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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1818.

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To-day we have given some further extracts from
the French Papers received yesterday: they contain
some entertaining matter.—The only allies who now
adhere cordially to BONAPARTE are the Americans-6-
or rather the atheistical diabolical faction in that un-
happy republic which owns JAMES MADISON at. its
liege Lord. The French Government, having now
no means of silencing their enemies in the field—
having no armies, no finances, no marak, no materiel,
they resort to the musty old revolutionary trick of
libelling the British nation. In France, our troops,
behave well, and, With the exception of the Cossacks,
SO do our allies. PLATOFF'S light troops, however, now
and then excite indignation, by robbing a courier with
dispatches !—The 46 Emperor-Journalist, or Imperial
Libeller," as M. Scimeort. calls him, has therefore
nothing to say of the conduct of the British troops in
France. Lord WELLINGTON takes care to see his
humane proclamation put in force. But in America,
alas ! bow changed the scene I
The Moniker gravely copies a report edited under
the inspection of Mr. MADI9ON, by a Mr. MA61.1) a
Transatlantic Legislator anti Interpreter of the Laws
of Nations to the sublime Sanhedrin of Statesmen
and Philosophers which occasionally .assembles at
Washington, In this document the British are
charged not only with decoying American' seamen
into their service, but with subjecting to rigorous im-
prisonment all those who will not be thus seduced.'
66 Thereby (says the learned Mr. Macon) will- the
naval force of Great Britain increase in proportion
to the number of our sailors who shall be impri-
soned." And lie emphatically adds—A, Great Bri-
tain has thus the means of continuing and even ex-
tending her commerce, without diminishing the num-
ber of sailors employed on board her men of war.",
Bravo ! Great Britain-. we commend her policy.
We have here the secret of the hostility of the Ante:,
ricans to Great Britain. How much will it be increases
when they learn that the ‘vhole of the Continent is
open to the British flag and shift to the American !
—Tile plain English of all these grievances is this—
the Americans have no longer aiiy trade, of course
they have no employment- for seamen of saber and
decent habits; and these poor fellows prefer a life of
industry at sea to one of idleness on land—they pre-
fer navigating a vessel under neutral colours to con-
finement in a prison-ship. This is what Mr. MatooN
calla " illicit trade." It is, its short, the gg war in
disguise" which his immaculate Government has
been carrying on against Great Britain for twenty
years. The tables are now turned upon them.--that
is all.

The fifth and sixth articles relate to what is termed
cruelties practised in -the war in Canada. A Dr.
KEEHAN, an American practitioner in surgery, was
sent, it seems, to take care of his wounded country-
men what became of him we are not told—whether
he was intercepted himself, or only his man Oannann
with the catholicons, we know tiot ; certain it is, how.
ever, according to the American statement, that he
never reacted his patienti. This was a matter of
triumph to the English, according to this malignant
and stupid blockhead ; for he boldly insinuates, • that
" it was regarded as very good policy to hinder the
American Surgeons from giving assistance to their
countrymen, because the Savage Surpass have a more
sure and expeditious method of terminating their
sufferings."
An idiot, capable of hazarding such nonsense upon
paper, scarcely deserves an answer I
The charges against us for employing Indian allie.s
with Indian principles of right and wrong, are appli-
cable to the Americans themselves—their arguments
on this subject cut both ways.

" Mutato nonabe, de to fibula oarratur r

A woeful picture is drawn towards the close of this
document of the 4 turpitude" of she Eaglish soldiery,
and the meek unoffending nature of the ioJsabitants
of America.

The most serious and awful calamities which can,
bef.sl humanity, any by se narrated as to (Imite the

The Gazette of last night contains the official de-
tails of the late affairs in Canada; from the pen of
that most gallant and enterprising General of the
British forces, Sir GEOttGE Paxvosr. They will be
read with interest by every friend to his country, as
exhibiting another specimen of the prodigies of va-
lour and persevering enterprite of which British sol-
diers are capable, under an experienced leader. The
fOrce appropriated for the defence of Canada has never
been equal in numbers to that of the Americans in
any action, and yet the latter have been repeatedly
beaten ; and, what adds to their disgrace, the regular
British troops in the field against them have never
borne the proportion of one to twenty : to the Cana.
dian Militia and #enciblec, therefore, the greater
share of the laurels acquired by► British valour in
-America is justly due ; some Royal or Legislative
act of munificence, of course, awaits them.
On the Lakes, we regret to say that our force is
still inferior; and while this inferiority continues, we
must hold Canada by a precarious tenure. Every
exertion is, however, making to repair our losses, and
to enable Sitierees Tao to assume a threatening atti-
tude. Government have recently ordered reinforce•
ments and supplies for that quarter of the globe, on
a most liberal and extensive scale.

A Mail from Hllland arrived as this Paper was
putting to Press. The intelligence it brings is highly
f tvourable. Gorcom is bombarded. In a sally made
by the garrison, they were repulsed with great loss,
and they have also failed in an.attempt to burn the
flotilla. The following are extracts from the Dutch
Papers :

" HELVOETSLUYS, DEC. 18.

" It Is reported here that almost the whole of the
Allies have passed the Rhine ai different points, and
that the advance of the Russians is within a mile and
a half of Antwerp.

64 Gorctim, Breda, Bergen-op-Zoom, Bommel, and
Heusden, all strongly fortified places, are said to be
in possession of the Dutch.
46 The British are collecting in great force at VOl-
- and General Sir T. Graham arrived yes-
terday at Stevenes, in the island of Tholen, and will
take the command.

di The Tele' fleet is said to hare been given up to
the-Civil Authorities)!

" HAGUE, DECEMBER 14.
41 According to intelligence received, we must
conclude that Bergen-op-Zoom has surrendered, it
being asserted, that the French Lave left that city,
and that the same event has taken place with the
Bosch and Antwerp: it appears evident, from all
circumstances, that there exists great confusion and
disorganization among the French. It is even re-
ported as a fact, that the Conscripts in several de.
partments of France have refused to march."

" UTRECHT, DECEMBER 17.

44 On the Prussian troops having collected a nuts•
ber of vessels, as well from the Linge as other places,
to proceed to Bommel, and being in readiness to
mak* the passage over the Waal, the French, who
were at Bommel, took flight, so that the Allies took
possession, not only of the town, but of the whole
dietrict of Bommel.
gg We are this day occupied in throwing a bridge
of boati over at that place. fur which the needful
schuyts, anchors, Ice. are put in requisition.".

:fly.

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visibility Orate most lnimane and feellig auditor : Mr. -
MatoN has thL ktlick td gdaiiiititai—after desttib-
ing maasacreii burnings, iilUnderings, violations of
honotir, justice and humanity, witliimt number, as
feelingly as any illiterate lying blockhead in time. • • •
rica tan do, he sums•up the whole by adding, that STAR-OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
the sanguinary drama war closed by a still more atra We stop the Pitts, to State, that there art letters in
clods scene, namely, that 'ollexving the demi bodiei -Tot= front Holland; of the 17th, mentioning
tilt
Unburied . • •
Hamburgh had.capitulated; and that kagdebtitgh
The Americans would, no doubt, have. been de.
lighted with the performance of this act of humanity was on the etc oftapitulating.
r.-it would hate given them an oppoett Oiry. to bring The vessel which brotight the Dutch Mail of to.
up their teinforcemints and _fall mars the burying day dot bring any dispatches for
parties.
but the itikular Pickett when on her way for the F..it•
• -
We now take our !rate of Mn Malmo* and Mr.
lish Coast, was' tetaged by signal. to Walt foi
MAcon. Were it OM that their friend NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE had ordered insertion to their Article in Patch" ii°644o
~C444I4EAATE, said to be of gel 4
the Mossiteur, we would not have wasted to much 11111)011=ft ". • •
time upon them.
The inititha lita bags' Were then put CO bawd
The same Journals Inform us, that 16,060 French. ; soother verse!, Which has since arrived.
troops have assembled at Antwerp.--J4 The Govern. I I The intelligence From Lord CLANCART*, ihiCh id
bunt doet not talk, but k acts," says this Editor.—lt I
, expected to arritie every hoar, will, it is Suppoied
has had ncithing to talk of for these many dap--..bei
stiles it hat discovered that talking will not always Contlrln the fall of Hamburgh and M.igdeburgh.
pin victories.—Antwetp must fall) notwithstanding -
these 16,000.
At Naples; the departdre of. the King ( Muait)
for the army has " excited the most lively joy."---Sci
it ought—the lleapolitani have thus another chanee
of getting rid of a severe taskmaster.
The Grand DUke of FRANETORTi ashamed of the
blushing honours conferred upon him by lIONAPARTEI
wishes tb resign them in favour of BEAUHARNOLS
this is a civil way of declining all further connection
with the Napoleon Dynasty.
The Cossacks have seized certain dispatches which
were on their way from Basle to Franktorta cir-
cumstance which excites the most lively indignation,
and the Landamman hat been informed of it. :It it
a gross violation of the Swiss cordon of neutrality,
and will, we trust, be resented as such, for the sooner
the Swiss take a side the more speedily will the con-
test be ended.-46 Plague on all Neutrals !"

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the English itessii#.Eniegin g osi the coast • that the
halite's-hate Weft burnt;the chttichet *blued anti
destroyed.

It appears that the Officeri, animated by the pre-
Setice Of Admiral Cockburn, particularly distinguish.
ed themselves on this occasion ; and that they were
impelled by the united motives of avarice and Yea:
geinee, dot contented with appropriating to them-
selves articles of value, they destroyed all that could
not gratify their insatiable cupidity. It has been
*fledged, to excuse these acts of stupid cruelty, that
a vessel sent on shore by the Admiral, had been re-
keited by a discharge of musketry from the American
Militia. The documents prove that this is false. This
pretext has been found out to palliate a conduct
ivbich no circurnstanc:. can justify.
The Commissioners, fully con#inced that no per.
Son; tither of this nation or of any other, can read
without lively sentiments of indignation and horror
the bare recital of all the shameful' violations of ho-
nour, justice,• and humanity, of which our enemies
have been guilty, abstain from making any reflections
on the thicuments which demOnstrate their alithenti-
tit y ; and let no one think of palliating these shameful
adioht, by alledsins that they were committed by
savages. Every civilized nation is responsible for the
condtiet of the Allies under its command, and as it
,shatet tiro advantaAts of their success, it ought also
io partake the odium of their crimes.
But this Itaktining, though just, does not express
?I the infamy of the conduct of the English, in the
air of the 22d, en the Raisin River: The MAS.
2Stl, took place,
it, is a fact,
these circuit-
contribute
shewed a
unhappy
than all the
the English
dead bodies

remained,
•rey of wild
retest re.J
religien.--r
very con-
ive of COll
.r.og,trii.. .ige, 4 not wit it th
pity
the-4114 dudes
to the dead. The Comoldoners
ate neeltee4Able to discover what effect such bar:
1 ..
'. s koire. produced on the military and civil au-
__
• •• Of the frontier, but the choice of an Indian'
:i..• b to adorn the hail of he Legislative Body of.
1 ..: - Canada, giyes ground to conjecture it.
`.-4:he-Coinmittee have considered it as their duty to
4114,11mit to the House the proofs of the atrocities corn-
ieli4e4 at Hampton, though it has been since they
tbdtAtostiake their 'import.
cit.. ' barbarous acts may reasonably be consi-
lire
iestarural consequence of the example given
Ilgic b-Yrthe-41 • • ' caf the naval force on our coast.
Thee turpitude, continues to increase, and
the aoldllkirrepared for the most abominable
deeds, by•• 4owed to commit smaller excesses
voids impunity:,, must must excite indignation, though
got sueprise,, that troops who have been led, by the
example bf their officers, to plunder the property, and
to burn the houses of unarmed citizens, should be
guilty of violence and murder. But for every viola-
tion of the laws-of humanity, our enemies find, or
fabricate, an excuse, '- . .-, .- . , .. .• •
the wounded prisoners on the Northern Frontiers
were massacred by the Savages, the sick put to death,
the *tallith insulted at Hampton—were so by foreign
troops in the pay of Great Britain. These pretexts
(if we admit their truth) are as disgraceful as the
conduct which is forced to have recourse to them..--
Honour and magnanimity impose it as a law, not
only to forbid the soldier to commit these crimes, but
to do the utmost to present the commission of them.
• If in such a case the soldier, in contempt of disci-
pline, commits an act of violence on any individual,
whom he ought to piotect, the eiemplary punishment
of the offender alone can re-establish the honour of
the nation to whom he belongs. It will be seen by
the documents, if the English officers behaved in this
*flair like men of honour, and whether the national
efunracter has been avenged in this manner.
The groans and the cries of the innocent victims of
st trash immodesty at Hampton, were heard by the
American prisoners ; but they were too weak wreath
the ears and to disturb the tepose of the English offi-
cers, whose duty as men it was to protect the woolen
whom the chance of war had put into their power.- -
The Commissioners will not insist on this shameful
subject. Human language has no terms strong
enough to express the emotions which the exa-
mination of the documents, proving these horrible
facts, has excited in them ; antl they rejoice that the
American people consider them as forged. For the
rtonour of human nature, they deeply regret that their
!nab is too clearly Confirmed.
In the correspondence of the Commander of the
English and American forces, there are phrases which
are equivalent to an express declaration of the facts
of which we have spoken above.
As such atrocities, instead of inspiring terror, as
the enemy had doubtless imagined, can only produce
4 contrary effect on the minds of our fellow-citizens,
the Committee submits to the consideration of the
i House the felleWing Resolution :

Resolved—That the President of the United States be reques-
ted to collett and to lay before the House, during the continua-
tion of the war, the proofs of ail the infractions of the enemy of
:le laws of witr is use among civilized nations.
BASLE, DECEMBER 7.
We have just-learned, with indignation, that the
•wrier, with the mail from Basle for Frankfort, of
lie Ist December, has been robbed by the Cossacks,
nd that they have carried off all his dispatches. A
iwric:i was immediately sent to the Landaturnan, to
criataint him with this intelligence.
Sr. GALL, DECEMBER 3.

The Aran Gaunt announces that Marshal the
',ince of Moskwa is to command an army of reserve
a the neighbourhood of Besancon.
AU the troops horn the Duchy of Baden which
marched to Fribourg, in Brisgau, have returned
Carlsrube.

The garrison of Glogau lately made two very mur-
derous sorties.
The fortress of Konigstein is still occupied by the
trench.
A Saxon Gazette announces that the Grand Duke
Frankfort has written to the King of Bavaria that

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lie ld *Mo- " andba—te chit dignity in favoui his suc.
cessor, the Prince' ititerby son-in- of
a* to his
Bavarian Majesty. HisMajtity, it. ii said, replied,
.that he *bald reltir-it to thk Allied Powers.
HANbVER, 14044EMEER 24.
Prince d'Eckmdhl, in concert with the bailee, still
occupies the positionof Raiabourg, Lubec, and Ham-
-burgh ; a• position which, according to a memoir of
the late General Ewald, is impreguable, solorig as
the lakes and rivers do not freeze.
LIEGE, DkCEMEER 9, • - -
It appears from letters received here, that every
thing is tranquil on both sidei of the Rhine. Atcord.
ing to letters of the 704 General Molitor, with- hi*
corps d'artnee, were still in the island of Bomel, and
the best spirit reigned among the troops of all atmsil
which were under the command of that General; and
those under his Excellency the. Marshal Doke of
'rarente.

NAPLES, DECEMBER 2.

The intelligence of the departufe of his Majesty for
the army, has excited the most lively joy througbout
all Italy. They write from Rome, that the arrival
of the first division has produced an unanimous en.
thusiasm, and that all the inhabitants disputed who
should best receive our troops. .

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