The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

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EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, •
the'. nstructions, or rerurnturtu the United States, as Ate 'Lei.
ItaseEcTisio NEW TOOTH WALES.
sum pursued by the American Government left no romt to
The principal settlement on the eastern comet of 'doubt their predeiermistation for was with thli cont •
New South Wales vies formed in 1788. It is Satiated Twenty-eye sail of. Americans had already beencarrl'ettr.—
into
in latitude 33 South, longitude 170 East. The mist Halifax. Admiral SAWYER had dispittoked livefrigates taloak
considerable- district is that of Sydney, containing, after the American squadron at New• York. The Carteret
by the return, dated the .14 of March, 1810, 6,158 Poekt't was going into Halifax as thelamluote tame ost : tie
the American Governineot
inhabitants. Petioles ta contains 1,807 ; Hawke,. Os-alter lied proceeded_ for flew:York pith Ser diipatohes for
bury, 2,389 ; and Newcastle, 100. Of the tote!
Much contention' took place yesterday, she.
number, 10,454-5,513 are men, 2,220 women, and I
1,721 children. Of these, from one-194)0h to one. thar the Gleaner arrived at America before the des
4ftit are convicts; but the returns of their number Itarture of Mr. Eosin% as if the dibpatelon she
have been so irregular, that your.committee have not , wits the bearer if Wersi sure to Mt imperative upon
been able precisely to ascertain it • but '• they • !nape the
question of War or. Peaces 'tiVlie bare *fop &cis
that, this neglect will he corrected by the orders
our opinion, thqt they zounlif not, :because of the
lately sent out from this country. The troops are
[About 1100 in number, and the remainder are free . other wounds which had been inflicted upooAme64
parsons. In addition to these, are the- settlements Iby our maritime regulations • and tee Are sorry .o
of Port Dalrymple and Hobart's Town. in Van Die. Ifind our opinions veryied by As 144. Such, host.
men's Land, about five degrees to the south of Sy& ever, was the agitation of yesteiday, Importing the
1.321ney, containing t.t inhabitants C i
and at the date '
general question, that Mr. Some*, Chairman of
of the last returns 177 persons were living in Nor- `the
folk Nand, but orders have been since sent ''out for, - rnprict,
its twat abandonment. The settlement in Nor deemed it proper to wait upon Government, to les.a
South Wales is hounded on the north.west and sontli ! the real state of the case ; wheel he was informed,
by a ridge of hills, known by the name of the Blue I
1 that Mr. FOSTER left New York on the 1414 and
I Mountains, beymid which no one has yet been able Halifax oa the 23d ultimo; and that his final des
to penetrate the country ; some have with difficulty
been as far as 100 miles in the interior, but beyond parture for England was determined on, in anise.
60 miles it appears to be no where practicable for iquence of the Declaration of War issued by the Go.
agridultural purposes; and, in many places, the dia. 'eminent of the United States against this country.
meter of the habitable count!), is much less; in Thus, we see, as we have often r.berved, that the
length, ite?ctends from Port Stephens to Port Jervis,
1 question of Peace or War di.: not alone depend upon
comprising from north to south about four degrees : the arrival
of
intelligence of our Orders in Council
beyond them it is stated, that the Colony will not
!having been rescinded, but upon the general qtni.
be capable of extension ; and of the laud within
these boundaries, about one half is said to be abso. 1 tion of grievaac,es, and upon the abjurement of thole
lutely barren. The. ground actually in cultivation principles upon which our maritime regulations are
amounts to rather more than 21,900. acres, and founded.
On, this subject, the annexed extract of a
74,000 acres are held in p•tsture. Tile stock appears letter, which was dated at Washington, the day Nu
to be considerable ; by the return in 1810, the amount '
Forme left that city, is pretty conclusive:—
was—hoc/Ho, 541 ; mares,- 593^ bulls, 103 ; cows,
6,351 ; open, 447321-sheep, 43,/318 ; goats, 1,732; t " Thaajsili enacting theiadocable duties coo certain masufa,c.
and also the orter,or
bas Deco
the Republic. -
hogs,, 8,902. Of these,, a small, proportion is kept . the exclusion ot. eeetatumanufnesuggees, nu' seinoily ensuks„dio
by Government, of which, part is killed for the
supply 'Of the public store, and the remainder is "IV do not now think, that if the Orders were revoked, ir
made use of' to stock the farms of new settlers. It would prevent wars and lt will be expected of you not 6114 10
appears from the evidence, that the colony has for rescind them, but to abjure the principle on which your preen'
:some years, except when the crops have failed, from sines are founded. Astatine* epee the Fort opposite to Detroit,
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or other accidental:causes, been able has been ordered. ti ' •
ifirilly to supply itself with corn ; 'but- that it is still " The 'packets Witte 'paid itted to red Bur some time, sad
at:
necessary te continue, to a certain !extent, the ins.
is not
f supposesthe war will be long. The British ships arc B
pertation of salted provisions. The soil and climate I out n rc. .... upon the coast, we understand that Instructions are
given to attack theme-
are described to be extremely fine, healthy, and pro: i " Thc British Consuls every when are, fullest offkio, and are
ductive ; diseases, with the exce.ption of such as arise 1
thgashiesot
treabteeednasdetalelnuoßseinerd British subject: bet farm,
Baittnetnit
from intemperance or accident, are little known ; .
and fresh fruits and vegetables are produced from the I More. where the Federal Paper tin the tallis . interest' eas
beginning to The end of the year. The river Hawke*. I published, has been demolished by the 'popolitce, noto.untaud•
ing the exertions of the Civil AuUsorities to 'arsenic
bury is, however, occasionally subject to violent Mid
itiddeo floods, which, have in some instances totally " Mr. FOSTER will not Issue Licences for. American
mightships
reader this expedient destroyed the produce of the farms in its vicinity, proceed to Spain,
and Portugal, but as circiimstances .
be has.left proper powers fur that put-
bp'on which the colony principally depends for its pose. -
subsistence. Great difficulties have, w
in consequence, - -
Since the above Was Written, e hate received
at times occurred; and though precautions are now
AMERICAN PAPERS;
taken to remove the crops as soon as possible from .
the r w grounds-hi the neighbourhood of the river,
IL and, from the following extracts, the Reader will
nri. OKI stcurity is yet obtained against the recur- see that every thing wears the most hostile age"'
reneo of :these disasters. . The out-settlements of ance on the ether side the Atlantic.
Port Dalrytapie and Hobart's Town in Van Dieman's r
LPROM TAR MERCANTILE ADVERTISER, OF 29/0
Land, are represented as enjoying a purer climate, . JUNE, 1812.]
and more.generally productive soil, than New South
Wales, and to be otherwihe prosperous and thriving. The Senate of the United States have
solution, appointing a Committee to confer with s
'Yet your Committee must concur in the opinion al-
Majest t that Committee of the House of Representatives, oil
the what business is nee:sssary to be done, when Conti
that gress aught to adjourn, and to what time.
new r_
vita* Tii& NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE& OF TI3EIDAY•3
en. a arrived in this' city oa
Brig.-General licurro. . .
passed a re•
Monday last. The Rouse of Representatives hate

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yean,from Ceriettane, OW, at a ?eta of 'Mk pee aulfeem',' I.`" J w"' Committee must
the
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1 „Leasehold Property in the County of Midtilieet7Teeo.' ready expressed by his Majesty's Government, ti
Homer lu Chandos.otreet ia the Poriai a 0
garden, f •'. - ----- ---*Pall"el* laborer betted to the•46lOny will be derived from t
, fur a term expinng at 3,1 lebastatas,,MiSt tit a rent if. •
ii, per anaorat et !lief at of .tiil. aad 581. per as alltivajimk and Ipiprovenient of the, settlementi ti
raell4l Vail
-thrill 'lei 1-4• eillikar Mealiagellutil,aba" m" are'obrieglif formed, ilia Troia the formation of ni
enmity acres vv ratleteavlttsaatsord by Wienema•Chla.
nee r; in tali venter part ottrisive • Mr& 14afielllet Gala ana distant establishments, whatever, may be the 4
DerY, claims au V.state for life, wh *llia Raw WINO* ciuragempit that
:; % , . • ***Ole soil or an advantageous
big la the Vona of Exthmacc. ' • •
• ' • tuation may appear to bold outi • . -
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