The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-05-25 00:00:00, page 2

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V i^l Itah .!■«»■ H l» I i m ■■ 1 ip■■' i «n«
Him, Newhall, of do.; brig John, of do.; Ma
ry and Rose from Philadelphia-all cap.
tured on entering the port, .notwithstanding
they were destined here by their clearances.
The cargoes Avliich had been previously coo.
fiscated. haw been sold.
*• Our Sjf«ere,ign arrived here to day from
Pattis.' and expected ihe Americans will,
in a tew days, Tiuow their fate, which, we
tkutue ours41ves4 fnav be iftere propitious
than present appearances indicate.*'
The following, though notof a very recent
date, has never, we believe been published
»n this country.—Phil. Gaz.
[Translated for this Gazette.]
IMPERIAL. CUSTOM-HOUSE.
Copy of a letter from the Count of the
^Empire, Director General of the Custom
House, dared
Fa ms, February 10
You will find annexed. Monsieur, a copy of
the Imperial Decree of the 8th ofthi*. month,
■which doubles the duties on importations on
colonial merchandize, in which are iucluded
drugs, spxes, and gcnetally the product!
on of the two Indies, whether they may a
rise out of a permitted origin, are prizes,
seizures, confiscation, or enter by virtue of
a special licence. The triple duty imposed
by the decree of the first of his month upon
prizes brought by our privateers into foreign
ports is still continued.
You will immediately give orders for the
doubling the duties on all colonial product!
ons not already imported; for which I shall
cause to be sent to you, duplicates of the
certificates of origin, whether they arise out
of prizes brought into our ports, or are con.
demned in consequence of the judgment of
the couiicii of prizes. I beg vou to acknow
ledge the receipt of the present. I salute
ytm.
(Signed) COLIN.
iEx'ract from the minutes oj the Secretary
a/S'a'C a’ :he fia/ace of the Thuillerics
the 1st. F(b. 1810.
“ Napoleon en.peror ot the French, fee.
“ Onon the report of our minister of fi.
nances wc have decreed and do decree as
follows:
Article 1. Merchandize and commodities
Arising nut of vessels taken by our privateers,
and brought into foreign ports of which we
allow the transportation and admission into
France, shall pay (lie following duties :_
1st Indigo, woods and drugs proper for
dying, as well as all other articles, which
are not subject but to "droit de balance”
five, per cent on their value.
2d. All colonial produce and merchandize
trifile the duties fixed by the tariff of our
Custom Hohses.
Art. 2d Fhc dispositions of the proceed,
ing article are applicable to merchandize
and commodities arising out of prizes bro’t
Into foreign ports, of which we have autho
rised the transportation and admission into
France, and which are as yet not introduc
ed.
Art. Our Minister of Finances is char
ged with the execution of the present de
ar ee.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
+*' the Palace of the Thuillcriea, 8th Feb.
1810, Aa/ioleon, Emfieror of the French.,
isf c.
We have decreed and do decree as foL
lows :
Art. 1 The duties fixed by the tariff of
our custom house upon colonial merchandize,
in which are comprised drugs, spices, and
generally the production of the two Indies,
whether they arise out of a permitted ori
gin, out of prizes, out of seizures, or confis
cations. or whether they enter by our per
mission, are doubled.
Art. 2. There is nothing charged (by the
dispositions of the preceding article) of our
decree of the first of this month, relative to
merchandize and commodities arising out of
Vessels captured by French privateers, and
brought into foreign ports, if we authorise
their tran sport at ion and admission into
France.
Art. 3. Our minister of Finance is chai'g
ed with the execution of the present.
(Signed) NAI’OLEON.
By the F.mperor.
1 he minister Secretary of State,
Jl' IS. Due de Dassano.
A Certificate. Copy.
1 he Count of the Empire, director general
of the Custom House.
(Signed) COLIN.
Salem, May 15.
Arrived, the schr. Washington, Smith, 30
days from Havanas. Left there a vast mim
Ler of American vessels. The market was
completely overwhelmed w.ih American ar
tirles, and nothing would fetch the first cost.
Flour no- p-.kmitied tube landed from Ante
rir.au vti-xl', owing to large sopp'.vs rcceiv.
td from Lh v era Cruz, See pursuant tocon
tracts which the Fluvanna merchants were
driven to make by our Finbar/fo. Tne Spa
nish dr.'ggers, which during the war with
England could not move, are now plying
ab >ut tiie is' md as in ordinary times of peace.
A Spanish 74, With (as was said) 3 millions
ot dollars on board, and a number of armed
vessels, sail ;<i a lew days before capt. Smith,
Suppused for Cadiz.
Salem, IVf ty 15, 1810.
FROM GO l I jLNBUKG.
’Fhe ship Concordia, capt. Hinge, arrived
at Portsmouth on Saturday last, from Got
tenburg, from which place she. sailed the 2d
of April. Passengers. Mr. Charles C. II,i
ven, of Portsmouth; Capt. William Leach,
late master of the brig Su war row, of Bever'
Iv, and captain John Becket, late of thebark
raci.ic. of S>'.l«ni, the vessels of the twolat
ter having been condemned hy the Danes in
tit° High Court of Admit ally of Norway.—
(.siiiii’mi I’irkr', who C'tme to town Sun
fiay evening, has politely favored u» with
the following interesting minutes:
J* At the time of Sailing, the pm ts of Swe
den were open to the introduction of A me
rican com met re ; but apprehensions w ere
entertained, that the French minister, who
had arrived Ht Stockholm, would cause such
restrictions to be imposed, as would prevent
a fixe trade from being Continued long. By
rn ruder published soon after his arrival, all
British vc»seds, manufactures and produce,
excepting the article of Salt, were to be en
t-eiy excluded, afiei the of April. L
•wr s generally believed in Gottenbnrg.by the
b» •< informed, that it was Bonapar e s inten
tir»n shortly to cause the &e>pie»tration of all
Atr.v; tcao vessels and property, m c.Try
purr on the Continent where he had any in.
a;«l .hat Ue ol’> waived ..rii /ul
of a great nvtnber of vessels, expected ort
the opening of the Baltic, before carrying
his design into execution. Already the
transportation of foreign produce between
'Zealand and the continent, ami likewise,
from Altona,' had been prohibited, and se
vend seizures of prohibited articles had been
made,
“ The King of Prussia had joined the
Confederacy of the Rhine, anil the Cuijie
rors Alexander and Napoleon ; for though
his piople were much oppressed, and dis
satisfied with their alliance to France, yet
the nuances of the country were so much 1
exhausted, the value of its coin depreciated,
and so little confidence placed in the stahL
hty ef the government that a tupture with
France was altogether impossible, and he
is uuder the necessity of acceding to her
schemes.
* By the interference of oAr minister at
St. Pcershurg, many vessels nave been con
demned which were detected with foiged
papers ; anil a strict examination was made 1
t>y him to prevent the continuance of these
impositions on our commercial character.
** Several captures of American vessels
have been made this season by the Danes:
Their ships ot war have orders to bring in
all vessels of suspicious character ; but the
privateers which were to have received
their commissions from government to com
mit lutther depredations on our commerce,
on the lodi March, were prevented fur the
present by thV: interfeieuce of the Russian
minister, claiming a right by treaty that cite
bound suould be kept open to ail neutral
ships.
“ I he condemnations of those vessels,
whose agents had appealed from the first de
cision were equally u. just and unreasonable
in the High (Jour a in Copenhagen and those
of Norway ; thejudges being in many cases
subj ct to the bribery of the captors, ard the
most trifling pretences admitted as sufficient
ground for condemnation. The baik. Wil
liam Gray, of Salem, captured coming down
from Russia, was condemned at. Copenhagen
solely tor having joined a British convoy in
going up the Baltic. Several others were
waiting trial, under similar pretences.
New York, May 19.
LATEST FROM l’RAMCE
Yesterday arrived at litis port the fast sailing
brig Camilla, capt. Shuler, from St. Sebastians,
which port she left i n tin* 11U» of April.
Mr John Griswold came out in the Camilla,
bearer of dispatches from Gen. Armstrong to
our government, mul has furnished the Editors
ot the Mercantile Advertise; with a file ol
French papers, and the following summary o
news. f
Mi' Giiswold, bearer of dispatches in the Ca
milla, kit Paris on the 2thl of March. The
Emperor and sundry members of ins court were
at Compeigne, where the new Empress Maria
Louisa, accompanied by the Prince of Neufcha
tel, had just arrived. The triumphal entry into
Paris, with the Coronation of the Marriage Ce
remonials, was to take place on Sunday, tne 1st
ol April. The preparations for this great event
were splendid beyond description, and it was
supposed the illuminations and feasts would ex
cel in brilliancy those of any former period
Gen. Demoticr, had been appointed by the
Emperor minister to the U. States It was not
known whether he was to succeed Gen Yur
reuu, or that he is appointed to some special
mission. He had taken passage in the Francis,
with the Russian minister, and was to sail from
Rochelle tor Philadelphia about the 10th of A
pril. ft was reported and believed in Paris, that
Mr. Pinkney had concluded a coRvention with
the Maiquis Wellesley.
Gen A: insirong had taken up the ship Sally,
Capt. Scott, laying at St. Sebastians, to take
oiinself and family to America- He would em
bark Iro.'n Bordeaux about the 1st ol June. The
Sally was to proceed to Bordeaux protected by
l wo passports American property was still un
uer seizure in all the ports on the Continent
The amount of property confiscated under the
late Orders, in the ports of Biscay, Naples, &.c.
exclusive of Ton lingen, was computed to have
cost in America more than seven millions ofdol
lars. That seized at Naples hud been sold and
the proceeds placed in the royal treasury ; that
Spain was transporting to Bayonne, where it
was to meet a similar fate. The reasons assign
ed for this hasty proceeding was to preventcosts
to individual claimants, who would otherwise
be prosecutign their claims seperalelv, and at
great expeuce.
Little or no news from the armies in Spain
that could be relied on.
Gen Mena, w ho commanded a party of Pat
riots, had been taken by a party of Gens d’armes
and sent into France escorted by a heavy guard
of s ddiers. On the 7th of April, Gen. M was
■s.nrng apart from his troops and was surprised
at table ; » party of Gens d’armes entered his
apartments before he was apprised of
their approach—he made a short, but vi
porous resistance, in which lie was severely
wounded, and it was supposed lie would not sur
vive iiis wounds.
A rumour prevailed at St Sebastians, at the
time the Camilla sailed, .hat a battle had been
fought between the combined armies and
the french, in which the latter were defeated
noth considerable loss—ofilie truth of this little
N»as known or believed.
It was also reported the day previous to sailing
th>t the frigate John Adams had arrived at
Cliciborougn, but no netvs bad transpired from
iitr
The Camilla has brought home the crew of the
ship Aim, PentU rgrast, of New-York, lately
condemned m the Court of Prizes at Par s, but.,
vessel and cargo. Seventy six seamen belonging
In American vessels, captured and confiscated in
the porta of Biscay, also came home in the Ca
milla Th6 crews of sequestered vessels were
d nied * support by the French Government and
were d uly entering on board of Fiencii priva
leers
By alale Decree all import duties are doubled
and on prize goods treble.
The ship Maria-Therrsa left Lisbon on the
12 th of April, but biings nothing new. 'i’hc En
gbsh expected to hold Lisbon lor some time lon
Ker
From Liston.—Captain McCrea, of the ship
Lritonj, who arrived this forenoon from Lisbon,
inforitm that it was currently reported when he
left there, April 4, that the French had, or were
about to withdraw their troops from before Ca
diz, for the purpose of concentrating their whole
forr,. into n-,; body t0 -'.tack the British and Por
taguesc armies. Troops w^t,. constantly *rn
vmg there from England. Tln-ee regiments Ian
ded the day before captain McCraa sailed.— Lv.
Post.
New-Yonr, M^y 12.
Madam Morr»'i*» (French Gen Moreau) Ball
on Moad.y night, fas, on account of it* splen*
d been tiic subject of much conversation_
t here vvasa greater assemblage of fashionables,
on this occasion, than perhaps on any similar one
in this city VVe sre informed that her house
i* furnished in the gmteelest Parisian style;
<*nd that the Pall and Flipper were splendid be*
yond description. Mr. and Mrs. Ja.tson atten
ded.
Lsrntif March 17,
j The/oiloftfing it en extract oj « Utter
from her fit*** j.
“ T*tc Contmband trade alledged to have
been carried on through our atatea may be
very easily explumed.—Town da the close
of the summer of 1809, the JJunrah firiva
terra c< used to in, err ufit thh Imcrtcanfat' ;
af er w/rch sevcrulunder ifla' f.g. and he
longing to that nation arnyfrf at Colb erg,
svuh cargoca of colonial produce, as iKi y
did in Tonningen, in’ the /torts of xluasia,
und also in fiorta hohso distant.
“ These American vessels pasted the
Sound, & regularly fiaidth< toll there, after
being searched, and their papers examined.
•rVow every man, who knows the strict ex
ecution of orders in he Danish par's, and
:h scrupulous attention there exercised to
insure the total exclusion of English com
merce, will t eaddy conclude, that the ves..
set's ir: question have been most u nj tally de
nominated *•supposed or pretended Aorth
Americans ”
‘ Dut the instant our Sovereign, who stras
then resident at Koningsberg. received in
formation oj this trade, the most appropriate
and rigorous measures were taken to pec
vent its continuance ; and the French Go
Vernmenr, which has been completely in for
med upon this subject, has fully approved
•f the measures adopted ”
Washington, May 21.
The documents which .id he found in
our succeeding columns* were published in
a supplement issued on Saturday, and in
that lot .n transmitted to such of our subsert
bets us could receive them in anticipation of
this day’s paper.
It will be learnt with surprize and regret
perhaps with stronger emotions, that these
documents, duplicates ot those transmitted
i\ the John Adams, comprize the whole of
the official correspondence between nurmi_
mster and the British government touching
the matter to which they relate.
We have been induced troin various sour,
ces to expect, for some time past, that Mr.
Jackson would be recalled, and his place
supplied by a minister of rank and talents.
This expectation has derived strength, not
only from circumstances which we have
heretofore stated, but from declarations made
on the floor of Parliament, from the language
of the British prints, and from the impression
that exists in England and which is evident
ly encouraged by the ministry, that the ne
gotiations in relation t* American affairs
were progressing in the most amicable man
ner. Even in our last paper we published
an extract of a letter ftom an influential
member of the British Parliament, congra_
tutating his cori espondent *• on the generally
received opinion of dispatches having gone
forth in ibe frigate Adams, that an amicable
outline for a negociatiou between the Ameri
can minister and the Premier had been ad
justed.” •
A reference to the exi ract of Mr. Pinkney’s
letter to Mr. Smith of the 21st of March
will shew, that af.er fully explaining to the
Marquis of Wellesly the grounds on which
he was instructed to request the recal of
Mr. Jackson, he “ left him (to use his own
language) with a persuasion .hat we shoul 1
have no cause to be dissatisfied with the u_
nal course of his government on the subject
of their conference ” This conversation it
was agreed by both, could only be introduc
tory to a n^ore formal proceeding; and Mr.
Pinkney, in consequence of this understand
ding, presented the official' letter of the 2d
January—a letter remarkable not more lor
its candor and forbearance than for the dig
nified moderation of its language. To this
letter, no doubt, after the oral communica
tions which had taken place on the suDject,
Mr. Pinkney was in daily expectation of a
reply, comporting with the declarations con -
fidently made to him in conversation. The
eply, however, was not received until up
wards of two montns after the delivery of
the letter to which it is in answer; and,
when received, so far from fulfilling the ex
pectations which were encouraged, speaks
a language totally incompatible with the a
micable dispositions so lavishly professed.
Whether we consider ihe letter of Mar
quis Wellesley in connection with his pre
vious declarations, or view it a* the act o.
the British government, it is equally a source
of unpleasant feeling.
instead ot a prompt recal ot .Mr. Jackson,
we arc met with an assurance that his ma
jesty has ‘'been phased to direct there urn
ofMr. Jack sun to England.” And, lest the
American government should inter that tins
direction to return proceeded from a con
viction of the impropriety of his conduct, it
is dist'nctly stated that no displeasure is ex
pressed at his conduct; and his zeal, ability,
&c. are highly applauded.
Instead of another minister being sent out,
as was promised, we are told that a sort ol
Charge Dcs Affaires is to he appointed to
“ carry on the ordinary intercourse.” Not
only do we hear nothing of any minister sent
out or authority given for the purpose ol
accounting for the disavowal of the arrange
ment with Mr. Erskine. but we are express
ly given to understand that the person to
whom Mr. Jackson is to deliver over the
charge of hit majesty’s affairs in America, is
only to “carry on the ordinary intercourse
between the two governments.”
Alter wiiat precedes it. we feel the less
surprise at that passage ol'jthe letter which
assures us, as an additional testimony of his
Majesty’s friendly disposition, that he is
ready to receive any communication which
the government of the U. S. may think pro
per to make. It was at the outset objected
to entering into negotiation with Mr Jack
son, before his insulting conduct rendered a
suspension of intercourse with him necessa
ry, that alter the disavpwal of an arrange
incut, entered into with an authorised agent
of the British government and executed with
good faith on the part of the U. S. he offer
ed no explanation ol iii£ causes of it. He too
informed our government that he was au_
thorised to “ receive and discuss propositi
ons” after declaring that he had no proposi
tion to make on the subject ol the oiders in
council; because the government of the U.
States had alreudv manifested its repugnance
to the three conditions contained in the des
patch from Mr. Canning to Mr. Erskine.
Mr. Jackson was informed that an explana
tion ot the disavowal was expected, and im
plied, that he Was authorised to make such
explanation, but was ready to receive and
discuss proposiiions. Mr. Jackson is direct
ed to return ; no minister is sent nut with
ample powers to negotiate, as was to have
been expected ; but, us a proof of his niajcs_
ty’s friendly disposition, we an; presented
with the same declaration, by the govern
ment of Great liritHiu, that it is ready “to
receive any communication,” 8cc. »s was
made in this city by its minister last Otto”
4—
* Published in the lufi lir.juircr.
No explanation is given of the. disavowal;
it is not mentioned ; it is considered by the
Marquis, perhaps, as leading to “a discussi
on Which might obstruct the renewal of ami
cable iaterccnlrSfe betweeu the twoeountries.”
Meanwhile the butrage on the Chesapeake
remains not ortly wholly unatoned ; but, af
'er the refusal to carry into effort one equi..
table agreement on this subject, we are told
for our consolation that the British govern.,
itient is ready to“ receive any communicati
no” on that or any other subject—that is,
that the party injured may makfe offersoine
gociatinn !
Without enmne-ating particularly the va„
rious causes of complaint the U. States have
against the conduct of the British govern.,
merit, among which is the continuance, in
• its lull extent, of the impressment of ourci..
titens. on which subject also the British go
vernment is no doubt ready to receive pr o
positions, we will dismiss this letter, af.er
slightly noticing the very extraordinary pas
sage which intimates that a formal com
plaint of the conduct of Mr. Jackson should
have been ma le to his government prior to
a suspension of correspondence with him.—
1 his remark might have been more appli
cable, had Mr. Jackson been ordered out of
the country, which course would probably
have been pursued by any government less
characterised by moderation than that of the
United States. But a milder course was
pursued, intercourse with hinr was suspend.,
ed, and his rccal requested in a manner the
most decorous. On this point it is unneces
sary to refr'i. to the law of nations ; com than
sense cu well as the usage of nations point
out the coig se pursued ilie only one. pro.
per under # he circumstances. The AmerL
can gorerifment had no option but to have
endured his taunts; to have received insui s
calmly in the face of the world, and to have
continued the correspondence with him till
his majesty’s opinion on the matter was
learnt (which course the marquis intimates
should have been taken;) or. by at once re
fusing to receive further communications
from him. to shew that such conduc: could
not be endured by a government which un
derstood what was due to itself.
On taking into consideration the differ
ence between the language of the British
minister ai different times, the question na.
turally presents itself—To what cause is this
change of sentiment to be attributable ?
vv ncn trie nrst conference on the subject
took place, and the Mxujnis professed his
opinion of the propriety of sundii g out ano_
ther minister, accompanied by sentiments
in the highest degiee conciliatory, he had
before hint the documents published at the
opening of the session ol Congress, together
with the President’s message ; the resoluti
on which oiiginated in the Senate, with the
discussion and prompt decision on it in that
body, whore Mr. J \ckson met with no a.,
vowed defenders ; and also the bill (which
passed that body) to prevent the abuse of the
privileges and immunities enjoyed by fo
reign ministers within the U. States. But
when, after waiting a sufficient time to re
ceive further intelligence on the subject, he
t und a protracted and almost uii&xamplcd
discussion of near three weeks had taken
place on that resolution in the House of He
presentatives ; when he found Die columns
of the American prints occupied for week-,
with debates on the subject;‘w hen lie found
Mr. Jackson’s conduct not o*dy pallia<ed and
excused but warmly defended on 'he floor
of Congress, and that of the American gov
eminent mere strongly reprobated, his rone
; is changed, and he deems it sate an 1 poll
i tic to refrain from admissions, which had
j been so strenuously resisted by the advocates
of his government in this country. H.jwe
■ ver previously disposed, after receiving this
i information, he became in a manner b •mid
not to desert those in this country who‘l..ul
'taken ground &. maintained doctrines winch
he himself had never dreamt of; fdr. in hi,
firs converse, ion with Mr. Pinkney, nc ex
; pliciuy admitted that Mr. Jackson was in the
; wrong.
Thus, are we, once more, indeb*ed to the
violent opposition of a class of o.ir cozens to
their own government, for an abortion of
hopes, rationally entertained, of st -p* that
might have led to a cordial amity wiih the
British government. We shall not go
far as to say that it is rer ain but we u .
affirm that it is Ir'ghlij probable, that. Lit;
for such opposiiiu.i, the Hriti h g,vcr:i
ment would have unqualifiedly recalled Mr.
J icksrn, and have promptly substituted a
successor of rank and taien's, thus furnish
I Ing another opportunity ofne.rlmg the exis.
; 'ing d.Hi.fences helwcen the two nations._
Wnat the final issue of this embroiled state
•t tlnjpgs tu .r be, wr pretend not to predict;
but of tins we are confident, that a discern
ing people will ascriue to their true authors
heir existing wrongs, as well as 'hose which
may beyti in stole for »i.em—.\al. Inc.
Hiving received information, that several
vessels had been fitted and armed within
the waters of the United S'r cs, with in
tent to cruize against the subjects of a h>
rign Prince, with whom tht U. i.<d Spates
are at peace—government has i&mih) m
si ructions to institute prosecutions against
all persons whatever, who may have oeen,
or shall hereafter be concerned i^the fitting
out and arming of any such Vessel, 01 hi the
augmenting of the force of any such ves
sel ...,Arational Intelligencer.
i Letters from South.A merica, say that a
subscription was opened at Mexico snne
time since for carrying on the war in Old
Spain, when 20.000,000 of dollars was sub
scribed in four hours.
Philadelphia Paper.
Norfolk May 21
Capt Wiils, arrived here last evi-mn'f, g ,y„t
tltat on Saturday morning lie seen a trig ite g;>
»'»K UP tl>A bay, which hoisted American colon s
ami t» en fiml a shot; ho thinks it was the much
looked-for John Adams. He spoke a pilot
■h'O’tl after, who suid, it certainly w,« the John
Ada nu — Her aid.
Boston, May f2.
We learn that a passeogei in the vessel
which arrived on Sunday from London, men
lions, that he read at a port in the channel,
a paper of April 8, which contained an ac
count of the soiling of the John Adams from
oloilaix tor the U. S. With lien. Armstrong
on board.
P. Bedard, Esq. who is imprisoned at
Quebec, charged with seditious conduct,
has, since iiis confinement, beeil re .elected
a member of the Provincial Parliament!
Lxicact of a letter from ,i grntlemin in London
dated 17 th Mutch.
“ We have but le>v of your public newspapers
•eni hither, at least for toe coif'se nou*H «, nntl
hose few are principally from N Yo,k aild Aos
t n, and they appear to he conduct d by person.
V ito Write more like Jfrrtit!t agents than Ameri*
eon td!tort ! You appear to have .alao in con
gress a few characters whose speeches s;«-in
inspired bv a little oflhe arcref service maurv of
Mr. Jackson or some of Ins predecessors —'Your '
government has decided this mart’*a public cha
^ erer. He was almost the only man iu
England that ougut not to have been sent to
you ; but it was Mr. Canning't whim, who then
utile thought his own character would so soon
be so fully developed. The papers will inform
tou ot the stale of affairs here ; the ministry,
composed of the fragments of parties* anu with
out union or talent, tits ridicule and contempt of
England. as well ss of Europe, btu Sustained by
, P<*'*r «f the ctovin, which is surrounded bv *
clouds and darkness, remains in this instance *
ommpott nt ! We know not what the operation*
1,1* ""tic wdl be this year, or whether tht re
w.il be any B itisli force there. If things remain us
they ure at present, your shipping hr dl the north,
id Jt-uiope, will he in extreme hazard, and not.
less so in the south, as there appears no security
tout in all the ports, tho’ permuted to enter, the
vessels and cargoes m «v not bo seized. Such it
the result of the us< frid tht abuse of your Hair of
your own selfish citizens ! ' J
We shall possibly ne some months uncertain
of your decisions, as wc are given to understand
y m resolved to suspend them till you hear from
Mr Pink.-ey by t!,is aeasei [the John Adams !
1 tavr read Mr U lilatin’s report with attention,
an 1 however-.(car he n.:ry be as to accounts,.and
on t .e dunes of iiis ofHce, iiis discretion dues not
| apuear «pute so rl -u-in Iiis political reasoning
Wfi'ch *vas more cuicnlaied tor tUe ear of these
c etaryof st-dc, or of the President, than tor a
report on liuanccs, at least so it seems to
Yours, &.c* &r.
Postscript —March 23 The lohn Adams i*
y t detained, some ssy :.li is *m Vtbly settled, o
t <ers that nothing is adjusted, the truth prrJiapa
u between both ; some conciliatory proposition,
>w shoit of yoxir expectations. You arc in a jr.nst
critical situation between England and France
but having taken high ground with both, vou
niu-.t soon decide, as it begins to be said you are
strong in deliberation but weak in action.
Tne French have anticipated Mr. Macon’s bill,
;y seizing all vessels under your flag in Spain,
a.id causing the proceeds to be deposited in the
national > best, till your determination is known.
ArmA-o ig i.-s remonstrated, but in vain ; and
it is said has result ed to leave France next mouth.
Tne like seizures will ijc made of all vessels un
der your fi «g in »dl the poris under the control of
ir . ce, IhTat is, the whole continent of Europe_
In Denmark the condemnations arc eonfinud,
and your ctizens, who suffer in common wu.it
speculators in your flag, nave no redress ! Had
your embargo continued three months I on gw
< h 'll it did ; or Inid tlierc l:t\ n no emO,trf;o brea
kers, how uiiTirent would have been your -imt
lion ! And w hat do these faithless citizens not
deserve ?—Adieu.—Aurora
BRISTOL RACES.
I * *e races at Bristol last week were ren^
dered uncommonly interesting, by the
! pei.rance oi two particular horses upon the
tint the second iluy, to inn four mile heats.
T..es.- horses were the celebrated luu^e front
Norfolk Sir Solomon, owned by Mr. Bad^,
ger, ami Hamilton, owned by Mr. Bonci^
both Philadelpnia geiitle.ncn of celebrity iu
the sporting world.
*1' seems that Mr. Hampton, the fi 'met*
ow.icr oi Hamilton, then called Hickory,
I having a little altercation with Mr. B ulgeV.
i wh »hail him in keeping, refused to sell him
1 t.» liim -t any price, (having first asked
; 1,500 dollars, which was rejee cd.) but solt^i
j him to Air. Bond, his present owner, f-ip
, 8 10(i0 who, in compliment, namtil him
■ Hump: on. On which Mr. Badger dec la r.
; tu, no wouH p-’OwO.e si horse to heat aim,
let il.e price be what it might, and se .t
down to Norfolk after A;r Sotomun.it horse,
v bo U ( ad so easily heat». vtry i. — g in chat
, couniry, and performed so astonishingly a.
g'u-.;.! lime, that ids owner, a Mr. ib.u»tv„
ebai enged die U. S‘--.re» In run for S, t0 {>00,
challenge was publisned in all the
newspapers.-Tnis horse Mr. Badger
*> !i,gu, ai d give 3 fDO dollars for him._*
j ■'g’ins him, Mr. 1> . <1 enitfcd 1 lamp ‘.on*,
j aT Bristol - aces, hacking him tor about
: 600 dollars Tner.- was much betting on tne
| ground before starting, and the race was.
; an st interesting. Sir Solomon took. the.
I lead and kept it with little variation hill the
. c. muig ;n the la3t heat, when H ampton ruta
, up to ..ini, at tire dts suice polo, passed hiirv,
j Rai beat h:m by a neck; both canning iu
* under the whip. Fhe second heat very near..
• ly resembled the firs' in every particular ;
and tJi is. the pride of Virginia was- vaimui >ii
cd. Both horses are no>v at P.i\vle$_Hook
and will run to morrow for the purse. The
i^vxt week they will run at Hau’lumvi.
•A'. Y. Evening Post, Man It.
'fhe, ctb'or of .he Evening Post ex
ultingly carlo;>:ix in the above paragraph*
that the “ pridv of Virginia in vanquished”
alluding to the victory gained by /t.ik
onj over Sir Solomon
11 fta'. will he cay tt’/rn hr if in formed that
h: th Sir S .!< moo and ii.ckory are Vi ginia
Hois; —which ic.'ht fact—The latter tvus
rained by 'he deceased Collier Harrison of
j Charles Cry county,and ran for mr./iyipar*
| at A try ATarket ajid other courserl he
Editor ough to huoe been hrttcr informed
ere hr made so broad an assertion.—-Peters.*,
j burg Intelligencer.,
Extract of a le: ,rr dutctl Bordeaux, Feb
13, to a merchant in Philadelphia. *
“ I have Just seen a letter from General
Armstrong, which states, that there is no. A
hope of saving American property from cot.- j
liscation, and every thing lends to confirm
this opinion.^-^A'rf/o/iauV Journal.
r ■ F^uilueri of t!»« taxes far die oiry of
1 Richmond wiM hold their meetings at illo
Gaik's Office, of the Common H<11, in the up
(>er story of the Market House, on every
I uesday and Thursday from the hours of elevers
to one o’clock, commencing on Tuesd ivthe 59th
mat and continuing three weeks from said day—«
Applications by persons considering theim.-lve»
aggrieved by the valuation of property made by
die assessor of the city taxes and his associates
will apply for relief, on the said days by a nuts
n writing addressed to the Equalizers and left
I it the said Cieik's Office—-No applications wil.
be received in any other form. *
N SHEPPARD.
Cicrr Common Hill.
May 25
3w
VALUABLE I-ANll-VOK SAl.li—Th*
subscriber will sell, and give immediate
posse .siou of liis jdiutstion, in King William
county, near the Piping Tree, containing by a
late survey, four Hundred and eighty two acre*.
There is half of this Lind ail flic lent ly fertile for
tobacco, that which has been in cultivation, pro
duces g rod ecru and wheat. On the premises,
'»* tw.» »lo«7 dwelling House, elegantly situ t
ted, which, with little expence, may he mad*
comfortable and convenient ; there is also a thri
ving apple orchard of choice fruit, and u variety
of other advantages, which makes iliis pi mtation
a desirahla residence for a genteel f»mdy j i;
about nine mil. s to Hanover 1 own, a> u twenty*
live to Hi. hmon ’-1'urilu r particular* ma.‘,e
tt .own Oy tno auba^riber, rr ' intliech. of
itchmond.
M.y 2».