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TUESDAY, JvLy 3, 1810. «
The imbecility manifested by the
Spanish family of the Bourbons, which
Bonaparte holds captive in Frahte, is
conclusive proof that it was high time
to change the dynhsty, "We do not
pretend to justify upon these grounds
the introduction into Spain of a mo
narch of the house of Napoleon ; ‘but
it had become necessity thit a fchange
of some sort should be, effected ; and,
it is believed, had the emperor of the
French never interfered at-all, there
would have arisen among the Spaniards
some person or persona who would
have put an end to the licentiousness
of Gcdoy and the foebleuess and the
baseness of Charles and Ferdinand.
If, however, a reformer had sprung up^
in Spain, it is probable that only af par
tial correction of abuses would-have
been effected-; because, let the Indi
vidual have been whom he might, it'is
almost Impossible 'htit that he must
have been tinctured with *the spirit of
priestcraft, with the proud and super
cilious "temper of the arrogant, rgno*
rant and indolent nobles, and with a
riiattoairirtn Vrkntimin tV>o nit mltprlpsQ
oppressions under which the Spanish
peasantry have so long labored. It
has been evident to men of calm re
flection, that the Struggle against the
French, 'from the commencement has
been not so much a struggle for nation
al independence, as it was a struggle
by the priests and nobility for the pre
servation of their privileges. The
priests, being the absolute keepers of
the consciences of the lower class,
roused the peasantry in behalf of the
old church, and the old throne, not in
behalf of their personal rights. This
fact cannot be controverted; for we
have seen that a cortes, or parliament,
was not called*-until the junta were in
a state of dissolution, nor until there
was scarcely a place in all Spa‘n where
i a patriotic political body could assem
ble. There must, in the nature of
things, forever be a difference between
fighting for privileged orders and fight
ing for the rational rights of man.—
1 he conflict in Spain was not at all
between the friends of freedom and
the supporters of despotism ; but it
was a conflict between two despotisms,
where the choice of the nation would
be chiefly determined by the benefits
held out by the one or the other. Ex
amine the question on these grounds,
we find Bonaparte had the advantage.
He extirpated the inquisition ; he o
bofished the vexatious avatem
rior. customs * he guaranteed the pay
ment of a great nraSs of depreciated
paper money; be compelled nobles in
peace to do service ; he made a more
equitable distribution of property—
These new modifications must have
von the hearts of the lower orders;
and, in the mean time, he took care
not to wound the popular feelings in
point of religion ; for he preserved
and secured the Catholic church in all
its native authority, purified from the
many foul corruption* which had crept
intoit. What did the junta oppose to
these reforms? Why, the name of
Perdinand VII! a prince who had
shewn that he was unable to govern ;
and who, from every thing that has
appeared, did not possess asingle civil
or rrUitary virtue that could inspire
coofidente or insure truocess. As to
the British, th< y have heen guided,
throughout this contest, by the trading
object of their government—tommer* ,
rio/ munupohf / Let the truth come
to lighr whensoever it may, it will ap.
pear to the work! that the English ca- j
binet has, m all ihi* business,been in- i
floerced by avarice, the basest of all
the degrading vices of human nature. |
The frigate United State*, Commo
dore Dr.CATva, arrived in Hampton j
Hoad yesterday from Philadelphia. |
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The newspapers complain of the
shtejnsh tone of Mr. Pinkney to lord
Wellesley, not recollecting that he had
been at the "Arlington shecft-Shcartn^y
where he might have caught the sub*
missive spirit from the fleecy throng!
Yet they are much in the right. None
but a fox should be sent to negociate
with wolves, '.{Columbian. r|
’We heir with regret, that the ra
vages of the flt in several parts of
Maryland, have destroyed the fairest
portion of the farmer’s hopes Tor this
Season. The late excessive drought
'assisted the depredations of the in*
‘sect; and many planters on the Eas
tern shore, "we are *• informed, have
plowed' up their Wheat*fields to pre
pare them for a fall fcrop. "How far
the fly has infested the Western Shore,
we have not learned. But, many far
mers have prospects of a plentiful har-i
veat: we presume too, that the grain
in the N. and N. W. parts of the state,
| is flourishing. Whig.
Extract' of a letter from a gentleman
| wt'Natche'e, to his friend at Norfolk.'
Your friend W has overtaken
trie at last at this place,‘from whence
we shall go in company to the Oplousa
country. As usual, he ts full of news,
but what rs most surprising, he actual-*
ly brings us something unusually in
teresting. ;JHe informs me, that in de
scending the river, :he fell in with a
party of four men (or rather-heroes)
who, 'after suffering shipwreck on the
North West-Coast, had not only the
spirit to plan, but courage to attempt,
and fortitude to persevere and succeed
in one of the most daring undertakings
* wti imvc iictiiu ui| \ j^Grney
across the ccntin nt, from the Pacific
to the Atlantic X)cean, with no other
provision than their guns, with six
pounds of powder, and 20 pounds of
shot.—Incredible as this circumstance
may appear, the short account given
by the head of the p-irty, Mr. Baptiste
Lavall, to Mr. W—-, carries the
strongest Evidence of the facts.
“ Mr. Lavall was horn in the city
of Philadelphia, and although a repub
lican himself, yet the attachment of
his father and family to the king, ren
dered it necessary for them to remove
to Canada after the close of the war,
where he ever since had been engaged
in the fur trade—That having fallen
heir to an estate, he went to England
to receive it, and there embarked on a
trading voyage on the North-West
Coast on board the schooner Sea Otter,
of 170 tons, and commanded by John
Niles—that he was part owner, as well
as supercargo—and on the 22d Au
gust, 1808, the vessel, cargo and crew,
consisting of nine souls, were all lost
in it violent gale, about 200 miles south
of Columbia River, while he, together
with Michael Connor, Jean Lozier,
and Emanuel Silver, were providenti
ally saved by being absent on a hunt
on an uninhabited island—T hat after
I waiting some time, in hope of meeting,
with some vessel, they gave up that
point in despair; when he prevailed
on his companions to attempt to cross
over the continent by land—That af
ter passing through an endless num
ber of strange and savage nations, a
mongst whom they were often detain
ed as prisoners, and suffering every',
privation and hardship that it wasjios.
sible to endure, they happily succeed
ftd in arrr.urtntiahtnrv tKain #1^
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undertaking.”
On Tuesday last, Theodore Count
Pahlen, Minister Plenipotentiary and
Envoy Extraordinary to the U S. from
his majesty the Emperor of all the
Russia*, was presented to the Presi
dent of the U. States, to whom he de
livered his letters of credence.
Count Pahlen is accompanied by
Mr Poleiica as Councillor of Legati
on, Mr. IvanofT as Secretary of Lega
tion, and Count Nicholas Paitlcn at
tached to the Legation.
Bostow, Jane fS.
By the Resolution, capt. Bates, 30 days
from Plymouth, England.
french papers.
Report of the Minister of General Poller
to the Emperor.
Paris. April 77,
“ I inform your majesty, that the Sieur
Berihemy, ofhcrr of tne staff attached to
prince Frrritnanfl, and commandant of tV
'•asile of Valancay, had acquainted ma with
the introduction into that castle of a Baron
de K'Jli, calling himself minister of Eng.
Und to Prince Ferdinand, who having been
brought to my offtct, I transmit to your ma
j*tfy tba following letters, announcing his
arrest.—Kolli is a prisoner in the castle ol
Vincennes,-and I wait the orders of your
majesty upon this affair. The diamonds
and oihtr effects of which he was the
bearer, are deposed at the office of Gen.
era! Police,
(Signed) "FOUCHB."
No. I. 1* a letter to the minister of Ge
neral Police, by M. Rerthemy, announc. I
log Kolb’s arrest, and his being forwarded
to Paris,
' *
No. tf.‘ Is a 1st let* from - Prince Ferdi
naiyl to MrHertheiiSjr, Governor of the ,,
castle of Vatanca, I’dale’d*'April 6, appris.
iflg himnf the cbnih£l-VCKotli.
No, 111. It a copy of Khlii'a examina
tion at the office of general poficc.
NolV. Is a letter from ^Charles IV
addressed to the king of England, in ISO*
announcir.g the marriage of the prince'of
Avurias. It was given to - Kolli, with a
marginal note by the Marquis Wellesley,
to be- used as a-credential to Prince Ferdi.
hand.' On the back'of the letter the fal
lowing was written in the hand of Mar*!
quis Wellesley i - ]
u The undesigned principal secretary'of
'state of hii Britannic majesty* for the foe.
reign department,'declares, thatHhis letter
is truly the same that his Catholic majes
ty, Charles IV addressed to his Bri
tannic majesty, George III on occasion of
the marriage of th^ Prince of Asturias,
now king Ferdinand VII. This authentic
document la confided to the persona who
Vitt* have the honor of laying it beforehis
Catholic majesty Ferdinand VII to verify
their mission.
« WELLESLEY.*
“ Do wing Street, Feb. 26,1810.
No. V.
Letter from ’Ktog George the IITsigned
in his own hand,’ to Prniee Ferdinand, eo.
, trusted to BLolli. >
- Sin, i
My Brother—I have long wished Corah
opportunity to transmit to your majesty a
letter signed in my own hand, expressing
the lively interest and profound regtet I
have felt since your majesty has been re.
moted from your kingdom and loyal sub.
je6U. 'Notwithstanding the violence and
ciuelty with which the usurper of the
hrobe oT SpSin Overwhelms the Spanish
nation, it must prove a great console*’on to
your-majesty to'learn, ‘hat your people
preserve their loyalty and attachment *o
wrt; |J<r.80ll Ul IUCH 18WIUI IklUg) HKIU iilAl
Spain "makes continual efforts to uphoid
your majesty's rights, and to're.eatablish
the independence of the monarchy. The
resources of my 'kingdom* any fleets and
armies, shall be employed to assist your
majesty's subje&s in this gi eat cause, and
my ally, the Piince Regent of Portugal,
has also contributed to it with all die seal
and perseverance of a'faithful friend.
To your majesty's faithful subje&s, us
well as your allies, your presence only -is
wanting ’in Spain, where It would inspire
a new energy.
I therefore entreat your majesty with
all (he frankness of the alliai ce and friend
ship which bind me to your majesty’* in.
terests, to consider of the most prudent
and effe£lual means of escaping from the
indignities you experience, and of shew,
ing yourself among a people who are u.
nanimeus in their wishes for your tna.
jeaty's happiness and glory*
I annex to this le ter a copy of the ere.
den'ials which my minister in Spain i* to
piesent to the CeCral Junta tha: governs
thore in the name, and by the authority
of your majesty*
I entreat your majesty to rest assured
of my sincere friendship, and of the ttue
attachment with, which I am. air, my bro*
ther, your wor.h^ brother,
(Signed) GEORGE R.
(Countersigned) WELLESLEY*
At ibe Queen's Palace,
London, Jan. 31, 1810.
No. VI. Is a letter from George III. to
-o prince Ferdinand, being a copy of the
full powers granted to -Henry Wellesley.
No. VII. T4wr is a letter front M dc
Ber hemy, giving a d'tcip ton of (he
festivities at the cas le of Valancy, on he|
1st of April, in honor of the emperor's
marriage; upon which occasion the Spun*
ish purees are reprcse.-r.cd at ba«mg
studiously embraced every opportunity of
manifesting the joy at ihe event. They
attended tbir Chapel at the castle, and at
the conclusion of he Te D um, prince
Ferdinand was the fi*st to exclaim, *» long
I,«m I 1 » a mr\. rn r • Ifinrv Itvw f l->a * •«« »• ,
The «r,asi« after dinner Were, by pr nee
Ferdinand.—Our august icvereigns Na
poleon the great and Maria Louisa, Ins
august spouse* By prince Charles," the
two imperial and loyal families, of France
and Austtia." By p. ince Aniht ny,*‘ The
happy uninn of Napr Iron ttie grea‘, and
Maria Louisa " M. D’Amezaga, at the
table of the offer t a of their household,
gave, Napoleon the great,, and Maria
Louisa, the gloiy and delight of France
and Germany; may Divine Providence
gram them a long and happy Itfj.*' The
castle and park were illuminated in the e.
vening with between 8 and 9000 lamps.
No VIII la a cepy of a letter addres.
sed to M. Berthemy by prince Ferdinand,
acquainting’him with his wish to become
h* adopted son of fcis majesty.
Loudon, May 15.
By the packet which brought the
Cadiz mail, M. Colon (Columbus)
a fineal descendent of the great naviga
tor,-and nephew of the Duke of Ve
regae, arrived in this country. This 1
gentleman is to be attached to the |
Spanish Legation resident at this court- !
The gentlemen who proposed to bid
for the loan, waited on Mr Perceval on
Friday. The sum wanted for the ser
vice of the year, is £»,iXX),000 for Eng
land, and £ 4,000,000 for Ireland, be
sides £ 1,500,000 for Irelvmd* to be
contracted for in this country.
We understand there will be no new !
r.r»es ; and some relief will be given |
from the vexatioos now practised in j
collecting the asse#* sed tax***.
* ‘ -i 'm
NoRFOL-Kj-JutlftS^. {
Arrived oh the 19th inst, -in Ha nip* J
ton Roads, the French privateer Re
Tench du Cerf, Captain Bonne, of four
guns and 50 men. The account given
by the master of this privateer is, that
she sailed from Charleston on the 28th
of April, bound to France—that hav„
irtg experienced a severe gale of wind,
Which' caused the vesset to strain and
leak very much, and having lost some
spars, it became necessary to make for
a port of safety, which as this was near
est, she put into this port for refit
ment. The master reports sixty pack
ages' Of dry goods on board, which he
says, he took out of a Spanish vessel
fet sea.. " . * 4
This is a very Fair story, which those
who please may believe. This is the
same privateer which fired on a coast
ing vessel going into Charleston, anti
by which a passenger was wounded.
As we understand that a strict investi
gation is making by the Collector and
Commodore Rogers, We shall offer no
remarks topon the subject at present,’
nor state the reports which are in cir
culation.— Le d gee.
The following is the Report of Cftpt
Boane of the French schooner Re-,
veuch du Cerf, made to the Collec
tor of this port.
Report in disrresk of the letter of
marque pilot boar ihe Revench du Cerf,
capt. Andre Bonne, ol Guadeloupe,
armed under the national flagof France.
The above pilot-boat sailed from
Charleston the 28th April 1810, bound
for France, and to terminate
j The 3d June current she captured a
j Spanish vessel, which she released ow
i ing to her numerous cretv, after taking
j out of her sixty two cases of Dry Goods
: and Cutlery, and four barrels of wine,
j for the consumption of the vessel, and
j the same day continued her route for
France.
The 14th, being in lat. 36, N. and
ilong. 67, 10 West Meridian of Paris,
was overtaken by a terrible gale of
J wind, which carried some of her spars,
and the vessel strained, making much
water,* and being short of provisions
was oblig d to put into the first favor*
able port th »t he could make, to icpair
and provision.
That of Norfolk being found the
nearest, she is arrived in distress the
lbth of this month at midnight ip
Hampton Roads.
The following letter has been receiv*
ed by the Collector of this • port, to
which we give publicity* with plea,
surfe, fa the hopes that the ft lends
of those who it concerns will .hare ah
opportunity of procuring their release
as soon as the nature of the case will
allow} *
M H. M. S. Princes*, Port of Liver
* ' pool*
* STR,
“ I make it known to you that I
was born in the Countv of Princess
Ann in the Sta e of Virginia. The j
p-rsons who*** nsm**s are subjoined,
have beep impressed and sent on board |
this shi*> as the Receiving Snip in the
river Me*»*tv.
I a n sir,
** Your obedient servant,
« [AMES SPARROW.
“ TVc. S, 1309.
“ Mr. William T .otnpsor*,
Deputy Collector of the port of Nor
folk ond Portsmouth.*
1 rcicr tongue, Dorn oep. 23,
1782, aged 27 years, county of Nor
folk, s»afe of Virginia.
John Perkinton, born Aug. 22,1773,
aged 31, Elizabeth county.
Joseph Svmonds, boro Sep. 25, 1787,
aged 22, Salem st&te of Massachu
setts.
James Symonds, born Oct. 27, 1782,
aged 27, ditto.
James Carry, born Jan. 16,1773, aged
37, ditto.
Al*x. Luther, born Oct. 26,1787, aged
22, ditto.
Amos Paul, horn April 21,1779, aged
30, Washington county.
John Minton, born Dec. 28, 1786, aged
23, ditto.
William Freazier, born July 16, 1783,
aged 23, Havre-de-Grass, Hartford
county, state of Maryland.
James Stanton,born Dec. 5,1790, aged
19, Baltimore county.
George Johnson, born Dec. 16, 1783,
aged 21, Sag Harbor, state of Newr
York.
Benjamin Hutchings, horn Aug, 26,
1782, agrd 27, city of Newr-York*
James M. Carts, born Dec. 25, 1776,
aged 33, ditto.
Samut-l Greaves, born Oc\ 13, 1787,
aged 22, Newr-Market,state of Newr
Hampshire.
John Harden, born June 5, 1779, aged
30, Duck-Creek Cross lioais, state .
of Delaware.
George Prince, born May 23. 1730, |
aged 29, Newburyport state of Mas
sachusetts.
William Smith, born M*v 29, 1773,)
ag'd 36, city of Newr-York.
» V. '
Thblhiis Raftey, born June 1, 1790, a
ged 19, Portland, state oi Masiat •*•
chusetts.
Thomas Parker, born June 1, 1782, a*
ged 27, city sf New-York.
John Roberts, born March 14, 1791,
aged 18, Reding, state of Penosylva*
nia. ‘ . '
James Coleman,born March 14t1774,
aged 35, city of New-Ybrk.
Benjamin Shaw, born Jan. 14, 1787,
aged 21, Alexandria.
Henry Young, born August 5, 178*, •
aged 21, Baltimore county, state of
Maryland.
Charles Thompson, born January 25^ -
1786, .iged 23, New-York, state of
New-York.
Joseph Pitty of Boston.
Mr. Joseph Pitty of Boston, mate of '
the ship Hercules, was also impressed,
but was released by a Habeas Corpus. *
The captain of the ship Hercules, sub- *
joins his certificate that the persons a.
bove named were impressed,and were
on board the ship Princess.—4b.
New Youk, June *27. *
On the 6th of October last, Captain *
Samuel Green of the ship Polly, bound"
from this port to Falmouth, was cap
tured by a French privateer, about ten
or twelve leagues S. W. of the Scilly
Islands. The commander of the pri
vater, after plundering the ship of ma
ny valuable articles took away all the
ship’s crew, excepting capt G. and his.
apprentice^ snd put on board a prize*
master and four men, with orders to
conduct the ship into the nearest port
of France or Spain. On the 9th, ha.
V/tnm Oflllft/f O At%\ro fr»w I?... _ _ _
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Capt. Green seized a favourable mo
ment, when two of the Frenchmen
were asleep in the cabin, and when
two more had just gone below, to re«
capture the ship, ff ; instantly sprang*
forward, nailed the. cabin doors. Fas
tened the companion, bolted the hatch
oVrr the sky-light, and secured the*'
man at the helm. Thus, once more
master of his ship, he wore her round,
and steered for the nearest port of En
gland or Ireland* The Frenchmen
below having been two days in their'
close confinement, suffering with heat
and tortured whh the weavils which*
had wandered from the rice in the
hold and infested the cabin, requested
to be brought on deck, and pronused o
bedience and aubmissin. Motives of
humanity induced captain G. tp re*
lieve them from their distressing situ
ation. He brought them up separate*
-ly* ahd secured them on different parts
of the deck. On the lath of the same
month, after sailing, in this manner
nine days, without closing his eyes,
he arrived in safe y at Bristol, in En
gland. Capt. G, is a native of this
country, and, as will appear from the
exploit above related, a maa of a bold
and enterprizing spirit.
For his brave and spirited exertions
on th?s occasion, the Neir-York aiyl
Columbian Insurance Companies, is
th s city, have presented to captain
Green, and hi* apprentice, a generous
ami honorable reward. The follow
ing letter accompanying the very libe
ral Compliment, (which, we under
stand, consisted of an elegant set of
plate and a check for seven hundred
and fifty dollar?,) together v;ith capt*
Green’s aaswer, have been communi
cated for publication. Coin. Adv.
New-Yokk, June 19, 1810,
Sir,
The New-York and Columbian In
surance Companies have been lately
informed of your recapturing your
vessel, the ship Polly, with a feeble
aid of a boy, on the ninth of October
last, from five Frenchmen who were *
in possession of her as a prize.
While an act of gallantry of this
nature is ever its own best recompence,
and receives the most perfect satisfac
tion in the animated approbation it
brings to the heart which has atchiev
ed it; yet justice requires that such
acts should not be silently passed,
but thus the public sentiments be ex
pressed on conduct so honorable to
yourself and so creditable to the cha
racter and spirit of our countrymen.
In behalf of those Insurance Com
pel** we would, therefore, express
the high sense they entertain of your
bravery arid.enterprize on thjs occasi
on, and would request your acceptance
of the accompanying s rvi<-e of plate
and th* inclosed draft on the Hurtle of
New-York, as a small testimonial of
their sentiments and feelings.
You wifi also find rnclos d a check
for one hundred dollar* x» which t\cy
request you will appropriate for the
use of Peter Dc’cbane (the boy) who
assisted you, in any manner you may
deem for hi* interest.
We are. with sentiments of respect
and esteem, your u is li«nt terki.tU.
CHARLES M’EVERS, Pres dent
New-York Insurance Comp.
DAVID M(JMFORD, Prtsident
Columbian Insurance Comp.