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NkvYork, April 2«.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
The ship Golconda, Captain Crock
*'er, has arrived off Sandy Hoo!:, in 33
d;iys from Liverpool, which port she
leit on tlier 24th of March. The pas
sengers and letter-bag arrived in lowu
last evening and the Editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser have received a
file of Lpndon Papers to the 22d of
March inc!usWeJ and Lloyd’s Lists to
the 16ih.
We learn v-rhally bv the passen
gers, that the United States frigate
John Adams w^sto leave England for
i ranee on ihe same day the Golcon..
da sailed.
We furthrr learn, that a rumour
prevailed of a treaty having ’been al
ready concluded by Mr. Pinkney
with the British Government.
No change had taken place in the
ministry, but such an event was daily
expected.
The papers we have received, bltho’
two weeks later than our previous ad
vices from London, are extremely bar
ren of intelligence.
London, March lfr.
A very extraordinary repot t was
current at Ottend last Monday. It
was confidently stated, that the Aus
trian Princess Maria Louisa, the inten
ded bride of Bonaparte, had fled in dis
guise from Vienna, in order to avoid
the marriage. The elopement ru
mour reached Dover by the Pappen„
burgh vessel Swilingen, captain LaDte.
March 17.
A French Flagaf 1 ruce, from Bou
logne, with dispatches onboard fa r Go
vernment, was seen at sea, cn Thurs
day evening, by the Cherokee gun
brig, the captain of which received the
dispatches from the French officer, and
proceeded with them to Dover, where
he arrived at night accompanied by the
French vessel. The dispatches were
yesterday-received by government, &
are, ii is siid, addressed to the Trans
port Board. A report prevailed yes
tetday. that the bearer is M. Duroc,
Bonaparte's Marshal of the palace, k
favourite Ambassador; but on enqui
ry* we learn, that there is no truth in
this report. It was also rumoured,1
that the dispatches contained overtures
ol pace, and the funds have risen in
cot-srquence from 1 to 1 1*2 per cent.
The Cabinet is said to have again
becune a scene o‘ jarring contention, in
con- tqueuce of a dispute yhirh h.*a ta
ken place respecting the appointment
cf i successor to Lord Mulgrave, who
retires from the Admiralty. The de
tire of some of the Ministers to piece
J^v.l C a lcreagh at the head of that
department, is r< ported to have given
rise to a serious difference with their
colleagues.
A Vessel has arrived from Helvoet
Slursin 3 days. It was mentioned at
that port,'hat Holland was t<> be uni
ted with France, after th« expiration
of one month, when it was supposed i
thet the political and military arrange- j
minis lor such an event would have
been completed. It is presumed, that I
• w- - •• vuijr
Biies to the district south of die river
Ivl«t«se. We have information from
North Holland, through two other
channels. By the one we are inform
ed, that King Louis was daily expect
ed in Amsterdam ; anti by ihe other,
which ii about 48 hours htlfcr, that he
had actually arrived io his capital.
IVt iwithstanding, however, these ac
counts original--- in very respectlble
queers we cannot altogether place
confidence in them.
We have omc further intelligence
of the s ate of affairs in Russia, jrom
a gei.Rt man who has just reached Lon
don. He says, tht' all parties, whe
ther of’he Nobles, iVLrchanis, t'rades
nmn, r r Peasantry, arc utterly disgust
ed With the conduct of Alexander.
The more sensible psrr of the commu
nity in th. t country apprehend,. «at
or.c of -hose revolutions, so frequent
in that empire, may, under present:
circumstances, he expected. At the 1
time ii>>s gentleman quitted Peters
burgh, a uar with Prance was not at
t!l ernridered within the verge of pro
bability i but ns he pa>ced through
Germ toy, on hi# wav hither, he found
that hostilities between Alexander end
N-q oImn were the constant topic of
ooiversation.
Prom the sanae source we learn,
that a rumour was very current of the !
inter)* ion of Napoleon to take possess!-!
on of the Duchy of Holstein, in total )
ili»rcgard of »hc rights of the Crown !
cd Denmark. That country is, we arc
told, to he alienated to the Duke of
Oldenburg, who was to assi. n Ida own
domains to the kingdom of YVetipha
ba. —
March 19.
We have received Paris papers to
the 13th, and Dutch to the 17»u last.
%
Jerome Botoapvte has published a pro
clamation, announcing the incorpora*
tion of the Electorate of Hanover with
the kingdom of Westphalia, aod it i^
expected that several of the princes
ceded by the Emperor Fra icia will be
restored to Austria on the marriage
of bis daughter to Napoleon. The
Dutch papers, which announce th<-se
territorial changes, also anticipate o
thers of great importance, as likely to
result from this union; and ind ed it
will not surprise us to see Austria pro
truded into Turky, and new plans pre
pared on that side against our posses,
sions in India, within a Very short
time.
The Empress Maria Louisa was ex
pected on the 17th inst. at Strasburgh,
from which she was to set out on the
following dav (yesterday) for Com.
paignr. The Moniteur of the 9th con
tains a plan of the fetes and ceremo
nies at Paris, ?n honour of her may*i
age with the Emperor.
March 26
iThe American frigate John Ad’ ms ii
under orders to set sail 'e-morrow f.orr
Cowes for the United Sta es. It is gen.
erally believed among the American mrr.
chants in England, that she carries ou
for approval and ratification, if thty b<
dtehted satisfactory, the p ovisional termt
of adjustment supposed to be c nc’udec
between Mr Pinkney and Ms quis Wei
Jesley* The vessel charged with tbcs<
dispatches will, it is s-id firs' pr« ««-cd u
Havre, where the best informed merchant
suppose that she will tab General Arm
strong on board, in order to carry hirr
home.
Accounts have Veen received from ffcl.
land. wh*ch sta>ey that Bonanone hsd
sued a decree, ordering ail Ame* ic»n pro]
pet ty in France to be confiscated and s Id
and the produce to be vested in the iru<
periai runds, unul the nature of the rela
tiona between E gland and the U. Stars
shou.’d be ascertains^. fhe same letters
add, that General Armstrong had presen
ted a strong remonstrance against this vi
olent measure, in which he declared -ha1
he could enter in o no trea y. nor hold a.
ny intercourse with he French Govern
ment until the property confiscated wa<
unconditionally restored ; and concluded
by demanding passports. If this intelli.
gence should be confifmed. we may con.
uder a rupture botween America & Franci
as unavoidable.
March 21.
The attention of the public on the Con.
tinent is so entirely absorbed by the con.
tcmplation of the approaching marriage
between Napoleon and (he Austrian Prin.
cess, that every other polities! considers.,
liens in suspended*
The rumour «f war between France &
Ruasta has wholly subsided. Letters her*
been Motived from Petersburgh, dated the
3d install’* Ol war there is not the slight
est apprehension in that capital. Trade
is somewhat rev ved, the Exchange has
advanced to IT and a fraAmn, and there is
a general hope >n Ru.siathal the remric.
lion on the trade with Grea- Britain, so
far from being increased, will be relax,
td.
Private letters have been received
from Spain, by which it appears tha.
Csdte has net y*t been formally attacked
although it ia in a sUi e of compht bi >ck
ade on the land aide. At Maiaga, ths
French r«main in indts.urbed pot.s«ssu
r.n
Letters from Oporto to the 2d instant,
mention tho 1' r.glieh and Portuguesearmies
U bs in their former positions wihout a.
oy vxpc&ation of coming into early con
tact with the e^emy.
The rtper of Wap- Ison having insisted
on Amo ica decanng herself ihs friend
of France or of England, is again r«*vi*cd
The neutrality of America wc have Jor,g
nelevcd to be much longer, niTpim.I
hie* *
Mvch 3 2.
Sotr.a more sets of Paris paper# have
reached us, but not of a more leeent dale
ihantiiose which bad already »up;>hed a
wiin cx I’ucts* If reliance can be plsc-.d
n an article from Turkey, Sir S mud
Hood’s squadron had passed (he Dsr.
dandles. , he Porte must have been
imeatened with some Icm d ole opera,
tioi w, an the part of the Huasia.is, m the
blsck 3e» to permit the passage of ou
ships The Tyrolese insurgents have
bet- * driven from he refti/e they had took
in Vienna, and ,.ere si of (h»-tn arrested
by order# •( ’he Austrian governmen •
the papers continue to be occupied at
tfieat leng h with acc uma of the splen
did prepa a n>n# for the nuptiaL'bf Napo
leon, which, ft is now understood. will be
Cl bra ed a Pa• la on the 29th mat. Her.
Ihier omvtd at Vienna on the 4 h. and
was o leave it again on ih* 15th, with the
new Emp css. The only notice taken ol
the afr.<» # of hs Peninsula is the remo.
v*l of King Joseph’* head-quarters from
Xcei loPoit S', Mary,
Loiters Irr.m Holland r: port that Bona
parte has agreed to give the Archduke
Charles a kingdom, end the Du ch ate a.
f»a»d «hat the Aua riarvPrince is t* h« the
».utces#or of King Louis If this should
prove true, it *c.u.d bs not a little singu
lar to aee ike General wh ae army won
th- baiiie of A*pern, employed tn enfar.
cing French decrees against Eng.and —.
f he report is evidently groundless. Other
letieia of the 14.h# sur.e lUat the iasrn#
jiitffc return ot Vmg T*ui« was generally
j ap.-£Vd ; he funds had n en tn coi.se
q .snce. No. wnha andi g all he coast wt
occupied by Ftcnch troop?, v a»c-s wen
,.ermtt ed to pass hotly from one pon to
ano her.
The Jehn Adams, American frigate, is
io remain a Cowes nil lurnor ow io Iran*
tmt to the American g^vtrnmtm • heuL
■ims'.um of the pending ueyicialmn
be ween the Ma<quis Wellgrtey and M
Fttkney. ft is iU, posed tin the la e ho *
tile conduct of F< tinea and her oepen*
denotes toward. American shipping and
merchandise, has removed some of me
obai'uCti <ns loan arrangement between
the United Siauaand this country. It ha.
been conjectured .hat this Miniate , on
the airival «.«t the American f iga.c on uie
coast of France, was to ernbaik and pro*
cced in her io <he U i.ed bia ea. it i»
true that the frigate wiil touch at some
convenient French port o receive the dis
patches of the General; and u is not mt
probable tha-. they will contain an appli
cation fur hts recall, but he wul noire urn
un il he receives odtra ior that purpose
'■ from lus Guvcinmem.
f’ricc of Stocks this day at 1 o’clock.
' 1 per C R.—S per C. C. 68 3-8 1.2 —
' —5 pei Ct 98 US 14 -O.n.
DOMESTIC.
From the Baltimore Evening Post.
. A gentleman, whose daily avocati
i on tendsto the acquirement of ami
nute^froPledge of the shipping be
longing vo this port, lately observed,!
i that in the list of vessels left at various
, pi ret s in Europe he frequently saw i
’ the na-rtea of xhim sairl h. hr* nf IKW.
more, which to his certain knowledge
did not belong there. On mentioning
, the circumstance to other get tlemen
i possessing similar means of informs*
i tion, we had the asse rtion strengthen,
etl by the observations of ail.
1 his remark mere v brings to mind
a notorious fact—to wit, that hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of British vessel*
j sue sailing under the American flag,
1 furnished *ith American papers, an<J
claiming those privileges from the go
vernment of France which belong only
' to the bona fide citizens of the IT. S.
as neutrals.
To engross the trade of the conti.
nent was the real cause of the British
orders in council. 1 hey were not in-1
tended to ope ate against Bonaparte,
'but in favor of the British merchant,
I at the expense of American com,
merce : wha. is there .^cotton, I believe,
alone cxccpeedj wfyeh w-clmve sent oi
, could send to the dgutii^n which G.
i BruaiAuil not permit tfcr own mer.
j chants^Petnd r I knojfv not of a sin
•gle but I reca/lect that certain
j 1-ondon merchants na^de a rept esenta.1
tion to lord Bathtdst in Jiayor of an
I adherence to xiMorders flL council,
because they pi^vented the Americana
I from underselling them (the British
j merchants) in thtse ports oi the conti
i nent wh.ch **his majesty” soletnniv
i declared to be in a state of blockade ! |
■ ll the blockade wer-: actual, ever}
Britton contravening its provisions
would be accounted a tray>r, and ex
ecuted for aiditor the Cneiav. it raimht I
in the fact—bak, as it/is, a trade to
, blockaded ports Aopentf protected by
/the government, wovUkd, the trade
. goes t^benefi. therJtftiah subject; it
j au At*hc .n sb.dlJkariy the same
same jTlatc, he will com*
mit a nigh crime Aid Ik: liable to sei
zure uad conbsv Mon, \
This is the /real pointVrf view io
which the Bntish orders wi council
should be conside cd ; for such, in fact,
is their opera1 ion. Can it then be|
wondered that the emp ror of France
feels a spirit of resentment on ac
count of the cfkcts they produce in
favor of his rival—and, wfua such ex.
ten ive impositions are practised un„ 1
der our flag, hat the innocent should
sometimes suffer with the guiltv ? <
i’he tory prints are continually tel- ^
1kg us of the magnanimity and justice |
•f tjpWfitiah government. Where is 1
it ? \iMhe murder of our people, the
stealt^^f our citizens, the plunder ol t
our property, and the prostration of I
ev^ry moral and divine obligation!
Heaven forbid that any true hearted i
American shall speak of the “ magna
nimity and justice” of Bonaparte, act
i ing as he does at present—but is there
j not as powerful reasons that he should <
seize British and American property I
J in his porm, being unable to distinguish 1
Irctwehn them, as that his enemy should i
seize American property on the high |
seas, bf>ond to those very places their
own vessels arc permitted to go direct
from their own ports, and unucr con- <
voy of the'r vessels of war? «
We have lately had very alarming
reports from the continent; we hav* 1
hadpaay stories with mere authentir
aftjMrttices, which turaed out to be
talsej Let us for a moment reflect,
that if Great Britain perseveren in her <
ordors in ruined for the sake of • «
.
*
trade to the cmuu:rl to the exclusion
«t the Americans, by force ; ii cannot
°e considered as extraordinary that a
few paragraph makers should be hired
m London to contuse the understand
ings of our merchants by wine invent
ed tables calculated to prevent them
from interfering with the British in
ihe few ports to which access is as yet
permitted. Such manufactures are
completely within the scope of British
ingenuity, of which we had among our
selves some very handso «*e specimens
in 1799—laOfc^ Harper’s clues—
Morse’s massacres—Pickering’s tay..
lor.plots and tub-plots, were of this
kind of tvare, f irming a part of thr
machinery of government. How ea
sy, then is >t, for a few interested per
sons in London, intending to trade to
ruuningen, ike. to have a few articles
woven expressly for the American
market, and framed and put together
to prevent the American merchant
from interfering wnh their contempla
ted business?
Within four months past, we have
received by way of London, certain
and circumstancial accounts of the sei
zure & condemnation (by the Frenchj
of six or seven vessels belonging to
this port, \vhich*have since arrived in
safety, an-A made profitable voyages j
and until we have information which
can be relied on, (tor these London
i par^raphs are chiefly intended tor
cQgfcyjrcial speculations) we ought to
r*s*’T'omPara^Vc^y easy under a con.
victien that the liar is not to be trust
ed.
Had I the vanity to believe that a.
ny thing I could say, might inducif a
single individual to risk his property
, --— - * OIIVU1U UUl
appear ; but I think they may land to
aliuy the tears ot some whose proper
ty now lies at the mercy of those who
to° often 44 feel power and forget
right”—anxiety can do no good in
such cases—and tite distressed will
say, 44 blessed -s he who brings conso
lation.” Judging of the present re
ports by past experience, 1 am deci
dedly of opinion, they are founded on
mercantile fraud alone, and unworthy
of credit; nevertheless the truth may
he told at last.
Salsm, (. vlass.) April 23.
Extract of a letter trom a gentleman
belonging to Vlastachusetts, who lias
travelled througA vaiious par,s el
England, d a ted,
UL jsjuov, Jaa. 18, 1810.
44 We cannot say any thing, as re
spects affairs with, America, until after
the meeting ni Parliament. Air Oak
ley is about to return to America;
but, as I have travelled through the
country, the people appear to be pre.
posses-ed of the idea that war will cn
-ue ; buv^kdaj^ think it. li^r you
may depsfcff v.Hfit that the proceed
mgs of tn^^eifai gen.le.uen, during
the embargo, anoche manner in which
the government of the (Juiced States
nas been opposed, have been of incal
culable injury, as the people here
think that should war ensue, in conse
quence of the late measures, the .Nor
thern would set up a government a
— ---~
calculat'd as tfiough we are in a state
almost of actual rebellion.”
[By the foregoing extract of a letter
from a respectable citizen of Mas-a
chusetts, the genuineness of which we
are sure of, having seen the original,
aur readers m iy observe the unhappy
;lfect produced against the U. S. m
England, by the late extraordinary
lystem of opposition attempted by the
Essex Junto and their partizaus/in this
Commonwealth.]
New York, April 27.
THE ELECTION,
For J^vr.rnor, Lieutenant-Governor,
Members of Congress, and
VIemaprs of Assembly terminated yrs
erday. From the great number of di
vided tickets the canvas is not yet com*
deted nor have we learned sufficient of
he result to form a conclusion upon.
From what has already transpired, we
:xpect the majorities will come out as
’oltawa x
For Governor, Lieutenant-Governor
tnd Senator, Fedaral.
Congress, Republican.
Assembly, Part of each.
If such is the result in this city and
:ounty, the state is safe in republican
lands. The {E(pveraor^ieutenant~go*
'ernor, and evehv meijfier of congress
n thi% senatorial (jikcrict will he re
>ublicap^and the askeinolv, even with
New-Vog neutraljjlcd, republican.
fvin^^^.mnty^r^. understand, has
dected a rrpubflln m^nber ofassem*
>iy ; it was last year te^ral.
Richmond, it is said, sends a fede
alut, tbe saint as last year. (Col.
Extract to the editor, doted
“ VVasrinato*, \pnll9,
wOa Tuesday the senate wsra employed
a diecai'inf the bill for the establishment
>t a aatioasu bask* Mr Rdlhene moved to
strike nut the first section—lie vr is opposed
to the proposed plan, as it opened a door lor
immense speculation, and would m*ke t: u
people 41 raving distracted”—nc was tor * *»
simple renow at of the eharier of the bank
of the United Staten upon terms.*
Mr Pickering advocated the motion m
str.ke out*
'* Mr Brent was in favor of a renewal ot
the charter she supposed the constitution., t
question to be settl- d, as ihe present admin
istration had passed certain taws in favor of
the bank! He thought the insUtutiws had
a political influence, and that the direc.
tots had used their situation to effect poli
tical purposes; that, on the celebrated treaty
auestion, they had exercised an undue in
uence to prosure its ratification ; bet, ail
these objections not withstanding, uc wa» tor
a renewal ot .he charter, under curtain mo*
uiucaiiotis, as it was interwoven m our sys.
tem, and had become necessary to tne go*
vernment.
Gen. Smith was against the motion to
strike out. He was friendly to a national
bank, and urged many reasons for it. He
considered the pr%ent bank as having a
political hearing in favour of one, and a*
gainst the other par\; an! adduced the
political complexion ot\irecfurs in tne vu.
nous branches as evidenktgpt me correct*
ness of his opin on ; ail oflfhem, with a so.
lilary exception m this (Wtlsct, being of tne
ledtrsl party. M \
Mr Biyard argued^conaiiWrable length
again*, me motion x to rcout.eSnae opinion
which had been thrown out, tnax the pro*
ject submitted, (ot a national banKj was a
coimera. It nau grown out of a report of
the secretary of tne treasury, whose talents
would net be dupuud. He eu.trej into an
examination o< me various parts of the bill,
to snow that the.e was nothing chimerical
in the system.
Mr Leia expressed some embarrassment
how to too? on the question. He wa> against
renewing the pre.ent Charter, or granting
another. He t .ougutCongress nad .10 pow
er to Jegis ate on the suojec. He could not
Assent o me tioctnne mat the question was
suit ed—He ccuiunotconccivetnat ator.ner
act ot Cungre,s c-iu.a legitimise a.iy tone*
qucui uiib, vuuirn/ iu uir provisions or uis
consti'.uu u. VV at was wruij yesterday,
said Ue.Cionoi bo right to day aira.li aud
pnnc p e art eternal and immutable, and
cannot or cunogtsd uy tunes « orcunia iC-S.
tie wan opposed to granting * charter in a iy
Shape or .oi m, aud that no consideration
thouid muuca in in to vote tor it. tin
'would not oe billed to tn. thin®
w.re rigne and u»e<ui, no compaii-auon
snuuld ce cx.ort.d lor the graut««tne
puutic m erest should n« the lewaid^sif
wi*ig, no inducement shou.d operate upon
tne legislature to Ma.uc4.10n it.
Ei- should vote against striking out the
section* because tufc quest.on now wai
between tm cnoice of puus ; uad if a bauk
w. re to oe established, it cugnt to be a
r.aupna^me, under we direction of the
govnitnuw Over the present Institution
thiJpiAvumniciii hod no cwutroui o^tuey aui
no B|^ 9 4pa no influence 111 iu« direction,
lie assigned variuu, reasons wny the 50.
verumeiit suou d have a suaie m tue dil
rcction —tic confer.ned tne sia.emeut of
Mr. lirent as to me interference of t.ie
directurs m me great po.itical question of
t:»e iintnii treaty, and added another .m
stance 0/ the directors of the of-ncli oa-ik
n Charleston, ioutn Carolina, meddling
111 paliticai concerns. There, on a warm
y contested e.ec.ion, Lhe federalists had
tncir tickets primed upon staiuea p-per to
dmmgush .ae.n trom me da.noci - tic uck
eh-doonie el the directors 01 tne branch
baox pl.rn d uo.nscivea at tli« polls, and
w.tn memoranda nooks in tueir aSOdi, ao*
led the names ol .those wuo did wot vote
the 1 cket upon c.lourad paper i facts
i ke tii-se lend run it iudi3|terisible, -.at
some comrtitti ..ver the msti.uuoa should
be exerc.scd by tne government — Nwt ouiy
was it uecessary to pi event an improper
political influence—out to insure a due mid
sale administration ot its aduirs.
Air 1 ope advocated ho mstion for strik
ing nut lor the purpose of introducing ano
ther project, and extended the motion to
striking «;Ut ali the sections out me last,
lie suomitled ins, which wem to a renew!
>il of the present charter, auding to its
c«pltal ten mi.lions ot cellars, to be suu^
1 scrioed oy the United bsitea —four mnli..
om of whicu were to be tor their use, und
six millions to bs distributed atnoo- the
states according to me ratio under tbe
next census. l\,e d scassion lasted •md
f ur o’ciock, wneu tne turttter coasidsra.
t.on of tue bill was postponed, and the
senate proceeded to executive oui.nssit
flBMBBanKgHB9canun^EssK£aB
Conjrej$.
IS bENATE.
f April 26. ^
The bill Allowing compensation t®
Robert Robinson was read the third
time and passed.
The resolution laid on the table yes
terday by Mr. Giles was amended and
passed. •
The Senate resumed the consider
ation of the bill to enable the people of
Orleans Territory to form a constituti
on and state government, and for the
admission of such state into the Uni
on on an equal footing with the origini
nal states, nod for other purposes.
On motion by Mr. HiHhouse to add
to the end of the hill the following
words : “ Provided, the several states
shall assent thereto on an amendment
to the constitution of the U. S. shall
authorise Congress to admit said ber
rityof Orleans into the Union on the
footing-of the otiginal states”—there
were,
For the motion, Messrs. Champlin,
German, Goodrich, Killhousv, fi01,
sey, Lloyd, Pickering, Reed—V.
Against the motion, Messrs. An- *
derson, Mrent, Clay, Condit, Craw- ¥
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