davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22

I'll. gi,nna court Gazette ofthe 18th Febru.
cry. IN Rating lhs death Of i,1fiawan Oglou,
les msto intimate that he had b, : pojc., A bv
the emiharies Of RSflia, as he was their;
cable enemy, aud ahon' ioin'' The. or, .,
army aeanR them. His drc-'f- took r,ace the
sth OF Feb.
The departure of the Grand w zier with .
tandafd Of Mahomel, Co this war f.eu,s Ia -
conhdered by the muilulnen as r. ,eiouslv i
take place in The begin. ing o. April; n.eanwl .
the Different rebel Baihaws feem to come 70 Al,
accommodation with the Divan, and mar n
their corps anu trooos TO Ad'ianopIe, the grad
rendezvous of the Turk'fh army. 1t is fnppof.
ed II will amount To l2o, 600 n.en.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
E*traa ofA letter, dated Gibraltar, March 10,
1907.

1907.
Yeaerday Britifi hired fchooner wa. cap.
tured by four SpaHi!h gun boats in the Gut,
The was commanded by lieut.. Of the navy,
had dtPatches from admiral Duckwor,b for
the Brltlth government-left admiral Duck
worth with IA fail of the line at anchor by the
DsfdaneIles, as the Turkilh government had
refuied permIfIion for the feet to 20 I'D, The
Turkifh feet was at Conhaninopie ready for
Tea, conhfting of II ihips of the line this is
the report received from fsd fchooner previous
to her being taken"
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
MILAN, March II.

- MILAN, March II.
by ievera arrivals at Aucona. from Cent antinope-
we iearn' that on the eth OF February, all the Ruff
nan merchant veieIs in thar port we're f.ized. and
!ha' TWO irgates with troop, for Corfu, in attempt,
ing 10 pals the Dardanelles, were alio captured.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
BREsLAw. March O

a military conmifIOn, appointed by his high
nei' prince Jerome, has condemned to death enfc,
"eniurky, of PruiIian regiment, for br.akipc +
parole OF honor in fervug asanft France.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22

me 'mmente refources of the Rrf1ian smpir-.
-"o VIC determination of that government To
prosecute the war with visor and fnirit n.y..
portiened TO thofe refnurces. are e.. f,r,h .
the following article, extracted from our la, n
p"per' Phil. Reg.
VIENNA, March =.
according to the Gazette OF Prefburrb r..
n nj army in Moldavia and WaIlach,, cor
nuts OF eighty thonfand foot, thirty tborS.s
eor'e, and is conitantly receiving imal REIN
'oIcements OF from two to three thouiand mrn
" " come rom the moft remote provinces rs
Nuiha. This army il in a concentrated ncG,;
on ON the Danube; all the fortr. fee on which
r We. are 'h their power. They are amp,v fl.
Piy'ng Chocz.m, lfmael, BfaIow, Bender and
ASerman, and comfortable magazines have ben
eltabIlihed at JaGy, Batls,h and EnLC.h.n,
In, Inc iurklf'' garriions in thief places WEIR an
r "a and TENT to the other eide az n
Danubc. Numbers of recruits are r,;Ed
inc Nuiilans IN Moldavia aud B.Tarabia. The
buyers the land holders of Ruilia) at their own
expenie, and in proportion to their prno.r,y'
iuPPy certain number of folders. The mne
"ea.hy give loo; the poorcR 25.
ne HUMANS brought upwards of 500 nieces
vi a.''.ery With them which they have itation.
co on the banks of the Danuhe. Thy b.,<,
aho taken poneffion Of all the Tnrkin, yrG, ).
y" ,ha' river. There is not aTurkifh fodder
IN MeIdavia, Wallachia, or BefIarabia. Ar,
approach OF the RufIians they retired 70 the 10
Dank OF the Danube. I, is believed the Grant
LUKE Containing will join the army in Tmksy.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
LONDON, March g.

some people intiis, that a p,opofal will Re
mace maoe oy the emperor OF Auft'ia to The Diet &c
.1ungary' tor orr'n'z'nr aIevyen mafIe upoo~
a permanent flooring to be ready to rn,,ch az
the fhortea notice. "'
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
PHILADELPHIA, Nav Is.

PHILADELPHIA, May is.
iener9ay arrived the hiP MiGouri, captain Kcnnc-
ay' rom Rochelle, and has favourea us with Pa
ri' PaPerst to the 25th of March, from Which ,.
nave made the following ,rannat;o..s:
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22
EAST PRUSSIA. March IL.

The Imperial French head quarters were Fill
at Oderode yehcrday. The corps CT Martial
Maizena, is in motion, and important operations
are exp. ded.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-25

.sslicsured,hs situation and laughed AZ The.
general's military notions. Mrlsirt at
Cold Water a Yes, at Cold Water, and
christened afterwards Belle Fon,aine. Mr.
Writ. How far from ST. Louis 4 Twelve.
or fourteen miles. Mr. Oartfa. VVhen
{ plonel Burr was there how was he treat
ed a Tns general tnadea dinner, i was.
understood for colonel Burr. wasinSit-
ee,. The colonel did nor attend; basswa
sait. 10 be SICK When eolonel Burr was
leaving ST. Louis was about,o cross the.
river 10 my SANITATION 90 the opposite side.
his baggage was brought TO The ferry boat,
when saw the generals barge getting
ready with colors and a complete crew in
uniform. afterwards saw the colonel
pass my farm on his journey, in company
with DR.. Brown only; Easson was GOT with
him.
[uajor Bru8's euidsace TO be continued
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-25

ba;d for tomorrow. He must confess
that in this case be eocid neishersee mis-.
appropriations or application
Debate ODE continued
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

The French Official Journal Of Aug.
?, contains the following article, dated
Berlin July %: -
The King Of Sweden, finding his
troops driven into Stralsund, has again
resorted to the subterfusc Of asking ali
arUis.ice. The answer given bv mar
snail Bruno was, that in this way tie rn
suspeCting candour Of the French had
bctn for once over reached, but that il
would by tine extreme Of Stiffness To al
low himself 70 be az i'll deceived that
the Aing Of Sweden must surrender
StralsunJ, and abondon Swedish Pom
crania forever"
.Aag IA Gottenburch Mail ar
rived yesterday 1t has brought an Of
fetal account Of the military operations
at 5tralaund to the I'D ult. The Brit
ish troops did duty for the first time,
and occupied the post within that for
tress, on tile Dist Lord Cethcart Oh
the same day, left Strasrmd for Rugcn,
to review the British troop, Oh that
island, who, with the Swcdes l., that
place, ae il future, 10 be commanded
BY General Barron Toll.
.Aag. l4.--ColoncI Hamilton, If thc
Royal Wagon rrain,has arrived from
Strair'md with dispatches, which de
clare his Swedish M,jesty's determine
ton to defend that place to the last en-
trcniity. Colonel Hamilton passed
through Zealand, and reports that the
feet under Admiral Gambler was at
anchor before Copenhagen Admiral
Eesington nod arrived with hls divi-
sion IN the Sieve round the Nase Of
Norway.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

Accounts from Richmond are tothe
18th, at which time the Court stood
adjourned, until copies Of The opinion
Of The Chief Justice, on the argum enr
Of the admissibility Of evidence, could
be prepared for the Council on both
sides. After quoting many learned
authorities the opinion closes with
these deductions g.
" It is the opinion of the Court that
the declarations Of third persons not
forming part Of the transaction and
not made in the presence Of the ascu.
sed, cannot be received in evidence in
this case.
" That the acts Of accompIces, ex-
Cept So lar IS they prove the character
OF object pc the expedition, connot be
given in evidence.
" That the acts Of the accused in a
different district, which constitute I'LL
themselves substantive causes for
prosecution, cannot be given III evil
dence, unless they 20 directly to char
gcs laid III the indictment.
" Thatmay be legal testimony which
shows the expedition to PC military, or
p have been designed against the do
Ininions Of Spain, may be received.
"That the testimony shelving that
the accused performed within the dis
trlct any one OF the acts charged in the
r1a~t-,,y,+ $3.50 n,
e CantloHa4n Mil know now 10 apa
ply these principles. Should anv diff
Guilty occur in applying them, the par
ticular case viii be brought before the
Court and decided"
Since the above, we have received
the Richmond Inquirer, which gives us
the proceedings Of theC0lrt to the l5th.
It states, that after some further exam
nation Of the witnesses, MIR. Hay de-
clared himself willing to submit the
cause TO the Jury, since the opinion
of the court had rendered it improp-
er to proceed with the whole testi-
mony collected. The Jury accor-
dinghy retired, and il about twenty
minutes returned with verdict Of
NOT GUILTY. Mr. Hay then in.
formed the Court, that he was not
done with the prisoner that he
should move for his commitment to
that place for trial, where the military
expedition is said TO have been COM
plcted that he should combine in
the same motion, Mcssrs. Smith and
Blanncrhasset, and probably Mr. Day
ton and that he should have no diff
Guilty in entering NoIle Prosequi to
theirtrials for a Misdcmeanor. The
Court then adjourned
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

England, nj IN Eutcr:a! decree. The
Farmer now discovered himself to be
a man Of reflection. He said nan
intercourse, if it die not produce war,
would cut back upon and injurc
ourselves at least as much and per
haps more ;hanit would Great Brit
aia..-H q lyoIH51vc u3 1utlt fr ar
c.'mda1t 3y9i1ce !? AS 70 : general
ia5ertiction Of trade with the greatest
commercial nation in the world, by
an imperial decree, on BIZ combination,
7gitb9lt Juterionr n7vait5rcs, it was
all Joke. The habit Of people,
the chain Of connexion in trade, and
great money negotiations Of Europe,
cannot be broken off without produc-
ing infinite injury and GE5nfent and
would in the end cut back upon and
iniure he fchemes.even Of BOnoparte
himlelf. The thing is impracticable
for any length of time, or to great
extent. The general interruption Of
commerce tops the circulation 1t the
n1ary q The 1ysrH Such an attempt
is ike the daming Of great waters,
they Ill find a vent
He concluded by giving it as his
opinion, that if England was united
IN her councils, ihe could not Be
ruined in any other way than BY in
vaGon. | thanked him for his re-
marks, and told him | would take the
liberty OF making them public.
A CITIZEN. f,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28


Bcnts 81 Tie El5r, ing. 5.-The
King Of Sweden continues immovable,
Marshal Berthier has had an interview
with him, and this also has been trust
less.-The siege Of Stralsund VIII b.
carried on with the utmost vigor and
the French Partisans do not scruple To
avow, that it is their intention to take
vengeance on the town whenever il
falls into their hands. Three hundred
pieces Of artillery are u be brought a.
gainst II. Id the meanwhile the
Swedcs have made repeated sortics up
on The besiegers, and no. without sue
cess.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

rs, by the latest intelligence from
the Continent, it appears that LARGE
French force is in readiness To enter
Hoistcin the moment such step NAV
be resolved uPonry= nave no doubt that
the landing of the first British soldier
IN Zealand, Will bo the signal for the
French to take possession Of thatDuch-
y. The Danes are certainly placed IL
an awkward predic1ment. What,vith
the anyiety Of Britain ID enable them 10
preserve their neutrality, and the inter-
iccance Of Bonapartc to offer them his
Hy9tsctfon, they run a considerable haz-
ard Of being forced into hostilities. and
despoiled Of their Navy. Most appl-
cable to their situation is the old BIO.
verb. " Oal efthe frying pan mto I'M
fire I"
ing 1--we have Just heard thai
all the English shipping which were
It looming have arrived il Yarmouth
Roads. having received regular insuuc.
tons from gun-brig stationed of Ton.
ningcn, to depart from th9uce.--This
information is stuck up at Lleyds.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28
OF " "

HayoHnc, July l4.--Every thing on
our shores wears warliAe aspect. We
are IL daily expectation of seeing
Frozen troops, who are to form an ar
my OF 10000 men, for the purpose Of
compelling Portugal 10 shut her ports
against the English.-JoAyual de RIM
fire f5,h .A48nst
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

Ct ms SttcaisL -JJcaty w Me Communication,
4" German Soldiers "A German
Prince still speaks toyou, who has new
or forgot what " due To honor and duty.
Still his voice halls YOU, Ia remind YOU
that YOU are a nation, destined 10 hon
Or and self independence, but not 10 in
fanny and oppression. Your Princes
have forgot the the loyalty Of their an
cestors-they have forgot that Ger
many II but one state,and the Germans
but one Nationality have exposed YOU
to the most infamous destiny, to pro-
mote the Authorizing principles of the
Corsican, Napoleon Bonaparte. Shake
OFT, then, in Gods name, the ignomini-
Gus bondage. Never can more "a
vourable opportunity occur toturn your
arms against the oppressor Of your un-
happy country. From the rampartq
q Stralsund,,he onlyindependcnt burgh
remaining II Germany, which has bid
defiance to time, thousands will descend
and unite with you in your deliver
anCc.
III ne fortress 9traLsund, after N.
h'1h ?foUHrdccmcr, Aesns CHRIST
1907"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28
l5y tbf R9aus,

Extract Of !cttcr from Holland.
Since wrote you last have ascer-
'ained the following facts:'
lst. That our government in
structed our ministers not to agree to
any treaty, that did not make an Amer
ican ship u sanctuary for Seanlc7l.
2d. That thc British Commits
sioncrs abs9!ucly refu5ed 70 insert any
clause 70 L14t effect ~ The treaty, il as
much as It went to encourage desertion
from their ships.
"3d. That our minister's id c0use-
qucnce, declared the negotiation al an
end
4th. That the British Commits
sioncrs solicited a continuation of the
negotiation on all the other subjects,
which was agreed to, upon the express
condition that such partial treaty should
not be held official on the part Of the
UWtcd States.
5th il lieu ofthe article regarding
seamen insisted upon by our ministers,
The British Commissioners IN firm ofa
letter, avowcd the practice they would
pursue towards the United States re-
garding seamen.
9th. There was no additional arti-
Gle to the treaty (a5 was supposed but
the British Commissioner addressed
a letter to our ministers CATER Bo-
napartc's decree Of blockade) deCIarinp
themselves at liberty t. countervail the
measures Era2ce might pursue under
that decree, unless .f,nerica resisted the
entertainments Of France.
9TH That the treaty In other res
poets was as favorable and reciprocal az
could reasonably be expected.
[ Phflad. RcgiSter.1
These. fqct8 relate % NE situation OF
afairs before nc C4caahcakc action, and
20 the Treaty retuned by the President
-gae
The Frencc papers assert, that the
King OF Prussia has resolved 10 take M
ms residence in Konnigsbcrg. This
| first measure OF his new administrations
IS 10 unPromising commencement. A
Just sentiment has led to this sten
The Inhabitants Of Berlin are said n
have evinccd more than necessary
obscqulercy TO the will of the coDouer-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

Yesterday Parliament was prOrOg-
ued, in the following Speech from the
throne, by his Alajcsty'a commission
crs:
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
@rsT7. The three fret Laragrath8 can
tain mereIy he usual compliments. and
thanks, t5r ~ suhGics Particularly
Er2lIai2u, FOR those contingent and
unforeseen events which the events Of
the war nay render necessary
" His Majesty commands us to as-
sure you, that he deeply deplorest he
unfortunate issue Of the war Oh the
Continent
" The immense extension Of the
power and influence Of France, and the
undisguiscd determination Of the enemy
ID employ the means and resources Of
those countries which hc possesses OF
conrouls for the purpose Of eFecting
the ruin Of his kingdom, undoubtedly
present a formillJlc view Of the dan
gers and dill -uIties which this country
has TO encounter.
+" But his Majesty trust that the low
al and brave people over whom he
reigns are not to be daunted Or dishcav-
tened.
q From the recollection of those dio-
fculdc5 under which his People have
successfully struggled, and Of those
dangers which they have happily sur
mounted, ms AIaiorty derives the con-
ISOLATION Of behcYin5 that the same
spirit and perseverance which have
hitherto remained rmbroken will con-
tinuc to bc excrted with undated vigOr
and success.
And while his Majesty commands
us to repeat the assurances Of his rca-
diness to entertain any proposals that
may lead To a secure and nonouraJlc
Peace, he commands Us At the same
time 70 express lis confidence that his
Par..ancn. AID people will feel with
him inc necessity Of perscvering in
these VIGOROUS forts which alone N
give the character Of Honor in any Ee-
o1ciltion or the prospect Of security OF
p.rmnoncy 10 any Peace.
Iis Majesty, therefore, trusts tina
h.s people wiz always be ready to sup
W l~t him ID every measure winch may
II. necessary to defeat the DESIGNS Z
lis enemies against the independence
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

The last I. National InteMgencer'
contains number of dispositions on
The subject Of the nativity Of three Of
the seamen taken from the ChegafeaEe.
1t appears by them, that William
Ware, one Of those scamen, was born
slave to Norman Bruce, Of Allegheny
county, Mary and raised on his
farm and went by the name of Rom
illus That John Strahan, or Straw
han, was born at the lanyard of VIII
liam Iilgham, IN Maryland, and was
bound an apprentice to the seaservice;
and was of light sandy complexion;
and that Daniel Martin was born at
some Spanish settlement il America
[ Bonairel was Coloured boy, and was
brought INTO the United States when
about or years old.-He was inden-
turedas an apprentice b. the ScIectmeh
Of Westport, IN Massachusetts, and ran
away, when about Is years Of age. No
mention is made Of Wilson lately ex-
ecutld at Halifax. Tt is not pretended
he was an AMERICAN.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

According to the latest letters from
Memcl, General BuXhsyd,n has taken
the chief command ofthe Russian army
in the room of General Bennigsen, a
column Of which VIII occupy Camp
il Lithuania. The Prussian General
Ruchel is gone to his estates ia Pomer-
ania.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

Accounts say, the wedding Of her
royal highness Princess Katherine with
his majesty Jerome Bonaparte, King
Of Wcstphalia, will soon take place.
This marriage was concluded more than
year ago.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

srErrIN, AUG. I've this mo-
ment learn that strong cannOnade
took place before StraIsund on the
29th Of July. The Swedes unmasked
several batteries from their cntrench-
cd camp and from the Isle OF D~Ans-
holm, and advanced their gun-boats
into the arm Of the sea on which the
intrenchments Of the besiegers were
supported. They made very brisk
Cross fire on the workman. General
Loison, commanding the siege, who adj
yanced to the point Of attack, was
struck by ball and thrown from his
horse. His wound is Slight, and will
not impede the continuation of the
works. Col. Montort, second in com
mand Of the engineers, had horse
killed under him by the same ball which
wounded General LoisOn.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28
sF0reIglr giltel,lgeglte.


PETERSBURG, JULY l6, 1907.
THE Emperor has transmitted
to Gen. Kosmitsch the following
Notes -
SERCrI KCSMITCH,
" The Obstinate md sanguinaTy war
between Prussia and France, every step
and every enterprise whereof, has been
marked with the mistaken fortitude
aud bravery Of the Russian troops, has
been terminated, thank Cod, BY peace,
which was ratified on the 27tl Of this
mou.A, 10Th JuIyl a beneficial tranquil
ity has Decn restored the integrity
and security Of the Russian frontiers
are secured by al increase Of territory,
and Russia Is indebted for this s0iety to
the heroic exploits, and TO the unre-
hitting eXcrtions and zeal with which
her valiant sons nave undaunted!y step
ped forward and Urayed every danger
even 10 ce4th itself
4" I hasten to inform you Of this hap
py event. in order that general pubici-
y may " given 70 it.
ALEXANDER"
TaEroggia, 28th June, I'D atyL I, 1907.
The Prince Of Mecklenburg has
been rcinstated in la ancient posses
SONS.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28
VENICE, JULY l8.

VENICE, JULY l8.
If We may credit several letters
from the kingdom Of Naples, corps Of
French is preparing to attack Sicily.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

considered essential to the maintenance
Of our naval superiority is very plainly
limited at il the last paragraph.
5JJJGoD5JI1O5o -
In the House of Commons, Aug. 10,
Mr. Secretary Canning said, " The
next question was, as to our relations
with respect to America and first, he
must premise, that whatever might at
present be the situation Of this country
with America, il i'll no degree arose
from lis AIajesty's present Ministers.
Finding when they came into office,
treaty had been negotiated by the late
Ministers, and sent 10 America for rat
il became c determination Of
the present Ministers not to do any
thing which might tend in any
degree to disturb or interfere with
that treaty. Instructions were sent to
our Minister there To that effect, and
others Of similar nature to our naval
commander on that station. II the
treaty was ratified, they had determined
70 put il il force, and act on It the same
as It it had been 2 treaty negotiated by
themselves. If ii was rejected, it was
their intention to to act towards Ameri-
ca as to eyinCe on their part, the most
desire and w.-h TO main
tain with that country the relations Of
peace and amity. Up to the present
moment our Government had not re-
ceiyed any information or communica-
ton from thence till Saturday, and that
was only q copy oi the Proclamation
cut out Of an American newspaper, and
transmitted by our Minister there. lie
had however Ills day applied to the
American Minister to know if he had
any official communication to make,
who returned FOR answer that ne had
received 10 official instructions as yet.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

An order ofthe British Privy Counca
was issued On the Isl Of July, for Der.
hitting into their w. India and South
American Colonies in American veq-
sells, slaves, lumber, al kinds Of PROV
sions excepting beef, pork, fish and
butter the exception of fish however
is not to be in force where there isa
bounty on fish imported in British YES
sells equal to q. quintal.-The order
permits the expectation ofaIl commodi-
ties, except sugar, indigo, cotton wool,
coffee and cocoa.-The order IS TO be in
force II months, unless sooner revoked
or varied.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

His Imperial Highness the Grand
Duke Constantine Of Russia il expect
ed in Frankfort, on lis way to Paris.
The Duke Of Danzic has set out
from Mentz for Paris.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

or, willie the P opIc Of Konigsbere II.
| played loyal resignation and Grn]n. 80
BY an official account in a Paris III
per Of the Prussian plisoncrs,il ann IL
there We're 5l79 officers, and l55IIs
prVates.
The British Parliament has. h.,
proroSed to the oath Of Sept.
The proposed match betweenJero,.
Bonaparte and the Princes Of Savons
Is broken IF, ewing, Is said, 20 n.
scrupIes of the lady because ~
has a wife living. 1t is said ,b,-
the Princess is to marry the Emperor
of Austria.
Jerome, it is now said, is to be uni
ted to the Princess Of Wiugmbera
daughter-in-Iaw to the Princess Koyalof
England.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

Bonaparte, after all, is a very modest
man. Notwithstanding the numerous
titles he has assumed, there is still one
which he has not taken, but TO whom
no man will be found to dispute his
eIainr, namely, tbrt II Coof7ct MAKER to
the Soyereigns Of Russia and Prussia.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

The court Of enquiry On commodore
Barron Is ordered to convene ut Hamps
ton on the 5th Of October captain Al
eXander Murray, president.