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Crindfoneford, Port Cibln, Greenville,
Walbimgron, Narehz. Ellie ferry and
Loius Heights, ia Pinck _y!.:!&'s.’"“;i = R
From -~ M Intefhville or Wéﬁ;ﬂaf,
Creck by Fort St Stephens, to Fart Stod -
depe Sl v
- From Coweta, by Tuckabichy Tenfaw
and Fo-t Stsdlert, 1o Pajcageola river
INORLEANS TERRITORY.
From Pincknevville by Baton Rai?ge,
Abb vitlz, La Fourche o Houmas, St.
Charley and Newr Orlecans t» Bz
From La Furche by Point Coupes,
Opetorfa amd Raprd to Nachitochez .
From Pafeagonla river to New Qrleans
Sec 2. And be it further- enaflel, That
Jfrom and apter the firfl day of Funz next
all pojl roads beretofore efiabli/izd by aviy
all vt Cougrefs of the United States jhdl
be. and the /'im..' are hershy difcontinucd ;
Provile ', That %H’)ing beriin contained
Jha'l be conflruzd so ar to affect any ex
ifing contras? o
J B' VARNUM.
Sp/aéer of the Huufe of Representatives
jodN GAILLARD
A ~ rc_'/z'dent of the Senate pro tempors
April 25 1810 . —arprOV D ;
JAMES MADISON, -
BURDETT’s LELTER.
Denying the Power of the House of Com
mons to imprison the Peopie of Engiand.
Gentlemen —LThe House of Com
foons havieg paff=d a vete, which a
mounts to a deciaration, that an order
of theirs is to be of more weight than
Magna Charta and the Laws of the
L-2al, Ithinkit my-duty to lay my
sentiments thereon before my coailt
tuents, whose chara®er, as freemen,
and even whose personal fafety, de
pend in so great a degrce upon the
decision of this gacition—a question
.of no less importance than this:
whether our libaity be fill to be =
cured by the laws of our forefithers,
or be to lic at the abfhlute mercy of a
part of our fellow fu y & colle&ed
Yoopether by means which it is not ne.
geffiry for me to deferibe.
In order to give to this fahj & all
the atteniion to which it is eanitled,
2nl to avcid the danger to be apprs
bende i from partial views and per
fona! feeling, 1t will be advisable to
argu- the ql2ftion on its own merirs,
putting the indivitual (however we
may depiore his prafent fuffoning ) o
‘of view ; thouch. at the {ame Gme,
every man sught to eonh Yer the cufe
his Awn ; becanfe, thouid the princt
pi> upos vhich the se:riemen of the
H wfe of Commons have thought pro
per to 1 in thi< witanes, pe once ad
mited. itls popaflive foo any oneto
conj &urehow soon he hiafelf may
b: {lmnoned frym his dweiting, and
b: Larried, without trial, and without
oath made agamnit him. from the bo
{fom of his family, iuto the clutches
of 2 jilor Ii is, therefore now/the
tine to reit the do&rine unon which
M- Jones has been {ent to Newgate ;
or, 1t is high time to ceale all preten.
fions to thof- liberties which were ac
quired by our forcfathers, after so
mny [ruggles, and so many facri.
ficas, '«
~ Einther the H use of Commons is
authorifes! to sifpenfe with the Laws
of the 3and or it is not. If the Con
flitution be of {b delicate a texrure, o,
weak 4 frame, so fragile a fubitance,
th:t is to be only fpoksn of in terms
of a<imiration, 40d to be viewed mere-
Iy as a piece of curious but unprofit
able workmanship ; if Maygna Charta,
ang the wholesome laws of En;(land,
be a dead letter ; in thar case the af
firmaitve of the proposition m:y be
admitted 2 but if the constitution
Yives, and is applicable to s end,
namely the happinels of the comimn
nity, the perfe® security of the life
liberiy an property of eich member,
an! all the members of the society,
then the affi-mative of th= proposition
can n:ver he admitted ; then must
we he size men ; for we need no bet
ter security, no more powerfui protec
tion. for cur Rights and Liberies,
th .7 the Liws and Constitution We
£e k for, and we need feck for, noth
inz new ; we »fk for no more than
what our forefithers infited upon as
their own ;we z2fk for no mare than
what they beguéathed unio u¢ ;we
ask for no more than what they, in the
Testament which some of them had
sealed, and which the veflt of thamg
were ready to seal with their blood,
expressly declared to be © the Puth.
right of the people of Englard,”
namely, * the Lz vs of England.—
To these Laws we have a right to
look, with confi lence, f riecurity §to
these Laws the indivicual vow im.
prifone:i has, through me, applied for
re ‘rels in vain. T hose who haveim.
prisoned him, have refufed to liftento
my voice,we:kiy expr flinp the lirong
Pfiﬁc"f?‘“ g*ii‘h! law _tée v deniab;l,é,;
claims «f *his Eogiilhman’s ¢ Birth
tight ” Your voice may come with
nore force, may command greater
zﬁgﬁ ¢ 3 and I = not withcur hope
that jt may proveireiiiftbue, if it pro.
cledm to the House of Commons in
the fime "tone as ihe topgues of our.
anéeftars proclded to the kings of
25T N nmon Leges Aopie Mia
. M»M
RT A LT ee R R R T
Ths Principle, fellow citizeas, for
“which we are aow contendiag, is the
fame principle for which ‘the people
of England 4§avﬁ-¢bntended from the
- earlisfl ages, and their glorions fac
~cels in which contelts are now upon
record in the Great Charter of our
_rights and libertizs; and in diversoth
er subs quaent Ratutes of scarcely less
importance. It was this fame great’
Principle, which was again attacked
by Charles the First, in the measure
of ship monies, when again the people,
of Enzland,and an uncorrupted House
of Commons, renewed ths contell ;-
a contelt which ended in the Imprif
onment, the Trial; the Conlemnation
and the Execuiion of that il a vised
King. The feif fame principle it was,
‘ that was so dariagly violated by his
son, James the Second, for which vio
! latirn he was compeifed to fl e from
}\the jaf indignation of the pecpie,who
not ouly firipped hirn of his Crown,
bur who prevented that Crown from
i ‘efcending to his family. Inallth.fe
contests. the courage, perfiverance,
| ant fortitalte ot our anceflors, con
| foicuon as they were, were not more
{> than thair wif «1; fortalk as long
as we will aboot Rights, Liber
ties, Franch:fes, Privileges, aad Im
munities, of what avail are any or all
these together, if our persons can, at
the lole will and comwmand of
any maq, or set of men, be {:iz=d on,
thrown inio grifon, aad there kap:
during the pieafure of that man, or
set of men ? If ever one of you be lia
ble at any timz to be ferdt to jaii with
out trial, and without oath mwade a
gainit you, and there to be detained
as long as it pleases the parties f=nd
ing you there {pzthaps to the end of
your hife} mithout any court to appeal
to, without any means of redress ; if
tits be the case, thall we fill boafl
‘nf the laws and liberties \of Eag.
lani? Voiumes have been writren
} by foretgaers as weil as by our own
| countrymen 10 praise of that part of
our law, which. in {» admirabie a
"‘manner, piovides f£ir our Pl
fomal £y againit any attatks
ot men ip power This has, indéed,
been. 1 all ‘ages, the pride of our
counirys an‘ it 1s the maintenance
of this principle which enables us to
elcape that'bondage, in which ali the
states an . kingdomsin Furcpe were
~enthralled by abandoning and yield
dog it ¥p 5 and, we may be assured,
that i we now sbaadon it, the bright
c¢ays of England’s glory will {2t in the
night of her ¢ifirace, : :
But I woui fain beliave thay such
Isnot tobe omr fate. Our forefathers
made flern grim vifuged Preroparive
hide his head : they hroke in picces
bis barp and mafly sword. And th=il
we, their Sons, be afraid to enter the
lifts with npiefine Privilege, aflum
ing the powers of Prerogative.?
I thall be told, perhaps that there
is not much danger of this being very
frequently exercised. The apology
may be made for the exercise of any
power whatever. I donot fu.pafe
that the Gentlemen of the Honfe of
Commons will fend any of yourc jl,
when yon .do not difpleafs thera Me.
Y orke ;id not move for the finiing
of Mr Jonesto jil, ufnitil Mr. J nes
difplealed him ; but itisno very great
caimpliment to piy any confiiuiion,
to fay, thet it does noc permit a man
to be imprifonet, unless he has -done
fomerhing to difpleaf: persons in pow
er. It would be diffiralt, I thould
fappofe, to find any man apon earth,
however Zefpotic his difpafition, who
wonld not be contented with Re
power of lendmg to prison, durmg
his pleasure, evety one who thould
dare to ‘0 any think to displease him
Befites when T am told. there is little
danger that the gentlemen of the
Honfe of Commons wiil ofienesercife
this power, I cannot help observing,
that, thongh the examples may be
sow, their ¢ @ will, - natusally be
great ani general. - At this nioment,
it is true, we fee but one man a@ully
dn jail for displeasing those gentiemen,
iu*— the fate of tiis one man (as is the
eff<ct of all punithments] whil deter
- others from exor: fling their opinions
“of the con 'u& of those who have the
power t« punilh him. . And moreoveér.,
itis in the mame of all "power, and _
especially f aflumed and undefined
power, to incregle as it advances in
zges and, as Magna Charta and the
Law ofthe Lan have not been fuf.
ficientrg prére@ Mr Joces; as we
have seen him sent to j:il having ‘de.
{fcribed L(hef_ con(tuﬂof one of the mem
bers as an ontrage upon public feel.
“ing, what security have e uniefs this -
‘power of imprisonment be given up,
that we thall not fee other men sent to
jail for Rating their opinibns of Rottea
Boroughs. respecting placemen and
perfioners in the House ; or, in short,
sot making any -declaration, giving
“any opinic ﬁa‘"’g any fu@, betray.
inglay fedbiog, ewhecher by wisting,
by word of moutli, or by gelture,
~which may w‘ﬁwmync the gen. .
;.;x;%’e&.en" uffznibled .in St. Stephen’s
sehaplicl e Brr Sl s D
Thenagain'as so the kind of pua.
fending persons 10 jaile. It they can
Lol LT RO SR b Iy eR B e e s
fend whom they please to jsils If
they cem keep the persons, so, sent, in
jail as long as they please ; lif they
can set their pxjibners free at the end
_of the fit(t hour, or keep.them confin
ed for seven years :if tn short, their
absolute will is to have the ‘force of
law, what ficurity can you have that
they will stop at imprisonment ? If
they have the abflute power of im
prisoning an ! velealing,why may they
not fend their prisoners to Yorkj.il, as
well asto a jal in London ? Why
not to confine men in Dillitary cells,
or load them with chains and bolt: ?
They have not gone these lengths
yet 3 but what is there to reftriin
them if (hey are to be the sole ja 'ges
of the extenr of their own powers. and
if they are to exercise those powers
without any controul, and without
leaviies the p:ties, . whom they
choof: to ,onift @ mode ofappeal,
any medhis of re : 1.7
~ That a power “fach as this {hould
exi't in any ¢oumptry it is lamentable
to be ¢bhge ! (o beiicve 3 but, that it
‘thou! be {uff red to exnt, and that
its éx:ltence thou! | be openly and even
boattiulty 2vowe ', in a country whois
chicl ¢ ory has been its free conftita.
tion of zovernmens, is something 100
monfirous o be believed,if the proof
were not before our eyes. Had the
iealt doub hung upon my mind of
the tileg !y of the proczedingsin the
present cafs. ut wou!d have been al
together jemoved by the anfwets
gven to rdfarences madeby me to the
great lumap. ries of our law, and to
the lawstherofcives The argument by
which I egieivired to convince the
gentiemenfof the house of commons,
that theif a&s in the case of Mr.
Jomes, wege illegal, 1 thall now lay be
fore you.ip a more fuill &ennns@ed way
th.n it cquid poflibly be done by the
Pailiameptary Repoerters ; and, indo
ing this, I'th 4l do ail that now remains
in my porer towards the corre@ion of
this, as I leem it most enormouns abuse
of power, anm’ mofll dangerons of
all encroichmentsupon the rights ard
literties of Engiithmen. ,
I remain gent'emen, your most abe.
dient hus ble farvang,
FRANCIS BURDETT.
Piccaaiily, March 23, 18100 .
L_B.\.‘DON. Apiil B—l 3, 1810
Proceedings in the arrift and commitment of Sir
Frawcis EurperT, 20 the Tower.
The vote to commit Sir Francis Burdete,
to the Tower. pafied at fix o'clock, on the
morning of the 6ih. 2nd the Speaker imme
diate y ffned bhis Warrant to the Serjeant
at arms for his arrcft, for a breach of the
- privileges of the House Abont one o’clock
this day#ir F came to town from Wimble
ton, and found 4 @ote from My Cozeman,
the Serjesnt at-arms. announcing his orders,
acd rigucfling to know when he fhouid
Wwall upon him to accompany him to the
Tower, The Bironet informed he would
fce him at noon on Saturday. The Serjeant
commuunicated this fiutimation to the Speak
er,and received dirccticns to execue his
warrant forthwith “"The Serjeant, with two
meilingcrs immediately returned to Sir
Yeancrs 5 whoaffured him that he should
rchift the exevutian of the warrant by force.
The Scrjeant not thiakiag it prudent to re
sort to force, retired. During thefé tran.
_factions, the popuiace assembled in front of
the Baronei's house and at 1 o’ciock. fat
oul 10 various routes, and Groke the win
dows more or kfs of the heofes of Viscount
Cafbic reagh, M. York, the Earl of Chatham,
M. Ruarkes, the Barl of Darn'ey. Marquis
Wiilefley. Earl of Dartmouth, Sir Robert
Peet, Duke of Moutrofse Earl of W eifmore
land, Archinthop of York, Lord Hunting
field SirJoho Anftrucher, and Mr Welelicy
Pole. Ihe damage was inconsiderable, and
no lives were loft ‘
On Saturday preparations were made at
the Lower for the receptidn of Sir F Burdéte
—and i the ity for quellin any further
tumait Thearob reaficmbled in fioat of
Sit Franeis’ houle. aod made every pecion
take off hats oo paflivg The Barcaet rode
out on horseback and returned amidit
shouts of applaule A troop of horle-guaids
soon after arrived, with a magistrate, confla
bles &e. They were received with groans,
biffes and thowers of ftoues The foidiers
were trequently flruek, an * dirt was thrown
in the face of the Colone! of the guards and
the magistrate - bur they restrained their
indignafion. 'The riot act was thén read
—the owb ordered to difpecfe, and a rein
forcement of two hindred foot guards soon
aiter arrnved—but thele met the fame rcgp
tion ; aud the mob behaved in the most de
tecmined manaer : until a large detachment
~of horse arrived ; and orders were given by
the m-giftrates to clear the streets. This |
was inftintly cifedted, at the expenfle of a
few ?;;agcbes. In"the evening they assem
bled again uttering the most vuigar and
contemptuon: expreflions agaioft the milita
-Iry ; whom they assailed with f}oncsA wound
ing feverai in the faces. and fthet one of the
; Ofﬁcera.i[j the jaw. " The mi'itary il pre
{ rved their temper ; but in difpcrﬁl!g t‘hci'._'
assailants, they were compelled to fire some
piltoi shot, by which abouta dozen persons
were slightly wounded. and one severely —
The nose and confufion continued the
vw!m!e_hight, butno lives were loft, rior dam
age done. In the evening Sir Francis sent
_the following note to tﬂbt}ﬁhcnffs of Mid
dlefeg ev 0 L ST :
¢ Gentiemen—ln furtherance of an attemipt
‘todeprive me of my liberty, uncer the au’
thority of an inftrament which ¥ know to
be illegal, viz. a Warrant by the Speaker of
‘the Honfe of Commions--my houfc is at
this moment beset by a military foice. = -
~ “AsT am detcrmined never to yield a
‘voluntary obedience to an at ennitury to
the laws Tam resolved o reht the exccu.
means in ‘my powér ; and as you are the
the ‘E‘lﬁ% nts. of f""'%"‘%"e&“ﬁ"g*”‘
terite and waﬂﬂmm*ﬁwmgﬂ
et they may.come. I make thissequigtion
t 0 you Geatlemen, to furnith me with your
esTR L e e S
. aid, with whith the laws have provided
yuou, eithér by calling out the Posse Commita
tzs, or such other 2s the case and circum®aa
€es may roquire -<lt is for you to confider
how far you may be liable, (hould I by any
uniawful foree, ‘acting under an unlawful
authority, be taken from my house
' 1 have the honor to be, &c
* .+ FRANCIS BURDETT"® -
¢ Piccadly April 7 :810' : G 2
¢ Mattbew iWood ind Fobn dikins, Efgry
Sheriffs of Middlesex" ¥ 4
Oun Suaday, in confcquenee of the above
note. the Sheriff with a]u:[? commiatus, as
sembled near Sis Francis® houfle and ordered
the miiitary to rctice; which was immediate
ly complied with, to the distance of 500
yaras The pofie kept poficflion of the
ftrect, apd compelicd the Meflengers of the
Houle 6t Commbns to retite from the door
¢f Burcett’s house . Duving ithe day the
mob proceedings consisted in mefely making
pallcogers take off their - hacs, and cheer
‘ Buidett'for ever ;' saluting with mud those
Wi refufed 5 and difplaving ribbons and
banners. Lord Fiockftoe,§ Col. Warble,
- Mr Chifford &e, vif-cd Ssir Francis- The
guards again were catied, aud the mob dif
pericd. in a heavy shower of rain In the
evening artillery was placed wn the princi
pal squares, and ti& guards were heid in
readineds thongh the heavy rain prevented
any movement o mch or Iroops —A gaard
was left at Sir Francis’ door.
_ Orders had been piven for the troops in
Kent, Suflcx, and Liliex to approich the
W etropoiis.
On Monday mornfog the military and
civil authortties kept the fireet pericdtly
clear ; and about 11 o'cleck, the Serjeant at
arms with his «Hiltauts proceedéa to muke
a forcible entry iato Sir_ Francis Burdett’s
hovfe . which they did by entering by the
era, by a ladder, opened the door, rook che
‘Barouetimto cullody ; placed him in a car
rage i waiting in company with bis bro
ther and a Mcffcnger, and condy@®ed him
to the Tower.
{27 A quéltion has agitated the Lawyers
whether this procecding was warrantabig ~-
The vppefitionifts fay, tie Warrant of the
Speaker was founded on a’ convi@ion of a
civil trespass ; and sgainft such a warrant the
party acculed has the {acvany and protec
tion of his own houle—his threihola cannot
be violated ior the purpose of cxccuting, it.
—On the other hand it was aflcrred, that a
breach of privilége was a breach of the Peace
of the realm. aod in such cause a man’s
house affords him no prote@ion.JCensinely
Two troops of guards preceeded the car
riage, and [everal rode along fide of it A
regiment of ight horse followed. and the
rear'was brought wp by life guards In the
whoic line to the Tower the ticops weie
hooted and intulced 3 bat the militury pre
served their aifcipline & m igasmimity Eve
ery poflibie precsution was taken Yo preferme
tranquiiity, and 10,000 triops Were aion -
€in vdacws parts of the ity The Ser
jeant atarms attended Siv Franets on horse
back and delivered hitm to the Deputy Lieu
tenant of the Tower On making his re
port to the house, the Scrjeant conciuced by
faying. © it in the courfle of the bulineds he
acted tardily the motives by which he was
altuated, (those of delicacy towar sa mem
ber of larlizment) added to the novclty of
the circumitance, he h ped would difarmy
the resentment of the House The pripers
are fullof very twrithog circumstances and
niifuee rcems \'z’bi(b h'«k piace . When a
State prisoner enters the Tower a laluie is
always fired This gave rife to an abfu d
report that the popu ace had been fired upon,
The conduct of the military thioughout was
the most exempiary. '
- The tollowing is the conversation which
- occurred on the arrest of Sir Francis P
SeryEaNT .= Sir Francis. I demand you
t 0 yicid in the name of theCommons House
of Paritement, and I trust you will not com
pel ine to ule farce. I entreat you to belicve
that I with tofhew you every relpet” '
Sir Faancis —“Iiell you diftin&ly, that
T will act vo'ustarily submit to an unlawful
order ; and 1 demand in the King’s pame &
in the name of the laws ihat you forthwith
retire from my house.” )
~ SerjraNT. “Then Sir, Imuft call in-af
{itance and forceyou to yicid.”
Upon which the constables laid hold of
Sir Francis,Mr Jonesßardett aug O Coanor
immediately ftept up and each took him un
dei” an arm. The conflables closed in on all
three. '
Sir Frascis then fiid, 1 protest in the
King's name sgainft this violation of my
person and of my house. It is superior
‘force only that hurries me out of i, and»
you do it at your peril” :
On the retura of the military from the
Tewer, the crowd began to hoot hiss, and
peit them —After some time, 2n attempt
was made to cut of the rear guard; when
the cavalry faced. and began to fire with
pistols about 50 shots were dic hargea ; and
‘two -persons kilied, and seven or eight
wounded. In a short time the mob was dif
peried , and the troops reacked the horse:
guards at threc o'clock ; most of them very
much mudded At four e'clock all was
quict - ; o
In the conurfe of the evening Ladyßurdett,
with her son, and Lady Gumloford p:uid him
a vifit' in his house, which is that which Earl
Thanet occupicd—lt is next to the Gower
nors’ ;. a good small house, with cvery con
venicacy. - Sir Francis »rote the following
Icttci'&é Mr Brockes in the course of the as-
M ot YO Ta-wn,’.dpril‘g.
“ Dear Sir--lam arrived fafe, and no
-mifchief-T hope and belicve has becn done
to any one The Soldiers, Magistrates and
M Tengers broke uite my houle, and took
Mm¢ away by force 1 ljcu\?ivcr every atien
tlon from Lord Moira who mer me here, |
: “ Your’struly, *“F BURDYIT™
ke Mr Bxgno&l-‘.s,"‘Stra?:d." 2 A e ’
“There was not the leall riot last night, nor.
any crowd in the &reets About o’clock.
‘a heavy rain commenced which coptinped
‘daring the whiole night. It contribyted no
doubt, tothe tranquility of the Metropolis,
by keeping people at home,whom a fine night
would have induced (o ciowd the ftrcets.
. HOUSE OF COMIMONS, Arriig.
. The Speaker informed the Hoult that he
had received the: following letter from Sir.
Francis Burdett viz;— .= ©
" Sir-~When Lwas returned.in due form
by the Eledtors of Westminster, they imagin--
‘ed they bad ¢hofen b - their crufice {n
the House of Commons tb majatsin the laws
and liberties of the land . Haviog aceepted
ehat wrufl Facvee wil beero . © 0
< lehhavealio ana docifu Mobjet, taken
an oatl ""*‘ﬁ?&m 9 the King to obey
his laws sao never il ccnient, by 0
28 of winky ip obey m “of tr,cffm
, T e N T R
‘Tontrary to those laws, mﬁﬂ;ﬂndttgny prea
tence whatsoever, aflume the power of loe
King. i . 2 '
* Power and Privilegs are not the fame
thing. and ought not at any time to be con
founded togetner --Privilege is ancxemption
from power, and was by Luw fecurcd to
the third branch of the legislature, in order
to prote them that they mighe fafely pro
te the pecple ; notto give them puwer
to destroy the people.
“« Your warrant, Sir, [ believe yveu know
to be itlegal. I konow it tobe {6 Ty fua
perior furce I muit submit (I will nee and
dare not incur the duonger of continuing -o).
u‘niarﬁy to mzke one of any aflociation or fer
of men who shall affome illegally the whola
power of the realm. and who have no mare
right to take myleif or any one of my cons.
ftituents by force, than 1l or tuey poficts ta
take any of those who are now guity of
this usurpation 5 & [ wonld condefiend to
accept of the mcanclt office that would va.
cate my feat, being more desirous of geiting
out of my present afleciation than other nien
may be delircus of getting proficably inio it
* Sir, this is not a lctier in answer to a
Voie of Thanks; itis'la answer 10 a Vote
of ‘a very diff_rent kind. Ikoow not what
to call it ; but since you have begun the cor
refpoudence with me, I must beg you to
read thismy anlwer to thofc undsr whose
orders vou have conimenced it. :
“ 1 remain, Sir, vour most obedient home
bl¢ servant, "« FRANCIS BURDETT"
¢ Pi:::aa’i!!y, April 6, 1810,
After the letter was read, it was ordered
to lie on the table ; and the further consid
eration of, & poltponed wvatil to-norrow,
ARL 10--sir Francis Burdett’s letter
~was takenup The firft to condemn it as
most attrocious, were Mr Curwen, Mr
Giddy Mr Adam. Sir John Anstruther and
other Members of Opposition 5 who deciar
ed it to be high timc to rally round and sup
port the Muniftry The Chancelior of the L.
cheguer after some strong remarks on the
fubje. moved a Retolunion which after be
ing amenced. was as follows, viz ;=
¢ That the said Ictter is a high and flagrang
breach of the privileges of this house ; byt
it appearing by the report of the ferjeznt,
that the warrant for the coinmittal of Sée
Francis Burdete 1o the Tower has been ex
ecuted, this House dors not think it neceflaw
1y to pro-eed fariher in the bufinels.’
~ The difcufficn which took on this motion
was long and animated --All the opposition
speakers condemaed the condad and lan
guage of Sir Francis ; and the expressions,
of feustaltion of the concu® of Ministers
o 8 the occasion, were warm and gencral.
The mution was agreed to Unanimously
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
TRIPLICATE.
.Ext:uc‘? of a letier Srom gen A r;:/?rorg to the
Sccretary of State, duted Paris 13th Fob 1810
© Thenote trom Me Champagny a copy
of which is enclosed, was received yellers
day : :
* This goes by the way of England. and
may no: be much later in reaching you than
my difpateb of the 28th uit. which took the
five road.”
- {Here folloxes the duke of Caderes letter pube
Ufpedin the Guzette il 1y )
Extral? of a l-tter from Mr Forbes confu! of
the Uyited “tuets ot Hambusrp to Senera. Avme
Song, dited COpinsacen, March 4
180 : A 4 *
' Agreeablc to arayal order, privateering
is immediately to recommence.”
[TRANSLATICN ]
Tvifle 92b Mareh, 1810. i
My Infpeltor General— The confiscation of
the American feticoner Elizabeth captaig
Jeffery Farroll, has taken place in conse
quence of the orders of his imperial and
reyal majesty agreeably to the communica
tion made to me the 4thinft by the gavernoz
general. ,
I have since been notified of the inten
tions of bis majcfty in a mbre formal manoer
by the letter which the duke of Gacte, min
ister of the finances wrote to meon the 24th
of February last, e
According to the terms of the-letter, and
conformabiy to the orders of his majcfly it
was enjoined immediately to lay ap embar
go cn all the American veflels which should
befound or which thouid arrive 10 the ports
of the lilyriau provinces and' th.ir cargoes
were dire€ed to be confiscuted
Thele particulars furnifh 2n anf{wer to
the enquirics contained in your letier of this
day and Tthink it would be expedicnt to
communicate them to capt Farroll.
I have the hooor, &c. ,
(Signed) | ‘D - UCHY.
~ Count of the empire councillor of slate, and is
lendant gen.
‘o oy &
' ‘ Paris 26 Masch: 1810,
Sir-- I'have btuta moment to inclefe @
copy of M. de Callo’s letter to Mr Bame
met. . o : winy
Yo Tam fir with e fne® %
s - Your most obediént fervast’
v : j(). N :\Rz‘crivak'\\.i\&":
Hon. R. SmitTe Secretary of Siate,
& ) —— j
-(TRANSLATION) \
i < § aplesy 9th Narch 1810,
The minifler of Soreign offsirs of his majefly ske
king of the twwe to Sicriies MrT Hammes, coma
- Jul of the United States of America.
Sir—l have laid befor ¢ his odajcfly the ree
‘peated demands which you bave ad’qr-_cﬂ‘ad
to me in beha'fof the American cm’z_cny
-and veflels lying in the ports of this king=
dom . His mujefly cannof coniemplate
withaut pain she little consonance which
“appears to him to exiftbetween your folict
ations & the principles adopted by, the govs
ernment of the Unwed States. which are
contained in the provificns of the act s’s the
firft of March of the palt year, operafing ae
gainft the commerce of France and that'of
these slates leagued with !acr in the palm@l 3
fylem of the French empue © 1
After that 2¢t you ought nat to be ﬁr—
prifed fir.at the. vigorious meafares which
his majefly the king has been compelied to
adoptagamft the vessels of your nation'laden
with prohibited merchandize. © - o
- With refipel. co the \tme iIaES oo
pole th'clﬂ?‘?g‘ of the confiscated weffels, his
wajelty has émﬂ*w.«m
marinc to précore paffuges for. them, in
order dhat chey may returnto Aies.
| HMsteer myfelf, fir, that the ahierations
‘which may take pluce in the reiulutions
of your government. will dispose his ma
‘views and to th gf“*"‘@’
and good underflanding. which the king 3¢
dcfirous (hOWGSERN, and whiEh he + dhes
Shaiosay TR SR WA ILR