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wretch, but More especially
upon him, who with cool and calculating
/notice, deliberately robe hie fellow- man
life. What, though to raise our hand
against a brother, and stain it with his blood,
has become in some degree fashionable;
though you are told that this is only way
to avenge an insnlt, or vindicate honour,
yet should it meet your approbation.
It is muioer. And at Sinai's awful mount
did Jxhovah inscribe on a table of stone,
** thou shalenot hill." It jo a crime which
deserves the most positive detestation, as
it is the darkest in the black catalogue.—
How many widowa have shrieked for their
murdered husbands ? How many orphans
have lisped the deed, while their sobs, and
sighs and tears have proved them wretch
ed ? Females, you should endeavour to re
lieve society from every such cumbrous
appendage. With your exertions you can
effect much, infinitely more than all the
eloquence of man. It becomes then your
• duty to prune society of all those loathsome
members, who tend to disturb and destroy
its peace. This is not impossible, for all
good men will aid your cause.
SENEX.
In turning our minds towards saluting
you with an epistle, and particularly as the
subject came more closely under attention,
an encouragement was felt, which induces
tts to believe that in so doing we shall be
In the way of our duty; and when that
precious love which binds together the va
rious members of the spiritual body is in
dominion, that dnty is freely fulfilled. And
as the collected Church of Christ gathered
into his name, and baptised into his spirit,
asust abide under, this powerful influence
to guide its proceedings; so also the mem
bers, in their separate allotments, can find
no surer means of being preserved, each in
the way of his own duty, or of contributing,
each his share, to the common welfare,
than by experiencing " the love of God,”
renewedly " shed abr< ad in their heart*"
But we know that the love of earthly things
too often prevails, the harpiony of even re
ligious society is interrupted, yea, even
many become spiritually “ robbed and spoil
ed.” Dear fi lends, all of you who may
bear or bead this our tender salutation, let
us address you in the language of the evan
gelical prophet, " Arise, shine,” you to
whose hearts the Lord, in his never failing
mercy, may direct the words of his ser
vants, which of you can say that your “ light
is” not “ come I” Let it then be displayed
in conduct. Keep in view the two great
Commandments of perpetual obligation—
the love uf God, and the love of our neigh
bour. The latter is the ground of our
Christian discipline; and the former is the
life of our spiritual worship. And We are
pertuaded that if, through the redeeming
power of the Lord, and by continuing in his
fear and under his guidance, we become
settled in these holy dispositions ; if to use
other words, with gratitude, watchfulness,
•nd lowliness of mind, we'lmprove these
holy gifts of grace, they will never be taken
from us; but will remain and expand,
when the veil of flesh shall be removed,
and a nearer access be opened to the foun
tain of love, in a blissful immortality.
From the Ybably Mutixg held in Lon
don by adjournments from the 33d of the
elusive.
To the Quarterly And Monthly Meeting/
of Friende, in Great-Britain, Ireland,
and eltewhere.
Dr ab Fbibnds,
At these annual assemblies, when we are
receiving accounts of the state of the meet
ings which this yearly meeting sufarin
tends, we have too often occasion of grief,
in hearing of defects which do Dot comport
with a people professing to be spiritually
minded. Such are from various quarters
reported to ys this year. Yet we are not
disposed to enumerate them now; though
we can readily trace their origin. But let
us remind every one amongst us, that it is
better to be willing to trace, each the ori
gin of his oWn defect, than to compose his
mind by considering it a small one. The
more we can abide under the sense of our
own wants, the readier and the more ear
nestly shall we apply for help to Him upon
whom help is laid. And probably the
natural unwillingness there is in the crea
ture to feel in itself a testimony to its own
un worthiness. Is one great reason why no
more are raised up as testimony bearers to
the Lord’s all sufficiency and goodness. It
can scarcely be denied, that faithful la
bourers in his vineyard are still wanting.
We noticed, in our last year’s Epistle, the
removal of many who, according to our
power of spiritual perception, might bear
that appellation. The information of the
present year has added to the list of the
dead, who, we doubt not, have died in the
Lord ; and is a repeated call to the living
to look well to their foundation. This call
also has additional force, when we consider
that oth» r faithful servants are verging to
the same solemn period—a period, which
though to them it may be unspeakably
blessed, will deprive the church of their la
bours, and of the secret travail, sympathy,
and prayer nf their spirits
It >s certainly not e isy to compress the
wants of the church in oas comprehensive
fifth month to the sixth month, 1810, in-
EPISTLE
term; but it seems as if obe of tbe wsteb
werds, peculiarly worthy of attention In the
present day, were Dedication. Remem
ber, dear visited friends, that when Christ
invites you to submit to bis yoke, he de
clares it to be easy ; whilq,.thc yoke of dis
obedience is known to be heavy. Thus,
while we are inviting you to faithfulness,
by the losses which we are ready to de
plore, in the departure of servants and of
hand-maids; and by the joy that opened
on their view as they were entering on tbat
nearer union with then* Lord ; with Him
" of whom the whole family in heaven
and earth is named,” we may truly say.
brethren, sisters, “ ye are bailed unto lib-
even " the glorious liberty of the
children of God.” And it is with thank
fulness that we perceived, as aho we hint
ed last year, that very many of our beloved
young friends of both sexes, srem sensible
that the Lord's preparing band was upon
them. How then do we desire that these
may persevere in the path of dedication :
yea, that in their love and service they
may "goon from strength to strength,”
until having fulfilled their 1 due measure o f
suffering, every one of them may ” appear'*
with final acceptance, “ before God, in
Zion.’**
The amount of the sufferings reported this
year on account of tithes, priests’ demands,
and those called church rates, and for mili
tary demands, is upwards of 12,6781. In our
lots year’s Epistle, we adverted to the im
prisonment of a few young men, under the
military laws: and expressed our appre
hension that more cases of that kind would
follow. Our belief of the attachment of
many of our youth to their peaceable testi
mony, induced this apprehension, and it
has been verified by the confinement of ser
veral more on account of the local militia,
and of one for the common militia. Though
these temporary sacrifices of liberty, de
monstrate a disposition which endears them
to our hearts: nevertheless, we cannot for
get that they are yet but in the beginning of
their course of devotedness, and as this is
the case in various ways with many others
of our precious youth, are now only ** gird
ing on their,harness.” . If, dear youth, you
are allowed to receive a peaceful reward
for your early submission to duty, gratitude
prompts you still to keep your eye to your
holy guide, for further manifestations of
his will, and for further proofs of his pro
tecting care. And know assuredly, that
if your days are prolonged to a period at
present remote, and you are preserved in
the fear of the Lord, these, aad.all %ur
morning acts of humble attachment to his
cause, will be sweet in your remembrance.
We have received at this time Epistles
from all the North-American yearly meet
ings, in which besides the general vigilance
over the welfare of the society, we find a
continuance of attention to the same objects
of more general concern, which we men
tioned last year: namely, the state of the
black people still held as slaves, and the
measures employed for civilizing the In
dian natives. The Epistle from Ireland
has been particularly grateful to us, and
we have not failed to test jfy our unity with
friends in that nation, by a few affection
ate words of reply. Living as we do un
der the same government, and above all,
professing the same holy and uniting prin
ciple, we are inclined at this time to com
mend our friends to the sister nation, to the
continued cordial remembrance of their
brethren on this side the channel.
Now, dear friends, we would mention
one subject which at this time has been
under our notice: a caution to all to use
moderation in their manner of living: and
in this way to seek relief from the in
creasing expense of the times we live in,
rather than by engaging in more extensive
and often hazardous schemes in trade. By
these latter means the mind becomes en
cumbered, and unfitted for religious ser
vice, yea often for religious thought, and
for breathing after the spiritual riches
which are to be enjoyed in close com
munion with pod. And let us beseech you
to consider how distant from the state which
endeavours to stand resigned to give up all
if required, is that which indulges itself in
ease to the full extent of its power, or is
endeavouring by multiplied adventures in
trade, to acquire that power, which it co
vets for the purpose of worldly enjoyment.
We believe, however, and we are glad in
believing, that there are numbers who act
upon sounder principles than these : who
know, as saith the Apostle, that ” the fash
ion of this world passrth away,” are real
ly desirous of "using this world, as not
abusing it. * These, we would encourage
to hold on in the way cast bp before them,
trusting in the Lord, who hath declared
that all things will be given to
those who seek first his kingdom. Thus
trusting, and endeavouring to apply io him
in secret supplication, in the difficulties
that must in a state of probation be the lot
of all, we may humbly hope that in our se
veral proportions, we shall grow
truth individually ; And that coming up in
our allotments in the church militant, our
various meetings will also, whether more
or less as to number, experience among
them a growth in the truth.
But, dear friends, there is one attain
ment, which at this time, we are earnest
to remind you of; an attainment without
which, no other gift can be permanent
From the London Gazette, dugu/t 11.
Downing Stbbbt, August 11.
A despatch of which the following is an
extract, was this morning received at Lord
Liverpool’s office, addressed to his Lord
ship by Lieutenant-General Viscount Wel
lington, dated Alverca, July 25, 1810.
The cavalry attached to General Cran
ford’s advanced guard remained in the vil
lages near the fort of La Conception till the
21st instant, when the enemy obliged it to
retire towards Almeida, and the fort La
Conception was destroyed.
From the 21st till yesterday morning,
Brigadier-General Craufurd continued to
occupy a position near Almeida, with his
left within 800 yards of tbefort, and his
right extending toward! Junes. The ene
my attacked him in this position yesterday
morning, shortly after day-light, with •
very large body of infafttry and cavalry,
and the Brigadier-General retired across
the bridge over the Cos.
In this operation I am sorry to say that
the troops under his command suffered con
siderable loss.
My Lobd—l have the honour to report
to your Lordship, that yesterday morning
the enemy advanced to attack the light
division with between 3 and 4000 cavalry;
a considerable number of guns, and a large
body of infantry. On the first appearance
of the beads of theirxolumns, the cavalry
and brigade of artillery attached to the di
vision advanced tn support the picquet, and
Captain Ross, with 4 guns, was for some
time engaged with those attached to the
enemy’s cavalry, which were of much
larger calibre.
As the immense superiority of the ene
my’s force displayed itself, we fell back
gradually towards the fortress, upon the
right of which the infantry of the division
was posted, having its left in some inclo
sures near the wind-mill, about 800 yards
from the ptace, and its right to the Coa,
in a very broken and extensive positum,
which it was absolutely necessary to occu
py, in order to cover the passage of the
cavalry and artillery through the long de
file loading to the bridge. After this was
effected, the infantry retired by degrees,
and in aa good order as It is possible in
ground so extremely intricate. A position
close in front of the bridge was maintained
as tong as was necessary, to give time for
the troops which had passed to take up
one behind the river ; and the bridge was
afterwards defended with the greatest gal-
••d certain. We vast to press on yen the
never ceasing duty of humility and low li
nes! of mind. Even our blessed Lprd de
clared himself to be "meek and lowly is,
heartand can any one expect salvation
by him, be exempt from the need of pos
sessing the same holy temper f However
great the talents with which be may have
endowed us by nature, or however he m®y
replenish our souls with the more excellent
gift of bis Holy Spirit, still we have nothing
which we have not received: and we can
have no sound reason far setting at nought
the least of our brethren-—for whom* let u»
remember, equally as for us, Christ died.
Let us then, dear friends, be willing to ex
amine ourselves and know whether we are
indeed humble followersofa lowly-minded,
though omnipotentfSaviour. If we feci a
deficiency of humility let us pray for an
increase, and for assistance to check the
springing up of its dreadful opposite,
pride: and if we are not without some
ground of hope that we are endowed, in a
good degree, with an humble heart, we
shall certainly be encouraged still to sup
plicate foi its continuance. Finally, dear
friends, whether with.the beloved disciple,
we address you as fathers, or as young
men: whether without regard of sex or
station, our love in Christ now salutes the
aged or the rising generation: Remember
that it is ** the meek whom the Lord will
teach his way: and thus taught and re
ceiving with unreserving heart, the holy
doctrine, "Grace and Peace”' will be
multiplied " from God our Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Signed in and on behalf of the Meeting,
by JOHN WILKINSON,
The enemy afterwards made three ef
forts to storm the bridge over the Cos, in
all of which they were repulsed.
I am informed that throughout this try
ing day the commanding officers of the
43d, 52d, and 95th regiments, Lieutenant-
Colonel Beckwith, Lieutenant-Colonel Bar
clay, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hull, and all
the officers and soldiers of these excellent
regiments distinguished themselves. In
Lieutenant-Colonel Hull, who was killed,
his Majesty has lost an able and deserving
officer.
Brigadier-General Craufurd has also no
ticed the steadiness of the 3d regiment of
Portuguese chaseurs, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Elder.
Since yesterday the enemy have made
no movement.
Cofiy General Craufltrd't refiort, in
doted in Lord Welling ton't detfiatch of
the 25th July.
ffwtian tUnttlHgence,
Received by arrival/ at New- York.
Clerk to the Meeting thia Year.
Caxvelbal, July 25.
Since writing the above, I find that thr
Carteret called at Gefgenti on the Sd July,
and i took on board a Sicilian Messenger,
with despatches, who reports that the ene
my had attempted to cross over from Ca
labria to Sicily, but were defeated with the
loss of between three and four thousand
men. He (the. Messenger also states, that
Admiral Martin had arrived at Palermo,
to Congratulate bis Sicilian Majesty on the
event, previous to his (the Messenger’s)
leaving that place. Off Cape de Gatte the
packet spoke hi* Majesty’s ship Comus,
and was informed that his Majesty’s hired
lugger Black Joke, of 8 guns and 30 men,
had been captured by two French priva
teers, after an action of four hours, and
carried into Algiers, where eight French
privateers were lying when the Comus left
it.
Paris papers to the 13th inst. arrived last
night. They contain some accounts from
East of Europe; according to these, the
general action between the Turks and the
Russians, which took place near Schulma,
as we stated yesterday, lasted three days.
On the two first (the 11th and the J2th ult)
the Turks had decidedly the advantage;
but the Russians are said to have renewed
the engagement on the 16th, when they to
tally defeated the former. The final result
of the operation is, however, given on au
thority which Is acknowledged to be rather
questionable.
An envoy from the United States, to suc
ceed General Armstrong, has arrived in
France.
Falmouth,. August 16.
Arrived the Carteret packet, Davy, with
*mails, from the Mediterranean. At the
time the packet sailed from Messina (on
the 23d June) a heavy cannonade was
beard over the point of Faro, from Scylla,
which continued from 1 till 8 P. M. when
the packet got out of hearing; 'the result
was, not of course known, but supposed to
be an attack by our ships on the flotilla,
flee, of the enemy, which are stated to be
upwards of 100. The French camps are
distinctly seen on the Calabrian hills opo
site Messina. Various reports stated Mu
rat’s forces not to exceed 10.000 troops,
and that although he continued to collect
gun-boats, camp equipage, flee, coastwise,
yet that he had no intention of making any
general attack on the Island of Sicily, but
all this was supposed to be done with a
view to draw off Sir J. Stewart’s attention
from the Island of Corfu. Off Sardinia
the packet was chased by a large French
privuteer, but escaped by superiour sail
ing.
lantry, though lam sorry to say ith con
siderable loss, by the 43d and part of the
95th regiment. Towards the afternoon
the firing ceased; and after it was dark
I withdrew the troops from the Coe, and
retired to this place. The troopp behaved
with the greatest gallantry.
(Signed) R. CRAUFURD.
To Lord Viscount Wellington,, flee.
Those returned as prisoners and iqissing
were taken in charge of the enemy's caval
ry just after our cavalry and guns bad be
gun to retire.
1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 captain 2 lieuten
ants, 3 sergeants, 29 rank and file, 3 horses
killed; 1 staff, 1 major, 7 captains, 13 lieu
tenants, 1 ensign, 10 sergeants, 164 rank
and file, 12 horses, wounded ; 1 lieutenant,
1 sergeant, 1 drummer, 80 rank and file,
missing. *
N- B. One officer of the Portuguese Cas
sadores wounded, rank and name not as
certained. % .
Signed C. STEWART, ‘
Brig. Gen. and ddjt. Gen.
" Sra—l have laid before his Majesty the
Emperour and King, the Act of Congress of
the Ist of May, extracted from the paper of the
United States, which you had transmitted to
me. Hie Majesty could have wished that tiiis
Act, and all other Z.cts of the United States
that may concern France, had been always
officially notified to him.
“ The Emperour applauded the general em
bargo laid by the United States on all their
vessels, because that measure, if it has been
prejudicial to France, contained at least, nothing
offensive to her honour. It has caused her to
lose her colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique,
and Cayenne. The Emperour did not com
plain of it. He made thia sacrifice to the prin
ciple which determined the Americans to im
pose the embargo, and which inspired them
with the noble resolution of interdicting them
selves the use of the sea, rather than submit to
the laws of those who wish to become its ty
r<nt|.
Letters from Amsterdam state, that Na
poleon was expected there yesterday; and
domiciliary visits are expected immediately
to follow for the purpose of ascertaining
the quantity of colonial produce subject to
the new duties.
*’ ”^ ie Act of the Ist of March removed the
embargo, and substituted for it a measure
which must have been particularly injurious to
the interests of France. That Act, with which
the Emperour was not acquainted for a con
siderable time after, interdicted to American
vessels the commerce of France, whilst it au
'honxed a trade with Spain, Naples and Hol
land, that is to say, with countries under French
■nfluenee, and den unced confiscation against
all French vessels that should enter the ports
•f America. Repeal was a matter of right,
•nd commanded by the dignity of France, a
circumstance upon which it was impossible to
make any compromise. The sequestration of
PARIS, August 9.
of a letter from the Mlnitter of Foreign
. Aelatione to Mr. Artnetrong.
LONDON, August 21.
“ Paris, August sth, 1810.
It would seem by the course of events in
Europe, that Bonaparte had become sick
of his relations by blood, and hit Jirtt mar
riage. and had resolved to rid himself of
them as fast as possible. The first Em
press, the far-famed Josephine, was dis
missed with a handsome income, and with
an imperial title. Of the latter she has
been stripped already; and it would not
be surprising if the dower should be very
much curtailed. It is not impossible that
his Imperial and Royal Majesty is be
coming, Vke tome other great men, a sub
ject of what is vulgarly called ’• fidticoat
government.'* The female privy -counsel
lour, appears to have great weight at the
board, and probably the political affairs of
the old world, whatever may be said of the
new, will, for a while at least, be under
the influence of a woman. Strange ffiories
are related In the newspapers of the late
King and Queen of Holland—the former
is said to have literally run away from his
throne, and the latter to have been poison
ed. Whether these stories are true or
false, we pretend not to say. But when we
hear that Fouche is dismissed from hit of
fice in the police, because he voted for the
death of Louis XVI. and that Bonaparte
has ordered a monument to be erected to
the memory of that monarch, we are pre
pared in the next place to hear any thing.
It is not impossible that the sovereign of
hey were active at Lisbon in procuring
referuhs, and numbers were sent off daily to
head-quarters. Every horse that was able
to travel, was immediately impressed for
the cavalry. There were Bor 10 line of
battle ships, besides frigates and smaller
vessels of war, lying in the Tagus; and
nearly 700 transports, waiting to carry off
the British troops in case they ifrere obliged
to leave Portugal. Strong fortifications
have been erected on tbe heights about
Lisbon, to cover their retreat in case of
need.
w e learn by Captain Sutton, of the brig
Wanderer, arrived yesterday from Lisbon,
that accounts were received from Lord
Wellington as late as the 12th August,
(three days before the Wanderer sailed;)
his head-quarters were still at Celerico,
but the advanced guard of the army was
at Guards : he was momently expecting an
attack from the French, who had advanced
as far as Pinhel, in Portugal. Several skir
mishes had taken place between the ad
vanced parties of both armies, the last was
on,the 24th July. The troops that were in
Alentego, under General Slade, had cross
ed the Tagus, and joined Lorcl Wellington
It is supposed his Lordship has 35,000 ef
fective men, besides about 17,000 Portu
guese ; exclusive of the Portuguese army
under Marshal Beresford.
The 17th regiment had arrived in fin*
order from Halifax; and the 23d (fusileen)
were daily expected from the same place.
The former, after remaining three or four
days at Lisbon, were marched off to the
army. '
Upwards of 15,000 barrels of flour wer®
expected at Lisbon from Liverpool, for the
use of the army. It was principally Ame
rican flour, purchased at Liverpool by the
English government. The bills of lading
for the same had arrived before the Wan
derer sailed.
all the American vessels in France was the
necessary result of the measures taken by Cent
gTCBS* • A' **
" At present the Congress treads Lack its
steps. It revokes the Acts of the Ist of March. >
The ports of America are opened to French *
commerce, and France is no longer interdicted
to the Americans. In short, the Congress en
gages to oppose such of the beitigerent powers
as shall refuse to recognize the righUkof neu
trals.
In this new state of things, I am author
ized to declare to you. Sir, that the Decree of
Berlin and Milan are revoked, and that from
tlie first of November, they will ceaso to be in
force, it being understood that in consequence
of this declaration the English shall revoke their
Orders in Council, and renounce the new prin
ciples of blockade which they have attempted
to establish i or that the United States, con
formably to the Act which you have just com
municated, Niall cause their rights to be re
spected by the English.
“ It is with the most particular satisfaction
that 1 inform you of this resolution of the Em
perour. Hie Majesty gttß the Americans.—
Their prosperin', and tbeTf commerce enter in
to the views of his policy. The independence
of America is one of the principal tides of the
glory of France. Since that epoch, the Em
perour has felt a pleasure in aggrandizing tbe
United States ( and in all circumstances, what
ever can contribute .to tbe independence, the
prosperity and the liberties of the Americans,
will be regarded by the Emperour as conforma
ble to the interest of his empire.”
The ship Remittance, Captain Maddox,
arrived below last evening. She sailed
from Liverpool the 25th August, and brings
papers of that place of the date of the 23d—
also the London Star, of the 21st, one day
later than by the Magdalen.
An article from L’Orient, announces the
arrival of the Flash, from New-York, with
an American envoy on board. We know
of no minister having been appointed tore
place General Armstrong.
HARTFORD, September 17.
The Star speaks confidently of the repeat
of the Orders in Council.
NEW-YORK, September 21.
FROM LISBON.
23p ttje ißailjS.
September 21.