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1 4 A-i' - . - r, - - - . . t . I ' 1 I -3 . . .s !"-,. , .. . ' ,f d : U i: 'if" is' ri e n - c : g j-T .j. - ' y.yy.. yr - ;y;i;GA4,c23 i809.:;;- ; v : r No.,2i.. ' . ; ,k llti-piki, at rsKVfra asnov Fatettk-tn.LE-iTr.Rr, kzaIi C'asso's crBEit Patca ' -Vdf.t' DotLABB' E AW CM, rATABlk HALF TtHBLT IV APTAMCE. SlStitE pAPEK 10 CeTS i c ST ATKMP APhUSL y Tlie f.illom inf CotTeijwuUiic is from the Burton Ont' "f acl, under u .e MnJ uf funticr Su7prc4el Oorutncmy," 1 Extract of A letter yrtitx Atr, 'Jrmttrong1 Mr. r i I ! I lorwardcd to Mr. M'ElhedM codv. oi inst. rhtn the rapcror declared tlwif if means could be found to make an. exception -tf the N ov uecre, taat tuth cxcrpnqn shOQld hare his consent. .v - - j . (" ' Si second and vrry 'txtrjiordinMi VlevTet, Mn 1 ; lan decree- of ,sc. 1 JT,J c3f his 50V tmmui, j -'ith re'rda 'iiruirai toinnielrcr: Whthtr 1 LS Jt V mean,tto; stimulate Grtat-Britaiu tQ the j r commission of nsw outrage, or to osi'tcten ub j -,i b'pellin jthyse he has alirady cvminitted. U the.policy is rquall)1 unwise and sj decidedly so, that I kqfnot a;raan.ofcgns"ideration whq approves of llt. '.'It h however, 'tiot 1'ss truv.thut it is' arditHcuU ul find tne .hok will hazarcT.an okjrvtoii to -it. T-U--d,who in , this wav iv pcmitted to; go further than, any othrr person, , dare not avow his SJinion of it, nor (bad as he thinks it) da more than ataus that the present moment would appear to die tite. some; modinatios; this point he sirjiKis. rnjgea o go, and I wait the result with mu h anxirty jl'e empVrbr is expected here on the last day "of the month.' ;fr- Extract of a Utter from firrAtUdinn $MrtJrni- . :;.;,:r;v 'v -VFyBT, 8, 18C9. t l o , follow the . paragraph ending, with th. - wordi ' V pari .pasfcu whh his enemy .-Whe-thernheVinimatwW'haveVn refer ficel ojtfie. distinction between such par ta of 1! ' French decree as- dprrat mwriiVipally bt 5 lioreand such'arftpcrslirgn ihe Mgh eas, iolatc ifif rights, of oejfjuajsiiFtok di'siioc, i u between thforrtrrfrcstrjetio!- and tt I ist extension of the Decree with ' inriii. Extrtet frittn tht amt tt 1fj tame '-. V t ; t stated in my last letter .the substance of a declaration made by tho Emperor, Viz.' that if means could be-found to except "American property from the '"operation .'of theDecree of Nov 1 8O6, without, infringing the- prloriples of the deereeshe vould immediately ,' make t ie exception. No time was lost in ,cooalu nicati g the declaration to me, and I was in vited to point uvih meims h rrcjuired, anet isuTed clmfshjruld be immediatrly 'aib: fiiitted Whir majesty,.1. Xitth? "as" t liked 'tlie proposition, and much a 3 I doubted tbe'since rity bfhe declaTation'out of Whijh It; greur;! rould iot refu5e.any,fi:ency'bf mine- in rescU . " ' -T .""I i v . wint xm not seem -uitHorised lasaiSr either -fiesestjnvt ion? entertl it.Jlb thi views of thJSmh fabinHl But it is certain T-T neither lass the'dutVnortfiS irft-nt.htt iif ;ie emiKrorfXHcFfenchCseito'varv his'HR- cree, -as to itfiK.iise(tVit the rights of licularly witlhiapc$.u U nitid tajte?3rIhi may bethc' n,re rt-a- jnably expected-as hothin&?ad be more clear: s has been alresldy bbsefvirdthaB Jthe efiVct f the de cree as far aah l Cirt "txr carrit'd into Tect, iWpvM :6 b -sWsibiy ' diminished by rboUshing jts operation bayond the .limits oi JZtralfetter:fr6m ApJnnttrmgjQ Mr. ntt w, 'jiicriuj 8 gooti a convey ; 1 cunrifrthut Employ. itNothinj eencv eo milch of th American property Jq ties'. lirtd io the1 ports bf Franc' as should come ""hum iwnutir 1 utc uvtuiuinjjiy wrote inc note (a copy of which is subjoined to thli let ter) pointing out in:a few words' tho prrmerty to which that ruh; would apply. Thi note VaV uutinto the Emperor hand by the.Prmce of 11 .i ;- ' x.li:-t. ij .1-,. s urucvriHU, ,wu', IHUUgll SIX UJVS liaVC lapsed, has not yet received an ftaswerl Z' -Ettrtct of Alcjterpom XU,'Madioniio Mr. Armrtwmg. ' To folio "the paragraph lending "vnth the' ford " ; - 'J'!'e inwdtately taken." .... - .', ' f " The repeal of her decrees is the more to 1 expected, abbvt ,alf, f Qre at Britain should rental: or be likely to repeal her's."a the Stan u the original decree at BVrnn did hot extend to asyiolatiorr.of the freedom bf the seas: and was. restricted : to . a, municinal .operaiion" for nearly atwentir year Notwithstanding the ille gal British order' of JahuaryVi 80?. and as a return of France to that restricted scope of her fiiau wuuiu av imiiiaici nttir UllninlSll IIS Ope- ration against the British torn metce that operation being so Completely in the power bf rTap,c on iana, ana so tutie on the iuga seas. But although we cannot of right demand o France mfre than a repeal of o much 'of her deprees as violate; the Jreedom of the sias, and a great point w'lll bifeained by a repeal 6f thf part them, yet as it maynot havethfTccjf 01 inducing a repeal o tne jwPaeHlrgal system pf'.ths British . gvernmcnt-iwhich mav aeefc pretexts to plead a neresslfy fdf ''cqurtteracting the unprecedented n& formiJitbfc mode dftoar- fore practised against her it Vfll be desii amV ice that injr Las occurred hen-.since the date of myv public (!l patches (the 1 7th) t.giv? to Our business an : pect more favtii'irribfe; than' it then had, but 1 thf other hand, I have Sime to the know ! ' of two facts. avI ich I tVJnV .iiffi, ;.'..t1., v th? decided character of the Ewperor's it -vita regaru to us. i hese are first, that 1 1 courtc'ftbt admiuiatration held a few days a-.t, 'H'-n" R Vas 'p'rloposedi to modify lhe one- make in iu stead the experiment of an armed commerce 'Should she adhere toiler wicked and foolish measures, e ought not to content oursdves with : doing this. 'There is much, very, much , besides that, wecan cto,- and We buht not to omit doiog all we can, because it is tnlievrd here.lhat we.caPnot dtf much, -.'and even that , we will pot da wbat we nave toe power of doing.",'. . 'V- r, '.;f : . yN teller Com Mr? FIncknej to Mr. MadUoit. ? X ; -vV-V.l'VU YJ'. ' tt)mi 180&'- ' r ? Sir I '.had aa interview this momine ; with' Mr. Cahntnjr, at his own' request One object of the intervkw related to the .messaer"! pi me rresioeni j we T7tnct uctooer iast.oi whcha .newspapelf copy had been received I from Mr. Erskioe. J A all for a copy of 4his rarsrtge was expeciea in raruamenr, ana jvjri : wished to be irr a Situation to produce C I ebuld nit assist hlmV.!fn3 I snp'pose the'news paper copy will be con's Xr& , sufficient, t, ! ',;.' VAa;oon. as, thiisubjcct Va .disxe4f, Mr. C. obscrvedthat he had re'quVsud io, see nie principally for the DurDose, of rconyersin- with, roprivat?1? and ex'tranoffici ally upon the juty proposed to be Jaid-ia conscqUerict -of their late blockading orders upon cotton iri tended far re-exportation to enemy Vpo'rts up- ott the eontinent. ha Very fe w bccca'stonal remark which I had made. upoiv this aubject at, bur; last ' hueryjew"; already rmemioddlo' tnyJeUerorthe;.Ult.la ledhirq;tot up poss.thatit was ordy to thia mode of excluding our cottoh froth l'rartco that the Ututed States would be likely .to iobjectt-'VAnd if tbl? object could be,; accomplished; In awbther Vay, the measure? cease to be offensive. Having admitted what,1 indeed,7 was sufficiently obvi ous ' before that they looked, to the; intended duty ' upon cotton as' a. complete . prohibi tion he said that if it would be more ac. ceptable to the United Stales that th form of t he proceeding- should be . changed ac as io leave, the . exclusioo of (fotton fr6m4th'cbmi neot' to; the mere effect of the blockade? their desire to consult their feeliritfs 'arid wishes- ift whatever did not entirelf counteracr.jh? great ond r the; mMsur,'VouldMis adopt, jSuch, a" modificauob of their plan. In the rorse of his explanatiob uporvthis point, iHirouuceu proiessiops ot ol, will towards Wr,scpiintryr"of fegret that Franc had imbb- that as little; room : posfiblC shonld he Jft for this rcmataing danger jolthV, traabuil eh- jovment 01 our commercial rignts'.-; .. r ition of tht; decrees of Noy.j 806 and Dec i f 07, (dioir. the profxisirion was -supported ! y thf whoJe weight cf the, (Couucil,) he be-m-e highly "indignant; aniTdeclared that these ti . crecs .should suf j-. ny chafnge-and that the A norican3 6houtdic;cope!ledi to" take-the ositive 'charaHer Of either allies or enemies d, that on ihe';2hhbr jmtr: last, twelve lays after ,Mr' ChmpagnyVwrittep tasstiran ces. that thj decrees shouidwbr no chjmge lhe property sequesterrd. unfil-ourl'dUcysh t.ion.ith England: were brought tonVtlose, nd seven days before he reported.to-ltne "y'tt ballythese very assurances, the'Eotipcror had by a special decisiou cimfiscatcd two' .of our j: sh.'P5 arid their cargoes (the Jplius JIenj;y, and ''Juniata) forwaut merely 'of ;afdcument not reuuired bv anv laf brnsacy' nfihiinmnitrr. jn- wmcn iney natl pftri engaged vl fcjs ;act was taken as 1 am informed oh a general fe- ivikw ocyuthureu -casesi amquntmg toione luhdred ttnd sixty,-and which at present prices - VU 'yield- upValfds of one' hundred, miUtons , of francs, :. a sum whose magnitude alone ren ; tiers hopeless aU attempts at saving it-lOanesi ; Poriuguoseand Americau' wiltbe the prin- 1 , viM auiuiir, , ir ,i sim r IfThf in ;altYrrSltrV iuc, emperor. na,s ciehnitivelvitakeo .his nrounci, 1 BT un"; cannot be: wrong lr concluding that pjJW vtin immeditely take ycmf 'sX " JZxtrfict tf ujetteri from strong to. Mr, Extract of a letter flroft r:' Armrtrong- tft Mrr.trnctne-. l: r:i, -cr;:-PABn,2&l June; J808.-..C The St." Michael arrived at L'fVient ori the Ut lnsu jindhc goehtmenjt messenger At Paris on the 'Sth.V a passport fcr the yessrl 'to Falmouth thence to L'Oriem ogain,f wU m raediiteljr requested,' but one iu the fojm cotdd not .granted , but Jjy order of themperori and this was not given till the J3th ;( tiisse' tir cumstances will account for the long de .ehtibn of your dispatches. Wehav reason, 1 4 regret that the views of our government, founded jn -Ae justice and wisdomVthe.bellKrenc'pdw: ers, are so litde likely "to succeed., -J Attempts of this character made, here i(and,ihey, ive' ndt been unfrequentj have ''hitherto done np good.' Nay the rrpetitibnj bf "thVse maycbe lairly presumed to have done -mischief, inas, much as it has tended to tstabliaha creed, that words -in sonle:' frn"br other.are the OniV ittkiwwt hav4 to employ; v The French council'of prizes which.i I am told, a; like the EnijlishXourt of Adrtiiralty as An egg) like , another, has lately began a cart e t of con demnation; Between the first and fifteenth mst. five cases have been deddedand I am assured that orders have been received from Bavbnne for condemning'aU American cases enllott in jnass.jy What hia suspended thd axr iiuce the fifteentb, we can but conjecture. It may be presumed, that the renect Spanish Junta op jhe political nd other rela tions sabsisahgej'twetna! Statesthrbugh" wemedium'ibf the colonies: ,niay haye produced the tause , ThSt it is hot owing to any conquest" which "gooti principles - uiiuvumvci jujti one 13. certain. Are things any bettiityour iide the channel V ' -r- .zttf,:Ziii H"'.: 7, v;':-"'"f Extract of a letter fred Amixong to Mr. If ivnu ' "We havetlornwhat of coercion of the two irreat bellitrerents tb a tursf- of justice yhe embaVgo is aJrtieasurb c Ucu! ted, above any other," to keep u Whole, and cep -is- m f peac, r bur beyond this' you mastopt rcotmt jupbn' it. Here it is not felt, and ;in England in th midst of the moVoife tea upon them the necesaitfofreBbiHing'ra rtepwKichmight be sUf posed tb presS wSlth i verity :upon oat. iitc't& .1and tf ab anximi'n desire that a return to a'systerrj of "equity and oder4tibVpn;he',part of iier-eiUm'ws Would inualilA a r. 1. 1 a W"- Tl. a J" 1 - 1 " -m apaiKion. as jthewhole stafprt that h was peculiar! Viimportant towarda thi.? fir4t flecofhlrdera (of which.it war thebbject : compel FraneVto relieveAhe' ebmniprflhf (he world from the bppressbn of her.late"de. 555i inn considerable Supplies , Of; con shbuWnot7clntrbddcedio the cbntinent that ft had bcetj hoped and Relieved, that the Hni:A?lw worna notrfceive harsh or -un triendly, a constrained attempt hv Great-Bri- tajn to prevent auch supphea from being recei ved by the parties to the waivesiycially' as it was' certain that Great Britain could' herself were in die; habit of sehdinff abroad, and that they had preferred the .imixisition'of a duty apbit cottort ib a direct prohibition of the; ope. VT uiwv(,usuhik h jhj consisi ent yyUh "those yariou and extensive htodificV tions ot ihe blockade to which they hud been ledj not ; merely by-.'vjfwt of advantagVtb themselves, biit by respeci for the convehitnee andeeling bf other nations, and particularly of America;; fin fine, h'wishedjio inoir;niy private opinion hefore the' Parliament; whVtHcir'artAlt'erifoir in this Vespect from a, prohibitbry duty to an Absolute interdict, votild' be. likely tb be acceptable tb ur t1 phed, hi as!conciliafbry a manncras Icpuldf that as boon as I had understdod that a dutyV was to" be proposed on' reexported '.If bt- too; nad been dieposed to takeUor 'irranted -a- - . i: "i r5v"lVt' . , v '!t wniain to r" ?Totf10 10 tnat case;,cc,rtamy lo of the recent orders in council. Hi" them a good deal of trouble t . acc'omfaodati,, 1 ' . ) Cheir plaoA as prepared, for' patliament. to Ay change of to muco importance in season, to ba -' V ' acted upon-;Vs...s;? -t -.YiU ' (;,I answered, in substauce, at I law It was ; his wish, that I aho'jld memion whatever had passedtoyou. '. And that 1 did not doubt thai : ." ' .Sa the motives of his proposal'-, .'uhatryer, might . ; f, be; thought of. the proposal,' itself would bo ? acceptable to;lJje president ,JI. requested . fVj me to aay to you, that although ih neceMarv. C '1 bills would be proposed, and would pats iq 1 Parliament- according to their first 'protect fci Sf.l f a duty, yet that -the altefatibn alKve suggv.'st i'i - J ' .-1.1 L v "J J t. t '. L i , 4" V. u,,wouisa o auopteu( wnenevcr is snouiu do y--S . k no writ, that it would be , agreeable to Us T vfv " i muit pot" 'uble you wKh any Kflectionl . -r ( upon ihn conversation, but it V ray duty tb say r: i.hat although Mri Cf. manner, was iixtremeljr "v" Y. -.i:a..- - A a .i- A' . If!.!...- . . V " uoottiiaiurji not a..woru rsiiapeuuirntotncoui -. v t; raw. B h rr . that th nrrtr In krinnpri i Wr,i)A "-'f .'- be Wjany degree abandonecUor that t should ' rV . gain any thing by wrginga reconsiceration of - ,jV.J thera.;V I threw oiu that tendency; hut sdbn ncrctivetl thai it oouM ir' aR he ustful to follow thein up. I -have the' Uc4.T ?f j. oour tik . r. A letter jmi W. t'wekney to Mrliiwaji r . V 1 " ' ' I .1...... ,oa'- ' nad the nontjur. to w receive 'uus .v r morniug ypur'Wtter ;,o(; thV23rd.fef as( motjthl ' inclosing a copy oi a message iroro tnt. r resi-? utu y vouT 3 ituu u wieir act in pursuance . i- of it, lay ing an embargb on our Vessels and ex'I-C ports, f It appeared; to bern yduty tb lose no ;. Ciitie iri Wvl nff such explanations of the liritialil ' governpient, of this.yise andsaluj.arx;neasurei;f f,,-,, ai you? ..fetter; suggests V$n went ioownh-strlett immrctiaiely. and haf Ceived mV exptaaalioh w.ih great apparent a'-'?' iisiaiiiMf, uu uvk ivucaeioa iO"rcxuress iuo,r? -v.1 most frietkLvoWnbsilib ravitjnysclf bf th'il oppohurt! mejuiou st'A sufjjet6fineimp j(itinix:.;' ' i V" ,- .S f"fci'ycssei-:-,-. , - CQmibghiuf British potkii drtder : Earning, lctv ;1 AVi.l;.'!;f-A'i!:i-'J.:.:r.- a'. ' i:::.t1.- r ::;; - tutu iiit uiiiicu Ulrica, in me event ui ii , u emir uicir uricinat vovajrrsw aiinouirn tnev are bkfoihipTt.lrb warning is iurlorsid on tUveir 1 papbfsitHetJre i 4; turn may be ha lardous, without some British .CA'4 documents to p"rbvompUdncewuh ' W, ,'andir aot ofAvhajyslMd iyefas ntcessa)b gavei ion -Wopl4 dune yf 1 thout delay 5 and addeci 6haiiffas'dr.since7e;Wish shew n every'vvly vniynecssuy na.oompeiieounem to.aW) i i5;v dppti their aiisicty tb: accommodate ! ciiiVss; far M'fas Cdnaistent ,w tth tHrlti object, to 'th'A, 1 feelings and interest of ;the American! ffoyettiir ;; mi4beopV:X-nddc4 by theSebb'i thatth ..object was ,nctre venues but prohib.. ,Th jwb5fA'ertJtVjojec( wera the one br the Other, tt WaS. fts he knew hhininn k- mv bft the, Vi.,S; would. hold that object as well as the meansrana te witoie'ay stent tonnecteel -"with not leel myself authorised to Baf. t 'which, of the caiSs'eg he had iuggte'u','iny 'goWrfiment ould giyfe ttie jjreferanqe; brtbatj: it 'would tefcia pretercnce.lor eitheri .Mfi Cat asked me; if I slibuid, think" it wpl-th-;while j tb consult my pyrameat. on this .ubjjeci,ob' serving M.theriarhi timc that he-would not wish It to" be dime, if there wtn the leait danefr oi -giving otiencantl assuring ne that what hc had saJd,VDr(teeXled frbrri mdtiVesTthermostj amiable and rcspectfu'ljowards fa7rjt$i& t ded,- t iipon reflcctibr'this Vofttde the J imposed, pn our cottony when;, r e.exported 4t ;X ih& conune ntjand tha 5 detei Jvfe mina'tion hbio .allow Our;ve$id Warqtrdi ' :i iu(b Brjtish porti4 4bthaugbf4 Heboid CIS that. jheset; Bbjec.sJ with 'IdcH however, it was evident. ..ii iitJftj rtjh a 'X. u..n:.A..iv .l .iJ l'1 . J 'i. . a-" '. ': r aiertttionatid ihat he oli;Cin'M f j . j a j ' an t9 nave, anotheruimervitw Vttn t : j rs him in thfeourse of a fe w;das-ifeS' 5 extract, of letter ont Mr. Rnckncy ta Mr, MadlsmU i " '4 . J?nCL Hooe arrived at Coweafi-om F:.nr. ' 1 t the i 0th fit'PSm fy. -1 ' .' -1-irb:h'av;V.iivi fir''R'i-.i'J K . though he, feturnetI:Xt gam yesterday; iw Dowhinr-stfee't: Bnri 3 was kasured that;lhr.ah.Hiff'hTy:n be Sent to bight Of i af:iyOrro'niofhmg Mri'Atwatcr will o? tbursbe ablato leavV town 6n rFridan'd sm'bark oh Saturday witli i a, copy of ii'tykXkft v:.t: I -Wt beendiihe arrivat MMm'i Mst Bri.tts.clet;budJbt believe; Itjthao" thifre ia more probability thati 1 had anticipa ed; thai, the late events' In Spain and Pottuftai; 4 .k;u'nj;. i. .Aj Wa -.. ;. . i i-,- . ' ' embargoj'imd Great Britain'; think it was deecK tbisunderstirfd th "subject bW Iannb? Jer4 f ' 4 ! stiade, myself tbai ahv thitig hat has haprfenedi !' V in any degree tb retreat from otif present iytih- y J' tetd;, i; If we should' resblVe to.Vade was Soaid f'v : f . And Portugal, Ov:Btaln-and'FloccWUt;iv:' 1 ing'M.'th'eSr ordcrif add dibefejJakhyViiri-'t:rj pend the embargo .tfto'ihc4couhin ' of-aa.thpsecouBti1 ..... j.. a lie rnnvprsqtiAn - aiimTa.! a- . I t . .i-i n. - j - .; - mmuvivu in Liir" runv i inn f ii frii. v . ririnr rnar . iin.ii - 'mn a a Ahr.ii - sOt tllft letter---did not take nlahi. -V.11 tUi mh NaT., i.,.. .Un rJi. .1 a ' .Un'ntVAVM mJ.l'..l a'iriJi i::i'Hlrl . 'r , Frr-. "."' r,i w MVS." ,f T ','s , ina:irS'J anai.--v.vTr'!V,'w-ra;"JV;'vV. i-Sv.c twerirtuatreDearit altbo-ethdr Thttii IS
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