Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-07-10
From Philadelphia. paper of July 3.
LATEST FROM FRANCE

! ON Saturday evening. arrived the brig Fair
American, capt. Bruce, from Dunkirk This
veflel was taken up by Mr.. Armftrons, our
Miniiter, on permifSon granted him by Bou-
naparte. 70 bring defpstches to this country,
with liberty to bring off large number OF
Captains and o,herI' fons belonging to Eng
land and America, who had been detained for
fome time IN France She sailed from Dun
kirk on the 9Th Of May, and the fame day
landed so or 40 padengers Chiefly women) at
Dover.
In this veHel, among other paHengers, came
NJ. M. DAscHkorv, Charge des Affaires and
Council General Of II. NJ the Emperor Of all
the kuGas. and Mr.. PuRvIAKcl, of Bsiti.,oys,
bearing dipatches from our M.nilter to the
Executive of the u. S.
BY the above gentlemen and other pafien.
gers, we learn. that this vedel was taken up,
and the Defparches made out previous to the
arrival of the Mentor, from the u, States--the
Mentor had arrived but few days before
they failed, and would not fail for the u. S.
before the middle or latter end of June, a. all
communication with Bonapare, who was in
Germany, would be tedious, as he could not
receive courier in leis than days from Paris.
They ALTO fay, thar comfortable application
was made to him before his departure from
Pars, refpectng American affairs, but in vain
as he feemed determined to get what he could,
and keep what he got, and it is fuppoled his
victories in Germany will not make him in
better humour with America.
That the non-intercourfe with America, 10
70 fevererly felt in France, that the want Of
commercial buinefs is injuring their towns &
beggaring their inhabitants that coffee was
telling for dollar per In. and white iugar for
the fame; and the produce of France was in
10 little demand, thar brandy could Se pur-
chsied for 20 or so dollars per pipe, & wines
in proportion.
Rulia, Holland, Denmark and Sweden, il
was fad, being in great meaiure or altogeth-
er under the coutroul of Bonaparte, would be
called on, and no doubt would put in force
the French DEGREES, and feize all goods arri.
wing among them, that may be even fuipected
of being the produce of England or its depen-
denotes, therefuo il will be madnefs to iend
veffels to any o:othefe ports, until fomethinr
is iettled with Bonaparte, as they coniider ali
Welt India goods in that light.
Ii was RsroRrrD IN FRANCE that the IY.-
i''a1s were making eOnadsvsbis sdvaaess IL Haly,
las"g gained afVs.fegei Of fbs Freueb ia f5s fever.
al aefioH' bey bad zoif6 them ~ 6sf quarter.
One of the gentlemen has hand.d us the
following In of veiiels waiting their Fate at
Charane, Holland Trader; Aniflerdam Pack.
ct, and Waseham of New-York; Two Broth
ers, OF New Bedford Neptune and Eleanor,
ot Portland; Lexington, Of Baltimore; Min
erva, Of R"cheiteri brigs Plymouth, & VIM.
of Newhuryport.
| The french have confined a number Of A.
rher'can Captains in the CaoI Dunkirk, all OF
whom had been liberated or made their Of.
cape, except Capt Tucker, of the William, o:
Newbury, and Capt Jenkins, who were
lined 1900 dollars each, behdes the lois q,
their vedel, and csrgoes, and their crews were