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THE SUN REVIEW. (No. XL) • Rigi# and Practire of Impressment, as contern 7 ir?2- Great 13rilain.' anti America, considered,-- , MURItAY, Albetnarlt,street, pp. 63. (Concluded from our Paper of Tuesday.) A number of other Strong facts are adduced'in illustration of these points, that the ,existence of- Britain depends on the exercises of the right con tested by America, that America can suffer._ my material damage from it, and that her Gw.:ern hient employed the worst means to give Britain tanse to be most positive in the assertion of. her 'undoubted and indispensible pri ilc e. .The k- viency and moderation of Great Britain are also lucidly explained and clearly demonstrated, and the pamphlet proceeds thus : - • What then, I must now ask,' a the amount of the injury done to America„:. compared-.with that done- by her to Great Britain'i A few Ame ricans, certainly not a thousand, pr Q bably not five, hundred; perhaps not half this number, .atith'e end of a twenty-years' war, - are found in the British Navy, and are found there, only because AMerica bad rendered unworthy of trust and credit her own protections ; while, on the other band, 20,000 of these same protections, forged, prostituted, and sold, have been distributed to British- sea- Men, and have for so many years, and to so great an exte - nt,. diminished the national force, and itrnaired the belligerent power of Great Britain. Guise of war, between the two countries, I must, perhaps, admit that there Was ; but it was a.war to he declared by Great Britain against America, for having carried on, • under her legal and official forms, a system of fraudulent and ma lignant hostility against our means of wealth in peace, - and of defence in war. ".But is there any law of nations or of nature snore clear than that the ultima ratio, the bloody redress of war, should not be resorted to • except in cares where not Only a nation is injured or in stilted, hut that she 'is injured or insulted to an intolerable or at least a serious degree ? Are the lives of _thousands, and the property and quiet of millions, to be risked by every little collision which may take place between the individuals-be longing to different nations ? More seamen have' already sunk in the ocean ; more soldiers have died in the field, in two years of this war of Mr. Madison's, than ever, even on his own statements, were impressed from American into British ships. Thousands of brave men are dead--thousands have carried back to a comfot tless home, -wounds, diseases, and decrepitude —thousands languish in prison---because Mr. Madison pretends that- a few hundred Americans were detained in the British navy, whose release he might - have ob tained, by merely furnishing certificates of their birth. _ ' I admit that if the nitional honour of Ame rica were infringed ;—if we claimed ti right to im press one single Americau ; —that insult, that in jury,' would be a just cause of war. But there is no such case ; we assert no such right—we dis clai,n it. If the-fact ever happens, we say it is a and we profess ourselves ready to offer the earliest reparation by the . immedigc release of the individual. The whole question of exclu sive-right- otter. her O«'11 citizens is conceded .to America : 'the question of tact only remains ; is the indiviital a British subject or not ? and this is a-question which Mr. Madison thinks is best dis cussed by staining the ocean with. human blood, 'and strewing the e;lows, of Canada with-the bones of his invading-armies,.. " Dist Mr. - Madison will say that the question is not merely one of fact ; that it is, wheiber per:rm. who, born in England, see!is.a new coun- INT is Amel ica,. shall be torn f.oas the arms of adoved mother,. -and forced hack. to the country of ids anthi4thy ? •: •To this I answer '(in.addition to what I have _ . - already said, in--,my first . pages on this subject), - first; that this question was never alleged -as the 6111; . .' of war. It does not appear that the facts of such a • .. cAse were ever proved. There is no . starement of any distinct complaint of a Haul talized subject of America being impressed into the service of the country of his birth. The case may frequently have happened, but it never has been fdrinally stated ; and I defy Mr. Mailiotrto 'cite such a case as a cause of the war. " Mr: Madison would therelnre persuade us that he is at war for an -abstract prineiple•; and what a principle ? One which, except his own „pamphleteers - or ministersi no num ever before un conditionally advanced . :—an abstract • principle, too, which, if conceded to him, would not better ids case or remove his-great grievance ; for not One nut of a hundred British seamen in the Ame rican service arc, even according to her own law, duly naturalized - in America ; and all that should not be legally naturalized would, even on Mr. Madison's own principle, be still liable to the British impress.. " But this abstract principle, does it concern the honour or the interests of the United States ? Unless -it be honour to harbour deserters, and to encourage rerregadoes—unless it be profitable. to ,unhinge society by doctrines of an ambulatory al legiance, with which a man may move from place to plice, whenever, and as often as he pleases — it concerns neither one nor the other. "--Ilow then ? Was Air. Madison so mad or so ..wicked as to lavish the life of -man on so worth:- les , s an object I must answer - this by a reference to the first sentences of this pamphlet.--Ile was not so mad or so wicked—because this was not the ground of his war ; but, not daring to avow Lis trine motives , he is o bli ge d to suWittitc a pre tence; a nd it is his misfortune, not his fault, that the pretence is not more plausible. • Long as we have extended our review of this satisfactory ntoduction, we cannot take our leave of it vythont one quotation more, with which we close our e\tmcts, and strenuously :recommend to every class of ...British the perusal of the work readers. - ' ' - it will then, perh4s,flle finally asked me, Is there n o remedy for this;grievance ? To which I reply, that, if Great Britain, the most injured party, is eesntrut with the state of the case as it stands, Aitieric4, the IMO iniuttd pdfty, on a balance tif erott aril loss; to be satisfied.— But, on the part of Great Britain,.l - shou!d hot be inclined to be quite satisfied with trietely re turning to the fortuer state of things. " Before' the war, the Ckilleetor's certificates and certified lists of the crews were admitted as sufficient protections. One-third of these Were either fraudtilently granted, or, at least, fraudu lently used.,--4 would have this amended. " Before the war, America was in the constant, and, ani sorry to say, allowed habit of Com 4 plaining of British violence and injustice ; when, in fact, she was unjust, and Britain - was riatient: —1 would have this amended. • " Before the war, - traitors and- deserters from Great .Britain were received as ‘velcome friendS in Anwrica, without any other recommendation than their treason- and desertion.-1 would hare this amended.. • . ; . - " Before the war, and since, America bas set up a new-fangled system of public law, -Vie ob jeet of which is less to benefit herself than to de grade and , injure Great Britain. ---1 would have this amended. In amending these errors, we should find that,we had also corrected the grieVance of which ,:America complains—the impressment of her citi zens. If she will abandon her attempts to change, •in siiite:cif. God and . :Nature, British traitors and -des'erfers into honest American citizens, and if s h e will ensure protections; which her laws .may give pi:het-native snhjects ; •from the trawl and negligenceof officer•, Great Britain will engage to restiect these doctonents. • • "It is not for ,Great Britain to prescribe fo America how she shall effect this purpose. It is a 'subject of internal legislation with which we have nothing to do ; but, as I have slated in a former part of this paper•, whenever measures are, taken that make it impossible, or improbable, that British seamen shoi - ni be on hoard American vessels, the tight of search would be used 'with proportictuable caution, every impressment front an American ship might be made a subject of dis'- tinct discussion, and the impressment. of - a bona fide American citizen should be amply compen sated. , But, before we can arrive at any such state of affairs, America must renounce (and this we have a right to demand, her new-tangled public law ; she must accede to the established' code of, civilized nations. 1 say we hare a right, nay, are under an obligatiOn, to demand' this, as a preliminary step. It is not a condition, it is not a concession ; it is an indispensable basis; for, without an acknowledgment of public law, where shall we find ground on which to erect a treaty ? where a foundation for the Temple of Concord ? es I think, therefore, that, according to the homely, but prudent, admonition of " beginning with the beginning," not a syllable of discussion shiauld be utttered between the British and Ame rican Commissioners, until some hope is af forded of such discussion coming to an amicable conclusion, by the admission of the latter, (as the basis of all ulterior proceedings,) of the inter national law as it is at present received in Europe, and particularly of that part of it which establishes the doctrine of natural allegiance. " I have, in ,what I have written, abstained, as far as possible, from alluding to any othei topics or discussion with America than those con= nected with the subject of Impressment ; but I need hardly say that they are many and weighty, and that the American Government has much to answer for to Great Britain, to Russia., to France, and to mankind, with regard to its shameful par tiality to Buotiaparte. But these subjects are not uiy besiness ; and. I only refer to them thus ge nerally, lest I should be supposed (if these,obser vations should obtain any notice) to admit, that, though the question of Impressment is the only cause of complaint which survives to America, that it• is the only point of discussion on which Great Britain has a right to expect from her an tagonist indemnity for the past, and security for the future." POLICE. FAIR IN HYDE PARK. flow-STREET.-- , Yesterday six young, men, one of them a Black, was brought to the Office before Mr. BIRNIE, the. sitting Magistrate, I.y Thomas Hooper and Thomas Jones, - two of the patrole who were stationed in Hyde-Park to sec to the clearing - away of the booths, and keeping order there. They stated that they observed a number of people collecting together and making a'grcat noise, they proceeded to the spot, where they found that it arose from their haying stove in the bead of' a 36-gallon barrel of ale, and helping themselves -to the • contents, and also to a butt of porter. They remonstrated with them on their bad conduct• without effect ; they justifying their conduct, that as all the booths were removed, nobody bad any right to sell any more in the Park, and - the beer and liquors that remained be longed to the public, or any body. who chose ...to take it.• and. insisted, on drinking it ; and .by the Officers endeavouring to prevent them., the black man and two of the others assaulted. them in the execution of their duty. The same men were also charged. with assaulting Mr. and Mrs. Bar 7 rand, who were left in the Park to-Jake care of the ale and porter, by Mr.iPierrepoint, a publican of the Strand, who had a booth in the Park, who was gone to procure a dray to fetch- it away.— The three men who committed the, assaults were ordered to find bail. The other three men, .who, it appearing, bad only partook of the alt; and por ter, were discharged. CURIOUS CASE. UNION-HALL.-1n 1806 the church of St. John, - Horsely-down, was robbed of all the parkii amongst which were two beadles' staves, with silver •heads ; one a crown,. and the other a mitre. No person, however, was ever taken up, even on -suspicion, though the parish, at the time, offered a liberal reward. Yesterday a- young woman who resides in Kent-street, appeared before Mr. litaN IE, and charged her uncle, a tradesman in the Borough, with being concerned. in the rob- hery . .• She said,' that at the time of the rob bery-, she was About fifteen, and lived with her uncle in Parish -street, where he at that time kept a shop. She 'recollected in August ) eivht years ago, going one pluming by chance into the rani - 6 «titre tier titible and Mini Uttially she• observed something bulky lying on the table-,- covered with fi white cloth ; she hilted up the corner of the cloth; tied saw two short staves, having what appeared to her silver crowns- at -the top. She wati ., going to examine further ; when her uncle called her away, scolded her for her curiosity, and said, if ever she men tiOned what she had seen, it would hang him.— . Soon after she was sent on an-errand to Deptford, and on her return in the evening, her cousin said kis fattier was gone out in a.coach, and had got all the pretty things with him. It was late when her wick came home, and on entering the room, he Iteld,up a handful of Notes to ,his.wife, and said, "`t2ee, 1 . have got money now." 3he witness h a d in thescourse of the evening, heard of the robbery, and knowing her uncle would purchase any thing which was brought to him, she immediately sus- L Heted she had seen the plate under the cloth in the morning, especially as she had seen a man named Roach, since transported, and another man, whom - she named, with her uncle in the morning, and heard one of them say, he had served out the sexton of .St. John's well. The sexton was in the church at the time of the rob be'ry, and was beaten by one of the villains, though he, was ignorant of what was going on. The witness had since married, but had never mentioned the circumstance till a few days ago, when, being exasperated liy her uncle's appearing against her as a witness in an -assault case, site, ou tier return home, told her husband, who told it to a friend of his, who told it to a constable, and she WAS now forced to come forward -against him. Site never should have mentioned it but for her anger. The defendant denied the truth of the young woman's- statement altogether, said she was a yet y bad:characte6 and had preferred this accusa • tlim against him out of revenge. • • . Mr. lltaNtli said, it certainly appeared from the young own sheaving, that her - conduct was actuawli by anger. Ile should not, there fore; commit him on her statement uncorrobo -rate4l,•but .would take his word to appear on aday which he named.. • At- the same• time, he should take care to have some other persons present, who had been alluded to in the course of the inquiry. The , defendant gave his word to appear, and was dismissed for the present. t HATTON-G_AliD n N.—Thomas Benham, and Ann, his wife, were brought up in the custody of Wm. Thistleton, the Officer, by whom they were ap prehended, and examined before Mr. LEACH, charged, the former with stealing, and the ratter with pawning a large quantity of valuable books, the property of Messrs. Rivington and Co. St. Paul's Church-yard. The facts being proved, on the testimony of several respectable witnesses, the prisoners. were fully committed for trial. MARLBORORGH-STREET.---A Custom-horse Of ficer was charged with robbing a gentleman's ser vant of hiS silk hatidkerChief, under the following circumstances,:—The.accused stopped the com plainant and another servant yesterday, in the act of conveying a trunk' to the house of a gentle man in Albemarle-street, and searched it by virtue of his office. Not finding' contraband goods, as he expected,' he seized an India silk handkerchief, which contained some linen which had been much worn. in 'the beat 'of remonstrance, the com plainant pulled a silk handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his face, which the Officer seized as con traband goods, .when he was charged with theft. The Magistrate observed, the prisoner was liable to commitment for felony, but he was permitted to go with the complainant to the Custom-house, to explain.-=Mary England was charged with stealing two bank• notes of 501. each, the property of Mrs. Sedgewick, of Conduit-street. Remanded till to-morrow. 1-10 ME CIRCUIT. SUSSEX ASSIZES.--LEWES, Auo. 9. WARRINGTON V. GRANT. This was an action of assault. The plaintiff is Barrack-master of Lewes, and the defendant a Captain in the 16th Dragoons. On the 4th of November last, the t9WII of Lewes was illuminated in celebration of the victory of Leipsic, and the plaintiff also illuminated his rooms at the Barracks, which overhung the road. He was also letting off sonic fire-works in his garden. Capt. Grant was coming from Lewes to Brighton, and as he ap proached the plaintiff's garden, be called out with a volley of oaths ; and asked him what he was doing ? The plaintiff replied, that his he sent back in his teeth; that he was rejoicing for a victory, and be that would not rejoice ought to be double damned. This produced further alter cation. Capt. Grant asked if he had a servant to hold his horse. The plaintiff' replied be had no servant at his command. Capt. Grant said he would:soon find a. servant, and drove back towards Lewes.— He returned in a short time afterwards with a couple of private dragoons, Lieutenant Lemprine, of the horse-artillery, and Lieutenant Dawson.— They came into the plaintiff's garden ; upon which, Capt. G. asked the plaintiff who he was ? .To which. he replied thas he - was a gentleman. He said he .should expect to meet him to-morrow Morning. Mr. W. said, if he would put his re quest in writing, he would,meet him before a Ma gistrate. Capt. Grant asked him- if he was a coward? ,He said he .was no coward, for he bad served his King and country. Capt. Grant told hint to send his wife out of the garden. Ile an swered' he, should order no one out but him, Capt. Grant. : This - altercation proceeded at . some length, - when Capt. Grant knocked Mr. Warring ton down, and when down, he was about to kick him in the sides with his spurs, - when he was caught off by. the Barrack. Serjeant. During the whole of the altercation, the -Serjeant who gave evideneeof the transaction, represented, his lan guage as being a torrent of oaths and violent ex pressions. The plaintiff was at the time very lame from the gout ; had formerly been a Lieu tenant, but being incapable of active service, was made Barrack-master at Lewes. Mr. GURNEY addressed the Jury in mitigation of the damages, when they found fur the plain tiff—Damages 501. THU KING V. GRANT. TVs was an indictment against Capt. Grant of bfagociiis; sorveyor,. of this county. •tha t The -tooth - , as stated by Mrs. Ive re f ,'• e w. as sfre htisband .were :cumin:; 11' 6111 -7- OrBll. t „ to_n . rightou,_iii their gig, they me t Cart'", - "- lid e011.11:1;c. i!onti•ary direction. A t o e( 1 was on the right side of his road, but he c r 'vr, over,:.•und.:eatne so close upon thew , tir'' t Bull was oDligecl - togo off the road 0 0 the gre..kcd• swardt , by the road's side ; upon this he ''pe Captain. Grant why he did not (pulite'? ipv! Captain replied, v.4s.at is that von soy, fel down upon your knees ;• and beg toy partloo'Oi.v.,i; ccill horSeWhip yoo., T o this. r'P' l . 3 W that he, oever begged pardon of pupp.ies• Grant nrad . e , w,9 other reply to this., htitbg'lli,,ll; ing his horsewhip over the sho'olders (d . ( Pt with so little regard to eonseqh" e : c ,;• • Mrs. 13u11 and the child in her arms re',eic-'l' veral severe lashes C l''` idress " ie ,ommos SItS . EAAT, ,in his at. . Jury, admitted that a verdict must pits' Captain-Grant, but contended that Mr• had ,aniale vengeance, by the expence had heaped upon this ,gentleman, bir two indictments, tine at lds own suit, 39. O other for the assault on his .rife. or" , The Learned Judge told the. Jury that tb c . , question was, for titeuf to say, wheller C - `1•0 1 ten(tant was guilty ,of the'as:!ault or il" t : l lrr it Court hereafter would apportion tike Verdict, Guilty.--Lle was found guilty als °- h other in‘iietment, for ussaultwg Mrs. Bun' 'Thee e were two .Special Jury causes') 0" 1 were. not tried—the one, record vas and ih the other a verdict was taken by ictill,toc 'Ube Court r \ )se, and the Assizes finitilte(l tj ten o'clock this Morning. The Jod"el,iriP Guildford, where they begin business 07) '7. • YORKSHIRE ASSIZES. Mr. Justice ZAYLE.Y. left York on Tocs (l° f . r e ' vionsly to which his Lordship . was please'lti!,),4l" prive a!l.the prisoners under sentence o f 4 ‘. 5 1) ' viz. Ifilliftin Oliver, John Ilartlen, and Jto l i v bef l i versedge, for highway robberies ; tt Artley, for -stealing the communion phit the Church,at Seaton Ross. /0 . ' 4 Some .mirth was excited by the • trial 0 . io il‘ r Snzith, who was indicted for imrse-stealin the followingcircqmstances :—The prison'', 0 was a son of Neptune, was seen at We t ‘ v3 : l [l):' ° as the Eam Ritling, mounted on a horse, cv saddle bridle, in July last : but the o'r ilel. ' dispossessed him of it. jack, determined t , A tto' a ride, went. to an adjacent field, and ther horse, in sight of a woman, who sv ' ts in g: he made a saddle of his jacket, anti ed as before, very slo‘viv. In this ‘caY seven miles to Dugglesl;y, where his s,' I 'll will extraordinary that he was apprcheull e ,":i Jury, under the direction of • the Judge , opinion that there was no felonious iotei-iii° acquitted the,prisoner. - He was discloirg " cj i.4' a suitable admonition front the Judge to 116 fill how he barrow - ed horses hereafter. deTe e s At the late As at Ennis, 12.0 e imposed on townlauds in the CotiutY or ' - '" 0 ' 11 :1:( 1 c": illicit distillation, and nineteen of the at1)0" convicted, each of whom were sentencedts: a mouths' imprisonment. FATAL OCCU HEE NCE Wed F1C , “ 14 favourite C. V tP lap dog, in the family of 1.4' rinton, residing at Great Stanmw . e, bit a male child about six. years old b manner.in the arm. Symptoms of the bPlid la soon ,after appeared, and the child Friday last. METEOROLOGICAL JOUR:O . •BY R. BANKS, - 41 1)4 TRUMENT MAV.En,' . .BY It. BANKS, - 51 .111 ' PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAY.EII' Thermometer. Il'e3llier‘ •;.' . 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