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* were found several that gave them reason
•> > tgbelieve that the Governour of Carra
ci| Was in the French interest, and had
held a treasonable correspondence with
I the The Spaniards acemed very
wrathful against the French, and seised
every one they found in their country.
the freemen of this town as
aemldud co choose i»wn-officei r for the en
' kuiug year. Decision marked their con
dud, and not one democrat was left in of
fice. In our next we shall give a list ,4
' the officers chosen.
The Committee of Arrangements for
celebrating the Fouwth or Joly next, ate
Thomas S. Wesa. John Carlilz.Sal
h|6n Ahnolb, William Blodgkt and
Jamesß. Mason, Esquires.
It is wonderful to see with what astonish
ment our democratick prints now speak
of the conduct of France. For four years
, past every arrival from Europe has brought
fresh evidence of French depredations,
and every breeze has wafted to our
shore the cries of our miserable brothers
ln vain bate oaths and do
cunxnts been offered to bring conviction
to our country me®. In vain have they
been heard ; for the hearts of the people
4c4m«d callous to complaint. The man
who escaped from thef hams and dungeon*
of the despot, when relating his tale oi
misery, ha> been charged with falsehood
and toryism, and his veracity been disputed
and damned. But now their nerves have
received the electrifying twitch of Trench
fraternity, and the hue and ory is raised
from Georgia co Maine. We rejoice how
ever, that anything has drawn from them
the truth, and if good can come from so
great evil, we hope that decision will mark
the conduct of our Executive.
dy, arrived in town UM evening, from Ne w-
Vork; and took lodgings at Jones* Hotel
in Pearl- street.
REVOLUTION IN CARRACAS.
Captain Armstrong, of the schooner Ad
venture, who arrived at Philadelphia on
in 24 days from Laguira,
informs, that on or about the 20tn April, a
achooner arrived at that port from Spain,
bearing despatches to the Governour. of
Cayracas, with information that all Spain
was th the tend* of the French, except 1
Cadiz. This news flew before the messen
ger, the people of Carracas, the metropo
lis of that part of South-America, (no doubt
prepared for the contingency,) rose and a
body of them met the messenger, seized
hia despatches and carried him to gaol.—
They- immediately after seized the Gov
ernour and commander in chief at Carra
cas, brought him down under guard of 100
men, and put him on board a Spanish brig 1
tying in port, on board of which they put
n few other officers and sent her off; at the
same time they took up the Lieutenant-
Governour of Cgrracas, and the command
ant of Laguira, and ff days after shipped
them off afro. The Spaniards of Carra
cas and Laguira, with the country round
ft, also Barcelona apd some other towns,
It was said, had declared themselves inde
pendent pf all the world, with the proviso,
that if Ferdinand recovered his country
and throne, that they would then acknow
ledge him and return to their allegiance.
The people have appointed a Junta, and
new organised the government. The whole
of this revolution was put in motion so sud
denly, that they took the Governour up in
the street while walking for his pleasure,
not having the least suspicion of such an
event, and was accomplished without the
loss of a life, or the spilHlig ofiblood ; or
pay further disturbance than seizing and
shipping off about 8 or 10 of the principal
thil and military officers. After this they
laid an embargo on all vessels in port,
which in 8 days was taken off and the ves
•els buffered to depart. The populace at
first seized the schooner that brought the
despatches, but the Captain of her telling
a plausible story, and that he wished to
stay among them, they took off the guard,
and in thej»>ght the schooner slipt off. It
was said, among the papers of the Gov-
On Sunday morning last, two companies
of the United States troops, from B >»ton,
passed 'through, this town on their way to
Newport, under the direction of Captain
Roa*mt C. Barton. The wretched con
dition of these troops give but a taint con
fidence in our govern in rot’s def nee. Wuh
such men the government wtie bullying
.the universe and declaring they wnuld du?
sooner than relinquish a right. Tuey ap
pear a fac simile of Wilkinson’s unfortu
Mte troops, who are victims to'his folly
and power. Such a condition of the mili
tary establishment is disgraceful and de
atrvetive of the very end we hope to attain.
Jrtract of a letter from Malta, dated
February IS, to a Merchant of the Jiref
retfiectabOily in JVew- York.
»• We are sorry to say that a gentleman
well known to u>, is arrived from Naples
In 19 days, With accounts, that the Neapo
litan government has confiscated all the
American ships and cargoes in their ports,
ernour, which the populace seized, there
praniOcnce,
TUESDAY, JUNE 5. 1810.
part of which were actually sold. There
were 27 ships at Naples. Thus you see
by an act of atrocity, Italy becomes sup
plied with colonial produce at the expense
of the United State* This we write
hastily, that no farther shipments may be
made on your side to a country w lie re every
pi inciple of hunour and integrity seems to
be set aside."
The following extract is of importance,
as it is from the official paper of otlr gov
ernment. Other dcmocratick papers con
tain paragraphs ou the same subject, and
lament that the Embargo, that wise mea
sure of Mr. Scffarson, hud uol been con
umfeil.
From the National Intelligencer qf the
The information recently received from
France, is of such a complexion as to give
increased Interest to the arrival of the
John Adams. By her, it is probable that
a fuller, perhaps a conclusive, indication
of the temper of the French guvernmenu
will be received. We shall then probably,
ue enabled to decide, whether, bud as the
existing state of things with her is, the
prospect is not that they will grow worse
rather than better; and whether the time
is not at hand when every American ves
sel, entering the pons of the continent ot
Europe, will be condemned ; whether, in
fact, any trade to the continent can be
can fed on with safety. We would not
wish to paint the dangers of the commer
cial world in exaggerated colours; but, it
is a truth, which neither can or ought to
be disguised, that the wnole foreign horizon
lowers with dangers. The numerous pri
vate letters, received from every part of
Europe under the control of Bonaparte,
corroborate the tenour of the official docu
ments in our last paper, and arc commen
taries, which cannot be mistaken, on the
note of the Due de Cadore. Our vessels
mW every where seized, nut by the mum*
cipal authority, or couioimabiy to the usu
al forms of judicial proceedingsbut by
the strong ai m of military power; not in
detail, but in mass. A general condemna
tion follows, and by one tremendous sweep
millions are carried into the publick coffers.
In many ports, all this is done, nut merely
without uoticc, but in direct violation ot
solemn assurances of protection; and, from
Denmark, unfortunate Denmark ! we are
threatened with the lawless depredations
of a swsi m of privateers.
Such are tne outrages committed on out
rights, which, it would seem flow fioin
the mandates of the French government,
contemporaneous with the uote of the Due
de Cadore. What prospect there is of
being relieved from Ahem may be best as
certained from the nute itself. Tins pa
per, it will-he observed, » no light or hasty
exposition of the ** intent* of the French
.SAUMMUMaU-Jk-IMirports to be a written
au*wtr given to the verbal overtures of our
JlMpter, " that the President of the
States may the better know the
s*tntily intentions of France towards the
States, and her favourable disposi
to American commerce.” ft is con
sequently written to prevent all mistake,
and we m>ght, perhups, add to silenoe all
hope of any change for the better.
“ If then,” says the note, after going into
some detail, “ the Minister of America
can enter into an engagement, that the
American vessels will not submit to the
Orders in Council of England of November,
1807, nor to any decree of blockade, unless
this blockade should be real, the under
signed is authorized to conclude every
species of convention tending to renew the
ticaty of commerce with America, and in
which all the measures proper to consoli
date the commerce-and Ute prosperity ot
the Americans shall be provided for.”
The only construction that can be put
upon this language, is, that if America
will actually make war upon England,
France will moke a treaty with her. For
France knows, that, sliort of going to wai,
we have done every thing to resist the
British Orders in Council and proclamation
blockades ; that we have imposed an em
bargo, passed a non-intercourse law, and
prohibited English armed vessels from
entming our waters; and that we have
offered to her, to continue the two lust
prohibitions so far as they affected England,
if she would rescind her edicts. More
than this could not have been done, unless
we had actually made war on England.—
This, then, is the end at -which France
aims; and this her sine qua non for re
specting our rights. And because we do
not take this step at her dictation, we are
reproached With a want of “just political
views, of honour and of energy.” The
blood that was spilt in achieving our liber
ties is called up in judgement AgXinsi us,
and we are told that we “ ought either to
tear to pieces the act of our tudependeuce,
aud to become again, as before the revolu
tion, the subjects of Englund, or to lakt
such measures as that our cummeice and
industry should not be tariffed by the Eng
lish, which renders u» more dependent
than Jamaica, which at least has its auem
. bly of representatives and its privileges!”
But, suppose it possible that we could
not be so base, as, at the mandate ef any
foreign government, to be driven into war
with its enemy, what would be the effects I
i The trade with England, w« all know,
28 th ult.
would be lost. It It certain that we should
retain that of the continent, as our indem
nity ? So far from this being certain,' is it
not most likely, that France would then
impose the same rtstiictkms on our. trade
to the continent that she now docs upon
that of her allies; prohibit it altogether, or
only so far authorize it as comported with
her own interest t
For our own part, we do oot hesitate to
say that the time, hat come, when every
patriotick or prudent man among us should
cease to flatter himself with justice, much
less friendship, from either of the bellige
rents; when the govern meat should take
firm and permanent ground ; and the peo
ple, by their industry aud enterprise, make
themselves independent of Europe. Eng
land and France have both ths same ob
ject in view. In the fury of their animosity
against each other, they are totally re
gardless of the rights of neutrals; and if
they possess the power, they will not leave
a neutral plank on the ocean.
Although the retrospect is fruitful oi
painful feeling, we are irresistibly carried
back to the proud and commanding atti
tude in which the Embargo, that much
abused measure, placed us. Not a day
passes, without confirming its wisdom, and
illustrating the peuctrauoii and fraesight
of the illustrious character that recom
mended it. It was woitby of him, who
had so splendid an agency in achieving
our independence, to interpose this shield
tor its protection against new and fearful
peiils. However, amidst the squabbles of
party, its policy may be questioned, and
the motives of its authours vilified, when
the petty feuds of the day are fifrgotten it
will receive the award of an unprejudiced
posterity.
But the embargo and nun-intercourse
ai e gone, and our merchants are now left
to manage their concerns in their own way.
if then a wide spread ruin overwhelm
'item, l«t them not complain of their gov
ernment ; the fault will be their own, and
they must submit to it without murmur.—
They hate rejected every salutary restraint
imposed upon them; they have demanded
a perfect freedom. They now have their
wf h. We shall rejoice, if this freedom
adds tu their prosperity, and much more
so, if it conduces to the prosperity of the
nation. The gratification will be the live
lier from its being unexpected.
Bonaparte having openly declared and
published to the world, that he meant to
•.Hain the snips and property which he had
before seized under frivolous pretences, like
a true foot-pad who springs from behind a
hedge en his intended victim; aud the peo
ple of America being likely to divert that
hostile feeling which was fomented by the
government, from the British to the French
government, our democratic* leaders,
fakbfitl Miscipltrv of Um imperial pivmder
er, begin to talk of the advantages of peace,
and the futility of honour.
This is perfectly consistent. When at
tacked by England, resistance was indis
pensable; when insulted by England, as
they said, our character was at stake.—
Though all this while, they were more at
tacked and more insulted by France, never
did they their teeth to her, and who
can expect they should do it now ? They
are ennobled by French kicks, and French
plunder enrichea them ; for the more they
have been kicked and plundered by
France, the louder did they cry against
England; and then again the louder they
cried against that country, the more popu
lar they became.
They would willingly have continued this
tune till doomsday. The imprisonment oi
American seamen, and the loss of Ameri
can property in France, did not; could not
move them ; but, O woful ! Bonaparte has
uverstepped the feelings of the nation ; he
h«s at length spoken in terms of which the
inachiavelists at Washington will not be
able to prevent the meaning. The people
will know whether the cry against E>-gland
should not have been rather made against
France. They will reflect if it had, their
property might have been safe, as well as
the persons of their countrjmsn now in
French bastiles.
At Newport, on the 28th ult. Misa Sa
rah Mslvili., daughter nf the late Mi*»
David Melvill, in the 19th year of her
agc.-a—Mrs. Catkarikk Marchant,
consoit of Willfem Marchant, Esq. and
d*ugl)tcr of Mr. Jo.-eph Babcock, of South-
Kingstown, in the 24th year of her age.
Drowned* o.i Wedaeaday last, near the
entrance of Newport harbour, by the sink-
The silly cry of British party, British
agents, has been put an ei|d to by Bona
parte—and the country wHI be preserved
free and independent. Fed. Reft.
The corner-stone of Sit. John's Church
will be l.ud this day. A proceesion will
form at the Town-House at 4 o’clock, and
proceed to the new Church, where tbe
ceremony will b* performed.
At Gloucester, Mr. Hxzxkiah Cady,
to Miss Ann G. Cook, daughter of Cyrus
Cook, Esq. all of that town.
Wb,
• *
infof gboat.Mr.WfLLfa'ji Maxwell,of
Roxbury, (Mass.) in the 27th year of bis
age. Hi* body has not yet been found.
Mr. MaWellJor some time past, has re
sided at Newport.
American jttariiie 14#t.
JPORT OF PRQVnJEJYCE.
June J, 1818.
ENTERED,
Schooner—-Tteitey, Anthony, New-Orleana ,
Juno, Hammond, Wilmington, (N. 0.) s Little
Ann, Butler, St. Bartholomews.
Sloops— -Earl, Ellis, Wilmington, (N. C )i
Two Friends, Wood, Norwalk; Liberty, Wing,
Savannah; Reformation, Delano, do. j Rolla,
Earle, Charleston; Mana, Comstock, New-
York ; Polly, Brown, do.
Sloops— Friendship, Bradley, Savannah; Ju
no, Comstock, New-York.
Arrived, on Saturday last, schooner Juno,
Captain Hammond, .in 6 days from Wllining
ton, (N. C.) On the 30th nit. in lat. 36, 38,
long. 74, in company with a New-York schoo
ner, fell in with the schooner Topsham Beau
ty, William Studley, master, from Wilming
ton, for Liverpool, out 15 days, loaded with
timber, staves and tar—five days before, site
had sprung a leak, filled with water, and the
crew were obliged to cut away her masts, &c.
The Captain and crew were taken off the wreck
by the New-York schooner, all except one,
who was taken on board the Juno.
The brig Mary, Wheaton, of this port, was
left at Cayenne, May 4.
Sloop Little-George-Eyre, at Philadelphia,
from Cartliagena, was captured by a privateer,
(under Spanish colours, but supposed to be
French,) undtr Portland rock, detained 3
days, and robbed of various articles, and of
12,000 dollars in cash.
Sales at Auction of English and
India Goods. 4*
Principally by the Cane and Bale.
TO-MORROW, the 6th instant, will be
sold at B. 8c T. C. HOPPIN’s Dry Goods
Room, .
'T’WlaNTYEiglit Packages of choice
English Goods, received by tbe Alon
zo, from New-York 1 and twelve Bales of
India Cottons, from Boston, all on consign
jitenr, viz. ■
Ifeis-York, June 1.
Arrived brig Abeona, from Charleston, with
cotton, rice and molaasea, to Mundy, Free
man and Co. and J. Renwick. Off tbe bar,
spoke brig Mary-Anu, of Newport, bound in.
• Baltimore, May 31.
Arrived ship New-York, Grenhill, 1« days
from Hav.ara. Spoke nothing on die passage
but two privateers which took a bag of coflee,
some sugar and fruit, one waa the Rcvolli, was
last from New-Orleans. Business dull, no pro
visions would pay cost.
RUM AT AUCTION.
THIS DAY, Tuesday the sth inst. will be
sold at Publick Auction, on BENJAMIN
& THOMAS C. HOPPIN’s Wharf,
just landing,
' I MIE cargo of the Schooner LITTLE-
A ANN, Captain Butler, consisting of
50 Puncheons of RUM, pronounced by the
l>c»t judges to be of a very superiour quality.
J 7" Sale at 9 o'clock.—Conditions, 60,
90 and 120 days.
B. & T. C. HOPPIN, Auctioneers.
June 5, IXIO,
1 Case of blue Hair Cordz,
1 do. Brown Holland,
1 Case of Maroon Twills,
2 Cases of superfine Bengali,
1 Case of Maroon Twills,
1 do. English Shirting Cotton,
2 Cases of Cotton Cumbriclu,
1 Case oFGinghams,
1 do. Cotton Flatillas,
6 Cases of Calicoes, high and low prices;
2 Bales of assorted Cassiineres,
2 do. real superfine Broadcloths,
1 Case of low-priced Cloths,
1 Trunk of assorted Italian Sewing Silk,
and a few dozen of Silk Gloves,
5 Cases of Company Yellow Nankins,
12 Bales of Calcutta Goods, consisting of
Gurrahs, Mow Sannahs, Cossas, Mow
Mamoodies, Jallapore Mamoodies,Cali
patty Baitas, Januah Cusaaa and Jan
nah Sannahs.
Uy* Sale at 10 o’clock—-Conditions li
beral.
B. 8c T. C. HOPPIN, Auctioneers.
June 5, 1810.
New Sloop Venus for New-York.
1 Ju s t off the stocks, and on
TUESDAY next, the 12th
Wr/WrJy instant, will sail for New
aiinMfa York, the new and elegant
Sloop VENUS, William Comstock,
Master. She was built expressly for a
New-York Packet, and for size of cabin,
and convenience and elegance of accom
modation, is certainly a superiour vessel.
For Freight or Passage, apply to the Mas
ter on board, at Mosks Eddy 8c Brother’s
Wharf.
June 5, 1810.
For CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
i THE Schooner BETSY,
Jo** Amthoky, Muster,
having'good accommodations
for Passengers, will sail on
THURSDAY next, wind and weather
permitting. For Freight or Passage, ap
ply to th» Master on board, at William
rillinghast’a Wharf.
June 5, 1810.
For CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
. THE regular trading Sloop
ROLLA, John Earle, Mas
ter, will sail on SUNDAY
next, the 10th instant. For
Freight or Passage, apply to William
Hoi.koyd, Gf.orgf. 8c Olivkr Earlf,
or the Master en board, at TUlingbast's
Wharf, South End.
June 5, 1810.
RUM FOR S.lL£.
THIRTY Puncheons of excellent fla
voured Windward-Island RUM, now
’ending from sloop George, Capt. Thomas,
and for sale by
* WILLIAM CHURCH.
Jime 5, 1110.
CLEARED,-
VALUABLE SALES.
Or. WBI>NB.-.»AV k THUHSDAY and
FRIDAY next, at -9 and 3 o’clock,'at
the Store of John Tappan, No. 65,
State-Street, Boston, will be sold at Auc
tion, , .• .jt,
HIS whole Stock in Trade-—consisting
ef 150 Pnckages of STAPLE and •
FANCY GOODS—a part of which »*• W
die following, viz.— »
Blur, black, mixed, bnttjegreen and drisfr' 1 ’
West-Country and Clofha fllM
Cassimerea, of extra superfine, fine, and
low qualities; Impetial Rib and Satinets,
drab and mixed Velvets and Cords; Cam
brick and common Dimities, Shirting Cot
tons, Irish Linens, cotton Brown Hollands
and Scotch brown Linens; blur, drab,
black and olive twilled Nankins, Utendur
rells, Washington Stripes, Bce. cothity&tond
London Cambrick Ginghams, womg»rs ; |tid
and leather, and men’s beaver and doe
Gloves ; black, white and coloured Cam
bricks, coloured and black Hat Liifings; an
elegant assortment of Ribbons, fancy Mus
lins of every description, Cotton Sewing*
in balls, Nun’s Threads, Silk Ginghams,
men and women’s Hosiery, Ladies cottuh
Sundals, Calicoes and London printed Caui
bricks.
Also, the following FRENCH GOODS,
received via London Common and etc
gant Fans, Suspenders of various kinds, / <1
Hair Combs, Plain and ornamented, Pock
et-Books and Purses, Ladie** Thread-
Cases, W<vk-Bmiket9, Jlarrfajs, Neck
laces, Bcc. Watch Chains, Seals and
Bosom Pins, Snuff Boxes, boxes of Odours, *
small Clocks, Silk Velvets o£ till colours,
figured Flurtnce Silk, Bcc.-~Co<>diiwn»
liberal.
T. K- JONES 8c CO. Auctibncera.
Boston, June 4, 1810.
GREENE & CARTER
OFFER FOR SALE,
EIGHT Hhd». of best retelling Moiaasu,
100 Barrels of Herring,
5 Pipes ut Gin r
5 1-2 Pipes do.
3 Pipes of Sp mish B. andy,
Hyson, Hvson Skin and Suuchofig
16 B igs of green Coflve,
3 Hhds. of sweet flavoured Rum,
5 do. North-Carolina Tobacco,
25 Boxes of Havana while Sugar,
31 Barrels do.
13 Boxes of Havana brown Sugar,
100 Bushels of heavy Rnck Salt,
100 Gaaks of new prime Rke, -
75 B iles of prime Upland Cottosh
21 do. Sea-Island du.
880 Sides of-Cuba tanned Sole-Leather of
a auperiour quality, *
2 Crates of Liverpool Crockery Ware,
20 Boxes of Spermaceti Candles,
50 do. best Havana Cigarrs,
A quantity or Honp-lrnn,
Anchors of different sizes.
•jy' They offer their services to the pub*
lick as Auctioneers and Commission Mer
chants.—Cash advanced on consignments.
June 5, 1810.
A VALUABLE additional Spring was
two or three years since discovered,
and was teat season put m acme order ftar
use, which bids fair to be highly servicea
ble in many cases, and to increase th*
publick utility «»f the establishment at the
place. The new Spring is strongly sul«
phureous. and contains likewise a ennsidor
able portion of iron. A gentleman from
Albany, who lately examined the Water,
observed, that in taste it very much resem
bled the Harrowgate Water, (as it is call
ed,) at Greenbush, opposite Albany.
The virtues and qualities of the anefant
Spring sre so well known and so gencrfalltf
esteemed, as to render any particular enu
meration unnecessary. It is the Imention
of the Proprietor to do every thing in biz
power the ensuing season to render th«
situation pleasing and interesting to inva
lids in pursuit nf health, and travellers in
pursuit of innocent amusement. He will
exert hintself to procure the best of rq
freshmaits of every kind and obliging anfi
faithful attendants. By the most assiduou*
attention to the wants, the wishes, the
health and the comfort of those who rosy •
be his guests, he hopes to merit and re
ceive an encouraging share of the publick
patronage.
SAMUEL WILLARD.
Stafford Springs, June 1, 1810.
Smithfield Academy Lottery;
Tickets and quarters in tAe
SMITHFIELD ACADEMY LQ'fo
TERY for :»!• by
J. B. WOOD,
who ftaye all Prises, f/ar and near,}, ob
tained at hi* Office ; also guarantees th*
drawing of all Lotteries he has any thing
to do with, at th* time set and publish**,
or fiaye tack the money an demand.
Present price of Tickets, ffi*
Quarters, 1 IS l->
Rut will rise previous.'!* the drawing
17* The above LotMry COM*
mences drawing in Avgust next.
May 22, IHIO. F
■- — 1 - •—4
stray! coW. '
STRAYED from the subscriber a* th*
31st uh. a black hnd whit* Cow, with- •
out any horns, with a star in her forehead.
As she was purchased at Sturbridge, (Mas*
sachusetta,) it is proN.bte sb* has gone that
way. Whoever has* taken up said Cow, ,
and will give information at The American-
Office, or return her io th* subscriber, shaM
be handsomely rawstrdvd
T ISAAC FISH..
June t, It lb. 1
The Mineral Waters of Stafford
COttnifUß TO FLOUT “ FQH TUI HI4LIM9 .
0/ rue fturjojts,’*
BANK BILLS
OF any of the Banks m CoMNZCTicirb
or Massachusktts, (except Beer
ton,) kxchangkd at par for any of tiufc
Bank Bills in tris Statz,except Smith
field and Washington, by
J. B. WOOD.
Erehsutge-Office, Providence,')
Junes, 1810. > • .
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