The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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2Maje•ty the King of Saxony, who arrive'4 on the preceding
cl•tv. Ile afterward: in•pected the tr►ops quartered in this town,
and then proceeded on horseback to meet his Imperial Majest
the Emperor of Russia. Mos, three o'clock in the Afternoon
t..e two great Monarchs entered the town on horseback, attend-
ed by a great number of persons of the first distinction, and es-
corted by two regiments of foot, and two regiments of horse.—
A t night the whole town was Montilla ted.
At Weimar 300 men of the Imperial Russian Guards are ex-
pected.
Hitt Majesty tke King of IVestphalia, his Imperial Highness
the Grand Duke Constantine, and the Ruke and Hereditary
Prince of Weimar, have arrived in this place.

OCT. 24.

" SIR, Augtot
6 6 1 beg leave to communicate, through you, the inclosed
Answer to the Representation which (aisle to me under cover
from you, and to add the assurances of my respect.

(Signed) " TN. JEFFERcON."
" Charles Bulffinch, Esq. for the Select 411 en of Boston."
TO THE INU•BITANTS OF TITE TOWN 01' BOsTON, IN LEGAL

TOWN MEETING AssrmnLFn,

" Your representation and request were received on the 22d
instant, and have been considered w ith the attention due to
every expression of the sentiments, and feelings of so reveeta-
ble a hod) of my Fellow Citizens.
" No person has seen with more concern than myself the in-
conveniences brought ou our country in general by the circum-
stances of the times in which we happen to live ; times to winch
the history of Nations presents nu parrallel. For ye..ts tie
have been looking as spectators on our brethren of Europe, al
theted with all these evils which necessarily follow an abandon,
meat of the moral rules which bind men and nations together.
Connected with them in friendship and commerce, we ha\e hap-
pily so far kept aloof from their calamitous conflict-, • a
steady observance of justice towards all, by much forbearance,
and multiplied sacrifices. At length, however, all regard to
the rights of others having been thrown aside, the belligerent
powers have heset the highway of commercial intercourse with
edicts, which, taken together, expose our commerce and nut-
rivers, under almost every destination, a prey to their fleet;
and armies. Each party, indeed, would admit our Collllllolre
with themselves, with the view of associating us in their oat
against the other. Rut we have w fished war with neither.
Under these circumstances were passed the law, of which you
complain, by those delegated to exercise the power of legisla-
tion for you, with every sympathy of a common interest iu ex-
ercising them faithfully.
" In reviewing these measures, therefore. we should ad-
vert to the difficulties nut of which a choice was of oreessity Io
be made. To have submitted our right lid commerce to prohi-
bitions and tributary exactions from others vi mild have been to
sarrender our independence. To resist them by arm, was war,
without consulting the state of things, or the choice of the na-
t. on. The alternative preferred by the legislature, of sulien•
ding a commerce placed under such unexampled di2iculties, be-
sides saying to our citizens their property, and our mariners 10
their country, has the peculiar advantage of giving time to the
belligerent nations to revise a conduct as color:try to their late-
rests as it is to our rights.
" In the event of such peace, or suspension of hostilitie•,
between the belligerent powers of Europe, or of such clene:e
in their measures affecting a neutral conning ce, as may render
that of the United States sUllkiciitly safe, in the judgment of
the President, he is authorised to suspend the embargo. But
n • peace or suspension of hostilities— no change alfeetiog neu-
tral commerce, is known to have taken place. The Orders of
England and the Decrees of France. and Spain, existing at the
date of those laws are still unrepealed, as tar us we Lour. In
Spain indeed. a contest for the tiovernment appears to have
arisen ; but Of its course or prospects we have no information
em which prudence would undertake a ha ty
change in our
policy, even were the authority of the Executive competent to
such a decision.

" you desire, that in this defect of power, Congre;s may he
specially convened. It is unneees-ar vto examine the evidence
or the eliararter of the facts which are suppo..ed to dictate
such st call ; because VOU will he SCII:11)1C on nlllll6Oll to date,
that the legal period of their meeting i; early a't in
this eN tetl‘i ye country, they could he convened by a special call
" I should with great willingness have executed the w !she;
of the Inhabitants of the town of flu-ton. had peace or a re-
peal of the obnoxious Edicts, or other changes, produt et! the
ease in is hich alone the laws ha ‘e given me that authority ;
and
so many motives of ju,tice and interest lead to such changes,
that we ought continually to expect them. lint w tile,e
Edicts remaim the Legislature alone can prescribe the luur,e
be pursued."
" Aug. 20, ISOS."

" I'in”..lErrtabo.%.

N""YORK, SEPT. 10.—The follow ing letter to the Neu'
Hampshire Legislature, fully explains tile vie sof the Admiar—
(ration ; and taken in conjunction vitt) the great cx pence o-
vernment is about to incur to equip arnwd vessels ou the lake-,
to enforce the embargo, it leaves not a doubt heitiud, that tne
to leeward, that she could render the crew no assistanec,
were thc Luca able to pull her up against the teweet•tueu., .o is .