The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-05-04 00:00:00

IP 1" i T , I i '''' I ' 1 , . 1 I 4'o il • rft i t • . „V. fit ~L, 1, f. F✓l. , lii , Ili it 1 , 10 I Rom THE 1 4 0,NDON GAZETTE, MAT 1. Adwiralf4.office, Ma . y 2 , 1812. Vice-Admiral t)tway i;as transmitted to John Wilson Esq. a ktter from Capt. Parker, of tts Niajosty's sloop Sarpedon, giving an account of his basing', on tile '26th of April, captured off Fair Island the Danish schooner privateer Rap, armed with four gnu's, ten swivels, and twenty-five men. nut two da i s from North Bergen, .without making any capture. Carlton, House,' April 2S, 1812. This flay his Excellency the Duke del Infantado, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Supreme Council of Regency of Spain and the noting iii the name of his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Seventh, had a private audience of his Royal 114,11ness the Prince Regent, for the purpose of delivering his.letters of recal. Hi, E‘collei ey the Count de Fenian Nunez, Duke de .'Nloutellano, successor to the Dukedel Infantado at this Court, had also a private audience of his Royal Highness the Prince Resent, to deliver his creden tials. To n hich they were respectively introduced by Viscount Cas:lercagh, his Majesty's Principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Robert Chester, Esq. Assistant Master of the Cere monies. The Queen's Palace, April 29, 1813. This day his Excelieacy the Duke del Infantado, Amhasodor Fatraordirery a►►d Plenipotentiary from the Supreme Council of Regency of Spain and the Indies, ect!eg in tee name of his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand ti►e Seventh, had a private audience of her Majesty. His' Excellency the Count de Fernftn Nunez, Duke tic Montellano, successor to the Duke de Infantado it this Court, had also a private audience of her Ma jesty. To which they were respectively introduced by the Earl of Merton, her Majesty's Lord Chamberlaip, and conducted by Robert Chester, Esq. Assistant Master of the Ceremonies. ANN '2, 1812. His Royal Ifi4lttiess the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma. jesty, to grant unto his Grace Henry Charles Duke of fleattfort, K. G. the office or place of Constable of his Majesty's Castle of St. Briayars, and War dell of the Forest of Dean, in the county of Glon. cester. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Cti•l.ty of Norfolk. lst or West Norfolk Regiment of Militia. Captain .rani •s . Barnham to be Major, vice Custauce, resigned. Dated April ti, 1812. Lie-fe ll ow 1. - .ngford to I.e Captain , vice Barnham, pro- VIENNA, APRIL 13.-It is reported that upon the multiplied demands and solicitations addressed to the supreme authority, the Austrian Government has ! come to the resolution of rescinding the Edict issued I some years ago, relative to the disuse of coffee. The i, use of this article is again to be permitted under cer tain modifications. It is supposed the general prohi bition of coffee will cease on the Ist of May nest. BERLIN, APRIL 18.-The following ordinance has just been issued by his Majesty, to prevent the iirtro-, daction into his States of Colonial produce coming from Russia:- -do- " FREDERACK WILLIAM, &c. In order to render BANKRUPTCY SU PERSEDED. J. Aldrid.;e, Maidenhead, corn-tlealer. still more complete our ordinances, which have for , BA XK RC vis. object, the interruption of all commerce with Eng- w. Cre•n. Kingston-upon-1101, druggist, to surrender Mays, land and her Colonies, and reader 411 the attempts IR, June 13, at the 1$ like i fart, Kingstou-ulmn-Hull. Attornies, Air. ft. I Ilia, Chan,:t....,44,1.• ; and Mr. R. Calland, Kinston- she may make to infringe them, nugatory, we hive upon-lint). judged right to decree as follows :-Reckoning from I. A. L. S. V. Lineltoten, Hackney-mad, colour-manufactu- the day of the publication of this Oreittance, all im- rer, .%la 9, 19, „hoc I:, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Harri son. Salter's Nall-cretrt, t annon-street. portation of Colonial goods coming from Russia into .1. 11-trtlett, Chichester, cabinet-maker, May 7,8, June 13, at any of our States, is prokibited without restriction, the :.olden Fleece Inn. c:iivliester. Attornics, Nle-srs. Johnson. V, ire, htid Freelaud, Colchester ; and Messrs W. and E. Ellis, or any exception whatever, so that all Colonial pro -11.1.0111-garden. ducts arriving by land Iron] Russia, into any of oar J. Stun . , leftist merchant, May 7..1•k. June Is, at the provinces, whether they have, or have not paid in 11.11 and Mouth Inn, Leeds. Attormes, NI, --es. 1,-, and Ray nor, Leeds; and Mr. E. 13attye, Chancery-I :re. Russia tile continental Tarif, or others in existence, E. Darks-, Miu,:hiiihatopton, CEure,t.l--,hire. coil-merchant, and although they may be accompanied by unsuspect- MAy !.... 13, June 11. at the Old Imilg- 11:n, Mioc:,initampton. Atomics, Mr. J. Mountain, (iirencester ; and :Messrs. L ongdill ed certificates of origin, agreeably to the Continental shall b e i mme di ate) tut! Beekitt, Gray's Inn. system y seized and confiscated, 9 W. Ih•horate, ALIA-ate High-street, victualler, May 9.19, Jane without any formalities whatever, for the advantage , 1:1. at .iiii!dirill. Itornies, Messrs. Thompson and Gram, Lc nr,".., re ,•l, !l im it raal f.,-fi e ld s . of our treasury. In return 9 the trade in all other w . it-urn, U-ip .1- Mart -In-bonnc-strect, cook, May 5, 12, merchandize, but Colonial produce, between Russia ,- Jun , . li, at Gui ldhall. Attorney, Mr, Emily, Essex-court, and our States, continue to be permitted as hereto- Tilop!... W. Books, :,ant-street, Southwark, carpenter, May 5,6, fore." ~ • .'11,.. It, ;it Gt. ii,11::111. Attorney, Mr. Watson, Clifford's lon, WARsAW, MARCH 28.-A grand review of tne an -1 13-citotor,l-101S, Walwnrth. troops in this neighbourhood, amounting to 15,000 . U. 1.,,1,ert, IldllliMiSiiCk. Yorkshire, cotton-manufacturer, May '25, o v i, .; (me .3. at the Palace Inn, Manchester. Attorney, i men, took place yesterday . The concourse of poo rer. S. ..ige, St. Anti's-street, Manchester. ple who assembled to 'witness the manoeuvres was im- : F. Itsciici.o.d, Ports .a, tailor, May 25, 26, June 13, at the • muse. Nearly at the conclusion of the review, Royal Oak lon, Portsea. Attornirs, Mr. W. .111essum, St. I James's-street, Portsea ; and Mr. J. Platt, TanSeld - court, , Prince PoniatowSki assembled the principal officers Teti.pte. • ! in a circle, and addressed them as follows :- W. Borldingtnn, Oxford, coal-morchant, May 5, 12, Jane 13, i GENTLEMEN ,- 'the at G 1 • o ..don. 1..d0n. - Attorney, Messrs. Sherwin and Hall, cc Attorney , independence and tranquil- Weld James...weft idettferd- row. lity of bur country virengabt inenated, and import- ' B. Ba)nes, Lea-brilge, coal-merchant, May 5, 12, June IS, at Guildhall. Attornics, Altssrs. iliHyard and King, Copthall- ant circumstances have rendered your assemblage ne at court, l'hrogmortoo-street. 1 cessary. Whether the Power whose ambition has so ; w. Mannets, Borough, haberdasher, May 5, 16 . "'le 13, at , frequently desolated our fruitful plains will listen to Guildii 111. Attorney, Mr. J. Phi tins, Alder:gate-street. i W. Jarman, Bisltp , x de street Without, undertaker, May 8, 1 the - admonitions of reason, a short time will shew ; 12, :one 13, at Goad:tall. •Attorney, Mr. E. A. Wilde, war-; -in the mean while, it is incumbent upon all to ma- ; wick-,f;ILLIV. : n if e st their devoted attachment to their country, nod B. li fr. le, Cloth-fair, army-clothier, May 5, 16, June 13, at . Guildhall. 1t oroey, Mr. Patt-n, Hatton-garden. , their particular affectation to our Great Protector,: J. I).tvifrfr. Ciolden Ilortr-yard, Aldersgatc-stseet, coach -mas- b y ra ll y i ng aroun d' th ose co l ours w hich hi s genius ter, Mac 5, 16, June 13, at Guildhall. Attornies, M- essrs D.. S ski l , ... tp-r, " irwich. grocer, Ma... IS. IS, June Rat the that we owe the independence of our country to the Awl, it. Peteruf Nl:mei - oft, Norwich. Attorswy, H. Harmer, greatest of 'heroes-that he merits our g ratitude , our Norwich. J. Lustoll. Il ne t.... m . l th, vintner, M a y 11, 15, Jun.-,14, at the affection, and the most profound devotion : let us, ceor 4 e Inn - , POllielellth. Atturnies, Messrs. Sanlys, Hutson, then, be prepared to follow, either its the North or and Itusrkt-, Crane-court, Fleet-street ; and Mr. G. Soaper, the south, the bright career of glory which his 'ge- Ports :a. M. Mom* Chambers -street. Goodmatt's-fielsls; salesman, May thus may trace." 5, 12, June 11, at Guillisall. Attorney, Mr. Bagley, Great In an order of the day, Prince Poniatowski cop per: :i: ,ge-Areet, Wappie.,- , . . T. P. - Arlanki. AL:h.lrel-bee, tart-chant, m a y 9, 1,2 j t n se 13, . eludes his Address to the soldiers as follows at Guildhall. AitOrnieA, Messrs. Kibblewhite, Rowland, and " Fellow Solglers,-Remember the trophies which Bonin:on, Greys Ili!-place. J. !l as si,na, London, nv•rehant, M a y 9, lit,June IL at Guild- your brethren have gained in Spain under the batmen hall. Au:Ailey, Mr. sputtissvuocte,. Swithin's-tune, Lombard- of the Great Napoleon -emulate their deeds, and str.., l t. Ba • merit the) ighest reward--.- - the thanks of the Emperor I. il, Beamia•ter, Dorstashire, linen-draper, May 11, 15, Jane ,J , at the I ommercial Room, Bristol. Attornies, M mes . 01 e the French." , M. and G. !hal% Bristol ; cud Atessrs. Tsrrant, Iliac, and MORLATIC, APRIL 22.----An individual who lo ft Richards, Coance?y•Janc. • • ••., • • - • Londod the 16th instant, has furnished us witk• - the DivlrN :. May 45, F. Jacob, Clagite>wht, Glamarganshier, rattle- following detaifs, tho authenticity of which may be dealer- May 29. J. 11:utruck, Itotherhithe-street,. Ruttier:hick's, relied on :- . . , mast anti block-maker-May 23, F. Janaway, Ludgate-street, " Commerce.is'in a state of stagnation, difficult toy and tnnbritlge warehouse-keeper-May 23, H. Cynical." Lloyd's Coree-hs t use, irsurance-broker -May 26,.1.¶ obertson t o be described. Merchants dare not make .ny ship and J. Stria, Lawreacc-Pountney , hill, merchants-May 23; W. meats far the potty of the Baltic, since France so Wells, jun Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer -May 23,T. Cornford l avowed her inteution of excluding them and CI. Cornford, Milford-law, `:tram, eced-a y wrchants-May dect ded $5, J. Shod, iloundtati cb, slopsvller-May 21, D. Tait!, OW (roes them.. 'What the French Journals have. said •.•00'..d. e 1 a: i 1,!7% e. Ensign I.u:•as W w .hip to bi• Lieutenant, rice Walker, re- silied. Dated %larch if, 1812. Cook Flower, Ct nt. to be Losign, vice Worship, promoted. Dated March:a, 1812. _ _ . Y.l or East Norfolk RPgiment. William t halaner Mack, lisp. to he Captain, vice 'Lloyd, re si4n..d. Dated .0 ch 11. - 1811. Josepit flouttuu, ( col, to be Surgeon, vice Mack, resigned. Dat.d :11:ireb 2.. IRI2. James t,eiit. to he Liisizo and Assistant-Surgeon, vice lloolton. Meted April 2, Commission in the W 4-4 Regiment of Monmouth Local Militia, signeil by the Lord I.ieuznant of the Comity of Monmouth. Wiilaan Phillips, Isq. to he Major, vice Leigh, resigned. /kited April 15, 1812. STA'FESMAN. 'Change, calico-printer May2s, T. Price and C. Price, Red erne-wreet, Boroiqet, upholsterers—May 23, S. (lasting, liug, and A. Go.liog, Mark-h , wine-merchants---flay 5, J. I.uxton and J. Hillier, Poole, Dorset:hire, liben-drapers—May 23, W. liulayson and T. Deares, Liverpool, merchants—June I, A. Horsfall and J. Robinson, jun. Bradford, Yorkshire, woolstaplers—May 29, J. Stajth, North Want hormigh, tlamp ,hire, sack-maker—May 19, J. Pope, Truro, grocer—May 9, W. Reeve, Clapham, roash-roaster—flay 23, 6. Pb Rips, jua., Crest Warnrr-stree . , Cold Bath-fields, brass-founder—May 29, T. Fowles, H narwi thy, Herefordshire, flax-dresser—May 25, W. Bain, Warminster, Wiltshire, and J. Baiss, Fisherton An ger. Wiltshire, coopers-IMay 27, 0. Moore, jun. Colcheoter• beragman_M a) 27, E. Htinkerford, tanner—May 30, T. Clayton, hfaidenhead, Berkshire, printer—May 30, M. Fur lunge, Lloyd's Coffee-house, merchant—May 30, T. Brett and 1. Stoever, Puddle-dock, sugar-refiners—play Y-9, R. G. Trier, Parsons'-green, Fulham, baker.—May IR, •F. Epps, Revenoaks, Kent,•irtinnionger—Nlay -21, L. Ainsworth, Withnell, Lancal shire, and Benne t, Wilton. Lancashire, cambric-manufac turers—May 16, 11. Lecky and C. Lush, Old Jewry, merchants —May 26, S. Jones, Llashiddell, Monmouthshire, shopkeeper —May 26, T. Powell, Ilalpas, Monmouthshire, timher-mer chant—May 30, C. Turner, Milbank-street, Westminster, no lotiososaker—May 26, E. Kirkman, Portsmouth, linen-draper. _ _ _ - - CI RTIFICAT IS—MAT 41. T. Stubs, Liverpool, merchant—W. Gould, Chippenham, ina holder—J. Beek, St. Ives, ironmonger—R. Williams, Oxfarsl street, chinaman—T. Inman, Bedak, Yorkshire, wine-merchant —R. Ball, East Brent, Somersetshire, mercer —J. Lerhay, Penny-Gelds, Poplar, victualler--T. Broil n, Brearley Mill, Halifax, corn-miller—J. Clementson, Minories, merchant—G. Castle, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, builder—Mary Redman, St. Mar tin's-le-/irand, dealer—J. C 41611, Merthyr-Tydvil, Glamorgan shire, tanner—H. Pickering, Leeds, bleacher—O. Veale, Barn staple. brandy-merchant—D. Dougal, Lower Terrace, Isling ton,ship-owner. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. .T. Nicholas, jun. and F. Mills, Church-Street, Minories, brokers- 1. A. Stances and H. Such, King-street, Holborn, coal-merchants—G. Leatne and .t. Renshaw, Old Broad-street, merchants—R. Cave. sen. J. Cave. jun. and It. Ward, jun. litinslet, Leeds, bricklayers—C. Moulton and W. Lunn, Lon don—J. Bossom and J. Hewett, High Itoltiorii, coach-harness makers —T. Taylor and W. Taylor, Ludgate-street, haberdashers. lAR, fur the Wcrk, ending April The Average Price of SUC 29, is 41s. 70. per , Cwt. Average Prices et CORN of 'ENGLAND and WALES, per quarter, from the Return, enclitic April 25 : Wheat. I Rye. Barley. I Oats. I Beans I Pease. I Oats. of the immense French force marching to the Oder and the Vistula has even added to the fears of the speculators. Pressing was never proceeded in with so much activity as at the prettent moment. The pri vileges of the City have even been infringed, and peo ple pressed in it for nine days, by means of special permission. There is no example for this innova-i tion. The colliers have also been subjected• to j the press. Out of four hundred of these vessels, 1700 sailors have been taken. Every where depres sion is at its height—in the interior provinces the fermentation of men's minds continues to increase. Many ancissit partizans for war have joined those for peace. All the proprietors of coal mines, the persons who work them, and the sailors who trans port their produce, arc ranged on the side of the latter party, and it is known they form a redoubled mass. The dock-yards are filled with ships of war and transport vessels, which are repairing. If popu lar reports are to be believed, they are intended for an expedition to America. The manufacturers con tinutHo discharge their workmen. A new cause has I just augmented the pnhlic misery. The duty upon itimber for constructing ships has been raised to such a height, that merchantmen have ceased being built in England, and dock-yards have been established in the colonies ; it is thus that a great number of shipwrights and workmen, employed in the construc i.' tion of ships, are out of employment." AMERICA. Continuation of the Official Documents, accompany ing the President's Message. lIENRT'S LETTERS TO SIR JAMES CRAIG, WRITTEN WHILSTBDIPLOYET) ON A MISSION TO BOSTON. No. I. Answer so the Letter of Mr. Secretary Ryland, proposing the Mission, &c. Montreal, Jan. 31,1809. Sta,—l bare to acknowledge the favour of your letter of the 26th last, written by the desire of his Excellency the Governor in Chief ; and hasten to PARIS, APRIL 26.—T0-day, after Mass, a num- express, through you, to his Excellency, my 'wadi ber of persons had the honour of being presented to ness to comply with his wishes. his Majesty.—( Monifrur, April 2B.) I I need not add how very flattering it is to receive lianatmon, APRIL 21.—According to a letter from his Excellency the assurance of the approbation from Berlin of the 18th inst. the King of Westphalia ter his Majesty's Secretary of State for the very hum had arrived at Kalisch, in Poland.—(Journal de Paris ) I ble services that I may have rendered. April2B.) If the nature of the service in which I am to be BRESLAU, APRIL B.—Large magazines are este- engaged will require no other disbursements than for blishing upon the right bank of the Oder; the Prus-;m y individual expences, I do not apprehend that sian provinces are to furnish a considerable number ithese can exceed my private resources. of horses for the train.--(Same Paper.) I shall be ready to take my departure before my LENTZ, APRIL 13.—The Silesian battalion of mus. instructions can be wade out. I have the honour keteers, which was in garrison here, marched yester- I t o b e , &c. day morning for Upper Silesia. The same clay passed' H. W. Ryland, Esq. Secretary, &c. through this place, the battalions of chasseurs and grenadiers of the mperial Guard, a battalion of ar tillery, and one of flying artillery, on their route from Berlin to Breslaw.—(Journal de PE/vire, April 28.) s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. •. f. s. d.B. d. 129 5 74 11 72 0 41 7 64 4 69 0 42 4 FRENCH PAPERS. J. n'Y. No. 11. To his Excellency the Governor-General. &c. in nnsner to his letter of Instructions. 111ontrenl, Feb. 10. 1809. Sts,—l have the honour to acknowledge the re ceipt of your Excellency's letter of instructions, the letter of credence, and the cypher for carrying on my correspondence. I have bestowed much pains upon the cypher, and am notwithstanding this defici ent in some points which might enable me to under stand it clearly. I have compared the example with my own exemplification of the cypher, and find a diferenee in the results; and, as the present moment seems favourable to the interference of his Majesty's Government in the measures pursued by the Federal party in the Northern States, and more especially as the Assembly of Massachusetts is now iu Session, I think - it better to set forward immediately, than wait for any further explanation of the means of carrying on a secret correspondence; which the frequency of safe conveyances to Canada will render almost wholly unnecessary. Should it howeverbe necessary at any time, I take leave to suggest that the index alone fur nishes a very safe and simple mode. In it there is a number for every letter in the alphaket, and parti cular numbers for particular phrases—so that when I do not find in the index the particular words I want, can spell it with the figures which stand opposite to the letters. For example, if I want to say that " troops arc at Albany," I find under the letter " 4 T" that number 16 stands for " troops," and number 125 for "Albany" The intervening words " are at" I supply by figures corresponding with the letters in those words. It will be necessary to provide against accident by addressing the letters to Mr. —, of Montreal, with a small mark on the corner of the envelope, which he will understand. When he receives it, he will then address the enclosure to your Excellency, and send it from Montreal by mail. I will he careful not to address your Excellency •in the body of the letter, nor sign my name to any of them. They will be merely designated by the initials A. B. If this mode should in any respect appear excep tionable, your Excellency will have the goodness to order a more particular explanation of the card. It would reach me in safety inclosed to ---, Bos ton.—l have the honour to be, J. WY. No. • 13whogion, Venni. Feb. 14, 1809. Sut,-4 have remained here two days, in order • fully to ascertain the progress of the arrangements' heretofore made, for organizing an efficient opposi tion to the general Government, as well as to become acquainted with the opinions of the Wadi eg people, re }afire to the measures of that party which has the as cendency in the national councils. On the subject of the embargo laws there seems but one opinion—namely, that they are unnecessary, oppressive, and unconstitutional. It must also be ; observed, that the execution of them is so invidious, ' as to attract towards the officers of Government the enmity of the people, which is, of course, transfer able to the Government itself; so that in case the State of Massachusetts should take any bold step to wards resisting the execution of these laws, it is high ly probable that it may calculate upon the hearty co opration of the People of Vermont. • I learn that the Governor of this Stateis now visit. ing the towns in the northern section of it, and makes no secret of his determination, as Commander in Chief of the Militia, to refue any command from the general Government, which can tend to interrupt the good understanding. that prevails between the citizens - of Vermont nth( his Majesty's subjects in Canada. — It is further intimated, that, in case of a war, he will; use hi:: itignence to preserve the State neutral, and • • • • resist, with all the force he Call commatid,any attet.. to make it a party. I need not add, that if those 1. solutions are carried into effect, the state of V. . mont may he considered as an ally of Great Brit . To what extent the sentiments which prevail in quarter exist in the neighbouring States, or eve, the eastern section of this State, lam not ablt conjecture. I can only say, with certainty, tha leading men of the Federal Party act in conce and, therefore, infer, that a common sentiment 'fades the whole body throughout New England I have seen a letter from a G•mtlematt, no Washington, to his Correspondent in this place as its contents may serve to throw some liglt passing events there, I shall s ,, tid either the on or a copy with this dispatch. The %% liter o letter is a man of character and veracity, and, ther competent or not to form correct I self, is probably within the reach of all the 4 ledge that can be obtained by the party to whi, h t‘ belongs. It appears by his statement, that tbfaa a very formidable majority in Congress on thi. of the Administration, notwithstanding which is every reason to hope, that the Northern ataa., in their distinct capacity, will unite, and resist by force a war with Great Britain. In what mode this resistance will first show itself, is probably not yrt determined upon, and may in some measure depend upon the reliance that the leading men may place upon assurances of support from his Majesty' s tte. presentative in Canada—and es I shall be on the spat to tender this whenever the moment arrives, th a t i t I can be done with effect, there is no doubt that all their measures may be made subordinate to the intea, I tions of his Majesty's Governmeat. Great pains art taken, by men of talents and Intelßence, to confirm the fears of the common people, as to the concur : rence of the southern democrats in the projects of France—and every thing tends to entourage the be. lief, that the dissolution of the confederacy will be accelerated by time spirit which now actuates botk political parties.v—l am, &c. Ito. IV. Wine,v)r, Vermont, Feb. 19, ISC3. Sin, —My last (No. 3) was written at Burling. ton, the principal town in the northern part of the State of Vermont. lam now at the principal town in the eastern section.. The fallacy of men's opinions when they act under tho influence of sensibility, and are strongly excited by those hopes which alway s animate a rising party, led me to doubt the correctness of the opinions which I received in the northern section of this State ; which, from its Contiguity to Canada, and necessary intercourse with Montreal, has a stronger interest in promoting a good understanding with his Majesty's Government. Therefore, since my departure from Burlington, I have sought every favourable occasion of conversing with the Democrats on the probable result of the policy adopted by the general Govern ment. The difference of opinion is thus expressed : The Federal party declare, that in the event of a war, the State of Vermont will treat separately for itself with Great Britain ; and support to the utmost the stipulations into which it may enter, without any regard to the policy of the general Government. The Democrats, on the other hand, assert, that in such a case as that contemplated, the people would be nearly divideci into equal numbers ; one of which would support the Government, if it could he done without involving the people in a civil war, but at all events would risk every thing in preference to a coalition with Great Britain. The difference of (yin ion is not to be wholly ascribed to the prejudices of party. The people in the eastern part of Vermont are not operated upon by. the same hopes and fears as those on the borders of the British colony. These are not dependent upon Montreal for the sale of their produce, nor the supply of foreign commodi ties. They are not apprehensive of any serious dan gers or inconvenience from a state of war ; and al though they admit that the Governor, Council. and three-fourths of the Representation in Congress are of the Federal Party, yet they do not believe that the State would stand alone and resist the Natioual Government. They do not ; however, deny, that should the State of Vermont continue to be repre sented as it is at present, it would. in all probability, unite with the neighbouring 4tates in any serious plan of resistance to a war, which it might seem ex pedient to adopt. This, I think, is the safer opi nion for you to rely on ; if, indeed, reliance ought to be placed on any measure depending on the will of the rabble, which is ever changing, and must ever be marked with ignorance, caprice, and inconstancy. As the crisis approaches, the difficulty of deciding upon an hazardous alternative will increase; and unfortunately, there is not in Vermont any man of commanding talents, capable of attracting genera), confidence : of infusing into the People his own spi rit ; and, amidst the confusion of conflicting opi nions, danger and commotion, competent to lead . ia the path of duty or safety. The Gove rnor is an in dustrious, prudent man, and has more personal i:- fluence than any ether ; but his abilities are not suit• ed to the situation in which a civil war would place him. I am , &c. A. B. No. V. Amherst, New Hampshire, Feb 29,1939. Stx,—A Gentleman going direct to Canada, af fords a safe and favourable opportunity of giving you some further account of my progress. I will u"t make use of the 'post-offices, when I can avoid it ; because private occasions supersede the nec essity of writing in c)pher • and the contempt of decency slut pr i nc iple, which f orms part of the morals of the sub altern officers of a democracy, would incline thool to break a seal with the same indifference, that the)* break their words, when either curiosity or interest is tQ be Indulged. I have not had sufficient tim e nor ell& n.:', able en able we Inform any opinion for myself of to which the Federal Party will carry their tion to the National Government in the event of a war. Much may he inferred from the rsul of the elections of Governors, which within two months will be made in the States of Nlascamiesettg, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. From all I know, and all I can learn of the General Govertune.it, I am not apprehensive of an immediate war. The !Embargo is the favourite measure; and it is proboblo that other means will be employed to excite EV p 4. B. I I I