The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL nEctsTER, 7 - • Amino=mom^ II u W:kh pe. - -plei'ot that description is neither produc tive of h now, n can success against them excite on our part sensations of pride or triumph. Menaces coming trans that waTish, buzzing. and impotent community, will excite any thing but fear. As long as they confine them selves to mere buzzing, it would be well, Sir, to treat them with contempt and indifference ; but the moment they have the audacity to sting, they should feel the full weight of our veegeance. Mankind requ:res great ex amples from us at present. We stand on a towering emi• nence, and are the guardians of the rights and indepen dence of the civilized world. We must not allow ourselves tobeinsulted or rest: icted in the exercise of this sacred duty. The Americans, it is true, complain of our infringing t Heir , inderndence ; but what excuse can they give for fieir manifest partiality towards a state which is our invete. rite enemy, and which is labouring to destroy the liber ties cf Europe ? This partiality, they do not attempt to palliate or deny. Our modern republicans are of curious stuff. The word formerly implied every thing great, libe ral, and magnanimous. To-day it signifies the reverse of all these qualities. They prostitute the word freedom when they pretend to revere it ; if they had the remotest idea of its divine worth ; if ever they felt the influence of the ch irities, or of the sympathies of higher existence, I V fluid they press, as they do in this moment s upon the S , rsiards, and cheer their oppressor I deprecate, Sir, a new war with any people, and lament as a serious injury, every diminution of our commerce. — I should also lament, had I a neighbour, with whom I could exchange the civilities of life, and keep up an intercourse, mutually beneficial, should he reject my kind overtures and prefer a state of violence and injury. In proportion to his brutality, I should make my preparations to resist and chastise it. Nothing else will reduce the Americans to re tson and a just sense cf their interest. Moderate measores and conciliatory language on our part have only rendered them insolent. As we attempt to sooth them, thtey bluster louder, and look fiercer ; and are now aiming a blow at our face, because they think us so good natured that we would endure any outrage from them with impu nity. These revolted subjects of ours affect to treat us with greater contempt, than the Romans, in the height of their freedom and glory, would have treated the Egyp tians. A people, composed of adventurers, and of the worst species, from Holland, Germany, Sweden, France, Scotland, Ireland and England, to assume this tone and look towards the British nation, is a disgusting mark of brutal insolence and of impotent pride. It would be an act of justice, and of humanity, to whip them into .4 mole discriminating sense ; and our seamen, no doubt, are su. premely qualified for that humane task. T. D. FOREIGN IN TELLIG ENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. " LEMBERG, MAY I.—According to Letters from Warsaw, the French army has passed the Vistula in three columns, at Graudentz, '1 horn, and Polanka. " PAK is, MAY 23.—0 n the 16. h inst.at eleven in the evening, their Nlajesties the Emperor and Empress of FRANCK arrived at Dresden, with the King and Queen of SAXONY. On the 18th the Emperor and Empress of AVSTRIA arrived at Dresden, at one o'clock in the after -110011. S SP INISI - 1 PAPERS. MADRID, APRIL 11.—The scarcity here hai arisen to a height never known. The dealers in bread are obliged to shut their shops as soon as the evening.approaches, from fear of being assaulted and robbed, as has happened to several. Wheat is sold at 22 dollars the juneg (bushel), a price which ab solutel y cannot be p aid by a people wbieb dUN 1 7 "f __. _. . - --- - • . has suffered so much by plundering, contributions, and every kind of ex t o rtion ; and the enemy , who has reduced them to this dreadful state of misery , no t onl y see, a number of persons perish with hunger i n the e trects, but has the ins .fence to collect in their presence quan tities of grain to send to the armies, who are employed to render their lot, if possible, still more wretched. ........... GIEtt.ALTAR MAIL. .ALGEPIRAS, APRIL 19.—The Commander in Chief of the 4th army writes to the Governor of this city, from his head-quarters at Akira, under date the 15th inst. to the following purpose: — ca 513.•....1 yesterday beat General RE?, and took the whole of his artil lery and baggage; he was completely detected. REY did not fall inn) our hands, because he abandoned his men the mom- ut the tiri u com menced; as he was in bed, like SLeteti in Boroos." " And the Governor hastens to make it known to the Public, that they may be apprised of this glorious and important event. ' 4 4 SOLOIEP.S l-Itx the action of the 11th, you added fresh laurels to those which the enemy usually afford you an opporturity of gather ing. You saw them betake themselves to di ht, overawed by y ou u r va or lour, and abandoned thei r artillery, baggage, nd. Y con duct has secured to you my utmost regard; but I deeply lament the ton of D. JAYME BUTLER, the gallant Colonel of the regiment of Lena, who gloriously fell in the action. This deserving officer, who possessed :A the qualities of a warrior, had been in many battles and affairs, distin guishing himself upon every occasion, and forcing respect from the • enemy. You have witnessed his valour, and intrepidity, and know. ledge, that his services have entitled him to the gratitude of hi min try, and to immortality. It is, therefore, right to reward his merit, and to prove to the army, that be who distinguishes himself is recene pensed; I have accordingly determined, that at all the musters of his r giment, he shall be considered as present, that his pay shall b.: received by his daughter, to whom the Commandant of Lena shail impart this my determination, and that until it shall have been approved by G.)- verninent it shall be taken out of my own appointments. This leenaze paid to merit, has no other object than to perpe-tuate thc menp)ry of that gallant officer. Soldiers, let it he for ever engraven in y• - •tir heart', and remembered with enthusiasm to the honour of the 4th ;triii. " Camp before Malaga, April 16, 1912. BALLAS [EROS." --- ----- . • ; UNITED STATES. " A BILL FOIL THE PROTECTION, RECOVERY, AND INDEMr- FICAT lON OF AMERICAN SEAM Ili. .4 Whereas, by the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Negttiatict: r made between his Britannic Majesty and the United State;, at Lordca.. on the 19th day of November, 1794, it is agreed, that there sirnll he s firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true an:. sincere friendship between his Britannic Majesty, his heirs, and successors, an 1 the :lit eN ed St a t es of America, and between t heir res p ective countries, territori cities, towns, and people of every degree, without ex Leption of peio!:s or places. And, whereas, his Britannic Majesty has caused to he im pressed out of the ships of the United States, sailir..t on the high sets, under the American flag, divers liege Citizens of said States, and com pelled them to serve on board ' sc ships of war of Great Bri!ain, anZ to fi g ht against the United States; and nu mbers of them yet detsined contrary to the express provision of said Treaty, and in violation of their natural liberty, and against the peace of the United States. " Be it therefore enacted, by the Senate and I louse of RepresTntativJ of th , ! ITnited States of American Congress assembled, that fr:an and after the 4th day of Jun" next, any person or persons who shall impresi any native seaman of the United States from on boa ral any vesFel of the United States, sailing on the hi g h seas, or in any port, river, haven, basin, or bay, under pretence or colour of a commission from any foreign power, shall, for every such offence, be adjudged a pirat e and felon, .7.7('' on conviction, shalt suffer devil; and the trial in such case sln.ll be had where the offender is apprehended, or may be first brought. " St C. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for an! person 07 se aman sailing under the flag of the United States, or ally persons attempting to impress him by force or violence from on board any vessel of the United States on t he hi g h seas, or in any port, so river at' , h a ven, basin, or bay, to repel force b y force ; and if any person t e mpting to impress said seaman , shall he killed, maimed, or wounsital it shall be lawful for such seaman on the general issue, to give d' e special matter in evidence, which is hereby declared a perfect justifica. non. " Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That on information being givcn to the President of the United States, proving, satisfactorily to im: that any Citizen of the United States shall have been impressed, all" shall be yet detained, or shall hereafter be impressed, to cause the ino:t rigorous retaliation on any of the subjects of saidiGovernnunt, t3l;e,t ou the high seas, or within the British territories, whom he is beret): authorised to cause to be taken and seized for that purpose, any to the contrary notwithstanding. re ir gi Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That any seaman herctofJ . . hereafter impressed, shall be, and he is hereby authorised, to altac:' ' 3 the hands of any British subject, or in the hands of any debtor of.. frea , Y British subject, a sum equal to thirty dollars per month, for the Woo.'