Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-04-01

tkAON q - F~DS~
fish and American governments, rela.
| tive I o the ra,i6cations Of the treaty be.
tween the two countries. lie did this
forthe purpose OF ,hrowing some iightup-
on the orders in council which ministers
had cot thought ft to do. His motion was
agreed 70, not being opposed BY the
chancellor Of the exehequer.
The attack on Copenhagen has given
| rise to some animated debates in Parlia-
ment, on a motion Of Mr.. Ponsonby, call.
ing for papers connected with that tx-
petition, for the purpose of ascer'ainipg
how far its advisers were justiGable.-
He was replied to by MIR. Canning in a
speech which lasted three hours in which
he defended the Danish expedition, not
50 much on account Of its justice or mo-
ralisy, as its political expediency or its
success. In the rejoiuder Of Mr.. Wind
ham speaking of'the lasting effects Of the
conduct of England towards Denmark
the following passage is worthy OF Pec".
liar attention 80 What shall we think
when We 6ud that we have created the
hatred of nations for generations yet to
come, who will remember OUT misdeeds
when they behold the monuments Of our
ravages-when theyPoint at the sad me-
motials Of their desthctiou-wht n they
see the remains Of their public ed. a:es-
| of that beautiful church which was the
pride Of their capitol, al awful ruin
when the recollection of our lombard.
ment is acknowledgements BY .he me.
lancholy sentime It inspiredby the eterni-
~ of the tomb J. The church may no, fan,
but the ruins remain, to be viewed by all
the inhabitants, Ind to be exhibited by
them as a spectacle to travellers and ma.
vigators for theifexecration ut those WIN
commi.,ed the rarase, their scorn 81
their proBered alliance, and their pity
Cor the nnioI innate sufferers" Mr..
Windham declared, he would sooner
have seen the Danish Acct in the hands
of Ronaparte than in those Of England,
under all the circumstances in whi,h it
was seized" On a division fshe house
there were los votes 10 fAvo@ of.the mo.
ton and 25S against it, leaving Scr the
ministry = matorIrynf r45.
Arrived at philadelphia on Wedhes-
day the ship Bingham, capt, Bernen in
81 days from Calcutta. When the
Bingham sailed a report was in circuit
ton there that war was likely t q take
place between. Scindia Helcar and the
oompany.. ,Asevere skirmi>h had taken
place between one Of the native powers
and the British at Kanora, in the Atrass
country, in which the British lost &C
commissisned oRcers. This report was
current at the sailing Of the Bingham,
but was not permitted to be put into
print. -..--
NAssAu, (N. P.) February 90.
The American brig Mars. 'front.' Bar
e~elona, for New Orleans, detained BY
the Kedbridge, and%ordered for thi'
rort, got ashore on the Cat Keys the I'll
inst. and upset. On the 9Th she wa.
fallen in witha-by several wreckers
aud when the wreckers were at work 4ir
tasirgcfr the copper Of the brig. they
heard a knocking and the sound Of vol
eesint the hole !, they immediately seut.
lied her side, and providentially savet
four seamen belonging to the Redbridge
who had been mi on board to navigate
the brig. -" -.-
ALE xANDKIA, March 20.
Extract7ot a letter firm Leghorn Of thu
:23d December.
liam now much more afraid Of oui
having a war with France than with En-,
gland, for We hear by this days mail
that upon our minister a. Paris sending
fourth note on the subject Of the seizure
Of our goods, the French minister told
him, tina. ifAmericaha had deckred 1rar q
ga'nst England, Me goods u,oun tgno'
haVe been sefsed-that they were deter
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