The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-03-09 00:00:00, page 2

F£ a foreign £iu<hce to threatened wRb ••
!•• • approadiHn dhuuter. Your ascendancy
f Must be obeyed, which is at once the coun
of hetwtto*wxl policy. - *>
£ ' that you will re-
main but a lew days in thia palace; that
your flytt passion to the love of France.—
The word has resounded jo every heart.—
You announce to-day, that the victory has
cost ao nvw sacrifices; the Legislative
Body return* you thanks therefor. But it
'fears not to be contradicted by a' brave and
■generous nation, When it tells you that a
Frenchman will do every thing possible for
a sovereign who has covered them with so
much glory ; and who has judged them so
-well in recompensing their’sacrifices with
• all his love.”
* To which hit Ma jetty refitted
* Gentlemen/the l*reside|| and Depu
ties of the Legislative Body ; the senti
ments you have expressed accord with my
wWn. I know the attachrtHtit of your body
l,i to my person. France needs a monarchy
moderate but strong. The present epoch
ought not only to be distinguished by the
glory of the arms of France, but also by
j the prosperity of her commerce ; by the
, wisdom of her laws, and by the splendour
ol her arts, sciences, and literary acquire
f r meats. * •V.
** To bring France to her present state,
I have surmounted the greatest obstacles,
and my family will ever sacrifice our dear
est affections to the interests and welfare of
this great nation. By the help ofGon and
the constant love of my people, I will be
to overcome every obstacle which
shall oppose the accomplishment of my
. great designs.,
“ I desire to live thirty years longer, in
order to serve my subjects thirty years
* more to consolidate this great empiru, and
to see all the prosperity that 1 have con
ceived for this dear France.” }
The audience being finished, the dispu
tation w«l reconducted with the greatest
ceremonials.
December 14.
Monday last the Prince and Princess of
)leufchatel and Wagram, had the hemour
df .entertaining at their chatteau at (Jros-
* bols, their Majesties the Emperour and
Empress, the King of Wirtemburgh, the
King and Queen of Westphalia, and the
Kin* and Queen of Naples. The Prince
Kourahln and Admiral Fchitchakmv, and
pau ■ I the court, were also invitee!
' His Majesty the Emperour went yester
day at three o'clock to the cuunqjl of :|tate,
where be presided; the sitting wss con
tinued until half past five o’clock; his Im
perial Highness the Vice-King of Italy also
• was present.
This day at three o’clock his Majesty
held a council of his Ministers.
The lugger U Librrte brought into Ca
lais the 9:h of this month the American
schooner Summer of Boston,Captain. Hub
bar, und a crew of six men, on her p assage
from Dtnia, (Spain,) to London loaded with
raisins, wines, Bcc. .
Forty thousand rations are deposited on
the route from Madrid to Bayonne, for the
passage of Ute prisoners taken at . the bat
tle of Ocana.
The Royal Gazette of Madrid contains a
proclamation addressed by Admiral Mas
serado to the insurgents, dated, at that
capital 24th of November. The» Admiral
Invites the rebela ! to submit, announcing
that the delay of a week may be fatal to
them.
On the 29th November, thfc English
evacuated the two Islands of Ifcnxa and
Vantatene, situated in front of G.tyrta, aftc
having destroyed the fortification*. They
•re now occupied by a Neapolitan! gain
son. |
£y the arrival qf the British Packet Eli
za, at JVev York, from Falmouth.
London, December 27.
The liberty to import salt and Colonial
produce from England is said to be con
ceded to Sweden, in one of the articles of
peace between that power and France.
The Ferrit French privateer, has sent
into Dunkirk the American vessel Fa
merica, of 320 tons, laden with linen and
gin. , ’ ,
On the 19th of November, 73 vessels, in
cluding 16 American*, were froze up at
Cronsudt.
December 29.
The flag of truce that aai|ed for Calais
on Sunday, with Mayen, the Austrian
courier, and Mr. Powell, the Secretary to
ee American Minister, returned to Dover
Wednesday, with the latter gentleman,
who was not allowed to land., The refu
sal it is said, was qualified by an assurance
that he would be allowed to disembark
and proceed tn Paris, whenever he should
present himself at that port, (St. Maines,)
through which communications between
the respective Ministers of the United
States at the Courts of London and Paris
were generally made. After what has been
sahl of America, in the Ibcpoae, we are
rather surprised to find so little dispnaitici>
in the French government to accommodate
the diplomacy of that country. What dif-
■fertnce does it make to Bodaparte through
which of his ports, prot ided he tolerates it.
Me ssrs. Pinkney find Armstrong corrrs*
pond ? This marked insult can hardly have
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
The force to which the Isle of Bourbon
surrendered consisted of the Boadicea,
Nercide and Hiriue, frigates, and Otter,
xloop of war, under the command of Com
modore Rowley; part of the 56th regi
ment and some Bombay Seapoys, under
Lieutenq|t-Colonel Keating. No English
■fficer was killed in the attack on St. Paul’s
and our loss was otherwise inconsiderable.
The Princess Charlotte frigate, with
the Lord Keith, Earl Spencer, and Mon
arch, homeward bound East-Indiamen, ar
rived on Sunday at Portsmouth. They
bring the agreeable intelligence of the cap
ture of the Isle of Bourbon. This informa
tion was obtained by the Lord Keith, from
a prise brig, which sailed from that island
<>n the 12th of October. The town aud
garrison of St. Paul’s surrendered o!i the
21st of September. La Caroline, French
frigate, and the Europe and Streatham.
East-India ships, were found riding at an
chor in the harbour, and taken possession
of. The frigate and the Streatham had
been sent to the Cape. The latter had a
full cargo, composed of her own, and what
was saved from the cargo of the Europe*
which had been landed; but unfortunately
the store-house in which it was deposited
took fire, and the greater part of it was
destroyed. The Europe, being a light ship,
was despatched to Bombay to take in a
cargo.
aHien from inert displeasure at the breach
of -a capricious regulation. From the
length of time that the flag of truce was
on the other aide, it to probable there was
iomO communication by the telegraph, or
otherwise, between the commandant at Ca
lais and his government, respecting tbt ad
mittance of Mr. Powell into the empire.—
The flag of truce brought over a t eport
that Mr. Armstrong was about to return
to America. This, if the rumour be well
foundm), would sufficiently accodnt for the
indignity with which Mr. Pinkney’s Sec
retary has been treated.
January 10.
Accounts froyn Holland received yester
day, state, that it was hoped they would be
able to avert the fate with which they are
mehaced. Alarmed by the threat of an
nexation to France, the Senate and Le
gislative Body were understood to have
represented through King Louis, their
readiness to adopt and enforce any mea
sures suggested by the French government
for distressing this country. They also
agreed that Holland should give every aid
of which it was capable, in any way to the
French finances. In this representation,
some of the principal commercial houses
are said to have joined. It is possible the
proposition may be accepted, but we doubt ‘
whether it will prevent the eventual in
corporation with the French empire.
Mr. Oakley is about to return to Ame
rica. We believe he leaves town this day,
in order to embark. /
An immense force.it would seem, is pro
ceeding to Spain. Exclusive of 15,000 con
scripts that have been trained at Bayonne,
veterans to thrice that amount are on their
march for the Peninsula.
The number of troops to be scut to India
will not exceed 3000.
The Russians are said to have been de
feated near Silistria, and compelled to re
pass the Danube. The Turks are under
the command of General Visier.
Mr. Prevost, the Austrian Secretary of
Embassy, arrived at Dover on Saturday,
’ind immediately sailed in the Elisabeth,
cartel, for Calais.
Letters from Holland, of a late date,
mention that King Louis had returned from
Paris; and that appt ehensions of an incor
poration with France no longer existed.
The American frigate, John Adams,
previous tn her arrival off Dover, touched
at St. Miloes, where she landed a Mr.
Fenwick, with despatches for Mr. Arm
strong. She has since proceeded to a l3utch
l»ort, (after landing a Messenger with de
spatches for Mr. Pinkney,) where she
will wait for General Armstrong’s an
swer. It is also said she carries to Holland
the annual interest in hard dollars, of the
loan contracted with that government
during the revolutionary war.
Colonel Burr, formerly Vice-President
of the United States, arrived at Hanover
on the 16th of December.
Dial, January 10.
The American frigate John Adams, ar
rived here last night from New-York, 24
days, with despatches of importance for
the American Minister at this Court, which
were immediately forwarded by the First
Lieutenant of the frigate to London. She
landed a messenger and despatches at Ha
vre for General Armstrong at Paris, and is
now to proceed to HMland, to wait the
answer. ,
The Times of January 4, says, “ The
»keip of American negotiations becomes
every day more pussled, and every day
are we more convinced that great faults
and blunders have been committed by both
parties, or the dispute might long ago have
been amicably adjusted.
The rupture, at present, is not between
America and England, but between the
American government and Mr. Jackson.
TYflirt. ,
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
January 12.
Bowbov, January 1.
Ministers have been busily*occupied in
deiil>eraiions upon the Inst despatches from
America, having held t’wo Cabinet Coun
cils between Thursday and Saturday. It
is Mid if the Andean government refuse
to renew their negotiations with Mr. Jack
son, do other negotiator will be substituted.
January 8.
A long and 4ery important letter we
have given in our paper of this day, from
Mr. Smith to Mr. Piakacy, cslqtive to the
unhappy dispute with Mr. Jackson. The
whole material! * however are yet incom
plete. We want the correspondence be
tween Mr. Erskine and the Secretary for
the Foreign Department.
January 12.
The important news from America, con
tained in our papers of yesterday and to
day, relate to three subjects; the finance
of the country, with which we have less
concern; the conduct to be pursued in re
lation to Mr. Jackson; and the measures
proposed upon the resumption of our Or
ders in Council. The last is by far the
most momentous topick ; for upon it will
ultimately depend the question of peace
or war.
The Resolutions proposed by Mr. Troup,
a Member of the House of Representa
tives, if adopted as a law, would, we ap
prehend be decisive of the determination
of ike Americana to appeal to the sword.
Exclusive of the consideration of this me
lancholy result, which must spring fiom
the enactment of them, it will, we hppre
uend, be evident to tell dispassionate under
standings, that the resoiuiiuus are in them
selves partial and unjust, in eveiy way in
which they can become the subject of in
vestigation. 1. They are unjust, in pro
fessing to deal indiscriminately between us
and the French : 2. They are unjust, in af
lecting to be a mere’imitation of our Or-,
ders m Council: 3. And they are unjust to
<he Portuguese and Spaniards.
Upon the hostile act of Congress, result
ing from the conduct of Mr. Jackson, we
have the less to say, because America has
certainly sustained no ordinary provoca
tion in this instance. We have never yet
given our opinion upon this subject, and
shall now therefore stale it.
First, then, assuming as a fact, that of
which considerable doubt to still entertain
ed, that Mr. Erskine did act in a maimer
contrary to the afiirit of his insti uctions;
yet whence originated the necessity of im
puting the knowledge of this, our Minis
ter’s deviation fiom his directions, to
America ? It is sufficient, according to the
doctrine cited from Vattel, by Mr. Smith,
to frustrate the validity of an engagement
that the Minister forming it should have
violated the instructions given him : It was
not necessary to prove or to aver that the
other contracting party knew this. “To
< efuse with honour, (says a high authority
on publick law,) to ratify what has been
concluded sn by virtue of a full power, it
is necessary that the government should
hare strong and solid reasons, and that it
shew in particular that ita Minister haa
violated hia inatructionaf* Hence it ap
pears, [if this argument be well founded,
of which we have no doubt,] that the of
fence given to America was perfectly un
necessary and gratuitous; the real merits
of the question being this: “ Did Mr. Ers
kine violate his instructions P’ Not “ did
the American government know that he
violated them f” And in the establish
ment of the former position, Mr Jackson
would have found ample exercise for his
talents, without undertaking the task of
proving that men knew that which they
declared that they did not know.
The last topick upon which we shall
touch, is the financial statement of the
Secretary to the American Treasury. Wt
omitted to observe, in our remarks nn this
yesterd iy, that the thirteen hundred thou
sand dollars, whereby the expenditure last
year exceeded the receipts, was covered
by a sum already in the Treasury, the sur
plus of the revenue in the preceding years;
yet whoever considers that the expenses ot
America have thus, without doubt, been
outweighing her means, and observes too,
that she acknowledges her inability to
commence • war, (which will impose no
sensible burthen upon as.) without negoti
ating • loan, for the bare interestsof which
she cannot provide, without having re
course to so novel a method as internal
taxation ; must hope at least, that she will
not hastily or undtcessari'.y encounter pe
rils so incalculable.
The importance, however, of the pre
ceding observations, though we trust not
their correctness, (as founded upon an as-
•’ The Merchants have lately had se
veral conferences with the Ministers of
his Imperial Majesty, on the present state
of affairs; and have submitted to them,
that trade has since the Berlin and Milan
Decrees taken quite a new direction, and
is carried on hy very circuitous routes, and
by persons disavowed by the real mer
chants.
sumed state of things,) will be materially
altered by the following most important
and more recent communication from
France, which reached us at a late hour
last night:—
' ” Paus, January 1.
On Sunday last the brig Increase, Capt.
William Widger, arrived at Marblehead
from Gijon, a port on the north coast of
Spain, about 4 leagues southeast from Cape
Pinas, in possession of the French, and
brings the very interesting repoft, that
Bonaparte had declared liar againat the
United Statea qf .America.
We have been politely favoured with the
following minutes, made by Captain Wid
ger, of the intelligence he received re
specting this very important event, on
which our readers will form their own
opinions
“ The Minister* announced, t!*at bis
Majesty’s intention was, that neutral*
might trade freely with France, and
France with neutral countries; that the
abovementioned Decree# had Deen pointed
onfj against the commerce of England;
•nd that if they had been misinterpreted,
and a false meaning given to them, the
merchants should make representations,
which would be favourably heard.
“It already appears to be agree?, that
the visit at sea, a measure* ofpolicy adopt
ed by all nations, is not a violation of neu
tral rights, and that the Decree of Milan
was intended only to prevent the visit di
rected by the Orders of Council, of No
vember, 1807; by which neutrals were
obliged to go to-Engl and, and there pay a
tribute. It is also understood, that the
embargo and provisional sequestration of
American vessels in France, were in con
sequence of the embargo law of America,
followed by the Non-Intercourse act; that
we therefore considered the Americans,
mtoocame into our ports, as disguised Eng
iSKmen; and that since America has rer
pealed her laws, ours should fall of them
selves.
‘ "The merchants flatter themselves from
these communications, and from the news
lately received, that America was not dis
posed to yield to England, that the politi
cal retaliations between the two countries,
for of perfect harmony,
will become active; and as it seems that
both nations have a well pronounced intent
In their. success, they will probably agree
on some provisional basis, and permit trade
so resume its relations, reserving the ulte
riour discussion on the great question of
maritime rights.”
Thx French, schr. L’Adventure, which
arrived here on Saturday evening, sailed
from L’Orient on the 14th of January.—
The editors of the Neyv-York Gazette,
have been favoured with two Paris pa
pers, of January* and 6 The papers are
extremely barrep of news. We. do not
find that Napoleon has yet made up the
inexpressible loss of his aweeteat Jose
phine; nor do we hear of any further
movement of troops towards Spain.
“ Intelligence was received from St. An
dero a few days before I left Gijon, that
the Emperour of France had.declared
War againet the United Statee, and that
all the American 'vessels at the ports un
der French influence were embargoed
Several letters from respectable merchants
at Bilboa and St. SelMstian’s, under dates
of December 30th and 31st, received at
Gijon, also mentioned it as a fact. I was
also informed, the morning I left Gijon,
(January 15,) that another letter had been
received by express from St. Atidero, un
der date of January 6, saying that a Gen
eral Embargo had been laid on all the
eastern ports, and a Decree issued by the
Emperour, unfavourable to commerce, par
ticularly prohibiting the introduction of
any goods into the ports in his possession
from those occupied by the Spanish Pa
triots.”
“ Mr. Baker, in the Plato, of Salem,
and 6 or 7 others, have been off Heligo
land during all the violent gales, and on
the 13th December, he had concluded to
go intn the Eyder immediately, having re
ceived favourable news from Hamburg.—
He and others were detered from proceed
ing at first by a boat sent by the American
Captains at Tonningen to Heligoland, with
an account of the sequestration of colonial
produce in Holstein, &c. which appears
intended for 'the detection of goods smug
gled from this country, and to prevent it
in future, if possible.”
[By an arrival at Portsmouth, from Bristol.]
"London, December 22.
“ An extract of a letter mentions the
sale of sugar at Tonningen.
“ Six or seven vessels are detained at
Liverpool by contrary winds. Brig Bye
field and cargo have been condemned for
a breach of the blockade of Copenhagen.
Schooners Middleton and Oriental have
been left at Heligoland. An American
ship, name unknown, has been lost in the
Eyder, with her crew. The Six Sisters,
from NeW-York, is also loot in the Eyder.
The Merrimack has arrived at Plymouth ;
ship Harriet, Wesks. of Portland, at Cowl j.
The Ocean, from New-York, sailed from
Heligoland December 20, for Tonningen.
Ship Rhoda and Betsy, has been sent into
25j> ttje HRaiU.
NEW-YORK, March 5.
BOSTON. March 6.
SALEM, March 6.
WAR REPORT.
December 31.
the cotton was not the produce of the Uni-*
ted States.
“ Ashes are held at high prices but the
demand is not brisk. Turpentine has taken
a great start, and tar has advanced. We
have experienced a great speculative in
quiry for tobacco, and considerable busi
ness might have been done at former rates ;
but holders are expecting higher prices j
than buyers are at present inclined to
give, but an advance of Id. per pound has
been obtained.”
Fresh troops were under orders for Por
tugal. A report that troops were order
ed for Halifax was contradicted.—The de
fence of Canada and Nova Scotia is said to
be already amply provided for.
On the sth of January, the Austrian .Ana- ,
bassadour in England was waiting the re- / .
turn of a messenger from Paris. . >•
About the 9th of December, the Turks
obtained an important victory over the
Russians, after two days fighting. Constan
tinople was illuminated three successive
nights.
It is not ascertained who is to be the se
cond wife of the Emperour Napoleon
some mention the daughter cf the Empe
rour of Germany ; some the daughter of
the King of Saxony—others, a sister of
the Emperour of Austria.
Extract <f a letter from the Sufurcargo
fan American vettel, to hie ownere in
thit town, dated London, December 31.
“ The minds of the people have been
considerably agitated, in consequence of
the unfortunate affair between Messrs.
Smith and Jackson; but they are now
much more quiet, and talk of sending '
another Minister out. The British use
high language, although they evidently do
not wish to goto war with us.
“ The brig Eliza, sailed yesterday frfftn
Plymouth for Gottenburg, being afraid to
proceed to Tonningen. The American
ships Commerce, Native and Thomas, are
said to have been seized at Tonningen,
for having been loaded in England.’*
[The writer of the above letter, was su
percargo of a vessel from Boston for Ton
ningen, which was carried into England. f
She was released, aqd the captors con
demned to pay their own expenses, amount
ing to 6or 700 pounds sterling.) *
LATE PAPERS. <
London papers to January 9, have been
received by the arrival at Portsmouth, Ind
through the attention of Mr. Sheafe, trans
mitted to this town.
The Paris dates are to January 2. Dutch,
dates to January 3.
London, January 3.
Upwards of thirty vessels from Dutch
ports reached the British coast yesterday
anxious to escape ap embargo which was
daily expected as a step to enforce the
new arrangements for shutting out British
commerce from the ports of Holland. Thu
letters and papers brought by these ves
sels are to the 30th ult. The former de
scribe the alarm of the merchants and mo
nied men as being very great. The new
Douaniers who are to supersede the Dutch
Custom-House Agents, had not reached
Amsterdam, but they were expected daily.
The Dutch funds had experienced a con
siderable loss.
January 4.
No fewer than eighty-three ships ar
rived from Holland in the course of yester
day morning. The inhabitants were in
great confusion and anxiety, under the
* iew of the political changes which were
expected to take place in their govern
ment.'
From Liverpool, December 23.
“ Our cotton market opened with con
siderable briskness thia week, which was
increased by the news of the negotiation
between our Minister and the American
government being interrupted, and prices
have in consequence advanced.. We esti
mate the total sales at nearly 10,500 bags.
Sea-Island at 2s. 2d. to 2*. 5<L New-Or
leans 18d to 20 l-2d; Tennessee 18d. Half
¥
Weymouth, 68 *hips are U P St -
Peteriburg ; 40 al Archangel. *The Chea
terfield Packet, wlgi aaited from Niw-
Yorr December a« arrived in Eng- . f
land.”
The reinforcements ordered to Portugal
amount to about 10,000 men.
Plymouth, January X
Yesterday came down express, Mr. Pow
ell and suit, of the American Embassy,
and sailed in' an hired cartel directly for
Morlaix k having been refused a landing at
Calais.
The London papers that we were fa
voured with the perusal of last evening,
were of the 3d, 4th, Sth and 9th of January.
They give the documents, but contain no
editorial remarks oh Mr. Jackson’s dismis
sal.
FROM SALEM. . 1
Extract <f letter from Salem, written f '
• yetterday.
" Last evening arrived brig Sukey, Os- . «
good, 180 days from Sumatra, and 12 from
By the Dryad, Captain Batson, a ship |
bound to New-York, with passengers, is
learnt that she was chased by three French '
lugger privateers.
Came in the American ship Caledonia, ,
Captain Dickson, from Norfolk, bound tn
Hamburgh, put in by contrary winds.