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TlFreoch letter tfmuxpis LW, .i? Deplace, rtixt& here yesterdWm iSiTfrom Bordeaux. A French ortlMWl" ' o htAUel favored ua uuenun, ' lots f thafieot ireowi month ; ia ' ' V- " Mn' iK Pumitfiii rMt acnt; Tb accounts wv r papcrv re ccrljra month later Wued. War between France IcUrttioa of k was "r L.k AmKuudimr. and lit Minuter of W confederation of the KW, b-d quitted heuas awl all the truopa mi the North, un Uthewtroulef BtMpar-" la am UIOUOQO cf the trotW wkkb; wo In C. had returned into France and Fere UssfiottsrtttJUfajA I pri it ineaii iuw; w : kalkAlttwk f RtmU s ! that iiule did U indite anv thine Me her taking a part the wr a a AttriaTJbfcfeirfeT be-J rtwrcft I ursey jw'fcww " ruw x PrpaintoU iotcHmoce rf AuOrta, , wrtndcrtd ibc 3iib FtU. ftr wm .bkuctft ih(Mitkii!aul bich fill 3 pm i AW JOiAX) vf the larrtaoa hd 4icd Baronoc. ' 'llMfoAh U Sfwia bad xbcQOfrrurtj mt bid Cftd s been in. ntcd. TU Frrocl hd ruurvd Oporto Pirtuj!) nod im kdaeciax on tbui. lite . vmt - rkv rtt- wtw Ar ohdu Rotbrtrt. , i . Oathe subkat Amcrk adit, these Vpcfi air bi!jTI. AiT-JmpiruI "de er, aftctin(tprtUottf euin t mie jm tntrrtcd lo our, Lut. To uhdenund , fc will be rto4 cxlcd, that lUe trrtach kre lone deuibed Aairrkaii ewcU under Vriout pmenrrt t But irane time since Mt btip wtikKiOQftll Atterican vcsmU in c pen tt Fraxe. The new ikctee oiUr Tktu d ai arra dcuiard by lKi tr-l pb-rjii. Tlvorsit prntittcdtartturii tli bcitirtstOltkttjttrd. ; FWi. VI. U.Tb Wertemiiotr and Unriui Ambawkdies are about to quit this VpHal- TUe dJVtew crpa cf our ai tufhrt. V W comnaiJrd by the Arttxtakr, and ly wn, siw BrtJer rde:z:v. : .... Ftb. 16. The crest mtlita rr rcmatirr fwwcedafcrmrdiijrs litxc, bate Uea fU. CL AMn Cou ben bt4cft ImriLT wnr fwmendatkm to the rajK:0i?r,G",1H tht se. lmsiS ll UejJaliana lira rv.T-1! ' -MuiMti t o7 hr he formed In the T . aiiii mist. sir iJirma VI. A .. .--T'T'-- C"M hse Keen J r V- i t join tW 'Vi ml Fncc riaieon Mi li. ikA .L I I - Pv. .li wiine me oi IT cau " Court of "t itn'are to rem and Aosbo!(are alread' on .tbclr march. ! 'JVVfTineacrjr, March r Att tlie BavatiaD troopi are marching to the Inn. 'llie (arooua btriguer Geni has arrired lo Vienna j probably to draft the Auttriao ma Bifrkto. M. Stein is also at Vienna. Murfos, (Sfiein) AUrth S. Gcii. Sebas Uani pursQcs bis succesa. Marshals Junot 8c St. C rare approaching Valencia, which it la expected will out make any defence. . ' -;";" Fi LAOKir ikMayi "srTT .The Jury It the case of the Ubited States, against Michael Bright, brought in a special let diet eteiday xafttrooonv The verdict sUteSp the defendants to be guUty of know bgly aad wilfully obstructing, resisting uA opposing the ftl tnhal, In his attempt to serve and execute the jiilictat wtict rresT iwo' Uoqed Ja the utdictmenU but tht the defen dants acted onderthe ordet cf JLheconsuwled, auuwdniMef 4efmcylvar4a4i) avUtroctif and misting the MarsholThe j karrktojh mrf hole matter, thus aiond the l.tw Is in favor of the United States, or-the deudauts, and if the court are of puuon, that the law i with the United States, then the jury find the defendants, and every ooe uf them GutUy, but if thctrt are of opinion that the Usr is with the Vfendants, tbett they find ibetn and trj one jrf them one GuiUy, 4;. i In the case of the United State, vt. Mi chael Brt&ht and others, the circuit court de cided on thespectal verdict, that the defen dants were Gy, tod yeuerday afternoon the prioners brine placed at the bur, the di trjet attoejftejLsddrrsstd the court and said. that in compliance with his duty, he called ution the court to pronoutce the settUuce of the law. This duty the most painful he, had ev er been eaUed to perform, he would on his own rt cnrmnbilitr. have omitted to t north fr the present, if the Aitornrv-General U the state of Penntt Irani, on behalf U the conitutcd authorities of the aute, bad or rrcuet It.-a repiv was made by the couutacl foe -the-deiehdantSiJudg"Waah-mcun then rtae and addressed the court as fidtowt VXW " " ' ' " f' '""v'''"' conclodmg period hai now arrived lo die long and deplorable contest, ia which you have been, we believe, under mistaken n lkof dutr, nK unfTJunate for the cha ractcir (u our Cfwnnncbuitiy, wkI peculiar r of this respectahle part of it. Tte origin of the controversy is lost sight of In the otore lmiorunt and dangerous eonejueTc wbJch hare growa out of it. If the roeasurrof which you unhappily pcrmittrd )Tmclvc to be nUde the instruments, bid not been check ed in jN .commencement, it might by ;rts ef fect and example hare swelled into so Jrre sistUle torrent, prostrating in iu course the Ubertle, the, laws, the bappknesa and the safrtyof theaatiun. ' , I That such waa the object, or that this was the melancholy catastrcphe either intended or desired, we have not the moat distant be lief But such mvut be the mult when arms art oflpovd to laws, and ftce Is resorted to in resisuncetd the deliberate and dis-intemt-ed decreet of the tribunals of Jutice,"cr the lawful nets of the other departments of our governmenL In the members of this court, there exmts ao other feeling or -recollection, than such as the most sincere regrets Inipii , thit the occurrences we so jnxxh deplore have arisen from decisions In which we have in our respective stations, had a share. Y ' We should, be unworthy of the responsible itatkins In which we are placed, If we suffer ed any other than public . motives connecied with a sense or duty, to influence our conduct. come destructive la their Immediate efiects, ana widely mhchievou In tbeir example. Ve do not say this reproachful! beimc vper- siudcd that you acted under1 mistaken nou ons pt auty ; it becomes us at the same time to expreu In pointed terms our, disapproba tion. As it has been your lot to be engaged In a mesMire which, on relcction hereafter. aou cannot yoorselves approve ; it should al 'lenaie any unpleasant cceuequcncesyou may vAtircui-yxirMiuiimB, xnai nwn;ng will wipe away the unfortunate stain on cur republican systems but submission to the cor rectum of the laws, not vindictive, but ex cmpkry and salutary. If physical frce is rendmd nervelesi by the superior power of the laws, we need not regard the reproaches nor the prediction! of thoe unfriendly to re puWn fwtrs of -gift -etttmefit:" - Itioes net lie 'with us w enter into those: C0nv'kruuA.hich belong exclusively to a- nouMr4 krtnentir he gweTftment. "-trj duty is pmcf dintJ e tom obeInstaB ces ml other, cases lha ve joccunroV, wherein , te imperative obligations of duty have in duced 4sikMicjUiUy feelings of th -e w ho ga e them. Your case, nnd particularly that ot the1 commanding, of ficer, Is lc Misceittble of apol j han ihose: 'anidrd'lCou'mcalQ'' act ; in an enlightened cit), where the nWansof ia u,f'4niatiin on legj and political subjects are partK-ularh great, and where it was in your power at any moment to have ubtuhied the brst advice as to the obligation of the orders you received. If you listened to improper cniihciTwe o'onTy lanient the drcumstaa cts. '' ? . ' ., lilt our dtt.hfiwfTrTjnpleasant the ex Gen. MrtrlrkH has bees sent Into Cmllirla. "t h iHlutt aewnmjnd. The CGWmstirn of tV han In thU rltv M i eaiiroas is now nuking.- Srveral thrsi. V wtetetf by guvenunent for the "ice of the artillery. a r . ' y"t Count. deKbskyand deTrau nJiTL have demanded of the Arrh.'uLr I Jt re Mr hit person la qualny Mch I. fforcreflenrv r.e. AM)im. has uken leave of aur r.- M - ku I ?tT? Ut rw Augsburg the 6th wuinuea iui route Rhout su PttrrtiurefL Jam. l it Tv- s .. a Ivsndor. Prtnre KcKm.m..k. i i I m , - will IW1 MW h first aodnnct of hi. M.rrstv. and hvd a hint Pent, ArriM. Tfc VI o,tingettogiean the absurtUtiea 1 7l",JOZailt' -m manner in which ',;'rt . '7 re'rroiuiued, pmve I Our uOt h beetrVpalnfuloiierbutwe havr ".tnWedalt-tn endeavreed to perform h with impartiality. . iy r w 'e bear hrtwrM il PnH. I Iir IIU Willi lunity was offered for discussion, and that this case has been conducted with greater latitude and range of arguments, than perhaps wou'd nave ueen stnctiy rignt on common occasion. Every thine hat been done and said which could contribute to a clear :, todeTstandms: of the cases. The decision has been made on the law as It arisea on the facts found by the Jury, too rdsin and palnable tn admit of difn- culty or tkaiht, with the most entire convlc tion and belief of Its rectitude n It Is obvious that you have mtaaken sop posed duty which you presumed you owed to the constituted authorities of vour particular state, while you were opnnsinr the laws of the United States and violating predominant eoiigatipns, pione more niebly appreciate I than we do. jhr raUitJiry, aniritcifiirJIclkw;; cltieens, and to discipline and ubomInatkei of ourmllitla. Thse attributes, whert re quiretl in laudable and aecesurVv efforts for the supiort of the laws, or fir the - safety of our country, are highly commendable, put. hen employedr as yours have been, , in raea lures of rcitutHeto eitablidied principles of the constitution and in violation of the peace aud good order cf the nation .they be? Thegariisouaof Ulm erciw? of it, to pronounce the fobwu.g sen trftf e in vour srveral cases, and m fixing the decree of punishment, we have not been in attentive to every circumstance which has breu oflered in your f-vor.The triumph of the laws over military force arrayed against the., is sufficient for their objects. The measure of punishnirnt is in your un fortunate ce partlcularty, of smajl coftW parstive Importance Example and not se veriry-ladictated, by our duty and ha been our aim. ."'X . " , "" '' -.Z " The sentences of the court, are that you Michael Bright, be imprisoned for the term of three monthi and piy a fine of two hun dred dolMrf to thel7iiitedates,NJmd ihat rou James A tklnwei, Wm, Cole, Abraham f)(?drn, Daniel Phyle, Charles Hong and John Knipe, be severally impnsooed for the term of one rnonthf and severally pay fine of fifty dollars, to the United States, and stand coramittccd till these sentences are com plied witlw '.. The Marshal Immediately conducted the prisaners to Jail, where they are nowcoi.fi ned. AU was tranucted ra peace and tran qoUitv, and to the honor of our City be it men tioned, tht tlie demands of the laws-have been satikfied without tumult or riot, , "IK new tO. Of the 3 French frigates which ran under Sables dOImne, one was bilced and abandoned j'and the ether tw6 up an Inlet where they grounded every low water. A westera sweu wuich waa set w would destroy them. ',X"- . f XX ';:7March' 13. :X -Our Falmouth letter says, The Surveil- lante, on the ?d March, m lat, 40, 30, long. 10, 13, saw 4 sail of the line and 3 frigate fyingto, to feewurd,' and in the act of oam- ing a brig t but several Urge ships, appa rently of the line, appearing to windward, they crouded all aul, and stood to the west ward. The first is undoubtedly the L'OrienS squadron i the latter supposed to be Admiral Duckworth in pursuit. t kXv I ; The French sauadron at Flushinr. is said- to consist of 12 sail of the line." w hich be- inp joined by others, and a Russian and D- nish force, fa to attempt' some ' great ente'r- pflieioThe: spriiigr'Sa sa the French pa- persr V N LATEST FROM EUROPE. fy the ikip Recovery Cafiti Thamat Jrffcr on, rwj JUverpoott v(aavc tnejviov tnt. - . ' -. - iokoox, Aiarcn Yesterday Colonel Wardle moved,' in the houke of cnmros an addres to the King frthe rem vral of the Duke of York from the command of the army ,This motion was opposed by Mr. Button, and Mr. Perdval (C. of E.) who declared his intention no; on ly to oppose the motion, but to move an ad dress highly approbatory of the Corduct of the noble Duke as commander In chief ; and that his1 removal would be h ghly injurious to the army, and putyic service. Mr. P, irpro- iialedtheicwectwrrwith Mrs, C. No dect; ion was had on the motion. The Russians, we learn, have marched a body, on the ice across the Gulf of Bothnia, captured the Swedish island of Aluud, and were prepnng ke boats for an expedition to Sweden Proper; The distance from' Aland to the miin is about 80 mile.!!: .(. . : .. . LI . The Gazette of yesterday conttins Lord Cochrane's official account of the defence of Rosas and the castle of Trinidad affuinst the French; of the. former, by the Spaniards, and of the evacuation and destruction of the latter by his Lordship, and a party of sea. men and marines belonging to the lmper leuse. Lord Colling wood speaks in high terms of the heroic spirit and ability which have been exhibited by Lord Cochran, in the assistance he? has endeavored to afford the Snf nivh pairWs .Cfiing wood wS at Malta, the C6th January. . . Hie ' Gasette conums also a letter from Admiral Stfpford, dated on board the Caesar, near Bclahe light house, March 2d i which; atatrt, that the French Brest Fleet then re mained at lle d'Aix, consisting of 10 sail of the line, 4 frigates, and the Calcutta. The 11th sail of the line was bilged on Vhe shoal within I'lsle d'Aix, - She is- theWarsaw, a -1 -March 13.- v ; tdlpin30widispatche nothing new, as the accounu by the last packet are of later date ; on the 6th inst. she fiell m with the Surveillante frigate, and a fleet from Braxils, and were bformed that on the 1st inst. they saW six sail of French men of -war steering S. Vt The Walsing--ham packet arrived from Lisbon, saw on the 1st imu la lat. 47, six; large ships steering N.W. .,i,t:....,:r . OFFICIAL FROM SPAIK, ; J. On. the 12th Feb. the ll. Q. of the Spanish army wat L Carolina, under Gen. UrbiiKt ' The Duke d'lnfantadj hid becnjanfeinu- nate, and was remoeedThe Supreme JoT ta remained at Seville. Gen. Abidia bad been appointed miabter rf war.. A French array of 25,000 was preparing to enter Es tremadura. GeiuCula, with 16,000 Spanish troops, was at Tru villa. At Alacant rathe re was. a Porturuc-!e and British division, a mounting to 14.000. The . French, had ad vanced to Ciiidad Kodrigq Soult was at Be- tanzos, the 28th January. Komana had en tered Portugal. The 40th and three other British regiments were at SetTIe, on the way to join Urbira's army, at La Carolina and to defend the Sierra Moreiia. The Spanish ar- ' my in La Mancha was looking their enemy in thetace. -V .".March 14, jL'.i'i..,;,,.': There is reason to believe, that 'Jtxo intel ligence relative to Saragossa, fa one of the unofficul papers,is not true, and that noble city still holds out. Letters have been re ceived from the immediate . neiglibnurhood of Sangoesa which state that on the 25th ulu it was still in possession of the Patriots, , Tlie v French papers bad stated it to have surrcn- dered on the 21st. The amount of the Exchequer Bills pre sented to be funded, amounted at the dose of yesterday being the third dav to 6,000,0001. The. whole sura to be funded is only 8.009. OOOl. . ,: , v ; - : ; Private letter, from Holland report, that according to a secret article of the recent treatv between G reat-Britala an(LTurkey, the Purte is to join with Austria in the war against France, and Great-Britain: ia to fur nish the Turkish government with arms and. ammunitioov at Malta or the Mores. ; This intelligence it is said, comes from Malta. The Cotton Planter arrived at Greenock Monday, senight from St. Marj'ariver; and , brought American papers to the 20th January. ... r---..:.-J. v. .." ..:J;v March 15. . . i--a Though the British regiment which sail cd from Lisbon for Cadis have been permit ted to land arCadixrfT been 1. yd with every convenience, and it is not sup posed that any want of confidence on the part of the Spanish government in the English, has prevented their landing. Upwards of -400 British seamen have been invited by the government of Cadis into Cadiz, to assist in rWine and trimmine the French and SratnUH - yesscis ivm in uic iiuicr naroor, in nruer to bring them into the outer bay, and fit them , forsea.'. , ' X.-V r , ..', No immediate danger appears to threaten Cadis. All the passes between it and thee neroy are well watched and v defended. The French have not yet advanced towards Andas lusia.. i.i;,i,','J- : ,;t . The prevailing expectation at Hamburg was, that Russia would join the Emperor of Germany, should he be compelled to defend himself against the tyrannical demands xf RtiTHianartr iiuth ;, , , ."v-gte"-'." . A statement has appeared in some - newsj papers, which we are happy in being ab'e to say is wholly without four.da'tkin namely, thit the King of Prussia hud, in compliance with a mandate of Buonaparte, telivered tip his minister, the Baron de Stem, as a vtciiiiv to his jTsentmrnt; We are informed from a cretlihle source, that as soon as the Mooiteur, containing the grant's decree sgahistUupa i 9 i V V -V -tir -X. rr- 'm ii , ; I, ,
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