The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-08 00:00:00

PROM THE .4MERICAN PAPERS.

BOSTON, JAN. 4.—The following interesting Ex.
traa of a Letter, communicated for publication in
the United States Gazette, December 26, is known
to the Editor to be genuine, and the fans stated may
be relied upon.

tXTRACT Or A LITTER FROM A lii*Ml3ER OF CON•
GUESS TO RIS IN MIR COUNTRY, DATLD

WASHINGTON, DEC. 23.
" You have, doubtless, received information be-
fore this time, that Congresa have passed a law, lay-
ing an. Embargo. • The question was taken in the
House of Representatives, at eleven 'o'clock, on
Monday night, and carried by a large majority.-..
ItYes. 82.e.-Noes, 44. •
" Probably tio question thathas been agitated since
the establishnaentof the present Government, has ex,
cited nioresensibility. The debate, especially upon the
last day, was uncommonly animated and interesting.
TISe friends of the measure had, it is supposed, agreed
between Saturday evening and Monday morning, to
say nothing, but take 'a silent vote ; except a few
observations by way of explanation, nothing was
taid.by the friends of the Bill during a session of 12
hotirsoa Monday. The time,was taken up by its op-
ponents.
The measure is adopted in pursuance of a re-
commendation from the President, professedly given
eonsequence of recent communications from Mr.
A,RHSTItoNM, our Minister at Paris. Mr. A. has
given information, that BUONAPARTE is determined
to enforce his Decree against neutral commerce with-
out any exception in our favour. The letter of
AeboXitatio, however, was not communicated to
Us, though repeatedly called for, and though dif-
ferent Gentlemen expressed a strong jealousy that
there Was something in that letter besides notice of
BUONAPARTR'S eletermination to enforce hls Decree.
'` NicktoLas, of Virginia, upon being prest, said,
in embargo would be a powerful means to bring
Great Britain and. France to terms. SIOLIE. said, .
that France was contending for the rights of Neu-
Ws, and that we ought to assist her in securing the.
freedom of the seas. The'se two Gentlemen are
supposed to' know more about executive secrets than,
-Itiost others. Notwithstanding an attempt was
studiously made to disguise the, real objet, the op.
ponents suspeaed that Great Britain was the only
Power aimed at.
" You have seen in the Papers that BUONAPAIITE
has said, There shall no longer lbe any neutrals.
Neutral ports shall be shut against British com-
merce.' What jealousy may then be reasonably in-
dulged ? for positive proof we have not, and cannot .
°l'taill• Is it not probable that an intimation has
been rec..tived
through ARNIIITRONG, or in some
other way, that our ports must be shut against the
13ritish ? Or is it not the plan for us to make com-
mon cause with the August Emperor, whose sym-
pathies and ours are the same ?
"'When the measure was first suggested in the,
House, Mr. RANDOLPH approved it ; bui when he
perceived the motive, the objea, and the probable
'consequences of the measure, he instimtlyend meg,
zanimously retrenched his first opinion, and OpPosisrl
The Bill zs calculated to seal the death-warrant of our.
liberties. His last speech, delivered about tep o'clock
•on.Adonday night, and the last that was delivered on
the subjeft, 4J—as Qne of the most solemn, dignified.,
and impressive speeches which I ever heard.
such was the predetermination, such inflexible obe
etinacy of the majority, that argument and reason
were useless.

"..An Embsrrgawas deprecated, as in all proba-
bility it would lead to immediate War with Great
Britain that it was idle to suppose she would not
'Perceive the desigO, notwithstanding the flimsy "I/
thrown over it. It was admitted, that if the mslan"
eholy crisis hart arrived, in which War was, inevit.
able, such' a measure might be pr4er. But it was
t ley hoPed, tliat the day• of conciliation had eat
Passed ; that it wasextremely to be regretted, that
any obstacle should be throWll in the way to a Ne-
gociation with the Etivoy daily 'expefled here. , I
bepe, Sir, that we may be disappointed in our ex-
Peliationi, but the prospett it gloomy."
1)11C. Philadelphia Paper of the 12th inst.
sos.
/ we have been favoured with an Extra& of. a
Letter from Batavia, stated July 24, 1807, to a
Gentleman In this city, stating, that Dispatches had
been received by the .Government of Batavia from
Tamar, of ft large Fleet of 60 Sail of British Men of
War and Transports, with 20,000. land forces on
6114 having passed by, supposed to be intended
against the Island of Manilla. The Fleet was fitted
out at Bengal and Calcutta.
SA-TUADAY EVIMING, Dec. 26..•'—.A. son of Go-
varoor HuLL's arrived here to-day with important
intelligence from the Michigan territory. He .fates,
that.2ooo,lndians, evidently with hostile views, had
assembled in the neighbourhood of Detroit. It is
suPPobed they have been instigated by the British
a. to make war upon our infant settlements, and 600
men are ordered out. from the State a Ohio to meet
them.

We tuwe received (says the Untied Stales Gazelle),
our reporti of the proceedings of Congress, to the
evening of Thursday last, at which time both
Houses adjourned until Monday nest. No business
of publiC importance bad been transafled.
From the Petershurgh Inielligencer, Dec. 2e.

Rustotra I—A report has reached town, that the
British Frigate Statira, on board of which was Mr.
Rasa, special Envoy from Great Britain to thiS
Country, has been captured otr the Capes of Vir-
ginia, by the French Ship Patriot, which loft Hamp.
ton-Roads a few days since.

We have not been able to trace 'this report to any
authentic source, nor do we pretend to attach more
credit to it than is usually due to the innumerable:
important" reports which each day reach car ears,
and employ the vacant moments of our busy politi-
cians. There are, however, some circumstances tend-
ing considerably to lessen : the surprise which an,
event of this sort would otherwise occasion. The
French Ship Patriot left .our waters about a week
since, fully apprised of the expected arrival of the
Statira, and that Norfolk was the port to which she
Was destined. The Biitish Frigates too, which
were for some time in the vicinity of Lynhaven
Bay, it is believed, have lately sailed for the Hali-
fax station.

A. Frigate, says the Norfolk Pt4MO Ledger, of
December 2t, (supposed to be British) looked into
Hampton Roads on Friday, and afterwards stool .out
to sea again. This could not be the Statira, with
Mr. ROSE, but one of the Squadron that has been
here so long Jooking for the Patriot.
It is stated in a. letter from Washington, that
BrowAPAwra his demanded of our Government the
amount of the profits of the imports, arising from
our commerce with St. Domingo, since that Empire
became independent.—(New York Gazette.).

WAsumoTort, DEc. 23.--LDuring the debate, in
Conclave oti Monday evening, Mr. GARtmstEft.
poured forth, with intrepid vehemence and ,indigna-
tion, one of the severest speeches ever pronounced
in Congress, against the present Executive. The
accusation was solemn, ardent, and impressive, made
in the ferVid spirit of honourable feeling.
The duels and the' riots which prevail in the
.Country, the undignified appearance of the present
congress, the difference with Great Britain, and the
attack on the Judiciary, begun by Mr. JEFFERSON,
and foll Owed up by his tools, ihews in a striking man-
ner the dreadful tendenCy of Democracy. Its pro=
gress is always under the pretence of Liberty,.. to dt -
Mblish every valuable institution, to produce Anar-
chy, and to end in Despotism.

The Merchants and dealers in flour and wheat at
the Southward, are very severely feeling the first
effe6ts of the Embargo: flour has fallen at New
York, Alexandria, Baltimore, and other platles, to
four a four a►►d a-fourth dollars, .and several great
failures have already occurred': One at • New. York,
last week, ft3r eight hundred 'thousand dollars, it
is said.

While the Embargo' d was under consideration
in Congress, ,Mr. QUINCY moved a clause to ex.:
empt Vessels employed in the Fisheries from its ope-
ration is part. Negatived—yeas, 45—pays, 82.
All the from this state, voted in the
affirmative. • •

GENERAL IPIIITELOCKE's TRIAL.

NINTH DAY.

SHORTLY after the opening of the Court this
morning General CRAUFURD concluded his evidence.
General ,Lumuy was then examined, and was
giving his evidence when our express left the Court.