The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-02-03 00:00:00, page 2

IN SENATE.
Friday, Jan. 26, 1810.
The bill for the relief of Ilarrv Caldwell
and others, as reported with amendments
by Air. Smith, (Mil.) was ordered to be en
grossed for a third reading.
Mr. Aleigs reported a bill granting a
right of pre-emption to purchasers of public
lands in certain casts. Read ami.passed to
a second reading. Adjourned to Mouday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, January 26.
The following is the amendment offered
yesterday, but subsequently withdrawn by
Air. ‘Traufi.
“ Jjc it further enacted. That if any ves
sel, the properly of a citizen of the United
States, bound to a port permitted by this act,
shall be captured on her voyage by the
armed vessels of Great Hrituiu or France,
and condemned in virtue of the orders or
decrees of either, violating the neutral
rights of the U. S. the President is hereby
* authorised and Squired, on demand of the
owner or owners cf such vessel, forthwith
to issue letters of marque and reprisal to such
owner or owners, authorising the capturing
and bringing in for adjudication the ships or
vessel'! of the power under whose order or
decree the said capture was made: Provi
ded nevertheless, it shall not be lawful for
the President to grant letters of marque and
reprisal in conformity with the above pro
vision, unless due and satisfactory proof be
exhibited that the owner or o\. .:ers entitled
to the same is a citizen cftiic U. S. trading
in conformity with th$ provisions of this
act, and that the capture aud condemnation
were made under the orders or decrees of
the power malting the same.!’
This day being, bv a rule lately adopted,
devoted to the consideration of bills aud re
ports originating from petition, no business
of an important public nature was done.
The bill extending tjie right of suffrage
. to the* citizens of Alutlison county, in the
Mississippi Territory, went through a com
mittee of the whole, Mr. YV. Alston in the
chair, having been amended, on motion et
Mr. Poindexter, so as to authorise the ap
poiulment of an additional judge for the
Mississippi Territory, to reside in Madison
county.
'Phe bills for the relief of Jared Sh attack ;
for the relief of Joseph Joshua Dyster; and
for the relief of YVm. Hawkins, each passed
through a committee of the whole, Mr. YV
Alston in the chair.
These several bilb were ordered to be
read a third time to morrow.
The bill for the relief of Isaac Briggs was
discussed ia committee of the whole, Air.
YV. Alston in the chair, but disagreed to;
and afterwards refused a third leading by
the House.
On motion of Mr. Alorrovj,
Resolved, That it is expedient to autho
rise the President of the U. States to em
ploy a person to compile a digest of such
laws of the U. S. resolutions of the Con
gress under the confederation and procla
mations/ as have relation to the public
lands, andtj proviftc for the printing of
copies.
Saturday, Jan. 27.
On motion of Mr. J! human, the message
of the President of t’* : IJ. S. in answer to
the call of the House for information on the
subject of the capture of our vessels by Swe
den, Denmark, etc. was referred to the
committee charged with the consideration
of the subject of onr foreign relations.
CALL l-'OR PAPERS.
Mr. illose ley rose to offer a resolution
calling for information. lie quoted the
message of the President of the U. S. at the
commencement of the session in relation to
our affairs with France. The ('resident had
referred the House to the correspondence
laid before them to shew the state of our af
fairs with France. Nov/ -.this correspond
ence consisted of a letter from Mr. Ctiam
pagny, which Mr. Armstrong, in an extract
of a letter from him, declares to be the defi
nitive answer of the Emperor of France to
the propositions made to him by the Ameri
can government. What these propositions
were, was not any where stated. Being de
sirous to obtain information on this subject,
he moved the following resolution :
Resolved', That the President of the U.
States be requested to cause to be laid be
fore this House copies of the several com
munications made to tiie government ol
France in pursuance of the authority vested
by Congress in the Executive, as mentioned
in the Presidents message to Congress at
the commencement sf the session, except
such parts thereof as may in his opinion
require secrecy.
Mr. Rhea, (T.) moved an amendment
calling for information as well as to Ureal
Britain as to France.
Mr. Dana remarked, that this amend
ment would involve an absurdity'; because
the President had in his message made iic
i.ncli allusions to correspondence with Great
Britain, as the resolution stated him tohavt
made as to France.
Mr. Shcffcy moved to add to the amend
ment the words “ not already communica
ted.”
Mr. F.pprs, presuming the object c-f the
gentleman from Connecticut, was io obtain
a-full statement of all the propositions made
to those governments, therefore moved tc
strike out the words in Italic, and include
Great Britain as well as France in the cull,
which would embrace all the information tiie
gentleman wanted.
Mr. Mostly accepted the amendment as a
part of his motion.
Mr. APEre moved that the resolution
should lie on the table for consideration—
A greed to by A.r. t<nd Nays, 73 to 53.
American Navigation bill.
The engrossed lull •* concerning com
mercial intercourse with Great Britain ant
Fiance and their dependencies, and foro
tner purposes,” was read a third time
and on the question •• shall the bill pass.”
Mr. titurges moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the bill till Mondaj
next—Negatived, 58 to 38.
* Mr. Aiumford opposed the bill.
^ Mr. Risk supported it.
A A motion was then made by Mr. Sturgei
to adjourn Negatived 51 to 46.
■ Mr Al' Ere 'advocated the bill—and thci
™ the House adj - : ned—03 to45.
Europe.
Nkw-Yoiik, Jan. U6.
The ship Kxcter, lir..v, has arrived ai
Suh .n, from Live p«rol~-The London paper
to Nov c2i, c ontain nothing of importnnrt
'i n H -i. l)av,<1 iVl. lirsit »e, in toe Alii
< no il / i t, a»-rivecl at I'nr smooth on tin
i4.ii N»vuaiLwi, in »(j tii > ii vsn Am ti ica
'
It vras stated, that sir Richard !*trac.han had j
left London on the 24th November, for Wal- i
cheren, to superintend the embarkation of I
the troops, among whom ^he mortality still
continued. Licences wpic, on the 24th,;
granted to vessels for Dutch Zealand, but
at tlie same time, refused for the lints.
The Courier, of Nov. 24, contains a via- j
lent letter of Champagny’s, denouncing the
government 5c people of the U. States, 8c cal
ling on the allies of France to exclude Ame
rican commerce. [The Repertory says, this
le»ter may be a forgery.j
. In the London Star nf Nov. 25, it is stated,
that “a large quantity of military clothing
is shipped for Corunna, for the use of the
Spaniards ; as is alst»*ill kinds cf stores for ;
our army in Portugal.”
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Cicahi.eston, January 18. |
A Gentleman who, came passenger in the ship i
'Witliism from Liverpool to America, |
and who arrived i:i tins city last evening, lues po- \
litely favored us with a London paper ot the 22d J
November, and I.ivuipool pv era to the 25lh, i
<•< nt lining London date* to the 23d, inclusive'}]
[out wh'n h we leave extracted the moat intercs* 1
ting articles for this evening’s Times.
- ' • 1 ' - • ■ . i ■
latest foreign intelligence.
Prom the J.tmJon Gazette
Admiralty-Office, Nov. 8, 1809.
Admiral Sir Roger Curtb, Commander in
Chief at Portsmouth, has transmitted to John
Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from the honorable
Captain Dundas, of ihe Etiryalus, to Captain
Sir Richard King, >>fihe Achille, stating tlie can
t'lee by the former ship, oif C* erbotirg, of the
French privateer of lugger ITEtoile, of 14 guns
and48 men,out from the Hague two day s with
out making any capture.
Vice-Admiral AVhitehead, Commander in
Ch:efofhis Majesty’s ships and vessels on tlie
coast of Ireland, has transmitted to John Wilson
Croker, Esq. a letter he had received from Cap
tain Maitland, of his majesty's ship Emerald,
g vingan account of his having, on the 6th inst.
captured the French National corvette Le Fan
larch, of 16 guns and 1 Id men, commanded by
Monsieur Deshanteur, Captainq de Fregate
She had sailed two days before from Brest,
bound to Caudah’iipe, with a cargo of flour, salt
provisions, auJ a quantity of lead, iron and nails.
London, Nov. 18.
This morning we received Paris papers to tlie
9th. The following is the most important arti
cle in them :
i>, Oct. 22—General St. Cyr lias de
feated, in Catalonia, General Blake’s army of
‘2>.uC*l men. Blake lost one-third killed, woun
ded and prisoners.
“ W e are full here of tlie arrival of the Empe
ror ol the French, for whom preparations are
making.”
Despatches received l»y government from Sir
James Saumarez, state, that it hi d been ofliei
a'ly n tified to him by' tlie Swedish government,
ih.-.t after the 15th instant, no communication be
tween the British fleet and tlie shore could be
suffered.
Government, we understand, are possessed of]
despatches from Mr. Adair, dated early ill tlie
last month, which do not correspond with the
reports in the French papers, of the British in
fluence in that capital having declined. The e
veftls on the Danube, and tlie successful pro
gress of the Ru sinus in Dobrogdau, had excited
much alarm and embarrassment in the Divan,
but had not influenced any change in their inter
course with our Minister, whose latest des
patches continued, we hear, to urge at the de
sire of the Porte, the presence of a British squad
ron in those seas. 'Phe Russians had advanced
as far along the coast as Monkala, while their
flotilla stretched from the Bay of Kaba, as far :.s
Parna, and gieally embarrassed the supply of
provisions, isc. to the markets of Constantino
ple.
Russia—An article from Pctersburgli, dated
the 14th ult. alluding to the operations of the
Moldavian army, is inserted in tlie Court Ga
zette, states, that the fortified town of Kiostungi
nFter a short siege, -had surrendered to the Rus
sians. The fortress as 56 miles inuth of Ismael,
and the rapid advance of the Russians therefore
threatens the extinction of the Ottoman Porte as
an independent power.
Jrcaty cf Peace between Sweden and Russia*
The articles are twenty one in number ; but
they do not differ from the statements already
given. The article relating to the British flag
and commerce is not so comprehensive in its
exclusion as was reported, llis Swedish Ma
jesty engages, in the second article, to neglect
nothing which may tend to the prompt conclu
sion of peace with the French Emperor and the
King oi Denmark., In a subsequent article he
promises to accede to the Continental system.—
In the-third he engages, from the exchange of
the t allocations, to order “ the Swedish ports to
on closed agan -1 tiie snips of war and merchant
men of Great Britain, with the exception of the
importation of salt & colonial productions, which
haDit has rendered necessary to the people of
Sweden.’’ In the fourth, the following govern
menls, with all their dependencies, are for ever
ceiled to Russia—namely, Kymenagard, Nyland
aiul I aVuxtchus, Abo and Bjorneborg, with the
Isles Aland, Savolax and Cortlia, Wasa, Ulca
borg, and part of West Bothnia, extending tothe
river of Tomea, as shall be fixed in the subse
quent article in the demarcation of the frontiers.
The fifth declares^ that tho sea of Aland ( A
lands Hal,) the gu.pli «f Bothnia, and the rivers
of I oniea and Muonio, shall hereafter form the
frontiers between Russia and the kingdom of
Sweden. J lie nearest islands at an equal dis
tance lrom the main land of Aland and Finland,
j shall belong to Russia, and those which arc near
j ext to the Swedish coast shall belong to S weden.
| fiic most advanced points of the ltussian Ter
i ril° y the mouth of the liver of Tomes, sin II
j be the Isle of I’jorken, live port of Keuteliamn,
and t ,c peninsula on which the town of Tomea
stands. 1 iic frontier shall then be extended a
j lung nver Tomea to the conilticnce of the two
branches of that river, near Kcng’.3 It shall
j then follow the course of the river Muonio, pas
i sing n the front of Muonioniska, Muonio Ofcrby,
I Falajocus, Kulruiie, Enoritckis, Kelotujorloi,
I Fuitiko, NuimaUa, Uannula, and Kdpisjaure to
Norway. . In the course of the rivers 'Tomea
“ .d Muonio, sucli as it has hern dcsciihcd, the
| islands eiuiatcd to the East of (he Thalweg
snail belong to Russia, and those tothe West
loitlie 1 lialwng to Sweden,
i By the sixteenth, the Russian Monarch agrees
j to extend Ihe duration of the treaty of (Jomnierce
I between the two powers till the 1st of February,
that is allowing for the interruption occa
: sicncd by the war. Tim seventeenth, taking into
I consideration the long intercourse, neighborhood,
11"ml reciprocal wants of Swsdt.ii sod FinUntl,
i till lystile kills* tint arrangements can be made
for consolidating dieir commercial relations, to
^ export from b Weden, , smelted iron, lime,
j.-..tines tor buildings, smelling furnaces, and all
f jollier productions of the h. 1; in return the
Swedes may export from Finland, cattle, fish.
| tom, cloth, pitch, plank, woo Ion utensils of all
kinds, wood for bml'l.iig, and in general, all the
. - other producti'uix of the sod of the Grand Duchy,
j 'i !u other arti. los arc only of local interest. The
j power and territory of Sweden are undoubtedly
greatly redocid i,y this arrangement ; but to.
‘ j completely was »li« at the meuy of her rival,
I t"*at it is a wonder she was ado wed to preserve
i • v.m tiic shadow ol independence liiat is left to
j l «r. Oiif. e whole, e maideriug the eircumsUn
vu. t-i-io-i' winch the w.w ncjovixlcd, it .a
a* favcrable to the \ycater power, as could well i
have been expected.
November 21.—The Lords of the Admiralty I
have apjxiiuted an extra number «»f vessels to!
erui/.c between Dover ar.l lleachv Head, lor the 1
purpose pf intercepting the French privateers.
Accounts of a very discouraging nature have 1
readied us from the head quarters/jf the Spanish
anny-of La ManClia, dated Sain* Ciena, Oct. |
li). A Briti.Uj traveller, who remained a tew ,
days there says, “ The Spaniards have done no !
good nor ever will, iinfd they are better govern- '
cd. 1 must besides observe, that nothing can be ]
much worse than the government of the annvs ,
ter the Spanish officers are very bad ; and this j
state of tilings is the more to be lamented, as, I
from every information I have been able to obtain,1
nothing could be more unequivocal than theilia- i
posiion of the whole mass of the .people to resist j
the French. They have no government equal to »
the task of calling forth their energies, or gliding!
their exertions with eflect.”
Bv a gentleman who left the neighborhood oft
Gerona on the20th ult. we also learn that '.he e- j
neniy, adopting their plan followed at Saragossa, i
had collected together a groat number of miners,]
ami were preparing, and according to a very rc-1
cent account, had commenced the cru .1 opera
tion of undermining the garrison. The design
having been imparted to the l*csieged, the most
dreadful confusion and alarm had in consequence
been manifested in the pis'"**.
Wc are also informed, that the intelligence,
saicFycsterday to have been received respecting
the occupation of Ceuta by a Uiitiaii force, with
the consent of the Supreme Junta, was erroneous
Indeed this fortress is, by i*< position on the
coasts of Africa, placed entirely beyond the reach
of the French, and can be sufficiently protected
by our naval power, without the assistance of a
British grr.iujn. It cannot be denied, however,
jut it woilM have proved a most valuable acqui
sition, both in a commercial ami n ililio-y point of
! view, and ^ would have gren us the entire com
[ uiai.-l ot tfie entrance into tlie Mediterranean.—
J On the land side it is as strong as the rock of Gi
j braltar, and the air is, more .salubrious. In Gi
j braltar, the town, by an assailing enemy, might
| be levelled with the ground, and the inercinni
| due it contains destroyed ; but at Ceuta the pro
I uerty would be in p, rR-ct security, and, whate
ver should become ot Spain, this grand depot
woutdbe distant from the icene of danger, and
those engaged in the tranquil pursuits of trade,
i would he enabled to follow their useful occupa
! tions without molt station. The security on ihe
sea side of Ceuta depends upon the badness ot
the harbor, which cannot he approached by any
ship of considerable burthen.
Nov. 23 —V.ie letters by the last Gottcnburgh
mail contain some satisfactory information res
pecting the disposition of the Swedish govern
itumi: towards this country Notwithstanding the
article in the treaty with Russia, which stipulates
the exclusion >>f‘ British yes.,els from the Swe
dish ports, the Packets, w c understand, will be
allowed to enter Gottcnburgh as before. As there
was every appearance of uii early winter, the
trade was preparing to leave the Baltic . s sor.ii as
possible. Sir James Saumarcz was expected to
sail about the beginning of December, with Che
last convoy.
“ Goa TEXBURGH, Nov. 16—Between the
25i.h June and this time, including the convojs
under the Bcllcrophon and Edg ir, near 1500 sail
ol vessels will have passed the Belt for England,
l’o these are to be added the convoys which went
home du ly in the year with the Orion : and that
with Sir Richard Keates, in the beginning o;
June.
“ Rear Admiral Pickmore was to bring down
the trade assembled ai Carlscrona, the I5th of
this month : anti the Minotaur, and smaller ves
sels, will sail with the last convoy the 1st of De
cember, if the weather will permit them to stay
so long ”
Nov. 23 —It was, we understand, settled at the
Coined yesterday to advise his majesty to sum :
inon Parliament t« meet for the dispatch of bu-'
siness,on Tuesday the 23d of January. A pro-1
clamation to this effect will appear in die Gazette i
of Saturday—Sun.
The Pickle schooner, which lias just arrived, ]
and which left Cadiz two days after the Britan- i
ni.v, brought a Messenger from the Marquis
Wellesley, \v!*.o, we understand, accepts the of
fer tendered to him by the present Adi.umstra-!
tion —lb.
(Ij* If »o, the Marquis and our friend Mr Can
ning will probably go in together—in which case,
the U. S. may look out fur Squall*.—Enquirer.
Lord Qastlereagh, it is said, means personally
to institute a Parliamentary Inquiry int» the con
duct of the late expedition to the Low 0011:1
tries, as the most direct and effectual means ot
vindicating the state policy of that unfortunate
meamre.
It is reported, that 10,000 troops, ci v dry and
infantry, with a large detachment of the waggon
train, are to be immediately embarked for.Poi tu
gal.
THE TOULON FLEET.
The following Bulletin iias been published by
Government, as containing such particulars at,
have come to their knowledge—
** A vessel fiom Port Mahon arrived at Gib
raltar on the 29th ult. and give information to
captain Fayerman, of the Formidable, that the
French Fleet, consisting of 17 sail of the line,
had put to sea from Toulon, on the 20th or 21st
of that mouth. This information was communi
cated to the master of the above vessel by the
Topaz frigate, off Mahon ; lie was also informed,
that Lord Coilingwuod bud left that place in
piusiiit of the French with 16 sail of t lie line ;
two sail of the line hail also passed Mahon on
the 20th to join him, and another sail of the line
was stationed oil Cape Sebastian, near the Bay 01
Rosas.”
LIVERPOOL, November 20.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
London, Saturday, Nov. 18, half past 7 I*. M
DESTRUCTION OF TUB TOULON FLEET.
Some «fthe details of this important trans
action, 1 am informed, have been publish
cd in the Rotterdam paper, which has not yet ar
rived.
Thi9 intelligence, ».s a n ival achievement, is
extremely acceptable ; Lut it increases in weight
and magnitude, when wo contemplate its Affect
on the slate of things, on the coast of Catalonia.
A letter this day received from Valentis, dated
the 23.1 of October, mentions, that it was believ
ed from the best information obtained, that Bar
celona could not hold out against the fpuniards
two months longer, and that if supplies nt provi
sions, Jkc. were not speedily received, the fortress
must surrender much eariicr. The Spaniards,
round die city, were in great Ibrce.
I have also a letter from fJibraltnr, of the 25th
ult. by a private channel, which observes, diat
the Junta gin ws daily more and more unpopu
lar ; .»iui intimates, that affairs must come to a
crisis, either by the resignation of government, by
the Members of the Supreme Council voluntari
ly, or \>y their expulsion from power.—The same
letter adds, that it was not t-X|<e .ted that Mar
quis Wellesley would leave lieville until the con
elusion of the month.
A letter reached me this morning from Vien
ns, dated the 21st ult ; it adverts to the secret
articles of the treaty betw en Austria and France,
ami contains Valuable inioruiatioii on other sub
jecls—it is as follows .
“ Vienna, Oct. 21.
** There are yet a great m my troops q uarter
ed hi the city, hut undoubtedly more Dave ta
ken their departure, ft *d a greater part of them
believed dint in their return to France diey were
destined to m »rrh to Spain. It is said tnal the
officer • of many rcgfni -nts received instructions
that they would not h- pennitud to stay nine
tiiaU a 1 VV l.all. a ill l'UT.a, alld SOlliC Ot tile il'OUp ,
wr*"^ even to be allowed U> go through r.e
ccp'Ul.
•• i oinking rae*'. this citv contemplate dir
l*te treaty as the destruction of Austria, ur«l tie
ruin of her hoove, not s'* much ;Vt >n whul up
pears on the litce of it, as because it iv known
that there .-ie uiucles wlurliit was not deom> «l
prudent t«» disclose to public onservation, !.«■
mur'ioevcre*ti».»n the regulations which liaveal
ready appeared.
_ “ Yesterday the ratifications of the treaty were
exchanged between the Mi -istcr* of the High
Contracting Parties, but it is impossible fi»r us
to asciirtain what seen t stipulations may have
oeen entered into. I* is very generally believed,
however, that the F.ntperor i-» l«>. >y, within the
short ,x.nod of two years, an immense sum, but
thetamount is wot slated.
“ Tliere are persons who are satisfied
with the peace, because they see it puts an end
to the ravages of war, and they -i e contented
to obtain repose at the expeucc ol* every thing
which is dear and honorable, llu.v far they
consult the real interests of their country in tlii.,
yu -v ol the treaty, will remain to be proved ; but
unless Austria be overawed by surrounding ar
mies of great force in Havana, Saxony.* ami Po
land, such a treaty can n -ver be lasting.
“ The French have a great number of sVk at
Junta:, but the number is not to be deeuud con
biddable, if compared with the large armies
from winch they are taken. Troops are daily
marching from this city on their way to France,
and tlieve inoveiueuls promise not a very distant
prospect ot having Vicuna completelv freed from
Hie French military. Some part of the armies
have marched to the east, as it is imagined, to
assist the Russians ill llieir w ir against the
Turks; but according to late accounts received
front Moldavia, they will want but little aid to
is ducc the Porte to humiliating terms, if not en
tirely io annihilate its power.
“ Among the unknown terms of the treaty, we
are told by some, that there is a slip.nation, that
tue Emperor shall only maintain a standing tbnfr
ol between 4Uand Oy.OU) inai."
7 he full owing feiier xvns received this
morning from Aiitltlleburg. and contains
information that wilt attract notice, both
commercial and military—
“ MlODLEHUkG, jVo'v. 13.—“ JVe mer
chants do not like the evacuation of ll'ul
chcren, which is so much iaked of at present;
as well us the troops do. I have a good
many articles on hand which. / should wish
to disfto’Se of before I quit the Island.
“ The time that will be allowed for quit
ting the place, does not seem to be distinctly
known, but sue suppose that the abandon
ment will take place as soon as possible.—
Plight regiment* have arrived Here to as
sist in re embarkation of our forces, though
they cannot be mltch annoyed by the enetny
on the other side of the Water, while the
ships remain here
•• The number of sick in the island have
been diminished to icss than 600U. from
the shipments which have been made for
J'.n gland.
“ We are able t9 hear very little from
the continent, the intercourse is so confined,
and tabut we do learn is of an unpleasant
nature.”
An officer, with whom I am very nearly
connected, has just returned from IValche.
ren, and had scarcely time to take a night's
repose, before he was ordered, with the
whole of the Waggon Train, to which he
is attached, to proceed to Portugal. Ten
thousand troops have just obtained instruc
tions to embark Jor the same destination.
November 2o.
1 he general news from the Continent is
now become very uninteresting and uuim
porcant. Bonaparte is still at Fontainbleau ;
and the great changes in the map of Euronc,
which will soon be carried into execution,
he can there meditate and digest at lull iei
sure. Some of the chief of his Confederate
Kings are attending hi* motions, no doubt
to receive his instructions and assist in con
certingthe new arrangements.
Some reports have been circulated in Lon
don for several weeks back, of a negocia
lion for peace between Englan \ and France,
having beemsccretlv begun; but the rumor
has gradually died away, and appears to
have been circulated merely for the purpose
of sbick jobbing, in which it certainly sue
ceeded lo a considerable extent.
The master of a vessel, who arrived on
Sunday from Tonningen, states that an Ame
rican vessel had entered that port previous
to his departure, which sailed from the U.
States on the 5th of last month. She brought
Mew York papers to the 4th. The only
news of any importance in them related to
the revival of the inteicourse with the Spa
nish part of St. Domingo. A circular had
been issued to that effect.
A private letter from an officer arrived
at Plymouth, in one of the ships from the
Mediterranean, states that sir John Stuart,
previous to his preparations for a second
expedition against Maples, had despatched
a body of troops, consisting of about 2000
men, against the islands of Cephalonia, '/.ante
l and St. Marc, in the reduction of which
tliis division had completely succeeded. It is
supposed that this measure was adopted for
the more effectual prevention of the future
approach of the enemy to Corfu.
Letters have been received from Peters
burgh, which state, that notwithstanding the
repeated and urgent remonstrances of the
French minister, the Emperor Alexander
has not yet ventured entirely to close jhh
ports against Great Britain The discon
tents very openly manifested in Russia, ir
consequence of the loss of trade, have pro
bably deterred the Emperor Alexander from
enforcing his own decree with rigor.
The Transport Board have given order*
to their respective agents at the difierenl
ports to get ships ready to send to Walche
ren, to bring away the garrison and stores
preparatory to giving up the place altogcth.
er. The transports which were ready tr
sail from the Downs, with troops oa board
for VVulcheren, have also been counterman
ded.
military expeditions,
Sent by England to the continent of Europe,
from the commencement of the war he
twixt Great liritain and France, in 1793
to the present period.
Wc have taken the pains to draw, into out
point of view, a history of the Military
Expeditions sent troin this country to tin
Continent, within the lastlGycars.Lon
don (Hobc.
PITT ADMINISTRATION.
FIRST Kxl’KOITION TO FRANCE.
When sent, Feh. 1793 Commander, Duki
of York. Force, 55,000 tnxjps. Object
Conquest of France.— Failed. Afli- u lm
of 28,000 men, ik. an immense quantity id can
non and Stores; the wreck or the army tc
turned to England in March 1795.
SECOND KXPKDI TION TO FRANCK.
When tent. May, i794. Commander,a;
I Moira. Force. lu.GOU lris»ps. Object, le
establishment of Royalty in britanuy — J nl
cd. Could not i 111..t a landing in RriU liny
sailed to O tend; and shared the lortnow >
the DUa»C O. lutk . dl'latvU Ml'ilij .
j *rnnut.)kYO( j • •<■ :! ON. '•*
l. ff hen sent, .*t.tv 179(<. Commander, M.
i Puiwiyc. Force. 12,000 troops. Object, to
| iK-neu-:u« lo Paris. Failed. 3-Vths of the
; viigE-Emigrant army Mere lost, together
''un 70.0eO stand of arms, magazines anil
Ciotlitog tor 4(#.000 >orn. a large sunt in spu*
cie, and six ships riv.nly l ,dtii>.
MUST KXPKDITIOK TO HOLLAND.
11 hen tent. May 1/yH. Commander, gen.
Lootc. • . F'orce, 1200 troops. Object, to
destroy the navigationofHolland, &c. Fail.
it/. 1 lie works of me Bruges Canal wtre-*
blown, np, ami required some weeks repair;
but gen. CrxAe and bis army fell into tlic
hands of the enemy.
second expkdition to Holland.
Ii hen .se/tt, August 17‘J J. Commandera,
Duke ot \ urk anil (,murals litre aim ami
Essen. F'orce, 27,000 English and 20.00v>
Russians. Object, Deliverance of Europe.
Failed. Lost nearly half the army, mid en
tered into a capitulation on the lOih of Oct^J
whereby the Duke agreed, on condition Mj
heu.g allowed to re embark, to liberate bOCW^B
Ficu-.n mill bavniiuiis, then prisotuu's
England. 1
FOX administration:.
EXPEDITION TO ITALY.
D hen ' , July 1306. Commander, Sir
J. Stuart. V'vrcr, 5000 troops. Object, Ex
pulsion of tiie French from Italy. Failed in
the object, but succvcded in vanquishing «.
French army of 7000 men, 4000 of whom
were either killed, wounded or u.kcn pri
soners.
FOR FL A Ns D A DMINISTR AT ION.
i'.xrjtlll r ION TO COPENHAGEN.
fk/itn sene, August lb07. Coni mutt tlcrt
Lord Cathcurt. Force, 20,00d troops. Ob
ject, to on-ain possession of the Da .i»h fleet.
Succeeded. England, white in a stale of
piofound peace with Denmark, bombarded
her capital, set the to her metropolis; kil
led vast numbers of inhabitants; burnt down
400 houses; up k from her 15 ships of the
line, 15 frigates, 6 brigs and 25 gun boats »
besides vessels on the stocks, together with
naval stores to the amount of 20,000 tons.
“ Fhat which is morally wrong, cannot be
fioliuculty right.”-Fox
EXPEDITION TO SWEDEN.
Il'licn sen'. May 18(8. C-.mm.mder, Sir
J. Moore. Force, 14 000 troops. Object,
to aid Sweden against Russia. Failed.
Gustav us put Sir John Moore ut.de • arrest;
he escaped with difficulty; and his army,
after remaining several veeks on board the
transp. rts, returned to England.
first EXPEDITION TO SPAIV.
When sent, July 1808 Commander, Sir
A. Wellesley Force, 10 000 tro.ps. 06
ject, to assist Spain. The Junta of Gallicia
declined lue proffered assistance, asserting
til at they did not want men, but merely
arms, ammunition and money. Advised S,r
Arthur to proceed to Portugal.
first expedition to pohtuoal.
II hen sent. August 1808. Comtvapdcr,
Sir A. Wellesley ; superceded by Sir limy
Burrard ; suptn ceded by Sir Hew Dairy m
| p!e. Force, 27,000 troops. Object, Expul
sion of the French from tne Peninsula.
Failed The campaign which produced the
victory of Vimiera, was terminated by the
memorable Convention of Cintra. The
French army was sent .home in safety, amt
the principal part of the British army was
i sent to Spain. The remnant of our forces
j subsequently quitted Portugal on the advance
of tiie French.
SECOND EXPEDITION TO SPAIN’.
ti hen vent, November 1803. Common «
j der, '•Jir J. Moore. Force, 23,000 troops——
i Objcvi, expulsion of the French from Spain.
.Failed. The English army advanced from
Ltins coast into the interior of Spain, h it find'
i ing themselves unsupported by the “Uuiver
I sal Spanish Nation,” and the Trench armies
advancing upon them, they weie obliged to
retreat to the coast, and finally re embth’k.
, at Corunna, where their gallant commander
; fed ; one third of his army having pen shed
, by famine and the sword.
(rUKTHEli EXPEDITION TO POKTUGAL
AND SPAIN.
j When sent, April 1809. Commander, Sir
j A. Wellesley. Force, 30,000 troops, (the
| number asked by Sir Arthur to ini e thu
, French out of the Peninsula ) Object, 'Hie
j deliverance of Spain. Failed. Sir Arthur
| having penetrated to Talevera, obtained a
I problematical victory over Joseph Bona
parte ; but being ill supported bv the Spa
! insh armies, and reduced to great extremi
■ ties for want of provisions, owing to the no
; athy of the Junta, and the want of cordiati
| ty in the people, was obl»ged to retreat, and
I has arrived at Elvas, on iliafrontier of For-,
tngal. His army is grea*iy reduced in
numbers, »ome accounts say to 15.OO'J.
EXPEDITION TO ISCHIA AND PltOCIDA.
When vent, June 1809. Commander, Sir
J. Stuart. Force, 18,000 troops. Object,
Diversion in favor of Austria. Failed —
Took possession of the island*;, which he af
terwards abandoned without having detained
or withdrawn any part of the French force
lroni the Danube.
TIIIII D EXPEDITION TO HOLLAND.
When vent, August 1809, Commander,
Earl Chatham. Force, 50,000 troops. Ob
ject, Diversion in favor of Austria, and the
destruction of the enemy’s fleet at Antwerp.
— Failed The expedition was not dis.
patched till the Armistice of the 12th July
had terminated the contest between France
and Austria Returned with 10,000 sick,
without attempting any operation against
the fleet nt Antwerp. Obtained possession
of VValcheren and Beveland, the latter of
which place has since been abandoned.
VIRGINIA L liGISLATVRK.
Extracts from the Journals of
the House of Delegates.
Monday, January 29.
A communication from the oenatc by their
, clerk :
The Senate have passed the following bill*,
: to wit:
A bill "To incorporate the Goochland
: manufacturing society.”
A Dill " Concerning William Preston.”
A bill " Authorising Polly Coleman to in
troduce and hold a certain slave within this
common wealth;” and
A bill *• To scale ihe certificate tnx due
; From the counties of Montgomery, Wythe,
, Grayson, Tazewell and Giles, for the year
« irb.i.”
They have also passed the bi’l "Incorpo
rating a company to establish a turnpike
road from the Little river tun pike roar!,
through Suit kerb* gup i;i the Line llitlg* to
1 wards Winchester.”
'Tin- bill "For the reli«f ar.d Indemnity
cf William Pnrs'tns c. tl ’I i*in a . I liigt-- t,
; and for o ner pui post s.”
T i e bill •* t oi cr iiiujt *' c r |i,uiiss‘n.« . s
ol ti.e rtvei'Ub t.i'd the dki^aio* the . ..