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Government has not yet received any official dis
patches from Spain.
The opinions which we have expressed upon sev
eral occasions, that a war with Spain was inevita
ble, appears under every circumstance of intelli
gence which the nature of the case admits, to be
fully confirmed. That unfortunate country, dis
tracted as it has been by the plague the fatal rava
ges of which have not yet altogether ceased, ex
hausted of its wealth by the insatiable rapacity of
France, reduced to the most servile dependence up
on the caprice of the Emperor Napoleon, and lia
ble to experience the miseries resulting from the
privation of the most necessary article of human
subsistence, and must now add to the catalogue of
her calamities, the horrors 'of warfare.
That Spain cordially wishes to maintain the ac
customed relations of peace,nd amity, no man can
entertain a doubt, who views in a just light her rel
ative situation with respect to France and Great-
Britain. By the continuance of peace she would
have kept up the mainspring of her commerce and
resources, and preserved her colonies; by a deci
sive rupture, the sources of her tr^e must be choak
ed up, and her possessions in the new world may be
wrested from her by no very uncommon exertions.
She is, however, in this, as she must be in every oth
er instance, the mere instrument of Buonaparte's
will, and to the influence of France, which rules
uncontrouled over the councils of his Catholic Ma
jesty, she is to attribute the said aggravation of her
distresses. That influence has unquestionably been
exercised through the medium of General Bournon
viile, lately sent to Madrid with the Imperial res
cript ;.and she is forced to take part in the wat,
or sink into a department of the French Empire.
The most recent dispatches respecting that im
portant subject, are those received from Admiral
Cochrane, commanding the squadron off Ferrol, an
nouncing that Mr. Frere, our Charg'd Affairs at
the Court of Madrid, had informed him by letter,
“ that he had obtained his passports to leave Ma
drid, on the 10th instant.” The answer of the
Court of Spain has been, of course, decidedly hos
tile, and although no dispatches have reached Gov
ernment from Mr. Frere himself, his arrival is dai
ly expected, as a frigate was appointed to convey
him to England from the Tagus.
The conquest, or absolute submission of Portugal
is a natural consequence of our contest with Spain.
The idearf our entering into the dangers and ex
pences of a single campaign, for the preservation of
that country, is too absurd to call for a moment's
reflection. ' Portugal must conform to any line of
conduct which France may think proper to dictate
The state of public affairs is completely changed,
and nothing at present resembles the crisis of 1762,
when Portugal succeeded, with the assistance of
this country, in extricating itself frem a perilious
situation, and maintained its neutrality. Ilie re
duction of that kingdom is no distant or doubtful e
vent. The extinction of all public spirit, the want
of discipline and numbers in the army, the wretched
state of its finances, all forbode its approaching de
struction, should the Government, relying upon as
sistance from us, be so desperate as to challenge the
invasion of a French army.
If the fate of Spain excites our compassion, we
are surely called upon by more powerful motives to
commiserate the situation of Portugal, our old and
faithful ally, and to anticipate with sincere sorrow,
the distresses to which she must be ultimate redu
ced. As an appendage of France, Portugal must
sink into absolute insignificance ; she will be depri
ved of that commerce which has hitherto been her
sole support: her merchants, who may be consid
ered in no other light than as the intermediate agents
or factors between Great-Britai^nd the Brazils,
will be utterly ruined: the direCTrade to her A
merican settlements will devolve upon our traders :
and thus the encroachments of France, and the
spread of her pernicious Empire, will only tend to
open new sources of commence and wealth to us, in
the acquisition of attract of fine sea coast upon the
Atlantic ocean, stretching above two thousand
miles, from the River of Amazons to the Rio de la
I'lata
It will however, be a sufficient justification, not
only in the present day, but with posterity that in
such a war as that in which we are involved, and
with such a government as that of France, it would
be downright folly and madness not to take advan
tage of the-m^hy'opportunities which the injustice
and perfidy of the enemy may afford to our naval
power, of obtaining signal retribution.
These are considerations which we think will
strike the minds of all our readers ; but to enter in
to the subject more at large would be superfluous,
after the various observations we have submitted to
the public.
In the mean time we cannot too strongly express
our surprise, that at a crisis so momentous, tlie meet
ing of Parliament should, by the decision of the
Council held on Thursday last, be further deferred
from the 3d to the 15th of January. Ministers will,
no doubt, give satisfactory reasons for this new pro
rogation : but everv Englishman who loves his
country and his constitution, must feel increased
confidence in the hour of danger or alarm, when
he sees the grand council of the nation actually en
gagedia the discussionof his dearest interests.
More Revolutionary Symptoms.
LONDON, Nov; 25 —27.
It is said that government yesterday received from
the Continent the very important intelligence that
the Austrian ambassador had made arrangements
for his immediate departure from the Court of Pe
tersburgh, the Emperor of France and Austria
having agreed on the attack and conquest of I ur
key. Private letters add, that the King of Prussia
had declared himself hostile to this new plan-of
aggrandisement.
A privatedetter from Hamburgh asserts, that the.
misunderstanding between the Courts of Vienna and
^etersburgh has increased to such a degree, that
the Austrian Ambassador is about to leave Peters
burgh. "The Emperor of Austria and the Empe
ror of the French have agreed on the attack and
conquest of Turkey, and permission or connivance
has been promised for the march of French Troops
through Moravia and Gallicia to effect their pro
ject of ambition. The pretended cause, however,
of the departure of the Austrian Ambassador from
Petersburgh,is the refusal on the part of the Emperor
Alexander to comply with the contents of aNote or
Remonstrance against the recent occupancy by the
Russian forces of Corfu and other places in the
Mediterranean, and the formidable reinforcements
which arc constantly arriving there.”
It has long been^bvious to every one,that Bonaparte
has been using his utmost efforts to alarm the Cabi
net of Austria with respect to the intentions of Rus
sia. We have little doubt of his efforts having been
crowned with success. The plunder of Turkey has
been the bait he has been holding out, Sc appearances
seem to justify as in suspecting that it has been more
relished at the Court of Vienna than at the Court
of Petersburgh.
Polition of Affairs with Spain.
Foreign News
Received by an arrival at New- York.
We were favored yesterday with letters from Rot
erdam to the 17th inst. They give most melanchol
ly accounts of the miseries suffered by the inhabitants
of the Batavian Republic. One of them say, “ An
nexed you have a copy of Emperor Napolean's or
der for confiscating all British property.—lt is im
possible to describe the consternation this arbitrary
decree has occasioned, nor can human sagacity ap
preciate the distresses that are likely to follow a
measure so impolitic, so pregnant with distress, and
so derogatory to the interests of these once flourish
ing provinces. For nine years past we have borne
the most enormous exactions ; our wealth and our
industry have furnished abundant resources so our
merciless conquerors during that period, whilst com
merce, which used formerly to be exercised here
with unrestrained freedom, has experienced priva
tion and restraint, under the most ridiculous pre
texts. At no period of our humiliation has distress
been so apparent as at the present moment ; the
decrees of the directory were executed with perfect
lenity compared with what we now experience ; the
insolence of the military is intolerable, and the mis
ery of Holland is complete.”
We record with lingular latisfa&ion
the subsequent instance of magnanimous
policy in a lifter State on the gift inst.
the choice of an Auditor of Public Ac
counts came on before the legislature of
Virginia. In the House of Delagates a
nomination, as is ulual, was called for.
Mr. William Robertson, was firft nomi
nated ; and recommended by Mr. E.
Harrilon as worthy to fill the office, hav
ing been born in Virginia, and holding
politics congenial with those of the State
at large ; —whereas Mr. Shepard the gen
tleman who then held the office of Audi
tor was a federalift ; and the child of a
filler state. Mr. Samuel Shepard, was
then nominated, and supported by Mr.
Barbour; in a very excellent,magnanimous
speech.—Aster fliewing that Mr. S. was
faithful, was honest, and had filled the
office with ability and integrity fifteen
years, he concluded his observations, by
faying—
“ There is another fubjed, which de
manded his attention, "It has been laid
that some regard ought to be paid to the
politics of the different candidates ; and
I may be alked how I can reconcile it to
my principles to feledaman, who differs
from myfelf. Sir, when wehave wielded
the sword without success it is time to cast
away the fcabbord. Having had fuffi
cient heroism to atchieve the victory, let
us now possess magnanimity enough to
use it with moderation. When 1 look
around me, I perceive through this cx
tenfive country tbeilluilrious triumphs of
republicanism. Shall we then, Sir, de
mean ourselves so low, as to pry into an
humble cell ofthe capitol for new victims
to satiate a fury without reason, and I fear
It is confidently asserted that Gen. Marm ons at
Amsterdam, and Gen. Rousseau at Rotterdam,have
had several conferences with the principal Bankers
and Merchants in those two cities. The object of
these conferences has been to obtain a loan ofitek
millions of florins at Amsterdam, and five ndhet
of florins at Rotterdam ; for which Bona
parte engages to recall his brigade of Custom-house
Officers from the Batavian Republic, and to allow
the commercial intercourse with England through
the medium ofneutrals, as since the beginning of the
present way. For these sums amounting to nearly
1,400,0001. Bonaparte offers, as a pledge, the sil
ver mines, the salt works, and the Electoral places,
domains and forests of Hanover : with an interest
of six per cent. Schim melpennined was on the
point of leaving the Hague for Amsterdam, in order
to promote the success of the negociation.—Should
it 4>e finally agreed to, we hannot conceive how the
Dutch can supply so large a sum, since we knew
that the deficit in last years budget of the Batavian
Republic is not less than 33 millions of florins, about
three millions sterling.
A private letter from Paris of the 29th tilt, states
that Bonaparte has seldom been seen in such a vio
lent rage, as when he received the information of
the capture of the Spanish frigates by our cruizers.
This news was brought him from his Ambassador,
Simonville, at the Hague, by a courier, who arrived
at Paris, past 11 o'clock at night, on the 24th ult.
and late as it was, he not only ordered Talleyrand
immediately to attend but#nt for the Spanish and
Portuguese Ambassadors' 10m lie treated in a
manner as might be expected from an enraged dis
appointed despot.—They remained with him until
2 o'clock the next morning : and before they went
to bed, sent Couriers to their respective courts as
Talleyrand did to the French Charge 'd Affairs at
Madrid and Lisbon. At ten o'clock in the forenoon
of the 25th, Bonaparte convoked the military section
of his Council of State, at which Generals Berthier
Angereau, Bournonville, and Taseus, were present.
After it had broken up, orders were sent th several
corps in the interior, to march towards the Spanish
frontiers. It was therefore reported and believed
at Paris, that another Camp would be ft
Bayonne, under the command of Anger
nes. From the almost daily conferer
Spanish Ambassador with Talleyran<
which the Portuguese Ambassador has oft a
vited, it is supposed that Buonaparte has threat
ed Spain and Portugal with some new violent mea
sures, or demanded some new exorbitant sacrifices,
Among the membess of the French diplomatic
Corps in France, it is rumoured that the French
Charge d'Affaires in these countries have been or
dered to insist upon an immediate declaration of
war against England, under threats, in case of dis
obedience, of seeing the Spanish and Portuguese
ports garrisoned by French troops and the Spanish
and Portuguese provinces used as conquered coun
tries bv numerous French armies !
BATrifIAN LIBERTY.
LIVERPOOL Nev. %
By the Mails.
FRENCH PICTURE.
BALTIMORE, JAN. 6.
New-York., Jan. 2B.
One tvord to the Humane. —Although we are
not allowed to detain the press by original articles
this terrible day, yet we cannot help saying a single
word on the immediate and wringing distress which
we all must know fills the tenements of poverty at
this moment. It is now nearly forty hours since the
snow storm which yet rages with undiminished vio
lence and with increasing severity of cold, has been
begun: when it will end God only knows---But---if
it brings with it so much inconvenience to us who
have comfortable houses and warm cloathing, how
must it alarm and appal those who have scarce a
shelter, or a garment, or one spark offire I How ma
ny are there this day and this evening to be found
sitting disconsolate —shivering—naked-hungry —
steeped in tears—or nearly frantic at their situa
tion and that oftheir offspring about them ?-—We
hope we trust that the gentlemen, more particularly
composing the several committees will not tnink
it too much to go their rounds this afternoon and e
vening, and see where poverty and affliction reign
together—for it will probably be the means and the
only means of saving some poor wretches from per
ishing. —
Save your wood. —We hasten to suggest to our
affluent citizens who r are in the habit of keeping
several fires, that they would at once lessen the num
ber as much as possible. We fear it will not be
long before it will become absolutely indispensable
for them to lend their wood and coal to save their
fellow-creatures from freezing to death. There
may a state of things arise which will admit of no
alternative.
The Brig Jane, owned and commanded by Capt.
Paxwell, with a valuable cargo boutyd to St. Croix,
in beating out past th^point of Governors-Island
this morning, mistayed and run upon the rocks.
She had not bilged at twelve o'clock, and it is ex
pected if the weather should prove favorable will be
got off without much injury.
without a cause ' These old fores which
party spirit has eaten in the body politic,
have been feftering too long ; it is time
to cleanfethem ; it is time to apply to
them the balm of forgetfulnefs. And I
hope, Sir, that the time is not far distant
when we may all embrace each other as
members of the lame political family,
and we (hall be “ all federalifts, and all re
publicans."
" Shall we go to the altar and offerup
an oath of eternal hatred against our op
ponents ? It would be destroying at once
Sir, all the social enjoyments of life ; it
would be arraying state against ftate,and
county againf t county. It would be di
viding every family from itfelf, and cau
sing the son to raise his impious hand a
gainst the bosom of his father. Weare
lent here fir to do good; and what more
beneficial object can we accomplilh,
than the restoration of social harmony ?
Shew me a government which eternally
points to social harmony, and I will Ihew
you one which promotes the happiness
of the people."
The observations had their due effedL
— I he two houses immediatly proceeded
to joint ballot, for an Auditor ; when
the votes were,
0# Os the late Disastrous STORM !
Thc feverc N E. storm, [which commenced on Satur
day night and continued until Tuefday evcning]created
distressing fears for the (hipping known as well as presu
med to be on our coast, and in the vortex of danger :—
and, in our last, we bad to mention the confluent loss of
the ship Favorite, Perley, on Rockey point, the brig
Paulina, on Nantafket-Beach, &c. &c.-~ Since our last,
the following particulars of other disasters have reached
yg.acJ
The Hibernia, Capt. Farrell, failed from this port for
Trinidad, on Saturday last. By a gentleman, arrived in
town Wednesday, express from Plymouth, we learn, that
the above ship drove ashore at that place, on Monday af
ternoon about 5 o'clock, a mile and a half to the S, of the
Point—she is parted, and her fern drove above a quar
ter of a mile from her head ; the cargo which was io her
stern, is fcattcred along shore ; that in her bows being
principally hogsheads, is still in her. The Captain and
all the crew, excepting the firfl mate, periled, viz An
drew Farrill, master, of Boston ; Wm. Payne, First-Mate,
formerly cf Wellfleet, but now of Boflon, the only survi
vor, who was found lashed to the helm, and taken from
thence aimed lifelefs ; Joseph Cordis, id mate, of Qhatlef
towD, and the following fcameb, viz- Jamn D Ra«mn4
Some curiosity has!# n excited by the hft,that
Mr. Burr anl governor Bloomfield of New-Jerky
have both been for fcveral days in town. It is well
known that Mr. Burr Bands iodided, by a grand
jury of that state, of the crime of murder, "it is al
lo known, that governor Bloomfield is the warm
personal friend o! Mr. Burr. It is further known that
governor Bloomfield possesses the power of screen
ing a culprit from trial in the state of New-Jetfey.
What connexion these faffs may have, and wheth
er the y have had any influence 'r, producing a meet
ing ot these two gentlemen out of the state of New-
Jersey, we leave to the conjt dure of our readers
Emperor of Hati.
The Imperial Crown, intended to be used at the
coronation of the Emperor, Jaques the First,
is according to accounts from Philadelphia, now on
board a vetfel belonging to that place, frozen up in
the Delaware. It is the production of a French
manufadwer, in Philadelphia, and purchased as it
is said at the moderate price of a cargo of coffee.
Morning Chron.
' r ' r detention of the "Imperial Crown of Hayti,”
io r Delaware, will not prevent the coronation of
Emperor Deffalines, at the time prescribed by
Oonftitution ; a Crown, no ways inferior, we
r formed frem good authority, has loroeume
: been made at New-York; which, together
Jul an elegant horse, laddie, &c. &c. was lent to
his Imperial Majesty, on board of one of the New-
York fleet, which failed for Hayti about the firft of
December last, and which recent intelligence men
tions, to have arrived fafe io one of the ports of that
Empire, after a very snort passage.
For Samuel Shepard, ^(Fed.) 127
For William Robertloff (Rep.) 38
Philadelphia, Jan. 2§.
BOSTON, FEBRUARY 2.
of Marblehead, Ezra Bicknall, of Weymouth, Jeln Smith
of Boston, Samuel Carter, of Philadelphia, %bn Smith, of
Newport, Thomas Brown, of Gloucester, IVm Howard,
boy, of Newyork, and Francis Trash. Cook, of Newbury
port—The ship and cargo was owned by the Captain—
Our informant further adds, that every poffihlc exertion
was made by the inhabitants of Plymouth, to refeue the
unfortunate fufferers from their difireffed situation, but ow
ing to ths violence of the storm, and the heavy sea which
was then running, they were unable to render any assis
tance until the tide had ebbed; although fires were kept
burning on the beach during the whole night Eight of
the bodies were found, and carried to Plymouth for inter
ment —&,A letter from Plymouth, dated on Tuefday
last, fays—" The ship Hibernia, captain Andrew Farrilf,
was laftevening difcovere.l off our beach, in diflrcfs, e
very poffihle effort was immediately made for relief, a
number of people repaired to the Beach, and madea large
fire, the light of which afforded a full view of the misera
ble people on board, dep.oring their awful fate—Their
difirefling lamentations and cries for relief, pierced the
ears of the fpedfators and excited their mournful commis
eration—As soon as circumstances per mitted, three men
got on board, they found the Captain ^aL hanging on
the (hrouds ; the firft mate and a boy only were alive ;
the latter died in a few minutes after—the mate will re
cover" Mr Payne, the feft-mate, tas nearly recovered,
yesterday, with the exception of one of his sides which had
been frozen.
Let every honest American attentively peruse,
and dispassionately. confLler the has let forth in
the subjoined article, and laying bis band on bis
heart, let him fay by whom our country has been
diflionored, and on whom the weight ofits repro,
bation ought in juflice to fall. Phil. Keg.
Extract of a letter from Washington.
"On leaving the chamber in whch tuc Senate
had convened as a Court of Impeachment, for the
trial of Judge Chafe, I was accofled by a diftin.
guifhed foreinger, and a conversation ensued .in
nearly the following words :
F. Permit me to inquire what the offence was
for which Mr. Callender was tried, and whether
he wascouviaed by the verdid of a Jury.
A. Callender was tried on a charge of being the
au hor of a libel on Mr. Adams, then President of
the United States, contained io a pamphlet entitled
"The Propped Before U.-." He was conviaed by
the verdia of a Jury, and conformably to the pro
ceedings of our Courts, he was sentenced by Mr.
Chile, the pretiding Judge, with whom the diftriß
Judge, Mr. Griffin concurred,to fine apd imprison
ment.
F. Was the libel considered of a heinous nature.
A. " The Profpea Before Us," which consisted
of ftveral numbers, was conGdered by all good
men as a roost atrocious and unfounded libel on
the characters of Gen. Wafliington, President Ad
ams, and federal others of our most relpeaable
citizens - and appears to have been written with an
express view to defame them.
a gentleman, arrived in town on Wednesday fr Dux
bury, informs, that the brig Ann, captain Lathrop, was
drove on shore at Duxbury Beach, on Monday night last,
about II o'clock, The crew got on fhorc fafe, and it is
expected will be saved
A gentleman arrived in town on Wednesday, from Dux
bury, informs, that the brig Ann, captain Lathrop, was
drove on shore at Duxbury Beach, on Monday night
last, about 11 o'clock—The crew got on shore fafe , and
it is expected the cargo will be saved —Captain Lathrop
informs, that he fiw a brig on shore at Race Point, as ho
puffed that place, but could not understand who foe was.
A gentleman who left Plymouth yesterday, informs, that
a ship supposed to be the , captain Hall, of Pertfmouth
or Portland, was on Monument-Island—that 180 hhds.
molaffss, &c. from the brig belonging to Mr. Merry were
then saved—that 3 brigs were said to be on Duxbury, and
a ship on Marfhfield, with one mad Landing —and that
fcveial coasters, and other small craft, are reported to be
ashore at the above places.
Brig Jane, softer, from Martinique, run on shore near
Monument- Point, on Tuefday afternoon last —cargo saved.
A ship and one or two other veffcls, are said to have
been wrecked on Salter's Beach.
Two ships are said to be on shore en Race Point, and
three vcffels at Scituate.
At the fame time a schooner, n?me unknown, was drove
on ihorc, at a fhorc distance from where the ship struck,
and immediately went to pieces—lt is feared every foul
on board was loft.,
The bill which had passed the House of Delegates
of Maryland, to provide for the election of the Gov
ernor, &c. by the people has failed, not a single
member of the Senate being found in favor of ft.
The ship Canton, Sterrett, from Muscat, is said to be on
shore at Love Point, (Kent Island) several attempts were
made to get on board her, but without effect owing to the
ice round the ship.
By the Ontario, arrived at New-York; London
prints to 27th November (three days later than be
fore received) have come to hand.
A London paper of Nov. 26th, mentions that the
English Ministry had the day before received the
very important information, that the Austrian Am
bassader at Petersburgh had made arrangements for
his immediate departure, the Emperors of Austria
and France having agreed on the attack and con
quest of European Turkey. The King of Prussia,
it was said, was hostile to this new plan of aggran
disement. The same paper adds, “Buonaparte has
furnished another comment upon the Law of Na
tions, in the stoppage and high-way^obbery of Mr.
Wagstaff, the British Messenger, on his way to Ber
lin with dispatches."
Nothing further respecting the Spanish war, or
the invasion.
Yesterday, came on, in the House of Representa
tives, the choice of a Senator for this Common
wealth, in the Senate of the United States, for six
years from the 4th of March next. Three trials were
made before the choice was effected. At the first
trial, the whole number of votes was'2ol — 101 mak
ing a choice ; —the Hon. William Eustis had 99,
the Hon. Timothy Pickering, the present Senator
97, and the Hon. Isaac Parker 5 votes. At the se
cond trial, the whole number ofvotes was 20C—101
making a choice, Mr. Eustis had 100, Mr. Picker
ing 98, and Mr. Parker two votes. At the third
trial, the whole number ofvotes was 201—1& mak
ing a choice, the Hon. TIMOTHY PICKERING,
Esq. had 102, and was chosen.—Dr. Eustis had 99
votes.
The sch. Mary, Capt. Howe, of Boston, has arri
ved at New-York, from St. Lucar, which place he
left 25th Nov. He informs, that an English squad
ron was off Cadiz, and that they boarded all vessels
bound in or out of the different ports of Spain. After
a proclamation had been published, and Te Deuin
been sung for the restoration of health at Cadiz, the
fever had again broken out, and it had become very
sickly.—lt was ^1 sickly at Carthagena, and at
Gibraltar. The Essex American frigate was lying
at Cadiz, 15th Nov.
Federal senator.
Boston, Feb. 6.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
BALTIIMORE, Jan. 27.
FROM SPAIN.