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.Coebett.—Of this person (letter known in the
United plates by the name of Peter Porcupine) our
renders will find articlea of tome interest. He has'
at last obtained .lie reward which his poisonous lb
I beis have so long merited, and which from the gene*
' ral complexion of bt|rwritijj||gp be appeared to have
Courted. This Rian has been distinguished by the bold
ess of biswntings, rather than by the consistency of
lis principles. In this country he most assuredly
did Some good—the hold and successful manner in
which he attacked French piriiz-ms and French re
volutionary prim ipies, removed the uiists which bad
A-S
obscured the pubiick mind. ^
JI'he lov# of our own country seemed to be but
ondary principle—Porcupine was happy in his
into
^Impositions upon this subject —But, he more |h«n
any^priter befure him, vitiated the pubiick taste, by
introducing a stykrnf invective in pnhlick t^sco6si
one, that can never he too much reprobated . No
thing was saervd to him, if the ridicule or abuse of
an opponent was the object. In this country be
was the champior^nf legitimate government, and
M carried bu arguments in favour of it so far, as some
times to appear the advocate of despotiek power—
**lh Ms own'eountry he has hern the oppnser of go
vernment, m a to incttr the suspicion of jacobin
ism. If^Ss frmn an^tract which is given of the
^speech of the nttoihiey general, that we ariUe at a
‘ |nowleJge of the particular libel for which he has
beeo convicted. It is said in the papers thathqjbas
discontinued the publication of bis Register, .which
is reported to have been worth clear of expense
jCijOOO sterl. per year.
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Mb, Jackso*-—As we had expected, the cir
cumstances, which occurred at. 1^e entertainment
given to that noisier at Montreal, have furnished
food fur the Dcmocratick papers—and as we also
expected, the Federalists, as a patty, come in for a
•hare of the abuse with Sir. Jackson. Now with
out giving any opinion upon what Mr. Jackson has
•aid, we would be very glad to be informed how the
-Federalists can he responsible for the language of
Mr. Jarkson, or for the se.ntimrnts conveyed in the
To«U» which were given upon that occasion —
minister may entertain his opinions
Pf men “and things iq this country, without re
sponsibility to any one in it. If the judgment
of a foreign ‘minister is to be conclusive, we
would' recall to the recollection of tome peo
ple Mont. Faut/tet, and his opinions. “ For a
“ few thousand dollars “ these pretended patriots
**3^17* •lrMdy ,h*>r prices.” If such ts the depra
*®Wy of this pertplein infeitcy, what will it be in
“ ftld age?” These were a few of Mons. Fouchel’s
phrases, in speaking of the leaders of the Repub
lican’ patty—lie did nqt s-.y these things in his
carousing* and feasting*— No, No—they are to he
fnund in bts'olhrjal despairbes, conveying useful iji
^orinatiorv, to his government—Mons. Genet, the
predecessor of Fenchet, accused a certain idol of de
' mocracy, with holding “ a language official, and a
language confidential,” and yet Mr. Jefferson's sin
ferity has never beep questioned upon that aufho
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( .HottAWD,—This unfortunate nation, is doomed
to experience further oppreseion. The only shield,
(and that a very insufficient one,) that was between
the Hollanders and French rapacity, was their king.
He is now politically dead, and the ensigns of‘an
thority are transferred to a regency and a feeble mi
Bdrity^" From this moment, .Holland is under the
fnny?lete subjugation of France. It is difficult to
Hfffj lhe.|tate paper*, which announce the ahdica
»|tono| Uooit Uuonaparte, without leeltng a res
pect forhis character, while their perusal serve to
|ntreate.tha.t dtjesulion, wlii<-b every friend to It
|e*ty, immunity, or justice, must entertain (or Na
got eft*.1 t '■ ’1 ■ ,>■*" '' -
f*|P ** wdthat Iranis bus asked leave to retire to
, State*;-uts iespect his character from
•Hat, we have heard of him, and for his condurt up
•Q the present ocrasioi^, hut we wish none of the
fact of Buonaparte to visit our scores.'
l- tlrtijUftdosi papers, say that Oew. $*r«rw,'who
laleljt deserted from the service'of Napoleon, and
went over to KngLnd, is aW to coma- to our
eoijnrrjt.t These are no tindes for us to l«..>k upon »
’Jjjfeph graces an aoqutsitioa. We have seen
how Other nations have fared; we wish, therefore
S‘ a.*#* • w ' 9 “ “*
■ K» WW W iHtettl so our country to aid Uie enemy
ju his dcai^nv if tfceday of Uiul should ever; ar
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s'ytufu/THO htatVB*, ChratEil—Jrtne fig/
if ■ fa??e -fSrtwfiiJWSi the efmukvder ofth
, correspondence With our earernnebt
of Jji*. Amerioi
aWrial paper upon »t. Tl|e American govern men
nvMNrMcntljr disappointed, pud tWfr remarks a
difUrted by a spirit Ur tioip friendly to she idea
4™ " * ” *r,‘ •** >*<*ip friendly to she ipra «
•otkmkiwIj’tUim pf the differencea Utwee
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letter on tb*2dof Jaj
hai offr
ation—it is mo
without being tncafi,—'Pbe American official paper
complains thVcoiriirsry to the just Expectation* of
tb>dpnenc*i» government, Mr.’Jackson if not to
he niff ceded by administer jpf rank and talent*!
lut “4 ton 0 m charge 4es Affairs Js to be appoint*
ed tdi
* That in
i the ordinary in'ercourse.
*(ead oTa prompt^reeaH of Mr. Jackson, we (the
gflrvernment) arc met with an insurance, that “his
majesty has been pleased Indirect the return of Mr.
Jackson tn England,” and so far from censuring his
ionduct, and nuking his recall a consequence of his
rudeness, Mr. Pinkney iv toll that no displeasure
was fell by his majesty in regard to a minister of so
much “ integrity,zeal, and ability.”-They
grieve, in the third place, that no explanation
• s given of the disavowal of Mr. Erskine's ar
rangement ; that the outrage on the Chesa
peake remains unaltoned; and the full extent
'if the impressment of our seamen continues, and
above all, that the British gnvernm'nt will only
receive, and not propose, any communications upon
the existing! differences. To account for all tbis
! difference between the alleriged conversations of lord
j VV Irslty with Mr. Pinkney, and his coriespondence,
j the American government charges some of its own
citizens with “ an abortion of hop^s, rationally i n
tertained, of steps I fra t might have led to a cordial
1 annty with the British government.
With regard to the expectation which the Ame
ricengovernm«nt have pretended to entertain, that
Mr. Jwkson would be blamed at home, and a mi -
j nistenff rank dispatched tn replace him, there is no
nulilishUl authority upon which any such conclu
I sion could hove heeu. formed.
A“ Private Letter” received by the American se
1 cretarv, is sa*d to have induced the American gov
ernment to entertain that supposition. But from
1 whom was that received ? from any member of the
British government ? This is not pretended, and in
America it is believed Unit the letter was a manoeu
vre calculat'd to answer electioneering purposes.—
But granting such a later to have been received,
the British government can in no way be answera
ble foifflt, .‘or it is not affected to be said that they
had aoj knowledge of it. As far as the American
government tonertd liHrr sentiments to transpire
during the sitting of congress, they were warlike.
In congress lire ministerial ai-mbers were warlike,
(tri'.1 Mr. till* s, when he proposrd certain resoluti
ons openly declared that he expected war to be the
consequence of then). The obvious tendency of
their measures were hostile, and now they ate an
' cry that they have not produced concession and hu
miliation ! I he American government have no
rti{lu to complain that the explanations relative to
Mr. ICrskine’s Hrrangfnitnt*were not made by the
marquis Wellesley ; for they had already been made
by Mr. Jackson —Atonement tor the Chesapeake
was "Hired by Mr. Rose, and he was dismissed;
and it is not easy to conceive, that alter the dismis
sal ot two ministers, America could expect concili
atory concessions from Gre^l Britain, at the very
time wb»n she was provoking her to arts of hostili
ty both in the official correspondence of the secreta
ry of state to Mr. Pinkoey, and in the resolutions
and speeches in congress.
The ostensible object of Mr. Pinkney's letter of
the 2d Jan. is, to demand and obtain the recal of
Mr. Jackson. In reply he is informed, that Mr.
Jackson is recalled, and a Charge des Affaires ap
poinUit. Mr. Pinkney did nut ask for the appoint
ment of a miuister, but on the contrary, expressly
says, “if the attainment of this object [liiendly ac
commodation] through my agency should be con
sidered more expeditious or otherwise preferable, it
will he a couise entirely satisfactory to the United
Slates." With what justice, therelore, can the A
mencan government complain of a breach of pro
mise in not sending out a new minister of “ rank
and talents ?
It has been said by some of our cotemporaries,
tb3t we ought to have been more conceding, consi
deiing the m mnef in which congress has acted pul
ing an end to the Non Intercourse act. To this it
may be replied, in the first instance that marquis
Wellesley’s last letter to Mr. Pinkney is dated n< l
only before the repeal of the Non-Intercourse
art could have been known in this country,
but l.elore it took place in America; and in
the second place it may be replied, that congress
repealed toe non-intercourse act not from any idea !
of propitiating us, but from a conviction that the
contiovidoce hi it would only be ruinous to them
stives.
From the Lonmin Courier•
* Sir Francis and bis partisans are at daggers
lifawn-. The latter consider themsrlves as having
be. n made fools of by the baronet, who, after hav
mg been given out aa the principal performer, ran
awaj and left fhs company to bring out the farre ol
the proression without the rhief character. They
complain that they gave him notice of the part lie
was to play, and that he should have told them he
did not mean to appear in it. While they thought
he was studying it, and that M it had occupied his
niiotl wiora than hall the time he had been in the
tower,* it appears that he was only studying how
he should give them the slip, and march off without
heat of dtum. This his company cannot forgive.
11“ suffered them to announce the performance—
and lo— when the audience were all assembled,
seats bought, and expectation on the tiptoe for the
drawing up of the curtain, comes one of the scene
shifters, and announces that the baronet has goue
over the water, aud refuses to perform. There is
certainly a great deal of justice in their complaint
—for they bed considered him as a puppet, whom
they could play with as they pleased, and who,
whenever they chose to exhibit bun at so much a
head, would always be ready to yield obedience to
their wishes. Whether he will' be dismissed tbe
company for having Mused to appear in a piece got
np at su« h great expense, or whether he wdl be suf
fered to retain his situation, upon piomise of better
behaviour, » e at e yet unable to anupunce.
Bat the baronet, if he he u«t altogether incorri
gible, may learn a useful,lesson fr*m this event.—
lie did not want to by carried in procession, but his
partisans would 'have <oafe They would'have tbe
gepmg populare essenihJld, end thg capital' made
a scene of noise and rlamour from one end lo the
other. They call him their leader, hut he matt jw
led by them ; be cafost stop tbrus i he cannot aly
to them “ pause, and- go no further." He invites
them to unite under his standard, but they will obey
biia to longer than U suits their pleaaaie. Jle sees
bow little able thoee are to contrnol a mob, wba
Grit set it on motion. This lesion be might have
learnt from the lenders of thpjMrVacb revolution ;
be may now learn it from whatfpis just happened
to himself. The revolutionary leaders in-France
perished by the v«y bands into which they hadopt
weapons to destroy the enemies of the revolution*
An equally useful lesson may be derived hy tbe
people hofti thi$*/nrccnt conduct of the baronet.—
W hen he was told that he ought’* to have made
known his determination not to assist in the-pro
cession, tie replied, “that it was absolutely neces
sary there should he an expression ofipublic senti
ment; that is, it was absolutely necessary that the
populace should think he meant to go, in order that
they niight he tempted to assemble in great numbers.
— 1 bus, then, the baronet and his friends have giv
en us their creed—they do not disdain to practise
deceit—pretend that such and such only are their
objects id order to acquire others. How do we oow
know that when they say they want reform, they
do not desire it, only as a stepping-stone to revolu
tion ? 1 hat they will rml tell us, we said then we
only wanted relnrm, because it was necessaiy to
practise that deceit in older to attain support, and
get strength enough to develope aud accomplish
their objects ? How do we know that they have not
laid hold of tbe privileges of parliament, not for the
purpose of defining them, or of removing such as
are obnoxious to constitutional freedom, but mere
ly for the purpose of bringing the parliament into
contempt and detestation ? rl heir sweeping creed,
that it is necessary there should be dlceit, justifies
the country in j^sspecting hII their professions and
ljr*?^1*Res* For Ourselves, we are not surprized-**!
we never had hut one opinion of this faction- that
they care nothing about reform, that revolution is
their only ol.ject—and that,under the garb of friend
ship to the constitution, they ate Us bitterest and
most deadly eueniies.
| New Orefatts, July 30.
| PRIVATEERING!
| The Istuf.pf.de sailed from this port in the night
of the 27th May, and on the 24lh instant, is re
ported to be off the Ralize with a large ship her
prize, supposed to he a slave ship. The regular
privateers of this port bring no vessels into port, ex
eept slave vessels, all others it is supposed they pil
lage at sea and destroy them and their erews. Pri
vateering has been parried on front this port very
systematically. Since last winter, the vessels en
gaged in this business are generally absent on a
rruize from six weeks to two months, and have
their agents and factors who attend to smuggling
j and making sales, no doubt but with handsome
profit to those concerned. .
* _ 4
Papers were this day opened in the district court,
that will elucidate the privateering to this port, and
probably, some of the principal aeiors in this ho
norable and lucrative trade will be held up to public
view.
New-York, August 27.
Yesterday afternoon, five men deserted from the
British frigate Venus, lying at anchor about five
miles below the city, in the following daring man
ner :
A boat that went from the city was lying along
side the frigate, when five of tberrew jumped from
the port holes into the boat and look to their oars
and made off. The boats were immediately man
ned from the ship, and pursued the deserters by a
lire of musketry. About the same momenf-two
boats pursued Iront the fort at Ellis’s Island; but
the fugitives succeeded in landing near Powles Hook,
and made their escape. Another man jumped from
tbe ship with the others,but missed the boat and fell
into the liver, but was afterwards taken up and secu
red.
Letters received in Philadelphia confirm the ac
counts of the sequestration of American properly
at Stralsund, through the ageucy of the French con
. sul at that-place.
Lutien Buonaparte, it is reported, intends to emi
grate to America.
Extract of a letter from aft American at Gottenlurgh,
to a gentleman in Boston, dated July 4.
“ No sales have laj^ly been made in this place,
except some few barter exchanges ; which have
been done in a manner to leave a loss to the seller ol
American end colonial produre. In some instan
ces an advance of 20 per cent, has been given upon
Americun invoice prices, payable in Russia, and
(ierman goods at extravagant prices. ’I hese are
the best terms I have heard of. The cargoas were
generally well assorted and at fail prices.
“ I have by me a list of American vessels which
have passed tbe Sound this season, that is from the
23d January to the 12th ol June. The whole num
ber is seventy-seven, with and without cargoes. A
great part of them were bound direct to St. Peters
burg, and many of such as were not bound direct
would proceed thither for return cargoes. The
number which has gone tbiough the Belt cannot be
ascertained, as they did not stop to pay their fees,
j - * 'IV IIUMIUU UU
der the American flag, however, is known to be
laige. Twenty-live are now said to he at St. Pe
ters burgh to take cargoes for America. They are,
as is said, to take large portions of hemp. Thirty
sail were also spoken in the gulph of Finland, under
American colours, about t.wenty days since, for
Russia, to take return cargoes for the United States.
There are thity-five sail of American vessels now
detained at Copenhagen, destined for pmts in the
Baltick, when liberated. A fleet which wintered in
Russia has arrived here, and waiting for convoy to
proceed to the westward ; among them are twenty
American vessels, eight of which are bound to Ame
rica, the residue to England. Cupt. Tappan's ship
Hesptt, is among them. In addition to the large
number already gone up the Baltick, th«(re are in
this port nearly one hundred sail, which wit] pro
ceed up tlpBuhick whenever that can be done with
' Oh the whole, I think you must have ye
ejprnnsblerablt supplies of Russia goods rn America
next season. 1t.£P$ the quaj^feof hemp i0 this
flert is small i the quantity of piece goods is, on the
contrary, seKy’ large, forty five thousand pieces is
stsdedL as the number. - What I have stated is dr
ived from what 1 conceive pretty goodsoorcra, but
our Information bere is so r .-ttradirtory it is difli
cull to determine when and where confidence should
ha nlaa.^ ' ‘ la • —»._k I _ . . a ■ .. .
be platted. ; As to saying what bun to do U utterly
laipOTsSlfe. ,Coffee is the grsatsst drug, of| glutted
market, and warfuqdgfthe necessity of effecting
tales of it, 1 very mac lfdoubt bring able to obtain
”16 cents clear of charges. At present I can hear of
no market where coffee could be sold at saving pri
ces-—I have fifed upon noplan, nor can 1 hod any
^>he here that has. Everf thing has a gloomy ap
pearance ; and the only satisfaction we have it to
; s“Ppos* things in such a deplorable state that no
chauge cau UJfe the woise. The brig Catharine
lias not arrivc«||re yet—1 have h'ard she was cap
tured by the Danes, and curried infPNorway ; the
truth of it I canpot vouch for. 1 think I mention
ed to you something of Messrs. C. Coolidge and
Co’s schooner in my last, which vessel went into
Holland and escaped to this port—She sailed from
this about tendayjyunce for the Bultick, >, taken,
carried into CopcfeMpp, and expected to be con
demned.|prhe scliibgjtr which Mr. Rollin'* loaded,
lies here yet, like the rest, in au^ undetermined
Exhort of aJrtter from Halifax, daUd Avgust 15.
“ The June Packe t an i ved ibis da) from Falmouth *
whence she sailed July 1, and brought LoodoifW
papers to the t!3d June.
“ ,l ls reported that government have informed
Mr Pinkney, they decline sending another ambus,
sudor to America at present—but that Mr. Moriei
is to go out as charge des affaires.
“ Sir F. Buidett refused to honour with his com
pany the procession formed on his late liberation
troin the lower; but went from that place private
ly in a boat, «nd was rowed down the river, to the
gieat mortification of the inairow bone and clevcr
persooages. Amongst the wit on the occasion is
i revived the story ot the managers of a country the
atre, who got up the play of I!.,inlet, but omitted
the character of the Prince of Denmark.”
Extract of a Utter from Port-au Prince, dated Au
gust 7.
“ Psion’s p»rty met with a great misfortune a
bout ten days ago—that of gen. La Msr being kil
led at the M-le by an 18 pound si ot, after he had
held that plare against Christophe under a continu
al bombardment for 18 months. He is replaced-,
however, by a general whom they plare great con
fidence in. His remains were brought here, and
were to be buried with great ceremony to-rfaj.—
Yeslerday two brig* belonging to this side, sailed to
Anx Cayes for powder. In ihe course of a month
the army will march to attack CapeFiancois, com
manded by gen. Rigaud; and I have no doubt of
their taking it, as they can muster 9000 raeninora
than Christophe.” Wi
August 20. »<•
WILLIAM COBBF.TT.
In yesterday’s paper we published the sentence of
the Court of King’s Bench, on Mr. Cubbett, for a
| libel. As our readers may be &ri.>us to know what
! fhe *'bel was, we shall give the following outliue of
it, as taken from the speech of the attorney-gene
ral on the trial.—N. Y. Gas. -,f
“ I beg leave briefly to point not the circumstance
of the event on whirh the libel is founded. The
Local Militia in the Island of Ely had mutinied;
they proceeded to violence, and overpowered their
officers. The force on the spot was not sufficient
to suppress the tumult ; and the'German L*gion,
who happened to be the nearest regiment, were or
dered to the protection of the inhabitants, and the
support of the laws. Tranquility was restored, a
regular court martial was held, and a few of the of
fenders punished. Wbat does Mr.Cobbett make of
this ? lie represents it as an innocent difference a
bout some petty sum of money, between men who
bad been e(|ii;>.l a month before at tbe same plough
tail. For this any animadversion was insult, and
any punishment, tyranny. He insults and taunts
the soldiers for submitting to Ihe punishment which
the law, in its most regular course, and in its most
lenient form, appointed. He set the German Leg>
t on in a most odious light, and held them up to the
army and the nation, as men expressly fitted and
designedly brought forward to execute the arbitrary
purpose of an oppressive authority. How is it pos
j sible to expect loyalty or courage in either native
troops, or in those gallant foreigners whom the
misfortues of their own country have sent to the
cause of ours, if this language is permitted to prd
ceed from a licensed libeller? He insults the Isle bf
Ely tor not rising in rebellion against the govern
ment, which had the cruelty to put down the dis
obedience of the soldier, and the obstinacy to perse,
vere in the exerntion of the laws. But this, black
as it is, is not the blackest parts of the venom
which the libeller has prepared for the popular
mind. He turns off from meaner considerations,
and fixes himself on the government qf^the country.
He draws Ins picture of the cruelty .aftHch Napole
on is, according to bis softened phrase, said to ex
ercise. He draws his picture of the rigid spirit ®f
the British government, bids his readers look on
the sketch of his master-hand, and draw their con
elusion, is it to be borne, that this libeller should
tell the people and the army that the sword of des
potic power is bung over their heads by a hair«
that our laws are caprice, and our justice oppressi
oh ? Mr. Cobbett is delicate; but his delicacy con
sists in palliating the conduct of our enemy, and his
candour in defaming our own. He charge* tbs
crime of calumniating that enemy— upon whom )
Upon the loyalty of this country ; upon the obedi
ent, the honest, the industrious, and the honour
able ; for after all bis explanations, I feel that h#
means no others—This is the character of the libel."
The London papers state, that several of the Prin
! ”» ar« extremely angry with Mr.Cobbettcos.
sequence of his harsh animadversions on fpe Ger
man troops. The profits of Cobbrtt’s Register, nets
him clear 4000/. sterling per annum—equal to
si7,7$o. .. — - .r* s •
[Trantlatedfrom tie Altana Mercury, for the Kern
York Evening Pott.J . •«., --W,
OFFICIAL. ' j-'
Stockholm, June S2.
When the corpse of his royal highness, the late
crown prince, arrived in town on th« 20tb instant,
an occurrence of a very violent nature took place,
which, if strong measures bad not been immediate
ly resorted to, might have led to very serines conse
quences. .
The sudden death of the rrnwn, prince, had iodu
ced the populace (which always judges without in
vestigating) In listen to many contradictory reports
as to the cause of his death. The names of some
persons wep associated with this mournful event ;
i *0<1 without lbs least other ground than wbal aruss