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ixftw the letter. On Monday a bill will
be presented to the House of Represen
tatives lor raising the troops; and there
can be no doubt but it will pass, unless
a second letter should arrest its progress.
From present appearances I should sup
pose the executive are looking forward
. 0 a war v ith France."
The Emperor of France has issued
a decree from Milan, dated Dec. 17th,
>807, by which he subjects to seizure
and condemnation, every vessel u to
whatsoever nation it may belong, which
ahull have suffered the visit of an Eng
glish vessel, or shall have made a voy
age to England, or paid any duty to the
English government." This decree also
declares the British islands in a state of
blockade, and subjects to capture und
condemnation, every vessel coming
irom English ports.
The House of Representatives of hen
fuck} have ; assed a resolution ivq>; st
ing Congress to inquire into the con
duct of Judge lanes, relativi to Spanish
intrigues in the western country.
The origin, extent, and adjustment
of the recent differences with Algiers,
are satisfactorily explained in the fid
lowing letter from consul Lear to the
American consul at Malaga—
Algiers, December 16, I80r.
Sir,
You have undoubtedly, hi fore this,
heard that three American m -sv Is bad
been detained by a frigate of this place,
in consequence of the annuities far two
years past not having been paid by the
United States in Naval Store s, a stipu
lated by Treaty, notwithstanding the a
moutit thereof has been repeatedly Acr
ed in cash.
I htse ve ssels are, the ship Iviqle, of
New-York, Nathaniel Hinder, M ister;
brig Violet, of Boston, James M rett,
Master; s<h. Marv-Ann, of New-Y ork,
Sheffield, Master.
The people on board the vessels have
been treated v rv well, and no pillage of
any Lind has been committed.
I have now the honour to inform you
: that I have adjusted this business with
the Dev, who has received the amount
of two years annuities due in cash, and
the vessels are liberated ; and that our
commerce will receive no further mo
lestation from the cruisers of this Re
gency.
I prav vou will have the goodness to
give this as much publicity as possible,
for the benefit of all concerned.
I have the honour to be, Yours, See.
Tobias I,ear.
December IT, 1807.
P. S. We have this moment heard by
an arrival from Leghorn that the schoo
ner before mentioned has arrived in
Xaph having been retaken by the cap
tain and part of her crew left on board,
who threw overboard four of the cap
tors, and put four others in the boat to
shift for themselves.
I have myself rec. ived no advice of
this, and on applies ion to the Dev, who
first sent me information, he assures me
that it shall not alter the arrangement
made yesterday, and that our vesse ls
mav navigate without fear or molesta
tion.
At present till their cruisers arc in
port.
I have the honour to be, Lc.
Tobias Lear,
The Spaniards in the Island of Chd a,
expecting an attack from the English,
have mounted .iO > heavy cannon, ami
embodied, in a Idition to the regular
troops, 30,000 militia ; and the govern
ment have procured a large quantity of
provisions.
Com municatiov.
The Editors of a village paper have
lately declared, that u when they com
menced its publication, they laid it down
ns a general principle, that its columns
should n ver bear the most merited slan
der." Now I cannot comprehend what
tit v mean by “ merited slander.” To
charge a knave with Ids knavery, or a
fool with his follv, I have always under
stood was no slander. Slander is the
malicious propagation of falsehood, or
misrt presentation of facts ; and merit is
a term which implies something praise
worthy. I should therefore like to know,
how truth can become slander, or how a
praiseworthy ac i m can merit m dii ious
misrepresentation. Mung* Jungo.
WrsT-LfBF.RTT, February 2<% 1808..
At a respectable meeting of the citi
zens of Ohio and Brooke counties,con
vened hy appointment, for the purpose
of putting in nomination a suitable cha
racter for the ofRce of Senator, for this
district, at the ensuing election ; Moses
Congl. ton, Esq. was called to the chair,
and William J\I‘Kinley appointed Se
cretaiy.
And after conference and due deli
beration, David Chambers, John Mor
gan, Esq. Robert Hartford, William
Brown, Esq. James Fleeharty, Thomas
Evans, Esq. and William M‘Kinley,
were appointed a committee to frame
resolutions suitable to the occasion, and
expressive of the sense of the meeting ;
which were accordingly reported, and
adopted, as follow :—
1st. Resolved ; That, as the season i6
now approaching, when in we are called
to exercise the important privilege of
free election, in the choice of those per
sons who shall be entrusted with the di
rection and management of the weighty
concerns and interests of our country ;
it therefore becomes the indispensable
duty of the citizens, imparti illy and ju
diciously to select such suitable cbarac
tees, as are oi unquesuoueu patriotic
disposition, and competent ability to
ass. i t and maintain our essential rights
as independent sovereign states, and to
promote and secure the best interests
oi the community at large.
2d. Resolved ; That, under the exist
ing circumstances, and critical aspect of
our national affairs, (menaced as we are
with the injurious aggressions and im
pending hostilitvof the great contending
powers of Europe, and agitated inter
nally by the traiterous machinations of
some, and the blatncahle apathy (il not
pi ifidious sympathy) of others therein;
together with the defection oi many
from the due assertion and vindication
of our violated rights,) we can no longer
I h sitatc to pronounce, that our only de
! b nce, and security against the manifold
j dangi rs which threaten ihe peace and
independt nee of our country,must even
tually rest in the determined unanimity,
firmness, and patriotism of genuine Re
publicans.
3d. Resolved ; That, under the fullest
impression oi these views, and due con
idi ration of the important interests in
voiced in the rase, we are induced to
tie up at il propose DAVID CH A M
HI* RS, of llrooke county, Fanner, as a
suitable character to be supported lor