Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-06-01 00:00:00, page 2

Pv, On Wednesday nining aiiit|^ie>e ••.
T», a Spanish brig, having on board the persons
3|fl2*l% administered thegnvertii»entinCaracca*,
tflpfh* authority of the Supreme Central Junta.
We anderstand that upon tba arrival of a vrml it
Xi)|oi(M4rflhog intelligence of the dissolution of
th^Japmframof other event* in Spain, the sotho
ritfMjjpos# oho had administered the government
af llih colony in the name of the Junta, was disre*
fariM.inromeqneare of wbirh they embarked, and
,4,. are understand, have taken this ronntry in iheir way
W to Spain, to which they will shortly proceed.
Married—On Monday evening, by the Rep.
Jtfr.SyaiML Mr. Milnor Peters, to Mm F.li
both of Ibis Borough.
Died—On Wednesday Mr. Jamf.h Noble, »f tbs
House of Noble A: AnBtmxorr, Merchants nf
this place.
WWWWB—WSWBBBIlHEJiL! vtTJr.n
The information recently received from France,
is of sttrha Complexion as to. give increased inte
rest tothearrUral of the John Adams. Bv her, it
is probable that a fuller, nerhap* a conclusive, iwh
eat inn oT the temper of the Frencti pov»rnm<’ni
will be received. We shall then, probably, he ena
bled to decide, whether, had as the existing slate of
thine* with her is, the prospect is not that they 't ill
prpw worse rather than bettsr ; and whether the
time is not at hand when every American vessel,
enteritis the parts of the continent of Europe, w ill
be condemned ; whether, in fart nnv trade to the
continent can he carried on with rifely. W« w.m’H
Wtsi^ (Mint the danger, of the eommercial
world iJBBtsegerst-d colours ; hut, it is a truth
which neither can or ought to he disguis-d, that
the whole foreign h on son lowers with dangers,—
The tntmermts private letters, repcived from every
part of Europe under therontroid of P>n.<napart»,
corroborate the tenonrof the official documents in
mr 1att paper, and tlBBothin-ntarie*, which ean
not be mistaken, on Trie note of the D.ic de Ca
n foe
dnre. Ottr vessels are every where seized, rv»f hv
thp ninircrptl authority, nr conformably tothe r.sunl
forms of Iddifill proceedings ; hut hy the strong
arm of ittistaken power ; not in detail, hut in
mass. A general condemnation follows, nod hy
rouse. Cl
aendods sweep millions are carried into the
■ coffers. In mapy ports, all this is dune, not
«Smv wi
witboat notice, hut in ditect violation of so
lemn .assurances nf protection ; and, from D n
martnjpnfartunate Denmark ? we are threatened
i lawless depredations of a swarm of priva
with wt
tsffer
Surbsre the outrages committed on our rights,
which, it would seem, flow from the mandates of
the French government, cotemporancoiis with the
note of the Dor dc Qpdore. What prospect thera is
is being relieved froifti them may he best ascertained
from the note itself. This p iper, it will he <>bserv
«d, is no lipht nr hasty exposition of the sentiments
•f tbs French government. It purports to he a
written answer giwn to the verbal overtures of ojr
fminister, “ that tha President of the United States
“*y. the hetter know the friendly intentions nf
nev toward* th« United States, and her fivoura
dispositions to American commerce.” it is run
sequently’writtrn to prevent all mistake, and we
might, perhaps, add to silence all hope of any
change for the better.
•*irthi>n savs the note, ftfler going into som»
detail, li the minister of America ran enter inlo an
dugagement, that the Ameiiran vessels will nut
fObmit to the orders in council of Kngl.ind of N< •
vembrr, lg07,-nor tp any decree of block ade, unless
tbia blockade should be real, the undergipn-d i“ «m
thnrised to conclude every species of convention
tending to renew the treaty of commerce with A
merira, and in which alj the measures proper to con
solidate the commerce ami ti e prosperity of the A
urtericitna shall he provided for."
The only construction that can be put npmi this
language, is, that if America will actually make
?»ar norm Holland, France will make a treaty w ith
byr. For Franre knows, that, short of going to
wards** have done every thing to resist the British
ftrdvrs in council and proclamation blockades : that
*tt have imposed an embargo, passed a non-inter
roars* law, and prohibited English armed vessels
from entering our waters ; end that we have offeteH
to continue the two list prohibitions so lar
•ffeft England, if she would rescind her
IS. More than this could not have been done,
onjess we had actually made war upon England.—
.gKhV then, is thtend at which France aims ; and
he* ti*tqua non for respecting our rights. An )
WSMUte not taka this-step at her dictation,
we ajr* renroarhed with a wan* of “just politirul
views, offftonour and of energy." I lie |,|„„d that
. W«s spilt in atchirving our liberties is called up io
judgment against u*. and wn arc told that we
..cipher to tear to pieces the act of nnr in
and to become again, as before the re
. , ^ le subjects of England, or to take such
^measures si that our commerce and industry should
not be tariffed hv the English, which renders us
Wore dependent than Jamaica, which, at least has
Its Assembly of
representatives and its privileges !”
»pojg it possible that we could he so base,
! “ny for*‘'Rn Ro’ernijienf, to
mwwar with its enemy, what would be
The trade with F.ngluid, we ell know,
Is if certain that *.ve should retain
continent, as nur indemnity? So far
this being certain, is it not most likely that
■e, would -then imoose the same restrictions on
Wt trade to the continent that she now di.es upon
her alHes; prohibit it ahogethai, or only
borlte it as comported with btr own inter
part, w» do not fiesrtate to say that
as come, when every patriotick oi^rud
«g «t» thoiild cease to flutter ®§elf
«ch lejjf friendship, fnjm eitow of
begot eminent should -Ufc»
nd; and the people, bjt
*et» the
on the
■'A
inf, we ere irresistib!
irried berk ut (he proud
in which the embargo,
hod commanding at
thnt much abated m
i. placed us. Not
*d»y
passes. wilhgj|t confirming''its wisdom andillustrat
■ a a a ia.I _&
ing the penetration and foresight
of the illustrious
character that recommended it. It cm worthy of
him, who had to tplendid an agency in atrhieving
our independence, to interpose th»e shield for its
protection against new and fearful perils. Howe
ver, amidst the sqliable* of party, its poliry may be
questioned, and the motives of its authors vilified,
when the petty teuds of the dav are forgotten it
will receive the award of an unprejudiced posterity.
But the embargo and non-mu rcourse are gone,
and our merchants are now left to manage the.r
concerns in »heir o rn way. If then a wide-spu ad
ruin overwhelm them, let Ihern not complain of
their government ; the fault w ill te their own, anti
they' must submit to ii without murmur. The*
have r jerted evrry salutary restraint i nposed upon
them; ther have demanded a p«rf ct freedom, i bev
now have their wish. We shall r»joire, if this free
dom adds to th‘ ir prosperity, and much more so, if
it conduces'" (o the prospi niy ol the nation. Tb-*
i>r iiifie.ilion will be livelier ironi its being unex
pected. iVof. Litd.
To the Editor <j the F.vening Port.
Sir,
In ynor paper of hist evening, under (lie head of
" Biusior, K .set's," I find that Hampton’s boa lint;
Sir Solomon the lour mile heals, lias bmupht forth
the opinion of a sportsman of the torf, as ignorant
ts lie it illiberal. This gsntlem.n I bars no doubt,
w»oM willingly attribute IJumptm’s success ‘to ei
ther a “ thick or mi«manngvment'’ m the owners
ol Sir Solomon. Will you hi* good enough. Sir, to
inform this consummate judge, that Hampton bat
not only beat Sir Solomon at Hris'ol, but „lso at
Towles Honk ; IIlid that if lie is still of the opinion
that it eras either a “ thick nr misin.magemen?, he
may have an opportunity of trying Hampton for a
sum that will remunerate him for the purchase of
Sir Sulomnu.
Ovf. of the Turf.
The coercive efforts of Mr. Jefferson’s commerci
al restric tions, are finely illustrated in the subjoined
article, which we copy from the London Packtt.
Amcr. Cit.
F om the London Packet and Lloyd’s Evening Post.
THE BLOCKADING SYSTEM
The author oi a recent publication, from doru
mmis of unquestionable authority demonstrated
thal the decrees of Milan and Berlin, so far from
distressingonr trude, as Buonaparte so fondly,'but
foolishly, imagined would be the result, on the eon
tnuy they added considerably to its extent and
prosperity ; so nun b so, indeed, that the exports
o: Dm year 1808, since the blockade, exceeded
those of the four preceding years, previous to the
blockade, by n Irss a sum than 1,939.036/.—Thus
baffled were tha pursuits and hopes of the Usurpei
with regard to the commercial interests of Great
Britain. I^t us now see how fur they have affect
ed those ol Ireland. In ihi* statement th author
affords us a double satisfaction, by exhibiting at
once th : nioi-t 'riuniphnnt proofsuf the beneficial ef
fects of the griat measure of the Union in that
country, and tee extraordinary increase of it* trade
•. itue Buonaparte’s absurd attempt to circumscribe
„nd annihilate it.
The exportations from Jr.-land, the author ob
serves, in manufactures and articles of her own
growth, which in the year 1806,- previous to the
Berlin decree, amounted to 9,314,85-1/. real value,
experienced a sudden rise.
In 1807 to 10,110,385/.
And 1808 to 12.567,51?/.
Thisinrtease of more than a third, in the short
space of two yems, is wholly without example in the
history of commerce. The annals, even of British
commerce, do not afford an instance of a similar
augmentation in tbe industry and labour that give
hie and artivity to extrrnal trade.
What a singular phenomenon ! With a popnlati
on by two or three millions less numerous than that
of the United Starts of America, Ireland, since the
Am rican embargo, not only has reached, but even
outstripped them in her powers and means of ex
p nation. The exports of her growth in 1808, ex
ceeded by a filth, the exports of America in 1806,
although the Americans have been considered as
the people of all the world who were advancing with
the most giant strides in the career of productive
Lb mr and commercial wealth.
1 his state of ibingc presents another phenome*
non not less singular. The public revenue of ire
loud has increased in a triple proportion sinre tbe
Union, if we take the average of the three years,
1796'. 1797.1798, the nett produce amounted only
la 1.890,79//- while in 1808, it rose to 6,174,S6ll.
But perh ips it will be usked whether the collection
"f this increased revenue has not exeeedrd the
the means of the people who eleven years ago had
so much of tbe aspect of poverty, depression, and
discontent; and when it was shrewdly conjectur'd
that the first step towards its improvement, would
be to make the country sensible of the wants it la
1,oured under. The doubts expressed on this ocra
sion might be very seasonable, ifthe increase in the
revenue to which reference is nrads, was owing to di
rect taxes, fiom the payment of which the people
mold not escape, and the tripls product of which
could only indicate g proportionate retrenchment in
ti e comforts they enjoyed. Fortunately, however,
lor Ireland, and lor the state of her revenue, the ra
pidity of her wealth is wholly attributable to the
duties paid on arricles of consumption ; and the fol
lowing statement will abundantly prove that the in
crease in the comforts of the Irish people has si ea
sily kept pace with the increase of tbeii taxes.
Take, fur example, the consumption of Sugar, a
commodity equally nutritive, agreeable, and whole
sdme, the u%e of which is nt the same time an atli*
tie of necessity for the wealthier classes, and an ar
ticle certainly of luxury for the poorer.
Official value of Sugars imported, by which i» in
dicated, not their real value, but the relative quan
tity «f the consumption of it at the thee* tallowing
jwriod*: -
r? >■-> isos
1807 w93&5*7
« -_
New, lei it be vnerved, tint this -
' m. ——a—■
*»f M^.r which*!
ty hM been ratted from 16*. 2d to £ ^
quintal. And here ■ comparison may
ed not less curious thin it it instructive.
1 he reports Irom the cm, tom-bouse atiterinor to
the blockade of. the Ballick, valu ,d the importation
ol raw and refined sugars into Russia at lour luilh
ont of rniil,let, which would coi respond with the
purchase of about one hundred thousand quintals.
Now with regard to France, lie last official report
which we have on this subject is that of M. Chap
tal, which goes bark to lh« year 1800, and which
ascertain'd the consumption ot sugar, whuh, tin/
double tl »t which look place under the directonal
government, was limited to 320,000 quintals.
Admitting (hut lluonapm te. hat*, succeeded only tn
diminishing, by one hali, tht roiistmrption that
period, by the duties which be doubled, quadrupled,
<>< tupierl, one alter the other, that he might place
tbit commodity beyond tbe reach of the French,
and that he might the more effectually make them
give op all rtlish for the expensive enjoyment of
these exotic luxuries, still it will appem in the r-.
salt, that the/iiie millions of the inhabitants of Ire
land now consume, themselves alone, twireagrea
ter quantity of sugar than the 80 millions of souls
who compose She population of the two vast em
piles of the Fast and West, Nor should this
excife so much surprise. The following fact is
not less extraordinary then the preceding one, and
which serves indeed to explain it : Since the-onion
between the two islands, but more especially since
«y Europe ann tne un.uo rvaipsoi a
meiifaagainst the commerce cf both thrse Islands,
tile commerce ©f Ireland has been revived to such u
piirh, that in 1808, her joint exports and imports
have son mu ted to 21,437 8 *31. real value (about
4/2 millions ol livre?), which, however, ascertains
for that Island, lately so poor anti insignificant, a
trade as Don isi.mg, and an interchange ol c« in
modties as considerable as the whole roin
merre of Fiance, meaning, always, not imperi
al France, impoverished as it must he hy her
conquests ; but the ancient monarchy of France, at
!i e most brilliant a;ra ni bet commerce, when Mr.
Nacker, for the first time displayed the magnificent
picture of her resources, and exclaimed—*• What a
wonder I ul degree of power 1 how many motives to
s lenre .ill complaints of jealousy, and what abun
dant room for regret that the woild should he m
uabated with blood in order to obtain some small
of (tree of superiority, of which there is no necessi
ty, and which must he purchased at the expense of
he public good to which such additions might be
triad?.” The investigation of that minister who
possessed surh lights on this subject, nrrs< nted 25
years ago, an annual importation of 230 millions,
and an exportation of 300—total 530 millions ol
hvres. T iie difference between tiie trade of Ireland
in 1808 and that of France in 1783, would there
fore be, that 58 millions in favour of the latter, if,
ol the 300 million of exports, colonial produce,
which is the result of Afriran labour, did not con
stitute 75 millions, while the w hole exports ol Ire
land are produced by the labour of her own inhabi
tants.
BY THIS DAY’S MAIL.
New York, May 2C.
Latest from Europe.
By the arrival at this port of the ship Fair tie*
len, captain Ward, in 30 days fioni Liverpool,
London papers have heen received at the office of
the Evening Post to the 21st of April, 14 days the
latest. From these papers we have made copious
extracts. The accounts of the nut in London oc
casioned hy the commitment of Sir Francis Uurdett
to the Tower, occupy the greatest part of the co
lumns of the late Loudon papers. Sir Francis ISur
dett bad served the speaker of the house of com
inons and the sergeant at arms with notice of an
action in the court of king’s bench, for an assault
and false imprisonment. Mr. M’Kenzie and Mr.
Dickenson had sailed, for the purpose of arranging
an exchange of prisoneis with the French govern
ment—Accounts from Paris slate, thatMons. Du*
inoulier, who is to go as anibnssadour from France,
is to use both promises and threats to induce Ame
rica to make an alliance w ith France, and break off
with England. A Loudon paper of the l6'lh April
states, that a gentleman had arrived there fium Pa
ris, which be left ou the O'th, bringing an official
account- from the American consulate at Paris of
Auienrau vessels having heen confiscated or seques
tered in the ports of France, Spain, Holland, Italy,
and Naples—Gen. Armstrong had nullelt Pans on
the 6th of April. American news to the 14th of
March had been received in London on the 12lh of
April. The ratification of thetrea’yof peare'be
tween France and Sweden was proclaimed on the
8lh at Gottenburgh. The body of lord Collingwuod
was brought to Portsmouth on the lfith April, in
the N’ereus frigate, and was to be sent to Loudon in
the same-vessel. It was rumoured that his lord
ship’s remains were tu he laid along with those of
lord Nelson. He was succeeded in command in the
Mediterranean by admiral Martin, until the arrival
of Sir C. Colton, who has been sent out to sucre* d
to that honour. A report was in circulation that
the commander in chief Sir David Dundas, had
tendered his resignation—Lord Wellington is men
tioned as his successor. A London paper of the
19th states, that king Louis arrived at Amsterdam
on the llth, and that the greatest exeitions were
made in the Dutch ports to fit out the naval cj^uta
of nine sail of the line, six frigates and one hundred
gun boats, which Holland has undertaken to fur
nish in iier late treaty with France. The coroners
inquest which sat on the hurfy of Thomas Ebtall,
shot by the soldiers in the late riots, have found a
verdict of murder against the military. The fol
lowing article is dated Banks of the Elite, March
23—“ Fourteert more Ainer lean ships, with colonial
produce art lately arrived at Tunningen, but they
have not y»t obtained permission from Copenhagen
to unload.’*. Sii S. Roirunilly made a motion in the
h»u»e uf commons on the l6th April, for the libri
atioa of Mr. Gale Jones. On a division, there ap
peared a majority of 48 against the motion, the
numbers being, for it 112, agninst it U»C. A
the elei-ti.r* of Wrstcmrrsur was held on
H, end a Wisher iijjctulent resolutions
(approving the conduct dHi Francis Bur
den.—-The London papers stat|fMnai a British
8>an hiJttn aureeaf jefierv, Was lately set u<
n b^tfre auree^qi .
e*
he
was paid h]S _
faur.il, though in his miserable situatrc
ten the flesh off tus arms.
i| LoJ5i)ov, Ap
Sir Francis Bmrdett taken and smt to the
The measures adopted last night for the _
on of all riot and disturbances, in the neighbor..,
ol Sir I. Burden’s house, in Piccadilly, were
cess'ul. All .arts, carriages, &r. coming mlo t,
west end ot the street by llyde-Park coiner, we:
obliged to go round, and all coming into the east e
ot Piccadilly were oi.hged to go round, also, in L.
course of this morning Rot even a foot ptss-ng t
was suffered in the space opposite the baronet’
house, which ivas thus b it entirely to the military
and the civil power. In lh;3 state of things sii J'.'
Burden remained at home nil night, and the ser
jeent at arms, Mr. Colman, the deputy serj-ant, Mr.
CUmenston, with the iiie»seiigers Wi ght, Junes,
•Skelton, Blake, &c. continued in Piccadilly dn,:.ng
t!)- whole night, in order to e.xei ute the spi^kcr's
warrant. About 1 1 this morning was judg'd a fa
vorable opportunity to make the attempt, and' with
that view they proceeded to bis house, from the
(elu ster Coffee-house. The doors and windows on,
*■ r ground floor being secured, and there heinjjfp*
. nance ot admission in that quarter, a ladder was
brought and placed against a window in the front
d.mug room, on the Sist floor. One of the messen
gers ol the house of commons immediately ascended
but we are informed he was pushed off. His party,
however, I ring strong and well supported, they soon
forc'd their way through the window, an.! took s»
frauds into custody. The baronet was c.veipi.*
eied l.y mini .ers. J( would l ave been idle to bava
made any farther resistance, and hr was obliged to
submit to torre. A very low, shabby looking car
riage was in waiting at the door. S.r Frauds was
brought out and put into it, and the serjeant at arms
slept m after him. '1 be military force was now vc
ry an^ became concentrated around the cur
riage, which drove up Albemarle street, Bond-street
into the New Road, Mary-le-Bone, and along Fins*
buij to the lower. Two troop of the horse gi'ardjs
pret eded the carriage, und several of them rode ehicjr
side. A regiment of light horse immediately follow^
ed the rarri.ige, and the rear was brought op by a
very strong body of the life guards. The caValo.de,
as it proceeded, excited wonderful inleresl, and the
crowd attending it inrreased to such an extent, that,
by the lime sir F. Ilurdett reached the -Tower, the
crowd had blocked up the Minories, and ell the
streets in its vicinity, and it became impossible lor
carl or carriage to pass. All the shops were shut,
..tin all ! usmess was at a stand. On the whole hue
to the Tower, the immense concourse of people iq
rear continued shouting and hallooing, & the troops
wpre hooted and insulted with abusive language by
the populace as they passed, while prayers and
praises were bestowed upon sir Francis. The mili
taiy bore the abuse very patiently, although some
of them appeared to have been maltreated, their
clothes being bespattered with mud; one of the
guards suffered much in this way, his clothes were
covered with mud and lie was rut in the face. Be
sides the lorce that accompanied sir F. Ilurdett, a
regiment of the font guards proceeded up the'Strand
about half past eleven, for the Tower, and every
possible precaution was taken to prevent not and
preserve the puhlirk tranquility. The number of
troops which are arrived in the metropolis and its
immediate vicinity in the course of yesterday is es
timated at 10.000.
'I be following letter will shew the sensation that
has been excited in the neighbouring counties :
Brighton, April 8.—This place was yesterday
thrown into some alarm, on account of an express
which arrived shout half past two in the afternoon,
with orders for the south Glo’ster militia, immedi
ately to march for the metropolis ; the news knots
spread by the drums beating to arms, and the men,
in the course of one hour, were nearly all assembled
on their parade ground, in the north of the town,
and at4 o’clock, they proceeded on a furred march
to Ryegute, a distance of 33 miles, a largejgMji
c iurse of persons were present at their departUf$*a».
The 51st regiment received their route, last evening
and commenced theit march, form llorsbain, at 12
at night.
Gravesend, April 3.—The 52d regiment pass
ed through this town between 6 and 7 this morning
since which part of the 95ib, (rifle corps) and ano
ther regiment have passed throngh, which I hope jc
trust will secure the metropolis from the dtstui bail
ees with which it is threatened.
Dover, April 8.—The Perth atnl Buckingham
shire regiments of militia have marched off from the
castle and heights with all speed for Cantfrbq '
from whence all the regular troops there, are, it,
said, proceeding to London.
A cabinet cuunril assembled on Saturday night
at the offire of the secretary of state for the home
department, upon the subject of the resistanr—i J
hy sir Francis Burdett to the execution
speaker's warrant, and the consequent riots
which the publick peace has been disturbed, i
delibeialions continued till near one, when,
derstaml, it was resolved to advise his inajestj
issue a proclamation, exhorting his beloyjgtyi
jerts to couduct themselves in such a maimer
may most effectually tend lo discountenanceapd re
press the tire existing tumults. This proc^tiatipa
or some other document to the same effg${^' fcwx
peeled to be published in the course of the priselit
day ; and in the m-au tune, we most earhessly re
commend to the inhabitants of Londou and West
minster the following .
PRECAUTION.
In the pursuit of the measures absolute!
sury for redressing the present tumuJu^i
reut may occasionally suffer with
Her to prevent this, and at the «llh
nishlbe assembly of pfoplein thlyraMpi
*W* *“d disposed inhabitant* nflltfi
lls *.re,jMas,«awf9llyrkUf5M to top «
piS$il>leWlkijtWntir oan duellings paructij