The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-11-20 00:00:00, page 2

in the same manner at the river side near
Georgetown.—JVat. In't.
A letter from New .Brunswick, Jersey
says, we are all in confusion here,;the town
being completely inundated with water,
and the inhabitants passing from house to
house in boats.-Three houses floated
down the rivet yesterday,’and the nume
.roes fragments evince great havoc in theN
neighborhood.
N'kw York, Nov. 10.
CORONER’S REPORTS.
; Yesterday the Coroner held inquests on
the follow ing cases :
Susan Baldwin a girl about eighteen years
old, suicide by lauoanum, the evening before,
in Second-street*
Eleanor Jackson, killed by a blow with a
hammer, above the left year, by Jacob
ISadegley.
Jacob Badgelev, suicide by cutting liis
throat with a razor.
It appears that Badgeley, who was a ma
son, was under the influence of intoxication
and insanity, and performed the dteadful
trio edv in the h use of Mrs. Laforge, in
Hes'vr.street-lie struck Mrs. Jackson
the blow with a stone hammer, then made
a stroke at .Catharine Mitchell ; but Mrs.
Jackson tailing dead between the witness
and Batlgeley, be missed his aim, and then
turned upon Elizabeth Jackson, mother Jn.
law to Eleanor, and brought her to the
floor with a single blow on the head.-It
seems that he then took a razor, cut his
.own throat with it, and laid it on the man.
tit-piece. Physicians were immediately cal'
led and attempted to save the two last, but
on examining the cut of Batlgeley, the blood
started a fresh, and he soon expired. Eli
zabeth Jackson is still living, several pie.
ces of the bkull having been extracted,
and scarcely a hope of her recovery re
mains. 'I he floor of the little room in which
this dreadful work was executed, ran with
blood; and the Coroner’s inquest could not
-enter it without drenching their shoes in it.
,The spectacle was shocking almost beyond
description.
*• Captain Wing says, that on the day of
his departure front Corunna, a gentleman
informed him, that the news did not then
appear so agreeable as at first reported.**
——Mr. Keif then, alluding to the let
ter, the substance of which is copied
from Bradford’s True American, adds—
“ Our lesearches have not enabled us
to ascertain the existence of such a let
ter.”
JESSAM1KE (KO CIRCUIT COURT.
1NNES ms. STREET.
ACTION ON A LIBEt..
It will he recollected, that during the public*
lion of the Vsstern World, charges of a treason
ous nature were exhibited in that pajier .-.gainst a
number of the fiist settlers ami most respectable
citizens of this state ; amongst whom Judge
Inues was particularly assailed—which produr.
ed an action against Joseph M. Street, Esq. the
editor, for a libel After a lengthy and i.uerest
ing trial, which occupied several days, the jury
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff-Jamag
es ^ 85d—A motion was made for a new trial on
the ground of the absence of two material wit
nesses—decision on the motion deferred till the
next session of the Court.
A sketch of the trial would have been oflered,
hut the proceedings were tak.-n down at the time,
and it is presumed will be shortly published en
tire.
HMTELLIGEXCE nr run IFOR.A ET.
Extract of a letter to the Editors of the
Federal Republican, dated
Annapolis, Nov. 9, 1810.
. toy a letter from a respectable genth man
in Paris, (received by the United States brig !
Hornet, Captain Hunt.) I have been infor
med, that on the 14th September, Genetal
Armstrong leftParis. and by the advertise, j
mem inclosed it will appear, that ..he erape
fror by his order, dated the 20ih, directed
the sale of all American property in Ant.
■werp, which had been transmi ted fiom
Amsterdam, as it was said—-but the cap.
tains and Consignees had not heard of it: —
having arrived in Paris on the 29th, from
Amsterdam, for the purpose of makingpri.
vale arrangements wnh the captors, who
invited them there, being afraid government i
would appropriate th» whole for the use of
government ; the captains and consignees
engaged Mr. Warden, the late consul gene,
rnl, t<> aid them in recovering the vessels
and cargoes; but he could not afford hn
assistance ; being obliged to return to Ame.
rica in the Hornet. [Mr. Warden has ar„
rived in Annapolis.]
It is stated here, that Mr. Warden had no
idea of returning to America, until a few
day s previous to his departure ; that he had
been displaced by gen. Armstrong, from
officiating in Paris* but was offered any si.
tuation he might choose, is any other part of
France.'
I have not been Able td Obtain, from either
Mr. Warden or captain Hunt, any informa
tion tespecting our situation with France,
except in very general terms The former
'gentleman does not appear disposed to com
tuunicate any information he may be in pos
session of.
AMERICAN CONSULATE.
Paris. Sep. 1, 1810.
,4 Lint of alt the American Prize Cases,
tionv funding before the Imperial prize
Court at Puric,
1 The Juliet, of Charleston, captain Al
derson, Captured by the French cotsaire
rHirondeile. and Cot.ducted to St. Jsgri. j
The 10th of Nivose, year 14. I.er papers!
■were legistered at the court of prizes.
2 Friendship, of Charles’) ri, Smith, cap !
tured by le Kegulateur, and conducted to'
St Jago. The lO'.li of Nivose, year 14
Meg.
3 Huntress, of Newbedford, Cunningham, J
captured by If Hero*, a ^tate vessel, and c n
ducted to St. Jago, the 15th of April 1806—
Meg.
4 Sally, of Baltimore, Low, captured by
the cbt’saive la Ke*s<urce, and conducted!
to Santa Domingo, the 20 h of July 1806
Rf g.
5 The Ayrandes of Saco, Tarbox, cap
tured by the corsaire le Sauvagt, und
conducted to Calais——Meg. 27th Januaty
1806.
ft Syren, of Brbhswick,Snow,captured by
le Rodeur, and conducted to Graveling——
Beg. 27lb of January, 1808.
7 Speculator, bf Damascotta, Murdock,
'*cr.pt a rad by the corsaire I’Entreprenante,
and conducted to Calais—-Reg. 10th Februa
fv,180*.
f tk
8 Charleston, of New York sequestered
by the Custom h^u e at Borde x Reg. 15th
February 1810
9 Yarico « f Marblehead. S mley, seques
tered by the cu>toni house at Bordeaux
Reg. 15th Felnuary, 1810.
10 Freedom, of Gloucester, Smith, seques
»ered by t lie custom house at Bordeaux—
Reg. 15th February, 1810.
11 Venus, of Boston, Bowden, captur
ed by the corsaire la Mouclte, and conduct
ed to Porto Ferrajo—Keg. 18th February,
1810.
12 Catharine, of Ph/iadelfihia, Todd,
captured by the owsaiie la Clarissa, and
ct nductcd to St. Male—Reg. lKiu February,
1810.
1* Reward, of Marblehead, Goss, cap
tured by the cot sail e le Tilsitt. and con
ducted to Perros—Rtg. 18th February,
1810.
14 Thomas Jefferson. ■ —, seised by the
custom house at Mortaix— lieg 18th Feb
1810.
15 Octavia, of Charleston, Collins, cap
lured by the corsaire le Grand Napoleon,
and conducted to Calais—Reg 18th Febru
ary, 1810
16 Three Apprentices, of New York,
Irving, scquesieri d by tl«e custom house at
Bordeaux—Reg 15h Februaiy. 1810
17 Peace and Plenty, ot Beverly, Foster,
captured by the corsaire le Chebeck, &c.
and conducted to Marseilles—Reg. 25th Fe
biuary, 1808.
18 Sally o! Boston, Hastings, captured by
the corsaire TAigle, and conducted to Mala
ga-Keg. 31st March 1808.
19 Hyp.iia & Jane, of Salem, Hodgson,
seqtrtsieied by the custom house, at Bayonne
-7-T-Reg. April 13 1808.
20 United States, of Boston, Harding,
captured by the corsaire le Diahlntin, and
conducted to Algesira*-Ree 13.h Aunl
1803.. v*
21 Vleler, of Boston, Men et, sequestered
by the custom house at Leghorn—Reg. A
pril 13, 1808. , ■
22 1 he Jersey, of New York, Will Witt’s, ‘
sequestered by the custom house at Lee
horn Rtg. April 15. 1808
2.< Sally', of Phnad. Brown, sequestered,
by tiie custom house at Flushing_Ree
May 30. 1808. 6 B
Lathanne captured by la Josephine
and conducted to Palma-Reg Mnv 11’
1808 6 } ’
25 Hannah, of Newburypnrt, Bottle cap
tuced by the corsaire le Prmce Jerome, and
conducted to Alicaiu
26 Richard, of Salis ry, Odiorne, cap
tured by le Prince Jciui and conducted to
Alicant. the 16 It June, Reg 1810.
27 Eliza ot New Yoik. Waterman, scut
tied at sea by the frig* ,s Hermoine and
Hortensia, ot the division of rear Admiral
Baud in
28 William, of New York, Rockwell, I
dem.
29 Pochahontas, of Boston, Harris, Idem
the papers ot this, and two preceding
yesseb, were registered the 16th oi June,
loQo.
30 Mentor, of New York, Waterman, I
dein.
31 Windham, of Norwich. Daine. Her
papers were registered at the court of pri
zes, the 22.id ol June, 1808.
o2 1* i iendship, ot Boston, Paris, captured
by le buck de Milan, and conducted to Bay
mine. J
35 Dromo, o: Gloucester, Sergeant, burn
ed at Sea by .he state bug Orestes—Ree.
Dtceniber 18, 1808. b i
34 Hero, of Portland, Millicken, seques,'
tered by the custom house, at Rochelle_
Rc.g March 14 1808,
35 J .hn, seques.ered by the custom house,
at Leghorn, Reg. May 1, 1809.
36 Jefferson, or Philadelphia, Devereux !
burned at Sea. '
37 I'ersrvrianrp. of Rnonn P-.t.._ I
tered at Civita \ ecchia—Rtg. September 14, ‘
1809. *
38 Equator, of Portsmouth. Shaw, cap
tured by le Tilsitt and PHebe. and con*
ducted to Amsterdam-Reg. 4th October.
1809. *
39 Hope, of Bristol, Hadams, captured by
le Phoeuixand condnc eu to Bizerte_Reg.
November 21. 1801.
4u Resolution, (>1 New York, Bunker, lan
somed, oi scuttled at sea by the corsaire le
Decide—Reg. 23d January, 1810
41 Roboreus, ofBal imore. Hall, captured
by le I’lutus, and conducted to Baracoa_
Reg. February 7,1810
42 Little John, oi Baltimore, Hinton, cap
tured by PUlysse, and c< nducted to Navarrin
—Reg. February 22, 1810.
43 Henry, ot Baltimore, Jacobs, seques
tered by the custom house, at Bordeaux_
Reg. 23d February, 1810.
44 Good Friends, oi Philad. Hail ow, se
questered at the Isle of Batz—Reg. 22d Fe
bruary, 1810
45 I rypitena, of Philad. Cowing, seques"*
tered at Cherburg
46 Morning Star, of Boston, Atkins,captur
ed by the stale gun boats Santo Dio & Bac
clius, and conducted to Civita-Vecchia——*
Rtg. February 27,1810.
4* I w° Friends^ ot Boston, Lee, captur
ed by the state gun boats Santo Dio and Bac -
chus, and conducted to Civita Vecchia_
Rig February 27, 1810.
48 Phoenix, ot New York, Telford, sent
tied at sea by the Irigates la Rehomme and
la Clurinda-Reg. March 6, 1810.
49 Louisa Cecilia. Her papers are not
deposited at the court of prizes, nor at the
marine department.
50 Friendship, of New York, Stanton,
capture by I’Hebe, and conducted to the
1 exel—Reg March 6 1810
51 Harmony, of Boston, Howes, ditto.
52 Alary Torrens, of Philad. Brown, se
questered at St. Jean de Lu*—Reg. March
9, 1310.
O.J Betsey, of Beverley, Fielder, captured
*>y le Genie, and conducted to-Kte.
June IS,
34. Chance, -, captured by lc Genie,
and conducted to Chef-burg-iltr. March
1810
55 Ocean, of Boston, Hills, sequestered by
the custom house, at S.»coa-Keg. April
9, 1810.
56 Hubert Hales of Providence. Randall,
Piqmsteied at the River Jade—Keg. April
10. 1810.
57 Susan, of New York, captured by le
Wag! am, and conducted to Tcrschellii.g—
Keg. April 11, 1810
58 Camilla, of New York, captured by
the corsaire le Nnvarrois, and conducted to
Passant —Reg. April 11, 1810.
99 loagie, of I'/iiladel/i/tia. Alston, cap.
tut\d t»y he corsaire le Gont:ral Mnncey,
and conducted to Passage-Keg. April 16,
1810
60 Mary Theresa, captured by I'Invincible
Nnpr lemi, and conducted to Passage—Keg.
Apt il 18, 1810.
- 61 General Wilkinson, of Boston, captur
ed by la Vengeance, and conducted to Pas
sage—-Reg. April 24 1810.
62 Triton, captured by le General Caf„
faielly, and conducted to Calais-Reg.
May 1, 1810.
65 J'tnesCook, Cook, of Newburyport,
captured by the corsaire le W agram and con
ducted to Rostock-Reg. May 8, 1810.
64 Hero, ot Alexandria, Bolt, cap nred by
the corsairs Anderson, 8cc. and conducted to
Amsterdam-Reg. June, 1810.
65 Charleston Packet, of P/tilad Johnson,
captured by the corsaire le Felouque fran
cais. No. I, and conducted to San Lucar—
Reg. June 20, 1810.
66 Whampoa, of New Y^rk, Robinson
captured by the corsaire I’Hebe, 8cc. and
conducted to Amsterdam-Reg. iune 20.
1810.
67 Perseverance, of New York, Mazer,
vov, captured by the corsaire le Vautour, &c.
and conducted to Amsterdam—-v-Reg. June
20, 1810.
6o Alcnotnac, of New York Bacon, seques
tered by the custom house, at Zealand_
Reg. June 20, 1810.
69 Abigail, of Savannah, Clarke, seques
tered by the custom house, at Bordeaux—
Reg. June 22, 1810
70 Rulla, of New York, Lyman, captured
by he cersaire l'lntrepide, and conducted to
lahi.vque-Reg June 27. 1810.
71 Rodney, ot Petersburg, Frazer, captur
ed by la Josephine, ami conducted to Calais
-Reg. July 13, 1810.
‘ ^ Biddeford, Ilall, captured by
corsairs, and sequestered by the custom
house, at Cherburg—Keg. Juiv 10. 1810.
/ 3 Henry, of Cxluucester, Low, sequester
ed by the custom house at Cherbure— Ree
July 10 1810. 6
74 St. Sauveur. of New Orleans, Dela
porte sequestered by the custom house, at
Cherburg-Rep. July 12j
75 Britannia, of Nantucket. Collin se
questered by the custom house at Bordeaux
--Reg. July 18 1810.
.Tr^£vr.1ra,nf P^"?outh. Barlett. seques
tered hv the custom house, at Civita Veo
chi a—Reg. July 23 1810
.7 Zoan of Portland. Shaw, captured hv
e Maitre d? dance, and conducted to Cher
burg-Reg. July 23d. 1810.
78 Falcon of Portsmouth, Todd, cdbtured
by .he corsaire le Perpetual. and conducted
to Rostock-.Reg Julv 25, 1810
79 Prince, of New York, sequestered .by
Jl?18S10°m l°USe at HaVlT-ReS- August
I he schooner Mary, Union, and Dolphin,
f Nantucket, taken by an aviso le Tele
graph, conducted to St. Domingo, and con
fiscated the 9th of Floreal year 11.
DAVID BAILIE WARDEN,
(Jau'lriCan ^unsut' anci ^genc of Prize
— ■ ■ i •
i ne Editors are thankful to the gentleman
iTiforma9t enabKe<J U,em. to ,ay tlle following
| information before their readers The
W-^"SrmS “CCOUms form'">'
Extract of a letter from a most respectable
hllTfriend'datCd Pari*’SCP* 2°’ 1810’ to
As far, as 1 can judge, there is some
wardf',nh'hf,,tCn’1,".rl;.f
r . ' This may arise in nart
from new ness with regard ;0 S America
ne|C|hI°r <JeKPa,r hereof being able to ram.
Sarin , lon»es to follow the fortunes o! Old
■nri#, i dnt*’ariR desirous to promote their
ioe EnHfhCe nS lheon’y raeansot diminish
ing English influence in that quarter To
protect and encourage the neutral inter
course of the U. S., Iam in hopes will be
~ed the best mea,is of attaining this
F.vlrarl nf n ta„.k r_n . . .
07th 17, 7k- *w‘” * *'t”" ritr,s* aated bep.
th - 1 his government will restore To
the owners the balance (after deducting
duties and charges) of the American c&r
goes which had been sequestered, on Con
fn^rS,FaSSinig a. -aw’ directing the refund"
ing to French subjects.any pi operty of their’s
condemned under the Nun.Intercourse law.”
(N. C ) Raleigh* November 1 5,1810.
™e.G*"*ral Assemb Jy of this State will con
'ene ,n this city on Monday next.
...Th* Ci.rcu!t c°urt°f the United States for
bst d'^CVryrned in tl,is city°n Monday
sent Ti ' r * ' an<l Judge Potter pre
sent The firmer of whom addressed the Grand
Jury (of which Maj. William Brick. 11 was fore!
n.a») .n <>s usual concise, but handsome and an.
propnatc manner But little civil business wls
done Abraham Collins and Allen Twitty, who
have been long charged before this Court with
the"R^ntT,? “i? *.P;‘,SonS cou,derfeit Notes of
t e Bank of the United Sta'es, but whose trials
have been put off from various causes, from time
o time, not appear,rg on the first day of the
cal,etl out upon their recognizances.
trial ? d“y they aPP^red-and the
trial of Collins came on, upon a charge of conn
lerfeitmg ‘Note of the Branch Hank of Charles
ton for g 20 Mr. R. Jones, the Attorney for
the United Mates, having opened his cause, was
proceeding to prove the identity of the Note_
when Mr. Gaston, (one of lift Counsel for the
prisoner) ask. d leave oft he Court to put a sin
gle question tq the witness, which he add would
put .ui end to the business, & thereby save mud,
unnecessary trouble. On Mr. Jones’s consenting,
■ 1r. Gaston asked the witness whether the Note
o-i which the indictment wasdrawn, was in the
s ime state in which he received it from the pri- i
•oner He answered tGat it was not—'hat it I
was then perfect, and had now lost some of its 1
parts [The date of the year was missing and
some other words ; arid these were wanting
when the Grand Jury found the bill, and the in
< net men t contained a facsimile of the imnerfert
Note] The Court decided, after argument,
th .t the charge could not be sustained upon the
indictment thus drawn—that the counterfeited
Note should have been charged in its perfect
state, and evidence adduced to prove how it had
become lorn and defaced—Collins was accord
ingly acquitted.
Twitty’s case was continued, and a new bill
was found against him for counterfeiting and pas
si.'g a Bank note of 100
The Court adjourned yesterday.—Ergitter.
r(* I IIE PUBLIC—'I'hd.subscribers under
the firm of St John and Mitchell offer their
services .a COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND AUC.T10NE.HRS, iii the bouse finely
occupied by Doctor Wmllaw opposite Brown's
Vendue Offi e-They assure the public that
their best exertions shall be m-ide to promote
•t.e interest of those who may place propeity at
their disposal and tu give general satisfaction
OTT They will always give the highest price i
for good bright ll. rop-And advance Cast, on I
foreign ind domestic produce, and mabufaciiir: ■
sent to be. s..fil without limitation or reserve at-*
ter a specified time.
JOHN St JOHN,
JL. MITCHELL.
NOV. 16. 44*
*?uro^c.
From Jietl'a IV'rikhi Afeascnger,
Se/r ember 9.
I he election <>t llcmailotte »o the King
tlom of Swedeh is n le>s extraordinai y in
its causes, than eventually it will become in
its consequences In its causes, it contains
a memoiable lesson toother soveuirns_
In its conseq .dices, it nir.y lead to eft -os
which will not only perpetuate ilic power
of Bonaparte, but givd i» a m w force and
charac'er The best ground <4 h pe, m th-.
actual condition of affairs, Was .hat the
power of France would necessarily fall t
pieces; that it was attached to the person
of Bonaparte, and moreover, ami peihaps
chiefly, that it was of a nature and kind
which could not reach this country Any
thing that takc3 away this ground of hope
and in any way diminishes it, nc'ds to the
gloom of the future prospect. It is a sen.
ons addition to our calamity, when wc sec
it striking root, and providing for i’s own
permanence and Augmentation). Louis the
14th thought he had effected much, and
Europe was justly alarmed, when he forced
his nephew, a Frenchman, nn the racair
throne of the Spaniards. What are we now
to think of the Emperor Napoeon. wlv. U+
filled almost every throne in Europe with
his brothers or servants? Such was ih«_
policy of the feudal system It united eve
ry one in the same interest of mutual assis
tancc towards their common defence. Tin
assault of the principal, is the attack of ill.
whole. Ever\ one defends the whole system
as if it weie his own fief. Faith and friend
ship may certainly bu sufficient securities
for a confederacy ; but interest is infinitely
better. *
With respect to the causes of thisrevoluti
on, they may be found in the former and pre
sent state of Sweden and the Swedish Deo
pie. r
Sweden, like all other northern powers,
possessed a constitution of comparative li
beity ; the die’ was tree, and the kinw on
his coronation, was sworn to maintain0 the
rights of the people, and their liberties as
established by the laws.
Sweden however, being in the neighbor
hood of Russia, who before the revolutio ,
was perhaps the most ambitious and rest *
les power in the world was continually a
guated by a Russian party, and it thus re
quired great abilities and was a wo< k f ...
nuiie diihculty, to keep ner in h. r due o».
sl‘lon*. and no* to liave her forced into the
adoption cf whatever Russia wished
As a counteibalance to this Russian pow
er, the former kings ofSweden had recourse
to 1'ranee, w!u> willingly lecetvd her ad
vances under the .notion that Sweden wa
the natural and most suitable check to R is
sia and her advancing power towards thi
North of Europe .Sweden, the-efore, had
two parties; a French party and.a Russia
party, who mu ually opposed each other
and if they had been, well managed nvgh
have been so directed as to work out ne
public good between them ,
I he king, however, deemed liimai-lf t>
have no kingdom and no crown whilst he
had any difficulty in g< venting— whilst lie
was obliged to consult the rx>s ing d irties
i and occasionally found his will opposed ua
; der the cover of the rights or the people ami
! ot the diet The kmg ot Sweden however,
I saw nothing around him but absolute mo
; narchies lie did not see the king of Den
, mark, or the empress Catharine peiph r. d
| by the opposition of their people or nobles
! Ihe king ;.f Sweden, thete:ore, resolved •».
git rid of this Constitution, and tender his
crown and kingdom what he saw were 'he
crowns and kingdoms ot his neighbors H~
had no sooner adopted this resnluli- n, ih n
he went to 1 ranee to consult wiri» »h» French
j ministry and government, he m.-ans of*ef
fecting it The Fiench Ministers »’erv na
.tuially concurred in a measure, which, by
emancipating Sweden from all R issian in
terests and connexions, rendered ner a mo e
equal opponent to that ambitious power;
and thereby, a more efficient member of ihe
oalance of the North,
# return from Paris, the king hav
ing previously arranged every thing called
a mee'ing of the diet, as if on some mo t
important business. Upon the meeting
winch from the expectation excited from the
extraordinary summons, was very full, the
chancellor, in order to take up a necessary
interval of time, entered int< a long acfcount
of the state of the kingdom -the kmg
himself entered as he c< ncludi d a. d b. it f_
ly told the diet, that in such a state of the
kingdom it was necessary to alter nr raMicr
do away entirely the existing c.-nsti utinn ;
that the popular liberties only fomented &
cherished parties which rendered ihe so
vereignty a burthen to him ; that he was '
resolved, therefore, not to be le>s a k g,
than his neighbors, and had brought win.!
him the scheme oF a new constitution, and
a deed of renunciation of all tluir popular
rights, which he required them to sign be
fore he left the hall of the assembly ; he
added, that in order to prevent any lints,
he had ordered the hall of the diet to be
surrounded by cannon with lighted matches !
and none of the members of the diet would
be allowed to leave the hall, or to pass ihe ;
guard, till they had signed and sworn their '
acceptance and renunciation.
Want were men to do in this situation ?— I
It is unnecessary to add, that the king’s
wishes were accomplished, and the liberties
of a brave people thus forced from them at
the mouth of the. cannon.
To the long disgrace of the people ofSwe
den, the king was permitted to reign two
or three years after this atrocious fe !
lony on the rights of his p» ople. He at
length, however, met his deserts, and di_ !
ed under the blow of one of his subjects i
The lire k ng of Sweden succeeded o the
throne and new constitution procured bv he
fraud of his father, and therefore succeeded'
to the popular dislike, or at least indifference. ,
which auch a conduct was calculated !<■ per
petuatc. Fo this cause of indifftrence ttie ;
late king soon odcied >.nc of personal.defence 1
-He adopted the Fiench war, and having!
once adopted it, persevered in it »o >ht nan
ifest ruin of his kingdom, and in decided op
position to the public voice-Had he re.
mained king another year, Sweden would
have been i JJtinguished as one of the king,
doms of the north.
Hence the indifference with which the
Swedes beheld the deposition of this king,
and hence the equal or greater indifferent
with wtiich thev have beheld, in the elrc
tit'll of Beinadotte, the deposition of his
whole family, and the introduction of ano.
thcr. <
S'-’Ch have been the causes of this tranquil
revolution
As to the consequences, though they are
ccrtcjuly rather eventual than immediate,
ihey are not ot the less importance to .
H,-.te which, ks not b mg the creature ot a
day, snouldextend its prudence with its tia..
oral dura:ion, and provide for itself more
temotely than is required of an individual.
These constquences are of two kinds;
■hose which affect our commerce, and those
which affect our national safety.
May out Sweden in conjunction with Den.
mark, shut the Sound against the English
t ade ? May she not. and will she not,
Pr tent the supply ul natal stores, ol timber
&c t *
1 he most serious consideration however,
is, that it throws into the hands of France a
nation ot seamen, n people born to the ocean,
in a mo.st an -qual degree with Englishmen
themselves ; it is not pos-il) eihat with sueh
' - sources Fiance can long want a navy_
Hollahd and Sweden in 'his point of view,
aie ot infinitely more importance than al
he Italian and A'ledtterratiean conquests
The grcitcst difficult! „t Bonaparte has
been 10 man his navy-There have been
such vast calls on the papulation of France
to supply the army Miut.jht fleets of France
whenever they have been aide to escape out
• »t port have always been found ^sufficient
ly m lined.
A p pulation lik? that of Sweden, a
Northern people bom on the sWore of the
jv-a. is (herefoie of infinite Value tothe views
of Boanpane-And what we have jus |v
tod. cad r-tn this kind of people, so ero
.-loved. We may m s; me degree be enabled
10 estimate, by recnlhng to memory, what
i nuiti trouble the Dutch g ive us at the
commencement of the war; and what has
been the only characteristic reputation of a
Northern people. The name ot Van Tiomp
l-nd Ktle fo‘S°Uen iu Eng'and as in Jfol
I’ntLADECfHIA Nov 12_VVe might
reasonably have expected that, the arrival
•'1 the Squirrel, from Corunna ih 32 days
passage, would have enabled us to satisfy
the public curiosity, by some authentic in
formation respecting tin* engagement said
io have taken place in Portugal in the end
ot September, between the allied & French
armies. V\ e are however compelled to res
trict ourselves to the article in our Marine
list, as furnished by captain Wing, nnper
ler.t as it mat appear. We have carefully
examined the file of the Official Gazette of
Corunna to the 8 h ult ivh.oh captain Wing
was so kmd as to hand u-- ; to our surprise
wt hud 'hey contain no information relative
to his -suction Wc are notwithstand
ing at'' ned m our own minds that vine
imp-•nant Conflict did actually take place
a- lie nine m- ..tinned, of the extent and rs
s,.e < t which we shall soon be tuily intorm..
1 he Corunna Gazettes contain numetous
details ot >m til affiirs between the Pa,riots
and F'rnrh troops m Spam. These atiho*
oi siiiall importa ,ce when individuals con «
sui red, intorm. that the F.eoch have nu
me ous and very active enemies in he ve_
i y heart of Spam. - Jt appears that the light
tioops of the patriots approach the very
elates of Madrid and .,f the capitals of the
other. I tovioces——— that the convoys and
C uners are frequently imercep.ed & that
desertion prevails in the French army toart
alarming degree. 1
A THIRD ACCOUNT.
A.' a late hour last evening, we were in
tormed. that a letter has been icceived in
m.s city from Corun.-^ by the Squirrel,
wh cli cohfirms the ace aunt of the bat'le
.ought between the English and P.>rtu-ue-e
combined army and he French Under Mas
sena. n '-whicit the a.’er was c> -» ph elv
-outed. We have nth beer able to ol, a
copy of tilt le er, but-ve Have learned -time
-f itsco items are that Alnsstma Im p ,,, 0
Pr ss forward and the Bmish ■ lall’b .rk
and lie witi. an miMr - ..... • *
“""S ihe allied am y between"! o fiVe^
detached a b dy of 25,(G0 ,f his b- ;; lr.,
to attack hem in ,hs r- ,r while h-- w-.h
l'-e main body should t ike th.»m in f,-.n _
Lord Wel.in* «n being appr zed of this
-novem nt immediately attuked >he irtain
oud, ol ihe I- e ch army ,-nJ,r Massena,
an I completely deier.te'l it
[ Tii acc-iun ol he great bat le, receiv
ed by the. B-Itish Consni at Cot unna. was
to be puolished next d iy ]
On -he 20th September, the Bank of
England declared a senn .annual dividend
<)! hve percent. It wan declared ,t he
J)i ecto al Meeting, fhat tne report that
tne Ba k Biils had depreciated was un
true.
(Jen Dtnrier has succeeded to the g..v
er nor ill ip ol Venice after ihe drath of Vle
nou. The coutt ot he vice prince of Italy ■
appears to be held in that city-the
5th September the vice prince (voung He m
Itat uois brother . the queen'of Holland
and son -if the repudiated Josepbtne) and his
court were there present at the launch of a
74.
The Sophi of Persia is said to have order
ed two bodies of his army to advance toward*
Georgia and along the -Imres -,f the Cu-pi
an Sea, to support the Turks against the
Russians.
(Salkm. Nov. 2.)—Arrived ship Orient
Andrews, fiom G.ntrnbmg. Sailed 17th*
S«-p. Tin re were 2 hundred Americans
a (Joeenbuig. but capt A tarrie . bu. an
hour, and did not pt-icure a list. All the
forts in Prussia we e d. dared in a sluie of
blockade by the English
Boston N .v 2: Ship Orlando, An
drews, from St. Peietsbutg, was taken off
Chris lansand by a Danish privateer and
h-o’ to anchor when 3 Danish t os oin house
officers came on board to take Command of
the -.hip and conduct her into Chris in.sand,
but the c.ipt. -old them he must i.ake the
be-tof Im way, home and not wishing to be
detained, weighed anchor and proceeded on
his bas-age lor M trblehead whetehe arriv
eil VVttint s:i iv evening with the aforesaid
Custom house officers onboard.
AFFAIRS IN PORTUGAL.
I would appear, if we may judge of ac
CO' nts received at London by the Vanuatu
that L rd Wellington despaired of making
go.<1 hts retreat to Lisbon. Our London
da e o; Oc >ber 6, informs that the British
transport had been ordered round to Mon
dego ! a , which is about 20 miles frou*.
Cr.imb a. *o which hud Wellington is said
to have re eated. Matscna’s head quarters
art said to bo at V.z « with an advance of
cavalry nt Azete about 15 miles in front ou
tu Mondego. Gen Tram with 12 or 13.000
Portuguese militia, is slid lobe -"it I.amego,
about 3b miles east ofOporioon the Dnuro.
m la . 41, 7_ N. opposed by Junot withu
<lb,UOO french. Masson a a V izeu, ob—
struct* o fn erenurse between 'i rant anA
f