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In addition to these articles which, with
the observations thereon, / am charged by
the President to communicate to you as his
instructions, lie leaves you ut liberty TO in
sert anv others which may do more than
place BEitish armed vessels, with their
prizes, on an equality within our ports and
jurisdiction with those of France. This
would only stipuiate what would probably
be done by gratuitous regulations here, and
as Il would no doubt be able to Great
Britain, it may not only aid in reconciling
her to the principal objects desired by the
United States, but may induce her 20 con-
cur in the further insertion of articles, corr
responding with those in the convention of
1900 with France, which regulate more
precisely and more effectuaily, the treat
ment OF vessels OF the neutral party ON the
high seas
The occasion will be proper also, for CAL
ling the attention OF the British government
10 the reasonablcn' IS of permitting Amer
ican consuS 10 reside in every part o. her
dominioDs, where, and SO long as she per-
mitS our citizens to trade. Ii is not denied
that She has natural right to refuse such
a residence, and that she is free by her
treaty with us, to refuse it in other than her
European dominions. But the exception
authorised with respect to the residence of
conSulS elsewhere, having reference to the
refusal OF our trade elsewhere, the refusal
ct the one ought manifeS,ly to cease with
the refusal of the ether. When our vessels
and citizens are allowed to trade to ports
IN the West-Indies, there is the same rea-
son tor cotemporary admission of consuls
to take care o. It, as here is for their adj
mission in ports where the trade is perma-
nently allowed. There is the ulster expee-
= ~ a,
official patronage is due to the righs of
our citizens in the prize courts established
in the West-lndia islands. Should the
British government be unwilling to entcr
into stipulated provision, you may, per-
haps, obtain an order to the governors for
the purpose. Or if consuls be objected to
altogether, it is desirable that agents NAV
be admitted, if no where else, at least in
the islands where the vice-admiralty courts
are established.
1t has been intimated that the articles
as standing in the different columns, are
to be considered, the one as the offer to be
made, the other as he ultimaum to be
required. This is however, not to be ia
ken too strictly lit being impossible to fore
see the turns and the combinations which
may present themselves i'll the course of
the negotiation. The essential objects for
the United States are the suppression of
impressments, and the definitions of block
AIDES. Next to these in Importance, are the
reduction of the list of cortraband, and
the enlargement of our neutral trade with
hostile colonies Whilst you keep in view
therefore, those objects, the two las, as high
ly important, and the two first as absolute
ly indispensable, your discretion, in which
TIE President places great confidence, must
guide you in all that relates TO the inferior
ones
With sentiments of great respect & es-
TEEN, remain, sir, your most obdt. servt
(AiSnedJ
JAMES MADISON.
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From, Co.Din's Week. ~ Regisser.
Rsmarks on CO. A1onr0e's treaty. coscladea

NsDlarkS on CO. DIonroe's treaty, concluded.
The preceding modes were followed by
men OF capital, proved very advantageous
10 navigation and commerce, and to bott
were attended with the most important con
sequences.
A third and different method, associa-
trd intimately with commerce, embraced
more particularly our navigation.
From the United States ships sailed in
ballast, or with some few TRIES to defray
charges, and with provisions and stores on
board sufficient for two years. Arrived in
India, they were let TO freight from one
port to another, and in the course of the
two years often gained as much by Sheir
labor as qualified them to buy an ample
and valuable cargo This it will be OBJ
served, was procured without capital and
with such cargo they returned TO America.
Many cargo ships went 20 Bombay, sure
OF obtaining at that place iul and prof,
able freight Of cotton for China; which.
being added 10 half capital taken IN spe
Gle with then. or by bills drawn upon their
owners from Canton, put it in their power
70 return home completely laden The
Bombay fre'ghtS were immensely profita-
bic 8 and the system WAS in no wise luu-
riuus to the British for by that means they
were furnished with ships and mariners on
reasonable term to carry for them The
trade was thus enlivened and, indeed,
without our aid it would stsgnate for want
OF the necessary means OF transportati0n.-
Their India possessions require a vas
cosSi,ng trade, for which, without our as
slstence. they have neither country ships
nor a sufIiciency If men. They also deri-
we'd large profit from our industry in this
particular, for the proceeds we're invested
~ their sugar, pepper, and manufactures
When war prevails, it is we'll known that
her enemy inlests tie coasting trade of the
British domiBions in The Fast, whilst Anne
rican vessels ere suffered freely to pass II
This circumstance demonstrates that curl
agency must be highly to their intcres
besides the Introduction by us Of those ma. |
luiaciures, purchased by the gains of our !
abor, into the countries and colonies Of herl
enemies. That The interruption of English I
in the Indian seas in time of
var is no. Chimerical notion, need only
appeal to the successful efforts Of the French |
admiral Linois IN that quarter, who, not
he afterwards imprudently
hrew himself and his wealth thus acquir-
d into the way Of his enemy, whereby he |
ost it, yet proved for several years pro-
ligious scourge 10 the trade of Great Bril-
ain in that part Of the globe. Nor can il
,e necessary particularly to remind the
'eadcr with what extraordinary success,
wen with the prevailing maritime supre.
macy of the English, the enterprises of
french privateers have been recently
.rowned, they having even secured without
mpedinent the bay OF Bengal, and made
,rize Of some Of the finest and richest In
liamen which the British. possess.
The treaty made by Mr. Jay completely
destroyed this valuable portion Of our inter-
curse with India (; and likewise cut off a.
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minister there, which are Got thought &,
for publication: We know that the embargo
was s'renuously opposed by more than for
" in.elligen. and independent men in the
house Of representatives.: and we know
that continuance will be almost ruiuous
to the most industrious aud labonous clas.
ses of our citizens. But what great ma
tioeal advantage is to-be attained by IT, TO
couo,erbalance such enormous sacrihces |!
Alas! We know NOT. /, gives us great
pleasure, at this period OF gloomy ant'cl-
patton, ,opereeive that the substantial hus.
baudmep of the country, Without distinc.
ton of political parties, appear to feel like
independent Amesissas, and maolfest a
disposition TO maia,ain their independence
a. any expeuce orttszard. which may De
necessary for securing The objecs. ba'
they consider themselves as verify OF be-
log in.rnsted with the actual state of public
afars. They say ina If the country 's re.
aiIy in such danger as tofsqlHe he people
to4sumbitsto bur,hrns, TO he ameon, i'm
posed upon them bv he embssgo. ihey
are ready 70 submit, not only with Patiepce
but .wi,i, alacrity. SILL they say that .
brave and public spirited people are worthy
OF being con6ded in (; thai hey shenld be
allowed 10 look The danger inrhe face, and
not merely be told that it exis,s, without
being permitted to know in what quarter,
or 10 what exteat.
Hid
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y. liver lower down thar Gluck.
p' 'd.. fur the rest Of the navigation The
s Ssh become responsible.
n,mser Of Danish seamen have vo.
Inv assembled at Glacksiadt, but
'So vha, intention was DOT known.
VII. i with aseas grief tina, we announce
- aamage done by The late tempest On
Nv ~ na,ch coss, It's effects have been drsad.
=" .a Ooe of the transports, with about
-" hundred troops, besides women, was
,.;.sn on shore near Catwyek, bot they
wsre al saved by assistance afforded them
s.am n. shore. The Augustus Cssar, a
a.,y 6oe transport with 500 troops 90
"a il said TO have Eeen lost, aud only
: 20 saved by the boats of our men OF war,
w,.n she was LAST seeo, she was drifting
70 the Flemish ecass with oOly her fo'e-
,r,s, standing. l, possible that she may
haye ouslised the storm, and got ashore
he Flemish coast. Another .ransport
!. s,a,ed 10 our Deal letter TO have sunk
.,a all perishen. Theresis a fumor OF one
If The DANISH prizes, a %, having gone
dowo. but wr hope we shall hear sha, II
o,;o;os,rd 10 the circumstance OF the taun,
of'S'uae a.co,,. ..v she Wade.
or, IS 'o"'s 49, d,;..n from ,.r
dsmr' nau % ~a'' "@s'e - So
anchors 10 Yarmouth loaos' a"u 49,
bligrd 10 cut her masts' QUO 'ous ou'
,hs c,le however, and is now IN safety
But the master OF tue Argo transport re-.
,s,,. tina, as he was at anchor during the
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IN O. l. / { E.

THE subscriber having qualified as execu-
tor to the estate Of Col. Thomas Blackburn,
deceased, respectfully requests those who nave
claims against the estate, 20 lodge them pro-
perly authenticated, in The hands OF Robert
l. Taylor, of Alexandria, OF John 4. Peyton,
of Dumtries, attorney at law, who will for
ward them Immediately 70 the subscribed
Those persons indebted to the deceased,
will please make paymenlto either the above
mentioned gentlemen, OF
I. 3 lackburn,
RiDDon Iodoe. IAN 8. eott
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NORFOLK. Tanuar. i.

I, was not our intention 10 have noticed
circumstance Of ssne embarrassment
regard 10 Mr. Rose, rue British envoy,
bu as we 6ud Impressions have beeo n,sde,
which 10 the present moment,exc,se nnnes.
cessary alarm, we deem Il cur desy TO STATE
what has occurred, as far as We areineorm-e
ed.
Ontbe arrival of the Statira, the British
consol addressed letters to the collector OF
this port the naval and civil authorities,
Informing them of the arrisafot this ship,
aud thai Mr. Rose the envoy exnaerd'-
nary from Great Britain was on board. de.
string % know if this ship would be re-
eeised 10 the u. S with the same hospita
hy, hat the ships of any other nation 10
amly with the L, S. would be received.
Our readers will recoliect that although
toe of congress and ,hs presideot'spro-
clsnstion consain provisions $in favor OF
British ships Of var comlog with dispatch.
es 10 disRess, &c. they are nevertheless
seclec'sdto some other regulations as TO-
supplies. sray and Intercourse. On these
LATER points explanation. We presume, was
teqeneo. The collector, whose province
MS, answered that every attention ia his
power, eonsisierpwish his duly, should be
sAs@ea to this ship, at the same time that
NC IVES nut authorised 90 make any excep-
u0os TO the StasHa particularly. MiRose
as' Deco We believe perfectly Satisfied
"no the poliieness of the collector AID the
s'ner seotleman applied to, at the same
"@e Tor reasons that we are no, acqaains.
- with, has though. proper TO remain on
~ until a6vices are received from
"s'n'eg'on. This affair which has az 10.
rsasant aspect, will be attended vita no o.
,".r public Inconvenience .hao what may
use 'fom the delay to the minister al this
.aaNe,ufe.itis presumed iha,eyery difficulty
saoe removed, sod We have no doub,
Aoe omission of the government has
- accidental. The Stotira was expect.
ma. ~ annapolis, where it is probable he
'afs orders are lodged.
AMI ~" sduesday last British shiplof wa,
f. aO'sa IN The bay, which we, are sorry
biah iuu must confess ,aa. such a step is
,s SIy improper at this moment. Tier.
10 object lie view now, the French
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zlsranorta EsatIp aDberttser.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.

As we are pot permitted now adays to
knasv what our government are doing with
US, or what are their reasons for adopting
measures which are. likely to prove very
distressing to the country, We must be al.
lowed TO guess.
"A few days since we published letter
from a ,eaeq,ber of congress to his friend
10 the country, in which, speaking OF the
embargo. he says:
. The measure is adop.ed inpursuauce.
Of recon- mendason from the president,
@rrofessediy given in consequence of recen.
from Mr.. Armstrong.
our minister at Paris. sMr. A has given
iuforma,ioa that Bonsparte is determined
10 inforce his decree against neufral com
merce, without any exception 10 orr favor.
The letter Of armstrong however. was not
concentrated 80 US, though diHrrent gen.
slemen expressed a strong JEALOUSY, thai
there was something in tina, letter besides
nesice, of Ronaparsc's determination to 10.
force his decree.
Now, it is very evident tina, the letters
of Messrs. Armstrong and Champagny,
mentioned 10 the presidents message were
before the house because IA order was
made aud entered upon the Journal to re.
turn them to The president IN compliance
With his request. Yet that there were
sorse important communications from Mr..
Armstrong, concerning the demands Of
Francs, wnicll were not laid before cen.
gress, is manifest FROM the following reso.
lu.iou, which was offered bv Mr.. Gardi.
aier, aad which the house. without debate,
'refused even TO take into consideration.
Nay hey weat further ia their attempts TO
esppfees Information: they emitted to
s..e1llon tda .rcAis.ii4-- :: journal. w.
--,.-v...75cIFsd, bv a .nlogloa made far that
purpose or Moodsy iast,sso insersit. -
lNr GARDINER s resolution.
Ps&eived. That the president of the u
S Dc rsuaes1ed 10 lay before ,his house,
copica of allsuoo Communications, letters
aud papers. as may have been received
from the 3 me:ican minister at Paris, rels-
tive to she imperial decree Of ,hes21st No
vember, 1906 !; and particularly sdch com.
mun;cations or letters as he may haVe re.
cei0ed from cur SAID minister, at the time Of
receiuing the papers 7Ohach oOere laid before
this house on Friday last.
Ii would seem from this that the presi,.
deur dio.not com munioase the levers of The
American minister at Paris. relative 70 he
imperial decree, and thar there wereother
com muuica,ons sor letters received lrom
ocr minister at the time Of rece,viug she
papers lad befose the house. If these eem
municasious O letters related merely 10
-Bonapar.e's 2O',truction of the decree,
there could baby aso:ive Coz Withholding
them; since. sett.r OF the grand jndgs.
Reguier, which was communicated and
published, fully established that point.
Taking, all these things sogs'her' We
cannot bur guess thar thee - somstning
verv important as well as egery dark aod
mysterious still behindthe cui.ain. Why
the people, at such time as tbs, are cot
permitted to snow 1t, we caonot copJec.
turee
7. lGas. .. IS.
Scarcely a day passes, of late. bur we
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St. Marg's College Lottery.
Third Day of Drawing.

No. 1864, prize of $4,000 dollars.
No. 1888, e393, -l7557, l9457. prizes Of
100 dollars.
No. 8, l444, 1906, 1901, leeoa, of so
dollars, and l6o of IL dollars.
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ships having departed, We ,hsrefore feel in
commcn with every American, this act,as
an insul, upon the government ofour coua.
Try. as the ship is no. stated lobe in dis.
tress.
~ After our paper went to press, and
apart of the impression was worked OFT,
we were informed that the British ship in
the bay was the Triumph. sir Tho. Hardy,
and that she went to sea again yesterday,
having called as we are .fnrshsr informed
for dispa.ches By the Slasira.
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Printing in all its various branches
Handsomely executed at this Office.
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Scarcely a day passes, of late, bur we.
meet with some person who has come to
town, from che country, for the purpose OF
disposing of his aax-seed, his -four, his
pork. his corn, or some other produc ion
of his labor and industry. "A universal a.
adjustment is expressed at 6ndingn no one
desironsof purchasing. aud if any otter TO
take the commodities, it is at such reouced
prices as have pever been known, sloce our
present government went into operation.
Every one inquiries: eeWhat is the mean.
ing of all this ?'' Il is answered thas,.he
government nave laid an embargo. The
ne Z. sguessionia: g What is-,he embargo
for?n Here, unfortunately, our power OF
satisfying their curiosity ceases. We know
tha, France has .wantonly violated her trea.
ty without provoca,ion: We know that the
govennmen, have lately received some We.
~ extraordinary communications from our
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sosh NV sduesday last d Bri,ishshiplof war
for ~" 10 The bay, which We, are sorry
hiphlu O must confess ,aas such step is
ca oIy Improper at this moment. There
no object lie view now, the French
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-15
COMMUNICATION
FROM WILLIAMSBURG.

The fourth OF July was celebrated here, in
a manner the most gratifying 70 the friend OF
science and polite literature, as we'll as TO
the real patriot;
At half past 10, when a numerous con
course OF citizens, not only from this place
but from the counties around, together with
Capt. Coke's Troop of cavalry & tie mem
bers Of the College had entered the church,
the President delivered az appropriate pray
or. This was followed by. fine piece of
music from Band of gentlemen, conducted
by Mr.. Plunket, Teacher Of the modern Ian
guages in college, and also Of music. A Sc
icct piece of music succeeded, also, each ora
ton.
The first was delivered by Mr.. Nsthani-
Ell Smith, OF the day. 1t took view VI tn
rapid progress Of America from its earliest
settlement; It's physical and moral advauta-
gcs, and capacity for improvement point
ed out the r.any injuries, which jealousy or
Tyranny had inflicted; and Showed that this
country was destined, under the continuance
Of wise administration, 70 riss snuslior e