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' , *** •■ A PROCLAMATION. ^ . -
Whereas, by the fourth section of the act of con
gress, passed on the first day of May, 1810, entitled'
: f“ Aw attcourc rning the commercial intercourse be*
; - -.tween ’ the’ United States and Greet Bittaitr'aod
J ^ France and their dependenoiet, and far other purpo
" ■ tee, it is provided “ that < in ease either Great Bri
• lain nr France shall, before the third day of M*rcb
f next, so revoke or modify her edicts as tb»t they
shall cease to violate the ^otrai commerce of the
t„V Doited Slates, which the President of tha Unit
' ed, States , shall declare by proclamation—and if
;r tbs other natianshall not within three months there
ifi v. after *o /evoke and modify her edicts in Tike man
ner, tbea the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth, and eighteenth sections of the act eo*
:';y titled “ An act to interdict the commercul inter*
* course between the United States and Greet Bri*
\ . tain tw France end their dependencies, end for o>
* the? purposes," shall from and after tha expiration
; of Wren months from tbs date of the proclamation
aforesaid, be revived and have fall force and effect so
far its relates to the dominiony* colonies and depen*
dSnriefc, and to tha er'rclre the growth, produce or
in jifa&rtsre of the dominions, colonies and depen
denciei of the nation Ihv r 'fosinu nr neglecting to
ipvoks-gT n^odify her edict* in the manner a/oresxid.
An^twPcfatrjir lions imposed by (hi* set shall, from
tha date ofifnlh proclamation, cease and be discon
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timied ht retatiim to the nation revoking or modify*
>creel in the manner’<A>resaid :” ■">
$nd * hrieas it bath been officially made known
to this government, that tha edicts of Francs vio*
latingthe neutral, commerce of the United State*
have been so revoked «e to cea*« to have effect on
the first of t!.• present month—Now, therefore, I,
James Madison, President of the Vhited States,
do hereby proclaim that th* (aid *4>rfa of Frsqra
>r
bare been so revoked as that they ceased cm the said
firft 'day of the present month to violate the neutral
commerce of the * United States % and that, from
the*date of these presents, all the resnictiont im
posed by the aforesaid art,' shall ceaee and ba die*
■\)f;
contftuad in relation,to Franca and bar dependen
ciei. . , V-V - •'
In bEitimony wbeteof* I have canned the seal
Vv-i
of tba United States tp be hereunto affixed
nod signed the same with toy hand at the
V; city of Washington, t his second day of No*
:ki;~
y ember, in the year of our Lord one tbo«*
y.i&j.
ondted and ten, *nd of the fade*
• Doited States, tba thirty*
fifth
.y
• . vV James Madison.
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By. the president,
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R. Smith, Secretary of State; ■ .
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SIR, ., , ■ . , ’ *. ■ ■fr "■ ■ —
f - t copy of the Pro
clamation of tbe President of the United States, an
' neqpciag the revocation nf the edicts of Franre,
which Violated the neutral, commerce of the United
States,- and that the restrictions imposed by the aet
of May last, accordingly cease from, this day in re
latmnt* (Vance. . French armed vessels may there
^ fees ho admitted into the harbours and waters of
theUailed States, any thing in th^t law to the
«ontraC| noioitbAendiifg. • >'
, 6 also follows that if Great Britain, shall not, on
fto ££4*1 ^ehnmry* next, have revoked or mo
dided inlik* outmrrher edict# violating the neutral
. #ommetc* of the United State*, the, Jd, 4th, 5%
9(I,i 10th ami 18 th aections of the
** “1 to jntrrtU.t thfcommercial 'intercourse be*
.Osseon^th* United State* and Great-Brilain and
-ft
FintfiSiiind-thiidr dependenejet, nod-Tor other porpo
.. ana,* shall* lncosyfMrmity.wUUthe.net first above
pans# bn revived and base fall force and cf
M far a« relates to Great Britain and her de
it-K
ries, from, and after the aaid td day of Fa
hrnhry mitt. Uulets therefbra yon shaty Wftre that
?fl: Bey hnolftif% notified by tbia department of aneb
v ^Wvoration oy modification, yon will, from and af
ter the saki day, cany into eSect the above menti
v S
on# nmfwna, which prohibit both the entrance of
ftn^lh veaeels of eytqr description into the harbors
and -waters of tbo United States and the importation
(r. ;*v
pwaMd « manofhetoro tf the demhitons, colonial
an# dependent ieao/Grsai Britain, and of .any arti
cluwbatever broo^btfroiot# Mid doteiatona, co
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•hiMMtt «tf tftb«ecr> i ypo inayvbe tbusUril
liUffia beta. Thrt fittU 1 ttuU witb in-yoa* <mpb
aarebotiae. , Sown taggea hjyra bM,*||rly raided
*>y advancing ouiy i/?Sp a hbd. M oweb-ij b#fa
•mbmorearming daily. tfnleu aomefavootable
ch<§ogctn political circutaalanceiocrur, no all«*t*r
tida can be expected. djlki each change ta eon»P
dered hopelet*. Tobacco %d a 7* no able*, fiimuti
40< arid op wardl, having»Xf»ri*oc4d aoaairferable
degrwai^p in eowjqdence or suppliea from the con
tinent. Cotton iSd a 16, Sea laland ISd a it—
Rica 24 a 25. *
■ i ; Account of tiff , ■'
BURGHUT: or BANIAN TREE OF INDIA.
The burghut, generally known among the Euro*
pcane by the name of the bapian tree, grows to an
immense size in India ; being often known-to mea
sure from 25 to 30 feet in girt. It it distinguished
j from every other tree hitherto known, from the very
peculiar circumstance of its throwing out roots
trnm all its branrhet. These being pendant, and
perlestly lax, in time reach the ground, which they
penetrate, and ultimately become substantial prop1
to the massy, horieont.il boughs, which, but for tut i:
» support, must either be stopped in their growth,
»r give way from their own weight. Many of thes.
quondam roots, changing tbeir outward appearance
from a brown, rough rind to a regular bark, not un
like that of the beech, increase to a gieat diameter.
They may be often seen from 4 to 5 feet in cirium
ferenre, and in a true perpendicular line. When
they are numerous, as sometimes happens, an ob
server, ignorant of tbeir nature and origin, might
Hnnk them ailiticial, and tbat they had been placed
for the purpose of sustaining the boughs from which
they originated.
I am almost afraid, says the writer of this des
cription, to state what 1 have seen-or this subject;
ami I fear that I shall be considered ay having made
a trip to Abyssinia, when I inform the readei,tb»t
there was some years since, a banian tree, growing
not far from Naddeap, which, probably aided by
art, had spread nearly round a tank of about two
thirds of acre in size, to tbat the branches, diverg
ing to the right nearly met those proceeding from
the left. Many will, perhaps, avail themselves of
i the assertion I offer, that “If 1 had not seen, I
should not have believed it." This wonderful tree
was supported by its radial columns in a most ex
traordinary manner, and probably would have long
since become an ohjerl of tbat spirited research
which has of late years, prevailed in India, were it
not, that, in consequence of an ox having been krl
led under it by some European, the spot bad been
considered as defiled, and the tree, during the parox
ysm of fanatical zeal, destroyed, which caused the
fqukeer, wb<> resided under its extensive shades, to
level it to the ground.
We may safely consider the burghut as a unique
to nature, for wa may, I believe, searrb in vain for
its parallel. We know of no production in the ve
I gftable world, which thus searches for support t
aod which, inverting its order of circulation, pro
cures sap from that limb, which was originally pro
duced and fed by one of its branches. These roots
proceed from all the branches indiscriminately, whe
ther neat or far removed from the ground. They
appear like new swabs, such as are in use on board
ships. However, few reach sufficiently low to taka
a hold of the eoil, except those of the lower bran
ches. 1 have seen some do so from a great height ;
but they were thin, and did not promise well. Many
of the ramifications pendant from the higher bougha
are seen to twine round the lower branches; but
| without any obvious effect on either. Possibly,
however, they may derive sustenance or support,
I even from that partial mode of communication.
The height of a fall grown burghut, may be from
sixty to seventy feat, and many of them, I am fully
: confident, cover at least two acres.—Their leaves
| are Similar to, but lather larger, than those of the
; laurel. The wood of the trunk, is used only for fuel.;
it is light and brittle; but the pillars formed by the
roots are valuable, being extremely elauick and.
light, working with ease, and possessing great
toughness. It resembles a good kind of asb. Hence
it is found to answer well for tent poles, and- such
articles as are usually made of that wood.
4 ^ . Spirit qf the Fonigp Atagazintf.
Baltimore, Nov. 3,
LATEST FRQM FRANCE.
The schooner Spencer, from Bayonne, has arrived
at; New York in 31 day*. She brings despatches
from gen. Armstrong. She landed the messenger,
and proceeds to Philadelphia with her cargo of dry
goods. See.
• - Mr. Carriere, of this city, came passenger in the
Spencer. Nears of a favorable nature, is understood
to. have been brought.
The ship America, from the fiiyer Jade for Phi*,
ladelphie, captatedaod KM into .Dunkirk, baa been
released.
We are indebted to a gentlemen of this .city for the
following extract of a letter, he. received from a
bouse in Bayonne, by the arrival at New York,
dated 15th September, and are enabled to give a
» correct list of. tba.oev duties*
. . ** Paris, August 5, ISrtO.
>, Metrical quiatal, of
per 200 wt.
Cotton, of Brasil, Cayenne, Surinam, and
Georgia, loag staple,'.iv?;4-t f, 800
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'Jff »•*•**4 • ■ MW*£S0* 4*0
*W,;/ :•" - ■ §10
_ 'lih+.t.V it ■■;■* S90,.-^ 400
•*••,tf l-T /•.■*-st,-,-f70 a 360
Clayed do^: . y . * «r, *,3«0 a 330
i;. t'vj-5.*s*s i>;V - 300*^ 380
Logwood,
ro
MAilNii
60
“ There hat beewMtbiagseM about the Teasels,
but 1 think they ,w til be sold innwdiattly after’ the
talc of goods. v
“ indeed, we do not know why it ii said general
Armstrong is to embark at Bordeaux in the Sally
—beiitowilabwttbelastofxtbtinioiitbr 1 be
lieve. . i.
from Ovr Correspondent.
' New Vouk, October 31.
This mnrqing arrived at this port the schooner
Purse, rapt. Richards, 30 days from 5t. Sebastians.
-—Her letters are not yet delivered at the post-of.
(ice, and we have not been so fortnnate as to oh.
f(< in a ay papers from her, though we are told her
latest paper* 8Te only to the 10th September.
\U the news that has yet transpired is, that the
American property at Bayonne had all been sold,
Jid it was rucnouied that after deducting 50 per
-ent duty and the expenses, the balance was to be
o,lid ortr the owners; but it was thought there
would he very little, if any thing, remaining, after
making these deductions. It v,as Said the ship
ping were to be restored—but no resignation had
taken place. Three American vessels hud been ad.
nitted to entry in the ports of France, end had
not heed seized ; from this it was inferred that trade
would be revived. The Sully Ann had gonp round
from Bayonne to Bordeaux, to take on board gene
ral Armstrong who was coming home. ' I know
not how to reconcile these accounts but give them
uS we received them. A French consul liad'been ap
pointed to reside at Charleston. Large bodies of
troops were continually marching from France in
to Spain, to recruit the French armies there. You
may look out for some uewt by tomorrow's mail.
In haste, yours. [fed. Rep.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Boston, Oct. 16.
Capt. Collin, from Plymouth, favoured us with
Plymouth papers of September 11.
London, Sept. 3—9.
A communicationfromGottenburg,dated theS/lh
ujt. contains these words: “ It is generally stated
nere that an embargo ha* been imposed 00 all ship
ping in the Russian ports.”
Letters from Koninusl urg, the new residence of
the Prussian court, state that the inhabitants were
in daily expectation of tbe arrival of a French gar
rison, to take possession of the shipping there._
Oue of the letters observes, that Alexander Ber
tbier, prince of Neufchatel, was expected to be rai
sed to the throne of Prussia, and the family of Bra*
denborg to be reduced to a private station.
September 9.
As we hinted in our last, Bernadotte is not the
only ope of Buonaparte’s generals who is to be rais
ed to a throne. It is generally rumoured on the
continent, that the king of Prusia is about to de*
dare Berlhier the successor to his crown, and thus
Prussia will become another of the royal fiefs of
France—Such is the vicissitude of things! Prussia,
about eighteen years since, was one of the strongest
military powers of Europe—butthe moment a tin
gle army was defeated, the spell wss broken- The
people bad no community with their governoitrs,
and when their military prop was shaken, they had
no further refuge.
Wbat renders this event chiefly worthy of ootice
is, that, with respect to Germany, it seems to crown
tlie whole work of Buonapaite, but it has another
and a distant feature, which should recommend it
to tbe observation of the whole Christian communi
ty- •
Prussia, ns we have (aid, was, a kingdom found
ed upon notoiinus and avowed atheism. Frederick
the Great was ambitious of the fame of the apostate
Julian, and from the recesses ol the Prussian rubi
net, the royal den of impiety, sprang up that mon
ster intbf rcpublickofleUtrs, the French Encyclo
pedia. it must give a pleasing satisfaction, there
fore, to every serious mind, to tee the stall of athe
ism, and t)ie sreptre of infidelity, thus terribly bro
ken; to see that abominable brunch cast out which
had magnified itself against heaven.
Thus are men instruments in the bands of a su.
premc providence ; and whilst they are seemingly
advanring their own narrow purposes, are, in fact,
working, as second causes, to bring bark the ori
ginal pei fertion of the mural world.
This is the deluge by lire and sword which heaves
now employs, to destroy and create anew. As fast
as the depravity of man, and the necessary c onse
quences of bis free agency, thro* bark the world
from that state of aider which the ultimate purpose*
of Providence, and the very end of creation require;
the tame Providence comes forth as at first, and by
means best suited to his ends, destroys the work of
evil, and bring* bark every thing to the scheme in
which bis goodness and wisdom delight.
The aflsirs of Spain and Portugal stand where
they were; lord Wellington retains his position,
sad Massena remains in the plains. Tha natural
strength of Guards, improved of late by every thing
which the art of engineering could supply, may
perhaps Ihng set the enemy in the plains at defiance^ '
but an opinion has gained ground during the lata
week, that the French may be enabled to turn, tlio*
not to force the position. This supposition is first
made in a ministerial paper; bot .as these papers
frequsntly speak too hastily, and without consider
at ion, there is perhaps no foundation for sack ap
prehensions. All that is to be dreadtdis4hts turn- j
ing;, if it be impossible, wt have little fear bpt that
lord Wellington will be enabled to sustain his posi
tion till the winter* , , , ,. . ■ ]
V
- PmtADXLtau, Oct. 38.
FROM LONDON PAPERS, , i
Recnvad by the Caledonia, caps. Taylor, ‘arrived at '•
■ this port in 37-days fromJaisdnn.
WoON.Sept f.
Soma of the foreign papers very plainly bint that
the monarchy of Sweden, as f«r as respects the
reigoiog. family, it ebonite exph»in the pjedent dp,,
.nasty, and « o*w stock ofaovmignty is to be fur
nibbed to that Unhappy country from the royal par-,
sary af modern tings, the garden of tha TtoSltwie*.
V-W7
wboee sumhiobi kiogSSUrt
th*witdbe* cauldron in Macbeth,'ht’
Tot and imbfukanauccesrioo, havingtaken
1f«M» at therundoctof.so<n».j£$us own family **^1
ftt the bartkaa of royally, % now resolved ta. pat *
croarpi, more weuhieriy earned, upon his favourite*
generals, and it is understood Mpt Bernudotle is la*
be davated to tire throne of Sweden. ‘ ^ #,
There -is little doubt but Jiapoleon witt ^d dis
stretching his cveatiuB oftuage from one part of
Europe to another ; till like Cybele, the monaftrof''
|l*e Oodi, be will be able ta boast himself the »wfc='
nurse of all the suckiog monarchies of the continent'
—Prussia will doubtless follow Sweden, apd v>i»i»-'*
eia will deservedly succeed to the vassalage of Piuf. '
sia. It is already indeed rumoured that the kittg-nti
Prussia has anticipated the Wnt to abdicate a*j|v
make room for a favourite of Buonaparte, by have :
ipg resolved to immure himself in bis palace for thw<-'
rest of his life. He has resigned like a tnonkj antk' ;
wiH‘now in reality become on»; * ' 2
For oor own part, we do not care how soon a ims,
narchy like Piussia is extinct. Tha cowardice «f'\
the Prussian court was the origin of the present
servitude of Europe, and the extinction of that'
kingdom will be a just punishment for its tieacbefy
and fully. The atheistical fabric of Frederick lbe ‘
Rreat was never made to last Nature herself, if man r
had beep un inactive and unfit instrument, wnpld '
have conspired to abate and overthrow it, •;
otrpusinner /. \r- t
l,ord Wellington 1ms fsapmwitUd to ministers ««.'
intercepted letter from Napolsan to ilasstnu. Thi*^
letter, at which the original has been sent, is evi"*'*
dently «u answer iieta one from Messena, in which’.'
ive had been soliciting a reinforcement of at leas? ’
40,000 troops. In bis reply, Napoleon expresses t
himselt to the following effect—.
“ As to the reinlorcements which yob demand, it
is impossible at the present moment, to send you so
many troops. As soon as it is practicable, yr>»- -
shall have every possible assistance.—In the mt&i?
time, you must bring the English to a general acti* ^
on. If your are victorious the peninsula is ourowo.
If you are defeated,, which is ootunlikely, you'will
at any rate s« weaken the enemy, as to fornis^ ’
yourself with the meant of moating to odvan- $
ttge." . » ■-i ■ f J.^%
In consequence of this letter, of the geauiiienesa
of which lord Wellington was perfectly convinced, * ^
reinforcement of 4000 men had been ordered to
detached from Cadiz to co-operate with his lord^biyr'?
and these troops were daily expected at the date or
bis lordship's despatches. #«’*>
Septembers.
The following is given as the prelent state of tilt
negotiation for exchange of prisoners; and we t»c*
lieve tbut it is correct: >
“ The negociation ia not broken off, but there.ago' '
only slight hopes of its being successfully terminat
Fhe pretensions of the French government ord;'*’’'
so great and unreasonable, increasing in proportion'
as they found uur disposition to conclude e cartel to 1
be sincere, that it is scarcely possible the negotu- ■
tion should not be broken off. Out of compassion
for our countrymen detained in France, our minis*?
ters have not insisted upon many points which they
might have done ; but these feelings have not been'
met by a corresponding one on the part of tb* H
French government." * .-j
The following is the extract of a letter from" P* :
ris, dated 31st August—“ Foucue, once tie fcr» '
ror of I'riwce, it now a close prisoner al MarteiUtg, ’*
lie was arrested at Aix, which was his Snatorrrie.* ‘
It is said that the ex-emprees is implicated iar
Foucbe s fall, as that lady hid been on a visit to .
the disgraced minister at Aix. Hie appointment
to the government of Rome was a farce ; as, accord-*'
mg to an imperial decree of JeJy last, the gevetnpYO f
of Rome uaJ Florence were to be princes of ihr
blood. . , „aS»
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BLOCKADE OF THE BALTIC. ?
It it said that ministers have determined to ’
tablish a qualified blockade at the Baltic, in conte- <
quenfethe new situation of affaire in that quarts*,
It is understood that orders were sent out on Frh *-■
day, by a last sailing vessel, instructing Sir Jatnefe '■**
Ssoijurez, to permit the rgress of all prjviledged
sbips j but to suffer no vessel wbutev.er to pass in la y
that sea, either by the Sound or the" Belt—About >
6’00 ships ale njrmdy there, hbq the Russians bt«S ’
constructed in their own ports, including those of
the North Sea, upwsrds of 300 ships so that if the,f
egress t»e permitted, there will b» sufficient toapigii' •'
for the produce of the Baltic this year. Ninety
ships passed Gravesend on Saturday morning from '
the North Sea. > ■ *’s
• THE FLEET. :vT_
Every ship of war fit lor service, and other ernm^
ed vessels have been ordered to be got ready to fuff"'"
to sea, as soon as possible. All the post Captain* %
of ten years standing, are to he appointed from firw '
gates to sbips of the line, which will advance see#.
ral masteis and commanders a step. The naval-ea
ertions of the enemy baa railed forth the most ac
tive exertions on the part of the admiralty. ip
The Hornet American sloop of war, arrived
Wednesday from Lt Ilonge, where she leaded dee- ’
patches for gen, Armstrong the American' isinisttr &
at Paris. She brrught despatches here for Mr»;^
Pinkney, which relate, we understand, to the uafor- •*
tunate mistake made by the Moselle, in firing nA *
the Vixen American brig, The Horaet left tbt s
Chesapeake on the 4Ui ult. .. ' * v ,,
- Cuhniml Pnfate im Holland.
A copy of the report msde by the penohr|p*
.>(, ij
pointed to ascertain the quantity of colonial pro-,
duce in Holland at the period of its incorporation'
with the French empire,, ho* reached town, it’
statee the billowing ns the1 quantities ft the Oader
mentioned depots; ' ■
. Corf ex—Amsterdam ■ %9M 11&'
**"*"»' ^■>•-* '‘^■'104
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CeTTOX—In all Holland ■
StiOAE—Alhat Amsterdam
■i-'v * * fS7H
I* moo—Bengal 99,547, other tarn,
' making together,^ * V 112(15*
The account i* uksn in the French •weteblof'
KiHogumes, .. /, \; v - *r
... ;■/:*[?: September tff. • /'-V
LetUre foam the. French coast, dated on Wed
nesday, state, that on imperial decree was visaed
on the 28 tb of August, which prohibits passengers
.'"'ft*' ' >• * —.ih • '••W*V i .i: "V "J-. ' ' ... .