The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-11-17 00:00:00

•- , • 'C' P .' i A AI E RIC.I. VITILICT ThOM ♦ N CW-YORK PAPU. The late coxduct of the Bn,ti t 3h Ministry has capped the climax. of atrocity towards this country. Their first act, the outrage on the Chesapea4v, was an injury of the deepest dye.—lt wits declared to be , isnauthorised ; but the only unequivocal evidence of its tieing so, a prompt and full atonement. was withheld. Inotead of snaking a just reparation, a inis lion was instituted, whose termination added insult to injury. Close upon the heels of this mission followed the celebrated Orders of November 11 ; which produced, with other causes, the Embargo and Nun-intercourse with England. These, co operating with the disasters of her arms, produced the arrangements made by Mr. Erskine smith our Government. Every commercial restriction was taken off by us, the door to commercial intercourse with her was widely opened, iu consequence of the plighted removal of her Orders ; and the interdic tion to her armed ships, to enter our waters, with drawn, in consequence of her solemn promise to make a reparation for the outrage on the Chem. peaks', designated by herself.—Our Executive, with out hesitation, accepts the proffered terms of amity —the Nation applaud it—the Legislature sanction it, in a manner that proves the most unsuspicious confidence, by opening the intercourse without li- saltation, and without the least re,ervation of E'e- cutive discretion to saspend it on auy comm. • gtocy—our property, to an immense amount, is iciataatly embarked ou the ocean—Congress ad journ in security—.when, to the astonishment of every honest man, these engagements, as solemnly adopted as any engagements made by man, are di.- avowed end *instilled. not in part, but altogether, as writ those relative to the Chesapeake, as those relative to the Orders in Council, in the language of Lord Betharvt, " as wholly wxmttho►ised." How eau this be?. Is Mr. Erskine a traitor to bit Go vernment, a fool, or a madman, thus to commit 'himself; " not only to have acted in a way," in the language of Lord Liverpool, " unauthorised by his instructions, hut in direct opposition to them ?" What those instructions weie, we cannot tell ; but we all recollect the language of Mr. Erskine, and •if -.se believe into a man of common honesty, and of the meanest understanding, we must conclude that be was authorised to make the oecittw, , s he proposed. They were not extorted from him, be was the fires to propose them ; and, as proposed, err:Attie. es literetisn, they were adopted by our Go vernment. Mr. Oakley arrives in this country, in • British sloop of war, and forthwith Mr. Erakise com mences a coriespondesice- with the Secretary of State, with the following letter, dated April 17:— " I bare the honour to inform yon, that I hav'eteccised His c ootnands, to represent to the Lk:ornament of the Vatted States, that His tlajtsty is animated by the must sincere desire for an adjustment of the diaerences % hit+ have un►appily so loog prevailed between the two countries, the • recapitulation of which might hares tendency to imperle, if sot 1 irscat, an amicable imilerstanding. " It having been reprc;ented to His !lfejesty's Coverts went, that the C.mgrese of the Visited Stabs, in th..ir pro edings at the opeuin4 of the Let sct.iou, had et 'owed an intention of passing certain laws, which would plate the re %idiom, of flreat &gain with the Unified States upon an equal footing, in all respects, with t*, other Belligerent Fowls a, ! have accurAiagly remised His Majesty's com mands, in the event of oath law, taklisr place, to utter, on the part of His 31ijesty, au boucrisrabli reparation for the aggressions committed by a British staral cam, in the at tack us the UcitedStates fiigato rheralkolte. " Considering the Act, passed by the Congrres of the risited Stites on the ist of March tamed the Non • in tanonro Act; 26 Ismiiic pioduced a state of equality, in the relations of the two Ballieereut rumen, with respect to the United States, l ha.. to submit, e"ofeenisbly to iustrue tions, fut the conveleralio4 of the A aorrieln Governmeet, such terms of ostisfsetiln aid rep.amiati, as His Majesty fw hislueed to Lettere will he arreptcd, in the same spirit of ouneihat ion, with whirls they are proposed. " lu adJituat to the prompt disarms", made by His Ifs lest', on beitig appiOsed of the unauthorised set, eounniti e d by his astral ufficer, whose recall, as a mark of the King's displeasure, from as highly important and Isonnursble emu , stand, imiuedistely finned, Ilia Mutest! is walla; to vesture th e m en ("wilily taker out of the Chesapeake, al.d, if ac ceptable to the Atari lean Garerniuent, to tusk, a tide Aprotrision for the unfortunate sul!erers no that occasion " Nothing can be mere pease or. explicit. Every stipulation offered t% n. übeasetice to the commatid of Ilia Nlejeety. The terms are ouhreitatiogly a.c eeeltql to. The nrst day the following letter is received from 11 r. Er+Line lot., tlw ►onunr of isforising yoe, that Ms Najr+h•, ►eeiue limo persuaded that t►e Itoetouratile reparation ototh ►e kart canoed to be iemlereell for the uoanthorired attack 'trust the Anieckrau fr,gate Chesapeake, ...mild be accepted 1);• the Government of the United Steite., in the lISIN 'pint of cnocilini ion with which it was proposed, has instrurted me to sal ivfactieu, should such a happy tenni- station of tbst atbiir like place, wino!! as having removed a painful ease of difference, but as affording • fair prospect of etwitpkts and corals, nnikrttanding being re-establivhed between the two countries. " The fienurablu change in the relations of Ha Majesty with the I rated States, *lnch had been produced by the Act (usually termed the Non- Intelcourse Art) pawed in the lost sessioh of Congress, was also anticipstol by His Ms. jolty, sod has eurooraged sr-other hope, that a reconi.iiter ethos of the 'Mats( diStreoces might lead to their satisfac tory adjustment. " On these grounds Ind imperial ions. I am instructed to consimenicate to the American Government, Ha Nlajestt's determination of 'midis% to the United States, an F.iivoy Lc traurilinsi y (invested pith full powers to conclude a treaty) on all the putrid; of the relations between the two coestriss. " In the mean time, *alb a view to coutribate to the at- &densest of so desirable as object, Ills Majesty world be in an its departmefite, will possess an indissoluble witting re • withdraw his Orders in Council ofJantuul wed Unity, 14 ibi enaction and execution of its mea- Novi:umber 1807, so far as respects the United States, to the pentaanun that' the President would issue • proclamation itJ fur the renewal of the intercourse with Great Britain ; and a *hat these inetu.nres will be, it may he prelim that, nhatever ditference of opinion should arise in the in- tore to &rids, and useless to coijecture. The terpretation of the terms of such as agreement, will be re- powers upplicable to this ease. possessed by the toured io the proposed neguciation." Lt. :coney, are very limited. The measures taken We have here the same clear unambiguous laa- by Congress remove every restriction with regard to gunge. The proposition is accepted ; and Mr. a free inteicoarse with Great-Britain, without re! t- Erskine couches his last letter in the following lug the President with any authority to suspend it. terms, declaring that lie is asithorisell by His Ma- should, therefore, any immediate legal suspension jesty to take his final step. be considered requisite, Congress must be specially "la consequence of the acceptance, by the President, as convened. Beside this step, there are two others stated in your letter, dated the teth inst. of the proposals within the pale of executive power—the recall of made by the ou the part of His Majesty, in sty letter of the saute day, for the renewal of the intercourse between the Mr. Pinkney, and the refusal to receive Mr. Jack respective countries, lam authorised to declare, that His Ma- son, the new Minister. These, we believe, are the jesty's Orders in Council, of January sad November, 11107, only powers the President possesses ; sail whether will have been withdrawn, as respects Ilse United States, on they, or either of them, will be exercised, time will Ilse loth day of Julie neut." disclose. Let the impai tial_wodd pronounce, on the dot a, whether the arrangements thus offered by 31r. Er skine, were, or were not, unauthorised. Vile fact is, that Mr. El skine's instructions were penned while the embargo was in force, and under strong evi dence that it was intended to continue and enforce it. Such a coutinnance and enforcement threat ened the trade, and manufactures, and navigation, of England, with . vital injury. The disavowal is made, after its removal, and w hen there wre, more over, a moral certainty that the whole restrictions attending the non-intercourse, were also removed. Then she was suffering for the want of our raw materials. our provisions and naval stores; now her market is abundantly supplied, nod the dis avowal of the arrangements made with Mr. Er skine, baited by the instantaneous prostration of the price of American produce in her ports, thirty per cent. below the prices at which it previously stood. But to close every avenue to doubt, with regard to the authority, of Mr. Erskine t 6 make these ar rangements, on the lath of June ensiling, in in closing the British order of the :6th of April, Mr. Erskine addres.es the Secretary of State as follows: $. In consequence of official communication sent to me Gum His Mujeut)'s Gsverantent, since the adoption of that measure, I am emibled to assure you, that it has nu mime:ion, whatever, with the overtures, which I have been authorised to make to the Government of the United States, and that I am persuaded that the tertus of the agreement, so happily concluded by the recent ncgociation, sill be strictly fulfilled oti the pint of His Majesty." In the mean time, the principal risk of our mer chants has been already and irretrievably run. Their property, to en immense amount, is either in British ports, or will soon he there, ready to await the tender mercies of the tyrant of the seas ; to Ise sacrificed under the beneficent Order of Council just issued, or adder some more favourable dispen sation of justice. We presume, that so long as these dark, impenetrable clouds hung over us, our merchants will listen to the precepts of prudence, and, consideriug their own interests, embargo their vessels, and thus save their country from any con siderable loss, that might otherwise arise from the freedom of the intercourse permitted by the lawi. During this stagnation of commerce, let internal enterprise and improvement move on an elastic wing, and expose to foreign nations the inexhausti ble mines of wealth and happiness which their in justice teaches us to open and work. One circicostance, though somewhat out of place, ought not to go unnoticed. Mr. Jackson, the new Minister, is the individual who pronounced the me morable prologue that preceded the tragedy of Co penhagen. The attack en the frigate Chesapeake, the af fair of the Cambrian, and the murder of Pierce, were considered at the time, and.attributed to, the sanguinary brutality ofinilividualsl we are new un deceived. The late act of the British Government, clearly exculpates Whitby and Humphreys. A Ministry, that thus sports with the plighted faith of the nstinii it represents, to subserve a fugi tive interest, will have a dreadful accomst to render. If that nation can be roused to a sense of its real interests, to the glory it boasts, with what a tre mendous vengeance tray it not overwhelm the authors of this unparalleled atrocity! lilt be alive to the honour it certainly once possessed, and which we hope it yet retains, a will at least consign thew to the harmless walk of private life. We rejoice to perceive, that as yet, on this bead, but one feeling animates our countrymen, and that federalists as well as republicans. Eastern as well as Southern men, denounce the conduct of the British Government with equal spirit. This proves that, notwithstanding the collisions of party, the great body on each side is at heart sound. Hence, amidst the evils which this conduct will produce, it si ill bring with it, perhaps, the greatest blessing that coulti•be conferred, union. Honourable men of all classes will unite and rally round their own laws, government. and rights. There are some individuals, who embrace this occasion, to condeMo the credulity, as they are pleased to style it, of their own government. But, on deliberation, we are satisfied they will pronounce a differeot judgment. Our Government had no reason to question the authority of Mr. Erskine, to offer the terms of accommodation agreed upon.— They were such, as we had expected would result from our measures; they were such, indeed, as were dictated by the true interests of Great Britain her self. They were proposed by an agent of the high est rank, were explicitly declared to emanate directly from his government, and were ratified with the utmost solemnity. For the breach of a contract, thus spontaneously and formally made, the annals of civilised communities did not furnish 11 precedent. The personal character, moreover, of Mr. Erskine, for intelligence and probity, stood fair and even high ; so fair and so high. that Mr. Canning, though a political enemy, in Parliament represented him as distinguished for his fidelity and talents. Under such circumstances, to have refused to accede toahe terms submitted, would have ren dered the Executive obnoxious to the imputation of an indisposition to restore the amicable relations of the two nations, and have given a handle to faction to further its worst views. The wisdom of the act has been attested by the aliu,pst universal approba tion, not to say jay, with which it was received by the people. • It has afforded them, too, the occasion of proving, to the blindest hostility abroad, the sincerity of their wishes to be on good terms with England.— And, the approbation of Congress, it Is be lieved, without a dissentient, has fixed a seal upon it. It has, consequently, served more effectually to unite the people of all parties, sod the sevend branches of the Government, then any other course which could have been pursued. This, then, is an inappreciable blessing, for which we ought to be grateful. We may entertain a rational, a confident hope, that the nation will rally its whole strength round its Government, and that the Government, THE BRITISH PRE SS, LONDON. FRIDAY, Novewsze We have received some German and Dutch Paper% but none of a lati.r date than those pre viously in uur possession. The report of an action iu the Mediterranean remains prectiely u it was uu 11 edursday. We this day give Liu uvw COUititUtiOn of the Kingdom of Sweden. Some of the Treasury Journals of yesterday ex pressed great satisfaction at the arrival of an Ame rican paper, of the 35th of September, which con tradicts the report that Mr. Jarreasou had re fused to receive our Minister, Mr. JACKSON, as Envoy Extraordinary, in tlte•place of Mr. ERSKINE. Now. it so happens, that poor Mr. Jew VERSON has retired from office into the body of the community, and that Mr. Msntsos, not Mr. Jerreasou. is the President of the United States. But this is not all. There never was any suck report as that now triumphantly asserted by the Treasury Journal►, for the sole purpose of giving a colour to their cause, by flatly contradicting it. The lest New York Papers, which we believe were to the 17th of September, stated, that the American Secretary of State being apprised of Mr. JaCksom's arrival, im mediately repaired to Washington to receive him ; that Mr. ERSKINE also went there for the same purpose ; and that Mr. Jtcasoa was re ceived in due form at the seat of Goverment, as the successor of Mr. ERSKINE. Such was the ac count given ou the authority of the New York pa pers, in all the London papers, including the very prints which . now re-produce the subject, as quite 'new. But when they presume to abuse the credu lity of their readers by Odin, that Mr. JACKSON was received with respect, we see their drift, and must undeceive the public. Mr. J ACR• SON was certainly received with respect, at Washington, by the SECRETARY of STATE, the only Minister then in that city ; but at his lauding, and on his way to the Ansel ican capital, he and hie retinue received limn the populace every possible mark of cutiteaupt and imliguation. We gave, in our paper of yeaturclay, au extract from the New York papers., which .hews the popu lar feeling on this subject. %Ye insert another of the same description this day. The Bucephalus frigate, of 38 guns, Captain Pt L LT, sailed on Wednesday, with dispatches for the East-ladies. The Abundance store-,hip sailed un der her ernivoy.to the Cape of Good Dope. We noticed, en Wednesday, a Roman Catholic Meeting. in Dublin. on ►he preceding Thursday; when a Committee was appointed to revise the draft of the Petition to be presented to Parliament in the ensuing sessions, when it is the intention of the Catholics to press forward their claims to entire etuanc.pation. This, we understand, will be ilmie by distinct Petitions from the several counties of Ireland, and not us before by one general Petition, on behalf of their entire community. V - -- • 14 , C - 13 co ' :13 LYCEUM THEATRE. Last night the delightful Opera of The Altana attracted a numerous audience to this Theatre. The parts were all extrpoely well supported, par ticularly those of Carlos and Isaac Mendoza, Ly Messrs. Philipps and Dowtoil. The former was very happy in all the songs; but those which seem ed to take the house most were—/lad a heart fur falsehood framed, and Al ! sure a pair was never seem. lie was rapturausly encored in Loth } and at each repetition cynic:4 the good effects of encouragement, by improving on Ilia first at tempt. In the coarse of the peiformance, he troduced the favourite air of Just like love, whittle was received with great applause.. the was also W.:Bent. Mr. Dovtton. in Isaac exhibited l ireat spirit and huitimir, punt is his tirht interview with the Dutnna ; and, 1., fondling his accomplished far one, drew brio the must Nattering •eatimony of merit, loud ands repeated laughter. The other porta were •de quately sustained. In The Aftelaight Hour, which • followed, the most attracting object was Mrs. Ed win, in Mora; the vivacity of which character s is much adapted to her pow ell NW/sofas. by M Habitues, was very comic. Upon the whole, both the Opera and the Afterpiece gave great satisfac tion, and were accompanied all through with the most unequivocal and, unmixed expression of de ligh t. Earl and Countess Cuut.llo a DE LET and Viscount Mat.MA♦ returned to their house iu Piccadilly, yesterday, from Thames Ditton, and in the evens they went to Covent-Garden Thetti re. The Earl of W lESTMOILAND is expected in foam, this day, to superintend the improvements which are going ou ut his Lordship's house, in Grosvenor square. Lord Monsires remains will be interred in the family vault, near 'Winchester. I ier Ladyship and her mother, the Countess of xatinisuntt, hsv.! not quitted the house, in Seymour-place, buice his Lordship's death. The Marchioness of LANSDOWN and her two daughters, the Misses Cuevas), are at Lonsdowsi House. The arrangements for his Lordship's Its neral are not yet settled. Lord Ilanai Parry, who succeeds the late Marquis of 1.106300W/4 in his titles and estates, has peen parsing some tune in Ireland. His Lord ship, on his tetuns to town, stopped at the seat of Sir emus BARING, near Winchester, wad yes terday arrived as his house in New Burlington street. The Marquis of Lansnown's death was occa sioned by a complaint on his liver. Viscountess MULBOURKE is recovered from her late indisposition, which proceeded from a violent cold. /ler Ladyship has, fur these two days past, been enabled to take her usual rides in het comae, which is drawn by beautiful grey poneys. THOMAS BLIGH, Esq. M. P., left his house in Grosvenor-place, on Tuesday, far 0)401144 , 4tr. The Newcastle-upon-Tyue Theatre is to be let fora few months. Madame CATA LA NI has most generously offered to perform, at . a Concert at Bath, on Wednesday next, for the benefit of the City Dispensary. It gives us great satisfaction to announce Ma dame Cat...awes perfect recovery from her late indispontion ; and we are authorised to Lily, that she will positively sing at Kensington' Chapel, for Mr. Cosmis benefit, and that she most readily consented to do so, on thetirst application.—(Beth Paper.) The friends of Mr. HARRIS, and of the Theatre, will be glad to hear, that he is returned from Bath, in a much unproved state of health. Mr. ELLt iron is engaged for four nights at the Bath Theatre. Warwick November Races, which had been fix ed for Thursday, the 9th, through some mistake ainongst.the Hunt, took place on Tuesday, the 7th, by which occurrence a great part of the horses named were nut present, and only one race was ruin. To be sent to Coventry can no louger be deemed odious, since the subscription on the Jubilee, to which the Members P. Moons and W. Mti.bs. Esqrs. most largely contributed, not only released all the debtors, but fed 14,000 of the inhabitants. There is at this time, in fug bloom, an apple tree growing ill the garden of Mr. EDWARD Bocw, White Swan, Pensith. The some tree had a fair crop of fruit this season. Many of the apples rues cured from It to 14 inches round. A pedestrian, of the name of DANIZL a fanner at Herlowe in Somersetshise, it perlurin ing a task, which will, if completed, far exceed all other pedestrian exploits ; he has made a bet of 1000 guiness, that he will perform 1000 miles iu 15 dayi; whiab is at the rate of between 00 sod 70 tulles a-day. Ile is a stout athletic town, and com menced hit labour ou Saturday last from Newhott, Wilts. He ad done 015 miles.on Mondry Melds without much fatigue. • Time is backed at great odds. The jubilee was celebrated at Aka in a manner that reflects great credit on the inhabutsnts of that town and neighbourhood. Amdst the general de monstrations of joy that a beloved Sovereign had so long reigned over a free people, it was not forgot to return thanks to that Providence who has hither to supported him, and to entreat the continuant* of those blessings which this favoured land so fully enjoys. After an excellent and appropriate sermon, preached by the Rev. Mr. MAXTOIII, u ounierous and revisectahle pat ty adjourned to the New Ton tine Inn, where an elegant dinner was provided.— " 71er King." and several loyal toasts were drunk, each accompanied by a discharge of musketry. At an early hoer the company retired to the theatre (un der the ruanarmient of Mr. Satyric), which was brilli antly illuminated. The excellent comedy of John Bali was performed, with a little Scots pastoral. The whole contlnJed with a loyal piece, compiled for the occasion. The aerie discovered Britomodu seated on her throne, which was oroanwniettweith featoons of laurel mid wax-lights. tics. supportnig a heist of nor Ml.q SOVfiiVitiN, sur rounded with Justice, Mercy, Cctscurds 11/4c. , e IWINNIIIMME A i r r • '. 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