colleagues, who had no more to do wita the
matter tnantfce jreomen '.ot itic guard bad
There isno branch of the revenue that they
liave cut off. Whatever the pence did Mrv
Pitt was the principal JbaoWof, and as to the
4iebt and "all t.echa,tg -upon the consolda
tedjfund were they nisrcatcJy Mr. Pitt
iirwelf i The whule system is his, and if,?
to matters of deuiL-he had, during the last
.year or two, seen any thjtig amiss, why did
he not come to parliament and complain of
it ? The fact . k, that on the score of finance
he is under innite bUgalionstabis yielding
- successor in binding ihe stock lor wnicn,.
thaiocooie tax was pledged, relieved him
.frorai burden which jraa daf)ly 8ndh.ourljr
sinking1 him to the earth. It has been tho't
'by some person i, that the .moment that Ob
ject was effected, Mr. Pitt wished and inten
ded to return to powers t any iat. j ;it is
well known that he supported the measure,
' and if is not less certain, that it was the only
measure in which -.Mr Addingtort deviated
from the system long pursued by Mr. Pitt,
To represent the pecuniary distress of either
' Great-Britain or Ireland as .arising from the
measures of Mr. Addiagtoa and. bis col
leagues, is, therefore, a most mean attempt
to impose Upon the public. No: .-Miy rttx .
has been absolute master of the resources of .
the country .for the last twenty years. . $le "
has done just what he has pleased with them; :
aud .the. nation has a full and indubitable '..
right to demand a settlement at his hands,
and at his hands alone, li haa right to "dc- ; ,
-mand of him truw it comes to pass, that its
, debt has been more than doubled ; that its
bank paper teas depreciated ; that a dollar,
which, when ne fifit became minister, passed
for only -la. 6d.i n-iw worth 5s. in English
bank paper, and 5s. 6d Englisa money) in
Irish bank pj per 4 aud, above all, it has a
right to demand of ftim, how it bascoroe to
pass, that the power of its enemy has been
nearly double -V, while its owv has under
gone a positive limitation All this and
much mire it faisa right todeimindof him:
the de.a.iiul il wilt waki too,'and will. not be
answered by i;ri .evasion,. or a childish story
about the extraordinary difficulties he has
hud to contend wklr; about" the dreadful,
duiigcrof the French revolution, or the for- j
" wViluos of the -people of this country ; that
revoluu-on it was his place to foresee, and to
..prevent or profit from, and as tot temper
if the people, let itrnevef be forgotten," that
during his administration they patiently sub
mitted to an income tax of ten per centum,
and to a seven years suspension of the habeas
corpus act. In short, he had the nation, all .
its property, and all its persons, but particu
larly its pecuniary resources, at his absolute
coram ind for the last twenty years, six or
Bight months most, excepted, and during -that
time no measure contrary to his system
was adopted. Respmuilidity, therefore rest's
on him, and only hi in ; and .this is a fact
which should never be lost sight of.
IUjis DoHt-Aks. Thereis a bill now be
fore Parliament for extending the laws, a
gainst counterfeiting the King's coin to tho
countei fcain of h dollan, issued and to be
f J I. . I t i i i a a v
rfssuco uy me oanKsoi r.ngiana ana" Ireland. "
The bill standi (or a third reading this day.
There seeimtwbe a necessi'f for passiuga
law if this vrt, unless tho dollars be called
in, r cried down for, thousands and hun
dreds of thousands will otherwise neon be
made of base me'il. Bat this bill, whenever
it become a I iw, will put the seal of the co
partnership between the-hank and f he govern
ment, a.id will indirectly confer upon the for
mer the jir.t power of coining money, which
hns a1uyi Siime to nccn regarded as an at
tribute or wveve';hty From the first estn-
hlishnient ofUie bank of England t, th a1.
mi bh ration of Mr. Pitt, the Parliament ap
pears a ways Co have been extremely jealous
of any loe connexion between the bank and
the exchequer. Till the year 1793, the bank
was prohibited by law. and under heavy pe.
nellies from advancing money to government
except on the credit of Parliament but iu
that year Mr; Pitt obtained from the Parlia
ment an act to do away the penalties, and of
, course the restraint. I he consequences have
7Wo uch.At.wereJiatuiallyjQ bcjexpccJcd i
such as were foresees) by those who under
- stood lh science of political arithmetic j such
as we feet, ffnd such ai we shall by and by
feel mucbmort grievously. ' The minister
bortowed immense -urns from the bank ; the
bunk, in consequence thereof, soon stopped
h payment in speller the minister procured
a .i w to protect the b.mk in this breach of
contract ! the abusrhas been continued du
ring peace as well as war, leaving no check
, upon the b.nh at lathe quantity of its issues
th. paper liacwWlf' depreciated. and
the evil ha extended to Ireland in a height
encd degree, and with aggravated circum
itrticcs at last, to supply the place of the
rwin of the country, driven nut by the depre
ciated piper, the biik ar permitted to is
sue dollar at tn advanced nominal value, and
in order torsive to thec puces an air of res-p-euhtt'ity,and
authority, the head of hi Ma
jrMr it tran-prd on one side, while the amis
of the bank i,vcci the tthr. thus prof Jaim
l;ig toth! world, thai, in this firtt and !
wsrs hitheno tinHitidcd autUiute cf
rtic,ntjr,tht bsnk r.rw partieiU.Us wih the
tnwartlil thiTncaurct lha deed if pait
MrtMp, had, hiwevt r, as-ytt rrrrivrd the
xjctbn of the count i cinlrj thr bill
htUn PriamrMjirlul,i nnioi,rf the
-)fiurt. UenrcHraant li e e"vrrnnif nt
and the lnk ait as itfma;vers of rrtrnt, the
no i ih bank pT (sihr rmnt nt paper
aa '. as no rjiernmenl rwner ever dUl. nr .
Vvn.Mi.tetfir any -lif at all, nours miut
come ti hsifiilfinalrr,Mn!.iil,itigs
cai t rcstoitd to the state in which they
were in 1 79 5. English bank paper will bear
up longer than any other government 'paper
ever has done because, though it is, in fact,
the paper of the government though' the
government has neither the power nor . the
right ta force, the bank to make good" its en
gagements, without first enabling it so to do
out of the treasury, yet men have so Jong
been accustomed to regard the bank as an in
stitution having ample resources totally in
dependent of government; that it will require"
time, though circumstances may render ihat
time very short, to convince them of theif er
ror. The longer, however, thecrisis is de
ferred, if it is finally la come, the more 'dan--
gerous w ill bethe consequences.
JuW IS.
It is with sincere regret we find, that the
apprehensions which have already been ex
pressed in the Dublin papers relative to the
atate of Ireland, are . not without some foun
dation. Our intelligent correspondent writes
as follows :
Dublin, July 10,
u The situation of this country grows eve
ry hour more critical. From various at-'
counts received this day from several adjacent
Counties; a spirit of insurrection appears to,
be pretty general among the lower orders.
It is confidently reported that they are sworn
to rjse the moment they receive an account;
of the eniemy being at sea Several, pieijs
of gold bearing the image of Bonaparte, (hfe
been lately distributed in the country ;tip.t
Wexford, by persons who Have lately come
from tlr Continent. Yesterday the conser
vators of this city ordered the names of the j
innaoiinms 10 dc piacea on the doors ot the
severaj houses, and a reward of 5001, has
been offered for the apprehension of William
M'Calie, a person described as having lately
landedin this country from France.
." Although lord llardwiche is much re
garded on account of his private virtues, the
Marsden" administration isveiy unpopular,
aftd wiien the Circumstance of this city ha
ving been suffered to be taken on surprize. on
the hcmorable 23d of July, is considered,
much regret is felt at that gentleman being
con timed in this situation, at a moment, so
critical a the present. The arrival of Mr.
Foster here would greatly animate the loyal
ists oflreland, and I assure you that under
the existing circumstances.they require every
encouragement that can be afforded them
" " M Cabe, who is now' proclaimed, was I
understand, aid-de-camp to the late lord Ed
yard Flugerald,"
PARIS, July 5.
The Emperor has .decreed new uniforms
for the tailors, composing the crews of our
fleets awl flotillas. They are in future to be
dressedin blue jackets, in the manner and cut
of thost on dragoons"", red waistcoats with
gilt but.ons j blue cloth pantaloons for Eu
rope , bit blue nankeen for the East and West
Indies, i. They are to wear red stockings of
wool in Europe, but of cotton in the other
parts of the world. Their shoes are to be
pointed with round buckles ; and their Uir
to be cropped, without powder. They are'tj)
change their shirts three times in the week,
and each sailor is to have three shirts, on"'
white and two colored ones. When on short
they are to wear small cocked hats bul
when on board except the fore-castle. men,
the other may wear round hats. Their niglt
caps are to be red, and washed once in the
week. Their neck cloths are to be, for ful
dress, of black silk ; but otherwise op cottor,
dyed black Each man is to have two night
caps and two neck cloths. Besides a board
inp axe, each sailor is to be armea with one
short sword, a dagger, and two pistols, small
' enough to be placed in the pockets of their
trowscrs. Each man is to be allowed two
pipes ih the week, and half a pound of tobae
co for chewing; and a quarter of a pound
for smoaking, if the commanders think tic
latter waiter may be permitted without da,
ger. When at anchor they. areto bstke
morning an4 night, for half an hour each
time ; when atsea they are to wash their bo
dies all over twice a week, and to be shaved
once every four days. When in Europe,
3heyjfot:?xerbe4
every Hunday s but when tn warm climates
forhulfan hour every second dar They arr'r
to avoid Korbutic complaints, to wash their
mantle twice in the week with vinegar, and ,
once every tlay with lrth water. '
F-tirn I ht Lendnti Morning Ch ran iV It,
Tathe I was very sorry to see
an article in your paper of Wednesday last,
in which the tharactcr of Mr. Livingston is
treated with a degree of asperity which tci-
tlur his- cinduct while in this country, nor"'
j the estimation in which he is held in bis own,
by any mems tnt'uled him to expect. 1 am
the more concerned this attack, as, sub-.
siantially, it is grounded on supposed trans.
actions in which the names of Mr. l ot and
Mr. Grey me implicated, and with the nntue
of which ju tmut pertnil me to say, sir,
neither yonj self, nor any editor of any other.
Journal, appear in the tnn.t' distant degree
1 have been scquinted. Whether any con-
trnaiions if ap.liliral nature took place he
twitn Mr. Fox, Mr. Grey, and Mr. Living.
"m.1 know nr., ror H hclitte the fact to
I known to any persons rxrept ihtmnlvn,
and his twsjest) cnnfidi nia scrvaniSi but
of this I am certain, that iMiih Mr. Fox and
Mr. Grey, (and partlcuUrly Mr Fox. who
rnnrh afquairrtfd wilh him at Paris)
hire a hiqh rt.pei-l for Mr. t4vineton, and
w.uld Utlea to any imporisnt romtmimrt
tion coming Irom him with s much atten.'
tin, at Icttt, tklfitrvme fam any other
cpiartcr. 1 will ad. si-, that Mr. Liringlon
lis alwarsbt-n considered In Amciica as a
man of the first abilities that be bas one of ,
the largest properties ih that ctjuntryr where w
wvu aa uuuv sutu piif tv i v. uut
versaily respected. ; -
i am, Sir,&c. &c. " '"' ;
- .-ij,;-"':.' .- A'Tateifty to tkuth.
. ; RUPTURE." '-
. MADRID, 'julyi'
: The application of the American minis
' teron the subject of the Convention, has at
length drawn from this courr the. following
propositions, upon the acceptance of which
only, will that instrument'be ratified. " '
"rrt. N That time be allowed togiye notice
to their . subjects bf theCortyentro
has pot been done, as they considered the
business totally abandoned by the American
government. '
Stcond. That the article relating to prizes,
carried into Spanish ports by Fi-ench erui
zers, be totally expunged, and alt laimVnp-"
. on the Spanish government upon Jhat ac
count, be forever relinquished".
Third. That the act ot the United States,
authorising the President to'establish one or
more ports on the river Mobile be immediate
ly repealed. . " 5 !
" Alter a proper remonstrant by' the A
meridm minister on the suljject he demand
ed his passports, and will actually depart'
from hence in the course oftlieensuihg week.'
". It is expected too that alt the" Americahs
willbe obliged to leave this place In a few day s.
" Nothing of course but war is spoken of."
The following letter is said to be written
by a character of the first respectability at
Cadiz, to a merchant in Philadelphia, dated
. " July 20, 1804.
" In my last of the 19thult. I advised you
of the failure of our crops, since which our
harvest has turned Out even more unfavorably
than was at first apprehended, and I know not
from whence we can receive supplies ade
quate to our wants unless fronvyour side of
the Atlantic. The threatening appearances
of hostilities between this country and yours,
have lately arisen to so alarming a height, that
your ambassador, Mr. Pinckney , has actually
demanded his passports, and I pastime be
fore this time has left Madrid. Jf war takes
place, we shall be reluctantly forced into the
measure in defence of our dearest and best
rights, and as it must be interesting to you
to be informed of the principal cause of dis-"
pute, I enclose, you an extract of a letter I
have just received from a Spanish gentleman
at Madrid, who possesses the best opportuni
ties of information. It will explain to you the
unfounded pretensions of your administration'
in regard to the extent of Louisiana, who in
order to enforce a submission 'to their un
warrantable claims to Wrst Florida, may in
i . ... . . . .
previous to the vcarJJW Fr&Rce tlaime sir
the country East of theisVisaippi under the'.;
appellation of Louisiana, sml lid actually
grant an exclusive privilege to tin: commerce
thereof, to theJaroouCroaau - " j---
u If any thTng further can be required to
render the treaty, still mart clear , j)d . deli.
nite on this head,the ifteotions and meanings
of the "originally contracting .parties .must 7"
surely be deemed conclusive and final. The
marcjuis oe CasaCalvo, commissioner on the
part of Spain, 'and Monsieur L'Aussat on the '
part of France, had,, respectively yders, the .
one to deliver, the other, to receive Louisia-'
na, without any reference or allusion whate
ver to West rt'andthieactofdelivery'was'
thus completed cohformablr o thoseln
structions frdm the two cou rts. ' ;
" The interpretation. given by" the United
States to the'freaty of Cession,: is there fore
-equally extravagant anc untenable, and will.
never be sanctioned or submitted to by the.
Spanish court, althoV the annihilation of the
monarchy should become a possible conse
qvience ofitarejcctioof so degrading a pro
jxsal. ; ,- v . ... ' , v. - '
" You may jud.ge fxqm : the translation of
my friend's lettcr,of the unjust pretentions of
your government, . ait adherence to which, ,
and that too for a buren and unimportant
tvact of country coin paved with Louisiana,
would forever tarnish, the honor of your m
tion, and stamp tt.Mtb'Uh.e charac,te of that :
grasping ambiUonjtrom which she alone of
all the powers 6T tite earth has been )itreto-
tore exempt.
volve our countries in a tontes, which would
be deeply distressing Ho As. and could never
be approved of or become popular in the
United States, because unsuppurttd by even
a plausible pretext or the shadow of equity."
Extract above mentioned. , "
Mafirid, July, 13, 1804.
" Although it is understood that the refusal
of ths government to;ratify the" convention
with the United States was sroduced by the
inudmissible demands of the biter respecting
the extent of Louisiana, yet ihe most alarm
ing grounds of misunderstanding between
our court and .Mr. Tinckncy, are in reality the
pretensions setup by the American govern
ment to West Florida, which is all that tract
of country lying east of the Mississippi, and
extending as far as the river Perdido, except
ing however thcrerefroro the island of New
Oilcans, which attaches to Louisiana.
, M This territory Spain will never relinquish
unless for a fair equivalent, but, she does not
dispute the title of the United States to Lou
isiana propel ly so called, although France has
never complied with those conditions by the
execution of which she was to have acquired
a right to that province. In regard to East
and West Florida, they were originally ceded
by France to England by the treaty of peace
of 1763, who at the same time ceded to Spain
the island of Kcw.Qrleans and territory west
of the Mississippi, which we have held ever
slncewitlut anyjiluralfo
whatever.
- In U80, wc conquered from Great Brit
ain all the country east of the Mihtittippl,
then divided into East and West Honda,
which conquests were confirmed to us by the
definitive tresty tf peace of 1783. It is here
to be observed that .West-Florida has ever
since retained that name, and formed ho pari
f Ixmisiana, as originally ceded by France
to Spain, but having been conq-atred by the
latter It remained a' separate gbtemnienl as
when under the dominion of L'ngland, and
tnocpenaem ci iouiiana, poiscsftiiig a joy
cmor appointed by the Crown, who was in a
certain degree as well a the Governor of.
lxtuisisna, dependant on the government of
llavtnna.
It is evident that the treat of Cession of
, Louisiana, fni by Spain to France, and
ftW- by France to the United States, never
did or could in the remotest degree contem
plate or Include KVit florid inasmuch as
that instrument makes no mention cf Florida
hr which name atone that country has been
known ever since 1763, a period of ! yesrs.
The deKription of the cededjerritory
given in tht royal order of the SpanUh court
addrtMcd to the inttndant of Ixulsiart to
deliver up that province lo General Victor,
isaHoflfsrandprtrie, ills therein siykd a
FttfKtnim of Louisiana, with the same ex
tent Hpossc-md when ceded by Franca lo
the crown of Spain.
As well nnirht tba American rotrrn.
... - r,
ment elsim Faii.rtofliu alitvnAtt her Con
siructioa of the terms of the Cession, bcctuit
. SAVANNAH, September 12. s
HURRICANE, :: ;I
On Saturday last this city was visited by
the most violent hurricane ever experienced'
since its settlement.." ..'It commenced by light jp
wind and rpin in the "morning, 'until about
common violence; accompanied with' heavy ,
rain, and continued to increase until 6 or 7
at nisrht, and did not cease netore mice m
the mornina of Stiriday.
Elnring its continuance, the sltttking ofthea
dwelling house, the scattering of the slate
and tile from sucb roofs as were covfcredj
with those materials, the falling "of several!
chimneys in the city", and the levelling of!
fences and trees' around, creatfcd an inces
sant alarm, which the arrival of morning
proved to be too Veil founded.-
A chimney in falling, . killed two children 1
of Mr. J. Nelson; a house fell, arid killed
jonn r. weoo, anu augiiuy uruiscu uuluuu
who was silting hear him.
But it was in the morning that the full hor
rors of the scene were witnessed. The shores
covered with lumber and the ruins'of stores
destroyed ; the wharves with shipipng ; the '
hopes of the merchants scattered i.mong the
fragments oTthe Buildings or floating in the
river, and in. many of those stores which
withstood the gale, damaged, or ruined; the
innumerable small boats crushed. like egg ,
shells, and thought almost as little worthy
notice : reeds and marsh crass torn up- oy
the roots from the): opposite island, and ac
companied by - numerous serpents, turtles,.
marsh birds, Reforming a back ground of
the picture t and the negroes who had sur
vived the night on that" island. composed
wholly of rice plantations, screaming for as
sistance, and for the loss of their drowned
companions, completed the affecting the
sublime collection. - Insensibility itself could
not have looked on unmoved.
We have not heard from the neighbouring
ptantations,nor caa we form any idea of all
the damage done. '
On Wilmington Ulaod4 Mrs". Scriven, wife
of Major Scriven, and one of their children
werefkilled by tlx fall of the house.
Onlludson's island, Mr. Hoxham and wife, v
who had the care of a plantation. were carried
away and drowned. -The number of negroea ,
droned cannot be ascertained. - It is sup
posed no less than thirty
Fort Green, atCockspur island, is corn- "
plcttiy levelled, and all the buildings testroy
ed. Of thef a-ddiers, 7 of these who vre
there, escaped by getting on the roof of r.e
last house which lell, with 14 others, men at4
SiiTTioorrarie f Iloatincrthcr-TOOtT)Srtedr
and tin y separately escaped to land on Wil
mington island. A son r espt; Kicholls la
among the diowncd. Four aolditrs and a
non-commissioned tflicer were fortunately
detained in town, as was Lieut. Piott. ,
Gun Btwt.No. I. H safely lodged in i torn
f.eld on Whitemarsh Island sViout Srrilea
from where she drifted and within fcO fett of
a creek. It Is hrpttl Khe Will be got off with
out difficulty. All her men are safe and she,
has received no damage.
Sloop Governor Tatnall, ot Charleston, !s
high sud dry on Wilmington histd, nesr
Mr. ttry-nvitwilltKAbetwssiliie to get off
the vcistl, hut her valuable cargo is safe.
KEW-YORR. September 4.
The brleHophit, Pinkham, from Liver
pf ol, was liosrdctl yesterday morning, by an
ngliih Ingsic, sithin two leagues olthe
look, was dclsincd bows, and had two of
.er men prtssed who had . regular protec
tions.
A brig from Iguirs. has been captured
by the UrJtUh frigate Lander$ he was a
privsteerof H guns, having on hoard a car
K of tallow, hides, and coffee, nd had im
papers nor name. SJe mistook the Lesnder
and Cambrian for the two French frigates now
In onr hsrbour, satl inadvertently put her
self into their possession She was ordered
for Halifax.
At half past one o'clock on Sundsy after
roon the ship Jcl.n. Csptain PaUrson. from
Lordcsux, took a pilot on board j the British