse quince of this inspection he changed the extensiv' cantonments of the troops, as they were ton much ex• ckvled to the enemy's cavalry, and only placed strong garrisons in the two fortresses of Rudschuck and Si. listria. Between these two places he has dismantled ail the towns which were surrounded with walls, that they might afford no shelter to the enemy. The Turkish advanced guards extend quite to the neigh bourhood of Rudschuck and silistria, and skirmishes frequently take place between them and the Russians. By the two above-mentioned fortresses, the Russian army maintains a communication with the right bank of the Danube, as they at the same time serve as bridge-heads. NAPLES, JUNE 17. Upon the return of his Majesty, the marine works, and particularly that relative to the construction of vessels, have been most actively prosecuted. A great number of workmen have set out for • Castellamare, where they are to work on an 80-gun ship. Ta a few days the Caroline frigate will be launched. LA Fame. corvette is ready for se:i. PETERSBURGH, JUNE 19. A fire broke out at Cronstadt, the 4111 instant, and consumed, notwithstanding all the efforts which were employed to extinguish it, at least-60 wooden houses. This negligence is attributed to a baker. ANIS rIiRDANI, ItILY,S. The heat of the weather is extreme. On the 28th June, a violent storm took place at lJtrecht, accom; panied by a kind of water-spout. Several walls were thrown dowr., and, what is extraordinary, while one part•of the town was entirely .overflowed, not a drop of rain fell at the other end. CHRISTIANSAND. JULY FL Notwithstanding that the Chamber of Commerce has directed the Custom-house immediately to give in a specification of all the ships and vessels in this district, yet it is not found that they have made the required declaration concerning their property in ship ping I such owners are therefore required to give in a statement of their property in shipping and smaller vessels, as soon as possible, in order to enable us spec. dily to perform what is of us required. (Signed) SUNDZ FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JULY 19. LEGISLATIVE BODY.-SITTING OF THE 17th JULY. M. Lefeuvre (of the Seine and Marne) presented to the Legislative Body the work of M. Xavier de Audouin, entitled, " History of the Administration of War." 4, The prosperity of a State, as you know, Gen tlemen," said the Member, " is founded on a good military administration. This truth has Seen long strongly felt by the greatest of captains-Arence we have seer. him seize with the rapidity of lightning, the innumerable elements of the best administration of armies, which he has fixed to the car of his astonish ing victories. " The Administration, both civil and military, poi,. seises not, Gentlemen, infallible rules like the rigid sciences ; it is in history that the knowledge of facts, supplementary to experience, is to be sought by men who are so fortunate as to be called upon to Second the beneficent views of a Monarch entirely devoted to the happiness of his people. "• The work which I have the honour to present to you from M. Xavier Audouin, has attained this ob. ject in every respect—it contains within a narrow compass, facts which have hitherto been scattered through thousands of volumes. I move that the men • tion of its presentment be entered on the Journals, and that the work be deposited in the library." The proposition was adopted. TIMER BUDGET FOR 1811, PRESENTED DY THE ORA. TORS OF THE COUNCIL 07 STATE. Expenditure of tile Grand Judge, fr. Foreign Affairs Domestic Attairs - Finances Imperial Treasury . Miniszy of War - Marine . - RellB4 n - Police - - Espence of Negotiations - - Funds in reserve remaining ovtrplus of the Expences - Grand Total Francs. 27,4t16,000 6,800,0 t% 60,000,044) 24 0 0 9 000 6,400,000 28P.000,000 180 uOO,OOO 140:iot),6110 1 ,, ,,00,‘ CO V.t) 0.000 8,500,000 2°,034,000 777,700"0 VERSAILLES, JULY 15. The Emperor yesterday condescended to admit to his Levee at the Palace of Trianon, the Constittit( d Authorities of Versailles, who were presented by the Count de Gave, his Majesty's Chambeiltin and Pre fect of the Department. Yesterday afternoon, being Sunday, the inhabitants of this city and the neighbourhood fi. cked in crowds to the gardens of the Palace, to the banks of the canal, and to the walks surrounding the great Tria non, from the desire which every one felt to see their Majesties dut ing their usual promenade. At six o'clock their Majesties, accompanied only by the great Officers of their Households, act out in a carriage from their Palace of Trianon, and pro ceeded along the right of the canal to the water-works which played in their presence. They were every where received with the loudest acclamations of Live the Emperor! Live Me Empreet ! VIENNA, JULY 6. The want of raw materials, the difficulty even of procuring them, and the fall of the paper-money, pa ralyse our manufactures, and a part of the workmen are without employment. To this we must add, that the consumers, whose incomes are diminished, con fine themselves to' bare necessaries ; and articles of luxury and elegance are not saleable. The merchants who have imported the silk and cotton of the Levant lose considerably by paying in specie. All accounts from Hungary assert, that the great majority of Hungarian landholders are convinced of the necessity of co-operating in an effectual manner, for the restoration of the finances. They are much dis posed to make personal sacrifices for the public good. NAPLES, JULY 4. There are in this Capital a great number of Ski lians, who, deprived of all communication with thel country, are languishing in want. His Majesty 11,s just given a new proof of his munificence, by ordering a monthly sum of 514 ducats to be paid out of 114 private purse for their subsistence. . . •