Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-08-27 00:00:00, page 2

1CK LEDGER.
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T;-;^MONDAY EVEN 1NG* AUGLIST 527, 1810c
^"'"E r'r'."ir ' - t \- 'II vjf -im,^ «.*«^ii..i.1tt.|iy m.Am.
;. • •Tns Foreign Intelligence which has been rereiv
edatNew York by the ship Pacifick is oot so lists
•tit was expected to be, nor particularly interest
fog. We Mve given such artirles as appeared niosi
deserving attention: *• , '
The French decree of the 13tb /one appear:
. to bave been misunderstood by some of our editori
intlie article that respects the restoration of coloni
.a]j|j(tdufe, ^i,i|ch~had been sequestered at Antwerp
' ‘the adjoining provinces, and in Holland. We un
dtrstSnd that this decree refers only to’colonta
produce Which had been imported under licences
fed not to American pTopej jy, The article whicl
permits the importation at a duty of 50 per cent
proves the property' referred to in this decree.—1
* the restoration of American property had belli con
tvmplaM the decree would have been general—Tht
system of sdftstratlon would not have been ptirsu
at the same time at Strolsund, Stettin, &<-.—
»,the%hip Despatch, which left Bordeaux ar lat<
of Jane, would have brought intelligcnn
id ilponiuit and agreeable if it had been tros—No
! Ntt^bfenn does pot part with bis acquisitioni
o!
»kh a* mnchfacility. - » 1 .
7^ Jjkvoald appearFrench are preparing
ft|ini*|*t naval and ni'tifory enterprises from tb»
Adristick-L-Egypt it sopposed.to be the object.
* < The alliance which is said to have (wen formed
. between Austria and France, (J true) will itot fail
ti'have an important effect upon the affairs of Eu
^fOD0e f „ ' ( - \
.' • */:
/isf Accounts from Spain and Portugal direct, arc
) jat3icli later than those ly way of England—those
worn Cadiz are as late as the 17th of July. Tiie
account of the drfeat of the van of the British ar
my on the frontiers of Portugal, ts we believe incor
-ref/,*; The account comes by way of Cadiz, and
' .Jthe defeat is said td have happened about the last
•of June, whereas intelligence from Lisbon to the
, jfour^h of J^y received at this place by the brig
/Louisa, Captain Mucnatnaru, says that there had
been no battle.
#'
l Brow*, the Collector e( New Orleans, has Been
Appr^cnded in London, and by Mr. Pinkney's
mCaavtiftk, most of the money of which he delraod
•ed the United States has been recovered,
Another instance of putlick robbery has recent
> ly been discovered irPthe State of MassechUsetts
• *TUr1Ionocuabx.e Barnabas BimvEEt, herein
‘lore a distinguished democratiek Representative i
Congress, formerly a Treasurer of une of the Couu
^ ties in that State, and at present Attorney Genert
^f tbe State, has been detected ia committing fraud
ife offices, and it is said of forgery and pcijur
^ |^-ha had absrouded, and cannot be found.—Th
!) Boston pkper* contain details of this busioest
-•hiirb w« have not room for in this day’s puper.
^ Mr.' Brown the late collector of New Orleahi
who absconded with § 150,000 of publick money
' Jiaa hegp appreheml.-d in London- lie was take
ifotha theatie at the instigation of Mr. Pinkney.
gave up bilfs of exchange, and other valoubl
which is sow ip the hands of Mr. Pin*
•
ifev-ttvi' •¥?■-}! ‘ '■
PttiiAttEtpnfA, August 30.
- ■ ' LATEST fltOM CADIZ.
i;?#/¥es»erday arrived brig Growler, rapt. Robert
,V80 days from Cadiz, sailed July 17, and mforn
U was reported and believed at that place, lb
WFfehch general Su.nlt, with 15,000 men, bi
|he latter end of Jane attacked the advance go*
®f 6000 omi under the command of gefc. Crawfor
WB the confines of Portugal,and obliged him to fi
back to the mein body, with only 20C0 men. 'Hi
?tti« ■'Wiftoff'Vttbr wos Still safr, U?og well sapplii
With .water glut provision*, end oof of the reach
; the tatmies shot and shells,, though it was said t!
French were casting mortars at Seville of a farg
^ff^bre then any they bad, #hb which they hopi
to re Cell the town ; ’that ettntinual tiro was kept t
l,(*hy,^tttagor;la «» fort --—
«t» Hte Leon, from whence , and .the Spanish am
boats it was as briskly returned. That the Brit
»ra in- possession tod defend m. oy of ti e advaai
ppste with great spirit. That the baitery at tl
causeway leading from,the wall* of C«dir to the ii
’ •Ta-„nMr,y f,omk,*'**d, and was to be m.iOn
ad with 70 or SO pieeea of htavy ordnanca, from J
40 32 pounders.' . —
^-.Tha allies aic busily employed erecting vari o
•ther batteries on difirjent parts'of the Island „f L
»♦' *11>* Tn-nrh m tbenptvif oits-of Cadis, are <a
* °P*y 15,000 men. •Flotr at Cadiz J4 dollai
- T
« ''BbitoV, Avgust lr; '•
• M"*«•*O'RHarriverfihebugArneme, tapuin
,r“5l ^'iP, * “t0rS *» sailed on the first
j" ■ *;,'5*# particular in keeping
Ittf morMruJ%#(jh
i« i'ftlflligfnrejiqd reports of newt
?JjMo:th*dP '
l- departure. The great battle
long expet ted
pfcee on the frontiers bad hot
bwo iriugbt, still motm-mijr lookedfoV.
The British Mstened forward their relnfnieej^enti
Jfbt troijr had not advanced. Ciudad Rodrigo b*«
SP»J» *-'* «f •waiuokion
* ■~~L1**rur€»t»*-'1 st Uslow.-vCW
: »t»* Wkn to Jem 90, wtnrh nphi
mjhmi appsariu ednuin nothin* imp or
4»?> ■■ ••»'*.^
JNVUtor* odd :w.
> ‘ w •. ; :•; ^
:s- ^ * :■
“ general audlengiuad-*
: iug report ofsbe desertion of tbe Fxtne tartrsofpin
’ great • numbers, i* rcpe%tod,.nnd loat^
WBasureto be true |.||tfa^«fe'sei|||B^>b<u>> *re
d-ily coming into theiifcrffniid na^anodifr thevxr
?,; rive arc pat on board tr*w}»6rU. ^
“ June25.—Three British region eats embarked In
flat bottomed boats, l^^roceflkd op 'the river.*—
lt is said their desjuufion is l.eira; but, peoplelgf
information do nut^HKbt thejyyere destined for the
frontiers. . $r dB.
“ June 29.—The report ffl^ne day is, that or
ders have been issued for the remainder of the troops
to proree<|B|t the river as speedily as possible; for
the transports to be in perfect readiness ; and that
a general action was like soon to take place between
the combined armies and the French ; and that the
French had taken Ciudad Rodiigo; but this last
was not believed."
The following information is from a gentleman of
respectability in Lisbon.
“ Ciudad Rodrigo, which the French are besieg
ing is a frontier town of Spain, about 4 leagues from
lb# Portuguese boundary line. On the approach
• of tbe French tbe Spaniards applied to lord Wel
lington for a reinfoiceme-nt, which he refused, but
. granted them a supply of powder and shot; but on
the first appearance of the French, and while they
were at such a distance that shot could not take ef
leet, they began tiring an^ by the time the enemy
was near enough to do execution, their ammunition
was nearly all expended ; they applied again to lord
Wellington, h»r ammunition ; but it is said be had
• ik. ii n ir|M- iru ijis lUIUhllip JJH3 rCSUIVCU
not to advance an inrh into Spain, which was ap
parent (»y his looking quietly on the French before
Ciudad Rodrigo. It appears his expectations 'are
not sanguine in being able to defend all Portugal;
4 but hi9 plans- appear confined between the rivers
Douroand Tagus. His positions are said to, he
well chosen, and are s<> strongly fortified, that the
inhabitauls feel themselves perfectly secure, should
the Franch attack him ; and it is confidently helievi
ed that he will not suffer himself to be drawn ont of
h;s strongholds, having bevu taught a severe lesson
•t Talavera.
“ JT.e armies under lord Wellington ate estimated
to amount to 00 000 men, English and Portuguese,
and of which 10,000 are cavalry. The English
speak well of those Portuguese soldiers who have
Briiiih officers; and as fast as the officers acquire
(hejlanguage of the country they are put into Portu
guese regiments to discipline them. The principal
strong holds of the rombined armies are, Guarda,
Almeida, Pinhal, Vise*, and Castlebranro all in the
province of Beira, and not very distant from this
- frontier."
remark.
In a late Centinel we give an abstract of a letter
from the Spanish commandant in Ciudad Rodrigo,
to the maiquis Roman*, dated in June; announcing
th* investment of that city by the French, and of
his i pollution to defend it. No mention was made
in that letter of any communication with lord Wel
lington ; but from a debate in the British parlia
ment it is probable his lordship is confined to the
delenre of Portugal, and is not permitted to send
detachments into Spain.
Springfield, (Mass.) Aug. id.
The Attorney-General.— \\y have just learnt from
the county of Berkshire, that the hon. Barnabas
Bidwell, Esq. attorney-general of this state, and
treasuier of said county, is missing, having bees
found guilty of malpractice in the latter office.—
Feeling as we do lor the interest and honour of the
commonwealth, it is to us matter of deep regret,
that this gentleman should have conducted in such
a way as to make it necessary for him to take bis
leave ih a clandestine manner*—We find some who
knew Mr. Bfdwell full well, are ndlsurprised at the
late discovery} but those who have been taught to
believe in bis iuviolable integrity, his conduct as
treasurer of*the county of Berkshire, when farts
are known, will stagger and astonish. Although
Mr. Bidwell is a democrat, we did not trike him to
be of that class wbo believe that “ The public is u
goose, and any man that trill not pluck a quill vchen
he has an opportunity, is a Jool!”
Foreign Intelligence by the Pacifick, arrived at Nev>
York.
I London, June 26.
LasVnigbt we received Paris papers to the 20tb,
and Dutch to the 23d inst. from which' we have gi
ven some interesting extracts.
The desertion of the French general Sarrazip, as
might have been expected,produced no small degree
of stir at Boulogne. The countersign was immedi
ately changed along the French coast, and measures
adopted to frustrate any attempts that might be
n>ad« by the English government, in consequence
(of information derived frdln them.
These Journals contain details of the French ope
rations in Catalonia. It appears that Augereau has
arrived in Pans, and has brought thither the mili
tary details of the atehievments within the circuit,
of his own command in the north-eastern districts
of Spain, but which afford nothing new.
Some of the troops intended for Spain are said to
have received another destination. * They are order
ed to the coast of Britannv.. where, aernrdino in
rumour, a large force is to be collected. There is
a great affectation of mystery with respect to the
ultimate 6atinaiion of this army, bat enough is
suffered to transpile 1o indicate a project of invasi
on of some kind.
By letters from Malta, dated subsequent to bri
gadier-general Oswald’s dispatches,, we learn that
there was great dangler of our ttoops being obliged
to abandon tbeir new possessions^ so gallantly ac-‘
quired in the Adriatic sms 5 as oar wbole force a
mounted only to10,00p effective men, against which
the enemy were then proceeding from Naples with
30 army of 40,000. - ' J
^ -Jone 27. . | ■
We have this morning received an influx -of con
tinental papers. They consist of French to the
2!»*, Dutch lu the 24 th, and German to the 20th
insf. The most iinpq.rtantprticle they, contain is'
I tist in which «e%re informed that, by a treaty of
i alliance between Franreand Aqttrja, the hitter.
‘ power is hoand to furnish a contingency of »50,000
troaps; to co-operate with the French in the vast'
! p/fj-tto which still remain to be executed by Napo
; " JBn* 28. -7,■: 1
AJ» ailiclilfrom Hamburg statet that, the scheme
' «f marrying Ferdinand the VUtfc t* the doubter
? j*( Terriep Utfoqap*rteV(fe>i» bees abandoned, aqd;
<het>K a*db«i fhthnf hnd rpit^MNU*|t41y4 J
ft: , r:: . ? J»l» $9- • ' yr, -
letters of the &*th, from Amsterdam, Miration
a very singular report rnrrent in tbit rit£: tbit
there was a general insurrection in this cbitntry, and
'that the object of general Sarazan’s visit to F.n|lund
was to give every possible assistance etH^nrouTage
ment to the disaffected party. The £nne letters
mention that the exportation of corn has been pro
hibited from the Dutch ports, “because the French
have prohibited the export of corn to Holland.’'—
They also state that a French consul hits arrived at
Koningsburg, lor the purpose of superintending the
trade of that place, “
The following is a translation of a new French ds
cree of great commercial importance :
“ Paris, June 13.
11 In conswjuenre of the meeting of tbe council
qf commerce, which took place at St. Cloud yes
terday iu the presence of hts majesty, all colonial
ptoduce under sequestration at Antwerp and the ad
joining provinces, as well as those of llollapd, is
plarfed at the dKposal of the proprietors.
“They are allowed lobe imported into France on
paying an -nlvalorem doty of 50 per cent. The co
lonial produce in Holland is not liable to ihij import,
unless imported into Frauce.’'
, Juue 30.
rtKiAL I)u;Kfcr..
“ We Nsjpleon, &r. taking into consideration
tte present high price of corn on the northern roast
of out dominions, until the quantity thrashed is as
certained, and until the produce of the approaching
harvest is determined, do decree, and it is hereby
decieed as follows
And the same day his majesty issued the follow
ing decree:
“ The exportation of wheat by the Scheldt, the
ftlaese, the Ilhine, or from any port of our fron
tiers, is prohibited.
“ Our minister of finance will transmit immedi
ately by an extraordinary courier, the necessary or
ders for putting this decree in force.”
On the. 19>h, an official order was issued in all
the ports of Holland, forbidding the further expor
tation of grain of any description. Such ships as
had not completed their lading, were in consequence
compelled to reland their cargoes.— [Courier.
*' Art. 1. On and after the first of July, of the
present year, the exportation of wheat shall be pro
hibited throughout the whole range of our ports,
from the Island of Schowen southward to the har
bonr of L’Orient, comprehending both those places
within the terms of this decree.
“ Art. 2. On and after the above date of the
first of July, within the range of coast above sta
ted, the exportation of oats is alto htreby prohi
bited.
“ Given at our Chamber of Commerce, at Paris,
June 22, IS 10.”
The queen of Holland is dangerously indisposed
at Piombieres.
Exchange of prisoner*.—The following paragraph
on this subj-'cl appeared in the Moniteur of the 21st,
in the form itf notes, upon two articles extracted
from the London Journals :
“ The assertion that Fraure proposed to compre
hend in the exchange the Russians taken in Poland,
and the SwedM takin in the fast war, is calumni
ous and absurd. If the English adopt, as the basis
of the exchange, that of includi ng all prisoners who
were comprized in the two belligerent masses, that
is to say the Spaniards and Portuguese, there will
no longer he ntiy obstacle to the exchange of prison
ers, and 110,000 men will return to their country
Observe, that of these 110,000 men, France will
send home upwards of 70,000 English, Spaniards
Sind Portuguese. The object of ibis article is to in
duce a belief, that the delay wlficb prolongs the suf
ferings of so many families ought to be attributed to
France, and to cast the whole odium upon her :
whereas, on tbe contrary, Mr. Markensie has been
for a month without an answer to his despatches,
and without instructions. If tbe negocialion lags,
it is the fault of England.”
General Sarrazin was on duty when Napoleon and
his new empress were at Boulogne. After viewing
the fortifications, and every thing interesting in the
town, they went to tbe heights to take a peep at the
ocean. The Austrian princess had a telescope m
her band, and observing a vessel cruizing at some
distance, jhe enquired what it was, and was inform
< d that it was an English vessel. Perceiving five
others in the harbour, she asked what they were,
and was told that they belonged tp tbe emperor.—
She then asked why the five vessels did not go and
take that belonging to the enemy ? At this moment
Buonaparte who bad shewn a restless impatience,
could restrain his feelings no longer, but snatched
the glass out of her hand, exclaimed in the French
language, with great impetuosity—“ Because tbe
wind is nnt fair !”
RIOT.—On Saturday night a very serious riot.
took place at Liverpool. A man belonging to an '
American vessel to the hatbour having been im
pressed, on the ground of his being an Englishman
under an American protection, a body of American
seamen, taking the opportunity afforded by the pen-'
pie about the docks being absent at dinner, proceed
ed to ttie rendezvous house, and being refused ad
mittance by the only one qf the gang then in the
place, they broke open the door, and dragged him on
board ah American vessel in the dock ; they pro
ceeded to tarring and feathering, end accoidingly
stripped him nuked, and rolled him on the detji of
the vessel, on which a quantity of tan had been pre
viously ponied. Feathers, however, not being at
hand, they shook a cotton bag over him, turned
him loose into the town, driving htm-'nlong the
dorks, and through Hanover-street. The poor fel
low in a most piteous plight, at length found shel
ter in some of the neighbouring streets. One of
the ring leaders has been apptebeoded and commit
ted fur trial.
July 2. ., : : *
By a vessel which pasted the port'of Dover yes
terday, ftoip Dieppe, accounts have been received
that a report was in circulation at that place, on her
departure, and generally credited, that an embargo
would be laid on all the ports in Franca on the firsts
of July (yesterday), and continoe in force for eix
months, inconsequence of which all vessels were
_;iSn~n >W vf- «i icit. .'i.ij. x ■ - v. „ .
the French b§vs sustained a great, loss pf men, by
. the springing of >,H»ioe;befpie h«t no data
U meuiium-d for 'this event. Government* we w>
derttiwd, have received Ho dispatches From Lord
too of alaUf data than, the SKh life#Mob,
isters, it is affirmed, bawrmijved advices (hat N*-: 4
poleon is collecUuga&jmtri^B* force in
tic, both of ship* end troops. TWcaiiui of ioten- -
ded attack is proW% bfgj-pt, fn^j&hkH he may
most successfully annoy onr passengers io the eas?^
and it a probable that ibe threatened attack oh Si- ,
cily is intended tq co-operate with this principal ,•
object. • :* ■:»
1 he master of « neutral vessel just arrived from
Nant?, states, that neither there por any other tfpjs
of the French roast in that direction, is there wy
assemble.nieut of troops ; and if this information
be correct, it follows, of course, that the reports
io the foreign journals of the formation of an army »
there to menace the shores of Britain, is a thera
stratagem of the enemy to excite alarm among us,
and prevent any further reinforcements beingseott»
our armies in Spain aud Portugal. ~
Since our last, Paris papers one day later Ilian *
those received on Saturday have reached us, nlsii a
few German papers. The southern part of the Ty
rol has been formally incorporated with the king- '
doin of Italy, a circumstances which destroys *#*
ry hope of the futuie independence of that cou^y||t
A gentleman, who has just arrived from Rotter
dam in a fishing vessel, which was repeatedly fin;d
at by the French guard, says that Napoleon is cn- ..
deavouring t^ trensfsr the whole export of the pro
duce of that country to the city of Antwerp, where
licenses are obtained without difficulty for a pecuni
ary compliment. The ooly force in Amsterdam
wii9 the Royal Guards of Louisa, consisting of 66'00
men. At Rotterdam there were 1000 French, and,
'in different stations along the shores of Maese about
19,000 mote. For ths insult to which the French
vvnr mriy exjmben aiuoiieroam, We Dutchmen
*u that city are obliged to pay 100,000 guilder^ and
they have since shewn no disposition to gi*e the
same offence, and incur the like penalty. , IR
There was a rumour current yesterday in the high
er circles, wliirh, if it be well founded, implies a tU
tal change of plan in the operations of our arm#
in Portugal. It was said, that lord Wellington,
rth the whole, or greater part of the British airuy,
was to embark at Lisbon for the purpose of procee
ding to St. Lucar, and afterwards co-operating with
the garrison at Cadiz, to raise the siege of that city
and expel the enemy from Andalusia. The defence
of Portugal was in the mean time to be committed
to the Portuguese nnd Spanish troops, under tb«
command of marshal Beresfurd and the marquipt :3
Roman*. * ' r
July 3. .? '•
Last night we received Paris paper* to the 30th
ult. from which we have given some extracts in a
preceding column.
This day we received Dutrh papers to the 1st
inst. from which we have taken the following ex-’
tracts, some of which are rather interesting.
_ June 24.
Byadecreeiphe 12fb, all exportation of corn*
by the Scheldt, ffft Meuse, and the Rhine, thiou*>h
Holland is prohibited. ; *
Lower Eebf., June 19.
The. report is renewed, th«t the English have de»
manded of Sweden the fleet lying at Carlscrona, «g #
also the isluud of Gothland.
rlhe endeavours to produce a gener.il peace, and
the negotiations for that purpose, are not given up,
as some Journals have asserted. One of the great
est obstacles to peace, it is understood, is, jffiat
England interests herself for certain princtly houses
connected with her by the bands of affinity; and,
so long as an indemdification is not provided foe
these houses, there can be no.artual accommodati
on, much less an effectual and stable peace.
Barth of the Elbe, 22.—The king otDen
mark, following the example of the king of Swe‘
den in Pomerania, has given orders to-excltnjjf
all American ships. The beginning hat-been mad*
at Tonningen and llusum, and will shortly'extend ’*
to Copenhagen. Serious apprehensions are enter
tained for American properly in Stralsuud and Swe
otsb Pomerania. Since the departure of governouf
Essen, another Swedish governoor has arrived in
Slralsund, who has stopped every kind of trade in
colonial products, and ordered the confiscation of
not only ships, but also of carriages and waggons
in which may be found, together with the horses.
Private letters received yesterday at"Hamburgh *J
from Paris, confidently state that a second line ol»
Frenrh Dmianicrs is to be established, which will1'
reach from the Elbe to the shores of the Ballirk.
Private letters received from Paris state,.tfest tW .
new empress is disliked by many persons at eouit
for her pride. She shews her resentment to all
persons in the least degree implicated in the unhap
py catastrophe of Louis the sixteenth. Several
persons of distinction have for this reason been re
moved from court, and lost their employments.—*
The French general at Hamburgh, Melitor, is said
to have exacted from that unhappy city another
forced loan, without security, 2,000,000 <»f francs
for his government, fje also wished to" encamp,
with his whole division of 13,000 men on the fro*- > /
triers of Hamburg, but the senate proving their ins
bility to procure the necessary wood for building
hop afecl houses for the officers, the plan wasse
linauished. •••••' * f’ i"
i be following important arrangement, we finder
stand, has been made witb the plenipotentiary of
the prince regent of Portugal: / ;
Cotton guods (formerly prohibited) and all tbo
manuiactures of this country without'exception^if*
to be admitted free of duty into the kingdom of Poi
tug“^ ’ ,.v ■^
Cotton wool from Portugal, and from thi Port*.
l?ues« dependencies, is to he imported into Great*
Bntain at the same duty of 2d. per lb; in PorUi* ”
guese as well as British vessels, from thedalt of • <
■ ibis treaty.
The duties on British'msnufac tores imported into
the Brazils, whether by British nr Portogoese sab*
[ jects from the date of the treaty are to be 15 per
j cent. Formerly the duties to British subjects'Weft
[ ft per cent, and tfce native Portuguese 15 per cent, ,
as above. ■„ <*?■ ■ ’ •
The excess of duty on the importation of wine*
froti> Portugal to Great-Britijio, if brought 1$ For*
' tuguese and not by British vessels, is to he cootf
tiied after the date of this treaty, and as a compen*
sation for this difference a smalt additional doty is
to be proposed on woollens only from this country i
imported into the Brazils in British ships. >
The reports from Dieppe, that an embargo had ^
[ been impoaed in the French ports,' is hot credited. '
The Parts pjpere to the date Of Friday lest, do ndt i
j mention such an event, and a gentleman who left V
j Paris on that day, pays that nothing of the tart kw
j keek promulgated, *r wit expected. * f .