Portland gazette, and Maine advertiser — Portland, Me., 1810-10-01 00:00:00, page 2

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—On S;J inlay. ev4*iiinj: lall, ar
r \od a' this po^t, the fait failing Ihfp
Ma^dnen, Captain f&etchLey in 28
days (tom Liverpool, w ith tbe very
i lporunt news of the \evocation of
the decrees of Bonaparte »gainft neu
tral commerce. An official note
from the Hue de Cadore announc
ing fuch revocation,, was pnblifhed
in the Paris Moniteur on the 9th of
Augulf, and copied into the London
paper of the 18th of the fame
n oms. It was undetflood in En
gland that a new minifter had been
appointed to the United States, but
no mention is imdc of the appoint
ment in the papers It was alfo fiid
that Bc'uaparte had appointed a new
minifter to this country.
The fall failing brig Wheeler, fail
ed from London on the 17th of Aug
uft for New-York, it was fuppofed
with difpatches from Mr. Pintkney
for cur government. •
The events* which have been an
nounced by this arrival, are fo mo
rnentuous ad fo unexpected that at
tirll fight we can hardly believe in
their txillence. i hat Bonaparte
lhould at this moment abandon a
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fyllcm winch he has fo long and
through fo much fullering on tl^:
part of his fubjects, been refolved to
maintain is unaccountable. We are
at a lofe for the caufe of this fudden
alteration in his plans. If the fltu
aticn of his fubje£ls and the ilate
of his finances have forced him fo
this meafure, then ha6 Great Britain
obtained a triumph indeed j and fhc
lias more caufe of exultation, than at
the fuccefl'es of Nelfon at Abouker
and Trafalgar. - If Napoleon has
concluded to rdlore commerce on a
conviction that it is of advantage to
his fubjtCU, and to civilized fociety
in geneiul and lie feel; feiicufly
difpofed to allow mankind a little
happinefs, after the milcries he has
inflicted, human nature has caufe
for exultation ; and a day of jubilee
ought to be kept throughout the
woflj. But we can hardly believe
him to b& fir bus. As it icfpe£ts
the United States, wc cannot yet put
much reliance on his friendly protefl
ations. We do not altogether like the
llilc of this kind note. It looks too
much like the language of a hauty
tyrant to his impotent {laves. It is
the very lams language that this
lame liberal tmperor has held to the
people of every country that he has
enflaved. And did we not know
that our local fituation prevents his
laying his infatiable paw upen us, we
lhould tremble, at the very flattering
compliments he pays hiaifeif at the
clofe of bh> letter.
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rams, atjg 7.
Ills majefly iifueJ m the 5th of
Augufl, at the Palace of i tianon, the
following Decree :
Art. 1. i he duties upon the im
portation of the undermentioned
goods and merchandize are fettled as
follows:
By metrical quintal y the cottons
of Brazil, Cayenne, Surinam, Dcma
rara, and Georgia, long ftaple, 300
francs ■; Levan* cottons, imported by
lea, 60c francs ; the fame by land,
through the offices of Cologne, Cob
leniz Mavenee, and Strasburgh, 305 j
if. cottons from ail other pUces, thofe
from Naples excepted, 6c0 fv : thofe
from Naples, the old duties. Raw fu
gjr, 300 fr ; dared or ioaf fugar, 400
fr ; hyfon t;as, 900 fr ; green teas 600 j
fr, cocoa icoofr v cochineal 2000 f
fr j white peper 600 fr ; biack do 400
frj common cinnamon, 1400 fr;
'me do 2coo ir \ cloves 6oo fr ;
nut roe js^ioco fr i mahogany 50 fr ;
Pernambuco wood, 120 fr ^
Carti^v*,chy do bo fr ; dye woods
ground loofr.
Art. 2. When the cuflom houfe^
officer* fufpect that the declarations »
concerning the fpec'es or qualities j
;>re faffe, they fhal! (end fpecimen* to
tficDirccbr General of our Cuitoms
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is to cmt(c their, t a t»c csar/uned
nv ComnMii aries v.ho have a knowl
dirr of thele branches, attached to
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die Miudlry of the interior .* and
vho, in ev'ry fuch examination,
(hall be afhlted by two manufactur
es or merchants, chofen by thettio*
ifler of the interior
*«4'lf it fhill appear that the deciar
ttions are falfe, ..11 the merchandize
(hall be fciztd and conG^aicd.”
Revocation of the French Berlin
% ' ami Milan J)ecnes.
PARIS, AUGUST 9, l8lO.
COPY OF A I.*JT£R
Iron the Mmijlcr cj Foreign Rela
tion to Mr. jihnjlrong.
“Sir, “ taris, aug. 5, itt 10.
I HAVE laid before his Majefty
I the Emperor and King, the act of
I Congrefs of the iftof May, extrac
! red from the paper of the United
; States, which you had tranfmiued
;to me. His Majefty could have
wifhrd that this act, and all other
jatls of the United States that may
•concern France, had beea_ always
;officially notified to him. The Em
peror applauded the General Embar
go laid by the United States on all
1 their veffels, becaufe tl;at meafure,
if it has been prejudica! to France,
contained at leait, nothing ofieofive
to her honor. It has caufed her to
lofe her colonies of Guadaloupe,
Martinique, and Cayenne. The Em
peror did not complain of it.*' He
made this factifice to the principle
which determined the Americans to
impofe the embargo, apd which infpi
red them with the noble refolution of
interdicting themfelvcs the ufeof the
fea, rather than fubmlt to the laws of
thofc who wifh to become its tyrants.
The a£t of the lit of March remov
ed the embargo, and fubllituted for
it a meafure [the X n-Interccurfe aflj
which mull have been particularly
injurious to the intcrefts of France.
Tnat a£t, with which the Emperor
was not acquainted for a cohfulerable
time after, interdicted to American
veffels the commerce of France while
it authorized a trade with Spain, Na
ples, and Holland, that is to fay,
with countries under French influ
ence, and denounced confifcation a
gamtl all French veffcls that fliould
enter the ports of America. Regri
fal uat a matter of rift, and emmaa-.
lied by the dignity rf France, a circutfe
ftance upon which it was impi.fGble
to make any compromife. The se
CJUESTRATION OE ALL THE AMERI
CAN VESSELS in France wai the
NECESSARY RESULT OF THE MEAS
URE TAKEN BY CONGRESS.
“ At prefent the Congrefs treads
back its Jicps It revokes the a6t of
the 1 ft of March. The* port of A
merica are open to French com
merce, and France is no longer in
terdicted to the America^!. In
fiiort, the Congrefs engages to op
pofe fuch of the belligerent powers
as fhall refute 10 recognize the rights
of neutrals. In this new ftate of
things, I am authorized to declare to
you, iSir^ tli3t the Decrees of Berlin
and Milan are revoked, ani that
trom the iftof November they will
ceafe to be in force, it being under
ltood ihut in conference of this de
claration the Engnlh fhall revoke 1
their Orders in Council, and rc- ;
nouoce the new principles of block
ade which they have attempted to !
ellablith ; or, that the Unitcdbta.es,
conformably to ihe aft which vou
have juft communicated, fball caufc
thur rights to be refpe£ted by the
Fnghlh. It is with the moft partic
ular fat is faction that 1 inform you
of this refolution of the Emperor.
His MqjcJIj loves ihe Americans
i heir proiperity and their commerce
enter into toe views of his policy.
Ihe independence of America is one
of the principal titles of the gloly of
France. Since that epoch, ihe Em
peror has felt a pleasure in aggran
dizing the United States ; and in all
circumitances, whatever can contri
bute to the independence, the pros
perity, and the liberty of the Ameri
cans, will he regarded by the Empe
ror as conformable to the interefts.
of hit empiie.”
Berlin and Mil in Decrees.
The following are the Articles of
thefe —famous Decrees, vis (now
revoked )
PEI.LIN DECREE OF l8?6.
Article!. The Britilh flhnds are
declared in a ft ate of Blockade.
Aut. fl. All tirade and corrcfpoti
d.mce Mth tbc Briiifh Iflands
prohibited. In cunkqueiure all let*
Iters an 1 packets add relied to Eng
' land, or to an Euglilhman, or writ
| ted in Engliih, lhall not be tranfmit
ted by the Pud-Office, but dull be
feized.
Art III Every fubje&of England,
of whatever degree or condition,
who dull be found in any cf the
countries occupied by our troops, or
rhofe of out allies, dull be made a
Priloncr of War.
Art. IV. All \tarehoufes, mer
chandize, and property of any kind
whatever, belonging to a iubjeft ol
England, (hall be declared lawful
prize.
. ,, • • • r-_i:n
art. v. /ui irauiug in jui.^iuii
merchandize is prohibited ; and eve
ry fuch article belonging to Eng
land, or coming from her colonies, or
of her manufacture, is doc la* d law
ful prize.
Art. VI. Half of the prodace rc
fulting from the confifcation of the
merchandize and property declared
, to be lawful prize by the preceding
articles, fliall be applied to indemni
fy the merchants for the losses which
they have fuftained by the captures
of merchant vefTds made by Englifh
crullers.
Art. VII. No veflel comming di
rectly from England, or the Englilh
colonies, or which has been there
fince the publication of the prefent
decree, fhali be admitted into any
port.
Art. VIII. Any veflel which, by
means of a falfe declaration, fliall vi
olate the above regulations fliall be
feized, and the veflel and cargo con
fifcatcd, as if it were Englilh pro
perty.
Art. IX. Our Prize Court at Par
l is, is authorized to pronounce final
| judgement in all fuits which may a
tile in our Empire, or in the countries
occupied by the French army, in
confcquence of the prefent Decree.
1 —Our Prize Court at Milan, is au
thorifed to pronounce final judg
ment in fuch cafes, as may arife
i Within the compaA of our kingdom
of Italy. NAPOLEON.
Milan Decree —faffed Dec. 17, 18® 7*
41 Art. L-Lser^lhip, to whater
■ er nation it may belong, that lhall
I have fubmitted 10 be fearched by an
Englifh ihip, or tq a voyage to En
gland) or that fliall have pain any tax
whatfoever to the Englifh Govern
ment, is thereby, and for that alone,
declared to be denationalized, to
have forfeited the protection of its
King, and to have become Englifh
property.
44 II. Whether the fliips thus de
nationalized by the arbitary meaf
urcs of the Englifh Government, cn
| ter into our ports, or thofe of our al
lies, or whether they fall into the
hands of our fliips of war, or of our
privateers, they are declarad to be
good and lawful prizes.
44 III. The Britifh Iflands are de
clared to be in a ftate of blockade,
both by land and /ea. Every lhip,
of whatever nation, or whatfoever
the nature of its cargo may be,
that fails from the ports of England,
| or thofe of the Englifh colonies, and
1 of the countries occupied by Englifh
troops, anti proceeding to England,
or to the Englilh Colonies, or to the
j eountrin* occupied by Englifh troops,
isgoed and lawful prize, as contrary
to the prefent Decree, and may 'be
captured by our fliips of war, or oar
privateer^ and adjudged to the cap
tor.”
Letters in London , from Holland,
mention that the Dutch lather ex.
peel an increase of their (offerings
iiom the new decree. The new du
ties are cxpcdlcd to be impofed on
articles on hand,
litre French have levied a contri
bution of 3,500,000 reals on the ttif
cayans, and fent an army of 12,000
men among them*
Veffels darained in Pruftian ports
are likely to be releafed on paying
50 per cent, for “ beating the poker ”
It is reported the Dares have or
dered the releafe of all American
veffels in Norway, not taken in lin
glilh convoy.
1 he hie King of Sweden is fop
pofed to be again a Qndidate for the
throne.
Non-Intcrcourfc Law.
By the a£l of May, 1, alluded to
by the Frence minifter, it was.
provided in the iff feet ion that no
armed vodel ot Lngland or France
ilh-u\i ll admi-ted into our pnrt*
l5y the fourth ie<ftion it was en.xted,
! that if France or fcngland would
! jecind their orders, we would admit
j their {hips of war, and if the one
\ refunded her orders, and the other
did not in the coutfe of three months
revoke hers alfo, that in that ole
our . Non Intercourse fhoftld be re
newed again ft the party refufing.
I
Monday, October 1, 1810.
Repeal of the French Decrees.
THE lust week has furnished much
interesting and important intelligence
from different quarters of Europe.—
Bonaparte has partly, in consequence
of the distress and ruin of commerce
brought upon the French empire by
the operation of the tyranical and un
just Berlin and Milan decrees, been
induced to declare that they shall be
repealed on the first of November next,
it being understood by the French em
peror that the cessation of the British
Orders in Council will follow as a
matter of course. It will be noticed,
however, that new and heavy duties
are imposed upon articles imported in
to France in neutral vessels. No e
vent can be more desirable to every A
merican than a restoration ol our com
mercial rights ; and it is to be hoptd
that we shall not be disappointed in the
expectation. Yet many doubt the sin
cerity of the French Emperor, as to
his disposition for doing justice to neu
tral trade—on the contrary, that either
his plan is, to make another grasp oi
property, or, to endeavor to involve
this country in a war with England.—
| The cohciitions upon which Bonaparte
; promises the repeal of his obnoxious
decrees are vague and indefinite. 1 he
first is that England revokes or O:
| dels in Council. There can b .so
’doubt but this will be doi.e provKi 1
; the repeal of the French decrees a* j
absolute—for the Orders in Council
were* adopted on the part of the British
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government purely upon the principle
. ot retaliation. • * • •
| • Thu reader Wilt further observe that
9
t Bonaparte requires tha* England should
i renounce why c tei'ms the new sys
tem qf blockad Jt is not fully under
stood what is here intended, as it is not
known that the British contends for
blockades, although..vafranted* f»v the
; law* of nations. If Bonaparte should
not he satisfied on this subject, a prop
; osition is made to the U. States to make
i war with Great-Britain.
By a temporal y pci mission of com
merce with France, Bonaparte will ob
tain two important object*. France is
I wholly destitute ol those articles wbief
■ are used for home consumption—o
course the demand will be great and <
supply obtained ; and the high dufiei
which are imposed on imported good:
will fill his coffers with cash, whic4
he is in great want of.
«
• Capt. Hunt who arrived at this por
cn 1 hursdav last, irom Ireland, polite
ly furnished us with papers of tha
place to August the 27th, but their con
tents ha*, e principally been anticipate<
by former arrivals.
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The English paper: mention that:
new Minister from the c tj has arriv
j ed in. Trance* to suptrsedt Gen. Arm
; strong. 1 nis appointment must- have
been made with “ closed doors” by au
thorny of the 4* back, stairs gentry;" oi
be a mistake.
j
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It is stated that Algiers has declare?
War against Trance.
Reports from several places in Franci
a fiord hopes that Americans and Amer
ican property will be more, itspecle?
in future. It is stated that the vessel
which had been detained at Dunklri
are ordered to be released.
Blockade of Corfu—The Marqni
o! Wellesley, August 18th, notihe?
* lhe Ministers ol friendly and ncutra
: powers, that the necessary measure
authorized by the law of nations lu»<
been adopted for the blockade of tin
Canal of Corfu.
J 1 lie German papers mention tha
: tl,e Russians have in turn been defeat
! by the i urks w ith considerable loss
1 b.c K. ng of Denmark has dcclare<
him sell a candidate lor the successioi
to the throne dr Sw? den.
I
Several Cal Iret Cum riA 1
| h olden hy the English Ministry bn me
subject ol Bonaparte's tfe< ItRUlioo to
revoKe his Deere* s—the result o4 their
deliberations has not been made pubHc.
A new arrangement is talked of in
Europe with respect to Demitaik, Nor
way and Sweden, which are to be uni
ted under one diadem.—fieri. Berna
dottc, one of Bonaparte's Marshalls is
a Candidate lor the ( rown. Other ac -
counts sav that Sweden alone is to un
dergo a change.
At the last French dates, Bonaparte
'and his Empress were on i tour to
Holland. --—
No change hits taken place of late
in the situation of affairs in Spain.—
1 he Cortes were assembling from dif
ferent provinces—they are to meet on
- the island of Leon—several of the mem
• bers had already arrived.
The war in Portugal has assumed
an active appearance.—After General
Crawford’s action, Gen Baton’s divi
sion retired towards Coimbra, and Gen.
Ilill’s to Saizedru.—A letter of Aug.
■ 4th. fioin Lisbon, mentions that44 Mas.
! sena has entered this country in great
, force, and with a vast superiority of
cavalry ; and although our Gazette of
this day tells us, demi officially, that he
has refused a battle offered him by Lord
' Wellington, yet it is not from this im.
derstood that we have any thing-to
boast of. Be assured he will fight
when it suits him; hut whenever a
g-acral battle takes place, it will, I
j think, end in our favour.. As it is not
* prudent to trust to chance in mcrcan
! tile affairs, the merchants are employ
! cd in turning property of all kinds into
i argrnt comfitant. Wt, nevertheless,
feel assured, that the conquest of Lisbon
* cannot bean easy task. Lord Well
ington is so secret in all his movements, .
that it is quite impossible to'Vnow what .
are his intentions ; but people^ hrgen
j eral, seem to think he will retreat
nearer the capital before he fights a
' general battle.” *
' JUL —
After a part of the last impression
! of our piper was struck off, vve/eceiv
! ed the result of the Congressional Elec
lion in New-Hampshire, as published
. by a democratic Governor fct Council.
We upeat that according to-that state
ment only two are elected and they are
| democrats. Owing to the number of
f scattering votes, no choice of the othec
. three is effected.
i he federalists of Massachusetts*
from this circumstanc e, will have new
cause for exertion at the approaching
j election of Members \o Congress in
! this state'. The result of the N. If.
* election can afford no cause for exulta*
! tion to democrats, if they will for a mo
\ ment look at the remarks made by the
1 better informed of their party, when it
was presumed the federal ticket was
elected. The Editor of the Baltimore
Whig, declared Ik* had rather see de
cided federalists elected, than wavering
j republicans Other democrats declar
, ed that some of the candidates oh the
, democratic ticket ought never to be
supported by any party.
It cannot he forgotten what illiberal
^ remaiks were made in the democratic
i papers on the circumstance ot Gover
t nor Gore’s visiting the different parts |
; of the state. But now we have a good
democrat for Governor, those republi*
can, plain and pm itanical manners,
once so much contended for bv demo
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crats, is readily dispensed with. The
Salem Gazette, in noticing this sub
’ ject, remarks :—
w We are told that on Friday Inst the
‘ Imperial Guards marched to the Palace
* in Cambridge, to pay their respects to
the Emperor. They were condescend* j
ingly noticed with that politeness ard
1 dignity for which hi* Impelial Majesty
[Governor Gerry] is so distinguished,
and which is never attained to, excep: ^
by those who have practised in the IfS
Ej ench Court. The Guards afterwards
inarched to the giound assigned for
exercise in sharp-shooting. A superb
, Marque was erected on the rigid, and
, the lr Imperial Majesties, and their Im
j porial sub*Majesties, with the Marshal J
due d’ Embargo, and a number oi di*
' plomatic, civil amlmiliuuy gentlemen
’ ‘ of distinction, honored the corps with
* . tilth* presence during the practice of
5 sharp shooting. Badges of honor were
v tin 11 distiibuted, and his pnajesty with *
1 the guests was escorted to the Palace,
1 and after having partaken of an exet!* J
* lent collation, his Imperial Majesty with
j the guests (according to the Patriot
proces verbal) u matched lor home at
I, about 4 o’clock” •Great praise is due
to the munificence oi his Imperial Ma*
' jetty, whose cais*e firivre is known to . i
be in an exhausted situation, but who h li,
ilius induced so disinterestedly to and
* cipate in expenditure 4 or 5 years’ rt *
venue in the first irimcaire of his reign
* Flit In pei ial company were } leastt |
to derlaic that tUy had never knovt
better hits-except by Maj°l
t Hirsscl and his hunT-tr edilois w-haaic
4on\\t iu tlie feduui ranks. ^B