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As a. Judge, the deooasnd united the
learning of the scholar with the science of
the lawyer. He sought truth, on whatso
ever side she was to be found—alike re-
been nlwavs foremoet in exposing these
wrongs. However much we may com
mi aerate the situation of these miserable
editor*, who are compelled to utter false*
hood to acquire sustenance for life, still we
feel surprised at their stupidity, and can
not but feel irritated at their task-masters,
who force them to auch drudgery and lies.
I have for some time observed, and with
no small satisfaction, that the blackguard
of the Phenix has always gone unnoticed
in The American: And to the editors of
The American I would recommend that
they always pursue this conduct. Indi
vidually I would observe, that the repu
tation of the Phenix in Providence, and
throughout the State, is sn low for truth
and veracity, that the very appearance of
an article in that paper fixes it indelibly
with the stamp of falsehood. The smallest
article of foreign or domestick informationt
when they give it publicity, is universally
disbelieved, for people consider their co
lumns to be like dreams, which always are
fulfilled by contraries, so far has this last
position been carried, that a gentleman,
whn had been for some time absent from
borne, accidentally saw the Phenix in which
was the denth of his wife, but he gave it no
credit, and on his return found her well.
This •• of passage** declares that the
democratick editors have ever been ready
to publish the wrongs of Napoleon. Let
me ask these gentle folks why they did not
publish the letter itself, which appeared in
The American? The reason is obvious,
their cause depends only upon gulling their
readers with British depredations, while
those of France are hushed up and secret
ed. I have for many years been in the
habit of reading many democratick papers,
not to obtain information, but merely to see
how bad human nature could be. The
foremost in their ranks are the Aurora, the
Whig and the Chronicle. This Phenix is
a mere echo (and but a faint one) of their
falsehoods and misrepresentations. The
Aurora is the paper in which Washing
ton was called a murderer; in which
Genet was justified for his before unheard
of violations of decency and diplomatick
decorum.
This paper has always called Bonaparte
the vice-gerent of heaven, sent upon earth
by the Almighty to rule and scourge man
kind. It was by this hireling editor that
tlw infamous letter of Cadore was denomi
nated an •• eloquent State (A let •
gardless of the frowns of the great, or the
f clamours of the many—between whom, the
relative difference, as Members of th*
State, in his enlarged view, was extremely
small. He was characterised for possess
ing uncommon patience of hearing, quick
ness of perception, and deep investigation.
Towards the bar, his conduct was courte
ous without familiarity, and dignified with
out austerity. In executing the more so
lemn duties of his office—ln pronouncing
1 the las* judgement of the law—his manner
was peculiarly interesting and Impressive.
As an orator bis gestures were easy; and
his eloquence was the more pleasing, as it
was derived solely from nature. He was
eqnable in his style, which united simplici
ty with strength; chaste in his figures, cor
rect in his thoughts, and perspicuous and
smooth in his delivery. And, on all occa
sions hr anxiously avoided that pompous
end inflated manner of discourse, and those
false and studied ornaments of speech, with
‘(wendeavour todazsle an auditory.
Pe-idcs these qualities, which rendered
him the d- light and ornament of the bench
and Mr, he was possessed of those which
made him beloved in private life. He was
accesa'thle. obliging, generous, and disinter
ested ; and, when business did not engage
hi* attention, sportive and gay with his
friends. But. above all, being convinced
of the truth of our holy religion, he was at
tentive to the performance of its duties;
and united in his person the true Christian
w th -h- perfect gentleman.
subject of this letter, are well known to
wt«>st of the people of this town, the writer
« of- the prefatory observations intended to
give tn it no new force, but merely to en
deavour to break ths spell, which has so
long blinded our citizens to the enormities
of N -p-** •# a singular fact, that so
aikm hsfr been our demncratick papers
as to the -eqneatrstions of France, that
thousands of our misguided citizens, who
denend on them for information, are yet
Ignorant nf our wrongs. In the Phenix of
Saturday, these observations are alluded
to in Mere cui'omsry style of argument
and remark. and the poor tools, who nomi
nally edit that paper, were forced toaay
that they and their brother editors have
rna ths unons-utAMD amebican.
• Renee to Errour't den, uhote filthy tlime
“ Firrt gave thee form! 1 '
In Thf Amxmican of Friday last was
published a letter from a gentleman be
longing to this town, who h now in France,
wherein he pointedly reprobates the con
duct of the French government in terms
that can neither be mistaken or misunder.
stood. As the aggravated circumstances
attending the confiscations, which are the
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jntstelfanp.
3. Why was the embargo removed ?
For fear of the loss of power. It had be
gun to produce a rapid change in publick
sentiment. Multitudes were at the point
of deserting the standard of democracy.—
Important elections were at hand. * Our
patriots became alarmed. They had be
fore them the choice of two evils, either to
displease Napoleon, or to lose their offices ;
and, after much hesitation and direful
qualms, they ventured to choose the for
mer—** No man hatetb his own flesh.”
4. Why do the jacobins begin to praise,
again, the embargo, and to sound the pub
lick mind as to the practicability of renew
ing it ?—Because Napoleon is angry, dread
ful angry with our government and nation,
for taking it off; more angry than was ex
pected. He storms terribly, stoutly uses
towards us both his whip and his foot; and
there Is no way else to appease his wrath,
but to join him again in making war on the
British commerce. Besides, “ the spring
elections have removed all fears for the
preservation of power in the hands of its
present possessors, and smoothed the way
for returning to that degrading and ruinous
system, from which our rulers were driven
by the apprehension of a revolution of par
ties.” Con.'Courant.
Conclutive Anawre to Important Shieetiane.
1. Why was the embargo imposed I—To
satisfy and aid Napoleon. This, at the
time, was thought by many to be the tact:
it is now made fully manifest. Napoleon, it
is well known, was highly pleased with that
measure, and applauded Mr. Jefferson for
it This is one proof: another is, the thing
is virtually contest. The National Intelli
gencer, which speaks the language of the
Court, says,—For France knows, that
short of going to war, we have done
every thing to resist the British Orders in
Council, and proclamation blockades ; that
we have imposed an embargo, passed a
non-intercourse law,” flee. The embargo
was pretended, at the time it passed, to be
a mere municipal regulation: it is now
acknowledged to have been levelled against
England.
2. How did the embargo aid the views of
Napoleon f— It was his plan to overthrow
the power of England by ruining her com
merce. Hence he gave orders for shut
ting all the ports of France, and al) those
of his allies, against the British trade. Al
most instantly after those orders had reach
ed our country, the embargo was laid. It
accorded with the general plan of Napo
leon, and unquestionably was a part of iL
It was doing all that could be done by us,
to injure England and assist France. Ac
cordingly our jacobins, all over the country,
were confident of the speedy downfal of
England, and lavish of their encomiums
upon Napoleon, as the mighty champion
for the freedom of the seas.
foreign intelligence,
Received by the Robert Burna, arrived at
•New- York, from Liverpool.
Somr more transports with troopshave
sailed to reinforce Lord Wellington’s ar
my. The Paris papers are silent as the
tomb on the subject of Spanish and Portu
guese affairs since the fall of the city of
Rodrigo, It is some evidence of Bona
parte’s anxiety on this subject, when we
see with what eagerness his Moniteur co
pies the moon-struck predictions and stupid
lies of the Morning Chronicle and other
libel organs of opposition, of the speedy
fall of Spain.
I must really crave pardon for engross
ing so much time to prove what “ he who
runs may read.” But to myself must I
apologize for suffering my feelings to be
roused at the honourable notice of these
tools, who to any charge would plead idi
otcy. A CITIZEN.
The Duke of Olranto, (Fouche,) one of
the best informed men in France, and so
long Minister of Police, has retired to Aix,
in Provence. His late appointment of Gov
ernour of Rome, was merely nominal.—
Count Miollis is confirmed in that govern
ment. Fouche is in disgrace—so also are
Brune and Bernadotte. The latter are said
to be in prison. Brune never has been
decorated with any of Bonaparte’s new no
bility plumes.
The Ex-King of Holland, Louis Bona
parte, is at the baths of Teptis, in Bohe
mia, where he is to remain, under the
travelling name of M. De St. Lea.
ter which I believe the puny editors of the
Phenix never dared to publish.) It was
here that the seventeen verses of the Bible
yero published, altered and amended to
prove, what they so much desire, that
•• NAPOLEON IS OUR KING.** Th‘«
paper haxuniversally been filled with such
blasphemy, while the burning and confis
cation of our merchants’ ships, and seques
tration of property, has never found a place
in its polluted columns! Just so is it with
the Whig and the Chronicle, in whose co
lumn! 1 defy a man to shew one small arti
cle of French atrocity, except attended
with some remark, laying it to the federal
ists and to British influence.
Parliament has been prorogued to No
vember, and wiU be to January.
LOND ON, August 4.
PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.
The Prince of Essling (Massena) in a
letter dated “ Camp, before Rodrigo, 21st
July, 1810,” gives an account, that on the
10th, at the moment the French troops
were prepared to assault that city, it sur
rendered at discretion. The garrison con
sisted of between 6 and 7000 men, and the
French found therein 125 cannon, and a
great quantity of powder, lead, &c. The
Spaniards lost 1050 killed during the siege.
The French loss is not stated.
The Vienna Gazette of 20th July, states,
that the Turkish army, after the loss of
SilUtria, had taken a position on Mount
Balkan ; and the Russians had made a
detour to Romelia. Letters from Walla
chia say, the decisive battle was fought
the 16ih Junethat Ismail Bey and Prince
Kallimanchi, with 4000 men, were made
prisoners; that 10,000 Turks were killed
and wounded; and that the Russians were
advancing.
The Gazette of Saturday contains the
official account of the affair between Gene
ral Crawford and the French, near Al
meida ; which effectually confutes the ri
diculous reports on this subject, which
news-mongering letter writers are so con
tinually in the habit of circulating. [Thio
official account agrees with that which has
already been ftubliahed from Lio bon.
The Chesapeake, Captain Munn, men
tioned yesterday, left Cronstadt the 17th
of June. On ( the 25th, off the entrance of
the Sound, in company with ship Horace,
Beckford, ■of Salem, was boarded by the
British ship Standard, of 64 guns, who en
dorsed their papers and warned them not
to proceed through the Sound, as the Sound
and Blaineur were in a strict blockade.
They were treated very politely by the
Standard, and offered any assistance.—
Came through the Belt in company with
about 150 sail. July 19, left Gottenburgh
in company with about 200 sail, bound into
the North Sea. Same morning a fleet of
about 200 sail tailed from Gottenburg
Roads for the Baltick. Previous to the
sailing of these two fleets, there were sup
posed to have been in Gottenburg roads as
many as 7 or SOO sail of shipping, among
which there were about 70 sail of Ameri
cans.
The Chesapeake was boarded by several
of the Baltick fleet belonging to Sir James
Saumarea’t squadron, by whom they were
treated with politeness. The British offi
cers expressed their desire to give every
protection to the American flag against
the Danish privateers which were
numerous in the Baltick. Pasted com
pany off the Scaw, with brigs Elisa-Ann
and Suiana, for Baltimore, and Horace,
Beckford, for Salem. Left at Gottenburg,
ship Asia, Leech, for Boston. Was inform
ed at Gottenburg that there were about
It is understood that a commercial ar
rangement between G. Britain and France*
has been some time in serious negotia
tion. Commerce between ! the'two coun
tries io to be carried. on in nluiral veoeeta
duly LICENSED by both, governmental
and from ports to be designated In both
countries. Ostend, Dunkirk and Havre
are the French ports. An Ostend paper
mentions that the arrangement had been
acceded to on the part of the Emperour
at the solicitation U* the merchants of Paris,
and would speedily take effect. Other ac
counts state, that a mere modification or
moderation of the present licensed trade
will take place. This negotiation is wholly
left to the management of the new Board
of Commerce, which Napoleon has con
vened in Paris; oae of whose members, we
understand, has been in town some time,
communicating with our Board of Trade.
The arrangement for the exchange of
prisoners meets with many obstructions;
but Mr. Mackenzie writer that his pri
vate opinion is that he shall eventually
succeed.
Bonaparte has given new orders for
the speedy equipment of the fleet in the
Scheldt and Texel. Tantmieti*. He is
also making vigorous preparations from
Boulogne to Cherburg, for an expedition!
A petition is in circulation, and which
has been signed by several General Offi
cers, praying the King to restore the Duke
of York to the command of the army.
Many of the charges made by Mrs. Clarke
are since known to be infamous false
hoods.
August 8.
Mr. Pinkney/ the American Minister,
yesterday received despatches from Mr.
Armstrong, in Paris. A gentleman Who
came in the same cartel, left Paris the 6th
August We learn that these despatches
relate to the CONDEMNATION AND
SALE of American prbperty in France,
Spain, Italy and Holland;—the sales of
which began the Ist August. General
Armstrong had made frequent applications
for passports to enable him to leave the
country, but had been put off under vari
ous pretences. No American is allowed
to quit France unless he proceeds direct to
America.
BALTIMORE, September 16.
FROM THE BALTICK.
25p the
August 13.
August 9.
ca.
His Royal Majesty of Prussia, our most
gracious Lord, finds himself compelled, for
the further maintenance of the continental
system, in every thing which relates to the
trade of his subjects, hitherto strictly ob
served, in concurrence with the French
Imperial Court, and for the more certain
prevention of the abuses which may have'
prevailed in the execution of the former
ordinances, hereby to close all his ports
against American vessels, wholly and with
out any exception.
In consequence, from the day of the pub
lication of this ordinance, no vessel com
ing from an American harbour or belong
ing to an American citizen or subject, can
be admitted to the adjacent ports, but
every vessel of this nation is immediately
and without further ado, when she appears
in a Prussian port or Prussian Road, to be
ordered away.
To a respectable merchant of this city
we are indebted for the following impor
tant decree, taken from the Hamburg Cor
respondent of the 24th July. The hand of
Napoleon Is seen in it with half an eye;
and we may momently expect the same
radical precedent against our commerce,
to be followed by Denmaffc and Sweden
If the mission of Quincy Adams has been
of any utility whatever, and it yet remains
to be disclosed, if it has, still we have a
right to suspect and contend as we do, that
the readiness with which he fell into Bona
parte’s views, by making disgraceful and
uncalled for researches into the fact of the
ownership, of vessels appearing as Ameri
cans, suggested first the persecution, and
afterwards, the final prohibition of our
commerce with the north of Europe.
Whilst the British are convoying our
merchantmen, wherever there is danger,
it is particularly disgraceful, that their
seamen should be decoyed away, as lately
happened with the Netly in this port—
Out of a crew of 47 men, whom she brought
here, she carried • away but 32, and the
commander left the place with no more
clothes than what he had upon bis back,
having been deprived of them by the run
aways. To pursue them would have been
useless, for when deserters have been ar
rested, our Judges have released them un
der write of habeaa corpus y which, if it be
consistent with our law, is certainly incon
sistent with the usage of every other civil
ized country.
The present ordinance is hereby pub
lished for observance and the strictest
maintenance; and every infringer, besides
the confiscation of the goods and vessel,
will be subjected to particular prosecution
and punishment.
Berlin, 19th July, 1810.
By special order of His Royal Majesty,
Goltz.
Domna
Kkhchxlse.
Arrived this forenoon the brig Emeljne,
Captain Kimm, in 44 days from St. Jean
de Luce. The day before the Etneline
sailed, (4th of August,) the grand sale of
all the American cargoes sequestered in
Spain cominenced at Bayonne, the comple
tion of which would require five or six
weeks, when it was generally believed that
all the vessels would be sold. Letters from
Paris to 25th July state that our Minister
knew but little of the proceedings there,
and communicated nothing. There was no
appearance of any change in favour of the
comtfiterce of the United States, except a
late Imperial Decree, granting 30 licenses
to the manufacturers, to import in French
or American vessels from Charleston and
New-York, the produce of the soil, (ex
cepting tobacco,) and to take in return the
produce of France, which was considered
merely an evasive answer to their petitions
for supplies. A few days before the Erne
line sailed, the schooner 800 Adventure,
Csptain Cotterel, arrived at Bayonne, in a
short passage from New-York; was seised
for the moment, under suspicion of being
American property. The captain said be
brought out letters for the Americano se
questered—when they pressed him far
[Translated for the Federal Republican.']
Bkslin, July 21.
The following has been published here.
01D1XANCE,
For putting an end to the abuse of trade
70 nil of American yell detained a|t
Copenhagen after bdvlpff stopped M
ncurand paid their sound duty.
About the 10th July, pact of a large con
voy from the BaltiCk vn attacked off the
Nase of Norway by six Danish gun-brigs,
and some gun-boats, out of which fleet the
Danes captured 40 sail, among which were
10 or 12 Americana—lt was supposed the
Danes got their prises into Fahrsund and
the neighbouring ports. AU the British
ships of war, with the exception of one gun
brig, had parted with this part of |he con
voy. This information was received from
several British ships of war in the Skagerac,
who advised us to avoid the coast of Nor
way. Balt. Fed. Gaz.
Prohibition <f all trade with Prussia.
with the United States of North-Ameri-
NEW-YORK, September 18.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Captain Manter observes that Cadis is
not the most pie aunt place for a merchant
ship to lie in, that can be imagined. The
warlike compliments of the Adverse parties
are Whizzing over head day and night, in
cessantly, and shells frequntly bursting in
the air. He relates a characteristick an
ecdote of the English—they offered to find
seamen to retake the Island and fort of
jdatagorda, if the Spaniards would find
ships. As the French threw hot shot, they
did nut choose to expose their ships to de
struction, but were under do concern about
themselves.
(Cz* 7toi o'clock, A. AL—We etofr the Preet to
announce the following important information,
juet handed to tu in a handbill from Netu-York,
received ly' thio morning'e mail, by a gentleman
of thie tovin.
Admiral Pettmoye, recently arrived, had
the command of the British naval opera
tions. This veteran not only resembles Lord
Nelson in having lost an arm, but in the
energy of his character. He was k favour
ite even among the Spaniards, and was
putting every thing In motion, not only to
defend Cadiz, but lb drive the French from
every post on the bay, which could bn
reached by shot or shell.
Captain Manter speaks with no less con
fidence than others who have recently ar
rived, of the practicability of holding Ca
dis in spite of the French. He heard of no
complaint for want of water, and as to pro
visions, every necessary abounded. A pro
fit on the original dost and charges was
given to Amer leans, that they might be In
duced to return ; though our p r oduce was
accumulating faster than it wgs con
sumed.
The British and Spaniards appeared to
be perfectly cordial, but the former were
not Without precaution against treachery.
The troops of the respective nations were
mixed on service, and a number of the
largest Spanish ships were sent up the
Mediterranean, as sapposed to the Spanish
island of Minorca. In the defence of the
city, the Junta exacted military duty of
all ranks alike. Thu richest merchant
mounted guard in turn with the poorest;
neither proxies nor commutation of money
for service were admitted.
tbembg.tefased to deliver them, amilold
p a great many stories and would give them
no information. The letters were ail sent
to Park lo amuse the Police. He a
very unfavourable report for the American
interest, stating how ill he had been treat
ed in NeW-York, said his vessel had been
seized and he obliged to give bonds to the
Collector of the .Customs. Came home pas
sengers in the Emeline 7 American cap
tains whose vessels had been sequestered
and sold. Captain K. brings despatches
from Mr. Armstrong, to our government,
and also from the French government to
General Turreau.
done all in their power to accommodate
matters between the two nations, and could
<>or government once evince a like concilia
tory disposition, we might expect a settle
ment of all differences, before the close o
Late on Wednesday night last arrived in
this port, Captain Manter, of the ship
Thomas, who left Cadiz on the Bth last
month.
next session of Congress. But for such an
event we can hardly .hope. Napoleon we
fear has too hard' a gripe upon us. If we
were Americans we might treat with Eng- .
land: But the subjects of his Imperial Ma
jesty-vassals of the “ supereminent” Em
perour of the two Americas cannot treat
with a nation which alone stands between
him and universal dominion!
By the above arrival we have received a
file of Paris papers to the Ist of August.—
Translations to-morrow.
The appointment of a new Minister to
the United States by the government of
Great-Britain, shows a disposition to be on
amicable terms with this country. Not
withstanding the bowlings of democracy
against the British Ministry, they have
grofctbAue,
Parit, Aufuet 7.
His Majesty issued on the sth of Aamiat
at the Palace of Trianon, the foAowlag De
cree
Art. 1. The duties upon the ifflpartation *
of the undermentioned goods and mer
chandise are settled as follows
By metrical quintal; the Cottons of Bra
zil, Cayenne, Surinam, Demarara, and
Georgia, long staple, 300 francs; Levant
cottons, imported by sea, 600 francs; the
same by land, through (he offices at Bo
logne, Coblentz Mayenoe, and Strasburg!),
SOO francs; cottons from all other places,
those from Naples excepted, 600 francs;
those from Naples, the old duties. Raw
sugar, 300 francs; clayed or loaf sugar,
400 francs; hytoa teas, 900 francs; green
teas, 600 francs ; all other teas, 150 francs ;
indigo, 900 franca; cocoa, 1000 francs;
cochineal, 9000 francs; white pepper, 600
francs; black do. 400 francs; common cin
namon, 1400 francs ; fine da 2000 francj} i
doves, <OO fumes; nutmegs, 2000 francs;
■Mth'gany, 5« francs; Pernambuco wood,
Mb francs; Campe achy da 80 francs.; dye
‘woods ground, 100 franc*.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1810.
NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
BOSTON, September 21.
FROM CADIZ.
IMPORTANT.
London, August 18.
FRENCH PAPERS.