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disappointed in these hopes. The crafty
treachery of a Cathaiine De Medicis,
would not have conceived a project mon
suited, to mislead publick opinion, or eft
cite popular phtensy, than the unauthor
ised agreement between our fiecretagp-and
Mr. Erskine. Mr. Erskine, the son of
Lord Erskine, the head of the opposition
in England, had an Inducement to go be
yond hia instructions. In England, the
mass of the people are in favour of an ac
commodation with this country ; if, there
fore, an accommodation with this country
(whether authorised or not) should be dis
avowed by ?he ministry, a popular clamour
feould be excited, and much odium fall
upon the ministry, while Mr. Smith, (your
fieci'emfy,) well knew that such a thing
Would greatly affect the publick cplnion in
this country. These were the ffiotives, Sir;
Which fodneed the measure t a foreign
minister was seduced from his allegiance
tn hl* king, and country, and rendered sub
aervknt to the narrow viewsofa miserable
pettifogger* ‘ Had Mr. Erskine** instruc-.
tfons bdMnhied power to ntgotiglp on th**
terms he «ftd, the step would nMMte been
faktrf by Mr. Smith; then
toakeAhe compact, without amMffig him
self that Mr. Erskine'* toujpn9Kawei>
Jtot sufficient; and thar*# "fipffie, the
proeedtfto Would be dinvwmqy the
British Alfalstry.
The agreement, Sir,- wnsdßatffilpa, and
Mr. Erskine called back tn Europe ; what
the consequences were, in bbtH Countries.
We well know. Still howevef, seeking a .
reconciliation, the British government sent
anew Minister. Mr. Jackson renewed the
discussion of differences; he was first
tongue-tied, and then suspended. In what
part of his correspondence do we find the
insult which employed the whoM qpergy of
Mr. Smith to bring forth, antf toJ whose
christening Congress met at ail early day ?J
But Sir,' we are now called ‘from cur'tefl
to/ves and alternative! agarnit the d«|W
letter Orders in Council, to corrsideratlffiK
of aerfoi/a importance. Napoleon wanting
money -to defray the expense of his wed
ding/has seized, confiscated, and sold all
American ships in the ports of the cohti J
nent. The documents, which affix tw
etamfi upon this, are not kept close
ly corked until the meeting of Congress,
when they might burst upon the people,
while their leaders were not
to allny the qualms which such unexpect
ed might create ; no, Sir, the
Information is sent out, and Duane, Irvine,
•nd ether alchymht* in the political labo
ratory, are preparing /ia/ffaiive* nnrf ano
dynei to counteract Its. acridity ■Il .the
prime vft*." °
" The cup of conciliation'' with France
la exhausted ; you can, Sir, no longer, con
shtently with the dignity of the nation, re
plenish it. Patriotism,-Sir, points out the
only course to be pursued with honour; your
minister returns from France, loaded with
bsuits; send TjirreaU home to his master,
and djtmiaatyourFpnch Secretary; >et£im
no loogqy approach the ear be has so much
abused; ftmove the pivot, by which Na-
fected. •
• When Mr. Jefferson. Sir, after ruining
the publick morals and the national re
venue, thought it expedient to withdraw
from the multiplied difficulties, which hi*
own popular measures, had brought upon
the Country, every true American hoped
that hi* successor in office would endeavour
to remedy the difficulties and correct the
abuse* arising from his administration.—
The most sanguine expectations were en
tertsined that our foreign relations Would
Assume a more promising aspect; that the
system of hostility to England, and devo
tion to France, would be changed for a
firm, a manly language to both; that,
While the honour of our country was inflex
ibly maintained by a firm «nd independent
attitude, h* commercial prosperity would
also be consulted by a policy of moderation
■nd forbearance. How, Sir, have we beet
prosperous ef that administra
tion, did not egrteed left millions oi dollars;
while, taring the preseat, • baa arisen
from ten to more thaw sixteen; during the
present administration, withimt any neces
sity, our pig ny navy has cost more than
that built by the federalists. The same
ja »y be observed of our army; favouriteism
has been suffered to revel upon the peo
ple's money* For a much less sum, than
the peace eetabliehment of the army has
coat during the nine year* past, the/rdera/
administration, quelled the whiskey rebel-
H<*. maintained and gloriously terminated
an Indian war; suppressed Fries* rebel
lion; raised and organised a provisional ar
my of eighty thousand men, and commenced
ths anauufactor* of arms and ammunition
upon an extensive plan. During the federal
Adminktration, no largesses of fifty thou-
OanddoUare were granted through Presiden
tial fqvour, to favourite officers; no commis
sary was suffered to make thirty thousand
per annum, by his contracts for
clotliSng or provisioning the army. These
facta may be ditfiuted, Sir, but officer! are
bye witnesses to the enormSus peculations
practised by commissaries; to the imposi
tions upon the unfortunate soldiery; and
Sbme officers orftf apeak their Indignation
at the|shamehil practices of swindlers,
through the whole of the Military depart
ffitift. Our army, Sir, will never become
ontil a thorough reform is ef-
I have dong, Sir; my prayers continu
ally arise to that Being, to whom futurity
i* subject; may he have you in bi* holy
keeping Guided by wisdom from above,
with the bright example of a Washing
ton before you, may your measure* be
directed to the prosperity and happiness
of our beloved country.
TULLIUS.
poleon has managed nor political machine.
The petty ovation, which was obtained by
the intrigue* of Mr. Smith, will perhaps
support the French party a short time;
but Sir, the principle of decay, of rotten
ness, must pervade, where a publick func
tionary is driven to projects like those of
Mr. Smith, to support his drooping popu
larity ; we may reasonably hope, that his
reign will bo short; that hia collusive
practice* can no longer be covered ;< the
people. Sir, wHI no longer belie ms the ma
ny stories, circulated by the administra
tion presses; the frequent exhibition of
deception, has almost worn out their credo
lity. Truth agate resume its empire,
and hi its glare, the malpractice* of a
corrupt cabinet, will appear in all their
native deformity. Mr, Jefferson, Sir, ha*
gone down, like the portentous comet,
whose decline exposes to the astonished
world it* blasting mists, its noxious exha
lations and, Sir, he is now called before
an impartial tribunal, to answer for a most
fragrant abuse of power: whether Mr.
Livingston gains his case or not, it will
teach other Pretidentt the supremacy of
the law/ Mr. Burr, who with Mr. Jeffer
son, trod the path to office; where is ho ?
Tormented by the gnawings of the vulture
concience, be vainly tries to fly from him
self ; he wanders a vagabond, hated and
abhored by aW. This man was raised by
party to the seedhd office in the country. -
Party has raised many such men; al
most every man of principle, ha* retired
from the contest; and left the burthen and
emoluments of publick employments to
needy profligates, who, with the avidity of
harpies, have exhausted the publick chest,
unequal to their rapacity. The exigency
of the times call* upon you. Sir, to sacra
fice all secondary motives, to what is the
first object of duty, and ought to be the
first object of your inclination*—the good
>t our country. Sweep, Sir, from their offi
ces the political moths, who have so long
ted upon the heart of our country; and
(if they will serve) call back to employ
ment, men, who have deserved well of
<beir felloW-citizens; but, who disgusted
by publick ingratitude, have left the state
«o the management of men, wanting both '
talents and integrity. Renew, Sir, the ne
gotiations with England, for an amicable
adjustment of difficulties ; and resuscitate
if possible the commerce, and the revenue
>f the country ; and, Sir, while you extend
the olive branch towards Napoleon with
one hand, with the other grasp the half
drawn sword.
Downing-Street, May 12.
A nxs/A tcx, of which the following is a
copy, was received on the 10th instaut, at
Lord Liverpool's office, addressed to his
Lordship by Lieutenant-General Graham,
commanding hi* Majesty’s forces at Cadiz,
dated Isola, 22d April, 1810.
o. Isola, April 22.
My Lord— From the information your
Lordship already had of the miserable
statfl of the Fort of Matagorda, (never to
be considered free from tbe danger of as
sault) ft will not be matter of surprise,
that after holding it two months, it should
now be abandoned. I have the honour to
i nclose Captain Maclaine's (of the 94th) re
port to me. It would be an injustice to the
service, not to recommend him in the
warmest manner to your Lordship's notice,
a* well a* the officers who continued with
him to the last of this arduous duty,—Lieu
tenant Brereton, of the Ruyal Ariiltety,
Ensigns, Cannon and Scott, of the 94ip,
and Midshipman of his Ma-
JylJdF Invincible. Tbe defence of
has been vyitnissed by every
with admiration, and 1 should not
live been justified in allowing ft to be con
tinued so long, bfit from the expectation
of the possibility of some diversion being
fled* in it* favour, which however was
found to be impracticable. It is impossible
khat I should not endeavour to express to
your Lordship the feelings of universal and
deep regret excited by the untimely fall of
that distinguished officer, Major Lesebure,
of the Royal Engineers, whose oeai car
ried him from the Admiral's shin to be the
bearer of my orders for the evacuation of
the fort, that he might be satisfied that ft
was no longer tenable. The chief di
rection of that important department now
devoles on Captain Birch. Your Lordship
is well acquainted with my opinion of his
merit andtalent*. so well calculated to in
spire ooffififience under this misfortune.
I havCfiQK* jflq
~THOMAS '
awiginal g.vrrixon af the for(
nf Captain Ma
vslgns Cannon and Scott,
25 Royal Artillery, under
ret'vn ; 95 Royal Marines ;
25 seamen under Mf. Dobson; and 67
noo-commisaioued officers and privates of
forelgit Jntellistnce.
raoM rxx loMDon G.tesr-rg.
Six—l have the honour to, inform you,
that at two o'clock on the morning of the
31*t, th* enemy opened upon the 74 gun
•hip St. Panto, and gun-boats stationed
near Fort Matagorda, - with hot shot, and
succeeded in forcing them to abandon
their position. Immediately after this#
they opened upon Fort Matagorda a very
heavy cannonade of guns and mortars, but
a* it would have been impossible to direct
our fire with a certainty, I ordered Lieu
tenant Brereton, pf the Royal Artillery, to
delay our fire until day break. The morn
ing discovered three batteries opposed to
us, in the Precadero of 24 guns, and from
the flight of their shell* we judged they
had eight mortars in the three batteries.
From the time they commenced firing at
the fort, they kept up a must tremendous
cannonade of shot and shells with greaj
effect until night, when the enemy and
the fort both discontinued. That day's fire
made a very large breach in the escarp of
the rampart, on which was the principal
part of our guns, and completely layed
open our magazine. We were, from the
manner the enetny placed bi* batteries,
and which they have contrived to do un
der mask of the houses in the Village of
Truesdero (distant from the fort about 900,
yards) only able to bring 7 guns to bear on
them; yet with those we contrived to
silence, and, as I conceive, dismount the
gun* of on* of the batteries, in which were
six thirty-two pounder*. The whole of
the night of the 31st, and mofning of the
22d, I employed in endeavouring to repair
the parapet of the south east face, com
posed of sand bags, and which, from the
very heavy fire of 21 piece* of cannon
(moat of them 32 pounders) the enemy had
totally demolished, so that the men at the
guns were perfectly exposed.
We continued to replace the sand bag*
and fill up the breach, so a* to put our
selves in a tolerable state of defence, and
at day break in the morning the enemy
opened with a salvo from all his batteries.
We returned the fir* with the same spirit
and success as yesterday, but the fort soon
became a complete ruin, and no where
offered any shelter for the relief*. The
evacuation, however, only took place in
consequence of your order; we left the
fort at 10, A. M. Captain Stackpole of the
Royal Navy, having been sent to the Ad
miral to complete it* destruction. I can
not sufficiently express to you the gallantry
and coolness with which every individual
officer, seaman, marine and soldier con
ducted l.'.nself during the two month* we
maintained this post, particularly during
the two Ia st .days. I beg, in a particular
manner, to mention the service* of that
most excellent officer Lieutenant Brereton,
of the Royal Artillery, for his unremitted
attention to *his duty, and the masterly
style in which be kept up his fire on the
enemy, a* likewise Ensign* Cannon and
Scott, of the Ofth grenadiers; and I re
quest, Sir, you wiltestate to the Admiral,
how highly sensible I am of the handsome
manner In which Lieutenants Chapman
and M'Pherson, of the Royal Navy, and
one or two others, whose names I cannot
now recollect, volunteered their services
during the heaviest of .the fire, Mr.
George Dobson, Midshipman of the Invin
cible, had charge of the seamen under
my command during the whole time, and
I beg you, Sir, to recommend him to the
Admiral, a* a very excellent and brave
officer. Herewith 1 send a list of killed
and wounded ; and atqong the former I am
sorry to return Major Lewbure of the Roy
al Engineers; he was killed close to me
by a cannon ball; the loss of such an excel
lent officer is deeply tobe lamented.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) A. MACKLAIN,
Captain 94th Regiment, late
N. 8.-—Hospital mate Bennet attached
to the 94th regiment, and was the surgeon
attending the garrison, I beg to recommend
to your notice, a* a most attentive and ex
cellent professional jnan ; be wishes much
to be appointed assistant surgeon of the
94th Regiment. I.have omitted to mention
Lieutenant Wright, of the Royal Artillery,
who succeeded to th* command of the Ar
tillery In the batteries on the morning of
the 22d, after Lieutenant Brereton was
wounded- b-»' u; A, MACKLAIN,
CitfUain 94th Regiment.
Commander at Fort 'Matagorda
To Lieut. General. Graham,
1 Major, 15* seamen, marines, and sol
diers, killed ; 2 Midshipmen,
1 sergeant, 65 seamen and private* wound
ed.
the regiment Reinforcement* were
•ent in the evening of the 31st, and relict*
of th* whole were offered, bat declined.
The French paper* state, that In con
tinuing to dig into Pompeia, near Naples,
there ha* bean found a large edifice, adorn
ed with columns, which was formerly* one
of the grand pfiblick buildings of the city.
•• The clearing away the ruin* of Ostia
ha* been interrupted for some time. One
might expect, however, to make great dis
coveries if they continued. This.city, once
so spacious and opulunt, was almostentire
ly inundated by the sudden rising of the
Tiber. Persons may now walk upon tbe
FOMPEDi AND OSTU.
April 33.
top* of the houses, and find out whole
streets by following the direction of th<-
tops. Some house* have been entered,
•nd found tq have been built In the same
style a* Pompeia. There Is but one tem
ple, the temple of Neptune, situated on an
elevation that has been entirely cleared ot
the ruins. Tbe temple of Mercury fo
which he is represented holding a
his hand, is only part cleared
was here that a very fine Venue WO* dis
covered, equal to the VeMMfVMteCl|te#-
But it has been catriej|^t<|Jpt^lflteU ,>
•gp tfte WaflX-'
CHARLESTON, JtetitJ.
V xssxls are now very Mudt wanted by
the Merchant* of this off th*
Rice and Cotton on hand to Earqps.
2 1-2 to 3d per lb. freight for cMtop a
proportionate freight for Rice
got for a very considerable number of vffiF
selx
RICHMOND, June 29.
The new* of Burr's being in French
pay, comes in so authentick a shape that
we cannot doubt it. The quarter's salary,
which the Aurora lately informed u* had
been paid to little Aaron by Bonaparte, we
have understood amounted to five hundred
pound* sterling.
NEW-YORK, July 2.
FRENCH INFLUENCE.
The democrat* have always denied the
existence of French influence In uur ad
ministration. Fact* have continually given
them the lie; we shall not therefore, at this
time undertake to prove the existence of
■ French influence by argument Reason
becomes folly, and argument is lost on peo
ple who are determined not to see or hear.
Bonaparte, aaCheetham say, man
ages theoe thinge better. He exhibits not
to the eye or the ear—he proceed* directly
to the sense of feeling. One would sup
pose, that if French influence ev*r existed*
in our government, it could exist no longer.
He woukl think that if they had it in them,
Bonaparte had kicked it out of them. We
should have been happy if it had been so.
For though we do not feel very thankful
for the correction his Imperial Majesty
has thought proper to lay on our govern
ment, yet if any good was to come out of
the evil, we would attempt to bear it.—
But tn our mortification this b not the case.
Our government, as Quincy said, cannot be
kicked into a war ! Never was a more
home truth spoken-gnd it is equally a*
true, that courage and manliness cannot
be kicked into them, nor a sense of their
insignificance and meanness kicked -out of
them. Whether they are under the influ
ence of love* er fettr of Bonaparte, it mat
ter* not to our degraded They
•re influenced by him and his minions, and
(hat very influence will destroy the nation.
The article from the Richmond Enquirer,
which follows this, wIW aerv*to show the
spirit of our independent republican gov
ernment. Bonaparte has seized, sold, and
eat and drank up million* of <nir property
with a* much eangfroid a* he would eat n
dish of frog*. Mr. Armstrong ha* remon
strated ! and what has he got for answer f
** F— diable! the Emperour has taken
a wife ntid -cannot be troubled with such
trifles." Now contrast this with the tpi
rited conduct of oux government, Com
moder* Porter take* possession of a vessel,
a pirate in fact, which is committing de
predations on our citizens in our own wa
ters. The vessel is libelled, and the laws
Are taking their course, when tbe great
representative of the "paragon of human
nature" Interferes; " because the vessel
was commanded by a Lieutenant in the
commission of his Imperial M.jesty."—
And what does our independent President
do in the Case ? Does he order the vessel
and cargo to be sold, and tbe proceeds
placed in his caitte privee, to be held until
our affairs are suttjed with France—No—
he is too just to do any such tiling—that
would be wiclted! I The course of law
must in favour of the " super
i-minent" Emperour. The President " in
structed the Attorney for the United States
to dismiss the action, and have the vessel
restored." Spirit of our fathers where art
thou ! But thr. flisgrac* does not end here I
when a man voluntarily lays hia face in the
dost, the bystanders will splash tbe dirt on
him for sport, if for nothing else. After
Mr. Madison had exhibited himself such a
model of meekness, Mon. Whiskerando
determined to mortify Item still more, and
demanded the recall of Porter.
For whatf—beoause he had courage,to
perform hi* duty ’ —But we forbear—the
subject is too mortifying to dwell'upon.
The Richmond Enquirer says, that Gen.
Turrean has not demanded the ejection
from office of Captain Porter who com
mands the gqgrboots of New-Orleans, for
daring to medlkr ss»7> French frivateero
—on that poinfajhare has been no expres
sion of compUBL It is tfue that respect
ing the La the French Minister
hns made a dMV I to our government.
This vessel by Commodore Pm-
ter and reclaßMw the French Consul at'
ground of her being
a national veAl Al com m inded by a
Lieutenant in t*t oglHhission of his Impe
rial Majesty. Qpntt* these grounds the
COUNTER FETTERff.
• Not long since a gang of Counterfeiters,
were discovered and taken up in Morri* ‘
County, (N. J.) and the leader of the gang
brought to trial and acquitted. A short
time after he was caught a second time,
and arraigned at the bar. Finding very
little chance of escaping this time, .he
turned state's evidence to save hi* bacon.
On disclosing to the Court hit accomplice*,
(which we are told were to tbe number of
41,) It turned out that Utree qf the very
furore who eat upon hie Jlrot trial, were
implicated in Iheforgeriee. Some of those
discovered were tried, and were, through '
the mercy of the Court, fined three er four
hund red dollar* each, and turned loose again
upon society, to depredate upon the igno
rant and unsuspecting.
Court her to be
he motfon of the United States' Attorruy,
granted an appeal. When these
-tance* were laid before the
the United States, be instructed
ney for the United States to dlsndM tnet'
-cctloe *ml 1^ ve the vcsulruetersd. If we
the French Consul has
qPMiFffTOwceiyp
has VtjMtel
Port V .
BOSTON. Ju!y
Intelligence from Cadiz is vMay I%*-
The still annoyed in the inforf-
Odr« *nd Itept at bay lore that city, Thfer.
independence, and detestation Of
BotqHßrte, is a* vigorous a* ever. ' ••Sr
’'JMk . " CAcftz.'Mxy fl-
Westerday, the ypinr-to of Madrife whpr
had fled to CatH* and the Islandpf Leon
•Jbr refuge, celebrated, with sotette* honour*,
dhtb* Carmelite church, the remembrar.ee
Coheir illustrious feifow-citiaei)*, who, on
that day two year*, fell Victims to the cruelty
of the French, and their own zeal for the
liberty of the oatiod. The assemblage of the
Mmfotry, tbe Membetvbf the Diptomatick.
.Bffih n the Grandees, Magistrates, Gene
rals, Spanish and English, both of see and
land, and the numerous officer* of the three
allied nations. Spam, England and Portu
gal—the martial appearance of tbe troops,
die view of the harbour and opposite shore,
crowded with innumerable vessels—all
conapired to render the scenery grand,
which was heightened by the arrival, the
same morning, of the two ship* of th* line, '
tbe Algezira* and Asia, from Vgjra Cruz
and the Carracas, bringing, wjth Ufem
7,000,000 of dollars and 4000 joes r «eot to
our succour by our brethren in America. -
A duel was fought near Wythe Court-
House, in the state of Virginia, on the 6tn
ult. between Mr. Robert Taylor, and Mr.
William Patton. Mr. Taylor fell the se
cond fire. Th* cause of the duel originated
to a contention for the hand of a young
Wtiy, whom they were both at the same
time addressing.
NEWPORT, July 7.
... * FOURTH OF JULY.
Wednesday last, the 34th Anniversary
of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE war
celebrated with the most animated expres
sions of joy, by the inhabitants of this town.
The dawn was welcomed by a federal sa
lute from Washington Square by the New
port Artillery Company, commanded by
Captain Fry, and from Fort Wolcott, by
the United States corps of Artillerists and
Engineers under the command of Ciptaln
House, and by a brilliant display of colours
from the vessels in the harbqur, and in
various parts of the town. At 10 o'clock,
A. M. agreeably to the arrangements made
by the. town-committee, a procession was
formed on the parade, in front of the
State-House, and proceeded under the es
cort of the Artillery Compaujrto the se
cond Baptist Meeting-House, and bn it|
entrance was greeted with theimiles of a
numerous and brilliant assembly of ladldes.
Several-excel lent odes were sung by a se
lect choir in a manner that could not fail
to warm the beart sod elevate the mind.—
The throne of grace was addressed by the
Rev. Mr. Gibotm in a pertinent and devo
tional prayer. ‘ The* declaration of inde
pendence was read by Mr. Thomae.Hdndy.
in a.manner unusually chaste and digni
fied, and an Oration delivered by Mr. Levi
Tower. The sentiments of the Oratop
did honour to his bead and heart; hie lea*
guage was classical, and his delivery man
ly and impressive. The publick exercbM
were then concluded with appropriate ßK*
nick. Upon the return of the
to the parade, a national salute was frol
by the Artillery Company, and responded
from Fort Wolcott, end the various bells
in the town rang a joyful peal. The day
wis spent in undisturbed harmony and
general satisfaction. m -
• CWCMMtTj.
The Anniversary Meeting of the Society
of Cincinnati,'qf this Sts ; was held to this
town; the following gentlemen were unani
mously re-elected officers of thername, for
the yenr ensuing
Col. JantMiaK Olmsy,
Col. Archibald Caaev,
Gen. William Allbn, Srcretar/.
Col. Kprsaim Bowen, jun. 7hra«ww*.
After uniting with tbeir fellow-citisens
in celebrating the glnrioosepoch of Amt<
rican Liberty, agreeably to arrangements
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