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y ... y; _ • AMERICAN PAPERS. Mr THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. " Whereas great and weighty matter; claiming the consider ation of the Congress of The United States, font an extraordi nary occasion for convening them: "1 do by these preheats appoint Monday, the 4th day of No vember next for Their meeting, at the City of Washington, here by requiring the respective Senators and Representatives then and there to in Congress, in order to receive such coin. munieatione u may then be made to them, and to consult and determine on such measures as in their wisdom may be deemed sneer fir the welfare of the United States. " In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the Uni ed States to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand. " Done at the City of, Washington, the 24th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1811, and of the independence of the Lusted States the 34th. (sired) s• Ey the President, JAMES MADISON. " Ey the Secretary, iA3ItI MONROZ." • WASHINGTON, JULY 25. The National . Inielligencer of this day states, that Congress are to be convened at an earlier day than that appointed by the Constitution. It cannot be ex pected that the consideration which produced this measure will be fully known until they shall be dis clOsed to the Legislature. It is to be presumed that they grow out of our foreign relations. It seems to be understood, that the communications of Mr. Fos ter do not correspond with the reasonable expecta tions which might have been formed. We do not understand that they have extended directly :to any subject beypnd the Orders in Council and the block ade of May, 1806. With respect to this blockade, k is understood to be placed under a construction, and on a footing to render it nn longer an insuperable difficulty. As to the Orders in Council, it would seem that a repeal of Clem is made to depend, not only on further evidence than is yet afforded of any repeal whatever of the French Decrees, but on a repeal of those Decrees in a far greater extent than the United States have re quired, or can require, as violating any of their neu tral rights ; and an idea is held out of a retaliation on the Non-importation Act, if continued in force with out such repeal of the French Decrees as is contended for by Great Britain. The Essex frigate, lately returned, brought no in formation from Paris subsequent to the arrival of the John Adams, which carried the proceedings of Con gress, and the dispatches of the Executive on that and other subjects. In general it may be inferred, from the official and other information, that the Ber lin and Milan Decrees, as they violate our neutral rights, are not in operation, and that some relaxations are taking place in the commercial intercourse with France, though by no means as yet in the extent de sired. With respect to the other subjects of com plaint and demand by the United States, no change has taken place. NEW YORK, JULY ^.ll. Last evening arrived at this port the fast-sailing pilot boat schooner Flash, Captain Minugh, 36 days from L'Orient ; sailed On the Ist June, at which time no change had taken place in American affairs si.ice the last accounts. All the American vessels detained in the ports of France since November last were released, - and busily procuring cargoes, as none were permitted to leave without.. Captain Minitel states, that four or five sail of the line and a number of frigates were waiting an °ppm'• tunity to evade the British blockading fleet and slip AUGUST I.—The Court of Inquiry demanded by Commodore Rogers to investigate his conduct in the affair of the Little Belt, it is said, is at last granted ; is to convene at New York, and is to consist of Cap tains Decatur, Stewart, and Chauncey. We understand that a day or two before Mr. Mon roe, Secretary of State, left the City of Washington, he had an interview with Mr. Foster, the British Mi. mister, which lasted several hours, and which we are well assured terminated satisfactorily to both Gen tlemen. AUGUST is currently repotted and believed here, that the Commanders of. the armed vessels of the United States have received instructions from the President to protect all oar vessels on the coast from British capture ; and to convoy those outward-bound to France, &c. to a certain distance. This, if true, will soon bring this long-winded negotiation to a close.—The southern Papers state, that the Govern ment of the Uni!ed States has ordered a schooner with several gun-boats to ascend the river Mobile to Fort Stodart, loaded with arms and ammunition, which are to resist any force that may be opposed. —lt is also understood, that the Spanish Comman dant has received orders from the Havannah to op pose their passage by force. NORFOLK, JULY 25. The account of a naval engagement between the British sloop Atalante and the French frigate Entre prenante, as mentioned in the Papers, we are well assured, is totally ‘vi•.hout foundation. It appears that the Atalante and Tartarus, being in company off the Delaware on Saturday the 20th instant, had sham tight. An officer who boarded the Eliza, from whom this information respecting this pretended en gagement was received, gave, as we are told, Captain Bulkeley the particulars published. It turns out that this orlicer is one of the modern humourists called Qute*ers, and that this is only a quiz. =TRACT OF A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON TO A WIN TLEMAN IN BOSTON, BATED JULY 18. 44 The conferences between Messrs. Monroe and Foster appear to be continued. Whether or r.st they will produce an amicable accommodation, I am not seer enough to foresee. But it needs not very sharp eyes to perceive that Serrurier is exerting all his di. plomatic skill to prevent one. He sticks as close to the President and his Lady, as a Caulincourt is said to have done to the Emperor and Empress of Russia. We have been undergoing . stuns theatrical represen. cations. On Monday evening they closed ; and Mrs. Madison, M. Serrurier, the President, Monroe, Ha milton, Gallatin, atc. have been box tenants, tite-a tile. M. Serrurier appears as if he were the Atlas which sulTports this new world of ours; and I am credibly assured he has hinted, that if Mr. Foster ac commodates, he will take his leave. 1 Mr. Smith's pamphlet made foul weather in the palace for some days ; hut since Barlow has reviewed the exposition, and has billiogrgated the writer, the clouds appear ti have se.. :ed, and our sun has agaia been v sible. Mr. bi.sith will not be silent, though he "wid not condescend to notice personal abuse." ANJIOLT MAIL. CORSOER, AUGUST a. i The enemy's convoy came to anchor yesterday be. tween I.ongland and Sbrogoe. At ten in the fore noon it weighed and proceeded to the northward. The convoy consisted of three ships of the line, two frigates, three cutters, one schooner, and about 200 sail of merchants vessels. They passed to the east ward of Shrpgoe. We could discover among them two Finland schuyts and a sloop, apparently Danish. STOCKHOLM, JULY so. Last week the English fleet captured two Swedish galiosses, and five of the row-boats. Count Merner, who was Vice-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the troops in Pomerania, is recalled to Sweden, and his Majesty has appointed the former Commander in !Stralsund and Stockholm, the Adjutant-General, Co lonel, and Knight of the Sword, Louis Von Perron, his successor. On the 18th and 19th the town of Norkoping again suffered by a dreadful fire ; but this time it only de istroyed an oil mill and its materials, a tanner's pitt, and seven other buildings. WARSAW, JULY 22. There has lately been dug up near Meddin fifty pieces of cannon, which had been long buried in the earth. They are partly Polish and partly Swedish, and supposed to have been thus secreted in the war between the Swedish King, Carl Gustaf, and John Casimir, King of Poland, in 1657. NOTICE TO THE MERCHANTS. " His Imperial Majcsty having commanded and ordained by his Decree of the 3d July, that the Act of Navigation shall be put in force in the Departments of the Mouths of the Elbe, Upper- Ems, Weser, and the Lippe, the Chief Agents of the Custom- House at Hamburg(' requires - that all owners of shipping and others concerned in shipping, do immediately repair to the Cus tom House, and there produce the necessary proofs and docu ments, to chew the conditions and origin of their property in the same, in order to the Frenchlfying of suck vessels being properly performed, and that they may thereby become enabled to be par. takers of the same privileges, which is granted to French vessels, Hamburgb, August 7, 1811. The Chief of the Collectors of the Customs. (Sigt.ed) " GANZAU." VIENNA, AUGUST 3. According to letters from Semlin, the greatest con sternation prevails in Servia, when it was known that the Russian army had passed to the left bank of the Da nube. The Servians appear abandoned to their fate, 'because the Russians are deprived of the means of sending succour there, either in men or ammunition. We are assured that the Russians, who were at Bel grade, are on the point of quitting it. AUGUST 7.—A1l our troops will remain in canton. ments for this summer. There will neither be pleasure camps, nor will any change of garrisons take place in the fortified towns, nor are there any troops assem bled on the Turkish borders. We enjoy the most profound peace. NAPLES, JULY 26. A convoy of merchant vessels which sailed from Gaete, on the night of the 6th inst. for the States of the Empire, under the escort of two gun-boats, were on the 7th attacked in the waters of Terracine, by a brig, and six large enemy's barks. The combat was extremely lively. An enemy's frigate which was in sight used every endeavour to take part in it, but the convoy returned in safety to Gaete, where a consi derable number of troops had assembled on the firing of the first cannon, to oppose the disembarkation of the English had they dared to attempt it. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE co. We learn from Egypt, that tile Pacha having sent his cavalry in pursuit of the Beys and Mamelukes, who escaped from the massacre at Cairo, overtook them before they reached Upper Egypt, and massa cred them, without distinction or pity. This Pacha, after having fortified Alexandria, Rosetta, and Da. mufte, was preparing an expedition against the Wechabites, for which purpose he was assembling a fleet cf transports at Suez. BERLIN, J ULY 20. The late Grand Marshal of the Court, Baron de Masson, after being disgraced and deprived of his employ, has left Berlin, and retired to his estates. It is known that he was one of the principal movers of the opposition of the provincial nobility against the measures of the Russian Government, although he had for a length of time enjoyed the special protection lof the King, who formerly made his fortune, by pre senting him with considerable estates in Poland, and lelevating him to the honourable post he has now lost. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM SALZBURG, auraJsr 2. The 27th of July was a most unfortunate day for the inhabitants of the village of Salfeld : of 121 houses which composed it, 108 were reduced to ashes in the course of an hour. The church, parsonage, and hotel, have all been a prey to the flames. The wretched inhabitants were able to save but a small part of their property. LIEBAU, JULY 14. For some time past we have seen many vessels of different nations arrive here, but not having been able to dispose of their full cargoes at this place, several of them have already proceeded to St. Petersburgh ; I but, notwithstanding, our clmmerce has thereby be come invigorated. 'Lite shipments of wheat, hemp, fax, and linseed increase, and are much better than could have been expected ; and the stock on hand shipped off, being continually replenished by fresh i supplies , the prices still keep the same. RIGA, JULY 20. The prices of hemp and fiat have again experienced a rise; the first-mentioned article from 25 to 26, and the last to 31 and 34. rubles. The shipments hitherto made have been , trivial, and the freight in consequence moderate. The cause of the rise in the Exchage is 'principally to bi attributed to the want of remittances. A Hamburgh paper of the 13th mentions, that a 'detachment of 250 men, belonging to the Folish regi ment of lancers, passed through Leipsig on the 24th, to join their brethren in arms in Spain : and that M. &rum/or, the Russian Consul at Frankfort, has lately been expelled that city, in consequence of its being dis covered that he had employed agents to invite and fa cilitate emigration from the north of Germany to the Crimea. About 3000 families had at different times been conveyed at his expence, and settled there. The Emperor ALEXANDER, on learning this disgraceful conduct of the Sieur Unman, expressed great indig nation, and sent him orders to return to Russia. FRENCH PAPEAS. OFFICIAL NEWS FROM THE ARMIES IN SPAIN. CATALONIA.—An Aide-de-camp of Martinez, the commandant of Figueiras, deserted on the Bth of August, and announced that the garrison was in frightful state of destitution, and reduced to a few ounces of bread and a little water • that, ne longer expecting relief, they had determin ed to make a des- perate attempt and break through with the bayonet : but Figueiras was surrounded with i forenidableline of circumvallation, more than WOO toises in extent ; this line was formed by a chain of strong redoubts, connected together by entrenchments and protected by a double row of abattis. For some nights an in creased vigilance took place; the Generals spent these nights in the lines ; the Duke of Tarento had taken the most effectual measures for depriving the enemy of all means of escaping his fate. Having exhausted all his provisions and ammunition, Marti nez, on the night of the 16th, attempted to force the lines at the head of all his garrison ; he had advanced near the first abattis, when a terrible fire opened upon his column, killed 400 of his men, and compelled him to re-enter the fortress. On the morning of the 19th he surrendered at discretion, demanding only that life should be spared. The garrison defiled, without arms, upon the glacis ; it still consisted of 3500 men, and near 350 officers, of whom there was one Field Mar shal, several Brigadiers, and 80 superior Officers ; this garrison arrived at Perpignan on the 21st and 22d. Two ti.ousand men perished in Figueiras by our fire, or by disease, since the commencement of the blockade, which lasted four months. The place not having been attacked, and all the operations hav ing been confined to those of a rigorous blockade, this important fortress remains untouched. The per severance and activity displayed by the blockading troops cannot be too highly praised; the artillery and engineers, in their immense labours, have rivalled each other in zeal. LETTER PROM THE DOER OP TARENTO TO HIS EXCEL- LKNCY THE MINLSTER AT WAR. " Camp before Figveiras, August 17, 1811. ' 4 Monsieur Duke—l have the honour to inform your Excellency, that the effective part of the garri son of Figueiras, to the number of 3500 men, last night unsuccessfully attempted to make their escape. " This general sally took place on the side towards the plain, but the fire of our advanced posts having given notice of it, the enemy was received with so warm a fire of musketry, accpmpanied with shouts of Long live the Emperor And by so many shells and chain-shot, that he precipitately retired in disor der to his ramparts ; day-break discovered to our view the field covered with dead, wounded, and shat tered remains. " From the account of several superior officers taken this morning, their loss in wounded was flume r.tis ; aot a man was able to clear the first line of abattis ; and they had besides other obstacles to sur mount before they could reach oar bayonets. For two days the Spaniards had been employed in breaking and destroying that which they could not carry off or burn ; the ovcns were destroyed. They had distributed a double ration of brandy and three days' bread. Such is the account which his Excel lency the Colonel-General has sent me this morning, at the same time begging to be authorised to take advantage of the contusion and terror which the above reception must have produced in the Spaniards, by summoning them to surrender at discretion, on pain of being put to the sword. Though I place little de pendence on the success of this summons, which would hasten, by some days, the surrender of the fortress, yet I have given him authority. " My advanced posts at Liers were attacked yes terday by the Miquelets ; I ordered a general beating up, which dispersed them all. It would appear that 7 or 800 of these people were eneeavouring to favour the evacuation of the fort. " Every thing leads me to a belief that the fall of Figueiras is near at hand.—l have thr hind ir, &c. (Signed) " he Marshal Duke in 'ramie, hI•DONAL D.'. LET'T'ER IL " Camp before Figueiras, August 19, 1811. lg Monsieur Duke—l have the s.itistaction to in. form your Excellency, that the valour, the zeal, end perseverance of his Majesty's army in Catalonia,have triumphed over the perfidy of the traitors who deliver. ed the fortress of Fogueiras to th•: enemy ; they are in irons. That fortress is this d.ty reconquered, and in the power of the Empet n. " The Spanish garrison having in vain attempted to escape in the night of the 16th, and with a loss of 400 men, has been forced to surrender at discretion, and the only favour granted is saving their lives. " It came out of the fortress this morning without arms, 3500 in number, and about 350 officers, of whom are Field-Marshal Martinez, several Generals of Brigade, 80 superior Officers, Ste. it was marched in threelcolumns towards Perpignan, where it will ar rive on the 21st and 22d. " This garrison lost during the blockade more than 2(X)0 men by our fire, or by a natural death ; 1500 sick remain in the hospital, and there are 200 non combatants, who shall be dismissed. _ " The army of his Majesty braved more than 60,000 cannon-shot, and two million rounds of mus ketry, without much loss. " It has borne, with a constancy truly exemplary, labour, fatigue, and the inclemencies of the weather i during a blockade of four months and nine days ; and since the 24th of July has spent 25 successive nights under arms. . ~ The works of the lines of countervallation and circumvallation are immense ; his Majesty will be abl- to judge of them, should he condescend to look at the plan which I transmit to your Excellency. " The engineer department directed them with con stant zeal and activity. .4 The artillery department has been • excellent, as it always is ; the General of Division Tamil com mands it : and General Notary erected and pointed all the batteries, some of which were boldly placed at less than 500 toises from the fortiess. " The redoubts of the 37th of the'line, of the Bth light, 16th and 67th of the line, 52d light, I lth, 81st, 60th, 93d, those of the Imperial Gendarmerie' and of the Westphalian', received the names of the corps which constantly worked there ; the first men tioned were within musket-shot of the covered way ; the 3d, and 23d light, also laboured a great deal. " These corps, under the orders of Generals Qnes nel, Clement, Palmarole, Plansonne, Lefebvre, Co. lonels La Marque and Petit, formed the line of blockade, or reinforced it every night. The squa- - .. drop of the 20th, and 29th Chassettrs, the squadron of the 24th dragoons, and the lanciers gendarmes, were also on horseback in part. 44 In fine, a select reserve, consisting of the foot gendarmerie, and of detachments from different corps b commanded in turn by Generals Favier, Nourry, and Prost, and Adjutant Commandant Nivet, was Vest. tined to support all the points that were threatened. 41 His Excellency the Colonel General was every where. He displayed very great activity; in general every one has perfectly done his duty. I feel plea. stile in doing this justice to the army, in the hope that the Emperor will deign to cast a look of favour on these brave men,—also begging your Excellency to cause his Majesty to remark, that his army of Cata lonia had nothirg to do with the event which brought them under the walls of this place. " I have just displayed the Imperial flag upon tho walls ; it was saluted by an hundred rounds of car . non ; this salute will be heard by the English ship. on the coast, and the assemblages insurgents at Olot ; it will make known to the recapture of Figueiras, and the termination of the war in this part of Catalonia. " I have the honour, &c. " The Marshal Duke of Tarento Macoessat.a. " P. S. Your Excellency's Aide:de•Catop. the Chief of Battalion Schneider, bearer of this dispatch. has shared in the fatigues of he troops, passing whole nights in the trenches ; he has seen the fort, dte pri soners, and can give your Excellency all the informa. tion which you may think necessary." TRANSLATION* OP A Loma witirTaN aT acCimAL JUAN ANTONIO MAIRTINiz t COMMANDANT Of TDB FORT OF SAN yomNANDO DI VIOUNIRAo, TO TIP PRINCIPAL JUNTA 01 1111 PaINCIPALITT GT C. TALONIA. " Pont de Moulin, Aviest 11, Mi. " Most excellent Senor,--After enduring more than four months obstinate blockade, without any relief on the part of the army, I have found myself under the necessity of surrendering the fort of St. Fernando de Figneiras, from the total want of provisions. I have employed even the last resources; from our horses to the lowest insect, all has been eaten up. On the night of the 16th I attempted a :idly at the point of the bayonet, with all the garrison; and in spite of the obstacles which the line of circumvallation op. posed, I myself reached the abattis, or i trunks of trees obstructing our passage, which could not be effected, in consequence of the great strength of this impene trable line. In fine, I have this day surrendered prisoner of war, with the garrison, which has been treated by the French with the generosity which cha racterizes that nation. (Signed) " JUAN ANTONIO WARIINCL" " figures, August tit. " The English squadron is constantly at anchor in this bay, without the reach of the batteries. It con• lists of 18 ships of the line and two frigates; namely, 14 ships at anchor, a fifteenth cruizing ' , anima the great channel, and three at different distances within sight. On the the 14th Vice-Admiral Emesiau sent out five ships and some frigates under the orders of Rear- Admiral Baudin, which did not return till night, alter performing evolutions the whole day, and keep. ilig the enemy's ships. of observation at a respectful distance. • On the 15th, the enemy having made no move ment, the squadron of the Emperor celebrated the fete of his West) , in the roads. is On the 16th, the Vice• Admiral put to sea with S.deckers, two of 84., and seven of 74; he pro. tem(' t 1.4 navigation of the coast, and after placing in safety the French vessels, which were on different routes, he bore up with all his squadron to the en trance of the little channel of the Hyeres isles, with a fr esh wind at east. He there remained in preser.ce of the enemy's squadron the whole day. The latter had under sail only three ships and some frigates, which per formed their usual ma nceuvres of observation. SOUTH AMERICA. RIO JANEIRO, RINI t. ParitATl LETTSR.-...We have just received It counts from Buenos Ayres, from which it appears that Gyonoches, with his faithful followers of Lima, has entirely routed the revolutionary army, command ed by Dector Castelli, on the heights of the city of La Paz, at the place called Aguardero ; that the Governor Velasco was, with 5000 Paraguayans and 15(k) Portuguese, at the town of Santa Fee, 100 leagues distant from Buenos Ayres, which he would advance against as soon as he had a sufficient force, particularly upon joining Elio with the troops cf Monte-Video.—The Viceroy of Lima, in consequence of the events which have taken place in Chili, has ordered 114 ships to blockade its port of Valparaiso, to prevent any foreigners or Spaniards having trade or intercourse with the Chilese. Various privateers belonging to individuals have also gone out to sea, by whose assistance the good cause %% ill be maintain ed, and the Chilese at last induced to return to their duty.—My avocations do n..t permit me to give you as exact detail of all that is going forward; but I think 1 can assure you, that the loyal Spaniards need tear nothing adverse in the Rio de Plata. SUMMONS WENT BY GENERAL R.)NDEAU, COMMAND:SO I VIE SESIZOING ARMY, TO Si.lo, GoArLaNOR OS MotiTS VIDEO : " The advance of my army has brought it half a league of your walls, and my active sol.:i,rs keep you in continual alarm. My Ortic‘r, J. , nge Canasu, has approaches: the fosse of your Citadd, from whence he has taken fifteen mules, with which, and with an ounce of gold, I have rewarded his a. lour. My Captain, baltasar Burgas, braving the Ere of your batteries, has detested one of your par ties, wounding many, killing others, whose bodies remained unburied, none of you daring to collect them. The brilliancy of the night is not sufficient for you, you illumine your walls in the constant ap• prehen..ion of an assault, and your cannoneers, vrhose alarms present enemies on every side, discharge their artillery at the phantoms of their own cowardice. You have had time enough to deliberate. Accept the offers of mercy I have made to you, and sores• der the place. (Signed) i t Jose RO:tDRAU. " The following will attract particular attention: INTYLLIGENCZ 110 M PARAGUAY. " At the same time that the Army of the North returned from San Jose, the Portuguese united th 4 forces they had in Ibirapita, in the dssuict of ban ' Borga, strengthening their troops with the Indian!! lon the shores of the tT raguay. us prepared, ewe