The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-11-23 00:00:00, page 3

“ General Armstrong is now here, and
embarks to-mo#ow. It was not in his
power, it appears, to prevent the sales of
American property in the different ports
of the Empire. The amount of the sales
of that at Bayonne must; I think, be up
wards of thirty milliont qf frank t, a con
siderable portion of which belongs to sub
jects of his Majesty, but no exception was
made fa ths decree of the. 23d of March
and none has been made in its execution, 1
and his Majesty reserves to himself the
right of discrimination when he shall think
proper. The late communication made by
the Duke of Cadore to General Armstrong
goes, 1 understand, to a declaration, that
all the American property which has been
sold upon his retaliating principle on the
non-intercourse law, will be restored, when
Congress shall pass a law to restore the
French property sequestered under that
act. I fear, however, ths original property
Will not very soon be reimbursed, and if it
ever should be, it will be subjected to such
deductions in duties and charges, as to
amount to a trifling sum. 1 fear very much
that his Majesty will adhere to his present
system of having nn neutral commerce, or
If any that it shall be tegulated by special
licenses from him. He believes that with
out them the English will always have a
greater or less share in it,,and to which
he wilt nouconsent. In the mean time the
manufactures, in the Empire, are increas
ing. Sufficient Tobacco is raised not only
for its supply byt for exportation to Spain.
Besides letters from our foreign corres
pondents we have before us files of French,
Spanish, Portuguese, English and other
foreign gasettes. They give more in de
tail the events furnished by the late short
arrivals from Ireland, but are not later.
The .Irish accounts from Lisbon were
.to the 7th of October. Captain Forbes,
who has arrived in New-York, left that
place the Bth. He confirms the statement
that no battle had succeeded that of the
27th of September ; and that on the day
he sailed an embargo was imposed at Lis
bon, which he must have anticipated or
evaded. Our correspondent on the 6th,
writes, •• The Consul has informed the
merchants tha it is necessary they be on
their guard, as in any event caution could
be of no injury to them." The positions of
the grand armies are variously stated—
The Irish accounts brought Massena's to
Lt-ira, and Wellington's to Alcoboca. Our
letters state, that the former had not ad
vanced from Coimbra, excepting his ad
vanced corp*, whicji were at Conders;
but other letters state, that at the last
date, WrlJmgtbn’s head-qumers Were at
Mafra. All the accounts agree, that the
allied army occupied 1 chain of posts ex
tending from the Tagus to the sea, and had
been reinforced by Romana’s corps, Bal
luster os being left in Estfamadura, to look
after Victor. Our correspondent adds,
•• Lisbon willnot be surrendered without a
bloody tug*of war."
We are informed, that eight children,
( Mary, Harriet, Eliza, Nancy, Caroline,
John, Stoddard, and Henry.) of William
Hungs, late of Newton, id this State, now
resident in Quebec, being sent for by their
father, and being on lheir joprney in com
pany with Mr. George Cook, and two boat
men, were all drowned in Lake Cham
plain, on Saturday the 10th instant. There
was one other person in the boat who saved
himself on a bunch of brooms.
Extract qf a letter from an American gen
tMman at Bourdeaux, to a resftectable
Mercantile House in this town, dated
October 8.
heretofore been considered sacred,) and to
prevent their having any communication
shore, or informing their minister
idßotlr situation, guard of marines
was set on board, where they were all kept
close confined for five days; at the ex
piration of which time, they were in
formed, as an excuse for the outrageous
treatment they had received, that it was
supposed in consequence of some Dutch
paper* for Batavia, which were fcyind
schooner was bound there with despatches.
On being released, Mr. Pinkney was im
mediately informed of the situation of the
schooner* who communicated the particu
lars to the Marquis Wellesley, who gave
for answer, that there was no ground for
detention, and that the vessel should be re
leased ; but, notwithstanding, the vessel
Was detained, and the next information the
captain of the schooner lecetved was, that
they would have the case tried, or was
given to understand, that an accommoda
tion might take place if the captain of the
achoooer would pay all expenses, which he
very prudently declined, as they had
amounted already to nearly the value of
the vesspl. The case, therefore, remains
to be tried at the sitting W the next Admi
ralty Court; of course all the letters, of
which there was a great number for the
United States, remain in their possession,
nor had Mr. Pinkney, when the Sylph sail
ed, been able to recover the American de
spatches.
Captain Rsbinsoh, (which have always
atnong the American letters, that the
LATE EUROPEAN ADVICES.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
1 •
BOSTON, November 21.
Bernadotte, though neither Emperour
nor King of Sweden, but merely heir ap
parent, declared to General Armstrong,
that notwithstanding the recent sequestra
tions in that country, real American pro
perty should be respected, and Mr. Speyre
of New-York, was appointed agent to see
this promise executed.
From a gentleman who came passenger
in the Sally, and on whose information we
can rely, we are informed, that Genera)
Armstrong was officially assured, by
the Due de Cadore, that the Rambouillet
decree, confiscating American property,
would cease to operate when the'American
Congress should pass a law, restoring the
French property seized under the Non-in
tercourae ac(, and that such American
property would be then surrendered, sub
ject, however, to such duties as the Em
pcrour hfd decreed'. This promise, how
ever, did not apply to Italy or Holland
After the first of November, Americart
produce was to be freely admitted into
France; colonial produce still to be con
fiscated. In the mean time the property
seized was sold, and deposited, to await the
decision of Congress respecting the law re
quired.
Our informant is of opinion, that the du
ties and expenses incurred by a voyage to
France, even should the decrees be actu
ally repealed, would amount to nearly the
same result as a seizure, and that Bona
parte thus expects, without giving offence,
to effect the same object. -
Some of the southern papers, in noticing
the appointment of Jonathan Russell,
Esq. of this town, as Charge dee Affaires
at Paris, have, through erroneous informa
tion, stated that Mr. Russell is an entire
stranger to the French tongue. We feel
it a duty to correct this errour, knowing,
as we do, that Mr. Russell is well con
versant in that language.
The august Emperour of France, the
protector <f the liberty of the teat, and the
generoue friend <f America, continues to
demonstrate daily, his exclusive right to
the aforesaid titles. The information re
ceived by the Hornet, and published under
the Baltimore head, places Ais claims to
our affectionate attachment in the clearest
point of view. When the candid reader
observes that twenty-eight captured ves
sels at once are advertised'for sale by the
Emperour’s orders, he will not, cannot
hesitate to admit that he is fighting in de
fence of the common rights of all commer
cial nations* and tbgt all nations are bound
by the ties of interest to pray for bis suc
cess. When he observes further that these
vessels were exclusively American proper
ty* his gratitude cannot but arise almost to
adoration towards this noble, this dieinte
reeted friend. Go on, Napoleon, •• con
quering and to conquer,” in the glorious
work of emancipating our commerce from
the tyrannick restrictions with which Albi
on has shackled it, the hearts of a majority
of the inhabitants of the United States are
with you ; and past experience must have
long since taught you that noshing which
our government can do towards forward
ing your generoue de eigne, will be suffered
to remain undone.
Long since, General Armstrong, speak
ing of the hostile conduct of Bonaparte to
wards the United States, officially inform
ed our government that it seemed Rons
parte had taken his ground, and he pre
sumed the government of the United States
would now take theirs. They did—-they
attempted to pacify his Imperial Majesty,
by further acts of ill nature towards Great-
Britain I By the Non-intercourse, and in
sulting and dismissing Mr. Jackson, &c.
See. Will not the General reproach the
cabinet to their faces ? Let him hold the
language now which he did in France—let
him somehow give the people of the Uni
ted States to understand his real senti
ments, and he,will either rouse them to a
sense of right and character* or do what a
good patriot ought always to be willing to
do—sacrifice his own popularity to the duty
which he owes his country.
Rome and its thvironj, we are told,’ v
shortly produce cotton super four to that of
New-Orleans, aad in large quantities.—
From thr juice of grapes, Sugar edn be
made equal in quality to that of the colo
nies. A plant neglected for more than two
centuries, and which is peculiar to France,
will produce indigo. Chemists have found
a substitute for Gum, Potashes and Dyfr
woods, and, in short, from present ap
pearances, every thing, will be shortly pro
duced in the bosom of the Empire. Wheth
er these events will take place or not, is
perhaps uncertain, but what is not, is the
belief of his Majesty that it' is practicable,
and, until be is convinced to the contrary,
it is much to be feared that he will pursue
his present system of having no neutral
commerce during the war."
General Armstrong’s intention to leave
France, unable to obtain any redress for
the innumerable wrongs his countrymen
have suffered, was often pronounced as a
federal lie; and, like other federal lies, it
turns out to be a fact.
Protaftence,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2J, 1810.
On Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Dr.
Gano, Mr. Asa Nkwkll, toMhaNAN
gt Angfll, eldest daughter of Mr. Fen
htr Angell, all of this town.
'The head-quarters of the English were
at Mafra, (about 12 miles from Lisbon,)
making a diagonal line from the Tagus to
Kthc ocean. The French, asaaha otiute
hand, were at VtHa? Francs', horn
Lisbon, and 8 from Mafra, th an E.>. E.
direction,) of course a line drawn between
these two places will represent the fronts
of the respective armies. In front of Ma
fra is a chain of mountains, extending, with
few intervals, from the river to the ocean.
The movement of Massena to the left of
the English, at the battle of the Sierra of
Busaco, on the 27th September, obliged
them to retire from the heights with so
much precipitation, that they left behind
them at Mortagoa, large quantities of pro
visions, of which the French stood in pecu
liar need. Massena followed up this evo
lution with great promptitude, keeping
close to the English in the retreat; and
Wellington, with equal forethought and
prudence, has begun to fortify his new po
sition, having called in his out-posts, and
concentrated his whole army. His line
must extend about 20 mile*. He had been
reinforced on the 18th October, by 5000
men from England, Ireland, and as many
more from Cadiz and Sicily; whilst the
Matquis of Romana, and General O’Don
ne), from Spanish Estramadura, with 10,000
Spaniards, have crossed the Tagus, and
joined the combined army. The whole
force of Wellington it would now be fair to
estimate as follows: After the capture of
Almeida, they were estimated at about
35,000 English, 20,000 Portuguese regu
lars, besides militia, fee. since which and
before the battle of the 27th, they ware re-'
inforced by 4,200 English ; their lasses in
that engagement were 1100; but let 1500
be ailpWed; this would reduce them to
40,000 English, and 19,500 Portuguese.
Their present reinforcements being added,
they probably have equal to 50,000 Eng
lish, and 30,000 auxiliaries. The French
army are computed to be 70,000 strung;
their positions are said to be fortifying, and
are tolerably well supplied, excepting with
bread, in which they are deficient; and
particularly so, in Consequence of the de
struction of grain by the English tn their
• etreat. About 20.000 peasantry Retreat
ed along with the British, in consequence
of Lord Wellington’s proclamation ; these
pebple, though provided for by govern-'
inent, are said to be in great distress.
No papers were brought by Mr. Jarvis;
provisions were very dear; flour B 19—
corn S 2—rice S 8.
The Constellation, Captain Leach, ar
rived at this port yesterday, in 29 days
from Lisbon, in which came passenger,
William Jarvis, Esq. and family. Mr. Jar
vis informs us, that an embargo took place
on the Bth October on all shipping * which
were required to take a fourth of their car
goes, as well as a fourth of the whole num
ber of passengers, on account of the gov
ernment of that place, receiving therefor
a reasonable compensation. From this
source we learn, that the relative positions
of the two armies, on the 20th of October,
were within from 12 to 20 miles of Lisbon.
j We itreStored thal‘ Bonaparte’s pre
sent ware are very unpopular in France,
and that &e Emperour, though feared, is
far from beloved. Rouse of hie recent mea
sures had excited consideraofo tumult. He
has depressed the value of the current cop-
from the Emperour.
Our late Consul-General, Mr. Warden,
having returned from France in the Hor
net, and Consul Letfr io the Spenser, we
have sufficient evidence that our connex
ions with that nation are considered des
perate. A serious misunderstanding exists
between General Armstrong and Mr. War
dun. We understand the Udfor declares
ah intention to publish documents^relating
to the Genera), which will make the Ame
rican people stare. [Mv-jWarden does
not perhaps know, we have stared until we
are statutes, and have now as mucji sensi
bility to any atrocity reported from France,
as Lot’s wife,],
Bonaparte’s new Empress ia Veritable
ment enceinte, or all the gossips, male and
female* in Paris, are mistaken. The Poe
tasters have put their brains in requisition
on the occasion, and the glory of the future
Pollio is already celebrated iq a thousand
odes.. The Emperour, mightily tickled
with the prospect of. being the father of a
legitimate child, (if the present Empress
can be called a legitimate wife,) is haugh
tier to hie court* subjects, and foreign
ministers than ever. * Repertory.
per, silver and gold coins, five per centum
upon an average. Hit abject is tobuy them
in for hj| mint, and put’ the difference in
his private treasury,
Genenal Armstrong expected long since
to have been recalled from France. The
pitiful conduct of the American Congress
was sneered at and ridiculed by every
body who could read our debates, and uni
versal astonishment was expressed at our
passive submission to the degrading, insult
ing and injurious treatment we received
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.
From the Boston Gazette of yesterday.
jßarritD,
I now had sutne hope of reaching the
deck, as I could discover by the light colour
of the water (caused by the moonshine)
■ that the companion-way was out of water;
but had great difficulty in getting out of
the state-room, the door being jammed and
blocked up with trunks and bedding. I
succeeded, however, about (wo o’clock in
the morning of the 10th, and reached the
deck ; but here I found my situation very
little altered for the better, the sea break
ing entirely over the wrdek. It Was with
difficulty I could hold on to be lashed to
.windward, and so cold that I was almost
chilled to death, and without being able to
render the least assistance to the unfortu
nate sufferers below. About 8 o’clock, A.
M. the wind having abated and sea fallen,
we were so fortunate as to get the survivours
from the cabin, by passing a rope down
and drawing them through the sky-light.
Thus were we relieved after a watery con
finement of 38 hours. Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Leegan, Mr. Roulet.and Mr. Cordier’s ser
vant were drowned in the cabin ; the cook
of the vessel was washed from the wreck
and drowned the day before.
About half past eight we discovered •
sail standing towards us, and at ten she sent
her boat to our assistance. She proved to
be the schooner Warren, Hathaway, of and
fiom Baltimore, bound to Lisbon, who took
us on board his Vessel, and treated us with,
every possible kindness and attention. We
remained with him fourteen days, when on
the 24th October, in lat. 41, long. 43, 30.
fall in with the brig Mary-Ann, Beggs, of
About 12 at night, when nearly exhaust
ed, and every hope had forsaken us, the
mainmast went by the board. She then
righted about two thirds up, and lightened
some inches.
Nothing material occurred until Monday
the Bth, when it blew fresh from S. W.
with squalls and frequent showers of rain;
On the 9th, at 4 A M. in lat. 37, 38, long.
78, 38, the vessel was suddenly upset by a
squall. The captain and passengers being
all below, every one, in great confusion, at
tempted to reach the deck; but only the
captain Bndiwb passengers succeeded, the
others being knocked down by a torrent of
water. In a second attempt I got into the
state-room, where the ladies were, and two
boys. The vessel instantly filled, lying en.
tirely on her beam ends ; so that by sitting
on the edge of the birth, with our heads
against the cornice and ceiling, the water
was up to our shoulders. Wo soon found
that Mr. Cordier was alive in the other
part of the cabin, and that several persons
were drowned, but knew not whom. In
this we remained until late in the
day on Tuesday, when the foremast went
over the side, which caused the vessel to
settle down abaft: and as the cargo ab
sorbed water, so she continued to settle.
The water, now up to our chins, rendered
it difficult for us to breathe, which we
could only do at intervals, as the vessel took
a favourable roll.
Gentlemen—l sailed from New-York
on the sth October, in the schooner Lap
wing, William E. Baxter, Master, bound
for Martinico. The captain and crew con
sisted of 8 persons; and we had eleven
passengers, viz. Miss Louisa D’Araymond,
of New-York ; Miss Constance Porter, of
do.; Mr. John Pearsons, 0f.d0.; Messrs.
Charles Chaveau, of Quebec; Leegan, of
Gascony ; Thomas O. Marshall, and ser
vant, of St. Lucie; Roulet and Bernard
Cardier, and servant, of Martinico j and
J.tmes Hascll, of South-Carolina.
Jlng’e—Perseverance, Smith, Archan
gel; Swift, Allen,St. Petersburg; Provi
dence, Bogman, St. Bartholomews.
Schooner— Betsy, Mauran, St. Bartholo
mews.
In a severe gale of wind at Cadiz, on
the 9th of October, the schooner Polly and
Priscilla, Cooke, of this port, parted both
her cables, and on driving through the fleet
in Cadiz Roads, carried away her main
boom. Captain Cooke, after he was clear
of the shipping, made sail to beat her back
again, but not being able to make her main
salt set by the wind , kept dropping to lee
ward, and in passing the French fort they
fired at him,’and the shot fell in every di
rection round the vessel; and he, with bis
crew, took their small boat and left her.
Admiral Keats, cotpmander of his Britan
nick Majesty’s squadron in Cadiz Bay, see
ing the situation-of the vessel, sent a num
ber of boats which took possession of, her
before she had got on shore, and got her
safe b tek again. He then sent her papers
to Mr. Hackley, the American Vice-Con
sul.at Cadiz, and requested him to give
them up to the captain again.
Xnwriran marine lift.
Sloofie— Juno, Douville, Surinam ; Pol
ly, Brown, New-Yuvk; Venus, Comstock,
ditto.
At Pawtuxet, on the 14ih instant, much
and deservedly lamented, Miss Bbtsy
Cabfentbl, daughter of Captain Tho
mas Carpenter, io the 20th year of her age
At Newport, Mrs. Patience Sisson.
relict of the late Captain Lavis Sisson.—
Mr. John Harris, aged 85.
the Edilore of the Mercantile Advertiser.
With,
PORT OP PROVIDENCE,
November 23, 1810.
ENTERED,
JOHN BREWER,
No. 16, Cmxap-Siok, nearly opposite the
Baptist Meeting-House,
has yusr XEcursD, ah» rox sale,
A FEW Copies of STENOGRAPHY,
or, Tax Amt of Shout
fkctkd. Pride 50 cents.
ALSO, t
' An additional assortment of Books and
Stationary, Quills of various qualities, and
very cheap; Penknives, Pocket-Books,»
Morocco rurses, Slates, Reeves’s Paint.
Boxes, Camel’s Hair Pencils, Ivory and
Drawing Paper, Drawing Books, Blank
and Playing Cards by thedosen, dec. &c.
An assortment of Suttaby & Walker’s
M mature Editions. x .
November 23, 1810.
’VTOTICE is hereby given, that
it the Copartnership hitherto subsist- >
ing under the firm of Ha ago 8c Ba al. in
the business of Iron Foundery, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
WHEATON BRAGG,
JOHN BEAL.
An persons indebted to said firm are re
quested to make Immediate payment; and
those having claims, are requested to ex
hibit them for settlement, to
WHEATON BRAGG.
Ntn> ember 22, 1810. * •
A Woman, in this town, with
a good Breast of Milk, wi«hes u>
uke a Child to nurse. For farther in.
formation inquire at the American Offiee.
Mrvewb'r 2?, 1«18. .
PERSONS having unsettled Account*
with the subscribers are requested to.,
call, immediately, on Mr. Henry Cash
ing and adjust them ; and also, to return
all Books loaned' from the Circulating Li
brary.
WANTON 8c RATHBONE.
November 23, 1810.
To all whom it may concern.
r T , HE Providence Hat Manueac-
Turing Company being about to
make an annual settlement of their con
cerns, earnestly request all persons with
whbm they have unsettled accounts to call
and adjust the sahie; from such as cannot
make it convenient to pay immediately,
notes will be accepted.
Eor eale, as usual, .
A large assortment of Men’s, Youth's
and Childrens’ Beaver, Castor and Plated
HATS, at wholesale or retail. Also, an •
excellent lot of Camel’s Hair.
U7* Cash given for Muskrat and Rabbit
Skins.
A PREMIUM given for Spanish milled I
DOLLARS by
J. B. WOOD.
November 23, 1810. tf.
JAMES HASELL, of South-Carolina,
New- York, November 19, 1810.
Norfolk, November 13.
HURRICANE AT HAVANA.
By the schooner Fly, Captain Gould, B
days from Havana, bound to Baltimore, pet
into Hampton Roads, we understand that,
there had been a severe hurricane at Ha
vana. The particulars which we get, are
from a letter which we have seen, and from
the verbal information of a passenger.
The gale commenced on the 23d of Oc
tober, and increased to the 25th, whan it
blew with a violence heretofore unknown
in that port. Thirty sail of vessels wet*
entirely lost, and forty-three driven on
shore. The slodp Liberty, of this port, was
lost; and the schooner Monroe, also of and
from this port, drove on shore, and with her
cargo, much damaged. The ship Friend
ship of New-York, bound to Baltimore, A.
with 800 boxes of sugar and a quantity of
coffee, vessel and cargo lost. The ship
Betsy of and bound to Philadelphia, load
ed with sugar, went entirely to piece*.
The schooner Enterprise, Samuel Williams,
Matter, bound to this port, with a cargo of
sugars, drove on shore, vessel much dam- .
aged. The gale was general through the
island in the neighbouring seas, as a num
ber of vessels which went out about the
15th and 16th October had returned in
distress. A Spanish 74 gun ship broke
from her moorings, and did great damage
to a number of vessels, besides running
others down.
St. Croix Rum and Molasses.
TWENTY hhds. sweet flavoured St.
Croix RUM,
10 do. best retailing MOLASSES;
200 bushels BUCK-WHEAT, just re
ceived, and for sale, on liberal terms, by '
BENJAMIN D. JONES.,
November 23, 1810.
There will be sold at Pubfick Auction,
TO-MORROW. Saturday, the 24th of
November, at 10 o’clock, A. M. at the
Store on Captain Bullock's upper Wharf,
ONE hundred and seventy-two pieces of
damaged SAIL CLOTH, and ninety
five pieces of damaged RAVENS DUCK,
imported and damaged on board the brig
Mary-Ann, Captain Martin, from Cion
stadt.
November 23, 1810.
and from Liverpool, for New-York, who
very politely toqk Mr. Chaveau, Mr. Cor
dier, three seamen and myself on board
md brought us to thio city, where we ar
rived oo the 17th instant. The remainder
•I the passengers and crew continued wjth
'he Warren, towards Lisbon, in hopes of
meeting with some opportunity for the
West-Indies.
ARNOLD BUFFUM, Agent.
November 23, 1810.
SALES AT AUCTION.
DOLLARS.
NOTICE.