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name he would have deserved, who Iris
l>reii, nevertheless, uoouied by this terribU
man to miseiy.
If he had bi-gged access any of those
high distinguished persons under whose roof
she lived, whose children she hud taught ;
of Mr Emmett, who oppresses o one. but
protects the innocent ; nr of Mr. Fulton, who
knew her and her husband in their own
country ; if he had asked of Mr. Jarvis—
thut man of keen sagacity, of observation
vilh knowledge of mankind, and of all the
parties ; it he had been satisfied with Mr,
Hitt’s word, rather than that of *• pious nur •
ses, anti kind attending doctors.” and reve„
rend teachers, who had disputes and law
suits, he would have known what all but his
mutinous genius now concedes. I have no
cause ol private malice against him, but quite
the contrary. When lie had any spark of
character, lie praised me more than ever I
could merit, and I could not but thank him.
AY hen he had nothing good to give but his
abuse, without offence or change in me, he
give me that with equal liberality, and I
’hanked him. If I could ask a favor of him
now, it would he to abuse me more and
more, but never let his malice go the length
of praising me : for although my friends who
X!K»w me wcil might not despise me, yet in
this community where I am little known, and
still almost a stranger, I may not have form
cd sufficient character to stand against his
praise, nor be entitled '.o so much indulgence
that it should be believed that 1 could have
dispraise and yet be honest.
i have not chosen to be his historian, nor
to inquire into liis private and domestic viv
toes; that is beneath me. 1 have not used
Miose common topics of abuse, that he was
bred an ignorant mechanic ; because, if lie
had raised himself by talents from that sta
tion, it would be to his honor, and rather
serve to excuse the coarseness of his stj le
und manners, than to aggravate them. 1
call the Judge of All to witness lor the hon
est feelings with wuich 1 have arraigned
him : And having labored faithfully, ~n a
good and sacred cause, to do my dutv, 1 pro
test against injustice from whatr\er quarter :
I register that protest in the archives of hea~
■veil, and leave the rest to you,
Phii.adklphia, July 12.
Yesterday arrived brig Saunders, Quail,
From Cadiz, which he left t ie 29.u May,
and informs that the French are erecting
ba terics and advancing inert* works at Ma
tagorda; but had not opened them when he
ended neither had there been any rencoun
ter or sallie on either side for some time pre
vious to his sailing On the 17 h and 25th of
M.iv, two of the pris m ships ran ashore j
in gnics <:f wind, b> which six or seven bun
dled French prisoners were released—the
boats ot the British men of war a tempted
to board hem, while drifting, and-.ake out
the prisoners; but the French men having
gut arms in their hands, kept them oil j
and killed 16 or 17 ot the Knglish ; from
vhich it is supposed, that the one on me
25th. having feur or fi\e hundred prison ;
Ci s, taking the advantage of the guie, had J
rose on their guaids, seized their arms, cut
the cables and let tier drift on shore—File
Fienciunen defended her ’till they were all I
landed, when the British sat heron S'e. i
Captain Quail info ms, .that on the 20'h
of May, the Spanish mountaineers, armed
only with knives, daggers and cutlasses, !
pouted down on the Town ofChicus, (about
13 miies from the Fie of Leon,) garrisoned
by a body ot the F * .ich, whom they mut
ed and cut to pieces, hardly leaving a man
to tell their misfortunes.
Capt. Q heard nothing of the battle in
Portugal, or the evacuations of M.dritl,
as reported yesterday, via Charleston.
SQUINTING AT NEWS.
By the brig Saunders, capt. Quail, from
Cad 2, accounts to the 29 h May are recti -
veil, but they are not sufficiently glorious
to be published at large ; and beside u is of
some importance to those who are in the
Cadiz trade, that they only should know
how things work, both as it regard-, purcha
s>es here and competition there; the great,
cr the necessities of Cadiz, so much the
better for the price for flour, and pork sun
sages, and so forth ; and moreover, if a cap
tain who means to go back, were to say eve
rt/ thing he knew, some busy body here
■who wished to get a good price for his own
venture, might in the way of trade, impel
tiuently send one of the papers containing
the TttUE state of things, which instead
of reporting that all was quiet, might say j
there was a tremendous noise. In tins way j
there is a kind of emijargo upon straight
3fkws ; anil if any thing is to be bad to be
depended upon, it must come fro.n some
one who is not afraid of his owners, or who i
dues not mean to make another trip to Ca_
diz.
We learn, however, that a gale of wind
entered into a conspiracy wim some ships
in the bay of Cadiz, on board of which some
seven or eight hundred Frenchmen (more
or less) were confined; and that this gale
of wind furnished those French prisoners
with arms at the very moment when the
gale of wind forced the prison ships from
their anchors ; and such was the impetuo
sity of the gale, that the two ships run a
shore, notwithstanding the boats from tl.e
Bri ish tleet were sent to oppose the gale,
and the drifting of the ship j; and the woes'
of ali 16 or 17 of his muj sty's subjects were
unfortunately killed, no doubt by the afore
said gale of wind.
The French prisoners in one of those
same kind of ships, likewise, but without
any aid of the ^ ile, cut the cables and then
took advantage of the gale, which again
♦.prong up like a jacobin for the purpose,
anti t:»e/ unfortunately also gut on snore.
By the same channel it appears that the
Spaniards in the noble and manly spirit of
their proclamations and their very celebra
ted high Sense of honor, carry on the busi
ness oi assassination in it most surprising
manner ; and at a place called Q ikus, about
16 miles from I,eon, had with knives, d.ig
gi-rs and Cu lasses, Cut to pieces si jptriuos
ill'die French, not leaving any one to toil their
•• misfi/rumt
N,/ihii»s was heard of the* battle in J’c,r
tufril, the nolen s not being pt rieciiy prepared
to perform iheir several parts ; and n v/u*
Inhered by tfior.t in tli« st-r.ie , that ifthtre
ho uKI be any battle M all, ti would i>e a mult •
luted imitation ol die bailie of Corunna.
, Aurora,
When the I ist advi* < s were received from
I Avion direct, me Urnisli il et :imI ti anspnri*
\vi**e mi that p sition l< r actkk, wnir.ii
the cunicii c til with uurftom a fuuA
-«vhich t .minted in ii the vein.tcular
id .1 in's* i» ruuluf *r u t'urf, ur in other
Ifroul', prepared tv unit; un,
If we can conclude from appearances, i
there will lies new government est ..luishr d
on the Atlantic — as here arc prep* rations
making at the Cattarirn ; and as there was
a republic of Seven laiea for a short time,
perhaps this may tie called the kingdom ;if
he Si yen In/ex ; it would afford a subject
for a fine romance in the Arabian style, &
they might name each of the Islands after
someone of the Seven Kingdoms of the Spa
nish Monarchy under Ferdinand and Isa
bella ; and after they have for a while
enjoyed themselves, they can leave the Is
lands 'o their good friends, who will take
it, liko Gcuta, under their all firoafierous
protection.
i'he marquis <le Romana seems to have
regained his afiirita alter the battle of Co
runna ; which before that memorable event
sit John M’tore communicated with Kmnana,
the latter appeared rather low ; conceiving
that it w is necessary to possess men capable
of discipline, officer capabl- of teaching
them, and generals capable of leading them ;
perhaps among other miraculous events, the
Sputum d> have oec >nv such as iney ought to
he, aud their officers & generals had become
by inspiration capaole; tor it seems Romana
was in the rear of the French with 80 000
ni en...,.id.
^ New Hat,,k (Com.) July 10
I On the 4ui «t' J iy. the citiaens of New
iLiveu were gratified with au exhibition,
vviiich. tor novelty, utility ami patriotism,
probably stands unrivaled in the records
ot ali preceding festivals on this memorable
day.
1 he farmers, shepherds, mechanics and
l manufacturers in Col Hjinpinei’s employ,
having beforehand solicited to be usefully oc
cupii u on tins day, lie proposed a ploughing \
match, ike and had them us>embled at lus I
l.ti in in Yorkshire Q tarier, about 3 4 of a|
mi.e from the s.aie nouse. i’neir emulation
was nianitested by the early hour of their ap-1
pearance the on ground.*
j At the dawn ol day, in a field of 18 acres, I
| maritcvi out into lauds of one acre each, 34 !
j ploughs started eacli in its own land, accord- j
mg to its number, each being drawn by one
pair of horses, oxen or mutes. The other '
tour lands were ploughed by the teams pro-j
nuscuously, as they finished their own. The
animals, bred princ pally at theHumpreys
ville establishment, consisting ol horses, ox
en and mules, were genera.ly admired for
their beauty, in particular four gr y cuks 1
trom tlie stock ot Col. Id's clegum Arabian I
horse Hanger—i'he land No. 7, was fi.iish
cdploughing before9 o'clockf TUeteams,
passing and repassmg eacn other in quick
succession, presented the most animaieu pic -'
lure ot the kind we ever witnessed. \V..itst
ilus was performing in one field, the axe»
men and carpenters were felling, hewing
and framing timber in another, lor a shep '
liei uJs lodge, which was ready to be raised 1
bciore noon His clothiers, paper-makers, I
ci.tn and stocking weavers uaU, during this !
pioccss, prepai ed tile boards and other cov_
ering, w hich was put on by the appropri
ate artificers, with great d.spatch, the pain- '
ters instautiy tollowing them with their
brushes Ac given signals the work people
ceased from then labors, and refreshed them
soivcs .rum a neighboring booth, elected and
furnished lor the purpose-in the vicinity
ot the boom a pot was c.eared by the sur -l
plus bauds tor a sheep walk (toprotect them |
ug tinst winter storms) ut ujout loo feet in
lcng.li-•under tins bower a table was laid
ly prepared not on the ground, by means of
a portable Ku in lord kuchendt What added
niucil lo ihe ueauty ut tut general scenery
was the appearance of numerous Merino and
odier sheep, uuerspersed amongst the
ploughmen. 1 ills tl.*ck iiad been brougiit
trom Humphreysvi.le to eat the grass Uet.<re
it was destroyed by the pumgii.>. Auou1 4u
apprentices of me Humphrey »v ille lac.ory,
dicased m neat and comely uimcrm, wete
employed in c;Jlec mg maicnals for manure
and oilier agricullura. opciatious. T ought
to be remembered, that althougn many of
tliese children belong to respectable lami_ ;
lies, yet some of them have been rescued
from the most untonunuie situations. All
weie busy without bustic; each at uis stn..
tion, co-operating wiltiout noise as it anima
ted with the same spirit.—Before 1 2 past
3 o’clock all the processes ot ploughing,
building, p-tiiiiiug, 5cc were completed-.
the ploughing iiad been finished in a very
skillui manner 2 hours before tins time. At
tlie sound of the horn, the work people and
a number of very respectable tanners re
assembled at the booth, and refreshed them
selves with a variety ot excel.ent distilled
and fermented liquors. Thence they were
invited to sit at the table, winch was well
furnished with Merino mutton, beet, hams,
poultry, puddings, £cc. the pinducts ot his
farms, The pioprietor did the honors of
the table ; and the following sentiment alone
was given after dinner: •• Indefiendence_
Deeds, not words—Let those who wish to
appear to love their country, prove it by
actions rather than by toasts and declatim
lions."
A her dinner the concourse dispersed,
much pleased with this new and rational
mode of celebrating the anniversary of in
dependence, and highly delighted with the
PERFECT PROPRIETY OF CONDUCT OF
ALL PRESENT,
* The Colonel (53 is his usual custom) rose ve- ;
ry early, »ml upon coining to the fLlil, was as
tonished to find them all upon the ground ; and |
very pleasantly observed, that although he w..s 1
an old soldier, they hud this morning stolen a j
march of'hiin.
| Tliii land was allotted to a respectable far
mer between 50 and 60 years of age, who had
walked three voile* to his work, and was plough
ed by a fine pair of red oxen, the handsomest in
the field.
t The utility of the Portable Ilumfiml had not
probably been experienced in tin- field on any
previous occasion in New England. Eire large
puddings, various kinds of both meat and vego
tables, were rooked in the boilers and steamers
at the same time.
Arrived, sloop Hem Potter. fi days from
New Providence ■ ■■ Pine Apples nud Tur
ties— The Master. The sloop Abbey A- n,
of N. London, sailed same day. While in
New Providence, the master of a PhiUriel
phi a brig, castaway on ABACC.O reef with
U. States public g* ores for New Orleans, nr
rived with such of the at tic es as the wreck
erg count save, which were sold at public
aiicti< n. The /ensel entirely lost, cargo said
lo be worth one hundred thousand <i Hats.
Bull. J’u/icr.
Wa^sington, July 11,
The President ot the United States left
dm city on M-wtdijr, on a visit to Monuu 1
lier.
Thecorvefe, John Adam®, arrived at t'nc
Navy y aid, at this place, a ftv/ da;s ago.
Extract from tUc orders af (several lT.twft- i
(on, dated Head-Quarters, Knoxville, i
June 8th, 1810. j
| The extension of the command of Rriga i
dier General H i in pton, by<jie formation of 1
the southern and western districts oft hear- i
my into one department, and the military
duties which demand his attention in the
state of Tennessee, and on the Atlantic coast,
will necessariiv prolong Ins absence from the'
army of the Mississippi for some months
In the mean time, the commanding officer '
at the cantonment, Washington, M T.—
those commanding at the different posts with
in the Orleans and Mississippi Territories,
and those with'u- the state of Tennessee,
South«Carolina and Georgia, will, until the
month of August, inclusive, unless otherwise
directed, address their communications and .
returns to Columbia, South Carolina, at
which place the General’s Head Quarters j
will be. tor a time,established—-Rut after !<
the period he has mentioned, all «fFtcial
communications are to be addressed to his
former quarters, with the army at Wash
ington, M. T. ■■■ From this arrangement,
the post at Fort Adams and that at Fort
Claiborne are excepted, and their respec
tive commanding officers inslruc.cd to m ike
their communications and returns through
Colonel Cushing, or the officer commanding
at the cantonment, Washington, M T. and
thpuigh whom they will receive such orders
and instructions a» may be thought neces
sary.
I lie British brig Avon has returned to ]
New-Cajole, it is said, w ith special p i mis
sion from our government to make entry,
and land the money on board.
NEW B1U(JK MACHINE.
We have seen a model for a Brick ma«
chine, constructed on a new principle, in
vented by IVlr Daniel French, Mechanist &
Engineer, of this city, and so c.m rived as
to manufacture bruits of ail kinds with the
greatest facility. It will produce 3000 br .cks
in an hour if supplie t with clay, and may
be extended to produce any number nq »ir
ed at the same time. The clay is applied 1
without any previous preparation. L re 1
quires only the natural moisture as it is com 1
inoniy found a few inches below mc surface of
the ear h. In this siate it is applied to he '
machine, and the bricks arc produced in the ‘
neatest manner, ready to pile away ; sav ^
ing the trouble of carry mg to and Irom the
yaid, and tending while crying, as is done *
in the common way. M„re than two thirds
ot the usual txpence is saved m pr* ducing
the brick ready to burn. The. biicks in-ni_ (
utucfured by the machine are much more
compact and impenetrable to water, than
•’n icks manufactured by hand, as a brick of
the same siz* will weigh neatly one lit h
more than those made in the common way. \
Specimens of the brick pioduccd in this !
way from several kinds of ci tv, have been l
burned, and the remit has proven beyond
all doubt, that the machine will answer me ]
purposes intended.—A. Y. Ev. Boat. i i
Philadelphia. July 12. i
TO PH I.YE.IS BO.YD Esq. :
CONSUL GENERAL OF CHEAT DKITAIN ,
FOR THE MIDDLE STATES. ! 1
SIR, ! ,
A; jr<n», from yOUl* 6UT!0n, llitijibc aup I
poseil to be acquainted with the meaning i
and intention ot the orders of your king in |
council, it is the wish of many Americans to :
be informed, if there are any, and it any, i
what other nation, which employs vessels in ]
the whale and cod fisheries ? t
The reason why this enquiry is made, is
this—that we suppose and verily believe t
there is no other n .tion which lias engaged i
in these fisheries, but the American; and »
if so, that the late British order in couii.
cil is in fact an act o: legislation over the j
United Slates to all intents and purposes.
MANY AMERICANS.
A law for the suppression of Duelling has
passed in the Illinois territory, founded on
the Virginia code. The punishment ot tiie
fcurt iving duellist, (if his antagonist die with
in three months) the aiders, abettors and
cotiucellors thereof, to suffer death by hang
ing. Tue challenger, or person accepting a
challenge, is declared incapable everoi hot l
(ling or being elected lo any office of pi\ fit ‘
or trust, civil or military, within the iern_ *
tmy Peisnns when entering upon the 4
duties of office, are to swear or affirm, that «
they have never been eogiged in a duel, 5
either directly or indirectly, in any wise i
whatever. i
FRENCH RAMBuUlLLET DECREE t
The following is a copy of the French Decree, *
noticed in the London extracts ■ i
The last number of the Bullet i jj nca Lois 1
contains an Imperial Decree, dated m U m
bouiliet, the 23d of March, 1810, whicii—(u *
king mlo consideration that inc goernmtiu »| t
thu U lited States has by an act of the 1st »ll ,rcli, 4
180y, ordered, 1 That from tlie 20.Ii of Muj t
nesi ensuing, vessels arriving m the United l
States, under the French fl ig, shall be seized i
and confiscated, together with their cargoes— ,
2 That from the same period, no merchambz . j
nor production of the soil, or manufactures of
l-'i ancc or tier colonies, can l<e imported into tin
porta of the United States, from any fore go k
port whatsoever, under pain of seizure, confn 1
cation and penalty of three times the value ot l
the goods 3 That it shall not be lawful fin f
American vessels to proceed for any p jrt in s
France, (her colonics or dependencies)—decrees 1
as follows : t
” All vessels sailing under the American flag, i
and owned in whole or part, by any citizen or I
subject of that power, that, reckoning from the L
20tli of M y, 13j9, nuy hare elrcrdy entered, L
or that shall subsequently enter the ports of j \
Franc j., her colonies, or the territories or.nupi* ,
cd by the French armies, shall be seized & Mjld,
and t!ie produce of tlie s ile shall be deposited in
the Caisse D’Amoriisotiom. From this prmi
sioii ,«re alone excepted such vessels as may be I
charged witii dispatches, or commissions from
the g ivcrnmenl of the United Stales, and iiavc I
no lading nor in.-rehutiu' t.e on board.’' I
H'c understand, that tie notorious Sfi?
/i/ien Burroughs mas lately sentenced to
irans/ioriation from Canada to Botany Buy, '•
under a tire taw ; but was afterwards far <
dotted on giving heavy bonds for ft s future
good conduct On (be condemnation of
this ringleader cf iniquity, all his t on f der
a vs suddenly decant fed and it is sitft/n
srd are now re’ttrned lo the United Stales, j i
/Fir fyo/ie a shar/i look out will lte kt/u Jot
them.-Bus Paper.
A .Mi IV ALIA UFACTVRE.
J!'r undcm'and that the true petunsr and
kuuliii Cthe earthy tvbkiuticf« used in the ma
iufaeture of china ) h ave been discovered in
he Untted S afes ; and that chirm equal in
hat inifi'rtidj)om the Eu*' Indies, has
>een ut-tae. 'I’his fact is undoub ed/y in
cresting more especially as v)e may he
' ur/a shed stfit h th/s ar'iele from our own
nanufuel ones. Decomposed feld sf/ar,
vhich according to ihe opinion of some, eon
ft,lutes one oj ih< ear’Its /ns been found in
afferent 1tarts of he coiin’ry ; and the. o
her which af/ficuis to d Jf not vert/ ma
erially / .ni his earth wll when mixed
\’jt h it n proper p”'portion. and expos'd
0 a given heat, afford a semi’transparent
mure, possessing the properties of china _
• he particular pr.per y of one of >he earths
•v to become Jus'bte in a given degree, and
herefore to assume in a measure the pro"
fier y of glass ; when it is mixed with an
//fusible earth, it must form u compound.
Possessing the stmt transparent and other
Properties of china. This effect is a'tri
butt’d by some to the presence of potash.
Aurora.
Boston, July 9.
I M P O li T A JV P .
An article under the Portsmouth head, of
May 19, su es, • Fha a cartel has just ar
i i\cvi "u three days from Mmluix, advising
Lhai Btinapaiie was so enraged at tlu- A ut
ricans, that he hiul ordried them all out of
the country, on puiu of confiscation and irii_
prison mem.”
ilT" A letter receive.i in this town from
' ip .cl. of date nt Alay 21, repeats tliea. j
hove i uni r, with this addition—That the !
report was stated to he grounded on a tie- ;
ftee, published by Bonaparte, in which A -
iner cans were ordered to quit the country
imiiiediutcli, on pum of imprisonment unel
Lhe Cotifisca,ion of their properly.
hx'ract of a letter front a commercial house
of ihejirst rcxfiectubilily, dated
Liy^upool, May 25. 1310.
“ We arc informed that Mr Pinkney is
tt length in possession ol the French decree,
■») which all American property is st.qnes
cred, as likew.at* the imperative order for
ill citizens of tue Uuiiwd S ates to quit the
ench territories wi hour delay, under pain
»t imprisonment 1'his decree was passed
is fat back as the 23d March, but not pub. !
idled until the 8th of Mhv. It is tran-unit* 1
etl io all the ’"inhern powers for their a
luption.- A. Y E. Post.
kvjxal. imUEK,
Communicated o h,s hocctllcncij the Cafit
(Jen oj this Island by whose order >■ is
Jiubl shed for i he information of the Mir.,
chants oj 'his place.
Dou Eusebte Bardaxi and Azara, Secre i
a*y "f State, pro tempore, under date «.f the J
JTth mst. sends me tlie Royal O.'der which
ollon-s :
* Under date of the 10'h of February last,
advised his majesty’s Minister in the Uni
ed States as follows: — I have informed his
VI .jestv ot the come.its of your letter mark
rd No 40. tending to shew the injury ari_
iog tous from the American vessels bound
or the ports of the Peninsula and Colonies
mt taking all the necessary documents ie_
ative to the ports from whence they pro_
eed, and their cargoes—In consideration of
tdiich II M. has directed, that you make
‘ "ViVnr* ’w*-that you may think pro
ll!f ,r v£“l » ‘l be ad.mttcd i»i., the
j\m is or tUh, i ^ iiiusiil^ am *
ii- . or v.oliHlM'K unless
.he brings the requisite consular CciVui*
"ites pre-crib, d by different Royal Orders.
transmit it to ynu fot your intelligence, Sc
hat it may be strictly observed.”
And by royal mandate I Communicate it
o your Excellency for y«»nr information, and
ts accomplishment. God pieserve you ma
iy years ”
HORMAZAS
rs!or.d of Leon, March
1
30. 1810
VROM THE BALTIMORE WHIG.
SUM M A R Y .
The English prm s con plain, that the
n unt ol the contest aiul the principal pin
1 the danger were borne by the British at
ot t Matagorda ;—an American captain re
end) art*.ved acre troiu Cadiz s.iys, he saw
i boat wim 14 or lb Englishmen on board
nnk by a si. gie shell which tell upon u. A
l.i isti officei gives a b ack picture ot Por
ugut.se morality : assassination, he says
svety frequent—many English sea-.-en uad
•ten mu rile red h> them, a ,il the offenders
icver detected or punished, in amicipa
tun of def it on the troiu let's, the adheren s
a Britain &c. were pep.mug to move , ei.
her to Eng: .ml or the lit z.l».
Hat ties in pai liament at e ni, id. d by a wri
triu tne London Sta'csm in in..>mne ->q iad* ;
lie mneli lit sta es is pe irctly ind. pen
lent, and supports the cau-e of the true
onstituinm tvrn great steadiness andubi_
lues among diese the principal is S r E
lurdett. In the same paper w» ft d a ve i
y spirited and elegant le ter addicsstd to
j nd Milton; urging the benefi* and neces
»ty ot retorm *• Sum" change, says tlie
writer, must come. Fearful .oo is the al
ernativc ; for when a mighty machine is
mt in motion, I knnw the thffi.ulty of re.
ninth.g its operations, and the peril of its
■ J,.I l_U.llMMV.mt''. »» UCII «■ » III
las been sneered nut nf UMhion by a jest,
md reason. pm to rout by .a regiment, I can
11 complain of those wlm in lit- turbulent
tour of summary jus.ice” resort to other
veapons. •• The people are acquitted ; the
nrrliarnent stands condemned. The •» word i
ell but last weik from ktut; Lhakles s
-atuc : this would he an omen to the super
tuious, nor is it unnatural that ministers
vho scorn arguments should place truth in
>ortrn
The French emperor, says a London pa
>er of May 23 (received at this office.) in
act acknowledg. s his incapacity to eon
pier Sp iio ! 1’lic Frencli force south of the
Dirtiro mi the 1 Jilt ot M ry, was said to be
>nl> 37 000 in all ; which is interior to the
irmy nt lord Wellington. Nry had ad van.
cd f • •>ni Sal.»f.iaoca inwards Clod »d U di igo
vi h 20 000 mm : Junot had 13 000 at As
• »rga. Loid Wellington's head quarters
■veic at Celetno. The duke of Ahrautes,
Jon •) had worsted the Spaniards in seve
•aI skirmishes near Astorga Loid Welling
•■i. s;,\r m iVl amt cur ot Mi) 15, remains
vith the F.i godi army a spectator of theat
:vents—he dor, not move from his camp ;
i ** hears the sound of If if cannon of Astorga,
>t 1; >d j m, of Carl*, hut contents linn sell
with fomeuli u; invuricctious, and luruis!.ing
a: Oh an J tl jUting.
A most interesting debate had occurred in
the house of commwtis, on Mr. Brand's 11'
oil for a parliamentary reform. In answer
to those members who desired that the bo- «
rough system should l>e swept away, lord
M l'on said, that old Sarum. liellcstnne. <kc
had sent some of die best ornaments of that
house, who had aided in framing their wi
sest laws. “ He agreed that the plan oflua
hon. friend was fair to behold ; that it was
well proportioned; hut, was his hon. friend
so ill acquainted with the disappointments
which framers of constitutions had to encoun
ter, as to suppose that he might expect to
frame in his committee something better .
than the present constitution of this country*^
He knew that in another country (A mkh l
ca.) a constitution had been formed which
was perfectly smooth, and had nothing in
it to offend the eye bu was it found ou
experience to be so well calculated for the
good of the inhabitantst No ; by no means
—it has completely failed.” (_Such is tlie
reproach which the 10.h and Uth congres
ses have drawn upon us. We will take the
fii sv opportunity to lay this debate or part
ol it, before our readers.]]
11 n aparte bad reached Brussels May 15r
on his return to l’aris.
aii 'ii-iKucr, m me iiouse or commons luay
2 :, Air. II .rner remarked 011 the immense
q '.'inlay ol foreign shipping employed m tile
l.nglish trade, to the loss of the country ;
that Bonaparte was pursuit g plans similar
to those of Oliver Cromwell, which were
meant to destroy the navigation ot l'jnglund*
Mr. Perceval in reply, proved that the on_
nnge and trade of England had encreased • ,
within the last year ; what was lost in other
quarters, was gained‘by the trade now o,
pened with S-utn America, 8cc.
Mr It >se sai.l, that it was a principle ne*
ver departed trom l/y the board of trade,
not to suffer neutrals to carry British manu„
Induces, where British ships were allowed
tog ». The nectSsity of resorting to mu.
(rats had arisen from the decrees of the ene. *
my, prohibiting the admi sioii of British
ships into the pons of the N >rth If we wertv
to have Itad the trade at all we must have*
employed f reign ships. Yet the British,
shipping had greatly increased of late, as
would he ubvi ms from the circumstance,
that a B-itish ship, which three years uga
cos: 2,7001. has recently been sold for
6 000/.
Mr. Alexander Btring admitted that tlift
trade must be carried on ia neutral ships, if
it could tot be carried on. by British ves
sels. But he condemned the ouicty raised
some time since against American shipping*,
which brought on those measures that led
to the situation in which we at present sttod
itt relation *-> America. The effect of these.
tsures had been to transfer the carrying,
trade from the American neutral, under
whose fl..g many British ships might have,
been covned in the |l>rtsof the N >rih to
the Northern neutral, tha» is in fact to the
enemy. This experiment, however, mgnt
perhaps be worth a trial ; but he greatly
feared, that when the prnpised tax suodd
be in operation, it would greatly i.icr tse '
the price of timber, which was, at present*
enormously lrtrh.
Mr IVendt rgrast havmg fn'eiKluced he
subject of the exjtift trade <-f die liasi.lu
dies, winch hr w sued t i euro in ;c*
Mr. p. Moore hoped that a full and fair
report respecting India might be before the
country, prior to the time that any s'eps
should he taken tor a renewal of heir char
ter. [I- expires in 1814 ] Tha' great «nd
rich countrv hao been so bully ;n .0 ig—t by
• *' . *** • • «• * -s !\o nf Ko. “ . , - - -
to the mother country, whereas it ougtu i®
furnish considerable aid
Continuation of Foreign A’txoa PPecived by
late arrivals.
London, May 22.
SMITH, M A VOlt.
In a meeting or assembly of the ATayot,
.Aldermen and Liverymen of the several
companies of the city of Loud n. in com
mon hall assembled, at the Guildhall of
he said city, on Monday the 21sidav of May
1810
1 Resolved, That the rejection by the
house of Commons of our late humbl : Ad
dress. petition, and remonstrance, appears
to us a violation of our constitutional and
indtspu'ahle right to s'ate our complaints,
and grievances, and to call tor rebel and re
dress.
2 Resolved. That such rejection is aa
r.ddi'iotial proof of th e shameful inadequacy
ofihe representation of 'he people in the
commons nouse of par lament ; and more
forcibly demonstrates the necessity of a.
speedy and substantial reform in that honor
able h use.
3. Resolved, That we have viewed with,
mixed sen'tments of indignat on, concern,
and pity, the address of certain personss:yl_
ing themselves "an adjourned meeting of
liver* men, held at the London Tavern,
the 4 It day of May.” in as much as the
9.aiemeiits contained in that address, imput-)
ing toth.- gt eat body of their fellow citizens,
in common hall legally a>setnbled, motives
and designs to " vilify and degrade the legist
lature,” to “ alienate the affections of the
pe' p e from the government,*’ to “ produce
c uKempt and distrust ot the house of com-,
icons,” to introduce anarchy,” and to
*■ subvert 'he constitution,” are false asse;- ^
ti< ns originating with individuals whoderivtv
influence & emolument f;om the heavy bur
thens ot Mu. people.
4 Resolved. That among the names oP
this*- IHm il to that address* appear the sig
natures i f contractors commissi >ners, ficc 1
lectors of taxes of placemen and placehun
tei'9 . wi»h a long list of their agents, and
clerks of their dependants, emissaries or
minions.
t
j Hcaoivra, i nat is it unneniaoie nine
p *wer, influence, threats and delusions, have
been employed to prevail upon many to con
cur in the said soldi ess
6. Resolved That whilst we disclaim any
imputation against the motives of several
who by gr ^s mi representations, hv arts of
the basest kind, or by downright intimidation,
have been compelled to lend their sig ia~
tures to the said address, it is to us a source
of high consolation that the address car
ries wi'hiii it its ov> o refutation, consist"
ing only of allegations unsubstantiated,
and of calumnies, which those who have
propagated them must know to be ground"
less.
7. Resolved, That the said address ap
pears to have for its real inject the excite.,
ment of civ I chs rnli<>n, the increase of pub
lic abuses, and the further and (uller pnrtici 1
pation in the wages cf corruption by many of
those who have signed it and who talcing id
vantage of the pie ent unhappy contest be
tween arbilraiy privileges and C'vibtiiutional
| treedotn, have endeavored to conuis^ and <;is«*
I uau the public mind, lui tin *-.-j*ut;ri