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more to tb* continent than during the last _.
Sweden bus taken off three times thsquantuy of
ber usual import* crf AV. I. prndur* for which eh*
Info fovT.id a net through Stralsund. Heligoland
Sat been the hu«w«t sponsion the fi*w .«#lbs Globs,
East and West India good* of British manwtactures
hav* been poured into the continent through that
channel, anil sJme cargoes have been got into the
Bttstian ports through simulated papers, and mlu
Trench ones by smuggling. The export* to Spain,
Portugal, the Mediterranean, all British America,
n| well as South America have vastly increased,
and 1 believe those to the United States have been
Ibe only defiritgr The result of ail this is, that the
exports for the last year base nearly exceeded
TWENTY MILLIONS, those of any preceding
one: the imports are equally satisfactory—From
M the ports of the Baltic, from those of Norway
and Archangel, the importations have bent so great
' of every kind of raw materials that timber whirh
was at’ICO is not at £(i 0 tt every thingelse almost in
proportion. From Fiance, Spain and Portugal
such quantities of Brandies and Wines have been
received that there has hardly been passage way
for the last lour months. Warehouse room has not
in many instances been procured even at (he moil
extravagant rates. It is supposed that there are
4000 ships under foreign colours now in English
ports. Such has tieen proved to lie the impotenry
of Buonaparte’s decrees against the commerce ot
bilcountry.
“On tins side every thing betokens national
prosperity such as new ruuals, road), docks) water
works, insurance companies, &c. 6ic"
From the Salem Gazette,
POLITICAL REVIEW.
Tl>* following extract of a letter from a most Vene
rable member of congress to his friend in Essex,
(dated Washington, April !2y, 1810) will, as
well as the Utter of the hon. Mr. Breckerridge,
be read with interest, and mortification, by
, those who wish to know what our rulers are
about.
“ The adjournment of congress is one act, if not
. the only one during a session of 156 days, which
■will meet with the universal approbation of all par
ties of the nation, especially as it is likely to put an
end to all the system of embargo, non-intercourse,
and all that sort of trumpery, which has exhausted
our treasury, impoverished our citizens, and broken
the spirit Of the n ition. Some of our members are
apparently as melancholy at the thought that they
•re like to adjourn and go home, without either
war, embargo, non intercourse, or any blessing of
that sort to carry home to their ronstitu<nts, as if
* they had lost two or tbiee of their nearest friends ;
and indeed the situation and feelings of the present
majority in congress is by no means an enviable
onfc : defeated, divided, bewildered and nishearteu
e<!—forced to abandon all their darling schemes of
lesisling aggressions and of humbling the belliger
ents (that is, England) they present ratuer a sorry
Spectacle to the world. Finding to- treasury ex
hausted, our little army almost annu.il ii-u by t>e.o
management, and the spirit of the nation took, n
by a series of preposterous measures, which ,
•f operating upon the belligerents have only reacted
upon ourselves, the war spirit seems to be consider
ably I token down.
“ This situation, it is true, neither presents a
terrific!; aspect to tho nations of Europe, nor is cal
culated to gratify our national feelings. Whatever
boasting there may be about the increase of demo
erary in the country, particularly in-toe northern
Section of the union, certain it is that it never ivfcs
at a lower ebb at bead quartets than at the present
moment. One of our most zealous majority men
; observed, in a speech made some ten or twelve d <ys
•g-», that if congress closed the present session
without doing any thing effectual for the honour and
safety .of the nation, it would be in fact telling the
nation and the world, that they wereuufit to ma
nage the-helm, an I that they ought to resign it in
to other hands. However I might doubt the ror
Tectm-ss of some of the positions, which he advan
ced, l had an controversy with bim about ibi's, for
I believe a more manifest Want of capacity, energy
•ad system never appeared in any public!; body.—
The scheme of embargo, non intercourse, Air. will
be suffered to expire at the close of the session (a
long quietus to it!) and in all their searches after a
substitute it will be found impossible for them to
aorrein anv thine.
In tlie house of representatives we have, proper
ly speaking, no majority ; at least it is all hap
hazard on which side that majority will fall. There
ttreat least three, if not four parties in the hou«e
—the federalists, and about t*-n or twelve who do
not really assume the name of federalists, hut who
usually vote with them ; and the remainder, who
sompose a majority »f the whole, are divided into
the peace party end the war party., The latter,
(which probably consists of about thirtv members,
who cannot deny the reiterated injuries of the
French, nor help acknowledging the f.ivourai.h dis
position of Great Britain towards the adjustment
of out difiiculties) even at this day advocate, as the
Only proper course, the taking off all restrictions so
far as it respects !• ranee, whirh t hey say will ma
bl* us to obtain good terms from her; and the a
doption of vigorous hostile measures against Kng
land, which they say would soon compel her to ar
cede to an accommodation on our own terms ! But
as they are sensible this plan cannot be carried
through, therefore they don’t propose it.
“ In addition to the clashing of parties in the
bouse of representatives, almost the only thing in
which the house and senate appear to agree, is (o
disagree m almost every tiling. Indeed our situa
> tion is-nearly nr quite a navel one. It is uiirertam
what is the majority in the house, and where the
majority fails. .There ran he no calculation on a
majority in the senate; aod it is extremely quest),
enable whether the executive can command 4 ma
jority in either house. Jctferson, by an influence
utmost unbounded, moulded, fashioned and manag
ed the party at hit pleasure. His influence, howe
ver, was on the de-line before he left the beim.—,
Madisou it rather managed by, than a manager of,
tba party. Indeed I ran consider hint but little
more than a meie puppat, without either energy or
independence, but bandied about at pleasure ; and
bis' managers are, 1 believe, rapidly losing their in
fluence. The patty must evidently soon crumble
to nieces ; but the danger is, that fjiy constitution
01 uar country will go to wreck v.i.lr 11.
d«j kiitmi ^ t>
convoy b«s been, substituted in it* stfewf. Tlifs
not pus the bouse; and. th« wjiole dppafalufl;
non intercomse, embargo, SteJ/ml be sobered in
expire with (be close ol (be sessmh. 'Tam or three
days have been taken op, during Um lust week, on •
proposition for reducing the navy. This has been
Jiscnssed, not sonrOrh with any expectation of be
ing able to pass any bil| on the sobjert, as with a
view to protract the time nntil the close of the ses
sion, und ui'h a view to expose an abominable si
necure establishment, the expenses of which were
enormous. Was the British navy maintained at a
proportionate rate of expense with that of the pig
my navy of the United Slates, the revenues of the
world would not sufficient to defray the expense.
“ Sortie statements have been obtained fium the
treasury department this session, which gave a pro
per view »,i the economy of the two administrations.
Unclosed 1 send you the ropy of a summary, pre
pared from official documents, and published at
part of a (ircutur by the honourable Mr. Swoope ui
Virginia : its authentiiily may be depended upon.
It is to be observed, that the ledeialisls did some
thing with the money which they expended. At
the close of their administration, the federalists had
upwards ol forty ships of war of different grades.
They had also along rnd tedious Indian war tocar
ry on, and two insurrections to quell. The navy
under the present administration, has, by selling
and rolling together, been reduced to the mere ske
leton of what it was once. Excepting the triffmg
war in i ripnii, the nation has been at peace, and
there hat breu no insurrection to quells
“ Upon the whole, my dear ail, our situation af
fords but a gloomy prosper!. From what quarter
light may arise in the midst of our darkness, time
will unfold. Whatever rotnmuni- ations have been
received Irnnt Europe by the exerative none has
been communicated to congress, consisting I sup
pose ol‘»vh-t would be called private letters. We
know nothing nly'what wc learn Horn the papers.
1'hc long expected John Adams had not left Eng
land March :>jih, and probably has not left Eu
rope yet. The latest accounts from England were
fav arable ; nut if the same disposition prevails in
li e t ai.niet as formerly, no arrangement ran be
made whit'll t of government will date to accept.—
: I hope however this hostile spirit begins to be a lit
tie mollified, not perhaps so 'much by a change ot
feeling, as by a sense af incapacity tfl carry on a
system ot hostility. 1 he disorganized stale of the
party, and tl.e destruction of our little army at New
Oilcans, and the exhausted state of our treasury,
present but little, gratifving to the war feelings.—
May God appear lor our nation, and save ns Irom
the perdition with which we are threatened !”
Petersbcho, May 1~.
New Mflrkrt Spring Mertmg, 1810.
Yesterday the llaees lomoi-meU over New Mar-,
ket. I lie Mowing horses started for the Jockey
Club Purse of Four Hundred Dollars.
Wade Mustn't, s h. Duror, hy Diomed.
lior.tell Wilkes’ Ch. h. Madison, by Diomed.
William Allen’s s. h. Gill, hy Jack Andrews.
J“hn Minge’s n. h. Sir Alfied, by oir Harry,
1 ho s 1. Wilsons b. b. Pedlar, by Sir Harry.
I William K. Johnsons s. g. Dml Quixotle, by Di
, on.
( William Wynne’s ch. nr. Malvina, by Precipitate.
I The knowing urns were ail taken in. ^ir Alfred
tl.e favourite. After lour hard contested heats,
MalvinA won the purse.
Phil.sdei.phu, May 14.
Yesterday arrived brig Susannah, Thurston, 42
days from Lisbon. By whom we learn that the
spirits of the inhabitants ol E.sbon were much elat*
ed Irom the frequent arrival of British troops and
the torper of the French, who by accounts, were
I lunch in want of provisions, and had made lew or
no improvements on the frontiers, except m forag
og parties,'with which the new organized Purtu
| gttese tro..ps had fallen in and had proved them
selves good soldiers. That there was in the town j
! of Lisbon, and other parts of Portugal, a conside
rable impressment of horses, to mount the English
dragoons, lately Irom England hy which it seems
[ they mean to form a large body of horse to oppose
the French on the frontiers.
On Saturday evening arrived tlie three masted
sch’r Transit, captain Mend, from Cadiz, which the
left the 8lh of April, ut which time Cadiz was
well supplied with water, provisions and troops,
having had several arrivals, with soldiers from
Lisbon and Gibraltar ; ail of whom, with the ships
of war, are kept so much on the alert, that the
French, who hud at that time been two months in
sight ot Cadi2, had made hnt little progress towards
its capture ; the Bntishand Spaniards destroying
by day, what redoubts and works the French threw
up in the night, in short it was the genera) opiniou,
without some treachery they will never be able to
take it. The Mate of the ship Commerce, John
Colburn, late master, of ilalloweil, who was cast
away tn Cadiz hay in the March gale, came pas
senger to the Transit, and reports that, by order of
bis captain he and the hands left the ship soon af
ter she struck, that the raptaili with her papers
staid by her, that he was made a prisoner of by the
Frmrh.'but with a number of other officers of A
i/terican ships, were sent on board the Spanish Ad
miral’s ship a short tune before they sailed, from
whence, it was said, they would he. sent bwme in
different ships, the Spanish adrniiul not Ihiuknrg it
prudent-to permit them to go ashore at Cadiz.
Boston, May 9.
Died, at his seat |n H in ghaut, yesterday morning,
major general BENJAMIN LINCOLN, late col
lector of the port of Boston and Charlestown. The
death of general Lincoln, full of years and lull
of hpnour,” is no common misfortune. His great
revolutionary services-, bis irreproachable moral
character; hw incorruptible personal integrity ;
and the solidity of bis political sentiments, conspire
lu render his loss, a public calamity, as well as m
distressing family bereavement. We hope-1 he ei
tnens of this town will pay bis .memory every ho
nour, which the limited time, previous 1* hi* faw
ns!, will allow.
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hnil^^)i^il)^#]Mf‘l|1^ v.i4$
dfrnifccfwtK si
•nd a a-flnrtt ratif rh*k by »in»jMrity *rt c
A poitirnrttee »f the bnusn was thru appointed to {
f-nttnt Hi* votes l(if£rneFH}bffirer*,who*tit 5u’rio«k, j
l1 -M. ft'f*<urtfrfth«rfti Wowing gentlemen to be elect-*
«d, who rntf thereupon prnrhtua*<h and engaged
netfordm#r)- : Hfs excellency #A MRS FENNKR,
Lsq. Gmernnor, and the bos, ISAAC WILttOLR,
Esq. Lieutenant Governour.
Cspfttin Taber, who arrived here this morning
fnnn Hull, informs us that the John Adams tailed
on the 24th ol March—that it w«» nndrrstuod in
England that the 'preliminaries ol « treaty Lad hern
agreed upon between our .miiristef and (he British
government—and lhat Mr. Pinkney bad been reim
plunented with au elegant dinner on the occasion.
- Cum. Adv.
Death of Admiral Cvl/iiiguand.—Captain Del
lingham, nl tlie ship Commerce arrived her«* this
morning from 'iaiagona, s-poke on the S8th of
March, off Malaga, the ship Recovery, captain
Stokes, from Gibraltar, lor 'Alumit, who informed
that Adininil Lord Collingwood died at Cadre a! out
the 24ih of March, and (bat nil the shipping in
the harbour of Gibraltar were dressed in mourning.
[VVe have letters from Cadiz of 26ih March,
wbiek take i»o node* of Ibis circumstance* Ed Ltd.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
We are indebted to a merchant of tins city for
the loan of a Mull paper or the 2/tli of March, con
taining London dates to the 2ilh, brought by ll,t
ship Laura, arrived this forenoon. It will best, n
that it is Slated that Mr. Pinkney arid lord VV- lies
ley have concluded a Commercial arrangement, and
that every thing is settled as fur as ft can he uone
ou that side <>f the water. Mr. Elliott the bearer
of the treaty left London on the 23d of March to
go on board the Join Adams fiigale.
A passenger in the above ship state* that a fleet
ot 22 sa li/f the line were fitting ,>m in England,
with all possible expedition, destined it was suppos
ed against Croenstidl.
EXTRACTS.
LoJtuojj, March 23.
We received last night French and Mutch paper*
to ihe l6lh and 18ih of this nionih : they are in
general uninteresting. Russia has opeuiy km>»*
Ldgedull the evils »mailed on her oy her stn seivi
f.ncy to trance, and beg proclaimed a national
bankrupt, y by an Ukase, which the Moult,ur ac
knowledges lo be remarlUrife.
The miniature portrait of Buonaparte, which he
sent ty Princess Maria Louisa, is set in 16 snliia
rieS, each of which is estimated at 3000 florins.
By a Heligoland mail, arrived this morning, we
have received German Idlers and papers lo ti e d-te
ol Match 11. By these it appears that the spe, u
lations on the continent, ate strongly iij ipvour . f
an alliance, offensive and dcltnsive, ottwe n 1‘ifcn-r
and Austria, the objert of which is to compel Tur
key to enter into the general league against tins
country, and shut our commerce out of all the
ports of the Levant, It is also stated, that Prus
sia has been called upon by France to be prepared
| lI> 'bgage in a war with any northern power, in al
'uslon it is supposed to Russia.
Saturday Ltcning, Marrb 24.
Price ofstorks this duy at one o’clock 3 percent,
cons, for money, 68 15-28—ace. 68 7 8.
American p„pus to the 20tb ult. arrived in town
yesterday.
'I he question on the coinparitiv* disadvantages
ot war with Greui-llntain and fiance, has occasi
oned much discussion in congress, and indeed
throughout the Umied Slates } and we are happy i«
find a more juat disposition lo appreciate the conse
quences ol it war With this country, than has hi
therto been displayed in America, begins lo be pre
valent. i he resolutions ol the local legislature of
Massachusetts, on the dismissal of Mi. jicKson,
reftr to this stibjec-1, and <aunot fail, we should
hope, to make a due impression oh eVeiy sober
milUied uiau Hi the United Slates.
Letters received yesterday front the roast ol
f ranee stale, that all the American propeity seised ‘
in the several ports of that country to the 91I1 inst.
had been sold, ahd the proireds paid into the'Funcb
tieasuiy. The amount is said lo be consideiable.
It is added ibat gen. Armstrong, on receiving a no
tification to this effect from the Ftench minister,
sttu back a strong remonstrance on the subject,
whiph was, however, expected to be attended with
no good ettcci—Buonaparte, we believe, next lo
ourselves hates the Americans most cordially ) we
only wonder that any persons in the United Stales
ran he so blinded by their partialiiy to France, and
by their prejudices against this country, as not to
see that it we fall under the power ol Eranre, Ame
rica ciruld not exist for six months an iudrpendenl
state.
Mr. Elliot, who takes out the despatches from
Mr. Pinkney, in the John Adams, has left town,
and thak,frigate willsaii the moment he arrives on
hoard.
On the subject of the adjustment of differences
between this country and America, we have little
to add lo the communication that evriy thing is
settled as far as it can be done on this side of the
water. Ihe present violence of France, which we
have ahove slated, we hope will have • more pow
erful effect in producing the ratifn ation of the pro
visional arrangement concluded between lord Welles
ley aud Mr..Piukury.
ST. L'iiES’ SALT,
. :
2000 bushels St. Ubes’ Salt, of am ex
cellent quality for sale a-float. Apply to
James Thorbufn,
May 11._3_Lee’a Wharf.
Ten Dollars Reward. *
COME villain on Thursday or Friday killed the
ysuUci iber** COW, near the road leading to Mr.
John Warren’* Farm { the bide has been taken hff
and no doubt anld. The above reward will Mi paid
to any one who will give information to aat# ttrake*
cote to conviotion the perpetrator of the act, if
white, and Five Dollar* if a black perkoe.
' . _ Vdliam Davis. .
S si • ijfttk?
»«*• ***<*,t*
ii». * *£&■*&*
Sloop Case il. Wall
Arrived pel*PfeogWoy, «<,», NotW
1 liufHday fhr Sn' in*. wffOrrufOeky tW
procei-d imnredialt-ly for Savannah.
.
WJRT OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUU^
CUSTOM.HOUSE-£»t*m».
Schr brandSu.J.mn, J .rh*o*, Philadelphia.
Yiuing C. rpeuter, Weeks, du.
Curium, Johnson, New-Volk
Sloop Favourite, Mill*, - % Philadelphia*
Clearkh.
Ship Monsoon, Briuhiiuan. PmU,
SehVVe««f Aremel!,, SblW^
Ferguson’s Packet will sail for Bal
timore »n Sunday nrxt. /' tyayl#.4
For Freight or Charier, ;
(Co**™,) ?
The Schooner FORTUN1.
Burthen 64 torn. Apply to the muter mi hoeti m
Campbell’s wharf, or
Tristram Butler.
May IS.
for sale,
The HULL of the Ship.
bacchis, >2#
i'f Boston, together with a number of Span belonging,
thereto, now lying on Currituck Beach-Midship
being built of.excellent materials, is considered Well
worth the attention of Ship Carpenters, or any per**
sons having vessels now on the stocks, as she wife bm
sold very low. Apply to
Christopher Fry,
May IS.
law3w Newton’s wliftrf.
FOR SALE, * .
43 hogsheads of prime Petersburg
TOBACCO,
of heavy weights, particularly selected, and *enfe
for a ship that was filled up before these came down.
John. Cowper.
May 18.
250 Tierces R ICE,
30 Bales Cotton.
Fur8alcby i 4
George Raincoek.
May IS. • tf
Landing tAit day from the Sehoorurt John.,
City of Wathington,
200 bbls. prime fresh grounds
fine Flour, >
100 barrels prime old Rye Whiskey, ,
10 do. do. Qin. .
ditto landing from on hoard the ochhoner Lucjttia*
• from Uootont ’ -
JO casks Nalls and Brail,, *, 4, S, 8, 10,1?, % 30d.
2 bales India Chintzes, 2 cases fine Hats,
38 bundles Sheathing Paper, mid
2 bales Cotton Canvas of superior quality, mmiuf
factored in the neighbourliood of Boston by Mr; Juhm
Otis, Jun. and sent on at a samplm
For Sale by
Jennings & Roddey.
May 18.
rOR SALK, .. K
A Valuable Tract of LAKD,
Containing 900 acree, situated in /antesCfeeCauftw-^
ty, on Ctiickijhominy river | theland ta pw^RiciivtaP
iim
well timbered «ml watered-, with good nurihcs
mi'■>* ft i.rtt rKa r.f tmr.ni . , « -»
mires from the City of Williaroduirg 4 there ~-fctvn
gtod Hnuse with « rooms in repsts, a
lent water, and a garden, the, whole
>*ed
with a valuable fishery, and m season
wild fowl.
vffov,
24- likely well disposed N
and the whole of the Stock, Itc.—The
will he liberal, will be made known on
Mr*. £. G& tiff, in WilUajaaburg,
or
coff, on the form.
Williamsburg, May_
flu from along tide
A small YAWL,
About 13 feet long, painted white
tom, and her timbers headed. A
will be given to any pereon who
heard the sloop, or to
William
May Id. */:.T
Juft received by the Setwmcr
ipes Choice Old-impi
15 pipes Choice Old. Lp
cular MADEIRA V
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