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France ; for contined he, THERE
EXIST IN MY OFFICE PRO
POSALS MADE, TO THIS GOV
ERNMENT BY THAT OF
FRANCE, for PARTITIONING
.YOUR GOVERNMENT ! ! We
make this communication to the pub
lic with all the deliberation due to its
importance, and with solemn sense of
the responsibility we owe to our fel
low citizens for its truth.
Balt. Fed. Repub.
ed by very plausible reasoning, that
the strong naval equipment prepared at
Brest, is destined for some port in the
United States. Fifteen sail of the line
are in readiness, and are only waiting
an opportunity to elude the vigilance
of a British squadron, to which for
several months past, we have been
probably indebted for our safety.
We know of no destination for this
fleet so probable as the southern part
of the U. States. Nor should we be
at all surprised if Aaron Burr conduct
ed the expedition. Who more fit than
he, to know the amount of contribu
tions to be given by each sea-port
town? and to conduct the imperial
robbers to the vaults of our treasuries
and banks? We much question, wheth
er the Sun of Burr's Glory, has dipt
beneath the horizon to rise no more.
We cannot help fancying, that we see
in this degraded and exiled man, an
Alcibiades or a Coriolanus.
"France wants money and must
have it.” As a dry sponge, she has
squeezed all the substance from the
powers under her controul. The
treasury of the United States being ex
hausted, the emperor will take by
force, what we cannot give him. And
how easy would it be, for a few ships
of the line to extort millions from our
great cities, to take possession of New
Orleans, and to place Burr at the bead
of a force, which, aided by the blacks,
would effect the conquest of all the
southern states. Let Jeflerson, Giles,
Madison and Wilkinson, lay it to their
hearts, and consider which would have
claim to the greatest share of Burr's
compassion. Carter's Mountain would
afford no shelter from his vengeance—-
and yet these puissant politician have
never bethought themselves of the
means of defence.
Why should we doubt, that the im
mense naval force at Brest, is intended
tg act against the United States? Docs
his majesty love the Americans too'
much? Has he not recently pro
posed to the British ministry,
THE CONQUEST AND DIVISION OF THE
United States? We pledge our ve
racity to the people, that we have re
ceived the information through high
democratic authority, and also, that
Mr. Madison is possessed of the same
information. The marquis Welles-
pike, which some brave Portuguese
from behind was endeavouring to thrust
into his back. I called out to the offi
cer to assist me. lie replied, it was the
positive order of the General, that in
such cases no Englishman should inter
fere; and advised me to take care of
myown life. I was in the midst of
pikes, swords and daggers, which
seemed to be thrust in all directions,as if
in madness or intoxication. In spite of
all my struggles I was thrown down,
and nearly trampled on by the mob;
I at length with difficulty escaped from
amongst them.—Next morning I was
informed that the poor wretch had been
murdered in the course of the night.
And this passed within one hundred
yards of the English head-quarters ;
" Because they were armed, and the
enemy was not at their gates, the Por
tuguese already began to utter rhodo
montades. Every man finding a weap
on in his hands, perhaps for the first
time performed with it a thousand
deeds of heroism. But not merely what
.they were going to do —what had been
already done against the common ene
mies of Europe, was the topic of their
discourses. They had gained (in con
junction with their English allies) the
battle of Vimeria. It was a Portu
guese soldier who made Gen. Bernier
prisoner ; and they had beaten the
French at Oporto. Lest there should
be any doubt of these facts, an engrav
ing of the batle of Vincira, to be found
in every shop, represented,the dreadful
Portuguese dragoons charging the ene
my and bearing away at least one half
of the palm of victory. I know not
which was the greater hardship upon
the brave army which gained that bat
tle, to be stopped in the career of vic
tory, or to be caricatured by snch as
sociates!"
Important.
An American gentleman, just re
turned from England, who6e charac
ter entitles him to the most entire cred
it, has authorised us to say, that in
conversation with Marquis Wellesley,
the British Secretary of State, that
nobleman expressed his surprise that a
uy portion of our people should con
tinue to cherish an attachment to
FRENCH FLEET.
It has been suggested, and support-
Latest from SOUTH AMERICA.
An arrival at Philadelphia, from the
River Plate, brings accounts as late as
Oct. 6, stating, that the Junta of the
Province of Paraguay, had declared
themselves independent of the old gov
ernment of Spain, and had seized Lin
ers, and two of his principal adher
ents, carried them to Buenos Ayres,
and condemned and executed them on
the 26th Aug. they peing accused of
designs subversive of peace, and trea
sonable. The provinces of Peru and
Cliili, it is said, had also declared them
selves independent. On the other
hand, the government of Monte Video,
and the people on the Northern banks
of the river Plate, opposed the Junta
of Buenos Ayres and its measures, de
claring them to be in rebellion to the
legal authorities of Spain. The Para,
guay Junta had endeavoured to obtain
the countenance and support of the
British ; but the Commanders on that
station had cautiously evaded any di
rect answers, desirous of preserving
that country from the calamities of
civil war, and maintaining the advan
tages of trade to that country.
Bonaparte's privateers " love the
Americans” as ardently as their mas
ter. Since our last eapt. Adamson,
of this town, has arrived here in the
Pallas, from Liverpool. He, with
capt. Burroughs,of an eastern port, and
others, were passengers on board the
fine ship Zodiac, of New-Bedford,
with a rich cargo on board, bound
from London to New-York, which
on the 28th October, in lat. 49 30,
long. 10 30/ was captured by the
French privateer Eleanora, Alex.
Black, a reputed American, master;
that on the 31st October, the privat
eer fell in with the brig Pallas, put
capt. Adamson on board, and would
have captured the brig had she been
worth the trouble; that the master,
and 11 hands were put on bond her,
with orders to make for the first French
port:—That on the same day trie same
privateer captured, manned, and sent
for France, the ship Charles, How.
le, rejected the proposition. But
suppose the offer of France had been
embraced. Suppose an English fleet
of transports, joined by the Brest flegt,
had suddenly landed an army of 40 or
50,000 men on our shores, were we,
or are we in a state to defend our
selves ? Should we not have fallen an
easy prey, and that too through the
treachery, cowardice and bad conduct
of our rulers ? Americans are brave,
and would tight; but what resistance
could they make taken unawares, a
gainst a disciplined army, under the
best generals of Europe, and when
too, that army would be assisted in its
operations, by French emissaries and
disaffected citizens, in the bosom of
the country.
We are led to believe that Bona
parte has already completed the plan
of an enterprise against these states.
As England would not join him, he
will try to accomplish it by his own
means. All the harm the tyrant can
do us, in our weak and unprotected
state, is to rob and burn our cities, and
take possession of New-Orleans. But,
although our liberties might ultimate
ly be secure, are not these events ca
lamitous enough to bring Mr. Madison
to his serious reflections.
Dates from Portugal, as late as the
29th October, have been received,
(seven days latest) by an arrival at
Plymouth; at which time no battle
had taken place; but the armies re
mained in the positions particularly
noticed in our last. From this, it ap
pears, that Lord Wellington intended
to sustain an attack, and that the
Prince of Esling was not strong e
nough to attack him at present.
Capt. Howland, master of the a
bove mentioned vessel, brought no pa
pers; but verbally reports, that it was
thought at Lisbon, no general engage
ment would take place until Massena
had obtained some reinforcements ; and
that the day before he saile^it was re
ported on 'Change, some had arrived,
though the number was not mentioned.
The Embargo at Lisbon was still con
tinued, and likely to remain, until
some change took place in the relative
condition of the two grand armies.
Vessels however, that were loaded,
could, on proper application, procure
permission to depart. The Mount
Hope, Breeze, sailed for New-York
the day previous, with 1060 sheep;
this ship, with the Constellation, Alfred
and Midas, were the only vessels which
had been permitted to sail since the
Embargo was laid on. Mr. Green,
the American Deputy Consul at Lis
bon, informed Capt. Howland that
there was not a barrel of flour unsold in
the market, and remarked that a cargo
would bring 25 dolls, beef 13, and
corn 2 50.
BOSTON, NOV. 29.
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.
Balt. Fed. Repub.
land, from New-York for London ;
that Black said there were 140 French
privateers in the channel; and that he
intended returning into port after hav
ing made two more captures. The
other passengers in the Zodiac were
left on board her. It will be recollect
ed that these depredations on neutral
commerce were made nearly two
months after the date of Cadore's af
fectionate letter to Mr. Armstrong,
which our Administration has so read
ily accredited!! Were the U. States at
open war with France could the con
duct of her cruisers have been more fla
grantly hostile ?
" It is above two years since we ex
pressed our anxiety for the appearance
of this work ; and we now congratu
ulate our readers and ourselves on its
publication. And what is still more
satisfactory, and what after so many
instances of disappointment we would
scarcely venture to expect, all that we
anticipated from the adventurous and
known abilities of Dr. Clarke, has been
fulfilled ; and we have, at least, the
great pleasure of seeing before us a
book of travels, by a person, we will
not say combining all the requisites of
a traveller, to what our fancy might
picture as most desirable in this charac
ter, but certainly uniting more of the
qualifications essential to his difficult
calling, than any one whose labours
have come under our notice; and a
bove all (and it is here chiefly that we
would fix our commendation) proceed
ing, in the compilation of his journal,
and the digestion of his narrative, up
on far sounder views of the nature of
his duties, than any of those whom we
have hitherto dealt with."
(CT The editors of papers in the U
nited States are requested to insert
the above and the favour shall be re
turned.
A Parsnip was raised the present
season, in the garden of Mr. Amos
Tinkham of this town, measuring nine
inches in circumference, and six feet id
length! Windsor Fer. pap.
In the month of May last, a son of
Thomas Batchelder of Royalston
(Worcester county) planted one Po
tatoe, which produced SEVEN BUSH.
ELS.
The New-Jersey Journal informs
us of the marriage at Connecticut
Farms, on the Sth instant, of Mr Jo
seph B. Davis to Miss Brant; and that
the bridegroom next day hung himself!
Mr. Davis is represented as of respect
able family and character, but subject
to melancholy, which occasionally
At 1 o'clock this morning we were
politely furnished, by Mr. James In
gersol, with N. York papers ofTues
day last. They contain Londo dates
to October 24, and Lisbon to Nov. 2.
The London accounts are no later
than our previous accounts from that
quarter. The Lisbon advices state,
that the British forces wesr daily aug
menting; that a squadron of gun
boats had passed up the Tagus, for the
purpose of annoying the French; that
the French gen. Marseiore was killed
by a shot from one of the boats; that
the advanced piquets of the two armies
were in sight of each other; and daily
skirmishing took place; that the
French were in want of provisions,
and that a few hours before the sail
ing of the vessel which brought this
intelligence, a report was current at
Lisbon, that Massena was retreating.—
The papers state, that every circum
stance indicated the policy of Lord
Wellington, [Earl of Basaco, as he is
now called] to be what is emphatically
called Burgoyning the French; and
that the next news was confidently ex
pected to announce their surrender or
destruction.
We are sorry to state that the val
uable ship Lyon, Capt. Bainbridge, of
Philadelphia, with cargo of 300,000
dollars, is captured by the Danes, (the
poor Danes) and carried into Copen
hagen. These Danes were pirates from
their earliest history, and they seem to
be but little mended since that period.
It is a pity that Copenhagen Jackson
deprived them of so many ships, which
would have enabled them to have ex
tended " their useful labours," as Mr.
Jefferson would say.
E. Bronson, the editor of the Uni
ted States' Gazette, is preparing to
republish an interesting work which
lately appeared in England, and is
there highly spoken of, entitled,
"Travels in various Countries of Eu
rope, Asia, and Africa. By Edward
Daniel Clarke L. L. D. Part the First.
Russia, Tartary, and Turkey."
The Edinburgh Review for August,
of the present year, speaking of this
important work, has these general re
marks :
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which he is supposed to have commit
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