Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-07-25 00:00:00, page 2

THEPUBIJCK LEI>GER.
WEDNESDAY EVKNING, JULY 25, 1810.
•> Cfptain Ballet?, of the pilot beat Rabbit, arrived
t*** .?,n Sunday last, from St. Thomas, informs,
Tbipln the 1 Ills instant, at 8 o\?ork a. m. His
Britanojck'Majesty’s Frigate Circe, anchored oft
that harbour, having on board His Excellency Ge
rtctiaV Sir Georoe Blckwith, commander m chid
•ver the Caribee Islands', on a tour to the ditT.r
;'C
enl Islands.—On his binding at St. Thomas was sa
luted by Fort Christian.
Extract of a letter frevi a gcnf/rrr<Tn in J thing, to
hi* friend in NmXarlr, dated 1 ilk insh
• M A most dispracefoi »ftu» fiad; piare f>eie Iasi
evening. About 11 o’« Im k I ivas alarmed by the
cry af fire—after getting up ] found that it waicr
ciisimietj by an efiigy of Mr,.,.Jackson, the British
minister, bring burnt before the'door of Mr. Grego*
ry’* tiwern, where Mr. Jackson-pot vp. One or
two., of the riuerrs were taken aa&earried to jail.—
I an* Sorry to find that Mr. Gregory got rnnsidera
blyjmt in the affr iy—he was kuorked down by
one of the scoundrels. The thing will undergo ao
exHimorttion to:day. it is really a disgrace to our
•' - The doeSHneutsfirst published in lh« Nation
n
.'rtelJigenter, and copied into the American,appear to
be a link in the chain of papers relating to Mr.
F.rtkiae’e arrangement, laid before the house of Ionia;
j osd which have until now, never found their way
hup «the English »r American newspapers.”-—
From tfie date of Mr. Gallatin’s exculpatory letter,
thlPVppear to have been, in hie possesion since the
middle of April Last; but t<> giv* them publicity
•atF'tsot bis object, until the surmises of the prms
aoc^cftd him, rather faMf late for cicdit, to perform
. an act which duty imposed on him. We have been
* told, that tfte'panipTiletjtnntaiiiifio-these dofufivents
were loaned to the Secretary, from whom they cod'd*
% be recnve/pdthat when called lor-, the usual
^: apology was said to be, “ that the secretary had not
' V dona reading them," By this exculpatory letter,
1 ! the Sefrelaiv places hia word in opposition to that"1
j: • of .Mct L-J'sltine ; whose word, from courtesy to nur
OWiii publicfc'uffieiirii, is not entitled to’equal credence
with the former. Thus the affair must stand for
"? the pfesent.—[Ruttimore American, Demo. Paper.]
v-\ '■*?*"*. .
The eorrer.pnndcnre between Mr. Frskine and
Mr, Canning unveils mudh yet haves us ail in the
dark. %¥feM*srnot ibis correspond* itce^uMi
ed befortrf.Or why is tt publtsed now? The [n
ligeneer says it was printed but not published in
df the London papers. What policy'would riujuf
♦eerery ?■ Printed secf els ton. The cuiamur.icatiiin
of Mr, Gallatin i* dated three months ago, a font
'f,w niuiration ior the Ihtelligenrer. Government there
k: ' . fore must have.hofn in possession of these doru>
ntents at that time, at least Mr. Gallatin must
bate had them. Was it-thought imprudent in the
■daupMttatiofl toiphhsh them here while Congress
wJHpn sission ? Of did they intend never to pub
lish them l Has the knowledge of their existence
row compelled a publicity of what has h«»p-d would
‘^ forever * e concealed from the tvrjioriN sve?
Mr. Erskiite snys; Mr. GiTAtin' “ distinctly in
formed me that' he bad Ooifnrmly rndavi*ur<'d to
. penuade ths-ipmid'nt to place the eonditet of Great
' Jintnm and France tow if,Uniicd Siates in a
- 'AjgMn Gallatin sipf Mr. Krsbjna once
hinted tha|, Ihc' president had not
pWed tihe>onduct of Grfaf Britain in a fair' light
: end ht»*^itnmedmtely repelled the charge.*, Now
, bat item there does not appear to be a misun
dersUndiog, but a direct untruth f ami the publirh
t »f# left to give eredenrt^n which it pleases.
I vf1 Mi.Krekine soys, ,f I eoutd clearly cnitert from
manner anfftsdm^ slight insinuations, that he
< ifioueht the president had acted with partiality to
wards France."" Ail this-Mr. Gollutin onfifmvo
jjf rally dtanies : denies that he ever sn insinuated', or
■‘jL thought so., Cun it bit possible that Mr. Gallatin
' thnogiht’bdf -ft is a most severe impeachment of
his undarsUHding. Who will jifUeve him ?
Mr. Bf'skiflo declares th,1t“ Air. Gall din turned
tb^rM«tver8*tpidriiiinfiiiately In Mr. M.idison, ami
‘jiaid tint He e«uM not he areased pf Kiniriff.such a
Lins ItMfcifrds fcr.inel^ as Mr. Jefferson, This is a
direct Insertion of what Mr. Gallatin s-iid- and
, Mf. GalljUn decfmes be never tittered stu b at senti
#ne»Hy I'hf fbat he believed between Mr. Jefferson
and M re-Madison there was a coincidence nf senti
<~<Pf«trsffttritng France.'
made! at that jWp for
. ^ IV? pu'-pw of cotitghting tbr jjcntihirntsof Mr.
t Mjdisoii with those ot lhe f’residyit.” All this
K Wr. absolutely dr nift ^appears evident
; " *ssortjtl'i»t the tetmrnfcMr. Gal
f-,. .. IJwh'Sx^rii-i^ipa w|tit frr tiuiw Mr. Madison's
. iMiAW^war<Js Great Britain wtr# trrnft favour
J&leJhrl motsSfiost than Jr (fern's, and that cortSe
.; - fci« rwnjog to tfe presidency, there
,5- w«mld mk'gim?« cftnc* of an sdj.Mtroent of ex
hlr. Ersktfle'. declarations are
lx c«*l not Hlhra been? tn « mistake :
/ Mr.Gallatin. ; Mr.G.alla
^'<TiS*t#Is|H|gsk;ive. n»«ei«i(Jp-t/(xKf’'hiin. . #e«}o
'/ not btRe*A ifajp. of it. There aie three ways by
■ which to dtjSKfor these contradictions.
Either «fr5^aJfa#i* expreesetl hiineelf in an am
i \ kgKom Wtntfg with In MfeM««TlUt M*k Erskihe
• ■ t ■ should ondtf^pnd bun jivt|« ofauner baWd ; with
•n expet titiho that the cniw*»*tinn nedfe would
. ; tccnhte pahia%, W Tf'eveHftw^nblif l^lhat Jje
£ * xoold justify What he said, or d*ay.}(u4t the plea of
; r. rnwunderetandiagt oo tkrtct affirmation b»viogt>#f.
%*.' JwjM been tised-i; ■ - -
1 t)r, ’Mi. Gellatip did utter' surhsentunent*,Vr*
‘ . *»* yt promos intended »o4nheey swfhsinitn^uts;
- «nd now drski what, ha »*k): 'Ll?. ?'*■.&** . . i_
- • 'Or. Mi. Ersk.’tt^jnia been gll&Sj" fabricating
the whole. <‘:■* ’ .... ^ .■ v, . • t?
% Not a ere re rrt i« tinders t andt ng, hat ohotatt'fakc
*>y iouil, Miiisl rest on the' s)o«uldrra-4>f nne : gaity_'
l ‘> *jv*p&*,}ti:t wiirjtMlg# for Itself, he
:y «n»#«iidefittloil hottest add cepahle" pobti’i »i<p|;^3t'e
' ^ J*4iikfinnj», Would bt of «nAre>*Wvire trt this faun*.
- try-* Jwnouf aod prosperity thyi ill the '.nitnipp,
equivocal, sl o.'Srnt', liMwitp, intriguing,'dink; dis
;v . hoiust apd di*htMJiH»roWeme»stiiv» »f the adminrs.,
frat-wi aud fytr fegisfcllst c^ndiutm thepe ten
f :«ars^p-it. V ** ;
Vi i K
M’f> Gallatin eays, ° Mr. Ersltiue must have ■
mislsften roy nttcnt to the existence of surmises oi j
partiality in Mr, Jefferson towards Fiance lor an \
! ac qmescen, the truth of them ;” yet directly al- j
tf, he declares, *'Si> far Irom having, even Ly rut/ j
: silt tier, acquiesced in insinuations of that nature,
1 immediately repelled the charge.” Yet Mr. !>•
kinentirfooi llie repelling of the charge for an ac
quiesrrnre in the truth of it—Is Mr. Erslune u
j Foot, that he could not unth island Mr. Gallgtin ?
i Gr ilid hp, in tliu discharge of the solemn duties of
| hi* office, send to ids government an ill fijihricated
| mb# (Harsh word, hot t!irr4miM lie lying sotne
where ;) nr did Mr, Gallatin express himself in
; such tprnis that “ ni) such thing” was lmsunder
; stood for “ to he sore it is so?” Oi did lie directly
1 utter .... -— -; or how was
'll [//«/. American. “
♦ From the Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Mr. Editor,
From the commencement of the now existing
war m Europe to the present time, the partisans of
f runre in X\\p United States, have nni/tusbingly as
serted, that our trade was annihilated and our roup
try impoverished by the depredations of the Eng
lish cruizers. That the commerce of neutrals
j should during a maritime war between two of the
I most powerful nations in the world, expiVienre tem
porary interruptions, is very natural—hut that in
d< flange of those interruptions, unprotected, and
at the merey of a rival possessing complete dotni
j mon over the ocean, our commerce should have
enereased with such unexampled rapidity, unfit
arrested bySMhe death dispensing mandates of the
embargo, must he considered as allording jjjgtmi
plete re'utation of all the unfounded assertions to
tlie contrary.,.
Whatever may he the wishes of the mer.hnnts
of the United Stales at this tune, peace in Europe
has not been their object heretofore—the qualms
of conscience were completely silenced by the mag
nitude of. the profits growing out of the war, and
fche the dishonest trustee of a fraudulent bank
rupt, they even undertook to carry on the trade of
the vanquish' d belligerent, und by so doing have
uot only protracted the war, but prevented the
conqueror from obtaining peare on those advan
tageous terms to which be was entitled by his
victory.—That tranquility would have been res
tored to a distracted world ten or twelve years
since, if the cupidity of the neutral powers had
not rendered them blind to their true interest,
rannot be doubted—Nay, 1 will venture to af
firm, that if instead of laying an embargo, we
had left the contending parties to settle the dis
pute between themselves in their own way—the
' English orders in council and French decrees would
have been long since rescinded, for the moment
[.that Buonaparte discovered that his Berlin decree
whs likely to proriure no other result than to throw
all onr commerce into the lap of bis enemy—that
moment he would have alg|ndoned his system—
but to expect that he would so do, whilst we
were thrusting a dagger into the vitals of his an
fagomst, would be to suppose him destitute of
Common sense.
It is well known, that Tong prior to the war be
tween France and Russia in 1806—every kind of
English merchandize had been excluded from those
countries under the dominion or influence of Napo
leon, hot hs his system remained incomplete whilst
the English bad access to the north of Germany,
it was not until he gained the battle <?f Jena, that
ha saw him self in foil possessionof the means of
■jutting the®, out altogether from the continent
of Europe. Then it was also that he conceived
the plan of producing a collision between his ene
my and the United States, and issued his famous
Berlin d-rree under the pretence of retaliating
on Great Biitain injuries sustained by France in
her commerce through neutrals. It is to be re
gretted that none of the numerous writers pn the
origin of the orders in council and French decrees,
have been at the paiqs to investigate this fart—but
that it may be no longer subject to doubt, I will
observe, that at the date of the Berlin decree?
every species of colonial and American produce
were as cheap in France as at any period since
tHE commencement of the* war—and for proof
I refer niy readers to the anriial prices current.—
As to tfy; assertion made in the French gezelte pub
lished by Samuil II. Smith, Esquire, that the or
ders of eooncil of May 1806, declaring the coast
of France from Brest fo the Elbe in Germany to
be under a strict blockade, was a paper blockade,
it is only necessary loueruse the order in question,
to he. convinced <£th
thvfalsehoid of the assertion.—
There is’a fact,
. ..r. Printer, witii which the re
:, Mr.
tamers of Buonaparte in this country are well ac
quatnted, hut on which the friends of peace appea
to have observed a profound si^^e—it is this, the
If Great Britain was to rescind her orders in cotiu
gil to-morrow, sha might with roe fourth of he
present naval force, substitute an absolute block
sde of all the ports in France and the countries de
pendent on her, in strict conformity with the law
df nations." * . , , A. B.
From the ‘National Intelligence*.
"4
, >* UNPUBLISHED LETTERS,
Or Mr. Lr.skinf., latf, Writisu
j1 r‘ {ConcMrd.y ' ■ >
V:‘^ ft"'‘ No. 10. •
Dispatch f>am the Hon. David Ertlcine toUIr. Se
cretary Canning, dated Washington, 16th March,
* 1*509—receimt loth April. :
tSIR—Since flie arrival in the Delaware river on
I 10th instant of tlipr American' d.’spArh vessel
e Unioii from Effl»lirid and France,' I have hud
Ml; interview with the fii&idea|!£Mr. Madison) and
&t! secretary of sta^ {Mr. Robert Smith) whiiex
pressrd their senlidiJllW* l<> me very freely
to iheHntrftlgence whiil^ unis brought by
M* : ‘ :>i
■* ’The president. n‘
life alteration In
Jfiil* nwjestv’t orders in/ouncil h|
''the recent oftfr>
which had been tiwomni rated I s
y yon to Mr. Ptnk.
oey, suspending *gbe' operation of the acts as to
•any duties on exportation granted by the said acts
ias far rid relates to articles being .the growth, pro*
**r manufacture of any epontry ^ng in ami
ty with.hie en.ajyaty,*' not intact remove
the abjections entertained by tha United States
against the okIcm in couoti] in any degree Width y
*4te. That the* still violated tlie neutral rfgbts
■*4 Wdif“entry, as tbejfm.ide it necessary,For Ame
rican ships p:*s through England,> r *e t '
.which'was not
only ah infringement of the indepfndenre of the U- \
niter) States, but was completely destructive of their
.commerce, since the American vessels were probi- ■
hiled from going to the continent al ter .they had been
forced lo touch in England.
He remarked also upon the circumstance of Rns- j
sia and Demark being comprehended in the oper iti- 1
or; of the coders ill council, which he said whs ;i5- '
suming a new principle, as the orders hod been hi
therto res ted upon l he ground of a right ut retaliation,
whereas Russia and Denmark have never issued any j
decree violating neutral rights, lie complained se
verely ot th:s, and went over the same arguments I
upon thr-.e points whirh he had made use of while 1
j he was secretary of state, and seemed to be greatly
disappointed and vexed that no change in thejjelati
ons of the United States with the belligerents seem
ed likely to take place before the meeting of the new
congress in May next,'as he foresees the serious
difficulties and embarrassments in whictiTbe United
Stales will he then involved in determining upon
the course of conduct whirVit will be expedient to
pursue, and it is universally thought tbat^the non
intercourse law cannot last longer than the next
session of congrrss, and it will become necessary at
that time either to abandon all idea of resistance,
or to determine to adopt measures of hostility against
both belligerents, which could not be carried in the
last congress, and therefore are still less likely to
be adopted in the new, which will consist of a lar
ger number of members averse to such a desperate
and unavailing course.
The secretary of state (Mr. Robert Smith) re
peated the sentiments which he had often expressed
to rue, when secretary of the navy, of regret th„t
his majesty's government 'seemed not to believe
that the United States would resist the decrees of
France. He thinks the correspondence between
the American minister at Paris (general Armstrong)
and the French government, prove the determina
tion of this government, not to submit to them.—
He declared to me also thot he/:/roar that war wthild
have been instantly declared against France, upon
Great Britain's relaxing her orders, which he said
were issued before the United States had an oppnr
tunily or ascertaining the illegal interpretation
which France meant to pul upon heT decrees; he
added, that he was convinced that even r.'bw mea
sure* of actual hostility Would be adopted against
France, without hesitation, should Great Britain
relax in her orders so as to afford the United States
an opportunity of doing so with honour; but that
it would be impossible that they should single out
France as an opponent, while Great Britain, con
trary to her own declarations, enforced her orders
before any acquiescence on the part of the United
States in the French decrees bad been proved.
fie acknowledged that it might be difficult to
bring on a state of actual hostility between this
country and Great Britain upon the grounds of any
subsisting differences, but that he was desirous that
an amicable understanding should prevail between
the two countries, which the present state of their
relations would entirely prevent.
He added, that he was afraid the irritations which
were likely to be produced by capture under his ma
jesty’s orders in council might lead to serious con
ssquenre3, which he said he sKtnild deprecate, a* be
was unwilling to see the United States thrown into
an alliance with France which he thought already
too powerful for the interest of the world. He did j
nut pretend to entertain ar.y partiality towards Eng- j
land, but considered that the interest of the United
Stales was the same at tfce present moment with
that of Great Britain.
These sentiments, as expressed to me by Mr.
Robert Smith aie, I believe, very sincere. 1 have
l.een much acquainted with him, and cannot I think
be mistaken in the opinion which I have formed of;
his disposition and feelings upon that subject.
Both the president and secretary of state are, 1
understand, much offepdrd at the appointment of
admiral Berkley to a high command, pending the
set ions ro in plaint preferred against him by the U.
States ; they have not mentioned the subject to me,
as no authentic account of the fart has yet been re
ceived ; but J expect tt^bear Strang representations
upon the subject, should it prove to be well
founded.
As I have already had the honour to convey to
yon my Sentiments upon the subject of the non in
tercourse law, in several preceding numbers of my
despatches, as also upon the general aspect of affairs
in this country, I will not trouble you with any f|£»,
ther remarks, but beg leave to refer you to the en
closed extract fioni my No. 12, which was sent in
his majesty's packet with the mail of last month, as
it contains my opinion u^fa those topics, which are
bunchanged.
| This despatch, as also rtty Nos. 14 and 15, will
! be carried to England iq||he American despatch
vessel Pacific, which wilfsail from hence in- a few
days with a messenger, Lieut. Read ; another ves
sel is going at the same time to France, with a mes
senger and dispatches. Mr. Coles, the private se-j
cretary of the late president, is to be the bearer’of
them.
, (Inclosore referred to in No. 10.)
V\ Washington, \5th Feb. 1309
As the rulingperceive that it^wouM not
be in their pj|wer fo curry the eastern *st,'tes along
with them in a war with ’Great Britain, on the
grounds of aq|r Subsisting differences between the
two countries, they hope that the frequent captures
of the wheels belonging to the eastern states, which
are likely to.take place in consequences of his ma
jesty’s orders in council continuing iu operation,
niajyexcite irritation in the minds of the people $f‘
those siates, and lead thett) to take a part in the
next Congress in any dMUsures which might be
pointed against Great Beffloti.
1 continue to be firmly persuaded that Mr. Ma
dison, who has now been pronounced to beijfie next
president, would most willingly seize the first op
portunity of recommending to the next congress to
assert the neutral rights against France, should bis
majesty deem it to be just or expedient to cause his
orders in#hnnc>tjdtie withdrawn Tn ronseqoence rtf
a determinatiotljieitigeyincrd by the United States
not to submit tifilbe aggressions of France’. 'And
I conceive that ft is not at all improbable U>*$ he
might authorise Mr. Pinkney j[o’make a coriwrtmi
ration to you to that effect, as he has frequently in
conversation said to me, that no hesitation would
be felt’iti this countrjf of entering* npon. hostilities'
.with Francefhdf slie did not rernll bar decrees, but
tie always added, that U*was impossible the United
States could take such a step while his majesty's
orders were iq fsaiffa, because their justification'
cnuld only le attempted upon the grounds that!?»
United States hid acquiesced in (lie decrees of
1' ranee, which lie uniformly contends has ntvei been
thecas'-.
It is evident tdnie that he will he supported in
'this sentiment by Ins tmn party in congress, and
in the ciiuntiy generally so tar as to prevent his feel,
ing hifnsi !l r.impelled to single out France as An e
nemy, while his majesty's orders in council conli
nuta in force; but I am perfectly confident that it*
would be impossible that they could bring on a wat k
with Lnglmid, unless it should be occasioned, as f *"
have before mentioned, ly an irritation produced in
the minds of Vht fieople of the eastern stales, bytb» >
losses which might be sustained by them in their ’
ships and commerce by raptures uuder his matte,
ty’s nrdelS.' '$&
The weight and influence of the eastern slates '
bas been sufficient to force the ruling party
bandon their favourite system ol embargo, andthuK
too without the “ painful alterative”; of presiden t:'
Jefferson of war being substituted i but I doubt ex-’
treoiely hqw far they could compel tfie edneressand
president into a war with France, unless the United *
States could be called upon to assert its neutral
rights by the temporary lemoval of >his majesty’*
orders in council to give them that opportunity.^"
It appears by the result of the state ol the vote*
for prestdentand vice president which was declared
in the senate yesterday, thgt.Mr. Madison had 122
votes out ot 175, and that- all the Votes, except
thfeein the southern arid western states, were ia '
his favour, besides Pennsylvania ; and that twn
llnrds of the votes of the state of New York wer* *r
given to him. < He had also all the "votes of Ver
mont, but that was in consequence of the votes be
ing given by the legislature of'that state, which 'j
happened to be democratic; besides having nine
out of twelve votes of the state of Maryland. -
That vast imijortty would enable the president e-; v
lect and his party to resist the solh iunim nfuha
four eastern states, should they urge the next'lop
gress to single out France as an enemy, because if * •
same power which has proven incompetent to fn-'
force an illegal,oppressive and ruinous law, would '
still be sufficient to withstand a requisition to wag*
a war, which, however just, would not be likely”
U> be attended with any profit nr advantaae.
It is true that a non-intercourse law niey be con
sidered by the eastern states as very objectionable;. .
but as it would be rather a nominal prohibition <
iri«n a rigorous eniorcemenl, a resistance to it would v
be less likely to be made, and the less importance
if it should take place. ' ^
The ultimate consequenres of such difference*
and jealousies arising between the eastern *bd sou
thern states, would inevitably tend to a dissolution
of the union, which has been for the same tint*
talked of, and has of late, as I have heard, bee* *
seriously contemplated by many of the leading pe’o-Y
ple in the eastern division. ,
l will not however* trouble you with any obser
vations upon that important topic at present, bu*'
confine inyself to the consequenres of the measure*
about to be adopted in congress, -affecting his m*.»
jesty’s interest. . * £* .
Whatevei may be the motives of the congress for
the passing a non-intercourse law with England and
France, I conceive that great advantages may bik
reaped from it by England, as she has rtiecommand
of the seas, and can procure through neutrals any*
of the produce of this country, besides ^hr inv
itiense quantity which will be brought direct to
Great Britain, under various pretences ; wheren*
France will obtain but little, at a great expense and
risk, and wit. only get that little in' consequence of
the high prices in their markets. * I
Tilts measure will «wrate in wi-partial and dis
couraging a manner upon the eastern states, which
are commercial, that it would not be submitted- is**
very long, and its effects in preventing the intro- *
duction ol British manufactures would be trifling,
as they would de smuggledpato the country with
the greatest facility,' since the ncople who alon* -
could Intel fere with effect, wouldpSicourage such
trafic between his majesty’s dominions in Canada,;
and the adjacent territories of the United States,'
and in various other ways. 4; tY.>
Another advantage arising to Great Britain front -,
the non-intercourse Mu would be, that the interdic
tion of ships of war from entering the ports of th#
United States would be general, instead of being di-;
rected solely against his majesty’s ships. 'ThdffbnSv
importation law would be alsngeheral, and the con
sequence would be, that his majesty’s subjects
woultl get a great quantity of goods into the United
States, but French subjects could not introduce any. -
Should bis majesty deem it proper to consider tha i
non intercourse law in the light of a municipal rs- *
gulation, which the; United States had a nghtftw
establish, and not as a measure of hostility, I ant'
persuaded that it would not be i*; the power of any *
party in this country, even if they wished it, t*
bring on a war with Great Britain. ~
(Signed) D. M-eERSKINE.;"
St. Domingo—As our present cpnditiop respect- .;
ing St. Domingo is but little known, J Would ash
the attention of my leaders to tbe conduct of Chri»-i
toplie towards us. J % - ' ^ - (4
Ever since, the discomfiture of tbe French, ami
the final evacuation by tbe force entrusted to tk».
command of Le Clerr, tbe island has 'b£»n torjn toi •
pieces by two chiefs, Petinn and Christoph#; tbt
former contending for representative government*
as f«r as it was practicable there, andthe latter for*
absolute power oVer the publick wilt and force. A ?
government by representation^ with a president, in *
«urs, was content plated, and Chris
top*e was elected chief magistrate; but nothing '
short of self dominion would content him, be reject-'*
ed the oiler, and at the head of his troops assumed ,
the cbararter*and arrogated powers of # tamgrkfi
’thus resisted, This opponents tendered the pretideu
cy to Petion, who finally accepted it. Hence amen
some six years ag*, the hostilities which hsesver •
since 1'Hm carried od between th# two reliefs 5 th#
one comoittiag for wbat may be'called regulars#)] ‘
legitimate government, and tbe other for usOrpitf. *
on and uncontrolled sway. .
* curiously enough happens thift in this contest'
land is pretty equsll^ivided. Christoph#
isiogali North .of St. Mark while Petion main
tains tbe South,
fbeir land and naval forces are equal, each. havw
>ng 15,000 troops, and eight ships,. mounting from,
16 to 26 guns of $*’» and 32*«. Several desperate,
but indecisive naval battles, have been fought, and
their rencontres by land have nut been lets tout##- .
_«1 in their W, * ■ ”