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COBBETS ARtaTjCJtH POUTJCAL lUISTER th( United BUtea of Amtr&M luf Edited and'n- trailed by raituh ubject rt iug iff Enjland, uh acifSaUy txtebitfed .in Nei Yorki 1 Mr Cobbett's!! Ui'coadiutar. hirte itivti In ihai titv... Baarito- pUaf of f Mmdk& imittrl scarcely more in8ive; niord raspnf than thin singular sjiretd of ypogriica4rlatiluition.l: t irands g f Vine, Vikh 'tL'r' mother4 ef the elder Cyrus U related a htat seen in t dream, ami wtuch CKtemled iU sruiches over Europe, Asia and Mrkamtficawtr not then knwm. Theri b nMiielLini bold - in the conception of auch, a dto-I ' . T 'it i. . . . .K . . . H joa j ana u i execution snouia tad U There is' notliing io.our view which 'contrihuteJ1 CrfAett, aa of th preaurtptuous youth iw siiuiu. w guiuc uw car ut, viw ouii miiu t Ulurne toe. whole world, vmems tdmn txctdit piore emuiently to the gWy ,and huppipe of the ' United States than Tier capacity and disposition to wrotect tlie peraeoiited and Morunkte of all na tions. Her bosom is the asylum where the victims of superstition and.of pyjitical intolerance may seek far flie balm of conswlstUqni wheretlie wounded , npiiit of the proscribed may reggm Its peace and the humiliated .subject oFdniei35o' p6 wer feuine the "dikhity wliichlipaven designed tst him at his cm - . ion. To the Ameriean citizen it is ever the cause " . of hum exultation; ;' liius the couractt and eonatan cy of hiifortfatlr',o6d'f i himsell, have "enabled ... hinx to offer tefiie vrorld Vparticipatiooiahiaenvia- We privilejjps i anil althyiinA, all tt bcttef feelirats V. l rpitaSirf? h M lroi aocn rAficatWftiy na yttnued by Mr. Cotbctt Ut tit early fliat our reward arisra. Br the exorciae of tliis w ttlpr our countri haa exchanged its sloom v forests fori cultivated fields, its barbannis huts and caves, for) - commodious towns and corofartaula tarm houses : it has increased our popnlatuVh in a ratio unexampled and multiplied our produce beyond calculation! it ' has given to the country a strength, which puta to deuance eitSj attempt" to destroy it.;1 It has sw- rounded our liberties and bur happiness with a de ' fonsire terricf, which external frs tn vain ahull at tempt to rend asunder; and which can only be in-t . juretl by the workings of internal rorruptwn. " from this source, Qnr means of enjoyment have been tnul-l .. vptied. ' l lie poiisn oi tuns of Taste which cost to acnuire. have been aeized bv n. like the Prome . tfiean fire, to animate ttnd anbctliKh ourexwtenr. From tlii aiupi4)orcharQuir conipoundi! of tie best traits of civilized Eurojte. 1 "VY'e have the manly independence of the ancient Briton, the frankness and courage of tlie Irish; tha refined rtliilosnrthy and LieiiHoance of tiie French, tlic lurrstive iudustrvot the Germans and th utcreiiulty ami varinessetlie ' lUlian- To the citizcBsTndubjectsof evenrycain iry ww have given pretectal, and frota Mck iuWc! . We received an equivalnt. Perhaps, were the, acJ ' tua! account accurately stated, the reat weigU ol ' oMigstlou would appearupon our aide. We liave pven to foreigners Oie jriilUloem'tfn unmolested . turning us, we have ri ven tluim a country and ahoma. They have greatly4 assisted to nuko that country ' tlorcous,ana tlwt honie safe and pleasurable. i . .. AVe have been led into Dies rctloctions by the! . aiTival trom r-ance ot many ot ner .eminent anu vorsccitted citizens, and tlie determination of many otliera to seek at our hands tlie boon, which we have "" m,Mbj tlie -right of all nations:. To tlie people of f ranee we owe mnch. or whatever may nave been Tlie motives of nolic which induced her : Linsr to af- -r ford aid to pnr revolutionary exertionat the services rt-ndcreel hy his subjecta were ,: animated bya belter principle than mere itetlience to theroyal mandate. or Bunserviency to suie poncy.- ymc sou, ever me domain of liberty, shea it influence upon theirj )i carts ; tneyieu wun us, ana wey lougnt wiiu us; v.nrl f.Ar Anil'ntl.idifl 'ijk lia l'llrA CxAAmAn The Flench . Rovalista found with us protecfion fi om ' liolittcal fanaticism,' nd we firmly believe, that were the emigrants who formerly sought safety 4ttto America , permitted to approach the throne of the Bourbons; .tliey wonld evince that they " hadf - learned from. .s politiad. wrferation. Xhfl present fugitives have the Btrongeni claims upon our attention: and anections. As r rengimen m common with all their country they claim oar crutitude As politi ciaits, they have ever been ie oftlie nation, wheth-l . er umier tne name oi rcpuoucans or imperialists. And tiiat spirit Whichjseeks to attain and secure hu man rights by known and equitable laws, whose au thority is above mat of tlie iroverniiient, must be as similated to tlie srenius "of our constitutions. Asl . kindi-ed spirits tfiereliire they merit from us the right hand jot fcllowsliip. . But they have other 'claims upBh us which even the captious spirit of par' ty itself cannot disallow venius ar.d science are of " no country. : They are children of a liigher sphere and denizens of tliis. Their labors though applied for tlie benefit of one mition) advantage the whole . human race ana become a ttcw due iixim - ail wiucn none should hesitate to pay. He who improves the Science of wot encrcasca tlie arms of the weak against tlie strong; he who exjilores and unfolds the work- ings of nature in her secret operations increases otir knawledirc, and consequenUi. our means of happi ness. Tk.iiowledgo.js ascfuj to the despot, because by it, he is better enabled u master the wur of -his - aubjecta no one govern ej more absolutely ana witn less danger than the phllosopliic Fredeiick.The Autocrat of all the Russians justly appreciates it and , wlulst unhappy franco rendered still more unhappy by her retrograde In science, tlirows li-om her its fa- vorites.'t'ie, icy bosom of the horth is open to give . them succor. Knowledpy is still more advantage ous to the people, because it better ejiablea thera to povern uic.mseives, to watcn ana w estimate we con duct of tiiejr ncents, and generally to promote their iiapainesa. -W arand intolerance removftl the j?uard ot trie golden Heece ol pani.and v naxe nonestly participated in th? division of the flock. ' Despotism and religious fanaticism are destroyiiijr the national . institute of France',- .chasing het best then froin Iter tctritoricsraiid it is A duty x owe- to them and) . to '.iraelVea to make them hnpiy . in tha asylum ol Uieir dtoice. ' '-. r--- ..p. ..... may be On viia sublect. we are nnwilTine to sar much, Let sorua printers concentrate, and others ramify; we have no objections to" their schemed, Drovidetl tlie nuiss of the people to benefitted by the itsult hub is uit main puiur; ana oi wis tne people tliemselves are ' the only " Drover iudzes. A11 we hare to do, in onr ed'itonal catacitr. it to Warn the people agamst those delusions which may be intena jed, and. whkh'tioie alone willfully deelope. ' ' can- forget 4he Kcentiotut course of unbounded ana vindtatiiuaft en wlutevar thef bold dear, Veara- part of his political earner, under tlie name of Peter Porcupine r Can they likewise foreet the caresses1 and rewards bestowed upon him by the Brit'uh min isters and their friends on his return to England ? Those rewards, however did not satisfy him I for, ne soon alter eniisteu under tlie banners ot the opposition ( and he has ever since waged against those .ministers -an active, oostiuate, and deadly war drDinniiw forth from their secret recesses the hideoua monsters of corruption, tenolity oppres sion, machiavelism, and perfWy--and, O, inceu- civaDie cnange i- euiogmng, even to aatiety, Ame rica, American institutions." in such a man, can llie polish of Courts and tlie dulcet plea-)5 rationally place mat confidence -which arises It Knrtma an .iijiuin ,riiinmiinifi ni imnnnii toct ana ODltXlSr - 'i l'.1 rP. Ul. . n li4MnMnlaBA..tlilii' ,knl kAntil ..J witn open arms, receive mto them, every specious adventurer r is our cause so. loebie, that it should require such auxiliaries r. JNothere is in re pub licamsm an inherent dumity that frowns upon this camelcon inconsistency. Ihere is. too. a sootlessl rpuntyt tnat snnnKs irom tne toueu ot tins poiiuH uoumui, jusaveu oe manaea ior u .'-America posseasee a moral strength of her Own, to trhich ntn nflMfpptr tn-ju2u nui-uiue.' rtj-ii t-.. I Con defdaaoribus litis v v thasa txiita, in his prolix manner, in what way the dtunaof tin United State to be hettercd b lilt Iiitubtsations t. toe hit 1 -h. Hie Americans to dnw thetoncluMon, thatli IJJish people being in- il very 'wretched condition as he asserts, and their nan very.coiTupi, we,ta tnia countryvougni to oe satisfied and happy t : That our happmess is to.br measured by contrast witn that . or a Joreign people f. And until wa reach the alleged miserable condition of that people, that we eu&ht to retrard ourselves as the most enlightened, tue freest, and the most vir-1 toons mtiabitants oi this pobe r 7 , . j Nowj in our judgment, this would le a very slttr conclusion. ;There e many degrees of sin beibre- man comes to. w aa bad as the devil ;l and many shades 01 wretchedness before a nation readies tlie dark sight of despotism. By the way, we by no means' consider the British monarchy as la despotism, . On the eontrarv.- we helieve- that. wfcereie.crswa ot we government is not imnie- Wiately tonerned, mere it- aft much justice, andl almost as muen meaompr tne; presvm England as in America. In this xespect, we need only ap peal to me. Jsdjudicstion? $t tlie, British tribunals. farmiw,:ra. Jmjmy, cases, precedents for our own s and to jjie many Lleralv. and even Jiientious pm-J Juofjoas, ia tlwfktuduiu. "VViuiess the repuhlics- uoi in mat country o Mr. Lialiasa pamphlet on the" causes of the lateNar, embracing an eninuera tun of facta highly inculpalive of the political jus- ur anu nonor m tne musn eorei-nment; witness Ar. Cobbett's own Keristeri than which there is no pMcation in the United States more audacious pr scirrilou8.'In4FealityTii Is not essctitiul forut to kiow either the views of the Ehglish ministry or Ujs. aufierings of the Endish neoiile, in order to eslkhten us as to our. own welfare. Let m match tw aim rtder. 1 Let not tar trttehtionhe attracted ihtad. -T. have it perpetually rung favour ears that the people ef England are slaves, and their kiftga tyra&t, is to fall precisely Into the error into wbic the English themselves have, to their xcost and forrow, fallen with respect to France.', It was alwafs the artifice of the British governmeat to mpcssu on tne minus 01 its suniectsymat. uiey !' .We are' not singular in our opinion of Mr. Cob4 iiuj.uhi iussuiciiic . i mm, ia we vTasiungton City Weekly Gazette, of May 18. a well- written article; which, in our View of men and tilings, does! infinite honor both to the head and to the heart oftl tne auuior. . ne regret the impossibility of laying ueiure our fmiera me wnoie 01 mat interestine arH uue. uur limits compel us to connne ourselves to tlie subjoined extracts! ' - . .-- ? ' If, says the writer, M Cobbett knows facts, which it is of unportance for thecttizens of tlie United States to he informed of, why does he noti mmmau come among us, and turmsh us witn all the particuiarsL On this head, we will venture an opinion, that he finds the business of opbogition too pmjitam in Kngiand to be rennquished j but, fol ilowinsr, the mercantile or commercial course, he can fpreseryejhis pitsWBiSustomaJ; Ltme, and set tin a tmise jar ftw jggt, m Anieriea. -Clius we consider to te his true aim and as to his plulanthropic pro fesMons, c look upon tliem as mere hypocritical cant and knavish pretext." 1 - - j Hie circumstance of a newspaper published in tliis country, and edited and controlled by a British sublect reslmngiin England, is, in itself, singular 4 and sunicjent to occasion vigiiance,ir not to awaken fuspicionr Bupnose My. Cobbett f a thing not in the least improhable, considering me" suplcness of the ' man's mind) should lib into the pay of thA English mimstryr He might insinuate, tlirough Itis Register in the United States, and even do "it with an tiir of patriotism, thoudits extremely noxious ntli repnlilican principles of tlie Ameri-I can people anJuiereby serve the" cause of royalty more enincmuy than u ne were qie avowed adro cate of ' all its deeds. ; js.".' ,.r- - ,, In the following strictures,; the writer veryproJ periy annnativeru on the true nature ol the topics, which are likely to constitute the substance andl marrow ot Mr. uowtt s valuable communications to the American public. ' We dd not blame Mr. Cobbett for touching strongly and frequently upon those subjects but it is unquestionably true that those political diatribes produce very little effect, if any . After reading or hearing them, kings and ministers, are vert apt to 'say, like the usurer in Gil Bias -Truly - tlu's i a fine sermon 1 the preacher has performed his task t, let as eo and perfomntmrs And, like the usurer, they are generally more Keen and more, ardent in. toe per formance pf that task, after the sermon than before. But to the concluding extract : ,' . - In truth, continues the Gazetterhat haa Mr, CoW)etLio .teUus TjiaVan'anjld-monardiy corruptions have sprung up ? . That the people are heavily taxed ? ;;That mere are royal favorites, and sinecure placemen f ; That in England there is a stupendous paper iystem And that persona In a- Uiontr trample on tne necks ot the poorer classes f .utj uiese vi ue uie ionics 01 nis communirauons r It is to be inferred, irom his intimations; that they are. And, are, these things new to we American mind ? Do we not find toe aame facts starinar us in llie face from the days of Kimrotf to those of George llie tlurd?-From the period of JheAsgyJ silk 'jgowmi; generally of 'black, but some Jrusseln wjth very long thick .beards. ' The whole army par took bf , uui( ceremony, with hats vt, and with great smemnity; The 'emperor Alexander resemble the pictures we sot ef him, smiling and bowing to ever rouj) of strangers", ani widtout any apparent tastii iSf ntitit'tfrlr ,ftttaM MViMrainiw idlW IliiMA ..Kiiiir She t'tt of Iliima'l :'. Surdt it is hot necessary furfl Mr. Cobbett to send- h son -hither la, Inform tus that vice nd misery increas with the populousneas uf HJVist that eomci vTn&nt ra proportion-to the Ifthnitjr of - mmimliic'j jfltat.' ctmnmg men im.m tne-ignorantj end tiut 'wtabusr.!! power j tert itself, ferstr-mirflr vicious m-.t iklf it eelid w hf.mK Wjnrpry -"J1- N'iuf;nd loAmk at -every .thing "hut me army.-- , J Ct;hriyA--u!otA jb jd.fr 4oa iuiici DP AiA ji.iio an-' was. i way an: n eain elegant timwrm.A JNwtiw mperor wa4 iliatiiiMt.sl.efl h hi trtnrtAr fmm thme OflirJlRi. iv. " ' f ' 1 jcept Alexander; . by bjue'sash, and Fraiioisi by a red .one, witn s wmte stripe in the miudie. 1 ne :4 wcr infinitely more happy than tlie French, and 'superior to them rand hence have arisen endless querela and wars, repressive of the peace and prosjenty ot the world, and of the progress ot toe arts inu sciences,!: u we usten to Air, uoonett, ne will Instill the same Ideas into our heads, foment OimXQ Ueftvcco-ttnr two counMes; clinch nw fauii ly, and lauch at American credulitr. " b"' , .- 1 As foreijrners emigratine to the United States and devoting themselves to an' honest vocation. we nave not Uie least oUeetton to the pursuit ut Mr. Cobbett's son and his coadjutor but it would Ibe a reproach to the national understanding, if wej were to suner ourselves, to be cozened by the nume rous eulngies bestowed iipon the Americans by tliat writer, r or two yearsjnist, he has showered apon the people of thhfxouniiy the grosasstflatteries Ile mav nlav the part of the atarvellinir Spaniard in Gil Bias,- and expect ft good support t but he may depend on it that our fellow citizens have sense enough not to believe " fihn, when be Virtually assures tnrra uiui uicy are ine eiguui wonuer oi the world." .;: . ... j AN AiiERlGAN IN FRAlsrCEL ; , fad a aorraa ftrt.:- ' -.. . ... ', We have been" s'io wed the perusal of the roanu script notes of ah intelligent traveller, lately re turned from Europe, and have been permitted to make extracts irom them. I hev contain a iunu of useful information relative to the countries which lie-visited,- accompanied "with remarks, which his attentive observation and extensive lnfbi-mation ihave rendered highly raluable.; We are obliged to-day to confine our extracts to the following pas sages relative to tlie allied troops in France. - :- Lm .;'...; 'i'''-.''.iv' Extract from the memorandum of a traveller tn ,urope, tn and 1816. , ' : ' - 1 -r Aunroir. Sirrmit lJ 181J. . The roads' are full of Prussian troons 50JMX1 I 1 ..... A V. . Having ueen sent 10 uretagne. rieavy conuiou-i turns are levied foy their support Soldiers are well pressed and disciplined blue frock coats ahd linen pantaloons, slides strongly nailed like French shoes in Bretagne,, tliough most of the, peasants wear wooden ones guns excellent, locks well co vered, with leather, buttoned over them 1 bayonets rather shortscavalry of Various descriptions j light,) wiui pin.es, Having reu mm wmte jimcons or utile uuin, owuru anu usuus 1 cuirossien wiia . kuib swords. - Prussian officers have strong iron stays of cuirasses r hussars very elegant, have lanre itrev rur caps ail tne toiuiers wear brass medals, bavmg iiieir ume oi service maracu on wtb r are gCD. r'- . 1FRHB11 B. ' Ge to Yertus-30 leagues irom Paris, to attend the: review of the Russian army. Was detained for passports, and arrived at the middle of the first dayVreview. Hava view of the emperors, &c j Uissaca artillery,, line ot 100,UOO Hussions, tine, young atliletic Bien, in elegant and neat uniibrmg. The Cossacks are-now generally enrolled in regu lar cavairy, wen armed and well mounted, in uni form, wiui spears and without fancom like the Prussians and Poles. - The troops whee in the! English mode, but employ markers. . i : ' On tlie second day, the whole army formed seven divisions in hollow squaresj uvnt'mg-on side, around- magaincent creeSTtuwcuees. 1 ne review k)F both days was on the beautiful and endless plains ef Champagne, overlooked by twovery eiwated heights, filled with spectators. The whole army went through a religious ceremony, the mass rL-in nrhnire to that nf flip mtramnnn. .fntnininn nfl Great- Britain--FpiD the pge Heitrt'jjof e-wk king t)f Prusiia and lord AV ellingtoA' were present and the English lady Shelby. - flie is an elegant Irider, was in a plain dress, mounted pi, ah uucom I lc. i 1 -V.iJi 1 r. i.ii m iwiuiy fine numc, leapiug uiiuies in uue iijic, ojiu rode with the einpcrors, ox. . : Wdlitittton was in plain military dress, witliout epaulettes " - ' Attended the English retttw at St Denis; ot GOjOOO men, including a fewJielciaCs and Bnins ." ickers.-The ,'cavaliy' Wert : very splendid and , perfect. , The artillery apparently perfect, kitt their cassions said not to be so oonvenint in roanojuvr ing as the Frussian, which are on two wheels. The Entclish caissons are dividad into twa boxes on each axettree, the axeltree connected bv a pole with a joint in the puddle, and surpass the-rrench much in manoeuvring. ;The tn&ntry were Hot remarka bly nice in tlie smaller tactica, but, geoerally cor rect. , Jacn,. platoon officer was covered .By, a ser ieant with k lonz Pike. Lord Weliiiitton was oai ,-. t r. t ' - -4 1. ... z .. . 1 a . a fmaii eitt aorsei. Kicking wu jieautitrons, nues. . nwiifirtL Xul Careifissly; easinit himseltauiwarclwi by resting ou the stiiTups his dress was very phut, without piume or epauietxesj u 9 teet o inches high, not large, face not very striking. He made no preparations for manceuvres, bit showed the principal movements of the battle of Salamanca. Schwartzenburg was present.' is about 30 years old, large, 5 feet 10 indies high, with a lively dark ,. eye, manly heroic expression, and an opennesas of countenance - HTue reseinmiug commouuie nuu . LordCathcart also was present; he is about 50. has- very knotty features, dark, complexion, hard face,- is small and thin. .The emperor of Austria was in etegant uniform white coat and scarletfin taloonS is about 50, rather thin, has a long fac?, grave, thoughtful and intelligent, though, not strik ingly so. .'", - ' . ' , . -.. v -.. Denari for Diioti to see the Austrian army, wilh a French major, and a Swiss officer of the king of ttussia's guards.- The first was in.'tlie campa-gn ofloscow says that not nearvalt the French'' ormy were engaged m ihe bettle of Mjiscow three ilwifoetv -were thrown over the- Berezina in ten miwrs, the river S00 ioiseS wide. He w as woun"e 1 - faully at Waterloo 1 tfiencn cavalry cnaigedoiten rfwmich-e tbe English tovalrf iftd iiifatitry. The Frenck used ho rifles, i few lancers, ''Be says Ilia JCossacks are good against cavalry only, that they will not stand me, nor the Hussion tiralleurs in the : open spaces in the square fire 'do not load for the v second, both manoeuvre by guMles. ; v, - The Austrian park, ol artillery is immense ; many licorns and a great number of French pieces, ihe camaesare.joojiignt, ana nave gooa aie- trees." All th caissons and baggage waggons are of wicker work, v; Hie troops seem inferior to tiie other allied troops, though generally stouter men. t he head-quarters ate tne most oeautiiui encamp mcnts that can be imagined, formed of green boughs, and Immehse ijuantities of wigs arranged in- all shapes, forming arches-1 columns, national Icoata of arms of the allies; lions, eagles, stags, &c. . in nign lasvo... iniinuiiw wca uwpi) uoin -of infantry and cavalry, are the finest looking' troops 1 uave seen ui mrojoi f v ( ; v . In toe Diligence meet three French captains. about 40 years old,, returning home, one after an. ' absence f 7 years-, one of 11," and tlie other -12 also a nun, who was smart talkative, intelli gent, andL Jnqsitiveatherw handsOBiey-in full dress, with beads, hears, crtisse9, white c; p, or kind of cape bonnet She reads her prayer book two or three times dayand crosses herself at every cru cifix, they being frequent ion tlie -road.' She had not taken vows tor me. - t he sisterhood are em ployed generally in school keeping; or as nurses In die hospitals, v Two of tlie officers who had been in the army of pain, complained tliat Bouaparte was' prejudiced against that army, and gave them tin- ' liromotion, (fecorations not- pay. .llie third had -nerved "ujider Mufat, at Naples ; he called Murat -hot headed, but 'said that Caroline was able, popu lar, and the favorite of Napoleon--ehe is generally esteemed a dissolute character. Their son, eleven lyeart old, is a fine horseman, and cart manoeuvre a . regimentweu. :v, ;v ;-.;,',.;. pXStlCLXAUS OF THEHLOBlTOf TItj5 BRIO l 'I :! r: ', ' ? .fi WllUP. v:' f .r;-:jrtA Captain Chazal, late of the brig Philip, has ar liveiatBoston, aitd furnishes tbtolbwing partr- culars Sailed Irow Charleston, Apol 13, ;. with -a cargo of cotton and rice, bound to Bordeaux. On ' the 4t1i, lat lj long. 45, Was struck by a whale !" athwart, the' stem, which ruse immediately, after, astern. By the blow1 we " received, the' stem and cutwater were laid athwart' ship to the starboard from the scuff of the keel to the staff of the stem, v w 1 lit a wut a wot buovc waierj uxis, m an sail, set ' " both numns to work but the leak increased m fiwf that iithalf OA hour the water was shove thexabin door hove every thing off deck, cut away the mainmast, tried every experiment with blankets, to stop tlie leak, but without effect got out the Uong boat; put in some provisions and clotJiing the onicers, crew, asapassttngers, got into nef and left , the brig ; next day fell in' with the Contest, and " was' received on board. April 8j fell in with tlie ' brig again ; found her full of water, dead lights outf sent a boat on bond, but was not able to save anv thing from her, except four bales bf cotton, the sea ; makwg a complete breach" over her. ' Supposed the cottoh on board was the only thing that kent her I- B.v 7s ,j fl. ft ."Li.-.. '.: iWiafcai is5JfttiAa"j!saJli
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