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are evident com ponent parts of the apple,
end it appears possible that these, during
the process ct grinding may absorb and
combine with a portion of the vital air of
the atmosphere. During the process of
grinding slowly, fcith free access of air,
the liquor acquires good qualities which it
did not previously possess.
After the fruit has been thoroughly
ground, the reduced pulp should remm’n
twenty four hour* before it iv taint to the
prers. U the fruit have been thoroughly
ripe and mellow, a large quantity of the
pulp will now pass through the hair doth
which is used tn pressing, and as this will
be thrown on the h'st stages of fennenta
tion, '■ach cask in v/h;ch th« liquor is placed
to ferment should wa it about u 'jalion oj'be■
ttidju.*. Some advantages are found iti
use of open verse!* ; but these can on*
!v hr used under cover, and where the <^uan
tity o. liquor to be inanulacturcd is small.
LONDON, September 7.
Lord Wellington h.s transmitted to
iMinis'ers an intercepted letter from Napo
Icon to Massena. 1 his letter, of which
the original lias been sent, is evidently an
answer to one from Mass na, m which he
! Oeei n liciting a rciniorcement of at
1*a»t 40/jOO troops. In his reply, Napo.
icon, expresses himself to the follow in2
effect—
As to the reinforcement which you de
mand, it is impossible at the present mo
11 nt send you so many troops. As
. *4 it i» practicable, JOi shill h4ve
tvc,y possible assistance. In the mean
tune, you must bring the English to a gC.
nct.ilaction. If you are victorious, the
Peninsula is our own. It you are defeated,
which •* not unlikely, you will at any r»ie
so weaken the enemy, as to furnish your
sHi wuh the means of retreating to advyn
t.'gC.
Septembtr II.
Even ship of war fit for service, and o
thor armed vessels have been ordered to lie
got ready to put to sea as soon a* postible.
AH the post captains, of 10 ) ears standing,
a:c to be appointed from frigates to ships of
the line, which will advance several mas.
fers and commanders a step- The naval
exertions of the efJemy has called forth the j
1 ios{ active exertions ou the part of the ad
miralty.
i he Hornet Ameticao sloop of war, ar
rived on Wednesday from La Honge,
«d.etc she lauded despaicne® for g< n.
Aimstrong, the American minister at j
l'aii-. bhe btn't despatches here for Mr.
Pinkney, which relate, wc understand, to
the unfortunate mistake made by the Mo
selle, nr Firing at the Vixen American brie,
the Hornet left the Chesapeake on the 4th
ids.
The French troops are rapidly advanc
ing on the Prussian shores of the Baltic,
rvidentl* intending to occnpv every port
ti'.l they r#*ch the confines of Hussia. I'he
rr.tr earn! of the monarch of Prussia into
private Itfe, and the erection ot a new mo
nareby f>r rterthier, prince of Newfchatel,
is mt ntioiied to sever al letters as a subject
oi public conversation.
BOSTON, Oct. 26.
Capt. Crowell, from Valencia, informs,
that he Trench had ab ut ter. thousand
men within about eight miles #/' that place,
in ti they were waiting for further rein.
J\ cements from the army which was before
Tortola, when il was believed Huy would
attach Valencia, where the Spaniards, hoiv
ever bad 16 000 men !
d ba.de tack place before Tortosa, 10 or
12 days before cajrt. C. sailed. 'There was
12,000 oj the French, who were defeated
hsmg 3 or 4000 men.
NEW YORK, 0c:. 2r.
A’ U M 0 R.
/’ is said that a letter has been received this
morning from Boston, which states that a
vessel had arrived at that pert in a short pas
aagefror.: Lisbon, bringing intelligence that
the British army under io-d Wellington, hod
T er, surrounded by a superior Trench force
— that they were obliged to cut their way
ihrctgh, and make a precipitate retreat.
Ao details cf the engtgmcnt, nor any
dates, it is said, are given. We have not
hem able to trace the report to its source,
nor are we prepared to express an opinion as
Zii Jts Si lit/it
1rr>*' Spain —Itapuears, from account*
ucdrr the ifobton head, that the theatre of
the most active war in Spain, has been
transferred to the Eastern Provinces : that
the French sustained considerable loss in
»o unsuccessful attack on Tortost, a pi in
cipalcity ol Catalonia, on the libto. * 1'hc
Gallic robbers seem intent on plunderin
Valtncia, one of the most populous cities
of Sp-.n. ibev are said to be withiu eight
Hides of it. The kingdom of Valencia is
immensely rich, very fertile and populous
and is considered the most healthy part oi
Spain.—The capita, s»ud archbishop’* seat,
ISO miles S. E. of Madrid, coctaivt, with
in the walls alone, 12,OOO houses, and ma
ny rich churches. These latte*-, or their
ornaments, are the objects of French tave.
The high altar or Cathedral of Valencia is
I covered with silver, and lighted by 14
j large silver lamps } accompanied by many
other valuables ; forming altogether a
j powerful stsmuhmito the horrible “lore”
j of ruffians.
Federal Gazette.
From the Natchez Weekly Chronicle^ Extra.
Natchtz, September 25.
At a late hotir last night wc received the
subjoined extract of a letter which we
lose no time in lay ing before our readers.
From this it will be seen that the f lorid*
Convention has been compelled to have
recourse to military force, and that the
fort of baton itougc 3nd governor iiclas
sus is in the power of tne patriots. We
are informed that a few days smrt the
Convention received intelligence that
they were betrayed, and that governor
Folch had a galley at Galvenstowu, in
which he meant to embark the Conven
tion l«.»r Faunacola, und that he hifln-icll
was in the tastern pait of the province
alarming and sowing distention among
the people. In this dilemma, prompt
and vigotous measures became absolute
ly necessary, and the itsult is here re
lated.
“ Pinkney vide, Sept. 25, 1810.
“ We have information directly from
baton Kouge, that on Saturday night about
150 men, under the command ol gen. Tho
mas, entered the fort of baton ilouce._.
Young Grand Fie, who commanded, gal
lantly attempted to defend it, and received
a severe Wound in Ins neck, with a broad
sword. One of the guard fired on the tin
sailaats, and was immediately fired on by
cue of captain Johnson’s dragoons—ano
ther of the Spanish guaid was wounded, oo
damage received by the troops of the con
vention. Having quieted every thing in
the fort, they proceeded to the house of Isis
excellency, dragged him out, and carried
him to the fort, with two boxes ol money
found in hii room, and loaded him with
irons—but not without having to knock
him down with the butt end of a musket.
The Convention hid about 250 men ia the
place when the messenger left it, and eve
ry thing was quit;.”
From the (LexingtonJ Reporter.
Exit act of a letter front a gent Em in of rrs>
pectubility in the army, to Col. IVilLatn
Ruisell, dated Cantonment Washing ’m _
Wednesday, September 2d, Id 10.
‘•Sir,
“ 1 expect the time is not tar distant,
when your old warriors will have to come j
out and teach 3 onr children in arms, what
3 ou bought by experience. You have no
doubt heard of a number of citizens in
West Florida holding meetings and com
plaining of a number of grievances. They
have at last formed themselves into a con
vention, made a number of resolutions,
and are now about to carry them into exe
cution. Two hundred and sixty of the con
vention party marched to Baton Rogue,
an.l took the fort. Lieut. G and Prc made
a brave attempt to defind the place, but in
vain; he received a wound in hts shoul
der, of which he is said to have died almost
immediately. One of the centinds fired
at a party who were advancing, but was
shut immediately by one of Mr. Johnson’s
horse. Alter they had secured the fort,
went to his excellency’s, dragged him out
(after knocking him clown with the butt of
a gun,) and loaded him with irons. This
expedition and battle were executed on !
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I have
this morning heard that the Spanish Gover
nor of Last Florida, is now on his march
to suppress the rebels and release the place.
He is said to be 330 strong, 150 regular*,
and the rest militia ; the convention Party
are sa.d to be in the fort 400 strong. Ap.
plication was made this morning to the Go
vernor of this territory frum the citizens 6f
Pinkneyville, to send out the militia on the
;;r.s—he in his turn has made application
eo Col. Cushing for some of our troops—
The colonel has granted his request. The
dragoons will march to mairow or next
day, and it is said the two eldest compa
nies ofinftntrv will march also.
‘k General Hampton has not \ el at rived.”
‘ On the 2Gth September, the conven
tion of West-Florida, at Baton Rouge, de
dared thrmseUes a Free and Independent
\ Stale.
JOHN HUE a, President.
A Nb^hw 5 i' E E L, Sec'z ”
PHILADELPHIA, Oct SI.
“ Muider xvitl cut."
A young woman, named Elizabeth
Reeves, aged about 17 \cars, was found
murdered tn one cf the pullic docks of
this city, upwards of Id years ago. Al
though j.uh.ic ind.guaiioa was highly ex
cited, and the officer* of justice were ac
tive on the occasion, no certain traces of
the diabolic:*! perpetrator of this act could
be discovered 3t the tirfte. On Friday
last, however, a man by the name ot
Char lei Breece% who has acted as aconsla
bie ot this city, was apprehended by war.
'rantofthe Mator, upon charges strongly
implicating him in thi* horrru affair. It
appears that his stepmother is his accuser.
Liemg, as she supposed, on the verge ot
eternity, the visiting* of conscience urged
j her to unburtheo her mind to a magistrate.
She has stated, that on the night of the
murder, her step-son came into the house,
took ctf his shirt, and washed it of the
blood with which it was stained. 1 hat
during the night, hearing hir* groan, she
went into his room, when he told her that
; a female had l>een in the room with a light
[ rd candle. These, and other compunc
' nous agitations, induced the old woman
! to suspect her step-son. Another person
■•also suspected ot being concerned, and
the officers ot justice are in pursuit ot him.
On the morning alter the murder the ju
ry found one ot the slippers of the unfortu
nate lady, which was nailed up against the
south part of in<t Heel store on Warder’s
wharf, and now remains there very little
injured by the lapse of time.
KJNM*******1!?*'* «•—%■»« IM1IW , , I
The GAZETTE.
Martiusburgli, Nov. 9.
— if
t>* The Rev. Mr. Wilson, will pt-rach
at i'uscarora Meeting-Mouse on bun
day next, at the usual nour—m Martms
burgh, on the evening oi l!ie same djv—•
and, on me babbalh loll owing, at the Full- j
ing Waters.
The ll.rlin etui Milan Decree.?.—The
National Intelligencer has come out, atlast,
with the correspondence between Air.
Pinkney and the Marquis Wellesley, rela
tive to the repeal ol the Uerlin and Mliar.
dwCiees. Hut ihese letters appear in “ such
a questionable shape,” that wc know not
what to iniiie ol them. As usual, we h ive
the correspondence between our minister
and the L< uLh government in lull *
Vl,S d-des, which fer certain purp t «.) Lc !
hereafter, arc wsthlitid. lJ4.it
hoa» Mr. Armstrong and the French go- .
vernment w: have but a scrap The Na
tional InteU.jjeocer, that can did vehicle of I
universal inj ormation, accounts for the
want ol dates to these important papers, by
supposing the copv 1st was, as wc j ankers
say, 111 a tearing hurry ; for these lcUeis
arc duplicates 1 Now ihat a man should
be in such a hurry as to date his letter
*• London,” ar.d remember to forget to put
down “ August, Sec.” is indeed a little ie
nisi liable, but strange things happen now
adays, and wc must suppose it is really so.
ihcie are more mysteries in this alFair, i
tv1. < h wc cannot so easily account for. VVe
have but five lines from Mr. Armstrong on
mis an-important suoject. tv acre is mr.
Armstrong's letter to Mr. Pinkney con
taining the official note of the Freuth min
ister ? Was Mr. Pinkney in such a hurry ;
that he forgot to transmit a copy of this let
ter to cur government ? We presume not.
And it our government have received it,
why not publish it? Would it endanger J
the personal safety of Mr. Armstrong tn j
publish this letter ? The Emperor is now
our loving friend, and we presume that it is !
not for fear of irritating him that our rulers
keep back this important document. They j
have other reasons tor this concealment, I
and we hope they arc good ones ; hot we !
are sorry to say such conduct looks too
suspicious. We had hoped the time had
arrived when they would have scorned to
have useless secrets. There is another de
fect in these communications which might
havt been remedied had the administration
wished to give the people all the informa
tion in their power. If these letters came
without dates, the Secretary of State cer
tainly knows when they came. This ralur
flon is also withholden. Put for this too
our great men may have good reasons;—
at any rate, they can tell us it is none of
out business, and that good subjects ought
to be content with such information as their
rulers condescend to give them.
To attempt to comment or remark on
the nature and tendency of this correspond
ence, would be at this time presumption
in us. We have so little official informa
tion on the subject that we cannot scarcely
form an opinion as to the result of this un
precedented affair. '1 he whole business is
enveloped in mystery, from the first pro
mulgation of the extraordinary letter ot the
Due de Cadore in the Moniteur iti Paris,
on the 9th of August last to the present
moment. In fact from the seizure of A
merican property throughout France and
' her dependencies in the beginning of Sum
mer down to this day, the state of com
1 merce both in Kuropeand America hasbaf
: fied all human calculation. Put ihc revo
1 c^tiua oi the decree* anti orders of couocil
were events the least to have been e>pctt<J
and not withstanding ail that has been j>ub.
lishsd on the subject, we are realy uliaid
that the news is too good to be true.
[#. T. tv. Post.
from the Manorial Intelligencer.
bv the
| PRESIDENT OF I HE IT. STATES
A PROCLAMATION. *
VV heukas by the fourth *ection of the act
of Uunjiess, passed on the first day of May*
1810, entitled “ An act concerning the com.
menial intercourse between the U. Stares
and Great-Britain and France and their de.
pendencies, and for other purposes,” it is
provided “ that in case either Great-Britain
or France shall, before the third of Manh
next, so revoke or modify her ed'ets as ihut
they shall ceatc to violate the neutral com
mefee of the United States, which fact the
President oi the U. States :>t.»ll declare by
proclamation, and it >ht ether nation snail
not within three month* thereafter so revoke
jot modil) h-.r edicts in like mauner, then the
thiid, fouith, huh, sixth, seventh, eighth,
! ninth, tenth, aod eiGttcemb sections of the
act entitled An */t *u mi*rdi<.c the t<,i^
mcrcial intercourse bctvtean the United
States and Great- Britain and France *ftti
their depci.ueuc.es and for other T)urnosc»
s.iau, irom and alter i:ie expiration c(
three months from the date of the proclair.a.
lion aforesaid, be revived and h»v« fnflforee
and cifect, so far** relate to thi dominion/
colonies and dependencies, and to the arti
cle:* the growth, produce or manufacture of
the dominions, colonies, and dependencies
of tac: uation thus refusing or negLctirv to
revoke or modify her edicts in the manner
aforesaid. And die restrictions inn posed by
this act snali, from the date oi such procia
mat ion, cease and be diccuiuinucd ,n ,t]a.
non to the nation revoking or moddy ;r,t< her
decrees in the manner aforesaid
And whereas it has been officiary trade
known to this government tfm the edicts of
I fance violating the neutral commerce cj
’.r « United States have been so revoked as
to cease tc have efLct on the first of the pre
vent month : Now therefore, 1, jAMM yiAm
DisoN, President olthe United States, d *
oei tb* proclaim that the said edicts of Franc o
.lave been SO revoked as that they c«**ed
on the said fust day of the present inomh tr*
violate the neutral commerce of the United
States; and tint, from the date of these
presents,.ah the restrictions imposed by the
aforesaid act shall cease and be risi ontinutrl
!a tCiution to t rance and Ser dependencies,
la testimony whereof, 1 have cau*ei
the seal ol the United States to ba
i.creuiitoifiived, ji^i4oalic jcifw
with my hand at the oh of Wads
(L. s ) lug ton, thia second day of Novem
ber, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ten, ami
t f the Independence of the Unind
biutcs the thirty-fifth.
j AMl-S MADISON.
By the President,
L. SMI 1 FI, b.CretatyofSiiiic,
(CIRCULAR )
1 r.c \suky Department,
A member 2d 1810.
Sir,
You will herewith receive a copy of the
Proclamation cl the President of the Uni
ted Sute3, announcing the revocation of
the edicts of France which violated the neu
tial commerce of the United States, and
th-t the restiictions, imposed by the act ot
May 1st last, accordingly cease from this
day in reLtion to France. French armed
\ easels may therefore be admitted into the
harbors and waters ot the United States,
any thinj in that law to the contrary not.
withstanding.
It also follows that if Great-Britain shall
not, on the second day of February next,
have revoked or modified in like manner
her edicts violating the neutral commerce of
the United States, the Sd, +th, 5th, 6th,
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 18th sections o2 the
“ att 1<J interdict the cc mmcrcial intercom sc
bctvtf-rn the United States and G. Uiuluh
-nd Trance and their dependencies, and foe
other puiposes,” shall, in conformity with
the art first above mentioned, be revived
and have full force and effect, so far as re
Ute» to Great-Britain aud her dependencies,
boni and alter the 2d day of Feb. next.
Unless therefore you shall before that dav
be officially notified by this department of
such revocation or modification, you will,
from and after the said day, tarry into effect
the above mentioned sections, which pro
hibit both the entrance of British vessels of
every description into the harbors and wa.
ters of the United States, and the importa
tion into the United States of any article the
growth, produce or manufacture of the do
minions, colonies and dependencies oi Great
Britain, and uf any articles whatever brought
from the said dominions, colonies and de
pendencies.
I am, respectfully, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN'.
I h: Collector oj the Custom
J)r tic Dmtrict oj