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LORD COCHRANE. This day was publis!:cd, price 14. ALETTER lo the ELECTORS of WEST MINSTER., on the CASE of LORD COCIIR4NE, as fruna that of his Asso&ates. London : Printed for Sherw,)3l, Neoy, aol 'ores, SO, P:aer onster-row. GRAND CIVIC ENTEI7.IINMENT 70 THE DUKE OF WELLINGNAr. The dinner given on Saturday by the Corporation of London to our unrivalled'Commander was in every respect stii:.L.d to the transcendent morits of the illir-.- trions ;7;10 , ,t and to the dignity of the metropolis of the British empire. The exerticqts of the Committee entrusted with the management of the festival cannot 1)~ sufficiently anpreciated. The difierent regulations were not only planned with judgment, but execuied with precision. Althoumh the scene was not embel lished by the splendour of Royalty, yet in eve. • other point it was as magnificent and impressive as • the festival given to the Allied Sovereigns. In one particular it was accompanied with superior interest, reminding the company of the matchless genius and glory of their own countryman. The bouts from twelve to three o'clock were en nonsced, the procession took place in the following order round the Hall. The City Marshals. The Committee, bearing their Wand.. Officers of the Lnrd Mayor's household. The ether Officers, by their Rank and Seniority. The Sword and Mace Bearers. The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, with Ills Grace the Duke of Wellington, accompanied by the Royal Dukes. The Aldermen and Sheriffs. The particular Persons in the Suite of hie Grace the puke of Wellington. The Cabinet Ministers. The Officers and other. invited. The Members of the Court of Common Council. The recpcctlve Visitors were then introduced by the Commit tee to the seats and tables appropriated to them with the greatest rceularity. After dinner "Non Arai:" was sung with admira ble effect by Messrs. Taylor, Bellamy, Yyne, Leete, &c. The usual series of patriotic toasts and sentiments followed, accompanied by glees and songs. The Lord Mayor called the attention of the assem bly to the trinscendant achievements 'and important services of the illustrious character who honoured them that. day with his presence. It was not for hint to detain them for an instant with any allusion to the matchless deeds of the great coip:nander, who was placed on his right hand. He was convinced they Were two deeply rooted in the hearts of all, and would live for ever in the grateful recollection of the coun try. He therefore proposed the health of " The Dolt,: of Wellington." It is altogether impossible to describe the ardent and universal burst of patriotic acknowledgment pro. duced by the toast. Every hand was engaged and every voice raised in gratitude and exultation. The Duke of Wellington then rose, and having bowed to the Lord Mayor and the assembly, expressed himself to the following effect: " My LORD—The honour which has been jit4t con ferred upon me, I trust I may be permitted to say I feel as I ought. I have always considered the sup port given by the public spirit of the City of London to the success of the common cause as of the highest value. It has, on all occasions, felt the great share it takes in the general interests of the country, and it has acted in conformity to that feeling : The notice which my Sovereign and my Country have been pleased to take of my services has more than repaid any exer tions which have been attributed to me. In the suc cess which has attended these exertions, I should, in deed, be wanting to the best feelings of my heart, were I not to acknowledge with gratitude the •ast .and essential support and assistance I have received from the illustrious head of the Executive Gove►n ment, for the wisdom and admirable system of policy adopted by his Majesty's Ministers, and from my gal lant friends and companions in arms. I once more beg: ypur acceptance of my best thanks." The Loan MAvon next proposed the health of Lords Beresford, Hill, and Sir T. Picton. It was re ceived with loud and cordial acclamations. Lord BERESFORD rose, and in a short address return ed thanks tor his distinguished friends and himself. speciive seats in the gallery, and the grand entrance was opened at four to Gentlemen. The Members of the Court of Common Council, upon their entrance, immediately proceeded to the Common' council Chamber, there to receive the Duke of Wellington. About half past five, the approach of his Grace was announced, and the Members of the Committee, the Court of Aldermen, the Recorder, Chamberlain, and principal City Officers, proceeded in due order to re ceive the Hero at his entrance, and introduce him to the Lord Mayor and the company assembled in the Council Chamber. By this time the gallery was tilled with Ladies, and on his Grace's appearance in the body of the Hall, the band struck up—See, the Coo furring Hero (:Greer. The applause, the exultation, and cheering were continued with undiminished en thesiasto ulna the arrival of the Duke in the Coun cil Cliamlor, when an avenue being formed, he was imroduced to the platform at the tipper end, where the Lord Mayor, accempaitied by several of the most distinguished characters of the country, was in wait ing to receive him. After -the salutation of honour, the Duke bov.-ed several times to the assembly, and the Lord Mayor then taking him by the hand con ducted him to the chair of state on his Lordship's right hand, where his Grace took his sear, conversing occasi nally with his Lordship and the Noble and gallant characters who surrounded him. After a short pause, the Chamberlain appeared, for the purpose of carrying into effect the votes of the Court, for (resenting the Duke with the freedom of the City, and the gold ho; and sword which had been prepared for . his Grace. After administering the o4th of a Freeman to the Duke, and stating the substance of the various Resolutions of the Court, for Presenting the freedom of the City in a gold box, with a sword, and placing a bust of Jiis Grace in the Common Council "Room of this City, the Chamber, lain proceeded, " Although the subjects of these Resolutions are confined to the events which have recently taken place in latirope, the Citizens of London can never forget the wily signal victories obtained by your Grace in those legions which have been' dignified by the triumphs of an Alexander, an Aurengzebe, and a Clive : to the exertimis of your Grace the British empire ip India has been placed in a state of security, which promiaes felicity to millions in that country, and an extension of commerce to Great Britain. To enumerate the brilliant actions of your Grace in Etta rope would require more time than the present occa sion will permit, and would trespass too much on your Grace's delicacy ; but it is a truth which I cannot refrain from deefiring, that during the war in Spain and Portugal, which terminated in the complete emancipation of those kingdoms, a more illustrious instance is not recorded in history of the caution of Fabius most happily combined with the cekrity of CM , lr t and when your Grace had planted the British standard in the beast of the enemy's country, you gave a great example to the world of the practicabi lity of that lesson ahich the great Roman poet taught his countrymen— " Parcae subjectii, et &benne piperhos,r . I am conscious, my Lord, how igedequately I express the sense of my fellow-citizens of your Grace's #nerits ; but they will recollect, that where I have failed no one has .succeeded. The most eloquent of the British Senate, and the first authorities in the two Rouses of Par liame t, have confessed themselves un- • equal to the t esk ; hut ample justice will be done to your Grata: by the world at large, who will frequent. ly and attentively peruse with admiration and delight those in;mitable dispatches, which, like the Commen taries of Cesar, will hand down with honour the name of their illustrious an hot to the latest posterity.-- Your Grace has bt c:1 a chosen instrument in the hands of PROVIDE.SCE dUI iiig war. May you long enjoy in peace the love of ) our country and thee admiration of .mankind ; and in the discharge of that honourable office to which his Rord highness the Frince Regent h as recently-appoititad you, you may cement and per petuate union and goodwill between Great Britain and France, so essential to the peace and happiness of ltrt op- !'' Tii.s address, which was delivered by the Cham berlain with urea; feeling and effect, called forth front the Duke aa answer to the follaaing purport cc My Latin ANA GEN 11.1:51EA-1 hAVe• had several time; before occasion to reitnii my thinks to your 1. adship, and this Court, tar the gratifying manner iii which y o u have been pleased to notice my services. It is 4Upacelble for me to •',press the high sense I feel of this renea led mat z af yopi cereal. It has bees my cons! nt prole r() ba enabled te s rve ma country. I shall crititinie to do so to the hest of my extoians i n any wa y hi s y and his Gov, rnmeot may think proper to coliswer iliac they may be usefully Emptily d. I r , caive t as s .oral with gra•itts e, and have only to add, .hat if we should eves be placed in a situation to red lire its use against eii enemy, a si tuatian w i..li sincerely lope may oot occur, I shall feel i my sacred dots , to wt. 1.1 it for the g:ory and prosp, my of ni K ng and country " ' His Grace delivered his answer in a solemn, dig. pi4ed 4titi affecting manner, and the dinner; being ail- The LOUD MAYOR then alldded to the vast and im portant results which had arisen hum the wise and vigorous policy pursued by his Majesty's Ministers, and proposed their health. The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to return thanks, took the opportunity of observing, that whatever merits might be attributed to his Majesty's Ministers, they had the cordial satisfaction of k:owing, that the great results which had led to the :: c l eat of the com mon enemy and to the emancipation of Europe, were to be traced to the unexampled talents displayed by the illustrious Commander then present—his Grace the Duke of Wellington. It was, in reality, to his Grace's admirable plans, to his rare precautions, his matchless vigour and intrepidity, and his extraordi nary combination of causes tending to one gland and decisive end, that this country was indebted for the pre-eminent station it occupied in glory, in honour, and in power. He was convinced that he fell short of what was due to that illustrious character, when he assured the Assembly, that however' great and sanguine the hopes and expectations formed by his Majesty's Ministers of the Noble Duke's achieve ments might at any time have been, that these hopes and expectations had been exceeded by his masterly operations and his unequalled exploits.—(A general bor.t of Rear, hear.) . Towards the close of the evening a temporary staircase was opened from the galleries into the body of the Hall, by which the Lat.cs descended and passed round the whole of the tables on the hustings, and every one had the honour of shaking hands with the Immortal Hero and the Royal Dukes, and some of the younger ones were saluted by his Grace.— Near 700 Ladies were in the galleries, most superbly dressed, and amongst them Ave noticed the females ot the Lord Chancellor's family, Lady Ellenborough and her daughters, the Lady of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lady* Elizabeth Whitbread, and many other Ladies of rank and fashion. The appearance of the Ladies afforded one of the most splendid and gratify ing sights that could be imagined. The festivity ot the Meeting was kept up till a late hour, anJ it was nearly twelve o'clock before the Duke of Welliegton retired. Saturday evening the Puna. v. RECENT gave a fare. well dinner to the Prince at MECKLENBEIti: and Mar. shal Pri•rce LuetrEn. There were present to meet them Prince PLAWYP, Count 1 - lAnour.urtto, Count MUNSTER, Lord bURGHERSH ) &C. HYDE PARK.—Ycsterddy, on account of the rain, this fashi,inable placz of resort s•• as deserted until six o'clock the evening, and then it di,•l not boast of fashioo, bu . numbers. The grand fleet on the Ser pebtine It i-er was 1.1.. e general attraction. The fl •et now consists of twenty sAl—sixteen sail of the line, ' and tour frigates. They are removed horn their ori ginal place on the east ;ie of the river, and are moor ed in the centre, ncttli and south, which bring their broadsides to the view of it* public on each bank of the river. Except four, they are all rigged, and the sails bent. They now appear to carry fore and aft mizen top-sails, instead of squire mizen top.sail s ; .technically speaking, they carry gaff top-sails. The heads of the vessels are now to he seen ; they are what nautical men call billet heads, without any ornament. The Nebel, of 98, was launched on Saturday : from her great size she put the river in motion, and made it appear like a swell. Two of the ships broke from ;heir moorings, but were soon brought up. NEW YORK, MAY sts. (Tacos TOR ALIAblf IRGISTIR OF FRIDAY LAST.) THE BitrusH AGAIN AT OSWEGO. Altar a part of pur impression was struck off last evening, we had a conversation with a gentleman from Onondago, who left thereon Tuesday morning, and informed us, that an express arrived the evening before from Oswego, with the disagreeable intelligence. that 16 boats and other water croft belonging to the enemy had made their appearance again off Oswego about noon on that day, and that they contained a very formidable British force, which were about land ing when the express came away. The bridge be tween Oswego and the Falls, where our store:: were deposited, had been destroyed, and the people were felling trees in the road to pre ant the approach of the enemy towards the Falls. • A letter from Washington, of the 4th instant, men tions, that an unsuccesful attempt had been made to burn one of the old frigates at the navy yard, in bores also to burn the new one building near her. The in cendiary is supposed to be a British partizan. r MAY 4 21.—The reports relative to the British fleet off St. Mary's, have been much exaggerated. Two vessels of war appeared in sight off Amelia Island, and two more were said to be a little further in the offing, but nothing like a demonstration to land has been made. A printed proclamation was sent on shore by a Spanish pilot-boat, and stuck up at Amelia, dated at Bermuda, in which Admiral Cochrane said, that, 'understanding there were many persons who were desirous of removing from the United States to the European or the West India possessions of his Bri tannic Majesty, such persons were informed, that, upon giving information whete.aod when they would embark, vessels would be in readiness to take them on board : and that it should be optional with them to enter the army or navy of Great Britain, or to settle in any part of her dominions, The proctima tion appeared to be of a general nature, and addressed to the people in all parts of the Visited States. The money found on board the Epervier amounts to 118 dollars. About 10,(N.l0 dollars are stated by Captain Warringtnu to have been plundered by the crew, after the surrender. Two of the crew, named Seldon and Murray, have claimed protection, as na tives of the United States, who had been impressed and compelled to serve. (FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.) On no like occasi:m within our recollection, has a mote marked difference of feeling been exhibited than on the receipt of authentic information of Paris, the Urbr Rowana of Europe, being in possession of tl.e invaders of France. Considering this event as the precursor ct the complete subjugation of France, sse see it producing on the one band immoderate exulta tion generally among the Federalists, and on the other, something like deoression on the part of the Republicans, throughout the nation. We do not consider the capture of Paris as the signal for the downtal of the Bnnapartean dynasty, or the Idestructioli of the power of France, and therefore do not view it in as serious a light as many of our friends. Our New-York, Philadelphia, and, indeed, every city of consequence, was successively occupied by the British forces during . the Revolutionary war; they overran the country and traversed it throughout ; but in the end suffered defeat, disaster, and debasement, by the agreement to.apace, relinquishing ail claim _to contrast the destinies of the American people. Mos cow was occupied by Napoleon, his eagles flutterin g on its loftiest spites ; his armies penetiated into the heart of Russia—but be was expelled, and all his ar mies defeated and destroyed, except such as saved themselves by timely and fortiniate.fligt.t. He me rited his fate, though one would have thought it im possible for humanity to have rejoiced at its conse quences. The good fortune of Napoleon for a time deserted liim, but his courage and military skill yet remain. lie may retrieve all by one bold stroke, and entangle his adversaries in toils they themselves have spread.— He is not yet conquered. The tate of France is no; decided. Our impressions and our wishes, we scruple not to say, favour the expulsion of the Allies from France, their defeat and discomfiture, if they have other views than that of compelling the Emperor of France to make a Peace K nich shall confine the power of France within her established limits. But, supposing the news to be as conclusive of the fate of France as many appear to think it, we cannot conceive how it is possible for any American Fede ralist to rejoice at it. The overthrow of the Napoleon Dynasty may gratify his hatred of the powerful ge nius who established it on the ruins of the demolished throne of the Bow bons : but it will, at the same time, overturn au established Government ; and if it do not give rise to the mutt sanguinary civil war, it will not . anielierate the condition or the French people—unless it is to he improved by exchanging a vigorous and intelligent Sovereign for one of a cha racter directly the reverse, whose imbecility would provoke conquest from abroad, and conspiracy at home. No change c. mid take place in the govern. ment of France which would not prove prtjudicial to the people, or which could long survive the corn motions it would generate. • W ithout enlarging on any of the variety cf interest ing views which piesent themselves to every one who reads these few remarks, we conclude them by adopt ing as our own a sentence or two which we hnd with surprise and pleasure in the Boston Daily Advertiser, a decided Federal Paper : It is not certain that either Austria, or any of the Allied Powers, would wish for the dethronement of lionap.arte. Nur is it certain that such an event ought to be desired tot the welfare of Europe. France is already sufficiently shorn of her strength to render her for many years, under any So. .vertign, a harmless enemy to the independence ut nations,'; lw these sentiments we heartily concur, and so we think must every man not blinded by irrational anti p4thy or inveterate prejudice. FROM TIIF SANK PAPICK OF A LATER DAM It has always appeared• to us, that it such a state of things should 'occur in 4tocipe di to pioduce peace on the Lontitient, on conditions comp:alum with the independence and iaiety of the principal You/as, it would be that state which would be most favour able to Vie United §t4ies, and to the civilized world generally. It lb utirily repugnant to pie interest of pie United States, that kr.tsice should acquire the preponderance over the Pdy.eis in the Continent, to which t4e Emperof of !'rance evidently avired. it ROSIIALI, (DOMINICA ) MAY 7.—The exertions used to suppress the Maroons, continue t ith unabated vigour, and continued success; 21 runaways were sent into town ea Thursday ; they belonged to Qiiashey's private camp, which was tweet% nid de stroyed by a detachment'of the Dominica gangers, under Volunteer Vidal. In this camp were found 24 houses or large huts, four loaded muskets and some powder, a great deal s,f clothing, a few dollars, and a considerable number e.f poultry, which of course became the property of the Col-ii;ai inert, The same light intelligence was received Lona Captain Savarin, of the capture of George Mocha's camp, near the Trois Pitons ; the chief and t wee ether' were killed, their heads taken off, and stuck up at,. Portsmouth—the party was in pursuit of the remain• ing fugitives. A woman and two children were al.* taken and sent to town on Thursday. Scarcely a day passes that Maroon women and children, and runaway slaves, are tax brought in for trial and pnnishment. Many of the f rmer declare they were born in the woods, and never saw a white man until the moment of their apprehension. During the last five weeks a great number of females have been tried by military commissions, condemned, en clued, and their heads cut off. It has been discovered that to guard against sur prize, they surround their camps with deep pits, into xthich stakes with pointed tops are driven. They also drive sharp pieces of woud and bone into the footpaths. If, on the first alarm of their scouts. the rangers cannot bring down the fugitivea, they dare not pursue until the road be expiored, lest they should tall into the pits and be staked alive, or crippled by treading on the footpaths. In the meanwhile the Maroons, to whom certain bye-paths Ore always known, escape with their families. THE E‘ ENING It. DON, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1814. Frofii Paris Papers to the fish instant. which w have received, we make the following selections s PARIS, JUI.Y 7. The lifOrittur of this day contains an address of fidelity to the King, dated Kiow, in Russia, from Ceneral•Rapp, and the other Generals of the 10th Corps, tehich foemed the garribon of I.Linizic. The Duchess of Oldenburgh left Liege for Aix.. la-Chapelle on the Ist instant, The Marshal Duke of Treviso has been appointed to the command the 16th military division, tom ? preheriding Flanders and Artois. The Biill6p of §t.ltio is appointed our Ambas, siidor to It cme: The c.lattiber of Deputies on the Bth was occupied with he.mog sever.4l petitions anti cortiplAints against tlie Dreits Silvester de Sicy afterwards made a moti. , tt to tlle effect of repealing them. The question cf adjournment was carried, stid the Riotion wAs of course lost for the present. The Meruirer contains oil oroonnance for replAcing the 14owintcrs on the frontiers a t France, hot their fnuclions are to be executed far more mildly thaa e t tlieg under ikta.sP4HTfli COMTO4I. ~ a , e. cOPENHAGEN, JUNE 17. The English have commenced hostilities against the Norwegians, from whom they had made sumo captures, and carried them into Gottenburgl-, The Crown Prince at Sweden purist* with indefa. tits lit ice deliverrd his answer in a solemn, dig-I appi.4l- like a sweli. Two of die ship§ brul p*d !uid adecting niauntr, and the diimei bring II:motion but were Ma brought up. 1. tirely devoted to the admission of Ladies to their re• AMERICAN MPERS. is equally so, that she should be reduced below the rank of a primary power. Absolute dominion by France over all Europe, extending itself eventually to us, might follow the first of thew! events ; and solute dominion at sea by Great Britain. for an in definite length of time, the other. We never did he. lieve that the Emperrr a France could obtain that complete coi:troul over tie Powers of the Continent. We have been convinced, that the project of uoiver. sal domination, so often attempted, could never be realized. It seems as if PROVIDINCE I itt mercy to mankind, had forbidden it. We saw, that while h marched his legions to the North, and aimed at the conquest of Russia, Spain and Portugal were rising • in his rear, and recovering their independence. The danger to which we hare al:uded, if it ever existed. is now at an end. Another object, curinected with the future fortut, of Fr..nce, claims attention. To what rrecise she ought to be reduced, is a question in which we take no part. We will express our wish only, that she may not - be reduced (an event we deem altn• gether improbable) below the condition of a great na tion. Peace with the Continent, and Eumpe free. rally, has perhaps already taken place. its egfecton this country is an important object of inquiry. If we reason from what we believe to be the interest of all the powers of the continent, we must conclude that this ..vent will be advantageous to us ; if from the policy heretofore avowed by most of them, in the most so. lemn manner, and by the most decisive acts, we are confirmed in that conclusion. Whilst France contended for the dominion of Eu rope, and menaced even Russia with subjugation. it was natural that the usurrations of England on the ocean should be tolerated. But from the moment that danger disappears, the galling oppressions of Epp land may in their turn have the due effect, and mess with a like resistance. Since the year ISO, Russia has been a leading power in support of neutral rights. and we trust that her present illustrious Sovereign will in that respect follow the example of the Empress Catherine. The late offer of his mediztion is a strong proof that he is not indifferent to that policy, while the rejection of it by the British Government may perhaps or.rate with him as an additional motive to pursue it. Sweden, Denmark, Prussia, and Spain. have the same interest, as have likewise the United Netherlands, should they become independent. Of France we will remark only, that should a peace be made on such conditions as•to secure from future apt pt ehensinn the other powers of the Continent, a e may reasonably expect her joint and hat monious co-opera don with them in the same system. WEST-INDlif INTELLIGENCE. THE MAROON WAR.