The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-19 00:00:00

Impression Westatt tiave,Leett ►Hack on tie minds
of the prnple in America, vs hid) might have pre-
vented the election of Mr, Madison, that arrli-
enemy of &gland. A signal stroke applied while
the election hu►tig in. -a doubtful balamee, might
have turned. it' i.❑ a way which might have led to
tl►e mp,t happy result.

Mr. CROKHR, after a shoat preface, stated that •
in the month of May last,Ahe British Goverinneac
sent orders to their Naval Officers, not couched in
dbubtfsil tertna, but plainly react simply, that as
the American Government had 'assumed a me,- •
Pacing-attitude, they should put in force- their.
standing orders 'to sink, burn end destroy their
eiseityls ships. These milers• bad been -issued Ors
;the 9th pf:May last. They had never been teviak-'
eel, but had been:ita•force, were iV.fOrce, and
were acted • upon as they hail been given,
without any dreg chain upon them. On the
very day that' the Americans had declared war
against Great Britain, Commodore Rodgers put to
.sea, although it was supposed.be had notreeeived
any instructions from his 'Government to that
.effect. In a few days a British squadron was
sent in pursuit of Commodore Rodgers and his
fleet. The British .:chairal wisely thought that
some blow was'' aimed rat •- the commerce of this
country ; he therefore •vsent to protect the West
India fleet. it proven that he' was right in his•
supposition,. for while protecting the West India
fleet, he fell in with Con modore Rodgers, and gave'
hind, Chace, but very unfortunately he made ' his
escape. The Guerriere had gone to sea in- cons.
patsy with the Africa, 74, from which ship she
was separated in a gale of wind;_ imtnediately
after. which she fell it) with the Aug:Heats, fri-
gate, of superior size, by whom she was most
unfortimately taken. When the Right Honour-
able Gentleman bail said, that Admiral War-
ren had remained in I.lplifax, he wria right,
for although all the-ships, even -the Ahniral's
flag ship, had been sent to sea, that ()direr was
himself detained by isegent businesa relative to
negociation with the American Government. His
own knowledge was so limited, that he was not
competent to judge whether the arrangements
which had been made by sir Johns Warren were or
were nor. udicious ; hut from the high character of
that Officer,' he was inclined to think that they
were most judicious. •It was certai.. that tbat
Offiaer had a aafficient force at his disposal ;
and he trusted that the details of the service
would shew that the force had been property dis-
posed. An Honourable. Gesitleman opposite bad
said, that the Chesapeake, Delaware, .Boston,
and New York, should have been blockaded.
This, with regaed to the two first'of these har-
bours was certainly prat:eh:able. But in the case
of the two last it was not possible, ip the opinion
not only of British Officers, hut also of Commo-
dore Rodgers, Captains 'Hull, Bainbridge,. Ste...
The 4ight Honourable' Gentleman bad said, that
the Moment the news arrived of the loss of this
Macedonian, the Chesapeake was shut up by a
paper blockade. The Right Honourable Gentle-
man had forgot, that the same ,wind which
brought intelligence of the loss of the-Macedo-
nian, also conveyed this, news, that the Chesa-
peake was blockaded ;' and the ve.t same post
which brought that news, also mentioned an nu-
pleaaant report of the loss of the Poictiersi which •
ship had been two months blockading that bar-
hour. The whole question bait latterly turned
upon the right of impresament; and on this sub-
ject the Honourable Gentleman opposite had
taken up the opinion of Mr‘. Munroe, which was,
that Great Britain naturalised .foreignees in the
saute manner its which the Americans did British
seamen. It was needless for him to say any thing
in refutation of that opinion,' as the Right Hon,
Gentleman (Mr. Canning), had completely proved
that there was no 'analogy between the cases of
the two countries, in his own professional duty,.
be had every day Occasiaa to discharge foreigners,
who had been two years in time British Navy ;.
and although they were discharged as foreigners,
yet,'at that very moment, if they applied to time
Admiralty, to aasist-thein ins:ecoyering p'tyment
of any debts, their names were given in to the
Attorney • as• British subjects. ,Mr. Munroe
had said., that there was no regstlatiep in.
Great Britain for . preventing the ~impress-.
lag of foreigners. This was 'a gross mis-
take ; for there was such a regulation. As. to
time frauds which were committed in the forging
of certificates in America, the Noble Lord had
mentioned one instance, and tha Hon, Gentleman,
opposite had asked for more. It was needless to
multiply instances, as time matter Was so noto-
rious. ,It was carried on in Pliihntelphia to a great
extent. This abuse was recognised by the Ame-
rican Government ; for although there Was march,
datnnieg proof against them, they still persisted..
Not long since, It eertifietste bath been
.in
by a Molatto, in which he was described as is per,
son of a fair complexion, with light eyes-. Its
another ease, a certificate was presenteai at the.
Admirtilty, only five days after the date Ott which
it was purported to have been aigned at Netv-York..
This was not an abuse of petty clerks—itwes,- he
repeated, artact recognised by the Atnericae Go-
vernment. He mentioned, that it had been prov,
ed that an Amerieno Consul at London, of the
name of Lyinatt, Ind sold a 'certificate to a man
for a gainers. When this wits known at the,Ad-'
miralty, a letter was written to Mr. Lyman' sap,
jug, that no more of his certificates would be re-
ceived. To this letter Mr. Lyman sent an angry
reply, in which he expreated Ids confidence that
he would metre with the support of the American.
Government; hut he (Mr. Grolier) hail never
heard whether Mr. Lyman had carried his retire,
,seetation to the foot of the Presidential Throite.
The Honoueable Gentleman then 'went on to,
the ito whteb led to the letter
fano Mr. Monroe to Mr, PoStee. •on the Bth of
Juise hot,' on the subject off the Athericaes entie;-
ing Britieh-seranee into them service. liesecir-
cumstances were as follow t—A cartel (the Glee.:
nee)-was sent fruit Englaed with ecmcoiato-,-.y
propositiena to the, American Government. • The
Officer sa'ho commanded this vessel mraaa, ordered
not to allow nay of the s.camen to kid.;' notwith,
rstandilw- theAincric.lis enticed so many af,the
,F,lngli4b°s4ilovis to tatter their erviee, that: there
Was a dauger Of tire ve;;Sel not being able to rettien,

THOM AS.WOOD, No.i 112, Strand
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