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nor do I pretend to assert, that William
Duane had any concern in the politics
or this country at that time. For auglu
I Know, he was then doing homage to
hu; liege sovereign, George the third.
It 1 should ever have the temeritv to
attack the consistf.ncy of this august
Patriot, I shall tell a story of a great
man, who made oath before a court of
justice that he was an American citizen,
and oi twelve jurors, who, upon their
oaths, the oath ot the great man not
withstanding, declared him to be a Bri
tish Subject.
A FEDERALIST.
I NT E L L 1G ENCE.
London*, September 5.
The last accounts from Petersburg
mention the increasing influence of the
French interest, and the decline of the
British.
Denmark consists of"several islands
in the Baltic ; Jutland, Sleswick, Hol
.-•icin and Norway, on the continent of
Jsur opc ; and Iceland and the Ferro
s in the North sea. The following
:s the present state of its naval and mi
litary force :—
Line of battle ships, 27
Frigates, 3 4
c'1st bottomed boats, mount
ing two cannons, 300
Seamen, 20,000
Men in the dock-yards, 3,100
The land loice of Denmark is as fol
lows : —
In Denmark and Holstein.
Infantry, 24,000
Cavalry, 0,000
.Militia, 17,000
Fencibles, 11,000
In Norway.
Infantry, 14,000
Cavalry, 3,000
Militia, 13,000
Fcnciblcs, 5,000
The entire population of the kingdom
of Denmark may be estimated at up
wards of 5,390,000. Its revenue exceeds
2,000,000 sterling, and the whole king
dom contains 163,041 square miles.—
Her troops are brave, and her seamen
well skilled in nautical affairs.
Copenhagen, which is the capital, is
situated in a bay or haven in the island
0 / al md, and contains about 100,000
1 h '.'hunts, and mor than 180 stivers,
I with remarkably well built houses. The
city was founded ia the 12th century,
and was originally a place of resort for
fishermen only. The harbour is circular,
and the entrance into it from the sea is
a channel or gut, the middle of which
only is navigable.
September 7.
Admiral Gnmbi r on the 22>1 August
declared all the po, ts in the island of
Zealand, and the passage of the. Great
Belt, in a state of blockade.
An order has been issued for bring
ing m and detaining all Danish vessels.
In tne different'ports there are already
from 150 to 200.
Several British merchants trading to
Hamburgh and the Baltick, beg leave to
suggest to government, that in order to
keep up an intercourse with the conti
nent, it w ould be advise; blc to take pos
session of the islan.l of Heligoland.
Sir J. Craig, the new governor for
Canada, etc. sailed from England Sept.
Jd, Ln the Horatio frigate.
It is reported that Mr. Monroe has
received instructions from the govern
ment of America, desiring him posi
tively to insist on our relinquishing the
right of searching any of their vessels for
nun, whatever their rank or condition
nrny ue. i ney cio not require us to give
ip the right of search for merchandize;
but they declare they will never permit
any of their vessel. , whether ships of
w nr or merchantmen, to have their men
taken out al ter they have left their ports.
On Friday morning an order was sent
to the Chatham division of royal ma
rines, for an immediate embarkation of
officers and men,to proceed immediate
ly to join the expedition to the Baltic.
Government, we understand, have
taken up transports to. carry between 2
and .1000 tons of ammunition and other
military stores* This quantity is pro
portioned to as large a force as the e.;
pedition to the Baltic.
A letter from Constantinople, dated
the 20th June, confirms the statement of
the Monitcur, that the Divan had re
solved not to receive the new English
Ambassador. A message was accor
dingly sent to him, to prevent him from
i nu ring the capital. Me also received
notic'1, that no. proposition from his
court would be list' ned to, until the En
glish had entirely evacuated Egypt, and
withdrawn their cruizcrs from that part
of the Mediterranean.
A letter from a ship off the island of
Funcen, August 20, says commodore
Keate’s squadron continues stationed in
the Great licit. The Danes have lor
cified the const, and lined it with tvodps, .
and will not suffer any communication
between the squadron and the shore.
Norfolk, October 14.
The Triumph, Captain Sir Thomas
Hardy, the Leopard, Capt. Humphreys,
and the Hamilton tender, have sailed
lor Halifax. The ships now on this sta
tion are the Bellona and Ville de Milan.
Commodore Barron, we understand,
has so far recovered from his late severe
illness, as to be able to attend the court
[oi inquiry,] which stands adjourned to
Friday next.
New and positive orders, we under
stand, have been sent to the officers in
the military service of the United States,
not to enlist any British deserters.
Boston, October 15.
The U. S. frigate Constitution, Capt.
Campbell, anti the sloop of war Wasp,
capt. Smith, arrived here yesterday in
I 35 days from Gibraltar. The latter in
passing Fort Independence fired a sa
lute, which was returned by the fort.—
I I he former is now at anchor in the out
' er harbour.
It was conjectured at Gibraltar, when
the W asp and Constitution left that
place, that an attempt would be made
on the fortress by the French, and that
the assembling ol troops at Bavcnnc was
intended as a preparatory step towards
, that object. Great preparations were
accordingly making, to put the fortress
in the highest possible state of defence.
IV H E £ LING,
Thursday, 5th November, 1807.
Paper.We feel a pleasure in being
able to mention, that a supply of this ar
ticle has at length been obtained, and is
now on the way to this place. The Re
pository will consequently be printed on
a whole sheet next week.
Burr....The inquiry into the conduct
of Burr and his confederates,was termi
nated at Richmond on the 20th ultimo.
The motion to commit Burr, Blenner
hassett, and Israel Smith, to Kentucky,
for trial, was that day decided. The
Chief Justice delivered his opinion,that
no overt act of levying war was proven
to have been committed ; but he was of
opinion that there was probable ground