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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. VII.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. 1077.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1807.
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Observations on the conduct of Great Britain—Continued.
As the laws and constitutions of England did not admit that government to avail itself of the execution of the British and Russian convention of March 1793, without acts of Parliament indemnifying the ministry for the day for each order for the seizure of neutrals against the law of nations, and as the orders of the 8th of June 1793 were thus illegitimate; and further as the frequent passing of acts of indemnity would excite the attention of neutral governments, a measure of a singular and unprecedented cast was adopted on the 17th of June 1793, which was calculated, by an insinuation or implication, to cover the British orders of that month, and all those which England might chuse to make during that war. The executive and judiciary departments of G. Britain had laid down in the most formal, solemn and open manner, before the whole world, in the case with Prussia, the Silesia loan, that the universal law of nations and existing treaties were the true and only rules to govern the British courts of admiralty, and that the crown never interfered to give rules or directions to these courts, yet an act of Parliament was passed, as a necessary accompaniment to the illegitimate convention with Russia, which act contained the following words:
Section 35. "Provided that nothing in this act contained shall be construed to restrain his majesty, his peers or successors from giving such further rules and directions from time to time to his respective courts of admiralty and vice admiralty for the adjudication and condemnation of prizes, as by his majesty, his heirs and successors, with the advice of his or their privy council, shall be thought necessary and proper."
The convention of Britain with Russia and this section of their law of 1793 laid the whole commerce of all neutrals, as a devoted sacrifice on the altar of unlawful power. These two acts of England struck at the vitals of the independence of our country, for a nation whose whole floating property can be seized and condemned upon the ground of foreign conventions, and foreign orders, which she cannot modify or restrain, is, in solemn truth, not independent. That country alone maintains its station among the powers of the earth, whose territories, whose flag, whose property and whose people are completely respected, according to the universal law of nations and to her own treaties voluntarily made. This England rightfully demanded of all the world. Let all the world demand this of England. It peculiarly behoves the American merchants to convince themselves of the necessity of standing on this impregnable ground. From it alone can vital and permanent safety to their interesting pursuits be derived. If our government must yield any part of the law of nations, we can have no security for the remainder. Commerce must become precarious, and domestic consumption in the form of home manufactures must employ our people and our funds; for our commerce will perish with the subversion of the only rules for the government of the republic of independent states—the universal or prescriptive and written law of nations. This august code is the federal constitution of the civilized world. It may not be violated with impunity by any power. Its violation may not be allowed by any power, without dishonor and ruin.
But let us return to our historical review—it has been maintained in these papers, that it was erroneous and unjust to ascribe to France the origination of the neutral sufferings—a matter of great importance with respect to the claims of retaliation set up by England. An entire view of that division of the subject was given in No. 2, commencing in 1792, and bringing the enquiry down to the date of the British orders of the 8th of June, 1793.
A distinguished act, continuing and extending those violations, took place secretly in the British privy council on the 6th of November, 1793. It went the length of authorising the seizure of all American and other neutral vessels, having on board the produce of the French colonies, or provisions, dry goods, and other supplies for the use of any French colony. The French dominions in the East Indies and the West Indies were equally and fully included. Thus the whole French empire, which chequered the terraqueous globe, was preposterously treated like a little blocked port—for their European dominions remained under the operation of the unrescinded order of the 8th June. The Americans and other neutrals were subjected to inculcable injuries and innumerable violations. This, too, contrary to all decency and precedent, was done in a secret manner; for information of its existence was suppressed, even at the British admiralty, till late in December; and it was not till the
25th of December following its date, that our minister at London (Mr. Thomas Pinckney) obtained a copy of it, as will be seen by his official letter to the secretary of state, in the president's message to Congress, of the 4th of April, 1794. Here was a most serious act of continuance of the violations of neutral rights in pursuance of the Russian convention, grounded upon a mere intention to attack, in December, some French colony: it was accompanied with various circumstances to render it irregular, offensive, and injurious. It was clandestine, being kept from the view of all the neutral ministers in London, for seven weeks after date, and even reserved among the secret papers of the British lords of the admiralty. In the mean time, a passage of four or five weeks carried it to the West Indies;—and our unsuspecting vessels, mariners, cargoes, and money, were odiously entrapped in the fatal snare. Thus did they secure the possession of four sailors, vessels, and mercantile capital. Even in the case of a blockade, the law of nations, and the treaties of England with the powers then owning the majority of neutral shipping, required a proclamation, and notice of the blockade, and a knowledge of it by the neutrals, to justify the seizure. Reason and conscience require the same. But Great Britain, treading under foot those obligations of the laws of nations and of her own treaties and all decency and justice to us, clandestinely transmitted to her naval commanders the orders of the 6th of November, when no blockade existed! By those orders, a neutral American or Dane, bound with French sugar, coffee, &c., from the U.S. a neutral country, to Denmark, a neutral country, nay, even to Spain or the Austrian Netherlands, then countries of the powers combined with England in the war against France, were rendered seizable, though the cargo was neutral property also, but grew in a French colony! By the same order a cargo of American produce and other goods, which could, by the article of August, 1784, be carried to the French colonies in peace, was to be treated in like manner! It is possible, that any secret order can be more extravagantly, more irregularly injurious to an enemy, and more violative of neutral rights, than the British system of orders of June the 8th, and November 6th, 1793, as they stood in force, through the months of November and December! It was April, 1794, before we knew, that the November order either existed or was countermanded. When we did obtain the knowledge of its being countermanded, the mischief was all done.—It was accompanied with the very unsatisfactory information, that it was not rescinded from any conviction or admission by England, that it was wrong; nor did they profess that they would not repeat it. On the contrary, they explicitly avowed that it was countermanded, because it had served the occasional end for which it was issued. They added too a reason contrary to the just rights and dignity of our government. They said, that it was intended to produce an effect upon the interior circumstances and affairs of our country and government! Professing to consider it censurable to interfere with the interior concerns of a foreign country, the British secretary of state did so interfere in the same breath. He committed a dangerous derogation from our right of interior government, and gave to our minister, Mr. Pinckney (as an apology!) the assurance, that he had no right to do it. He affected to treat the complainers in America against their orders of council, as the enemies of G. Britain and of our own government! Mr. Genet having been caused by the French to expiate his offence by the loss of all his honors and emoluments, France stood on clear ground. Lord Grenville must be considered, therefore as the predecessor, in 1793, of all the irregularities of foreign diplomatic characters, in their transactions with our government. His conduct has never received any censure, or notice, so far as we are informed, except those manifestations of it, given in Mr. Pinckney's letter of the 9th of January, 1794, wherein he says, that "of course he said nothing (in reply to Lord Grenville) of our internal affairs, nor, of those of France," they being our foreign allies.
The next British orders of the 8th of January, 1794, authorised the seizure of all neutral vessels, bound from the French W. India colonies to Europe; also of all French W. India produce from those islands bound to the ports of neutrals, or even to those of the allies of England. Yet the British afterwards led us into a treaty for carrying not only their West India but their East India produce to our ports during the war—Thus the very means used to aid all their own colonies, have been made the cause of seizure against all the neutrals, when serving a part of the colonies of France. Neutrals too, who had secured by treaty the right to protect the goods of an enemy in their neutral ships, were deprived of this stipulated right, in order to injure France. These were new repetitions of violations of neutral commerce, which manifested to France the British determination to continue,
upon every call of interest or instigation of hostility, ingeniously and without precedent hardly to apply the system and principle, they had commenced, & reiterated in 1792, and 1793. They never permitted the irritability of the French to be abated, nor the wounds of neutral rights to be cured. If the French became inflamed at the sight of their own wrongs, and at the vast expenses, injuries, and dangers, which they produced, Britain surely was the cause.
* See the famous case of the Silesia loan at large.
† COPY.)
George R. Additional instructions—6th November, 1793, to all ships of war and privateers, &c.
"That thy shall stop and detain all ships laden with goods, the produce of any colony belonging to France, or carrying provisions or other supplies for the use of such colonies, and shall bring the same, with their cargoes, to legal adjudication in our courts of admiralty."
"By his majesty's command, (Signed)
"HENR. DUNDAS."
† The Danes and Swedes.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
A writer in the Washington Federalist, who signs himself "Americanus," but who might more appropriately have signed "Ignoramus," attempts to prove the utility of a navy, and the benefits resulting in time past from this establishment; now, though the impolicy of this has been frequently and fully proved to the entire satisfaction of all the republicans and all the honest and impartial men of the Federal party, which in consequence are now as warm in the support of the present administration as they were violent in opposition at its outset, yet this writer, with that obstinate callousity of intellect which feels not the force of argument nor recognizes the voice of truth, still persists like a parrot to chant the old song.
It is not my intention to go into a laborious refutation of the absurdities which we expect to see published under the head of "American Politics," for this would be unnecessary. I mean merely to accompany him for the amusement which his fallacies afford, & to relieve the languor of these tedious dog days.
He says "Americans, how can you neglect that commerce, to which you owe your very existence as a nation." This is the first time, I believe, it has been asserted that our existence is owing to commerce—It somewhat resembles that ancient fable of the Goddess who was said to be sprung from the Froth of the Sea. We had very little commerce at the birth of our nation, and not a single ship of war; yet we conquered the mistress of the seas notwithstanding. We had not so many men of fortune as merchants at that time as we have now, or it is probable we would have been still the colonies of G. Britain. No, it was our spirited Planters, our noble minded civilians, and our indignant mechanics, that entered with zeal into the contest, and from a sense of honor.—The merchants, from a sense of pecuniary interest, rather than from a desire of political independence, as Britain had cramped every operation they engaged in. No person ever heard of a rich merchant turning out to fight, but with rich men of other professions this was not uncommon.
I do not wish by the above observations to detract from the merit justly due to the merchants—they are an useful body, and their interests have been assiduously attended to by the present administration. As a proof of this, their flourishing state, but few bankruptcies, extension of trade, and banking systems, an accumulation of money so as to lower the interest two per cent. at least. The Adams interest was 8, the Jefferson interest but 6 per cent. and our traders now borrow on the same terms. Under the administration of J. Adams, the bank interest was nominally 6, but in reality 8 or 9 per cent.—because, if a trader borrowed 1000 dollars, he must leave 250 in the bank as a deposit; if he drew out the whole, he got no more money on discount. This was, in bank language, called keeping up his account. This is changed by Mr. Jefferson's wise administration, and the abilities of his financier, for the banks no longer talk of large deposits—if the applicants are good that is enough; they get now 1000 dollars for the same sum of interest that they got 750 for under the late administration. This is doing more for the merchants than building a navy to protect their trade, which at the same time would burthen it.
But with what propriety can it be urged that a navy is the support of trade, when every man knows, who has read commercial history, that a navy has always been the destroyer of trade. Consult the history of the Carthaginians, Venetians, the Genoese, the Portuguese, Spaniards, Dutch, English, &c. Their trade grew up without naval protection as ours has done, and dwindled into non-existence after the establishment of one. The sailors were employed in the public service, in a way unproductive of wealth to the state,
and were living on the labors of the private merchant. This was a heavy tax on their trade, whilst wages were raised by this new demand for hands, and every other naval article was raised in the same proportion; that is, the government raised the prices on the merchants, by establishing the navy, and the merchants were no longer able to compete with their neighbors in the business of trade, who did not labor under such disadvantages. The same thing is verified in our own day, and we may fely presume, from the infallible test of experience, that the growth of a navy involves the decay of trade.
RESPONDENT.
At a numerous and respectable meeting of the citizens of the territory of Michigan, held at the city of Detroit, at the house of Wm. M. Scott, Esq., on Sunday the 26th July, 1807, agreeably to the following notice of the Marshal of said Territory.
NOTICE.
The citizens of Detroit and its vicinity are requested to assemble at the house of Dr. Scott, on the Lord's day, at half past twelve o'clock P. M. to take into consideration and discuss the present state of our national concerns. Detroit, 25th July, 1807.
STANLEY GRISWOLD, Esquire, was elected Chairman. JAMES ABBOTT, Esquire, was elected Secretary.
Resolved unanimously, That taking into serious consideration, the repeated attempts of our government to obtain redress and adjust our differences with the government of Great Britain; and finding that all our endeavors have hitherto proved fruitless; and viewing with deep regret and serious apprehensions the late daring and outrageous attack of the Leopard, a British man of war, on our armed vessel the Chesapeake, within our shores; we view this wanton, barbarous and daring attack on the Chesapeake, by a British man of war, with horror and detestation; and we pledge our lives and property to co-operate with our government in such measures as they shall adopt for redress or vengeance.
Resolved unanimously, That prompt and efficient measures be recommended to the commander in chief of this territory, for the safety of its inhabitants by preparing and properly arming and equipping the militia for efficient duty.
Resolved unanimously, That any attack from the Indians upon our settlements shall be considered as actuated by the British government, and that we shall act accordingly.
Resolved unanimously, That it be recommended to the commander in chief, to request an additional supply of regular troops for the safety and defence of this territory.
Then the meeting adjourned to Thursday next at 5 P. M. to convene at the house of John Harvey, Esq.
Hotel of JOHN HARVEY, Esq.
Detroit, 30th July, 1807.
The meeting of the citizens of Detroit and its vicinity, was opened agreeably to adjournment of Sunday last.—The Chairman laid before the meeting a communication from Governor Hull, inclosed to the Secretary, in answer to the resolutions of Sunday last, which had been transmitted by the Secretary to the Governor, which was in the words following:—
Detroit, July 28th, 1807.
Fellow Citizens of the Territory of Michigan.
I have received from your Secretary, James Abbott, Esq. your patriotic resolutions of the 25th inst.
They are clothed in firm and manly language, and manifest that spirit of independence, and regard to national character, which every real American ought to feel at the present eventful crisis. The American government hitherto has been guided by a moderation and forbearance, almost unexampled in the history of nations.
The administration has been influenced by the principles of the constitution, and have considered that the blessings of peace, never ought to be sacrificed until demanded by the most imperious necessity. But, my fellow citizens, when this necessity appears, moderation and forbearance would no longer be national virtues. A people who have obtained their national existence by their wisdom and valor, will never suffer it to perish in their hands for a want of spirit and firmness. If the daring outrage, to which you allude in your first resolution, was authorised by the British government, it can be considered in no other light than an actual commission of hostilities; at present we know it was not the act of the officer commanding the Leopard, but is traced to the admirals of the station.
I shall make use of every means in my power, to arm, equip, and prepare the militia for the safety of the inhabitants and defence of this territory. Hitherto I have endeavored, and shall still endeavor to convince the Indians that their safety, their protection, and indeed their very existence in this country, depend on the conduct they may now be
called to exhibit, and it is finally to be hoped that no foreign influence will precipitate their destruction. They live in our country, they acknowledge their lives under our protection. They annually receive valuable annuities from our government, and I have great confidence, they will be too wise to sacrifice all these advantages. It is unquestionably correct to consider hostilities committed by them if armed and urged on by a foreign government, as the act of that government.
By the last mail, gentlemen, I anticipated your last resolutions, but my single wish shall immediately be strengthened by the influence of your recommendation.
Situated as this territory is at this peculiar crisis of our national affairs the necessity of union must be apparent. The safety of every thing dear to us, depends on it.
Let us then, my fellow citizens, manifest our patriotism, as well by our conduct as professions. Let all party spirit cease, and may we universally adopt the motto, "United we stand, divided we fall."
The opinions and wishes of my fellow citizens will ever be gratefully received, and I shall make use of all the means in my power for the protection of the territory and safety of the inhabitants.
I am respectfully, Your most obedient servant, WILLIAM HULL.
Resolved, That the sentiments expressed in the Governor's communication, now read, are just, patriotic and laudable; and that they correspond with the feelings of, and are cordially reciprocated by this meeting.
Resolved, That it is anxiously hoped, party spirit may cease, and an union take place, as well in conduct, as profession, relative to the inquiries offered to our country, and the alarming situation of public affairs.
Resolved, That "United we stand, divided we fall."
Resolved, That this meeting has not been wanting, nor will be wanting, in all proper exertions to produce unanimity, although we are aware of the inveteracy and strength of prejudices enlisted against us as democratic republicans.
Resolved, That it is the first principle of republicanism, and absolutely necessary for the existence of all free governments that the minority shall submit to the majority.
Resolved, That it is matter of regret that a small minority of persons should have appeared in opposition to the proceedings of the people on Sunday last, when these resolutions were adopted, which have been so much honored by the Governor, and which ought to command the approbation and united concurrence of all those who wish well to our country, and have their honor at heart.
Resolved, That it is highly important that forbearance and firmness should mark the conduct of the citizens at this crisis, that we should endeavor to promote unanimity by all proper means, while the utmost vigilance is used, and dautless exertions pursued, to prevent advantages being taken by suspicious characters, or the fees of our country, to effect its ruin.
Resolved, That the present democratic republican administration of the government of the United States has ever met, and still meets our warmest approbation, and shall have our firm support.
Resolved, That the Chairman and Secretary of this meeting be a committee to correspond, if necessary, with the executive of this territory, the President of the United States, and the different committees appointed throughout the union, by giving such information as our local and peculiar situations shall require, and from time to time, whenever they think necessary to call meetings of the citizens to deliberate on what measures are proper to be adopted until the determination of the general government is known.
Resolved, That the people of this territory, and this meeting are truly designated by the political appellation of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS.
Resolved, That copies of the proceedings of this meeting be furnished by the Secretary to the Governor of this Territory, and to the President of the United States, also to the Editor of the National Intelligencer, requesting that the same may be inserted in his paper.
Then the meeting adjourned to the second Saturday in September next, to convene at the same place and hour.
STANLEY GRISWOLD,
Chairman. JAMES ABBOTT, Secretary.
Portland, August 31. COMMODORE EDWARD PREBLE.
IT is with sensations of unfeigned sorrow and regret that we announce to the public the death of Com. PREBLE. He breathed his last at a quarter past five o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday the 25th inst. in the 46th year of his

On the melancholy event of the decease of the late Captain Preble, a meeting of the citizens was held at the Marine Insurance Office, for the purpose of devising means of paying suitable funeral honors to the remains of their late distinguished fellow townman.
The Hon. Woodbury Storer, Esq. being called to the chair, it was resolved unanimously, that, deeply impressed with a high sense of the meritorious life and character of the deceased, and anxious publicly to testify the same by every mark of respect and esteem, voted, that he be interred with military honors, and a committee, consisting of Major Lemuel Weeks, Capt. Daniel Tucker, Hon. Woodbury Storer, Maj. Hugh M'Lean, Isaac Halsey, Esq., Capt. Josiah Titcomb & Captain John Mussey, were thereupon appointed for the purpose.
On Thursday the funeral was attended with military honors, and the ceremonies of religion and masonry. The bells were tolled from 8 till 9 o'clock in the morning: the colors were displayed at half mast from the shipping in the harbor, from the Observatory, and other public places. At 1 o'clock the stores and offices were shut; followed by a total suspension of business and labor for the remainder of the day.
At the time appointed for attending the funeral, the citizens of this town, and many from its vicinity, impelled by a common sentiment on this mournful occasion, repaired to the late mansion house of the deceased, together with the military escort and masonic lodges. After an appropriate prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Deane, the performance of masonic rites and solemn music, the procession moved at 4 o'clock, in the following order:
 Military escort—consisting of  Mechanic Blues,  Falmouth Light Infantry,  Portland Light Infantry,  Portland Artillery,  under the command of Major Weeks.  Military Officers, with side-arms,  American seamen, with the flag of the U. S. furled and reversed,  Justices of the peace,  Judge and Register of Probate,  Marshal of Maine and Sheriff of Cumberland,  Portland Lodge,  Ancient Land Mark Lodge, (of which he was a member) dressed in full mourning—directed by the Hon. Woodbury Storer, D. D. G. M.  Pall Supporters, Pall Supporters,  Capt. Titcomb, Capt. Tucker,  Capt. Mussey, Capt. M'Lean,  Maj. M'Lean, Col. Hunnewell. 
Mourners, Reverend Clergy, Physicians, Selectmen, Citizens, four abreast. In this order the procession moved up Court and Beck Streets, through Maine, Free, Middle and King Streets, to the place of interment—during which time minute-guns were fired from the battery. After the deposit of the body and the performance of masonic rites, the discharge of three volleys over the tomb by the military escort, closed the ceremony of a solemn and affecting scene.
Was the subject within the compass of our abilities, the limits of a Newspaper would not afford room for a particular review of the meritorious and heroic life of Commodore Preble. It will be the proud task of the American Historian to furnish posterity with a splendid detail of his talents and services as a man and a naval commander, by assigning him the brightest page in the archives of our country. Suffice it to say that his whole career was both honorable to himself and pre-eminently glorious and beneficial to his country. At an early age, and in the dark period of the revolutionary war, he held a naval commission in the service of the U. S. He then exhibited striking specimens of a bold, adventurous and intrepid spirit, which stamp the character of the real hero.
The high expectations so justly raised in his youth, were more than equalled in the exploits of his meridian life. The interval of peace from 1783, 'till the commencement of our difficulties with France in 1796, afforded no opportunity for a display of his talents. On the establishment of the U. S. navy he was honored with one of the first appointments. His conduct as commander of the U. S. Squadron in the Mediterranean, while it unfolded a bright example to his successors in the navy, acquired him the lasting gratitude and thanks of his country. His successful efforts in the bay of Tripoli, are well known in Europe and America. They led to the restoration of peace and the liberation of our countrymen from bondage.
Throughout every scene of his life, that cool and deliberate courage and persevering ardor, for which he was so singularly conspicuous, never forsook him. His genius soared above vulgar enterprize. He gloried in defending his country against outrage and oppression; but was never solicitous of an occasion for such an employment. He sincerely deprecated war, as the worst of evils; nevertheless, amid the "battle's rage" his arm would stand a host against the enemies of his country.
As a relative and friend, Commodore Preble's character was equally estimable and exemplary. Although those who frequently saw him were justly alarmed at the state of his health, yet his own expectations of
recovery, till within about 10 days of his decease, were sanguine. On finding he inveteracy of his disorder bid defiance to the best medical skill, he resolved on a water excursion as a last experiment, and on Sunday the 9th inst. went on board a packet and stood out to sea in hopes of deriving benefit from sea air, but finding no relief, returned the Thursday following, sensible that the hour of his dissolution was fast approaching. With this prescience he summoned up the energies of his soul and beheld the approach of the king of terrors with that calm, yet heroic fortitude which in every situation was a characteristic trait of the man; his exit was in every respect conformable to his past life. The death of such a character as commodore Preble, would at a time of perfect tranquility be justly received as a public calamity; but the loss of such a man under the peculiar situation of our public affairs, at the present time, must add to every feeling of regret; and render the loss doubly distressing.
On no occasion in this town, was ever witnessed so large an assembly of citizens as at the funeral of commodore Preble; and all appeared deeply affected at the loss of so gallant an officer and so good and great a man. On this mournful occasion none exhibited stronger marks of sincere grief and sorrow than the "hardy sons of Neptune" who justly lamented the bereavement of a brave and humane commander. The man who bore the flag in the procession, composed one of the crew of the Constitution when the deceased was her commander in the Mediterranean.
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Oddly's European Commerce, shewing new and secure channels of trade with the continent of Europe, &c. &c. a late and very valuable publication,   Jackson's Mediterranean Commerce,  Warren's History of the American Revolution, a late important and interesting work,  Life of James Beattie, L. L. D.  Aikin's Geographical Delineations,  Playfair's Geometry,  Ferguson's Lectures, 2 v. 3 vo. with plates separate in 4 to. new edition 6 dollars.  Dr. Meigs' Geological account of the United States.  Sterne's Works, New edition, 5 v. 3 dollars.  Peregrine Pickle, do 3 v. 3 dollars.  Winter Evenings by Dr V Knox.  Wonders of Nature and Art, 14 v.  Lavoisier's Chemistry,  Black's do. 3 v.  Gibbon's Surveying,  Hutton's Mensuration,  Washington's Letters,  Simson's Conic Sections,  Fucild.  Bacon's Abridgement, 7 v.  Wilton's Works, 3 v.  Blackstone's Commentaries with Christian's Notes 4 v.  Dallas's Reports, 4th v.  Young's Latin Dictionary,  Latin Course, (Ferrand's)  Davidson's Exercises,  Hoyle's Games, neat pocket edition and cheap.  Leonora a new novel by Miss Edgeworth,  Wild Irish Girl, by Miss Owenson,  Zaida, by Kotzebue,  Zofra, by J. J. Rouffeau,  Morland Vale, and a variety of other new and interesting books.   An additional assortment of Music, among which are the Battle of the Nile, Just Like Love, &c. &c.  Writing Papers of all kinds, plain and hot-pressed;  Quills, from 40 to 5 and 6 dollars per thou sand.  Sealing Wax, Red Tape, office Wafers of all sizes. Penknives, Fruit do. embossed visiting Cards, &c. &c.  A large assortment of elegant and common Pocket Books, Ladies' and Gentlemen's. Printing Ink, patent Ball-Skins, &c. &c. &c. August 12—6copp
LITERARY NOTICE.
WM. DUANE, of Philadelphia, will thank such Book-sellers, Printers, and others, as may have had the goodness to collect subscribers, for the LIFE & WORKS OF DR. FRANKLIN, about to be published by Wm. Duane, to forward to him lists of the subscribers, or to inform him of their names and places of residence, with particular directions relative to their residence, &c.  Printers of newspapers, who have published the proposals for this extensive work, will add to the favors already conferred, by publishing the above in their respective papers, as often as convenient.  WM. DUANE will also thank those, who have collected subscribers, for "POLITICS FOR FARMERS AND MECHANICS," to inform him of their names and places of residence, without delay. July 23—
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
EXTRACT from the proceedings of the Board of Trustees for the Washington Public School Institution on Friday 4th of September 1807.
ORDERED that the secretary give public notice that the Board will proceed on the third Monday of the present month to the election of a Principal Teacher in the Western Academy, in the room of Mr. WHITE, whose resignation takes effect on the 1st day of October next.
ORDERED, That applications for said place be invited by the Secretary, with an accompanying intimation that certificates of character and requisite qualifications will be acceptable to the Board. In pursuance of the above, the sub scriber informs those who wish to become applicants that he will receive applications accompanied as intimated in the above order until the third Monday of the present month.
WASHINGTON BOYD, Sec. to the Board of Trustees. September 9—5t
EDITORIAL ADDRESS.
In the early part of June the Editor intimated his purpose to retire from the establishment of the National Intelligence, and invited the offers of individuals disposed to enter on its superintendence. His principal inducement, for taking this step, was a regard to the general state of his health, which had been, in no small degree, affected by the incessant occupation required by his situation. At the time this purpose was avowed, it was accompanied by a determination not to suffer the establishment, on any account whatever, to pass into hands, either unfriendly to the great political principles uniformly advocated by the National Intelligence, or incompetent to its management. For although the period was, almost without a precedent, peaceful and prosperous, it was obvious that, as all nations are exposed to vicissitudes, a profound calm might be succeeded in the political, as it frequently is, in the physical world, by a storm that would call for the exercise of all the talents and virtues of the friends of principles, which seem to be exclusively confined to the safe keeping of the United States. In advocating these principles, and defending those who have been the most distinguished in supporting them, the Editor lays no claim to merit on the score of talent. He does, however, lay claim to the virtue of fidelity; to a sincere belief both in the superiority and feasibility of republican government, and in a firm determination to contribute whatever is in his power towards its maintenance. However weakly, therefore, he may defend, it is impossible for him to betray this great cause.
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A considerable time has since passed without any offer being made, which has been considered satisfactory on this ground. The Editor, has, therefore, determined to continue to superintend the National Intelligence. In communicating this intention to the public, he has only to observe that the same principles, which have hitherto guided the discharge of his Editorial duties, remain unshaken, and from which it is his pride never to have swerved. Every conviction of his understanding has increased his attachment to them; and his purpose to defend those measures which are the best calculated to preserve them inviolate. He conscientiously believes the existing administration have uprightly and wisely discharged their duties. He is, therefore, the friend of that administration, and whatever new dangers may environ them, from the injustice of foreign powers, or from internal machinations, he shall view in the light of new motives to exertion.
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Portland, August 27.
DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
The Secretary at War has sent to this town four double fortified 18 pound cannon, mounted on travelling carriages, with all the apparatus necessary for using them; five hundred cannon balls and two hundred grape shot, for the above pieces, to be under the care of Major Weeks, of the artillery. He has likewise sent orders to have the gun carriages in the fifteen gun battery in this town repaired, and ready for actual service. A brick building is erecting near the battery, for the reception of the four 18 pounders, &c.
The Secretary at War will be in town on Monday or Tuesday next, on his way to Kennebec.
New York, September 4. MORE BRITISH OUTRAGE.
The British frigate Jason, now inside the Hook, sent a boat ashore at the Hook yesterday morning to enquire for a pilot. The officer of the boat was informed there were no pilots there for them. The boat then put off and shortly after the frigate came to, inside of the Hook, with a jack hoisted as a signal for a pilot—but the pilots knowing the vessel, did not go near her; the pilot boat Thorn at that time returning to the city was overtaken by a boat from the frigate with a midshipman and four seamen on board, the officer requested that a pilot should be put on board the frigate to take her to N. York, stating that the captain had dispatches—the pilots, however, declined going to the frigate, and continued their course for the city; the boat then left the Thorn for the frigate, when the captain of the frigate observed the boat returning without a pilot, immediately came to anchor. The frigate sent off the boat again with a Lieutenant on board, who soon coming up with the Thorn, the Lieut. with characteristic insolence demanded why the pilot boat did not heave to. Mr. Mitchell (a pilot) answered that he was bound for New York, and that they had no business with the officer or his ship. A pilot was then demanded for the frigate, and the story about dispatches was again repeated. Mr. M. replied that if they had dispatches they might man their boat & proceed to Governor's island and if they did not think proper to do that an officer would be sent down to them from New York to receive their dispatches. The Lieut. not finding the pilots disposed to comply, ordered his men to take possession of the Thorn, and one of his men actually took hold of the helm, but Mr. Mitchell not being inclined to surrender without a struggle, knocked the man away from the helm and declared his determination to oppose what force he had to any outrageous attempt to take possession of his vessel.
After some more abusive language from the British officer, he left the Thorn and proceeded for the Pilot boat Ranger, then at anchor near the Hook, inside of the frigate.
A division of gun-boats we understand are ordered out.
New-York, Sept. 5.
The British frigate (mentioned yesterday to have anchored within the Hook) is the Jason, Captain Cochrane, in 5 days from Halifax, with dispatches for the government of the United States, which we understand were forwarded yesterday to the Secretary of State. We have heard nothing farther respecting the brig, Columbine, or her dispatches.
Five gun-boats dropped down yesterday from the Navy yard, & opposite Governor's Island.
Last evening, arrived at this port, the United States Bomb-Ketch, Capt. Brainbridge, in 8 day from Washington.
We understand that John Smith the Senator from Ohio, against whom the grand jury have found a bill of indictment, for treason against the United States, apprehending impending danger, has taken refuge in the dominion of his Catholic Majesty, in west Florida. Comfort Tyler, against whom a similar bill has been found, is said to be at present in Opelousas. This gentle-
man, we hope not for his loyalty, received great attentions in this city. Miss. Messenger.
Boston, September 2.
By the arrival of the ship Sally, capt. Lewis, in 42 days from Liverpool we have received our London files complete to the 17th July. They furnish much interesting news; and we have endeavored to give, under our foreign head, a general sketch.
The French Bulletins are received to No. 83, we had previously published the 79th. No official Russian accounts of the late battles had been received in England.
Treaties of peace are said to have been signed between Russia, Prussia and France the 29th of the same month. The negotiations had been conducted with the same speed as the march of the armies of those powers. The particulars of the negotiation, and the terms of the treaties, have not transpired; except, indeed the reported ones mentioned in the Rotterdam article.
The British were apprehensive that Denmark would be compelled by France to shut up the Sound; and were about sending a large fleet into the Baltic to shew both Denmark and France that neither of them have the right nor the power to exclude her.
We see no particular observation, either in the British Parliament, or of the London editors, which tend to shew otherwise than that the negotiation of our ministers was in an amicable train.
FRENCH BULLETINS.
No. 81, DATED. TILSIT, JUNE 21. At the affair of Heilsberg, the grand duke of Berg, passed along the line of 3d division of cuirassiers at the moment when the 6th regiment, had just made a charge. Col. d'Avary, commander of the regiment, his sabre died in blood, said, "Prince, review my regiment, and you will find that there is not a soldier whose sword is not like mine."
Col. Borde Soult was wounded: Guibene, aid de-camp to Marshal Lannes was wounded. [Here follow the names of some officers who signified themselves.]
The sons of the senators Perignon, Clement de Ris, and Garran Coulon, died with honor in the field of battle.
Marshal Ney proceeded to Gumbinnen, secured some of the enemy's parks of artillery, many wounded Russians, and took a great many prisoners.
No. 82, DATED. TILSIT, JUNE 22. An armistice has been concluded, upon the proposition of the Russian general. The following is the armistice:
ARMISTICE BETWEEN FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
As his Majesty the Emperor of the French, and his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, are anxious to put an end to the war which has so long divided the two nations, they have in the mean time resolved to conclude an armistice. Their Majesties have named and empowered the following plenipotentiaries, viz. on one part the prince of Neufchatel, marshal of the empire, maj. gen. in the grand army; and on the other part, lieut. gen. prince Lubanoff Van Rostrow, knight of the order of St. Anne, Grand Cross; who have agreed upon the following preliminaries:
 ART. 1. An armistice shall take place between the French and Russian armies, in order that, in the mean time, a peace may be negotiated concluded and signed, to put an end to that bloodshed which is so contrary to humanity.  ART. 2. If either of the two contracting parties shall incline to break this armistice, which God forbid! the party so inclining shall be bound to signify this at the head-quarters of the other army, and hostilities shall not again commence until one month after the above notification.  ART. 3. The French & Prussian armies shall conclude a separate armistice, and officers shall be appointed for that purpose. During the four or five days requisite for the conclusion of this armistice, the French army shall undertake no hostilities against the Prussians.  ART. 4. The limits of the French and Russian armies, during the armistice shall be from the Curisch Haff, the Thaleweg of the Niemen, and up the left bank of that river to the mouth of the Arams at Staklin, and pursuing the course of that river to the mouth of the Bobra, following this rivulet through Rozano, Lipsk, Habin, Dolitawo, Gomazad, and Wyna, up to the mouth of the Bobra in the Narew, and from thence ascending the left bank of the Narew by Tylowczyn, Suratz, Narew, to the frontiers of Prussia and Russia. On the Curisch Achrung the limits shall be at Niaden.  ART. 5. His Majesty the Emperor of the French, and His Majesty the Emperor of Russia, shall name plenipotentiaries within the shortest time possible, who are to be provided with the necessary powers for negotiating, concluding, and signing a definitive peace between these two great and powerful nations.  ART. 6. Commissioners shall be named on both sides, in order to proceed immediately to the exchange of prisoners, which exchange shall take place by rank for rank, and man for man.  ART. 7. The exchange of the ratifications of the present armistice, shall take place within 48 hours, or sooner, if possible, at the head-quarters of the Russian army.  Done at Tilsit, this 21st day of June, 1807. (Signed) The prince of Neufchatel Marshal ALEX. BERTHIER. Prince LABANOFF VON ROSTROW. Approved of, Tilsit, 22 d Jan. 1807. (Signed) NAPOLEON.

(Undersigned) By the Emperor, The Minister and Secretary of State, H. B. MARET. "I hereby ratify the whole contents of the armistice concluded between the marshal prince of Neuchâtel, and lieutenant general, prince Labanoff Von Rostow. "Teugen, 11—28 June, 1807. "ALEXANDER. "In testimony of his approbation." (Undersigned) The major general, Marshal ALEX. BERTHIER, Prince of Neuchâtel.
The French army occupies all the Thaleg of the Nieman, so that there only remains to the King of Prussia, the town and territories of Memel.
PROCLAMATION OF THE EMPEROR AND KING TO THE GRAND ARMY.
Soldiers, on the 5th June we were attacked in our cantonments by the Russian army. The enemy mistook the causes of our inactivity. He found too late that our repose was that of the lion—he regrets having disturbed it.
In the affairs of Guttstadt, Heilsberg, and the ever memorable one of Friedland, in a ten days campaign, in short, we took 120 pieces of cannon, 7 standards, killed, wounded or taken 60,000 Russians, carried off all the enemy's magazines and hospitals—Konigsberg, the 300 vessels that were there laden with all sorts of ammunition, 150,000 fusils sent by England to arm our enemies.
From the banks of the Vistula we have reached the borders of the Nieman with the rapidity of the Eagle. You celebrated at Austerlitz the anniversary of the coronation—you celebrated this year in an appropriate manner, the battle of Marengo, which put an end to the second coalition.
Frenchmen, you have been worthy of yourselves and of me. You will return to France covered with laurels, and after having obtained a glorious peace, which carries with it the guarantee of its duration. It is time that our country should live at rest, secure from the malignant influence of England. My benefits shall prove to you my gratitude, and the full extent of love I bear you.
At the Imperial Camp at Tilsit, June 22.
NO. EIGHTY THREE, DATED TILSIT, June 23, 1807.
Annexed is the capitulation of Niesse. The garrison, 6000 strong in infantry, and 300 in cavalry, defiled on the 16th before Prince Jerome. We found in the place 300,000 pounds of powder, & 300 pieces of cannon.
LONDON, JULY 17.
Preliminaries of peace have not only been signed between Russia and France, but according to the following letter from Rotterdam, dated at 11 o'clock at night on the 11th, between Prussia and France. They were signed on the 29th of last month, at Tilsit:—
ROTTERDAM, July 11.—Night. "We have but time to inform you, that an express from the French head quarters brought the intelligence, that on the 29th of June, the preliminaries of peace were signed between France, Russia and Prussia. The particulars are not yet known."
As soon as the preliminaries were signed, the intelligence was announced to the army, and celebrated by discharges of cannon and by illuminations. Bonaparte published a proclamation to his army, in which we understand, he declared, that now the peace of the continent was ensured, he would lead them back to Paris to receive the rewards which they had so well merited. Of the conditions of the treaties of peace, we are not yet accurately informed; but the following are said to be amongst the principal ones:—
"That Poland shall be possessed as before by Prussia and Russia; that all the Prussian territories are to be restored, except Silesia and Westphalia; that the fortress of Marienburg shall be garrisoned by the French, until peace between Great Britain & France shall take place; and that all the forts and places on this side of the Elbe shall henceforth be under the dominion and control of France. It is conjectured that Bremen, Embden, and the whole of East Friesland, are to be united to Holland; and that Silesia is to be erected into a separate principality."
The above conditions, as our readers will see, apply almost wholly to Prussia. Indeed it is not to be supposed that any cession of territory upon the continent would be demanded from Russia.—There are, however, we have no doubt, some stipulations with respect to the Seven Islands, and to Turkey.—France will stipulate that the war between Turkey and Russia shall cease, and the status ante bellum be established between the two powers. We are anxious to ascertain whether in the negotiation any mention was made of this country.
OF DENMARK.
A mail from Toningen arrived this morning. It has not brought later intelligence from Tilsit than we received yesterday—but it has enabled us to contradict the account of Denmark having shut the Sound. On the 2d, about 50 ships belonging to the expedition passed the Sound, and sailed by Copenhagen, without the least molestation. A part of the expedition went through the Great Belt. But though no attempt has yet been made to shut the Sound, ministers have reason to believe that Bonaparte will immediately after he has made peace with Russia and Prussia, endeavor to make Denmark depart from her system of neutrality, and therefore they have resolved to send a strong fleet
into the Baltic without loss of time.—Denmark may then reply to any demand to depart from her neutrality, that such a measure would be of no avail, Great Britain having so powerful a fleet in the Baltic.
The fleet which is to be sent to the Baltic, will consist of 22 sail of the line, besides frigates, sloops and brigs, amounting in all to about 40 sail. An order (as we stated yesterday) was sent to Portsmouth on Wednesday for all the frigates and brigs to sail from thence, and take flat bottomed boats. These frigates and brigs are to go with the fleet, which is to sail immediately.—The following, we believe, are the officers that will command the fleet:—Admiral Gambier, commander in chief. Under him, Sir Samuel Hood, Admiral Esington, Sir Home Popham, and Commodore Kent.
As the London papers furnish a great many lengthy articles of interest, which we cannot now find room to detail, the following abstract is made.
BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND, &c.
The French Bulletins do not give the particulars of the battle of Friedland; the following is the account of the French general Kosinski:
"The enemy was compelled to accept battle on the 14th. The columns under the Grand Duke of Berg, marshals Soult and Davoust, had marched towards Konigsberg. At two o'clock in the morning of the 14th, marshal Lannes attacked the enemy, who were at least eight times stronger than his column. The marshal maintained the battle till four o'clock, when marshal Mortier, with his corps of the 3d Polish legion, came to his assistance. Those two corps, which did not exceed 32,000 men, sustained for a whole day the furious attacks of the enemy, whose army was four times stronger than ours, and possessed several local advantages. At noon the Emperor arrived upon the field of battle with his guard. At four o'clock all our columns were united, & the Emperor took the command, in order to put an end to the battle by his manoeuvres. At six o'clock, Marshal Ney attacked the enemy's left wing, and, in a moment, the horizon was quite overcast with smoke and dust. The enemy had but one bridge to effect his retreat over the Alle, and a great quantity of artillery, carriages, baggage, &c. went into the Alle, together with no small number of men and horses. Between Friedland and Planstendorf, only half a league distant from each other, several islands appeared to have been formed of the materials scattered by the Russians in their flight. In order to cover their retreat, the Russians set fire to that part of Friedland beyond the bridge. At ten at night, the battle and the cannonade, which had lasted the whole day, ceased, and then the cries and the groans of the wounded were alone heard. Even now, four days after the battle, we have not finished bringing in the enemy's wounded. General Dombrowski is wounded in the same leg which was hurt before in the late battle of Dirschau."
A Russian officer writes thus:—
"From Heilsberg we went to Friedland, skirmishing all the way continually. There the French annihilated us. This affair is disgraceful to us. In the morning we were victorious. One single fault was the cause of the misfortune that happened to us in the evening, and also of our total defeat, that of not having sufficiently fortified ourselves on the left wing. All those who could not get over the bridge, were obliged to throw themselves into the Alle. Our left wing was to drive the enemy out of the woods. We kept up a brisk fire all day, without being able to effect it, till a regiment of chasseurs ran up to the enemy with a frightful houras , and drove them from the wood, but this regiment at length found itself within reach of the fire of a masked battery, which overwhelmed it with bullets and case shot."
[The Russian officer then relates the manner in which he was made prisoner, and by what means he escaped, in passing the river, before a picquet of Cossacks.]
"There I found the army in full route, retiring in disorder to the frontiers of Russia. God knows what will be the result of all this. We all wish for peace, and we hope we shall not long be without it."
The following letter has been sent from the Emperor Bonaparte, to the Archbishops and Bishops, in Paris, &c.
Letter of the Emperor and King to the Archbishops and Bishops.
"Monsieur, "The splendid victory obtained by our arms at Friedland, which has confounded the enemies of our people, and put the important city of Konigsberg in our power with the large magazines which it contained, ought to be a new motive with our subjects for thanking to the God of Armies. The memorable victory has signalized the anniversary of the battle of Marengo; that day, when still covered with the dust of the field of battle, our first thought, our first concern was for the re-establishment of peace and order in the churches of France. Our will is, that on the receipt of the present, you shall take the proper means of assembling our subjects in your respective dioceses, in your cathedral and parish churches, there to sing a Te Deum, and offer up such other prayers to Heaven, as you shall think convenient to order under such circumstances. This letter having no other object, M. L'Eveque, I pray God to have you in his holy keeping."
"Written at our Imperial Camp at Friedland, June 15, 1807. (Signed, "NAPOLEON.")
He also sent other letters to the French Bishops, ordering Te Deum to be sung.
VIENNA, JUNE 20.
Respecting the revolution at Constantinople, we learn, that the Mufti, at the head of 800 Janissaries, repaired to the Sultan Selim, reproached him with having rendered himself unworthy of the throne by his transgression against the laws of the empire, (other accounts say in consequence of the scarcity of provisions, and discipline,) and demanded the heads of fourteen members of the government. Among the number were those of the Grand Admiral and the Grand Vizier, who were absent. Twelve of the heads were immediately placed on pikes, and presented to the people. Selim is dead; being poisoned by Mustapha, the Turkish emperor.
The Grand Vizier had gained some successes before he died. He passed the Danube at Ismail, and forced gen. Michelson to retire from Wallachia to Fokshany and Rimnick.
The new government is devoted to the Janissaries. Mustapha IV. the new emperor, is about 28 years of age, and was cousin to the late Selim. This revolution is expected to be the work of Sebastiani.
JUNE 24.
Admiral Siniavin has been reinforced with 92 sail of Russian transports near Tenedos.
ALTONA, JULY 3.
It is reported that the French minister has presented a note to the Danish government, announcing that Bonaparte would consider the conduct of Denmark in allowing a British force to pass the Sound as a declaration of war, and would immediately march an army into Holstein and Sleswig.
HAGUE, JULY 14.
Their majesties the king and queen of Holland, arrived at the Pyrenees, about the middle of last month. His health is so far reinstated that he has issued orders to return home.
NAPLES, JUNE 9.
The prince of Hesse Philipsthal, has been defeated in Calabria, and nearly all the enemy's troops are taken. The prince, attended by about 50 horsemen and some servants, escaped to Reggio; and immediately embarked for Italy. Scarcely had he left Reggio, when the French gen. Abbo arrived there.
HAMBURG, JULY 6.
Our Dutch garrison are soon to be replaced by Spanish troops; the advanced corps have arrived. A Spanish division of 14,000 is now passing Mentz, to join Gen. Brune, another of like force is marching into Hanover. The magistrates of Hanover have regulated in that country, the currency of the Spanish money.
LONDON, JULY 17.
A letter from the Banks of the Elbe, states that after the Armistice was agreed upon between the emperor Bonaparte and Alexander, the latter wrote a letter to the king of Sweden, inviting him to become a party to the armistice. A report was current that the English had been banished from Russia.
It is stated, in a letter from Delvy, July 11, that after the Preliminaries of peace were signed, 29th June, between Bonaparte and Alexander, the two emperors had a meeting, and mutually embraced each other, rejoicing over this event.
At the first meeting, which took place on the 25th, only the emperor Alexander and Bonaparte were present. A second interview at which the king of Prussia was present, took place on the following day, at half past 12, in a pavilion constructed on a little island in the Niessen. A third interview took place on the 28th, which was followed by a dinner. His Prussian majesty was also present on this occasion.
By the arrival at Gurnsey, from Monte Video, which place she left the 27th April, we learn, no attack had been made upon Buenos Ayres. The Spaniards had a few days before fitted out an expedition of 2000 men, against St. Sacramento, which is opposite Buenos Ayres; but they were mostly cut to pieces. The Spaniards who were suffered to remain at Monte Video after its capture, had secreted arms and ammunition, for the purpose of attempting an insurrection; but their plans were discovered, and their arms, &c. seized. Casel capitulated the 18th June—Colonel has also surrendered.
Lord Cathcart and suit, sailed from Yarmouth the 7th inst. for Stralsund. Some operations are to be directed against the French coast.
The Jamaica fleet, of 170 sail under convoy of La Pique, has arrived.
INSURRECTION AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 31.
A sudden revolution in the government has occurred here. It is well known that the Janissaries have long been discontented with the Nizam Gedidd, or new military tactics. The first symptoms appeared on the 25th inst. at Cavac, a castle upon the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, in a quarrel between a Janissary and a soldier of the Nizam Gedidd, about the new uniform worn by the latter. The Janissary went so far as to reproach the Grand Seignor. The commandant of the castle, hearing of this, gave the Janissary a severe reprimand—a bloody contest im-
mediately commenced—in which the commandant fell. The insurgents then turned their rage against Mahmoud Efendi, who was Reis Effendi in 1805, and was lately inspector of the fortifications; they pursued him to the opposite shore, and massacred him at Bujukdere, together with his secretary, and two domestics.
On the 26th of May they made their appearance at Constantinople. The Grand Seignor not only granted them an amnesty, but also confirmed their choice of an Albanian, as their chief.—Cannon were immediately discharged, probably intended as a signal to the rest of their party. On the 28th, between 2 and 3000 men had assembled from various quarters, and made themselves masters of the barracks and artillery of Tophana—Other soldiers also joined them.
The insurgents now applied to the Mufti, in order to obtain his consent to the deposition of the Sultan, against whom they objected, that in consequence of the new measures adopted by him, the laws of Islamism had been violated—they also urged the propriety of deposing him, as consistent with the laws of the Koran, because in the course of 7 years he was without any direct issue. The Mufti found himself obliged to comply with the demands of the insurgents—and, in consequence of his fetwa, the insurrection became general all through Constantinople. The grand vizier sought to allay the storm by the adoption of moderate measures, and sent a very condescending letter to the Janissaries; but it had no effect. He sent them the heads of the Bostange Bashi, and two of his ministers, against whom they were bitterly enraged—but even this was of no avail. The defiant Kiaja Bey Ibrahim, against whom the public mind was most prejudiced, had disguised himself; but, being discovered, he was cut in pieces, and the parts of his body carried about as a spectacle. The treasurer of the Nizam Gedidd, and one of his secretaries, shared the same fate.
On the 29th May Selim abdicated the throne, and was conducted to the ancient Seraglio, from whence his cousin, Mustapha, a son of Abdul Hamed, was brought out and proclaimed emperor. He is a very spirited young man, about 28 years of age.
When he came to the Mosque of Achmet, he was saluted by loud acclamations from the Janissaries. Mustapha IV. the new emperor, has given the ex-sultan Selim, assurances of his care & protection.
The Kaimakan and the first drogoman are both reinstated in their offices. Aled Efendi, the late ambassador at Paris, is appointed to succeed the present Reis Effendi, who is with the army.
The captain Pacha sailed some days since, against the Russian fleet, at Tenedos.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
VIENNA, JUNE 21.
Our court has received a courier from Constantinople, with dispatches, announcing a revolution to have taken place in that capital; but nothing has yet been published in the gazette. The following are the contents of two private letters:
The emperor Selim is no more; the discontent occasioned among the people, by the scarcity of provisions, and among the Janissaries by the European exercise and discipline, furnished the enemies of government with an occasion to excite an insurrection, which cost the unhappy Sultan his throne and life.
On the 24th May the Mufti at the head of the malcontents, repaired with 300 Janissaries to the Seraglio, and read to him a list of his pretended offences, recited passages from the Koran, which declared him, on account of those offences, unworthy of the throne, and ordered him to sign a renunciation of it.
Selim, seeing no means of resistance, signed the deed of renunciation, and begged his life. The Mufti promised to intercede for him. His person was then secured, and 14 of his principal ministers were put to death. Couriers were sent to the camp and the Dardanelles to arrest and strangle the grand vizier and the captain pacha.
On the 25th of May, a proclamation was published in Constantinople, to announce to the people that the Sultan had been dethroned, and to make known his offences, and the passages of the Koran which condemned those offences. The people were invited to remain tranquil and mind their affairs. On the 26th, Mustapha, the son of Achmet, was proclaimed grand seignor. On the 27th he sent an order to Selim to take poison. Selim obeyed and died in a short time.
During the whole of this revolution but few disorders were committed.—The mass of the people took no part at all; so that we attribute this catastrophe to some chiefs of parties yet unknown to the Janissaries. All foreigners have been ordered to be respected.
We are assured that the grand vizier made no resistance to the order given him, and was strangled. Of the captain pacha we know nothing.
The grand vizier had gained some successes before he died—he passed the Danube at Ismail, and forced general Michelson to retire from Wallachia to Fokshany and Rimnick.
The new administration is entirely composed of persons devoted to the Janissaries; we know not what disposition it will show towards foreign powers—yet some think the revolution will have no influence upon our foreign politics, because the insurgents strongly censure the adherents of the Russian system.
JUNE 24.
The latest letters from Constantinople confirm the accounts of the deposition of Selim, but correct most of the details given in the first reports. His brother Mustapha has kept his promise of preserving the life of Selim. The prince is still alive, residing in the old Seraglio.
JUNE 28.
PACIFIC.
To the Note given at Warsaw on the part of Austria on the 3d April, the answer transmitted on the part of France signified that his majesty the emperor Napoleon willingly accepted the friendly intervention of Austria for the restoration of peace, so necessary to all nations. His majesty, however, expressed his fears that that power which had hitherto founded its greatness on the disputes of the continent, would find new pretexts to promote dissension in the Congress which it was proposed to establish. France, however, who it was well known had been forced into the war against its will, would not neglect any means which offered a hope for preventing the effusion of human blood, &c.
BANKS OF THE ELBE, JULY 6.
SICILY.
Letters from Naples say, we may now speedily expect the capture of the island of Sicily by a corps of French.—It is believed that this conquest will be the easier, as the fruitless expedition of the Prince of Hesse Philipsthal has deprived the court of Palermo of the remainder of its troops, and the greater part of the English troops which were in Sicily, have been sent to Egypt.
We have at length received information from Richmond respecting the proceedings of the Court. This information comes down to Saturday last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were taken up in considering several motions relative to the future course of procedure against Mr. Barr. Mr. Hay wished him transferred to some district in which the overt act was committed. The Court considered it previously indispensable that the pending prosecution for a misdemeanor should be got rid of. Mr. Hay thereupon proposed to proceed with the trial for misdemeanor, which was ordered for Monday [alt]. Mr. Barr having been admitted to bail in 5,000 Dollars.
Mr. Hay has entered a nolle prosequi as to the indictment of Jonathan Dayton for treason, who has pleaded not guilty on the misdemeanor.
The first part of the opinion of the Chief Justice is given in the Enquirer. It occupies nine columns.
Treasury Department of the United States, April 2d, 1807.
Whereas the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at a meeting held on the 24th day of March 1807, did resolve, that the sum remaining to complete the expenditure of the annual appropriation of eight millions of dollars, should among other purposes be applied to the reimbursement of the FUND AND HALF PER CENT. STOCK, created in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 3rd day of March 1795.
This is therefore to give notice, that the principal of the said Four and half per cent. stock, will on surrender of the certificates be paid on the 10th day of October next ensuing the date hereof to the respective Stockholders or their lawful Representatives or Attorneys duly constituted and authorized, either at the Treasury or at the Loan Office as the case may be, where credits have been given for the amount of stock respectively held by them, & that the interest which may then be due on said stock, will also be paid to the respective Stockholders or their lawful Representatives or Attorneys duly constituted and authorized.
It is further made known for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the said Four and half per cent. stock, either from or to the books of the Treasury, or from or to the books of a Commissioner of Loans, will be allowed after the first day of September ensuing, and the interest on all certificates of said stock, which shall not have been surrendered in pursuance of this Notification will cease and determine on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof.
ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury. April 6—w1830
TAKE NOTICE.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of Prince George's county, hath obtained from the Orphan's court of Prince George's county in Maryland, letters testamentary on the personal estate of Thomas Stalling, late of said county, deceased; all persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber, at or before the first day of March next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this first day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seven.
WILLIAM ST. LING, Executor. September 4—35
Washington, Aug. 5th 1807.
NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the Treasury of the United States for the renewal of Certificate No. 15766 for 1500 dollars deferred Six per cent stock, bearing to the credit of Francis Beauchamp on the books of the Treasury aforesaid, which certificate has been lost or destroyed.
JAMES DAVIDSON, Jr. August 5—w86

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Treasury Department, United States, April 28, 1807.
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held on the 23rd day of March 1807, did among other things resolve...
It is further made known for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the said Eight per Cent Stock...
And whereas the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at their meeting held on the 23rd day of March as aforesaid, did also resolve...
ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury. July 27.
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Some time then in September next will be published the 1st number of a weekly newspaper, entitled,
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