The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-14 00:00:00, page 2

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Iu a late paper, we laid before ouv rea
. dei s <t statement of the fiscal alVairs of Great
Britain for the present year, made by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. In this
statement there is much boasting of the I
prosperous situation of the nation. It may |
well be doubted, whether that people can j
he called prosperous, whose annual bur '
thens. beside those of a permanent nature,
amount to fifty two millions of pounds ster -
ling, or about two hundred and !< .ty..two
millions of dollars, averaging a tax ot more
than sixteen dollars on every man, woman
and child in tire kingdom. If these be the
blessings ot war, we envy not G Britain for
her attempt, however unprincipled, to mo
nopolise them.
But, independently ot this consideration,
there are some interesting views, which
ought to be presented, to tonn a correct es
timate of her real condition.
The most obvious is, that notwithstanding
her vaunted resources, she is compelled to
burrow twelve millions sterling, or about
fifty six millions of dollars, to he entailed
upon her probably as a permanent burthen;
incurred too, at a period, when she mono
polises nearly the whole trade of the world,
and when the mines of America are worked
almost entirely tor her benefit.
The serious enquiry is, whether, if Bri
tain continues, year after year, thus to in.
crease her permanent burthens, onl> render
'ed supportable by her monopoly of com.
anerce secured by war. she can either con
tinuc ad infinitum to extend these burthens
and maintain the war, or give up the war,
and with it the monopoly of trade, which a
lone enables her to support her gigantic
establishment ?
Let us suppose an European peace were
made, what would be its tff-cts oh Great
Britain ? We must suppose such a peace
made on terms of reciprocity; for it never ,
can be made until England shall abandon her
unjust tyranny on the ocean.
Under the auspices of such a peace the
nade of England would be reduced to its
natural level, and so reduced, it would un
questionably sink greatly below its present
r uminal amount. There is every reason to
believe that it would fall much below that
of 1S02, the period of peace with which
that of 1809 isvauntingly contrasted. For,
it ought to be remarked that the amounts
given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
exhibit the nominal value of the relative
trade at those periods, and not the quantity
of goodx imported or exported. Now, it
m iy be assumed, on a moderate computa.
tion, that owing to the numerous obstruct!,
ons of trade, and the increased price of eve
ry articie ol subsistence in England, the
nominal average value of all the articles of
trade has risen since 1802 at least thirty,
three and a third per centum. We know
that many of these articles, and especially
that great class, ol which wool is the prin
cipal raw material, have risen more than
one hundred per centum. Taking then
the average of thirty-three and a third per
cent, the effect of a peace would be as fol
lows :
It would reduce the imports from thirty,
six to twenty four millions, an amount less
by seven millions than that of 1802.
It would reduce the exports of British ma
nufactures to twenty three millions, an a
monntless by near four millions thau that
of 1802:
/vim it would reduce tne exports ot toreign
goods to ten millions, an amount less by nine
millions than that of 1«02.
In addition to these deductions, would be
tlie great diminution of the quantum of Bri_
tish commerce, that would inevitably fl >w
from other nations gradually getting back
their share.— JVat. Intelligencer.
Extract from a firo'est of Cajitain Gro_
zer, of schooner Four lira hers of Pro
vinceActon, b-fore the American Consul
in AJalaga, viz :
"On the I2th February, I was informed
by the consul, that permission had been gi_
ven by General Sebastiani lor me to dispose
bf my cargo, take in another and return to
the United States; that in consequence
thereof, my consignees sold, on the I4,h of
said February, 400 quintals of my fish ; but
that on the 15th, I was informed by the con
sul, that orders had been received by Gen.
Pierreimond, then commander in chief of
Malaga and its district, from Marshal Soult,
duke of Dalmatia, from Seville, to confis..
cate all American vessels and cargoes that
were in this port when the French troops
entered, or should arrive afterwards, of
which said consul was notified on that day,
and the purchasers of my 400 quintals of
fish were equally notified on that day not to
pay any part of its amount, either to me
the aforesaid deponent, or my consignees,
but to hold it subject to the order of a French
commission established for that purpose.—
The remainder part of my cargo was land.,
ed, advertised and sold by older of the
French government.
Cofly of an Indorsement, which cafit. Ris
bourg. saw at Elaincur, June 8.
I do hereby certify that the American
3hip the President Adams, Richard M.
Field, master, on her voyage from Ton
ningen to St. Petersberg, was this day
warned by me to discontinue her said voy
age, under the provision of H. M Orders in
Council, bearing date the 7th of January,
1807.
Given under my hand, on board H.
M. sloonp Rose, Boven Bergen near
ing S \V. distance 16 miles. Wind
W. N. W.
THOMAS MANSELL, Capt.
' Honorable John Pope, now Senator in
the United States Congress, from Kentucky,
is candidate lor Governor of that state.
Something Singular.
Mr. Zimmerman of Columbia in this coun
ty, is me owner of a cow that was delivered
four natural calves, the one a bull and the
remainder heiflers They are in a thriving
Condition, and likely to continue.—Pi nna.
Pafier.
The Baltimore Whig, spe iking of the arrival
of Mr. Lrving with import ant tl.spatrhe* from
Mo Pinkney for governm nt, —“ Intelli
gence had been received, by out governin' nt
several weeit ago, that Mr Pinkney w*s n^-goci
utitig a Treaty with the British gov.-rumen! —
Perhaps the important despatches alluded to con
tain it."
COPPEii MINE.
A variable Copper Mine is *ai«1 to have been
diacfvrroil <>ti the urm of Mr. Henj .min Ho wen, \
•bom live inilia from this city, on the Falla turn-!
pike — dial paper. ^
fRoM rHB ifATfoXAL IXMLCfCRXCBIt: |
The malignity with which General Wil
kinson has been assailed by his enemies
has never been more strongly exemplified
than iu the publication of a letter under the
signature of M. B Carrol, dated the 12th
August, 1809. which appeared In the Spirit.
of Seventy Six of the 3d inst.
Is it not enough, that the general should
be compelled to answer for every doubtful
expression of his loose correspondence, and
for ever) act susceptible of distortion, that
has occurred during a long life of public ser
vice? Is it not.enough that he should be
compelled to yefute the multiplied charges
of a band ot disappointed conspirators, and
that superaddtd to the falsehoods and per
juries originating from so corrupted a source,
he should be compelled to encounter the
ptcjutlices which must be excited by the
publication of the testimony collected by a
C >ngi-essional Committee, who have admit
ted that their enquiry is not terminated,
that they have only heard one side of the
question, and that the accused was never
before them ? Who contrary to the practice
of all inquisitorial tribunals, have anticipa
ted the passions and judgments of tile pub- I
lie, against an unheard fellow citizen by the I
publication of exparte evidence, which ought
not to have been made public pending ihe
enquiry? Must the General aiso be com
pelletl to resist aspersions sanctioned by the
names of officers of the government, who
know the falsity of the calu tiny and take no
steps to answer or suppress it? Are there
no bounds to the shameless profl'gac.y of his
accusers, and will there be no end to the
charges and persecutions against him, which
have originated from the disappointment of
those whose views he frustrated by dischar
ging his du y and saviug his country from
civil war?
The letter referred to was accompaniep
by the following remarks : •* The above
is a copy of Lt. Carrol’s report to General
Wilkinson, yet the General wrote to the
Secretary at War on the9ih of August that
not one of the gnn boats had been reported
in readiness.” What must be the indignati
on of every honest man. when he reads the
subjoined true copy of Lt. Carrol’s letter
and finds that it is dated on the 21st and
not on the 12th of August, 1809? The ori
ginal is in General Wilkinson’s possession,
I and although the General is determined to
j take no notice of any calumny that may be
cast upon him, except in the memoirs he is
i now preparing for the public ; yet it i* a du
ty which every honest man owes to society,
to take the earliest steps to expose so shame
less a violation of truth. I have therefore
obtained and now send you a true copy of
Mr. Carrol’s letters for publication, which I
trust you will in candor and justice insert in
your next paper. It is obvious that this
publication has been brought forward, at
! this time, to impeach the General’s veraci
' ty ; but it is difficult to divine by what means
this foul misrepresentation got into the pub
; lie prints, as the letters of Mr. Carrol of the
| 24ch of August and the 1st of September
I which accompany this, will shew no ground,
! the least plausible, to excuse the infamous
I imposition.
JUSTICE.
Copies of letters from Lr \1B Car oil to Gene
ral James It ilkinson
Naw Orleans, August21, 1809.
SIR,
I herewith have the honor of informing you
that ten vessels are now ready for to take the
troops on board. Your barge also is ready, and
you will please to send some person for the pur
pose of taking charge of her.
I With great respect,
I have the honor to be.
Your obedient servant,
M. B CARROLL, Lt.
Gen James Wilkinson, com
mander in Chief of the Ar
| my
New-Orleans, August24, 1809
Sir,
I have the honor to report to you, that six
boa's arc in a state of readint-s4, equipped anti
maun '(1, and three more, I expect here every
moment, if the number of their crews are com
plete, they will join the above mentioned six.
W ith great respect,
I have the honor to be,
YourObt. humble servt.
M B. CARROLL, Lt.
Gen James Wilkinson, Com
mander in Chief of the Ar
I my.
New Orleans, Sept. 1, 1809
Sir,
In reply to your communication of this Jay,
I have to inform you that only four gun vessels
and the ketch Vesuvius now can be manned out
of the crews, and lit to go up the river, the whole
will carry two hundred men. I shall dispatch a
boat this day for the bay of St. Louis, and ifCom
modore Porter should not return himself, at all
events, 1 shall receive his communications for
the purpose, to know if the ketch Etna may be
joined to the above number or her crew, be dis
persed among those boats that are deficient, of.
which I shall give you information as soon as re
ceived
With great respect,
Your Obt. humole servt.
M R. CARROLL.
Mis Excellency
Gen James Wilkinson.
LIEUT. TKIPPE.
i Extract from the ‘ History of the War be
tween the United States and Tripoli’-..—
page 111.
“ die obstacles were soon removed,
and on the 3d of August, the weather be
coming favorable, at 3 o’clock in the after
i noon, the signal was made to prepare for
battle. At 3 o'clock the squadron got with
in gon shot of the batteries, and cast ofTthe
gun boats and bomb ketches. Tliey advan
ced in a line a head led on by capt. Decatur,
and covered by the Constitution, the brigs
and schooners. The enemy had 17 gun
j boats moored in aline in front of the batte
i nes, also, a bngot 16 guns, and a schooner
ol 10, to aid the cover of their boats. A
i discharge of shells from the bomb boats in
duced the enemy to open their fire, which
was heavy and incessant; yet the Ameri |
cans advanced with admirable intrepidity I
through a shower of gtv.pc shot. When the
gun boats were within 20 yards of the ene
my, they discharged their girat guns, loa
ded with 40 pounds of musket balls and fol
lowed by a discharge of musketry, which
obliged 5 ot the gun boats composing the
enemy’s right wing, to cm their cables and
retreat. I he boats of the squadron then
bore up for those to the leeward. Captain
Decatur boarded and carried the first boat,
lieutenant Tkippk the sec-md, and lieuten
ant Decatur in Carrying the third was kil
led. Captain Decatur continued down their
hue and carried ibe third ; all of which
were brought off safely. There were 96
men on board the captured gun boats, of
whom 46 were killed in the engagement. 2c
SO taken prisoners. The attack continued
an hour and an half. The Turks were dri_
ven.outof fort Francois, and must have sut'_
fered much from tne American fire, both in
the town and batteries. The enemy's fire,
badlv directed did little damage. The three
gun boats taken, were va uable, two of them
carrying each a brass twenty six pounder,
and the other a brass eighteen pounder.—
Lieutenant Tnppe, who carried the second
boat, received no less than clevrn sabre
wounds t none ot them, however, were dan
gerous.”
\\ e nave been turtner iiuormed, that
lient. Trippe was the first man who hoar
ded the Tuikish gun boat, which lie carri
ed» ami had a. personal rencontre with the
Turkish couimauder, ‘In which Ins own
sword was broken, the Turk’s lost out of bis
hand, anxl the two combatants fell together
in the.&truggle ; the Turk having the ad
vantage was drawing his diik, wnen a weil
aimed stroke from the sabre of an Ameri
can sailor, rescued Lieutenant Trippe from
the fatal thrust ttiat whs preparing ior him.
Norfolk, August IQ.
Extract of a letter from a gen lemun in
Gottenburg. dated the 7th June, to a
mercantile house itt this place, received
by the Caledonian, Cu/u. Nash.
*• I follow thej Caledonian, who is under
way and going out, in order to inform v u,
that all A nerican property will be seques '
tetedjn Swedish Pomerania, by order ot the
French government. N <tice lias been gi
ven at Stralsund. that this order would be
carried into execution in ten days,”
Hied—At 12 o’clock \esterday', the hon. 1
John Broome. Lieu (lover of this state,
aged72 years.—JV. Yn k paper, dug. 9.
Thirty four genuine Merino sheep and a
beautiful Jack.Ass. were imported in the
ship Lucy 8c Elizabeth, wlticn arrived at
this port yesterday trom Cad;z
ifovcnni.
From London I'ajiers.
DUTCH NAVY.
From Amsterdam, under date of the 16th
instant, we have the following article of in j
telligence:
“ His majesty having resolved that his
: marine shall consist ot an effective force of .
, 15 sail of the line, and 100 sloops, gun_
j boats, schooners and other vessels, nas dis
{tributed them into three divisions, viz : 1.
That stationed is Hclvoetsluys, under tlie
command of Admiral De Winter, ami which
consists ot the following vessels-The
Chatham of 90 guns, Rear Admiral R.(«sch ;
the Royal Hollander, 90 Brigadier Woltel
berg ; the Minerva ti igate, Lieut. Colonel
Ossewaarde ; the Frise frigate, Lieut. Col.
De Mau ; the Lynx frigate. Colonel Ouwens ;
the Ajax frigate, Major Polders; the Iris,
Lieut, col. Van.der Hast. 2 That station
ed in the Tcxel, under the command of
Rear-Admiral Leminers, and consisting of
the Commerce ol Amsterdam, of 80 guns, j
commanded by colonel Falk ; the Admiral 1
Ziutman, 80. colonel Carrega; the Brabant, !
' 76, colonel Melville VanCarubec; the J »hu |
De Wiit, 68, colonel Gerbrand; the Dng
gerbank. 68, colonel Twt-ut, and vhu Venus
frigate, Litutenaut-colunel Cambier.-3.
That lying «.ff the capital, under the coni
maud of Rear-Admiral Vendooren, and
which consists of the Pi ince Royal, 80 Bri
gadier Musquetier; (lie Commerce ot Rot
terdam, 68, colonel Hora Siccama—making
a total of nine sail of the line and six tri
gates, exclusive of the brigs, sloops and gun
boats, attached to the three squadrons_
His majesty has given orders to his Admi
rals to make every exertion to have this
fleet in compleat teadmess for service by the
commencement of July. A report is to be
transmitted to his majesty daily of the pro
gress made in their equipment.”
Stockholm June 5.
Major Forselles arrrived lieie on the 1st
of June, with the unpleasant tidings of the
death of the Crown Prince. A report was
immediately spread that his R .yal Highness
had been poisoned: however, it was soon
proved by an affidavit made by Lieut. Col.
Count de Sparre, that his R val Highness
died of an apoplectic fi.. Count de Sparre
atte ded his Royal Highness,and states that
his Royal H ghness having been some days
at Ramlosa watering place in perfect health,
he left ihat place early on the morning of the
28th May, and arrived at Htlsingsbmg,
where he breakfasted, and from thence pro
ceeded to Quindmge. At half past one o’
clock in the afternoon he arrived there, and
immediately ordered his horse to be ready.
He then mounted the horse and lode to .he
camp, in order to review the hussars. IIis
Royal Highness rode as fast as the horse
could go towards the left wing of the troops
during which time he lost his hat, and *p~ j
peared to totter on the horse ; the Count I
seeing this, and thinking that the home was J
restive, rode up as fast as he could, but the •
P'-mce had haidly advanced sixty yards be j
fore he fell off the horse to the right side ; '
he was men conveyed to the parsonage house
at Quindinge, where he expired. This event
has caused a good deal of sorrow to some,
and joy to others ; sorrow to those, who af
ter having dethroned their lawful K. ng, tho’t
themselves 9afe-and joy to those who
j still preserve the heart of a Swede, and wish
| tosee (iustaviis’s son on the Throne. The
l sitting of the Diet is prolonged to the 16tn of
I July. Several persons flatter them neves
j with the idea of once more seeing the House
of Vasa on the Throne.—Adlesparre, the
person who revolted with the Western army
is made Lord Lieut, of Warmul.ind. and
! thus removed from the capita). Gen. Skiol
| debrand, is Envoy to the Court o» Peiers
i burgh : and Mr. Brandel, the late Secretary
of Legation in London, is appointed his Sec
retary. Charles XIII. is very ill, he has,
however made his appearance in public once I
during the last fortnight.
CiorTENiURo June 8
Tlie French Ambassador having applied
to Baron D’Engestrom, the Minister for Fo
reign affairs, tor a private audience with
the King, the King granted the same. The
Ambassador declared, that although he had
no personal dislike to the English Charge
d’Affaires, yet he thought it his duty to men
• ion that after the friend y treaty between
France and Sweden,the British flag flymgin
Onttenburgh could not fail to create jealousy
on the pirt of France. The K ng answered
that he wuuld take the matter into conside
' V f
ration. It is now three weeks since the re
monstrance was made, and no auswerha^as
yet been returned
London, June 18.
Letters from Lord Wellington's camp at
j Celerico. dated the 23d ult state that the
| French officer bearing the cross of the Legi
on of iiomV, arrived at the British camp on
| the 21 -t, having deserted, in consequence,
las fie said, of having been provoked to cut
down nis superior officer while on duty -
j I his v fhcer stated, *• that Masscna had join
• ed tne French army with reinforcements,
which made the entire number under his
A Spaniard, native of M xico, who took
passage in a vessel trotn Norfolk and arriv
ed at Htvanna, with intention to go to Cam.,
peachy, has been arrested and confined at
Huvanna A number of itifl unatory papers
were found among his baggage, and it is sup
posed he will |>e condemned as a spy and
•suffer death.—lb.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Court of King's fimeh, May 22,
Previous to the late peace with Spain,
Messrs. (Jordon and Morphy freighted seven
ships from Old Spain for South America
Four of them were to return to England
and three to Spain. Licences to secure
them against capture, were procured, am
the regular insurances made. On the voy
age homeward, one of them bound to Spain
command along the frontier amount to 80,000, 1
or from tuat to 84 000 men ; and had his
head quarters aiSd tmanca ; but that this
force however formidable in collective iitnn
bers, was not hi Id adequate to the invasion
of Portugal” The information given by
spies and deserters, must always be receiv
ed with distrust; but as it was a known fact
that the collection and conveyance of sup
plies was matter of extreme difficulty and in
security in a country where'lie French could
be said lobe masters only of the surface they
occupy with a military force ; atul where
iheu convoys and foraging parties were ewii .
stantly annayed by the peasants who cut i ff
nil stragglers ; it was thought that not more
than bait the total number under Massena,
would attempt to enter Portugal with a
chance of subsistence, and with the ambul
ance of having a sufficient force to keep the !
Spaniards in awe ; and from this conAiction
Lord Wellington kept his position, uot think
ing it <tdviseablc to advance nor necessary to
re tie at.
Two French and three Spanish Vessels
arrived on the the first May. at Bayonne, la
dei. with sugar, cocoa, ike. forming part of
the cargoes of the American vessels put un
der sequestration at St Sebastians.
Seville, April 29.
By a decree of the I8'.ii of this month, his
majesty has convoked all the Cortes of the
kingdoms. This measure has produced a
lively sensation throughout Spain. It is
long since the Junta promised the convoca
tion of the Cortes, and amused the nation
wi h vain h ipes. Spain wall owe this bene
fit to its new sovereign.
G REN An A April 27.
Bv a Royal decree, dated Seville the 17th,
the kingdom will be divided in respect to
its civil government, into thirty eight pre
lectures. Each prefecture will be divided
into several sub .prefectures.
By another decree his majesty has divided
the military government of Spain into fifteen
divisions.
Laydach. (lllivia) Mav 18
Yesterday the Duke of Ragusa, Marshal
Marmount, returned from Croatia.
This day appeared an official report, of
which the following are the principal con
tents :—
As soon as the news reached Constantino
ple that a number of Turks had made an ir
ruption in the frontier district of French
Croatia, the Grand Seignior immediately
issued .firman, that the same should be e- I
vacuated giin. The Btvsa of Bosnia sent
this firman oy some military characters
of respectability, to these disturbers of the
public peace, and caused it to be represen
ted to them what the consequence would be,
if they did not immediately obey. The reb
els who were soon seized with a pride bor
dering on madness, paid not the least atrcti. 1
tion eitner to the firman or the verbal repre
sentations Marshal Marmnnt now marened
to the village of Isarich,where was tlnur pi in
cipal rendezvous, which he took and laid in
ashes. He then pursued the insurgents to
the city of Plash. —As soon as he arrived
there, they cried for mercy, and promised j
solemnly to respect in future the frontiers of
llliri.t———the Marshal thereupon advanced!
to the strong fort <>f Szettiu, which 20 years!
ago rests.ed f< r 37 dots an army of 25 000
Austrians unde. Gen. Devins. As soon as
the 1'uiks observed the approach of the
French, they in the greatest hurry left this
fortress, which was well provided with amu
nit ion and provisions, and which they had
sworn to defend to the last The Duke of
Ragusa thereupon began a correspondence
witn the Bassa of Bosnia, ai d the negociati
on had a happy issue and in this frontier
district, inhabited by 25,000 souls, perfect
peace and order prevails. The army which
had advanced to vards the frontiers of Tur
key, returns now to its cantonments, and 3
French battalions have arrived already
here. The Duchess of Ragusa is also in this
city. i
Grenada. (Spain) March 27.
In order to give bi ead to a number of poor
people, and at the same time to promote the
arts, his Majesty, Kmg Joseph, has resolv
ed not only to repair the uncirni residence of
the Morish Kings, the Alhambra, but also to
finish the palace begun by the Empr Charles
the V. It was much to be regretted that
these precious monuments were suffered to
decay in this manner. The inhabitants are
much rej >iced at this resolution, as they flat
ter themselves that his majesty will spend
some months in every year among,t them
The decree of (he 25;h of this month on this
subject directs tha. all the plans and draw
ings that have been approved of by the Em
peror Chailes, shall be executed, & nothing
shall be used in the building* or ornament
ing the roof, but what is of the produce and
workmanship of the country. The revenues
of the district of Grenada are appropriated
for that pui pose.
New York, August 7*
A newspaper called *• ‘I'he Aurora,” has
been suppressed by the government of Ha_
▼anna. This paper is said to have been in
imical not only to the Spanish government, I
and English, but particularly to the U. S.—
Lung's (Juz,
was lost, and the insurers resisted pay mctvt, *
on the ground that the British government
had exceeded their power in grunting a li
cense to a vessel under her peculiar cir« urn* ■
stances. The pica was allowed, and the *•
insurance voided. The insurance company
then brought their demand for whatever of
the premium was due on the vessels which
had reached their destination. Their own
plea was thrown hack on them. Atbitra..
tors were appointed to ascertain what part
of the cargo was bona fide Spanish proper f
ty, and the claim of the insurers wus nov
argued to be invalid on all that portion.
Lord Ellcnborouglt was of opinion, that
the resistance of the merchants was perfect- '
ly justifiable ; and that whereas in the pre
sent instance, tlte insurance office could not,
from the inherent defect of the license, have •
sustained any loss by the misfortune of tlte
voyage, it was not entitled to claim any re
nfuncration when that misfortune had not
occurred. - >
Boston, August 3.
FROM ALGIERS.
Extract of a letter from a gcn'leman at
Algiers, to a merchant in (his town, da
ted May 7.
" The brig Blanchy, Captain Cotton,
which 1 mentioned in my last as being the
only American vessel at this place, was to
have departed for Hal imore about the mid
dle of April, but an unexpected occurrence
lias changed her destination, as she lias
been chartered by the French Vice C**n.
sul, Chargd d’A‘1 tires ot France here, to
carry him to ATarsetlles. he having been or
dered by the D- y to quit the Regency in
24 hours, io consequence of a dispute be
tween them relative to a prize brought in
by a French privateer ; and as there was
no other vessel in the port ready to take
him within so short a period. Colonel Lear
has consented toller going to France as a.
cartel.—This affair happened the 30d| of
March. The brig sailed with the Consul
on the first of April, anti is to return here
immediately in ballast, and is now expect.,
ed, and is to depart for the United States,
immediately on her return. The Doy savs
his dispute is merely personal with this con
sul, and lie has permitted several French
vessels to depart since it happened: I>utL
think it will be regarded in a different lignt
in J'ranee.
“This is such a poor place for business,
that scarce a single article for exportation
can he found.
“ The affairs of the Americans stand ve
ry well with this Regencyat present. Onp
annuities are a'l paid up. The ship Re
source, which brought ou' the stores, tsd li
ly expected back from Constantinople, for
which place she was chartered by the i>eir
to carry presents to the Grand Signior.”
From the Exchange Coffee House Lookst
Previous to the sailing of-he Pedlar from
Palermo, a British lrigne arrived there u>
c mvey one ot ihe Bourbon family to Spain.
[Probably the Duke of Orleans,' who marl
vied a daughter of the King of Sicily, who ,
is now in he way Napoleon wishes his wife.
The Duke of Angmlerae, wlx> married tne
daughter of the late K.ng of France, was
recently on tlie point ot leaving England
for S/iain, but was deterred by tne req.iest
of the government. It i, probable the Spa
nish Rtgjncy conceive that the presence of
one ot toe Bonbon family will inspire ihe
people with additional confidence and en
thusiasm ; or it may be intended to declare
him sole Regent.]
Captain Adatus, from Lisbon, reports
that Massena had declared himself K,ng of
Portugal. [A i u*nor has heretofore beci\
received, that Bonaparte had appointed luiu
Vice Roy of Portugal.—The latter French
wars have been to provide thrones lor
would.be Kings.]
Extract of a letter from Halifax, dated
July 23.
“ W e hear thai the American government
have rejected a treaty which lias been ne.
gociaiing for some time past between Mr
Pinkney and Lord Wellesley, and this is
the cause assigned for the Packet having
been sent direct for England. This intelli*
gence is from a respeciat.de sourca. yer s ilT
I nope it may not tie critically correct, but
rather that there is only some partial dtsa
gieainent as to particular points. You~
doubtless, have heard the facts before thi>I
time.”
Extract of another letter. July 23.
“ I have heard nothing furtner relative to
the reported rejection of a new treat/, but
am rather fearful it is true."
GREAT BRITAIN AND TURKEY.
We are indebted (says the Roslon Refer^
tory ) tothe/toluenes* of u friend in Xmur-•
nq. for a cofy of the follow nt/ let er9
written by he liritish ambassador at C'on
atuntino/tie.
Peha, February 22, 1810.
SIR,
H is Majesty having been graciously*
pleased to permit me to return to England..
I have to acquaint you, that unless very un
expected event's should detain me, it is my
intention to leave Constantinople, whenever
the season becomes more favorable. I
should long ago have executed this intent! n.
had I not perceived that the peace between
Austria and France, and especially that at
tide of the trea'y, which carries the boun
dary of France to the S.ve, had revived a.
hope in out enemies, of engaging the Porte
to break with Great Britain. France had
insisted on having Croatia, evidently with a
view ot dictating .he law at Constantinople.
Tnat her first act of good neighborhood to
wards the lurks, would be,to compel them
if p ssihle to go to war with us, no maa
could doubt ; that she would succeed, I nev..
ei had thealighest apprehension.
Vet with the lullest Celt ince on the good
faith and honor of the Porte, I did not think
• t right, to quit the affairs of the British E u
bassy, in a moment of even apparent diffi
culty ; nor to sanction hy my sudden de
parture, the idle report that had been dis
semmatedof approaching hostilities with thift
Country.
I'he event, has, in every wav. answered
my expectation. Th< threats nt Prance are
disregarded ; every demand injurious to our
friendly relations with Turkey, has been re..
Jeered with indignation and our enemies arti
ihem»elvex convinced, that they will best
consult their own interest, by abstaining
fr m a repetition of their proposals.
Under these circumstances, 1 quit thg
embassy without a fear for the stability of the
peace, and with the assurance that this p >./ •
i fill empire is determined to assert its in-’
dependence to the laii, to adhere to us ttr