The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-24 00:00:00

r THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 676 2Maje•ty the King of Saxony, who arrive'4 on the preceding cl•tv. Ile afterward: in•pected the tr►ops quartered in this town, and then proceeded on horseback to meet his Imperial Majest the Emperor of Russia. Mos, three o'clock in the Afternoon t..e two great Monarchs entered the town on horseback, attend ed by a great number of persons of the first distinction, and es corted by two regiments of foot, and two regiments of horse.— A t night the whole town was Montilla ted. At Weimar 300 men of the Imperial Russian Guards are ex pected. Hitt Majesty tke King of IVestphalia, his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, and the Ruke and Hereditary Prince of Weimar, have arrived in this place. OCT. 24. " SIR, Augtot 6 6 1 b eg leave to communicate, through you, the inclosed Answer to the Representation which (aisle to me under cover from you, and to add the assurances of my respect. (Signed) " TN. JEFFERcON." " Charles Bulffinch, Esq. for the Select 411 en of Boston." TO THE INU•BITANTS OF TITE TOWN 01' BOsTON, IN LEGAL TOWN MEETING AssrmnLFn, " Your representation and request were received on the 22d instant, and have been considered w ith the attention due to every expression of the sentiments, and feelings of so reveeta ble a hod) of my Fellow Citizens. " No person has seen with more concern than myself the in conveniences brought ou our country in general by the circum stances of the times in which we happen to live ; times to winch the history of Nations presents nu parrallel. For ye..ts tie have been looking as spectators on our brethren of Europe, al theted with all these evils which necessarily follow an abandon, meat of the moral rules which bind men and nations together. Connected with them in friendship and commerce, we ha\e hap pily so far kept aloof from their calamitous conflict-, • a steady observance of justice towards all, by much forbearance, and multiplied sacrifices. At length, however, all regard to the rights of others having been thrown aside, the belligerent powers have heset the highway of commercial intercourse with edicts, which, taken together, expose our commerce and nut rivers, under almost every destination, a prey to their fleet; and armies. Each party, indeed, would admit our Collllllolre with themselves, with the view of associating us in their oat against the other. Rut we have w fished war with neither. Under these circumstances were passed the law, of which y ou complain, by those delegated to exercise the power of legisla tion for you, with every sympathy of a common interest iu ex ercising them faithfully. " In reviewing these measures, therefore. we should ad vert to the difficulties nut of which a choice was of oreessity Io be made. To have submitted our right lid commerce to prohi bitions and tributary exactions from others vi mild have been to sarrender our independence. To resist them by arm, was war, without consulting the state of things, or the choice of the na t. on. The alternative preferred by the legislature, of sulien• ding a commerce placed under such unexampled di2iculties, be sides saying to our citizens their property, and our mariners 10 their country, has the peculiar advantage of giving time to the belligerent nations to revise a conduct as color:try to their late rests as it is to our rights. " In the event of such peace, or suspension of hostilitie•, between the belligerent powers of Europe, or of such clene:e in their measures affecting a neutral conning ce, as may render that of the United States sUllkiciitly safe, in the judgment of the President, he is authorised to suspend the embargo. But n • peace or suspension of hostilities— no change alfeetiog neu tral commerce, is known to have taken place. The Orders of England and the Decrees of France. and Spain, existing at the date of those laws are s till unrepealed, as tar us we Lour. In Spain indeed. a contest for the tiovernment appears to have arisen ; but Of its course or prospects we have no information em which prudence would undertake a ha ty change in our policy, even were the authority of the Executive competent to such a decision. " you desire, that in this defect of power, Congre;s may he specially convened. It is unneees-ar vto examine the evidence or the eliararter of the facts which are suppo..ed to dictate such st call ; because VOU will he SCII:11)1C on nlllll6Oll to date, that the legal period of their meeting i; early a't in this eN tetl‘i ye country, they could he convened by a special call " I should with great willingness have executed the w !she; of the Inhabitants of the town of flu-ton. had peace or a re peal of the obnoxious Edicts, or other changes, produt et! the ease in is hich alone the laws ha ‘e given me that authority ; and so many motives of ju , tice and interest lead to such changes, that we ought continually to expect them. lint w tile,e Edicts remaim the Legislature alone can prescribe the l uur,e be pursued." " Aug. 20, ISOS." " I'in”..lErrtabo.%. N""YORK , SEPT. 10.—The follow ing letter to the Neu' Hampshire Legislature, fully explains tile vie sof the Admiar— (ration ; and taken in conjunction vitt) the great cx pence o vernment is about to incur to equip arnwd vessels ou the lake-, to enforce t he embargo, it leaves not a doubt heitiud, that tne to leeward, that she could render the crew no assistanec , were thc Luca able to pull her up against the teweet•tueu., .o is . FROM THE .v.iLrA .IND GIBR.ILTAIR M.IILS. The arrival of the Isabella Packet, from Malta and Gibraltar enables us so announce, that the Garri , ons of both were well and in high spirits at the end of the last month. Gina* LTA Seri. 19.—This morning the King's-Fisher sloop of war arrived from Malta, ha% lug her Highness the Princess of Orleans on board. ller Highness made her escape with great difficulty from some village near Barcelona, on its being attacked by the French, and arrived at Malta about three weeks ago. SEPT. •l3.—The letters from every part of Spain speak in the mo-t indignant terms of the ignominious Convention concluded ith the French at Lisbon. The British Government escape censure, hut the evils expected to result from the Convention are not the legs regretted um that account. CADIZ, Starr. .—Y esierday alt ussian Officer arrived here express from Lisbon, by way of Badajoz, on his way to Trieste, with dispatches to the It us•ian Government. By him we have learned the authentic accounts of the extraordinary terms which have been granted to General Junot and the French Army under his command in ►'ortugal. It impossible to describe the amazement and indignation they have excited in thi• country, where they are reckoned far to ire degrading to the British na tional honour, than those o hid. Liuiers dictated to General Whitelocke, at Buenos Ayres. Its sr nu two, Sr PT. SO.-- this Majesty the King of Denmark has thrown open the navigation from Denmark, and the whole western coast to Norway, to all Dani•h ships. But '25 per cent. of the amount of the cargo must he deposited, which is forfeited to the King, in case that the arrival of the ship and cargo in Norway cannot be satisfactorily proved. SICILY. _ - - MESS! N A AVG. 26.—We are all in expectation of an early move of part °ldle :may. Troops hove been moving in various parts of the !bland—transports have been long preparing for the reception of men and horse-, and forage has within these few days been embarking —stores 10 a considerable amount have been long on board. IVe have non el.! e u tienerals on the Statt here; General Disney, of the Guards, toes home by this packet. Our force on the Island amounts to about 15,000 men, a great pro portion of them foreigners. We have very little communication ith Calabria. You have heard, I dare say, of our unsuccess ful attempt to cut out or destroy a yes,el from under the rocks of Scylla. She hus been one of our transports (the Lord Mel ville), and was employed in brioging round Lord Forbes from Palermo. Isis Lordship landed at tho Faro, a short time after bte got into the current, n Bich drove her under the guns of he'll°, when she was abandoned by her crew. That "Wit a plan was formed to destroy her; but anfortunately a boat, con taining a Captain of the 30th, and a Lieutenant of the:;sth, with nine soldiers on hoard, got a-head of the boat to which the en terprise was principally entrusted, and got close under the vessel and between her and the shore, which was lined with French troops ready to receive them. The two Officers were badly wounded, but are getting better. The plan Ras accordingly. frustrated. Alki 1 , ,1i ICA. THE PRESIDE T'S ANs1VI:11 TO TILE BOSTON PETITION. BOSTON, SEPT. t➢.—Thc following. Answer to the Petition of the Inhabitants of this town, from the Pre,ident of ate United States, was received on Tuerday by the Select Alen, and is now presented to the public by their order. (Signed) Wm. CoorLn, Town Clerk, I I P I /.