The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-11-02 00:00:00, page 2

•wn shores. A defcnsivew ar in Portugal,
would, ther re, fix her plan of Campaign,
though the theatre chosen for a defensive
war is perhaps the worst on the continent
of Eurtipe. Catalonia, Galllcth, or even I.
taly. would be preferable.
On the other hand, the views of the French
feeiifg at peace every where else.>do not call
ao much for prompt action, as when the Bri
tish force was landed at Walcheren, at
Quiberou, at Leghorn, or Calabria. The
armies of France are fed by the country in
which they make war ; and British forces,
though considerably aided from the sea,
must bear as heavy upon the theatre of war
as their enemy ; all this pressure must ei
ther produce depression or despair in the
Portuguese. An immediate action, which
should not be completely derisive, could not
aid the French ; the resources of the coun.
try, as well as the external means by which
any deficiency may be supplied, have ccr.
taiB limits; and all the resources of Spain
which are not required for the force un
der Victor before Cadiz, will be directed
to the support of the grand army under Mus
•ena.
The procrastination of the war in Portu„
#»I. cannot alter the ultimate destiny ofPor,
tugal or Spain; this the British know, 8c the
Spanish Junta know, as well as the French ;
•he expence to France is comparatively
small, since Spain must supply it. In the
scarcity of bullion, and all the other expen
ditures for a British army of 42 000 men.
and 20,000 Portuguese in British pay, the
pressure becomes more heavy in proportion
to the prolongation of the campaign. No
thing, then, but keeping the war from Eng
land, would countenance the maintenance of
the war in Portugal under such indispensi
ble and enormous cxpences.
It is thus only that weean rationally account
for the unusually deliberate progress of the
hero of the Rhetian Alps, and for the calm
ness with which the hero of M'alavera look.,
pd upon the%uccessive surrender of Ciudad
Rodrigo and Almeida, and the decimation
of his force at the latter place.
i ne position taicen by lord Wellington, on
the west of the river Coa, and in sight of
Almeida, was by no means calculated to in
spire the officer and corps which he threw
into Almeida with confidence ; they were
indeed a forlorn hope, and gen. Cox placed
there, appears as if destined to appease some
angry God of the Wellesley family.
We must now enquire into the posirons
of the armies. Almeida, which surrender
cd on the 27th August, is about 25 milts N.
W. »'f Ciudad R:diigo. about 20 soutli ot
the Dmiro, and 80 south of east from Opor.
to. The main r sad from the province of
Tras bs Mont* s and the Douro, leads on the
east side of. th* Coa as far as Castclboho,
7 miles south from Almeida, and runs south
through them untains ofReira, by Celfrico
to the strong position f Guardit, which is
54 miles south of Almeida; a ridge which
forms the east side of the valley of the river
Coa, separates the road from Ciudad Rod
*igo, which runs parallel to it at a dii..
tadee of ab ut 20 miles, as far as the pass
of Torrecilla, where the mountains fork,
and send off a main south west sour into
Portuguese Estramudura, within miles of
Jiisbon.
The place named as the head quarters of
the British after the loss of Almeida, is Al_
verica ; the direction of which we cannot
discover; and this u of some moment.be.
cause its direction in relation to Lisbon
■would enable us to form Some judgment who
ther they proposed retreating upon Lisbon,
which is 220 miles south we»t of Almeida,
©r upon Oporto, which is only 80 miles west.
The movements of Massena's force we
can no otherwise discover, than by assum..
ing either the military aspect vf the countr"
pr some plan of military stratagem, which
he may seek to employ against the British j
Commander.
The entiunce of a column of 10,000 men ;
fntoBudajuz on the 1st of September, indu-j
ces an opinion of this nature. The corps I
mast be that of Soult, which appears to have i
traversed the valleys of the Guadiana, and i
suddenly occupied that place. The topo- j
graphic position of Badajoz is a very im-I
portant circumstance, in forming ajudg_
incut on this topic ; it is only 130 miles due i
east of Lisbon. From Badaj- z there are
two great roads, one leading N W. io the
Tagus, whicti is distant from Bndaj«z 50
miles, to Rosmat inltal on the right side of
the Tagus, from whence there is a road in
the rear of Guaida 6c another to Lisbon a_.
lonir 'be Taeus In A'■antes.
The western r< ad 11 om Badajoz, is by El
Vas. Esrremus, V miera, across the Sw.ro ri
Ver, -doi-g the valley of Helora to Belmonte
Beneveme FigueraB, and Salvatierra, w.cre
the roads on :> ,th sides of the Tagus follow
its smuosiMe.s.
The suddea appearance of 10 000 men,
so remote from the main army as 250 miles,
indicates some combined operations ; and
us we know that H imana bad been laboring
to collect a body of the Spaniards from the
Morena mountains, and valleys of the Gnu
ttiana, we hardly suppose, that the force
theie is limitedto the 10 000 which had
entered Bwilajos, but rather that the whole
corps of Hegnier or pei haps more, had bv
Concert with the grand army, intended to
inarch by the route of 130 miles for Lisbon,
or to taka such a position on the road from
the Douro for Lisbon* as would t ut off the
• British communication with that place, and
force them upon Oporto ; while Mnssena
tiimself, taking the DonrO by the road to
Perquiera, might ctot off the communication
-\itli Oporto, should the British mova upon
<»uard* ; cr should they move upon
Oporto, pursue them, and by a forced march
on the light of the Dour*, intercept them
in any attempt to embark at that place.
There cab be no doubt that the whole of
the foilte lion Almeida to Lisbon by the
fiver Acarc, which falls into tfcc Tngus9
miles bclonf Abrairtes, is particularly favor „
able to a reti rating force, much inoiesothan
any other part of Portugal, until the forces
ha\e passsCd Guards; thatpnai'iou occupied
by the pursuing at my, would open three
great roads to Lisbon, in which very littlfe
Hid could be derived from position to a body
acting on the deb-nsi'C, as »he wlmfe route
is a coniinued dclcent, and through an un
fnr'fui country.
Whal will piohably be the issue accor
ding to appearance.!, f
It is the interest, ft* it is the plan of the
British commander, to secure a repeat by
Lisbon if practicable ; and if impracticable
by that route, at least by Oporto.
The French have a strong interest In cut
ting off the retreat of the British ; the cap*
Cure of that army would establish peace on
the whole continent of Europe.
If in probable the French general will at
tempi to cut off* their retreat, and the posi.
t*ons of the armies render it very' pmba.
he.
"^he Brit?A will Vo very fbrtuft&tfc it thfey
escape.
A Russian land holder in the go Vernment
of Wilna, has by his last will, emancipated
nil his peasants, to the number of 7000 ——
The emperor Alexander has confirmed this
act of beneficence.
Baltimore. Oct, SO.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND fcT
IRELAND.
The gentleman £Mr. Pye) who came in
the ship — ■ arrived in the Delaware
from London, and bears Diafiatche* to go
vernment, has politely lent the editors of the
American a London paper, ‘‘ The Day,” of
September 12—from which we make the
following hasty
Summart and Extracts :
Accounts of the war between the Russi
ans and Turks are somewhat contradictory
— -—but event's have been evidently
favorable to the foirner, who had laid siege
to Varna, a Turkish TosVn in Bulgaria, on a
river of the same nanie; Which disembogue*
into the Gulf of Varna, on the Hl&ck Sea— i
distant only 145 miles fVorti Constantinople. •
The fatfe of Turkey was supposed ts depend i
on that of the Grand Vizier’s army, which
was retreating rapidly to Adrianop^ The
Pacha of Nissu in Servia, was also defea
ted.
In these alarming disasters we are told
that “ the Grand Seignior displays uncom
inon energy. In a new proclamation he has !
declared that every Mussulman capable of:
bearing arms, who will not range himself
under the standard of Mahomet to fight tor
his country and religion, shall be considered
and dealt with as unbelievers.”
IRELAND.
The sheriff'-, of Dublin (Sept. 8) have an
nounced their intention of complying with
the popular wishes to call an early meeting
of the freemen and freeholders of that city,
to deliberate “upon the subject of the Uni
on.” The Catholics of Waterford and Tip
perary had entered into resolves against the
penal laws. d he earl of Donoughmore &
his gallant brother lord Hutchinson, weic
daily expected at Ktiocklofty near Clonmel,
from England.
Meetings are likewise called in theenun
l *les Meath and Mayo, <4 to consider the
expediency of addressing his majesty on the
present state of public affairs.”
AMERICAN CONCERNS.
We understand that Mr. Pinkney is about
to send dispatches to America, which are to
br conveyed by lieutenant Spence, who bro’t
those relative to the Moselle and Vixen_
He is to quit England in the Hornet on the
19th inst. and from lichee is to proceed to
Paris, to have an interview sirith gen. Arm
stvong; but he has peremptory orders not
to remain in the French capital on any ac
count more than three days.
On Sunday last the neputies from the
CaiTaccas had an interview with the mar
quis Wellesley, at Apsley House, prepara
lory to their departure for South America.
They proceeded yesterday to Portsmouih.m
order to embark on board a British vessel
of war. The deputy from Buenos Ayres
and general Miranda had frequent inter,
views with the noble marquis, who, in the
| evening, proceeded to the sea coast, for the
benefit of his health.
Mr. Powell, the American secretary of
legation, has been obliged to return to Dover.
11 he following is the communication of our
j correspondent on the subject :
. “ Dover, Sep. 10.
“ Mr. Powell; the American secretary of
legation, whom I stated in xby last to have
sailed in a flag of truce yesterday morning !
for Calais, returned this afternoon to Dover, I
the French having refused him permission i
to land. When the vessel arrived off Calais,!
a shot was fired to prevent her entering the
harbor; not ihtiinidated by this, she conti
nued loitering ih the Roads, and at length
monsieur le commissnire, accompanied by
two other persons, came off and informed
Mr Powell the vessel would not be permit
ted to enter Calais, nor could he suffer any
person or dispatches to be landed from her,
and advised him immediately to depart, or
means would betaken to sink the vessel.—
Mi . Powell, not at all disheartened by these (
circumstance*, resolved (though contrary to
theadvibc of the crew) to steer for Boulogne,
and arriving off that port, directed the flag
of truce to stand with all sail into the bar- <
bor ; but here the enemy were not so civil as
at Calais, for they immediately opened a
tremendous discharge of shot and shells up
on the vessel, without communicating with
her; and it was only by an instant retreat
that the Vessel, and the lives of those on
board, were saved."
1 lie !>a:e ui ciouung wool, winch has just
taken phtfce ih Dublin, ought greatly to en
courage the growers of fine wool in that
country as tvdl as in this. The following
is a list of the principal sales of South
Down wool, without any mixture of Meri
no :—
Mr Owen Wynne, 147 fleeces, at 5s. 7d.
per lb-~176 do. at 4s. per lb.—58 do. at
Is. 8d.
Mr C. Beresford, 185 fleeces, at 5s. l€i.
per lb.—28 d«. at 2j. 2d.
^ ltcv. Mr. Dudley, 95 fleeces/ at 79. peT
Mr. Chritchlev. 94 fleeces, at 6i. Gd. per
lb—-104 do. at 3s lOd.
Mr. Grierson, 172 fleeces, at 5s. fd. per '
lb-132 do. at 3s. 4d.
Marquis of Sligo, 90 fleeces, at 6s. 2d.
per lb—288 do. at 4s. 3d_156 do. at
2s 3d.
Lord Clermont, 109 fleeces, at 5s. fid.
per lb— 17 do. at 3». 9d.-28 do. at 2s.
Mr. Robert l.atonche, 41 fleeces, at 6s.
per lb—21 tlo. at 2s.
Rev. Mr. Symes, 92 fleeces, at 8. 6tl.—53
do. at 4s 5d.--58 do. at 2s. fid.
N. B Mr. Svmes’s second lot consisted
of weather fleeces, and Ihe third of half
[breed, bet ween Wicklow and South Down ;
Ins South Down lambs wool sold at 5s. 2d.
| per lb.
There were altogether 4000 fleeces sold
' besudes lambs’ wool, and they sold high in
proportion to their quality.
DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS BARING
The commercial world has lost one of its
brightest ornaments. Sir Francis Haring di
ed jesterday, Sept. 11, after a short illness,
ag'-d about 70. Sir F. is supposed to have
left property exceeding a million sterling,
which will be inherited by his three sons nnjd
a daughter. It was said cm'Change yester"
day, that he was the personal holder of up
wards of two millions of the last Omnium.—
London l'afier of S’rfit. 12.
FRANCE.
The numerous letteis from Prer.ch mer
chants. express the opinion we bav© long
nr.e;uicnc5 alejvc, (Mt ftctv mckitnr€% 6f
Vigor agamst (he trade of thi9 country were
in the contemplation of the French cabinet.
They recommend to their correspondents to
be want of sending American vessels into
French ports, in the present situation of af
fairs, and until Bonaparte’s intentions in fra
ming his new commercial decree should be
better understood. As it stands at present,
a liberal construction of it might render all
Americans liable to seizure, until the gov
ernment of the U. S. shall resist by force the
British blockade, or until it is withdrawn by
the British government together with the
orders in council ; and it is supposed that
American vessels, without having entered
any British port, or having been searched j
by English cruisers, might and would be I
detained under she decree, on the ground
that their government have not acceded to
the principles laid down by Bonaparte.
So much for the facilities with which Bon
aparte’s new decrees were to afford the Bri
tish commerce. Those who supposed that
Bonaparte was sincere in his overtures for
a partial renewal of commercial intercourse,
have laid great stress on the financial re.
sources theneW duties would afford him. and
hir. giving Up th- CCrtl*'“?'= of . I
which lust concession on his part, has-been
considered hs a complete victory over his
txciu&ive system. .Whenthe vessels them
selves can be seized under the decree, cer.
tificates of origin (or part oF the cargo, are
cenaioly objects of no consequence.
But even supposing the difficulty We have
stated above lobe done.away, has not Bona,
parti the resource of denunciations of Jfcng.
glish origin td confiscate both ship & cargo ;
--and can any onto doubt that he would
avail himself of it? As td the revenue he
was to draw from the ncW Buttfe* imposed
on colonial produce, we really belicVe that
he intended, should.his plan have succeeded
in anv degree and for an$r time, to draw to 1
himself all the enormoUs profits made by
successful French adventurers id the West |
India trade. They were such’, that ,it Was j
calculated that if one vessel otit of five re. |
turned in safety, the adventure still left a I
profit of 15 per cent. Now, by comparing i
the market price of colonial produce ,ui
France, with the aggregate account of the j
new duties, freight, and market price of |
those commodities, both here and in Ame. I
rica they will be found totally as nearly I
as possible. The goods would in that case :
come fully as dear to the French consumer
as before, and owing »o the general misery
of the people, no extensive sales, in a na_
tional point of view could possibly take place.
But money is, in till* instance, a secondary
consideration only with Bonaparte, and his
main point, we repeat it, is to embroil us j
ill a war with America;
RUSSIA.
We have heard that the Russian govern,
ment, since the condemnation of the ships
at Riga and St. Petersbuigh, has listened to
the petitions of the merchants, and had ac
tually liberated one of those ships which had
taken clearances from Teneriffe. We are
riot prepared to state what degree of credit
may’ be due to this report.
Of the events of the war with Turkey we
know nothing positive—both parties claim
ing the advantage. Certain it is. however,
that the Russian finances cannot long main
tain a distant and expensive war ; and that
the election of Bernadotte to the throne of
Sweden, with the demonstrations of the
French and Saxton troops on the side of
Poland, will soon compel Alexander to re
call his troops for the defence of his capi
tal. V
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIA.
It appears by our London papers, a pam
phlet is in circulation in the North of Europe,
recommending the cnnsnlidatibn of Sweden.
Denmark, Norway, &c. under the above ti
tie, by which the Northern Peninsula of
Europe was once distinguished.
Fed. Gazette*
VROM CADIZ.
We yesterday received the Cadiz Gazette
down to the l<th Sept, by the brig Female, arriv
*d at Baltimore; they contain principally some
ntercepled correspondence between some French
ind Spanish persons of distinction.
A letter to the Editor by the same conveyance,
itstfes, that great anxiety was felt there for the re
iult of two battles, one expected to be fought in
Portugal; the other at Tarragona between the Spa
nurds tinder gen O’Bonncll, and the French un
ler gen. Macdonald.
The Cortet were collecting at Cadiz, and were
0 hold their fi’st sitting the 19 n S:pt. a Spa
lish fiigate had sailed for Carthagens to bring
members thence. As the British con'rived the
Jissolntion of the supreme Junta at Seville, and
the regency have not answered all that was ex
[tected, some new movement of policy, and some
indemnity for British sacrifices, are expected to
be demanded ; some provinces in America and
Cuba particularly. The first step of the Cortes
Is expected to he a dissolution of the regency, at
the head of whieh is the bishop Orcnse ; who
lately made an unsuccessful attempt to have the
Junta of Cadiz, elected by the people, placed in a
state of arrest
An action was fought on the 11th August, at
Llarena, near the Guadiana ; all we could hear
ofit was that there had been a battle ; but we
have seen Sonlt’s account of it, in wnich he states
the loss of the Spaniards at 600 killed, 3000 pri
soners, and 16 piece* of artillery and 20 standards.
The Spaniards were commanded by Romana.
Aurora.
Livanroot, Sept. 1, 1810. Weare still una
Me to give you an accurate opinion as to the mei
■urea which will be adopted by the government
of .this country, inconsequence of the declaration
from that of France, of the intention of rescind
ing Me Berlin and Milan decrees after the 1st
November Wc should presume that our orders
in council must fall to the ground s but we have
no doubt our government will support a strict &
rigorous blockade of many of the ports upon the
continent.
The forms of licences to be granted for inter
course with France have been concluded upon
by the British government; but as they <li,T..r
from the principles supposed to be laid down by
franco, as detailed in ours of the 20:h ult. they
will require the sanction ot tile Utter power pri
or to being acted upon.
It allows tlie exp'irtatirti (rom ftreat Britain
to certain ports withiat a prescribed limit on the
coast of France of any articles (to whomsoever
the same may belong,) which may by l« w be ex
ported, except Cotton woo! j and also the im.
portation into this country from the sanf . port of
delivery in France, or some other port vSithin the
district above mentioned, with liberty fir the
vessel to proceed in ballast from the port of de
livery to the port of landing, of a cargo, (to
whomsoever the same belong,) consitting ot
Gram, M'-at, Flour, Burr Slones, Seeds, Olive
Oil and Wine, upon condition tint the vessel im
porting the same shall have exported to
France under the same licence, British and Fast
India Manufactured Goods, sugars, and Coffee,
tv the amount in hulk of one third of the tonnage
of the vessel } and that the cargo fo be so im
parted sfcafl colWV. ft hulk of tea ebfcvJs oi Grainy
%
Meal, Kl'Mir, and Seeds, and in no case more thin
one third in bulk of wine.
This licence to rjtend to any vessel under a
ny flag except Frencn, and not to protect anv
vessel navigated by French sailoi s, or nhy French
built vestel, except such shall have !*een taken as
priseo, or shall have been transferred frora French
poss'ssion prior to the order of council of 10th
November, 1807, and shall not in cither case have
returned t > French posa>*ssinn.
Our harvest is in general lulcnth'v advanced,
though till housed it cannot be said to be out
of read) oi the weather——Tlie crops upon the
whole, are considered a fair average as to quan
tity ; and the storms we had a gt-ort time ago
have not had the effect which was dreaded. Pri
ces upon the decline.
The sales of Cotton last week were extensive,
being <*s nnated at foil 10,000 bales and this week
about 5000 'The consumption still continues
great, and ilie spinning trade good
The embarrassment of commrrica! concerns
threw a damp upon the market from which it is
in some degree reviving, and prime cotton is en
qu-red tor, and has advanced while those of mid
<ll ng -oid low qualities'are less wanted, and with
out improvement. Uplands may be quoted 13 1
2d. and 14 l*2d —prime 15d. and 16 12d——
inT<PirleanS l6J* a"d ^ 1 2a-~Plime 18d ami
CONFISCATED SHIPPING IN RUSSIA.
Aotejrom the em/ieror Alexander to Ba~
roti Kumfienhauacn, Privu Councillor
&c.
Having observed from the note you pre
sented me with, the representations made
by the commissioners (of the Neutral Navi
gatiort Act), who were appointed to exa~
thine the case ol the ships that have, during
this season, reported their arrival from
I'enenffe.
1st, That tiieie cargoes, from all appear
ces and confronting circumstances, are J
jdeutly doubthil and suspicious.
• 2d. I hat .lie false papers and documents
of said vessels, given in for examination to
the commissioners, have been proved to
them; hud discovered, without the least
tlo'Ubt, to have been forged, this r.ct alone
admits ot svlcli sufficient reason tor confisca_
ting the said cargoes without any further
proof. ^ I therefore agree with your opinion,
that examining the niasters and owners of!
these shipi, aS heretofore has been usual liy
the commissioners; in ordinary cases, will
occasion a detention to them, without any I
util*t* arisihg to them from such an exami
na-ion, hiit . Ccasiori a prolongation of the
business. Ahd as d quick decision will be
beneficial to die < commercial interest, du
ringihe present navigation; and to the gene
ral credi*. I empower you, through rhe me"
dium of the commissioners of the Neutral
Navigation Act, immediately to confiscate
the cargoes of said ships.
i lie captains, owners, and part owners of
said confiscated cargoes, having permission,
within tlie usual time, to appeal according
to tne form of law prescribed, you shall re_
ceive particular instructions in what ieay
the saie otthe confiscated cargoes ari* to be
made. Ad interim, you are to take proper
care of tne same. And al hough from the
above mentioned circumstances of forged
documents being discovered, and false <lc_
durations of their coming from Teneriffe,
the ships ought equally to be confiscated
But finding that most of the vessels are the
property of the subjects of neutral powers,
the resolution with respect to them snail be
shortly formed. I orderyuu immediately to
take off the arrest of such vessels as are ab
solutely neutrals, permitting them to load
with our produce, and sailing, taking the
Usual precaution, that it is agreeable to the
prescribed rules of permitting the export
of our produce.
(Signed) Ai.kxavder,
(Countersigned) Baron Kampknhausen,
k Ti, iv)r Councillor, &c. dec ike.
ot. a etct&uuig, 2G.ii, July, G. o. 1310.
Washington, Oct. 26.
The following articles, translated for this
paper from the Carraccas Gazelle of the
28th ult. will shew to the world the diplo
matic game wnicli the British government is
playing, at the same time in alliance with
the Junta of Spain and treating with the
Deputies of the colony whose coas> that J in
tahas declared in a state of bockadeVrfc
clared in a state of blockade '—n nignt as
well have been declared to b annihilated)
in consequence of their rehe I .rs rg. nst the
authority of the J .nu. G B n placed in a
curious dilemma oy this diplomatic ma- cenv
ling. Being a the same time in al iance
with the J nra and under a agreement to
protect the trade of the provincial govern
meat of Carraccas ; and th<- Ju.ita have g
declared the Carraccas in a km.,- of An k
ade ; the British : avy stand* pi <V"/' ai the
same time 10 lend its aid to enforce he ficti
tious blockade instituted bv n r uHy ,f the
coast of her firalegce, and o ussis her
protegee to rtaial the same blockade !_
Aat. Ini.
Carraccas, Sep. 24 1810.
By the first August Packet, tiie.r H gh
nesses (the Junta) received, by the w ty of
Curacoa, the following despatches fro i the
Spanish Deputies to the government of his
Britannic Majesty : f
To the Secretary of Slate aud Foreign
Relatione of the Government of Fenezue
la.
Under da*e of yesterday we directed to
you an official leiter of the following tenor :
** We hasten to communicate to you, for the
information of the Supreme Government of
Venezuela, what we have, accomplished
since our arrival, in discharge of the trust
committed to us by their Highnesses the
(ioverning Junta ; and we hope in a few
days to have it in our power to make our
communications at gr<-*t length and with
more certainty. We happily arrived at
Portsmouth, after a passage of only 31 days,
and as soon as the proper passports were
delivered us, we took the road for this cap.
ital, where our arrival, announced some days
bcfoie in the public papers, did not fail to
occasion some sensation. We immediately
made it known to the Marquis Weilesley.
Secretary of State of his Britannic Majesty
for the Department of Foreign ttelations.—
He was then in the country, and the follow
ing day he answered us with much civility,
p noting out the hour he would receive us at
iiis house at Apsley, for tue purpose ol hav
ing a conference with us. This conference
and others took place, 'the rgsult was that
we sent !i;ni an informal note (uua nota ver
bal) the answer to winch has been delayed
some days ; but we are every moment ex
peeling it. We must therefore regret that
we have it not actually in our pow-r logive
you a clear and precise idea of the manner
in which the communication* of oor govern
ment have been received ; and we will con
fine ourselves to stating to you in general,
that we have, keen received and treated in a
mar.:,‘dr sufficiently frank and decorous by
Wfl Wellesley :-That his Hritantiie Ma
jesty, according to what hi* minister has eX
pressly told us, has received with the great
est complacence and thankfulness the pro
fessions of our country respecting the preser*
vation and extension of our relations WithG.
Britain : That the British government with
out taking a part in our dissentions with the
regency or any other forms of government
that'may succeed each other in Spajnj wil
be disposed to grant to us the most powerful
protection against the attempts of the
trench, and that it has seen, with general
approbation, the constant loyalty of the in**
habitants of Venezuela to their worthy legit**
imate sovereign, a circumstance which has
in a great degree contributed to the favora
ble reception we have until now met with
from the government of his Britannic Ma~
jesty Daily and strong demonstrations of '
I cordiality and of interest for our cause are
made to us by many respectable persons.—
The relations of Sir Alexander Cochrane
in this capital, have been the first in favor
ing us With their friendship, in serving us
and in making to us offers of all kinds, which
circumstance, added to the care, attention
8c decency with which he treated us on board
me Br igantine Wellington, in which tve tr.acV
our passage, increases the rights'which that:
Worthy chief has already acquired to the
thanks of our government.
Mr. Wellesley, the son of the minister*
and a membet o! Parliament, has shewa
us frequent marks of friendship, and has
employed liimseit in facilitating our negociita
tions.
We daily receive invitations to dinner, 8c to
morrow we dine with his royal highness the
duke of Gloucester, nephew to the king, who
lias been very complaisant to us, and lias
highly applauded the measures of our gov
ernment and the spirit of the people of Car
raccas, 1 hus is as much as we can say tcv
you at present ; but we shall write more
tolly by D. Jose De Tovar Ponte, who is now
in London and is to sail very soon lor Carrac
cas. By the same conveyance we shall send
to you the public papers the most to be re
lied on, and we hope that in presenting the
whole to the notice of the Supreme govern
ment, you will be pleased at the same time
to assure it of our anxious desire to discharge
the trust reposed in us, and of the incessant
efforts we are making to do so.”
We transcribe the within tor you, lest the
original should have miscarried, and we have
only tim - to add. that tne Marquis Welles
ley has axk< d a conference with us to.clay,
wnich nust be important. We shall com
municate to you the result without deiay.
G<k1 pt es i ve you mam years.
SIMEON DE BOLEVAR.
LUIo LOPEZ MENDEZ.
London, 3rd .dut^^at, 1810.
From the same to the same.
. " We have tfiia moment received your
dispatches of the £'Jtn June, and we hasten
to acknowledge the receipt of them and lev
communicate information of our operati
ons, that we may be in time fbr the pack
et.
“We had yesterday evening the confer
ence we announced to you with the Mar
quis Wellesley, who ratified in it all he had
before fold us ; he staled that on Monday
or Tuesday next he would again ask to see
ns f«r the put posh of shewing us the an
swers that were to be given by the govern
ment of his Britannic majesty to the com
munications of our government ; that- he
flattered himself they would be found as
lavorable to our cause, as in them would be
remarked the inclination of his majesty to
1 prevent the evils which might result in A
j merica, if Spain should decide on taking
hostile measures——and that to this enci,
his majesty would employ his mediation,
and at the same time, lie stated, that we
| should be furnished with the means of re
i turning home in safety.
“ In the next conference will be settled
the terms on which any commissioners or
agents our government may think proper
to send, may come and be received here in
future.
I “ With it will probably terminate our ne
gocia1 ion, and we promise ourselves that it
will be in a manner as becoming to us, as
honors.ble to the views of the British Cabi
• net-Being so, we shall depart without
delaj and this perhdps may be the last let
! ter you will receive from us
fl'd preserve you many years,
London 4:h August 1810.
(S.gned)
SIMON Of. BOLIVAR.
LUIS LOPi Z MliNUliZ.
The Secrrrary of S ate
and Foreign 'icin'ions of he
Government of Ven-zuelu.
From 'he llbani/ Rcffa er of Oct. 23.
7 erribie exfiioxton —A welve o’clock on.
Saturday nig.u I , tO’ Powder Mann facto,
i ry belonging o Me.-srs, Tilden A very and
Paterson of this place, wasbl wnup. Two
' of the nutldings, the drying and g azing hou
ses. containing about a ton and a half of
powder, most of which powder was unlia.
ished, were totally ties royed. and then her
buildings materially injured. The loss to
the proprietors is a severe one. No pains
or expense had been spared to render the
wo-ks complete, and by their exertions anA
industry they had acquired the knowledge
of manufacturing powder far superior to
most of that in the IJ. 6 and very little infe
rior to any imported.
Whether -he fire was communicated b^
the hand of a foreign or domestic incendia
ry, or otherwise, is impossible to state with
certainty. The proprietors had taken eve.
ry precaution in the construc'ion of theif
works to guatd tgiinsi fire, and-at the timtt
of the Explosion ihey can conceive of no pos
sible way t'n which the fire could have ori
ginated within the buildings. Be that as it
may. the loss is much to be regretted. Thfi
manufactory hid fair tub* ef great national
utility; it was the only establishment of the
kind in this state, and as such a peculiar
interest was felt for its prosperity. The
ardor of the enterprising nwners is some,
what damped by the misfortune. They,
however, have determined to re build im
mediately, and it is hoped that every faci
lity will be tendered to aid them in^heir lau
dable exertions.
JVrw T.rbanoM, Oct. 7
17, 1810. >
Nr.w Orlkaks, Oct. 8.
" Last Sunday the inhabitants of Bayou
Sarah, treaded biv general Philemon Thomas
attacked and took the fort and town of Ba
ton Rouge, and hoisted the American flag.
Seven Spaniards were wounded to the en
g.tg* meni, one, the son of Mr. Grram>prc,