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self a prisoner of on hit; pirble I but as I Mee
ordered the people to go on board the Es.ex to wo-k,
reader the impression that no difficulty virmld arise, I
will liberate, in exchange for them, an equal number
of prisoners, as their names, being seamen, snail be
fount in follow each other on your late ship's book .%)
and give up also two Mates or Miitshipenen, for the
two Mates which are ni the English party-1.-1 hope
this may prove satisfactorrfe your Government and
self.—l am, &c. (Signed) "JAMES IIILLYAll."
a Captain D. Amt.'s
Valps rairo, Sth April, i Fl 4.
-Sta—The arranftment which you have suggest.
0 respecting the exchange of the seamen of the Sir,
Andrew Ilanuuond, for an equal nu mberof the seamet,
of the United States frigate Essex, 25 they stand on the
list furnished you, is perfectly satisfactory. It wiil be a
great satisfaction to the three officers who accompany
the Essex, to know that, after your object' in taking
them with you shall be effected, there will be no
faculty in their proceeding immediately for the United
States. I take the liberty, therefore, to suggest, that
they might be exchanged here for Captain William
Porter avid his three mates. This will be an accom..
I.:lodation to all parties, and reconcile the officers so
exchanged to a separation from their friends.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) " D. PORTSI24"
U Commodore lames Hillyar, commanding his
Majmty's frigate Phcebe."
Fit OM THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, JULY 17, 1514.
at ALEXANDRIA, JULY 15.
" A report prevails generally that Congress will
be cohvened,. by Proclamation, at an earlier day than
that appointed for its meeting : whether this rumour
is founded on sufficient authority, or criginatts in
the probable necessity of such a case, we &lice not
been able to ascertain."
BOSTON, JULY 11.
ii
C'TtltAtt OF A LETTER, DATED SANDWICH, JULY 1.
44 I have conversed with an intelligent Gentleman
Who went on board the Bulwark about three weeks
'ego to ransom a vessel, who reported that Le was
treated with uncommon politeness by Captain Milne;
Who, in the course of converation, intimated his res
gret, that the strict orders which he had received
4 to assail the American shipping, and particularly
that description of it which brought any sort of re-
venue to the Gotternment,' bcre so hard upon this
part of the country. He observed, however, that they
had no intention of injuring individuals, further than
was absolutely necessary to carry his strict orders into ,
execution. He also expressed bas regret, that he
should be supposed capable of molesting the fisher-
men—and requested my informant tti look out of the
cabin windows, where there were 30 vessels within
gunshot. He thought if the inhabitants had patience,
they would not regret the departure of Captain
Hardy, who he was sensible had acqui:ed a good
name among the Americans.
" A story was in circulation today, at Plymouth,
I Ititow not upon what authority, stating, that the
enemy had laid the settlement at Bass River, in the
town of Yarmouth, under contribution, in the sum

one thousand dollars. The people, to save their
shipping, Mustered about six hundred, and the Bri.
tish then agreed to leave them unmolested. The
reason assigned for this proceeding is, that some of
1 the inhabitants there paid some ransom-money that
was due, in Farmer's Exchange Bank Bills, which, is
/on know, are good for nothing."

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'We continue to-day out extracts from the A meri-
tan Papers, of which we have been excldsively in pos.
session for these some days. The most formidable
tinkle which will went itself to our. Readers to-day,
Is the Journal of the long and mischievous truize
which was undertaken against our commerce by the
Essex American frigate. Our Readers will not fail
to remark, that the capture of that ship was followed
by advantages which the modesty of the British Com-
mander did not permit him to enumerate. With a
heavy heart the American hero, PORTER, informs his
Government, that the American Consul, and we
Must presume his countrymen also, were obliged to
decamp from Valparaiso, the moment the Briti,h
was triumphant. Toils the trade of the greater, and
certainly the richer part of South America, is doubly
closed against the Americans, by the hostil'. disposi.
tions of the inhabitants, and our naval superiority.—
In the Suuth Seas, in short, and indeed in airtilit no
quarter of the globe Have the American mariners
been favourites with the inhabitants : they have been
notorious every where for acts of fraud and dishonest y;1
and their bad faith, in point of gratitade for favours
received, as well as their total want of veracity and
=oral honesty, has procured them the hatred and in-
dignation of every pilot and other seafaring man
throughout the navigable ocean.
But it is not at sea only that this demoralizid na,
tir,n is despised and distrusted': it is well known to
every person in the habit of visiting the Continent for
the last twenty years, that it has been only on account
of their English garb and English dialect that the
Americans are treated with common civility. On
all occasions their manners are rude and bcisterous ;
their appearance is seldom that of Gentlemen ; and,
with very few-exceptions, indeed, their education is
limited to an acquaintance with Cocirr and Dilworth.
TALLEYRAND did most correctly and philozophically
draw the distinction between the English and the

American character, to a diplomatic personage from
Aithat country, in an unreserved conversation, after a
family dinner, in Paris.—J, I do not know how it is,"
asidtlsat expo:kneed French statesman, but I never

law an American who did 'tot glory in Leing taken
for an Englishman; an.l I never yet saw an English-
man who was not ashamed to be taken for an Ame-

tic)n!"

The resources of the Americans for carrying on
the war, must be greatly diminished by the-failure of
this fool-hardy enterprise of Captain PORTER, to se-
cure the wealth of South America exclusively for
his eovernment. In short, when we turn our eye
from his narrative to tke other contents o& the Ame-
rican Papers, we find nothing but financial distress
and ruin. A loan contractor throws' up his compact
to supply twelve millions of dollars, for the best of
all reasons—because no person is foolish enough to
lend himi or rather his masters, the money. And
-yet this is a national and patriotic war !—a war, too,
whithi in the opinion of some of our pkriots at home,
is to end in the destruction of the invincible army and
•navy of Great Britain !

We have.noticed the rumour of the suspension of
the negotiations at Ghent—a suspension which some
will have to be a complete rupture. One letter from
Ghent. dated the 26th, states, that an agent of the
American Commissioners was to proceed to London
immediatel to apply to the British Government to
grant the privileges of a carter to the Neptune, in
order that these Plenipotentiaries nay proceed in her
to America by the way of Brest. The Neptune, we
believe, is now at Gottenburgh, and_ a considerable
lapse of time must oc-ur before these Gentlemen can
take their departure for the United States by that con-
veyance. We are informed, however, that a person,
attached to the Republican Legation, has arrived from
Flanders to constitute the Neptune a cartel, under the
sanction of our Government.

Another letter from Ghent, of the 25th instant-.
Would indicate, that notwithstanding the insurmount-
able difficulty that has arisen in the ncgociation,
which requires a reference to the authority of Mr.
MADISON, or to Congress, or to both ; same inter-
views have taken place between the British and Ame-
rican Functionaries nn matters of a contingent and re-
lative nature, and from hence a report has obtained
circulation at Bru,sels, that the proceedings will have
a peaceful termination.
One thing is certain—Whether the interruption of
the negociations arises from want of instructions or
powers, on the part of the American Commissioners,
or amounts to a complete rupture, the day of paci&•
cation is thereby removed to a greater distance than
was contemplated, a few weeks ago, and a rise in thp
price of American produce could not but follow as a
consequence. On this point, however, a circumstance
has occurred very unusual, and which could only take
place where dishonest pettifogging diplomatists were
concerned. We allude to the mercantile speculations
in the British Markets.

We learn that it was not till the 25th, that the
American Commissioners gave in their declaration
that the terms proposed by our Government were in-
admissible ; and it was on the next day, the 26th,
that people connected with the American Commis-
sioners, and who had left Ghent before the delivery
of the final declaration, were seen buying up cottons,
&c. in London, with the knowledge of the unfortu-
nate issue of the negotiations ; and, on the 27th,
similar speculations were entered into by people simi-
larly situated at Liverpool.

The inference is far from honourable to the cha-
racter of all or some of the American Commission.
What can be thought of the principles of a Govern-
ment which mires the thieving disposition of cow.'
mercial speculators, with the grave and important
business of pacification? What is to be hoped for
from such a people ?
Does not such conduct call loudly (or reprobation
' from all legitimate Governments ? The American
I Government, profiting loy the distractions of Europe,
have got posseEs;on of the Floridas and Lonsiana—
the latter by a transfer from K;ng Jostuot, rati-
fied by NAPOLEON. These thievish transactions,
were part c.f the strong bands that tied the Ame-
rican Government to the Freach Usurper !
With the downfal of that tyrant the rooting up of
such pestiferous principles is intim itely connected.
The Americans stand precisely in the situation of a
selfish and over-reaching individual who buys an estate
with a bad title, calculating on. quibbles of law, and
trusting to his own genius for ultimate undisturbed
possession. Mankind have a common interest in re-
prestialg and punishing such dishonest proceedings.

This day, at noon, we received Paris Papers of
Sunday. Lord CA SI LEREAOSI arrived at Paris on
Saturday. An article from Madrid gives us a little,
and but a little, information, respecting the present
state of Spain. The Government of that country is
by no means in a settled state: the dispositions of
the inhabitants seem; nevertheless, to be :
various partizans seem by turns to govern the KING,
for we le.ar of nothing but negociations and new ap-
pointments. The intelligence from South America
is represented to be most distressing, and it is inferred
from the dismantling of the Erpedition at Cadiz, that
the Indies are to be abandoned altogether. The
, writer of an article in a Madrid Journal, reminds
his countrymen, that previous to the discovery of
America, Spain mule all Europe tremble—a solemn
historical truth, which the Statesmen of other coun-
tries would do well to recollect.

Perhaps by abandoning the Colonies, the present
Spanish Government rattans to try the bold expPri

meat of making Spain subsist on her own internal re.