The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-10-15
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
LONDON, July 2olh.

.fmerican S!ates.--A second American war
seemed 10 be ali that was wanting 10 complete
the round of Advcnturesip this Jubilee reign !;
and this it seems we have now got. 1t was
very hard 10 persuade people that America
would declare war. begged OF the Regent
not 10 listen TO those who Affected to laugh at
American hostitics. told him, in SO many
words, that wo should have war, unless VIC
rodressed the grievances that Anne rica COM
plained Of Scarcely any body could be pre-
vailed upon TO believe this but II is come
true, it seems, after all. The Anti jacobins
will not believe me they despisc my warn
ings and they pay Tor it in the end. Not
only the public, but the government, in Eng
land, wholly disbclieved that the Americans
would 20 to war The truth is, that there
are so many newspapers in England, whose
sole purpose is to deceive the puolic, that the
wonder is, that any truth at all ever gains
general bclief.--Thcrc has, however, been
an extraordinary degree OF obstinacy as to the
real intention of America with regard to war.
/ asserted and proved, as ;hought, that il
was naturally 10 be expected thar she would
20 to war, unless we did away the orders in
council, and also the i,nprcssment of Ameri-
can ssamen but, scarcely soul would be-
lieve. Perhaps, II may be good for the cause
L
Us now qult tho past and look little to the
future. What will take place now The
letter, or pretended letter, from Liverpool,
under the date Of the 9th instant, would
IN AXE this cheated ration believe, that, the
moment the news arrives of the repeal the
orders in council, the quarrel with .9,nerYca
sviA be ar an md. 1t viii be best, however,
to let the letter speak for itself: :--
al have TO advise you, that a posboat is arrived
here to-day from Ncw-Yoik which size left on the
25d ult. bringing account that he Senate, after
dehberatng seven days. had to the resolution
of declaring against Crca. Britain, 10 to - An
express had arrived at New York to Meior BLOOM.
FIELD, which he read at the head OF his army, fos
maliy snnotnGing that the United States had 1ecar
ed war against Great Britain. think il proper TO
add, however, that the houses in Ncw-york which
despatched the pilot with this information, for the
purpose of making specuations in produce, express
ly ordered that, should the orders in counoi he re-
vokcd, their friends here were on no account 10
make any purchases for them. This is Convincing
proof that this declaration OF VIII be short H,
and on the arrival Of the Gazette, containing the re-
vocation of the orders in council, all matters in dis.
rutc between the two countries will be amicslly set
tied. The Mackarel schooner had been despatched
from Ncw-York BY Mr. Foster, direct to Falmouth
the day before the plo,-boat sailed When the Sem
ate to the resolution of declared war, the ac-
cont Of M Percevars death had not reached Uash-
ingtos but was known at New-York."
Thus new falschood is to be set on foot,
We are now to believe, that the declaration of
war is 10 haze no effect Till now i, has been
asserted, distinctly asserted, that the Senate
had rejected tho proposition for war. This,
az the reader we'll knows, has been stated
most distinctly, with all the circumstances at
tending the fact. 1t was not ouly asserted
thatsthc Senate had rejected the proposition,
but the number OF the majority against the
motion was given to this deceived, this Insult
ed nation. In the Courier newspaper of the
18th instant was published the following pa
ragraph -
"We stop the press to state. thrt we have just
learned, thai motion made in the House Of Re-
prcsentativcs for decsrngwar against Great Britain
the question carried BY large majority :. but ON
being brought up to the Senate, it was aEJecrEp
by majority Of tsso."
This was published on the 18th oI July,
and on the 2oth the above letter from Liver !
pool. Now, upon what anthority was the |
FIRST statement made Clearly upon no su.
thority at all. 1t was q ialsehood false. /
hood intended to deceive the people of Eng.
land a falschood intended to chea. them u
fa!schood intended 10 answer most base and |
yet most foolish purposes for, on the 2oh.
out GENES the truth by sheer force. | have
heard gentleman say, that he vcrily belicv- |
ed, If the French we're at Dover, half a mil. |
lion strong, these same newspapers would re-
present Napoleon as at the last gasp. hard
ly believe that for, by the time he was safe.