The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-10-01 00:00:00

indepeL iy °reign
whatsoever, engaging that all who shall co-operate
with us shall partake
.in life; fortune, and Opinion,
declaring and recagniling not only these, but those
of every nation,' in war enemies; in p4aCe friends;
brethren; and fellow citizens. ,
In consideration, therefore, di thole solid public
and incontestibln motives, whith forte upbn is the
necessity of re-assiireing our natural rights, thus re:
stored to us by the revolution of Manua affairs, and
in virtue of the iniprescriptible rights of every peo..
ON to diisolve every agreement, convention; or sod:
cial compact, which doth not establish. the pu4)Oses
for which alone all Governments are instituted, we
are convinced that We cannot and ought nbt any longer
to endure the chains by which we were connected with
the Government of Spaux; and we do declare, like
every other independent people, that we are free, and
determined to hold no dependence on any 'POientale,
Power, or Government, than we ourselves establish ;
and that we now takb among the! sovereign na:
dons of the earth the rank which the Supreme Being
asa stature have assigned to us, and to which
we heVe been called, by the succession of human
setents and by a regard for our, o*n happiness.--
Although we foresee the difficulties which may attend
oar new Sitpation, and the obligations which we
contract by the rank which we are about to occupy
.In the political order of the World ; and, alxive all,
the powerful influence of ancient forms and habits
by whiCh (to our regret) we have been hitluirto af-
fecteclyet *eels° know, that a shattieful,tubmis:.
sion to them, when it,.6 in our power to shake them
offi would prove more ignominious to ourselves, and
More fatal to posterity, than our long and painful
servitude. It therefore becomes. our indispensible
duty to provide for our security, liberty, and happi
ness, by an entire and essential `subversion and ro=
Form of our ancient establishments. Wherefore,
belleking, for all these reasons, that we have com-
plied with the respect which we owe to the opinions
of mankind; and to the dignity of other nations,
with whom we are abOut to rank, and of .whose ,
friendly intercourse we assure ourselves. We, the!
Representatives of the confederated provinces. of Ye=
nezuela, invoking the Most High to witness thejus-
tice.Of ear cause, and the rectitude of out Intentions,
imploring his divine assistance to gratify at the epoth •
of our political birth, the dignity to which hit Provi.
dean This rettilred us, the ardent desire to live and
to die free, and in the belief and the defence of the
Holy Catholic and. Apostolic Religion of Jesus
Christ, as the first of our duties. We, therefore,
in the name, by the will and under the authority
which we bold for the virtuous people of Venezuela,
do SeitMinly declare to the World, -that these united
provinces are and ought to be from this day forth in
fact and of right, free, sovereign, and independent
States ; that they are absolved from all allegisince and 1
dependence on the Crown of Spain, and of. those
who new call, oV Slay hereafter call, themselves Wry-
presentatives or agents; and that as frees letrereign,
and independent States, we hold full power te adopt I
Whateter forth of Government laity be. deemed suit..
able to the general will of its inhabitants ; to detlarei
war; make peace, form alliances, .establish eionimeir.
cial treaties, define boundaries, and regulate nwrigal
tion ; and to propose and execute all other tett,
usually made awl executed by free and independent
nations; and fer the due fulfilment, Validity, and
stability of ibis,. Our solemn declaration, We mutu-
ally and reciprocally pledgltead bind the provinces to
each other, our lives, fortunes, and 'toe honour of
the nation.
Done at thoPetleral PaliCe of the Ca raecas,
tfil with our hands, and Sealed with the 'Great
Seal of the Preilaciel Confederation, . and
countersigned by the Secretary te the Cengreiss.
assembled, on the sth day of July, in the .yetr•
1811, and in the first of our Independence.
• ItP.PRESENTATIVES. •
J. A'Nl.% Ranks/max loin stroks4v, Prerhisat, of Nutrias, la
well( Swims.
Lugs Ita •AA MU/1110Z A. Viee•treitileottot MINOS, la'Pfe•
of Harlelsi. •
PROTINCII 61 tail:4loA.
ti,ittow Aninzin Lupe: P• 10044, • .
Juana INxitb
' •revir if. Nut y so:
X. de %lark
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Nicsottlle C;a4r•• • •
rrotirtt tie! . • ,d
kb' irl Perez P:1•I1% • • +d:

ADRON,
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get a of
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ONTANA.
. Secretary of Foreign ,

Bett4
Jiittetspil
ware,
foun'

respecting
Icor

Meitchet guns _ _ wen,
came In cbaevit se, suppii,ing ul to he nue of the West India
feet. We Mika ior w lin!, and bore down upon her; when re
came alongside, the Vresbeketillrd out foraecey , and said they had
struck.

tem! tita Nano:fat ixTeLalGiimcza, Ago,: 20.
" We have.seen in several pritas surprise express
Bed at the remoteness of the period at which Congress
has been convoked. If, it is said; it *IA indispen-
' sibly necessary to call Congress, why not sooner ? If
tot so indispensably necessary, why call them at all ?
The objection is plausible. Our ideas are these : It is
known to all, that en intimation is held oat by the
British Government, of an intention to retaliate on
OW Non-intercourse Act, if we should not. late
thought proper to Construe our lads so am to re
tidre at the hands of Prince a revocation of the
French Decrees, as' they affect Great Britain as
.welt as durselves. We know not of what
tititire those retaliatory measures, if adopted,
are to be ,' but the magnitude Of the. hiliritione force
of Great Britain, and the preponderanty of its in,
fluence in the British Councils, suggest the probability
of its being by a maritime war, or equivalent restric:
tions on our commerce. Who knows but a blockade
of the whole coast of the United States may be re-
sated to? True, such i blockade was never yet " lALMOUTH, AVGUiT 'lt.
heard off but, after *lit *e hare seen, there is no 66 Arrived the Swallow packet, after having heel
saying what we tarty etpett. It any
.such Measures
are to flow from our refusal to wage the war • .
tikei by a French
frigate and given up. The Svxds
for. Britain, by requiring oath a qualification bf °low sailed froin here the ldth althea with a Mall tot
French Edicts or commerdial regulations as she the. Leeward Islands. On the 4th instant, 14 lat.
desires; ought we net to be prepared to re- 13. 3(3; North, long. tO-. SO. West, fell in with 14
retaliate on land ? The Faeces
list them, or I Clorinck French frigate, of 48 guns, Captain Di
tee has no power, restricted (and properly res f Sr. Caw, and by her was captured. The frigate;
itricted) as that department of our Goiernment is, to I
appeared to . after plundering the picket or every article and
adopt any such coarse; it therefore has
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us Very reasonable that Congress, the great ali'd almost no*, and biking Out all het provision!, except a
sole deposito.ry of the power of the nation, shoal& consumption fir about fourteen days, they gave her
be on the spot about the time when the result of. the. 0p to the crew. The Clorifule from her appearance
deliberations of the British CoVerninent on Mr. Foss I
,
had been in action, her mizen-entst was iteunded by
ter's Dispatch, omitting the result of his communi- 1 .
Gov
shot and was fished. Before the Swallow was cap-
Cation! With our ernment, may have come to ditei a
hand. Whether or not it was the object, it *ill be 1 tared she gunk the Mail."
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the effect of the President's Proclamation, to convene Our Ship Letter from Falmouth, inserted under its
Congress at this place within a few days of the date proper head, corroborates with the above.
at which we may, expect, itatall; to learn the nature I -- - -
of the threatened retaliation." - •

Uaviag slibt away their signal lla'yards; they could not lowek
their ; is& the moment lhe flerritrs bad run about ten
?ratite before the privateer; she again set all sail to windward,
and called out good nye, laughing nt•us. This so entdged
our gallant Captain, that be chacrd her agaih, and In half an
hour began firing At her; bat 'as no beat couldlive in the sea,
we should have been unable to board her, and she might then
hate got away; had not Captain BROWN thought it ad•
visable to steer_the ship, and run her down, which we did, and
nor ship dashed her to pieces in a moment, atm of her sides
being knocktd in. Of the poor talons we saw swimming, we
Only saved 12 out of 61. The privateer being sunk, the wind
bliitilag dreadfully; and our main topsail yard being carried
away, we thought it necessary to come to an anchor to repair
our damage'

The toilowing letter, received at LLYOD'S this morn•
mg (tom Falmouth) will set to rest all doubts, should
any be entertained, as tb the truth of the capture of
the Primal% frigates :

The Cabinet Oonncil respecting the affairs of Sicily)
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whichc ' y
it *Xs Said was to be held yesterday,
on I
ZMAiILS OF TUE, laralijiOrm.ll.llllll-VI ilii ElililitEClAL AD. .meet thtt
day. Expresses- having been previously sent
VERTISEE. OE THE. tdin AUGUST..
By the above we are give° to understand that Cond. to all the Ministers, requiring their immediate pre.
gress is called to deli to on our affairs with Eng- sense in town, a full attendance is expected, and it
land only. With .riii4eit 'appears, thet our Go-1 is reported the PRINCE REGENT Will preside in the
vernment have nothing more to do ; Bonaparte having i Council, which is to be held in the Council Chamber.
settled the whole baldness befween the two nations, •johis is, - indeed, a matter of very contiderible im.
by declaring that be would assist us in, causing our.
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flag to be respected. But /ranting the ingenious portree, and calls for some active measure being
Editor of the Ititelhgeriecr, hivi acWanted, still It dOes .ipeedAy adopted in order to remedy, if possible, the
n'ot account for the call of Congress, _only one monskjiise errors of Ministers, who, by their temporizing
before the ttonsfiNtitinal Very ► - • 'tsystea here sacrificed the isomer and Interest of the
tan fie madeinoneM'inth, to retaliate nation ttk support one of the most infaMous and ear-
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litt.h; preparation,
is ,either on lanai
or water, and the questians a.. recur. If there
.was ~, 04) - • • • ,
=Pis in Europe. ' Mtlk.respect to this
great ind. ntgentisseehaity for a fail of Congressl Tut" "TR •
why not Call them eilestir? And if ros.nocessity es.- Qusea of Sams herself, there hasiot a mote bar-
isted, why call Shim Ast ell ?The reasons of Mr.l dated or more profligate woman, or a more deter-
Gales are not satisfactory: There are other reasons I mined virago. in 1785, she tfw_eof akg of mutton
—Mr. Giles knoislilmilli- but hi Will not &Clare
theta it &del% . 4r! % Pat her husbaites head at table. lie is an ideot, with
just brains enough to be allowed to go at large; his
101111PAyalit
'the National inteilfgeosoer reCeived this morning-, #leasnte and sole delight is in fishing. When she
has sisorted some °plutons relative to the war to i escaped from Naples the first time without a second
be **Mod by tat iitaimptry against. Great Britain. shift Co her back, she . borrowed linen df Lady
~.L.igo eet. the begiimeieg of November, our Go- Limiti:row, and oe their enteld at Palermo, so great
vermiiii is to And eatiehttitit we are to go to ware their ... • A
''' '' ' then • ' were. fears of osifirdifissineted, that the
or aiet,and Congress is to he on then of to make- ~ .t.
prepneetinere 74C In. indet •ni. tonostate on innd,!.,..., .scoundrel King, for Kings, sp! be scoundrels as
'•Thtt kr, in,,plaiti English, the GOsernMont thinksit ..*ell 118 Plebeians) issued allihdrat forbidding, under
tellable that the Britith navy will retaliate on one ,a severe penalty, ' !my Oehlins shooting wittlin
nOnlintereetrse by ,sebing vrthOffitle,.o, our commerce b*e Miles of Palermo, MA a subsequent Edict
not remains ; and,' PiTIAPI, 11 'VOA some of 'ear made the infrictlob deldbd iobles and all were
leiltorte :.under contribution, end bombarding the 'M.C tt s er it
l del Thl i it ted their vniads, and finding
.otheri. Now, if they do this alt ill it is probable they
'ilrin,4ll,fa is lactiingiaa,Dtormajil:t neat; and it will the kingdom dishonoured by a brute of a Sttvereign
CoasVees to be tit semen— and 4 bunter his Queen, offers endr.loill,y, entreaties
etille •—0 were made by the N•Sbitityb Oar this 4oatitty to take
mike ' Sicily udder its Protection *They priferred being
sutijects to tioiot 111. IhtiOi PtatortAsm. Yeti.
does withdtt end vrer4 offered to us, anti all SiF,,ily
Would hire placeditseff airier A itioacniniou with
Ilirdrlto• ; but ti timid iontenisp:iblo policy} and A

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faith, and utterly regardless of Oar taOlittcal impiltrit . tar .- De ' .• • Iti!Pie.: ME thisai by declaring ti war in any. situation. The'
pliregiaph in The Intelligeticer is published for elec.:
anc4l3or our *Wire. The Spanish Government, *Lee- ” .
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tinimmosity o.fdthe people
. agipapritinosiicts EabinnsgFlienpalde,rcagtioforanr)st_heh:
deaf tb the demands 'of lattice, undertook to frus-
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trate au t;nr legitimate rights, by condemning liven:. Loki ±Ca 1
minals and devoting to the infamy of the gibbet, or Ti
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rte • ,„ 7 A 4 I,43eaoore. •.'
_ne_t•afryinliiiinu!nescing
italliley.
to ohfiseiftien saftl bentshinelit; thoseAmewicans sfh* frieetreo X.• UN •.'-' S'
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at different tieribils had *implored their talents anal ,Pird&r.,;iattigh, ' - • ' ' au: ansihnany an honest man will be deteit by it, as he
services for the laypintiss 6f„...ateir,BOintZy. 'fifticif ToTaWr;"3- -----4
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-;.• ..,, . :.. . iciti. wilt not suseect the real drift of it. • '
Were the causes whist{ at length have impelled us tip Jose 'mind Mare , .. i • Isalteto ' - -'6o.t ellar4-t ,-•
Fossils o
losi!ii to our owa, seiGurityr.antlt *es, disieentiew btairom-d—o---P---!ii- . _ "Arr. , Mails. Das.
deri and horrigo calamities which eve, saki ttrz
.. ~ ~. ~ AL. - , inliffllit, *lt ,OGINiAIiI. • 1
1 - . ' Waterford
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were otherwise inevitabits and from .dill rOssehitt H:ltalen-- ,t . -..,- ' • ..-- ,„,, ,• .
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ever keep aloof; by their fell poliey.they hale een....,Joee cis jimmiese,ll.
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... ...i. ger views/ 3 rucacti roils' If.a If Ars/NO.. 0 (3,i)i.,,,,;
tiered Our brethren insensible te, oar,nlisTertunes .tia.71111.• do logooo,- t,,,1„, "' ' • 'r„
have arena them egalnk ;a: they have MIMI front . • Dina Sfri. par f et, •
fltdftliliiralr:R4**o3lo.., ^Z.-16(3'' '. ' 7 1-9,'1•,,.,341..e,!1,1"1t. -pir Genf. MIL ell •••1 Larteß"sthetigtiurt 18114 0.
their hearts the. tender impressions of love and con- fo;oi!dee ite,._.___•Diveoll‘,_ •• , •- t fyk • liao. a cents%
' sip D 0. 3 Per °otruns f Co.
Sanguinity; and cenverted into enemies marty ',' Oen- 1. gran9ka. CIP.-ilirrar ‘c'. ioi - -.• • • led per Cent. Nary 94 9SAI I.Cerartils r,e Acct. 69f
. 14.664 Lone Ann. Lottery Tickets £l9 19s.
bars of our great family. When, faithful to our
, , Jean Pi (wawa . . ~. Achnigitna * - - ` '-' ----'1- • _
promises; we *ere sacrificing bur peace ind digntty 1 racial Forneadmi : • Copfnil. 4
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to support the cause of Fertlh44. of Bourbiln, we i "at rine! lt.l/41111/ Paints& THE STATESMAN
• i.Atoilialre de Apine. •
saw to the bonds of power by,which he united his fate : :Ili* Los csaireit" i'• -.- Olowiarita. .I;plitleisanaisimmiliaizaimp. ' I
to thdt 6 f the Eiliptror. 4 the French, he added the I R'Olitooll Y, IttodeS
.., QuAwksalito. • . ~ LONDON: '
4acritice of kindred and friends, and that on this ac- 11161 Pao
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• iount the existing Spanish tutees thentaelrei hare-alp liczkety.' idasell'"gath .44 ii4leilklit'lL Maratha.
ready, fesotvol to acknowledge bin only corid[tiOnAllfii 4. •
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,• - • PAMPA ow Millalbla . • - 11:211DAY, OCTOIIIIII it * •
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.*": : ; THU K LNG:
hi this painful state of perplexity, three pmts.*, se . ems mediae Brim. :. - " derider ' • ' • " WlDdise Cattle, oef.f, "
elapsed In pdlitteal irresolution; so dingeroneilsik
.. .y;llissys • • f aritiL " His 'SLUT; TY Continues In the strieibite.
fraught with evil, that this alone would btie au**
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,*;!#?.111;11.. . ' • . •• H. H ALFORD.
nsed the determinaiienwhioh thefaith,ttehactpledgeit, all" r• reekees ' -•- . I.i .• 5:
„, Troxilln. " W. V_CRIERDRN.
111191. OF AltAtitiA . AIM •• • a'n en 1431CRLO. NA. .
end other fraternalattachnsants had'caused us to di.- " It; WILLLS."
• • relL---eiiire•-••-
fer, • till imperious necessity compels vas` to preCeetl : 4trie city (L s• :., ~•, . . , •
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further than we had first contemplated;' bat preiket - , •
.. '• ' e,' MOD!, Sedillity i Tine Witte of -to-night will contain arkititemitt of
by the hostile and unnatural *conduct Of -the Spittlill an attack made on the ?Mb, by the Heresies ,Cept.
VECtifilt de fite. suptime ExEctftif a.-
ruleisi *e have at length absolved front tile dondi. ,_
r* billet, eAt.aet oirclasceis, sure 4, 'pi 1. Ble", '11:" sons
121kel6Yfil
craft'
lac'
She
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tional oath which we had taken, and nowftalte, upon
By the Executiee Power of the COnfideration of a French vessel, named kg Mossehr, from Bott•
us the august sovereignty Which we are celled here to
Veneinelit,,. it is. ordabia‘ .tlaat the above riecleraJlogos, 'which vessel, after being Made twonttemptt
exercise. But as our glory,,consists in establlihing,
moin hippinessi and lion of Independence be pu.blisherl, carried Into d.. to skulk off.after she had stick, hokeudden ware,
prima • •lee consistent with feet, and lie of full authority throughout the States or gust of wind ran on beiertillpe .;‘ltsses, and faun,
not erecting a partial felicity on the milfoltunes
and Territofiet of •this Confederation• , : dered instantly : she afterwaillls*liigipossession of it
of our fellow niortals, we hereby prollaim ah de.: ,
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.„ . ..- fitISIOVAL DEprestitel2tOpiroAy
tarn, Prussian brig oft Cape ilavre, .of. it dare, that we shall regard as friends and own ion, • "
in oul• deStiny, and participators df Our hap ness, '.
kmp),,
', . • tUAN DR F,SCALONA, We have received the following! letter respecting
all those, who united by the relatioht of b i.lau‘i . It LTAZAR PADRON,
. IGU 44 J056,114,1442i, the above affair witir the privateer, from an Officer
guage, and religion, havii„suffered oppression ended :- -- " • seirtdpries nf §lsite. on board the Ihrstes, dated -.
the ancient estatblishinents, and who shall isserltheir • •• . • tAttLiti ai id! A 00.
independence thereof,
.and of Foreign Pews*. ; • JOSE .. ~ , , Ceinte Chancellor. - " DIN riE.'.'s Eat. orae Hastitto. Sept. ifs, lel i.
TOMA f SOTAT.4A., ji
~ : ..:•••A'-'French privateer, La Moltchet of 14 auto and 61 ineni

mopes, in-pfi. therefore be aeoessiserfeelOties to be to session—
for Whit/ To ,todetito door after the herso
is stoins)—‘NO, to mike war speeches-.bass $
t"..ceidasit"rnit: rdottigery releutlbn restricelVe laws; Old: ot
getioligoun, .order, the.. Owle ro eto the nieuilioispe. But,
.111 88;trepl n : the whole buitnew fallacy Ni "Gorere.."
must have no • of tee' war, they know they can.; *
`ltiliset;VAßasilde w ' 1: I
afe I ny ore their ces we o A
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- Fr- „
wtojklai