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The following statement respecting one point in
the dispute between the late Commander in Chief of
the Madras army and the Governor of that presi-
dency, has been sent to us for insertion :
« The unhappy dissentions that have prevailed in
India on the Madras Establishment, cannot be suffi-
Yesterday the letters by the American frigate John .entlylamented by everyone who respects Constituted
cu
Adams were delivered out. The general opinion of
Authorities, established laws, and has a becoming
the writers, notwithstanding the proceedings of the
zeal for the cause of his country. Whatever may be
Government and Legislature, is, that the Embargo
the issue of these dissentions, it is proper the Britisb
Laws will not beresumed, and, in the confidence of this
opinion, ships were detained in the harbours of the public should be acquainted, that the consequences
United States, which were ready to take their depar-
which are known to have already arisen from them,
ture, on the ground that the season would be more
might in the more material points have been obviated
if circumstances, which it was the interest of a parti-
favourable, and the insurance more moderate, if they
cular person to conceal, had been duly imparted to a
continued in port till the middleof the present month.
higher authority. Out of this unjustifiable conceal-
It is said that Mr. PINKNEY has received instructions
ment a misconception arose, to which may be ascrib-
by the John Adams, that should no Minister be sent
ed the unfortunate events that have since occurred.
from England to supply the place of Mr. JACKSON, he
"These observations are made in consequence of
is to demand his audience of leave, and to return im-
h
mediately to the United States. But this we do not having remarked, in the very able Address from the
Governor General of India to the Governor of Ma-
believe.
A Gentleman, just arrived from Dieppe, states, dras, that a great stress is laid upon the
,reprimand
that the French Government have rescinded their issued in General Orders, by the Commander in Chief,
Lieut.-General MACDOWALL, against the Quarter
Berlin Decree. He sailed from that port in an Arne-
Master-General, Lieut.-Col. JOHN MUNRO.
rican vessel, with a cargo of wheat, the Captain of
gg That a misconception with respect to the nature
which was furnished with a double set of papers, and
dispatches for Mr. PIN of this reprimand, was entertained by the Governor
lENEY, acquainting him of the
circumstances. His instructions were, if boarded, or of Madras, will be proved, should General MACDO•
WALL ever reach England, by the testimony of the
likely to be so by an English cruizer, to throw the
dispatches over-board. The Captain, having a place
General, of the late Adjutant General, Lieutenant-
in his vessel, which he thosght not likely to be searched, Colonel CAPPER, and that of Captain Comes, Aide.
determined upon secreting the dispatches. On his de-Camp. The fact respecting the reprimand, as
passage he was brought to by one of our cruizers,
stated by these Gentlemen, stands thus :
and sent into Portsmouth. Two passengers imme-
a The Qarter-Master-General, in a conference with
t
diately landed, came up to town, and informed Mr. the Commander in Chief in the presence of Lieute-
nant-Colonel CAPPER and Captain Comas, violated
PACKNEY of the circumstance, who has made appli-
that respect which was due to his superior officer, in
cation for lave to have the dispatches forwarded to
him from Portsmouth. Such was the report of yes-
language and manner so unguarded, irregular, and
today.
offensive, that General MACDOWALL was almost pro-
The following letter from Paris serves to throw
yoked to put him under immediate arrest. He, how-
some light on the change that seems about to take
ever, sent for the Judge Advocate to take his opi-
place regarding the commerce between France and nion as to the propriety of such a. measure, when
the latter observed, 44 if you put the Quarter-
the American States—a change which cannot fail to
Master-General under arrest, far pertenal duresfiect, it
have a considerable influence on the conduct which
our Government may adopt, in relation to the Orders will be necessary for you to remain in India to prose-
in Council
cute ; otherwise the arrest will be useless, as your suc-
PARIS, JANUARY 1. cesor will feel it his duty to release him" The Ge-
The Merchants have lately had several conferences ineral having definitively made his arrangements for
with the Ministers of his Imperial Majesty, on the proceeding to Europe, declined the measure of arrest,