Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-03-19 00:00:00, page 2

The foreign inteilige
a*ri,ti§Ct»«rl«9tm>, i
fMf, ttrf«t«9r «>•* io«elli{
apartlag tb« stisoreof,
•odedeclaration of war agafl_
TbJ,'WPir 'tnM i jenct odt London ietetbet’trb’
•*/ | it pfimpoeMble that either cirruin
wld lw» occurred without Icing no
tire^hi thr'fcondnB’papcrt. On She eentrery it is
atated a* a fact to be Ttlisd o» that general Arm
SttWJg'bitddfftllfil rt convention with the TVenrh go
*,rp9**KQ" tbe.Gtb of January, for the release of
•America* property, and regulating intercourse be
,jtwrrn the two roan tries, . *
.^k will: he noiired, that Buonaparte has been un
**ht lha necessity of adopting further relaxations m
bis system of eomtteirirl restrictions. Ho
must
*sts a morJtet for his surplus produce.
4 fisutiitDocMiE Lets of the Senate has with*
drpwn hjs celebrated war resolution*, for reason*
-** •’Mficolous ms those assigned for offering them.
John Ran dou»M took his seat in the house of
representatives ou Monday last.
\ FRENCH PRISONS.
tMnctaf • tettrr from Captain WittiJw Ed
*AtUw, tf lit brig Juno of tki«port, to hit own
«r, dated
“ Rochelle Prison, Dec. 8, 180g.
“My good Sir,
“ I am sorry to inform ynn that this place and
th* I*U of IU’fe -have been my at.ode since the 7th
Stplemfotr, 18R8. When i ariiv*d in the Juno off
St. Martin*, Isle Rhfi, to obtain a pilot for Cfi*r«nte
where I wm hound for a cargo of brnudv, I was in
terrogated withatlmy crew, three-n! which inform
ed the officers at the Custom House thct the Judo
hll frvffti England, and that I had a lirence on
hpajrdiwhicirihey heard a British oi mol'war hail
deitrand of tne the day before my arrival off
St. Martins. Those three villains were promised
one third of «J»e skip previous to tins, which must
-h**« had great-weight with sailor*. The ir.tna.io
«*ff *f n^y.cits^ were kept in prison until the fine of
540 francs were paid for each of them by a house
in Bordeaux i the only one that remains with me
- IS tbe.hoy Peter Bacon. The Juno was sold for
17,000 frabes in August and still remains here;
•he is owned by a bouse in Bord. au*.
“I hare wrote several tunes to general Arm.
strong, who has bon good mnuugli to answer me.
There wefe 18 sail of Americans seized at the lime'
the Juno was, and »I1 the masters got uw.,y except
three at at, who remain here close enough.’'
' CW + letter from Gxwsral Armstbosg, to
Captain William Edwards.
: i ' ■ * .
ffij «•' *•“"
af October, I saw a French gegtl*man who knew
yowcase, itnd lock an interest in it, and whoen
IRjpd t*4tsy your flue SO soon as the payment there
of should b* fulc-Tent to discharge you from prison,
IPWfffftdcel’^v.liiin, and wh.A ! ifow ripest to
|s Uk^sesd a i^utOMur .to me staling your
bag coabucmSnt, and offering to pay th« fine im
* ’’V?*i** intniediat#
|hjs memoir 1 wjlt scud tn tile minister
af foreign affairs, and endeavour to engage him to
his majesty. Jf Captains Wilson,
:k*-«r ff*y other were to join you in this
! ^reflect might Libeller.
-i.a
— -H—“"‘lam. Sir,
t Your obedient servant,
t SMC • *“•.■* - •
JOHN ARMSTRONG."
•si'll
< NVutfn^day night, at hi* seat in |«|« „|
Wight County, Col. Josufi Parkeu, an officer In
Bbt Yevidminoary army, and many years a fepu
.SW.tutive «n rimgress for this district.
liv mro«*bn|e ot the hoote of representatives »»4
U^UW’'VtAwt Siurrli 13 — Up*»o the question
^ ^ ••‘ion upon the resolution lor
M*|tra on th- 2 J of April next—It
mtt-£l*5JSM&.4 Mr‘ and olhf rs, that a
was ropten*
«it imp ft®
*“ romp to any dorisum upon the
ydetion 61 *
ftttath.n of -ojowrnmpiit until tn <.ro.i»t)on *hs U
frfWfrpin Europe, particularly froo»&^W
Mtved from Europe. particularly fron, England, re
■Mr— ip 7' Mpi ..^ivpNpvpj<mi, .'
with ln»l rowary—that c«*n
gfliilte*#* wholly eteeVk.to tel! erfcat steps
• »*rf»
tatjeti ^»: t^vermOre in ri
•ervird, that hp'w«iattoiHk«*<i to brer the opperva
«M0tfiW(h 4b*” honmirnt I
*«M from Hie honnurntle grnttaiian from Pch„
MjyiUtim * tyay# tn»»#eM
«|)vania/ 'HevtfnK^rMlrafeii i. |«t os that the m
iforrmtino rrrmrd Iretn that rounirv mat perfrrtlv
there wee-and.^Mly whatever
lo hcWppiitoWlrd Wilb that notion—that yVert
Hjj| arrording t« Hint*iaitaor
»Mf|M 1»ritf>r a W*?iirrit\TI«finr»»- a
Tsz^'sa^pxmmz)
impel
as
niJF sitfpor
a tnib%
Sllieti congress will
The Stale of Ike Country.—•'Having examined
into the sttuatton of oar affairs a* they relateto G.
Britain, we now enquire, whether the country hut
gained any ad'MtUagetty the election of Mr. Jcfit
eon, at it rapects uur relations with trance 9
It ifttfit lie acknowledge**, that out administrati
n'1! since Mr. Jetlvrson's election, have not troubled
France wilh any eery boisterous official complaints.
On that subject, except when driven into an oppo
site course by public opinion, their remonstrance!
have been mild and gentle, myi-b more becoming
ihe offending than the offended party. But, thi
sufferings of the nation bave been siifficn ntly severe,
and accumulated.
• The French government, thoroughly understand
ing Mr. Jefferson's character, and the blind devoti
on of a large portion of the people of the United
States to bis views, have conducted towards ns in
just such a manner, as would subserve their own
interests, and most thoroughly humble and debase
«s. In pursuance of this plan, they have been for
many years, almost incessantly engaged‘in making
depredations upon our commerce, in robbing and
d-stroymg our merchantmen, and ui capturing ou:
• amen, and inrofimug them >n dungeons. When
ever the gentle remonstrances of our goveinment,
have been suffio-'-d, through the tuneful pipe of Mr.
Armstrong, to reach the high and mighty ear ol
ins imperial and royal majesty, they have been set
to as melodi >us a, note, as a love song, ora raadri
|al ; and »• we m.iy be allowed to judge from the
style of the few morsels of his letters whirb hove
h-eD a' any lime ushered to the pubjick view, our
minister has performed badly what little duty he has
G'nder the French decrees, a system of warfar.
»P'*u our commerce lias been carried on, and to an
immense extent, whii h would disgrace tlie age n:
p rates, anil hucraniers, .With a treaty existing
bwhwren ps und France, every position that stands
ia the way «i any project, of which the tyrant of
ho rope m.iy please to lie in the pursuit, is set at
ttrrught, or trampled undfr foot, with every rirrtim
st nice nt insolence and disdain. Properly to an in
‘ rerttt.le ainotmt, has, hy French decrees, aDd
Ficncli piracies, been plundered from our nier
cliants, arid no pretence of satisfaction is uttered hy
j that government.- This disgraceful and ruinous
slate of things has teen, anrl still is submitted to hy
our administration, with the must submissive meek
ness. If they even venture bn a complaint, if they
at any time muster resolution enough to risk a re
monstrance, the lei nos are so mean and abject, as to
excite III the mind of Buonbparte, no other senti
ment than that of coutehipt. In this way our nati
on.tl character has been degraded, and our respecta
bility' destroyed, We appetrr^ and we must evfar
appear Jo other countries, as a nation of cowards, fit
only to be traduced, trampled upon, and enslaved.
Was ijm lb* fact under the federal administrali
< ns ? Although under the administration of general
W ipi inglnn, we had but just started in the national
career, utir reputation abroad was respectable, and
our importance daily increasing. The governments
of Furop« knew that be bad too much courage, too
rn icit hilnotir, too much dignity, and too much pa
triotism, to submit tamely to aggression, and in
slilt, and of course, the treatment we received from
tfiein was aiich as they ever pay to a nation that has
the spirit-to defend its rights and t haracter.
During the presidency of Mr. Adams, among
the maBy evil# which the nation experienced, the
course of conduct pursued towards France, was
highly meritoi tons. The abrogation of the French
treaty, anti the equipment of bur Small navy, arc
act* which rtiert great hdnodron thcUnitrd Slates.
TIi* brilliant exploits of some of our armed ships,
aptier 1 ruxtun, &c. soon taught the arrogant rul
ers of France, that we were not to be trifled with,
aud insulted and plyndered with impunity, and
lhcir haughty conduct was soon changed info an
appearance at least of more decency and justire.~
Had the same spifit of resistance to llrat overbear
ing and prodigal*government been continued, mtl
ihon* of property would have been saved to our met:
!chants, a vast sum, of course, would have been ad
ded to th* national revenue, trade would in a grenj
ilagree have keen I reed from its disgraceful and ruin
iwis emharrrassments, the fatal and sbamefbl rxpe
f uieuts of embargo and non-iirtercourse, would not
:have Win resorted’to, and the Weakness and das
tardhutso of nnr government, Would not have been
exposed to the whole world, and we should have
stood at the present moment on a high and rom
manling station, among the nations of the garth.
But what ia 'the fact ? The total reverse, ty*
have no respectability abroad. We have courted
Frame to despise ns ; and we h«ve taught Greet
Britain that she can not only ftuc, but flourish with
out us. The miserable, ridiculous system «f star
vation, whir'll bus operated exclusively on ourselves
after haying la ought us to th* very verge of nati
oiialund individual bpnkru^t'ry.serifls'to be abandon
ed by almost the whole of Us old'friends and fathers.
The fate which has heltded Mr. Macon’s bftt) this
session, has brought it to the brink of the grave.
What has the initiftn gained from'Mr. Jefferson,
•n the subject of Frt lit bre button si
(Coif Mirmr.J
MORE FRUITS OF EMBARGO!
A resolution bai been ialind need iwta Congress,
lh*“ «*n**grunt jweunwry relief 40
the Colter tor of Baltimore, who ia iti^d t*“ have
m«m»y in perform 10c the Artie# Jt tyt office
•or the lust ft*
have •• eiw* rnimtj dorj^g Jibe last two years, in
limeotf t» which.
few of the
tofkwtnU
AltPr
Tjotn treasury, to the ehair
i *■"’ the corn mil tei ofcocnipierre and manulW
*urr*« JfjqtjjltebfRtfiir the relief ol the
collector* of Philadelphia and Norfolk.
TREASURY OEPARTMENT,
January 30, 1810.
In c'onformrty with your request respecting the
nt bra compensation to,winch the crlUr.tor* of.Plu
Imlrlphia and Norfolk may be entitled, />n accouni
of the .{treat defalcation in their emolument*, {lur
ing the year* 1808 and 1809,1 have the hoaotu, l«
annex Jt, ItattdlrBUii the net emoluments enjoyed
by their predecessors for each of the three years
1805,1806 and 1807 ; and a statement of their
Own emolument* lor the following periods, viz : for
the collector of Norfolk, for the years 1S08 and
1809, respectively, and for the collector of Phila
delphia from the 27ih August; 1.80S, when h# en
teiedon the dulisaof the office, to 31st December,
1808, and for the year I8O9. It will thence appear,
that the net emoluments of the collector, of Phila
delphia lor those 16 iiiontlivhave amounted in the
whole to409 dollars, parents; and those of the
collector ol Norfolk for the two last years to 246
dollars and 17 rents; compensations altogether in
adequate to their services. You will however per
ceive, that this, particularly as it relates to PaiLa
delplna, is partly due tp the half commission* paid
to predecessors in office.
have the honour to he, fre.
albert Gallatin.
Thomas Ntic ten, ^c.
Statement of die official emoluments and expendi
tures of ihe roller tors of Philadelphia and Nor
folk. for the years 1805. 1806 and 1807.
Pliibulrlphia, 1805—Gross emoluments 80,317
79— Official expenditures, 13,498—Net balance in
favour of the officer, 6,818 *5.
Ditfo, 1806—Gross emoluments 26,968 86—
Offing expenditures, 15.007 94—Net balance in
favours! the officer 11,960 92.
Ditto 1807, (divided between Mublenborg and
8' ee.) pross moliiinehl 26,(>69 01—official expen
ditures^ 16,819 31—net balance in favour of the
officer, 9.819 20.
Norfolk, 1805, gross emoluments 4,757 62—
official expenditures 2,344 45—utt l-alan.e m fa
vour of the officer, 2,413 27.
Ditto, 1806, gross emoluments 7.147 67—offici
al expenditures, 3.21?—net balance in favour of
the offerer. 3.930 67.
Ditto, 1807, (Newton to 31st O to1-’i.) gross
emoluments, 4,42941—officialjexpenditures, 2,730
07—del balance in favoor of the officer, 1,699 34.
Statement of the official emoluments and expen
ditures of the Collector of Norfolk, for the years
1808 and 1809 ; and of the collector of Philadel
phia, from the 27th of August, 1808, to 31st De
cember, 1808, and fur the year 18Q9.
Philadelphia, 27 Aug. to 31 Dec. 1808 Gross
emoluments j§ 6,145 2J — Half commissions paid
to predecessor, 2,201 47—Official expenditures,
4,819 57.--Net balance against the officer,
875 flp.
Do. the year I8O9—Gross emoluments 515.553
53—Half commissions paid to predecesser, 2,559
84—Official expenditures, J.1,707 p5-*-Net ba
lance in favour »f the officer, i,2S5 73.
Balance in favour of the collector from the 27th
Aug. 1898, to 34sf pec. 1809, 400 90.
Norfolk, for the yem 1808, gross en^lqineptj,
2-744 6’9—half commissions pa'd to predecessor,
534 77—“official expenditures, 2,613 95-—Net ba
lance against the officer 304 03.
Ditto; IS09» gross emoluments, 3291 33—half
commissions paid to predecessor, 70 46=rr»»ffi.cial
expenditures, 2,670 67«—.Net balance in favour of
■the officer, SpO 20,
Balance in favour of the collector, for the years
1808 and 1809, 24b IJ.
-r it .
Cuax^I^TOS, Mafcb 10.
Late from England.
The Ship Savannah, of Bttlh, arrived at Arnelia
1 aland od Tuesday last, in 4$ days from .Liver
pool—aailed Jan cary 22.
The letter* and papers by this arrival are from. Lon
don to lb* SOtb and from Liverpool to the 22d of
January ; the papers however are not in a tegu
lar series—only a few scattering dates having
reached ns, acid the public It are indebted for the
extracts which w* this day furnish, to the po
liteness of a mercantile house in this city.
The most prominent article of iitieUig'-ore which
this arrival furnishes, is the report contained in
all the letters and papers, that a treaty or con
vention has been arranged at Baris, between our
minister, at that court and the French govern
ment. And although we have nothing official
on the subject, we think the report dmves a de
glee of Strength frpm the article uuder the Paris
nl'US evt u I ren nt ll sti* ..vf tela ■ • n ^O a
hrJ : "
jrad, in this dyy's Courier.
Apothef chapge ui.the ministry jugs confidently «•
pectfd, pnd it way hejieved that jjfr. Cuming and
Lord yaBWhake uleading pan m |t.
A dissolution of the present Parliament.was an event
very generally looked Jbr—-in which.case it v»s
said that Mr. Canning would he supported «s «
member ofthe bouse of commons, to represent
the town of Liverpool.
The conduc t of jljff. Jugktou, in his correspondence
with our^nwmneg^ (pe are. MsturgS b*,/* gen
tleman who came passenger ,jo the. SaxwinaA) h<M>
met wsth . the almost unanimous Approbation of
bn countrymen. It wu*«»t b^parird.tlw|m«w
tber minister would bet sent lothifr rnoriQty, If
js?
~ frigute" Join Adams, arriv
- -
"" It
4^4 \X*\.'e • •«•
As arcntnt of it
r Mflfcwof.ifjpjft court
k»h« 31*1 September, unit
lip* of war. „f (hrn, „f
*^II,ii>i!<1^1 *"r hmi’emitig ip
.„ —rtk.rd ,B
bod
w t&r xAip Savanna4,
* 1 ** «7y, A||.
JO.
refusal to ueg«i£
hU with Mr.*
"••^ib'Cofisjdei ed by our govern*
^ ...<7 uui Kuvero*
„ H* a cau5e for war, nor do we eDor*
that hi^iMnMy«l frorti the country would Vn
thought so ; but it seems to be gaining pretty
ral belief, that the Amertcun and French govern.
menu have made up their difference -f and if an wa
a_ * how this middle state iff thUfr brlwr^n *
63ir iw»f'Se» _ _^ ^
*a< e and war,can beAept up between thf* country
• ^ Apetica. Av>*inkM»*{*+»H*a£?aiZ
jcn by Buonaparte, both in Import* and Exports* e
vthieh was first repretepted ps a relioi-uul nient of*
lPe M(lan DmCM, but we apprehehS ’*
wh u is . done, is more with a view to embroil us
vjntb Amesi*-*,.than u„y thing ehe, and therefor®
not likely to tend to the removal of our orders ia- "
ckiunril, which «te tljegrpal obstacle t„ ouf brink '
ti lends with Ami/jca. The first imR'tssifta, howe
ver, was, that the repeal of the orders in council
was.® eattojp&.fpmifuny*; and had out the first ‘
^founts received! ere, heanppona ***d*y. wwbaV.
no doubt the rflect upon the market, in Americua
atrlicles, would baps beonpwjr grgpt: as it wag, *
considerable .sensation we experienced, which ham
bar ly y*U«d«idfH, ’
- The quantity of America. produce known \a
he coming forward » so great, that n<nh»»g !)B*
the expectation of wgr.yor .an embargo, will enable
the mrtl*tet to.yipport the jmevjjt .prices, which,
in most of the leading articles, yield a very hend*
some profit upon tgbnl they can be imported for ii»
a circuitous channel; and the,consequence is, that
seldom a day passes withojut snirn; tlprtostion*._
The prices of today have been from 80k to 4>tl
for Upland Cotton—say 21d for good, fair quality
and for sea-islands, front 2s. Id. to 2s. 2d. for osdli
nary and stained j and for middling and fine 8s. Jf,
tp 2s. 6d.—Rice. 30 to 32s
. . London, January I*.
I ne intelligence of the relaxation of Buonao~,rt^
commercial decrees, is, we onderst nd, crnflrtiwil
by the Paris papers of the 3d, which spi-Vd »
town, and which contain the following decree
DECREE.
“ The Pf,rt* of France, and ttU those under her
eontroul, are open for all vessel? furnished with
proper licenres ; that is to say, they must he flwr
ones, of a date posterior to this decree i
ARTICLES OF EXPORTATION.
- “ Vinegar. paper, pasteboard, silks, emhrpider
*d stuffs, ver.iigrease, ..lls qf all soru, honey, 'pee
tumery, cotks rut and tn piere, turpentine, Spa
nish hqunrice, d,y pitch, rosin, juniprr berry,
raw worsted, Iamb and kid skins tanned and Uw
ed, linen of Dritany, cloths and woullen stu& u£
all kinds, velvets and cottons, silk, worsted, and
cotton hosiery, rutlery, trimming, china, work of
leather and akin?.
“ Those articles cannot be entered in any great,
er quantity than one fourth part of the cargo. Tbs
other three parts of the cargo are t<* be composed of
primitive articles; those are coru, wine, braudy,
aud fruit. J’
IMPORTATION.
“ Russia tallow, wax, malts, sailcloth, deals Ipy
various purposes, sulphur in flour, pot-ash, staves,
row for fishing, Spanish dollars, btak-lead, pgy
ter, Oitarge) logwood, pitch and tar, Kamila. *y
inr.rk, urstnick, fish, oil, hides, and lignomvrt*.
The above decree, as our readers observe, open*
the ports of IJoHanfJ to all neutrals—that is, opettf
the door In the trude with America, h is no dcub4
a relaxation of Buonaparte’s commercial edicts, ia
as much as the French ports were sl ut again*!.npy
Jrals, r id exports of Freiych property and imports'
pi neutral property were strictly for hidden. Rut iio
not let us suppose that the above decree baj Lpoi
pasped with any other view than that of coftciCt^
ing America, and «'finducing her to takes derided
part against us. The articles permitted to he'ha
ported are almost ajl those which Americi Van
furnish, one nr two excepted. There is no meali
on of colonial produce, of hardware, of any articles
of the manufacture sr growth either of fS. BiHaris
or of her colonies. The articles permitted to he
expoN*«i worn Cranre are those which Ainerkm &
wauls, and which lot the most part we h»«
in the habit, of supplying her with, ft may ba.iaid
that the French porta being open to neutrals, -rglp
nial and /British produce will of course find ilSir
way into France. It may he said, too, that the re
laxation of the edicts with respect to neutrals, maw '
;open the door to the relaxation, if not t« the entire
.repeal of the Berlin and Milan derrees. Amfttitn.
,wj|l he don*,, if Buonaparte mean rtatty to favour
the American trade, and if he does not. under the
jW*«* of favouring her trade, mean only togas
.broil her with us by holding put advantages to bwF
which he knowsaud she knows too we cannot Arr
mit her to enjoy.—While the Berlin and
crees . exist, our orders in catgril must remain ia
force. Our readers will recollect, that by these nr.
ders " a|l the ports and places of France aid her at
lies, or of any other country at war wj(h hii qp
jesty, and all other ports, and places in Europe,
from whirh, although not at war with hiamajesty,
the British flag is excluded, shall, from hencelhrUs;
be subject to the same restrictions as if the thm»
were.actpally blockaded in tip most strict manner ?
and it is hereby lurther ordered, that ell trade, jo
articles which are «f the product of the said roan
tries, shall be deemed unlawful; and every vessel
trading from or to the said countries, together with
, all goods and merchandize on hoard, and articles of
1 t,ie produce or manufacture of the said comtmror
colonies, shall be raptured and condemned as priso
to the captors.” fiaMjw alteration* or modlfifati
• r ■ 'a* v r , ’ * **■
ons wtr.e made us tbue orders, tint uf court*,
, t» -the extent ef permitting France and ...........
| to trade mutually ia the produce of their respective
territories totbe exclusion of «]| the produce M,
this country, sad of her colonies. If Buonaparte
consent, (hough not formally, St least virtually!,
, to repeal b» BeTlio'smd .Milan deriees; if they r~
i jffcr on Mfll'ii* not
I carri^TUito flj|P«Uon, Xt^, po doOUt, We shall up,
1 p«*e no ..istarTe* to the trade between AmrriKi sod
i b ranre— Bui pe -do mi aeyetsee any rcamo inr
’ ■irz8*sikL'.•&*-—*. ".a*”
I™ ^rwuita W C333)4fTltilrflaagi