Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-06-03
CITY, May so.

WASHINGTON CITY, May so.
By an arrival from St. Croix, linfor'
nation is received Of the state Of that is.
land on the I'd of NAV. Its situation is
represented as truly distressing. The
garrison consists ef9oo men; and it was
computed that they had not provisions
for more thanseight days in the island.
The proclamation lately issued prohibi-
ting expectation of the produce ofthe is.
land except in vessels bringing provi-
sions or lumber, was the act Of a new 60
vernon who arrived there on the goth A.
pril, from England. RESPONSIVENESS a.
gainst il have been made. by the citizens
without effect. Itrenders Intellectual, as
to that island, that section of one of the
acts supplementary to the embargo law,
which authorizes the President of the
u. S. to permit the departure from the
U. s. in ballast Of vessels destined to
bring home valuable property belonging
to our citizens in foreign ports.
BY the ship Newgalen, arrived at Dos.
ton, in 81 days from London, papers to
the 18Th OF ApriI have beenreceived.
The most important extracts will be
in this da, paper.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer laid
before Parliament on the 1lth ult. the
annual budget oftaxes. The total Of the
sums required to meet the e1pences of
the year is the smallsum of Farty.eight
millions, six hundred and. fj7y-rhree
thousand, one hundred and seventy
b5unds sterHng!
The destination of the Rochefort
squadron was still matter of uncertain.
ty in England.
A terrible conflict took place abou. the
middle Of November last between some
European regiments and the forces Of a
Native Chief of India, in which the Bri-
fish acknowledge the loss Ct Ave hundred
men, and state that of the enemy at one
thousand.
The war against Sweden by the Nor.
therp allies of France, is still prosecuted
with vigor, and strenuouslv resisted.
The English convoy fox c anada, which
sailed on the 18th ult. consisting Of near
" 100 sail, much greater number than
has sailed for that quarter at any one
year for number Of years. .
Admiral Duckworlh arrived at Ply
mouth on the 18th April, after having
traversed the American coast in vain in
search of the Rochefort squadron.
The embargo lately existing in Hol-
land, is raised.
The capt. of the Drvade states, that
petitions against the Orders in Council
were pouring in from all quarters ip En-
gland. and that two of the ministers who
were in favor Of them, had altered their
opinion, and were about to bring forward
a motion for their repeal-and it was the
general opinion in Liverpool, the Or
ders would be rescinded.
We have seen aletter from respecta-
Dollhouse. at Liverpool, to the owner Of
the Dryade, stating, that the British
Ministry had already been convinced,
that the Orders in Council had not yet
been pr productive Of any single advantage
which had been expected from them
and the writer observed that, in his o.
pinior, the day of the orders being res
cinded was not very distant.
- a. r. Gazette.
Two ships. three brigs, and a. school,
ner PASSED The falls Of ONO on the 23d
ult. and anchor red in safety at Shipping.
port. "a
From the Newhompshire Centinel, Of
May ~.
We are sorry to say, that all the pri-
vate accounts from the state of Vermont
uniformly agree in stating, that the Pro-
ctamasien viA not be regarded there, and
that RATS, valued at from to 20 and
sc, 900 dollars, loaded with all kinds of
produce, proceed as usual, from the
mn