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press hut animate bf ave souls. We expect,
shortly to be able to announce events winch
shall counterbalance and more than compen
sate for the loss of Almeida.
CONTINUATION
Of .Yew* by the Laura jinn.
London, Sept. 3.
The last despatches from .\lr. M’K.enxie
-announce, that so late as Tuesday last, Mr.
IVl’Kenzie had received no answer to the
ultimatum of ottr government, which was
forwarded to Paris Ji. weeks before. W'e
understand he has sent Koine for instructions,
and has detained a cartel for the. put pose
of bringing over any communication he
might receive previously to their arrival.
Letter* received on Saturday from Tene
riffe state, that 2000 French prisoners had
been landed at Port Oratava from Cadiz,
within the last six weeks.
SPAIN.-Never, since the commence
ment of the present contest, has Spain ex.
hibited a more interesting spectacle than
at the present moment. The reverses ex
perienced by the Patriots in the course of
the struggle, have developed circumstan
ces which rather serve to increase than di
minish the hope of ultimate success. Spain
-is the only expensive country on the conti
nent which since the commencement of the
revolutionary war, has opposed the French
armies by the undisciplined energies of her
population. When the disciplined troops of
the most powerful nations had sunk with
unparalleled rapidity before the overwhelm
mg strength of Fiance, and (he instrument
most relied upon had so entirely failed, even
the novelty of the other engine was calcula
ted to inspire hope.—Spain had consider
able advantages of this kind of warfare ;
the country was ex ensive well adapted for
defence, and if any serious resistance
should be made, not to be at once overpow
ered. But even those who were disposed
to place the largest share of confidence in
popular energy where it had been chei isiti
ed and prepared tor exertion, reasonably
doubted whether, under the circumstances
of Spain, it could be very general or per
manent. The influence of the government
had been felt not in creating and encourag.
ing, but in repressing and destroying; while
on the other hand, the means of aggression
in the hands of the invader, were of unex
am pled skill and vigour. It was impossible
for any reflecting mind to indulge very sail
guinc hopes of the result against such im
mense odds ; and many among the best in
formed, anticipated only this favorable ef
fect, that the general odium against the ty
rant which must spring from success in such
a cause, would lay the foundation for future
snore promising opposition. It w is appre
bended with reason, that the brat dispersion
of her raw levies would be the signal for u
niversal submission. but her prntracied
resistance has sui prised both her friends
and her enemies;-—*—Spain has been over
run, her undisciplined multitudes have been
dispersed, and her government has been
con&ftd to a corner of her territory; but
though repeatedly defeated, she is far from
being subdued. There can be no deception
here. as the French accounts furnish the e
\idence.
September 4.
The .regency of Spain has published an
order, declaring the Carraccas in conse
quence of the late revolution in that settle
ment, in a state of rigorous blockade. It
appears from tbe order, that part only of the
province has declared itself independent ;
and that neither the capital and province of
Maracaiba, that of Coro, nor even the inte
rior of Carraccas itself, have joined in this
proceeding. A civil war will therefore
probably be the consequence of the present
state of things. The two sail of the lirte,
which lately proceeded from Spain to the
Carraccas, went out to enforce this order of
bluckade.
Sep. 6.
Hamburgh papers to the 26th ult. arrived
yesterday.-Notwithstanding the exces
sive vigilance of the French Government to
prevent the publication of unfavorable in
telligence.it will sometimes find its way into
print. ^Iie Correspondent, through inad
vertenre we suppose, contains the particu
lars of the destruction of a convoy that was
proceeding from Naples to Scilla.—This af
fair took place on the 24ih July, when the
whole of the enemy's flotilla that were eu
gaged, us well as the vessels under their
protection, app'ear to have bean Completely
disposed of. This event has been suppres'
sed in the French papers, though from the
manner in which it is copied into the Cor
’ respondent,.we should suppose that it ap
peared in the Neapolitan Moniteur, Indeed
the disaster could hardly he concealed in the
territory of Naples, nrul therefore was likely
to be officially announced from an affectation
of magnanimity.
Letters from Dnntzic to the I7ih ult. give
a deplorable account of the vexations to
which trade is subject in that port.-A
sliongdetachment of Fiench Custom house
Olficeis, under the command of a Commis
sary, had arrived there for the purpose of
superintending the exports and imports.
The merchants remonstrated, but in vain,
against this interference.—They were told
that these measures, however galling and
oppressive they might appear at pfesent,
would ultimately turn out* for their advan
tage. It was feared, that the same system
would be applied to Pillau, Koningsberg,
and, in short, to every port in the Bal
tic accessible to a battalion of French
troops.
A Gotlcnburgh Mail arrived in town this
ptorning. Tin key is at length making vigo
rnus preparations of defence—the departure
of the Grand Seignior for the Mussletnau
army is no longer doubtful, and the Pachas
of Asia, are hastening with their masses to
reinforce the army of tlie Grand Vizier. - —
While the Russians insist on the cession of
Moldavia, a report is circulated at Stock
holm, that Servia will fall to the share of
Austria. Mtmacid by these foimidable
neighbors, the pi enervation of the Empire
of me Turks in Europe is now dependent
on the future Influence of Prance with Hus.
Sii». Should Alexander quietly acquiesce in
tiie meditated consolidation at the outlet of
the.Haltic—I may be .rationally Concluded,
that a secret nriangemewt exist* between
France, Russia 8c Austria, for the disposal of
the Turkish Empire! To the rltmand of Mol
dav iu will sue end thM forth* possession of
Ilessai abia and Wallachta'. The Danabe, it.
will lie ftigued.lft the natural boundary be-!
tween the two Empires
A latge expedition was fitting out at Mad
r-* at our latest (laics, the destination of
which was kept scciei, 'I he pi evading opi
pip was, that it was intended against the Isle
of Piauce,
^FRENCH ACCOUNT.^ -»
Malta, Aug. 24.
The sequestration of'luvki>h ships in the
ports of France and Italy, has caused a live-*
ly sensaMon in this place. Some of the
tvchesi English commercial houses have been
declared insolvent, and many o heisesiab"
Itshcd in the Levant, are threatened with
the same cit'av.vophe. Two Turkish ships
which had not English licences, and which
frail not p.ud the duty imposed by the En
glish have been declared good prizes. ——>
They were tak’ui in 'heMorea by an En
glish frigate ■ --f'Abcilte du A/ord August
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FRENCH LICENSED TRADE.
General Molitor has given to the Cus
tom House Office is on the rivet a Ptbe,'tVe
*cr and Jade, copies of Imfieriat rnstrucri
on* respecting vessels having French Licen
ces. Thoe instructions Contain 11 articles.
They prescribe, that every vessel mmA hv^a
them ; aiid must sail from Hamburg, fBi'e
men, or Lubeck, for Dunkirk Nantes or
BnurdeauM,—-S xty francs per ton must
be paid tor a licence. The sixth article
says, v
“The vessels provided with licences may
proceed direct to then- p >rt of destination in
France without being liable to be questioned
for having been visited by English men of war
or priv.veers.—They may even land in a
port of England the whole, or t>uch part as
they may think proper, of their cargo, with,
out being questioned for having touched in
England.”
Licenced vessels may enter the above
French ports loaded, or in ballast; blit their
loading must be of the materials of the North
useful to the Marine, or with such prnduc
tions of the soil of Germany and Poland, as
are usually permitted* to he imported into
France. They may load out with wines,
brandies, French manufactures and product,
excepting grain and flour. A licence is valid
only tor one voyage. Vessels sailing from
Hamburg, Bremen or Lubeck with timber,
and articles for ship building, are permitted
to apply to the French Custom House Offi
cers respecting the disposal of their car
goes.
The Baron De Kolli, who attempted
tocarry off Fkkdin and 7th is now in Lon„
don.
The King of Sweden, in the following
speech, delivered to the Diet, on the 18th
ot August, proposed the Prince of Ponte
Corvo (Bkbnadotte) as a proper per
son to be chosen Crown Prince of Sweden.
“ At a period when, after a long Session
the last Diet separated, the fairest prospect
ot peace opened for Sweden ; after a long
series of severe misfortune*, lasting tran.
quility seemed to have obtained for this king
dom. Three Treaties of Peace had secur_
eil the dominion which remained at the end
.ot adestructive war, and a generous Prince,
placed near thri Throne, promised power
fully to support the constitution formed by
ilie states of the Empire, and every thing
promised to we!! disposed Swedish citizens
certain indemnification fir past misfortunes.
His Royal Majesty fondly shared in the
pleasing hope in which his faithful subjects
indulged on this head, when one of those un
expected blows with which Providence at
times destroys the hopes of men, annihilated
ours.—The Crown Prince Charles Argus
tus was no more, and his death shrouded
the lu'ure destinies of Sweden in a dreadful
gloom. Ilis Royal Majesty, with a mind
deeply affected by a loss, universally .so se
verely felt, yet mindful of his royal duly,
contemplated the state of public affairs,'and
felt thoroughly Convinced, that for the pre
servation ot the independence of the Swe
dish empire, it became indispensably neces
| sary to secure, without the least delay, the
'succession td the Throne, which appeared to
I him the only means of preserving the tran
quility of tilt Empire, by a firm and wise
f;ovcrnment, founded on the fundamental
aws of the constitution of our country.—
Deeply impressed with those sentiments,
his .Majesty perceived with pleasure that
the voice of lm peoplp, equally aware of the
necessi y speedily to choose a succe>sor to
the Swedish Throne, loudly and unanimously
i declared in favor of the Prince of Ponte Cor_
J vo. Briliian exploits hare illustrated his
I name as a warrior, at the same time that
eminent talents mark him one of the most
i skilful statesmen of our age. Universally
j admired for the probity of his character and
the mildness of his temper, he found oppor
tunities even in the midst of the misfortunes
of war, to shew his attachment to the Swe
dish nation, by the kind and friendly manner
in which he treated the Swedish officers and
soldiers whom the chance of war subjected
to Ips power. All these circumstances and
considerations could not but fix his Majesty’*,
attention arid determine his resolution, when
the question was, to propose a successor to
the Swedish Throne.
“Vet his Royal Majesty has not failed to
take on this important question the sense of
the states of the empire, and of the secret
committee of the Council ot State, a Urge
majority of the former, and the unanimous
opinions of the latter perfectly coincided with
his Majesty’s sentiments on this point. Hi*
Royal Majesty thinks, that by confiding the
future destinies of Sweden to the Prince of
Ponte Coivo, his well earned military fame,
i while on the one side it secured the indepen•
dence of the state, will on the other hand
render it Superfluous for him to engage in
fresh wars ; that his strong mind, tutored
by long experience, will maintain national
tranquility and order, and secure to our!
laithful subjec'* a long and undisturbed eu
joyment ot the blessings of peace ; and last
ly, that Ins *011 will remove in future times
that uncertainty of succession to the throne
which some late lamentable even's have
rendered still more important to '...3 conn
try.
" From all those considerations his Koyal
Majesty feels obliged to propose to the as
sembled s'aies ot the empire, his Serene
Highness John Baptist Julian Bernadotte,
I’rince of Ponte Corvn, as crown Prince of
Sweden, and Ins Royal M.ijcsty’s successor
tothe Swedish Throne. Ilis Royal Majesty
must, however, expressly add the reservati
on, that should the said Prince be chosen by
the states of the empire successor to the
Swedish Throne, he must pur-ustht to the
fundamental laws of their kingd m, before
he arrives on Swedish ground, adopt the 'e
nets of the pure evangelical creed, and aim
sign a similar assurance, as the states ol the
empire formed for the late crown Prince,
Hi» Royal Majes’y has now perforated the
duty prescribed tc\ him by the Constitution
of the Realm, and now expects the resolu .
lion of the state*. May the choice which
they are about to make, secure the glory
and prospenty of our Ik loved country,
and thus fulfil the most earnest wish
which his Royal Majesty can ever entertain
“ -CHARLES ”
Persia;
Extract of a letter from an Officer at„.
tac/ied to the English Embassy to Per
sia.
“Teheran, May 22, 1810.
In my last, 1 mentioned that we had
commenced our journey towards the capital
by easy stages. We arrived at Shiraz on
the 30ih December, and on the road, the
highest honors were paid to the represen
tative of our gracious sovereign. Govern
ors ut' provinces came out to meet and wel
come us, dismounting from their horses, as
a mark of respect on our near approach.
"We paid two visits to the prince of
Shiras, and had barely time to view the
tombs of the poets, Sadoc and Hafiz, which
are in.- good preservation. The country
seats in the environs of Shiras, are not fine
houses with extensive pleasure ground, but
small gardens with suirimer houses, some of
which, and especially those of the Europe
ans, are very pretty. Mr. Morier took
sketches of rhe whole, which you will
theretore probably see< A letter from the
seat of government iu India, nearly put a
stop to our hitherto successful enterprise.
Sir Harford, taking all. responsibility on
himself, did not comply -with the wishes of
the government for his return to India, but
on the 12th of January, recommenced his
journey. , ... .
“On account of the report of General
Malcolm Coming up the Gulph,i the Persi
ans, suspicious of our designs. Wished lode
tain us at Ispahan, to see the event-; forse
veral days we were agitated* between hope
and tear ; Sir H surmounted this difficulty
as well as the former, and on the 7di. we
again moved, and arrived at* Tgheraft on
the 14th ; the distance, we computed to
be about 250 miles; this, for eastern travel
I ling, where you have no post-chaises ob mail
coaches at command, is extremely fast._
The former embassies took five months to
go over the same ground which we per
formed in less than two. We should have
arrived a day sooner ; and it was so ar
ranged, out of compliment to the English
mission, that General Gutdaune, with the
whole of his train, who had been detained
for that purpose, were to have gone out of
one gate of the city in disgrace, while w*e
entered in triumph at the other; but tra
velling in a most boisterous and dark night,
our party, by some accident, separated and
lost the road.
“ On the 17th, contrary to the Persian
customs, as their raoharrum, or mourning,
had commenced, we paid our first visit t«
his majesty ; Sir Harfard bearing the king’s
letter, on a gold plate, and Mr Morier the
presents, to the outside of our house, where
I was ready with the troop to saluie; Sir
H. then mounted. On arriving at the pa
lace. Sir H. again bore the letter, and Mr.
Morier the presents The Persian infantry,
drilled tu^the French, were drawn up to
receive uJ; they appeared to he very im
perfect in their exercise. The king, on ac
count of the mourning, dill not receive us
in the public hall of audience. VVe parted
close by it; it was not so grand as the old
palace, I before mentioned, built by Shah
Abbas—In the private court, a great many
Persian khans or noblemen, we>*» ranged a_
long the wall—we made several obeisances
before we entered the apartments, and took
off our slippers at some distance from the
door—this was probably because they fear
ed we might behave like the French, who
never took off their boots in any houses of
the Persians, which offended them very
much-—The king, on our entry, welcomed
us; when Sir 11. (having delivered the
letter, and Mr. Morier the presents, to the
prime minister fpr the king,) made a short
speech, which Jaffer Ali Khaij, our great
assistant in the whole ot the transaction, in „
terpreted. Sir H. then seated himself in a
chair, about fifteen yards from the king ; Mr.
Morier on his right hand, standing, and Jaf
fer Ali Khan, on his left—the rest of the
gentlemen stood against a wall, in the rear
of the ambassador. His majesty was very
affable, and hoped his brother, the king of
England, was in good health. He asked, if
the old or the young was reigning; sir II.
answered, the old. The. king then addressed
che prime minister, Murza Sheffeft. andaf
terwards made several enquiries respecting
England, and Sir H’s. health. After an au
dience of a quarter of an hour, we took our
leave. The king was in a dark corner of
the room, so that, we could not observe dis
tinctly, his person or dress The pictures
painted for him, are very flattering.—The
particular beauty of his person, is a long
beard, which sweeps the ground. Six of his
sons were present, standing on his light
hand.—The grandeurof the court was much
inferior to what we expected. The pre
sents given by the king of England, were
very valuable; the diamond, estimated at
twenty-five thousand pounds, was of finer
water than any the Persian monarch pos
sessed. He had it immediately set, and
wore it a* a ring the next day. The city of
Teheran is the dirtiest pig stye we have
seen in Persia; there is scarcely a street
where you can ride two abreast, and very
mrty.
‘‘I have been informed, that in a late in
tcrview, the Persian monarch expressed
himself in terms of great indignation against
the insatiable ambition of the French em
peror, and the atrocities he had recently
committed.
" Since our arrival, the founder? for
cannon, which the French established here,
ha9 been put under the direction ot an En
glish officer. No foreigners are allowed
to cast ordnance, or to manufacture war
like stores, without the approbation of Sir
Harford.
" Sir H. I think, will remain in Persia
much longer than he has any idea ot him
self. While the Persians have such pow
erful enemies as the French ami Kussinns,
their ability to withstand them and remain
in peace with us, notwithstanding their
great inclination to do so, rifusthe very pre
carious ; and while affairs remain in this
manner, the government will have great
difficulty in finding a person Sp capable of
filling the situation Sir H. holds, as himself
—indeed, he has so perfect a knowledge of
(lie customs, manners and language ot the
country, and has so completely the confi
deuce of the king and minister^, that a
great nbjecMon would be made on there side
to bis retiring. ■* .
“ The king, after reviewing his own troops
the other day, (when they performed a sham
fight, in which one man and two horses
were killed, from the. disciplined soldiers
having loaded their muskets With ball, in
stead of blank cartridge,) looked at mv troop,
and was much pleased with their perform
ance ; lie intends to review them once rooie
before he leaves the capital/'
j • • Nkw "VoRKr Oct. 90.- 'l
Last evening arrived at this port the fast |
sailing* ship Hannibal in 35 days from Li
verpool
Capt Barnum has brought two sets of dis
patches from our Minister in L nuon for
Government, one set was put « n b"a-d the
9th of September.
By the Hannibal the Editor* of the- Mer.
catuile Advertiser have received files of Lon
don and Liverpool Papers, and Ll yu’s Lists
to the Till of September, t»ut their contents
Have been anticipated by the pope s brough*
by the sch. Laura Ann trom London.—_
Mercantile Advertiser.
Bat. TIM ORE, Oct. 22.
From Sc. Domingo,
Capt Atkinson, of the Schr. Speedwell,
arrived at this port on Saturday, from Go
naives which he left on ti»e 19;n Sept, con
tradicts the account ihat Pcwon had gained
a victory ; says that Chrislophe lias taken
every fort at the Mole except St. George,
ami that two ves-Sels of Pet ion's fleet were
sunk in the Mole harbor, a thii tl run ashore,
and that Christophe’s fleet consists of nine
armed vessels.-Jim Amt.
Captain Murphy, who arrived in the sch
Globe, yesterday, in 30 days fm.ii Laguayra,
informs.tli.it the districts of Coro and Mara
caybo had come into the measures of the
Cameras. A congress of the representa
tives of the Caraccas is to be held on thr4;h
of November lor the purpose of establishing
a Form of government. Official accounts
of the declaration of- independence had st
rived tit Caraccas--/A.
Captain Richardson left Cadiz 16'A Sep
tmnbrr —-Aro news-——French have no
prospect of reducing the city-.met 70 tail
of transports, from England, with troops
for the Femnsufn. ■ ...
I Captain Murphy from Lagivra, report*
that a general Congress are to assemble at
Varruccas 4'A November ; Coro and A/a
racaybo woulrtjoin it : markets glutted.
IVe understand thet the French priva_
ter E'Espine, has been condemned hi/ the
district court of the U S'ates for this dis
trice, for: a violation of the slave act
The ■ Due dr Montebello has been also
condemned for a violation of {he taw of June,
1794 respecting illegal outfits-Orleans
Gazette.
■ A ■- > ,v ’ '
Prom Rio JDe La Plata.■■■ -We learn,
from a correct source, that the Revolutions
in Buenos Asres have terminated in the
establishment and organization of a native
Junta, or Congress, which has declared the
province capable of self government, and
considering Old Spain as in a state of de
pendence. have dissolved all political relati.
ons with her. Deputies had beensenttoo
ther provinces to invite to the formation of a
General League on self governing yrinci
[ties. — All the U:d Spanish officers, and in
deed all foreigners, had been banished ;
and war had been declared, and hostilities
commenced ngains1 Monte Viedo, which rc»
rnained faithtul to the Regency.
Flie Spaniards of Porto Rico, and other
islands, who remain loyal to Ferdinand VII.
and tlie Regency, have declared the Carrac
cas and other districts ot South America,
to be in a state of rebellion ;--having given
orders tor the capture of all vessels sailing
therefrom ; and have blockaded the port of
Laguna. The Vice kingdom of Mexico
continued faithful to the Regency. & has sup
plied Maracaybo with means to resist the
revolutionists of Carraccas. 'The Delegates
of the Mexican Vice-kingdom to the Cortes,
(or General Congress) which is assembling
near Cadiz, at the last date were on the
point of embarkation at Vera Cruz, on
board the Bulwark, of 74 guns, which was
to stop at Iiavantia- snd take on board the
delegates of Cuba. Two Mexican ships, la
den with Mexican powder, and a donation
ot S 20.000.000 were about sailing for Old
Spain —Rob Cent.
Extract if a letter from Pahraund, dated
July 28.
“ Since the 25ih inst. sentences have been
passed at Christiansand, on the Nancy of
Philadelphia, and Vlary of Boston the form
er cleared and the captors appealed, the
latter condemned tor the reasons under, as
signed by the Court ; none of «vhich have a
ny relation to the privateering law, and
what is meant by the instrument fr.r tak
ing length and breadth, we cannot compre
hend.
Reasons assigned by the court :
"Having no Atlantic chift-t: Having no
instrument onboard by which the length
and breadth Could be taken. An old sea
letter said to mention the burthen of a ves
sel 179 tons, the present sea letter 129 tons:
The President’s signature is supposed on
the sea letter to differ from his usual signa
ture : Tlie supercargoes passport not signed
by the secretary of state, and the vessel too
clean tohav£cro«scd the Western 'cean :
The Supercargo's name on the roll of equi
page, which is not customary in America,
but usual in England.”
Captain Keith of the brig Betsey who
arrived at Salem in eighteen davs from St.
Bartholomews informs, hat there had been a
revolution in St. Barts.; the person now in
power there, is a Mr. Cremoni: The for
mer„Lieotenant Governor came passenger
in the above vessel.
. , v Nk.w York, Oct. 19.
VERY LATE FROM PORTUGAL.
fjHst evening arrived within Sandy H mk,
the fast sailing ship Cincinnatti, Concklin,
in the remarkably short passage of 22 days
from Lisbon.
(’apt. C. came np in a Pilot Boat, and in
formed ns tint he left Lisbon on the 26th
of Septembsr—that on the 22nd, advices
Were received ttiere of the junta of Bad.ijoz
having removed to Elva in Portugal, that
the British army had arrived at Lisbon from
Cadiz, leaving only a sufficient force to gar
rison the place. & that 10,000 French troops
had entered Bxdajoz
Capt. C further states, that the Anneri
,can consul, Mi Jarvis, was to sail from Lis
non for the U. S'a'rs, in 5 or 6 days, that
no general battle h^rf been fought between
the allied British and Portuguese armies,
and the French ; nor was such an event
expected to take place, as it was generally
supposed, the British army would very soon
leave Portugal.
Markets dull.' Flour from 14 to 15 dolls,
per barrel, Rice 6.
Kxtract of a lettetfrom I.i*bon, dated the
21.t< of Sept, received per the Cinoin
nattt,
" I*he little progress of M issena’s nume
t ous army which has hv a for a long time |
6h our territories, convinces us that he ras
pects the strength ot our forces and positi*
oils, nod fears, that in cast? < f u del rut the.
Spaniaids on his rear might complete his
destuic,i«in. Ti»e aruiy which the French
are reported to have, though great, is not
equal to the euterprize they have underta
ken.
“ Exchange on London, at Par ”
Cap. Conklin informs, that no event of
importance had oc cured since the battle* of
Almeida, except that a corps of 10,00(1
rieuch troops had entered Bndnjoz ; winch
had obliged the Junta of Hadajnz tu remove
to Elves 111 Pm tug i. Both the English and
I re'icii were strongly tonified in their enr
trench men to—and both, seemingly, afraid of
i isking an action. But the opinion in Lis
bon was, thatLoid Wellington's army was
perilously situated. If lie should venture to
retreat from his strong Bold, then there was
a chance of the French being able to cut off
his retie et—and, if he should attack the
r reach, all would depend upon a singly bat
tle. 1 he Portuguese were sending to Ui©
army all who were capable of bearing arms
—and tr> ops were daily arriving at Lisbon
Irom England and Cadiz-At the latter
theie was left only a sufficient number of
men to garrison the town. The French
army was also greatly remtorced. —,Y F
Oaz.
Professor Leslie, of Edinburgh, has disco,
vered a new mode of producing artificial
cold. Without any expenditure of mate,
rials he can, by means of a simple appa
r.vtus, in which the action of certain fchemit
cal powers is combined, freeze a mass of
water, and keep it for an indefinite length
ot time in a state of ice. In an hour he has
thus formed a cake of six inches in diame
ter, and three quarters of an inch thick -
with very little trouble, he can produce a
permament cold of 90 degress of Fahren
heit, below the temperature of the air, and
might easily push it to more thau 100 de
grees.
A Treaty of commerce has been arranged
with the Deputies from the Carraccas, in the
4th article ot which, we understand that Great
tritain, on her part engages to protect the trade
of those settlements against any hostile attempts
that may he made to destroy it : a singular era
bMi rassment thus aris a from the late blockading
proclamation of the Regency of Spain
The fall in the price of English cloth is per*
haps the greatest ever known —The finer sorts
from Wiltshire which last vear wire sold at two
guineas per yard are now worth 23s and at some
late sales at tlie Auction Mart, some if.the best
Yorkshire cloth dixl not fetch above 4s. per yard;
>o beneficial lias been the late importation crT
Spanish wool
Accounts from Basque R adr, received in
London, state that 12,000 French troops and
600 deset tci s arc at Id d’A*x, re ,dy to embark
lor South America Tliree ships of the line
were at durante, and in Aix roaJs, tiuce fri
gates, gun brigs. &.c.
. Fccr.ezcr Huntingdon, bet/ is chosen a repre
sentatite to Ciu-gi s for tl, state of Connecti
cut, in the place of Satnuti W. Dana, Ftq ap
pointed Senator.
The National Intelligencer says that tlie lettera
just published, are duplicates ; and to the hurry
in copying must be niribiited the circumstance
of the letter Irons.Mr* Pinkney to Mr. Smith, St
that from '.he Marquis Wellesley to Mr. Pinkney,
i appearing without dates
From the Natchez Werb*y Chronicle.
[exTha.J
Natciiei, Wednesday Morning,
September 26. 1810.
; At a late hour last night we received ihe sub
j joined extract of u letter, which we lose no
; time-in laying before our readers From this
! 't will be seen that the Florida Convention
have been compelled to have recourse to mi
litary forrr, and that the foil of B.-.tnn H'tige
and Gov. D-l .ssus is in the po wer of the Pa
triots. We ere informed that a few dais
since the Cnnven'ion received intell gcuee that
they were betrayed, and that gov. polch hada
gailey at Galvtstown, in which lie meant to
efllbaik the Convention for Pensacola, & that
he himsclt was in the eastern psrt of the pro
vince alarming ami saving distention among
the people In this dilemma, prompt and vi
gorous measures became absolutely necessary,
and the result is here eluted :—
" PtNKNETvir.LE, Sept. 25, 1810.
“ We have information directly from Baton
Rouge, that on Saturday night about 150 men,
under the command of gen. Thomas, entered
the fort of Baton Rouge Young Grande Pre
who commanded, gallantly alt inpted to deil-iicf
it, and received a serere wound in his neck,with
abroad sword. One of the guard fired on the
assailants, and was immediately shot down by
one of captain Johnson's dragoons—another of
the Spanish giurd was wounded, no damage
received by the tgoops-of the Convention. Ha
ving quieted every thing in the fort, thay pro
ceed d to the house of his Excellency, dragge/ .
h m out,Si carried him to the fort,with two boxes ■
of money found in hi* room, and loaded him with v
irons——but not without having to knock him
down with the butt end of a musket. The Con
vention had about 250 men In the place when
the messenger left it, and every thing was
quiet-”
IMPROVED COMPASS.
We are informed, that t Villi am Russell.
I of New Uedfoid in this state, has obtained
Letter# patent, for •• si nesu and useful
improvement in the Mariner's and Survey „
or*s Coi»/iass," in which the defects of thosr
in common use, particularly the violent agi
tation .of the coenpass card in a high #*»*;
its refusing to tend when a ship is scudding
before the wind; and what is termed sleep.,
ing or moving on its axis, on coming into
still water out of rough ; and various de.
tects in the Surveyor’s compass now in ge,.
neral use, are obviated or removed. These «
compasses, we understand, have met th®
general approbation of those who have had
an opportunity to view them, and their u
tility has been fully tested by trial on a voy*
age from New Bedford to St. Petersburg.
Boston Pufier.,
Nkw York, Oct. 19; •
Duel-On Tuesday afternoon a duel wa«
fought at Sandy H*>k. near the Light
llotue, be.ween two Midshipmen of lie
name#of R gers and Morgan, belonging to
•hr fiigate Constitution. Bo*h sho's took
e*T ct at the first lire. Rogers was killed,
the ball passing into h'S right side, through
hi# body and into his left arm. Morgan re
ceived only a Hesh wound, the ball pasting
icross his bi cast. —L. Post.