The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-25 00:00:00

FROM THE CONNECTICUT COURANT.

~The Merchants stand idle, in the streets, jpquiring
it there is any .news from Washington. they feel
the loss. of their business ; thestagnation of com-
merce, and ask what does all this ttion ?
Mechanic is obliged to distriisS his journey-
men.--hie customers desert him, or call to tell,liint
they cannot pay him on account of the embargo.
The Farmer finds no market 'for his produce.—
His notes given for land will be due in the Spying.
/To raise money, his oats, hay, and corn, were to be
sold, but nobody will buy.
The poor Sailor—generous, honest, and urtstS.;,
peeting, lies on his oars. His last shilling is gotte
to aid a distressed shipmate, end !here is not a shot •
in his locker. Poor fellow—he " wants but little,
nor that little long,': but be can't understand why',
the ship's aground., ,

All ll ire exclaiming what do all these things
dean ? Congress. have laid an embargo. They have
bound their fellow-citizens, hand and foot. They,
will not condescend to tell the people their reasons
for this measure', so important, so unexpeded, so.
pregnant with mischief.
PPeople of America--look at your situation—ask
lour leaders of both parties why the times are so
Changed ? You love your country—you seek her
true interest—you will submit patiently to the losses
for the good of the public ; but you wish to know
what great benefit is to be derived from the etubar-„.
5.?? Yon ask in vain. All is silence and darkness.
You are tommanded by the Administration to sub-
init. indeed passive obedience and non-resistance
is your only.duty.,
My countrymen—be not deceived. If the em-
bargo originated in wisdom, it will bear a strid exa-
mmation.-;-there should be no secrets on a subject so
deeply interesting to the prosperity of the people—
there can be. no good reasons for silence and dark-
ness. •
Legislators mw applaud. this measure, but the
people want something more stibtantial than the ap-
.plause of hirelings before they acquiesce.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVLS, F. 13.
The Bill, making appropriations for carrying into
effea certain Indian Treaties, was read a third time,

and passed.
The House went into Committee of the whole,

on the Bill, in further addition to an Ati, entitled,
"An Ad to amend the Judicial .System of the
IThited States." .lifter ashort debate,. the Ceintnit.

tee rose, reported progre-ss, and obtained leave to sit
again.
Mr. G. W. CAssusma„, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported a Bill, making appro.
prim:ions far the Support of the Military Establitie-
merit of the United States, daring the year t 808
readtwlce, sad referred, to a Committee of the whole

on Wednesday.
Mr. CAstyaeLt. also reported " A Bill to amend
an Aa entitled an Aa tee regulate the ColleCtion of
Duties on Imports and Tonnage within the territory
ceded to the United States by the Treaty of the 30th
April 1803, between the, United States and the
French Republic, and for other purposes." ..Re#4
twice, and referred to a Committee of the whOle on
Wednesday.
The House went into Committee of the whole on
the Bill making proviiions for extinguishing the '
Debts due from the United States. [This Bill has
been before the House for several days, and hai oc-
casioned considerable debate, but no progress has
yet beets made in it. Its objed ,is particularly to
satisfy the claims of the old soldiers of the revolu-
tiouary war,' which are now barred by the Aet of
Limitation.] While this Bill was under discussion,
Messagewas received from the President of. the
United States; when the Committee rose, reported
progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
The Message was then read; it contained a letter
from' Mr. LZAR, our Consul at AlgiefS, informing
that the differences between this Country and the
DRY had been aEnicahly settled.' There were some
()tiler letters accompanying the Message.. They
were, on motion of Mr. Quirtcay, referred to
the same. Committee -to whom was 'referred the
President's Message of the gth inst. on the same
ankle&
Mi. DAWSON, from the Committee to. whom

was referred so much' of the President's Ales Sage
xis relates to our military and naval establightribrits,
a,Fesentid the following ResiAntion, as a 'Report Itc.it
;part lolyed, That the sum of Atsth lwt:
,part
appropriated to enable the President of the United 1,
`States to procure by purchase, or by causing the •
Nine to be manUfaanred, stand of arms; for':
tbe.use of the United States; to be deposited in'
safe, and suitable places."
phis Resolution was ordered to be referred to the
same CoMtnittee who reported it, for the purpose
of bringing in a Bill.
Mr. DAWSON offered the following Resolution,
Which was ordered to lie on the table :—"
that a Committee be appointed 'on the part of this
House, jointly. with such Committee as way be.,np,:t.
pointed on the part 'of the Senate, to cobsider and
report what further business is necessary to be done.
during the present Session, and what time it 81411. be
proper for Congress to adjourn::

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At 3 V. Atcrford. D us-2 Dubliii, Wiiteitord.

LONDON,

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1808.

The Captain and crew of the Portuguese Vessel,
who lately made their escape from Flushing (an
account of which Will be found in our last page),
state, that before they came away. a report was
verygenerally circulated, that an Engagenient had tak-
en place in the Mediterranean,,between the English
and-French Sqnadrong, in which the tinnier weie
'4feuirious ; but that Sir SIDNEY SMITH was killed.

The fortrier
,part of this report we mist will prove
to be well, founded; with respect to the latter part.
of it we entertain no apprehensions of its being true;
as Sir SIDNEY %tas at Gibraltar when the last ac-
countscathe.away, and his destination was not, We
believe, up the Mediterranean:

THE disastrous consequence's of the enterpilze
entrusted to General \V it itzLocKE, evidently re-
suiting from his total Want of the qualities requisite
for so important a command, has naturally excited -
a strong desire in the Public to know by whose in-•
fluence, or recommendation, he. was enabled to
obtain a situation upon which the honour and in-
terest of-the country so much dependedi• and. for
to the extreme mortification of the cowl-
try, be proved himself so entirely unfit. We
some aibnths ago stated, that Gen. WHITELOCKE
was zeatonpatronized by •Mr. WitipaAra, and
that we, wen. ourselves fully convinced that .it
was owing to the rebommendation of that Gentleman .
that the General was 'appointed. This intimation
of ours' naturally found its way into most of the
public Journals, and we, hay dace particularly at
tended to them all, in order to Go'C if any attempt'
bad been made to contradi& it, but ttothing has ap-•
peared which diredly or'renttotely had any such ten
dency. A Morning Paper took up this sUbjeEt
'ypsterday, and has renewed it to-day, with a laudable
view of having the matter ,properly ascertained ;
but it seems inclined to make a distin&ion between'
eigqing.and giifing the appointment. We certainly
never meant to say that Mr. WINDHAM alone had
the absolute and uncontrouled powei of seleeting
any Officer he pleased for this most important, com-
mand ; but it is to be recolleCted that Mr. WIND.;
HAM was, at the time General WHITELOCKE was
sent out, Secretary of State for the War Depart-
ment, and .that the arrangements of the Military
part .of tbe.Expedition, of course, belonged to him,
That Mr. Wit4Dnitat did interest himself in the
sele&ion of the,Officers to be employed in this Ex-
pedition, as he had a right to do, is perfeetly well
known. The appoinhnent of Colonel CRAIMURD
to aconintand in it, with local rank, unquestionably

arose from the recommendation of Mr. WINDHAM:
Since, the failure of the ExPedition, we know it
has been insinuated that General WHITHLOCKH was
sele&ed for this command by the Commander in
Chief. In point of form certainly His Royal High-
nest 'neminated General WHITELOCKE to the core.
mend, as he does every other Officer; but so far
from seleuing that General, as a proper persoli to
command the Expedition, we have reason to be-
hove that he distinaly expressed his disappro-
.,bation of the appointment. We are far from
supposing that, when Mr. Wixnukti recommend-
ed General WHITELOCICE he. did not suppose him
to be equal to the command ; but it is probable
that the high opinion which he entertained of that
Officer's talents was in some degree founded upon
the unqualified approbation which the General ca-
pressed of Mr. WINDIIAm's Military System.

Wa have this day. made copious Extratas from
the American'.Papers, which we have received to
the 25til ult. Our Readers will see with pleasure
that a considerable change has taken place in the
disposition of the People Of America. The Embargo
laid on by their own Government has already en-
abled them to form some notions of the. privations
they most resolve to submit to If they entered
,into
a War; with th.o. Country. The Orders in Coun-
cil, which the Opposition Orators and; Writers,
who are, so tremblingly alive to the interests of
America, told us must instantly prodtice
.a War

between the two Countries, have created very little
sensation there. Indeed it is obvibus that the Arne-
. rican GovernMent- expeaed sr much stronger mea-
sure. With respeEt to the state of the Negotiation,
nothing has transpired, and we do not feel ourselves
warranted in entering into any speculation upon the
subjea.

WE, have thin day
_Neeived J'imaka Papers to the
7th ult. some Extrglb from which are given in a
subsequent Guhunn. t.

Yesterday a considerable quantity of woollen, cot-
ton, and other bale goods, were shipped in
ver,, for Boson and New York,

ilLr IVRIi.EI,6 CKEf SEiiEArCE,

UENF.RAL OkDERS.

Horse Guards, March !4, iBO3.

At a General Court Martial, of which General the
Riglit Hod. SirWl LLIAN MEADOWS, K.B. was Presi-
Lilt (held ,by virtue of His Majesty's Special War-
rant, bearing-date tho,2sth of January; 1808), at
ibis Royal HosVtal at Chelsea, on the tbstli of the
same Mouth, and continued by adjournments until
the tfitb: of March following, Lieutenant-General
Joni Witi±F.Locka was tried upon the hollowing
Charges„ viz—[The Charges iyive al, early appeared
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