The Sun.
London, England, 1807-12-07 00:00:00

nALTic TRADE.

;1 MERI&I

FROM 1;11E NATIONAL iNTELLICINTECESt.

t
There can be tin doubt that art ernoargo has been
laid upon 'the British Shipping iti the Russian Ports.
The following is the Lured of a Letter -frOni Dun-.
dee, dated December. 1.
I 'have the pleasure to inform 'yon, that the
SAI.Korr, arrived ,beret in •salety this fore-
-I,..esort. She s.liiied from. Riga on,the f3th, from the
-bossud, with Cr'utvel, the .id, and .parte.cl same day
Iti ai< gait of wind irt-tlye Cattegat. I3y Capt. &;L.;
• Plow, I have a shortdetter frOth.Alessrs. MlTasst.
and Co. of whigh the following is an extra Ct— •
• Z.,- 1130 A,, Nuv. jii.-74•We have only tithe to say,
"ist .1411terclay au order 41111i8 from St., Petenborgti,
that all Merchant Ships, of whatever nation, 'that
were not. said- in ,fiver dam would not, be permitted •
'to fit,part. Bath Captains Fatretcst and Sivortn4 .
„ Nv9ittld not wait for more, and arts now cleared out.'
Its the fleet from which the NylnP4 .Parttl :were.
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th6!following Ships"'
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Hattie. 'Laird, front St. Petershureti with liTe cN more, •
Vestelft ; (label', from St. I etersburgh
1-;(ststroil NynOptr, Rairt, NotwoOti,•Caboll, A net:lope, lack,
`omits ;mit sicutury,
Patrick, was taken by ti;e-Mints oil the Wab '
2.(1 ult. „
The Venus, of Britilintotiloni'
' •gtoc olm, has..
Veen taken near Elsinore; saila'tk‘`-taken•
A 'list of Captains whoSe Vessels were defaitiid at•
''Atarrigsbargh, in Norway, previous to the 'Millar.
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•
• 1. Ogilvie, of the ollve.Arahlifi of Kincajdine; 1t..4110br,
lion, of Ayr; H. INV E. wing,4 rieuils of ditto;' W. Camp..
belt, iottn Robert a Aberdeen; 'S. I nhiMort,' Crown of
te,;',11;),`,"1•0" ; I. Welghtoo, i ahellit of N.:w.bary ; I .411rown,'
at. Irvino W. Statfortl, :Martha of Soap'
Shields.; W. I;6lkcsr'. 'Elizabeth of' ; 11. 'M'Kenziet•
;toinlon of Ultalipol ;i W. Brown; Countess; Kin.urre of
rasenvot ; Aooll3' of A ilibooth j W. lirottey,
rah of Aftsury ;I. sq„mi,
•i:2*s stunetiavcri; tV. UmitAkoet'''clitei)epult4 I.
adi
"°‘11661 I(nbert t)t. Port ; Nfl'Olrga 1, Glory of C 11.21)-
stow ; L). tlhat, Etivit(its of Moiqrcose ; Frieods
Shields ;, Blues, Active of ; s tuck el I, I
141 ; T. Coombs, or ditto;' mat ; 1,•
liodoon, Buqualcr of Solidi:, hod ; .1. (Surit.rurd of unto;
:I. Creaser, Dolphin of liurburgil— ,
We mentioned on Thursday the
.10!•0 of the Boreas..
(pilovving E4traa of a letter (rpm Gnerusey has,
"Pitt us in possession of some farther particOlars .-
41/GOlOO/SI;Y, Nciv.,30..--,.1t is with the deepest
regret that I send you an, 4,1,-.:count or the JOSS Of his
Atnjusty* Frigate ,areas; which I had from one of
The persons saved from the wreck. 1-laving.icked
vp five, Ineit in an' open boat, in' the Channel, the
Vaptain wished to put illetivon shore. On Satur-
114y last about half past six. in thti evening.(the hand
I~iogithen distant a mile'and a halt)', the Ship struck
.poo the kfauaway rucks, ainl, in spite of the at-
/11°3t eXertions of the 'crew at the pampst. 'was very
soon hill of AA'ater ; and though her masts were tut
13/4:4'ily by the board, site. remained
_immovable. upon
0(.140 persons who were on btrard when
.the accident happened, ninety are supposed to have-
erished ; antung:;Aoto are, Capt. SCOTT and his
mdy ; First Lienteuttiti-la whits j Ku!,
'Set i Mr. \Valour, giirgeon ; hlr. AUMEaI4.• Car—
tei!'ler ; Messrs. BARNES, DUNSTsl4)atidlotimkr.,
• • •
NAVAL Exer.otT.-,—An' exploit -remarkable for its.
lanintry its•altigtilar result, has been per-,
rtued by Captain GEONQE lisuitts, of theltura.
'Mitt Sloop. 11,6 :Vessel turd lately The charge of a .
convoy in the North Sea, when is large Privateer, of
Ireatly superith. 'force, attempted to cut otfarne of the
:12,.hiPR. Ihe Ilaracarita instantly made sad,. and
vaptain HARMS ordered the Mister to r'.m close to
the Privateer. This order being obeyed, she Bora-
.coit4a poured a broadside into tut: Vyjr,t,afeer).- which
wa,zo admirably direded, thetenemy Wen; to
thl.*stmts—Captain HARRIS is thistipn cif T. am
3rr!, L. Proprietor of COvent-GardottTheafrO,..
rhice4Gunvuys lett the Sound .the ?oil) Novels's-
oeri. for LAdon,• Null, and Leith ; wind s4:,e; On
AAI,I6Vut 30 Sill put into Gott•eaburgh•

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With the other nations of 'E' urOpelatir 'harmony
has been Uninterrupted, and commerce and • friendly
;ntercourse have been maintained on their usual
. / TIJ footing: . .
ESOAY, OCT. 27. -
' . Our peach with the sevral States on•the coast of
. .
ThiS clay at twelve o'clock,' the President of :the' ,
Barbary appears as firm as at any •forNier period, and
United States cetutnunicated, by Mr, CoLEs, hi§ as litely to continue as that of any other nation:
Secretary, the follow,ieg Message to both Houses of i - Among our Indian • neighbonts•in :the, north
Congress .: . western tiparter, some fermentation was observed,
. soon aftet; the late occurrences, threatening' the con-
o'ics• THE SENATE AND,HOME or REPRESENTATIVES
!'TSIR ONITED-STATBS. " ! tinuance of our peace. -Messages were said to be
interchanged, 'sand tokens to he passink, which
Circumstances, fellow•citiiens, which seriously
usually denote a state of. resfleStiness among them,
' threatened the peace of our Country, have made it .a •
and the tharatifir of the agitators pointed to the
duty to convene you at an earlier period than usual.
! . source's of excitement. Measures were imniediates
The love of peace so much cherished in the bosom
i ly taken for providing against that danger : instruc-
of our citizens, which has so :long guided the PLO-
-3 lions Were given to require explanations, Ad, with
ecedingti of their public councils, and induced. forbear—
aAurauces of 'our continued friendship; to admonish.
ance' under so many wrongs, may not insure our •
I the tribes to'remain quiet M home, taking no part in
I continuance in the quiet pursuits of industry. The
i quarrels not belonging ,other. As far as we are
many injuries aed depredations committed on. our
yet informed, the tribes in our' vicinity, who ate\
commerce and. II:wig:16On upon the high leas;
for '.. most advanced in the pursuits of industry, are sines.
years Oast, the successive innovations on-those prin.,
i, f cerely disposed to adhere to their friendship. its, _
ciPles 44- Pubiii: iaW*wit;'ch ha" bee"' est" 4 h'i" "Y and to their 'peace with all others.' . While . tlit'ikc
the reason and us,ige of teitions as the rule of their
' more remote do not present appearances sufficiently.
intercourse, and the. usepire and security of their
' rights"arid ptlac.:"6,' And alt the eiticurnsta quiet,to justify the intcrinissien of Military Precau-
nces which
tion on our part.
induced the extraordinary mission tO ,Londony ore ! .
~
our Ministers were framed, in the sincerest spirit ! l'he great tribes on Ont. 'south western quarter,
already known to you. The itistruetions given
amity and moderation. They accordingly proceeded, of
ri. much adeanced beyond the others in agrieeltund and
household artis.appear tranquil, and identifying their
Views with ours, in proportion to their advancements.
in conformity wherewith, to propose arrangements
which might embrace and settle all the points in dif-
With the whole of these people, in every quarter, I
fee w ence beteen us ; which mas to shall courinue to inculcate peace and friendship with'
, mutual understanding on our neutral and national ,night bringa i
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rights, and provide for a commercial intercourse on I pations and pursuits which will best promote their '
_wn
well-being.
conditions of some equality. After long and fruit- '
The appropriations of the, last session, for the de
less endeavours to• effeat the purposes of their mss. I
I fence of our sea-port towns and harbeurs,,were Made
sion, and to obtain arrangements within the limits
udder expefiation that •a continuance of our peace
of their instrueliens, they concluded to sign such as 1.
t; would permit us to proceed in that work according
could be obtained, and to send them for considers-
to our convenience. It. has been thought better to
lion ; candidly declaring •to thesother Negotiators,
'apply the sums then given towards the defence' of
at the same turn:; that they were seating against their.
NeW.York, Charleston, and ' New Orleans chiefly,
instructions,' and that their Government theretere,
,as most.open• and most likely ,first to need-protec,
could not be 'pledged for. latification: Some of the
lion vend to leave places less imniediately in danger
articles proposed might, have been admitted on a
to the provisions of the present. session. •
principle of compromise, bin others were too high-
The Gun4souts too already provided have, on a
ly disadvantageous, and no sutlicient provision was,
, like, principle,. been chiefly• assigned to New-York,
made against the principal source of irritations and 1
collisions which wer i New Orleans, and the Chesapeake. Whether our
were the endangering .
moveable force on' the 'water, so material in. aid of
peace of the two nations. The question,. therefore,'tle
!
whether a Vrealythe defensive works 0., the land, should be . dog
w
should. be accepted in that. form
thented' at thii'Or'any.--other forme-is left to the
kewis-
cod have admitted but of ono decision, oven hitsA durst of the Legislature. .For.the purpose of mail-
*" declarations of the other party Unpaired our con.
nine these Vessels, in
.sudden attacks oil our bar-
fitience in it. Still anxious dot to close the door
hours, it is a matter of `iiiiiiiideration, whetoer the
against friendly adjustment, new Modifications were
framed, and further concessions atithnrised
than seamen of the ',United States may not Justly be
formed into a special Militia to .), I
e, called on for
could before have been 'supposed necessary : and
to
our
t tours of duty in defence of the harbours where they
Ministers er we instrucitxt resume their news- shall happen to be.) Abe Ordinary Militia of The
ciirtintis on these grounds.. On tins new reference to f places
ne
furnishing that. portion 'which er consist of
•amieable discussion we were reposing in confidence,-
- . • . - ..• --. i:
v.iheit• on the f,f2d day of June last, by a formal order
landsmen. • The moment our peace, was threatened, I deeMed
from a-British Admiral; the Frigate L'hesapeake, leav- .m ,
aispensible to secure.a greater proVisiun of those
ingher port for a distant service, wasattacked by one it
articles of military stores With which our magazines
cif those Vessels which had been lying in our -liar-
were not sufficiently furnished.. - to htwe aWait,e4 a
boors tinder the indulgencies of hospitality, was cis,- were
and special sanction by law, would, have
ailed from • proceeding, had several of her crew lost occasions which might not be retriee ed. I did
killed, and tour taken away. On this outrage no
'commentaries are necessary. • Its character 114Slieen not heiitate therefore to atlthorise englerneuts for
such supplements to our existing- atock leieould'
prenounced by the' indignant voice of our citizens
render it adequate to the emergencies threatening'
with an emphasis and unanimity never exceeded. I and 1 trust that the
.Legislitiir,.., feeling the
immediately, by prochenation, interdieled our bar- U.S ; ,
same anxiety tor. the safety.bt our country
so nu.
hours and waters to all British armed Vessels, for- same
advanced by this precaution, will Country„ so
baste intercourse with them, and, uncertain how tar
when done, what they would have seen sc.) iiripi)r-
hostilities were intended, and the town of Norfolk
tent to be done, if then assembled. Espeticcs, al an
indeed „being threatened with immediate attack, a ..
the necessity acid!".
sufficient unprovided for, arose out of force was ordered I'M- the pmteelion of that ing all our Gen-boats into aasial , serviess ler the
place, and , such other preparations commenced and
defence of nor harbours, .all -of which accounts will
as the prospecerendered proper. An armed be laid before yon.
Vessel of the United States was dispatched with 10- Whether a regular army i 3 to be -raised, and to
,atriatlions to our Ministers at London, to call on that
what extent, must depend
Leo the ieformation su
GoVerntrieet for the satisla6tion and security reqUir-
shortly eipecled.- In. the menu ['stilly I have called
ed by the outrage. Avery short interval ought now on the Stares for qqotas of Militia te be in readiness
to Ening the aesWers which shall be communicated for present defence ; and have, moreover encou.
'te ',you ;is soon as received then also,: or as soon raged the-aceeptattee of Volunttierti and 'I am happy
,Ilika as tlle public interests shall be foetid tee admits to infirm you, that these have fitrcreil themselves.
the.unratified Treaty) nod pre'ieeedings relative to it, with great alacrity in every parr of the Union ;they
shrill be made known to you.
are ordered' to be organized, and ready at a mo-
The aggression, thus begun, has been continued merit's warning, to proceed on any service 16 which
on the part of the British, Commanders, by remain- they may be called ; and- every .preparation within.
ing within our waters in defiance of the authOrity f o
-1•, • the executive power, has been made to ipsure us
the country, by habitual violations of its jurisdlalon,
the 'benefit of early exertion
ails! at leugth by putting
to death one of the persons •• I informed Congress at their last Session, of the
-enterprises againt the publtc.peace, which were be-
-Whom they ,had forcibly taken thmt on hoard the
Chesapeake. These aggravatiens necessarily', lead to, I; i h :
, ~even to ~,,e. lit preparatans by. ,44110 N BURR atid
the policy, either of never admitting an armed vessel his associates, of the measures taken to defeat t !legit
into our harbours, or Ofinaintaining in every liarhseir and tO bring the °finders is jostice.' Their enter 7
. patriotic titer-
such :iii tinned force as may constrain obedietic,2 to
prises were irapPily defeated by the
ihe laws, .and protect' the lives and property tit' our . thaw: of the Militia, whenever _called into action,
citizens against their armed' guests. But the ex, by. the, fidel ify °in he Ai my,
,ilud energyOf the Corns
pcnee of such a standing force, and its inconsistence mender-in-Chief; in 'proinptly arranging - the (nth-
with our Principles,
.dispense‘ with those courtesies cultic* presenting themselves on the &thine, 'repair- .
which would necessarily call., :is we are the artily . for it, slid leave us ilia to meet thoSe Siviing, ou .thei Alississippi, and,
equally ifeeto exclude the teivy,
dissipating before their 534)10A:0n plots • engender- ,
of a foraon power from ciitering our limits. • . Mg (here : I shall think it my ait,ty to lay betbre you.
To alter violations of maritime rights, another the proCcedings; and'
time evidence .piiiiely exhi-;
b?ted onahe erraigninent,of the princip.il otibtiders
is now added of very extensive efic.t.' 'Die Govern-.
meet of that-ninon has issued an Order interdititig beibre.. the Distrie.t Court ofeVifeir4, N;011 WI be:
.
all trade by neutron' between ports not in amity with -enabled to judge wliether,lthe dote tat was in the isms:
them. And being now at wit,. with nearly' every, tiw.),
o„, i„ •The law; „on flitts.Adttiliiivini.o
:,1,
pt,
11;114)4 on •the Athinric and Mediterranean Sem, our elle lee:, s :intl. wherever 'it shall 'bee ''tOtatici, ; the'!
vessels are required to sacrifice their cargoes at the. ai:.4;„Lit,„-, ni„oe t,,,.4ii opoy....,,pfrkmikniite t,
~,
rt3l
Arst putt they touch, or to return home witli.int the' medy. . The
„framers of stir coustilittio.l, (Air-
benefit of' goilltv to iris' other oi;littot.. Under this 'thinly seipp6sB:!'d thoy Imokl gkilitidad, :lit 41-:eit -their
Government against leittrutlitfetiy!Crirt-tkiltflu,' al.
tle'.l/ I t \LI of they OCeiln, our trade on the Merliteret-
tlean has been swept away by seizutei and cendent-i their Citizens- against oppression:-, . evvvete cry,
nations, and that in other seas is theatened.tvith- the Of it ; and it these ends are
.tilot
..e
ititytegrwitili 4fi
salve fate. •
Our differences with Spain remain still unsettlef ; i tied, they may be secure. . ~,. •iir.. .'i ii ,-...1 it. 4, 0 :'ti
' .
heal measure having beci, taken on her pat, sini:e, my f
The accounts of thenvcetts ofilitiSpnue,' during.
last cOmninnications to Congress, tit bring them to , Ile
, ' i year.ending on the, Outliday of ,Septeap 14r . 1'4.,
a xlese. But Wider a state of things. Which 'ntay - ,
. i.tiving nut yet wade Alp, a cerrect statement .
.favour re-consideration, they have ' hien' reecolly
will be hereafter transmitted '-froin tlie '1 i.ea—
pressed, and an expedition is entertained, that they
ashy. In the mean time it is aseertained; tliat.
may :now soon be brought to an 'ii sty! OeSOtite suet. this receipts have amounted to near ~ siusevi,,
which , tV i 1 h t beifiilive Oilltons
With* theie-subjeat.on oar borders no pew ctillisioes
anda balf.in the Treasurtr at the belfhtitig o?: thiti
sp.., : millions of dollars ;
have, taken place, nor- seem imatediatel to
,he
,s . • , .
preliencled. . .to our former_ grounds:'4 complaint i
year, have enabled us,. after mseatig.' toe! cOrrents
has been added a very licrions one, tut yon win iee,
demands and interest incurred, ,to par more 'than
by the dedree, a c py of Whicfeh now cotrimi-iii,:lll •
four tuilliona of the prineipel.- 44( our fiandekl ;el. Lit.
ed. Whether this decree, Which- profes ass ter ba.
payments, with those 91 the prisa.dini live-
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'
conform to that of the Freheli'•ooVertintent et ;These
'These
find a half years, have extingutabed of the fended Nov. fit,' 180(1, l'ere") e.c("nillunicated lu ''"'‘-' debt, t went) -five millions and a ball of d 4iars, gress,. will also be conformed to that''n ite"eonititte.
ing the whole whieh„could- no paid or:purchased
had not been ascertain
be-
tion grid application in relation to the trait :dltates, i
1 w ithin the limits or the law, and of dur contrails,ed at the date of:ont-last earn- 1
munications.. These,and have left us in the Treasury eight millions and
• liowy'er, gave teami to ex-
Meet such a conformity. a
nhalf of dollars. A portion of „;this au n may 'he
• i
coraidered as. a commencement of accemulation

'of 'the lurplUs of Revenue, which, after paying
the instalaients of-debt, as they shall, become pay 7
able, will remain without any specific objed. it
may partly, indeed, be applied towards completing
the defence of the exposed points of our country, oa
stab a. scale as Shall, be adapted to our pr,i,(-I,,ab .40(.1
circumstances.

This objet is doubtless awning the first entitled
to attention in
,such' a state of our tiudfleCli, and
it is (me which, whether weltave Peace Or Wars.
will provide security %tiliere it is due. 'Whether
What shall remain of tthis, with •the future sur-
plusses, ,may be usefull. ;Applied to purposes al»
ready authorised, or motto usefully to others ,re
quirin,! now authoritieS, or how otherwise-they
shall. le disposed of, are questions calling for
the notice : of Congress : unless, indeed, they
shall .be superseded by a chat,ige in our 'rebut rem
lotions," opw awaiting the del crmivatien of others.
Wiiiitev;er • may be that determination, it i$ A
great -consolation that it will I.`e6otne known at
a (potent when, the Stipretthe Council of the
Nation assernblett at 115 po% tr and ready, to
give tin. aids;Olits" wisdom and an th.otity to what-:
ever (*Ts& the . good . of our •con nay shall .there
call us to puisue. ,
Matters'. of: Minor' importance be the silt):
leas of future communications and, nothing shalt
be ;wanting on my 'part which may give infor-
mation or diSpatch to the proccedVgs of the
.Legislature, in the exercise: of their bight du-
ties, and at a moment se' interesting to t, he public
welfare. •

THOMAS Jilin RSOS.

Tuesday, Oct. '47,-1807.

-josEril 13. VAtiow' m was chosen Spellker,, aid
PATRICM MAGItUDERi Clerk. .01 117 yore" Gene-
ral .7AENUNI had 59, giving.him a majwity of one •
the Hall of the. House of Representatives was on
this day opened for the first time. We risk nothing
in pronouncing it a. chef•ckruvre of architectural;
skiil.•. It was anticipated by those who had paid a
critical attention to rho plan, and who were ac-
rid:tinted with the. talents of the architea, 41r. 1.44-
TkU,RE, that it Would be the handsomest room in
the worlii Occupied by a deliberative t+Otly. 'Thosa
who .have , seen the rooms occupied by Eurupean
Pobtie iiCKlies attest the accuracy of the prediction.
shall not tit present attempt a tles4Tiption of it it
reserving this gratification for some. tittore period .of
leisure. In the menu time we shall birely
,remark,
that, on entering it, the spectator feeiti a new and
.strong sensation of pleasure, troth the splendour and
elet-ance of all t hat- surrounds him.