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\ha! o4 shippings silver, Mid itlus
.*' * it'plying the1 vaults of our banker—and
should this continue, may we not coik
* -lemplate the-time whenmir bank notes,
> iike those-of the bank of England,'will
.. ic.cl.the cffcpt of depreciation—the gui
nea, the intrinsic value of whieh is
. fixed by law at Sts. is now worth in
: ^iaper24s. nearly 15 percent, advance.
[ This circumstance though not imme*
diately seen, has caused the risirin the
/ .price of many of ibe articles we import;
; we thus are made tft support a part qf
their depreciation; thus their fnQu.
tnce operates doubly upon us—Ypt wc
suffer ourselves to be dup-d with the
, cry of French Influence, St the" very
moment that all these lact^ stare us
;n the face.
JLTntil those who have for their own
daititsed purposes raised the report',
, cvmc forward with some pVoof of the
existence of Fiench influence, they
should be scoffed at—they must be con
sidered as meriting the execration of
she country.
LATEST rncai ENGLAND.
To the Editors of the Mercantile Ad
- * . . vertiser.
Boston, July 26.
■ ?* Gentlemen,
“ By the brig Caroline, from Fal
mouth, London papers have been re
ceived here to the 7th of June. They
report the kingdom of Holland to be
in a state of fermentation, in conse
quence of King Louis having abdicated
the throne and lejt the country, and
thy prospect of its being incorporated
with France. The discontents at Am
sterdam had in some instances produ
ced acis of violence against the French
■uiuiery. war uetween rranee and
Russia was spoken of; and an insur
rection haxl taken place at Stock
. holm in favor of the deposed king of
Sweden. The Caroline was from Na
• pics lor Boston; but was captured on
her passage, carried into Falmouth,
and cl: ared. Spoke, July 3d, in lat.
. 43. 9, long. 51, 30, ship Latona, Ilen
. -tick, from New-York fer Liverpool.”
By the schr. John, Capt. Morgan,
we learn, that Laguira, and Porto Ca
veHc, are for becoming Independent
f —Cora and Maracaibo, are for Ferdi
. nami the. 7th—20,000 men were on
their march. troin Maracaibo to Cora,
and it is expected a great deal ofhlood
will be bpi.kd.
*; LATFS r FRO.a PORTUGAL.
Ariivedat Portland on the 21st inat.
j , ' Hcrschell, Capt. John L. Lewis,
in 40 days from Li-bon. When Capt.
L. left Lisbon thi situation of the Por
tuguese, English and French forces
1 Were as follows
l'bc head-quarters of Sir Arthur
.„ Wellesley on the 10th June, wasat’Se
rotico, in the vicinity of Almeida ; his
force (wholly British) consisted ol 16,
OOO mer.
A division of 1000 English and 6000
Portuguese are posted at Qavido, on
the sooth bide of the Tagus, opposite
to Abt antes, commanded by Mai. Gen.
Hill. .
Cess. Beresfordb* head-quarters at
Vizeu, (in the province of Beiru; his
farce, all Portuguese, consisted of 24,
000 foot, and 40,000 horse, regulars,
and about 16,000 militia.
The French and combined armies i
cn the loth J une, were about 6 1. agues
ci ituncc irom otrrcr^ separated by
•fivers and mountains.
T he headquarters of Massena, 3
ler.gues distant from Ciuda Rodrigo,
ttye wh >le French army now oc the
frontiers of Portugal is »aid to consist
of between TO and 80,000 men.
Massena General in chief. The o
the r Generals are Loison, Juint, i\'e) , |
and Kegnicr, the latter is b- fore Bad?
jos with a division of the Grand Arm/
consisting of 12,000 men.
The day the Ilerscheii came to sea,
part of a convoy of British transports,
• with troops on board, arrived, the re
mainder were hourly expected.
Boston, July 28.
I VERY T ATF. FROM SPAIN.
Last evening Capt. Vinal, in the
brig KnWtprixe, arrived here from
Ai»'£ira.% (Spain.) He furnishes a
d< tailed account of the seizure by a
r.»i.itary force, and r.ale, without form
rr trial, ^’Ut in the name of the French
Imperial t Overnmtni, at Malaga, of
the brig \ wo Marius, Doar.e, of Bos*
t* i, v/iih''f\?b ,;;sf hr. Pout-Brothers,
(.'•rosier, of Pr >v.ncetown j and sciir. i
Hop , Noble, of Portsmouth, with co
coa, logv ood, &cc. put into Malaga in,
drifts.
The French wftre in possession of ’
Malaga the 13th June. Ktrg Jo. had j
visitvd it. but had gone to Granada.
Capt. V. left Algebras the. I Oth I
June. On th«' 18th, 6000 Spanish!
ti >ops, iridcr Gen. l.aci„arrived there
in Knglish transports from Cams
Theilr'object was said to be an attack’,
on the rear of the French invaders of j
Cadiz. Two privateers were ready \
for sea at Malaga, and two others fit
ting out.. ~ *. .. .
We have accounts from Cadiz down
to the Jlth June. The. island cooti-,
nued to be defended with vigor and
skill—-and the shot of the French were,
returned with spirit. The allied de
fenders wete not in want of any thing.
The city was crowded, and some of
the useless mouths had been shipped
'off. No ’fears ok the subjugation of
the city lor many months were enter
tained. The old -Marshal Duke of
Dantzic (-Lefebre, U most^excellent en
gineer) -commanded in frottt of Ca
diz.
FROM PORTUGAL.
Our Gloucester correspondent yes•?
terdny furnished us with Lisbon Ga
zettes to the 12th of June. They do
not state any change of position in the
hostile armies. No battle had been
fought; and the spirit as well as the
discipline of the nation appeared in
creasing. Cuidad Rodrigo was. inves
ted the 1st June.
\ A letter from Portugal mentions,
that to every regiment of the British,
a Battalion of Portuguese had been ad
ded.
Boston, July 28.
FROM SWEDEN.
Extrafil of a letter from Cap,. S. Trevitt,
of Boston, to Messrs. J. & S. D. Har
ris, merchants, da ed Gottenburg, Mav
2r.
“ About the 22d inst- the British Con
sul here received an official note from Ad
miral Saumatez, (who has arrived in the
lower load* W«:h a «nnail nnl inf.irminn
that no vassela-cnuld-leave this port with,
out haying a Biiiish license. At thfe re
quest of several merchants, the Consul
wrote Adm ral to kno*v if the restric.
tion extended id all vessel^ and if Ameri.
cans carrying heir own pioduce. tiiheq
dire6\ from America, or hence, likewise
required such licences. To which thd
Admiral replied. “ I have to inform you
i that I consider the regulations at meant
j *• include all vessels indiscriminately, and
[that Americans should be provided with
licences.
(Signed)
J. SAUMAREZ.”
. “ Yesterday several American masters
went on board the Admiral's ship, to
j know if they could leave here for the bai
lie, with the cargoes they had brought into
port. Answer was sent them from the
Admiral, by Ids Captain, " If you go om
of this port to any port where His Majes
ty's flag is nol allowed, without a British
! licence, you are liable o be captured by
His Majesty’s ships—and even your own
I ports aic restri6lcd."
i l he Admiral has said, that the mdmem
^ he hears .ha our Non-Intercourse is rais
| cd vvnh the English, these restri£licns
j will be removed, and our vessels may pro
ceed up the fid tic, &c
u The Sw edes are not a lowed to sail
cosatwise without a British license—
Here are several Americans for the Bal.
tic, AVhal the result of this business will
be, time only will deter mine. This has
given • total stagnation to all business
| here."
“ The result of this butiness will be,
«hat in a few days alter the date of this ac
count, the new* \vd) arrive, that the Non.
Intercourse afci has expired, and the Eng.
lish instead of seizing and confiscating ev.
eiy ifuog as B^napar'e dees, will suffer
our vessels “ to go up the Baltic."
(/fr/irr/vry.
. New-York,August 2.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND,
OnTuesday afternoon, the fast sail
ing brig Tanaaahmaah, capt- Story, ar
rived at HuiLGate iroin Liverpool,
which p^rt she left on the 24th of June,
and has broughtadvic *s about 3 weeks
later than before received.
Geo. YV. Erving, Esq. late Ameri
c >n Charge dca Attain*, in Spain, came
home in the r.bove vessel, and is the
bearer of dispatcher frc*u, our minister
at the Court of Sr. J irms, to the se
cretary of stute, and we understand
willprocced with them this morning. ,
On the 19tH of June Bufliament was
prorogued i Sir Francis Burden was
on that day liberated from the Tower.
There were great rejoicings among
his pnrtizans, and it ia said a more nu
merMis assemblage of people in the
streets of London than took place
when he was commuted.
We do not learn whether any change
in our affairs with Great Britain had
taken place: Hut it has been rumored,
that the Emperor Napoleon, has issued
a Decree f. r the'capiure and condem
nation of all the American property he
can get hold of.
The Editors of the Mercantile Ad
vertiser have been furnished with the
following partial extracts from a file
of London papers to the 22d of June.
The Tima^limtvih did not bring any
letters or news-pajxrrs as we are in*
termed, excepting for the owners.
London, June 15. i
Dutch papers arrived this morning 1
to the 10th. They are not important* ’
We hear ©I much activity in all the
ports of which France has possessi
on.
June 20.
The town is now all bustle. It has
been increasing since twelve o'clock,
and promises an immense crowd in the
course of the day. The people in the
line through which the procession is
to pass are shutting their shops, and
the company already- assembling to
take their stations on the balconies
and at the window* Bands, with mar
row bones and deaveVs, with blue codk
ades, and mottos, complinrtentaVy to
the Baronet, aVe parading the sweets.
About one o’clock, p party of .about
500, from Soho, with blue Cockades
and colours flying, proceeded down
Catharine-street and the Strand, for
the city. They marched two and two,
and invited every passenger whom
they met to join them. At Catharine
street they were met by the 12th Light
Dragoons,' on their wav to Hyde Park
Corner. The music of the former was
playing Sc Patrick’s Llay.The baud of
the -Dragoons immediately struck up
“God save the King.” The lltlrLight
Dragoons have followed the 12th:
both regi&ehta mustered very strong.
The Bloomsbury, and other Volunteer
corps, have been out this .morning, but
have been dismissed, with orders to be
in readiness to master again in the e
vening if necessary.
The firemen belonging to th$ sever
al Insurances, are also parading the
streets, with music. ' They act as Con
stables.
The crowd at the Tower, and at Sir
Francis Burden’s house, in Piccadilly,
is immense.
June 21. i .
Some of the letters by the Lisbon
mail state that Massena on being sent
for to forward the French troops des*
lined to act against Portugal, was or
dered to .conquer that country which
(was in future to be his Kingdom.
Prices of stocks, 3 pr. cent. Consols
I, 69* 7*8 to 70. Omnium, 1
premium.
Plymouth, June 15.
itches arrived on Wednesday
from London, which were immediate
ly sent on board a Cartel for Morlaix.
They relate to an exchange of prison
ers, and probably contain a final an*
swer of government. There is every
reason to believe that a Cartel will be
immediately arranged.
Gottenburgh, June 1.
The whole Baltic fleet has passed
the Belt with a fair wind, without ma*
Icing a single prize.
By a private ship we have commu*
nication from Hamburgh dated first
fast, stating the capture of a French'
privateer, and her prize (an American
shipj cut out of the Port of Rostock.
From the Boston Gazette of Monday.
LATEST FROM LONDON. '
Letters have been received by the
Caroline from London, to the Ilth
June ; they state that the Deputation,
which waited on the board of Trade,
were informed bv the President, Lord
Bathurst, that Admiral Saumarez,
must have mistaken the spirit of his
instructions, aud that new otders would
be immediately sent to him, nofto mo
lest American vessels bound into or
out of the Baltic, with original cargoes
on beard
I he Galen, Capf. Stedman, had ar
rived ; answer to letters by her have
been received by the Caroline. The
letters by the Galen were received in
London the 11th June.
Exti act of a letter from London, dated
June 6, 1810.
II The account of the non„intercourse
bill being done away, has reached us
this day, and diffused universal satis
faction.”
Extract oftf^ttcr from Liverpool, da
ted 9th June.
The news of the repeal of the non
inteTcourse bill was brought by the Pa
cific on the 6th instant.
u The brig Tammamaah and the
Pacific both took pilots at the same
time. The Hercules, Vose, arrived
on the 8th.”
FOREIQN ARTICLES.
Received by the Caroline-—London
papers to June 7, and letters to the
11th.
REVOLUTION IN SWEDEN.
London, Jutie f.
An important piece of intelligence
has b^cn received from Sweden._I
i’he Crown Prince, the intended sue. '
lessor to the Usurper of the Throne
:>f Gustavus, is dead. He was re- (
t iewing some troops in the Neighbor. 1
hood x»l Helsing>>org, when he sodden- i
!y fell from his horse and expired.— i
I"he Govjenburg papers attribute it to |
in apoplexy ; the reports of private I
persons assign poison as the cause,!)
»nd that this wa^asrcrtained on an ex- '
imination of the body alter his de„ <
:rase. Men are apt to suppose that (I
rhen Princes die tuddenly, their i
deathi are occasioned by violent means.
We find, however, that the Crown
Prince hgd- been previously unwell,
tho* the Stockholm Gazette of the 25th
four days before his decease, stale*,
that he had recovered from his indis
position, and was able to continue his
journey. Had poison been the cause,
his death would have been more ling-,
ering. We should not have found him
able to review troops and tit^s horse
back only the moment before he died.
His death has given great confidence
to the .party that espoused the cause
of the son of Gustavus, and a letter
from a correspondent mentions an in
surrection to have taken place in his
favour at Stockholm.
Private Correafiondenee.
.. * “ Harwich, June 6
have this day had three vessels
Rotterdam, with passengerses^and a
packet from Gottenhurg with mail,and
pswwngprs. By the former we learn that
the King of Holland and his wife have left
that country^ and that he has positively
abdicated his throne, the ' consequence
whereof, It is considered, will be the im
mediate annexation of Holland to France"
rhe country therefore is represented as
being in the greatest consternation and tu.
mult—and several of the most respectable
houses are making up their affairs to quit
the country. The feelingspj ihe Dutch are
said’ to be now worked up' to a ditch, that
they are ripe for a revolt [but^ I fear a.
ny attempt would be in vain J It is, how
ever. confidently reported in Holland that
hostilities are about bo commence between
France and Russia, whose Emperor Is sta
ted to be In such compleat dislike, that it
is expected he will share a similar fate to
ms predecessor.
“ By ihe Gottenhurg packet, we have
advices of an insutre&inn at Stockholm a
strong party having shewn themselves in
favor of .lie son ot the dethroned Guita.
vus; and Piedertck of Autnistenhi.r.-. «h
declared Hered tary Prince, has been poi
soned 1 Whilst taking an ailing on horse
back, he suddenly-felt, and expired imroe.
dtaiely, and dh examining his body, it was
found that his death had been occasioned
by poison **
L* tiers, from Dunkirk were received
yeste'day rooming, io the date of Monday
last. Bonaparte had left that place on his
journey to Rouen ; and h fepoi't jtfrevafled,
that his first measure on his return to Pa.
ris, would be,-to declare war against "the
U. States of America. -7.
It has for some time been reported, tha
the French government had refused to
grant licences for the fur;her exportation
of grain, unless England would consent,
to trade wine and brandy also. We yes.
terday saw some letters from the French
coast, which state the contrary to be the
faC\%L They inform os^ that the products
of Fierce were still allowed to be export
ed, wl^s the exception of a few forbidden
articles. Several ships laden with grain,
arrixed within the last two days,
Extra£l of a letter from £onsianiinople, of
• the 2d of April ■
“There will shonly arrive from Egypt
fresh troops, who will joiiilbe Janissaries^
la ely raised in the camp of the Grand
Vizier, at Schumia.
“ It appears that the Porte isdetermin.
ed not to charge ha svsiem. Baron de
Huksel, a Russian Banker, and Charge
I d*AfiaiiS to the kings of Denmaikand Sax
, ony, has had Several conferences with our
minister*, in which ht has made propositi
ons for peace. We are iftio med ihat those
of the Ottoman minis er have not been
deemed admissible at Hu Pe er^burg^ 8c in
conscqutr.ee we expert important event*
as soon as the fine season commences,”
fAbbeille du Nord, May 18.] y
Constantinople, March 25.
A very active recruiting is carrying cn
mail uic pioimtcati iuc i uiJtlSi! H.fTI|>ire*
the Asiatic PastialiliB, in particular, raise
a great number of men; The Turks ap
pear to hare somewhat recovered from
dieir stupefaction into which they were
plunged by the late campaign.- The
Giand Signior will place himself at the
head of the troops from Asia, on which
he has a greater reliance than on those
from Europe. Me has caused them to be
exercised for some time and provided with
arms on the European model——[Corres
pondent May 18.]
Extract from Lord Cochrane’s Speech
in the House of Commons, in the
debate On the Navy Estimates, ?»Iay
11.
Sir,
Indisposition has stopped me from
submitting to the consideration of
this House, those matters respecting
which i had given notice ; and the
same cause ha* disabled me from
paying that attention to the Navy es
timates, which I should have done, &
which I might have done, bad this
estimate, completed io February 7,
seen printed and delivered to us in
proper time, instead of a few days a*
50, for which however, I suppose,
■here were some weighty reason*.—
Notwithstanding thc*»e advantages,
snough will probably appear, to shew
he nature of the thing a* to the man
fe»t injustice of the Pension list. An
idmirai worn out in t>i«i Hervice, is su
leranuntfd at 4101 a year, a captain of
he navy at 2191 ; while the cleik o»
he Ticket Office retires on 7001. The
vidow of admiral sir Andrew Mitch*
:ll has one third of the allowance to
he widow of a commissioner of the
lavy, Martha, widow of admiral Bour
master,.751; Mary Hammond, a com
missioner's wido w* 5001 ; Elizabeth
widow of Captain Blake, 60l ; Eliza,
beth, widow of commissioner Laqc, V
300U- Four daughters-of the gallant
captain Courtenay, . 121. 10s. each ;
daughter of admiral sir Andrew Mitch
ell, 251. } two daughters of admiral
Epworth, 25l. each ; daughter of ad
miral Keppel, 25U ; Elizabeth daugh •
ter of captain Mann, who was killed
in action, 25l. ; four chiLdreo of ad.
miral Moriarty, '25). . eacii-^Thus 1 i
j daughters of admirals <rr captains, lev -1
eral of whose fathers fell in the ser . v
vice of the country, r-ceived from th ;
gratitude of the nation a saml -s- ,*
dame Maty Saxton, Uv*. with w of %
commissioner—fids. Pension List is.
not formed on comparative rank o
merit, or length oP*t*vices, or anv ra
tional principle, but? appears to be dc
pendant on parliamentary influence a
lone ; for lieutenant Ellison, who lost
his arm, is allowed 911. 5i, and captain
Johnson, who lost Irs arm, has only
45l. 129. Gd.—Lieutenant Arden, who
lost his arm has 9ll.-5s. ; lieutenant
Campbell, who lost his leg, has 401. »»
and poor li.ut. Chambers, who lost
both his legs, has only: $6L while Sir
A. 5* Hammond retires on 1,5001.
per annum.—-The brave sir Samuel
Hood, who lost hi3 arm 5001.’; yhilo
the secretary to the admiralty retires,
in lull health, with a pension of 15 OO.’J
To speak less in detail, 32 Flag Offi
cers, 22 captains, 50 Lieutenants, t8d
Masters,.3ft Surgeons, 53 Pursers, 91
Bo ats va ns, 67 Gunners, 202 Carpen
ters, 51 Cooks, cost the country 4,0231.
less than the nettproceeds of the Sine
cures of lord A-den, 20,3581 _Gun
ac”> ml6, ; Buckingham, 20,6931.
--All the superanunted acjmi.als,cap
tains and lieutenants, have but 1,012l.
more than earl Camden’s Sirtfccure.—
■ All that is paid to all the wounded
aincers of the British navy and to the
wives and children of those dead or
killed in action does not amount by
214U to as much as lord Arden’s S ne
cure alone; 20,3 *31—What rs paid to
i'*c mutilated officer^ themselves,
11,4081. 13s- is but haii qj mu6h —Is
*jm justice? 'Is this the treatment
which officers of-the navy deserve at
the hands of those wh^calt themselves
his majesty!* government-; does the
^country know of this' injustice i Will
this too be defended ? If I express*
myself with warmth,. I truutin the in
dulgence ot the House : I'.cannot sup
Bfess nay feehngs. Should thirty one
c°mmis3iouers’ wives
^>«erks, have 7.8991. more among
them, thau all the wounded officers
of the nary of England i l
find upon examination, that th«
Wellesley’* receive from the pub
lic 34,1291. a sqm equal 10 426 pair of
lieutenants’ legs, calculated at the rate
of allowance for lieut. Chambers’* leg.
Calculating bv the pension for Capt.
Johnson’s arm, viz. 45l. lord Ai den’s
sinecure is equal to the value of 1022
captain’s arms. The marquis of Buck
ingham’s sinecure alone in the nett
will maintain the whole ordinary es
tablishment of the victualling depart
ments at Chatham, Dover, Gibraltar
She erne S3, the Downs, Heligoland,
Cork, Malta, Mediterranean, Cap * ot
G9°d Hope, Rio de Janeiro, Sc leavo
4,4661* in the Treasury. Two of
tnese comfortable sinecures would
victual the officers and men serving it
all the ships in ordiuary in G. Bri
tain, viz. in 117 sail of (he line, 105
frigates, 27 sloops, 50 hulks. Threo
of them would maintain the dock yard
establishments at Portsmouth and Ply.
mouth ; and by the addition of a few
more, would amount to as muchastho
whole Ordinary Establishment of the
royal dock yards at Chatham, Wool
wich, Deptford and Sheerness j and
the sinecures and offices executed
wholly by deputy, would more than
maintain the Ordinary establishment
of all the royal dock yards, in tha
kingdom. To return to this Pension
Cist s 1 observe that pensions given
by the whigs to commissioners, clerks
and others, whom they forced out to
make room for their friends, amoun
ted in 15 month/, to aboot lr500?. more
than the present administrati >n have
by this list, giv$n away in nearly three
yerrs (hat have elapsed since. And
theyight hon. gentleman (Mr. Pon
who, two nights ago made so
pathetic appeal to the good Sense of
the people ol Engl md against (hose
whom he was pleased to caH design
ing men and dem gogues, actually re
ceives for having been 13 months its
office, a sum equal to nine admirals,
who have spent their lives in the ser
vice of their country ! ! three trmesas
iftuch as all the pensions given to all
the daughters and children of the ad
miral!, captains and Iieittenints, and
Other < filters who have dkd in indi.
$ent circumstances or. been killed in
the service ! !» and at much as would
say the officers and men employed in
the 15 hulks oi the line in ordinary.