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, J ' . tvith its isstb. The French had been long teesaa. AMerica . for th etrand Regenerator of Mankina tensed to arfange matters of this sort in a tere-tete, or now in Pa ' ris, hat been canning enough on the pre. 1 by ah amicable interview; but here naore than thirty sent occasion to put out at compound interest the* 1, persOns wert witnesses, on .the one hand, of the dig. 66 usufruct" of.his Presidenty. He has, we feat, ol • bit,' of the ,Russian Marshal, and on the other of the . ~ cripging afieanness of a low fellow commissioned by I made the vendty of mankind, from which not even i Republicans are exem • a Brigand. pted, the stepping -stone to . . his re - electicm. The patronage of the ragged re , ._ .. t , Skticil OF MB CONTEBBATION BETWEEN SiURAT AND I • giments which he sent to invade Canada has done ~ • . , 1 GENERA MILORADOVITCH, WHICH TOOK PLACE AT f much for him in this respect but his partiality I Tin AD ARCED POSTS OF THE RUSSIAN AND BRUM 1 their pothweerfPiucicarooinfiunesncewhwohicmhanthesaned ( ARMIES, ON THE lITR OF OCTOBER, /812. After the usual compliments, has done more; By the extensive issee of letters ustar--Are you informed, General, of the ex- of marque, and by favours conferred in the mat teases cotabsitted by spur Cossacks ? They fire upon ter of trading • licences, he has perhaps netted a majo the forages whom I send out in different directions • even your peasants, supported by thew our insulated hussars. Mmostatiovircn—l am delighted that the Cossacks satisfactory for me to le , from your Majesty's ' ' rity of votes. It would be presumptuous to speak decidedly as to the issue of the election; but, with ree l l u i r P ces h n is ec n e a s v . y strietly (410 the orders given them. It is also most Isar!' iv h' ehensive yg e him we are appr that he will ' once more be returned President. mouth, that our peasants shew themselves worthy of the name of Russians. There is only another way, therefore, in which the . Mutr--It is contrary to all the hitherto received intellects of this Sophist can be kept, within their ori rules of war; and from this harsh state of things, I ginal humble sphere, and Great Britain alone shall - shall be conipelled to send out columns to the ri ht g senses the saltitary medicament. The American and left, to protect the foragers. 'aids must be annihilated —her Afsenals and Dock- MILORAD.—So much the better, Sire —my Officers Complain of having been three weeks in inaction. They yards must be consumed —and the turbulent Inhabi- burn with i th Patience to take cannon, colours—. cants of Baltimore must be tamed with the weapons Mt/ear—But why seek to embitter two nations, which shook the wooden turrets of Copenhagen. formed to esteem each other in so many respects. The American merchant -vessels ought perhaps to Mmentan.—My Officers and myself are ready to give yen all possible marks of our esteem ; but, Sire, be permitted to arras against the pirates of the Medi your fofagers are always taken, and the columns terranean or the Ladrones of China ; but, like certain which yeti may send to the right and left, to protect places of entertainment in England, they ought to be i them, shalpe beaten. compelled to exhibit in large letters, en their main ' Mua4x—..'ynti are passionate in words, General, .. „ • sans, Lacenced to carry Guns, pursuant to a Bri- Inn woras dii nOt beat an enemy. Cast your eye on tish Act of Parliament !" the map I you will there see the country we have con tittered, and how far we haie penetrated. All the prating about maritime tights, with which hficculAn,—Charles XII. penetrated still farther ; the Americans have recently nauseated the ears lib reached Pultowa. of every Cabinet Minister in Europe, must be silenced MrintAt—The French army has been consta ntly • 'by the strong and manly voice of reason —the ribima Victorious. MILORAD.—But we have never fought except at ratio regons—paradoxical as it may seem, is here the 1:1 orodinow. only remedy—and America must be beaten into sub . Mtmar-rThat victo r y opened t o u s the gates of mission ! The law of,nations has been always the Moscow. law of the strongest—England is therefore de jNre Mrtoaats.' ,I beg your pardon, Sire, Moscow was . • . A I the dictator of the maritime law of the civilized abandoned to yen. •, Mvicar—At any rate we are masters of your an- world, atnil long may she retain her superiority. cient and immense capital. —lt is not the capture of a few paltry frigates which Muonan.—Yes, Sire, 4nd it is an afflicting thought is CO intimidate the people of this country —our ven p tO every Russian, to myself in particular ; I did every geance has been slow —and the cunning shuffling and thing for the salvation of Moscow. Russia has made intrigue which we have witnessed on the part of the to you an immense sacrifice; but she already begins to reap the advantages attached to it. American negocia tors, have been met with tin bearan ee, httntar—Hoss I because it was a fact notorious to the whole world, itiLlt.onAci.-1 perceive that Napoleon has sent Lau parties to th e that the people of America were not • iistofi to our General in Chief, to treat of peace. I issue, and an opportunity was given them to avow knOsv that your soldiers are reduced to satisfy them selves for sixty hours, with what is scarcely suffici ent their execration of the principles upon which theii to support a man for twenty-tour. rulers dragged them into hostilities. Munar---,The passports sent to you were a farce. Jim the war has now assumed a different character MILORAD (continuing ).—I see that the king of the t o f o f fr ig ates • ' cap ire two our has inspired a Naples has come to General Miloradovitch to beg belief that the Amerians are the legitimate Sove quarter for his foragers, and to set on foot a sort of ase&latio to calm the soldiers, reigns of the Ocean —and the war -party has gained McitAT (Piquad).--/viy visit was purely aaci- an accession of strength, even among men who were i dental; end I meant only to Inform you of the abuses once the tine Patriots of America. The British Co.cominitted by your troops. Want of discipline is a great misfortune to an army : it has often been iti ruin. ' lkirLOßAD..•.Btlt in that case you ought encourage it. Precious want of discipline, which ver ent is now aware of our d d nm our national honour :—Several 74 gun ships are at rather to this moment being cut down to the standard of these Makes us sho ot t h e F rench foragers ! far-famed A mer i can frigates, which were built to drive us from the Ocean, and a few short months MURAT—You greatly deceive yourself with re- will decide the question for ever. gard to our position. Moscow is abundantly supplied with every thing :—we expect immense reinforce- • But let not our mixed feelings of indignation at the meats, which are already on their road. haughty menaces of America, and of contempt for Mmonan (laughing). —Do you, then, think us the feeble intellects and meagre integrity of her farther removed - from our reinforcements than you Statesmen, divert us from the main object o f t heir re from your's ? hatred against Great Britain. The people of this Muaar—l have also to Complain on a very essen al point : I appeal, General, to your justice, and country have had the audacity to doubt the omnipo- our sense of equity —you have twice fired on our tence of the modern Philosophers, who have graced ags of truce. the schools of America and France during the pre- MILORAD.—Sire, we want not to hear of parleys. sent generation : they have placed their maritime I e want to fight, and not to negotiate. Take your superiority as a bulwark against the encroachments twsures accordingly , Mtfaa.t —What ! at that rate lam not safe even of that universal despotism which France and re. America are both eager to promote—the hopeful Maw/AD.—You would rup a great risk, Sire, by project of breaking down that tremehdous barrier ing a second time ; but to-day I shall have the aim of accompanying you myself as far , as your has been entrusted to America by France, and die ices. ' policy of the former, for many years, has been di- The General here called for his horse ; and Murat, rested to that visionary object. dr. with what passed, observed, that he had never Our brave, but thou h le • decoyed, g t ss seamen are rd of such 4 mode of making war. The General ied, he must have heard of it iu Spain ; and this seducV, cajoled, and purchased into the service of , petted retort induced Alurat to change the con- America : we admit that they at first enter into the eons and politely ask the General, where he bad Merchant advice, but the transition to their men of served in that capacity ? . war is a necessary consequence. It is, in short, the itoaan.—Surely France must still recollect the interest of America to man her navy With British psi of Suwarrow in Itahr- 1 had the honour e often to command the advanced guard of the renegadoes--they are better seamen than her own, O ft e n and they fight with desperation telten they come in to -at - and the General theaseparated, after shortlY contact with their fellow countrymen, lersing about the death of Prince Bagrathion. ---,-,------- -- , There is not an American frigate now oat Ihas not on b oard at least one hundred afl British w sea,hich _ men ! Thir is a melancholy fact, but it is too true, Captain DACRUi f in ascending the gangway of the Constitution as a prisoner, had the mortification to pass through a guard composed of deserters from his own ship ! nco Irps and 'ear the uld ~k LI e C 1 " a a e If 1 r I ~~ r t . S t t EVENING Sr LONDON. • : THURSDAY, riIECEMBEkiI. Al o r s lOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. 94- 4 ~% % r Ct. 761L.—.Cons. for *Pg. 61-ht ............ Si. Gs. dis.—Lg. A rais. 15i 7-16ftls—Lettery Tick. 222 94 On Tuesday the LORD CHANCILLOR had a long ailis Oid.) Is. 21. pre.—Do. (3id.) 2s. ss. pr. audience of the Pnzuct REGENT. abfi5.......... We have been rejoiced to understand, by a recent 'e this day continue our extracts from the Ame- 1 advertisement in the Mornin,f Port, that there will 'Papers received yesterday. They afford us no very speedily appear in print, authentic Documents sof a termination to the 'war upon terms to and Letters of Some of the FIRST PERSONAGO in this a Great ;Britain can accede without comm. ' country. Thus will be laid before the world at large, ig her honour, until one or other of two most those facts and proofs so long desired for the entire justification of a much-injured and neglected ILLus ible objects are attained. In the first place, the ) 11110 US PERSONAGE. . O n of Mr. Cusro N as President of the Union, DREADFUL ACCIDENT.; -=.Mt. LUKIN'S drying-houSe, i imMed:ately produce a bloodless termination for timber, in Woolwich Dock-Yard, owing to the 'll4llappy contest, but to this grateful cons do extreme rarified state of the air, blest up this morn ing, about four o'clock, by which . accident six men awe are nOt entitled to look with much confi were killed, and two who are missing are supposed It is a sober but a correct adage, that ' , pos. to have been killed, and fourteen or sixteen more are is equal to many points in law ;,, and Mr. badly wounded, and sent to the Hospital. The roof ki koisT) the worth y Charge•d'Affaires ,in of a house in the Marshes WAS also blown away. t ••..- +r, ArdiFAZ NnLLianielz. -.••I .. ~ S It ef BSI . .4141 Str, FFRRER,P. ....111....—. At one o'clock Yeeterday, a nu'merietts meeting o merchants, bankers. ikc. was convened at the City a London Tavern, te. open a Subscription for the relies of the People of Russia suffering privations and dis. tresses in consequence of the. French invasion. W. MANNING, Esq. Bank Director, took the Chair, and stated the purport of the Meeting, Mr. Loma then observed, that he had frequently addressed the merchants of Lond n subjects con nected with their interest; but he adseldom seen a meeting so numerous and respectable as this : it was indeed a meeting worthy . the beneVolent motive which drew them together. They had recently seen the Rtessians, in a War against their independence, suf fering privations which could not fail to excite our admiration. In the glorious resistance they had made, we might draw the conclusion, that if it should be our fate to see these realms invaded by an invete rate foe, every Englishman would feel that we have it in our power to repel The the in va der—.(Hear, hea r .) Russians had been opposed to a force considered invincible, but, by Divine Influence, they had de- stroyed the .greatest army France ever sent forth. Tice event might warrant the deliterance of Europe,' for nations would find that if they are true to them selves, they can find, in their own resourcet, resistance and success equal to that attendant on the Cause of ' Russia. The sufferings of the brave defenders being the next po i nt of consideration, he conceived that every Briton wo u ld b e happy to afford any relief in a cause sacred, t h erefore he ihould take th e lib erty of m oving certain Resolutions. The Honourable Lett_ moved (in substance,) " That the glorious resistance made by the Russian's, afforded In example to Europe that powerful opposition to the French Ruler might insure independence. The Meeting at the same time felt that the Russian struggle bad occasioned nuinerous dis tresses, which it was the duty of Englishmen to alleviate." Mr. BARING said he was happy to see a Meeting so numerous and respectable, assembled to promote a benevolent object. Whatever might be the political sentiments of parties, he was persuaded that the rea b6dy of M erc h ants and Traders would be foun d wel ling from the purest motives to concur in the proposed subscription for the relief of men who had suffered in the cause of independence and the commercial inte rests of this Country. Though we had long been at war, the inhabitants of England had been happy corn. pared to the miserable inhabitants of Russia, and we ought to come forwa r d, on an occasion like the pre. sent, with an ankious desire tat assit them. _(;rear, hear ),—He coreluthe by seconding the motion. Mr. LONG then moved, " That the Meeting rejoictd on having a public opp.to approve this resistanc e o f the Ru ss i ans, which eluded aortunit hoype that they had prevented a further effusion of human blood, and laid the foundation of a secure peace. At the saute time the Meetilig h a d to d eplore the sufferings or the situ which it was the du t y o f E nglishmen to relieve." suans, • Mr. S. Tnone i roe said, h e rose to/give cordial sup port to the Resoluti6ns, and to express a hope that a liberal subscription would anseeer the general purpose of the Meeting. Helm! the satisfaction of movi resolutions i n a notherplace, on the same subject, and ng he felt it his duty to State that the r iyal person who presided on that occasion, As well as the Committee to whom the funds *ere referred, had expressed a wish to give co-operation, and to promote this sub. scription in the hope that it might not be eouined to the metropolis alone. They had seen in a late speech made by the French Emperor on his return to Paris, that the Russian war was a war of policy to support his Continental System. A ssm to exclud e the manufactures of this country f r o m every part of the Continent. Such a declaration would, doubtless, raise the spirit of every Gentleman who heard him repeat it. They found, also, a declaration in • the same speech, that he had been persevering a number Of years to accomplish his object. But what re cently occurred would cation, It t erm i nat i on prove, according to his 's eip c ec- of the Fr enc h Emperora reer, and not only end the Russian war, but ptoduce the deliverance of Europe. He was inclined to much good f rom t h e unanimity among people in ex: pressing thei r feelings On the events of th e l ast two or three months. He hoped that all litical feelin would be l a id as id e, and that men w ou ld unite han d and heart to attain the object, Europe, at this time; appeared to requite. Mr. Meatteerr said, he approved of the Resolu tions. The Merchants of this Country could not shew liberality on any occasion more ip-cessary.---; • The Country was interested its the fate of the Rue: glans in a commercial point of view, but when the Merchants found themselves called on to act iri uni son at a Meeting like this, it was scarcely necessary Htoesathye,nthalelyudweedretourthgeed phaytrfieeotliisnings of ff thhuertißaniusstiyan.--ss and the sacrifices made by burning their habitations, that they might not afford an asylum to the invader. —ln the present auspicious appearanc e of public affairs, they might hope that the good effects which had been manifested, would not be confined to Russia, but that other nations, bowing their necks to the yoke of the Usurper, would be induced to resist and oppose him. He did not despair of the most important results in France. The great•predb minent passion in France WAS vanity. None had contributed more to support it than Bonaparte.--The French had been led to consider him a hero, An invin cible conqueror, leading their armies to victory; When unsuccessful, they would no longer rensain un derun- delusion : they would, doubtless, begin to see the effect ofa bad despotic Government, and by revolu tion bring France to a state of peace and conamerciil _ prosperity. I n ot h er points of view, het present claim on their liberality came strongly recommended. The cause of Russia was the cause of the Commercial In. terest of this Country. The war against Russia was to establish the commercial system of France, which strikes at the root of British prosperity. If Russia hail lost her independence she would have lost the market for her stable commodities, and Great Britain would have lost a considerable portion of her trade' with Russia. Mr.AldermanC. SMITH supported theSubscriptiod. Mr. PLUMBER supported the object of the meeting, and repeated the topics urged previously in support of the claims which the Russians had on British ge nerosity. Several other Resolutions were then moved, Oa the .delvertireineet,) and after the Chairman had . pressed his satisfactiou for the thanks of the,gee4, ,e xe 1 they adjourned. - . -t; -i - - -....m..,,,... .......„ . PLYMOUTH, DE C-EMBER 29. Arrived the Lammas frigate, from the coast of Ireland ; and the American brig Expedition, EVEY Master, of and from Philadelphia; for Bourdeax, captured by his Majesty's ships Bnirok and ANDRO• NACRE. Also arrived the of 74 runs, from off Brest. CONQUISTADOR;Th a report in circulation that the BELLE POIJLE frigate has captured a French fri gate, which escaped from Havre, and was bound to /America. Sailed this moming the Nteming frigate, having under her convoy a fleet of nearly 100 sail-- jneanamongst them are the homeward -bound Mediterra fleet. —Captain DACRE:4 late of the GumturE IBa/frigate, with his Officers and some of the crew Rot e ttnanoes frigate, lately lost in the West Indies, 'arrived here this day, in the La:minas frigate, from Ireland —they having arrived there in the AFRICA, 1 1 61, from America. —Wind W. PO RTSMOU CH, DECE MBER 30. run na Arrived his Maje sty ' s ship VENERABLE from Co_ ; PREVOYANTE from the Downs ; VALIAN T from off Cherburgh ; IshxraErc with a conv Plymouth • NORTHUM B ERLAND from ditto. Al s o o ar m - ' rived the HOLLY with dispatches from Halifax. Also the Lively, WHITE ; and Elizabeth, Halifax. from 'Waterford ; Diligent, MACMASTER, from Guernsey; Spreacornb, WILLIAMS ; and Speedwell, Lock, from I Bristol ; and Old Friend, HUNTLEY, from Mogodore, !under quarantine. Sailed out of harbour his Majes- i'y's ship ABOUKIR ; also the SAVAGE and ivimeroz ion a cruize.--Wind W. • 1 DEAL, DECEMBEP. 30. Arrived the SPRIGHTLY cutter, with 15 sail of vessels under convoy from Dartmouth; also the ROY ALIsT sloop of war, Capt, G. DowNre, with the Ruse French privateer, of 16 guns and 68 men, which s:ie captured early this morning off Dover. The priva teer came out of .Boulogne last night, is a very large vessel of her class, quite new, was on her first cruize, had made no captures, and did not strike until she had one mail killed, one wounded, and her main-m ast. Put b shot aw ay . Arrived a4o, Plymout h,ifrom and the CousTEss orsEtciN, k b CRETA N , from t h e Scheldt.— Indiaman. y* contrary -wind s , t h e Providence East Came down from the River several ships, and remain, with a large fleet of outward-bound. The following ships remain in the Downs : .I.ru.:-OE-narTLE Sous.—Monmouth, Glouces:er, Chatham, Asia, Bedford, Warrior, and York. ERICA tLS, BiIICS, Cu rrs RS , Itc.-2,lyinhe, Acuilon. F.cho, Rosario, Boxer * Cadmus, ,Beagle, Roy,,,liit eermada, Cretan ; fickler, Active, Decoy, Specuestur, Badger, koika, cc, C ountess of Elgin, and Sprightly. NEWHAVEN, DECEMBER so.. Mr. ADEy, master of the Catherine, of Sunder land, landed here last night with his crew, and states, that his vessel was captured yesterd.ty by ree French pr;vatet-1 s, about a mile and half from the shore between Eri.O.tcn and Shoreham. also report s , t h at he s.tw' two other vessels taken He , which he supp oses were colliers, GOTI ENBURG:I CONVOY. The following letter was yesterday received al LLOYD'S : p!ace—the next betweeh Gen ' e ' ralitl " I ant 'commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty to inform you, in reference to my letter ef the the 25th inst. for the information of the Committee for managing the affairs of 1 Loco's, that I have this day received a letter frtsni Vice of rat Al UltailV, at Yarmouth, transmitting one dated Hull, the 25th instint, from Captain Bs i NE, of the §heldrake, which ship was to have convoyed the trade from the Figmber to Gottenburgh, by which it appears, Etat the whole of the trade collected in that ' river, had, with the exception of two vessels (one of which was in ballast) voluntarily returned their convoy instructions, not considering it, as it is stared, sa'e to proceed at this advanced season of the year. (Signed) ` 1. w. cltiaant." " To Mr.J. Bennet, jun. Secretary to Lloyd's." ........„ The Arfadne, —•—, from Virginia to Cadiz, is taken and carried into Philadelphia. • The Crescent, PEARSON, from Quebec to London, is wrecked in the Gulph of Sr. LaWrence. The Drooking Christina Applo, Green, from Stock holm to New York, has been on shore, after throwing part of her cargo overboard, and put into Gothland, to repair. The Cervantes, Patterson, is arrived at Bristbl, from Malta. She spoke, on the 29th ult. the Sarah, Collins, from London tO Gibraltar, all well. Passed, the same day, a fleet, supposed to be from England, steering into Cadiz; and, on the 4th instant, spoke i the Neptune, ---, from Sardinia, for Leith. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when the under-mentioned Com manders rook their final leave of the Court, previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz. Captain H. SAMSON, Metcalfe ; Captain J. SANDI LANDS, Rose ; Captain J. CARNEGIE, Barin ; and Captain WOOD, Marquis of Wellington, for M adras /and Bengal. Captain S. f LEE was sworn into the command of the ship Moffat, consigned to Madeira, 'Madras, and Bengal. We this day present our Readers with some most singular and interesting documents I—they consist of the minutes of two conferences which took place in Russia—the first, between the Prince of SmaceNsko and LAURISTON, the French Minion, whom BONA PARTE sent from Moscow to open a negociation for AdmiraltylLA R DOWI Office , TO be ll . e all in d ber 9.. 1 ULIAAT ; a conference which was, no doubt, contrive* with a similar view. The honest and manly sena. 1 nients uttered by Kurusoei and MILARIXIWITCH are precisely th ose which might have b een expected from such Heroes. When WURAT, himself a Barbarian of mote than common experience in the trade of blood, complained of the barbarities of the Cossacks 44 \ I am glad (said the Hero) that my Cossacks do their duty !" In the ifulletin which, at full length, announced the reasons fot the precipitate retreat from Moscow, BONAPARTE informed us that the Russian Generals 41 talked much about peace, and said they were tired of fighting : " From this he wished to insinuate that I humanity—(a word ever upon the lips of those who least understand or practise it) indliced him to dis patch LAURISTON to KUTUSOSY's bead-quarters to offer peace, The Russian account of his reception, gives the lie direct to this insinuation. In MURAT'S mission we view a similar attempt by low cutining, to overreach the blunt honesty of the Russian Generals 3 Fraud and force weie once never failing weapons in the hands of their enemies the charm has been dispel/edits ituasi‘ ~ ~~ „ ■