The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-31 00:00:00

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" TL:: bake of Danfzie .airived this day at Ma- • - • POLITICAL IMPARTIALITY
arid with his division of the army.
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" Marshal Ney, with his 'division, has reached AIR. PRESIDENT JEFVERSDN.
Guadataxara;coming from SaragoSsa.
" His Majesty, anxious to spare the inhabitants Both 'the adversaries and friends of Mr. lexotta-
of that town from the horrors inseparable froin a tosz in this country ''(for Mr. Jefferson appears to
capture by storm, was unwilling that Saragossa have friends here as well as Buonaparte), have eon-
should be attacked before the intelligence of the curred in considering his late Message to the two
events at Madrid, and of the dispersion of the Spa-
'Pleases of Congress as peculiarly marked with invo-
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nic,liitmies, should be known there. If, however, hltion and obscurity. One passage,'lndeed, they all
_ that. :city should obstinately make resistance, mines.' have fastened upon as ofthat obscure and hailiiguous
and bombs ihall bring it to reason. • import ; not, however, 'so impenetratily so, as not
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..""' The Bth division has entered Spain. • General , to have alloWed them to discover in. the'propOsition
it made to France, an assurance of a 'dhclaration of
`-ljelaborde' is aboul to establish his head-quarters at
Vittoria. The Polish division, under the orders of war by the American Government aeiinst ads court-
General Valence, arrived this day at Buitrago. i 'try, provided we did not follow the example V France,
" The English are retreating bn all sides. The ant/ repeal those Orders in Coundl whicli'Buonaparte
division of Lasalle has, however, fallen in with 15 I had provoked.
,Such was the interpretation put upon men, whom they pat to the sword. They were this passage of the Message by the lifOrn:tag Chro-
stragglers, or men who had lost their way. nicle, which adds, " that the result certainly affords
Marshal Mortier will arrive on the Idth in a strong presumption in favour of the impartiality of
Catalonia, to turn the enemy's army, and 'to form a the propositiobs made to the two Governments. In
janation with the Generals Duhesme and St. Cyr. order, however, to
.dispel the obscurity that hangs
"On the 23d -of November, the breach in the over this part ofthe President's Message, and at the
Castle of Trinity of the city of Rosas was found, on
- - same tithe to leave no room for doubt, in any unbiass-
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Approa'cliing it, to be practicable. On the same.day ed mind, respeCting this impartiality of Mr. Jeffer-
the English landed 400 men at the foot of the Cas- 'son, we have only to lay before the British Public
tle. A battalion of Italians marched against them, the following extracts froth .the Correspondence of
killed 10 men, wounded above that number, and General Armstrong .with the French GOvernment,
drove the rest into the sea. ' not imagining that any of the friends of America in
" About 30 vessels were observed to 'come but this country will challenge General Armstrong as
of the harbour of Rosas, which induced a belief an unfair interpreter of Mr. Jefferson's political sen-
that the inhabitants had begun to evacuate the titnents.
"town. 'ln a letter, dated Paris, 26th July, 1808, General
"On -the 24th, the advanced, guard of the elle.. Armstrong writes thus to Mr. Madison, Secretary
my encamped on the Fluvia, consisting of about *5 of State for America :
or 6000 men; commanded by General Alvarei, came "It would have given me the highest pleasure to
in several columns,. to attack the posts of Navata, have drawn from this Government such explana-
Pientos, ArmodaS, and Garrigas, occupied by Ge.. tions on the general subject of oar differences with
neral Souham's division. The Ist regiment of light them, as would have met the friendly and equitable
infantry, and the 4th battalion of the 3d light infan- views of the United States ; but I owe it as well to
try, were alone oppoSed to the enemy, sustained the you as 'to myself, to declare, that every attempt for
attack with uncommon firmness, and finally put that purpose hitherto inade has failed, and under cir-
them to flight. 'curnstaiices, which by no means indicate any change,
" The enemy has been 'repulsed on the other side in this respect, for the better.
of the Fluvia with considerable loss in killed and " With very high considerations of, &c.
.wounded. Several prisoners have been made, among , 4., I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant,
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whom areCcilonel Le -Brun, the second in command " Jotirt ARMSTRONG?'
of the expedition, and Colonel of the Regiment
:of Tarragona, and the Major and 'a Captain of that
le;.s4-t."

James Madison, Esq."
Again.:—

" Paris, Atgust 7, 1803.

'GIBRALTAR, •

irtiE 14S TO Tun SAME.
. ,
" I vvrote:72 few lines to you yesterday. Two
Weeks have ,gone by-withotit any new 'condernpa-
tidt). My remonstrances continue to remain un-
-answered.
" P. S. I inclose a 'copy of ri-ty note of yesterday
to Mr. De Champagny."
The following is that Note, to which we particu-
larly entreat the atteocion of the British Nation
Paris, "lug. 0, 1 Sob.
" Mr. Armstrong presents his compliments to M.
de Champagny, and begs leave to intbrm him, that
having, for some months,,past, made trial of the ar-
tificial waters of Tivoli without any usetnlcffe6t, his
Physician has prescribed for him' those of Bourbon
D'Archambault. Should M. de Champagny have
any communications "to make to Mr. Armstrong, he
will be pleased to address them, as usual, to the
Hotel de Legation Americaine, rue Vangutitd.
Nr.>, goo, whence they will be reguhirly and
Iy transmitted to Bourbon.

EXTRACT OF A LETTRR, DATED DEC. 2.

Admiral Puttvis is at present here, with the
'3itfit:sitaciKent; but I should suppose, if there is
Itie least' kobability of an attack, our Government
will send -out large reinforcements. • It is to be re-
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gretted something is not done with the Spanish Lines:
'the forts St. Philip and St. Barbara might be now
easily destroyed, or rendered useless to an enemy for
a considerable length of time: indeed, it is thought
here, by some of our people in power, that the
works might be so altered as to aa against Spain, if
conquered by France, and become an outwork of
this fortress.

" The garrison continues nbundantly supplied
with every thing this part of Spain produces; in re-
turn they take from us all the British manufadures
they require. Sales, however; I understand are not
so cot idsa-A lc as 113i8 lit hove been expelled."

f "On leaving! Paris, Mr. Armstrong thinks pro-
! per to state his regret, that she political relations of
the twb Powers shOuld continue to wear an aspeCt
less auspicious to their future good, understand-
ing, than is wished for by those who are the friends
of both.
" That his Majesty (Napoleon) has a tight to
Make such municipal regulations as he may deem
proper, with regard to foreign commerce; neither is
,nor has been denied. For example, he may forbid
the entry into the ports'of -France of American ships
which have touched in England, or been destined
to England : and he rilay either sequester cr con-
.fiScate.such vends of th-c United States as shall in-
fra& these laws, after due promulgation and notice
thereof; but beyond this, the United States hope
and believe that his Majesty will not go.
" M. de Champagny will not fail to seize the
distittelion which theta remarks present, between the
authority of municipal regulations and that of the
public law, and will decide whether it does or does
not offer a ground on which a good understand-
ing so long and so usefully maintained between
the United States and France, may be preserved,
and a degr)ee of intercourse revived between, which
shall have the etre& of reanimating their former in-
dustry.
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"Does his Majesty fear that the balance of trade
arising from this renewed industry, would go to
the advantage of England ? Means are certainly not
wanting to prevent this consequence. Would it not
be entirely avoided by making it a condition of the
commerce in question, that all ships leaving France
shall takd (in some article or articles of her produce
or manufacture) the full amount of the cargoes they
bring hither ?

"-Ships sailing under this regulation would or
would not go voluntarily to England. If they o.ent
voluntarily, it would only be because that country
afforded the best markets for the produCtions of
France, in which case, the habitual results would
be entirely changed, and England ceasing to receive
a balance for her manufaaures, would begin to pay
one to the United States, on the productions of
France. Could France wish a State of Commerce
more prosperous than this ?
" If, on the other hand, the American Ships
did not go voluntarily to England, but were captured
and sent in for adjudication, it may be fairly pre.
sumed, that the United States would no longer
hesitate about becoming a party in the war against
England.

" Thus, in either case, the interests of his Ma-
jesty would be directly advanced by the measure :
in the one, the wants of France and her Colonies
would be not only regularly supplied, but she would
herself become an entrepot for the supply of the
Continent in the other, the wishes of his Majesty,
as expressed in February last, would be direCtly
promoted.

" Mr. Armstrong has the honour of renewing
to M. de Clia,npagny the assurances of his very 1;1)
consideration."

" To /is Era'Mercy AV
.13te Champvny,
Alinister of ;',„Tterur Rotation";