Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-03-02
f,waolE No. SSH

sit Upalesrhka. Kaiiah and otherislands
IN the Archipelago situated Between
kamskatka and The northern extremity
Of our continent. She vas then 10 re-
turn 20 Kadjah, proccedt Canton, where
the Russians have never yet been and
after Waiting the Philippines, Sumatra.
&C., return by the Cape Of Good HOPE.
in the important contest which nov
engroses al The faculties e Great Bri-
tain and France, Russia has not been
wholly m indifferent spectator. Imme.
diately on the commehcement of the pre-
sent war, she inierposed her mediation;
/ for the cessation ofwarlike preparations !,
which the British minister has declared
England ccoRdi,ionally accepted which
did mot eject any pacific purpose. The
following Is stated as the substance ofthe
answer Of Great Britain to the Emperor,a
propositions, viz. "7hdf his Brifa,n;c
M1esty being ever ectuafed by<a desire
Jor peace, 1ptuid haze entertained tiff
satisfaction the aprdiatiea ef5his imperial
Majesty on the grounds on zphich Il 1pas
proposed, had the conduct If France fur.
nisheda prospect Of fectuatiag an eccssi-
mediation on principles Of eq',ifu aud ho-
nor:-Bm me British nation haviEF ~
esfraor binary sacrifices placed itsel3 in a
great and imposing state q { sedriare his
Majesty eoMid not consistent tpita hiis Dig
nity and interest relax IN its pisereus
prosecution Until he had sbtained ample
security against the, hostile pie,ps Of
France. - =, =, !. 4. rr ~
Notwithstanding the ill-suec.ss Of hid
mediation, Alexander has appeared TO
acquiesce in the British maritime code
and tohave relinquished the prineiplesof
the famous armedneutrslityo fhis Grand
mother. Whether this has arisen from
his love Of tranquility, the dread Of the
English naval power, THE thunder Of
Copenhagen NOT having ceased to sibrate
on the ear; )or whether he il 5ignoFant
of the means to, advance the commerce
of his empire Whatever, we say, may
have been the cause Of tlie conduct, we
Leave to Others 10 pronounce. We wish
faihcr % eeA6ns balrsrlges 60 fact, than
to speculation. Since the war, the En-.
glish have captured a number OF Rnssil
an vessels, bound from the Black Sea.
for the southern ports Of France, laden
with provisions and we have not seen
any rcmonstrance ON the subject On the
contrary, the freighters of two Russian
vessels. laden with hemp, and bound 10
France, have been cautioned to be Ger
tain that the propertybe wholly French !;
and in case Of capture by the English,
the Emperor had determined not TO IN
terfere. :. "a s.. =. - =
Between Russia and France 4 cloud 81
uncertailty has rested on alithe measures
recently taken. 1t has been Confidently
said, on the one hand, that Bonaparte
had taken umbrsge at the conduct of A
Iexander. IN interfering respecting the
possessioRiof Hanover; and that he had
reacted towards NJ. Mafkoff, AZ the le..
Eyee, the same scene exhibited Co Lord
Whitworth snd because the Russian
ambassador had resented the treatment,
he haddirected him 20 Be treated with ne.
eject. Onthe other hand, IL was saia
thatthe Emperor's interference had MID.
gated the evils ofthe degrading subject,
on Of Naples, Spain and Portugal; bui
that with respect 10 Hanover, BonapaFts
declared he could not permit any Inferno.
sition to divert him from his determines,
ton completely 10 sssjugate and degrade
that appendage ofthe British crown.
Russian commerce seems veto be II
infancy IL we may form an opinion 81
It's extent from the entries at Constalt
f,he port of Petersburg) in 1905. eli
800 vessels which entered therein, onl,
nine were Russian. Thus the com
mefce Of Russia appears to be carried OF
in foreign vessels; ofwhich Great Bri
tain engrosses almost two thirds. II,
Russian cominercs in the Black Sea how
ever is said tabe more prospectus and
that the fore Of Odesse increases rapidly.
1.-THE Russian Acct Ii formilable n