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ark of our safety and hopes, under hi* au
spice*, and According to bi* guidance,—
Even those, who premeditated ita ruin,
'ii found no me *u* to effect their object, but
by dimciubiing, and pretending to be hi*
friend*. IJnemic* he had ; fur when were
not tbe fl-tgjjious and designing the enemies
jrf such a man ? Yet they were awed into
silence; and long kept over them that
impenetrable covering of hypocricy, by
which, since hi* departure, they have made
cfleinselve* *e ignomipiously eminent.—
I Sometimes they were detected in an act of
malignity ; as io hiring an assassin of repu
tation to thiust at his fame ; yet the point
Jell. harmless; or the brittle weapon was
broken to atoms; as mortal arms, dashing
on immortal armour. ... ,
Tbe succeeding administration waa mo
delled on similar principles; and merited,
although we cannot aay it hus obtained,
equal commendation'. It exhibited more
energy, and tended, mom directly to di*
close the resources of our country; merely,
perhaps, because In our collision with fo
rvign nations, there was nwre occasion for
calling them forth. Commci ce increased i
our infant navy became the admiration aud
- pride of the was; our flag every where
waved in triumph; and the law leas ag
gressor, tn tMhes more difficult than those
• which have lately shut up out ports, and
beggared our cities, waa brought to honour
able terms. Wheu insolent ambition at
tempted to intimidate us, no resort was had
in embargoes and proclamations, to " quips
■nd sentences, aud paper bullets of the
brain," which, relied upon for defence, art
tbe invariable harbingers of disgrace. But,
when jostice was denied, without waiting
the experiment, hew much dishonour a na
tion might bear without being ruined, we
Were told to command, and we did com
mand, justice with our arms.
It was not thy fault of the head, during
that period, that intestine faction marred
the best effort* of republican policy. Un
this occalbn, there it no necessity for ana
lyzing the causes, which then resulted in
Confusion. Thisia sufficient for my pur
pose; out of that confusion grew the whoit
aome fruit* of experience. We are admon
ished by it, that a people can never have -
government or administration so good, bu-'
that, if they flnd dvmngogut a to lead them,
they will always be looking for better; un
til tired with changes, und consequent sut
feriugs, ‘they are forced to. assume th«
appearance of content In despotism. It
teaches also, what is of no trivial moment,
the extreme danger of ruining a good cause,
by suffering, interested bickerings apong
those, who pretend to be its supporters.
Thus far we advance, finding abundant
causes of felicitation : notwithstanding cer
tain tokens of lurking Ganger.' Enterprise
had made uur name conspicuous on every
shore, where the Lot-steps of civilized man
were to be found. Riches, more than the
moderate desired, flowed in npon us ; and
savage regions, receiving lessons of im
provement from the commodities of our
commerce, rendered In return the prnduc*
tions bestowed on them by nature, to in
crease our wealth. Publick virtue waa a
reality. Popular fervour had not pro
scribed modest merit: nor was the candi
date for office thought less deserving, be
cause he worshipped his God, and had his
heart harmonized by the benign influences
of religion. Happy America ! hadst thou
known thy blessings ; and hadst thou not
been enticed to purchase experience by
suffering I We look back on those times,
a* a traveller who having passed through
a country rich with the choicest produc
tions, and diversified with all the beauties
of nature and of art, to please the fancy, or
gratify tbe understanding, cornea unex
pectedly to a barren, dreary, and inhospita
ble land, which he is forced long and heavi
ly to traverae, without a friendly lodge to
invite him to repnse, and without a single
monument of taste or fertility to relieve
the tediousness of the Way." '
can see again I Added to his advantage*
of virtue* and talents, mtrjnsick, and with
out alloy, ha had the pecuftarjelicity of
carrying all heart* with him. All with
* comokio consent united to bear forward the
How firm was tyery meaanre io the true
principles of ; how" magnani
mously open and unreserved in the deve
topement <f every tircbm stance affecting
tbe intereat of our country I R waa the
adhimistration of such a man as we never
YksTMBDAY, the Coroner's Inquest as*
sembied. at two o'clock at the Duke of
Cumberland's house, in St. Jsmc’s Palace,
to investigate the violent attack made up
on bis Royal Highness, and the death of
Joseph Sellin, one of his valets.
The first affidavit that was read, was
that of his Royal Highness, the Duke ot
Cumberland, which stated, that about half
past two o’clock, on Thursday morning, he
received two violent blows and cuts on his
head; the first impression upon his mind
was, that a bat had got Into the room, and
was beating about his head ; he was soon
convinced of the contrary by receiving a
third blow; he jumped out of bed, when
RONDON, June 2.
ASSASSINATION AND SUICIDE.
foreign "intelligence,
Received at Buston, from Bristol, England.
he wetived a number of other blow*; from,
the glimmering light afforded from a duff
Jampin the fire-place, and the motion <ff
rhe instrument that Inflicted the wound*,
they appeared like flashes of lightning be;
fore hi* eye*. Ho made foy * door, near
the head of hi* bed, leading to a small
room, to which the assassin followed him,
anffguL-him across his thigh* His Roy*l
Highness not being able to find hi* alarm
bell, which there 1* no doubt the wretch
had csnooaiod, salted with a bud -voice ter
Neale, hi* valet in waitipg, several times,
who came to his dssisfance, and Neale, to
gether with his Royal Highness, alarmed
the house. .
Comejiui Neale, sworn—Hr said he was
valet to the Duke of Cumberland, and that
he was In close waiting upon his Royal
Highness, on Wednesday night, and slept
in a bed in a room adjoining the Duke’s
bed-room. A little before three o’clock,
he heard the Duke calling out, “ Neal,
Neil, I am murdered ; and theJmurderer
is in my.bed-room!" He went immediate
ly to hi* Royal Highness, and found him
bleeding, fjpm his wound*. The Duke
told him the door the assassin had gone out
at; he armed himself with a poker, and
asked if he should pursue him ? the Duke
replied, nQ—butto remain with him ; af
ter moving a few pace* he stepped! upon a
sword, and, although in the dark, he was
convinced it was covered with Wood—it
proved to be the Duke’s own regimental
sword. The Duke and witness then went
to alarm the house, and got a light from
the porter. The Duke'Wai afraidthe mur
derer was still in his bed-room. He wax
obliged to lean upon Witness, iron* the lots
uf blood, and hi* Royal Highness gave di
ections that no person should be let out of
he house. They crjted up the witness’s
wife, who is the house-keeper, and told her
to call Belli*. He then returned with the
Duke to hi* bpd-room. At that time thy
Duke was very faint, from the great loss of
blood. Upm» examining the premise*, they
found in a litfle closet, in an adjoining small
oom, a pair of slippers, with the name of
Sallis on them, and a dark lanthorn. The
key of the, closet was in the inside of the
lock, and to hi* knowledge the key had not
neeu in that state for ten years. He had
reason t* believe the wounds of the Duke
had been given by a sword. Sellin took
out the Duke’s regimentals some time since
and put them by again, but left out the
sword upon a sofa, for two or three day*;
it was th* same sword which he trod upon,
ind it was In a bloody state.
The Foreman of the Jui %a&ked the wit
-.-**, if hr thought the deceased had any
> tn son to be dissatisfied with the Duke ?
He replied on the contrary, he thought SeU
is had more reason to be satisfied than
.ny other of the servants. Hi* Royal High
uess had stood Godfather for one of his
children, and the Princess Augusta God
mother. The Duke had shewn him very
particular favour, by , giving him apart
ments for his wife and family, with coals
und candle*. <
A juryman asked him, if he ever heard
the deceased complain of the Duke. ? The
witness asked if he was obliged to answer
that question ? The Coroner informed hip)
he must. He then stated, that about two
or three years since the Duke advanced
their board wages from 10s. 6d. a week to
14s. but at the same time took off 3a. 6d. al
lowed for travelling. After this regula
tion was adopted, a paper was drawn up
by the Steward, for the servants to sign,
expressing their satisfaction at the regula
tion, which the deceased refused to sign,
and said he would bed—-rd if he did, and
none but blackguards would sign It. The
Steward told him the Duke said he most
sign it, or his wife and familymust quit the
apartments he had given them, as the rest
of the servants had signed it. Ho had
never heard the deceased complain since.
Within the last year, the Duke and Royal
Family had been extremely kind to him.—
He had never given him an angry word,
although be has often made bad lan
guage to him ; if he did, he never answer
ed him. The deceased was of a very ma
licious disposition. He would never be con
tradicted if he began a subject; for which
reason he never wished to have any con
versation with him. He frequently quar
relled with Mr. Paulet, one of the Duke's
servants, and fought with the Steward at
Kew. Lately the deceased had a bad cold
and the Duke was so very kind towards
him, in consequence, that he took him in
side his carriage to Windsor. Sellis dress
ed the Duke on Wednesday night. He had
no doubt but Sellis intended that he should
be charged with bring the murderer, to
get him out of the way.
The Jury preceded to examine the bed
room of the Royal Duke, which they found
In a most distressing and horrible state. It
could not be discovered what his Royal
Highness's night-cap was made of, it be
ing completely soaked in blood. The first
blow given his Royal Highness, was provi
dentially prevented from proving fatal,
from the Duke wearing a padded ribbon
bnnd .ge round his cap, and a tassel, which
came in contact with the sword. The bed
clothes were bloody, as well as the paper
of the room, the prints and painting. The
loor at the head of the bed, (through
*hich his Royal Highness endeavoured to
make his escape,) was cut with the sword,
muebtes U» satot’s room. She w«nt* with
several others, door pf the deceased,
to call .him- , Shq fpund it fattened <m the
inside , and no answer was given to their
calls. She ptber, servant* w«»t to
another door‘ which opened lotti* room.—
As they approached the door, they heard
a noise as if a mjMj WR* gsrgling wMqrjM
his throat. The pewter entered first, and
exclaimed; “-Good God! Mr. Belli* hatfut
hi* throat.” He was a very obstinate and
quarrelsome man. He would hot bear con
tradiction, OoCtVen from the Duke. His
Royal HigbdeU ‘ and th* Princead Augusta
stood (by proxy) to hi* last child. The
Duke wa* very partial to him, and allow
ed his family to sleep in the house. ’ "His
Royal Highnesp allowed him to ride hi his
carriage with him, when travelling, since
bis illness. The Princes*
his wife two pieces of muslin lately. The
Princess Augusta made her * present of
several article* of value. The principal
acquaintance the deceased had was Mr.
Greville, a servant to the Duke of Cam
bridge, and Mr. and Mr*. Dupree, wax
chandler. About three weeks since he told
her, Mrs. Marsh, the house-keeper to the
Royal Cockpit, was dead, and that he
should speak to the Duke to give the place
to his wife; and if he did not succeed with
Lord Dartmouth for that, he should apply
to him to get hi* Wife a sinecure, a* be had
asked hi* Royal Highness to get him a mes
senger’s place, but he supposed the Duke
did not like to part with him. shp asked
"him, about a week since if he had suc
ceeded ? and he replied he had not yet.—
He ayid his family were in so much favour,
that every Court day, when the Queen
came to dress at the Duke’s apartment*,
for the drawing- 100 m, Belli*’* wife and
children were called down, for the Queen
and Princess to see them. On the last
drawing-room', the child the Princes* stood
for, was brought Into the Queen’s private
apartments. A special privilege was al
lowed to Bellis, of a bell being permitted
to be pot up, to ring him to the Duke from
his family’s apartment*. The deceased
would quarrel with people sooner than give
up a point.
Matthew Henry Grasben, a servant of
the Duke, said, he armed himself with
pistols upon hi* being called up. He wa*
not able to find his way to Se ilia’s apart
ment* by the regular door, but found his
way by another. He and his two fellow
servants Were afraid to enter the room, on
account of the groan* and noise in the throat
of the deceased, although he had two pistols,
and another had a sword. He had been so
much frightened ever since, that he-had
not been able to visit the room where the
body lay. He considered Belli* a civil, well
behaved man. He had heard him c*ll
Neale a thief, and say he could prove him
such. He never quarrelled with the de
ceased. He seldom heard Neale and Belli*
•peak together; did not suppose he ever
heard them exchange ten words together.
The Isst time the Duke went to Windsor,
he took Srllis inside the coach, because he
would not expose him to the morning air.
He never observed Sei Its to be low spir
ited ; toe did not appear so well lately as
in general, in consequence of his having a
cold.
John Probert and John Windsor, two
privates in the Guards, said, they were on
duty, opposite the Duke's house, at the
time of the alarm, and were positive no
person went out of the house after the
alarm was given.
The widow of the deceased was exam
ined. Her appearance an<| evidence ex
cited the greatest compassion and interest;
It tended to prove he was a good husband,
not embarrassed in his circumstances, and
that he had parted with her in his usual
way, without any suspicion of what he bad
in contemplation.
The evidence was not got through till
half past ten o'clock, and the jury deliber
ated for upwards of an hour, and then re
turned a verdict of Ftlo de ee.
at the lime the wretch wa* cutting at th*
Dake. The ( dark assassin must have fob
lowed hl* Royal Highness to the door of an
anti-room. Which wa* also spotted with
blood. , , . , , . -
A*n *he hopse-keeper, said, she
was called at about three o’clock, on Thurs
day morning, by her husband ; st the same
time she heard the Duke saying, “'lam
murdered.’’ 3he got up with all possible
speed: aria sate the Duke bleeding very
A Gottenburg Mail arrived this morning,
with letters and papers, from that city, to
the 91st. We have also received German
papers, to the 10th, and Dutch to the 30th
last. The intelligence, of any interest, by
the Gottenburg Mail relates to Sir James
Saumares, whose fleet arrived, on the 30th
ult. off that port. The report of a coalition
against Turkey, for the purpose of break
ing her connection with England, and free
ing her into the anti commercial system of
Napoleon, gains ground upon the Continent.
M. Dickenson, who sailed some days ago
for France, with despatches relative to a
Cartel, is returned to this country. He
came over in a Cartel, which arrived at
Plymouth on Tuesday night. It is said
that the French Government drmand, that
the Spanish prisoners they have made shall
be included in the Cartel, and exchanged
for French prisoners in our posausrum,
The following melancholy occurrence
happened near Troy, Miami County, on
Sunday the 17th instant. A boy between
nine and ten year old, the son of Mr. Joseph
Beedle, wa* found in an elm tree, suspend
ed by the neck. It was supposed that In
ascending the tree, and attempting to force
himself between the trunk and a branch
that grew almost perpendicular, he lost
his foothold, and was caught by the neck
between the trunk of the tree and the
branch. One of his arms was confined,
and being thus unable to extricate himself,
his own weight soop choaked him to death/
The child’s parents were at meeting about
two miles off. His younger brothers were
at the house, which was near; they heard
the noise and ran to the tree, and from
thence to the meeting; but before the un
happy parents could come to hk relief,
their child was no more.
w. learn by a gentleman from Attaca
pa*. (Orleans Territory,) that in passing
through the pariah of Iberville, he found
encamped on the banks of the Mississippi,
on Che American side, a great number of
French families who had been driven from
West-Florida, by order of the Spanish gov
ernment. It appear* that three day* only
were allowed these unfortunate people to
dispose of their property, and (eave the
dominions of bis Catholick Majesty.—
Our. informant add* that it wa* seriously
spoken of by the refugee* to return af
ter they had found a home for their fami
lies, and endeavour to overturn the govern
ment of West-Florida. Wo doubt not the
good will of these people to make the at
tempt ; but We have too much confidence
in the foresight and energy of the acting
Governour of the Orleans Territory, to
suppose for a moment that he will suffer
an unlawful enterpri«e to be undertaken
within the jurisdiction of his government.
“We feel it nur duty to make you ac
quainted with the present state and pros
pect of our market for produce from your
quarter. In consequence, we suppose, .of
tn unfounded fear of the insecurity of this
place J the late arrivals of flour have been
very trifling, which, together with the in
creased population of our city, has pro
duced a scarcity of this article, and the
price has advanced to 90 dollars per barfel
on board.—The arrivals mult be very con
siderable to lower the price materially,
find we confidently recommend the pre
sent moment as particularly favourable for
speculation in this commodity. Wheat is
also much required, and high prices paid.
Rice is much in request, the first arrivals
of this article will obtain 8 6 per 100 lb.
on board—lndian corn, peas and beans are
wanted, also, pitch and timber. In case ot
adventure to this place, we would earnestly
recommend the least possible delay, as be
ing most likely to conduce to the ultimate
advantage of the concerned, and offering
our best services, fee."
July 17.
. Yesterday arrived the brig Superiour,
Capt. Holt, from Madeira, via Santa Crus
and Port Oratavg, Holt
sailed from Port Oratava on the 2d of June,
and informs, that a 1 few days before, two
Spanish ships of the line, under convoy of
a British seventy-four, arrived at Santa
Crus from Cadis, and after fending 1000
French prisoners, and a quantity of specie,
sailed for Havana. Sb exasperated are the
Spanish at Teneriffe, owing to a prevail
ing idea among the lower class that the
island will be overrun by the French, that
they commit all Frenchmen to close con
finement. *
PHILADELPHIA, July IC.
Co/ly °f o letter received at Baltimore,
from Mestre. Fleetwood, jlrguibel and
Co. dated Cadiz, May 25th, 1810.
A dreadful gale of-wtaff from the South-
East came on at Otschosk, in Siberia, at
the latter end of and which lasted
for two days. The Water of the Ochdta,
which, after passing through that city,
empties itself into the sea, wy elevated
twelve feet above its ordinary level, and
carried over the tops of the houses situated
in the neighbourhood of its bank*. The
tempest coming on at night, between two
and three hundred of the inhabitant* per
ished in their steep, A transport belong
ing to the India Company, which the tern-,
pest had carried into the river in 1808, was
raised by the wave*, and forced into the
middle of the tofrri.
The market for English goods was im-'
proving at Janeiro, at the last dates. As
the country populates, commerce thrives,
and manners improve, the inhabitants will
indulge themselves more in expenses for
the Conveniences and ornaments of social
life. If throughout the world, the wants
of a stats of nature were only to be suppli
ed, mechanicks and manufacturers would
not find employment.
In debate, in the House of Commons,
May 33, Mr. Homer, remarked on the
immense quantity of foreign shipping em
ployed in the English trade, to the loss of
9y tbt jxail*. \
DAYTON, (Ohio,) June 28.
MJBLjtMC/iOLY OCCURRENCE.
NATCHEZ, June 18.
By the Richmond from England, London
paper* to Jane 2, have been received. In
France, and her immediate dependencies,
the iniquitous ixroceedings as to American
property ire persevered'in ; but Napoleon
appears friendly to a licensed trade with
England, ort certain hqMitions. A Pilnita
or Partition Treaty, as to Turkey, is ru
moured to be signed. Her great crime is
presuming to continue at peace with Eng
land, against the wish of France.
Paais, May 19.
The religious orders are. suppressed
throughout the Kingdom of Italy;
LowboW, May 28.
Dutch papers were yesterday received
to the ?lst lost, and letters from Flanders
one day earlier. The late severity of Bo
naparte in his Commercial pegulatione, had
produced a corresponding disposition among
his Dutch agents, and several vessels which
were before detained, under various pre
tences,had, inconsequence, been condemn
ed in the ports of Holland.
May 39.
Letters from Gottenburg and Heligoland,
state, that ten American ships had been
captured by the Dinish privateers, and
had been condemned by the Court of Ad
miralty at Copenhagen.
It is rumoured that the daughter of Lu
rfe" Bonaparte is to be elevated to the rank
of Princess, and to be married to a foreign
King, supposed to be Ferdinand of Spain.
A letter from Landscrona, of May 17,
says, “It is difficult to pass the sound on
account of the Danaa, who carry into their
harbours almost every vessel, merely on
suspicion.”
Extract tf a private letter from France.
"Bonaparte Is so given topassion, that
at times he appears mad, and there is nd
doubt that he will at last turn really mad.
In his fete jou.-ney to Antwerp he commit
ted himself in such away, that a statute of
lunacy would have been taken out against
any other person. When the Deputation
of Commerce and Manufacture were intro
duced, be abused them in the coarsest way,
called them " Fools, they did hot know
what Commerce-was, that they had de
ceived him with their promfees, but to pun
ish them he would build a town on the other
side of the river, plant 0000 Dutch femlUeu
and give it such important privileges, as
would cause it to become more famous than
Tyre and Carthage.** He stopped the
Archbishop of Mecklin, who went to com
pliment him at the head of the Clergy, and
said to him, in a great passion, " How durst
he appear before him with such false lan*
guage—that he knew their hearts, and
that they refused to pray for his marriage .
with Leella—lhat if they had their deserts,
they ought to have a stone tied to their
necks, and bethrown into the Scheldt—but
that if it were done they were aueeibetea
as to think they died martyrs.*' The above,
however strange, may be relied on.
Letters from Holland of May Id, men
tion, that the whole of the AMERICAN
PROPERTY which had been detained,
tind which amounted to more than TWO
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, was to be
sold on the 15th of next month, under the
decree lately published at Paris. In the
same communication it is mentioned, that
the like proceedings ia adopted do all th*
ports of Flanders and Holland, "Another
letter from Schowen, of the 17th inst. ob
serves, that many ships in that harbour
were, in consequence, put under sequestra
tion.
the country; that Bonapnrte wa* pursuing
plans similar to tlu.se of Oliver Cromwell,
which were meant to destroy the naviga
tion of England. Mr. Perceval in reply,
proved that the tonnage and trade of Eng
land had increased within the .last year;
what wa* lost in other quarters was gained
by the trade now opened with South-Ame
rica.
The British shipping had greatly in
creased of late, a* would be obvious from
th* cirawpstanee that a British ship which
two year* ago, cost27ool. has recently been
sold for 60001. • r,,
nothing has happened bat what has been
calculated to increase that detestation.—*
This render* ■it probable that there is a
great deal of fiction in the late report of
Me conduct on the attempt to liberate him,
and his wish to be adopted by the Etnpe
rour and King, unless ha is endeavouring
to platy imperial caede.
rioSTOKJuIy 20.
The Paris Moniteui has published a long
correspondence on Spanish affairs. It cnd
sists of letters from King Charles, and his
Que tn, flee. flee. to Bonaparte, Mprat, &c;
These letters repeatedly charge Prince
Ferdinand with hating Bonafiarte, and
mention instances in which he had display
ed that hatred.—Since they were written,
, “ The situation of Holland is most la
mentable—l see nothing but bankruptcy.
" The Emperour scarcely ever takes
the advice or opinion of his Minister—Like
Mahomet, he considers every thing that
comes into his head as inspiration. The
King of Holland he has used in a barbarons
manner, and would have sent him to prison
had not hls mother interfered. The Em
press Josephine, is said *to be greatly in
debt; and she will soon, r.iave no doubt,
be forced to resign the title ot Empress."
May 30.
Jone 2.