Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-11-20

Lt,eIppulp prs tOsshvis... Lsadontpa.
pers q the Soth Of SsPtember. and a
nurnber Of valuable marine articles.
Captain Doan. informs us, thatheleft
London on the I'D October, Il which
time the United States schoonerR evenge
had arrived az Portsmouth, from Fal-
mouth, 20 take ON board Mr.. MorRoE,
who was expected there in . few DAYS,
and whose baggage had been packed up
Z week before, Il wa Eumored, capt.
D. adds, that the RIcHr OF SEARCH, rs
il was called. would not be relinquished
by the British governments, either IS it
respected merchant vessels or ships of
var and that the prospect ofan accon-
mediation between Great Britain andthe
United States was gloomy. The for
mer had issued orders 10 datain I'll A.
merican vessels bound to or from The
potts of an enemy; and had raised the
blockade ofihe Ems, Wsasef. and Elbe,
sboGt the zDth Of September. He states
also. thatthc expedition 4 o Madeira had
not sailed, but was rendezynused off
Cork and that another expedition, 10
eonsis. Of 2o.oco troops, was fitting out,
destined ((as supposedly for South A.
merica.. r., &sgE.4
The latter conjecture is 10 a great inca.
snre confirmed by an article in the Lon
don Star Of the 2s,h Sept which notices
the meeting Of = cabinet council G. the
Friday preceding, which continued in
close deliberatiotr until three o'clock in
the morning. The proceedings had been
concealed with great care butt was IN.
mored, that, among other measures de.
cided upon, was the recspture oEBusros,
AyIes, as i~ndispensibly requisite to wipe
OF the stigma brought upon the Brush
arms BY the surrender and evacuation OF
their conquest in thar quarter. For this
purpose the expedition mentioned by
captain Doane was fitting out, that the
conquest might not be attended with pro-
c~rastination. One great cause Of the
siowness Of their military operations hi.
therto is said to be the arithmetical nice
ty with which the force has been.calcula-
ted for the accomplishmentofihe intend.
ed objeet-uot allowing = single man
more than was thought in~d,sreasibly ne
cessary. ! his system, ia The present
instance, Is to be: abandoned; and the
governmental eneolrasrdto adopt yipo.
rous Operations from the success which
has a,sentst their operations before Co.
Penhagen. "
Mt. Hawker, 4 merchant Of London.
writes Q captain Stevens, under date
ofis1h Sept. !" although Mr.. Munros's
departure for America may look ike
hostility, yetthis is not the case Mr..
Plneknsy will act in his stead. i learn
thar this government have det.rminedto
seareh oil neutral ships for British sea.
men and il IS said apaoclamation xal
be issued in = day or two, % sA.te6sct,n
ms proclamation, however, had no.
appeared on the 3oth. =
We arg informed says the Star Of
the 2sth, !. and we believe our informs
tion iscorrect, tina, our government hss
resolved TO retaliate GA France 81 a
prcclafhatioa, exactly on the model of
the French decree of blockade. Notoo-
" on the coasts Of France and Italy. But
of every European state under the iAau-
ence and eontroui Of. Napoleon-as also
all foreign dependencies so cireumstan.
ced, will Be declaredi IN state Of blockade.
and al vessels going to or couaing from
any of them, viii be declared legal pfi.
yes.
fhis will sette n once the elansors
oftheHAmericans respecting their right
to trade with the French coloniss-ear.
ryingor pretending TO carry their pro.
due 20 an AmsricAn port; and amer.
wards to re-ship the SANE for Bordeaux
and other French ports.
" We understand that the de6nitiye
answer given by Ministers TO MIR. Mon.
roe, tsho has NOT yet taken his depar.
ture,) was ekactly conformable 10 The
principles that are about TO be adopted.
Mr.. Monroe, itseems, was instructed
20 declare, that should the Bratish 20.