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ggWgj i _ ' ~ ■ 'mmj&
|jf£rrltd by the Dutch Government, far
jfeipa to clear out lor neutral ports, on ‘
filing bonds to the amount of three 1
times the value of the vessel and car
There is a report that Swedish pro
f fertv has been sequestrated in France '
and Holland, in consequence of French i
consuls having^ been refused a resi
dence in sothe oftheports of Sweden,
and facilirifts having been afforded for
the admission of £nglish merchandize
into those ports* .
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Bank Stock 260 1-3./ Omnium 8-4
prem, 3 pr. ct. red, 69 7*8 3-4 7-8—
India Bond* 18 19 prem.—.4 pr. ct.
85 3 8 1-4—Ex. Bills 1 dis. 4 prem.
—-Long. Aun. 18 1-2 9-16 1-2—
Cons, for—^*-,71 t-2 3-8 1-2.
A Gotteuburgh m*il arrived here
yesterday. Some of the letters from
Sweden mention the probability of a
change in the Russian Councils hos
tile to France. The following are ex
tracts from a few of the letters brought
by the mail ;
** Stockholm, June 5.
“ It is strongly rumoured on
Change, that peace is restored be
tween Russia and Great Britain, and
that, in consequence of it, the former
power has entered into a new coalition
against 1 ranee.
Gottenburghj June 11.
“ Peare between England and Rus
sia is cmain.
44 P. S. The letters just come in from
the eastern part of the Continent are
viler.t on this important subject.”
The two next letters, although of
later dates, do not advert to this sub
ject.
June 21.
Price of Stocks this <lay, at one o’
clock, 3 per cent consols sheet—Om
itium 3 4 tot. pram. ** W
The business ol Parliament was fi
nished yesterday, and this day the pro
rogation took place.
Yesterday C over hment received dis
patches from Lord Wellington. No
engagement had been fought s<? late
as the 31st ult. nor had any military
m< \ ements ol consequence taken place
on either side.
A Gottenburg mail brings accounts
from Stockholm to the 7th instant.
A decree has been issued, prohibiting
the Importation of all colonial produce,
fsxc . pt in vessels direct from America,
into Stralsuud.
Liverpool, June 25.
Flour from 65 to 68s, wheat 17&(&
in London 18 and 6 pence.
Sailed yesterday the U. S. sloop of
war Hornet, Capt. Hunt, with dispatch
from Government for France and
England.
IMPORTANT.
A report prevailed at Halifax on
the 23d, that the British government
had communicated the form of a new
treaty to the A mcrican Cabinet, which j
had been rejected ; end this report w .8
considered as corroborated by the sail
ing ol the Puckrt direct from New-j
Yoik to England, without touching at
Halifax as usual at this season.
Extract of a letter from Liverpool, to i
a merchant in Boston, dated 4th1
June.
“ The present is to mention that a
bill is now before Parliam nt for in
oreaeing the duti.s on foreign timber.
\ • a (»eX uti extract of a letter from
our f} pen ton the subject, and, we are
of opinion, it will be found acrurare
<ts to the intentions of the govern
me’ctv
“ I understand it is intended that
the outv on deals, deal ends, deal bit
tfi*s, boards and oak planks, is not to
f|Ote pbee until the the 31st Decern.,
tier, 1011 ; but on balks, batten ends,
lap l/oards, oak boards, pailing boards,
pine boards* wainscot boards, fire
wood, fir quarter, handap’kes, lath;
Wood, masts, vards, bowsprits, oars,
spars, fctavea, fir timber, Ovk timber,
u'trs anti wainscot logs, I understand,
the du*y is to commence on the 30th
September next.
Extractof a letter from Boston, da^ed
Jtil) 31.
“The brig Corporal Trim, El well, |
arrived at Gloucester at 4 o’clock this
miming, in.a very chort passage fromi
Lisbon—could not get any fruit. Eur* 1
ther accoun s will, in all probability, {
l.« received bv this day’s mail.
The ship Rachael, Joseph, 60 days
from Gottenburgh, has arrived at Sa
i
Extract rfT a letter from a gentleman
at SidtitfroJ.n (Sweden) to hia friqju!
in Salem, timed May 13.
“lie people Urns appear to be sa
tisfied with the new government* anti
\
Gmtavus IV. is now an exile in Swit
zerland, where it is said he enjoys
himself extremely well. Notwith
standing this external appearance ol
tranquility, there is still discontent in
the court, for the Crown Prince has
throe times discovered an attempt to
poison hint, but he is determined to
brave out the stprm.
44 There will be no hostilities be
tween England and Sweden this year.
The French Minister fbY Sweden has
taken leave of Bonaparte, aftd is ex
pected here daily, when it is thought
the British minister will have to quit.
44 Private letters from Russia say,
that discontent reigns there among
the lower class of people, and govern
ment has doubled the duties on imports
and exports. If a general peace do<$
not take place this summer, Russia
and France will probably be at swords
points.
44 The duly, however, is not to at
tach on deals above seven inches wide
& eight feet long, hot exceeding 11-4
inch in thickness; nor on fir, being fc
inches Square, noteXceeding 10 inches
being the growth of Norway ; nor or
wood the produce of Africa.
44 The act to continue until sh
months after a treaty of peace, and
to be exactly twice the amount of the
present duty.”
Extract of a letter from a gentlemar
in Liverpool, tb a mercantile firm
in the same city, dated June 9.
44 In reply to your note, left late Iasi
night at my house, the information ]
have concerning the double duty or
timber, I had yesterday from Mr,
lilackburne, M. P. as follows ;
44 That the duty' on Oak Timber, ol
ail sorts, is to talce Tilacf* nn flip lit
Jan. next ; and on fir, and all othei
sorts, in Jah. after, (say 1812.) Or
which Mr. Blackburnc justly remarks
that the next session will give us suf>
ficient time to counteract both.
“ It appears to me, that governmem
have gone.too far to withdraw the bill
in toto. That on receiving the severa
memorials; the ministers found they
were wrong in the measure partiallj
represented to them, by interested spe.
culators, and that by putting jjhe dates
at the above distances, they have ren.
dered the bill harmless without with,,
.drawing it.”
Commercial Restrictions.
The following is a copy of the
“ General Instructions” recently pub
lished in Holland, prohibiting the com
mercial intercourse with this coun.
try :—
“GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
“ It being the intention of the Em
peror to prevent, by every possible
means, the introduction into Holland
of English merchandize and colonial
produce, the Generals in command are
to establish, at all points of the coast,
a system of the most active vigilance.
They can easily inform themaeTves
who those of the inhabitants are that
are reputed smugglers.
“ Every person guilty of introduce
irg British merchandize and prohibit
ed goods, or of holding any communi
cation, directly or indirectly, with the
English; shall be immediately arrested,
and tried by a commission to be ap„
pointed for that purpose.
** All the custom-house officers be
longing to a district under the com
mand of a General, or superior officer,
shall dispose of them in 6uch manner
as he shall think most eligible, irom
the information he shall obcain as to
local circumstances, and the dispositi
on of the inhabitants. In short, the
C»**ner l Ofiiceta commanding any dis
trict, shall concert measures with the
commanders of the Dutch troops sta
tioned in the district, for occupying,
with a se cond line of troop, the most
i.nnortani points, suspected to be used
as entrepots for illicit trade.
** The good* S M/.ed shall he ware
housed, and a process verbal shall be
made,*and the property divided, ac
cording to the regulations of the cus
tom house.
*4 It toov frequrnly occur, that ves
sels may arrive without being boarded,
as far as Rotterdam,'JLeyd, Dort, and
ports distant from the coast. The
custom-house officers stationed in
those posts shall attend the unloading
of such vessels, and ascertain if there
he on hoard colonial English goods
or articles of die commerce of thaj
country.
u Wo. r. a vessel arrives on the coast,
or the mouth of any river, destined
for anv port in the ini lior, officers
should he put on b *afd, a »d a guard to
accompany she vessel to her destinati
on, wlio will pr vent the landing any
p «rt of the goods wfith the parties
might be demons to save fictn exami
nation*
44 General Head-Quarter* at U*
tltvht, I8»li May, 181U.
(Signed)
44 Ai.int.il, Duke of REGGIO*”
From London jicfiera received at floaton.'
Ha.krlkm, Mjy ‘23.
The Dutch people and French troops.
The following proclamation was issued
at Rotterdam on the 34th inst. .
Burgomastership of the City of Rotter,
dam—The Burgomaster of the City of
Rotterdam, having I'carlrtt with the utmost
indignation, that yesterday evening, at
the time the French soldiers in garrison
here paraded in the great market place,
and also at the barracks, a foore nume
rous assembly than usual cr rather a ve
ry great multitude of people collected—Sc
that, not only by their violent pressure,
accompanied by the bootings of mischiev.
ous boys, was the exercising of the sol.
diers very much impeded ; bu-k also thai
the result was, that the soldiers were in
sulted and injured, and that they were
pelted with stones ; a part of the said mul
titude having followed the soldiers to the
barracks from which they afterwards re
tired r— ,
And tbft, in the mean time, one of the
French officers on his way ^rom the bar.
racks to his residence, was wounded in
the head with a eiont: thrown by one of
the mob i—
The Burgomaster, being on the one
' band anxious that the said officer should
receive that satisfaction to which he is just
ly entitled; and, on the other, that peace
and tranquility which ought uPdcr all cir
cumstances to be kept in this city, should
. be maintained, and those who shew a dis
‘ position to interrupt (he same be punish
t ed, and this city and corporation thus se
cuied from those inconveniences, disor
ders, an«J injurii 'w-onsequences, to which
they might otherwise be exposed
• Has though proper upon consulting the
Magistrates^ and with the approbation of
the TfcrrDiOSt of this Quarter, to offer,
and he liereby offers a reward of 1000
(^rnllU miilrtrrc Ira iha nnfenn uihn akall
oj;-;-*, -■- —
. k vc such information as shall lead to the
. apprehension and conviction of the per
petrator of the criminal a6\ above menti
oned, and further a reward pf 300 guil
ders for the discovery of the instigator of
, the insults, or any person who took a part
therein. The name of the informer shall,
if desired, be concealed.
The Burgomaster takes this occasion to
warn all and every individual, in the most
I earnest manner, to abstain from flocking
together or assembling in crowds in any
place, or places within this city j and more
especially to guard against so assembling
i at the barracks, in the great market, and
ali places where there may be French sol.
' diers or Custom-house Officers.
He further charges them, neither by
looks, deportment, nor gestures, much
I less by words or deeds, to offer any insult
| —nor to use reproachful language, or ex
pressions tending to a breach of the
| peace ; nor to Bfe guilty of the slightest
• out* age, by hooting at or pushing agarns
I the French military officers, soldiers, and
| custom house officer .* but, on the contrary
; ihat they treat all of them with every d •.
| gree of respect. Inasmuch as every per.
j son who shall, in future, be found molest.
{ing, or any way obstructing, the soldiers
jin garrison in this city, or commuting any
excesses, shall be punished for such of.
fences, according to the laws of the Em.
ptre, and the state of the case, even to the
extent of capital punishment. And all pa
| rents, or tutors are charged to keep a
I striCl wa'ch over their children, for which
they shall be specially responsible ; all and
every, being hereby warned that the gar.
i rison will oppose force by force.
(S'gned)
ISAAC VAN TEYLINGEN. !
Rotterdam, May 24.
| PRUSSIAN LOAN IN HOLLAND.
To His Excellency Baron Von Knobels.
Idorf^ Minister Plenipotentiary of Prus
sia in Holland.
•* M. Le Baron—>The reports which
some persons have thought Droner to cir.
culafe in Holland, respecting the future
deit ny o'. Prussia., have come to the know
ledge Of the Emperor; and I have not o
mt led to inform my illustrious Sovereign,
,hat the Du'.ch capitalists have been pre
vented from taking a part in the loan for
the use of his major ty the King of Prus
sia, from an idea that thesdt had some
foundation, and an apprehension that they
be partially or totally verified by the e.
Vent. I now have it In charge to contra
dict these reports in the most positive
manner, and to assure you, that h.s Im»
perial and Royal Majesty takes the most
sincere interest in the preserva’ion and re
establishment of Prussia t and further that
the sequel Will confirm the irrefragable
p-o 'fsof this sentiment, which my illus.
trlous Sovereign has constantly fell a sa
tisfaction in affording.
“ You will thus, M. Le Baron, be en*».
bled to calm the apprehensions of the
houses charged with the Iqpn for Prussia,
! and to tell them, that they may rely upon
I the^nlaiiont of amuy which subsist between
t the Cou ts of Paris and Berlin, and that
J the maintenance of the in egrity of the
i Prussian Monarchy cannot MS the smstlrst
degree, be a subject o d ubt*
l* It is my wish, M. Le Baron, that the
' insurance which I hereby have the honor
to give you, mjy r«-oiove til uneasiness,
and conduce to bring to a cl >s« the
financial operation, whxh his imperial and
Royal Majesty is desirous of seeing co n
t pleied to the utmost aatisL&ion of lut
Majesty the King oi Ptussia.
•' I beg, M. Le Baron, that yhu will sc
1 cept the nigh assurance of ,my very parti
cuiar cinsulersiion*
Siloed
•* Com:e de la Rocch Vf>ticstrco.H
“ The u;»d.*rsqj;ned4 Ambassador of hh
%
Majesty the Bmperor »«rl King, to hie
Majesty he King of Holland, guarantees#
in the name of his Imperial and Royal
Majesty, the territoral pledges that are
given by Prussia, as a security for the loan
negotiated by that power in Holland, and
declares that no attempt shall ever be made
to annul it.
w Count de la RotJcacroucAULD.
“ Amsterdam, May 15, 1810.*’
The French will have twenty four sail
of the line in the Scheldt, during tho sum.
mer.
Londow, June 4V
- , .OF IRELAND.
We have frequently had occasion to
notice the popularity of the Duke of
Richmond’s administration of Ireland.
With so lenient a hand has he held the
reigns of government; so active has
he been in doing every thing to ini.
prov^.the condition of the people, to
soften animosities and to soothe dis
contents; so e ven^as he held the
scales or justice, ^ulVo happily has he
tempered justicq^yith^^rcy, that it is
now proposed Jfn repeat^ome of those
laws which it^as deemeWnecessary to
pass a few y£*rs ago. ,T% rep-al of
two of them was moved yesterdav by
Mr. Wellesley Pole. One of these is
the Irish insurrection act: this is to be
repealed, with the exception of the
clause relative to the administering
and taking unlawful oa’hs—which is
to form the subject of a new bill. The
second act is the arms act l this is to
be repealed, and a new act introduced.
“ No one (said Mr. W. Pole) can
doubt that so much oftheoldact should
still be in force in Ireland, as relates to
me icjjiaicungyi arms, ana me pow
er of searching fot them By the ma
gistrates. .. But, at the time of passing
the old bill, there were strong objec
tions urged to the powers then gran
ted to the magistrates, of searching
houses in the night, and of delegating
this powet to other persons. He con
ceived these powers at present unne
cessary.; and proposed, that in the new
bill, the magistrates, on suspicion of
arms being unlawfully secreted in anv
house, should be obliged to Communi
cate the grounds of their suspicion to
the Castle, and that it should be pla
ced^ entirely at the discretion of the
Lord Lieutenant, whether the search
should be m?Ule or not: There was
another part of ihe former act, which
was justly reckoned extremely severe ;
namely, that when a man brought an
action against any magistrate for what
he had done, even though the plaintiff
should have a verdict, yet the judge
was empowered to say^ there was
ground of suspicion with regard to the
conc^Jtftnent of arms, and direct only
6d. damages. He now proposed to
remove the severity of this clause, by
putting both plaintilf and defendant on
a footing of equality.”
% J une 5.
A letter has been received from the
French coast, dued on Friday, in which
it was stated, iliat a vessel, laden with flour,
bound to England, had been ordered to
^ unload, in consequence of a new decree,
the particulars of which had not transpir
ed.
OF SPAIN.
The fort of Hostalich, in C.Halopia
(Spain) has been taken by the French ifler
a most obstinate resistance. Famine efleSL
ed what the sword of the enemy could not*
Finding their provisions utterly exhuusted,
and no hope of a supply reaching them,
the brave garrison attempted to cut their
I tin vugu HIV wiiviii j ) PUl Itllicil III Ilic
attempt, and wee all either killed or taka
en prisoners* The enemy h.»ve also tak
en some small islands on the coast of
Catelonia.
Lerida, aftel1 sustaining two assaults,
has been taken by General Suchet.«»lle
slates the number of men made prisoners
in Lerida at 8000*
There is not, we understand, the smal
lest foundation for the rumour of a general
prohibition against exporting corn from
the French and Dutch ports; Jn one port,
snd in o*se only, we believe (Dunkirk)
the exportation of that article has been
prohibited } for no other reason than that
;he price has reached the maximum.
This is not the case at Os'.end and other
districts, from which it is permitted to be
exported as usual.
A French line of battle ship and a fri.
gate are said to have got into Brest, but
from what port is not asc®! tabled. There
I is notv in Brest three sail of the line and
lour frigates, ready for sea.
When our squadron appeared ofT Flush
ing. on Tuesday last, five sail of the ene.
my's line of battle sl»ips were discovered,
in an advanced position, hui they soon af.
ter retired, under an apprehension that
tfiey might be assailed*
Two French spies hate been taken up
| at Lisbon, in female attire ; and it having
iK.cn discovered that many others were in
|tl>e city, the utmost diligence was used for
I their dctsdliun,
Loxco*, June 7.
Common Council.-'-Anoiher meet
ing of the Common Council was held
ye terday, relative to the privileges of
the House of Commons and a reform
in Parliament, Sonje resolutions anxl
a petition were mo*ed,aud carried by
i
• \
a majority of sfix. A respectable morn
ing paper says, that “ had it not been
for tne departure of some of the Alder
men before the division, and the un
handsome conduct of some of the Com
moners, the majority would have been
against the petition and resolutions.
Sir C. Price, Sir C. Flower, 3ir J. Pcr
ring, . and Mr. Alderman Scholey,
were,? adds that paper, “ present for
some time* but could not stay to vote^
Two Commoners, who had paired off
with two others, very unfairly return*
ed and voted for the petition j and two
more, who spoke against the proposed
measure, afterwards divided in favor
i of it, to the great astonishment of their
! friends.” The majority was but six.
Sketch of some observations on this
occasion.
' Alderman C. Smith was at a loss to
perceive what design or contrivance
there coyld be on the part of minis*'
ters. He thought that it might cause
a considerable alarm in distant places
300 miles (rom town, to be told that
the House of Commoas was imprison
ing Englishmen, [a laugh J The gen
tlemen who, however, now opposed
ttiis privilege, said nothing about it
twelvemonths ago, when General Cla
vering and Ctptain Sondon, and other
people were sent to prison. He tho’t
that every man in the country would
have had a serious cause of alarm, if
th : Co mnons ha l not supported their
privil ges on the recent occasion.
Mr. Jacks said, that his learned
friend (Mr Quinn) had touched but
very slightly in his speech, on the long
list ot grievances enumerated in hia
motion, ft appeared to him that this
nmver could
ted as in the H nine of Commons. Af
ter quoting so ne of the precedents,
he cited an extract from “ Peter Pm>
| cupine,”condemning Gale Jones’s for
i mer conduct; and jc censured warm
ly the conduct of Sir Francis Hurdect
in assorting with traitors. He deni
ed- thatf^iftty reform according to his
plan, Cbuld be attended wi-haiuvan
tage to the men of property ; a ad he
ttought that the representatives of
W estminatfer, were rat he t- the represen
tatives of the 'afctive citizens of St.
Giles’s, the Seven Oiatsj Uiid^Coavent
Garden than of the msn of property
iu Westminster. He said, that no tw o
reformists had agreed in their plans.
Those of Lord Chatham, Mr. Grey,
Mr. Brand, and Sir Fraucis Burd^tr^
were wholly different ; Sc a» he saw no
good likely to arise from ihe discus
sion, he t wught that this was a most
improper time to agiiate the country
upon the subject;
Mr. Mnwmftn had no doubt in the
world, from the concurrence, both of
History and authority on the point; that
the House of Commons had a right to
Lie power which they cxerciie 1. Lord
hoke in his fourth Institute, gave them
the right of judicature, and cord Fos
ter declared the law of Parliament to
he the law of the land. Sir Francis
Burdett himself had allowed the House
the power of commitment in cases of
contempt, and there could bp no greater
iusult offered to it than the paper which
he had published.
The proceedings in both Houies of Par;
Ilament last night were interesting. The
Catholic question was discussed in the
House of Lords, and rejected by a majo
lily of 86, In the House of Com nous two
petition* were presented from Bstlrtliire,
one praying for a reform in Parliament,
was received, 'l’he nth,, i.'.u » • u„
prisonment of Burdett and Jones and
praying for their release, was rejected af,.
ter a sharp debate, on the ground of the
petition being insulting to the House.
There is a report in Holland of hostilities
being about to commence between Russia
and France. We do not attach the sligh
test credit to it. AUxanJer, who would
not 4sclare against France when he might
have had the co-operation of Auatri\ will
hardly go to war with her, when he is sure
Austria will be against him.
Courier.
A passenger on hoard a trading ship just
arrived from Cadiz, informs us, that Jos
eph Bonaparte had a very narrow escape
on his late journey from Grenada to Mad
rid. A number 01 armed peasants, in or»
der to intercept him, concealed themselves
in one of the Sierra Moreno, and on %
sudden made_their appearance, and riisa
charged several rounds. Some of the baits
pierced the carriage of the usurper, and
Killed two of his attendants, but the prin
cipal design was not accomplished.
AMERICAN TRADE.
In consequence of the alarming intellij
gence of the capture, by tins British flset,
of ull ships from friendly ports to the har
bors of the Baltic, not provided with i-'.ttg
lish licenses, a deputation of sewn Baltic
merchants waited on the I.ortis of Trade
ye* erday, to request some explanation of
h change of policy expensive, injurious in
| its opT?r dion, Invoiving miner t i* seizure
! of the vessel by our fleet, or on her ar„^Hl
rival at ths port of destination.
gentlemen, were informed, that the ciB^I
cums'.ance had originated entirely in^BH[
mistake, and that lovnictions fro it the
fie* ol the Admiralty had not been c-Kpret-^B is
sed with that accuracy and precision, that iB
were at all times desirable in matters of T
such high importance. It was farther ex- >
plained at this irrerview, that-'neutral
*h p* from friendly ports without the Mai
tic, and on tneir voyage to the harbours
of that sea, were but only safe front cap