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From Bell's Weekly Messenger of May 29.
The American government, with a due consideration of American interests, and of the peculiarity of their situation, suspended the intercourse between the belligerents and America, and ordered a strict embargo in their ports, under the tacit understanding, that it should be raised in favor of either power which should repeal its obnoxious orders.
Such was the relative state of things in which Mr. Erskine commenced his negotiation. The manner in which it has been conducted, and the point on which it has been disavowed by the English government, are important enough to merit a separate consideration, and as the papers will be laid before Parliament in the ensuing week, we shall resume this subject in another paper. Its importance does not seem to be well understood. We live in an age, in which revocations of the acts of plenipotentiaries are so frequent, that the absurdity, and practical mischief of such breaches of faith, are totally overlooked. Who will hereafter confide in plenipotentiaries, when their acts are thus, of common matter of course, revocable at pleasure. There are certainly extreme cases in which such acts ought to be revocable, but the cases must be extreme, and should be rare, lest they destroy the utility of the thing.
But the point of fact is, that the disavowal of Mr. Erskine's act is of a piece with the general conduct of England towards America. Whenever circumstances have in any way admitted it, our tone towards America has always been insinuating, and our conduct everything but friendly. Every new hope on the continent; every straw to the drowning expectations of Europe, has but aggravated this unworthy sentiment. In our prosperity we have bullied America; and when things are not so well with us, we have vented our spite in injurious language and unworthy conduct towards her. Whilst there were any hopes in Spain, America could get nothing direct from us. But disappointment brought us to our senses, and the negotiation was renewed. The coalition was on the continent has subsequently broken out, and we begin to repent of our condescension.
In this manner has the American negotiation been on and off during some years, our demands rising with our hopes and prosperity, and our moderation being only co-existent with our disappointment.
As to the immediate point on which Mr. Erskine's act is to be disavowed by ministers, it is not to be collected from the correspondence. The correspondence on the part of Mr. Erskine is characterized by simplicity and directness. His business seems full upon his mind, and he comes immediately to the point. If it be in any way waiting, it is only in that circuitous equivocal formality of the old diplomacy, in which the writer seems only anxious lest he should be understood as saying something; in which the first sentence is a knot which every succeeding sentence is only employed further to perplex.
The French diplomatists, formed into a school under Choiseul, grafted the school logic, and the law loquacity, upon public correspondence. Every word had its endless appendages, and every phrase was weighed and measured. Lord Malmesbury in England was an eminent instance of this species of diplomacy, and Lord Liverpool was formed in the same school. The caution, the precision, the measured gravity, the decorum, which carefully avoids every thing of passion and petulance; all these qualities of the old school cannot be too much praised; but where the business is in a point, and the parties are both willing to come at it, we really can see no objection either to prudence or decorum. Mr. Fox was an inimitable example of his simplicity and rectitude.
Mr. Erskine, with a manly directness, acknowledges, without disguise, the unjust violence in the affair of the Chesapeake; he speaks of it with a sense of justice, and at the same time with a candor, which cannot but inspire a very high opinion both of his head and heart.
Nothing can be more disgusting than the dippancy of some of the daily papers upon this subject, who with the most perfect ignorance of the public law, continue to maintain what both parties in government have concurred to disavow.
LATE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE (Continued.) Seventh Bulletin of the French army.
Vienna, May 13.—On the 10th at nine of the morning, the emperor appeared before the gates of Vienna, with the corps of marshal duke of Montebello. It was at the same hour, on the same day, and exactly one month after the Austrian army had passed the Inn, and the emperor Francis II. had rendered himself guilty of a perjury, the signal of his ruin.
On the 5th of May, the archduke Maximilian, brother of the empress, a young prince, 26 years of age, presumptuous and without experience, of an ardent character, assumed the government of Vienna and issued the annexed proclamations.
It was generally reported in the country, that all the entrenchments which surrounded the capital were fortified, that redoubts had been raised, that entrenched camps had been formed, and that the city was determined to defend itself. The emperor had a difficulty to believe, that a capital, so generously treated by the French army in 1805, and the good sense and wisdom of whose inhabitants are acknowledged, would be so fanatical as to resolve upon so mad an enterprise. He experienced, therefore, a sweet satisfaction when, on approaching the immense suburbs of Vienna, he saw a numerous population of women, children and old men, run forward to meet the French army, and receive our soldiers as friends.
Gen. Coroux traversed the suburbs and general Tharreau repaired to the esplanade, which separates them from the city. At the instant he reached it, he was received by a discharge of musketry and cannon, and was slightly wounded.
Of 300,000 inhabitants who compose the population Vienna, the city properly so called, which is surrounded by a bastion and a counterscarp, scarcely contains 80,000 inhabitants and 1300 houses. The eight quarters of the town, which have retained the name of suburbs, and are separated from the city by entrenchments, inclose more than 5000 houses, and are inhabited by more than 220,000 who draw their subsistence from the city, where are markets and shops.
The archduke Maximilian had caused registers to be opened for collecting the names of the inhabitants who were willing to defend themselves. Thirty individuals only inscribed their names, all the others refused with indignation. Defeated in his hopes, by the good sense of the people of Vienna, he collected 10 battalions of the militia (Landwehr) and 10 battalions of the line composing a force of from 15,000 to 16,000 men and threw himself within the place.
The duke of Montebello sent him an aid-de-camp with a summons; but some butchers and a few hundred fellows, satellites of the archduke Maximilian, rushed upon the parliamentaire, and one of them wounded him. The archduke ordered the wretch who had committed this infamous action to be led in triumph through the city, mounted on the horse of the French officer, and surrounded by the militia.
After this unheard-of violation of the rights of nations, the horrid spectacle was seen of one part of the city drawing upon the other part, and citizens directing their arms against their fellow-citizens.
Gen. Andreossy, appointed governor of the city organised in each suburb a municipality, a central committee of provisions, and a national guard, consisting of merchants, manufacturers and the good citizens of every class, armed to suppress the seditious and evil disposed persons (pour contenir les propriétaires et les mauvais sujets.)
The governor-general caused a
deputation of the 8 suburbs to repair to Schonbrunn. The emperor charged them to proceed to the city in order to carry the annexed letter (No. 3.) written by major gen. prince of Neuchatel to the archduke Maximilian. He recommended the deputies to represent to the archduke, that if he continued to fire upon the suburbs and if a single one of the inhabitants lost his life through his arms, this act of frenzy, this crime against the people, would forever break the bonds which attach subjects to their sovereigns.
The deputation entered the city on the 11th at ten of the forenoon, and their arrival was marked only by the redoubled fire from the ramparts. Fifteen inhabitants of the suburbs perished, and only two Frenchmen were killed.
The patience of the emperor was wearied out. He proceeded with the duke of Rivoli to the arm of the Danube which separates the Prater [the fashionable promenade of Vienna] and ordered two companies of voltigeurs to occupy a small pavilion on the left bank, in order to cover the raising of a bridge.
The battalion of grenadiers which defended the passage was driven back by the voltigeurs and by the grape shot of 15 pieces of artillery. At eight of the evening the pavilion was occupied, and the materials of the bridge collected. Capt. Portales, aid-de-camp of the prince of Neuchatel, and Susault, aid-de-camp of general Boudet, were among the first who swarm across the river in order to seek the boats on the opposite shore.
At 9 of the evening a battery of 20 obuses raised by generals Bertrand and Navalet, at 10 fathoms from the place, began the bombardment; 1800 obuses were shot in less than four hours, and soon the whole appeared to be in flames. One must have seen Vienna, its houses of eight or nine stories high, its narrow streets and numerous population within so narrow a compass in order to form an idea of the tumult, disorder and disasters which such an operation could not but occasion.
The archduke Maximilian had, at one in the morning, caused two battalions to march in close columns, in order to attempt retaking the pavilion, which covered the raising of the bridge. The two voltigeurs received them with a discharge of musketry, which with the 15 pieces of artillery, from the right side, destroyed a part of the column, and forced them to fly in great disorder.
The archduke lost all presence of mind in the midst of the bombardment and especially at the moment when he heard we had crossed an arm of the Danube, and were on the march to cut off his retreat. As feeble and weak as he had been rash and arrogant, he was the first to fly and re-cross the bridge. The respectable general O'Reilly learnt only by the flight of the archduke, that he was invested with the command.
Day-break on the 12th announced to the advanced guard, that the firing would cease, and that a deputation was about to be sent to the emperor.
This deputation was presented to his majesty in the park of Schonbrunn.
His majesty assured the deputies of his protection. He expressed the pain which the inhuman conduct of their sovereign had given him, who had not feared to deliver up his capital to all the calamities of war—who, himself striking a blow at his rights, instead of being the king and father of his subjects, had evinced himself their enemy and tyrant. His majesty assured them that Vienna should be treated with the same indulgence & favor which had been displayed in 1805. The deputation answered this assurance by expressions of the most lively gratitude.
At nine of the morning the duke of Rivoli with the divisions of St. Cyr and Boudet, took possession of the Leopoldstadt.
During this time, Lieut. General O'Reilly sent lieut. gen. de Vaux and col. Belloude to treat for the capitulation of the place. The annexed capitulation was signed in the evening and on the 13th at six in the morning, the grenadiers of Oudinot's corps took possession.
CAPITULATION. For the surrender of Vienna to the army of his Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, protec-
tor of the Rhenish confederacy.
It is agreed between the general of division, Andreossy, grand officer of the legion of honor and commandant of the iron crown, appointed by his majesty the emperor and king; and Baron de Vaux, lieut. general and col. Belloude, in the name of count O'Reilly, appointed by the town and garrison of Vienna.
Article I. The garrison shall march out with the honors of war, carrying away their field pieces, arms, military chests, equipage, horses and property. The same right shall be allowed to the other corps or divisions in the town which may belong to the army. The troops shall be conveyed by the shortest way to the Austrian army, and be supplied on their route with provisions, forage, waggons, &c. free of expence.—Refused. The garrison shall march out without the honors of war, and after having defiled, lay down their arms on the glacis, and surrender prisoners of war. The officers shall retain their property and the soldiers their haversacks.
II. Reckoning from the signing of the capitulation, the troops shall be allowed three days to evacuate the place.—Refused. The gate of Carinthia shall, to-morrow the 13th, at eight in the morning, be opened to the troops of his majesty the emperor and king.—The garrison shall march out at nine o'clock.
III. All the sick and wounded, and the necessary number of officers of health, are recommended to the generosity of his majesty the emperor of the French.—Granted.
IV. Every person of distinction, and particularly every officer included in this capitulation, who, on account of important reasons cannot leave the town, at the same time as the garrison, shall obtain a delay, and be at liberty at the expiration of that delay to rejoin his corps.—Granted.
V. The inhabitants of all ranks shall be protected in their property, privileges, rights and liberties, as well as in the free exercise of their profession previous to the capitulation.—Granted.
VI. The free exercise of religion shall be permitted.—Granted.
VII. The wives and children of all persons belonging to the garrison, shall be at liberty to remain in the place, and to retain their own property, and that left behind by their husbands. When such women shall be sent for by their husbands, they shall have full liberty either to leave the town or proceed to any other place where they may choose to reside.—Granted.
VIII. The military pensions shall continue to be paid to those to whom they are due, and all such persons shall be at liberty either to leave the town or to proceed to any other place where they may choose to reside.—Granted.
IX. The privileges of the persons employed in the military administration, with respect to their property, departure, or residence, shall be the same as that of the garrison.—Granted.
X. The individuals of the armed burgher corps shall participate in the privileges granted by Art. V. of this capitulation.—Granted.
XI. The military academy, the military institution for the education of children of both sexes, the general and particular regulations made for the advantage of these institutions, shall be maintained on their present footing, and placed under the protection of the emperor Napoleon.—Granted.
XII. The chests, magazines, and property of the magistrates of Vienna, those of the states of Lower Austria, and also those of the hospitals, shall be preserved inviolate.—This is not a military subject.
XIII. Commissioners shall be appointed on each side for the exchange and execution of the above articles of capitulation.—These commissioners shall determine the rights of the garrison, according to the foregoing articles.—Granted.
XIV. Immediately on signing the above capitulation, an officer shall be allowed to proceed with a copy to the emperor of Austria, and another officer to the archduke Charles, generalissimo.—Granted. With permission to lieutenant-general O'Reilly to proceed himself to his sovereign.
XV. If any difficulty should arise respecting the meaning of the above stipulations, the same shall be explained to the advantage of the garrison
and inhabitants of Vienna.—Granted.
XVI. After the signing of this capitulation, and the exchange of hostages, the half moon of the gate of Carinthia shall be delivered up to the troops of his majesty the emperor of the French; and the French troops shall not enter that place until the Austrian troops have evacuated it.—Refused.—Referred to article 2.
(Signed) ANDREOSSY, DE VAUX, & BELOUTTE.
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
From the Essex Register.
PUNICA FIDES. "Unfair the Republican banner against the Imperial standard."—Gore.
If any thing can unite the parties in this country to resist the oppression and usurpation of Britain, we think her recent act of perfidy will. This second attack on Copenhagen ought to make the blood of every American boil with indignation. But whilst we have Pickerings in the Senate and Gores in the chair of State, we fear that nothing will arouse us from the sleep of death to our liberties. We have ever entertained a high opinion of Mr. Erskine, and we are now convinced that his friendship to America is the reason that he is now to be sacrificed by the duplicity of the British government. We will venture, without hearing farther, to give some opinions of the disagreement between Secretary Canning and Ambassador Erskine. Soon after our embargo was laid, the want of employment roused the manufacturers to opposition to the measures of the British government towards this country. The disturbances became so serious that it was deemed necessary to call out military force to suppress it. But military force would have proved ineffectual had not fortunate occurrences for the ministry have taken place. The Spanish Patriots resisted the French with success, and the ports of Spain and Portugal, and Spanish America were thrown open to the British manufactures; this gave employment to the manufacturers, and the prospect of similar revolutions in this country made them quite quiet. Our Patriot Pickering's letter arrived in England; edition after edition was published and circulated over G. Britain. Those persons who had thought we would stand on the defensive for our rights, now learn from one of our Senators that we considered that they had the right to impress seamen from our ships, and that what they thought would drive us into a war could not even be deemed a pretence for war! Thus the success of the Spanish and American Patriots continued the Orders in Council & our Embargo. But a new era commences—the Patriots in Spain and America are defeated The Spaniards are cut to pieces, and the British troops driven out of Spain; the Patriots in America are foiled; and the "French Candidate, James Madison," elected President by more than three fourths of the votes. The Embargo, instead of being repealed by the northern insurrection, is carried into more complete effect by the law of the 9th January, and a non-intercourse threatened. Thus disappointed in the success of the Spanish patriots, and in electing a British partisan as President, or causing a division of the states—the minority in the House of Lords and Commons call so loud upon the minister for a settlement with America, that he dare not be silent. Mr. Canning replied to the Commons that the difficulties with America were in a fair train for adjustment. This was the posture of affairs last winter, when Mr. Oakley received his orders for America. The pressure of our embargo, and the call of the minority could not be resisted, and a messenger is dispatched to our country to expiate the wrongs committed by Britain. The instructions to Mr. Erskine were, we have no doubt, equivocal. The ministers meant that he should understand himself authorised to make us ample concessions and satisfaction, and should act accordingly; but their instructions were so couched, that they (if they could form a new coalition, or had hopes of success against us) might creep out of the terms agreed upon by stating that these ambiguous words (purposely in his instructions) were differently construed by him from their intention, and thus sacrifice him and perfidiously violate a solemn stipulation with us.

We will attempt to shew what has been the cause of their taking advantage of this designed equivocation, and violating the compact of their minister with us. Austria and Turkey are persuaded to form with England a new coalition against France. Prince Charles, though defeated, is still at the head of a formidable army. Prince John is victorious in Italy. The French forces are so diminished in Spain and Portugal as to supply the French German army, that the Anglo-Portuguese army expel the French from Portugal. The Spaniards, encouraged, rouse up anew with considerable success. This must be considered the state in which the British ministry viewed the continent on the 23d of May, the day when the conversation in Parliament took place, as the news of Bonaparte's entering Vienna and of the Russians having declared war against Austria was not known in London till the night of the 24th. Previous to this the news of a British governor being chosen in Massachusetts must have reached them, and the success of the British faction in New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York—Gore's Report, by which it appeared that one state was ripe to recede from the union and declare war with France—and also the vote of the two houses appointing Mr. Otis and Mr. Bigelow ambassadors to treat with any of the states they chose, and with Canada and Britain probably too, about particular business, which was not divulged. It would not bear the light—it was well understood here and undoubtedly in Britain, that treasonable acts were meditating against the Union. But no one who will reflect can doubt that these sentiments for unavowed purposes, (purposes which could not bear the light) were to effect a dissolution of the Union and an alliance with England, to "unfur the republican banner against the imperial standard of France."
The embargo was repealed—thus stood their hopes of Europe and America. Elated with the childish idea, that Charles with his Austrians and Turks backed by the patriots of Spain and Portugal could vanquish the emperor Napoleon and overturn the monarchy of France—Believing that the northern states were wisely prepared to return to the situation of colonies, or to unite with Canada, & form a dependent monarchy under the "banners" of gov. Gore—Thus deceived and deluded they resolved to sacrifice Erskine and violate their plighted faith to the U. States.
It is for us to determine whether the pernicious plans of Britain shall succeed—whether guided by avarice, we will bow the knee to Mammon, or rising with the honest and indignant feelings of patriots we will bow before the altar of freedom and swear to avenge this perfidy, or perish in the attempt. There are three courses, one of which Britain will pursue towards us.
The first and least probable (since they know the number of their partisans in America) is, that the overthrow of Austria and Turkey, and that of Spain and Portugal which must soon follow, will produce a shock in Great Britain, that will throw the present ministers out of power, and that the minority will speak so loud that his majesty will be compelled to hear and ratify what Mr. Erskine has promised.
The second course (which is hinted at in the parliamentary conversation) is, their privations and ships of war being ordered out to take our vessels bound to Sweden (from which the British are probably excluded) and the Mediterranean, and carry them into Great Britain. Here they will have liberty to sell their cargoes, which from the great glut which must have been produced will fetch half the prime cost—To pay them for their cargoes there will be nothing but British manufactures, which being the only article we can get in return, and as there will be so many vessels wanting them, they will be very high—Thus they will have drained us of our materials (which they want) for a song, and will get rid of all their manufactures at an exorbitant price—and be able to set their manufacturers to work again.
The third course, which according to the common Algerine policy of Britain would appear most probable is, that they will take all our vessels and cargoes, like the Danish fleet, in deposit as a pledge for our good conduct—offering, however, to restore them with demurrage and five per cent compound interest and damages, provided we will yield them the carrying trade, the right to blockade the world, and to impress seamen from our merchant and national ships and declare war with France.
Then will be heard the voice of a Pickering, declaring—that Britain has a right to impress seamen from our vessels, and that if she had not exercised it to so small a degree, it is upon the refusal of creation, that it
not worth contending for, only 6000 out of so many millions!—That Great Britain has a right to blockade all the world, as she has ships enough to do it, & that the rule of 56 gives her the right of the carrying trade—That she has fairly subdued the ocean, and has not given us even a pretence for war. Then our Gores will proclaim the dangerous power of France, and the necessity of joining Great Britain in a war against her. Then both of these patriots will display the benefits of a treaty by which much wealth will be thrown into circulation, and our merchants be enabled to fulfil their contracts with mechanics & husbandmen, and by which the price of our produce will be enhanced.
Most assuredly this appeal to our avarice would be mad—Would it not be made successfully?—I fear it would. I fear our conduct under the embargo evinces that the calls of avarice are irresistible. That we may be able to resist this appeal, and that we may stand forth like men in defence of the rights of our country is the earnest prayer of
COLUMBIANUS.
From the Boston Patriot.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND Furnishes new matter for conjecture, but nothing conclusive on the subject of our disjointed negotiations with that country. There is still a ray of hope that the stipulations of Mr. Erskine will be ratified by England—but on this hypothesis it is extremely difficult to imagine upon what motives her cabinet have been induced to give such a wry appearance to any negotiation, in which so much depended on the frank & conciliating deportment of the parties. We repeat, that whether Mr. E. has exceeded his instructions or not, (unless those instructions were made known to our government) it is a question between him and his sovereign—and that his nation is in justice and honor irrevocably bound by his stipulations. We cannot persuade ourselves that any course between the ratification of those stipulations and war, can be pointed out which can be reconciled with the interest and honor of America. The anticipated Minister extraordinary, Mr. Jackson, will soon satisfy us what we are to expect from Great Britain. If we may judge from the nature of his mission to Denmark, he will not embarrass his subject by the modesty of his deportment or the ambiguity of his claims. We shall be sparing of predictions on this mysteious and perplexing subject, till we learn from the new Minister the disposition and views of his Cabinet.—In the mean time, we think the minds of Americans ought to be prepared for the alternative of vindicating their rights by something more efficient than diplomatic remonstrances and newspaper discussions.
From the Boston Repository.
[The Editor of the Boston Repository makes the following remarks on the proceedings in the House of Commons, published in our paper some days since.]
We shall neither attempt to conceal our disappointment or regret, at this unpleasant intelligence. But we have heard alarms expressed which, unwelcome as this news is, do not appear to be justified by the facts before us. The British minister declares that Mr. Erskine has exceeded his powers. Until we can produce some evidence to the contrary, we have no right to discredit the assertion. That being the case, the government does not hold itself bound to ratify his act. But are Americans thus to be tempted to hazard their property abroad, and then to suffer, for their misplaced confidence? No such thing. On the contrary, we have the assurances of Mr. Canning, that as the stipulations of Mr. Erskine were confided in, by our government and people, they should not suffer for his error—that speculations entered into by American merchants, under that impression, should have their course, unimpaired, or the adventurers be indemnified; until the real views of his Majesty could be communicated to our government. Then our trade will go on, subject to the operation of the Order of April last, issued in amelioration of those of a previous date, unless some new arrangement is made. That is—our trade will have the same latitude it was to enjoy by Mr. Erskine's arrangement and as qualified by our own laws, except Holland and France only.
From the remark of Lord Bathurst to the committee of British merchants engaged in American trade, at the close of the above extract, some have supposed that such cargoes only as they were interested in would be allowed to proceed on their destination. But it will be observed that this was probably an answer to a specific question by this committee. But the language of Mr. Canning is the language of the minister, in parliament, on the subject in its full extent, as a measure of national policy, and he explicitly refers to the speculations of American
merchants in general. A new order of council is however expected; this will probably vary in some respects from the order of April last.
It is easy to foresee that new attempts will be made to involve this country immediately in trouble; but we leave it to the sober and reflecting to judge, after considering all circumstances, how far the terms perfidy and treachery, which will be liberally bestowed, not on Mr. Erskine, but the British government, justly apply.
From the Boston Palladium.
Whether the British minister exceeded the limits of his authority in the late partial arrangement which he effected with the United States, we do not, nor can we, at present, know. But if the fact be as stated by Mr. Canning in the House of Commons, Mr. Erskine is perhaps not more blameable than our own cabinet. The mode of managing diplomatic negotiations is, in prints, for each of the "high contracting parties" to exchange its credentials with the other. Now although Mr. E. may have misunderstood the import of his authority, it is not singular that it should have escaped the sagacity of our cabinet that he might be exercising an unauthorised agency?—But if on the other hand, our cabinet had not the curiosity to peep into Mr. E's instructions, and he has imposed upon their credulity, by the assumption of an authority not delegated by his government, then has he acted with the most reprehensible perfidy, & our cabinet with the most pernicious folly. But if "all have been done in honor hero," and it is the oblique policy of the reigning ministry in Britain to disavow the legitimate act of her envoy, then, indeed, she has profaned her ancient honor, and will stand convicted of the most barefaced instance of Punic Faith which modern Europe has recorded.
From the American Citizen.
The new Order in Council.—The rupture of our negotiation with Mr. Erskine, no longer rests on conjecture. The negotiation is not violated but destroyed. The following is the new Order of Council. It indemnifies, upon the faith of Mr. Erskine's negotiation, the vessels which have sailed in consequence of it up to the 20th inst. After that day we are on the footing, with the British government, of the Order in Council of April 26 last. That we may see ourselves, as in a glass, the order of April 26 follows the one which has just arrived, and which puts an end to the negotiation of the 19th of the same month at Washington.
A question of great magnitude now presents itself. Has the British government been perfidious? Candor never could, until now, put such a question. The affair of Copenhagen was not of this character. It was an open, bold faced robbery. France would indeed have anticipated England if she could, but still the nature of the act was the same.
The new Order is grounded on the assertion that the negotiation of Mr. Erskine was unauthorised by his government. This is possible: is it probable? It has no relation, I conclude, to the reparation tendered and accepted for the attack on the Chesapeake. The new Order has no allusion to that. It relates only to the Orders of January and November 1807, and to the Order of the 26th of April, 1809. It is to these orders only that the assertion of a want of authority refers.
Had then Mr. Erskine no authority? He assured our government that he had, and that if the President would issue his proclamation revoking the non-intercourse law, the British government would repeal the orders, on or before the tenth of June.
Did Mr. Erskine tell a falsehood?—This is not to be imagined.
He is an English scholar; he could read his instructions: he is a man of sense; he could understand them. He said that he did understand them: he said that he had authority, and the President, relying on the honor of his assertion, in the most frank and praiseworthy manner closed the negotiation with him.
But his instructions may, with malice aforethought, have been dexterously drawn. The race of Jesuits is not extinct. They may have been purposely drawn to read double. Mr. Canning may have intended, that Mr. Erskine should draw from them one meaning, and that when necessary when abundance of our produce was shipped off, he himself should draw from them another. There is no apology in this. If it be so, there is in it a perfidious intention. On this supposition, the overture was conceived in fraud—fraudulently carried on—fraudulently concluded. I can perceive no escape. Appearances are dreadfully against England. When a nation loses its honor, it loses every thing. I hope in God that England
has not lost her honor, but the odds are frightfully against her. I know what I write. I write with reflection. Whatever may be wished, it will not be thought, I see not how it can be thought, that Mr. Erskine has acted without authority.
If Mr. Erskine was authorised, and the President, probably, can tell whether he was or not, indeed he must have been satisfied that Mr. E. was before he entered into the negotiation with him, then we have been deceived, and there is an old adage that says, that he that will deceive us once will deceive us again. How then shall we act with Mr. Jackson, the newly appointed Minister? The press should not dictate to the Executive. On great national occasions, there should, if possible, be much calmness; little passion. But what assurance can Mr. Jackson give us, that after being received, if the President will receive him, that after negotiating, if the President will negotiate with him, Mr. Canning will not say, that Mr. Jackson was unauthorised? This suspicion is neither wanton nor groundless; it is necessarily created by the present rupture of the late negotiation; it unavoidably grows out of the extraordinary, I may say unexampled transaction. And yet we must confer. If we fight first, we must confer afterwards. The thing may be explained to our satisfaction; but this is but barely possible.
From the New-York Evening Post.
The case temperately and candidly considered.—By the brig Nancy arrived this morning, the new orders in council are received and will be found below. They appear to be a mere temporary provision, until some permanent arrangement of affairs between the countries can be made. They save from all inconvenience any vessels that may have sailed, relying upon the agreement between Mr. Erskine and our government, in April last: and so far they are just, and no more than just. But no further explanations having reached us, as to what particular Mr. Erskine has mistaken his instructions, the importance of the subject induces us to make some further reflections upon what has transpired. Mr. Canning is stated to have said in Parliament, that the agreement entered into by Mr. Erskine with the American government was not made in conformity with the wishes of his Majesty, nor such as his Majesty could approve of: and that it was neither founded in the instructions sent to Mr. Erskine, nor consistent with them.—And Lord Bathurst is said to have informed Mr. Sanson the Chairman of the committee of American Merchants, that the recent arrangements made by Mr. Erskine with the American government were unauthorised by his Majesty's Ministers.
There is no doubt that a minister exceeding his powers, or acting without, or in contravention of his instructions, may be disavowed by his government—his acts in such cases are void, and his government is under no obligation to confirm them. Were it not so, a weak or corrupt minister might sacrifice the highest interest of his country. The right to disavow ministers acting contrary to their instructions was lately exercised by our own government in the instance of the treaty concluded with England, by Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney.
But in what particular, I ask again, is it probable that Mr. Erskine has acted contrary to his instructions? Considering what had before passed concerning the Chesapeake, the early disavowal of the outrage, and the uniform disposition to make reparation for the injury, it cannot I repeat be the settlement of this point which has been disapproved of. Neither can it be the promised negotiation upon all the points of difference between the two countries, for England has professed a sincere desire to accomplish this object, so important to her own interest. It must then be in the arrangement concerning the embargo, non-intercourse, and orders in council that Mr. Erskine incurred the disapprobation of his government. Having carefully attended to the dates and order of events, connected with the misunderstanding with England, it immediately occurred to me upon the publication of the correspondence between Mr. Secretary Smith and Mr. Erskine, that the entire subject of the orders in council had not been settled, or if it had, that a material branch of the settlement was kept back; the latter I then supposed to be the fact.
It will be recollected that before the signature of the treaty, negotiated by Messrs. Monroe & Pinkney, the British government delivered a note to our ministers, expressive of their expectations that we should resist the Berlin decree; and intimating that on our failure to do so, they should resort to measures of retaliation. They assert that we did not resist, and therefore that they issued those orders in council—we passed the embargo; and then offered to remove it if they would
recall their order:—this they refused, and we then passed the note of course law, which placed the ground of France upon the same footing. The inequality of our former laws and regulations, having been urged by England as an impediment in the way of an adjustment of differences, the removal of this inequality opened the way for negotiations, which terminated in the agreement that the orders in council should be revoked as respects us, and the embargo and non-intercourse repealed as respects them.—But this agreement as it now appears, stopped here; and our resistance to the French decrees was left to our own choice. We might continue our embargo and non-intercourse as respects France or remove them as we should prefer—Looking back to the alleged origin of the orders in council, is it not probable that Mr. Erskine was authorised to do what he has done, only on condition of our agreeing to continue our embargo and non-intercourse with France?—And is not this defect in the agreement between the two governments, the ground for saying, that the arrangements concluded by Mr. Erskine were not founded on his instructions, nor consistent with them?
From the Freeman's Journal.
THE NEWS FROM ENGLAND The momentous information which has been received from London, by the way of Halifax and New-York, while it deepens the gloom of the dark prospect which is now presented to the friends of Liberty and Peace, in every quarter where human power can materially influence human action in the concerns of Nations, is at the same time of a more extraordinary character in itself, than almost anything that is recorded in the annals of Kings and of Cabinets. We have often heard that Ambassadors went beyond the precise limits of their written instructions, but we have never heard that when they did so, they solemnly declared to the nation with whose government they were negotiating, not merely that they were acting within the habitus to which their general diplomatic operations were restricted, but that they were expressly instructed and ever commanded to make propositions and enter into engagements which the government from whom they had derived their powers had never in fact contemplated. If Mr. Erskine, the minister of the British Monarch near the government of the United States, has indeed done this, if he has, in the sober language and in all the venerable forms of diplomacy, asserted an absolute falsehood, & declared that he had received "His majesty's commands" to make certain arrangements with the executive of the United States, when in fact "His Majesty" had authorised no such measures, and those arrangements were "not made in conformity with the wishes of His Majesty nor such as His Majesty could approve of," we have at once a new diplomatic phenomenon, a parallel to which we do not recollect in all history. On the other hand, if the British government has authorised the measure, as Mr. Erskine has repeatedly declared, & afterwards denied that it had done so, in the face of the whole world, that government must have forfeited all claim to the future confidence of every other government, must be pronounced, in the precise language of its bitterest enemies in this country, "faithless and corrupt," and must be considered by every man of principle in every nation, as the genuine inheritor of Punica fides of antiquity. Surprising, strange, unaccountable, as the information at first appeared, there is no longer any doubt upon the subject.
The Freeman's Journal was established upon the most pure and perfect principles of political independence which can appertain to human character and conduct. It was expressly announced in the Prospectus, that this paper would know no party but that of Liberty and the constitution, would be influenced by no powers but those of Truth and Justice. The pledge thus given in the face of the world has been regarded as sacred, and will govern us in future. Possessing unquestionable evidence that there was a French party in our country more dangerous than any British party which could be supposed to exist, it has been our first object to warn the people against the operations and effects of that species of foreign influence which we deemed the most dangerous and destructive. But of every species of foreign influence we are equally the inveterate and unrelenting enemies. If then the hand of Job is in this thing, if the British government has been thus corrupt and perfidious in its conduct towards us, we will invoke the spirit of unanimity to preside in our councils, and to animate our people, and we have no doubt that the invocation will be regarded. United America will never become the slaves or the dupes of France, Britain or any other power on earth.

Mr. Baskerville, the British Minister, arrived in this city on Friday last.
As nothing can at this moment be more interesting to our subscribers than information on the delicate situation in which we are placed by the disavowal by the British government of the acts of its agent, we have occupied several columns of this day's paper with extracts from the speculations of various public prints, without distinction of party, on what has taken place, and as to our future prospects.
In our paper of this day will be found a copy of the instructions produced by Mr. Canning in the British Parliament as the basis on which the late arrangement was entered into by Mr. Erskine.
It appears to us extremely improbable that these were the only instructions on which Mr. Erskine proceeded in the negotiation at this place, and for these reasons. Mr. Erskine, in his first letter, as a preliminary to any overture for the renewal of intercourse, offered what was deemed adequate satisfaction for the affair of the Chesapeake. Where, in these instructions, is any instruction relative to the affair of the Chesapeake? It is not even mentioned; and the presumption is that there was a previous communication, the confidential nature of which possibly prevented its publication. Indeed in the instructions published, a "former dispatch" is mentioned, the contents of which, however, are not designated.
Again—These instructions require a formal recognition by the U. States of three conditions, to one at least of which the government of the U. States could never accede. It may well be doubted whether Mr. Erskine would so far have deviated from positive instructions as to make an arrangement without the recognition of any one of them. Mr. Oakley, the bearer of the dispatch which was the basis of the arrangement made in this city, arrived in the U. States in the Rosamond on the 3d of April, which vessel brought London dates to the 9th of February. The instructions published are dated the 23d of January, at least sixteen days prior to the departure of Mr. O. from London; and in this no mention is made of Mr. Oakley who was selected as the bearer. It seems to be a rational deduction that Mr. O. was selected as the bearer of instructions of a subsequent date, also possibly of a confidential nature, and therefore not published.
About the time that Mr. Oakley sailed, also, the ministerial speakers in Parliament and the ministerial prints conveyed the idea that the British ministry confidently expected an amicable adjustment of all differences with America. Did they expect it from the instructions now published? Did they expect it from the requisition of initiating conditions, from us, in consequence of which they would do us the favor to tax us no longer? The idea is absurd.
In short, it is evident that these were not the only instructions given to Mr. Erskine, although they might have composed that part of them which it has been deemed politic to make public.
We are happy to see announced for exhibition on Tuesday evening next, at our Theatre, one of the best dramatic pieces now extant. The celebrated author has frequently treated his readers with copious draughts, but never with so overflowing a measure, of genuine pleasantry and humor, whilst at the same time presents, in a manner that cannot fail forcibly to strike the senses and impress the heart, a correct image of one of the most varied examples in real life. This admired specimen of comic writing has not been performed on our boards this season, and has once heretofore, although graced with the highest applause when performed elsewhere. We recommend it to all classes of society, to the aged as well as to the young, for the real pleasure as well as solid instruction which it affords. However often they may see it, they will still find the wit improved and the mind edified. Comedy is eminently the fortis of Mr. Warren's Company; and the principal characters in the ROAD TO RUIN will be admirably sustained. The Company's stock of scenery has been considerably enlarged the present season, and we understand that extraordinary exertions will be made on this occasion, as the piece has been selected by concert between Mr. Warren and the Directors of the Theatre for the best fit of that establishment, in which both doubtless feel a lively interest.
The 4th piece Catch him who can (by a celebrated modern author) is entirely new here; we can pledge ourselves, that here without a parallel report for the lovers of Dramatic Entertainment. We presume there is not a nation, nor indeed in the City or its vicinity who will not, on Tuesday evening, gratify the finest feelings of human nature, as the season is about closing, we expect the attendance will be general; and we will doubtless find ourselves abundantly compensated.
With the real intrinsic merit of this happy selection we might combine a motive of another nature, were we not too well acquainted with the liberal and patriotic spirit of this City and ever eager to promote the innocent amusement as well as the more substantial advantages of both. On Tuesday evening having heretofore for want of the anticipated
encouragement, &c. necessary fallen into considerable derangement, extraordinary exertions have been made to arrange and close its accounts. A critical investigation of them by the Directors we learn has been sent for by the Treasurer, who has presented them, and next Friday is the day appointed for that purpose; after which they will be submitted to the Subscribers and Stockholders for their further examination and scrutiny. In the mean time, as the establishment is involved in some pecuniary embarrassments, let us, whilst we in the very act indulge ourselves in the feast of humor and the flow of soul, contribute our mite to nurse this interesting Infant of our growing Metropolis.
The following extracts of letters received in this city, from a respectable source, will serve as an explanation of the news in this day's paper from Bourdeaux.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Bordeaux, dated June 16, 1809.
"Yesterday the Commissary of Marine for this port, greatly alarmed us by making a very injudicious communication to the Chamber of Commerce of the City, on the subject of American Affairs. It appears that the Minister of Marine instructed the Commissary to inform the Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux of the late act of Congress interdicting trade with France and England; at the same time recommending to them to suspend for the present, all operations with the U. States. In conforming to the orders of his superior, the Commissary thought proper to annex comments of his own, of a very alarming nature, which were immediately communicated to the Merchants on the Exchange, and as the whole wore an official form, an immediate rupture between the two Countries was considered as inevitable. The Commissary, finding he had gone too far, sent for one of the Members of the Chamber, through whose influence he prevailed on that Body to return his letter, promising to write another more consonant with the Minister's views. Thinking it highly probable some of the American merchants may have communicated this alarm to the U. S. by this ship, I have thought it my duty to state to you, sir, these facts, that in such case, its bad effects may be counteracted."
Extract of another letter from the same Gentleman, dated Bordeaux, June 17, 1809.
"The ship Hope having been detained a day longer on account of some Merinos seized on board, gives me an opportunity of stating to you, that upwards of a dozen letters from Paris by the mail of to-day, mention, that his Imperial and Royal Majesty has revoked his Decrees in favor of Holland, by opening the ports of that country to neutrals.—I am induced to give some credit to this news, from the sensible effect it has had on the price of Colonial produce."
New-York, July 27. By the British Schooner James, in 14 days from Port-au-Prince, we learn that Christophe & Pétion's fleets have recently had a severe engagement, in which the latter gained a very signal victory—and that their armies had met near the Cape, about the same time, and that Christophe had defeated Pétion with very great slaughter.
New-York, July 28. The city of St. Domingo, after a long siege, during which the inhabitants were reduced to the greatest distress for provisions, has surrendered to the English. By the articles of capitulation, the town was to be delivered up by the French, with all its ammunition, guns, &c. and the garrison to be sent to France.
Highly Interesting Commercial Information.
Philadelphia, July 26.
We have been favored with the following extract of a letter from Hamburg, dated May 19, 1809, from a house of the highest respectability to their friends in this city. The information it communicates is of a most pleasing nature.—"After a long interruption to our intercourse with your country, the American flag has again been displayed in this neighborhood. Three vessels from Baltimore have arrived at Tonnungen and Hussum; and altho' it is to be expected that more will follow, their cargoes will be sold to great advantage. It is so long since we have been cut off from our regular supplies, that all the old stocks are almost entirely consumed; and it will require very great importations to replace them even in a small degree. Doubts have existed as to the admission of American ships in Danish ports: It is, however, with pleasure we can state to you, that no difficulty has been made to their discharge; and should even the hostility of the French Emperor to American commerce prevent the goods coming from your country from passing the lines of the French Douanes (custom-house) sales can be effected at Altona and elsewhere out of these lines, so that the property can never come within the reach of these decrees."
The accounts you no doubt have received of many restrictions which
have been imposed on the trade of the Continent, are well calculated to deter houses with you, from making any shipments to this neighborhood, as you cannot be acquainted with the exact extent of the dan, or the manner in which it can be avoided. Since the rescinding of the British orders of 11th Nov. your vessels can trade to this river and to Danish ports with perfect security; but as a French custom-house is established here we recommend to you not to expose any property to their grasp, by a direct shipment to this place until the French emperor has pronounced his intentions with regard to that trade. The Danish ports of Tonnungen and Hussum offer more security, whence, with a trifling addition of expense, goods will find the way into the continental markets, without any risk whatever. The only question therefore which remains with regard to the admission of your ships into Danish ports; this question is decided in the affirmative, and if we suppose a possibility of this determination being changed by the interference of the French, it will operate no further than directing such ships away from their ports; and if nothing better offers, they will find a sale at Heligoland, a small island of our river from whence a good deal of contraband is carrying on with the coast.
All ports South of the Weser have been declared in a state of blockade. Their whole wants must be drawn from such supplies as may reach us from your country, and we have every reason to expect a brisk demand at high prices for the cargoes that may reach us; and although an over abundant importation may depress our present prices, we are of opinion they will continue sufficiently high amply to remunerate those who may adventure this way, & we feel ourselves justified in encouraging you to make some shipment without loss of time, as the first importations will receive a proportionably higher price.
New-York, July 27. LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Last evening arrived at this port, the ship Hope, capt. Humphries, 35 days from Bordeaux. The Hope has brought upwards of 50 passengers, and sailed by special permission. Capt. H. has furnished the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with Paris Paper to the 9th of June inclusive, but upon a hasty perusal, we do not find that they contain any thing new.
We learn from the captain and passengers, that the dispatch ship Mentor, capt. Ward, remained at L'Orient, waiting the orders of Gen. Armstrong, our Minister at Paris; & that the U. States' brig Syren, was to be immediately despatched from L'Orient to England.—That no account of any new battle between the Emperor Bonaparte and the Arch Duke Charles had reached Bordeaux—that the affairs between America and France, remained in statu quo.
In addition to the above, a passenger in the Hope, has favored us with the following extract of a letter, dated the 15th of June, from Bordeaux, which was sent to him just as the Hope was leaving the Cordovan.
"The Commissary of Marine, at Rochefort, has just written to the Maritime Prefect at Bordeaux, not to grant any more clearances to American vessels, as they had just heard that the commercial intercourse between America and France had been suspended by a law of the American Congress on the twentieth day of May last."
The Hope sailed from the Cordovan on the 20th of June.
New-York, July 26. TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
By the British Packet Windsor Castle, capt. Sutton, the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser has received London papers to the 12th of June inclusive, from which the following articles are copied.
London, June 12. —Dutch Gazettes to the 8th, and Paris papers to the 4th inst. have reached us. The former communicate the death of the gallant Schill. He fell at the head of his brave followers, contending for glory and independence, in the heart of the city of Stralsund, of which it appears he had been in complete possession. Stralsund was attacked by the French General Gratien, whose report of the action is not very clear. The fate of the intrepid Schill was a circumstance too important to be passed over; but the conclusion of the affair is not noticed with precision; we are merely told that his troops were thrown into confusion.
The Moniteur contains a detail of the operations of the army of Italy, almost from the first reverse of the Austrians in that quarter to the capture of Trieste, and the junction of the army with that part of the French force in Germany commanded by gen. Lauriston. If we are to give implicit credit to this detail, the trophies gained by his son in law, Eugene Beauharnois, are not less brilliant than those of Bonaparte himself in the most successful campaigns.
We are assured that the French army has in this extraordinary career of victory, taken 25,000 prisoners, 60 pieces of cannon, and 10 standards. Of the accomplishment of the objects in view, no doubt, we think, can be entertained; but when we are gravely assured, that five hundred Austrians were taken by a lieutenant and twelve men, we are surely justified in considering these official accounts very grossly exaggerated.
We have received Lisbon Gazettes to the 3d inst. The Supreme Junta of Government in Spain has directed a decree confiscating all the property of the Spanish nobles and other persons who had adhered to the French interest; ordering also that those persons therein named, should be arrested and carried before the Tribunal of Public Welfare, to be tried and punished for high treason. The papers contain a correspondence between Marshal Beresford and the Portuguese general Mahy, announcing some partial actions between the latter with the French who were shut up in Lugo, when Ney marched to the Asturias. The amount of the French force in Galicia is between six and seven thousand men. In an action which took place in Ponte Nuevo, between Mina and Lugo, the French lost three thousand men in killed and wounded, besides two thousand Germans, who deserted and came over to the Spanish army. Lugo has been recaptured, and 4000 prisoners taken. According to the accounts transmitted, the situation of Marshal Ney is very precarious. There was every reason to suppose, from the aspect of affairs, that Galicia would be speedily cleared of the enemy. A French column of three thousand infantry and thirty horse had been completely routed near Santiago; the remains had fled to Corunna, abandoning the former place, which the Spanish troops entered on the 23d, finding considerable magazines of arms and ammunition therein. The Marquis de la Romana was at Santiago. Vigo is occupied by his brother, with a force of 7000 men.
This morning arrived a mail from Edinburgh. The possession of Stralsund by the patriotic Schill is mentioned in terms of high satisfaction; but his unfortunate catastrophe does not appear to have been known when the mail was sent off. The war continues with vigor between the Russians and Swedes.
Mr. ERSKINE'S INSTRUCTIONS.
Copy of a dispatch from Mr. Secretary Canning to the hon. D. M. Erskine, dated Foreign Office, 23d January, 1809.
Sir—If there really exists in those individuals who are to have a leading share in the new administration of the U. States, that disposition to come to a complete and cordial understanding with G. Britain, of which you have received from them such positive assurances; in meeting that disposition, it would be useless and unprofitable to recur to a recapitulation of the causes from which the differences between the two governments have arisen, or of the arguments already so often repeated in support of that system of retaliation to which his majesty has unwillingly had recourse.
That system his majesty must unquestionably continue to maintain, unless the object of it can be otherwise accomplished.
But after the profession on the part of so many of the leading ministers of the government of the U. States, of a sincere desire to contribute to that object in a manner which should render the continuance of the system adopted by the British government unnecessary, it is thought right that a fair opportunity should be afforded to the American government to explain its meaning, and give proof of its sincerity.
The extension of the interdiction of the American harbors to the ships of war of France as well as of Great Britain, is, as stated in my former dispatch, an acceptable symptom of a system of impartiality towards both belligerents; the first that has been publicly manifested by the American government.
The like extension of the non-importation act to other belligerents, is equally proper in this view. These measures remove those preliminary objections, which must otherwise have precluded any useful or amicable discussion.
In this state of things, it is possible for G. B. to entertain propositions, which, while such manifest partiality was shewn to her enemies, were not consistent either with her dignity or her interest.
From the report of your conversations with Mr. Madison, Mr. Gallatin, and Mr. Smith it appears:—
1st. That the American government is prepared, in the event of his majesty's consenting to withdraw the orders in council of Jan. and Nov. 1807, to withdraw co-temporaneously on its part the interdiction of its harbors to ships of war, and all non-intercourse and non-importation acts, so far as respect G. Britain, leaving them in force with respect to France, and the
powers which adopt and act under these decrees.
2dly. (What is of the utmost importance, as precluding a new source of misunderstanding, which might arise after the adjustment of the other question,) That America is willing to renounce, during the present war, the pretension of carrying on in time of war all trade with the enemy's colonies, from which she was excluded during peace.
3d. Great Britain, for the purpose of securing the operations of the embargo, and of the bona fide intention of America to prevent her citizens from trading with France, and the powers adopting and acting under the French decrees, is to be considered as being at liberty to capture all such American vessels as may be found attempting to trade with the ports of any of these powers; without which security for the observance of the embargo, the raising it nominally with respect to Great Britain alone, would, in fact, raise it with respect to all the world.
On these conditions his Majesty would consent to withdraw the Orders in Council of January and November, 1807, so far respects America.
As the first and second of these conditions are the suggestions of the persons in authority in America to you, and as Mr. Pinkney has recently (for the first time) expressed to me his opinion, that there will be no indisposition on the part of his government to the enforcement by the naval power of G. Britain of the regulations of America with respect to France, and the countries to which these regulations continue to apply, but that his government was itself aware, that without such enforcement those regulations must be altogether nugatory; I flatter myself there will be no difficulty in obtaining a distinct and official recognition of these conditions from the American government.
For this purpose you are at liberty to communicate this dispatch in extenso to the American Secretary of State.
Upon receiving through you, on the part of the American government, a distinct and official recognition of the three mentioned conditions, his majesty will lose no time in sending to America a formal and regular treaty.
As, however it is possible that the delay which must intervene before the actual conclusion of a treaty may appear to the American Government to deprive this arrangement of part of its benefits. I am to authorise you, if the American government should be desirous of acting upon the agreement, before it is reduced to a regular form, (either by the immediate repeal of the embargo, and the other acts in question, or by engaging to repeal them on a particular day) to assure the American government of his Majesty's readiness to meet such disposition in the manner best calculated to give it immediate effect.
Upon the receipt here of an official note, containing an agreement for the adoption by the American government of the three conditions above specified, his Majesty will be prepared, on the faith of such engagement, either immediately (if the repeal shall have been immediate in America) or on any day specified by the American Government for that repeal, reciprocally to repeal the Orders in Council, without waiting for the conclusion of the treaty; and you are authorized, in the circumstances herein described, to make such reciprocal engagement on his Majesty's behalf. I am, &c.
GEORGE CANNING.
To be sold at Private Sale, several good Feather Beds, and sundry other Furniture. Enquire of the Printers. July 31—6t
WASHINGTON THEATRE.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THEATRE.
Tomorrow Evening will be presented
The admired Comedy called
THE ROAD TO RUIN.
To which will be added a Musical Entertainment called
CATCH HIM WHO CAN.
Post One Dollar—Pitt Three Quarters of a Dollar.
Tickets for Children at 50 cents.
* Tickets to be had at the Office of Dimmer and Cooper , Eleventh-street, near Pennsylvania Avenue.
Doors will open at Six—Curtain rise Quarter before Seven o'Clock.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RANAWAY from Isaac Lokes farm on Saturday the 1st instant a Negro man named ANDREW—He is 22 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches, and not very stout made, with very black complexion, has a large scar on one side of his face, as far as recollected on the left side, occasioned by the kick of a horse; small are teeth separate from each other; he never shaved unless he has since be shaved; he carried with him sundry clothing; and I expect he has obtained a pass as a free man. I will give ten Dollars if he is secured in the county, so that I get him again, if out of the county but not out of the state 30 Dollars, and if out of the state 50 Dollars reward, and reason are charged if brought home or secured in any jail so that I get him again.
FIELDING LYNN,
Living in Loudoun county Virg. near Middleburg and Gandy's Mill
July 31—3t

War Department, July 8, 1860.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
THAT separate proposals will be received at the Office of the Secretary for the Department of War, until 12 o'clock, at noon of Wednesday the 25th of October next, for the supply of all rations that may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of June 1861, inclusive, to the 1st day of June 1862, within the states, territories and districts following, viz:
1st. At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne, Chicago and in their immediate vicinity, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the territory of Michigan.
2nd. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
3rd. At Belle Fontaine, Fort Osage and Belle Vue and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Ohio and the Illinois and Louisiana territories, except Fort Wayne and Chicago and their immediate vicinity.
4th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the Mississippi and Orleans territories.
5th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the district of Maine, and state of New Hampshire.
6th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Vermont.
7th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Massachusetts, the town of Springfield excepted.
8th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
9th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of New York, Niagara & its dependencies excepted.
10th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of New Jersey.
11th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Pennsylvania.
12th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the states of Maryland & Delaware.
13th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Virginia.
14th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of North Carolina.
15th. At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of South Carolina.
16th. At Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the limits of the state of Georgia.
17th. Proposals will also be received as aforesaid, for the supply of all rations which may be required by the United States, for the troops which are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the town of Springfield in the state of Massachusetts; and for the officers and other persons employed in the United States' Army at that place, from the 1st day of June 1861, inclusive, to the 1st day of June 1862.
A ration to consist of one pound and one quarter of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork, eight ounces of bread or flour, one eighth of a pound of butter or lard, one eighth of a pound of coffee or tea, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one pound and a half of candles, to every hundred rations. The prices of the several component parts of the ration shall be specified; but the United States reserve the right of making such alterations in the price of the component parts of the ration aforesaid, as shall make the price of each part thereof bear a just proportion to the proposed price of the whole ration. The rations are to be furnished in such quantities, that there shall at all times, during the term of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit and Chicago, for six months in advance; and at each of the other posts on the western waters, for at least three months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is also to be permitted to all and every of the commandants of fortified places or posts, to call for, at seasons when the same can be transported, or at any time in case of urgency, such supplies of like provisions in advance, as in the discretion of the commandant shall be deemed proper.
It is understood that the contractor is to be at the expense and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States shall be paid by the United States at the price of the articles captured or destroyed as aforesaid, on the deposition of two or more persons of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, stating the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is understood to be reserved to the United States, of requiring that none of the supplies, which may be furnished under any of the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until the supplies which have been or may be furnished under contracts, now in force, have been consumed; and that a supply in advance may be always required at any of the fixed posts on the sea-board, or Indian frontier, not exceeding three months. W. EUSTIS, Secretary for the Department of War.
July 10—tw4w
100 DOLLARS REWARD. RANAWAY from the 6th inst. from the subscriber, living near Clarkburg, (in which there is a post office) Montgomery county, Maryland, a negro man named SAM.
About 30 years of age, about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, has lost the sight of his left eye, which is very perceptible, is bow-legged and has some impediment in his speech; had on when he went away an iron collar, his dress, country tow linen shirt and trousers, round about full'd cloth jacket, and some other clothing. It is likely he will get his collar off, change his name and endeavor to pass for a free man. Whoever secures the said negro, so that I get him again, shall have, if taken 10 miles from home, 10 dollars, if 20 miles, 20 dollars, if 30 miles, 30 dollars, and so in proportion to the above reward, including what the law allows, paid by
WALTER WATERS.
July 12—5t&w3t
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. RANAWAY from the subscriber then residing at Sandy Point, Charles county, Md., a bright Mulatto Woman named DEBBY. She is about 22 years old, tall and well proportioned, and would by some persons be thought comely. It is deemed unnecessary to attempt a description of her clothing, as she took with her a good deal of that that was good, and it is probable she will not discover to persons induced to apprehend her. It is supposed she has either gone to the neighborhood of Hill Top, Md., or Boyd's Hole, Virg. as she has lived in and belonging to the estate of Mr. John Bunbury, dec'd, of the latter, where she is well known, until the last 12 months past, which time she lived in the former, and it is very probable she has gone there as during her residence there she formed a corrupt connection which it is likely she still has correspondence with, and is harbored by. The above reward will be given for securing her in any jail so that I get her again, or delivering her to me, provided she is not yet apprehended; in that case a former reward of 50 dollars will be given. ALL persons are hereby forewarned from secreting or harboring said woman at their peril.
CLEMENT KENNEDY, Jr. Washington, July 21—w3t
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
THAT the subscribers of Washington county, district of Columbia, have obtained from the Orphan's Court of Washington and district aforesaid, letters testamentary on the personal estate of James Badginton, late of said district, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to either of the subscribers, on or before the seventh day of January next ensuing, or they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under our hands this 7th day of July, 1860.
ROBERT ROSE, } Exec. to the estate of Jas. Badginton, dec'd. ROBERT BROWN, } July 7—law4w
GEO. W. RIGGS, Has just received and for Sale, Gold and silver vellum lace. Do. do. do. cords, &c. &c. Plated and gilt lace. Gold and silver epaulets. Gold watches, plain and repeating. Silver do. warranted. Jewelry of the newest fashion. A considerable choice of silver and plated ware. With a variety of fancy goods too tedious to mention.
—ALSO— 2800 RACOON SKINS, Of the best quality, assorted to suit the buyers. Georgetown, June 21—w8t.
RELLY'S STORE. ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, IS just supplied with Madeira and Lisbon Wine, choice French Brandy, excellent retailing Whiskey and Molasses, best Lemons, a few boxes fresh Raisins, fresh Green Coffee in bags, some nice Old Hyson Tea, Spermaceti Oil of good quality, a thousand weight of Smithfield Bacon, half of which is Hams mostly of small size suitable for families, Jamieson's Water Crackers, superfine Flour as usual selected for family use— Also, Corn, Oats, Bran, Chop, and a constant supply of Fresh Corn Meal, received weekly from the mill. July 3—6teop
The subscriber offers for sale that elegant and valuable estate, called WILTON, lying nine miles below Richmond. The dwelling house is not inferior to any in the state; the offices are commodious; the garden and yard are handsomely laid out. The situation combines so many advantages, that I am unwilling to give a description of it, wishing any gentleman who is disposed of purchase, to come and view it. It may not be amiss however to observe, that James river runs 100 yards from the door of the house, that vessels of five hundred horse-power have loaded at Warwick, one mile above it, that the water carriage to Richmond is only six miles, that there is a good road and fishing fishery, and that wild fowl are frequently procured. A small GRIST MILL is attached to it on a stream that runs through the plantation.
—ALSO— 2000 ACRES OF LAND, Lying on Fighting Creek, Powhatan county, two miles from the Court House, which will be divided into two or more lots to suit purchasers. This land is well watered and calculated for the culture of wheat, corn and tobacco. For terms apply to the subscriber residing in Richmond, or William Berkeley, in Powhatan. WILLIAM RANDOLPH. Richmond, June 23—w3m.
PATENT WASHING MACHINE. A Newly Invented Patent Washing Machine, far superior to any heretofore in use, may be had of the subscriber, who has the Patent Right for the district of Columbia. I am so well satisfied of the inestimable value of this machine from a trial of one of them more than two months, that I purpose to have one made, that any family wishing to purchase can first make a trial of it. JNO. THOMAS, 3rd. May 24—3t&wtf
PATENT KNAPSACKS. THE Subscriber having obtained from the United States a patent for an improved KNAPSACK, which in point of durability and convenience, has been pronounced by the best judges infinitely superior to any heretofore in use. The officers of the different volunteer companies in the United States, are respectfully solicited to adopt them. They may be had in any quantity, and will be sold on the most reasonable terms by JOHN P. LHERBETTE, 81, Maiden Lane, New-York. To whom applications addressed by post may be made, or to B. H. Latrobe, at the city of Washington. May 19—ep4m.
CHARLES J. NOURSE. Offers for sale—Chateaux Margaux Claret in boxes of 1 dozen. Genuine Old London Particular wine in half pipes and quarter casks. Best Salad Oil in baskets of 6 bottles each, &c. &c. &c. George Town, May 24—tf
BY an advertisement issued from the court of Chancery of the district of Columbia for the County of Washington, lately published in the National Intelligencer and other newspapers it is mentioned that in a suit instituted in said court by Robert Brent and others executors of Notley Young, as complainants, against James Greenleaf, Henry Pratt and others as defendants, it appears that the undermentioned squares of ground lying in the city of Washington are responsible for certain debts or pretended debts alleged to be owing to the heirs of the said Notley Young, viz:
Squares Numbered 266, 268, 269, 270, 297, 298, 299, 300, 351, 352, 354, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 434, 435, 436, 464, 465, 468, 469, 470, 473, 495, 498, 500, 502, 503, 504, 545, 546, Sq. east of 546, 547, Sq. east of 547, 549, 591, 596, Sq. east of 596, 597, Sq. north of Sq. west of 606. The public & all whom it doth or may concern are therefore hereby desired to take notice that none of the abovementioned squares of ground are in any respect responsible to the executors or heirs of the late Notley Young, nor are in any respect implicated in manner as mentioned in the said advertisement. The said squares of ground having been bought from and conveyed by the commissioners of the city of Washington, to the subscriber by deeds in fee simple, dated 18, & 31 Oct. 1794.
JAMES GREENLEAF. Washington, July 24, 1860.
UPON examination we are satisfied that the above-mentioned squares have been erroneously supposed to be a part of the property conveyed by Notley Young to James Greenleaf, and that of course the representatives of Mr. Young have no claim on them.
NICH. YOUNG, ROBERT BRENT, Surviving executors. July 25, 1860—3t
NOTICE.
WHEREAS Horatio Moore of Charles county, has by his deed of trust, assigned to the subscriber all his property, Real & Personal, in trust to pay all such his creditors as shall sign the said deed on or before the 15th day of August next—This is therefore to notify all such persons as are interested, that they are requested to sign the said deed, or authorise their attorney so to do, otherwise, they will be deprived of all advantage therefrom.
And whereas the said Horatio Moore has by his power of attorney, authorised the subscriber to collect all monies due to him the said Horatio Moore; all such persons as are indebted to him, are requested to make payment to the subscriber.
PETER HOFFMAN, Jr. Baltimore, Baltimore street, No. 103. N. B. Attention to the above notice is respectfully requested, as it is highly probable in case the debts due to him the said Horatio Moore can be collected the assigned property will be more than sufficient to cover all his debts. July 26—tawtA15
By virtue of a decree of the honorable the Circuit Court, of the District of Columbia, for the County of Washington— In the suit of SOLOMON DAVIS, complainant, against Abiel Jenners, and Deborah Jenners his wife, and Feraudand Patafex.
WILL be sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder on Monday the 7th day of August next at Long's hotel, Thirty-Nine LOTS of ground situated in the city of Washington, numbered as follows: Lots No. 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, and 24 in Sq. No. 1061. Lots No. 4, 5, 9, 10, in Sq. No. 1070—Lots No. 1, 2 and 3 in Sq. No. 1091—Lots No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, in Sq. No. 1098—Lot No. 11 in Sq. 1105—Lots No. 5, 11, 12, 18 in Sq. 1106—Lots No. 4, 5, 6 in Sq. 1112—Lots No. 1, 2, and 3 in Sq. 1114—Lot No. 4 in Sq. No. 1148—Lot No. 5 in 1117—Lots No. 9, 10, 11, 12 in Sq. No. 1130.
The Sale to commence at 12 o'clock precisely. Terms six months credit with interest from the day of Sale. Bond or bonds with good and sufficient security will be required.
SAM. ELLIOT, Jr. Trustee. July 14—tdos.
FOR SALE. Or to be rented for a term of years, or on perpetual ground-rent, A NUMBER of well built brick houses, several of which are immediately rentable—situate on Greenleaf's point—Also, house lots in almost every part of the city. Apply to
JAMES GREENLEAF, or in his absence to SAMUEL ELLIOT, junr. July 6—8w
CITY AUCTIONEER. THE Subscriber having for two years past received a considerable share of public patronage as AUCTIONEER, for which he returns his sincere thanks, respectfully inform his friends and the citizens generally, that he has taken out a Licence for the current year, under the act authorising Public Auctions in the city of Washington. He hopes from attention and punctuality to receive a continuance of their favors.
S. SPEAKE, Auctr. On every Saturday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the Auction Room nearly opposite the Centre Market House, will be sold all kind of Goods, which will be received there for sale on commission. S. S. Auc. Washington, July 21—6t
THE Subscriber hereby notifies the Public that she will not pay any debts contracted by WILLIAM PRIME heretofore, or which may be contracted hereafter. ZIPPORAH CORNING. July 26—3t
ROMULUS RIGGS, Has just received and opening at his New Cash Store, a complete and well selected assortment of SEASONABLE AND FANCY GOODS, Which being purchased for money, gives him the opportunity of offering the same at Baltimore and Philadelphia Prices. As he is determined to sell for very small profits. He intends keeping on hand a good assortment of Goods, to be sold by the piece; and those who purchase to sell again, will be furnished at as low rates as they can purchase in any market in the United States, being determined to sell. CASH GIVEN FOR TOBACCO inspected at the Georgetown Warehouse. June 9—tf
FOR RENT. THE upper part of the House I now occupy, which has Six well-finished Rooms, and every necessary back building, all newly furnished and in complete order—The rent will be low to a genteel family, if application is immediately made. June 9—tf
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RANAWAY on Friday the 21st inst. from the subscriber, Negro CHARLES, about 20 years old, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, black com-lection, large and flat nose, and very large feet; he has a remarkable scar on one of his hands between the thumb and fore finger occasioned by a cut of a knife; he wore when he went off, a pair of white corduroy pantaloons and a round brown or blue jacket. He is a great liar and an artful fellow. I have some reason to believe he is yet skulking about this city. The above reward with all reasonable charges will be paid to any person securing him in any jail. DANL. CARROLL of Dud'n. July 26—tf
FOR SALE. BY virtue of a decree of the High Court of Chancery of the state of Maryland, will be exposed to public sale, in the town of Port Tobacco, Charles county, on the court house at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the second day of the next August term of Charles county court (which commences on the third Monday of August next) a parcel of LAND late the property of John D. Scott, deceased, being part of a tract of Land called Poynton Manor, lying upon a branch of Nanjemoy creek, on the post road leading to Nanjemoy from Port Tobacco near the "Hill Top" and about seven miles from Port Tobacco.
This Land consists of about 300 acres, of which between 50 and 100 acres are well timbered, about 20 acres are in marsh, and the remainder arable and very productive. The terms of sale are that the purchaser shall give bond with sufficient security to pay the purchase money in 12 months from the sale. It will be sold entire or in parcels as may best suit the persons inclined to purchase.
F. S. KEY, Trustee. July 5—tdos
HAVE for Sale at their Warehouse near the Ferry— Loaf and Lump Sugar in hds and barrels, Prime Muscovado do. do. do. 2d and 3d quantity do. do. do. Hyson, Young Hy- } TEAS son, Hyson skin } in Chests, Boxes and and Imperial } Canisters, Coffee, Chocolate, Pepper and Allspice, Nutmegs and Cloves, Sweet Oil in Baskets and Boxes, Indigo and Coppers, Best 4th proof Cogniac Brandy, Bordeaux and Marseilles Brandy, Holland and Antigua Gin, Jamaica and Antigua Spirits, old and fit for immediate use, Old and New Whiskey, Madera, Port, Sherry, Teneriffe, Corsica, Scielly, and Catalonia Wines, Claret in boxes 1 doz. each, Best chewing Tobacco, Demijohns, Casks, &c. &c. George Town, July 3—8p
BY Order of the Orphans Court of Prince George's county, will be sold at Public Sale in this place on Saturday the 5th day of next month, if fair, if not, the next fair day thereafter, (Sunday excepted) all the remaining part of the late Mr. John Campbell's Personal Estate, consisting of Wearing Apparel, an elegant Gold Watch, enamelled, the hands and round the face being set with diamonds, cap'd and jewelled, a Gold Seal, a Gold Ring, a Backgammon Table, and several other articles. The terms of Sale will be cash, and sold without reserve. The subscriber's infirm state of health for many years has been the cause of the sale being so long postponed, and as he is still poorly, his friend Mr. Richard Ponsbury will direct and conduct the sale of said property, which will commence at 11 o'clock at my house.
WM. BRUCE, Adm'r. of JOHN CAMPBELL. Bladensburg July 14—3w
FOR SALE. By LEWIS DEALERS. At his Store near the Navy Yard. Old French and Peach Brandy, Do. Jamaica Spirits, Holland Gin, Whiskey by the hogshead or barrel, Sugars, Teas, Coffee, Corn, Corn Meal, Picked Superfine Flour for family use, Fresh Turkey Figs, Do. Bloom Raisins, and many other articles which he will sell low for cash. Washington, July 17—3w
TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. AT Northumberland court house, in the county of Northumberland, and state of Virginia, on Tuesday the 5th of September next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, five contiguous plantations, amounting together to about 2,700 acres, situate on the river Potomac, and within about three miles of the court house. These estates formerly belonged to Presley Thornton, Esq. and are the same on which he lived. They have never been seen by either of the subscribers, but it is understood, that about 1700 acres of them are as valuable low grounds as any on the river, and a considerable part thereof heavily timbered. The uplands consist of about 1000 acres, and the whole is well calculated for the production of corn, wheat, tobacco, timothy and small grain of all kinds, in great abundance. The waters are said to abound with excellent fish, oysters and wild fowl. The water carriage is easy and convenient to Norfolk, Baltimore, Alexandria and the city of Washington; and as these estates possess several good mill seats, with an abundance of water and a plentiful supply of timber, they must be very valuable.
The premises will be shown to persons inclined to purchase, by col. James Moore, who lives on them, or by Samuel Blackwell, Esq. who lives near to them; and the terms of payment may be known a sufficient time before the sale, by applying to either of them, or to THOMAS ROBINSON, Near Chester, Delaware, Or to W. LEWIS, at Phila. June 7—tds.
CITY AUCTIONEERS. THE subscribers beg leave to inform their friends and the public, that having given the security required by law, they obtained a license to sell goods, wares and merchandise at vendue in this city. To accommodate those who may be pleased to employ them, they have built a commodious house adjoining the Store of the Purser of the Navy and opposite to Wm. Prout's, and from their close attention to business, they flatter themselves that they will give general satisfaction. NICHOLAS L. QUEEN, HENRY M. QUEEN. May 29—tf
PROPOSALS.
For Engraving a Representation of AMERICA, Figure under the form of a Goddess extending the hand of relief to suffering humanity.
IN this piece, two unfortunate Strangers, with a young Babe, after having escaped from oppression and death in their native country, and more immediately from the watery element, appear in distress on our shores. The Wife, seated on a rock, with the almost expiring Infant in her lap, exhibits an image of grief and despair—the Husband, with countenance irresistibly pathetic and eloquent, implores the blessings of God, at the same time seeming to regard rather his tender companion and infant offspring than his own sufferings. At this juncture the GODDESS AMERICA, crowned with beauties and with glories, driven in a Chariot by the GODDESS OF LIBERTY, the HORN OF PLENTY, pouring out its fruits, is introduced upon the scene. She is arrested in her course by the unhappy objects on her shores. Whilst her seeds are held by one of the aboriginal inhabitants, she appears descending from her chariot to their relief in an attitude of infinite dignity, her beautiful face a picture of benignity and of pity. It is this point in the history that our author seizes upon, and every circumstance of perspective, drapery, and costume in general, are adapted to it. A description of this kind can however convey a faint idea of such a piece; for as the parts which compose it, must be necessarily successive to each other in their operation on the mind, it cannot make that full and entire impression produced by a simultaneous view of all the parts of the picture itself. This march directly to the heart, which recognises, by a single glance of the eye, its elegant and touching pathos.
This representation serves to illustrate the agreeable truth, that while through the greater part of the Globe, the pillars of the Temples of Liberty have been torn from their bases, in this favored land they stand in Corinthian elegance and pristine glory—that while the voice of humanity is almost drowned by the din of war, its cries are still heard in this happy clime. From the great progress of taste and refinement, it is not doubted that the American public will give that fostering encouragement to productions of this nature, without which genius must languish in inaction and obscurity. The polite nations of the world have boasted of their celebrated Galleries and collections of the works of fine art, and it is extremely probable that the frequent contemplation of their statues and paintings tended to keep alive the sentiments, ideas and objects they were made to represent. It is moreover stated that the Italians were never so inclined to resistance, nor so thoroughly sensible that their political privileges were gone, as when the French Emperor violated their Galleries.
The author of the piece is Mr. Thos. Gimbred, a young gentleman of classic education and correct taste. In smaller trials of his art, he has attracted the respectful notice of the enlightened citizens of Baltimore, and it is expected that a publication of the proposed Engraving, will afford him that remuneration for his labor, in the gratitude and consideration of society, which he justly merits.
CONDITIONS. The above-mentioned piece will occupy a space of 21 by 18 inches.
The price, which is payable on delivery, will be THREE DOLLARS to subscribers, and FIVE DOLLARS to such as do not subscribe. Every person who shall obtain ten subscribers will be entitled to one copy.
Subscriptions received by the publisher John Hopkins, Philadelphia; also by all the Booksellers. July 12—
LANDS IN THE STATES OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY FOR SALE.
BY Virtue of the Last Will and Testament of Robert Means, deceased, the subscriber offers for sale, all the Lands of the testator in the states of Ohio & Kentucky. As there is a large quantity of these Lands, and the quality in general good, they are well worth the attention of all persons desirous of purchasing Lands in those parts of the country. The tracts are of various sizes, and consequently calculated to suit purchasers of all descriptions. Further information respecting the said Lands may be obtained from Mr. Walter Dunn, residing in, or near the town of Chillicothe in the State of Ohio. DANIEL CALL, Executor of the last will & testament of Robert Means, dec'd. Richmond, July 19—tf
PROPOSALS
For engraving a representation in honor of THOMAS JEFFERSON, ESQ. Late President of the U. States.
THE Piece proposed to be Engraved, is a representation of THOMAS JEFFERSON under the conduct of MINERVA, in which PAX, with her Trumpet, announces to the world his retirement from office.
The most correct judges pronounce it to be an elegant production, and a striking Likeness of Mr. Jefferson himself. It was conceived and executed by Mr. Thomas Gimbred, an artist of taste and reputation. It is confidently expected that no circumstances of political feeling will withhold public patronage from works of genius.
CONDITIONS. The dimensions of this Engraving will be 8 by 6 inches. Price ONE DOLLAR to subscribers, and TWO DOLLARS to such as do not subscribe. Any person who shall procure 10 subscribers shall be entitled to one copy. Subscriptions received by the publisher, John Hopkins, Philadelphia—also by all the Booksellers.
BATH.
THE Subscriber informs those Gentlemen and Ladies who formerly stopped at his house whilst at Bath, and the Public generally, that he has returned to that place, and resumed the business of keeping a House of Entertainment—he has been at considerable expense in providing every thing necessary for the genteel accommodation of all who may please to make his house their residence whilst at Bath. NICHOLAS ORRICK. Bath, Berkeley county, Virg. July 10—w4t
TWO STORES FOR SALE.
FOR Sale a number of LOTS in Squares No. 119, 222, 376, 1020 and 1043—Also, the Two BRICK STORES, adjoining the Seven Buildings, which have for several years been occupied in the Dry Good and Grocery line. For terms apply to H. P. Gardner, No. 6, of the Seven Buildings or Mr. Patro on the premises. July 14—3t&wim