The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-10-10
MLSCELLANEOUS.
MR.. FORBES APPEAL,
vRoM THE MERCANTILE MoRALrry on rpr
BR5TxSH FACTION ~ BOSTON.
To THE
n0FOUR AND HONESTY OF .isfERICaN,S

49,
noNOUR AND HONESTY OF .iAfFRIC.s.N,s
me conclusive commerce attempted to be carrie,
~ ost"een Great Britain and The ports O. Denn,s,k
~ 'seAns OF spurious papers, and which MIR. forbs,
| a. Z Nueiscan Consus thought Il his duty TO checl
s'; Z Apose' 10 very minulely described IN the fol
owns sO'g letter from him to his eorresponden, i
/ Philadelphia Ga-etse.l
ToNNINGEN. 18th JUNE, 1910.
My DEAR FRIEsp, "
KAN L just received your valued
teuef os lst May, and sm mortiied Ia hne
that some OF my oikcial acts have been cen.
eiaaiy censure0 in the United States You
state several queries which are generally
falsed' and which most evidently shcw, thai
the facts OF the case were not understood. II
should affect indifference to the puLliok
opinion, should wish TO be disbelieyed. be.
cause solicitudc and respect for the appro.
oa'ion OF my tellow-citizens, particularly in
.he uischargs OF duties touching their n.ost
important intercsts,iorm my bes, tile 10 tneil
Indulgence. In the most embarrassing cir.
cumsiances In which our commerce WAS eve,
Paced, 1t has been my misfortune to be cal.
'eo ppon to act very responsible part in re.
latlon u that commerce.
lhOsc measures which were fo,merv and
unanimously approved by all of my country.
men, who witnessed the ciicum stanc IS unosr
with acted, have been grossly mi,renr..
seated hy foreigners, whose interests wa.
forced to attack III order cfiectualIy 10 a, f,nd
those oi my ieliov-citizens placed under MY
'mHeois'e euardlsnship am sorry 10 8,
,oHsfa 20 aanHf 'haf some Of my ceuufyymen,
H"er'"Sl raf"er 10 fhe fnSinnanons If sheae
mserested foreigners, shan 10 their own 90,
p'ch7ns, hare seconded hese naisrshyeaen,o.
fens. In The cause of honour, however
ruin Is the most triumphant arm. / shat,
tpefsiore state as briefly as possible the leas;.
ing nc1s connected with my denuncia,ions
here, III Dec. last In the month Of Srn,
tast' The ship yd,no arrived here, with q lo,I
oi gun. was Informed zen da,st nrev;,,,,
to hcrarriyal Dat size had laden htg carea
In Lolhon, When this vessel arriy.6 ! -
In Hafturg, and received threc Iet,ers grora
An AmsrMJ1naa s,iJ naaslma,,,,,;ny "a MN ,na., INA,
should imme eistely come torw ard And expose
it. resisted their impcrtunate end rellera-
ted demands on the grouud oi incxpediencyy
there being then here considerable number
of valuable shipments, which although really
made n the United Sta.es for American ac-
count, had been compelled by capture or
other Inevitable necessity, to touch IN Eng-
land IL Appeared further Ly Capt. kcmp-
tons satenient and his proofs, thai his cargo
had ben originally shipped in another vessel
from he United States and had never ceased
to be American properly. made u faithful
eportof this case 10 The Secretary ot State,
ant id my justification transmitted to him
The /oyed sea@letter, and kfter Of instruc.
ttons rom very re&festable honse, oscners Ut
Tie eGgo. If the choice made in painful
Alternative, or il the publication OF the case
mot ny acD has excited the dispIcasure of
thar huse and their hogverfM friends, whose
good Will should most willingly have preseu.
we'd, must seek consolation in ,bc conscious
ness d my own rccti,udc, and must observe
that a respect for the property of my fellow
citizc,s vas strong motive TO the decision
took i, that case. On this occa sion also ma
nilest.d my opinions OF the expediency of
such exposures, which is the prominent Oh.
jcctio, made TO those was forced 10 make
afterwards. t
4 mnss here Observe, that one Of the agents
in that business pledged his word 0f HONOUR,
that he would use his influence in England
that no further at,e mpts Of that nature, should
be made this man hesvever hremaming thaf
the came motives svoald at4vdys frevent my
coming .forwa >, did epery Thing in HIS
POWER TO ENCOURAGE THESE
ADVENTURES, and three our Of four Of
the shifs erhosed, came to his consignnsenf.
On the last of New. the King of Denmark
ordered a general arrest on all foreign pro-
perty in his provinces. The motive 10 his
measure was a dcnunciation ON the part of a.
mother government, that great proportion
of the pre- perty imported in American ships
had been laden in England and for English
account. While the Royal Commissioners
appointed 10 investigate the proofs and cir
cumstances relating to property were sitting
in this place, four ships publickIy known to
have been laden in England and for Engfsh
account, arrived here, and one of the captains
received orders in the mouth Of the river, to
consign his cargo to me this pey6dious st'
A. A. H. Al