The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-11

mong them much attensisu ~ d6eto th39ee4{
ter written by .falleyrand to tile, President of
the American Congress. dated 18th July,
which is as follows:
=. You will now know citizen President
whether the measures taken in order that
you might suspend at once all Communicate
on with the Spanish colonies, reducing them
to the extreme OF distress and misery, has
conducted to YOUR future interests. Already
Spain has fallen into the power Of the great
Napoleon and Ms august brother Joseph
Napoleon, whom the Spaniartls expect with
anxiety and acclaim, is OIL his road to occu-,
py that throne. In consequence. the kmeri-
can Spaniards are about to break the yoke of
al infatuated government, which not distin-
gushing its own interests. still less knows the
way tn make them prosper.
Two Formidable empires, connected by
iudellibie ties. viii be formed in America.
That of the grea, Napoleon. and that which
the Anglo Americans knaw how to form bv
their virtue and heroism, and which tiicy will
now enlarge. The Emperor aud King hopes
that AS SOON as your government receives the
FIRST notice from his emissaries at Your diff
ferent adjacent possessions, you will flv with
your succourS, open the ports at the ii ne re-
! ciprocallv, AS will be done in those If E.u
rope, III order that the teigned embargo ma,
cease which Has been the best of AL the
means adopted for the plan concerted and
| now prosecuted This aud other documents,
which viii be published, will disclose the in
famous secret agreement under which those
| TWO nations act"
/! The publication of this atrocious calumny
| at the hsvanna. excited such disgust for the
American character that the citizens of the
United States there did not consider them
| selves safe IN the public streets; and feeling
| Tor the honor o their country, for the reputa :
! tion of its government, as weii. as for their
own personal security. thew assembled ..a6 . /.
dopted a measure both RATIONAL aud spirited
| They drew up and presented to the Spanish
Governor an address, Which JAS been for.
warded to the editor Of the Mnnito bv an
intelligent correspondent at the HaYah,it.
:. (1he following is AN Extract)
To his Exccllency. the Marquis de Some
rnelos, Captain General. &c SC
! At period So eventual AS the present,
when y6ur excetlency's attention is fully en-
gagged m'important affairs If much nearer
| interest, Il is with cx,renc regret. II at we
| the Undersigned, Citizens of the L. States.
now IN ttavaana, find ourselves again called
! upor to-ohtrude on your excelicncv's notice
| With srea, detsrence and respect, we beg
leave 20 address you, exteiicncy upon a sub
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veil as our individual peace Well knowing
the equity, justice and li5er&lity with which
the goYernnefit Of this island is administered
we feel the more frecdotnip addressing vour
cXcellency. Within & Snort period Two pub
J LEGATIONS have appeared in this city, one OF
which taken from the Louisiana G. zette. has
baen published IN the AURORA We would
here wish respectfully to represent 70 vonr
exceiency, that tie sentiments therein CON
tanned SO tar from being those of the peoule
| nave produced a prosecution against (Mr
| Mowrvl DE editor thereof; the other s., !
to be an Intercepted letter from the ,rirne
minister of rhe emperor Napoleon, 70 the
CHER officer Of our government, in which II
| has been lnsinuated that the eaibaryo now e,<.
lstinE III tie ports of the L States Rad beer
lald tor the purpose of assisting the French
government in their uju st and VIC ed at.
tempts, to seize on the EMPIRES Of Eur ne and
tostarve their different American co;onies
FROM the knowledge we postess OF the 90
Nefn'nent cf our Country, of the sentiments
OF The real native citizens, and their enthu
SiaSuc attachment TO independence, and a.
bove all tc national honour, now soinfamous-
ly slandered bv the base insinua .ioss contain
ed in this s,lPposed-to-be INTERCEPTED letter
| we are induced, without hesitation, to pro.
nounce il forgery.
1t is profitable ocontemplate for moment
the mode in which the spurious letter from
Iaiieyrand to tine President of the u. State.
was ushered into circulation, and to remart
upon the description of men who we're instru
mental in It's being conveyed to the Havan
ma, by which the lives of sll the A americans
there were put TO imminent hazard. Rich'l
Raynal keene, esq who conveyed the COP,
to Cuba, is the same gentleman who pur
chased, shortly after the close Of the las
session OF Congress, vessel in Baltimore
part payment for which was made in note,
Endorsed by Daniel Clarke, esq Both Messrs
keene and Clarke are the Intimate associ
ates OF Robert Goodloe Harper, esq who's,
particular organ the North American is, ant
IN that vehicle appeared the fabricated ex
tract from London Gazette which Mr.
keene conveyed to the Havaniia Hisbeliev
ed thatno such production ever appeared ir
London paper; and the probability is tina
it was manufactured at New Orleans for tn,
purpose OF instgating the Spaniards to trea
the Am ti!can government with contempt
and thus produce rupture between the mi
When we reflect that col Burr is in London
that Mr.. Harper is his vindicator here, tina
Messrs. keene and Clarke are more thar
suspected OF connection with col. Burr, anc
Certainly OF a very close union with Mr.. Har
per. and that the North American foaml
with English politics condemniig in the mos
scaHdaious manner the patriotic acts of cor