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The same course, if Mr. Jefferson am, NJ
Madison---lceiing as the chiefs of n,,;a'
ought to feel Tor It's Just rights, honor and ;.'
dependence, most atrociously ISOLATED be- -, IS
present ruler Of France; ifwith the irte,,r;.'.
and spirit becoming their station they had :,
dcptcd the same course it would have ~,
d,sced the like eject. Or If it failed Il >,
arrogance of the single despot who now o.
yerns France, as much surpasses the pridee &c
the FIVE tyra1ts called the directory, ax ~.
means and his powers .xcccd theirs, and I,,,s
prevented ;usy relent;Dg ON the part OF H.
French emperor: il true 20 his dcclarat;,n
thus /. there should beno neutaIs," or in th,
wor.s recited by gen. Armstrong, !. that +hs
United States should be compelled TO take IT,
positive character Of allies OF eneInes - fir,
war, open Wal, would have taken pi:scc: ARD
in this case a.so we should have esc.:D.d a ~r-
nei;tion OF insults ard Our commerce would
have been comparatively safe. The r1;i.ie,x
which for years have been ex pended III kcer.
ing up the-rc-IllIant OF our navy, TO no usc,,I
purpose, would have greatly coEtributcdto me.
tect our commerce aiid the very many me-.
lions which our merchants, m;slcd by ne
measures Of our government, hare suffered I.
rush into the very jaws of the tyger---or beea
compelled to send unarined and undefentlcs,
within the reach of its ciaWs---wouid have becs.
preserved.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
IIay Q, 1871.
In Mr.. Madison. own statement of th;s
Insult, Qetter to general Armstrong, May 2,
1909 ne says, it presented to the United
States the alternative of bending to the views
OF France against her enemy. or CT lnc.lrsi,.y
confscation of all the property Of their CID
zens carried INTO the French prize courts:
and implied that they the United sfates were
susceptible Of impressions by which no inde-
pendent aud honorable nation can g guided"
And Cteit Britain in retaliation fer Napolcor's
Berlin decree of November, 1905, having Is.
sued the orders in ccuncj! Of Novenlee,
1907, the Fresch emperor undertakes to say,
" that N:.r exists between tie United States
and England: & and his majesty consi;lersit
as declared from tic day On which E1,iaI
published her DEGREES" Tins to .prc;uaxe
and PRONOUNCE for the United Sta.cs tic eject
which the conduct Of another nation ouent 80
have On their councils and course of proceed
ing MIR. Madison with all becoming meek
ness, ventures to Say h:,A the ;:ir ct least Ct
AN assumed authority, not less irritating to the
public feelings
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PHILADELPHIA, May Is.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
1t NETWORK.
MONDAY, May ls.---.Aocn.
Late from Po -tug01.

We this day give the TRANSACTIONS rom
Lisbon papers, promised in our last. Tpes.
papers are very interesting, they contain the
details Of the proceedings Of the French and
combined armies, from the commencement Of
Massena's retreat dowl to the middle Of
March. From these accounts it appears that
the French have abandoned Portugal: that
Massena has postponed driving the English
into the sea-" until sen,e future day, and that
Bonaparte will have to issue another order
for " piy,ting his eagles Oh the ramparts Of
Lisbon" The atrocities Of the French in
Portugal have been such rs to fix hatred to
them in the minds of the people of tina, d.
ton, which will not be eradicatcd IN two CT
three generations to Come. Bonaparte, il e.
yer he conquers Portugal, will have to drivetbe
inhabitants of THAT devoted country into the
sea, as we'll as the English ;---they will never
submit 10 his government as long as l,ln
of the present generation is able to sraspa
dirk.
LISBON, March ~.
By letters from Eives of the 18th lest. we
learn that the enemy continued to attach
Campo Ma jor that Morticr sen, secODa
summons 10 it on the 18th, to which the wo.
|Hy ny tSGtiilS tAC lSltS'
the presence OF the very person who brought
it.
March %.
Extract from two official letters from his e.
cellency marshal general lord Wcliingten
to his exce!lcncy Don Miguel Persirs Fo''
JAZZ.
The enemy retired from the position which
he had occupied in Santarem, and its vicinity
in the night of the s,h inst. then immediate
ly put in motion the British army in order 70
follow him on the morning o! the 9th.
His first movements indicated an intention
oftormins ajunction with considerable I''e'
at ihomar; in consequence detached ~
Wards thai town on the 9th = considerable. ~
dy of troops, consisting of a part Of the GIVE
sions commanded by marshal Sir w. bete'
ford under the orders of Major general t'I
hon. William Stewart, ard which haG paSs,a
the Tagus at Abrantes and afterwards ~ ~
Zezerc, and of the 4th, 9Th, and part OF wv
first division of infantry, and also Of two o..
gades OF British cavalry. The enemy i r.h.
ever continued his march for the banks % -. 80
Mondego, the Cd corps proceeding a. III.
same time by the. road of Espinilab and 1ps ;sa.
vision OF general Loison by that OF the hlsl.
and the rest of the army BY the road tii' 'se,e
to the town of Ponahai the last iorces
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John G.. LADD
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A Bunch Of Kys found.

A bunch of the common size Keys, tabout
drzcn) xere fun wrapt up IN piece OF
pape, Any person missing SUCH nay ex-
anime them on application at nay cHice.
A FaW.
Nav Y. 81
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Samuel HattersldY,

.slerondr.a. 6etqveen me Sign Of Madison
ard The finer, can ,4rms
EGS leave to inform MS friends and the
I'D public in general, that he dresses Deer
SKINS aud other Pcltry with the FIR on and III
OIL, of various colors, such as butt, white,
olive. dcah black. etc. which will enable him
20 serve those who may please to favor him
vita ,hsir custom, either by Wholesale or re-
tail--aiso, IN ike. breeches, pantaioons ladies
extra long gloves, !Iabit do. gentlemens' ditto,
sherravallies, mocasins, suspendcrs, boys
Morocco hats, hunting and travelling caps,
trus,es, ready drest skins, deers' hair, etc
etc. Orders punctually attended to and ex-
ecuted in the best manner
May IT. ST.
~ Mrs II. will also make ladies Cam
brio Gloves
A + meeting of the President and Direc-
N tors of the Potomac Company, May IA,
l8ll-
PRESENT.,
CnARLSs SIMas, President.
FoNAH thompson,
HENRr FoxALL, Directors.
WiLLIAN STEwAR7,
Ordered, That in consequence of the gain
Of the wheel, since the commencement of the
drawing, that the price of tickets in the Poto-
mac and Shenandoah lottery, after Wednes-
day the a7d day Of this month, shall be eiepen
dollars per ticket.
BY order of the Board,
Joseph Carlton, agent.
Georgetown, May ls-l7. dt3lst
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lust received and for sale by the Subscriber
so barrels Shad. sdltpetred. and put up
Particularly for fimiy use.
Newton Keene.
May IL d3t'
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-07-05
From the Ne,r- York Gazette.

SIRs-tiaving observed in your paper Of
Yesterday, statement of the meeting of the
Y. D. ship United States, off Cape Henry,
with his Britannia Majesty's ships the Fury
dice and Ataiante, lin an extract of letter
from on board his Majestys sloop Atalante,
dated June Is, lSlD | am induced from its
ineorrectness, in some particulars, to furnish
you with the following account
" On the 9th of June, at 10 A. NJ the frigate
United States got under way from Hampton
Roads, and made sail for sea, with the wind
hight from the westward. At 2.M. It be-
came almost calm; at light breeze
sprung up from s. S. Eat half past saually
with rain and hail and at 4 p. NJ we had not
yet passed Cape Henry, when we discovered
over the land in the s. E. quarter. two sb;ns
OF war, either lying by under their top sails
only, or at anchor with them I'D. At this
time our colours were flying Soon after on
passing Cape Henry, we perceived they had
descried us, and made sail, and were stand
ing down for as, under studding sails and row.
ais, shelving English colours. AS there was
not any other sail in sight, in the direction
'hat they steered, but the United States. it
gave us reason to believe that they might
wish to know what ship it was We imme-
0'y haoieu up our courses and made
every preparation for battle The wind be-
ing hight, they approached us slowly, and it
was dark before the largest of the two ships
passed to the leeward of us, saying, This
IS his b. Majesty's ship Eurydice What shin
Is that pray" The reply was, The United
states ship United States. The English can
tain tai then said, az presume you are from II.
oG,nesaPeake" Yes, | am--was the reply
Inc English commander then said, al am
here the bearer of dispatches if had .nv
now' 1t would give me pleasure to commun;.
cate lt-Have you any, sirp1 Commodor.
decatur answered, have not; if | had I
should feel equally pleased to impart it to Won
commodore d then asked what ship it was
IN company with him. The British captain
1t was his Britannia Majesty's sbip
Atalante. Commodore D. again hailed. and
asked the name of the commander of the Fin.
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neat had produced most desirable effect
favourable to Mr.. Madison and the reign.
ing party, in the then pending elections in
the great state of New. York, and like
favorable effect on the people throughout
the Union on whom, consequently, the
rejection. Of the agreement would produce
fresh and strong resenenents against Great
Britain, accused as its government would
be, of breach of faith, by its ''refusal to a.
bide by the act of its minister piesip ofentia-
vy;" az Mr.. Madison expressed himself
in his message of Nov. 90, 1909 to Con-
gress; thus disengenuously land disgrace
fully to person of his knowledge on the
subject) holding up the idea, that "min-
lister plenipotentiary," as such, had authors
~ to make treaty or agreement binding
on his government; the contrary TO which
10 man knows better than Mr.. Madison.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
June IS, 1911.
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vydies: he was answered, {" Bradshaw,s Who
accompanied his reply with :" presume COM
modore Decatur commands the United States"
The Commodore replied, at your service
SrS These words were scarcely uttered,
when gun was fred from the quarter deck
division Of the United States by accident,
while the captain Of the gun was in the act of
training her. The Commodore Immediately
stepped down from the poop, and asked the
Lieut.. of the division, who fired the gun. He
replied that be could not ascertain who it was,
but that il was by accident Commodore ID.
then hailed the Eurydice, and told her Com
mander that the gun was fired by accident
and repeated this assurance. The command
er of the Eurydice answered, that he was o.
ware that such accidents would sometimes
occur, and that he was willing to believe this
to have been one Commodore d. again hail
ed, and told him, on his honor it was. The
English Commander replied, as you have
given me your word, am perfectly satisfied
that it was one, and then asked permission to
send his boat on board which was granted
4" with pleasure" A Lieutenant came on
board and was introduced to the Commodore,
who expressed to him his regret at the occur
renee The Lieut.. observed, that his COM
mander was convinced it was an accident, and
that be should not notice it farther; and then
said, you say on your honor, sir, it was an
accident Commodore D. replied, have al
ready assured your commander that the gun
was fired by accident, and repeat to you the
same assurance. No other pledge was re-
quired of the Commodore, none other was
given nor was there any cause assigned for
the guns going off
An Officer Of the United States.
OFF Quarantine Ground ,
10th June, 1911.
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June Is.
LATEST FROM CADYZ.

The ship Ohio, Pratt, sailed from Ca.
diz on the 18th of May. BY her we learn,
that intelligence had just reached the Span.
ish Cortes, from the Spanish minister ia
ST. Petersburg, that Russia, had declared
war against France, and that the Russians
had commenced hostile operations.
We further learn, that great reioicings
had taken place in Cadiz, and on board the
fieet IN the harbor, in consequence of tho
combined armies having taken Ficueras
Zone OF the Keys &c the passes near BARGE.
lona) with one thousand FIVE hundred
French prisoners, and million of pro.
perty.
The siege of Cadiz was still continued.
The United States friea.e President.
Commodore Rodgers, and u. States, Com.
modore Decatur, are both at anchor al ths
Watering Place preparing for cruise, ex.
peeting orders daily to proceed to sea.
The United States brig Argus, lieut..
Lawrence, is at anchor at the same place.
also preparing for cruise.
We are authorised to state, that there il
no foundation for the report tina. the com.
mander ofthe British frigate Melampus has
sent up a challenge to commodore Rodgers.
The Melampus, We are informed, pro-
eeeded for Halifax, Immediately after the
capture of the brig Tamaahmaah.
The British sloop of war Sapphire, which
arrived off the Hook on Friday with dis.
patches from Bermuda, waits in the of6nr.
we are informed, for return dispatches.
The Ship Belle, arrived at New.York,
was boarded Of the Hook by the British
sloop OF war Sapphire, who informed they
were from Bermuda, bound to New.York
with dispatches relative to the affair be.
tween the United States frigate President,
commodore Rodgers, and his Britannia
majessy's sloop of war Little Belt, Capt.
Bingham.
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." HIS Mcjesty's sloop Little Belt,
May 2lst, 1911, lat. So, So, ~.
long. n, 4s, W. Cape Charles
bearing West ~ mtiss.

Sin,
beg leave to acquaint you, that in pursu-
ancc of your orders to join Ii. NJ ship Cur
1ere, and being on my return from the north
ward, not having fallen in with her-That,
about IL A. Nj. May 10, saw a strange sail, to
which Immediately gave chase. AT | p M.
discovered her to be man of war, apparent
1y frigate. standing to the eastward, who,
when he made US out, edged away for us, and
set his royals. Made the signal 275, and find
Eng it not answered, concluded she was an
American frigate, as she had commodore's
blue pendant flying at the main. Hoisted
The colours, and made all sail south, the course
l. intended steering round Cape Hatteras the
stranger edging away, but not making any
more sail. At 3, 80, he made sail in chase,
vhen / made. the private signal, which was
I Tot answered. AT 8, so, timing he gained
g considerably on us not to be able to
e Jude him during the night, being within
6 .ua-shot, and clearly discerning the stars
n has broad pendant, imagined the most
] nudent method was to bring too, and hoist
lie colours, that no mistake might arise.
,md that he might see what we were. The
ship was therefore brought too, her colours
hoisted, her guns double shotted, and every
preparation made in case of surprise. By
-~A'S AAAoAASA - ~NNSAi'i6 No"A, AO CNiQCntly
wished to lay his ship in position for rakine
which frustrated by wearing three times
About s, l5, he came within hail-Iha;led
and asked what ship it WASP He repeated nv
question. I again hailed, and asked what
ship it wasa He again repeated my words.
and fired broadside, which / instantly re.
turned The action then became general
and continued so for three quarters of an hour
when he ceased firing, and appeared to be on
hre about the main hatchway He then fill.
ed was obliged to desist from firing. as
the ship falling off, no guns would bear, and
had no after sail to keep her too. Ali the
rigging and sails cut to pieces; not a brace
nor bosvline left. He hailed and asked what
ship it was? told him. He then asked me
If had struck my colours? My answer wa,
no, and asked what ship it VASE As plainly
as could understand (he having shot some
distance at this time) he answered, The Unit.
ID States Frigats He fired no more guns,
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had 20 arms, and the result was 400 killed
and 900 wounded on the side Of the French:
the attempt to force passage was then
given up the loss Of the Prussians is nos
mentioned. All the French troops which
were in the environs of Hamburger have re-
ceived orders to set out for Magdeburgh
Immediately.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-07-05
NEw-YoRK, juno Is.
BRITISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
Carr. BINoHAM's LETTER.

To tho politencss Of mercantile friend, we
are indebted for the following copy of captain
Bingham's letter to admiral Sawyer, giving
the particulars of the late rencounter between
the U. States frigate President, and his Br-
fannie Majesty's sloop of war Little Belt
We understand it was received here yesterday
= by the schooner Virginia Packet, in 8 days
from Norfolk.
On this letter we shall make no remark,
further than to say, that the American pub
lie are to understand that it il official, and,
be it correct or incorrect is copy Of the one
which has been sent home to his government
by admiral Sawyer, and likewise to Mr. Mo
rier, to be laid before the President
1t would not become US to institute any
comparison between the two slater that
of commodore Rodgers, and this of captain
Bingham we lament to say that no ingenuity
can ever reconcile them. We have only to
wait and see what steps the two governments
will take. Perhaps, when Mr. Madison shall
receive this letter, and observe how contra
dictory the two statements are, he will yield
to circumstances, and in justice to commo-
dors Rodgers and to the patton, grant that
court Of enquiry which hs at first refused to
the commodore's request.
Twill only add, that without this is done,
and that speedily too, the people will believe,
they will be justified in believing, that COM
modore Rodgers acted under special orders,
OF nature that could not fail to bring on
hostiliies between the two countries
Nv y. Herald
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NETWORK, June 24.
Capture Of the 7iamaahmaah.

Capture 81 the l1m00hmdGh.
The Pilot Boa. Thorne came up on Sa.
turday evening, with the passengers in the
brig Tamaahmaah, Capt Skiddy, which
sailed from this port on Friday.
The Tamaahmaah was in ballast. and was
bound to Bordeaux with about forty pas.
sengers. She left Sandy Hook on FRIDAY
at 6 o'clock, P. M. and at 8 was captured
by H. B. M. ship Melampus, Capt Haw.
ker; the Atalante sloop OF war in company:
and ordered to Halifax.
In Capt. Skiddy's letter, he states thas
he was captured within five miles of the
Hook-the passengers vary the distanes
from nine to fifteen miles.
BY writers on the laws Of nations, dis.
lance of a marine league, Tor three miles)
from the shere, is reckoned within the ju.
risdictional limits Of state or territory.
but not beyond. But the u. S. say, the
distance ought to be three marine leagues.
The Melampus and Atalsnte have been
several days cruising of Sandy Hook and
We much regret the capture Of the Tamaah-
maah, as it may lead to the unfriendly .us-
picion that they are cruising there for the
purpose of intercepting our vessels bound
in and out of port.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Skiddy,
master Of the brig Tamaahmaah, from
New. York bound to Bordeaux, with pas.
sengers only.
-"OF Sandy Hook, June ~, 1911.
am sorry to inform you that I was
chased and boarded last evening after 7 o.
clock, by the British frigate Melampus,
Capt. Hawker, who is going to send me in.
to Halifax. They have taken all hands ous
OF the brig, myself included, except the
mate. Captain Hawker says, he regrets
that his orders oblige him to send in all YES.
sells bound to France. 1t was very hazv
when fell in with the frigate, and several
sail in sight. did not distinguish what
she was until it was too late. / however
tackled and stood in. She fred several shot.
and neared US, as she held the bree re more
in the ofhng; and the last shot wen, over
Us. Thought imprudent to risk the liyes
OF the passengers in persisting, particularly
as we were losing the breeze. and the fri.
gate kept it longer. We were taken with.
in five miles of the Hook"
The Tamaahmaah belongs to Mr.. Desc
Dry and Capt. Skiddy.
We are desired by the passengers in the
Tamaahmaah (who are mostly French) to
state, that they are perfectly satisfied with
the conduct of Capt. Hawker, who treated
them with the utmost politencss, aud gave
up to them all their baggage, &c.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-06-12

Ertract Of a letter from a gentleman in Liz.
erhoot. (England,) 10 his friend in Jc8fr-
Son-viHe, in This county, dated AhrH lst.
1871.
Since my stay here I have travelled
through almost all parts of the country,
during which time l, having an opportunity,
have collected as much information respect
ing the present state of England as possible.
If am not mistaken in my ideas, without
change of ministry England is now On the
verge OF ruin.
" Mr. PINKSBY, our Minister, will have
arrived before you receive this, and Foster,
the Minister Plenipotenliary for the United
States, believe has already left here bot |
fear that instead of Rose, he will be
Thorn, which will inflict wound in the
breast Of Americans that may take ages 10
heal.
"I am doubtfal his restrictions are not
concilaory, and if so, and there should
non.intercourse be carried into effect, war
will, in my opinion, ensue, which will DO
the rock that England must split on.
You, no doubt, have already heard OF
the arrival into existence of an heir to the
French crown, Ga young Napoleon) and al
so of the success Of the British arms in
Spain AID Portugal but think as soon as
Bony has done rocking the cradlG, he will
take peep into Spain, to teach the British
heroes not to boast too much Of their advan-
tages. think there will be great change
in the north Of Europe in the course Of this
summer"
" J. Jeurna'.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-06-12
BRITISH PARTY I!
Ertract from the Hon. John Adams' Cores.
fondencc, from me Boston PQtriot.

Though war with France may become
inevitable as II has been partially, in 1898, 1
oyun kno7v II no greater error fhaf France
can commit, than to force rs into 7var 7vith
hrr, NOR ANY GREATER CALAMITY
THAT AMERICA CAN SUFFER THAN
TO BE FORCED INTO WAR WITH
FRANCE, AND AN ALLIANCE OF
FENSlNE AND DEFENSIVE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN. This opinion and
this sentiment determined me to embrace the
first opportunity that presented in 1898, 90,
and 1900, consistent with the honour of the
nation, to make peace with France.
] should not have thought this of so much
importance al that time, if | had not been APP
prehensve that the BRITISH PARTY
would force us into an alliance with G.. Brit
ain, our hcrhetuat ripaf IN commerce and man
ufactures all over the globe, and the natural
as sveH as habituai enemy ofthe United States,
eSfeeiaHy II .Nesp- Engia,d.