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th* different circumstances of Ute two na
tions, could have no actual operation but
on one. Every candid. intelligent man will
acknowledge thia a true representation ;
and see th* dastardly and base hypocrisy
of pretending that this is treating the two
nations alike.
PAKTIEH AT WASHINGTON.
At the city of Washington, the demo
cratic! party is divided into at least three
aectioo*. Ist. That which may properly
be called republican, consisting of the
Mends of Randolph and Monroe; 2d, the
court, or lmperial party, and
sd, the malcontent party, which approved
efall Jefferson’s measures, but whose pen
ehant for office, and whose admiration of
the embargo, have not been sufficiently
gratified to enable them to be equally cour
teous to his successor.
"pint two Utter parties celebrated the
of July separately. At th* court cele
bration, three snug placemen presided, and
their toast* were such as could be drank
With neat by the Preaidcut, Heads of De
partment and th* Russian Minister, who
*U dined with riiem. Not so the malcon
tent party, whose libatkma were honoured
with a newly created titulary called Dor
ter Barlow, probably the correspondent of
Bishop Gregoire. The** gentlemen, in
mor* than one of their toasts, proceeded
Without ceremony, to snub their ruler*
outrageously. Having wo reom to apart, we
ban gratify our reader* with but one of th*
' feasts, ft Is among th* regular set, drank
by th* court party, wad was certainly in
troduced tW th* Department of State, as
pcomplimwiUo the Russian Minister.
»• Th* phifohthrophick Empqpw of the
Perth, may the jnilHons ov**tehom he
presides. be as happy as he wisne* them.”
ff th* Minister should send this home.
Which he probably will, a*.the sentiment
fi ' our eitfacns but the corrupt Gal-
Jicari party, at th* seat of government, he
will mislead hl* government. He may be
•ayrered, that hi* master is desphed and
PwhedUMrrwl by the intelligent and unsophisti
catad part of the American people, for his
prueity and bad faith to the Swedes, his
nllfop, whom he abandoned, and treacber
-o**jy invaded; whose country he dis
membered, him! whose gallant Monarch he
betrayed. They do not belkv* that his
philanthropy is evinced by his aiding Bo-
' napart* to subdue the world, and ultimate
ly Russia herself. His good wishes to hi*
z own subject* cannot be found either in this,
or in denying the moat necessary sod pro
fitable external trade to then)* *t the com
mand of the tyrant; nor hi* magnanimity
in suffering a foreign tide-waiter, in the
person of Joi in Quincy Adams, to make
perquisition* into the importations which
arrive at his ports. /></. Hrfiub.
The Mott Rev. the Archbishop of Cashel,
Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Durham,
SRev. Lord Bish'ip of Salisbury,
Rev. Lord Bithop of Su David’s,
Rev. Lord Buhop of Bristol,
-might Hon. Lord Barham,
Might Hon. Lord Headley,
Right Hon. Admiral Lord Gambier,
Kight H«n- Sir Evan Nepean, Bart M. P.
I ftTWiUha taper'll, Bert.
| Shades Grant, Esq. M.
Sam Wilberforce, Esq. MP.
Thornton, Esq. M. P. i
mim, f* rrafit,J Rev. John Owen, M.
A. Rector of FteflesbaM, Essex, and Curate
and Lecturer qf Fulham i Rev. Joseph Hughes,
MA. Batterm i |Uv. Chpa.Fr. Steinkopff,
M. A. Savoy, for the Foreign Department.
’ dsrirtosr Sicrttary—Mr. Joseph StaTnt, Spa
JfMdm ■. M ■'
. CWZe«srcn»Xdaw«r<m*~-Mr. Thomas Smith,
Ip, Ldlle Moorheids.
COMMITTER-
Thomas Allan, Esq. (Hugh Campbell Mair,
Titos. BubingtM, Esq. Esq. t
• M P. I lAlexi . Mattbnd, Esq
Wilsost Rftfcneck, Esq Thomas Pefiatt, Esq.
William Blair, Esq. John Roysider, Esq. /
Joseph Bunnei, Esq. James Pritt, Esq.
William Burls, Esq. Joseph Reyner, Esq.
Jos.‘Butterworth, Esq. Josiah Roberts, Esq.
DsvhJ Cook, Esq. Granville Sharp, Esq.
.Christopher Edelman, Joseph Smith, Esq.
Esq. Richard Stamforth,
Clutrles Elliott, Esq. Esq.
Hh-s. Furley Foster, Robert Stearns, Esq.
- Req. “ Joseph Stonsrd, Esq.
Haslope, Christopher Sundius,
John Daniel Hope, Esq. Edward Thornton, Esq.
Robert Howard, Esq AnthdNy Wagner, Esq.
WUtal Konig, Esq. George Wtoff, Esq.
£sw»m«rtee>Asewi, Deeemicr fo IMP.
The committee ofthe above society, deeply
impressed with the sense of the benefits which
havercstrited from its institution, and persuaded
that nothing will more effectually promote the
continuance and extension of tqern, thgn *
general knowledge of the facts noon which this
conviction is founded, retpedtrnfiy solicit the
aMewtkm ef the publick to the following brief
particulars, as explanatory of the-object, con
stitution, and proceedings of the society.
1. The otjcct of the sociHv if, distinctly and
exclusively to promote, in the largest practi
cahfo extent, the'circulation of the Holy Scrip.
4 turns noth at home and abroad. By a funda
mental law of the society, the copies circulated
in the language ofthe united kingdom, are those
of the anthemed version only, wklnut note or
comment.
1 2. The esMfiftrfies of the society compre
hends dl dr nominations of Christians, who pro
fess to regard the holy scriptures as the proper
standard of religious truth. The business is
conducted bv a committee consisting of thirty
six laymen, six of whom art foreigners resident
in Lostdor anfi its vteirifty I half of the remain
. deram members of flse church of England, and
the other half members of other denominations
HrituA and Bible Society.
. ?BB*<BBBT,
RIGItT HON. LORD TIIGNMOUTH.
viCK-r*istDßM r«.
Pbom a Lombom Pa ria.
of Christians. The President, Vice-PrMdenU
and Treasurer, are eM-e/ta'o members of the
committee i and every cfcrgymsn or dissenting
minister, who is a member of the society, u
entitled to attend and vote at all meetings of the
committee. A guinea a year constitutes an
annual member, and ten guineas a lift member i
five guineas a year an annual' Govemour, and
fifty pounds a file Govemour.
3. The proceeding! of the society have cover
ed so much ground, and branch out into so
many directions, that it is difficult to fuhush
any idea of them within the compass of this
address. It must suffice to state that associa
tions for purposes similar to its own have been
produced by the society in Europe, Asia and
America i and that these several associations,
under the encouragement and aid derived from
the parent institution, have either completed or
commenced the printing of the scriptures in
the German, Bohemian, Polish, French, and
several of the Eastern languages j and promise
to become severally instruments of extensive
and lasting usefulness. The society has besides
sent 1,500 copies of the Icelandick Testament,
printed at Copenhagen, bound at its own ex
pense, to the inhabitants of Iceland j furnished
types and paper for 5,000 copies of a Turkish
Testament, to be printed at Karas i encour
aged by a donation, the translating and print
ing of the Testament in the Calmuck dialect,
by the Ministers of the United Brethren at
Sarepta, near Astrscan, and granted copies of
the scriptures, both in German and French, to
several parts of the European continent
The ooMBSTick proceedings of the society
comprehend, among other things, supplies of
the scriptures in the various languages— At
Asm*.—To BuSday schools, individuals, and
religious soomfiee bl Ireland—to the convicts at
Woolwich—to the prisoners in Newgate and
other gaols throughout England—to the refuge
for the destitute, and the London female peni
tentiary—to the poor in hospitals and work
houses—to the poor sufferers by the great fire
at Chudleigh—German soldiers and seamen at
Margate, Gosport, Guilford, Dublin, and other
places—to the sea fencibles on the Essex coast—
to the naval and military hospitals—to the High
land congregations in Scotland—to French,
Spanish and Dutch prisoners of war— Abroad t
To the British soldiers at the Cape of Good
Hope, and on various foreign stations—to the
army, navy, and European inhabitants in the
Eut-Indies—to the inhabitants of Newfound
land, Canada, New-Brunswick, and Nova Sco
tia—to the settlers at Van Dremen’s land.
Sierra Leone and Goree—to the French at St
Domingo—to the Spaniards at Buenos Ayres
and in Old Spain—to the poor in Gallicia, Al
sace and Mecklenburgh—to the Finlanders at
Stockholm..
Besides these occasional supplies, the socie
ty has laid a foundation for permanent useful
ness by promoting the establishment of insti
tutions, similar to its own, in Ireland. The
Hibernian Bible Society at Dublin, the Cork
Bible Society, and other branch societies In con
nection with them, have sprung from the so
ciety’s encouragement, and are flourishing by
its assistance.
Mohawk Version of St. John‘s Gospel 2,000
Modem Greek and Monks editions of the
New Testament, are now in the press. Tlte
English and Welsh Bibles and New Testamenta
are all printed by stereotype, under the direc
tion of the University of Cambridge.
The total of Bibles and. Testaments issued
by the society, exclusive of thou printed on the
Continent, are as follows:
Biblet. TeotamenU.
From the institution of the
French Testaments (besides) o
2000 purchased) J .
Spanish ditto 10,000
Portuguese ditto 5,000
Italian ditto 5,000
The society has already printed as follows i
Copieo.
English, various editions, | Teatemanta 89*791
w>Wl ? Bibles 20,000
Welch £ Testaments 38,000
Gaellek 1 BiMe * ’ •
Gaelick j TertJunent- io,OOO
Dutch Testaments 5,000
Danish Testaments 5,000
In the prosecution of these numerous, ex
pensive and important engagements, the socie
ty has been assisted by.individual, congrega
tional and local contributions. Wales and Scot
land have distinguished themselves by the most
liberal exertions in its behalf; and in England,
associations have been formed for supporting
it, at London, Birmingham, Reading and Not
tingham i and measures are taking for estab
lishing similar associations in other considera
ble towns.
The committee, therefore, trust that thio
brief representation of facts will stimulate the
Christian publick throughout the kingdom, to
unite their efforts, as well by local associations
as by personal contributions, in promoting.the
permanent interests of a society which has al
ready contributed to the diffusion of the scrip
tures in so many parts of the world, and which
promises, if liberally and extensively supported,
to became a blessing to the whole earth.
Signed by order of the Committee,'
JOHN OWEN, •)
JOSEPH HUGHES, - ■ > Secretariu.
CHAS. F.
foriifln Slnteiligenre.
society to the 31st March,
1808, 18,344 64,613
Fran the Met March, 1808,
to the 94th March, 1808, 35,910 41,369
»FITI»H HOUSK OF COMMONS,
iviiDix, May 15. «
AMERICAN DISPUTE.
Ma. Whitbread rose and said, that hav*
ing repd and considered ccrftalngtapers laid
before the House respecting the. negotia
tion which was carried on by Mr. En
gine and the American Government, he
was now perfectly prepared to state bis
opinion upon them.' The Right Hom Gen
tleman, his Majesty's late Secretary for
foreign affaire. (Mr. Canning,) had pub
lickly charged Mr. Erskine with having
departed widely from both the letter and
spirit of his instructions. Mr. Erskine de*
nied the fact; and the question at issue in
the face of Europe was, whether or not the
Kight Honourable GeaMeman had devi
ated from the truth. He for his own part
was persuaded no such imputation could
be found against the Right Hon. Gentle
man. But—
[Here the Chancellor of the Exchequer
rose and deprecated the progress of the
59,454 105,975
In an actiga, under the direction of Gene
ral O’Donnel, in the plains of Vich, the
French General Souham was mortally
wounded; 150 French were killed, 257
wounded, and the rest being put to flight
by the inconceivable fury with which our
troops attacked them, took refuge in Vich.
In Paris, this has doubtless been announced
as a victory K a > ne d by the Imperial arms!
List of the skirmishing parties that are
harrassing the enemy in La Mancha, com
municated by a person lately arrived from
that quarter w ' »
The party of Marquesito, consisting of
1000 infantry, 200 horse; of Francisquate,
of 150- Infantry, 300 horse; of the Canon of
Slguenxa and Canisares—numbers not as
certained; ofVtlea, consisting of a regi
ment under the name of the Virgin of Gua
daloupe; of Miguel Dias, of 100 men most
|y cavalry ; the Cruxada of Castile, under
the command of Don Miguel Quero, of 50
horse; Brigadier Don ludoro Min* of 400
men to which are joined that of Captain
Bailoof 40 men, »»f D. JuanOrobioof 80
men about half cavalry.
Mr. Canning expressed his surprise at
the course pursued by the Hon. Gentle
man, and thought he had a right to com
plain of his want of candour in thus desert
ing a discussion which for so long a time
he had appeared so anxious to bring for
ward. For his own part, he, had always
courted it, as the only way*in which he
could shew to the'world, that what he had
done in his official character, with respect
to Mr. Erskioe, would bear the strictest
and most minute investigation. There was
nothing for which he was more anxious
than that the investigation of this subject
should be entered fatodn the fullest man
ner. He had never said any thing tending
to traduce the character of Mr. Erskine.
He had affirmed, and be re-affirmed, that
Mr. Erskine had acted contrary to hie
inetauctione, not only at to the letter, but
the spirit of them / and he was ready to
make it appear in argument, whenever
the Hon. Gentlemen, or any other of Mr.
Erskine’s friends, should choose to bring it
forward.—He thought the Hon. Gentle
man did not treat him fairly, when after
he had stated, that if certain documents
were brought forward, it would appeal
that his (Mr. Canning's) conduct would
be found faulty and reprehensible; and
now those very documents were brought
forward, the Hon. Gentleman deserted hi*
former ground, and he was left without
any opportunity of defending his official
character from the charges which had at
different times been made against it.
Hun. Gentleman in a speech which might
lead to an irregular debate, there being no
question before ibe House ]
Mr. Whitbread did not mean to bring
forward any motion on this subject; he
wished to save the House the trouble of a
discussion. The question was at issue, us
between the Hight Hon. Gentleman, Mr-
Erskine and himself. What he wished io
say then, was, that all that was wanting t<
the vindication of Mr. Erskine was the pub
lication of that letter now before the world,
and from an attentive perusal of that let
ter, he thought the vindication complete :
but that theee inatructiono were not drawn
up with the accuracy they ought to hope
been, nor with due attention to a law which
had then recently paeaed in America. Un
derstanding, however, that an intercourse
was now in negotiation with America hi
did not wish to urge any thing further on
this subject.
His Excellency Count Montijo has ar
rived hefe, and .his presence occasions
great satisfaction to ail who know his pa
triotick virtues.
The second divbion has marched to
Muntijo and Merida; and as the enemy
have repasoed the Guadians, and are re
tiring, it has been ordered to Montanches,
and yesterday set UfF, leaving here, Zamo
ra, Toledo, and the battalion of Litera
cies ; but the grenadiers and sharp shoot
ers of the two first corps accompanied the
division. Such is the confidence of this
army, peer since the happy period when
the Hero of the North returned to take
the command of them, that we have no
doubt of success in all their, operations; and
the new warfare which is made on the ene
my by the politick and able Marquis of
Romans continues to frustrate their plans,
and destroy their forces. All his move
ments are mysterious, except to those in
his confidence; bdt the result of them is
success; and we do nut doubt that this
officer, who io in every respect, “ asset «t
-ctUeni** will give liberty to Spain, and re
store our beloved Ferdinand to his throne.
From Corunna papera, received by an ar
rival at Marblehead.
The people of this province have armed
themscivef, in a body, from the age of 16
to 45 years; they have all marched to tb*
respective points of junction, and those of
this and the adjoining places proceeded
the day before yesterday for Caceres.
“ ArtargH, and its magnanimous and
brave Governour, have been under the nc-
Particular! of the surrender <f Asroece.
Villa Fbawca, April 38.
(>om a prrvate letter, entitled to full credit
ALBVqyaaqua, April 13.,
BadaJoz, April 13.
“ Junot, fearful that perhaps this army,
tided by the Portuguese, might harruss him,
or compel him to raise the siege, thought
to hasten affairs iu this mannerHe took
from the garrisons of Castile men to sup
port the siege, and added from 10 to 12,000
infantry, 2000 horse, 1000 artiifcry, half
on foot and the other half mounted, and 22
pieces of artillery among which were 2
twenty-four pounders, and some eighteens
and twelves, and a royal howitzer. They
sought for the weakest side ( of % the walls,
which I believe was by the Puerto de Hey,
and planted there the principal battery,
well constructed with sauchtes; at the dis
tance of one third of a gunshot, they con
structed a covered way to protect them
selves, and by that means brought two of
the pieces of large calibre still nearer.—
They opened the most lively and incessant
fire that bad been known, on Good Friday
before day break, and on Saturday evening
they had made a breach of about ten yards
as clean as if it had been demolished with
pick-axes. Three times they made a
general assault, mounting the breach, and
scaling the walls; and as many times as
they attacked, they were repulsed at the
point of the bayonet, and with the most
horrible fire that can be conceived of—
The whole circuit of the walls, and the
approach to the breach were in a moment
covered with dead bodies, falling in Heaps
upon each other, until the horrour of the
icene, and night, put a cessation to the
efforts of the besiegers and besieged ; the
Utter, however, and their worthy Goveru
our, perceiving that h was temerity to
make any further resistance to a force so
much superiour and under such disadvan
tages, and the ammunition for the cannon
growing scarce, and being desirous of
avoiding the bloody fata which infallibly
awaited his garrison and the whole city,
capitulated in the most honourable man
ner on Sunday morning; the peasantry
being left free, and their conduct not to be
questioned, and he and his garrison prison
ers, the officers reserving their hones,
swords and baggage, and the soldiers their
knapsacks. This article of the capitvdp
ion has been moot outrageously vioLuta,
t<W we are assured, by the time they passed
ttanosa they had been stripped of every
thing, and were on foot, except Seaaocildß
and Guerrero, (the latter of the regiment
of Sugo.)—*The troops that entered to taM
possession were only 3 battalions of m*g|t
ry, and some horse, with Junot at tflfcfr
head; he received the sword ot the Guy
ernour, but returned it to him, observing
served it. He was astonished that a gar
rison of only 2500 men had made speh hor
rible destruction, for bis toss amounted to
4000 killed and wounded.
that it should be his, for be had well
CHAHLKSTON, July 3.
Captaim Brooks of the schooner Sally,
arrived at this port on Saturday, from Ma
deira, informs ua that the day before he
sailed a British gun-brig arrived at that
place in 6 days from Lisbon, with the intel
ligence that a great battle had been fought.
on the confines of Portugal,' betweep
combined British and Portuguese army add
the French; that the fighting continued
for three days, and that the French Were
completely defeated, with great loapx. ; ;
It was also stated, that the French- t|oop»
taken prisoner? wire many of thus so
completely worn out with fatigue and hun
ger, as to be unable to proceed on theii
march. It was likewise asserted that the
French had been compelled to evacuate
Madrid, for the want of provisions, and
that the Patriots had taken possession of
that city. A reinforcement of 9ffiM men
that had arrived at Lisbon from England
remained on board the transports, the Por
j tuguese assuring the commauder, that the
British troops then in the coqntry, together
with the Portuguese troops were folly com
petent to defend the kingdom.
By Captain Brooks from Madeira, we
learn, that the particulars of a battle fought
•by the combined armies of Portuguese and
English with the French was received
there by a gun-brig to six days from Lis
boa. The combined arm/ was completely
victorious, owing, as was said, to the French
having been exhausted for want uf provi
blobs. The battle lasted three-days.
• City Gal.
cessity of capitulating and sirrrer.deriifg;
the garrison being prisoners of war, but
the peasantry to go free, without regard to
any part they may have taken. This in
formation we have from several persons,
who escaped in disguise, or, as Providence
favoured them, from the city after its sur
render ; and their statements, divested of
the superfluous and improbable matter, aie
in substance as follows:
The Portuguese are represented to be in
the highest spirits imaginable, and to en
tertain the moot sanguine hopes of preserv
ing their country from French tyranny.
Great rejoicings had taken place at Ma
deira in consequence of this victory over
the French. Courier.
NEW YORK, July 7.
NEW BRICK MACHINE.
- yde have seen a model of a Brick Ma
chiae, constructed on a new principle, In-
. 23p the
" Ail vessels sailing under the American
flag, and owned in whole or part, by any
citizen or subject of that power, that jreck
oning from the 20th of May, 1809, may
have already catered, or that shall subse
quently enter the ports of France, her colo
nies, on the territories occupied by the
French armies, shall be celled and sold,
and the produce of the sale shall be depo
rted to the Caiese D'Amortisation. From
'this provision are alone excepted such vsh
3els as may be charged with despatches,
’or commissions from the government of
United States, and have no lading no*
merchandise on board.
Fatnca Rix oom Liar Dtctts*.
The following is a copy of the French
Decree, noticed in London Papers:
The last number of the Bulletin dee Loie '
contains an Imperial Decree, dated at
Rambouillet, the 23d of March, 1810, which
(taking into consideration that the Govern
ment of the United States has by an act of
the first of Match, 1809, ordered, L That
from the 20th of May next ensuing, vessels
arriving in the United States, under Ufa
French flag, shell be seised and confiscated,
together with their cargoes. 2. That from
the same period, no merchandise, nor pro
duction of the soil, or mawofoctxres cf
France or her colonies, cad be imported
into the ports of the United States.•: from
■any foreign port whatsoever, under pein <f
seizure, confiscation and penalty of ffiree
tisses the value of the goods. 3. That it
shall not be lawful, for American vessels
to proceed for any port. fa Trance, her
colonies, or dependencies,) decrees as fol
lows: 'J
July 13.
firZrac-Z q/" a letter from the Havana, qf
June 23, to the Sftdnieh Coneul in thie
town. '
** I lately wrote yew, and enclosed a copy
>f tbe new order* reducing the duties on
import* and export*, and enforcing the for
mer orders requiring Consular certificates
a» requisite to admit the vessel and diffcr
ernt shipments. I congratulate yen sin
cerely oft the favourable eflects of these
two orders, so far as regards the interests
of our countrymen; and hope that the Re
gency will not find it psoases ry again to
shackle the trade of this grojrihg and
valuable island, which, with a iflnl paMM
cy, would be worth more to the crowfiw
Spain than the province of Mexico.'*
An official advertisement was inserted
in the Havana papers, June >4, that the
French privateers Franchise, Intrepide,
Due de Motebello, Petite Chance, and
Lepine, with their plunder were detained
at New-Orleans, and that an inventory of
their plunder was received at the Havana,
to tbe end that any losers might reclaim
the same. The privateers GuilUuine,
Blossom and Superioer, are also mention
ed as detained at New-Orleans. Our ac
counts from New-Oleans are later than
those at the Havana, and say, all the pri
vateers had put to sea.
THE RAMBOUILLET DECREE.
Our readers are already acquainted with
the French Berlin and Milan decrees £
and we now introduce the Rambouillet de
cree, as first pubHshed in the Philadelphia
Gasette of the 9th iast. Government, ah
doubt, have been in possession of thia decree
for some time, but did not choose to favour
the publick with a knowledge of it
A Mineral Spring, the medicinal quali
ties of which are said to be very powerful,
has been discovered on the farm of George
Githens, Esq. in the District of Colestown,
Cheater township, Burlington county, New-
Jersey, about eight miles from Philadel
phia, four and a half from Haddonfield,
and two and a half from Mooreatown. The
water is represented to contain saline mat
ter, and iron, which renders h both dluret
ick and tonick, and therefore generally
useful in disorders of the stomach. ‘
HAVANA Tit A DU.
Markets good for articlg the*product of
Spain. Floor 91 to 22 dollars >. but se
fluctuating as to bt very hazardous.
vented by Mr. Daniel French, Mechanist
and Engineer, of thia city, and so contrived
as to manufacture bricks of all kinds with
the greatest facility. It will produce 3000
bricks in an hour if supplied with clay,
and may be extended to produce auy num
ber required in thf same time. The clay
is applied without any previous prepara
tion. It requires only the na? ura) moisture
as it it commonly found a few inches be
low the earth. In this state it is applied to
the machine, and the bricks are produced
in the neatest m inner, ready to pile away ;
saving the trouble of carrying tonml from
the yard, and tending while drying, as to
done in the common way. More than two
thirds of the usual expense is saved in pro
ducing bricks ready to burn. The bricks
manufactured by the machine are much
more compact and impenetrable to water,
than bricks manufactured by hand, aq a
brick of the same size will weigh nearly
one fifth more than those made in the com
mon way. «
Specimens of the bricks produced in this
way, from severs) kinds of day, have been
burned, and the result has proved, beyond
all doubt, that the machine will answer the
purpose intended. AC Y. Jive. Poet.