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90 d»y% fi»m
papers, from wt
fbe foreign intelligence in this day'* paper it §*•
r" ' ■
6ur dotes aisfirregtff.tr, .and it it (hare
lit (hat lama mlOor articles of intelli
Mt given by m.
11 though it was not officially, nor even pnhlirk
rai (Rat Mr. Jarkton bad failed in hie
Mission, and that hit inactions had bacn suspended,
there is no doubt but that those circumstance! were
l«9tni to many before the Oteatea tailed, at will
appear frem the extract of a letter under date a'
the Ijtth December, published in this day’s papt r.
In the early part of December, shortly after the or
rival of L’Afriraine frigate, it was understood that
Mr. Jneksnn wat not well received, although ru
mows to the contrary had been circulated on the
fret arrival of that ship. This understanding wts
daily strengthened and corroborated, bv advice*
from this country, and rumours from the continent
of Europe. A letter was published in the London
’jpapeflt of the lOtb December, addressed by the
'■htuperour of the French to the emperour of Runsia,
4et|jf- at $chaeentr<in, 10th of October last, iii
|wtr Speaking of the United Stele*, be says:—
“H’nk tfsjTED STAT1S ARE ox THE WORST TKttSii
“ with F.wbILaxd, and ar.eM mseoseb sincerk
* tv ANft SERMUSI.T TO APPROXIMATE T«> Oil a
• BVATESi”!! fhi* letter the >.aihor:?v of which bn*
■<*t/'een Questioned, tifkVn in connexion with ad.
Y (fifes frmM^ie United Sut-s, occasioned. >i gi-ncral
nntiripflluif what would in a few davs >e fully
cop firmed. \Ve do not however understand from
•pc papers, nor private leiiers, that there is any
Rpurslv nsion that Or»at Ihit-.in will go to war, on
Recount of the rupture ht tween oor gov. rnaient and
w**»hr the »f tbe Fi>nch Empe
f»r. <»»f flmjf n . t
ror, YvitftWil retire. 15 «pf«mu»rr thesentimentsex
pgwisadin that Utter, with what had occurred before,
purl what hass'nce occurred, w« find it very d.tfi
4pah to resist ti e belief that tha Russian embassy
jbd* an object, whiih has nut been announced
■—fait possible that the United Slates can consent
♦o heroine associate* in a contest in which they
Blast be Inters T “ The liberty of the sets and mari
time rights" sound well, hnt we would ask those
-^iho t ilk of colon tou them, what aid are we to ex
port from the northern powers, or even the great
amperour ? The Herts of the former locked up in
their porta lor a groat part uf th* year hy ice, and
•but op for the remainder by the naval loree »l Great
Britain ran give us no Hid. The fleets of tbs em
ir rour are annihilated, as fast at they appear on
V
ocean. I t will then be left to us to sustain a
ewilhet for rights^ which all the nations of Europe
0*0 tinned bate contended for in vain. But it will
tid, shall |jpd»linquish oar rights, because
lie
if
lusabie to rope with the British navy? YVe
s hnswer no—-At the same time let ns avoid those
*• entaisglwg aHraiKes* or engagements, which
might would have the efiVct of putting it out of
•or pnwer to ndjnst* our disputes when a suitable
•evasion may present; and besides whieh.sar h allmn
*ea or engagements do not promise the mrans of nc
•omplnhingth* object in view—But this is a subj et
Brhlfb would lead as into a digression greatly exceed
■•wi »N Hmt? presented by* previous acrupation ul
> Mr paper with other matter The speechof the French
VfW* is among the most singular proda. ti ns
eatrcoffHmjry m m,
Nations, who ioli v
y*aTfeveratigis and independent, are poli
tbdatrd wi b as much indifference «* the
tdp W would ordee the movement of a division of
The Swiss it apprars were disturbed t y
'• those tb# emperor has put nn end, by
braiidear ending to bernnve their “ Malta
' % pwSf till* r'ertairrly, but when translated
j'tn.priau tl'I* Mqtfer. The IhI«
■m*
!•. JP®I already anticipated ; what it in
fcagjSSS
** time tit*cVver, but (he
f lurk bit poor country it noticed for
If* The new appellation el “ The
w%k kit majesty designates John
s not nnderstaad, bet we tee that he fe* It
1 tthfi limitation to his power. On the
ii''»KMMit>'ei »n i’ffifli'»' frCe'fi f.1 t £ .
lor mini
.»;ii
ttai^tar. the ambitious views and unjust roiuiiirt
fWlt^peror t. us Americans? We would answer
%iwm hy vltrnng to the fate of
rredaiity hat produced the loss
y, and every thing that nations
:,,M« W<>rth obtaining and rAaining_
fwwn, how it it possilif
Mil |P the sincerity ef this man, when
i about the * freedom of tbe seas i”
EoglUh papers nutire the arrival«f vessels
*****5 ffr'«X 0 United States rfi
/f«ro permitted perta. Our
^ iwei^tns tn the quantity ,
'Xheroeupsiisd
»)
eirii
im
nffCTyouBtry
*«*. M»e laboursM
[«*** “ h*9*V*W*4**lMti* Mtpp■ira^
Jrjr ftir^ purposerequired. The unsettled itpte #«
ri**tlw» wSes productive of great mlrrMtile *£ecuU*
J*«w, however eucressful in p4#cotar in
stances, A* mi advaac* tin genm*! interests of
esMttrn. #.
The M a RQCis WnittsLEY, had arrived id Eng
land from Spain, arid had been presented nt Court,
as Minister of Foreijga Affairs, in the room of Mr.
Canning—Parliament would meet ea tbe 23d of
la miary.
Practical lemons on the liberty of the seas brought
hime^r- We are sorry to announce the rapture !>y
the French of tbe brig Fame, Captain Stone, and of
the skip Orion, Captain Vickery, both of and from
this port .bound to the n-orth of Europe. These ves
sels are owned by natite citizen* of ibe United
States, and were bound to ports whirh are permit
ted by tbe French decrees, and it is believed were
furnished with every document required as rvidence
of tbe neutrality of the property. But they had
valuable cargoes, and could not be suffered to en
joy “ the libetly of the seas.” The Fame bad been
carried into Calais, hot tbe Orion, we are happy to
say, has been retaken by an English cruiser.
It is astonishing to hear men talk about the
grand views of the French einperour, as regards
neutral commerce, when no instance that one of
our vessels is permitted to pass his cruisers (if worth
s-nding into port) ran he produced ; unless those
that are ransomed or made use of to put prisoners
on board, are considered as exceptions. The most
Ttive war on the part of France could not do more
injury to our comineire. To repel those increased
a grestions, we are well informed, that a number of
Americans are arming in the different ports of Eng
land.
Copy of a letterfrom Liverpool, 19/ ft December.
“ An arrival this day from New-York in Q<) days,
has given rise to rumours unfavourable to an adjust
ment of our differences with America ; and though
there are no-particular news generally known, yet
our speculators have come forward, and cottons
and tobacco have ndvani ed at least tea per cent,
and there ere few willing to s»H even at this ad
vance—other atliiles are refused at their former
prices, and should the hopes «f the speculators be
realized, our mnrkets will rise as they generally do
upon such occasions, fur above what the truth would
warrant if fully known."
From the Virginia Patriot.
STATE OF THE ARMY.
For a particular account of the deplorable state
of the army, 1 refer the following letter. Certainly
the New Orleans campaign has been more destruc
tive than any during our revolutionary war. The
people expect to know by what means an army of
twenty two hundred mm has been reduced to that
stivte, that no more than two hundred and seventy
six are fit for doty I ft is particularly necessary to
know whether five bundled and twenty-three pri
vates have been murdered by the misconduct of a
general, or whether their death lias been the effect
of causes which conld not be controuled.
Extract of a letter from U'tuhington.
“The following is the return of the army at New
Orleans, as made to the bouse, in pursuance of the
lesolvd for that purpose,-N. B. The mover Mr.
Newton—with many of his political brethren —
such as Mr. Eppes and Dawson, opposed the print
ing perhaps it may, in a degree, implicate the
former president, tn consequence of his continuing
Wilkinson in command."
Privates fit lor ditty 276 !
Do. sick 6gl
Do. in arrest g
Do. absent (deserted) gyp
Do. died from 1st ef May, to 15th Nov.
5*3
43
D». sick
17
Do. in arrest
5
Do. resigned
31
Do. absent
46'
Do. dismissed by court martial
6
Non tommuHtmtd Officer*,
Absent
43
Do. absent on duty
95
Dqjfsick.
107
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Received by Ike tkip Ortilet, Captain AUen, SO iayt
from Liverpool.
L,on dov, November 27.
Summary of Etenlt.—On Friday the Afriraiue
frigate, rapt. Raggett, arrived at P.^tsiaouth, from
ti a Chesapeake, m 20 day*. The hon. Mr. Er
mine, hit lady, and four childrenrama home in her.
The African!* lay twe months in Hampton Roads,
after the landed Mr. Jackson. Soon after’ *he ar
rised, several of her crew deserted in one of bar
boata; the men were claimed by capt. Raggett, but
the American iuob teemed to be the judges in the
cate, for, though there appeared every disposition in
the government to restore tot man, they were never
given up, aud it was attributed to the influence of
the snob. The dispatches from Mr. Jackson, our
ambassador in Awtrtra, by Mr. Erskine, we under*
stand are Ufa pacific character, and refer to the in
tercnuraejahich had taken place between Mr. Jack
»0D but we hear they
“re »* t° “by# the pointf in dispute,
;m cuogma had not assembled at theirffet*. Mr
.Eishuts left the Chesapeake nn the 28lh Oct. and,
'W *#? informfd, he has expressed an opinion, that
both the government and the people of America are
e«r*e to 4 fwptuee mil, thif country.
; TtaMMtdM which Mpna time ag<i sailed from
‘Sicily; for the purpose of liking possession of the
Ionian isles, is said to base accomplished a part ol
pwtM l» cmnk« the fail of Carta, t*cto»f »f
if jk,, ■
Hf Us principal mbabiUofta, it ttp« l(ui t* *flcr no
rtsiiBu** ta okr a«ah : .
Swednh ship* of war are stationed of their prin
cipal port* to prevent the Ingres* efjmish vessels;
Ui vessels loading there are aUo *H to thy 1st of
ftereutber (s*r thru departure. Three convoys have
sailed- from this country fnr Sweden, since it wet
known here that the Swedish pons were to besbal
«» the 15 th' inst. The last, infect, did not pass
Yarmouth unttl Saturday. Whether this singular
rrrtuo^Unce results solely from • spirit of adven
ture end enterprree in ow merrbants. or from an un
derstanding between the two governments, we know
’ not—we intTipe tp think the latter is the case.
From the London Gazette Extraordinary.
November C9
Admiralty 0/l.ice, November l?9*
The honourable Jimitenant William Waldegrave,
of the Vide de Paris, arrived here this morning
with despatches frnm vire admiral lord Colliagwood,
the commander tn chief of bis majesty's ships and
vessels in the Modeler refleau, addressed to the ho
nourable William Wellesley Pole, of which the fol
lowing are copies.
Ville de Paris, off St. Sebastian,
October SO, 1809.
Sir—By my letter of the 16th ot September,
their lordships would be informal of the intelligence
1 h*d.rerejved relative to the intended movements of
the French squadron, and of my reasons for ebang
tng my station to Si. Sebastian.
While on this station, on the night of the 22d
instant, the Pontone joined, and captain Barrie
(who with indefatigable perseverance hart, with the
Alreste, watched the port of Toulon) informed me,
that the day before several ol the enemy’s squadron
had put tc sea, that others were coining out when
he left them, and that there wns every appearance
of the whole fleet being on the move lrorn the har
bour. They had a numerous convoy with them,
and as this movement was made with the first *f
an easterly wind, there was little doubt of their be
ing bound to tbe westward. I immediately mad*
th,« necessary signals loi the squadron to he prepar
ed for their reception, and pi eed the three frigates
and sloop (Pomone, Hydra, Volonlaire, nml Min
strel,) to windward, to give notice of the enemy’s
approach.
On the following morning (the 23d.) soon after
eight o'clock, the Volunlaire made a signal for e
fleet to the eastward ; While they continued to come
down before the wind, no alteration wat made in
the squadron, except l»v advancing two fast-sailin,;
ships, the Tigre and Bulwark. At tm the Ponwne
made the signal, that the enemy had haul, d to the
wind ; p.nd theconvoy sparating from the ships of
war, (which were now discovered to consist of three
ships ol the line only, two frigates, two smaller
frigates, or store ships, and a convoy of about 20
sail oi vessels,) I ordered rear admiral .Martin to
chase them, and eight of the best sailing snips,
which, Standing on contrary lacks, might take ad
vantage ot the changes of the vrind which was then
variable.
At two P. M. the Pomone having got far to
windward, was directed by signal to destroy such of
the convoy as could be come np with ; and in the
evening she burnt two brigs, two bombards and a
ketch. The enemy hi fore dark was out of sight,
and the ship clmcmg not min h advanced, were
standing to tire northward ; while the quadmn with
me stretched to the soot I. ward. The next morn
ing nehner the French nor our during ships were
in sight.
1 his morning rear admiral Martin joined with
bis division, as named m tfo margin,* having a
gain tsllen in with the enemy on the 24th otf the
entrain e ol the Rhone, mid on the 2oth they char
ed them on shore : the Robust of 84 guns, hearing
the flag oi rear admiral Boudnn, and the Lron of
74, oil h lontagnan, wlit re the day following them
seives sei fire to them. The Boreas ot seventy-four
guns and a Innate run on shore at the entrance of
tue port oi Cetie, where there is little probability
ul either ol them being saved.
I cannot suthriently express the high satisfaction
1 felt at the intrepid perseverance of rear-adinital
Martin, and •>( the captains of the ships i\ho were
with him in the pursuit. Nothing less indent, or
less skillul, would have produced a result so fortu
nate, where the roast near the Rhone was exceed
ingly shoal apd dangerous, si* that some of the ships'
were in five and six fathoms water, the weather
thick, and the south east wind blow strong.
1 enclose you, str, rear-admiral M. run's letter;
and beg to congratulate their lordships us three
great ships of the enemy being thus destroyed, with
out the smallest resistance on their part, or a shot
being fired by the British ships, except a few by
the '1 igre at the Boreas, when she was pushing a
shore at Cette; of their two frigates, the Pomone
and Pauline, one hauled her wind some lime in the
night, and fetched into Marseilles road. ,
lhe other part of the Frenrh squadron are found
to remain in 1 onion by the ship* which have siucr
examined that port.
I have the honour to be, &r.
(SiBned) COLLING WOOD.
Yillc de Paris, of Roses, Nov. J, I8O9.
Sir—When the enemy’s convoy was chared on
Ihe 23d ult. their transports separated from the
•bips of war, and, under the protection ef a armed
store ship, two bombards <
i and zebeck, made for the
bay of Rosas. When the!
ae snips of war was dispos
ed of, ns related in my letter of yesterday the con
voy became the object of my attention and on the
29th the Apollo was sent off Rosas to examine what
vessels were there, and how far they werein^ situ
ation assailable.
1 he next day I appointed the ships as per mar
gin^ for this service, under the orders of capt. Hal
lowell, to bring them out if the wind was favouiable,
or otherwise to destroy them. The state of the
wind and sea would not permit this operatioa until
last night, when, alter dark, the ships bore up for
the bay, and anchored about five miles from the
castle of Rosas, under the protection of which cas
tle, of Trinity Toft, and of several otherf newly e
racted batteries, the convoy, consisting of eleven
vessels, five of them armed,, aa per accompanying
list, were moored.
; The boats being arranged In separata divitoos,
war* pot nnder the orders of IS*ut. Tailour
WH lieutenant of the' Tigre, and proceeded to the
attack of thf enemy, who although he could have
wrh aa
1
him, was found vigilant and completely
nu
Xbi Urhich was a wallersort “of
£
g»t*. wm eurlffted In Wrdtag nettings. mjt*#
hreeue, udwftocedtpbjtad oTher for the took .Hit ; a*
being bailed, ud the alarm .gnu fired, our boat*
stretchc J out, the crews at Use highest pitch ,tf .»«.
matioa, fitling the ajr with their che*rs ; euru divj
•ion took the part previoasht allotted to it » thn
armed ship waa boarded a.t ul) points, nnd carried
in a few-minutes, notwithstanding a spirited aud
*,ur‘t> idistance which, the qnetny made. Ail their
armed vessels were well defended, but the British sen
men a ud marines, determined to sabdue them, veer*
not to l»e repelled, even by a force found to he doa
ble that which was expected; and besides the op
position made by the vessels, the guns from the
castle, the force in the bay, the gun boats and mus
ic- try from the beach kept a constant fire on thuou.
On the opening of day every ship ar vessel was ei
ther burnt, or brought oft, aided by tbs light winds
which then came from the land, and the whole of
the convoy that came from Toulon for the supply of
the French army in Spain has been destroyed, with
the exception of the frigate, whirh escaped to Mar
seilles, and one store ship not since heard of,
I cannot conclude this narrative without an ex
pression of (be sentiment which the execution pf
this bold-enterprise has inspired me with, and tli»
respect and admiration 1 feel for those who perfarjn
ed it.
In the first place, saccess greatly depended upon
the previous arrangement which was made by cap
lainI followed, with a judgment cud foresight that
distinguishes that officer, in every service be is em
ployed on ; the divisiou of the boats, the preparati
on of fire materials, and providing them with every
implement that contingency could require, esta
blished confidence throughout the whole ; and iat
this be was ably assisted by the experience and seal
of captains Wodehouse, Rulleu, Taylor, and Hope.
The brigs were under sail, as near the vessels at
tacked as the light winds would allodr, aud captain,
ilallowell speaks in high terms of praise of thg con
duct of their commanders Crawley, Raitt, and Wil
son. Toe first livul. I ailoo r led to the assault in a
mast gallant manner, aud was followed by ih* o
ther officers as if each was ambitious of his place,
and desired tn ha first ; the whofo party bravely
maintained the character which British seamen
have established for themselves
1 am sorry I have to add, that the Inss has been
considerable, of which I inclosea list. Lieut.Trait
of the Velontaire, un.exrcllent and brave young of
ficer, and i*Ir. Caldwell, tuasiet’s male of tkeTigre,
a youth of great promise, were the only officer*
slam.
Many officers in the fleet were desirous of b«n®
volunteers in this service. I mold not resist the
earnest request of lieutenants loid Visrouis|^Hilgo*
nie, the hon. J. A. Maude, and the hon. WifPdlde
grave, oflue Vtllede Paris, to have the command
of boats, in which they displayed that spirit which
is inherent in them. *
1 transmit also rapt. Hallawell’s letter relating t*
his proc*. dings, with lists of the officers who com.
nianded boats, and had appointments in this ser«
wee, and of the vessels burntand captured. I bay*
the honour to be, &c»
(Signed) COLLINGWOOD.
P- S. I have charged lieut. Waldegrave, of tl»*4
V ilir de Paris, with the deliver* of my dispatches 5
an officer of great merit, and who commanded on*
ot the boats employed in this service.
A Hat of ships and vessels captured ami destroyed by
the boats of the syuudren under t/te command of
Benjamin HaHowdl, esq. captain of bit majesty's
ship the Iigre, in the Bay of 'Rosas, on the moists
uiguf the 1st of Arov. IHOg.
Armed slure-sbip, L.a Lemproye, Bcrtault la Bree
treeie, lieut. de Vaisseau, commander, of 1(> nine*
pounders, 116' men, and (JoO tons ; burnt.—Pierced
for 32 guns on the main deck—Vessel of war.
Bombard, La \ ictorie, Carribou, ensign (JeVais
sea«, commander, of 14 six-pounders and 80 men j
burnt.—Vessel of war.
l elurru, L Assarien, Rouve, master, of 95 mns«
kets apd 20 men ; burnt.—Transport belonging to
government.
1. Union, of 150 tons ; burnt.—Landed her c*r«
co.
La Bien Aime, of 150 tons, laden with biscuit:
burnt.
Notre Dame de Rosaire, of 150 tons ; burnt.—
Landed her cargo.
Felucca, Notf6 Dame de Grace, of <)0 tons}
burnt.—Landed her rargo.
Bombard, Le Grondire, Coreille, ensign de Vais
seau, commander, of S six pounders and 45 men,
laden with biscuit; taken.—Transport belonging
to government. *
Zebeck Le Normande, Arnaut, ensign de Vais
seau, commander, of 10 four-pounders, and 48 utn;
taken.—Vessel of war.
La Dragon, of 200 tons, laden with biscuit; ta»
ken.
L Indien, of 200 tons, laden with corn fcnd flour:
taken. '
(Signed) B. HALLOWELL.
Return of killed and wounded in the attack on tiW
enemy’s vessels on the morning of the 1st of N(/V*
180y, in the Bay of R'isas.
Grand Total—15 killed, 55 wounded,
(Signed) B. HALLOWELL.
* Canopus, Renown, Tigre, Sultan, LeviAlhoVt
and Cumberland. ,'r>
t Tigre, Cumberland, Vnloataire, Apollo, To*
paae, Philomel, Scout, and Tuscan, # S
December 4. ^ f.',
Prices of Stock this day at One&
Consols—6‘y 7-8 70.
FRANCE.
“ Paris, Noe. 10.—The Duka of Ilrbingen
(Ney) will set off this day or lo-morrow,fur tha ar
my in Spain.
“ Nov, 15.—The king of Saxond^irrived luri
yesterday at 5 o’clock in the evening.
“ The emperor arrived late in the evening of (ha
14lb, at I’arim liis majesty rode an horseback fbf
greater part or the way fed in F^j£tainhleau to Fa
rie- On his arrival he visited, accompanied by ffca
King of VVsslpbalia, the king of Saxony ; and Vf
t\f WoalrsKal;. LU_I D * - T #
ter a shdflponversation with that prince, Lis mat
jesty repwed ttt^e ThuiUeries. 1
• ** majesty will give sudieucetw
his ministgg, and on the following he will ad»
mit to his presence the different'constituted autbo
jiU”Lv • '
jj,“ The prince of Schwgrxeolwrg. %iiatrd at*.
Bassadur from Austria to t*h court of P>ri«, set
for bis dcslipptiipu i.n the 24ibiutt-ou
•Si.