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•R . - 11116..--,--------:--.....—___/ now in force, is to deprlie at of the sommerct of pecidlicin v the. same commercial effect, have been France, Holland, and a part of Italy. And they' Substituted, tlic mode Is and not the measnre, has leave open to us the commerce of all the rest of the undergone an alteration. And, however true it may world. What that is, some estimate may be formed be, that the change is lawful in foam, it is, neverthe- by recurrence to the subjoined table, which exhibits • less, as true, that it is essentially unfriendly, and the state of our commerce during 1806 and 1807— tißtjt.dpes not at all comport with the-ideas inspired the two last years antecedent to the operation of our by our letter of the p7th ult. in which you were : restrictive system. By that table it appears that the plaited to declare the .41 distinctly* pronounced Inten.. value of the exports of our domestic products to tion of his imperial Majettyof•lavouring the corn. France, 'Holland and Italy, was, during those two eiteraial relations between France. end the United years*, at an average only of about - six and a half states, in all the objects of 'traffic which shall .evi. minims of dollars. Whereas the average of our do teptlyproceediromtheir agricultureormanufactures.' mesdc exports to all other parts of the world, and 44 If France, by her own acts, has blockaded up which are now left free to us notwithstanding the bar prams against the introduction of the products of effect of the British Orders in Council, exceed thirty ' the Visaed States, what Motive, has this Government, eight N)ilistns ! So extensive a commerce it is pro in a discussion with. o third power, to insist on 'the ese4 to, surrender for the restricted trade the French !privilege of going to France ?•..IWhence the ;educ e . i Emperor will allow--.a trade burdened by imposi- Lent; to urge the.annolment of at blockade of France, ' tions; br 'mussed by vexations, from French demi what, if 'annuard, no American cargoes could ob-i nation ind French Downier:, or Customhouse Oa. Ws e market in any`of her ports ? In such a state ' cers, in almost every port of continental Europe. * of tblurkl, a blockade of the coast of France would .",As in the scale of commercial advantages France be lathe United States as unimportant as would be his little to offer in return for the many obvious ha. , * blockade of the coast of the Caspian Sea. I cards which, according, to the wish of her Emperor, a And so far has the French Emperor been from the United States are about to incur • so, in the mo yelling, in whole, o r i n p art , t h ese o di ous regula , ral'estimate of national prospects, there is little cha •sions as to us. in consequence of our submitting to racier to rain, or consolation to expect, in the dark give up our English trade, that they have been made scene of things on which we are entering. a subject of special instructions to the Minister who i is A nation like the United g _tate* happy in its ;lag keen test to the court , of France. I great lbcal relations, removed from the bloody then. ." Mr, Monroe, in his letter of instructions to Mr. I tre of Europe, with a maritime border, opening vast ' Barlow, of July 26, 1811, says, 4 Your early and fields for enterprise—with territorial possessions ex - ipartiefaar attention will be drawn to the great sub- ceeding every real want—its firesides safe—its altars ject of the pnnonercial relation which is to subsist, in undefiled—from invasion nothing to fear,—from ac i hour*, between tl•e United States and France. Th e quisition nothing to hope—how shall such a nation Preinclent west& that the commerce of the United look to Heaven for its smiles, while throwing away, Stases! will be placed, in the ports of France, net as though they were worthless, all the blessings and .such, a footing as to afford it a fair market ; an d to joys which peace and such a distingtished lot in- Ahe indirssre •and enterprise of their citizens, a .rea- • dude? With what prayers can it address the Mos.!. S. stable encouragement. An arrangement to this ' HMI, when it prepares to pour forth its youthful i effect was loriked for, immedi - 91 v f :he --_ rar upon aneighbourinl rle,from whose strength limey after revoca ,ii,iVoi the deerees e but it appears from. the docu- Ainsnis in this department. that that was not the case; qn the contrary, that our commerce has been sub- Aced to the greatest' discouragethent, or rather, to 4 SIA mast oppressive restraints.; that the vessels which : .carried Folk% sugar, -&c. though sailing direttl) , • .from the lJnited States to a French port,. held 1044 ci segnectratinn, on the principle that the ~trade. wits prohibited, and that the importation of thesearticles was not only unlawful, but criminal; . that even the vessels which carried the unquestionable . productions. of. the _United States were exposed to _great and expensive delays, to tedious investigations , in unusual kiting., and to exorbitant duties. In short, that the ordinary usages of commerce between friendly nations were abandoned.' • 64 Again Mr. Monroe, in the same letter, says, 4 I f be ports of France, and her allies, are not opened ; to the commerce pf the United States, on a liberal stale and on fair conditions, .of what avail to them, 'it may be asked, will 'be the revocation of the Bri., `fish Orders in Council ? contending far the re . vocation of these orders, so far as it was' an object of interest, the United States had in view a trade to the Continent. It was a fair legitimate object, and worth contending, for, while France encouraged it, Bin if she shuts her ports on our commerce, or bur . i dent it with.heavy duties, that motive is at an end.' He again gays, 0 You will see the injustice, and endeavour to prevent the necessity of btingiag in re. • turn lor A;trierican cargoes sold in France s an equal entritint in the produce or manufactures of that.coun try. No such obligation is imposed on French iner chants trading to the United. States, They enjoy liberty of selling their cargoes for cash, and taking ji l ielt What 'gal pleased froth this country in return. It i f indispensable that the trade be free ; ;that all:American citizens engaged in it be placed On the same footing ; and, with this view, that the system of carrying it on by licences grained by French agents, be immediately annulled. "The dispatches from Mr. Barlow, by the Hornet, post clearly thews that 'the expectations of our Go , Ternmert have. not only not been tealized, but that even the promises obtained by our Minister, are of a • „very_ unsatisfactory 'nature. Indeed, while Bona parte is sending- armies to the north of tirope, to Wee posseasiou Of the ports on the Baltic, and by his fast4ailing scniadrens is burning American vessels Onthe Atliintic, all expectations of a free trade from rrance, tnnst be worse than vain. " Not withstanding the violence of the Belligerents, were the restiictions of our own Government re moved, the commerce of the United States might ..be 'extensive and profitable. It is well known, th at 'ruin the rillairry of our seamen, if merchant yes eels Ohre allowed to arm and associate, for self-de- Terme; they would' be able to repel many unlawful aggressiona.. The danger of capture would: be di.l ininishetl, and in ;elution to one of the Belligerents • set leatt, the risk,' under such cirCumstances would 'loon be measured by insurance. The discussions of our Government, in relation iti.the British Orders in Council, give a currency to the 'opinion "that they - exist, withoht any modifica tion, accoi ding to the extent of the first principles on Which iherwete issued. And the French Miniaters in iris last communication on ' this subject; . tnade to the Conservative Senate, on the 10th of Mirch last,. speaks of the blockade, of the 10 , 1 s ''of May, 1806, ! • as. annihilating the rights of all maritime - states . and putting under - interdiction whole coasts and empires,' and ache Orders in council of 1807, as though still ettbsisti4k, and that accOrding to their plinCipla all Teasels were compelled 6 to pay a tribute to Eng lan d, and all . CaTgoei a tariff to her customs.' "What the real extent'and principle : of the blockaik cf May,' 1$ 6, were, have alfeady been explained. * 0 With respect to the British orders Of 1807, the .truth is, that by a ncw'order issued op the 20th of • Ael, 1809, they were reroked. or Modified, and the obritixi its transit duty. called by the French Minister s tribute and tariff,' was done away. .The new order eirApitil 1809: which is now the subject of COM - Okild, n Ignited hit all tie ports and places As far North as the river,Ems, inclusively, under th e Go, vernir.eot styling ltielt the' Kingdom of Holland, and all ports anj places under the government of France, together with the eolouies, phstitation!, and iettle ✓ the posre4sion* iltoce Rovervipents, respec 'ol4ly, and all ports and places in the northern ruts • Inaiy, to be-reckoned ttom the porti of Orbitello trxt &biro alba rocs tboa ut the Driliab mkt; of blockade age upon, ig g people,. it has nothing to dread—from whose devastation it Inas nothing to gain ? " If our ills were of a nature that war would re imedy—if war would compensate any of our losses, or remove any of our complaints, there \ might be some alleviation of the suffering in the charm of the prospect. But how will war upon the land protect commerce upon the ocean ? What balm has Canada' for wounded honour ? How are our mariners bene. Cited by a war, which exposes those who are 'free, without promising release to those who are impressed? 46 But it is said that war is demanded by honour ; Is national honour a principle which thirsts after vengeance, and is appeased only by blood ; which, trampling on the hopes of man and spurning the law of GOD ; untaught by what is past and careless of what is to come, precipitates itself into any folly or madness to gratify a selfish vanity, or to satiate acme unhallowed rage ? If honour demands a war with England, what opiate lulls that honour to sleep over the wrongs done us by France ? On land, robberies, seizures, imprisonments, by French antliotity ;—:it sea, pillage, sinkings, buraings, under French orders. These are notorious. Are they unfelt because they 'are French ? Is any alleviation to be found in the correspondence and humiliations of the present Mini ster Plenipotentiary of the United States ;it the French Court ? In his communications to our Go vernment, as before the public, where is the cause fur now selecting France as the friend of our country, and England as the enemy ? " If no illusions of personal feeling, and no solici tude for elevation of place, should be permitted to misguide tbe public councils; if it is, indeed, honour. able for the true statesman to consult the pulreic welfare, to provide, in truth for the public defence, and impose no yoke of bondage with full knowledge of the wrongs inflicted by the French, ought the go vernrnent of this country to aid the French cause, by engaging in war against the enemy of France ? Tu supply the waste of such a war, and to meet the ap• propriations of millions extraordinary for the war ex penditures, must our fellow-citizens, throughout the union, be doomed to sustain the burden oaf war-taxes in varioui forms -of direct and indirect imposition ? for plficial information, respecting the millions deemed requisite for the charges of the war ; for like information respecting the nature and amount of taxes, deemed requisite for drawing those millions from the community, it is here sufficient to refer to estimates and reports made by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Committee of Ways and Means, and to the body of resolutions pAssed in March last, iu the House of Representatives. " It would be some relief to c,ur anxiety if amends were likely to be made, for the weakness and wild ness of the project, by the prudence of the prepara tion. But in no aspect of this anonimous affair can we trace the great and distinctive properties of wis dom. There is seen a headlong rushing into difficul ties, with littlecalculatien about the means, and lit tle concern about the consequences. With a navy comparatively nominal, we are about to enter into, the lists against the greatest marine on the globe. With a commerce unprotected, and spread over every ocean, •we propose to make a profit by privateering, and for this endanger the wealth of which we are honest proprietors. An invasion is threatened of the colonies of ,a power, which, without putting anew ship into commission, or taking another soldier into pay, can spread alarm or desolation along the extensive range of our seaboard. 44 The resource* of our country, in their natural state, great beyond our wants or one 4 Q pes, are im paked-hy the efrect of artificial restraints. Before adequate fortifications are prepared for domestic de fence, before men or money are provided for a war of attack, why hasten into the midst of that awful contest Which is laying waste Europe It cannot be concealed, that to engage in the preset war against Value of articles c( domestic produce exp; reed to all the world. In 1806. IP 18 97. Whole Amoy* ). 14 ; 233,727 Whole Amount D. 48,699,594 1••••=•••••• 4;226,698 To Pronto . To Rolland, aow port of frame To 2,716,141 1,609,904 105,346 3 3 (48,224 230,267 7,022,000 6,064,632 T. Esitand end dependencies 19,179,981 To all ocher pans of the world 15,051,749 i F/7,915,077 14,719,885 ••••••••• MEAS4II6O ot,%sa,isf .]gland is to place ourselves on the side of rrlnce, and exposes us to the vassalage of States serving under the banners of the French Emperor. The undersigned cannot refrain from asking, what are the United States to gain by this war ? Will the gratification of some privateer - men com pensate the nation for that sweep of our legitimate commerce by the extended marine of our enemy, which this desperate act invites. 'Will Canada com pensate the middle states, for New-York, or the wes, tern states for New Orleans ? _ _ 44 Let us not be deceived. A. war of invasion may invite a retort of invadon. When we visit the peace- ! able, and, as to us innocent, colonies of Great Bri tain with the horrors of war, can we be assured that our uwn coast will not be visited with like horrors ? At a crisis of the world such as the present, and 1 under impressions such as these, the undersigned could not consider the war, in which the United States have, in secret, been precipitated, as neces sary or required by any moral duty, or any political expediency. Geocos Suttavim, Lewis B. STURGES, MARTIN CHITTILNOZN, BINIAMIW TALLMADOE s Aiwa. Biosmow, H. 111-xecuta, ELIJAH BRICAIAM, JAMES EMOT r, WILLIAM ELY, AsA FILCH, lOSIAII QUINCY, THOMAS R. Gots, WILLIAM READ, JAMES MLLNOR, SAMUEL TAGGART, H. M. Rtocetr, LASAN WHIATON, C. GOLDSIOROUOII, LEONARD WHITE, PHILIP b. Key, itICHAID JACILSON,Jue. PHILIP STUART, ELISHA R. POT nut, loom fUstest, EPAPIIRODITUP CHAMPION, JAMES BRECICHNSIDOt o JOHN DAVENPORT, Jun. Jos. Lewis, iun. LYMAN LAW, THOMAS WILSON, lONA. 0. MOSELPT, A. M'Bevnz, Tufo. PITRIN, Jun. Jos. Ptexsust. Quantity of particular Articles, the produce of the United States, exported front . 1800, to 1811, viz. COTTON. To all parts of the world. To France. To England. lbs. Ibs. lbs. 17,789,803 None. 16,179413 50,911,201 841,728 18,953.065 27,501,075 1,907.849 2,3,473,925 41,106,623 3,821,849 27,757,307 18,118,041 5,946,848 25,770,748 40,383,491 4,504,329 82,571,071 37,491,222 7,082,118 24,256,457 66,612,737 6,1 j 4,358 53,180,211 12,064,345 .2,087,450 7,992,593 53,210,225 None direct. 13,365,987 93,874,201 Ditto. 36,171,915 62,186 Ditto. 46,872,455 RICE. Tierces. Tierces. 112,0:16 None. 04,866 2,724 79,8U2 7,188 81,838 3,115 78,38 S 6,014 56,830 1,601 102,627 2,392 94,692 3,006 9,225 None direct. 116,907 Ditto. 181,341 • Ditto. 119,356 Ditto. TOBACCO. 1800 1801 1802 184)3 1605 7806 1807 1 r:08 1809• 1810. lbllt 1800 1801 3802 18(.8 1604 1805 1806 1407 1808 1%09 1810 1311 Tierces. 77,547 65,028 87,393 83,900 84,975 24,737 38,298 $7,417 4,298 32,138 31,1111 40,045 Hhds. 78,680 143 102,758 5,006 '77,724 16,216 86,291 9,81 S 83,343 14,623 71,252 12,135 83,186 9,182 62,252 2,1476 9,576 566 53,921 None direst. 84,134 Di-to. 05,828 569 FI.•H, Dried or Smoked. Quintals. 322,727 None. 410,918 1,667 440,925 27,067 461,870 3,491 567028 3,765 514,549 73,004 537,457 19,347 473,224 67,654 155,8418 10,144 345,648 None. 240,804 2,130 216,387 28,622 PICKLED FISH. None exported to European Franca. FLOUR. Bbls. Bbl.. 653,053 None 1,102,444 None 1,156,246 14,628 ),31!,5,53 18,04 810,0e8 1,074 777,513 Nene 782,724 None 1,249,198 None 263,815 None 846,247 None 798,431 None 1,445,012 2,966 NAVAL STORES-TAR. Ebis 81)11. 59,410 None 67,487 None 37,197 None 78,989 797 37,798 55,256 29,935 47,8'29 t 4.700 38.169 '24,272 24047 2;20 4965 24,067 20,342 Quintals. 141,420 111,030 02,679 71,495 76,342 65,677 66,377 55,242 26,993 66,566 55,456 33,242 Bbl.. 365,739 758,023 484,8146 602,006 1 3 9,315 23 ,176 308,0 619,918 73,084 210,899 192,477 275,534 Bbl•. 34,793 633 21,330 75,395 45,210 50,439 b 0,66 3 51,232 17,700 33,073 59, 21 123,034 58,181 Nona 72,745 Ditta• 62,723 Ditto 59,282 Ditto 18,764 Ditto 128,000 Ditto 87,310- Ditto 119,796 Ditto TURPENTINE. :9,128 None 35,413 Ditto 38,764 Ditto 61,178 ditto 77,825 ditto 95,640 ditto 74,731 ditto 53,451 ditto 17,051 diva 77,398 ditto 62,912 ditto 100,242 ditto LUMBER. Of 'be vast quantities of Lumber exported from 1/100 to 1811, truly a few Staves and Heading won to France, as follows, viz. Thousands of Staves and Heading. 1301 6,349 1806 1803 35 1807 1804 321 1808 1805 428 • In Igo?, in consequence of the Ernhvgo and Non-intercourse Act, 4 millions lbs. of Cotton were shipped for Madeira, 104 ;Pit . lions to the Florida*, 6 millions to Fayal and other Azores, li millions tqliortugal, and 10 millions to Sweden. t 181,, about 4 millions of lbs. of Cotton were shipped fm Spain, 3 millions for S millions kr Madeira, 10 tut • lit42+ for Florida+, 2 naltens 'or Eutope generally, 4 millions for Fayal and the Atorei, 14 milli, n. for Denmark and I%orvs.s). and 5 millions for Swedttl. 1 111121I,Voliboos of lbs. rt,f Cotton were shipped for Russia." 1800 1801 1802 1809 1804 1805 180 G 1807 32,590 • 36,142 36,769 60,732 76,930 p 4,328 74854 52,107 17,009 Y2„l:ms ps 50;,...!50 1809 1810 1811 716 614 115 1604 18110 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1808 OOTTENBURG MAIL. RANDERS, AUGUST IS. Lieutenant Fidasen, of the navy, arrived lan i yesterday afternoon, in a gun-brig, wi t h Upwards sixty English poisoners, who belonged to an Eng brig cutter of 14 guns, tak e s) by t h e navalueetna: and Knight I"ersen, in t h e n i g h t b etween the WA and 20;h instant, on the co ast o f Ebb loft, and en, tied into trdbyt*.soz. The English Captain's L a d y .. mortally wounded. Five or six English wo ue j e i have been brought in here. The Danes were so f t . tunate as not to have a single man hurt in th e a t iz. BANKS OP THE MAINE, AUGUST ill. An Order was published on the Ist instant, l e 4 the Departments of Westph a li a , b y virtue of** I every individual who talks about intelligence Tee,. ing the situation of the armies i n t h e North, rii; such inteliigence be official, or publi s h e d iu theigar. nals authorisA by Government, shall b e im ke h r , \ arrested, subjected to an examin3tic. , n, and rere a „,l prison till he states who transmitt e d the netts to hi m. ST. PE FERSBURGH, AUGUST i t , C.. znt Wittgenstein states, that Marsh a l O uchnct drew himself quickly back after the second a ff a i r ef the 10th, and has since been frequently attacked b the Russian vanguard, which was followi ng li n aevs. but having obtained a considerable reinforcenwek he made a stand at Polotsk, where, on the 15th, o e action took place which lasted 14 buns, cost ag e number of men, and obliged them to retire into tin e trenches. During their retreat and in the battle i n took above 2000 prisoners. The Duke of Reggi o , wbo in the first instance had been strengthen the Bavarians under the command of General Wrede, received a fresh reinforcement of the same troop s under General Deroy ; after which, on the 17th, most murderous aff ;ir took place. .The Austin troops, notwithstanding their inferiori t y in numbs, were victorious at every point, pursued the en emy even to the town, and continued the battle in th streets, until the darkness of the night put an exi le it. This day was memorable for the number of )tilt) and wounded ; but still we took two Lietneuant-Cola nels, 15 Officers, and 500 soldiers, prisoners. The General says, that he cannot g ive to our troo p s sti ficient praise for their bravery i n this affair. Marshal Oudinot had been wounded in the shoulderon the lith instant, and General Gouvion de St. Cyr had nb the command in his place. COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 27. His Majesty has graciously commanded that all students in the University of Copedihagen, if not pn• vented by any bodily infirmity, shall be under obli• Ration to enter into his Majesty's Life Guards inn* (lively on having passed their first examination, mt shall remain in that corps until they have taking* final examination, or shall quit the University. • SPANISH PAPERS. MADRID, AUGUST ie. EXTRACT FROM THE MUT GAZETTE PUBLISHED AT Va. DIIID AFTER ITS RESTORATION. 14 The many and important events which haw passed in this capital from the 10th inst. to the pre sent, are of such a nature ai to fix the attention of all Europe. A simple and faithful narrative of them will cause tears of pleasure to be shed throughout Spain, the allied nations, and every partofthe'erehil where virtue is not a mere name ; at the same time that they draw forth groans of furfanddespitefrom the heart of Napoleon and his vile satellites. They are the triumph of the constancy, valour and patrio tism ot the Spaniards, and of the fidelity, generosity, and perseverance of the Allies—an eternal stignitef ignominy on despotism, ambition, and tyranny—a terrible lesson to tyrants—a salutary admonition to the people. " To prevent confusion in our Ideas, we will M. low a chronological order, as our Readers have s right to expect trom us a narrative of events in the same order in which they happened : " August 10.—As soon as accounts were received of the Battle of Salamanca, symptoms of inquietude and perplexity were observed in the whole Court of Joseph Napoleon, in consequence of the total rout of the army of Marmont. The alarm and dread which this occasioned in the French and their partizans were the greater, as they had a blind confidence in their strength, conceiving their troops to be invincildenot withstanding the many defeats they had suffered in Pot tuFal and Spain. " 1 his prejudice being thus dissipated, the pertur bation and confusion in which they were, sufficiently showed to the inhabitants of this capital the real state of affairs, which they in vain endeavoured to conceal- The public joy was manifested on all sides. Them port of the great event was speedily circiditted among the Patriots, and the Police was in 4esPlib seeing that all their efforts to prevent it were in vaeL In vain they employed threats—in vain they dotl bled their spies—in vain they filled the dungeons with Patriots—in vain they circulated reports which nobody believed, because they circulated them. — Common fame soon made known the death of the Marshal, and the destruction of his airily ; an d even the lowest of the people were acquainted with the news. 44 The departure, or raper flight of Joseph , his ' Court, and partizans, having been determined in re punted Councils of State, it chanced that about six in the evening of the 9 t h, some soldiers, who ha d been stationed to observe the heights ot Guagar ens ' gave notice that they saw English battalions dot;ei.l' ding them. " Consternation immediately spread through the palace —orders and counter-orders were given—and at length it was finally determined to leave the city, at six in the morning of the 10th. This anticipation increased the disorder of the fugitives. In the gre* test confusion, the immense convoy of the intrusive Government was collected. Mourning and lamen tation spread through all the houses of their parti zans. Some'sold their moveables for half their Ta' lue, or what they could get ; others gave them CO be kept by their friends ; and others asked that favour from the insurgents themselves, whom but a toe days bef9re they had looked on with disdain. Thor named into money all they could save of the wrack of their property. " Unfortunate fugitives; they were not yet aCe quainied with the French—they did not yet kn ovr that the money and precious etfectsv which they hAd with so much difficulty collgctea for their subsie! ill tO 91 6 t X 1 1