The Sun. — London, England, 1813-08-26 00:00:00

FRENCH VIEWS IN AMERICA. LThe following Extract fro►u uMe niirkicribcd to the pen of the celebrated TA wiTts.SXO is published iim the last number of the New Qoarterly p nevieW, whence we . shall continue to Dopy it, as oor Hulas permit. We hareprely perused aslc4cu ment altogether so interesting as is at this time this c.r i pos4 of the designs dour enemies npon rico, which, tltnuglkaf ypt only speculative, those. Who know the nature of French poli tics must be aware will be immovably pursued till accom plished or utterly defeated, even for ages to come.] " Forty years bas the genius of the French int tion slept, Under the influence of the old Go yerlntent, all ntw faculties were benumbed. St. Domingo, indeed, was permitted to advance. Our elands prospered under that wretched policy, which , converted tam into. cattle, and graspbd at present benefits at the hazard of all the evils by w! , ielt they have since been overwhelmed. For te. Y I ',is, and :to a ttiOrasS "in the 'Torrid 'Zone, was our ee'tiiitS linked ;- while the English name spread tself abroad, with incredible rapi ,dity, over all .the Omni part of the 'continent : . and the middle and western regions were resigned' • to the torpor 'and desolation which are the natural pottey, . It is time .to awaken. Should this fatal sleep conOnue 'under the auspices of itnonaparte, for-" tune will have smiled in vain an that hero. Should the prcsent opportunity of repossessing ourselves of ti,e banks of the Mississippi, by a peaceable bargain with Spain, be inffered to escape, he will' have .gaiucti .his present pre-eminence in vain. Should he seize this opportunity,. and improve it with diligence, We will pardon the destruction that impends over St. Domingo.• The torrents of blood that are going to 'flow in that devoted co lony, and the eomp!etion• of its ruin, will be petty consequences, when compared with the eternal benefits of beginning a fresh careerin the Conti .nent•of orth AineriCa. " Let us consider the . seerie'-alltiit career ; the situation of he country ; the adVitffrages Of which we are already in possession those which we shall speedily acquire ; . the obstacles to be dreaded from the jealousy of England, and the clashipg interests of the United States ; and our future progress, in defiance of the oppOsltion of those States, of England, and of Spain, • " Our nation had the vain honour of conferring arnarne on a pf,ortion of the globe, ,not exceeded by any other portion of it, in all,the advantages of climate and soil. Before the.war of 1757, it was an immense valley, Watered by a deep and beneficent river. This river first acquires I imports ance in the latitude of fortyafive, north. it flows inn devious course about two thousand ,miles, and enters the Bay of Mexico, by many mouths, in latitude 29. In these latitndes is comprised the Tempetate Zone, which has been always deemed most.favourable to the perfection of the animal and vegetable nature. This advantage is not nhar,ed by the chilling and sterilitying influence of mountains , , the pestilential tunics of. intrac table 'bogs, or The dreary uniformity of sandy ` plains. Through the whole extent, there is not, probably, aIS In iv-cap L hill, a moving sand, or a volcanic traineride; • • " This valley .is of difftrent breadths.. The Midge which bounds it on the east, is in snme playas near a thousand miles from the great, mil. dle stream. from this z..ldge, secondary river's of great extent and magnificence flow towards the centre, and the illtermetliate iegions are ail tmetil , timed Paradise. On the west, the valley is of similar dimensions, 'the streams are. equally large :sod useful, and the condition of tne'surface equally delightful. " Beyond the eastern ridge, and as far as the Atl►ntic, are the dwellings 'of the E►cglish, and the war which ens►►ecl the ►uut►tal approaches of the two nations, terminated in ,the expulsion of the French from the eastern slope of thi► valley. " On the west, the,Countryis but little known. The South Sea, which is its natural boundary on that side, is some thousands of miles distant. . The coast of that sea, hai been . claimed by the Span iards since their permanent settlement in Mexico, • but the western limits of Louisiana were,' never theless, sufficiently ample. The peace of 1763 left these limits undisturbed, and the validity of the transfer.to Spain of the western:slope of this valley, anti of either bank of 'thiliirer, ,near 'its mouth, has never since been disputed. -The Eng lish colonists have since become a ,sovereign people ; but their emigrations have hitherto scarcely reached the river, and the Spanish domi nion ot the opposite bank has been recognised by solemn treaties, The settlements along the river have chiefly been previous to the transfer of Spain ; 'a town of no mean extent was then fonuded, and all the regular weans or subsistence, to a mune , runs peooo, in cultivation and trade, had been re, gularly. established. " We must first observe, .that in gaining pos sessiotrof this territory, we shalt not enter on ttesert, where the forest musts bc.firstremoved fort: a shelter tam be built whither we must carry the corn and the clothes nemsary to precut sub sistence ; and the seed,, the tools, and the 'cattle, which are .requisite to rinse a future provision. We have no wars to 'Wage, nor treaties to'form. with the aboriginal possessors. The empire thus restored to us will nor be over English or .Span - herds, whose national antipathies would make them ever restless and refractory, but countrymen and friends; the children ; of France, who are patient of .0 foreign yoke, and who arc anxious to return to the bosom of their long-estranged an cestors. The Ministers of the nation need. not lie an army, 'with their • brandished bayonets, since there - Mil be neither foreign toes to intercept. our paSsage, qtr intestine rebels to refuse us•admis . sum ; peaceable agents and commissioners will be hailed with - filial iu , and these will be sal . vietit to establish a wilt; axlecommercial and internal polley on the ruins* of Spanish tyranny . Under a wise government, the imagi , nation an scarce l y set. limits to the progress of a colouy s but 'the ottnost 'caution antay surely eeed as far'in cordeetute, as the experience neighbouring . 1 , • Just , of ttheny., [TO tic ao*LiuuttL) LAW INTELLIG E7N*.-Ct. COVItT CIIANCEItY, Av0.,!1. The ..,01tD 11A R 7 -NCELLo slittng.n hisi private rooni o.r gaveilidgnient la tity, folip%i:l ll V, ;- - .Ex-purtc PCRRY, In th,e• mai ter qI,PI , Hii . V. The.Loii.D.C.HANcELLott said, that : this was Hi . difficult a ease as he had often wet .with.— lie slimild, however, give hk present impression upon the subject ; and if tlisSatisticti with that opinion, thet'parties might have ,it reheard. slated this to be the petition of rrances-Perry, executrix of William . Perry deceitied. It is :itated, c . that 'William Perry and Edwri.Perry carried,ml, ( , business together ; that in 179`.),•they purchased certain premises, and. those premises by tickl vvere• conveyed to IVillhott and 'Edward Perry, as tenants in common iii fee. 'the premises were mortgaged to a person of the name of Moorsby, redeemable - on the payment of 8001: principal, anti the interest thereon. Ilia, Lordship re- marked, that the petition did not .state the na ture,ol. the covenants in the. mortgage deed.— William Perry. died on the 21st September, 1801. Frances Perry, his execturixoind Edward Perry, continued the. business in partnership Oil 1804. , They then came to a determination to distiolt.e the partnership. It was agreed, that !Award Perry should take the pftitioneei part of the business, and should pay the prisoner whatever her Share should be .valnedut, which was 4,5 , 171.75. 6d. It was also agreed, that Bdward should take ail the debts due to the partnership, mid that he Should well and tridrpay theliebts 'of the pattner ship, and within a moderate time; and, in particu lar, the indenture Of dissolution recited the mort , gage in question ; and the petitioner was to he se cured front all debts whatever. Pr. Periry continue d to carry on the business till June last, and ,had paid all the money due for interest on the recited mortgage, till the year 1812 ; but the principal, still continued due. on the, mortgage. in July, a confinission of bankruptcy isemeil out against ward Perry:'' Under the commission; Litt , „Jd Perry's moiety had been sold ; and the prayv.of the petition was, that the proceerl4:6l such share should, in the first instance, be' applied to pay otf: the whole mortgage debt. His Lordship said; there was no doubt but that Moorsby, 'the rn4tgiv gee, was entitled to receive the Whole of his mort-' gage money from the heir-nt-law of Wm., Perry, and thatstich heir-at-law had right to be reindilirsed that: money by the Executrix, as , in ordinary cases. In, this case, the Executrjx sells her share in the. business . ," and Etl. - PQ'rry,. for that 'and miler earmi:- siderations,. agreed to pay or the whole of the money due on the mortgage, and .froml.hat time . down to the month' of March be had paid the ',terest on the mortgage. The rents,' it;appeared, had been paid, one half to the petitioner, and:tlre other half to.E. Perry. it had been 'contended byt the Coun,el that the produce of his:rimiety should be applied to the payment of the Whole mortgage debt, on the ground that the petitioner:had a lien upon the estate. On the other Mal, it had been coot( ntled by Mr. Richards, that it was' a mere co , venant, and.'gave no lien on the estate ; that it did nut form a debt, and could not bb proved under the commission. His Lordship' Was of opinion that it could not be proved' raider the commis- ' sip», but did not think thati.was the question.. 114 ihotq.slir the tine:Akin was, whether the moiety of Ed,blard Perry should be applied to the payment of the whole of the mortgage money. If Edward Perry had not become A bankrupt, and the heir at law had tiled a bill in Equity for the redemption of the mortgage, and the executrix of William Perry had preferred a petition; praying that time now bankrupt should 'be considered as the stale mortgagee, site haying paid him her share of the mortgage 7 moiley, it was 'his Lo'rdship's opinion that the prayer of such petition would , have been granted, and he thought the 'assignees could not stand in a better situation than EdWartiPerry him self would have' stood. It appeared therefore to him, that as the Agreement 'might have been 'en forced against the party himself, it might also be enforced against the assignees. Ex-porte FLETcHaii , in Mg natter of Ft:lrrctt' This was a petition by the bankrupt to super sede his commission, on the ground that there Was nOact of bankruptcy or petitioning creditor.. On a former occasion the Lem tl Chancellor made an order, that if -the CommiSsithiers found Fletcher to be a bankrupt, he should not, he ga-. netted without information being given to his. Lordship.' The commission had been shed Out the I;3th of March, and the Loan (21 - IANuLT,OR asked why Pletcher had not been proVed bankrupt from that time to this day, (the 29th Of August). It was'itated by the Attorney fOr the petition ing creditor, that his Lordship had made an order to stop"any proceedings under the commission. The Lotto CHaNCELLon said, he' had not Made any "such order ; but had merely directed;.that it should Pot be'gazetted till lie was made acquaint ed with the fact of Fletcher having been made a bankrupt. His Lordship now directed, that the. commission slithild he s!ipiTtiol6l - 'w - qb His Lordship being then asked to assign the bond, refused, stating, that he was not very fond of assigning the bond ;,for time assignment of the bond was proof that 2001. was due, and it COW not be disputed but the party .night . bring*.ait action On the ease, and instead of 2001. in4r,lit cover damages to time angina. of WOW if he could prove that lie hail sustained damage to that amount. He rriatmed to be distinctly understOod,' th:mt the reason he superseded the bankroptcyiVas,. that althinagh the'commission - was'stled in March, yet the party had' not been - proved a bankrupt ev e n in the mon th of August, although the partics bad been three; or four times, before the Commis sioners for the purpose ; and for thatreason, he should have superseded the bankruptcy, although they might be able to prove him to be a bankrupt. ATTOIPT AT SUICIDE.-- , Sunday evening an in , teresting-looking female, named ltohinsoa,,reol ing in East-sti yet, Manchester-square, threw, her self, into the Queen's Basin, in Hyde-park.— Fortunately, however, she was discovered by three Gentlemen, in, company with some Ladies, that were passing at the moment she threw herself into the water, who instantly brought her out, and conveyed her to the Wm hhouhe belonging to St. Ceorge'S, -Hanover-square, in ?fount-street, where she is now in kir' way orracovery. POLICE. HOCSF,S. OF ILL FAME. rxtrisr-r0t.,...-The respectable inlialaants of ilnilietli parish having, lor some time past, been annoyed - beyond all precedent 'by the ,great in crease of housessof Brine in that quarter, the Parish officers determined to clear that district over which their influence extends, of this nuisance, by proseCuting to conviction the priestesses who preside over these temples of dchlucherv. They have commenced their labniirs in Oakley - -street, near the ASyluni, mid yesterd iy ten female houseL • keepers in that street were introduced to the presence of the Magistrate, by Mr. Brown, the Acting Parish Officer. These ladies were of various ages and compleXions, and in general, pleaded ignorance of having committed any of fence, and enforced their pleadings by the aid of icon and lamentations. One of them, Sarah Han nah, an innocent young creature, bordering on three-score years and ten, said she hid ab solutely laced seduced unwillingly into this vile way of life: Unfortunately for her; however, one of the , worthy . Magistrates being troubled with a 'tenacious , niettiorp, (Mr. Birnie), recollected this inflict-tent damsel aS . having been the proprietress of a house notoriously infamous, situate in Angel- "court, Charing-cross, about 16 yeari ago, which house she was obliged to (jail, in consequence of a' man having been mutnered ,there. Her inno *ceuce, therefore, did not avail her, and she was with the rest of the ladies committed to pass the night in Horsenmgcr-lane, for want of sufficient sureties fiw their future good conduct. Win. Red slimy, husband of one of the ladies, coming to offer bail for her, was told he was a party con cerned, and committed till he should find bail for himself also. A baker residing at Peckham, and overseer of the poor, was fined 91. 10s. for exposing to sale 27 quartern, and 21 half• quarteru loaves, deficient in, weight 72 ounces. 111AwsiON:tiottsE.—licaro //ayes Was'yesterday charged with picking the pocket of a Gentleman ,Mr: Ramsden, the Gentleman in iint , ,,tion, stated, that as he was passing the' Royitl L,;cliange, he felt his pocket suddenly checked, and oil looking round, he perceived the prisoner; he collared hint , and gavehfin in charge to an offi cer. lie at :first missed a pocket-book, contvihing '1,3001. which he suspected the prisoner had-got, :hut npfin stiliserlucpt aSearch hi! ascertained that he (had left it at home. The prisoner did not deny 1 .11 s guilt, and begged to be permitted to enter on board the . Tender. The proseentOr having se . courted this %visa, he was sent to the Eaterprize. GunouALt...---John Oates .was charged w:th stealing• a calf, 'the property of. Thomas Coates, a salesman inNewgate Market. A porter, na me d Thorogood,,. %vitt) was in custody for some days on, suspicion of crifinuitting the theft; appeared ,:ltgaiitst The prisoner, and deposcd„ that he had received the calf from him bn Sattaday•senhight, at the corner of Fleet Market. Thu prisoner did not deny the justice of, the charge, but said his hiends had paid the proseetrtGr for the loss he had sustained. Alderman Cox said, be had no thing to do'with their arrangements ; 'it was his business to Commit offenders brought WON.- lmn for trial, which he had resolved to do with ;:he prisOner. The Iprisinier was committed accord. ll'illinm Seaward, was bogght.up by Smith, file' Officer, who took him into custody —on Tuesday, on a charge of picking a gentleman's pocket in Fleet-street. The prisoner was to -coinii)it the offence, and on being secured, the handker chief was found in his posseSsiotr. The gentle man who bad been robbed,.'however,did not ap pear, and the prisoner, having volunt arily offered to enter on board the tender, he was sent down to the rower for that purpose. CORONER'S INQUEST. An inquest was held at Marton, near Torksey, on Monday last, by Mr. ihtuaY, of Lincoln,,Co , toner, on the body of a young man nan;ed Tho nias Rather, aged 15 years, an apprentice to Mr. John Smith, of Marton, wheelwright,, when the following ciretunstences transpired. The deceased and s three other young mer e were standing neAr the wheelwright's shop, about the hour of nine.Ou Sa turtlay night last : they .saw a man coming to w4sill them, but on the opposite side of the street, carrying a gun., This pet - son yras named Thomas a labourer at Marton, and well known to the young men : he made a stop, and the gnu ap ' peared to, h e resting on-his. lett arm ;at the mu went •he made the stop, the gun was discharged. and the-contents struck Rather, who died within ta:o hours after, inure than 100 shot-corns having 'entered irk Thomas Hall absconded on : Sunday'inoruill, ; ', but was taken into, custody-on . Monday ni;zht , and committed to-Lincoln .Ctistle next day,. charged by the Corone'r's Jury with the wilful murder of the said Thomas Rather. The evidence Of the young men .did not absolutely.cri- Initiate the prisoner, as they did nofsee bim take the gun from his arm ; and the only other wit nesses were, :Elizabeth, the wife of Richard Pin nin, of Mitrulo,laboorer, and Sarah, the wife of Denry Hatfield, of the sante place, horse-collar lnuker. These two wonteo4leposed,that they went to, Hall soon ,after the yming man was shot ; that he had then the gnn in his hands, and was stand ing near the place where the deceased lay wounded; they charged him with shooti ng t h e p oor b oy , an d Mill replied t o each of them, " you should not hugli and make game of ace." These words were the cause of the verdict of wilful murder.' positively denies uttering them, and declares that the women are of bad character ; he says he had no malice. against any of the-young men, and they did not inake.game-of ; .he protests his inno cence In the strongest terms, and that the gun w ent,off' he Cannot tell ho w.As to absconding, be says lie .was frighcet~ecl w as several per sons told him he would soon be in Lincoln Castle; but that lie Went to Mr.' Barker's- house, at Stow Park, on purpose, to sarrender. Mr. Barker has known Thomu* Hall for some years , an d g i ves hitsa good chatatter he has a wife and five YORK ASSIZriS. ITT rxr.GL AKA , Fottrniss anti G2orfe otuern . ;st: Georee Cheth, eve wo . borglar;auslyl: ,ent eying tar clwelliag -how° . 6 ling (.4"(h-s`e•""lroYd, of Clifton, and ste,ld from a quantity of hacOn, butter, an egs, ' 4l the ,1;Oth Of April last. George 1.1O!royd; a clothier, who resides ~at, flattshead, stated, that he was di*turbed ill ' e tli4lit of Friday, the 30 . th o: and a1c , ,) . 1 . 1 from his sleep about onc o'clock the tnorniti4i the first ohject he saw Was a,person statuliag the brd-head, with a slutvel in. his andie, wl waved- firmfirm him in a menacing attitfiz threatened t 6 t4 - ke'llwav his life if didnot? liVer up all. the Money he had. stated to be the prism' er Fourniss ;ts witue4s most immediately after, Sass; anotheraniol tie' , . replied that they might take all loth; they would only 'spare his life. Ile,said they 1 11 -, 1 lkmanded a candle, and that he direrteal 001. where to find one, which, when found, thq lighted at the fire. They then denntu'dej gun,. and witness told them where to it. .IVarness also got the gun, and deaoleT4 of the %%fitness why it was cocked Wititrss him it was _only on the half-cock. .141')Iiikii: then came again to his bed-side, and drew ' 001 knife from his pocket, and said, if he ditte' 4 ; ,, , , hint where his notes were, he %void() ceri j i; i i take his life. He assured them that he 11° „, c ' ll money worth their notice, but they migW", l i( where they would, and take whist they they wont.' only sparc his life. iiuit money tltey wanted, and mone y they los t s* and asked where his breeches C. Vrt ne i hot them they were upon a chair by the bed-sit'e4:Bll there wa's only fitl. in the pockets, he had ; he did not see them take it 0 41 ' 1 the rnoro4.g b e f oun d that it was gout:, god v 4; sure that it was in his pocket whe n he sren h t i.l after that Fourniss •ag ain threatened to with a knife ; they Both came to his betroi and Fourniss said, that as he would oot;ilt;,i,oi Wlto4e it's money was, they %yogi ( ' witness then' requested time for prayef•" „ lie $ OO said 'to Fourniss-, " let him prtol, witness prayed a few minutes whikt stood both over him : when he had done r''' o ',l, ; ( A r' Vlilkinson seemed to relent , f or whim ti'cofii, said, " he will not spew tis where the o: 1 1' we most kill him!" IVilkinson said, " wi!l not kill hint." F o urniss then we.orio`'.lol citiloc, leaving Wilkinson. to stand .0.,,1i0.01 With the knife. NVilkinson told .40 he . need not be afrai3, but might it be and sleep, for.. he should not be bort4 the cellar, he went into a bsck pl,ice ''cis tt'ltcu tile) {lit, standing over. him, tlncateitiitg to life, anti lay bleu; in it hole its the which tbery . might fetch awaythefolio'''l4l „hog Witness said, they relliained in the t an hour, an d too k • - I 1;1 3 ' 4)- o' Court away W:t 1 . b u tter, a a l o a ti l% t .e r:: t r! o y it e t g o g i s t :11 tong b theyac back tool: ts,io i t 4 ll ,ol e ‘jlc l ": 4 Y tiry ktk re ‘ t v i r i e l tr s if:, ll : l l way , they entered his house. L itt Inended.Wiik..ton to toercy, on accouutv cow pasbion he butt shesyn. the prisaollittetr's°ll6ulliletyll.; - • • _____...:,:,::.1.---- • ; 4ji. FURTHER PA! TtOULAitS OF Tile ` 1314 " 1) 0) :14' g o DER or rttr REV. NrCtiobAS WEST— tio te,,, _ • Yesterday Taunton, the officer/ arr ivcu rt iP P , from Winchester : it appears that th e i ',, na pette, t in pt corrrecr;a)ogsrtta'iocttiaollYtrt prevaricated i c i r nt r i c i t c ji l s si t e l d u s e g P n e l i a t . c e l b ,: ite l n e a rt ( s i o f i t: o : ll r e i ti tv ; l e c l o rg r h o ,;1 :11 0, 1 1 or ou 10 0 evidence 88 to the manner his time %%''.. ' Toe of the night the murder 'Was cotninitto'ii.o,lll.c ton states, that as he was shaving 111 ' 1 `' Vo l° morning following, that a -woraan wis,',,,i,v!., bk.t.. i ll e t,til r i.:o ; ka tt i;t. c le.o y tti ,. the house, accidentally let somethiog.6" f 1,,,i l' f ' great was the perturbation of his 00 t( , 4 iito r l eaped from the glass h i ti state of freolle.tv or , man for blueing put hi m in d„„ ge r of cd . ` 4l sigo l states that some difference arose Iwtoe111,10('' and n in revenge he seized her ' by thejog, u 'iiii . winclici l ow t a . d would 11,ve strangled her 1 0 " 1 ' l--l fr:1 ' : the •bead, .and ~nted.itssiStanee. By • the depositilas tori strinal Gttitienieri it seems, ti,-at .I\lr. " I "! %e tit ° ' n i ntst have been first struck with an iristr ull ; i o o 'Vt - c been comprest;ed to have c iused t il ,i o iP o c t Sy the direction l' o t: t •til..e'e rl iii.lY. l at' a %it'l t ra i a l :rt' i ts.( t sll i ct. , Blll' t lei:ll(4i t : : l34(‘ll : l)g:s tfi fitetclll)eti)ll ' ir'irt:'he'„'ce ' l'( : l:'';: t t t i l s e: l u tn .a ti . s c e ll T i :r i e m s i o..: k re e l i t . : } t i l i , e b f. at tkey coo ° )1. . ' g'al'eltipledeisfress:stitticirli,gailthlti vit'lentlyngiiiiist.olo,. ~. 4 . .fett`r •- • . BIRTHS ... On the Istft ittst.. iit: Flehithnr , ii, the,TAtiy ofJ 6 , „St'lr son, Esq. Atirpcate, lot , ws..sh lila heir. , ,Ad ..i 1. , ) , n the 1 9fh insi. Fit Editilwr4ll, tim. 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