The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-03-07 00:00:00, page 2

of the Chesupeake “ a massacre,” because
- Pickering, Gore & Co. think that it was no
niore than we * rebels” deserved !
I believe that we ‘ought to love England
and hute onr countrymen, becpuse England
sent hordes of mercenarios to euslave us, and
out “ rebels" joined with Hancock and Wash
ington to con-wer them 7
‘ibulieve‘lt is betier to be a tory than a
whigg, because the waigs were fideads of lib
ecty and the toves the adxmm of a tyrant,
win detuded our fields with blood !
Übeliove fioee, Livernore, Key, &c. ave
honest putriots, because they were torvies in
1776 ! ' 4 '
I helieve'we are all exclusive federalists,
becanse we Just year atiempted to demolish
the federal constitution und dustroy the teder
al union ! |
[ beiieve we arve the true disciples of
Washinizton for doing so, berause Washing
ton todd us that the union was the tic of our
salvation ! '
[ believe Jefferson and Madivon were ene
mics to our commerce, because all their dJif
ficalties and disputes with forcign powers
have been anly on account of our commerce.
o | believe the embuargo ought o have been
* last Murch, becnuse raising it injured
e character of our couutry, wnd induced
".“"' Messrs, Dona, The respective commit”
Aing & Cushman ; & tees of the Hepubiican
Hon. Mcssis, Morton, menbers of the two bran-
Grecney, & Smithy jun, | ¢hes of the Legisiutre.
hapninn=ss collecrively and individually, both
DOw and hevealter, \
LEVI LINCOLN.
[ belicve that Pickering, Harper, Gore and
Co. are sound poiiticians und patriots, because
they recommended thirteen ycars ago, «hd
ever since, a war against France, by which
we should have lost ull the commerce we have
enjoyed und the wealth we now pussess, anc
diiven our navigators and farmers out ol the
coun, y !
I beiieve that Mr., Madison is partial to
France, because bhe signed an arvengement
with England, by which our trade to Eugland,
was doubied, and our trade to France cut off'!
I believe the American government acied
fuithiessly in chat arrangement, because the
Ameriean gevernment carvied ©it into full
executiogn, and because the Engiish govern
ment rescinded it !
I believe that it is our fault there is no ac
commodation with England, because Mr. Jel
ferson rejected a treaty which had a note to it
reserving the right to England to criple our’
trade by Orders in Council, whenever she
thought fit !
I believe that England is really friendi to
us snd our trade, because she rejected Mi.
Erskine’s arvangement on account of its pos
sibly permiting the Americen merchunt to
have u carvying trade to Hollund, to the inju
ry of her sinugglers !
i believe America ought to join England
aginst France, to prevent the universal domi
in.ticn of Frunce, because England is able o
dely the world in urms ! |
[ believe England, when she says she is
driven by necessity ‘o prevent the continent |
from recciving colonial produce, becanse she |
would not allow the Awmevican merchant to
interfere with her merchants i carrying co
louial produce to Hollund !
I believe England would rather enrich A
merica than France, because she prefers buy
ing wheat and other produce from the French
themselves, to buying it of America! -~
| believe the Republicans want to drive us
into war, hecause they have kept the country
in peace for ten years, and because John Ran
dotph in the lust Congress invoked a blessing
on President Jeffersou for keeping the coun
try in peace !
I believe Congress want a war, because
they simply approved of Mr. Madison’s dis
missing a foreign minister, who told the gov
ernment they lied, and said he would contin
ve to do it as long as he pleased !
I believe Mr, Madison wants a war with
Englind, because when he dismissed a min
ister who insulted him, he sent official notice
% Fauisland that he would treat with any other
retionary ! '
I believe the government broke off an
“ fmpertamt” negociation with England, be
cuuse Mr. Jackson had nothing to offer but
terms which we all say are in.dmissible !
I believe the government might have made
an honourable treaty with Mr, Juckson, be
cuuse he solemniy declaved that we must al
low the British navy to enforce our laws,
which we all think dishonourable, and not in
any evenit to be allowed !
I believe we ought not to call the « affair”
L beiieve Enzland seriously meant repara
tion for that attagk, becuuse she demaunds
prior to it, that America should take off her
proclamation for keeping the pesce in her
own harbours,” though already dissolved by
act of CongPess.
I believe Englund has disavowed the attack
on the Chesupeake, because she declares by
M Jackson that shie'cliuins as her right those
scamen who deserted form her service, tho'
they shoaid even prove to be impressed A-
Americans !
I believe our government would have been
very wrong even to have contradicted Mr.
Juckwon, beécause he told our government
they lied snd would continue to do it !
I velieve Mr. Madison did wrong in dis
missing Mr. Juckson, because telling our
government it lied, was no insult in him,
though it would be a most infumous insult in
a French or other minister !
CREED OF THE ESSEX JUNTO.
From the Avrora,
S'rong to its enemice~ln the year 1793,
England mude @n enemy of France. Eng
lanﬁ. in the space of seventeen years has
acted in conjunction with every power in
Evrope, (Denmurk excepted) and each pow
et has suffered greatiy by the connection.
France has tuught them that it is their inter
est o be at peace with her. England now
says that France is advancing with gigantick
stricles, to domineer over ali. Europe, and u
surp the empice of the world ; while Eng
land, so strong to her enemies, says she is
struggliag for bure existence.
The writer of these letters, is an indus
trious traveller ; his enquiries are well direct
ed, his story is amusing, and bears the mark
of candour and truth—<but his political opsin
ion disclosed in this letter, wre weak, absurd,
and repugnant to . very thing known on the
subject ; he thinks tiere is nothing good
I believe ¢ patriotick proceedings’ in Mas
sachusetts have been useiul, because such
movements have prevented England from
making a treaty with us ! :
I beiieve Mr. Mudison has done wrong in
recommending Congress o put the country
in a state of preperation for war, because this
is what we huve constaitly advocated !
I believe we ought 10 bear every thing
rather than go to war, because Quincy said
we can’t be kicked into a war !
Fugland to reject an accemw odation which
would huve been ratified it the embargo had
remuined six months longer !
I believe Mr. Adams aposiatized from his
patriotism, because he preferred, agreeable
o the advice of Washington, giving us the
trade of the continent 10 the crippling end
destroying it by a war of * exterminution” a
puinst LFrance as Pickering & Co, recom
mended. .
sAnd amply protected against the insolence of
the great==Pray, My, Traveller, if vich and
poor are treated alike in English courts of
justice, whence comes the different treatment
:g ricl; Hastings and Rodney, and poor Dr.
odd -
I believe Mr. Mudison can’t do any thing
right, because (like Washingion) he never
was at bt James, and because he was a whig
during the revolution ¢ Credu-guia improssi
ble e¢st.
IN the 24th Letter of your American
Traveller, dated Naples, January 1, 1805, he
suys=*t At lust new year's duy, 1 wus in d
country (Great Britwin) enlivened by inaustry
enriched Ly commerce, governed by mocer
ation, conducted by wisdom, the rich secure,
the poor clouthed and led, amply protecied
against the insolence of the great, the stale
cilumnies againt it onotwitmstending. Ihe
government strong to its enemies, mild to its
shbjectse==yet firm and stabie.” Some trav
ellers are home-sick, but this traveller is sick
of his home ; it would be better for his coun
try, and himselfy that he should never return.
A Boston refugee, sces every thing through
tike medium of Hutchinson, and Gulloway.
Great Britaing truly is eniivened by the indus«
try of making cannon, torches, swords, and
bayonetts, and men-of-wur ; and with these
she grows rich with the piunder of the ocean,
of India and Ir lund. It is a proof of the
moderation, ol her government, that it has
provoked so many rchellions, that the whole
country and territory, has been confiscuted,
and some twice over ; and that,within about
twenty years, fifty thousand untortunate rebels
against this moderate government, have been
put to death to stifle their unavailing cries,
and nineteen thowsand of the royal butchers
perishad, in the cruel and dangerous service.
From Bengal they force by the buyonet, seven
n.illions sterling a yqar. .
Conducted by wisdom—=Was it wise be
tween 75 and 1783, to spend one hundred
millions,and the lives of one hundred thousand
of lits subjects, in forcing en America, a gov
erament she did not like ! Sae s now pur
suing a seventeen years’ war against France,
to keep the peace of Europe, and France is
at peace with all the worid, but England«--is
this wise conduct ¢
The pwor cloarhed and f d.~=Are the poor
cloathed and fed in lrveland 2 Swilt in his
modest proposul to provide ior one hundred
thousand poor chi.dren of Irciand, supposes
the children of that country will weigh about
tweive pounds a piece, at a yeur old, fit for
the spity, to be roasted like pigs—for, says
Swift, what cun landlords do beuer, after
haviug devoured all their tenunts’ property,
beside, than to eat up their children. Aje
they well fed in England ! (see an Lnglish
Mugazine when they were .rejoicing for the
number of Frenchinen Neilson had killed.)
Such a duay a woman found deud in the street
~coroners’ reporty died of inanition, starved
to death. Sce the Laglish Magazines, for
an wccoudt of their jails and alms houses,
iike Miiton’s Helly, the dreadful abodes of
vice and pain,
The rich secure~~Were the property of
their rich friends und subjects in America,
secure when a civil war was Kindded and fifty
thousand soldiers sent to force us to drink tes,
Did the rich n London think themselves se
cure in 1780, when Lord Goraon riised a
mob ot sixty thousand of those ndble and en
lighted minds, such as Biitish government
and education produce, to jegislate fur their
legislature=~who by way of throwing new
light on the }Jatnolick biliy set fire to thirty
six large buildings, all in flumes at one time?
Were the rich secure in 1791, at Birming
ham, when two weeting houses and e¢igut or
ten large fine dwelling houscs were burned
and Dr. Priestly hurdly escaped being broiled
on the coauls of his own house !
FOR THE HHODE-ISLAND REPUBLICAN,
Ar. Printer,
cut of Enzlind®. Henow pays “omsre te
the court of London, &s much us ever did
Queen Mary to the See of Rome, sighs for
submission 1o his Mujesty of Englund, as
much as the good Sing James !1. wished
absolution from the Yope—~Nor is the supre
macy of the Pope more believed or wished
for, by the catholicks of Spain, than the su
premacy of English George is wished for by
such people, as this letter-writer, his siule
pretences to the contrary. notwitustanding.
DIVOKCE of NAPOLEON und JOSELPHINVE
We were politely fuvoured with a French
paper of Dec. 22, wiiich contains the official
purticulars of the dissolution of the marriage
of the French Emperour and Empress. The
Mollowing hasty transiztions furnish the sube
stance ol the proceedings. [ Zos, Palludium.]
CONSERVATIVE SENATE.
DECEMBER 16,
Count Regnault of St. Jeun ¢’ Angely, sub
mitted a project of a Senutus Consuite for
the dissolution of the marriage contracted Le
tween the Emperour Napoleon and the Eme
press Josephine. He said they made a miu
tuul sacrifice of their deep and sincere affee
tion for the good of the nation—and he de
nominated it % the greatest sacrifice that had
been made upon carthy’” at which all Europie
would be astonished, .
The vice Roy of Italy (son of Josephine)
said it was his duty to munifest the senti
ments of his family on the subject. His
thother, his sister and himselfy he suid, owed
every thing to the Emperour. He has been
for us a true father ; he has found in us at all
times devoted and submissive subjects. It
1s important to the happiness of France that
the founder of this 4th dynasty, should have,
in old age, direct descendants.
When my mother was crowned, in the pre
sence oi the whole nation, by the hands of
her augest nushand, they contracted the obli
gation of secrificing all their affections for
the interests of France. The tears that his
present resolution bus cost the Emperour is
sufficient for the glory of my mother.
T'he senatus Consulte was referred to nine
Members for examination, who, in a short
time reported. The reporter said that in
casting their recollections on the predeces
rors of Napoleon they remembered thirteen
Kings, whose duty as Sovereigns constrzined
to dissolve their marriages ; and among then
four French Monarchs, the most «dmired «nd
the most dear to their people, viz. Charlem
gne, Philip, Augusies, Louis XIII. and Hen
ry IV. He prayed that the Emperour’s life
might be continued thirty years, as he had
desired to give stabiliiy to his empire ; that
his throne might be surrounded by children
of his blood. ~
The Commission then unanimously propo
sed.
Ist. The adoption of the Senatus Consulte
that had been offered.
2dly. The adoption also of two addresses.
I he report wus adopted.
The SenatusConsulte is the following form.
“The Conservative Senate, &c. &c.
“ Seecing the act wddressed to us on the 15th
of the present monthy Ly the Prince Arca
Choncellor of the Empire as follows :
- In the year 1809, 15t day of December,
at 9 o’ciock in tue evening, we, Jeun Juc: ves
‘Regis Cambeceres, Avchv Chancelior, &c. in
virtue of the order addressed to us by the
LEmperour this day to wit :
“ My cousin, our intention is that you this
diyy at 9 o’clock in the evening attend our
grand Cabinet at the Palace of the Thuitier
ies, assisted by the civil Secretary ot Stute of
our family, to regeive from us, and from the
Empress, odr dear wife, a communication of
great importance.” ..
“ We attended accordingly, and found, be
sides the Emperour and impress, the Kings
-of Holland, Westhhalia and of Naples, the
Viceroy of lialy, the Queens of Spain, Hol
‘kfd, "'Pllﬁ‘ﬂr‘ and N.Mﬂ, u‘d&\me’ and
the Princess Paunlina.”
% T'he Emperour addressed me as follows,
“ My cousin. &e. 1 have sent for you to
make known the resolution that myself, and
the Empress, my dear consort, have taken.
I have been verv glad that the Kingt,gncens
and - Princessess, my brothers and <isters,
brothers-in-luw, become my ‘chiliren by a
doption, as well as my mother, should hear
what Fhad to make.nown.
% The policy of miy Monarchy, and the in
terest and the wants of my people, that con
stantly rde all n't‘:tthm. requive, tha* af
ter. me 1 have chiidren to inherit my love ‘or
my people, und the throne were Jrovidence
has placed me. Daring muny years I have
lost the hope of having children by my mar
riage with my well-beloved spoisey tie K.
press Josephine ; this it is that calls on me to
sacrifice the wmost sweet affections, wnd to wi
the dissolution of our martisge.
“ Arrived at the ac @ of 40 yeurs, 1 yet con
ceive the hope to live to mise according to
my mind and thougits, the children that God
* Lodi is u littie insignificamt place, without wrade
or manuficiures, it is « part of a dominion thst may
Le said to have neither, and ent oft from all connec
ton woth the sca 3 vet there is not a town in Fiance
or England with double the population, that ever ex.
lbied a theatre so built, decorated, filled, or tur
nished, us that of Lodi. Not the pride «nd lusury
of commerce and manufactures, not all the iron wnd
stecl, the woollen, linen, the silk, glas, pots, or por
celain of such « town as Ledi, ever yet equalled (his
exhibition of butter, cheese, clover, cows, money
and musick. These are the combination that string
It lian nerves 10 enjoyment and give lessons of gov
crmment to northern politicians, What a sight is this
for such as think there is nothing worth seeing out
of Enjland, says JArthur Young's Travels, vol. I,
page 428,
L atest Foreign Netes,
CUSTOMLER,
may give me. God hnows bow wuch my res.
oution has ux ny beurt; butno sicrificg
wppuls my courkge, when it is (or the gocd of
I'rance.
« | want nothing to add to my happiness,
on the contrary 1 have to priise the attache
ment and teuderness of my weil-beloved
spouse. She bas embeliished eieven yeurs
of my life ; the vemenmibrance wiil ever be
engraved on my heart ; she was crowned by
wy bands ; 1 will thot she preseive the renk,
of Empress ; but above ull that ske never
doubt of 1y sentin.ents, and that she always
regurd me as ber best wnd dearest friend.”
The Empress then suid : |
“ That conceiving no hopes of having
children to sutisly the calls of the policy and
interests of Francey, she hud consented to
give her husbund the greatest prool of attuch
ment and devotion that had ever been given
o the carth.
“ She consented te a dissolution of a mar
riage that was an obsticle to the good of
France, that might deprive it of being one
duy governed by the descendams ol a great
man, so evidently ruiscd by Providence to ef
fuce the ills of a terrible revolunon, and re
establish the threne und social order. But
the dissolution of marriuge wouid muke ne
change in her sentiments.”
“ The Emperour and Empress, and 21l the
persons presemt signed the declarations,”
Orn the 12th of Dec. the Minister of the
Interior, submitted bLis repoit or exposc of
the situation ol the French empire to the
legisiutive bocy., His exceliency terminutes
his report by the exaniin.tion of the political
relutions of France with foreign powers.—-
The report announces thal “ apesce with
Sweden will scon be signed ; that Hotland,
equally bruised by France and by England,wiil
underge some chunges ; tha our reiations
with the United Stutes of America are only
suspended for the present, and wili immeci
ately resume their usual chanuel ; that the
part of Polund udded to the Grand Duchy of
Warsuw, and freed from the yoke of Austria,
1s about to prosper uncer the laws of the
King of Saxony, that a true friendship unites
Russia to the French empire ; that the Kings,
allies of France, wiil receive an increuse of
tervitory ; and that France herself acquires
new sources of prosperity, and new openings
for her commerce, by tiie means of the coun
tries incorporated with the empire.” .
Buonaparte, in answer to an address of the
Legislative body, mukes the folicwing veply :
“Gentlemeny,the President and Deputies of
the Legislutive body ; the sentimenis you
have expressed, wccord with niy cwn, 1
know the attachment of your bocy to my
person. France needs a Monarcly, moder
ate, but stroug. The present epoch ought
not only te be distingvished by the glory of
the arms of France, but diso by the prosperi
ty of her commerce ; by the wisdom of her
laws, and by the spiendour of her arts, scicn
ces, and literary acquire ments.
¢ T'o bring i runce to her present state, I
have surmounted the greatest obstacle, 1 ind
my family wiil ever sicrifice our dewrest «f
-fections to the interests and welfure of this
great nation. By the help of oo and the
constant jove ‘of my people, I wili be enabled
to overcome every obstacle which shail op
pose the accomplishment of my great de
slNs. ,
IHE. 1 hat her dower should be 2 millions
of f[runcs per ann.
Then were passed—addresses to the Em
perour and Ewmpress expressive ol gratiiude.
An arrival at Baltimore, from St. Sebastian, briugs
Pa:is dates to the nuddle of Decemiber, Exuwucts
foilow.
The Conservative Senate Decree,
I. The dissoiuticn of the n.arriage.
11. The continuance of the rank and title
to the Fmpress Josephine. :
“ | desire to live thirty years longer, in or
der to serve my subjects thirly years wore,
to consolidate this great manpive, und to see
all the prosperity that I buve. conceived for
this dear France.” '
His Maje<iy makes known to the army
that the Spanish army communded by the
Duke Del g’m';ue, which had imprudently
advanced on the right bank of the Forues,
has been ecompletely defeatcd on the 28th
of Nov. at Alba by the 6 corps of the arwy,
and the 6th division ol dragoons ; 15 peices
of cannou, several waggons full of ammuni
tion, 6 stand ol colours 10,000 muskets, and
move than 2 000 prisoners, fell in the hands
of the imperial wroops. The enemy besides
left 2 000 dead on the fiek! of batticy aueng
whom were 1 Gea, several Col's. and a great
To-morrow the troops forming the first di=
vision of the army destined for Spain, will be
gin to arrive. They announce the urrival of
more than 100,000 men coming from Gers
many, who will pass through this city und
Perpignan.
A leiter from Perpignan, dated the 15th,
SAY Smb? Gerona’is in oar power, since the
Llth oi this month.” We do net know the
articles of capiiulation 3 Hut it appears that
the garrison will remuin prisoners of war.
THE EMPEROUR OF FRANCE
DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH.
THE ARMY OF SPAIN.
UNITLED STATES.
BAYONNE, NOvV, 25, 1809,
raris. pec. 14, 1809-