Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-04-20 00:00:00, page 2

D^- de C*4orr. <ci«tup«jBy)
l ia our last, is Wy m«e considered n a
forgery. Thr* route ntj of k certainly wouM justify
♦Ojtfc o supposition, if we weta not previously in
fciMned of the sentiments of the French govern
aaijpt towards all nations—-We observe this note
IsgSthsr «tih that which is published in ibis
day's paper, in the Lor.don Times of the 8tli of
March,.and it is there said to be translated from
Paris papers. The Timet is.a very respectable
Journal, eud rathrr in the opposition, and would
not gnte currency to o forgery of this serious nature.
We believe that a<i one who has any knowledge of
theatata of the press in France, will for a moment
imagine that any editor of a paper in that country,
would dure to publish surli a note, without autho
rity—If it was not a translation from the Farit pa
pers, the forgery in London would have tern de
tec ted between the 8ih and 13th of March, when
the Cincinnati sailed.
W# have received (he ...ondoii Times of the 8th of
last month, from which we extract the documents
relajflnl to the views of France towards Holland.—
The note of the Minister of Foreign Adairs, con
(a'.Ot the most extraordinary sentiments that were
ever pobtickly avowed hy any government, although
constantly carried into practice by the present ruler
of France. In so many wnrtls he tells tire world,
lhat the injustice of a case has no considerat inn
tritb hint, if in opposition to his plans.
This not* deserves the attention of the people of
Ibis country as developing the tyrants views to
wards the United States ard their commerce. The
tixwt careless observer cannot pass over that part
of the note which notices oor Embargo. We never
doubted that|ur Embargo was highly agreeable to
France, afthn*Mr. Jefferson affected l« carry on a
hypocritical negotiation, as if ilwusa measure that
distressed France—If France would revoke her de
cress, we would raise our embargo, the very thing
Frtinee wished us to continue, and praises us for
having laid!
Extract of a letter from on intelligent London mer
chant, dated the 7th if March, 1810.
*' It has been thought for some time that nego
tiations were pending Lrtween Mr. Pinkney and in*
Marquis Wellesley of some importance, the deien
ti«n of the British packet and of the John Adams
American despatch ship, much longer than was in
tended, and the frequent interviews between Welles
ley and Pinkney, seem to favour such an opinion,
but nothing has transpired, nor is there any due to
guide one to the nature of the negotiations which
reqtfire so ranch time to settle—certain it is France
gives herself no trouble about the United States or
ber trade , she seizes and is condemning American
property whenever it comes within her grasp.~
f^elow you have a note of prices, all are nominal
Kcrpt (four, as the licenses to import from Euiope
•re suspended, we think the price of that ailrcle
•rill bi maintained tilt after harvest.
“ Leaf Tobacco 7 a 12d pei Hi.—Stemmed do 8 a
13d per d».—Flour SO to 60s per barrel—Tar 42
a 45—Cotton 17 a 18d for Virginia growth."
D|tb —lo this city, on Thursday evening last,
cul. ROBERT GAA1BLF.; in consequence of a
l~ foil front bis horse, on the morning of lhat day.
The deep-ami universal rrgnt for his loss mani
fested by those who knew him—and most by those
4 vrbnAoett-him best—is a testimonial of his worth
fhr snore valuable end unequivocal than the hark
nied tdmmendstions of studied eulogy ; and the sin
cerity with which be is lamented when dead, speaks
more elunarnily than a thousand words how tiuly
be was nfl|>cci*d while living.*—Virginia Patriot.
New York, Apiil 13.
Tfce following article from the London Morning
Chronicleol ihe 7lh alt. M lirlirved Ly the passen
ger* ia UieCincinnelus, In U* correct:
^is vefy eurtenity reported, that the ncgolio
ti*HW which hew for some lime been conducted by
the marquis Wellesley and Mr. Pinkney, has hap
pild terminated in an ami'-abl.? adjustment of the
difference* Utwren this country and the l'. States
of America. The John Adams frigate has been dc
tainad to carry aut the treaty, which will not be
uu4£publir walil the ratifications are exchanged.
Jwh said that tit* despatches «f the American mi
nister are to be forwarded to the frigate to-inorinw.”
The frigate John Adams, it was supposed, sailed
fr»ns Portsmouth on (lie J3th of March, for Anns
rim,to touch at Havre fora beam of despatches.
The Juno, Bates, with duplicate]} of Mi. Pinkney's
despatches, sailed about the same lime for Boston.
It was* Saul in England that no minister would be
Mut out, at it Wits supposed Mr. Pinkney’s arrange
sast would (upe re mis the necessity of any further
negotiation.
mf--l fe;:-; *•- '
t Losidox, Feb. ....
Detpetrhes seers received yesterday at the Fo
reign Office from his majesty's envoy at Constanti
nople. The vessel which orought lb. se despatches
touched on her passage at (iibr.ilur, from which
i the had brought ah account of the iuiportaut
jish post of Ceuta having, with the consent of the
““ *t»fcw pnhtetsioh i»Tby two British
tiihrsltar.—Ccata has a good bar
,,.» 1* situated exactly opposite (hbraltur,
1 whence it is only five leagues dir tint. TV
* kit «raspsetty will nsreriumed, meant tn st
uff main against it, and it whs even
t the Totrlrm Flm was destined frr tlwt
however, it most happily'
French Detrta.—Tha following is the decrtv
lately untied Vy the French governalent, on theeub
j«ct of the expo* t commerce of thatcountry—
“ Palace of tie ThuilUriti, fetll6.
, Napoleon, iuppernur of the French, tee.
“ We have decreed, and do decree oe follow* :—
“ Art. I. No vessel, with a lirense, shall hence
forth be permitted to clear out from our ports, un
less her cargo consist of wir;« and brandy.
“ Art. II. Licensed v ssel* which shall have al
ready begun to take in their freight, are excepted
Irom this regulation.
** The Ministers of Finance, &c. ar* required,
&c."
Match 2.
The Roman territory is to be divided iuto two
departments, which are to send deputies to the le
gislative assembly. It is also to give title to the
hereditary imperial prince, who will be denominat
ed king of Rome. Provision is, at the same time,
made for the support of the future Popes ; who,
however, will possess no temporal authority.
March 5.
It was determined on Saturday by the board ol
trade, after a conference with a deputation of the
merchants trading to the Rraails, to grunt licenses
for the tree expoitation of cotton to all poitsnnd
places not declared in a state of blockade.
march 7.
Yesterday arrived the lord IloWt parket from
Cadiz, l*y which wc have letters and paper* H> tbe
21st uh. with much loporiunt information.
In addition to our numerous private letters, we
have intelligence by several mercantile gentlemen
who arrived by the packet. The most important
commercial fact, affecting property to a prodigious
amount, is, that a temporary duty of live percent,
bns be.cn imposed <m all goods exported fiom Ca
diz. Not the least alarm wus felt for the present
safety of that place.—“ It is protected,” says one
of our friends, “ by a British force of 5,000 men,
and about 20,000 Spanish troops, daily augment
ing. I think, he adds, “ a very few days will
give an effective force of 50,000 men, and the
hreocli are likely to pay dearly for their incursion.”
From other quarters we are informed that the Spa
nish general who commands in chief feels so confi
dent oi his strength, that he proposes to commence
offensiveoper.iltons, and from the comparative force
oi the enemy in the neighbourhood, pleasing hopes
art' indulged ,ij the result. Some additional details
are given in the following official’ paper:
“ rUdLIC NOTICE.
u I he sopenor junta of goveianient, which loses
no opportunity of procuring information of the po
sitions and strength of the enemy, and which will
unreservedly impart to the public the intelligence it
acquires, has just received official advices, lhat
there aie in Xeres 1600 of the enemy ; in the towns
of Cabtzns, Alcala, Ulrera and Lebrija, 1200; in
Puerta Ileal, Chiclana, the bridge of the same town,
and at Rota, 10,000; nnd in Seville, 3,0*0.
“ It is also officially known, that the enemy lost
some men yesterday during the firing from the head
of the bridge of Suazo, supported by two pieces of
artilleiv, which wne advanced upon the second
crossing of the road Puerto Real. The design of
this attack made by us was to obstruct their works,
which they had begun near the toll-gate, on the
road to Chiclana.
“ By order of the snperiour junta,
“ MANUEL Maria DEARCE, See.
“ Cadiz, Feb. 12, 1810.”
A constant communication is maintained between
Cadiz and the adjacent country, by vessels which
are employed for this purpose ; so lhat not only in
telligence is obtained, but also provisions in suffici
ent abundance to supply the wants of the garrison
3nd inhabitants. Two frigates have arrived in the
harbour, one of them conveying from Porto Rico,
three millions of dollars and a quantity of valuable
produce ; the other laden with specie and other va
luable commodities.
Uneol the letters Irom Cadiz, mentions that the
city of Seville, provided with 7000 troops and 400
pieces of artillery, sot rendered to the enemy with
out firing a shot. The rause is very easily explain
ed. We have before mentioned the orders given by
the perfidious junta to the duke of Albuquerque,
which, if obeyed, would have enclosed him in a net
prepared by the enemy. We now understand that
gen. Castanos. knowing the designs of these trai
tors, sent a confidential messenger to that noble
man, apprizing him of hi* danger, and urging him
to proceed with the utmost rapidity to the Isle of
Leon.
We had also yesterday a mail from Lisbon with
letters from that capita! to the 27th olt. and from
the interior some days earlier. The former are whol
ly deficient in military intelligent'*, but the follow
ing letter from head-quarters, contains some impor
tant particulars:
“ Visco, Feb. 2J.
“ A French army of from 14 to 16,000, are near
Cuirad Rodrigo, and have several times pushed their
advanced guards close to Almeida, but it was stated
ysterday, that they have fallen back. Another
(rent h army in two divisions, of from 7 tn 9000
each division, has been near Oiivenen end Budajos,
commanded by Sebastiasi and Morlier. Gen. Hill
has marched from Abranlea to Elvas, with above
7000 men; the last accounts from thence, say,
that these two divisions have also fallen back, and
are marching mto Spain.
“ Lord Wellington arrived here on Saturday last:
be was but two days in' Lisbon. It was thought
that on his reaching the head quarters, the army
would be ordered toward* the frontiers, but at pre
»«nt, there is no appearance of any movement.
“ \\ ithiii these six or eight week* more than
4000 men have joined their respective regiments,
which were left sick in the dift'ereut hospitals : (be
army at present is very healthy and in a very fine
condition; and may be estimated «t 14 ar 20,000
men, ready to take the field.”
March 4.
Tbeeeri of Chatham ha* resigned thp post of
niastei general of the ordnance,' In this be has
ac ted with proper deference tn the vote of the bouse
of commons. Hie lordship's resignation was -ten- \
cksfAmbw majesty at the Levee yesterday, and
fWH fhveaaf of Harrington hdp-been talked
pf at hit lordship's successor—bet we must confess
$»«» w«ny uixaugemcst l# whkfc lord Chatham's
'i. “S • ‘ "■
»f WriUnl^r, mmI other memb’.'of*!*# "iwSm
»oiiy be Hilled with the greatest please re
by 111 rlessee of Kit majesty's subjects^Cwrrser.
We hat night receive^ ■ aeries of minor Peris
Journals to the 2d Inst, in which there is much tie
gratify the public curiosity, end something to. inte
rest the, public sensibility. The grand secret is at
last divulged, and the drama of the war of Austria
has terminated, like other exhibitions, in the mar
riage of one of the rival prinres into the family ol
his competitor. The archduchess Maria Louisa,
we are told, in an article from Vienna, is the destin
ed bride of Napoleon ; and it is added, that the
contract is signed by the parlies concerned. We
have also inserted a most extraordinary document,
from the French to the Dutch minister of foreign
atiairs, iu whic h some new ideas of authority ore
Introduced, belter suited to the principles of the mo
dern logicians of France, thun to the maxims of the
jurists of the last century. The official note to ge
neral Armstrong, on the proposed relations between
France and America, is another specimen of dia
leeticks, of which our readers will admire the inge
nuity, it they do not assent to the dot trine.'
In the former of these documents the fact is of
ficially announced of the rer.il, as it is quaintly term
ed, of Louis from Holland, nr, in other words,
of a sentenca of deprivation of his kingly dig
nity having been passed upon him, he not be
ing a sufficiently convenient instrument to admi
nister the hatred of Napoleon towards this country.
Holland again is to be taken possession of by French
troops, and to be fast linked in the conunetit.il sys
ir in.
In Addition to the important articles to which we
have already alluded, there is a note to th*.Ameri
can minister, Mr. Armstrong, without any date.
Ill this note the French minister represents the Ber
lin and Milan decrees as having been the conse
quences of our orders in council, tho’ every one
knows tfinl our orders in council were issued after
the Berlin derree, The act Ly which Fiance is ex
cluded from American ports as well as Great Bii
tuin, is considered as unjust against France, “ the
United Slates not having any ground of complaint
against her ! I!" The Front n minister concludes by
saying, that if “ the minister of America is pre
pared to engage, that American vessels shall not
submit to tbe English oref rs in November 1807,
nor to any decree of blockade, unless that blockade
be real, he will conclude any description of conven
tion lending to renew tbe treaty of commerce with
America, and comprehending all the measures cal
culated to consolidate tbe commerce and prosperity
of America.”
There is every reason, however, to helieve, that
America will not fail into the snare France wishes
to lay for her; hut that, acting upon her true inte
rest, she will see that her security and honour will
best be consulted by making peace with Great Bii
tain.
Yssterday morning at 9 o’clork, a messenger was
dispatched horn the house of the American minis
ter, with his excellency’s answer to the last des
patches from his government.
Last night we received Fans papers to the 28ib
ult. and Dutch to tbe 4th instant. We have ex
tracted from the latter some important documents
relating to Holland and the commerce of the United
States. The Paris papers contain the accounts of
tht military operations in Granada and Andalusia;
but they do not come lower down than the 5tb of
last month. They state that the army ol Areisaga
had dwindled to 1800 infantry and 120p cavalry,
with which he had retreated into Murcia.
There is no doubt that Buonaparte obtains tbe
band of a princess of Austria. The household of
the new empress is already appointed, and Bertbier
set out for Vienna on the 25th ult.
An American vessel which sailed from Cadiz on
the evening of the 22d ult. arrived at Portsmouth
on Tuesday. She was ordered off, it is said, by the
British admiral. The master reports, that the gar
rison and inhabitants of Cadiz were full of con
fidence, and that the town was amply provided in
every respect. The French army destined to at
tack tbe isle of Leon was estimated at 30,000.
A mail from Gibraltar arrived yesterday. The
troops that were sent from that garrison to occupy
Ceuta had returned, the Spanish governor having
protested against their landing. The grounds of
his refusal are not slated. It is possible that he
might seek bis jnstification in the dissolution of the
authority from which he received bis orders to sur
rentier ii.
March 10.
Yesterday morning Mr. Hope communicated to
the gentlemen cf the Slock Exchange the contents
of a letter received that morning at the bunk of
England, from the chancellor of the exchequer, to
the following purport :—That Mr, Percival intend
ed, in the course of next week, to make a proposi
tion to parliament, for the funding of a sum not ex
ceeding .£8,000,000 exchequer bills, dated between
the 20lh of February, 1809, and 16th March,
1810, both inclusive, upon the following terms :
For £ 100, principal money subscribed, it is propos
ed to give ill03 5s. in the navy live per cents. In
the event of the whole cf that sum being subscrib
ed, Mr. Perceval states it to be his intention not to
propose auy addition to the navy hve per rents, this
session. On the proposition being approved by
parliament, the time allowed for subscriptions being
received, and other particulars relative thereto, will
be made public. Interest to commence from the
5lh of January lust.
AUSTEKD.SM, Fl)b. 28.
Thr following is a copy of a letter addiessed by
bis majesty to the legislative body :—
THE KING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
“ Gentlemen—I have been disappointed in my
expectation of being enabled to return Itefore the 1st
of January. From the a'ouexcd documents con
taiued in,the Monti tur of yesterday (the 31st of Ja
nuary), you will perceive that the result of our af
jairs ia connected with the conduct «f the English
government.
•* The regrot which I felt has been considerably
Increased Upon rending the unjust accusation made
against up, of having betrayed the cause ofthe con
tinent, (bat is, of having beeu uufaithlul to our en
gagements ; and I write this letter to you to diepi
oish ihe impression which so unjust and astonish
ing accusation must make upon your hearts, as wdU
at uposTO* bewrt of every true Jiollnnder.
•r?
•tfiL
V f»iW to watch over her k
y - — J—jTOjaMjratFsifirir’jTsk :w.^Ejp"*aaie**»cvaSfil
k£* t. 'i— -2wa.it*irktfi* iff- *■ •' >4"W
terests. hav*h»nfe #ilh so much diff. «ft» anj „
tress, but withe Mime timp^iilh So u^rti r^sjig^i.
on, the doubling ol the imposts, ««> c»iiVidisrk&fe .B v
augmentation of the public debt, and armaments so ’
peat and so disproportionate to the population and ,'
means of the kingdom—we litUe thought that we '’
should have been accusedpf having violated our en< }.
gageraents, and of not having done enough; at i
moment when the state of maritime affairs operates
upon us with a greater pressure than upon nil other' '
conn tries collectively, and when, to complete nur
misfortunes, we are, besides, compelled to sustain a
blockade upon the continent.
“ It is the heartfelt consciousness nf these rniHti. *
derations, gentlemen, wiiicb should lead us to the
exercise of patienre, until the moment when tha *
justice of his majesty the empVour, my biothei,
shall make reparation for a charge which we hava
so little deserved. ' ' c
“ I cannot ascertain how long I may yet f&pre- 'f.
vented from gratifying the fust and most anxious of
my wishes, namely, thatfof returning to my capital,'
and seeing myseJt in tin? midst of you at this diffi
cult and critical juncture.
“ Hut, however distant that period may be, be ns- .
sured, that nothing can alter ray afieciion lor tha i
nation, and my attachment to her interests, sat
lessen you in my esteem and confidence.
(Signed) “LOUIS.
“ Paris, Feb. 1, 1810.”
I he following letter, addressed by his majfsty t<»
the council ol slate, wa3 this day read by the mi
nister, the vice-president, at a meeting of thetoun- :
cil, which was attended by all the ministers and u» *
thei members.
“ TIIE kino to the council of state.
“ Though I with legret see the end of tiie third
month since my departure last approaching, no
thing has yet been derided with regard to our sf»
fairs.
*' I cannot, however, suffer a single indent t#
pass, after my recovery, without repeating to you ’
thp assurance, that all possible exertions shall cnij
trnue to be made to preserve the existence of the
kingdom.
“ We cannot conceal from ourselves, that this
will cost us great and difficult sacrifice* ; but 1 shul!
not hesitate, if there be hut a possibility «4 Jhrlland,
afler all that ran be demanded of it, being suffered
to exist, to submit myself to the geBerostly of tba
emperor, my brother, in the just expectation, that
upon the removal of all tire causes of dissatisfacti
on, we shall receive those indemnifications to
we ai* so strongly entitled, and which will be jniiro
than ever uercssary to us.
“ My intention in submitting my self to the plea
sure ol the emperor, my brother, in every thing tin t
he can demand of us, is to convince him that we
have many enemies; that we have been the vic
tims of culumny, of petty passions and interests ;
but that we have never ceased, and still will co'nti- ’
one to admiie the emperor, and to conduct ourselves
as true friends and old allies of France, tried by nu
merous sacrifices and various events, Should I be
ible ta succeed in this purpose, as 1 have every lea
sou to expect, every tiling else will follow, inu*
inut b as it must he both the interest and inclination
of France to favour and aggrandise hei friends, an»
nut to depress them.
“ 1 therefore entreat you to unite all your effort*
U> prevent emigration to foreign countries, and eve
ry proceeding that might indicate-despondency, and
to exhort the nation to await the determinatt..n of
the emperor upon our fate, with that firmness which
is so peculiarly thetr character, and which so inti- ■
mately belongs to the justice of their cause.
“ l am not ignorant of what every individual sif
fers, 1 have done every thing to plead our cause
the most effectual manner. Neither the loss of time,
■or the failure of my efforts, nor any other consider
ation has hern able to deter me from my purpose j
and, accordingly, I have every reason to believe, that '
if we can come to any arrangement, which due*
not exclude the possibility of our existence. Hol
land may still escape the present tempest; particu
larly if, after all this, theie remain not only' no
grounds, but even no pretext for misunderstanding
ang dissatisfaction, to which all my efforts are di
rected.
“ Your loving King.
LOUIS.** *
Paris, Feb. SI, 1810.
MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Note from the minister of foreign affairs to the fimratn
dc Rotll, minister oj foreign affairs for Holland.
“Tne undersigned minister for foreign relations
for Fran c is charged with making known to hfsex
cellency, baron deRoell, the Dutch miuister of fo
reign affairs, the resolutions which his imperial ma
jesty has been forced to come to in consequence of
the actual situation of Europe. If these determina
tions are contrary to the views of the people of
Holland, the emperor is certainly sorry for it, and
has adopted this course with great regret. But tha
unrelenting destiny which presides over the affairs
of this world, and which chooses that m n should
be governed by events, obliges his majesty to follow
up with firmness those measures of which the ne
cessity has been demonstrated to him, without suf
fering himself to be turned aside by secondary con*
siderations. ‘
" His imperial majesty, in placing one of his
brothers on the throne of Holland, did not foresee
that England would dare to proclaim openly the
principle of perpetual war ; and that in support U
she would adopt, as the basis of berlcgislation, tbo.
monstrous principle* which have dictated her orders'
of council of November, 1807. LJotil'then her ma
ritime right was undoubtedly combated by France,
and repelled by neutrals; but it did not exclude all
navigation, and left a sort of independence to mari
time nations. There was but little inconvenience
to the common cause in the commerce kept up by
Holland with England ; either through the agency
of neutrals, or by borrowing their (lag, Marseilles,
Bordeaux, and Antwerp, enjoyed the same affvan-i '
tsge. England had still to manage the Americans,
the Russians, the Prussians, the Swedes and th*
Danes, and those nations formed a son of league
between the powers whom the seas separated.' • •
“ The fourth coalition destroyed this ffate off
things; ttjgla'ndsucceeded in unitipg against France^
Russia, rmsta,and Sweden; she was no longer o
btiged to resort to such mangement; it was tjreft
that she abused both words add. things • she set vp
Otprefensiun of miking disappear all iRc ngUa