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bang, and discovered a white neck
cloth, which he pulled out—it was
stained with blood-She was shocked:
the first impression on her mind was,
that her husband was dead, and that
£Ome friend had sent home his clothes.
The cask was then unheaded, and
was found to contain the bodies of a
man and woman ' The proper authori
ty was called in—the bodies were remo
ved to the Alms-house, and interred.
' In the afternoon 2000 people assembled,
but they did not know on whom to
wreak their vengeance. These bodies
wfere shipped lor the use of Some physi
cians.
/ IMPORTANT.
By the arrival of the Swedish schoo
ner Wolf from Charleston, via Nor
folk, we have been politely favored
with a perusal of the Norfolk Ledger
oi 'Tuesday last, from which wc make
the following important extracts. Lon
don dates are down to the 5th of De
cember by the arrival of the Powhatan,
Cottk, 48 days from London, the pa
pers oi Dec. 4r contain the declaration
of war against England by Russia. In
this Russia enumerates her causes of
complaint, among which arc the apathy
cf Britain in the concerns of the late
contest, which herself had kindled, and
her violation of the neutrality of Den
mark. The Emperor of Russia locals
his minister from the British court—
sends o!l the British minister, and de
clares that he abrogates every act hi
therto concluded between Great Britain
and Russia, and particularly the con
vention concluded in 1801. lie pro
claims anew the principles of armed
neutrality, that monument of the wis
dom of the empress Catharine,and binds
hn.isell never to recede from that sys
[Balt, aimer,
Norfolk, Jan. 25.
We have confined our extracts for
this paper principally to ti e official do
cuments relative to war and commerce.
V\ ar between Russia and Great Britain,
lias been officially announced, and it
may po. sibiy be followt d by i_veryr con
thu ntal power, not excepting Austria,
and even Sweden. At the same time
the continent is in a very a; itatec! state,
4r<*m the new and extraordinary decrees
•md Oiders ot the great belligerent
powers.
We have had only ime to give a ve
ry hasty perusal to our papers, from
which tve notice that the fate of Portu
gal is yet undecided; hut from an article
in the Paris Moniteur, we conclude that
Portugal has fallen under the displeasure
of France for permitting the British
property to leave that country. Spain
is in the most distracted state ; the late
conspiracy-is supposed to be nothing
more than a contrivance to give a new
dynasty to that country.
The Russian fleet, or rather a part of
it, after leaving Gibraltar, put into the
1 agus,more it is believed from accident
than design, and owing to tempestuous
weather. Three of the Russian ships
parted from those that went into the Ta
gu?, and had not been heard of after the
gale.
Sir Sidney Smith had arrived before
Lisbon, and another British division
was on the point of sailing for the same
place, but for what object the Loudon
pr ints differ much.
Provisions in Portugal were verv
scarce and dear : flour was at sixteen
dollars and two-thirds per barrel, and
likely to rise.
Letters from Holland to England,
stated that serious disputes had arisen
between our minister at Paris, Mr.
Armstrong, and the French govern
ment, on account of the latter having
demanded that the L-uited States should
exclude British commerce from their
ports : that Mr. Armstrong had renew
ed his advice to the masters of Ameri
can vessels, to quit the ports of France
I and Holland without delay.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1.
Extract of a letter from Bremen, dated
November 14.
“ By an order of the emperor of
France, all vessels arriving loaded with
goods which could be exported from
England, are taken possession of, and
the goods discharged and stored, until
farther directions from the court at Pa
ris, without taking regard from what
place, and b>r whose account such goods
h ve been shipped. In consequence ol
this measure, whit h >s more "igoro is
indeed than any c have suff red be
fore, som■ ■ vessels »viih Ameri an pro
duce, mid for Yiru-.i m account, which
have a rived sine in the Elbe, have
been siezed, and accordingly will <>,.
discharged, and the cargoes stored by
tlie F’rcnch military.— Mo ships which
may come into the W eser, before tn
wi.it.. • sets in, will escape the
Jatc—besides, there is an embargo laid
ou all vessels/’
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W H E E L I Is! Gy '
Thursday, 18th February, I80g.
Nothing certain has yet transpired—
relative to the negotiation at Washing
ton. It is rumoured, that an amicable-,
termination is not likely to be effect
ed. The Captain of the frigate in which
Mr. Rose came over, has demanded .
two men from Commodore Decatur un»
der the late proclamation recalling Bri
tish seamen. One of the men demand
ed has been 15, and the other 20 year*,
in this country. Decatur refused tn>
give them up.
There are many reports from Fi anc e,
relative to threats said to be made by
the Emperor Napoleon,;ha r if America
settles her differences wtth England, he
Will declare war against us.
is stated lrom various quarters,that .
Algiers has declared war against the
I United States, and that a number of yes
I scls had been captured by themj one of
w hich was retaken by her crew.
Congress.—On Monday Jan. 2Ut
the House of Representatives agreed to
the bill authorising the President to em
ploy 1275 additional seamen; yeas IOC,
nays 10, In debate, Mr. Taylor, of
j South Carolina, said he considered this
i measure as a temporary substitute for
| naval militia. He a.'terwards moved, a
clause, limiting the bill to the first of Ju
ly, as by that time the naval militia
might be organized,and these additional
seamen be unnecessary. Mr. Nelson,of
Md. said he had strong reason to be
lieve that the question of peace or war
would not be decided by the first of Ju
ly, and that the nation would then be in
the same situation as at present*
The Hcus s; ent the 26th principal
ly in debating on the bill for classing the
militia.
On the 27th, Mr. Campbell, of Ten
I ncssec, coiled up o bill from the Senate*