The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-07-27 00:00:00, page 2

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it you on the journals of yv ur senate, of your
Courts of justice, they lay their hands upon
Pickering, upon Porcupine, they shew you
the hunk-t, and," the proscription carried on
by them ; they shew you he old tory in the
exercise of his old teneis, and the British a
gmcy arrayed against the government ; they
shew you the same men raising the hand of
rcbeliion against American laws, crying ou".
for alliance wi.h England; they shew you
the wrongs done hv England publicly pallia,
ted, and her injuries tamely borne; they
she* yiu her insolent ministers caressed, and
her violations of our law- overlooked Are
we to look for foreign influence in the acts of
the executive or thecongiess? there you will
find men pmclaitn the submission of the gov.
eminent to British will. We beg leave to
ask, if it was French influence or subinissi
on 'o French will, which induced the g<»v_
ei invent to acquiesce in the British paper
blockade by which our commerce was ex
cluded from every pnrtxif the continent from
the Elbe to Brest? Was it French influence
which created rebellion against the laws of
the U. S. in Massachusetts ? YVas it French
influence raised the Embarg < ? Was the cry
loudest for a commerce with France or with
England? YVhat law of congress, or what act
o‘ the txteutive has favored. Fiance more
than England? What instance is there ofne
glee* or omission on tin. part ol aur govern
ment to instruct our minister in France to
Complain to the French g >venimcnt, when
we had cause fur complaint, or in what in
-stance has our tvinistet in France neglected
or fi»Iio ne to .-p«.ak the language of a bold
ai d uptight minister ? When ha- an Amer
ican minister spoken as he should speak at
the court ot Londo *
1 our commerce ,it this uay restricted by
French or by Bnush influence f C)or sub_
mission ui tlit- first instance to the restrict!.,
ens ft the British on <<ui commerce wfih the
Colonies til ner enemies has led to our sub
mission to lefrain from all commerce that
she cl-, use to restrict us from ; was th.L the
influence of th* Ftench or British ? by
■witoni me ihe U. r>. now prohibited from
holding c mmeici.il intercourse with any ug
tion except Britain; now ahr orders and we
etm/i/y, or rather obey, and ibis is French
Influence I li is in proof, and there can be
no doubt of British I■ fluence. French In
fluence and British Influence cannot exist at
the same lime. If the interest of the one
•was so great as not only to prevent the exe
cutiou of a law of /he United Slates, but to
foice the repeal of it; if this be a proof of
the greatness of Frer-ch Influence when such
a power exists, it is absurd to speak of any
other.
Let usloik further on and we shall find in
influence and power that our government
does not possess-a power to arrest our
citizens, to hold them in bondageand with
out u.ny crime nr pretence of crime, to force
them to labor ; our government has not a
fight to forbid a Citizen to put what cargo
lie likes on board his vessel-—the British
t lius it we load the produce ot any country
but our own, they will seize and confiscate
b >tli vessel and cargo-.-is his French in
fluence ? is proof wanted ? the l*egu is the
•iidente, and look to the address of the
Philadelphia merchants in 1805 for the doc
trine jink 7'/to mas Fitztmons.
Is it through Fiench influence hese things
are submitted to ; which is it, the influence
cf love nr the ii fluence of fear, that operates
most powerfully i
1 tie commerce of the U. States with the
Continent of Europe, has not a tendency for
i: flut.ice on .he minds of our met chants in
tl.e same manner that out commeice with
E' );. nd l as allot.gd if is infinitely more
*d\.-t\ ugwous to uo—be greater part of our
imports from India and China are sent to the
Comment we dare not send any to England,
tii< 7 Hii I there urn cargoes such as sugar,
c fiee.c-coa, dyes, See. we have received for
Our flour, lumber, hih ike. go to the conti
Mem ; a great part of our oil, ail our fish,
OU'- pot and pea if ashe», 3 4 of our tobacCo,
7 3 of bur rice, and halt our cotton, and
much flour and wheat, went thither; itnsa*
wnl as the fi eyghts earned in carrying it, we
weie paid for w. specie, wrhicli levied no tax
on us^ in the return ; but a great part of
which, or bills procured for it, was remitted
tr. England— a part only came back, in wine,
brandy, and dry goods. Credits we receiv
ed next to none on die continent, consequent
ly there were few obligations, and no auacn
Mien's to make influence—England, on the
contraiy, turn.sites large cit edits, makes
£akgk shipments*')* her munul-cuires—
to much more than d< ubie the amount of
our produce winch she consumes—this
lays the merchants trading to England tin"
der obligation, and it powerfully influences
them ; at d for this immense sum which they
annuity ship us beyond what they consume
of our produce*, we heretofore paid wfi.h the
cat goes sent by other merchants to ihe con.
tineni ; deprived now of this means t f pay
ing the Kiitish merchant, by proceeds of
cargos rent to the continent, no means are
It fi but that of shippii g silvet, and thus emp
tying the vaul s of om banks—and should
this continue, may v/enot contemplate the
time win n our bank notes, like those of the
ban ol E gland will feel the effect of depre
cia ion- .it guinea, the intrinsic value ot
which i> fixed Uy law at 21s. is now woith in
papt r 24s. nearly 15 percent advance This
Oitcumstance tin ugn not immediately seen,
basca srd the rfie in the price of many ol
the ar’icies we import ; we thus are made
to support apart of their depreciation; thus
tlii ir .nfluence opera'es doubly upon us - Vet
tvi sufl" on selves lobe duped with the cry
ol Fi ench Influence at the very moment that
*»li these incut stare us in the face.
Umfl those wlm liavr for ilieir own dam
Mid purposes raised the report, come for
ward with some proof of the existence of
French Influence, they should be sc ffi d at
— they must be Ct nsidtred as meriting the
execration of the country On Saturday, il
not before, wc shall perhaps be able to say
something on this subject, that the public
litiie dteam of.—Aurora.
Eh it is it A mitt!
Washiko row, July 23
Wr ere informed that on the 24 h June 1M9,
the Uiiiu <1 Stale* bug Vixen, Lu tit. Trip.pe, car
tying fourteen gum*, on tier way to New Or
le*.n», uniifr order* front • ur government, near
the balm mas wii,in a waototi *«td unprovoked
manner fir- d into hy tlie British sluo,» of w u
the M"»iellc, e*pt Boyce, rating '20 gU' *,o2
pounders—a 32 pound shot r.co'iied aw:ty itie
main boom of the Vixen vri.hiu a shoit diktat* >
o> rol Poimlexlt r, u mem! er of Congress, who
with itii* 1 in •) , had taken puk* g<- on bosrd o*
hi* return from Congress ; and .• Splinter fron.
the boom wounded sightly Mr If doey non in
Uic attorney general oi tlie United Mates, v»h<
)kke\e,.c w m on his way to N Orleans,
Thu mi joiii.it »;xlr T.l of h letter from a gen
tleinar of great r< kpt< tibil’.iy on board the Vi\<*
|o his friend in this city wt!' p-uve a detail of cir
i hu 1 »a die conduct of Lieut 'f*ippv
we will forbear to make a comment, because, in
our war with Tripoli, this ofrijtr signalized him
self ; but more especially us we are informed
that he has been oideml by the Secretary of the
Navy to repair immediately to Washington, fo
the purpose of an enquiry into Ins conduct, in not
returning the fire of the Moselle.
“ On the 2-llh instant (June) an occurrence
took place which was equally unpleasant and un
expected. The charactero! the affair, howev
er, corre*poR*li with lit* tieatment which we
have so often received from the British naval
commanders on former occasions The Moselle,
a 20gun brig, earning S2 pounders, was lying
at an anchor under the Stirrup Kay, near tin Ba
litnia Bank The Vixen approached her under
lull s «d. with her pendent Iztnugn hoisted The
I commander ol the Moselle hoisted French co
. tors, and exhibited beu.ru, private signals. C. p\ i
rrippe,un perceiving a boat which he suppos.-d
" ished to ajK-ak his vessel, hauled up ami receiv '
eil the officer, who requested him to go d ,w.» to
the British vessel With this r quest. Captain
Trippe declined a compliance. In. uishing the of ;
licer, at the same time, with the name of Uie j
vessel, ami her destination. C ipta.n Boyce, i
who coinin uids the M iselle. Hi ed a shot at us
as we passed, which Capt.Trippe considered as |
ail intimation, that lie wished to speak with us.
Several inu.sket bails were fired from the boat
into the vessel ; ami at ihe very moment the Bri- ,
tish oOWr w * pnl.tely received «»n board the
Vixen, and before lie had taken a memorandum
of the reply, which wis given by capt. Trippe
to the message which was delivered—Captain
Boyce fired a round shot, which cam*; over the
qu <rter deck, and penetrated tire m mi boom o‘‘
the Vixen. Cupt Trippe ioiniediately discharg
etl the British officer, and prepared tor action.—
The English brig slipped her cable ami got tin 1
der way, menacing an attack on our vessel_
So soon as she approached within a proper dis I
i tance, capt Trippe despatched a boat, with his
nrsi uieui. 10 uemanu ot the British . ffic-rr an
explanation of his conduct; who sent his Lieut
on board the Vixen, with varans apolugie.*,
which were not understood in a saiiaiact .ry
manner; and capt. Trippe addressed a note to
cpt. Boyce, requiring a written statement of
the reasons which hud induced him to fire two
shot at his vessel Captain Boyce returned for
answer, that he r. cogmied, with pleasure, the
existing amity between the two countries, and
was extremely sorry for having fired at us—tuai
the reasons which induced him to fire, weii
that he could not distinguish our col.rs, & saw no :
preparations for taking in sail—that he h .d been
informed that two French privateers were fi ttng
out in the U Stales, and supposed we m.gu
probably he one of them. H'also pledged Jus '
h mor that, his suot w,.s not a.med at our vessel
The explanation was deemed by capt Tr.ppe
sufficient to prevent any further conflict; ami
we instantly made sail, and proceeded oh ni|f
c urse Trie injury whi h vve sustained wa
t» .fling Mr. llodmy’s son w..sstru< k by a spin,
ter from the boom, which occasioned bis mouth
to bleed a short time—no other person was touch
• J.
The conduct of capt. Trippe in this aff.ir w.s
highly honorable to himself, to the Amcri.-sn n,
vy, and to ms country The V.xen was pros
ed for action with lb. greatest proinptuud-and
order, and the explanation demand; d inam.n
nor which left no doubt, as to his determination
to vindicate the honor of tne national flag or
r.sh in the attempt. The official ..ssuranc s of
captain Boyce could not be questioned in an .f
tioial hu m, but 1 feel the most perfect convi lion
that he knew Hie Vixen to bean American man
ot war—that he hred the second shot directly at
the vessel, with a v.ew of prov, king a return of
the fire, and incrcby furnish him with an excuse
tor going .mo action witfi a vessel of inferior me
■:.l, and then shift the responsibility from liimsth
by declaring that his shot was fi.ed through mis
take, and without any intention of injuring the
vessel 1 was on deck and saw the gun on the
Inrecaslle ot the Moselle, levelled directly at the
Vixen, and was not more than three feet from
.he place where the shot struck the boom The
insolence of tins transaction is not more remark
aide than the meanness displayed by the British
commander, in forging ex uaee for his conduct.’*
. Nat. Int.
NFAV-IOKK, Albany, July 17.
On Friday evening, Francis James Jack
son, who cannot a< present be regarded in
:any other light than tha. of a British spy,
■ ni lived in this city, and took lodgings at
j (jicgoiy s, i he movements of great men
are ge .erally accompanied by some sort o;
noise, and sometimes with not a little con
tusion. 2c tu it happened in this ca-.e_for the
ci devant ambuksidor from tiie purlieus of
grub street, (exalted men, let Hie reader
recollect, have sometimes very low breed
ing) who insulted the American government
in the style of a W.ippmg landlady, had
scarcely resttd himstlt at the Hotel, when
the city was alarmed with the cry o fire—
the ringing of bells, and the rattling of en
gmes over the pavement.
ror a short time, all was anxiety and a
l;‘rm-every body vociferating the cry of
fire, but no body possessed of optics sharp
enough to discover die luilf g place ot die
devouring element—when In! in the midst of
tiie hurley burley, our apprehensions were
suddenly cpiieted by learning that the cause
ol so great an alarm was nothing more than
a mere rush light blaze in and about the
caicass of une <>f those men of straw, com
‘"only called iffigies, and whiclj a parcel of
young men hail been burning, by way of a
muaeiuent, in the same manner that our pi
ous ancestors used to offer up an annual sa
enfice or the image of his holiness die Pofic,
mill as tueii descendants were worn to do
with that of Benedict Arnold both during
and since the revolution, anil tocoine near
er home, as certain Englishmen and federal
ists of ilus city did with the image of Mr.
Jefferson on the lOili of June last. Hut wlie
liter the efhgv, whose conll.igra'ion caused
the alarm ol Friday night, was that of the
1 ofie or of Arnold, of Satan mi* his faith
tui set vnnt who once occasioned so great a
cry of fire, and of murder .00, at r.open
hagi-n, or whether Caliban hr Co. were cn
gaged in burning the effigy of Madison, as
tluy did that of Jefferson, by way ot cum
plimenting their friend Jacknan for his con~
descension in paying them a visit, are a'l
of them queues which we are equally at
a toss how to answer. Many sage rumors
are afloat, and we are told that very grave
investigations have been entered into by
men profoundly versed in the doctrines of
good order and regular government, and
who had not the least agency in burning the
t*..igy of Jefferson on tiie memorable 10'h
of J me, in order* to bring to condign pa
mshment the authors of a supposed insult to
the dignity of so illustrious a character as
the hero of ('openhagr n, die discarded no
ni .ter of his most sacred majesty George the
■>d —Hut apart from all raillery, we shall
t*.ke this opportunity to say, that we const,
tier the banting of effigies as n proceeding
justifiable only when gieat emergencies call
:or st 101 g and indignant expressions of po_
polar fci ling towards fort ign enemies and
• i< mestic traitors. On * lie* present occasion,
if the effigy was intended to ripiesent the
grub street Envoy, we most express our re
giet that the zcf.l of any of the friends o'
heir country and its government should
lune out stripped their disci ePnn——for in
dependent at me unlawful tendency of such
proceedings in general, there is in this par-1
ttctilar case, a reason equally powerful for
refraining troin any such expressions of fee
ing —and that is, that while Jackson is
ravelling the country in the two.foid cha.
ncter of an incendiary and u spy, aud»with
the indelible mark of disgrace which our
government has so justly fixed upon him
he is an object truly worthy »t thesryuphan
tic attentions of British emissaries, tones
and traitors—but is entitled only to the si
lent contempt of those true Americans who
love their own country better than they do
any o her, and who mean to support its rights
and the dignity of ns government, when re.
cessarv, with their lives and fortunes. To
burn tile effigy of such a character, is c n
terring upon it a mat k of distinction, to which
it has no shadow of claim—since vulgar in.
soletice and apeisli dignity, mean duplicity
and cold blooded cruel y. are the most coil,
spicuous traits n the diplomatic character
of Francis James Jackson Of the former. |
we have the proof in his conduct towards I
out- own government—and of the latter, the
shades of the martyrs of Copenhagen have
long since borne whites at the bar i f '.hat
all.seemg Judge, whose court is the never
tailing and eternal fountain of justice, and
who will assuredly avenge the innocent
blood ot those martyrs upon the guilty head
ol their destroyer.-Register.
The frigate Unit d States is cruising
southwardly in searcu of a pilot-boat built
schooner formerly belonging to St. Mary’s,
which had commenced pickaroouing — It’d
mingt'm JVa c/iman.
<i£di*oye.
Bosr»y, July 19.
The Latest European Info< mutton
By the arrival of he brig Richmond,
Cap am Johnson from Bristol. in *2 days,
^ have London du ra to the 2d of June,
12 days la'er than had before been received.
1 ht si uation of affairs either upon the con
tinent. or in C. Britain was not material
ly changed, and no events were impending,
by winch the interests or the Jetluigs of
m .nktnd w. re exp reed to be singularly
affected The English fiupers are wholly si
ten' in regard to the discussions with A me
rica, and al; 'he interesting information res
peeling our forego commerce, is to be sought
for m the orders and decrees of either belli'
g< rent, to impede its prosperity. A new
ord> r of Lounctt/or 'ht blur Cade ofbllsineur.
was o be issued which would subject Ante„
rican vessels to his al ernaiive—either to
render them liable'to stizire by the Danes
for not paying :h" bound fees, or to be
cap ured by /he British In. puying them.
* ,JJ papers was politely furnished
us by Lap am Johnson. from which we have
given vurious extracts.
' The news from Spam and Portugal i3 not so
late as we have received direct. The French pa
pers continued full ot accounts of French victo
ries over the Spanish “ rebels ” On the SChli
vlay, a fleet witn reinforcements f.>r Spain and
Portugal, sailed from Portsmouth.
Burdett remained in the Tower— Psrliam nt
it was i xpected would be prorogued Hu 19iii
June, when he'would be liberated. The papers
are silrnt respecting him.
••"‘l very lit.le mention of American af
taus 1 he Catholic question in the Commons
had been negatived, 213109.
RECEIVED BV the RICHMOND FROM
, BRISTOL.
Cy* ro.vD«N dates to yasB 2j
CON TINEN 1 AL NEWS.
, London, May 2S>.
A vessel which h*:t Ostend on Saturday
last brought letters from the Continent up
to that date They relate the following
interesting fact ;—When Bonaparte and his
suite were visiting ihe docks and harbor of
that place, on Sunday the 20th ins;, be ob
served a ship standi g in, and waited till it
had cast anchor. On the master’s landing
he was ushered into the presence of thi
Emperor, whose rank was not revealed,
and who enquired from what part of the
worid he came ? Aiarmed at this question,
the master stated that he came from Nor
way, and that his vessel was laden with
wood. *• You do not tell me the truth (re
plied Napoleon) let me see your licence—
you are from England.” Fearful lest the
production of his licence should subject his
ship and cargo to confiscation, the trader
still hesitated, when Bonaparte, penetrating
into the cause of his appiehension, assured
him that it was unfounded. The licence
and the ship’s papers we e then pioduced 1
and sui rendered, and the master received
oider.s to attend in two hours at iht Impe
rial Hotel, when the surprise occasioned by
his discovering tha< the person with whom
he had conversed was the emperor had sub..|
sided, Ue was closelv questioned by Nano
leoti on ihe state ot British commerce* he
l&itet t. ied to ascertain the motives which !
could ir.dure our Government to object to
taking from France a portion i four imports
in wine and brandy? When his curinsitv
nail men satisfied, he returned the licence
and papers, and allow ed the vessel to unload
and take on board a ca*go of wheat. After
tills, according to the report of the Captain,
i« afoleon formally announced to the
Chamber of Cnmmeice at Oalend. his de
termination to sign no more licences for im
pmis, unless l*.i.gland would consent to re
ceive wines and brandy ; in which case, lie
was willing to gi ant licences to enah.e v’es_
seh to proceed directly to a British port 8c
thus secure to both CJovernmen s the reci
procal advantages of a circumscribed trade.
Keceui advices from Holland state* that
great quantities of colonial produce had been
aeizrd and a considerable addition bail been
made to the French force in that country.
A letter dated May 15, retentions that the
whole of the American property which had
been detained there, and wnich amounted
to more than two millions of dollars, was to
be sold on the 15>h of next month, under the
decree lately published at Paris. In the
same communication it is mentioned that
the like proceeding is to tie adopted in all
the ports of FUnders nod Holland. Another
letter from Schnwen, of the 17th instant, obJ
■*crves, that the decree just alluded to is car I
rying into execution with the utmost rigor,
and many ships in that harbor and in the
neighboi hood were in consequence put under
sequestration.
Leiters from Frankfort to the 21st ultimo,
have been received. An KslafeUe from
Leghorn had In ought intelligence that some
additional ships laden with colonial produce
had been taken possession of by the govern
ment at that port, out not without the apo
' Ify that they were English in disguise. It
was again rumored, that the daughter «»r
L.iekn Bonaparte whs u> be elevated to tu:
rank of Princess, and to be married to a
F«Jreiga ling. supposed to be Ferdinand ot
Spain. Advices from Osnnburgh. mention
a variety of regulations regarding the i*uw
Custom Houses in (he Wes phnhnu lerrito.
rie» Jerome’s Officers are oidercd to per
mit the in*induction of colonial pioduce,
sanctioned by the proper certificates of nr.
gin A decree has been published to prc_
vent the admission of Ivigiisii goods, and
generally to prevent the infraction of the
commercial system adopted on the Conti
lien i.
Letters of thedate of May 21. were yes.
tnday received from the South of France,
vsbicli state that reintorcemculs to the a.
mount uf seventy fue thousand men, 15.000
ot which were of the imperial guards, has
passed through on their way to Spain. Their
koutk was through S.iiotes and An {joule me.
Ma.tsena was to be vested with the chief
Command of this force, by the cfT ris of
which, and the French troops already there,
he is understood to have pledged himself
to effect the complete subjugation of ;hc
country.
1 ticy also state, that in virtue of the de
cret* of the 23d of March, which was oi ly
promulgated a few weeks back, nil Vne
riCdii vessels and th^ii cavfiw** (J^'.aimd in
any of the jior's of France. Ho! and, 1 dy.
or any oilte i place occupied by Frencii troops,
had been finally coudeniited.
It is stated in recent arc unts from Am .
sterdam, that a strpi g sensation has been
produced in that capital in r. .>;• quence ot
the severity of he French Agi .u. It is as
serted. that the .Meichauts under the |>re.
sent circumstances, are afraul of neg dating
b,.Is upon Eng and, ai.d that uny trade is
suspected ot being concerned in the imp >r.
taiion ol contraband goods into H dUnd, aic
to be tried by a Military Commission, by the
authority of the duke of Ueggier.
I he Emperor of Austria has issued a
decree, prohibiting, after the 6 li nl J tine,
the importation of coffee, except under spe
cial licence, and paying a duty of 60 li i ins
per quintal. Upon the publication i.f mis de
cree, c. lUe instantly rose from 6 fi 30 k. to
9 norms the pound.
May 20
we received tne following important let.
ter from Paris yesterday morning:
44 Paris. May 24
“ The fa'e of Turkey is, we believe, de.
cided. It is understiiod tliat a treaty has
been in contemplation some time, and is now
about to be executed, between the courts of
laris, Vienna, and Petersburg!!, fortlieex
pulsion of this Mahometan intruder from
among the Christian nations ot E iropt .—
1 he Couriers that pass and repass continue
very frequent, and almost daily
** You have received most probably before
this time the Decree published here on the
13th. It is not an unexpected blow, and it
will be a very serious one, considering .he
immense quantity of American property in
this country. As to a mitigation of its seve
rity, you know it is not to be expected.
** l'he buz respecting a peace between
England and France, has. I ke other uu
founded tumors, died away, and we iio more
expect i. now than tve did before it was men
tioned.”
Letters from the Flemish Depart men's
of France, state, that a courier wasdis a-ch
ed ti om^Antwerp, !>v the einpev.ir m person
to the Emperor of Russia, with an m p
tant commutoicaiioo, *•. ici itv ui
theit iTkiitUcii dcsi^ib tor ■•?!»: mi j.ik^n it>n
the Ottoman Empire, Fr..m Ant werp we
are informed, that by an 1’npe' it! l>. cue
published heir, all cul uim m u.: c •
towns of Breda, H rg.-n op Z'm-ii H, z ‘J
huseh, anil others, ceded o th-- F'tucu is
tn be st qae-> tied and sad iirimtd; t.tly. T.if
D lecttii' of the D uaiiitrs of mni city.- nd
dressed a circular •••Iter tor tins purpose to
the Agents under his owlets.
, . Vienna, May 3.
i he following is a copy ,,i answer re
timed by the Arciulukr Chailes to the
let tr Iro.n the French E nperor, accom
pai»> ing the insignia of the Legion of Hon
4 Sike,
‘^t'ur Majesty’s Ambassador has
delivered to me tin valuable insignia of the
Legion (it Hmiar, and the agreeable letlei
wiiii which your .Vl tjes y has been pleased
to honor me. Deedly impressed vvith tins
distinguished maik of your majesty’s re
gard, I Hasten to transmit to you the t-xpres
sion of uiy gratitude, which can onlv be com
pared wiiii tlie adini i at ion i xc ted iu me by
• lie great qualities that characterise y our ma
jesry. The esteem oi a great man is the
richest harvest in the field of honor ; and I
have always been anxious, hire, to merit that
of your majesty I pray your majesty to ac
cept graciously he c distant wishes which I
cherish for your welfare, and the highest
consideration with which I have the honor
to be. Sue, your majesty’s most humble, and
obedient servant and cousin
44 CHARLES, F. M.”
Attempt to assassinate His Roy
al Highness the iJuke of Cumber,
LANS.
A valet of his royal highness, named */«
se/t/i Sril/it, all Italian, who was a conlideii
tial servant, and bad lived for 12 or 14 > ear*
with the Uuke, concealed himself in » clo
set in his hed room at S'. J unes’s Palace,
on the night of the 30mi ofMuv, for the pur*
pose of assassinating him. He was armed
with a broad sword and a r..z >r, and re
mained quiet till a quarter before three
o’clock when became to tlie Duke’s he.t
side, who was in a profound sleep, from
which he was roused horribly, by two vio
lent blows on the head, which were imme
diately fallowed by two oiliers, nccutnpani
ed by a hissing Kind of noise. There wa
a lamp and taper burning m the chamber,
and by its light he perceived aieuer, which
lay upon his table, completely Covered wuh
blood This immediately s tuck him with the
idra that there was a muiderer in the room.
*nd he accordingly stHiggled as quickly ai
he roultl out ol bed Ai this moment a na
ked sabre was dropped upon the floor, and In
perceived the figure of a man flying into the
pillow room, anti esraping on towards tin
ipartment in whirli Seiihs slop*. He wen
flown stairs, aroused his page, and gave tin
tlarm through the house cl murderers_
L)n returning up stairs, lie found Hie s-vor.
which had been dropped, was his own regi
mental sabrp, and also and a pair of slippers
belonging to bcillis. heiilis was one ol in
>wn valets, and had never incurred his dis
pleasure, uor cou'd hs imagine anjf motn
ikt-ly to prompt Him to tins extraordinai
tttempt.
He seem*, from the wounds received b
da toyal h-gluicss, to have b. gun m a mo*
savage manner, tc have Cut at his ro: \\\it >,
! ness in different par s—I O r the Duke ha* the*
imnt of Ins leg cut, a wound m his arm, oi a
in his forehead an.l another os his clunk, *
supposed to have been done hy the razor,* •
liter he had closed wit i Ihr assassin._1
He h is also one of hi* little fingers nearly
cut oir. I. was some time, as ihe viflaui cut
a* him tvi h such quickness, before he could
extricate hiir.se'll from the bed. A .senjoint's
guard immediately came to the door, which
was opened quit kly by the Porter, and tho
guards rushed up stairs. There they f uud
■In: Duke faint with loss r,f blood. wuicli was *
streaming from Ins wounds. Alter having
conveyed him io his bed, iln-v went in seated
of the assassin, having taken care to pre
vent all possibility of his escupe. They
searched ihe Duke's chamber and the chx.
sets without effect. But it stems, as Soon ns
he heard ihe Dukeo] „n the window and call
jlor assistance, he retired lo a water closet
, and cut his throat with a razor in such a
manner as nearly to sever Ids head from his
body. He was quite dead. . '
Messcngeis were instantly dispatched or
surgical aid, and to ihe Prince of Wales.—
J he Prim e came immediately, and as w«
have all early siid i-. gone to Windsor. His
r\wil highness has been attended by surgeon
II mu* <n (1 suryi on iwea.e, who upon inspect*
I ’**- ibv. wounds, hate declared tnt'iit to oqv
In no means dangerous, and have issued rL©
j following Bulletin : *
BULLETIN.
| * il:- Kova! Highness is not considered in
jar.y da. g, v, and is as well as can ne expect-'
.rd under the peculiar circumstances ot the
Cast*.
(Signed)
! “ HOME."
1 hd Duke had dined with a party of.
friend - ai Gitenwich, and had returned Co
low n hue
\n ill-founded jealousy is reported to have
b.-en th. cause of he valet’s conduct
Crowds of the Nobi.i y are catling hour
ly with enquir.es relative to his Hoyu! Dirti
ness. , “
On his royal highness extricating hini.self
lioni 'he attack ut the villain, and ceiling
our ot his bed-room, he i xclaimed aloud to
his valet, in waiting, repeatedly, “Acute
■ veute, I am murdered! I am murdered ."<*•
Neale, who was sleeping in an adjoining
room, got up instantly ; and the Duke in
torimd mm t.f the particulars, and said the
murderers were in his bedroom. Neale
armed himself with a p. kcr, and he and his
royal highnessproc. eded along the passage i
•vhen Neale stepped up n the sword will*
whicri tlie Duke had been attacked, which
wus one i f the Duke’s, and had been stiar
pem*d within these tew days.
IIis royal highness, supported by Neale
(it Ining necessary, from the copious dis_
cliai ge of blood.) proceeded to alarm the
, Mouse. 1 he hous. keeper was the first who
ca,„e out. The Duke and Neale, wiihouft
/ct? fH?tvSUspiCU,U. kuocktd a< the assassin
(Moi.l.s s) door, who it is supposed, mismok
'Vila* was. said, via that, “Seillis, the Duke
has been murdeied,” tor •• Seillis, vou have 1
murdered the Duke as he was hea:d ma
king a noise ; and it was then supposed tie
concluded lie was delected, as he was hcai d
openn g a drawer, in which was the razor
wulf which he cut his own throat, t he ra
a .r formerly belonged to the Duke, but had
been given to Seillis lately.
Cleveland Uow, and the immediate vicin_
'■') ii Mi. r* lace, accessible to carriages
wusc.wicl wuhs.raw, and every p
* Vc;rr ,i;kc» t« prevent any noise
Ilia* could disiuib ..is roya! high, ess As
hs kV,!,,,.*‘ls *\ ,fc imnitrous a. d severe a
moultrmg to eight or nine, considerable an*
prehensions t<: tever are oi course euiertaiu^.
bem.s had lived with the Duke about lft *
Ults ou bad once left him aim lived wtih.
M:. MHonet s, the gentleman, we in, k*r>.
stai.ct ot ’I, a name, win, married die Dutch
e s ot It ’XDu'gli. He soon,.however return-,
e(l to n.s roy al highness service, and be
came so great a favorite of his tnas'er that
he a.d his family were accomnmda
ted with lot.Kings over tiic gate-way, Jtad
i g into the K.-xhen-ccurt from Cl eve I imi
row; from which there was a communica!
!L'in l*,e ke’s suite of a pur ments_
Here they were supplied with coals, caudles
&c. irom his royal iugiiness’s estabii.shiiie.ttl
H.s royal highness had also so far extended
ms .uvors to this man, as to condescend to
become sponsor to one of his children ot.
winch occasion he prevailed on one .if i.ts *
royal sisters to stand with him. I„ c„nse.
cjuence Seillis hr came in some sort an obi ct
of particular attention to ail the branches of
t ic royal family. from whom lie and ins chil
dren received many little presents 5c marks
of notice.
It has been since ascertained that Seil i*
slept for die last four nignts in the riki.n
winch he occupied when in waiting, alth .ueh
it was not his turn of duty, and ins wife’s
apartments were contiguous.
1 his deviation from his usual practice h ,va
mg been mentioned to him, he excused hi,n
selt bv sa» mg ;ha. some of the children were
.1 He was seen in the Duke’s bed room
at eleven o clock with some linen in his lu nd
a I hough lie had no business there, u not’be*
mg, as we before observed, his turn to attend!
In a closet in the room there was also found
a pair of slippers wliich werP know,, to ho
bcibis s ; Irom which circumstance it is in
ter,e<l that he had Concealed hiin,elr hero
for the purpose ot effecting tins horrid de
sign.
N > re,js<>n has been assigned sufficient to
account III the smallest deg.ee for tins .ccu
mutaiion of crime and ingratitude I is
suid that the deceased hail been in a dispute
with one oflus leltow.servant*, and ilia it
was left to the determination of his Royal
Highness, ytrho decided against him. 1
IMPORT*YT ORDER.
T, r PORHIGN 0tries May 20,
The King has been /ileused to cause it to
>r s,gnjird by the most A able the Morquio
Wellesleyt his Majesty's Principal Uccrct*
y of O’ate Jar Foreign affaire, to the Mi
aisirrs of friendly and neutral Form rs re
siding at his Court that ,he necessary
measures have been >uken by his Mujis or$
command for the blockade of the fart of
I'd* near, and ha' from this time all he
measures authorised by the Laws <>f Aulitm*
na the respective Treu tes be ween Ins
Majesty and the different neutral Powers
mil be adopted and executed with respect
o all vessels winch may alftmpt to no,ale
he suid blockade. * 1 ,u‘e
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
The possession of F.,rt Matagorda, we
r happy to state, is yot J k> ly i
it effect in HtCtbia'ng ihe su. under
d Cadiz, which tuc. mluwbauu stcnitdui*'