The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-10-30
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LANDING OF THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR
IN AMERICA.

u would sppcar, disappointed at the reception
he INST with on his landing in your country.
My authority is the following paragraph, pub
Iished 10 our newspapers.
"The Nsreissrs, Capt. G. Grafton arrived At
Portsmouth, on Thursday, from Halifax and Bermu.
ds The Niger Capt. Jackson, had arrived at Hal.
lsI. having landed the Hon. Mr. Bsgot at Annapoi-
, We're he had no reason 10 feel haitered with the
reception he experienced 1t appeared TO the Of
hcsrs oi the Niger, that the Americans sppre.
hensive. should they even suffer thernaurai curl.
osv TO be gratiied at the moment. il might give
issrce OF eclht TO the arrival Of the English anbas-
ssdor they therefore shut themselves up in their
houses, They could not fire salute as their guns
upon the FORT out Of order. Eight Of the Nj
gers men deserted from he beat aud no authori.
tstye aid could be obtained to discover hs retreat,
The Niger, so soon As she landed sl the amba.ss.
doris tnite, preceded to Halifax, and was there
preparing to receive on board sen. Sir John Sher.
brookcior Quebec lac having be.a sppointed govern
OF OF Upper Canada She has sailed for the river
TO be paid Oft"
WHAT Aa:tering did Mr.. Esgot want, I
wonder Did he expect them to run out and
PROSTATE themssves before him and LICK his
hand or hi, shoes VIVA, thcso {" egicers OF
the Niger" expected, l suppose, that tho pco-
pic Of Annapoli, were 70 range themselves
10 two lines with bare heads for the Hon. Mr..
bsgot TO walk through! Hs orght, sup
| pose, as they Thought, to have his way s,rcw-
ed with SowcFs TO the city Of Washington,
That grand scene of the exploits Of Ross and
Cockturn feidt" indeed ! what sclat
sbosId tho people Of Annapolis mako upon
sucn an occasion What cared they for the
Hon Mr.. Bago, any more than any other
msni AUD vh., should they earsi do
not boiisve, bowever, that they " shut the IN
in hair ~
They are not such fools. But il is one Of the
ever they go they are surprised If all the
world do not rt:n gaping after ,hen, and pull.
ling Oh hats 10 then. The people Of Amer
ca cara nothing abost " great people" II the
.OH'cers of The Niger" bad wanted shoot.
ing RI ob at tia heel. OF Mr.. Bs,o,, they should
have taken Our q detachment Of the bullet
prool-coach rabbie, and sush as those who
followed " old Bsueher" about bot 20 oricr
10 hays Effected heir pcrpose In a hspdsene
msnflsr, they should have Carried oi,t dozen
ton of strong beor as well as tho rsbbIo.
Thon Mr.. Eagot would hsvs been most cor.
daily Welcomed Fire e salute, indeec:
What should an American fort Grs q sa'o,o
for 0pon such IN occasion? What subject
of JOY vas il to America, that an English on.
voy had arrived! The sillines. Of all this,
surpssses even i,s conceit and imrudense.
Was it because Mr., Esgot was ,hs SON of
lord that oil this piece Of work, all this eclat,
was to take place! Jus, as II tho Americans
had not seen lords, and knights, and honors.
blcs before! JUST as If the Americas had
not seen Sir George Provost, Sir James Yeo,
Sir Alexander and Sir John Ccchrane, Sir r.
PacEcnhaul, and tho ever memorable Sir
George Cockbu,n, TO say so'hing OF Sir Will
liam Ecwe, Sir Henry Clinton, and Lord
Cornwallis! Srayth tells story of the cap
,ure of Lord Percy, now duko of Nor,huD.
herlsnd at or just after the battle Of Lexing-
ton. The Yankee soldiers had put hi. lord
ship 10 prison, in room Of what we call a
public house, and what you call = tavern, in
some country place. The people of the
neiehbodrhood, who know nothing Of lords
except by hearssy, crowded to the tavern
to see the noble parsonage when young
girl exclaimed, What 10 Eios a lord, yca ?
Gene away, Jemima" The people Of An.
oapolis have, dare say, something else to
do than to stare At lords, or st any such peo-
pie. I'll engage, tha, there were very few
oil them who knew who Mr. Bagot was, and
not one who would have shu, himself up 10
his boise for the sake Of either avoiding him
or tor any other purpose connected with his
arrival. But prey, when did tho people here
give any eelst to the ARRIVAL Of all AMBASSADOR
When did we fire saluies npon such an ocea.
'ion ! Oh We ore big John Bull Verify,
this insolenee is little iIl.'iD ed as 10 hueri-
ca II may do with regard ,o tho poor, crawl.
ing, lousy wreiebns in Spain, Portugal, and
Naples. and the countries that are under the
dresd Of England (; bu, il will not co wish 70.
gard to America, except indeed a, far a. /,
relates to tho Cos.scs Of New. w.Englsnd who
perhaps might have beep willing to crawl
upon their belli., to give ecla, TO the arrival
Of lords son.
The best way. upon such occasions, Is for
the Blue aad Buff to hold their tongues
Thsy cannot com plain with sny effect. They
can obtain no redress for, I Gao assure them,
tha, John Boil, eoncei,ed az no 10, 10 not
prepared 10 add Eve hundred millions TO his
deb', and twenty millions year to bic ssxcs,
m order to avense this pretended slieh, to
The Hon. Mr.. Bago, John will have to
pay the anouat Of Mr. B,go,'s salary sod