Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-09-09

Han are tobe unable to manouvre theil
Acct, and are probably, % Be an asieet
IL their Juatches! So wild and fantastic
are many ofthe purposes Of tiiis bubble
offortnne, il Is Frequently impossible to
determine whether he greatest prepare
tons are merely ostensibles orfor actual
attempt. He boasts his army Of 48o, 600
men. Imagining hinself II the head Of
them, he il in idea irresistable. He
feels like what he has asserted .himseifto
be, ii Official language, IN envoy from
heaven, commissioned to regulate the
affairso men! But 70 effect the bold
stroke 10 which an unbosnded ambition
prompts him, he must detach from the
military power, necessary TO preserve
his authority over France, and her re-
luctahtly submissive neighbors. force
necessary for the conquest Of England /,
but he must quit the shores ofa nation
already jealous Of his usurped dominion
and recoiIecting still the milder reign
Of Lewis XVIhe must pass the batte-
ries Of Great Britain's wooden walls /.
he must land IN despite Of the opposition
Of { formidable ration, str1gHipg fef
life and liberty. Should Bonaparte de.
termine on this mad enterprise, and
rashly commit himself 10. Nelson's eier
meat, we venture 20 predie. that hewill
neverre-occuPy the palace Of ST. Cloud
81 4 2 3 3 - -
BALTIMORE, August 10. ss=
Arrived, brig Fly, captain pearee, As
daysfrom Cape de verd, and Is from
Dominique. !. &
The Fly was boarded BY two English
men Of war and treated politely. On the,
eth instant, OF Sandy Point, (Sh Kitts)
was brought too BY the Lark Sprivateer,
captain Clark, of that place, ordering
captain p. 10 lower his boat down and
come Immediately on board, which was
complied with. After examining the
brig's PaPers and finding no hold for TAX
ing her in, the lisatenant and number
Of men came on board armed, to search
for French property or papers =butifnd-
ing none. gave liberty to proceed, capt.
Ps boat setting themon board the priya-
teer again. on the return of the boat, q
prize master, Innis Baftcn, Of Proti-
dence n. Z came on board, ordering
thebrig Immediately into ST. Kits and
on the captain and crew refusing TO
work her ID he made a signal for tHep ri-l
vateer 70 6re into her behaving in Ne
ny rascally manner, until the brig Polly,s
capt. Pearce al. Rhode Island, hove ID
sight, from Gaudaloup, when he LEFT Us
and went On board The prisateer, ordef.
ing captain p. to keep under her lee.
Whenthe brig Polly came up they board
ed her, took the crew out and carried
them on oardthe privateer, put apfize-
master and several men on board, and
sent her into ST. kits for adjudication,
Night coming on, aud the pfiyatesr be-
ing short of men, they suffered eaptain 7.
to proceed, after half q days dstentioh,
and receiving the most shameful treat
ment. -: w 81. ~
When captain p. left Dominique (the
1st. August) il was daily expected that
the English would make an attempt to
take Martinique, hbeins very closely
hlockaded. &4 - :
The English privateers swarm amo,fg
the islands, and have taken many rich
prizes -seyerd Guineamen and Others
have recently been brought into Domin-
nique. -, !. z ,zzs.ss1
-. 49,
LATE FROM LISBON.
The brig James, Folger, arrived at
BOSTON, last Wednesday, in IS days from
Lisbon, and brings adyices, that the
strictest neutrality was observed by the
Portuguese government and that no
French or English vessel Of war was
suffered TO come above BALKAN castle,
oreisher power permitted 10 make any
asmaments II its ports. Capt. Folger
also advises, thai the king Of Spain had