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r rful and fortunate defoot ? If in any
-future wars with France -but why
:purfue the fubjeft in its consequences
further ? Will not 'a time arrive when
;the unanimous voice of this country
Ihali be lifted up in execration against I
jhe weakness and folly es those rulers,
Who have, by their timidity and their
, want of forefight, expoled it to the train
, of calamities which follow in the rear
.of the present measures : the perpetual
recurrence of bloody and ruinous wars,
a dismemberment of territory, civil
commotions, and an early dissolution of
its government. [2V. T. Ev. Post.
From the National Intelligencer.
O -
[OFFICIAL]
Tranflaticn of a Letter from the Marquis de
Case Yrujo to the Secretary of State.
" WaJbingtom March 10, 1893.
" SIR,.
" VET™'" ycu represented to me, toward#
VV the end of November iaft, that the
..port of New-Orleans had been ffiut against the
citizens of the United States, without the as
signment of any equivalent place of deposit for
their merchandize on the banks of the MiffiGp
pi, according to the stipulation in the zzd arti
cle of the treat, of amity, commerce, and navi
gation between the King my matter and the 1
United States,! do not hesitate todeclare to you,|
that 1 considered this mcafure, as flowing foiely'
from the mistaken zeal of the Intendant of Lou-;
iliana, without the approbation, and even with
out the knowledge of my Court. I. well knew ;
the fincerc delire of the King, my mailer, to live'
in peace and good harmony with the United
States : as I also knew well the scrupulous good
faith with which the Spanish government fulfils
the engagements which it forms, particularly
when they are founded on the solemnity of a
treaty.
" I have now the fatisfaaion of informing I
you that my firfl opinion has been verified, and
of declaring in the most positive terms, that the
proclamation of the Intendant is an ad purely
personal, without the faneion, and even without
the knowledge of his Catholic Majesty. In re
ality, if the said proclamation had appeared here
in an entire state, no doubt could have taken
place as to the source of this proceeding; but
the operative part thereof alone has circulated
through the UiStates, the preamble introducing
it, having been probably without design omitted.
" I have therefore the honor to communicate
herewith an entire and correct copy of the a
forefaid proclamation; and by the expressions
which I have underlined, it will be clearly fecri
that the arrangement is absolutely personal, and
has originated in the faculties which the Inten
dant supposed to be incident to his station.
" This assertion is not founded merely on the
obvious inference from those expreffious: The
Intendant himfelf declares, to me in the most
direeft terms in a letter of January 15th, which
I have just received from him ; and the Gov
ernor of the Province confirms the fame thing
with the fame solemnity in another letter of the
fame date. Neither the one, nor the other dis
pute the right of the citizens of the Webern
Stares to a place of deposit on the Spanish banks
of the Miffifippi; but the Intendant thinks, that
the term, of three years allowed for the purpose
at New-Orleans, having expired, and much pre
judice to the royal interests being experienced
from its continuance in that city, it was incum
bent on him to suspend the deposit there, with
out venturing to take on himfelf, the assignment
of another equivalent place; not because he
douted the right of the inhabitants of the Unit
ed States thereto ; but because it appeared to
him to be an act exceeding his authority, and
which he ought to leave to the royal Determi
nation of our Sovereign. The governor of
Louisiana saw the fubjed under a point of view
more correal in my judgment and more favor
able to the inhabitants of the United States.
From the whole it refute that the suspension
of the deposit not being an ad of my court, and
no person even disputing the right of the Ame
rican Citizens in the case,! shall now take upon
inyfelf to adopt measures which must in Cure to
tke U. States, the enjoyment of all the rights
stipulated in the 22d article of the Treaty, on
the arrival at New-Orlean&of the dispatches
which will be forwarded under this date.
rO . .
, (O' THE Editor of the New York
Evening. Post, remarks on the,above,
that "since the important preamble to
the Intendant's proclamation, referred
to, as explanatory of the whole affair,
does not, after all, appear in print ; we
are unable at this time to fa, whether
it is such as would, on the face of it,
flew that the (hutting the port Was the
aft of the Intendant alone."
CT Indeed, this “ official" paper
fa's every appearance of being an under
ftooj business between the parties, and
intended to serve as a collateral to the
speeches ,of Meffis. Brackenridge, S.
Smith, Randolph, &c. to prop up the
popularity of the present admininiftra
tion. If, however, the assurances it
gives, are to be relied on, it proves that
die measures taken by the admimflra
tion, are the very word they could have
pursued. Any negotiation in .Europe
could have been better accomplished
by our ministers fefident there, .than by
tbq new extra. Envoy. . For, whatever
. wc„mayin other refpeQs think of Mcffr?.
Livinglion and Pinckney we can-<
pot., inpoiptof political knowledge,and
diplomatic fkilE put them below Mr.
Monroe. Arid foouid Mr. Monroecom
pletely succeed according to the ideas
of his employers ; fnould he be able to
get rid of his two millions of dollars,
and receive the territory in return, the
fam thus paid, will be nothing more
than a promifory note, to pay the pow
er which receives it,Two Millions more,
whenever they shall be demanded.
CT The explanation given by the
Spanish Minister is not fatisfa^ory in
any refped. It is nothing more than
we had heard before. Neither the In
tendant nor the Minister, would dare to
tell Mr. Jefferfon or Mr. Maddifon their
feret inflrunions, And as to the part .
Tom Yaine (who hastened on to New-
York to fee Mr. Monroe before his de
parture) has taken in this affair no good
can be expeded from it. This only
serves to fink us still further in difgrace'
4 ——o— —
FRANKFORT (KENTUCKEY) MARCH 3.
FRENCH ASSURANCES.
The following information was com
municated to us by the Hon. J. Brown
from Washington City. Two days be
fore he left the feat of government
(which was on the 14th ult.) dispatches
had been received from Mr. Livih^fton
our ambassador at Paris in which it ,is
Rated, that in consequence of a diplo
,matic note presented by him on the fub
jeft of the late irregular proceeding at
New-Orleans, he received assurances
from the French minister of foreign
affairs, that Trance would refped the
rights of America—that she had- receiv
ed Louisiana from Spain, fubjed to such
ftipulaticns as are contained in our trea
ties with that power,—and that she
wished to cultivate, with the Ameri
cans, a spirit of harmony and good will.
The French minister further assured
.Mr.Livingfton, that as soon as the First
Consul arrived (who was expected in
Paris the next day) an official note,
containing these sentiments, should be
delivered to him to forward to his gov
ernment. ~ ,>
Mr. Brown received this information
from the President. Mr. Jefferfon fur
ther observed, that although the re-es
tablishment of things on their former
footing, was all we had a right to de
mand—experience had shewn it would
not be fufficient to ensure the proteftion
of the wefterri commerce, or to restore
confidence to the minds of our citizens
—the government would therefore
make every exertion in its power to
obtain one entire fide of the river Mif
fifippi.
a^OTi ,4* iai>»ww«»w^~--«»»» —■»« I r-^My - W-mT^x^
Miscellany.
From the IVaJhington Federalist.
Secrecy—No. I.
—o—
— triumph of democracy, on
the 4th of March, 1801, carried
in its train unspeakable benefits for the
world ; but particularly for Columbia.
There is now some sense in the long,
" Hail Columbia, Happy Land," &c,—-
Her citizens, citeffes, black, white, arid
yellow ; philanthropy, benevolence,
philosophy, humanity, and drydocks,
and a thousand more of us true repub
licans, seemed to gain new life on that
auspicious 4th of March. And as to
myfelf, I, secrecy, daughter of usur
pation and jealousy, had no existence at
all, as I may fay, until then. True, I
had a kind of half being; fort o's, and
fort o'not, as the Virginians lay, exiting
by turns with my cousin publicity, the
son of legitimate power and integrity ;
not day and day like Ca&or and Pollux,
but night and day, I taking the night
and he the day. Now this cousin pub
licity is a federalift, and was a great fa
vorite with Washington and Adams ;
and so fafhionable had he become, and
proud, that he seemed to envy me, my
very exigence. He was all the rage for
twelve long years, the constant theme
was "public)," , no secrecy in republics,"
81c. &c. It is true, that I now and theft
seemed to look up a little, as the faying
is. Calm observer Beckley, and Calcutta
pole Duane, and two or three other
villains; might take me into company
when the Treasury office was broken
open, and books stolen, to lay a foun
dation for more lies about Col. Pick
ering. l used to attend all the demo
cratic caucuses ; and was invited to
attend several tete a tete conversations
between Genet and Jefferfon; between
Jefferfon and Doctor Logan, before he
went to France, and between Jefferfon
arid Mrs. - , afterwards. I was
with Charles Pinckney when he fell into
a cellar ih Chefnut street, Philadelphia,
and broke his, collar-bone, pursuing,
like Apollo, a nimble footed Daphne, in
the Ihape of a fable citefs,; with Pleni
po Livingston, when competing a disser
tation, for the perusal of his kinsman's
wife, proving adultery to be a virtue ;
and with Th I Jetferfon, as he spells his
name, commonly pronounced Jefferfon,
when composing a similar one for Mrs.
But notwithstanding all these,
I can,truly fay, that until the fun of
federalifm set, on the 3d of March, and
my envious cousin set with it, I never
saw, day light. But since then, and
lately, the fafhion has taken a prodi
gious run in my favor.
I pass over, thousands of instances, of
a minor kind,.which may be fubjeds of
future communication ; and hasten, as
the French, and their half-witted imi
tators in this, country fay, to that august.
body, the House of Representative, of
the United States. Day after day have
I been coaxed and wooed, and almost
forced into their company, and so per
fed was the enjoyment,that not a scoun
drel of a servant was permitted to disturb
us, for many, many hours, by so much as
even making a fire ! Hardly a moment
could I spare for Tom Paine, Tom Jef
ferfn, and Duane ,• because the dear
•house could not part with me.
; And the other day, the Senate, that
Executive corps, that body, which is,
by main (Length, to preserve the agree
able onenefi of the Executive, as Abraham
Baldwin fays ; that body, rendered il
luftriaus by the presence of Cocke, and
Wright, and Ellery, and some others ;
nearly their equals in oneness of talents;
.while in the midst of debate, were taken,
as quick as lightning, in love withfae
•9 ; —dear delightful secrecy was called
in, and-two days they spent with me,
and for what ? Even the two paramours,
Nicholas and. Wright, could not tell , —
there was no earthly reason for it, but
it was the fafhion ; secrecy is the rage,
the flare, the ton, the fans fouci, the pic
nic, the every thing.
Cousin publicity, halloo, where are
you ! Sad times for you poor fellow !
Don't you remember John Smilie some
years ago, used to call out aloud for
you, with a most wonderful Irish twist
of his jaw, and an outlandish accent,
pobleecety, pobleecety, ? Irish John is now
in the House, but his taste seems to be
;totally changed, Jacracy,facracy, is bel
; lowed now, with great zeal by John :—
IWhat do you think the fool means ?
I Nothing in this world, but that times
lare changed, And John is a pipe played
[ upon by a greater rogue and less fool
than himfelf, and he pipes exactly as he
is hjd.
(poled doors forever ! If a gentle
man, and what is of infinitely more
importance, if a lady, attempts to go
into either house of Congress, to hear
the debates, not to show herfelf, dear
creature, clofed' doors are in the way,
enough to break her heart, and a new
clean white muffin drefs,.has got to be
done up again ? and if perchance, she
gets in ; before she has fat two minutes
Sam Smith, or Nicholson, or Beau Daw
son, or Nicholas, or Wright, or some oth
er dunce, moves with Solemn phiz, for
closed doors. And, would you believe it ?
The Court, the Supreme Court, the
Federal Court, that Court, upon whose
deftrudion I have attended last winter
and this, seven and thirty caucuses,
where Jefferfon or Duane always presi
ded, Tom Paine being how come you so;
co old not preside in his turn; this very
Court now fit, and have, for many days
with closed doors. Ihe Attorney-Gen
eral, Mr. Levi Lincoln, who ^<a coun
ty court lawyer, and now irthefirft law
officer in the Union, the elegant writer
of the elegant pieces commonly called
the Worcester Farmer ; who made the
discovery that it was high treason for a
Clergyman, to think of politics, and
what is more extraordinary, that ft a
mounted to the horrible crime of oppug
nations, if he mentioned President jeffer
fan's name, without firft,in token of rev
erence, pulling his hat and wig off.*
This great man was cited before the
Supreme Couft a few days since, as a
witness, and being sworn in the usual
manner, was asked a simple question,
but could not aufwer it,until they gave
it to him in writing, and he went off
and spent a whole day and night with
me, and with closed doors ; and then he
made out to remember that he had for
got all about it !—Gentlemen, Mer
chants, Coblers and Tinkers, when
they fear a little rudeness from baliffs
and such impudent fellows, cloje their
doors. If a friend calls, they cannot let
him in, no—" I have, in imitation of
great folks, concluded to enjoy secrecy
with closed doors." And lately a well
known beauty, was in her room with a
gentleman, and her husband approach
ing the door rather abruptly, found it
not only closed, but faftened ;" let me in
my dear"—"no, my dear I can't."
66 Why ?" “ I have concluded to man
age my affairs with secrecy and cljed
doors." And when the boor ofa huf-.
band pushed open the door, and found
his neighbour there, O ho, said he, M-.
Secrecy,], understand you—la, my dear,
said the beauty, blushing with inno
cence, you know our toast, 'tis called
the Ladies toast, “ practical men to man
age our affairs," and this honest gentle
man was only just going to, explain it
to me how, and fain as how,fecrecy must
be called in, and we must have closed
doors, or nothing could be done. .It is
a d—'d federal toast, and you shall not
haw an explanation. La, my dear,
fy' "'e' i l is just at much a toast a
mong democratic ladies, as any, and I
must have it explained, and I will, so
now,do dear, go away, and I'll tell you,
as soon as I know ; away goes hus
band—l was called in, and the doors
closed!
I declare, I am so hurried from one
place to another, that I have not a
moment's rest. The other day I at
tended a caucus at the President's rail
fence, about Dry Docks, and many
things for the good of the nation, al!
secret— doors closed; the Republicans
talked charmingly, "don't let the fed
eralifts know ; they'll plague us," and
such like. And then about New-Orleans,
, and Louisiana, and Florida, and the
Lord knows what, and about war, and
* *The Attorney General, we understand, is
writing a Law Tract upon the crime of 0,-
pugnation, the lobote of which he means should
be printed as a posthumous work, but an A
bridgement of it will soon appear from the press
of the National TEgis,in nineteen vols.folio,thir
teen of which will contain a summary of his
own life, for the encouragement of Blacksmiths
and Tinkers !
how much afeard Mr. Jefferfon was,
and how he begged of his friends to
stand by him, and then, how he laugh
ed, and said he was not afeard. D'ye
fee, Cousin Publicity,- I want your
assistance, not about what I have
mentioned, all this is hush for the
present, but about a recent caucus
at the rail fence, on which all our
fide attended, and it was most delight
ful to hear them talk, and finally the a
greement upon the hext confidential
meflage to be lent to the House of Re
presentatives. It is this next message,
which I want you to help me about—l
can't divulge it, as it is contrary to my
nature, but you can and must, you
rogue you—l shall die of it, if it is not
told !-
Now don't be alarmed,ladies. Where
ever, and whenever I am called in, and
attend, with closed doors, any of you,
whether white, black or yellow— and
whether the President, or Johnny Ran
dolph, or the President's Toad Eater, or
any other fool, be with you, depend up
on me, mum's the word. —So, don't be
alarmed, my charmers, for any thing
patt, present, or to come, my federal
Cousin's head shall be in a bag about
you, and all your concerns. It is about
public concerns, and public concerns
alone, that Pobleecety, as Smilie calls hirti,
shall be employed. So, now for my
Caucu . (To be continued.]
Saturday, igth Feb. 1803.
- 1 NORFOLK, MARCH 8.
FIRE-On Saturday nightlaft,the house
of a Mr. Higgins was difeovered to be
on fire ; but it was soon extingbifhed.
It was plain that this fire was defened.
I On Sunday morning Mr. Ashley's
ware houfe,in which he Dept, was found
to be on fire. He narrowly escaped
fuffoeation. A man was seen running
from this place just as the fire broke
out. Higgins is fufpefted, and has
been taken up. He had built his house
on leafed ground, the rent of which
wasmore than the building would com
mand. His house was insured for
3000 dollars and he had offered to fell
it for 1000. -
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH IQ.
The Vice-President of the U. S. is
on a tour to the southward ; —whether
on a family visit, or on a jaubt to feel
the politicial pulse of the South, is not
afeertained. He has been said to be a
Burr which flicks at nothing ; it is pretty
evident from all recent accounts, that
very few flick to him. [This remark
doe: not hold good in New-York, where
Mr. Burr's party is numerous, aud com.
prises men of the firft talents and affivity.]
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TRENTON, (N, J.) MARCH 11.
FEDERALISAI REVIVING.
Accounts from Burlington county,
relative to the late Town-Meeting are
very favourable to the good old cause.
As far as our information extends the
democrats have been uniformly defeat
ed, though uncommon exertions were
made to bring out all their forces. In
Nottingham, where, at the last fall e
le&ion, they obtained so strong 3 sup
port to their ticket, they failed m al
most every attempt to carry their men,
notwithstanding the advantage they
had this year, of holding the town-meet
ing on their (IrongeA ground, Lam
berton.: The officers of the Election
are all federal.
, From Cumberland the most agreeable
news is received ; the adherents of
Paine have there been foiled in several
diftrids were last year they succeeded.
Jn Gloucester our expectations have
, been realized except in one townships;
and the failurein this is to be attributed
only to a democratic trick.
Our information from different parts
of the Rate is most flattering.
-.— o-—— ;
:' >m±w-york, march 24.
Thomas Paine has left this city for
his farm in New Jersey ; where he will
reside for a season.
—<. ;
, Mr. Stanley's letter to bis Conflituents,
the publication of which We have begun
in our paper of this evening, is highly
worthy of the attentive perusal of every
manof candor and underftanding,what
ever may be the party to which be be
longs. Mr. Stanley takes a very able
view of the tranfadicns of the govern
' ment duringthe last session of Congress,
and presents with moderation and im
partiallity the principles & reafoninga
vowed and maintained as well by the
advocates as bythe oppofers ofthe plans
and measures of the present administra
tion. People must decide between them;
but that they may be able to form a
corred judgment, it is all important
that they should possess accurate infor
mation, and a general knowledge of
the arguments employed on those topics
whichhaveprincipally divided inopinion
the members ofthe national legislature.
In this point of view, the letter of
Mr. Stanley is of particular value ; it
Icontains a calm exposition of both sides
of those questions which have been dis
cussed in Congress that involve the
great and common interests of the coun
try ; and although on these points he
gave his uniform vote against the ma
jority, yet it will be admitted by every
difereet man who shall Lie oAA Q r z
that it is entirely free from the virulent
and indecorum which too frequently
mingle in productions intended for the
public ; it is a dispassionate appeal to
the sober sense of the community, and
we sincerely hope it may meet with the
careful examination to which we think
it entitled.
•- BOSTON, MARCH 26
The able andeloquent speeches of Mr.
Ross & Mr. Morris, in the Senate of the
United States, the 23d Feb. in support
of Mr. Rofs's resolution relative to the
navigation' of the river Miffifippi, and
our right of deposit within the Spanish
territories, have been published in a
pamphlet in Philadelphia. They are
produdions of the firft rank.—A Mas
sachusetts democrat—a gentleman of
talents—has been heard to declare, that
for the honour of the American char
ades he wished all Europe had been
like himfelf, auditors of the Senatorial
debate on the above fubjed.
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We find by a note in the Kentucky Paltadte
that Thomas T. Davis, Ef^ late a Representa
tive from that state, has declined being a Can
didate for the next Congress.
The Legislature of Nova-Scotia have enact
ed, that any person convi&ed of stealing from
any vcffel wrecked on the coast of that province
, or the Iflc of Sable, or of obftru&iog any per.-
son of such vcffels in attempting to save his life,
f^/vffir decth. They have also declared it
felony, without benefit of clergy, for any per
son willfully to call away or destroy a veffcl.
In the Legislature of New-York,a committee
appointed for the purpose, have reported a bill
to prevent duelling, and which is now before
the House of Reprefentati+es. This bill pro
vides that all perform fending or accepting any
challenge, or concerned in any duel, either in
or out of the State, if they are citizens of that
State, or within its jurifdi&icU if not citizens of
that State, shall be incapable of holding any
post of honour, trust or profit ; and the parties
may be compelled to teftify as witness.
The Legislature of Conneaicut have passed
an a& for the prohibition and prevention of
Horse Rating. * - %
An ad has parted both Hoefes of the Legis
lature of New-York, and been approved by
the Council of Revision, granting a pardon to
George, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians,
for the murder of John Hewit, on condition of
his leaving that State, and never returning.
A London paper mentions, that the bank
ruptcy of the great mercantile house of Carrie,
Bazard and Co. at Paris, will it is expe&ed, oc
casion considerable delay in the expedition for
Louisiana, as this house was to furnish the pro
visions for that armament. =
Several incendiary attempt, were made at
Norfolk, (Vir.) about the Sth inst. to fire that
city ; providentially but little damage was done.
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march 31.
Prom the Baltimore Gazette.
AMERICAN NAVAL ACTION.
We have just this instant received ad
vice that the American schooner En
terprize, commanded by the brave
Sterret, and carrying 16 guns,has had
an engagement with a brig of superior
force. The occasion of this rencoun
ter was, because the British Comman
der would not (hew his colors. After
a hard fight, the enterprize was bro'c
into a situation to rake her antagonist,
which she did so effectually, that her
opponent was forced to yield, after los
ing 60 men killed. 1 Capt. Sterret car
ried her into Gibraltar, where - the Bri^
tifh Capt. was treated with that con
tempt which h^ so justly merited, for
concealing his colors.
Wbilft we lament the loft of blood
shed on this occafion,we cannot forbear
remarking, that this is one proof ia
addition to others, that in courage the
Americans are inferior to. no people on
the globe. (American.]
[This article we understand has made
its appearance in a democratic print:
at Frederick-town, from which it
probablyhas been extracted,al though
it appears as original in the; American.
At belt it is a very questionable
thing] -—-—;
From SAVANNAH, March ig.'
“ We are credibly informed, that
there is a French gentleman now in this
city, bearing the appointment of Com
missary (or some commission under
the French government) for the port
of St. Augustine; and that he fails for
that place the firft fair wind. A cir.
cumftance which gives additional cre
dit to the report, that We are soon to
have the French for neighbours upon
the waters of the St. Mary's, as well
jas the Miffifippi. This colonial agent,
I or whatevef-he may be, is said to hare
belonged to Bonaparte's army in
Egypt." '
FROM NEW-YORK, MARCH 25/
We learn that Mr. King, our Min
ister at the Court of London, is expe&-
ed to leave England some time in the
month of April, on board of the John
Morgan, a fine vessel, for this port,
which has been chartered for his use ;
so that Mr. King and family may be
expected here by the middle of June. °
.a GIBRALTAR.•
Yesterday arrived here the brig Dol
phin,capt. Tyler,in 35 days from Gib
raltar, he communicates the following
intelligence—That no news of the de
claration of war between France and
Algiers had reached Gibraltar when he
Spanish government
was still inimical to the American Com
n^ L that he was ° ne of the number
had been ordered from the port
of Cadiz, without any just reasons af
.gned ; and that the American frigate
, Adams, was laying at Gibraltar, hav
ing experienced no other damage in
the severe gales of January, but the loss