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— ii n ■ mrm
fcrust not be long delayed ; as the rai
ny reason will otherwise render an
armistice till February almost indis
,prnsiUle.”
THe papers say, that In Catalonia
the Marshall Ibarrolla has routed a
corps of 3000 French, which sailed
from Barcelona, causing the loss of
213 killed and wounded, and many
were made prisoners.
A battle took place near Soira, in
which the French los 400 men.
The Spaniards hnre intercepted
some Frer eh dispatches-the contents
of which induced a belief that Spain
was to share the fate of Holland., They
menti. ned the appointment of French
Governors to Spanish Departments.
A letter from Lisbon, of Sep*. 9, says
“ Mr. Jarvis, Consul at this port, has
been recalled by the President; and
• it is expected he is to be promoted to
a more important office.”
' Capt. Crowell an ived at Boston from
Valeotia, informs, that the French-had
. about 10,000 men within eight miles
of that place--that they were wait
ing <or reinforcement* f'oin the army
which was before Tcrtrsa, when it
was believed they would attack Va
lencia, where the Spaniards, however
had sixt' en thousand soldiers.
A battle took place before Tortosa,
ten or twelve days before capt, C sail*
ed. There were 12,000 of the French,
who were defeated, losing 3 or 4000.
LATEST JSom"EUROPE.
Baltimore, Oct. 30.
The gentleman (Mr. Pyt) who came
in the ship ——, arrived in the Dela
ware from London, and bears dis
patches to government, has politely
jrm inr eunuis oi me met lean a l^on
den paper, (“The Day”)ol Sep-ember
12—Irom which we make the follow
ing hasty summary and extracts s
Accounts of the war between the
Russians and Turks are somewhat
contradictory ; but everts have been
evidently favorable to th* former,
who bad laid seige to Varna, a Turk
ish town in Bulgaria, on a river of the
same narrr, which disembogues in
to the Gulph of Vartia, on the Black
Sea— distant only 14 J miles from Con
stantinople. The fate of Turkey was
supposed to depend on that of die
Grand Vizier’s army, which was re*
treating rapidly to Adrianople. The
Pacha of Nissa, inServia, was also de
feated.
In these alarming disasters we are
told, that “ the Grand Seignor displays
uncommon energy. In a new procla
mation he has declared that every
Mussulman capable of bearing arms,
v.-ho w 11 not range himself under the
standard of Mahomet to fight for his
country' and religion, shall be consi
detvd and draft with as unbelievers.”
AMERICAN CONCERNS.
Losuon, September 12.
We uno’eretand that Mr. Pinkney is
about to send dispatches to America,
• v hich are to be conveyed by lieutenant
Spence, who brought those relative to
the Mosselle and Vixen. He is to quit
• England in the Hornet on the 19th inst.
and /roin hence is to proceed to Paris,
to have an interview with Genera!
Armstrong; but he has peremptory
orders not to remain in the French
capital on ary account more than tluee
day".
Mr Powell, the American Serreta
rv ot Legation, has been obliged to
return to Dover. The following is
the communication of our correspon
dent on the subject:
l* Tbl V r- B tS-nt-mli... 1
“ Mr. FomII, the American Secre
tary of Leg tion, whom I stated in
ir.y last to haves riled in a-flag of truce
yesterday mnrnincr for Calais; return
ed this afternoostT> Dover,the French
■having refused him permission to land.
■When she vessel arrived off Calais, n
shot was fried to prevent her entering
t;ir harbor; net in'imidtttod by this,
febe tODHtuird loitering in the !!oad 5c
at length monsieur le commissitrs, ac- ;
comparted by two other person* can.e
otl and informed Mr Howell the ves-!
eel would not lie permitted to enter 1
Calais, nor could he suffer any person ■
of dispatches to be landed from her,
and advi'Cd him immrdiatelj' to dr.'
part, or means would be taken to sink
the vessel. Mr. PoweH, not at all
rlifiheartercd bv these circumstances, 1
rr solved (though contrary to tbe advice 1
o‘ the crew ) to steer for Boulogne, fc i
arriving off drat port, directed the flag <
* f truce to stand with all sail into the <
1 arbor ; but here the enemy were not 1
so civil as at Calais, for they io-medi- i
suly opened a tremendous discharge '
of shot and shells upon the vessel, *
without commurirating w ith her j and <
it was only by an instant retreat that 1
the vi s*e|, and the lives of those on 1
board, wei r saved.11
On Sunday las- the -deputies From> -
the Carrarca^ had an interview with the
Marquis V»cllesley, at Ap*-ly House, h
./ ik
preparatory to their departure for S. A
mei ica. They proceeded yesterday lo
Portsmouth, in order to emha'k on
board a British ws«cl of war. The
deputies from Buenrs Ayres and
General Miranda had frequent inter
1 j views with the r.oble Marquis, who in
rl evening proceeded to the sea coast,
for the benefit of his health.
IRELAND.
The Sheriffs of Dublin, (Sept. 8.)
1 have announced their intention of conw
plying with the popular wishes to call
1 an early meeting of the freemen and
k freeholders of that citv, to deliberate
1 “ upon the subject of the Union.**—
r The Catholics of Waterford and Tip
‘ pci ary had entered into resolves a
gainst the penal l.tws. The Earl oi
* Donoughmore and, his gallant brother
* Lord Hutchitffon, were daily expect
ed nt Knock lofty near Clonmel, from
} England.
’ Meetings are likewise called in tht
counties of Meath and Mayo, ‘‘to con
I sidcr the expediency of addressing hit
majesty on the present state of public
affairs.
I ENGLAND.
’ DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS BARING.
Septemb<r 12.
The commercial world has lost on<
r of its brightest ornaments. Sir Fran
cis Baring died yesterdaV, Septembei
» 11, after a short illness,aged about 70
- Sir F. is supposed to have left property
» exceeding a million sterling, which wil
" be inherited by his three sons aird ■<
daughter. It was said on ’Change yea
terday, that he was the personal hold
er of upwards of two millions of the Iasi
. Omnium.
1 he numerous letters from French
, U'Crchants express the opinion we
r have long ago mentioned alone, that
. new measures oi vigor against the
. trade of this country were in the con
templa ion of the Freneh cabinet.
They recom < end to their correspon
dents to beware of sending American
vessels into French ports, in the pre
sent situation of affairs, and until Bo
naparte's intentions in framing his new
commercial decree should be better
understood. As it stands at present, a
liberal construction of it might render
all Americans liable to seizure, until
the government of the U. Stales shall
resist by force the British blockade, or
until it is withdrawn by the British go
vernment, together with ihe orders in
Council ; and it is supposed that Ame
rican vessels, without having entered
any British port, or having been
searched by English cruizers, might
and would be detained under the de
cree, on the ground that their govern
ment have not acceded to the prin
ciples laid down by Bonaparte. Mo
ney is, in this instance, a seconda
ry consideration only with Bonaparte,
and his main point, we repeat it, is
to embroil us in a war with Ameri
ca.
RUSSIA.
We have heard that the Russian go
vernment, since the condemnation of
ihe shipsat Riga, and St. Petersburg,
nas-listened to the petitions of the mer
chants, and had actually liberated oua
ol those ships w hich had taken cle.u
ances from Teneriffe. We are not
prepared to state what degree of credit
may be due to this report.
Baltimore, Oct. 31.
LATEST NEWS.
The Editor of the Federal Gazette
has been politely furnished with papers
and letters by the Orozimbo—from
which the following late and interest
ing intelligence is derived. Nothing
is said nf French and British Orders ik
and Decress.
Liverpool, Sept. 17. I
Stocks closed this day as follow—
Ked. ann. shut; consols 67 1-4; do. for
opening 67 5-9 ; omnium 4 disc.
That distinguished officer, vice-ad
miral Sir Sidney Smith, accompanied
by his lady and three daughters, arriv
ed at the King’s Arms Inn on Sunday
se*nnight, from Manchester. lie had
been there waited on by a deputation
of gentlemen, and invited to a public
dinner at the Exchange, on which oc
casion the principal inhabitants of that
town were present. When he arrived
at Warrington, the hors: s taken from
his c irriage,aad he was dr iwn t!>r nigh
the streets amidst the congratulations
of a vast concourse of people. Sir Sid*
ney h«s experienced the same fervour
of public attachment in the whole
course of his journey. After visiting
the Liverpool Academy, &c. Jtc. he re
turned to the Exchange, where he was)
met by the collected body of merebanis, J
S*c. and hailed by r* plated cheers- A !
detaib^d account of the attention of*
this 44 Hero of Acre” will interest ma
ny of our readers to-morrow.]
. Liverpool Corn Excf’M’ire.
Sep*. 15—WHEAT', English, 14s 3d
i I5s6d per 70 lbs. { Dftntfeic, 14s fid 1
a 1X-i 4J ; American, 123 6d a 15*;
IruhOi.6dto.iaia 6d. FLOUR, En-|
| gli»h, fir:C, 84- a 88s per 280 lbs. j- sc
; conch,, 7S a 80^ American 'superfine
j 60 a GJs per 196 lbs; *yur 52 a 54s. j
•From our Correspondent.
London, September 15.
Half past 7, P. M.
This morning a mail arrived from
, Heligoland—German papers to the
2d ; H unburg lette: 8 to the 4th, and
Heligoland to the 7th*
•l Heligoland, Sept. 6—Great alnrm
continues to prevail in this island,
which has n.-t been decreased by the
order from the King of Denmark im
posing an EMBARGO on all the ports
of Holstein. This, we presume, has
been done for the purpose of keeping
secret an expedition some time prepar
, ing. Mrcvious to,this decree, we had
cert»«^nforjpiation of great activity id
all tHje Danish harbours, as well as in
the ^cxe!, to pepare bn expedition to
. attempt the conflagration of the pro
perty on this island. la consequence
of ihe terror inspired by this inlorma
*ion, all perso s owning fine manufac
tured goods, have removed them high*
: er up from the beach, and out of the
enemy’s rca.'h,' unless he effect a
• landing, of which we have no fear. A
, great deal of colonial produce &c. re
mains near the shore, which might
I without great difficulty be burnt. Our
i Hamburg letters mention that every
ship of war from Dunkirk to the north
of J inland, is preparing fur s< a. Some
great enterprise is expected.
From German Papers.
Copenhagen, Aug. 28.
An English frigate attempting to
land her crew at Rambaes, near Chris
_4.1__".l j .i
| iwi u^uiaiicu UIC dUClUpi Ull
the applwach of our division. Intelli.
gence from Norway says the Danish
gun-boats have captured 34 English
merchantmen,
Hamburg, Sept. 1.
The equipment of the fleet at An.
tvrerp proceeds ; 7,000 men are daily
engaged upon it. Perhaps the most
beautiful ship, of 80 guns, ever built in
that port, was lately launched.
Banks of the Elbe, Sept. 1.—The
English fleet continues to cruize be
tween Toulon and Corsica. Small par
ties occasionally land and db much
mischief. An English squadron crui
zes in Leghorn roads, and obstructs
the coasting trade,
WAR IN TURKEY.
Vienna, Aug. 26.—On the 4th Au
gust a bloody affair took place near
Ruasehuck, in which the Turks lost
700 killed ; the details have not reach
ed us. The report that Rudsehuck
had been given up was premature, as
well as the reported convention of a
peace between the Russians and the
Porte. Several regiments of Austria
an Cavalry have marched for the fron
tiers of Wallachia.
To-day and yesterday it is asserted,
on authority of the Greek Merchants,
tha£the Turks have gained a consider
able advantage over the Russians.
Maples, Aug. 13.—All things pro
ceed in the b*st manner fer the invasi
on of Sicilly j the injury done to our
flotilla by the enemy last month being
repaired. i
General Orders.—Royal Camp of
Piale, August 8, 'The engagement of
yesterday, in which four Neapolitan
gun-boats gained a complete victory
over seven of the enemy, assisted by
several Sicilian vessels, has afforded
* t. : _ __*_... r _._ .« •
1119 lli.*JWDVJ (ITIUUUJ Illiuilicr SiUlS4
factory proof of the skill and gallantry
of his marine. His Majesty has the
fullest reliance on his subjects connect
ed with the naval anti military depart
ments of the expedition, and is confi.
dent that neither courage nor talent is
wanting to render the projected inva
sion effectual. IJ. M. returns his roy
al thanks to the officers and men en
gaged in these services, and has di*
rected that the same he communicated
to (he whole armament.
(Signed)
GRENIER.
Leghorn, Aug. 12.—The Duke of
Oiranto Li'ouehe] on his arrival, hired
a ship in which he will proceed to Na
ples, or the Iiland Of Elba.
CONCERNS OF GERMANY.
Hamburg, Sept. 1.— By the tr# ;ifV
with Italy, Bavaria is to acquire some
what more dun half of the Tyrol.
Cartel, Aug. 25.—A Camp of 8000
men is to form and lie near this city ;
at which the Westphalian regiments j
on their march will form a part.
Munich, Aug. 19—The 10,000 Bn
varians under lieut. gen. Baron Wrede, I
said to he going to Spain, are to he put
an the peace establishment.
Hanover, Aug. 30.—Ships with any,
ar even without amy papers, are now
permitted to enter the ports of Russia,
if in ballast—aecoun ts received t!v&
day 6»y that the same concessi - us are
made in the ports of France*
Communicated for the Federal Gazette.
Liverpool, Srpt. 15, 1310.
| “ Our harvest, whose commence
j ment and progress has been a'tended
j with particularly fine weather, is now
| nearly finished in the principal corn
counties, and the wheat proves to he
greatly superior to what the most san
guine expectation had, at one time,
anticipated. Although it is thinner
upon the ground in some districts than
has occasionally been the case,yet t.iis
deficiency will in a great measure be
cojnpensated by a proportionate in
ot weight in the grains, which
or^ly I»rye and wtll frd, but
’ '** also is considered to be
ue. It may, as yet, be
. form an accurate or de*
opinion upon the subject; but
the impression at present, is certain
ly in favor of all description of grain
yielding a fair average produce. We
may also .observe, that Potatoes are
every where understood to be a ve
ry abundant crop. These circum
stances, as might naturally be ex
pected, have had the effect of caus
ing a gradual depression in out marl
ket, and the sales of wheat at present
are almost suspended ; the quotations
may be about 14*. a 14s 9d. per 70
lbs. hut it is difficult to say vrhat price
could actually be obtained for a cargo,
if one should now arrive. Owing to
; the fine state of the weather, our mills
have seldom wind sufficient for grind
ing, from which circumstance Flour
is scarce; aod as the demand is nrct
... __.L__i_ ,_ , .. * .
r*'”'-® i.arc uccnnea in
the same proportion with those of
wheat, as they may still be quoted at
60s a 62s per. bbl. but when our sup
plies'/become ihore abundant, a sensi
ble Repression wttj undoubtedly ensue.
‘ The great scarcity of good Cot
tons is becoming more sensibly felt,
and from the urgency of the demand
for this desci iption, the holders are
requiring, and have in some instances
obtained a trifling advance upon the
late prices, while the value of the infe
lior qualities which press.heavily up
on the market, are scarcely supported.
The demand, however, is, upon the
whole, regular and extensive. Up.
land may be quoted at 12 l-2d a 16d.
and New-Orleans at 14d a 18d per lb.
Sea Island rate from Is. lid. a 2s 3d.
, and are much sought after, but the
holders are not disposed to sell freely
at the present prices.
“ For sometime past, the prides of
Tobacco have not undergone any al
teration of consequence ; but the re
gular trade havef of late purchased
with more fropWom, ’ encouraged by
the low price* of both stemmed and
leaf, to manufacture more largely;
and in some cases an advance of 1-4
has icen given for a few particularly
line .logheads. York and James Ri
ver, low and inferior, may be quoted
at 2d a 3 l-2d. ordinary and middling,
4d a 5d. and good and fine 6d. a 7d.
Maryland brown 2d a 4d. Colourv
•tfd a 8d. and fine yellow, 9d. a 12d.
per lb. Our stock continues to in
crease, and vtay now be estimated at
upwards of 13,200 hhds.
Clover seed has experienced a de
cline of not leas than 15s. per cwt. and
one parcel of tolerably good quality
has been sold at 90s. per cwt.
Rip is in very little demand, and
cannndbe quoted higher than 22 a 24s.
per cwt.
Yours, &e.”
W. & R. RATHBONE.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27.
More British Prosperity.
We understand, and ns we believe
from correct authority, that the hank
of Liverpool had stopped payment (he
beginning of September ; that the En
glish stocks had fallen lO per cent,
and that owing to the great and con«
tinned want of bullion, and the difficul
ty of exporting manufactures to the
continent, broad-cloths & other wool
len goods had fallen near 33 per cent.
Is this the reason why the Federalism
are anxious tocpnnect us in alliance with
England ; that we may, by our rtmour- !
ces, protract her rapidly approaching
down-fall ? -i ^ I
i
Baltimore, October 30.
Extract from a letter to a gentleman in
Bal nnore, dated,
LowDoy, 10th September.
“ I had not failed to warn you re
peatedly agiin'tt shipments of Tobac- !
to ; you m ly be thankful that so little i
is here. That little I could wi*h in |
your own warfhouse. Some houses :
have ln;cn nearly ruined hy advancing j
only live pounds on it hhd. so much is
here and more arriving dady. Unless!
some favorable change in political oir- \
cumstancrs occur, no alleviation can •
be expected. And such change is con- 1
sidered hoptlrss. Tobacco 2d 7. Nj
sales. Flour 40s and upward*, bavin g
experienced considerable depresaiou in
consequence of supplies from the con
tinent. Cotton 13d a 16, Sea-Island
18d. 2s. Rice 24 a 23.
FROM THE BOS i ON t'ATK.IOT.
ORDERS OF COUNCIL^
't*s—.
THEIR GKXERAL IDEA. ^
Time was, when Great Britain de
clared herstlf to be governed bv the
universal law of nations, in all disputes
relating «o persons or property, where
the sqbj c(s of another nation were
concerned. Judge Blackstone says——
41 Since in England no royal power
c^n introduce a new law, or suspend
the execution of the old, therefore the
law of natjon*, (whenever any ques
tion atisen which is properly the ob
ject of its juricdiction,) is here a
dopted in i*s full extent by the com
mon law, and is held to* be part of
the law of the land.*- Aud those acts of
Parliament which hav^, from lime to
time, been made to enforce this uni
versd law, or to faciliate the execu
tion of its decision*, are not to be con*
sidered as introductive of any new rule,
but merely as declarat’ve of the old
fundamental onsuiutions of the king
dom -‘-with" 11 v ich it must ceabe
to be a part of thee ivilized world.**
[V I iv, p. 67.]
In the case of the Silesia loan, be
ttlnen England and Prussia, in the reign
of Georg: II. one article of the Prus
sian government states—
44 That the British ministers hat(e.
said, that these questions, (between the^
belligerent British and neutral Prus
sians) were decid-d according to the
laws of Engl nd.’*
The English Judges answer— ,
44 That the British minister must
nuve octn mimnaeis oon ; tonne law
of England say3, that all captures at
sea as prizes in time of war, must be
judged of in the court of admiralty,
according to the law of Nations, and
particular treaties, when there are a
ny.” “ There never, (continue they)
existed a case, where a court judging
acppfdiiig to the laws of England
only, ever tcok cognizance of a
prize.”
In the same case they add, what is
at this time worthy of particular notice,
hat—
“ In England the crown never in
terferes with the course of justice,”—
jnd that “No order or intimation ia
ever given to any judge.”
All this is agreeable to a fundamen
tal maxim of the British constitution
—that the judges are completely inde
pendent of the crown, and bound to
judge according to the law, without
any reference to the will of the king,
however it may be expressed. Thus
stood this great consti utional princi
ple, without which England can nei
ther be ju9t to herself nor to others—.
and thus was it most solemnly declared
to the world in the reign of George If.
Eet us see wnat changes the reign of
George the III. has wrought upon that
boasted bulwark of freedom and un
tice, the British constitution—and bnr
! these changes affect the commercial
i WOtjfj.
©fc former sovereigns of England
wc^f atisfied with exercising thr ir con
stitutional pre ogttive and htiaing their
orders in council from time to time for
the governance of their navy; but if
vessels were captured ;n pursuance of
these orders, contrary j0 the law of
nations or ex sting treaties it became
the duty of their judges in admiralty
u«.(|uu, ineir sovereign s oraers in
council notwithstanding. The binch
was a check to the power of the throne ;
ncd on it sat the inflexible! guardian*
cf the jintice of the nation, a::d the
honor of the sovereign.
Ir Ins been reset ved for the present
king of England to break down the
harriers of justice in his courts of ad
miralty, and to reduce their judges in
elTect to the discipline of martial law.
His orders in council, however arbi
trary, unjust and contrary to the law
of nations, are now as peremptorily o
keyed by his judges an his nd.trira!*
and their pl.ces as ti ate rally depend
upon their obedience*
Were th>» violation of the first
principles of the British constitution
and of Universal jus ice, ma le o ? -
pc rate upon the rights of Englishmen
as it doe» on chos~ of oth:r nation*, *
seriou* opposition would arise, that no
poorer of the king, or art* o| his min
isters could silence or*rcsist. T|:e
history ol Eagt.md shews in what
light the ir.dep r.d.-nt judges of the „
king’j bench have held ra' inct orders
of council infringing tire tight# of fir it.
subjects, by 'l»ir treating with
contempt, and disci iming a# a nullitv,
thegeneial warrant* of the Secret-try
t>l State lor lire >ki>ig and sear chit g
the house*! and seizing the pu rsons of
those suspected of treasonable corns*
ponUence*