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would adopt some strong measure against time trade
of ri aficirthe Americans IsalLastist to expeeNyThe
geriesal tnlfsnre. therefore. sasont exciiirittneb
surprise. sad it is only of some particular ckuses the
Americans can complain. Among these. we un-
derstand, Mr. Pip:caws v considers the order respeit-

ing "Certificates of Origin," the most objetionable,
and as operating with wanton severity upon Ame-
rica. " Certificates of Origin" are documents ob-
tained from the French Consuls, testifying that the
cargo to which they refer is not of the produce or
manufalture of the British Empire, and the produc-
tion of such a certificate is necessary before any cargo
from a neutral can be landed in an enemy's port.
Now, as the prohibition of these documents must
completely extinguish the commerce of n-eitrals
with any part of the enemy's territory, the advo-
cates for America contend, that such prohihition is
a revocation of that part of the Orders in Council,
in which the direS trade, between neutrals and the
enemy is permitted. This inference, it must be
obvious, does not necessarily follow from the pre-
mises. It depends entirely upon Fiance, whether
it shall be injurious or not to America. France
now requires these certificates to prevent the in.
trodeAion of British produce into the ports of
the Continent. Sooner than suffer one atom of
such produce to find its way into continental
Europe, France has determined to shut out all new
commerce. She is ready to give it all up,
rather than receive it thus contaminated by the
slightest serixture of British minufaSare. Let
France then revoke hex oppressive decree, and then
neutral commerce will sustain no injury. Some of
the American Merchants have had an interview
with. Mr. ritliCS VA r. upon the subied.
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The Foodroyans, of 84 guns, and the Tork, of 74,
are preparing for sea est Plymouth ; but whether
they an to follow Sir Si fin GT SMITH, and to join
kis squadron. or to form part of the squadron fit-
ting out at Portsmouth, is not certain.
We hare received a series of aarbadnes newspa-
pers to the 4.h Oftooer. They continue to expa-
tiate on the gallant conduct of the Captain and crew
of the If indvor Castle packet, who so nobly main-
tained the honour of the British flag in the capture
of the Jean: Richard }. reach privateer. Subverip-
tinns have been opened at the insurance Wiens in
Barbadees, for the benefit of those heroes, and we
hope the example will be followed at I.LOT n's.
The Elenear, TAYLOR, for America. is put into
Tonningtn, in distress; the William Penn, SMALL,
cf Norfolk, is on shore near the same place. ,
'lle Dafsed, Wll ii• II : nod. the Kerr', PA TTI 11.
for London. were ripetird to sail from Jamaica
about the 2-oth Sept. lest.
The Martha, VIC HUY, from Plymouth, for
Copenhagen, Is lost on the coast of Jutlaed
The A.,, Gatev es, from Copenhagen; and the
Malice* --, from New York, ate stranded ou
the coast of Holland.
The kalwand, Waiter, of Bridlington ; and the
Oak, ,---, of Whitby, are captured off Bornholm.
The Hrnry, Wilting • and the Freneis, --.
from Archangel, for London. are arrived in the
Humber.
1 The ship ELZI, Captain WA TllOll. from Oporto,
bound to Plymouth and Bristol. with 43t pipes of
wine, was at anchor in the Sound on Monday ; hut
about four o'cleck she was discovered to be dritting
from her anchors ; and to prevent the vessel from
driving on the rocky, they slipped the cable, and
ran into the harbour of Hamoaze, and stuck her on
the West Mod, where, after the tide had left her,
she fell ever on her side, and being a very weak
vessel, she strained so much, that, as the tide Came
again, she did not tighten, and the cargo Is now
unloading fee preservation, as the vessel is near? y
lull of water: she was a Portuguese vessel, bought
for the purpose of bringing away-the British mer-
chants' property, and the only one that could be
obtained for the purpose.
The Three friends, WLITT, from Marva. arrived
at Hull on Sunday night, ancliirregs an account of
the capture of tee -following vessels by the Danes.
viz, the Arcade, Joan**, of Hull, of Dragee ; the
' Ethrerd, Wain, of Bridlington • and the Oak, of
Whitby, both off Bornholm. They were boarded
in their passage by Aimed boats. containing from 30
to 44 men each, who earned the vessels into
Copenhagen.
At the Guild held at Berwick, on Monday lan.
a poll was demanded on the question, " whether a
fresh petition should he presented to Parliament for
building a Pier on the scite of Queen I:AMAMI WI.
the Bill for granting lioerty to do so being lost in
the House of Lords last Session t" It was carried
by a majority of 84, and a Committee appointed to
frame a petition.
A letter from a Midshipman of His MAJzsres
ship Va.'eeet, a MitiVC of Durham, state., thAt so
swig was the Jiscipliue maintained aniu.ig the par-
' ties of seamen erecting the batteries on shore at CO*
peoliagen, that •• no man was permitted to speak,
put off his jacket to work, or make the least noise ;
nor were they allowed to go twenty yards from their
station on any account!'
On Monday last, James Morrison, indiSed at die
instance of His Marcie es Advocate, for house-
-1 breaking and theft, was brought to the bar of
the High Court of Justiciary, in Edinburgh.
He pleaded guilty ; and the libel being restriCted
I to an arbitrary punishment, the Jury were sworn
in, and having retired to the Robing Room. in
a little time brought in a verdiS, all in one voice,
finding the pannel S;aiii.e, in consequence of his ju-
dicial conteision. He was sentenced UP be trans.
ported beyond the seat for life, under the usual
certifications.
Sripplementary Lottery, 19th November.—No-
-1,279, a Prize of reit rconsand Pounds, was sold
by Hoartsay and Co. in the following Mutes s—one
Quarter, two Eighths, and right Sizteenths. Also
No. 10,813, a Prize of I,oooi. on the Seventh Day
of Drawing.-26, Cornhill ; 52, Charing-cross;
acd St. Margaret's-bill, BMiAligh. .