44.
firtieaUrtof the tranuctlon in a letter to Karl to pav her the homage oftny devcteJ and ret pect
tiref, u. i f rttf, mtd caMiux t lul admiration.
h post office. coitfTt t to the poliif . Tbev a-
. . - . .
It Km hern drtnonttratt to you, that there
win nocoeneiroa between u and Ce other per
1 inpetted the chaintand rtes f
oat accatev
I.
terred Cattney were uueiKe by humanity a-
lone in the enterprwt i That they had never
. teen Lavalette. until the aioiurnt of hi escape ; the houe of iuttke. 1 did Bat to, like Don
nd Madam Lav alette, brinz called a a wit- (juixottr, in iuet of advrnturci but an snfor
,es bysone of the accused, after ervrying the taoate roan fomn and. Baked in J praUction t he
iJritiv prisoners, drpoed that khe had never jahows a confidence iu iaj character he pat hi
' set them before. Jlruce sVovted that he took a life in my hand; he appeal to my tfaraanity!
' treat interest in the fate of Ney,and that he en-i W hat would have ten aid of me, if I had Je.
corted -Lfcvaiette tn hi escapr on jtoreback.!nounced htm ti the puuee f l atiould then nave
''Wilson beingaked by the President of Uie Court, deserved that death with which I have ajnee been
!f he ttrif but the authwr 6f celebrated work,' threatened. What At 1 say r W hri Wald have
irhichspcead violent suspicions againstthe moral- been thought f nie, if I had refetTt protect
. ,ity ef certain agents of Bonaparte in,Kgjpt f An-, him ? I shoufd hate been looked upon a a pal
"" wered,"it i trae I said that which lbeliere to.troon, as a man without principle, Vithoot honor,
be tree. They were of course convicted and without courage, without generosity : I should
though it was in the 'discretion of the Judge to
intonr ihrm in n nrriiul at imnnsonnirn t
from three months to iwo year, he adopted ith
f: ! out hesitation, the fthjorteat allowable tenh-i-Pre-
Tiova to their tenfanct'i WjUoa and Bruce both
addressed the court in long speeches explanato
ry of their conduct. Bruce avowed himelf an
v . rncusn wuie t oui uecrarea nis ueiesuuon oi mat
have doserTedlhe 'contempt of all lukI meru
But, Kenflemen, there were other considera
tions which decided me. There w as soiii( thin;
romantic in the story of Lavalttte. His miiac'i
louneMyipe from prison, that cruel unct-rtainty
between death &, life in which he so long remained
the noble devotednesa ef his wife, thzt Freurli
Aicestts-wier oeroic action, 'wmcn uiu ine in
and excited
I rould not
La Fontaine
as said every thing :
, ; tod.- Roquette de. Kercttidec', the head gioler,says, wh6 in his simplicity h
, Hud Madame L's chairman an4 valet were ac- - Dsns c mooda il e taut I'un I
v Quitted, but Eberle, theturnkeji va cbnTictciJ, tt se Taut estrult e'est loi 6
"and aentenced to two rears imprisonment. Ma
Vdam L's conduct was fsJly justified, -
v'V'.; ; ; i .
M SPEKCU.OF BRtlC' ' ; -
.;; Thi claje present a fine1 Tnorceatt of eIo'
" cjuence to tlie reauef. . It is the speech of, Brwce
-r bel it his judge. It breathva n air of ehivalry.
whicN is calculated to moie(eyery Jeelingsoul. J
bad any thing' to add to his defence, Bruce spoke
s'foUo'ws' " f:iii , '
- i apai before a court of justice, 01 an accu
- fctiou ol having contributed to the escape of La-
;'aletle -if itia a ti ihie totiftve saved the lite of a
$Uu, 1 avow that 1 ani'uitty. . ,
do not, derive any aiuty from what t have
eeil able to do ; an appeai was made to my hu
, jnaftity, and my honour imposed on me the obli
, t Vgation oC answerirtgit. It .ne accusation had
. becb connued ti tte aftair oi Lav alette, 1 stioulu
liaTe ut a few words to aay to you,but 1 have
: keetr accused of having conspired aaniot the po-
litical system ol iiUirope, ut having excited the
inhabitants of Fiance to take arms against the
, authority of the K.111. it i true that this chai ge,
fc . absurd, lidkulouaf Utatitute f all foundatiou,
and which . has excited equal astonishment and
indignation tlionhout all Europe, has been re
v' Jected by the wisdom of the chamber of excusa
. tioii. But although this accusation has been re.
- jected, the motives on which it was tounded still
y ubsisU The procui eui -general, in his act of ac
cusation, has allowed himself to sa
M. the president.- -Accused, you speak French
, witii groat facility 5 ia speaking therefore, of a
niaisiiate, and oi o respectable a magistrate,
measure your expressioiis. Y
Mrt Bruce coatiuued. The prpeurour garl
said that I am one of those persons who ace im
bued with anti-sociai tio6trines; that l am an e
, nemy, from principle, of all order and govern
rhent an enemy, from principle, of all kins, of
justice, and of humanity ; arm the li icmi l tin'
factious in all countries. These it mui be con
fessed, are grave accusations ; but the explana
tion which 1 am ioinr to iric of my principles,
'v will be a conclusive answ er to these calumnious !
, allegations. I
,' l-Mhatl not ntpi- into mpfnnhvsirnl .'Hi-itrnftum
H , V -. 7 . r v
;T. on taengwts 01 men. nor into uiiessions on po
' liticks: 1 will confiiCe myself to a description of
the principles whicn have always directed my
political actions.
; 1 was born an Iiglishman ; 1 love with enthu
siasm trie constitution of my country that is. to
.V say, the constitution as established by Our glori-
'-ous revolution of 1088. It was then tliat was
fotined, that beautiful system of government,
yriiich excites so universal an admiration, which
Serves as a model to other nations, which makes
our country called, by ui.stinctton, tnc classic lanu
01 liberty, winch earned tor us the deserved eu-
v .Ionium of the philosopher Montesipuieu, who is
5 V the patrimony not only ol France, but ol all the ,
v-'world, and who said oi us " the Knglish are the i
'only people in ti.e world, wlio know howvto make '
use ol their religion, their law, andt i tiieir com
merce.'' From tne revolution ui lt8 'i&ay be ua-1
ted the prosperity, the greatness, and the liberty j
of Fngland. j
. lam abound to say, that if these principles,'
m'hich are mine, and whico are tlio.e tlie con
auirterounrt .
de nature "
Gentlemea.t am yet youns, but I have travel
led a great deal t'l bare seen many countries,
and have examined, with all the attention of
which Cam capable, the .customs of the peo
ple. I have, always observed,N even among ihe
most barbarous nations, among those w ho are al
most in & state of primitive nature, that it is a sa-
I cred tiling among them to succor thoge who hare
recourse to their protection : it is a duty enjoined
by their. religion, by their laws, by their customs.
A Bedouin of the desert, a Druze of Mount Le
bannon, would rather sacrafice his life than hetray
the man who had (led to him for an asvlum : what
tver be his country, whatever be his crime, h
sees only the duties of humanity and of hospital
ity 1, a civ ilized man, thought it my duty ts im
itate tlie virtues even of barbarians.
And I cannot persuade myself that, among a
peopie ccienraiea ior tneir sensiDiiiy,iseir nunian
ity, and their chivalrous character which reck
on am on"; their Kitijs a Henry IV. that model of
a Prince, and would to God all kings were like him
: which recognized among their heroes a Bayard,
the completes of all, without fear, andt without
reproach, w hose device was, always to fujreour
his distressed fellow -creatures- I cannot oelieve
hat nmnnir snrh n npnnU. in V.inrtiiiTfmn n nn to
r . ""ft "
conriemheufor having saved the life of,a French
man. ' . kf ' . .
Gentlemen, I have confessed to yoti withiall
Ji atiKness and honour, uie whole trutn with res
pect to the part 1 took :n the escape ofLavalette
and notwithstanding the respect which,! enter
tained for the majesty of the laws notwithst&nd
ing the respect which 1 owe to this tribunal, I
cannot be wanting in the respect which ;I owe to
myself, by avowing that I feel the least repen
tance for -what 1 have done. ..
Gentlemen. I lmv "Aw aaidall 1 ii-1
to decide upon my fate, anuT implore Nothing
but justice. V'Vvw
This discourse, pronounced with a strong For
eign accent, and w ith a firm tone''suined
throhout, produced, like Wilson's, tlie, liveliest
impression ; and w e .heard several old advocates
applaud equally the eloquence of the acensed and
of their defenders.
The sentence of the court against Mess. Wil
son, Bruce, and ilutclunson was
1)WER CANADA.
We noticed in thi paper of Thursday la4
Otb In-t. the extraordinary citf omtance of a fi3
of (bow, upwarxlt of an boar duration, on Cm
day. iace that time, the weather ha pre t at..'
ed more permanent and extraordinary feature ,
srrerity. On the afternooa f the Oth, whea tbe
cloud clearetl cway, the tops of the mountain
to the north of thi city were perceived tobe'eai
vered with snow, the most distant apparently la
the depth of a IwoV On the Ttb there nt a
fall of snow during the whole day the therm vn
eter constantly standing at Uo freezingpoi&t
At half pat 10 o'clock at night, the roof of trs,
house, the street and squares of tlie tow a,
were completely covered with' snow t and, tU
next morning, the 8th, it wa observed that tK'
whole of the surrounding country was i i the mm
state, having witiijn twelve day of the summer
dtnians. and lOVl dollar each for th. 5eap-j
liUasi. Having thi arcomptiii4 tl.eirbu.mt--
here, the Briti.h fleet sailed on 7th, bound
ai it Mppoed for Tsni, f r a imilar olject.
Since they tailed, we have been o the
veftof another war with Algiers, retpectinsj the
bri tliat was given sp byCouv. IVvatur. The
affair proceeded to sucna length that we actual
ly prepared the boats f the stpudroo, Ur the
parjose of burning their vessel in the Mole.
We have however come to an accommodation.
and I understand the Dcy ha agreed to refer it to
our jrernment,and u willina to wait a reasona
ble time far an answ er. -i refer job for tlie par
ticular of Uii buine to the Commodore's dis
patches. " NN'e sail hence early to-morrow raorningrp
where we are bound 1 cannot say Report says
Tunis."
ANOTHER LETTER.
Extrar! of a letter from en officer on board the solstice, the abbearance of the middle of Dece.a,'
Jmtrican Frigate ConstellntioH, dated bay of '.ber ! ! A geutleinaa rho was on Friday , on tli
'ilier3tJhtj 14. ' ' , south shore, about fifteen miles back from theSti
" I wrote you lasffroui Mahon j at present vve;lawrencel(foiuid,baiiLs of snow up to the axle
re at anchor in the Bay of Algiers, where ;v'e .trees ofliis carriage, and a drift as xit the midt
1 rived the 2d of this bio nth, audxame to among of winter. 'On the'dth, snow Continued to fall at
a squadron of 17 sail of British nhips. under coin- intervals, in ditivrent part ot the country. It 1
.nand of admiral felew (lArd txuioutii) who, it gam snowed on tie9t:i. Kront the tthto the 10th
is much to be regretted, on tlie score of liumani- it froze every night. On be Tth,;the ground,' in
ty, did not succeed In his demand focall Chris- exposed situations, became hard witli frost in tho;
tun prisoners, hut,' on the ''contrary, received day-tiuveThe wind was constantly strong free
only one' thousand, (or which he pays from 500 to fie N W. driving beforeit an immense mass of
hhw per neau. 101s, in our opinion, is apm- lowenug cloud, winch continually concealed a
ful arrangement. I tliink w'ejcould' hate done suu : it ,va aottillijunday afernoon tbat they .
better with our little squadron j however, as the nallj began to clear awayi It was than discover,
old maxim says, ' what is one man's loss is ano- ed. thatthimh the fchow which fclt oil the ni?tt
ther's eain,Mdr it wUI only make our brkht of the Tth , had disabDeared in tbevieinitr of this
Btars shine with more brilliant lustre in tlie eye! ity eai Iv the f .llowin 'dar, tKetope of the moun-
of the world ; and I can assure Jy those stripes, tains to "the .toi th and south still remained cover-
which have so waved vie toriouslyj still ciMiJtinue ed with snow. '
to strike terror into the hearts of our savage cu- Amon-r the manv unusual circumstance whici
emy. accomoanied a state of weatner so entirely qq-
" At the departure ot thelirTUsh fleet, the JJcy exanipled in the memory of the inhabitants oris
wvmoutaiieiinir any cause, oesran 10 snow sucn tne anna Is o tic country, we have to noUce tut
signs of hostility, as to make it prudent for our on Thursday, great numbers of birds, which art
consul to come immediately on board with his never found but i 11 the distant forests' resorted t
family arid efteets.
Com. Shaw, considerin
the city, and were to be met with ineverv street
it the best plan to and even amonzthe shiDwne. ManyOftliem
ktsep these barbarians in awe, instantly commenc- dropped down dead in the streets, and many were
ed preparations to give them a drubbing. Every destroyeefby thoughtless or cruel persons. TV
boat in the squadron w as ordered to be ready for swallows entirely disappeared for several dayi,
immediate service, and put in the best possible ome descriptions of trees began to shed ; their
condition for a bold, though necessary, enter- leaves, withering before they were half expanded."
prize ; which was, to mount and scale those im- ia the country, numbers of sheeD newly 1 shorn
tnense and terrible batteries, and to burn and de- Were killed by the cold. The prudent farmer
stroy their fleet, which consisted 'of 4 frigates, housed his cattle for several days. In almost e
with numerous sloops, corvettes and gun-boats. Tery house the stoves were resularly heated ttio
tl r i?x: : I . .11 ; - . ' . . J
a ne evening 01 our expeuuion m i ivcu , i i ui- same as lfi Winter,
ious for the moment which was again to encircle ., ; .'.,'
the brow of Columbia with another Wreath of lau
rels bu while below, reflecting on my beloved
home, I was surprised, in the midst of my reve
rie, by the information that the Dey, discovering
. l . . . i . t a iv n . a. . -.a-j.; .
.DOMESTIC-
imprisonment.
three , months
6
A
our mieiiiions uau sciiiuii a nag m li uvc, sMuiig,
that it was entirely contrary to his wishes t
make war with the Americans, but that e ev
was proud of their friendship.
LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
,'iV , . Charleston, June 26. A
le iship Union, Captain Arnold, arrived
! Uu4 port' this morning from New-Orleans, left
. w - cm ' j. .. . J .......v-
of us will continue to blockade Algiers till the de
termination of our government be known."
Extract of a letter from the American Consulda
ted St. Vierre, Jlartinque, May 0, 1816.
I take the liberty to advise you of the change
which has taken place in this market, in the price
of flour, owing chiefly to the demand for the dif
ferent island near this, most, if not all being in
want. For the last three months we .have had
than one-third of the city: its rise, they eay.war
very gradual, . no danger or tne lives ol tne m
habitants was apprehended, though much damage
had been done to the property over which the
water flowed. When they left New-Orleans the
water had fallen considerably, and no fears wefft
entertained but for the health of the place Ma
ny of the inhabitants, impressed with an idea that
it would become sickly, were removing ; tho' at the
time the ship left there, it wa3 very healthy.
We also foam by this arrival (the lesrdents
"".ystitulioh'of my couutry, are subversive fftall i
"tlea of order and good government,, and make me
the enemy ot kings, oi justice, and ol humanity ,
1 am then the most guilty oLiiicu, and my. accu
ser is in the right. .' ..i j ; ,
.ti f- il. mi tin. rontrarv. these are t
"-v. : 7
Tmntici
I laws,
pies which procured lor us our jp'a
wbich secureto us our pcrsonsftjtf properties,
and our religion, wbicliyitwiMipdeel fpeople lit
tie favored by nature or byoftd t uost liap
pytnc bestguveiued, 'fcd:ilbo.Uui'i8Triiai
ttan of Kuroi e, I lave aright to concladeHlt
. thfe i "ifetia.i nothing but a reviling calling.
es i suc are the nrihcinlfs ot tiiat If i ' aW
of'hatrace, ot whom'ihe advocaTe
snoke in so ituieCOrous a manner
"Stnemrroui my ancestors ;1 shall carry them
, my rave.
". As to the aifair of AI. De Lavalette'holi ticks hd
ftotliii.tiiwuovMti. it: wwasmoVed.only tryse
tiii.t V oChirttanitj'oV bve-Vn; fm CT. if 'Tee.nJT oblige the Alg.
intri v 4i.ry, that l wasimr . iaws 0f civilized nation. nd !..
-a a, a m i a ft : . a . 1
Win.- i n true, xnat tne goouness oi nis cnraciei,(he fevfcat hf Wlt , in w to accomDi:sn th.
. i-, . .- . ' .... jfa'S . ,- . . . " . r -
FROM SOUTH-AMERICA.
Baltimore, June 27.
Captain Watkins, arrived at this port , from
Port-au-l'rince, has handed us the followin,
which va-rectived there just before his depar
ture: ,;.
" ron-au-Prince, June 6, 1816
" Copy of a letter from .Vr. Francis Sage at Jac-
quimrl, to Mr. Scribner, a merchant at this
place.
" I arrived here la9t evening, and according to
promise .hasten to give you the news of the Car
thacnian expedition, as received by a vessel from
Curracoa, thatome into port yesterday. The
fleet, it appears, proceeded to the island Marga
retta, which they took with hut little trouble,
where they hung and shot 7 or- K hundred. Royal
its here they took 15 vessels of war. and 00,
000 dollars in casli. With this reinforcement
they went to Cun.ana, which, together withsix'or
eight other towns on the Main, is in tbeirpOsies
sion ; and the last hews sUtesHtiat the, were'
marching triumphantly tow art! Carraccas, which
no doubt is in their hands before this time. The
Royalist General Mohillo has nunle several at
tempts to penetrate to Santa Fee, but has been
ofton defeated f -he i-nw cooped up it Crtfia-'
Sena, from whiclr he cannot stir without the
greatest hazard. In short, the Patriots seem to
get the better of the Royalists in all parts, And it
appears to me very probable they will carry their
point.",
NEW YORK, JUKE 21
Extrict of a letter, dated " Bay oj Jilgiers, -April
. .5th, 1810. .
The American Squadron arrived ofl' this port
on the first instant wheie we found the British
fleet,' under the command of Lord Exmouth,con
si? Jlng of 6 ships of the line 2 frigates, and 8 or
ID, bomb and other vessels. The object of this
TJrirlSh expedition, as was understood previously
ur its, leaving Port Mahon, was to release all
ennes to
UU1V IWU tU "UC5 IIUIII IIIC tUlkCU OllC8- U1CV , xl A. . t . . -.1 ... s
havianhl t. ft n n..rhM..nHW2Sr hhl. fr proclamation to the contrary notuithstandrng)
- II- I' - - " w m--m - - - - 1 A . I 1 A
the'a'mL! itityo'fbts oisroiution, arrtjthejyeet:
Xiess 0 i'J Dianners nau inipireu c jmw h' "v
cr inUrwt fbaH is1 usua V r Mi for a person w hoin
one has seed to ittle. was never at his houee :
lie bad ieTer'been .af.; une Jand it was here,
.where I appear a a, ixi accused person, that J had
the honor of seeing, for the first time, that-virtu-'sttiH
interesting-wife and have been enabled
tjvjecfs by ncgociation, they were certainly to
ieyei..v the town JJut notwithstanding their
AreatSvand the amplei force they possessed, they
hJve.enJe3 ttlie husiriess disgracefully .--They
have indved pbtained , the release ofahouti5()0
Christian; AivesfSapdinians and Neapolitans:
mt however ibice ol armsbut by negociatirig
to
paydranspatof 500
dollars each for the Sar
5 25 per
corn. The first arrivals will obtain the same, or
possibly gl2for flour, in the Road, for exporta
tion. Our fresh flour would command more was
it permitted for consumption j for good flour is
very scarce, and even of bad, the supply is very
short, and if we have not arrivals soon from'
France, American flour must be admitted for con
sumption. K.
"Fresh French flour retails at g20 old 16
dolls, and none in firsthands. The first cargoes
from the United States will command from 14 up.
I think our flour must; be soon admitted here for
the consumption of the island.
" The regulation of 1784, being in force will
cramp our commerce. At present salt provisions
& naval stores are a glut here, and no sales. Flour
corn, rice and Jard, are the only articles to re
commend. An early cargo will do well.
' Soliciting vour favors, should vou send to
this place, I. am, sir, your most obedient servant.
JOHN MITCHELL."
" Molasses, 28 cents Rum, English, 50 to 55
cents."
Taris 7th May.
cTJie United States of America and Prussia are
the powers whose stocks are the highest on the
Amsterdam Exchange. American 6 per cents,
(Louisiana) are quoted at 94, the Prussian loan
at 99 per cent.
German accounts mention, that, though the
manufactures or Prussia are in a state of tolera
ble prosperity, some hands not sufficiently em
ployed mean to emigrate to theBrazils, to North
America, and particularly to Poland, where they
are sure of a good reception from government. "
The magazines of the Isle of Angouleme, near
Toulouse, (containing 2220 quintals of gun-powder,)
exploded on the lGth April. About 16 per
sons lost their lives, and 4 were dreadfully injur
edof 14;wormen, only 3 were saved. All the
buildings in the vicinity werejevelled with the
ground large trees torn up by the roots, and im
mense rocks, &.c. thrown to a great distance,
some of which fell on the houses at Toulouse,
where considerable damage was done. Where
tlie powder houses stood, an excavation was
made in the earth $0 feet deep and 200'wide. A
mon those who perished, was a lady and a beau
tiful daughter, with a young gentleman' betrothed
to hec, yThey had visited the Island from curil
osityv "'" ; '.?'
that Col. Perry and some other officers of tlie
Mexican army, w ere recruiting men in ievr
1 'A . 'I I A. I I 1
gleans ana us vicinity, wnere .ney naa procur.'a
four or five hundred, with whom,. they intended
to depart lor Mexico. y
Communicated for the Philadelphia Gazette
Extrict of a letter dated New-Orleans, June 2L
. Since my last, per the Orleans, nothing materi
ally interesting has occurred in relation to the
crev asss or irruption of the river. The measures
of the Governor arid City Corporation proved
inadequate to the object, and it has been permit'
ted to How uninterrupted ; and at one time it
threatened a wide spread ruin to the. whole city.
But divine Providence, which sems always rea
dy to extend a protecting hand to us in our misv
fortunes, has again come to our relief, and by a
very unexpected and extraordinary. early fall rf
tlie river, has checked tlie evil, and promises an
early termination to our calamity. The water
has already reduced considerably, and it is hoped
in a few days more the city will be free from it
it will however take some time for the surround
ing country to be perfectly drained.
With the subsiding of the river we are happily
favoured with plentiful rains, which tend to waw
away the places that have been inundateda cir
cumstance which we consider favourable to the
health of the city, notwithstanding great etaigra?
tions are taking place ; and it is supposed thirt
few persons who are able ;to remove, will remaifc
here alter tfie end ot the present month. '
' 1
The constitution of the Norfolk Bible Society
has been so modified as to render the - institution
auxilarv to the American Bible Society. The-
society have passed the. following resolutions :
Resolved unanimously, that, the Society wUI
place their surplus revenue, after providing for
tiie supply of the District under their immediate
care at the disposal of the American Bible Socie-
ty. -
Resolved nnairimousty, that the sum of three
hundred dollars be transmitted to the America
Bible Socity, as a donation to its funds. -
A, ,. . )
Lavalette in America. The N. Y. Colombian
states, that letters have been received" there,"
which mention the' safe arrival ofLAvAiET'Tfe rfc
Philadelphia some time last wees ; ; , .
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