4 III If' I 1 tin; : - tacola.via Fort Gaioes. Wo understand Cen. 1 time in Hi hate ventored'to intoU ua with. If j i ..j ii. ...mi.M tA Vnrt, m ah aii M tiorhnp n iueh feelinc. let va on UIIUCI U IllUUfCU'UII UC(U1lHil w wlwfw iiuvbiu w j .. .... . Hawkins. Milledgeville JUjUctor. POLITICAL. card it at onee, end recur t the maxima of our father which have made us what we are, and consider that what -adds to the wealth ot all nrosneritv at Ibatame w-i6Bk, jcit 23. time. Bat America adds to hfr navy in time With much satisfaction we have read, the intelligent flf peace And is England so silly aa not to do nroUibecal article which we tliis even.np present our r ? FHrvnthprwfse do I hope and be readers with, from the London .Time .May 22, as Jh same F rarvotnerwise as i "PBBUU ' hij.Uoncd a national paper as is published in Great- l.eve the fact to be j but we are wise 08 Britain It will be perfwsed with pleasure by the Ame , not to boast of that whieb it is the duty or Oil -rjrfcn public ' ' 'governments to perform to use the days of J ' bwtoboitm times. . prenarine against those contests which lions which hare been put together in consequence of cana oo enemies to e intend with but fcngianu. the articles conNined in The Time of Thursday and An(j jet j( not be forgotten, that it 15 the opi Fvklav last, on the subject of the bill now in its pro- njon Ofgome 0f the best heads in this country, S ted states ( - strength in the same ratio as she adds to the ti.p rnnrliisions which have been come to in the f.l number of her shit, than we have ourselves lowing statement, differ materially from those at which (jone efare Mer . A navy Can be made effectual you hve arrived Ftdl credit being given ,f.r the sin. . - . DOjnt hein strictly limited rcritv with which you entertain the opinions which are J 10 & certain poini, m 5 . j . . . SdCyou, a similar claim on tU part of the writer of by the extent of the mercantile marine t of tbe thfQ oWrvations. it is honed, will not be made in country. 'I he expense of her eauipmen.s ai? OCOCATtOW OF FtOBXDA. vainj and that he may be permitted to state, that his g are likely to creat reasonings rest upon general principUs alone ; being to conlroj tj,e eu'tjre el iieitiier a proprietor 01 west mma ciiea, nm nrci cMitile man, on the one hand, rtor being or having the i;l;!ittst acquaintance with any American citizen, on the (f -her. A sincere and ardent attacliment to. the pl-ry-and theTr1unesof Engl-ind, and an anxious wish tli:i! sl.e would in all things judge of the conduct of others as she would be judged of by them, is the foundation i.ix.n ulnrli ihp fi llowincr reasoning is lan. ; anil it is .............. - 1. ; 1 I. .. show in what e another -circumstance efficiency of her naval ex- tiouft. Wishing, however, rather to manner lhi! two countries m in the bnd uf peace, than how little we are lo dread her in the event of war, by ..shS'wtng how stroiisW their interests are united, and risted that interest and prejudice have, ha't little to d then otiieett the same, 1 shall add a tew ex- in forming the result. Tue success which cicw;u-(l ..ur tracts from a ; paper written by a most line cflbrts, at theconclusion 01 the late pontes-, has led i '..i . i gueu a n.estio!i, and :nW ; ,nrVl hlnnpwl rxcluairelv to ourselves: and that denied,' a hi desirs not to exasperate the hpinp-in nossrssio'i of these, we have considered that ! nirtrait which he has druwn will readilv.be rt .--rl-- - . i.I v U o;lur nations sliouui reRUiaTe ineir measures a!Kl 1 Jmitted. frame their laws in support of our honor, and in fur thcrance of our interests. It is by no means intended toqnarrtl with this national feeling, so necessary to our cxintence and preeminence ; but it doe appear, that our character would stan higher for evry generous sentiment, if we wre .'ess forw ard in displaying it, and that mir intertst would be considerably promoted, if we could come back to those old sund principle of inter, national law, which used to bless and render happy the nat'-ons of the world, and consider that our own prospe rity and happiness walked hamt in hand with that of cvirjothcr nalion, and that every increase of wealth to them is but an addition to our own ; the most indus trious gaining most from the general prosperity In the same way we are too ant to consider the acts ot' foreign states, which may in reality, or in our own 'Tonctppt ion, affect some branch of our industry, aVen. acleu in the spirit ot nosumy 10 uns couniry ; forget ting and disregarding that Ihey .have the same right to Wistate for and res ulate their commercial pursuits-as v. e c urselvt s have, and at the same time putting out of consideration, that perhaps they were induced to a dopt the' very measure complained of by some act of our own; probably both the one and tlie other being t quaily un wise and impolitic, and as hurtful to the country ma kicier the reeolation as the one against whom it is aimed This is I fear, unfortunately for ourselves and the world, the general character and failing which preva.ls amorgst us at the present moment; Keeping airve a spini of discontent and restlessness, promoting at home a dtsire for legislative interference and regulation, des tructive i four dearest interests, and preserving those feelings of irritation which have so long spilt the world into factions, and sowing the early scecs of new dissen tions and ot tut ure wars. In no instance, however, at e these feelintrs so smnir and so deeply felt as towards the United States of America i and when ev n ' "Mte ,l?io,n; bc 4?, hccVj, "s she may again he, lu r enemy itTtvar," you mus reatfdy SWifiit its linversa'lity. and that the sentiment, I regret to state it, acc .rds well with the fetlings f - la ;gt? portion of thr people of tins country ; furnishing ano' her proof of the truth of an observation which is cr.tiinty not new, that comrt, unities are more general ly led by their1 prejudices than their reason. " , The proof of such position as that slated o bread!? by you, certainly rests upon the person who brings it forth : a;id as truth is alwavs be nefitted by discussion, we shou!d be happy to see it attempted by one of your candor and in formation, begging you to keep in tniud at the same time those enlightened and liberal views With whieh you opposed the silly complaints of the people of the Netherlands and of Ger many, against the introduction of British man ufactures and eommeree. In the mean time, however, it appeara that it may be stated with advantage to the elear understanding of this very important question, tkat it is somewhat difficult to perceive bow that nation should-be our enemy in neaee. wnicn, in us nanus, its laws, its institutions, M. de Tallevrand, in his excellent memoir upon thf? Commercial Illations of the Un, ted States and England, in 1797, to the national institute of France. (V p iper which wight to be studied by the' g..vernnvnts aitd po pleof the two countries) s'ates, as a remarkable fact, tn& constantly increasing rsm nercial intercourse be tween the United Sutes and England, nddjrtg "tlkat whoever has seen America thoroughly cannot (or a mo ment hesitate in saying the gr-at-r part of her customs are still Eng'ish, that her former commerce with Eng land has increased greatly, in place of having diminish ed, since her independence ; and that, consequently, that event, in lieu of having been prejud cial, has Wen attended with the happiest consequences to England" After complaining bitterly of the little influence that France had maintained over the councils, and how com pletely lost was every advantage which she expected to derive from the assistance she gave America, in enabling her to make herself independent of the mother coun ry, he goes on to say, "The identity of language is the first circumstance whose influence it is impossible to over-rate. This identify confers upon the people of -the two countries a common character, which always m ike them take to each other ; they will mutually consider "themselves at home, when travelling in either country , they can discuss at freedom and without reserve that which concerns their mutual interests, whilst an iusuper-, able barrier is raised up between those who speak dif ferent languages, who are unable to pronounce a word without betraying,.that they are not. of the same coun try. In every part of. America w!ere I have been, I did not find a single Englishman who did not feel himself at home; nor a Frenchman who did not fi;el1that he was a foreigner. But why should we be so astonished to find stfch a tendency to connect itself with England, in a country whre the great lines of tbe federal constitution . --it those the particular states ure all drjved from that oTO.gtandi where her civil liberty-rests up orj tl same foundaitOTi u. hk. jvuS act RnJltri I by jury 7 Ifyou attend the bessions of Crngri.'S'j or he 't ings'of the - tate legislatnre, you will find their precedents and au hor ties all borrowed from England, ndthe pvoceec-ingsf ' her parliamentv" If you enter a court of justice, you will find the rules and judgments of the English courts quoted and followed. Surely, if men. under the influence of such operating causes, should nave no feeling or attachment to England, one must re fuse assent to the influence of laws over mankind, and deny the,cxistence of .those impressions which they re ceive from the objects which surround them." Such is the recorded and deliberate statement of one of the most cute understandings and consummate statesmervof mo dern tinus a statement fully botne out by the sta e mentof another countryman of his own. M de B anjoiir, wlm was FreiKh consul in America, in his sketch of the United States. With such high'and unprnudiced authority, is it wise in us to disgust a nernle whose interest i1 is. as it s wieir inviiiiaiion, o remain on good terms wnn us who at the same time are our best customers and hkel to continue so, in order thai we mav in.lule-e a little nee. vish feeling which we ought to be above f We rr-rei-dy to acknowledge that they have not been behind us. in mt rica, in vulgarity ot abuse and intemperance of language; but .t is a fact that can be elearlv demon strated, that such conduct was as displeasing to the go vernment of America as a similar conduct in America, but from those, who. unforttinatf Iv for hoi h countriM obtained, from circumsiances which have ceased to ex ist, a temponry comma ul over the press of that country My OWn individual feelinp. towards Amnr'ira hua always been of a different sort. It h is been that of a nq b:e and generous pride conaiderinsr the Drodtiction of so mighty a nation, in so short a time, as the first pane-, gyric upon the etcellence of the Kno-IUh constituting the fitness of her laws to nromotc th- nmreritv mx, happiness of mankind, and the manliness and vigor vf the character of her people who could rear such a state, who even Tri iBeir ambition, infirma ies, vanity and con tmpt of Other nations, strongly betray the bright whence .by are derived. I look forward witlf delight to the extension of our laws and our language over so large a portion of the elobe. and the influence which the nam,. and character of England will in conseauenee. if not marred by, mean and jselfish motives, exercise over the i: . The following interesting remarks on the pro- hah'e aeenpatiOBofthe Florldas by the Uni tfd States, are from Bells' London Messen ger, of May 3. 3 Several foreiga journals have arrived up to a very late date, and it appears from their eon urrent testimony; that -something of an im- nort'ant nature is expected to be impending fiom Amenea. lite talents or jvir. Aionroe as well as his disereet moderation, are well known ; but hevis ii t rio'ii,l one of the men of the Franklin school, xhu plirsue important objecjls with the coolness, deliberation, and patient expectancy of men of business, instead of the ardor and ambition of kings and gene rals. .Europe has been so much accustomed to the military spirit, as to hve beeome ra ther inexperienced in a spirit of' a nioreelTec tnal kind, the political spirit -the slow hut sriro system of political management to obtain a seeret end. ' This enil, as regard America; is , the pos. session of tbe country between her present fron tier and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico ; or, in Other words, the Florida. But a posses sive obligation of publie law opposes these pre iciitiona. and would rentier anv direct violence au oiiun t.- . i . j ay?be kept 'together! nn outrage against the civ ilized world. HTf, Uiereiore, is ine tiimcu.'iy. upon mo u t ; Mr. Monroe dc.iri's the object; upon the e ther, lie is unwilling to incur' the reproach of the attempt. Itir order lo conciliate these .oppo site principleSfAmerica lias been long itMiego cialion w ith the Spanish governnu'iit, in 'order ta procure the direct cession. V Voti owe hs so much mojiey,','sny--the Anf-'ricau uegociators, for injuries upon our trade, that we feel it in- ' cumheut Upon our .national honor to detnttnd sa tisfaction.- Kitner pay us the money, or ccue the Floridas asn ecjuivaleiit." To these proposals Spain replies in the language of a government which, e.oiisciotn of if own .weak ness, socks its end in cuniiiug rather than its direct power; it neither conaeut nor refuses. It employs every effirt to keep the negbcia tion in suspense, that it may thus coutrol the American government from assisting its revolt ed subjects. But that thisvmanageruent should have any effect, it is necessary that it should bi secretthat it should not be known by the party against whom it is directed. But so far is this from being the circumstance, that in the recent annual ejepose of the American govern ment, the president, with a bold candor and admirable dexterity, Jias both declared thispo litfeal intrigue of Spain, ami defended (he Ame rican mecutive for the out lent endurance -i and its language, most resembles our own. and which, owing to the influence of all these rea sons, is cor best and most extensive customer ; ' and who, as she increases in wealth, most con tinue to deal more largely in the purchase of oar goods ; ftr at any a year must r. aver her. before, in the nainral eourse of things, if ever, Ameriea can supply herself, unless forced to it by measures 'emanating from ourselves. In no oue circumstance, indeed, do the two nations or their , interests interfere, if eft fairly to 4 (iiemscives auu 10 iue natural circumstances in whieh they are placed. Tbe late war and its horrors placed us indeed in a situation, hos tile to each other j but I trust that the wisdom -which each party learned. frcav thai contest mil enable them to avoid the same mult here after; and those causes being removed which fed to it, no obstacle seems lo stand in the way of a full reconciliation and participation of all just inter-national rights, - but the one w hich gave rise to your observation and to these re marks. Consider but Tor a' moment the rela tive positions of the two eoontries, tod ob serve the raw material she afford for u to work op, and recolleet bow the industry (four people is supported by her demand for manu factured articles of every desrription. Ask Staffordshire, and tbe county palatine of Lan caster i ask Birmingham nay, ask London herself, what they experienced when that val uable market Was interrupted and is there net every reason for union, and nope for quar rel ?' -: '-'' -'".'" ''''.. But America; it is said sends her ships into svery sea; and in every port where (he fin glish Union is unfurled, there also are display ed the stars of the United States. And , are We then to consider na nnr rnfmii.a aoi.- ; tion which is indusiriotis. and ware war Lin.t v5r9ce Pro??l"'V foundation f all misunderstand- ; . - ' , . p " . -o"1"" ing peiweeu inis country anil, America WrL..i,i it H to prevent thai progress ktef Ged and na- j we're agair i surrendered S VnpSS -ture has equally granted unto all? . tj lent, and the union of the United States with EnVland would we then lustily the worst part of the cba- "nd her ho9Ul,ty to France would be perpetual ; but an raeter which the late rnler of Fraoee at anv en,d mu.r.bePutto these discussions, which lead to con . . . u - N - siderations of no common interest. - j future fate and fortunes of nations. As to the question which has been the troubling you wjih these remarks, it appears clear that nations have an undoubted right to act as they lone. At the sa;ne time, it does annem ili ii Kr.tt. had better have refrained from doing that .which they have done 1 interrupts the course and frieiloni of com merce between diem ; it creates heart-brini:ngs which had better be avoided ; it nixkes the West India plan ters: buy their lumber dearer, whieh. of mm-c , !-.., - . - T wv. . .n 9 mnivr." me people of England pay more.far their sugar, aa it does the people of the United States, for her rum and molasses; and all forthe sake, fend that problematical too, of a colony whose trade, either present or future, when compared with tbe American or .West India trade, . is nothing, and which the Amet icans certa.nl Ar-.ii from us the first war we shaul 1 tMfortunatrk- k ed in with them. and. which this Tr subiect of contention between ihj two eoiimr;,.c u,,il possibly precipitate. . " ' The conquest or Canada was trcited as the brightest circumstance in Pitt's celebrated, adwmistra tion as saving the colonics of England from all future attack. How short-sighted is the wiadom of man ! That same minister lived to see that very -event lead to the separ ation of the colonies from the mother country, and it has itive for the patient endurance tif it -... W Bbllicienlly understand," sayi Mr. Monroe, " thn policy of Spain in protruding the nt'gocialioiu respecting the Floridas; but as her object in this policy does rtot contradiet ours, we suffur her to to eootinue this system. Another state of tilings tnay demand another policy." This season, indeed, now seems to have arri ve t ; as by the last Charleston papers, it appears that t ic Americuu government have issued an ord rfor a detachment to march aod to take pos session of the t loridas. This is the hrst sisp, nhjyk, inil. oul Unua grti. f SUCb pTOCeed- ing-t, will Ijo modestly termed, " a provisional ocetipatiaii," for tho jurpuse of preventing any mischief to American property from the proxi mity of the parties cugig?d in civil war and the Florida once thus provisionally occupied, will soon be permanently alienated. Sucli oc- i etipittiun, indeed, is equivalent to an actual Seif i i t ... . -... zure, anu always lermmaies in n. it remains to be seen, how Ferdinand the Se ven h will endure this proceeding. Uis wisest eourse will certainly be that of patience. Our ow i opinion is, that the loss of Spanish America would he the redintegration of Old Spain. I;i speaking and thinking of this kingdom, we al wa ys separate the people from their sovereign A more noble people-does not exist in the civili z d world ) And where, let us ask, can the civ ilized world prducetwo sovereigns which can 'match the two branches of the Spanish family that of Naples and that of Madrid ? It appears that the South American cjngress are exercising ail the functions f a legislative assembly, anc are conducting themselves with more inoderatiotf than coOld have been expected from tbe irritation of the popular mind under ci vil war. Perhaps America will come into the Held in due time jo complete the revolution into a regular independent government. It is a mat -terof astonishment to us, indeed, how Mr: Mon-' roe with all his ack.iowiedged ab lily, has been able to restrain the popular mind in America, and to induce the people to await the slow pro gress of their executive. B it the foliey of Mr. Monroe, is perhaps, better known in America than eveu here : and as tho people understand that his wishes ami their own are concurrent, and that he is only wailing the suitable occa sion, they are wise enough to leave to hies tho judgment upon this occasion. titm It nYtVnm -.1 i -- "T 'ru ia no fithar 1!L. .. would a fly.psismc his nos. b ,hW t .ii.MiVin nie ifg- OOOK Of the 6r: fj ru Petham arrived at JVetv-Yorl i yAta' ideaux: . Jrom Rot. " June 14th, 1918, lat. 43 12 N an,! 1 20 W..at 3 30 i, m. the wind froin J e v"5' 4 standing to the westward dose haul'd wind, saw two sail ahead, about 4 J.PBj them out to be ships carrying a pres. 0f.:?ad shortlyafter shortened sail d'eul naN ; they were both armed, Ihelarwat V" 8 ed 24 guns figure head, yellow si&fc iiinrier uiieria. nnittruii ...1.:... .1 Hin,illeat slim nail a ivum,... : . lu8 and one white streak around : buih l,..i ! yards rigged aloft- When they de.ed wffS the smallest ship passed to windward w: ,i grape ditanee9mad lioi.te.rE.li.h fclar., C fired three shot well aimed fr,.m the Wa:gt ly at the L. M. Pelliatn. lth0uli 0U 't . - our colors DOMESTIC. ' BALTIMORE, JULY 23, ISIS. It will be seen by our paper of to-day that there arc two Spanish cruizers on the ocean per forming feats of heroism aud chivslric valor, worthy of the tottering monarchy of the adora ble Ferdinand Some time since their redoubt able commanders fell in" with in the night an Etlglish brig of war and poured into her a broad sideon being called to an aceount thev tna- nanimoffbly evaded chastisement by alleging they took her for anJlnencan .' We are now enabled to deck their brows with another laurel wreath of renown, far an action, surpassing in brilliancy of achievement, the celebrated battles of Trafllgar and the Nile, and whieh will ul timately reflet ahout an emial share of Aowor on the Spanish government. Here follows the cireumstanee alluded to, and whieh in all pro hability will operate as a quietus' to the sympa thies and over-strained sensibilities of the little wits and mushroont politicians of the day who have latterly so liberally lavished their venom on gen. Jackson which if ever it should reach were hauled up, main yard aback am! fl u a n rm n ti fl f C. f. m n ! 11 r- . a "7'5 v.!.,a,cSW!, 00 deck whiuli they could sea plainly ;-the other ship )0Vf ,' at the same time upon our lee bow. and hoisted a king's Spanish ensis-n and pendant : the fiJ shot.from the Spaniard went over es, between theore and main mist, tli second with rourd ami grape; close under the b.iw, and the third w.;m chse over the forecastle, rtearticforpmas and struck a few yards to lee ward after ivjch the small sh.ip hore up and rneloSeun(iers(,rH and ordjttil s to send our boat or. board imme'. diately land when within short pistol shot un der onr lee- and we in the act of loweritiz the b' mt down, the female and all the gentlemen im. sn?ers upon d-rk having gat a little over their flight ufter such 4 rough salute, the Mwanl y rascaN, thinking Ihe opportunity too goo ta let it pass, iu a deliberate manner fired a volley f mtiokeiry into us, which fortunately neither kit. led nor wnuridirany one, but. several went through the main, and others 0 er the quarter deck I naturally concluded there was a war declared between the LTaited State? aud Spun, not knowing otherwise how to account for. suck villainous treatment to an unarmed merchant man. I ordered the colors hauled down; anil after shnvin: ufffrom alongside the Pelh im, b ing then within half pistol shot of us, still he had a gang abaft with their musket pointed at us ia the boat, that 1 expected every inometi! they would shoot all of us. In the imerii .uliili.1 I luanl n l...afl..l l!t .Mll .1 '. ..un, ' v. .j uii uvniii 111c; 9linil nllljl with my papers, the P. was buard d lit an ni.ed hoat and an officer from the large ship and by fhe passengers am informed that when the ollicer came on board he made nuuv enquiries th.it displayed the mnst eonsunittiate ignorance, and corresponding with his a penr ance among the rest wanted t j pcrsqadu oneul the pa. senders that he wns the captain of the Fclbam,and not believe she was from Bordeaux; and was askd upon coming on deck whether w ir was declared, said no. but expeeted it hour ly and wiahed it sincerely, bragged about how the SpahiarJs would give the Americans cigars to smoke if there came & war, was very lamb, of bis abuse, and said positively t hat they were recommended by the eaptain general of the Hi vaoa, hot to respect any 'American fl 15. and Saul that it was his opinion the Americans were 1 d d set of pirates and poppies. It is the op in Ion that they were bound to Corunna, &c." In all pr.ablity shonM a Venezuelian-pri vateer or two fall in with thoas gentlemen, Ik? ' may Gj1 more interesting employment t!ii!i " giving the Americans segan to-sinokf." Those Veiifzuejiiins are perverie fellows but a short time h;3 elapsed since o'io ,iff keifjm vateers was trf the NLuro watching for'theS;u. nish Fr aeTphigeiiia, said to be laden . with Specie. . v 0 However, iu the event of a war with tht whiskered gentry, we feel confident that "the American ciiaracier for liberality will be fully sustained, and i' rettiru for their CIS A (23. ft. ample reomtierati-u be made them in PiJUfKH' and lmiHY. PASSING COUNTERFEIT NOTES. Ther are some persons who argue, that if they recoive counterfeit Bin:c Notes, and f themselves imposed on, they have the rhjut I" praetiee the same imposition upon others, b; passing notes which they know to he gpirionj Occurrences of this description db'uhiless 'plaTq""every'dayTh the year. An old prof say, Tne receiver of stolen goodiU a 'J as'th ,' thief' and it is a maxim which 005" to be impressed upon the ni nd of every th""!?' less person, that he who passes a co!i:i!-'r!c) ..... . i-.......:.. k. ...... 1. .... nii!tir hitv camenlo possessiou ; is asjalpa? 5 ' n. ..rii.u i.if 1 1, . I ni't.'iijr t"' f.- ... . . .... i'ii no. 11 imposition upon society publiihod as a caution At'tt-irario, N. V. Phineas E$$M sentenced to the state prison fr '"J.r7e'.g for passing a counterfeit bank note. "lVe kIioiiM he a eeneral warninsr : too ia")' I'1 g pie, it. is leareav-naveoten wining r , hank notes, of whose genuinneness ',ie.v ' reason to doubt, and which they would nut willing to receive back again. Es?leu" seems, win 111 possessiou 01 a nie liich had been altereu u - - ten 01 Niagara, hiiihiuohmv.'--i i,pi it. . :-ilrt in hi nimcsdion. nt- . lilUllCU li, a UUVIM.V-. so a Itered : that with this advice that tlie . was not genuine, ho passed it as .a S?-D"'" i ,IIar note. And although it appeared v f denee, that at the time he mrorroeu i r to whom he, passed it its g wilnenrtJ " disputed, and that if U should prove he would take it buckT Iheehref jait J J. ed the jury, that if they wereo.r". Bl a ' a had sufficient intimation k. nnlp i"fc " .a ?at"" in r f'ttt counterfeit to put him upon :7tn g - -jt pasting it as genuine, and that fi e rrfe it a. -on.iln havinff eood reason. .: -.-a u in nreU"" Wa. faU thev Were warrauic-- r -, felonious intent nv. under the c 20 minutes absence return were warrantedaa pre t. The jury, upon tn. jharge of the courier ,,weiurned a verdict 01