The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-09-03 00:00:00

I • Atm — rim,. 'greatly to the advantage of the publishers ; nee did the possessor of the origisals avail himself :if theveneral avidity end the celebrity of his an etesser deprive those ;tenons of the profits they couti<is e d to reap from remitted edifices of papers 'Viet had east them nothing. When. however, they ,teal reams to apprehend duit the genuine Memoirs 'Wed corer works of -Franklin, airinitten atertror , reeted by himself, woold be brought forward in amerser suitable to their importance, and the digni fied mak of the anther is the political sod lit tl er, world, invidious reports were mot abroad, and or calmed with uncommon asserting that ell the literary remains of Dr. Franklin had been l e turchaerrl at an enormous rate by the British Mi► vinery, who (niitabik diets !) it seems were more afraid of this arsenal of paper then of the power of Prosier with all her mmieroOs remora" and stairails ',Wire. This convenient tile, absurd as it was, round reporters both in Eneeply soli in the United States. who bridled it about with so much en s as to make matey who *els bnotqpiainted wish the legatee of the manuscripts believe it to be true. end to lament feelingly that such inestimable prodectioss should be suppressed and lost fee ever, through the cupi- Oily of the persons to whom they were bequeathed. Provoking tie the story was, the party whom it most ?ffeeted. and whose interests it was designed to in jnre. Mt too much of the coescie isms reeti to do other than treat the ridiculous invention with con front a persuasion that the refutation of an ree u probable falsehood is beneath the dignity of truth. He therefore adored the opprobrium with lout coniplaint, and suffered it to be repeated with oat being goaded into an explanation; contentedly 'waiting for the time when he might best fulfil his Any, and shame his calumniators. " Of the present collection it remains to he ob served, that the italy portion which hos hitherto ap .peored in any form is she first fascieulus of the Me ,pooini of Dr. Franklin, extending from his birth to she year 1757. forming fifty-seven pages only of the resent volume. Bat even what has formerly been jirinted of this past can scarcely lay any claim to torigisefity, since the English edition is no snore shone translation fees the French, which of itself is no more them sotrefessed version of a tutu emptiest." The beneveleat writes himself following manner : • al To William Fraoklin, Fiq. Governor of New Jenry, North Americo. Tiryferd, se tie *drop of St. Aseples *0771. DEAR Sow—l hove ever bed a pleasure in ob. taini'sig any little anecdotes of my ancestors. You may mamba the inquiries I made among the re amine s& wiy relations.% hen you were with are in Eng land. and the journey I undertook for that purpose. Imagining it stay be equally agreeable toyon to learu the circumstances of sly life, many of which you nee intod with, and expecting the enjoyment weeks' onioterrupted leisure, I sit down to write them. Breaks, there are some other in that incite me to this undertaking.— From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born. and in which I passed my earliest years, I have raised myself to a state of affluence, and some degree of celebrity in the world. As con stoat good fortune has accompanied me. even to ass advanced pooled of life, my posterity will perhaps be desirous of learning the means which t em ployed, and which, thanks to Providence so suc ceeded with use. They may also deem them fit to be imitated, should any of them find themselves in similar circumstances. This good fortune, when I reflect on it, which is frequently the case, has tudeced me sometimes to say, that if it were left to my choice, I should have no objection to go lover the mine kfe from its beginning to the end ; iequesting only the advantage authors have of cor recting, io a second edition, the faults of the first. So would I also wish to change some incidents of is, for others more favourable. Notwillutauding, if this condition was denied. 1 should still accept the otter of recommencing the some life. But as this repetition is not to be expected, that which re sembles most living one's life over again, seems to be to recal all the circumstances of it; and to resi der this resemblance more durable, to record them in writing. In thus employing myself, I shall yield to the inclination so naturel to old men, of talking ..f thenitelver, sod their own actions; and I shall irolulge it, without being tiresome to those who, from respect to my age. might conceive themselves obliged to listen to me, since they will be always free to read me or not. And, lastly (I may or well Confess it, since the denial of it would be believed by nobody), I shall perhaps not a little gratify my own vanity. Indeed. i never heard or saw the in troductory words, without vanity I may &c. but some vain thing immediately followed. 4. Moat people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they may have of it themselves ; but I give it fair quarter wherever I meet with it, being persuad ed that it is often productive of pod to the pos sessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and. therefore, in teeny cases it would not be altogether absurd, if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life. " And now I speak of thanking God. I desire, with all humility, to acknowledge that I attribute the mentioned happiness of my pest life to his di vine providence, which led me to the means I used, and gave the success, My belief of this induces sae to hope, though I must not premise, that the seine goodness wil l still be exercised towards me in continuing that happissese, or enabling me to bear a fatal reverse, which I may experience, as others have dew; the complexiou of my future fortune being known to Him wily its whose power it is to bless us even in our aillictioas. " Some notes, one of my uncle's (who hod the same cariosity in collecting family sisecd•tes), mice pet into my bawds. furnished me with several par ticulars relative to our ancestors. Frets these I learnt that they lived in the same village. &ton, In Northamptonshire. Oil a freehold of thi r ty acres , for at least three hundred years, and how much longer could not be ascertained." • Dr. Shipky. Mt be eserenied.) in the The accounts ally of the harvest i n th e southern part of i e s, speak must favuurably of the crops of corn, particularly wheat, which, in quantity and quality, is considered as not to have beets equalled for many years before. AMERICAN PAPERS. • NSW Yon. JULY 3. INDIRN WAR. The fallowing is an eztraet of • letter from Ma jor-General Andrew Jackson, to • Gentleman in Nashville, Tennessee ; (fated " Camp, bean St. Mark's, 9th April, tilt. " On the 245th ultimo I marched from Fort Gadeden into the heart of the enemy's country. On the let instant I was reinforced by some friendly Indian. and two battalions of Tennessee volunteers under Colonel Elliot, arriving within a mile and a belief Mticksauky town. I discovered the Indians pasted on an advantageous point of land, with a large pond in their front, and secured in the rear by woods and &stamps. The spy companies, sup ported by the horse, were ordered forward, and a abort and spirited conflict ensued ; the Indians soon pee way, and were pursued through their towns. The three succeeding days we employed in scouring their country, burning their towns, and securing their corn and cattle, of which we found great abun dance; upwards of three hundred houses have been consumed. I have to regret the loss of one man killed (Tucker), and four wounded (from Ten nessee) ; of the Indians, thirty were killed and four were made prisoners; sixty men, women, and chil dren, of the war party, have surrendered. The great War Chief of the Mackasukees is among the slain. « In the Muckuuky town we discovered evi. deuces of hostility fur many years; upwards of 300 scalps were found—about 50 were found impended on a painted war pole on the square, fresh, and of every description, from the tender infant to the aged mother. Apprehending that the enemy might attempt to occupy St. Mark's. learning that they were kindly received there, and discovering that it would prove an advaotageows depot for my supplies, I marched for and reached it on the &la. Ou my arrival several communications passed between myself and the Commandant; whets, to bring matters to a close, delay being evidently de signed, I ordered the light companies to advance and take possetaion, and Captain M'Ever to u some a position in the rear ; while General Gaines was instructed to hold Isis brigade in readiness to act, if resistance should be attempted : none, however, was made, and the light companies en tered, nasalised themselves of the fort, and pulled down the flag. Captain M'Ever having hoisted English coloura on board his hoot% Frond' the Prophet, Floomotcht sunco, and two others, were decoyed on board; believing him to be the pro mised and daily expected aid from New Provi dence, under the command of Woodbine. These have been hung to-day. To.anoriow I march for Suwannee, where I hope to put an end to the war. I have no time to do snore tha►► to give you a faint view of things as they are. I Irive been forced to encounter many privations; but they have been surmounted." NEW YORE, JULY 3. (F►om the National Advocate.) INDIANS. The Montreal Herald, and The Daily Advertiser of thiscity, have both taken the field simultaneously against the Government, on the subject of Am. bristie, Arbuthnot, the indigos, and General Jack son. The Herald, like an open opponent, comes out bitterly malignant and hostile—The Daily Ad vertiser is more modest and reserved, confining himself to the constitutionality of the measures, and to general sentiments of humanity, policy, pro priety, and other sage reflections and inueudoes.— The Herald, speaking of Ambristie, makes the fol lowing remarks:— " This appa►rn/ly amiable young man, was con►icted solely nu the evidence of ova tritium ; the charges against ►ie were, lit, fur assisting the Indians; 2d, fur being a wr• 6 ' Humanity must shudder at the recital of ibis atrocious trial and result. Had this young man been captured fighting in the ranks of the Indian army, be would have been cult. lied, at least, to the benefit of • prisoner of war. With respect to the staved charge, it is toe ludicrous to require an answer : can a spy be captured to a friendly territory'" We know not the particulars of the trial of Am bristie, nor the evidence upon which he was con victed. We feel satisfied, however, on that head. If he assisted the Indiaiis, and was captured fight. Mg in their ranks, the Monirrul Herald says lie should have been considered as a prisoner of war. We ask, by what authority does a British officer raise the tomahawk against us ? If Great Britain will say that they authorised him, then he should have been considered • prisoner of war; but as it does not appear that the British Government gave any orders to this officer to attack uu, or make war upon us, it must be considered thst he acted upon his own responsibility—that lie identified himself with the Indiana, and hazarded his life iii bring found stirring them up to deeds of massacre and horror sguust ou► defenceless frontiers, am; being instrumental in deluding the savages from the troth of peace and tranquillity ; and while his country was at peace with us, without any orders (except, probably, secret ones, the effect of which lie must have been aware of), he declaies war against and lesels the deadly rifle against our women und children. What privilege should such a man claim when taken in arms against us? Just the same forbearance that a civilized community and a na tion of laws would chew to u ruffian, who, with arms in his hands, destroys the first person he meet* with in the streets without provocation. The Herald desires to know how* spy can be captured in a friendly country : if Arlibristie .was captured in the Indian territory, it wag not • fricsdly coon try—if he was taken within the boundaries of the United States, he must be considered as a spy from she Indians, in whose ranks he was engaged fight ing spinet us, and whose cause he was supporting. But hear the Montreal Herald a little further : The Ame►ican Government hare loan pursued a spirit of singnine hostility towards the weak, defenceless, abori gines of the soil; sad if it were true, that ibis young man was aiding limn, he wiia settee in a *Ol4O Pyrudg, and which was marked by his stern demeanour at the place of eseestlins.” The British should remember, that complaints l i of American cruelty towards defenceless aborigines, comes with a horrible bad grace from them, against whom we can bring a catalogue of cruelties towards every nation they have attempted to subjugate, too sanguinary even to dwell upon. Look at their murders in India, prior and subsequent to the siege of Seringspotam, and let them be silent on the subject of oa► 4 , sanguinary hostility towards the weak and defenceless aborigines." We never attack the Indians—we defend our frontiers spinal their murdemus tomahawk, which our kind friends, the British and Spaniards, urge them to raise against defenceless women and children; and it is tune that the Indians and their allies should know that we will not be treated thus wills impunity. Let The Herald be silent on the subject of huma nity ; for, if it ever finds a local habitation" in their attacks on Indians, it is because their power is circumscribed. If, then, Ambrirtie was engaged in " a noble pursuit," according to The Montreal Herald, he has been nobly reworded. Let us, however, hear what lie has further to say on the subject : " It is not long since, if I recollect right, that this slime exterminating General took as Indian Plupliet prisoner of war, and immediately caused him to he hung; this, no uht, was a prompt mode of pulling a period to his pro plieeits ; but I prophecy, that the lime will arrive whew Mr. Jackson will have to atone fur these cruelties, for the sacred law of nature will not justify such cooduct." What " law of nature" justified the Prophet in raising the tomahawk, which the Prince Regent presented him wi►h, against our peaceable and um offending citizens ? Ile was 811 ally of the British, fought with them during the late war; but when the British undertook to make peace with us, they should have compelled their allies also to have laid down their arms. As to Mr. Jackson, as The Herald calls him, we confess that he bus done no thing that entitles li;in to any favourable confider onions from the British : it is not expected that lie should be very popular among them. And as to the remarks of The Herald on our affairs in Florida, we have only to observe, that we can settle them without foreign itifluence or foreign uid. and promulgation of it, with other public papers, which you. iti sae as you may think proper. • " I am happy to have band this opportunity of offering myself to your disposal, as your most humble and obedient LOUIS DE LA CRT'7.." • A NAVAL ACTlON.—Captain John Devere, or the Mexican armed schooner Victoria, who arrived at Wilmington, North Carolina, on the 6th instawto gives the following account of an engagement with three Spanish vessels:— " May 10, lat. 16. 13. N. long. 67. W. at two p. in. saw three sail to the southward, and stood for them ; at half past three, two leagues distant, hoisted our colours and fired a goo--lbey proved to be two brigs and a felucca, and hoisted Spanish colours. At four p on. commenced a fire upon them, which was returned in • very spirited manner. —Fiadiag so obstinate a resistance, we determined to board them, and in the attempt, ran foul of the Commo. dory's vessel, our bowsprit being locked within her main rigging sea main-mast. A constant fire was kept up by the slimy, by heaving combustible bottles, grenades, &c. and every possible means used to preveut onr boarding ; when she blew up, carrying away our bowsprit, sprung her fore mast, set Are to ►er jibs, rigging, &c. The other brig bore down to assist her; hut our two long Turns being so well supplied with round and grape shot, caused him in a very disabled state to haul his wind, and leave his brave Com modore. We hauled off, repaired damages as well as possi ble, and sent onr boats to rave the Spaniards that remained on the wreck ; and the nest day hired a Dutch fisherman to laud them at Caracoa." The Spanish Government. after having been driven to the release of Mr. Meade, have not abandoned their hated policy, but have seised upon another American, and imprisoned him in a com mon gaol—Mr. James W. Wordrop, of Rich mond. During the revolution in that country Mr. Wardrop supplied the Government with flour and breadstuff. for which lie was compelled to take Treasury certificates (librances.l Since the return of that bigotted Monarch he has beets ut Madrid, endeavouring to redeem the lost credit of his house, by obtaining payment for these certificates; but being probably too urgent or troublesome, and wanting a victim after the released Meade, they have seized upon Wordrop as a substitute, and until he abandons his claim he may expect to re main in confinement. It is nut to he denied that the general system of Government, as now pursued by Spain, has ren dered her hateful to every liberal nation. The storm which has for many years been rolling over her head will break at last, and either dissolve that tyrannical, yet imbecile, nionareliy, or introduce a new order of things. Certain it is, that our affuiro, at present, do not promise a tranquil termination.— (New York Paper.) THE BRITISH PRESS. SOUTH AMERICA. The following letter, which we extract from The Richmond Empairer, briefly relates to the situation of Chili, the most advanced province on the march towa►ds perpetual independence. It rays much in a few wordy, and it would be well for us to examine whether, from the position, cause, resources, and character of the Patriots in that quarter, there ex ists the least hope that Spain will ever be enabled to put down that spirit of liberty which so generally prevailr. LATEST STATE. OF CHILI. EXTRACT OF A LETTIR FROM THE ACTING CHILI TO • GP NTLFMAN IN SALM (TRAII/LATIOR.) It SANTIAGO DC CHILI, PP. 7. ime. " MUCH ESTIFMED Stu—Last eight I hail the Osmium of listening to stir palmsl of the letter you w►ote to our General San Marlin ou the 18th October, wherein you mention and other incidents, which, I con fess, have given me so much pleasure, that I think to have found in you the protector I wished so much for, to foment and complete ou► lour d-for liberty. " The principal Director of this State is in the South, comonandiog the army which laid siege to the city of Tel minnow, from w►ich place he has withdrawn to the interior, with the view of affording more room to the enemy, and, by cutting off their retreat, to conclude the war in this country. " The preseace of the principal Director being necessary in t►e army, he has been obliged to intrust tue with the supreme government of Chili. "The revolstio• of Chili, since its restoration by the troops under General San Martin, has taken a Blooding, which it would be difficult to describe to you in a letter. It is impossible to have an idea of it, bat by seeing and touching it. This State has an army completely disciplined of more than 11/100 troops of the line, well armed, wit► ammunition to carry on an active war for • long lime, and with supplies in the arsenals worth more than 400,000 dollars. The army is divided into two corps, and placed at two dif ferent places. One, commanded by General San Martin, is in the Tables in the vicinity of Valparaiso, and coast of St. Anthony, where we are threatened by au expedition from Urns of 3,000 men. The corps of the Director O'Higgins is on the borders of the Mande. Roth wait the arrival of the enemy wit► extrauldioary esithusiesni, and the Officers vie with the good Generals that command them. " For your better information, I take the liberty of re. milting to 'on • collection of newspapers herein enclosed, in which we refrain from publishing many things, which it would not be convenient should come to the ►nowlelge of the enemy, although they would do us great credit I. the eyes of other nations. " Be assured, my esteemed countryman, that in a abort time I hope to have the satisfaction of conveying to you the delightfia lens of a battle similar to that of the Illth of February of last year, in Chsesbnos. " Next aneliersory day oar Independence shall be pub lished, and by (it drat opportunity 1 DWI remit you the set LONDON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1818. THE QUEEN. Yesterday the following► Bulletin was exhibited, respecting the state of her MAJESTY'S health, at the Queen's Palace : " Kew Palace, September 2. " The Queen continuo' my much indiapmed, but her Majesty has passed a better night than was expected. " FR. MILNAN. " H. HALFORD. The Paris Papers of the 30th ult. arrived at a late hour last night. The following are extracts:— !Allis, AUGUST 30. The Ring, accompanied by the Dukes de Grammont, Metre, mid Avaray, drove yesterday, at three o'clock, iu an open chaise to Rainey. The Trauma! of Correctional Police yesterday gave judg. ment iu the case of the Grey Maw. Mistresses Jennehorame and Lefever, the first charged as printer, and the second as vender of the work, have been discharged. The Sienr Creton, the author, has seen sentenced to three months imprison. ment and a fine of 50 franca; and the bookseller L'Huillier, the ostensible editor, to a year's imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 francs. The five per rent. Consols were on Saturday 79 fr. S e.— Bask Aciions 1,630 fr. The intelligence respecting the present affairs of the Indian Archipelago, which our private letters enabled us to lay yesterday before our readers, could not fail of proving highly interesting. The commerce of those numerous and fertile islands that gem the Indian Ocean, •nd stretch along the eastern extremity of Asia, is a mine of inexhausti ble wealth, rivalling, and in the opinions of many competent judges, far exceeding in profit that which Europeans have been accustomed to carry on with the Continent of India : every circom. stance relating to such a subject must, in this country, be ever considered as possessing paramount importance. The occurrences of the late war produced a great change in the relative power of the European na tions in that interesting quarter of the world. England, by her naval superiority, and her increao. ing power on the neighbouring continent, finally commanded the trade, and, in a great degree, ac quired the sovereignty of the Indian Archipelago. Our principal triumph was the conquest of Java, where the natives hailed our successes as the har bingers of their own happiness, and, under the go. vernment of Sir THOMAS So RAFFLES, had occa• ion to bless the chance that freed them from the tyranny of the Dutch. Nothing can be mire flittering to the character or this coumry thin the state of Java, during the continuance there of the English power. T:ie natives, te‘joyiug their lives and property in roidide.ice, aid freed from the capricious cruelty of their former masters, regarded the English Governor with a love up. prosching almost to adoration. The ait hi n d e he of England was assoriated i n th e i r m i n d s • ry feeling of respect and gratitude, and a. people naturally mild and benevolent, evinced by evert method how capable they were of • tiro a at tachment to a foreign Power, when wove rued by wisdom and goodness. In the extreme generosity of our Ministers on the return of peace, when they thought they might sacrifice to their friends what they had expected a short time previous to see wrested from them by their enemies, it was deter mined to surrender this interesting and inaffensive people to their former task-masters ; and it has since unfortunately happened that the return of the Dutch to Java has been the signal for the infliction of every barbarity upon the ill-resist ilig natives. This should be snfficielit to excite our sympathies fur a people who loved us, and whom we bad taught to know happiness ; hut, as we spewed yesterday, the conduct of the Dutch, by striking at the very existeuce of the Britirls trade iii the Indian Archipelago, is calculated I's rouse our ruitgivation at the injury thus basely offered to ourselves, from whose mistaken bounty the Dutch bold every thing they posses* in tite East. Th-y have, us we learn from private sources of li:formation, closed all the Eastern ports; have excluded the British flag from rt.( ry harbour witliM their control ; sod have 011 ii • the British merchants, who coatinued after the surrender of Java to reside in Ba ta vi a , to every species of personal injury. They are encroaching upon all the rights of the British in those quarters, and, in their mode a conducting themselves, shew that they are nut only commercial rivals, but political enemies. How long the British Government will endure these outrages, we cannot pretend to say ; but it is cer tain that the British interests in the East require that some cheek be speedily imposed uprio a system calculated to weaken our power and endcriger our commerce its the East. We do not desire to revive the memory of deeds which, for the honour of humanity, should street have been perpetrated ; but it is impossible. in wit nessing the present conduct of the Dutch, not to remember that the scenes of their present violence are those which fur more than two centuries had been cruelly distinguished by Mild, ha , !parity. The desire of gain, qu:dreited by the rays of an Eastern sun, has uniformly wrought en vehemently with the Dutch, that neither humanity nor religion !iss been able to correct the malignity of ►heir pas -inn-. It is much to he regretted that England ininclit have given them the means of renewseg the work of oppression; it is remarkable that she too should to the first to experience their violence and ingraPttide, This seems the proper place for us to commend the Ministers, fur their judicious selection of a Governor for the British settlement in Sumatra. In sending thither Sir THOMAS S. RA FTLFS, highly distinguished for his great talents, matured by experience, they have not only conferred a bless. ing upon the inhabitants of that island, hut have contributed essentially towards confirming the British power in the East, and securing our commerce. It will tend to redeem the Ettroptan character in that quarter of the world, and secure benefit to this countr y, while it confers a blr,,itig upon that remote part of our empire. -Yesterday being a holiday at the Stock Eze4:l:l:e there was but very little business done; a few pri vate bargains were wade, and at one o'clock Cot:- Isola for Account were at 74. Lord CASTLEREAGH will leave his Kest, No•t4 Cray, this day, for Aix-la-Cliapelle. Mr. DYKE . the King's messenger, left town yesterday, to tn3ke preparations on the road fur his Lordship. Mr. PLANTA will follow him in shout ten days. Mr. CLARK, l'urser of the Northumberland, ar rived yesterday et Earl BATIIVIISTB Office. with dispatches from St. Helena, whi,•ll were imme diately forwarded to his Lordship, at Ins seat at Putney. Yesterday • Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following ships wete taken up end thus stationed, viz.— Martinis Camden, 1,200 tuns, Thomas Larkins, Com mander Charles Grant, 1,200 tons, Hoek Scott, .. - minder ; Lowther Castle. 1,400 tons, Charles 11ortloets, Commander; filets, Leoo tons, Thomas B..rradatie, Com mander ; and Essex, 1,200 tons, Richard Monett, Com mandcr—for Bombay and China. Atlas, 1,200 lons, Charles ()Wayne, Command. r ; Water loo, 1,325 tons, Richard Alum, Commander; and Streat ham, 820 tone, Hamsitle, Cummonder—for Bengal and Chine. A new ship. building by Me..ra. Clay. 1,38.0 told, R Francklin, Commander ; and General Kyd. 1,24 1 0 tong, Alexander Nsirne, Commander—for Math ii and China. Bombay, 1,200 tuna, Alexander Hamilton, CUITIMAiIIiVr and General Harris, 1,200 lolls, Gel/Ile W visited, Cum atandet=fur St. Ht lens, Rumbas, and uhitia. Rose. 9SS tons. Thomas dl'Taggarl, Commander ; Mi nerva. 978 tuns, George Richard.mo, Commander ; (.an tic, 920 tone, John Blanchard, Comtism:lir: aml Thomas Grenville, 888 tons, William Manning, Commander—for Madras and Bengal. Princess Charlotte of Wales, 978 loos, C B. Grihble, Commander; and Marquis of Wellington, 961 loos, Judd Wood, Commander—for Bengal die,ct. Captain Vral. MANNING was morn illlO the commend of the ship Amur 4renntlk.