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tholnmews, & smuggled thence into English
islands.—London fiafier.
It is understood that Sir Francis Lafo
rey is to succeed in the command o‘ the
Leeward Islands, in the room of Sir sffelc
under Cochrane, recently appointed (io
vernor of Guadaloupe.——London Pafter.
Translations from Portuguese pttpers to the 27th
of August, received at the office of the P Tote
Gazette. ,
• Lisbon, August 22.
Head-Quarters of Lagosa, Aug 14
Order of the Day.
His Excellency Marshal Beresford, Cotnman [
der in Chief, has already made known to the
army the brave conduct of a part of the regiment
of cavalry. No. 12, under the immediate orders j
of Futld-Marshal Silveira ; his Excellency has '
now the satisfaction to announce that that Gene
ral ha^ just made prisoners in the Castle of Pu- !
ebla de Senabria, of the Swiss battalhon. No. 3,
composed of"400 men, which had taken refuge
there in order to escape his attacks in the open
country.—The enemy commanded by Gen Ser
ies, superior in force, advanced in order to save
that battallion which was besieged by the militia i
of Tras-os-montes, wnd a part of that regiment of
cavalry, but ttiose brave militia animated by the
example of their commander the Field Marshal
Silveira were unintimidated, and the enemy bv
approaching obtained only the mortificali n n
•witnessing the surrender of their battalhon,
which took place in their sight.
Such was the result of the intelligence and
judgement with which Field Marshal Silveira
projected this entei prize, and of ttie valor and
prudence with which lie executed it It has
shewn that the brave militia of Tras os-Montes
ere not unmindful of the glory of their ancestors,
and that they are determined to emulate them ;
they remember the year 1~62, when the pea
saniry ot that province engaged a corps of re
guiar troops of the enemy, and compelled it to
retreat.
lfnACAKZA., Aug. 12 —After the surrender of
Puebla de Sauabriu, our troops made their re
treat in sight of the enemy, who pursued us up
■wards of a league and an half, without our sus
taining any loss.
Badajos, August 13—The official account of
the action ot the 11th inst has not yet been pub
lislied in this city ; but wc learn from credible
persons that Ballesteros having advanced with bis
division of from 3 to 4000 men to pursue the ene
my in his retreat, die latter to the number of six
thousand foot and 800 cavalry attacked him. be
tween Bienvenida and Villa G .rcia, and pier.se
him very hard, when General J.a Carrara arrived,
who extricated him anti repulsed the enemy_
The respective loss of both sides is unknown ;
hut all agree that of the French was most conn
derablc They received on the same day a rein
forcemenl of between S and 6000 men, and on
the following day advanced as far as Z*fra. The
Spanish army concentrated itself in the points ot
Feria, Parra, Salvaterra, &c. in this last place the
Marquis Rom ami has his head quarters. To day
it is said that the French were retiring from Zx
fra towards Lerena, and that the Spanish army
was advancing. ..
August 17.—The Spanish hen<l quarters arc
now ai Zaira, and the enemy has retreated t<>
Santa Olall.i and Monnsterio. The action of the
11th instant was wai mly contested. Mendizaba!
had the chief command of the two divisions of
Ballesteros a:ul La Carrera ; the former hud his
hat shot through by a musket ball; La Carrera’s
liorse was killed by a thrust of a bayonet ; the
Count de Montijo’s horse was wounded by a ball
which shattered one of his hands. Tne los9 of
the enemy was greater than that of the Spani
ards ; but the amount of eithei is not certainly
known.
Lissom, August 21—On the 25th of this
month, the frigate Perola is to sail for Algiers,
to carry thither the Moois who are here, and to
bring back the first fourth of the Portuguese cap
tires. |
Remarks on the late Rrench Decree.
FROM THE BRITISH ALFRED.
“ The “ blockade of the British isles,” pro
olaimed with such sententious orientality in )
the Berlin Decree—has proved in the result, j
so utterly inefficient, that the author of this
negative system of blockade has, ai last, de
scended to make advances-though indi
rectly-to G. Britain. Vfheletter to Gen.
Armstrong abounds with exp essions of re
gard for America. “The Emperor ap
plauded the general embargo laid by the U
S. he did not complain of it.” The embargo
was imposed by America, in consequence of
the interruption of her Commerce, resulting
from the Decrees of France, and the Orders
in Council of G. B. The sequestration of j
American vessels, is stated as the obvious
consequence of the Act of Congress, of the
1st of March-but that Act being now re
voked, the ports of America are open to
French Commerce, and France is no longer
interdicted to the Americans.” This argu
ment brings G. B , France and America to
the precise commeicial relations on which
they stood after the issuing of the Berlin and
Milan Decrees, and British Orders in
Council-and previous to the Act of Con
grt's, of the 1st of March. “In short the
“ Congress engages to oppose such of the
Belligerent Powers as shall refuse to recog
nize the rights of neutrals.”-. -Now, if
France could cajole America into the tin
qualified support of this position, to its full
extent, war between ihe U. S. and G. B.
were inevitable——for these rights of neti_
trals, we apprehend, to be founded on the
principles of the memorable "armed neu
trality” of the Northern Powers of Europe.
•‘In this new state of things,” the Dicrees
of Berlin and Milan are revoked, and will
cease to be in force from the 1st of Nov. next,
•• it being understood, that in consequence
of (his declaration, the English shall revc kc
their Orders in Council, renounce the new
principles of blockade,” or that America
shall cause her “ rights to be respected by
the English”-in plain English, unless G.
B. shall recognise the •• Bights of Neutrals,”
by admitting the principle, that neutral Hot
toms make free Goods—disclaim the right
of blockade; and of search—it is astum
ed by the *• Minister of Foreign Helations,”
that America malting com man cause with
France, will declare war against England.
“Ilis Majesty ” it seems by this letter,
“ I«»ve3 tbe Americans”-ofthat.no doubt
will be entertained, if ihe Americans shall
concur in the views of France. It is great,
ly to be feared, that tbe concession thus ex
torted from Napoleon, by the embarrass
ment into whicii the Continent is thrown by
tm attempt to “isolate” the Brit is* Island*,
will revive th‘^e discussions of neutrality,
tha must interpose a barrier against there
newal of unrestrained, or even libeial Com
mere ml Intercourse. In Hie present state of
tbt H Pigments, this wnl be found an iitsu
per able difficulty.”
Nonroi.it, Oct.8.
A gentleman landed from the ship Silly.
| cap i V. i i*- iii.*f lays from Liverpool
f !»■ vud t< B liimnrc, ud came to thisplao
i on aturdu/ ; he has favoured us with Lon
idon papers to th* 25th August, from which
wc have made some extract.*.
This gentium u* is the bearer of dispatch
eafrotn Mr. Pinkney% at London, and Gene
ral Armstrong, at Paris, tor the Secretary
of State. '•
We understand that Mr. Pinkney liad
made an official communication of .the re.
vocation of the Berlin and Milan decrees to
the British government, and a .dispatch
which was forwarded to Liverpool, after
this gentleman left London, is supposed to
contain the answer of Marquis Wellesley.
-Ledger.
The Lisbon papers of which we spoke in
lour last, contain but little which will not be
found in this day’s paper, copied from New
York papers. There is a very animating
ptoclamation of Lord Wellington’s, calling
on the inhabitant* of Portugal to persevere
in their efforts; representing the enemy as
wanting provisions, and without resour,
ces to continue much lunger in the country.
— Id.
From one of our Lisbon Tapers, we have
procured a translation of the following itver- j
cepted despatch from Don Miguel Jlritiza, |
Duke of Santa f'ce. Ambassador from Jose phj
Bonaparte to Fiance ; addte>sed '»J .-seplTs i
minister of Foreign affairs at Mudi’d. The '
perusal of ibis letter will impress e^ery one of
its authenticity. & as shedding much-tight up i
on the affairs of Spain will be read with in
terest.— lb.
Paris, June 19. 1810.
I Most Excellent Sir,
The dav before ves
I terday J had a long conversation with his
Excellency the Duke de C idore (Ch.mr
pugny) minister foi foreign affairs, vho had
previously informed me that he had some
Communications to make to me by com.
maud of the Emperor. I will endeavor to
give your excellency a detailed statement of
this conference, emoracing a number of
different objects, and all of them important.
1 he minister commenced by stating that
his imperial majesty could no* send more
money into Spain, that in consequence it
would be necessary in future, that the king
dmn should provide for the support of his
armies employed in Spain-That his
impelial majesty had already done enough,
in having sent nearly 400 000 men into Spain
—that the treasury of France had been ex
hausted, the emperor having already sent
into Spain since the commencement of the
war, upwards of 200 millions of francs*—that
we had not made use of the resourceswhir.lt
our country afforded, in order to raise reve
nue. He said that contributions might have
been levied in Andalusia, particularly at Se
vllle and Malaga, and also in Murcia_
That his majesty had laid a contribution of
six millions on Lerida (I will not be positive
whether this was the exact sum he mention
ed, or a larger.) The minister urged that
• here ought to have been a confiscation of
all British property, wherever found—that
H. I. M. was informed that in Seville alone,
it would amount to forty millions-that the
plate belonging to the Churches and Con.
vents, ought to have been seized_His
excellency insisted that in Spain there must
be in circulation immense sums of money,
introduced by the French and British armies,
as well as that imported from South Ameri'
ca-Thauin his former wars, his imperial
majesty had compelled the countries which
he had conquered to support his armies
j without drawing upon the treasury of
France; that but on account of the war in
Spain, and being at peace with the conti
nent, he could have disbanded a large part
of his army, and thus have diminished his ex
penses.
The minister Complained to me, that the
funds which we had raised had not been ju
diciously applied to their proper objects—_I
viz. to the payment of the troops employed |
in the subjugation and pacification of the I
country—that the publick funds had bi en
expended in luxury and expenses, that might
and ought to have been avoided—That re
wards and gratifications, however justly me
rited, ought to have been suspended un
til times of tranquility—That the civil list
was numerous and expensive, beyond what
was necessary.
His excellency said that Spanish regiments
had been formed, and that others we.enow
forming, that after having put the state to
great expences, which could have been better
applied, these troops desert and increase the
strength of the enemy. Finally the minis,
ter complained that the king had treated
with unmerited indulgence those who had
been opposed to hirn, which could not fail to
digust those who had been attached to his
cause from the commencement.
These are the principal topics upon which
the ministerdiscanted, and I shall now lay
before your excellency my observations in re
p'y.
i he pmnt winch according to my judg
ment, the emperor laid the gi eatest stress on,
was, that no more money should be sent
from France to Spain, exce»pt the twomilli_
ons of francs monthly, already decreed and
mentioned in a former despatch_-Calling
to m) recollection, what had occurred upon
this subject, when I was minister for foreign
affairs, and having a full knowledge of the
situation of our provinces, and ofr.u: resour_
ces, I told the minister that the king my
master, was fully sensible of the great ex
peuse to which the emperor had been put,
by the war in Spain, that the king was under
the painful necessity of declaring, that un
der existing circumstances he could not
maintain himself in Spain without th« aid of
In# imperial majesty-That the revenues i
of the kingdom were very small, and wliol„ {
I) inadequate to the exigencies of the stare, [
arising partly from the very great difficulty
in collecting, in the fi w districts already !
subdued ; and because many of the provtn i
ces were yet unsubdued. Indeed, in tin
provinces subdued, ihe Irrcjucnt incursions
of the insurgents, rendered it always diffi
cult, and frequently imp ssible, for the ad
ministrators and collectors to perform, their
duties.-[Herr Aranta. detail» at great
length, the difficulties which arc e.r/icrienc.
cd by Jone/di in hin fiscal oftera'ions, which
will not be here inner ed, being well known,
and then be ftroeecd» :]
1 represented to tlu- minister that in An
dalosia. (from my information) that some
conti iontions had been levied ; that in (Iren
ada, (although no opposition had been made)
a forced loan of five millions of Kettlsj had
been made ; that in Mai iga a loan of the
>ame nature and to a much larger amount
had been made, the greater part of which
had been placed in the Military Chest of ihe
fourth division of theainiy. Not having
been iTiysc lf.it S- ville, when it was taken, I
could not speak with exactness of wliat oc„
• 7hlrty seven ,Millions of Dollar*.
j O/Jc M.llt n of Dollar*,
1 he opinion that the raising of regnlar
; Spanish regiments, and embodying the mi
: litin, ate prejudicial,inasmuch as they oc
; casion heavy r xpeirces, and then desert, and
thereby tnciease the force of the enemy, is
entertained by some, but is much question
ed, and it nn unfounded, is greatly exngge
rated. 1 repve-ented to the minister, that
upon the principles of national policy there
would be no question, that every state must
have a national force of its own, I admit
ted that in the commencement of the war,
there had been many desertions, bn* never
to the extent reported ; that the number
had been, and was daily diminishing, and
would diminish as public opinion changed,
and must finally cease, becausu the insur
gents no longer exis’ed in. the character of
armies, but now only deserved the name of
banditti, which certainly could not attract
those who had enlisted under the ro\ al ban
ners. I urged the policy ot employing the
Spanish troops in garrisons, and s ated that
many of the French generals had lamented
the necessity of scattering their troops in
various parts of the kingdom, to preserve
order and tranquility in places, which had
already submitted to the king.
The minister appeared to me, to think that
it would be impossible to persuade the
French generals to agree in the policy of
raising a regular army of Spaniards, but
that they might be brought to agree in the
policy of employing Spaniards as national
guards, anil in aiding the civil authorities
when necessary, I replied that 1 knew
that there were some French generals in
the first rank anil talents, who were not
Only favorable to the plan ot raising Spa
nish regiments, but bail supported their o
| pinions with great zeal and solidity of ar
gument, which i was ready to lay be forte bis
excellency. That those generals who held
the contrary opinion, would deserve more
consideration, if they would make known
their names, but until they did so, they just
ly merited suspicion of improper views -
| ( The remainder of the letter treats of sub
jects of minor interest, and is omitted.)
(Signed)
DUKE OF SANTA FE.
PRESENT STATE OF HaYTI.
We learn from a gentleman who left Port an
Prince, in the latter end of August hat, tne lol
lowing particulars relative to ttie existing state
' adaiis in that country at the time of tii» di par
lure.
The Mole was still in possession of the troops
of Petion under ttie command of Gen. D’Arve,
( who succeeded Lamsrre) but closely b” sieged
by the army, and blockaded by the Meet of Chris
t<-phe It was supposed to contain provisions for
three or four months, but the general opinion
■vas, that it could not hold out lunger than that
time This position is the only one now occu
pied by Petion in the northern departments of
the Island, ami should it fall, the whole nnli' . ry
force of Christophe will no doubt be turned a
gainst ttie south.
The advanced purls of Christoph* ext nd to
i’Arcalmye, which is only about. fifteen miles
from Port au Prince, the Capital of Pet ion’s do
minions. This city would afford a powerful oh
stacle to the conquests of Christophe, as it is
nearly surrounded by a strong wall and eotre <ci.
ment lately constructed, should r.ot treason find
its way amongst the inhabitants. Unanimity ap
pears to he wanting The people are mostly di
vided into factions One party is attached to the
President, another is desirous of placing Kig.uid
at the head of the government, and u third is sns
peeled of being in favor of Christophe Iftnese
conflicting sentiments continue to prevail, Port
au Prince must fill.
Gen. R gaud, from whose talent*, energy and
popularity, so much was expected, was lying
sick at Jeremie.
General Gomoy had not •urrendered wit/i his
army to Kig.nul, as was reported, but w «s still
in i state of open hostility against the autnority
of Potion, with af»r re of ab >o' 5 or fiOOO mrn
A negoeiation had in reality been opened, end »
personal interview took place between the two
chiefs, but without producing any amicable ar
rnngeinent. G >moy is a negro, as such is op
posed, to the. influence of the mulatto a and
Jins declared liimselfto be in the interest of Chris
tophe
Should this statement he entirely correct, after
the reduction of the Mole, the conquest of the
south, will most probably follow,for a* the war
has assumed very much the character of a war of
colour, aild »* the blinks are much more mime
rous than the fhniattoes, disaffection will more
generally nirvnd among the troops of the south,
who arc principally black. We should not l«
surprised to see in a short time tho same hrbrrible
•valem of exu-rniiiiatiou practised by the Negroes
(gainst the people of colour, vhir'i whs focrh r
ly j»ut mlo execution by them conjointly against
the unfortunate whites It has already been com
menced by Christophe wi'hin ti ree or four years,
during which time a great number of influent.al
and i nportant men of colour at the Cape and else
where, have been sacrificed to ilia jetdjui re*
sentruent.
In addition to the above s'atf-roent, we have
seen « letter from die C •■{/**, dated inthel*1'cr
end of August, wherein ii is confidently asserted
that from the active operations thru carried on a
gainst ttie Mole by Ch;-i*t<sp ••:, it con'd not hold
out longer th in ten d.tys. This c: 1> illation, how- i
-ver, we presume is pi t mature, as ii differ* so mi
leriaily I'om liter account I rum Port mi Priin-e,
which may be considered as th <t of the besieged
— rh itudi l fain Daily Jdxcrtttcr.
curred, but that I had been Informed, that
all the British property in that city, had, at
the desire of the French administrators, been
sequestered—that the same measure was
pursued at Malaga.
That the amount of this sequestered pro
perty had been supposed much larger than
it appeared to be, as general Scbastiani in
particular found at Malaga. That it was I
not to be wondered that his imperial in *jrs. j
ty had been deceiv' d, afier the exaggerated ’
accounts of the amount of Biitish property, j
said to be in,Seville,
fin the three next paragraphs, which nr® '
of great length, 4ranzu assures tlic minister
tha* the utmost activity had been used in the ]
seizure of the plate belonging to the church
es, leaving none tiiat was not actually re
quisite for its service. He proceeds to coin- ]
bat the opinion of theminister as to the amount
of circulating specie in Spain, assuring him
that altho* large sum* may be in the country,
that from the character of the war, all indu.s- |
try is suspended, commerce annihilated, j
and the confidence necessary to the circu- I
latioH of money destroyed. Jtranza finally !
assuies the minister that the money which
had been brought into the Spanish treasury,
had been employed in the support of the
French armies, except what was actually
essential to the support of the king and his
civil administration, in which,»instead *>f
prodigality, the utmost frugality had been
observed. That not only the rewards and
gratifications for meritorious services had
not been paid in money, but that even u
great part of the king’s expenses hrd been
defrayed by warrants on ihe- sequestered
-national property? allowing the holders the
piivilege of purchasing the same at a future
dav. Aranaa then proceeds."I
CCommunicated for the Phtlade’phia Gazette J
WE ORDER,
1st. The line from Niciistsdt, in H ls'«*5n, o
vtr Are'nbocti in Segeboro, from then**-- u> Oidcs
lobe, over Weltx'mrg uul !1 rmne<1. to the city
and castle of Gluckslad, from th-on.0 :d->ng the
Elite to Uruiialietttle und N<>rUcrdiiliinar<-h*n,
shall bifcoihuItTed as a pirtirulm 1 nr of« ustom
over whic.lt shall not he carried ft* ,;n our Dutch
i-*s, nor at sea nor on land, any produce not be
mg of European original
2d Hi fined sugars aid syrrups dare not he ex
it tried over the said lino
31. An exception sit.ill he allowed only for
roolt small quantities of nen European produces,
or refined sugars & syr--utts, winch are destined,
far us can bo proved, foe the retail trade, and
t tr domestic use, at those ir 1 md place* which arj;
situated bey nd the line
4lh F >r the inland manufactures which are si
touted beyond the said line, and to whose use
non-European produces arc absolutely required,
it may be allowed to export the requisite quanti
ties of said produce, hut when these-goods are
manufactured they may he brought back again
on this side the said line
5ih. To grant passports for any quantities of
non-European produce, or refined sugars or 3yr
rups, allowed in the 3d and 4th, and in order to
"retire the obligation ot the above said manufac
tures we have ordered n commission.
6th. Every man who will export any non-Eu
ropean produce, refined sugars or syrrups, for
domestic use or ictud trade, or to the manufacto
ries beyond the line street, must go to the c on
missionvi'S and prove the destination of the si id
merchandize
7th. The warehouses of refined sugars, non-Eu
ropeat: product-*, and syi rups, which will he found
beyond the said line, in "greater quant ities than i«
noiessary fur the retail trade of 6 months, or for
domestic use for one year, shall ho transported !
back-at the expence of the owners, on this side
of the line, within three weeks sftur the publics- j
ti-m of this law:
8th. The city of Altona is only excluded from j
the measures of the 7th, but the whole amount'
of non European piodtice there, shall be put un- ■
dor controul, that they fhay not he exported to a ;
ny place heyhnd this side liie line
9th. Every vessel that clears from one inland
place to another along the roast ot the Eloe itiusi
give security tor 25lb oft he value ol Uie ship 8c
cargo, for security of discharging the cargo at the
pi ice of destination.
10th. All those goods which are found to he
transported nearer the 'rontiers than those places,
and me line between them, shall be confiscated,
j and die merchant who is interested therein shall
puy the value of the merchandize All these mea
sures shall he observed till further orders
Copenhagen, August 6. 1810.
<©mae$tic.
FROM A NEW 9RLEANS PAPER.
To the Editors of the Orleans Gazette.
Gentlemen
When I furnished for publication a
copy ot my report to Gen Wilkin sou ot en
Gun boats ready to receive the troops on
board, 1 had n<t the slightest suspicion that
any error as to date exis.ed. I am no>v con.
vinced that it was on the 21st of August, in
stead of the 12>h, that the Report was made
-anti 1 was led into the error by the
mistake of my cl t k. who recorded it into
my letter-book with the tlute ot the 12th ot
August.
The same regard for truth and justice
which induced me to publish that Report,
now impels me to acknowledge the error—
and I nope your brother EaJitors, thro-oghout
the U. S who have published the errone
ous Report, will have the goodness to Cor
rect it.
M. B. CARROLL.
Sep: 2, 1810.
Extract of a letter from KYew York, dated ,
4th inst.
“ By letters from London of Aug 22d, f
we are informed of Bonaparte’s deterrtiina -j
tion to restore to the proprietors, the pro
perty sequestered at St Sebastians, on the j
payment of the new duties,i}——Thiladel„
phi a Gazette.
Knoxville. Sept 22 —By a gentleman
just from the Mobile coun ry, we learn the
following facts :
About the middle of August orders from
the secretary of the war department arrived
at the post of Fort Stoddart, comm nding
col. Richard Spaik> «> letach tw<>c mmis
sionedi ffictrs. tout n. n-commissmi ed, and
twenty privates to form t w.> companies"for
the purpose of ex doring the conn, ry be ween
that /'ace and Highwasee, taking a survey
of the distance, and learning every particu.
lar the;, possibly can, respecting soil, growth,
water, &c.
Captain F.. P. Gaines, who has formerly
bet n employed by the gover mont on simi
lar cxcurs ons, we understand, takes com
mand of one of the parties. This gentle
man/ it is said, is eminently calculated to
do justice to his appointment He follows
the dividii g ridge between me waters of the
Bigby and Alabama-from thence to the
ridge which divides the waters of *he Black
Warrior or Tuscaloosa from those of the
Coosa, and pursues this las* un'il it is lost in
the great dividing ridge lying between the
waters of Tennessee and Mobile—from thi*
last he is to strike the Highwasee, a»ctnd
it to »hr last bootable point, cross the ridg*
dividing the High was* (> from rhe Counts i
go, in such place as will afford the shortest
and best portage to a boa table point on the
latter—from this lust point hgcommences
the long wished for survey of the Alabama.
At this place the captain is ?n to b*- met by
the second party, who pursue from the Ala
bania tlie common path to Highwasee,
through the Crock nation and Cherokee.
What officer will conduct the second par
ty, was not learnt when odr informant came
away
" The parties were to start about the 1st
of September from Fort Stoddart.”
Nontoi.K, Octobe. 8 -The U States frigate
Constitution, Capt. Holl. Anchored in Hampton
Roads on Saturday, from Boston
\V«- learn that important dispatches from Mr
Pinkney, were forwarded by Saturday*# Mail to
the seat of governin' nt, by Mr Libs, of Uic!i
tnund, landed here from I.ivi rpool, which place
he left the 27th August. Ilcmld.
The report som" flays past in circulation in
this city, that the French felucca privateer,which
r* fitted in this port, And sailed on Friday last,
w%< taken by a British privateer, is without
foundation. Captain Jennings, of the schooner
William and Elii.t, arrived yesterday in 9(lay*
from Philadelphia, saw her to the northward of
S*. Helena on Monday last.-— Savannah Matcum
'27th ult.
The British *lvg is fly mg on the Castle of Pen
sacola. Our information ta derived from a gen
tleir.an 17 days from that quarter. This is no
more, the reader will recollect, than we mJcu
h tod upon in a former paper, and is probably
the lut art ofdelegated authority of* the Spsnitlh
Junta, in f.vov of their good friend and «dty kin*'
Geo ge—N-,\v we may console ours-Ues with
having the 'iW1; hot 11 in our from and i ear
Tlu*y have u.»w the master key in tlie \Vi si
India trade, an l can easily control that ot the
',lit«:3ii|ipi. "a'li'» in ght have been easily pre
vented, in our opinion, it bur just but too for
bearing g -ve*iunent bad seized vi et arm’s or*
that part of W. FTn-ida w'.i. h they claim The
forces ttiulur General Wilkins »n on the Sabine,
would have Ven u efullv enipl -yet! on this na
c-isiiii and hive secured to the U"itr I States aii
sn. igrs wiimh are now more <1 flit lilt to ceob
mined.—Jujutta Chronicle, St fit 22.
A TORNADO.
“ Brighter, broader lightilings 0 ,sh,
Hail and rain tempestuous fail ;
Louder, deeper thunders crash,
Desc.lalion threatens all ;
Struggling Nature gasps for breath.
In the agony ol death.”
Mont&ime ry.
From the Salem Gazette*
A gentleman, who was on the spot the
day after the violent Tornado, which hap
pened at Bradford on friday night the 14dt
instant, states, that the effects are greater
than ever were before witu ssetl in this coun
try from the like phen imtnon. AH are as
tonished who beiiold the ruins. Where
poor Hardy’s house stood, a scene of desola
tion is exhibited which surpasses not only
credibility, but even description. Every
thing-is laid waste, as though the besom eff
destruction had passed over that devoted
habitation. 1 be house and barn were torn,
by tlie fury of ike >vind, into atoms ; the
splinters atid broken fragments are scattered
in the direction of the b.;ist4 miles.
The Whirlwind commenced about 100 rods
to tlie West of this unionunatt man’s dwel
ling, and pass-id to the North East, carry
ing complete destruction in its frightful train*
It wits short in its duration, and liappily iij
width it did not exceed five rods. It Was
accompanied with torrents of rain, and thun
der and ligh ning. The m duight noise, the
i tumult and convulsions of tlie atmosphere,
I were so tremendous, that the affrighted
I neighbors “thought the day of judgement
| had arrived.” The sills only of the house
I remain. At the wcs. end, the sleepers as
i wed as the floor, are gfne, the chimney is
neat ly levelled with the surface of the earth.
Every article of household stuff is demolish
ed. either frittered to pieces, or Inowii away
r.ntl lost The very stone wills, near where
the house s u>od. are blown d wn ; some large
ro ks near the foundation are removed, that
in quire the streng h of two men to roll then*
back., again.
The family were in bed when the storm
commenced, and it appears miraculous hat
a s nglelite was spared. 1 he children were
as cep in the Wes ern room, of which there
remained not a single vestige he next morn
ing, except the sill:.. The infant which
was killed was found 15 rod , off beyond a
stone wall, under h large beam. The o hers
were p.cketWup among the shattered nuns
within tile inclosure, and no' much hurt.—
f. lie husband and wife found liemsehes at
the opposite end o{ the house upon the floor
among the bricks.
The v/r|e (gkceinte) was very much bruis
ed. but i; rapidly on the recovery.
'This scene presents objects ro the philo
sopher curious and ins ructiv. -m> the
philanthropes: distressing—and to all awful
and impressive,
Washington The President of the
I Ukitxd States arrived in tins city oil Sa
turday evening.
Governor Claiborne returned to this ci
ty on Saturday.
Jt is with sincere regret that v/r announce
the resignation of John G. Jackton, E-q.
a dishLngU’shed Representative in Congress
from the* state of Virginia. The reason as
signed for this step, as given in a letter t®
his constituents, is the sure ot -.is health.
RICHMOND OCTOBER 12 181U.
FO R THE EAQUIJtE H.
THEVAZOO DECISION.
No IV.
You know his Nature,
That he’d revengeful ; and I know his sword
Hath a sharp edge ; its* long, and it may be
s-id
U reaches for ; and ichere *tutU not extend,
Thither he dart* it.
ith.iksfi Hm. Hth.
We havo seen in the foregoing numbers,
for the first lime in any Court, in England
or America, that a idea of a purchase with**
on no-ice of a fraud, which did not aver the
actual fiayment of the purchase fnovry wa»
held good, upon Demurrer, by the Supreme
C urt of the U. S. : We have seen'thaf court,
af er elaborately and satisfactorily proving,
tu •*- t e act of the Legislature of Georgia of
7 h J ti 1795, was a • contract,” and not an
ordinary repea lab e statute, shrink *rom a
g ound >f enquiry in relation to it, which is
entirely competent to annul all contracts
whatsoever : We have seen it thus shrink,
n a Case which (contrary tothe respectable
prorest of Judge Johnson that it was a
feigned ami no; a real case which prnltsf
however wrs wholly disregarded by the
i OU' t it nitrced to consider, as a real and
bona fide can roversy between two parties.
Contend! g for a wu er of Tight, and yec
withdraw itself from such enquiry, on the
gr nod <>t its leading *o indecent disci 'turps,
dm-gatory nthe I tir fame of the Legislature
of (, «>'gtJ ! . and this, not only against the
veiy spit it ot a (i vemment founded on vir
(tie .ig.tinsi tin- ide i that an American Le
gislature is a limited and accountable body j
bu’ als • in the teeth ot English decisions,
upon this point, of the highest authority:
We have seen this Court, thus professing to
abstain from such etiqti'i-y, yet seeming to
expi res an opinion in favor of the validity of
ti e ac of J.iti. 1795 .dthnogh such opinion
was not necessary to he given, hi the case,
the ground of defence being that of n pur
chase without notice of the objections to the
act, and although there w is no party before
the Court, interys edto maintain the contra*
ry position VVr have sten this C.ourl,
by reprobating the power of a succeeding
Legislatin'-, to repeal the act of Jan. '93,
and by disclaiming the power, itself, to en •
quire into tlie validity and purity of the
•‘contract,” involved in i-, present tin- rii6*
lancholy fact to our view, that tbcie in r:a
/tower in the government competent to v»,
cate k Lrgi'l.uive “ conn act” origination1 'a
fraud, lima bottomed upon ivituition ‘ : V\ •>