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great wouM be prorogued at the com
meDCfjnent of the approaching month.
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
Ara il 18, 1810.
AMERICAN NEGOTUTIQAT.
Mr. Canning rose to pot a question to
the Honourable Gentleman on the opposite
Bench, (Mr. Whitbread,) respecting our
transactions with America., It would be
recollected, that observations had been
rmde tending to intimate that he (Mr. C.)
had actually told a lie before that House,
and in the face of the world, with regard
to the instructions which he, when in of
fice, bad given to Mr. Erskine. The pa
pers which served fully to elucidate this
subject, had now been nearly two months
before the House and no proceeding was
taken in pursuance of the object, with a
view to which the Honourable Geutleman
called for those papers. He therefore
thought it necessary to ask after such a
publick imputation as he had alluded to,
had been cast upon his character, whether
/ the Honourable Gentleman meant to bring
forward any motion upon this question, and
at what time he would feel it convenient to
do
Mr. Wliltbdead stated, that In conse
quence of the pressure of publick business
for some time back, he had not yet been
able to read the paper, alluded to by the
Right Honourable Gentleman. But he
would tuke care to examine them in the
course of the recess, and if they did not
serve to dislodge the impression he had
been induced to entertain upon this subject,
he should certainly feel it his duty to sub
rf.it a motion to the House respecting it.
Mr. Canning expressed a hope that the
Right Honourable Gentleman would cither
bring the matter under discussion, or state
4ih reasons for declining it, so that the in
thnation, of which he had reason to com
plain, should not remain uncontradicted.
Mr. VyjfHjbreird replied, “Undoubted
and added, that he felt himself
b >d to apologize to the Right Honoura
ble Gentleman for the delay which had al
ready taken place upon this subject.
on the frontiers was understood to be
. 100,000 strong. The recent reinforcements
from England being considerable, the por
tion of British troops was rated at 30,000
effective tnen well appointed. The com
bined armies rather courted than appre
hended ah knack from the French, whnse
advance was not talked of at Lisbon, where
great confidence continued as to their
From the increased strength of the Isl
and of Leon, the just cause of the Span
ish Patriots, and the energy and resources
of their British allies, the present pros
pects of the people of Cadiz are not so
gloomy as by former accounts. We do not
so much expect as we hope for the eman
cipatioo of Spain; yet certain it is, that the
numerous French hordes have so eaten and
destroyed the country, that great difficulty
is experienced by the sagacious King Joe
in supplying his brother’s troops with pro
visions; every thing* roust be conveyed
from a great distance, which costs time,
labour anti money. These fierce dogs of
wgr, Impatient of delay, are terrible in the
open field ; but are not much disposed to
face famine, and wear out their strength
ip pelting the walls of a city, whose banks
safety., >i
' Pfevions to the sailing of the Augustus,
they had accounts' from Cadiz to the 12th
of April, [4wo day later than the fabri
cated account of its capture.] No advance
had been made by the invadprs for the last
week. On the contrary, the French troops,
4t ia said, had abandoned Port fit. Mary’s
Whence the city obtained water as usual.—*
It Was supposed, that the French generals
withdrew their troops, either from fear of
being Dupohted, [cut off by advancing too
fer,] or in order for a concentration of force
and vigorous attack on the combined ar-
and which it might
be feared would advance should their op
ponents cqjUinue much lopger wasting their
resources under the WeHs of Cadiz. The
•whole Island of Leon becomes stronger and
more inaccessible every day, insomuch
that Cadiz can only be reduced (if it ever
Br the ship Augustus, Captain Bacchus,
from Lisbon, whose arrival was noticed
last evening, we have had accounts three
days ißtest from Portugal and four days
-latest from Cauiz. Captain R. left Lisbon
* Latest from Sfiain and Portugal.
falls) by a' protracted and costly siege.—
They have cut a canal across the Island
about midway, or 6 miles from the city,
and have fortified the city side, mounting
•heavy cannon in such positions as to com
mand the ‘gut and rake the causeway ; so
that should the French become possessed
of the end next the main, they can only
approach the city, under the fire of the
British'fleet and gun-boats in the canal,
and of the cannon on its adverse bank.—
We are assured that immense will be the
loss of French before Cadiz will surrender.
The surrender is not expected.
on the 17th April, at which pme the al
lied army of Portuguese and British troops
tije JIBaUjBL
SIEGE OF CADIZ.
BALTIMORE, June 8.
and church-plate tbeydannot reach. The
French soldier hat been too much indulged
in stripping altars and bearing off church
furniture, to sink down willingly into a
mere battering ram, with which to knock
against fortifications, whose known strength
defies the thumps, and in whose bosom, if
forced, would be found cannon, bullets and
knives, substituted for the gold and valua
bles prudently shipped before the fall.
A friend from Washington informs, that
it was confidently stated, that Congress
would be convened in July—-that it was un
derstood Mr. Pinkuey would be recalled—
and that no hopes were entertained of
averting open hostilities with France.
Our foreign relations were precisely in
their present state before the adjournment
of Congress, and so far from recommend
ing any course to that body, Mr. Madison
concealed from them the actual situation
of our affairs. He smothered the intelli
gence from France, and caused, in con
junction with his Secretary, false informa
tion to be spread abroad, as to our rela
tions with England. He knew the mea
sures that were taken by France; he re
ceived and pocketed the insult of her min
ister; he knew that .the report of admin
ister of rank and talents coming A this
country, as Mr. Jackson’s successor, was
false, and that Mr. Jackton had obtain
ed a complete triumph over his prevari
cating, tricky Secretary ; knowing all this,
shrinking from the responsibility of recom
mending measures of conduct and hiding
from them such information as he possess
ed, and would have enabled them to act
without a recommendation, for what pur
pose is Congress to be called together in
July ? To amuse the people, Io keep them
quiet, and flatter them with a hope that
relief will be given, when none is intended.
Yesterday arrived ship Amiable, Cap
tain Hedelius, 32 days from Guttenberg.
Captain Hedelius does not recollect that
any new orders or decrees respecting neu
trals and others, had been issued lately,
but the things were much in the state when
we last heard from thence, except that on
the 15th of April it was published in all
rhe churches of Sweden, that the importa
tion of every article of English produce or
manufacture, and generally that all trade
with England was prohibited. He informs
that the Danish privateers and cruisers
were out, but paid seme respect to the
American flag. That the brig Bellair, late
Jacobs, was tried at Tonningen, and clear
ed. That owing to the representations of
John French, Charge des Affaires at Stock
holm, th 6 communicating by packets, be
tween England and Sweden, would shortly
after the sailing of the Amiable be stopped.
That notwithstanding the orders of the
Swedish government, British vessels of war
were moored at the entrance of the river
of Gottenburg, and that a few days be
fore~the departure of the Amiable, an Eng
lish sloop of war which had received dam
age in an engagement with some Danish
gun-boats off Wingo, was refused admit
tance at Gottenburg, where she attempted
to go in to repair.
and blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Joa.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.
On Sunday evening. May the house
of Mr.-tiewls Robertson, in ‘the town of
Patterson, (formerly Franklin) was struck
with lightning. The flash in its descent,
struck the chimney and followed down a
rafter under which stuck a scythe, and
melting its point, ran off to a post of the
house that stood near the head of the bed
where Mr. Roberson sat, whom it unfor
tunately ktiled, with his mother who sat
at the foot. Though in parsing from one
to th*e other, it struck only the feet of a
child as he lay with them off the bed, (the
father’s being a non-conductor) whom it
injured, considerably ; and continuing its
fury, struck Mrs. RoberJson, whom it left
without sense on the floor. After which,
following a sleeper, it darted into an ad
joining room, where it'prostrated a crowd
of people who had took shelter here on
their return from devotional service.
Here was wretchedness—•crowds Uy on
crowds, destitute of power to alleviate each
other in this forlorn condition. And two
who the moment before might have ex-,
ulted in the health atyl vigour they pos
sessed, have now trod the path which all
who are living must tread. Eternity is
theirs—from whose mansion of bondage no
soul can return. The momentary exit they
have made, evinces to us that ** in the midst
of life we arc in death/* and that the cord
which separates tn from futurity, is but
brittle and easily broken. We may record
these incidents with seeming indifference,
tie ugh to realize them irthe part of a per
son who knows how to die.
“ The Lord givcth, and the Lord taketh away,
A letter from Tarragona to a merchant
in-this town, dated, March 25, 1810, says—
" We have witbin 9 miles of this place, 2
■NEW-YORK, June 13.
Somers Village, (N.Y.) June &
, COMMUNICATION.
A CALL OF CONGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12.
I
BOSTON? June 15.
FROM TJRRJGOJU.
French, and 30,000 Span
iards. We believe it is the Intention of the
French to commence the siege of this place,
vs they Iffiug with them 18 pieces of batte
ry cannon, 24 pottnders, and a number of
mortars. This p|ace is strong by art, and
still stronger by naturfe ; and if only tole
rably well defended, will hold out 6 months
at least, provided the French do not cut
offthe communication with the Mule, which
in my opinion will be difficult. In this
event the city must surrender for want of
provisions. They say many French pri
vateers are out off Malaga.”
Exchange Coffee-House Booka.
A lefter from St. Petersburg, (Russia,)
to a merchant in this town, dated March 6,
1810, received via London and New-York,
says: b
“ Mr. John Q. Adams arrived safe in.the
Horace; and as his mission to our court
has already proved beneficial to your ship
ping at Tonningen and other places, we
doubt not, under the present dismal cir
cumstances for the trade to the continent
of Europe in general, his residence here
will be still more so in future.”
The fact that the administration are in
fluenced by a servile dread or undue at
tachment to France, and an implacable
hostility towards England, is strikingly cor
roborated by recent occurrences. That
England has abused her power and vio
lated our national rights, and. that our
rulers are disposed to resent her outrages,
is abundantly evident. But where do we
find the evidence of, or resentment excited
by French rapacity and injustice I Do we
find it in the mild and gt-ntlc language of
the President; in the base and degrading
indifference of Congress ; or in the spirit,
boldness ana decision of the Cabinet ? Do
we not rather find it in the insupportable,
exultation of the French themselves, and
in their degrading declaration that the
Americans are “ without honour and with
out energy ?”• Not content with burning
<>ur vessels, confiscating our property and
imprisoning our seamen ; to the greatest
outrages they add the vilest insults and in
dignities 1 Their aggressions have at length
roused the gentle President from his lethar
gy, and excited some faint murmurings in
the Cabinet. But without system, without
political wisdom, or virtuous principle, they
are perplexed, confused, divided and in
active. Americans! how long shall this
state of thing*, continue ? Will you tamely
surrender your independence to France, or
will you resent her insdits with the spirit
of freemen ? If her contumely, her un
qualified reproaches will not arouse you to
resentment, we may indeed continue to
call ourselves freemen, but the spirit by
which liberty can alone be preserved, no
longer animates the bosoms of Americans.
The Gknkkal Assembly of thi»£tate
met at Newport yesterday, pursuant to ad
journment.
LATESTFROM EUROPE.
Since our last we have received English,
French, German, and Portuguese papers a few
days latest; but they furnish no other than or
dinary every-day events.
Our London dates are to the 3d May—Very
little was said of the late contemptible riots.—
Sir Francis Burdett remained quietly, and to
all appearance happily in the tower; where it
was probable, from the altered opinion of the
publick respecting him, he would remain until
the prorogation of Parliament without acquir
ing the glory of a martyr. On the subject of
American affairs t,.e papers were unusually
silent There were reports of an expected
proposition of Peace, from Bonaparte, during
Ins honey moon ;' but they were ilbl credited.
The passing of messengers in the negotiation
of an exchange of prisoners gave currency to
the reports.
The German and French papers are to April
sth. Tonningcn continued to escape the gripe
of Napoleon; but there had not been any re
laxation of his commercial brigandage in any
parts over which he swayed his iron sceptre.—
In Holland, and other parts of the North, his
Custom-House pimps and executioners were
brigaded, armed and equipped; and nothing but
the neuttitier of Man—rather stronger than the
tyrant—could invent methods to evade their vi
gilance. The latest French accounts make no
mention of the intention of General Armstrong
speedily to leave France j though rejxirts of
bis having taken up an American vessel to
bring him home, are repeated, with the addi
tion that be would leave a Mr. Livingston-in
Paris as American Charge dee Affairee.
We generally receive the latest accounts
from Spain and Portugal direct from thence/
It appeared however from the French papers
that fresh troops were marching for Spain, at
tend' <1 by traiiui of battering artillery; and that
the chief command had been given to tlie
Prince o f Elsmg [MassenaJ who had sat out
from Paris’for his dcst'mslion.w-££p These cir
cumstances prove that the conquest of the
Peninsida was still considered unfinished ; and
tend to corroborate the renort the death of
Marshal Victor, ’ i Seville) .
Our Lisbon gaaettes are to 18th April. If
they are to be credited the French troops were
in from some points to which they
on their first incursion into Anda-
division of General Regnier, which
haawMinced to the walls of Radajoz, had re
treated towards L» Mancha, having at the last
date, his at Medelin. Three span
■ah cohorts, under Generals O’Donnel, Bilks
terns and were hovering round this
division, and another of 14.000 which had been
concentrated at Seville. Probably these retro
gade Movements may be stratagem ; they may
possibly be the effect of a scarcity of provi
sions, which it is next to certain the French
were suffering.—Boo of the French cavalry
had, however, advanced from Seville to Niobla,
on the road to Algarve. It was confirmed
that the French haa evacuated Granada, and it
was said K|ng Joseph bad returned to
ProUibence,
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1810.
An English and Portuguese force covered die
frontier of Portugal next to Leon i and the Pa
triots had a force in Astorga, [Leon,] which
the French were besieging. Cadi# was every
day made stronger , and there and at Lisbon
no fears appeared to be entertained of J*
eventual success of the patriot arms. Without
the colonies Spain and Portugal must be a hard
bargain to any conquerour. Bost. Cent.
From the National.lntelligencer, June 13.
THE JOHN ADAMS ARRIVED.
We are ai length enabled to announce with
certainty die arrival of the John Adams at
Annapolis, after a lung and boisterous passage.
She left Havre the 2411 t of April, and met with
almost a constant succession of westerly winds
during the voyage.
Captain Fenwick, the bearer of despatches
from France, arrived in this city last evening.
The contents of the despatches have not yet
transpired.
We learn from Captain Fenwick, that Gene
ral Armstrong, our minister in France, had
proposal returning to the United States in the
John Adams, but found her accommodations
inconvenient for bis family. It was understood
that he had taken his passage in a vessel to
sail from Bourdeaux, and indeed part of his
baggage bad been alieady forwarded to that
place.
Captain Fenwick brings no continental news
of importance, which has not been anticipated
by other arrivals. z
Prom the federal republican.
The John Adams arrived yesterday from
Havre, in 51 days. The despatches were land
ed on Monday at Annapolis. Our aff airs were
worse when the frigale sailed than at any pre
vious period. The day after General Arm
strong had die audience of Bonaparte, men
tioned in the annexed extract, a formal decree
was issued, ordering all American property in
France, Spain, Holland and Italy, to be con
fiscated and sold. The Paris dates she brings
are not so late as those before received. She
had been cruising off Havre 8 days, waiting
for the despatches, when she was forced into
the river by the weather, and lay there 3 weeks,
unable to get out again.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman <f this
city, now at Farit, dated April 14th, 1810.
“ Mr. Armstrong sets out in the morning fur
Compeigne, where the Emperour now is, our
affairs have been before him for several days.
I hope Mr. Armstrong, on his return will
make a favourable report. The overtures front
this Government to Grcat-Britain for an ar
mistice, have been rejected.”
Extract of a Letter, dated London, April 6.
“ Doctor Logan informs me, that it is the
opinion of Mr. Pinkney, that t hie terms of ac
commodation gone in the John Adams, frigate,
will be accepted by our Government, and that
all differences between the two co<*tries, will
be amicably settled.
“ I am convinced, from the little intercourse
I have already had with the people of this
country, that such a measure would be very
popular, and the ministry find it, necessary to
do something to strengthentheir power, as
their majority in> parliament is very email?’
In this town, on Monday morning last,
by the Rev. Mr. Edes, Mr. William
Bucklin, to Miss Mary Chvrch, al! ot
this town.
At Boston, Mr. William Safer, ol
Newport, to Mas Catharine G erene
oi the former placer
In this town, on Friday last, Mrs. Sarah
Easton, wife of Collin Easton, Esq. of the
Island of St. Croix. She had, for some
months previously, been afflicted with dis
ease, and as affording the only hope for the
recovery of her. health, she was advised to
change the climate of the West-Indies for
thy of the United States ; but she was s<>
much debilitated by sea-sickness on the
passage, that she expired on the third day
after her arrival. Her remains were on
Saturday respectfully interred in the fami
ly burying ground of Captain Joseph Til
linghast, after the performance of the reli
gious solemnities, by the Rev. Mr. Crocker,
At Newport, Mr. Richard, Bush, ii.
the 97th year of his age.—Mr. Benjamin
JVilbour in the 73d year of his age.
At Havana on the'23d ult. Mr. Wil
liam R. Wilder, of Newport, inthu33d
year of his age.
At Mendon, (Mass.) Hon. Samuel Dex-
Ter, aged 82 years.
In London, in April last, the Honoura
ble Robert Walpole, formerly Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary at the Court of Lisbon, for the space
of 30 years, and brother to the late Hora
tio, Earl of Oxford.
Brigs— Pilgrim, Townsend, Algesiras ;
George Washington, Sheldon, Alexandria;
America, Rhodes, Savannah.
Sloofie— Little Sarah, Rhodes, Alexan
dria ; Sally, Wing, Savannah ; Ruby, Fen
ner, Richmond ; Eliza, Pratt, Petersburg,
(Vir.) Sally, Hull, Hudson; Columbia,
Reming. on, New-York.
Schooner- Farmer, Anthony, Barba
dos. ,
Sloofie — George, Bowen, Plymouth, (N.
C.) Eliza, Currie, New-York.
Arrived at this port, on Sunday last, the
brig Pilgrim. Captajn Townsend, in 56 days
from Algesirag, with part cargo ut
Coffee.
We learn by Mr. Stkphf.n Dexter,
of this town, who anived hi the ship Amr
rica, at New-York, from Canton, that the*
ship Dromo, Cap*. Woodward, of and for
Boston^ sailed seven days before the Ame
rica, and was to stop at'ths Islaqd vf Java.
■
American jDarine Utft.
Schooner— Sally, Potter, Alexandria.
PORT OF PROVIDENCE,
June 19, 1810.
, jUarrieb,
ENTERED,
CLEARED,
Web,
EDWARD
Will sell at Pubffck Auction, THIS DAY,
Tuesday, June 19, on Mr.Vamre Brown’s "Wfl
Wharf,
'"I''HE cargo of the schooner Antelope,
consisting of
68 Hlids. ) Guadaloujie Molasses of a su-
9 Tierces J perinur quality for retailing,
550 Bushels of Liverpool and Turks-lsland
Salt.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M.
June 19. 1810. * I
EXCHANGE BANK. ' .
'HE siockhoiders of the Exchange •’
* Bank, are hereby notified, that a
Meeting ot the Stookholders will be held
at the Bank, on Monday the 25th ot June
instant, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, to
consider the propt iety of augmenting the
Capital Stock of the Bunk.
By order tf the President and Directors,
STEPHEN JACKSON, Cashier.
June'lS, 1810.
BEST ST. CROIX RUM.
ro« SALE BY
B. T. CHANDLER,
Hilda. rf real St.
Cr<>ix CM/,-being part of the cargo
of the brig Hunter., e
4LSQ, *
20 Casks of prime Hice,
10 Barrels of Coffee,
5 B»g» ditto, •/- •
Mens and prime Beef ana Pork of the
b-st inspection,
5000 Weight of excellent Haras,
1 H<g»head of prime Tobacco.
June 19, 1810. tf. M
FRESH FLOUR.
Just received, and for sale by
JOHN ANDREWS,
TWO Hnndftd Barrels of Alexandria
FLOUR, fit forfauiilies use.
ALSCJ,
1600 Wt. of Hogs Lard, (ve|V white,)
7000 Cam]um* Ht «d» or Cuoepolea,
3000 feet of Carolina Flooring Boards,
A tew Barrels of Tar, Turpentine
and Varnish.
LIKEWISE,
Genuine Essence of Spruce, by the Keg,
Gallon, Pot or Pound ; 200 Wt. of excel
lent Hops—Groceries aabsual.
June 19. Hio.
JOHN BKEWEK,
No. 16. Cheap-Side, and nearly opposite
the Baptist Meeting-House, Providence,
Respectfully informs the pubiick,
that he has just received a f p esh as-
Mw.ment of BOOKS and STATIONA
RY, which will be sold at prices that can
not fail to please purchasers; among which
are, Hume’s and Smollet’s History of Eng-.
I tnd, Mavor’s Universal History, Roiiiirs
/kneieut History, British Classicks, 16 vols.
Plutarch’s Lives, Boswell’s Life of John
son, Or ton’s Exposition, do Religions Ex
ercises, Hunter’s Sacred Faber
on the Prophecies, Hct-ha n s Evidence of
Cb.'istian Revriaaun, Succed Mirror, Let
ter* from an Elder tn a Younger Brother,
Latnpi iere'ii Ci nssicii Dictionary, Wash
,’i.gii.n, oi Liberty restored, by Thomas
Ndrthmorc, a I'uem ; Intrigues of the ,*■ '
QieCn of Spiiq, a large assoitmetit of Bi
les, T» staments. Prayer Bu*>ks, Psalms
iml Hymns; School Books of every kind,
with a large assortment of Stationary,
Dutch and English Quills, much cheaper
tian hive Ee < offered for tne year past;
Pockets Books, Penknives, Raizois, Scis
sors, Combs, Red and Black Inkpuwder,
Wafers, Sealing Wax, Ink and SAnd-
Stands, India Rubber, Durable Ink, Paint
Boxes, Gold Leaf. &c. &c. Super Royal,
Royal, Medium, Demy, Foolscap, and a
variety of Lette* and Drawing Paper.
BLANK BOOKS.
As large an assortment as in the State,
and warraqfcd inferiour in quality and
cheapness to none.
BOOK-BINDING.
Blank Books ruled and bodsid to any «■>.
pattern.—Old Books re-bound.
June 19, 1810. ♦ tf.
O. SHAW
OFFERS TO SELL OR LET,
TWO PIANO FORTES, which may *
be seen at his Musick*K<x>m, Weybog*
set Street; where may be had the newest
and most fashionable Song«, Pieces, &C.
and a variety of Instruction Books for the 4
Piano Forte and other instruments, by the
first mas'ers. Lessons given as usual.
June 19, 1810. *
GRAND LOTTERY.
THE next Grand Lottery that draws
worthy of notice, is positively to com
mence in October next, in Philadelphia.
Scheme of the Vine Lottery. •
1 Prize of S 12.060 is 12,000
1 do. 8.000 . 8,000
1 do. 4.000 4,000
2 do. 2.0Q0 4,000
1 do. 1,500 1,500
8 do. I.OUO 8,000
10 do. 560 5,000
10 do. 300 , 3,000
12 do. 200 - 2,400
30 do. 100 3,000
102 do. 50 5,100
200 do. 20 4,000 ,
5 000 da. 6 30,000 |
5,378 Pi tecs. 8 90,000
12.622 Blanks.
18,000 Tickets only.
Priz« k subject to 15 per cent, deduction.
Tickdts and Parts tur sale by G. 8c R.
Waite, No. 64, and 38, Maiden Lane,
New Ylk; and No. 17, North Second-
Stri ct, Philadelphia.
47* Orders for the above Tickets and
Pai is will be r«<!eived by * Pro
vidtuceHK. 1) who will pay all Prises
oh tn iu cd at his Office. Orders enclosing
the Cast, fioet fluid, duly attended tn. e
Present price of whole Tickets, 8 5 50
Quartern, 1 50
But Will soon rise. t s
Acw-jyX-, June 8, 1818, ' » f•