Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-04-01
FOREIGN news.
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Af~SSueSN ANF%0tS WV -
which stated, that the embargo in the
ports al France is strictly enforced, with
respect to all nations, Masr Of america
e.ccpted. B~orapar,e would be deficient
in his usual political sagacity and FORE
sight 1.-The did not study to conciliate the
Americans BY ali possible means, and
therefore We believe tho above count.
His management Of America has thus
afforded = new proof IF their extraordi-
nary address: by his ~viplrnt decrces
against neutral commerce, he induced
ministers in retaliaticHto resort 70 the
hate orders in council; but it row aP-
pears that the French DEGREES are suf.
frred to remain a dead letter to the A.
m,ericans, while the English orders in
council are enforced sgAinst the COM
merce of the United States. He there.
fore has done little 10 offend America.
aud has, by that little, done a great. deal
to commit England and America in
warfare, -(Gkte.)
A morning paper says" An expedi.
ton is in a state OF preparation for an OBJ
jecs Of grea. importance, but the re ports
respecting which it would be improper
a, present to mention. We may state
however, that according TO letters from
Plymouth, sir Sidney Smith is daily
expected at that port from the Tagas,
as he is to be employed on the service
to which we have alluded"
EebrmorD IS.
The expedition under the command Of
II. gen. Sir George Provost, sailed from
Portsmouth on Saturday for Halifax
T 9Th, BIB, 18Th, and 23d regiments
Of E,ot, accompanied him. This force
would be further augmented by the 98th
regiment, from Bermuda, and the goth,
1olst, and 10Th royal veteran battalion,
nj Halifax where the staff fthe army al
readyis. The expedition under gene
raj Spencer remained at FALMOUTH on
Friday last, expecting to be ioiueu- by
the troops collecting at Portsmouth,
The two corps united would amount to
nearly 10000 men,. From the magni-
trdr CT this force it wonld seem as If 60
>erument had come to a determination
70 defend our possessions in North A.
merica to the last extremity, in case Of
. war wi,hthe United States:
Sir Sidney Smith, we understand, has
proreed.d to the Brazils, to take the
command there. The 50 tldron which
is to blockade the Tagus, is under the
command Of Sir c. Cotton and rear ad.
mirafs Otway. +
February 17!S
Two Gottenburgh mails arrived. this
morning, WHICH euers: and papers are to
!. the 2lst ult. They repeat the report
lately: circulated in the French and Ger.
man papers, Of a large body Of Russian
,roops having marched to Swedish Fin
land. That Russia viii endeavour to
force Sweden into the confederacy a.
galnst this country, may be considsred
ascertain.
BY the Re.slution cutter, WHICH az.
rived, on Saturday al Plymouth, and
sailed: again almost immediately, we
learn, that the French in.shore squad
ron ia Brs st harbor, were reconnoitered
ou Wednesday last by the Warrior, ~
guns, = Copelin schooner, and Ring
George cutter, when they discovered Z
sail Of the line afrigate and brig. They
sppeart d quite ready for sea. eS "a
Fifteen sail OF Russian. ships Of war,
after roaming at large through the Medi+
terranean, put into Trieste, making with
wine, sail 10 the 1sgus, atssal Of twenty
four. Had these avowed enemies been
taken instead Of the Danish. Reet, the
capture would have added equally to our
security, aud would no, have subjected
ministers to th. resroaeh soheavily heap
cd upon them. ~ "
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NEW.YGRK, March 20. ~