Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1806-09-05 00:00:00, page 2

THE PUBLICK LEDGER. 1
-
TO SHEW
Till VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME,
BIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 5, 1806.
The alteration in the establishment of the Mail,
enables us now to issue our paper at 3 o’clock, which
we shall always endeavour to do, except when delay
e<J by any extraordinary intelligence. Our Adver
tising Friends, will much oblige us by sending their
' Advertisements before one o’clock on the days of
publication.
Having in this and in our last paper, laid before
®ur readers all the information which we have receiv
ed from Europe, relative to the important event of
peace, wc will add a few remarks of our own.
It is certain beyond all doubt, that overtures for
peace have been made on the part of France, and
that the British government has listened to tlwse
overtures, as indeed it could not otherwise do.
It is, however, certain that peace does not appear
to be very desirable in England, if we are to judge
from the I.ondon journals, or from private letters.
What kind of peace is contemplated, or expected,
We may judge from the remarks of Lord Grenville,
in our last. The nation is told by that minister in so
jniny words ; that peace will not bring any diminu
tion of expense, or national burthen. Now it ap
pears that the only circumstance that can make a
peace desirable to England is the diminution of her
annual expenses. If a war establishment is to lie
kept up in peace, or as lord Grenville expresses it,
England must become an armed nation in peace, a
continuation of the war is more desirable than peace.
That France wants peace will be readily suppos
ed ; without it she can have no commerce, and with
out commerce she cannot raise seamen, and without
which she cannot have a navy. The naval force of
France, and her dependencies, is literally annihila
ted as to any purpose of serious opposition to Eng
land. A squadron skulking in one remote quarter,
and then in another, has more the resemblance of
the predatory excursions of Francis Drake, than the
armaments of a great nation.
Sensible as she must lie of the real situation of
tilings, we do not see how Engl md cun make a peace,
leaving so large a portion of Europe at the di. pnsal
of the most ambitious man that overlived in any age,
witli talents nnd courage equal to his enterprise, and
animated w itii an unconquerable spirit of revenge and
hatred against England.
\V ith these views of the subject we do not see
how pence can take place, though we do not see in
what way the power of Buonaparte is to be abridg
ed on the Continent of Europe, a circumstance ne
cessary to the safety of England.
A new era will be presented to the political and
commercial world, should the expedition under Sir
Home Popham succeed, which as our readers will
percehe by this day’s paper, had nearly reached iis
destination—In addition to which, should Miran
da succeed in his expedition, the Spanish empire in
America will be shaken to its centre.
_____ New York, August 30.
, FIRST JVEWS OF PEACE.
C »pt Pease, of the schooner Olive Branch, was
taken from the wreck of the said schooner on the
26th instant and arrived here Yesterday in the
.Lady Washington, from New-Orleans. Capt. P.
left St. Kitts on the 7th of this month, and informs,
tint the day before he sailed, a private hired schoo.
tier arrived there front Barbados with news of peace
hetween (Teat Britain and prance. Litis news was
received at Barbados by a frigate, which left F.ng
bjn<i 011 the I4tli ot July ; and on her arrival the St.
Christopher’s frigate was dispatched to the other is
lands with the news, and the schr’ which brought the
intelligence sailed immediately for Antigua and o
ther British possessions. Capt. Pease had letters on
board from a number of mercantile houses to gentle
men in this city and Can nla, announcing this impor
tant intelligence, but which were lost with the schoo
ner. Partial rejoicings took place in consequence of
this news.
Capt. Dennison, of the Planter, from St. Croix,
arrived yesterday, states that the above news was
received at that place from Barbudos, but it was not
credited.
[In our last we stated the above information t
have been received by us, at the same time we ex
pressed our opinion that the intelligence was not cor
rect, and we must confess that the more we peruse
our papers by the. Father and Son#, the muiewe
•re inclined to disbelieve.
It will certainly occur to our readers, that no Ne
• gotiator had been appointed on the 12th of July, un
less Lord Aarmouth be considered as such, which
*eems to be denied by all sides. Lord Holland was
spoken of as the person most likely to he appointed
but then he was not appointed, nor was it certain
that in any event he would be. We must consider
. the West India intelligence Immature, if no more,
- Besides—
Cafuuin Cjx, of the brig George, who arrived
here on Monday last, left Saint Thomas the 14th o
August, and heard nothing of any account of peace,
and it is not to be supposed that such intelligence
would be ia St. Kitts the 6th of August, and not be ir
St. Thomas the 14th.]
„ . . _ _ Baitimore, Sept 1.
- Captain Fitch^from Guadaloupe, spoke the 27th
nit. about .>3 leagues S. K. from Cape Henry, [he
sch r Alert, Luckct, trom Curracoa, bound to Alex
andria-left there the 10th. Captain Lncket inform
ed, th ithe saw o letter from a gentleman on tlie
Spanish M une to his friend in Curracoa, statin, that
there was 15 sad of vessels lying m Coro Bay, among
winch were two frigates, five schooners and brigs
..but they could jiot learn whether they were English
or not: they had got possession of Coro port. &,me
- time previous to his sailing, the communication be
- tween Curracoa and the Main was stopped.
BRITISH IN SOUTH AMERICA.
"t . Charleston, August!
. Capt. Collias, of the ship Arctick, nrrived at
port yesterday, in 68 days from the River Plan
^(VNU **•» * few hours after sailing, he ft
with a British sqUatlron of 8 »hip3 of wir, rtncl was J
boarded hy the Diadem, captain King. The squa
dron was under the command of Sir Home Pnplum,
from the Cape of Ciood Hope, and was destined to
act against Montevido.
yin gun t 23.
Thr Gate.—For three or four weeks past, we had
experienced an almost umn'erupted series of VV.
and S. VV. winds, until Snnday evening last, when
the wind shi. i J round to the N. E. and continued
vibrating between that point and S. E. for two or
three days, though moderate. On Wednesday night
an unusual roaring was heard from the bar, occasion
ed by a heavy swell breaking in upon it, which indi
cated an approaching storm. On Thursday the
wind continued fresh, at N. N. E. and in the night it
blew with increased strengtli: Yesterday morning .
the wind remained in about the same quarter, and
in the course of the forenoon increased to a com
plete gale, accompanied with a considerable fall of
rain, and in almost every respect resembling the first
approaches of that tremendous gale experienced on
this coast in the month of September lt'04. Pre
cautionary s'eps were taken by our sea-f.ii nig bre
thren in securing their vessels at the wharves ; and
it gives us pleasure to state that little or no d .mage
had been received by them when our paper went to
press last evening although the gale continued with
little or no abatement.
1 he ship Halcyon, capt. Man'ey, with a cargo on
board for Havanna, belonging to Mr. F. Dcpau, and
riding at anchor in Poor-man's Hole, we are sorry
to state drifted from her anchors and went ashore
on J.i mes s Island. But it is expected she may be
got off.
The ship Hope, capt. Hunt, from Philadelphia,
belonging to Messrs. Kirk 8c l.ukcns, with a cargo
of flour, goods, 8cc. also drifted from her anchorage,
in the river, an.l is ashore on James’s Island.
I he ship Arctic, capt. Collins, Li wg at quaran
tine, with a cargo of hides, tallow, and cocoa, from
Montevido, and belonging to Philadelphia, also drif
ted from her anchorage, and went ashore on the
reef of Fort Johnson, where there is every probabi
lity of her being lost.
I’lie Revenue Cutter schooner F.agTe, capt. Payne,
drove from her anrhorage in Cooper river, and is a
shore on James’s Island.
A number of trees were blown down in the diffe
rent streets of the city ; but we have heard of no
.lies being lost.
1 lie storm will undoubtedly he very detrimental to
the crops of the planters, which had before suffered
considerably from too much ram.
Nxw-YottK, August 29.
LOSS of the ROSh J.\ itLOOM.
Since the wreck of the Hasewell Indiam in, on the
horrors t f which the most p ithetick strains of the
mourning muse have been lavishly poured forth, and
the painter’s pencil so employed, nothing of the
kind h is occurred, at least that we can at present
call to recollection, so calculated to wring the heart
of humanity, anil to excite sorrow and sympathy in
every bosom, not wholly shut against the tender vi
sitings of our nature, as the shipwreck of the Rose
in Bloom. Convinced that our readers will he anxi
ous to get minute information respecting that dis
astrous evcr.t, we have been at seme pains to ob
tain the particulars, which we found to be simply as
follows :
The Rose in RIoom left Charleston on Saturday,
the 16th of August inst. with the wind at S. \V.
which continued till the Tuesday following, when it
ch inged to the 1*,. occasioning a verv high sea, tho’
the wind w ,s by no me n- great. Thus it continued
till Friday, the morning of which w.,s usheied in
with every appearance of a very heavy gale. At
noon on that das, a stem ar se of great violence at
tended with thunder and lightning so fierce and so
' i' id, ash id r tidy been wilne-sed, never exceeded
even bv the oldest inhabit-,, ts of South C robin who
were on board. More need m.t he said of it, than
th it it appalled the he rts < ? the st< utest mariners,
and made surh an i np,,es'.if'n on th* ir imaginations
as to induce them t' think that there was a stroni
sulphurous stench about the vessel. About 4 o’clock
it beg an to clear away ; Imt in the ev entng the gale
increased to ,, tempest, C"ontpanted with heavy
r in, both of vvhem continued witli unrelaxed seven
ty, and without intermisst m ft the whole night. On
Siturday the violence of the tempest and the heavy
agitation ot the sea, suggested to the captain the ex
pediency of ende u ntil ing to heave to, which he en
deavoured to d > under a topsail ; hut this was in less
than half an hour torn to shreds by the wind, and by
the working of the vessel. A stay-sail was then set';
but it too was shivered to pieces before midnight
At this time, the captain liecoming apprehensive
that the wind being it N. E. blowing very violently,
and of course the drift of the vessel towards the land
being very great, he might get ashore, set a rinse
reefed topsail in hopes of the vessel clawing off. Un
der this she continued labouring till twenty minutes
after nine on Sunday morning, when she upset. None
• f the hatches being battered down, the sea made its
wav through and rushed by them into the hold, while
the cabin was immediately filled with water by the
wav of the companion. With an extraordinary pre
sence of mind, supplied hv the love of life, operating
upon brave and intrepid spirits, some of the passen
gers in the cvbin rushed up the companion, and some
burst their way through the skv-lieht. and trot into
the se t. Ammii; the tif-t of those was Miss M'l’hcr
*nn, whom Mr. John Rutledge by rigorous efforts
got up the comp-.nion. The vessel being on her side,
those who went out of the sky-light of course got into
the sea, where they were entangled among the tackle
and cordage, and in their struggles, clung to various
parts of the masts, yards and rigging. The only
chance they appeared now to have was, to cut away
the masts ; but this was found to he impossible, nei
ther axe nor hatchet was to be had. Some persons,
however, who had run up the side of the ship by the
shrouds, contrived with much labour and difficulty,
having nothing but small pocket knives with which
to do it, to cut away the lanvards, on the giving way
id which, all the masts broke off short by the board.
The ship now began to right gradually, but very
slowly. The lading below as well on deck being cot
ton, she was, solar, fortunately buoyant, and con
tinued to float with her stern above water ; so low,
however, as to be swept by the waves as they passed
along. On this wretched support, the little chalice
or hope of life which these passengers who had es
caped the sea now wholly rested, in the gallant
eff'i'ts of h brave father to save a beloved child, ge
neral M'l’herson, who from the outset to the last
moment, incessantly exclaimed, “ Have my <laugh
ter,” had been numbered with the dead. Mr. Hoi th,
another of the p <ssengers, had seen his wife and
child buried forever in the deep. They had lain in
the w either state-room. On the vessel's oversetting
be had burst out the deadlight, and this unhappy
pair getting upon the wreck with their only son, all
Clinging in an embrace together, were swept into
the sea, where a wave separated them, never mort
to embrace. He rose in the mizen top_she was
seen for a moment at the peak,and sinking, appear
ed no move. The child, af.er a few feeble ef
torts, sunk also. Those who escaped from being
carried away by the sea, and from drawing in
the cabin, now collected ujxiu the stern, and
bound themselves with ropes to the weather rail
ing, ue irly naked, utterly destitute of food or drink.
The cold too, was extremely great; and what with it,
and what with the hurts and fatigue from the tossing
about of the vessel, four of those died in the course
of the afternoon. Every thing A. it could tend to
dishearten them was forbidden to lie uttered, and
such measures as their desperate means allowed,
were taken to preserve them, 'i'hey were arranged
in three tiers joined close for warmth ; these chang
ed places at stated intervals, so that each tier should
h ive a torn of the middle place for shelter from the
cold winds which blew upon them. In this perilous
and painful state they continued all night. About
midnight, the wind shifted to N. VV. the sea fell con
siderably, anti the weather became moderate, and
night clear. About 3 o’clock in the morning thev
were cheered by a distant light, which the mariners
insisted was a ship’s light. It increased in size, it
note fast from the horizon, and they had soon the
affliction to perreive that it was the morning star, in
stead of the light of a ship. At dav light on Mon
day the gale had quite ab .ted. ^nd the heat became
almost as painful as the cold had been before. At
this time bags of cotton began to emerge from the
hold, and a trunk escaped from the cabin, which
had a small hag of biscuit in it. This, though re
duced to a paste with the water, and salt as brine,
! t,1<?y were rejoiced to get, resolved to husband it, by
an allowance barely sufficient to. keep soul and body
! tr,gether. In little move than an hour after sunrise,
a sail was descried in the S. W. standing, as they
thought, towards them. She afterwaads seemed to
1 change her course ; which probably was owing to
the weather being calm, and her consequently not
answering the helm. Fearing that they should es
cape the notice of the vessel, and desirous to multi
pl\ objects iu the sea, in order to increase their
chance, two seamen were induced, by a reward pro
mised bv Mr. Rutledge, to get upon a mast or spar,
nd with paddles made from a weather board,
to move towards the sail. At 8 o’clock, while the
men were with great difficulty, but not more danger
than thev w uld be on the wreck, were making their
wav, thev and the wreck were discovered by the
sail—which turned out to be the British' brig
.-.will, nr .->r. jniins, in. ». commanded by an
Irishman of the name of Phelan, whose conduct on
this occ.isn n, r nks him among the noblest instance
of that pure benevolence and philanthropy, which
d i honour to the human race, and so generally dis
tinguish the hearts of that oppressed nation. He
immediately bore down to the wreck, put out bis jol
ly-boat to succour the seamen on the spar ; and his
long-boat to relieve those on the wreck, and got them
all in safety on hoard his vessel, the weather being
dead calm. He continued by the wreck ’till the
eerirg—scuttled the part of the quarter-deck which
was above water, and by great exertion i» mvh.t, .
caused some few trunks to be saved, which helped to
olnatli the sorting sufferers. Nor was this all. To
his immortal honour, he it said, he would not stop
doing good while any good remained to he done_
He himself attended the sick, recruited and nourish
ed the exhausted strength of those who were well
—gave up hi^own blankets and cloaths and those « f
his crew to cover the unfortunates lie had saved_
In a word, he did every thing in his p aver to m ,ke
them comfortable. And, what was more than all,
without hesitation consented to go out of his course,
in order to bring the sufferers to New-York, where
he landed them about 8 o’clock on Wednesday even
ing.
Cvents of such an afflicting nature would be into
lerably painful, if they were not relieved by some
thing calculated to soothe the mind, and relieve it
from the agony of reflecting upon so much horrour.
In this case, the soul, sickened with a long detail of
miseries and death and anguish, turns from the suf
ferevs, and reposes with delight upon the contempla
tion of the humane and generous man who relieved
them.
Mr. Tait, of the house of T.iit and Wilson hi
Ch irleston, than whom a worthier man lives not,
and Mr. Bowering, being in births to windward
when the veSsel overset, could not get out of the ca
bin, where they w ere found dead, very much bruised
aid lacerated, as it is supposed, bv the rolling of the
chests and trunks, and by their fruitless efforts to es
c. ipe.
The Rose in Bloom, at the time of the accident
that ended so fatally, had on hoard 150.000 dollars
in specie and bills, only 9,000 of which were saved.
The following is a copy of a letter written yester
day to capt. Phelan.
New-York, .dug. 23.
To Ca/i’ain Richard Phelan, of the brig Swift.
Sl«i
For having, under the blessing of God rescued ns
i from the wreck of the ship llose-in-Bloom, on the
2.1d instant, we offer you our sincere thanks.—When
we were nearly exhausted by hmiger, thirst, fatigue
and cold, and clinging to the small part of the wreck,
j which was then not entirely under water, and with
out any prospect of possibly escaping from the wa
trv grave in which we were fast descending, the ap
pearance of your vessel resuscitated our drooping
spirits, and made us consider you destined by Ilea
ven for our relief.—Your altering your course, send
ing off your boats, and making great and prompt ex
ertionscxciteemotions of gratitude in all of us which
we will not attempt to describe. We request you
would do us the favour of accepting, as a small
compensation for your great and benevolent ser
vices, of one hundred guineas, and to be assured that
we shall rejoice in any occasion which may hereafter
occur of being useful to yourself, your mate, Mr.
M'Fee, or any of the crew of your vessel. We
sincerely wish you may have a safe passage to St.
Johns—that in your p issage through life, you may
not meet with any other gales than those of prospe
rity, and that would do justice to the .sentiments of
infinite gratitude with which we are your obliged
servant.
(Signed) ,
Jos. Davis,
E. M. Macpherson,
M. Brenan,
John Rutledge,
Joseph W. Page,
I). Cranker,
Hew is A. Petroy,
H. Turner,
N. Perry,
B. Booth,
Daniel Botiseur.
i o which he returned thCjgolloiviwg answer :
New-York, August 28.
To the aignrra of thr foregoing.
I accept, with strong emotions, the testimony you
have presented me of the remembrance you preserve
of my services in taking vou off from the wreck._
Not to have done what 1 did, would have been a cause
of the severest and most lasting self-reproach ; while
the rec llection of having been instrumental, under
Providence, in saving so many valuable lives, will I
assure you, be one of the greatest sources of happi.
ness to me during the remainder of my existence._
Accept of my reciprocal good wishes.
_ RICH AK^'PHELAN.
FAMILY FLOUR.
Just come to hand, a few barrels and half barrels
Of superlatively Fine FLOUR, Haxall’s
Brand, ground specially for private use, from beautiful white
wheat.
J. & W. Southgate.
Sept. 3. 3t 143
FOR RENT,
A* MOUSE in Main-Street, at present
in the occupancy of Mr. <i.oree Dasbicld; posa-tsion mav
be had oil the second day of September u.i.t Ajiplv to
James Tucker.
9 jSL.
Continuation cf Foreign In:-Hig ncr,fr: m if'irrt
received at the office of the Pul lick \ by
the Father Lf Sons, Ca/i ain Hijkins,
Lombok, July 4.
It is now doubted whether the publick will be m.,de
aerju tinted with the particulars of the investigation
ot the conduct of the illustrious female, whose case
we have, from a conviction of the injustice of the ac
cusation against her, endeavoured throughout to ad
vocate, with our best exertions. This reserve with
repect to the publication, can only apply to th a per
fect and complete acquittal which we always Said
was to be looked forward to, as the result of the en
quiry : for if there were any thing to punish nr t<*
censure in live conduct of the illustrious iV.
male, the publick would require, that a satisfac
tory ground for that punishment, nr that cen
sure, should he laid, by the publication of clear a ml
unequivocal evidence of the ciiminal acts calling for
it. it may be said, that the publication of the details
of a very minute inquiry, would be unpleasant and
unnecessary, when the result has been a manifesta
tion of innocence, which no unprejudiced person
ever once doubted. But there is this evil always in
the reserve, that the publick will not know rightly
who were the accusers, who were the witnesses, win*
gave a fair and honest testimony, at whose instance,
and for what purpose the enquiry was instituted.—
1 hese particulars, at least, the publick will be anxi
ous to know, and it has a right to be mfirmed upon
. , s t'1': charge been made by a calumniating
individual, ami forced into notice bv the confidence
with wh.ch it was asserted ? or has' the injury been
called for upon the mere rumour of the existence of
supiyious circumstances, in order that nothing
should !>e left doubtful, where the most unsuspected
puruy ought to exist. Upon these points the pub.
nek ought to be satisfied, and nothing but the publi
cation ot the report can give that satisfaction. It
h.s been stated very generally, and from vow
quarters, tnat the accusation originated in m/lice
which, of course, must have infected the testimony
of the accusers, who were said to he among the
principal witnesses. This is one point upon which' a
full disclosure is due ; for if malice has led any one
to such a diabolical extremity, it nui.t he attended
with a detestation, it not with a punishment, to
which it would be shocking to subject any one, witli
out the clearest evidence ot their baaing deserved it.
If sui h malice did not exist, those who were accused
and suspected of it, ought to be exonerated in the
clearest manner, and some persons have been so di
lvtctlv pointed at, ht'ii nothing short of such an ar
(i"'tt'd can place them right with the pubiirk. If
the enquiry w is instituted merely as a state concern,
to cle u up cei tain rumours and suspicions ot an uu*
pleas.nt nature, however high the quarter from
which that proceeding may have originated, it is hut
right and just to shew that a measure so painful and
distracting, not only to the illustrious female, hut to
the puhlick at large, was not adopted want, nlv, nor
without some proper ground. We are rejoiced to
. '** our assurances ot the perfect innocence of the
illustrious female confirmed from all quarters ; mid
that such is the result of the enquiry no doubt is en
tertained. We trust it will be found advisable,
fi oni the Cit ciimstanccs we have stated, to give the
main points of the process, and the report upon the m,
to the puhlick. \\ e think it a satisfaction due to
everv member of the commuiiitv. and a justice to the
illustrious personage. The feeling of the puhlick,
always affectionate towards this amiable Princess,
have assumed a particular animation since this ex
traordinary transaction has hern divulged. Nothing
can surpass the demonstrations of lo\e towards her
and the expressions of indignation i,gainst her accu
sers. Yesterday this was exemplified in the most
striking manner. A vast multitude collected in front
of the house of the virtuous and highly esteemed
marchioness Townshend, with whom her royal high
ness dined, and wnited for several hours, til] her roy
al highness retired, f>r the purpose of cheering her
with the most heart-felt expressions of applause and
attachment. Such feelings prove, that the people of
England will always afford to injured innocence, a
support, on which it may rely with a perfect securi
ty, against the influence of m dice, however foul,
against the designs of conspirators, however wicked,
and however powerful. ’
A message from his majesty was yesterday deli
livered to bath houses of Parliament, relative to the
usual vote of credit, in order to enable him “the
better to defend his possessions from the designs of
the eneim, and to provide for such exigencies ns
may arise.”—Another debate took place ou'the train
ing bill, and the House again divided upon tile oues
tum.
Lorrt Minto, as we have already stated, is certain
lv nominated for the government-general of India.—
He is to be succeeded at the board ofcontrou! by M-.
Thomas Grenville, n gentleman highly qualified for
that, or indeed any other ministerial situation. It is
added, that he is to have a seat in the cabinet_
Lord Lauderdale, report says, i.s to be consoled for
his disappointment, with the great Seal of Scotland,
vice the duke of Gordon. The salary is 30001. per
annum.
By the the Lisbon mail we have received several
letters, of which the following contains the most in
teresting particulars :—
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, June 16.
“ Much alarm has been occasioned here by the
unprecedented conduct of the Portuguese govern
ment, in laying an embargo on his majesty's ship
the Richmond. 1 his act "f violence was evidently
done merely to please the French. A sm art corres
pondence took place in consequence, between the
Portuguese government and Lord Str angford, the
British Charge d’Affaircs : whose manly anti tem
perate conduct in this delicate affair deser ve the high
est praise. °
“ ^ is to he hoped that England will not suffer this
insult to pass without notice, as it is become syste
matick in Portugal to affront the English flag.
“The embargo continued for twelve days, but at
length the spirited remonstrances of the British mi
nister prevailed.
July 8.
*1 he question of immediate peace, or the rupture
of the negotiation supposed to have been so long
pending, continued yesterday to be as anximsi.- h
gitated as for some days before. There were u ain
strong and sudden fluctuations in the funds ; but they
were nr.t traceable to anv well warranted <>r authen
tic source, and could only be accounted for by the
influence of the example of some leading speculate! s,
or from the langnur of disappointment that natural
ly follows the indulgence of over strained expectati
ons. It was imagined that the preliminaries of
peace had actually been signed ; and the delay that
has occurred in communicating the leported impo •
tant event to the public, considerably damped the
ardour of impatience with which it was looked for,
and which was ascribed to some untoward caprice
that had suddenly sprung up in the mind of the em
perour Napoleon. Fi r our own part, we have never
encouraged these sanguine solicitudes for peace; be
cause they tend to unnerve that vigour and firmness
of resolution with which a nation must meet the in
conveniences and sacrifices inseparable from a state
if warfare. But, unwilling as we feel to fester such
ll-founded hope-, we are yet far from denying that
yteps have been taken to adjust the basis of a tie otl