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V51:flg. f '- No. G48.
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From, the United States Gazette. ,
Mimtcrial Mlsrepreseniaf.ion.;-ft-CQy
the foliating paragraph from ihe last Na
tional Intelligencer, for the purpose of once
tire contradicting the assertion tiat our g
ernmcnt agreed wiih Air. uose to separate
the affair of the Chesapeake from all others
in discussion. As often as the leading derao
' cratic prints repeat this falsehood, so olten will
w expose and refute it.
Faom thk National Intelligencer.
We have received' a file of London papers J
(o tlrj nrst ot J une. nvery ming oi maieriai
' impjrtance of course has been aulicipated. in
tiic details lately 'ijien. -.
"In the Morning Chronicle of the 31st
May. the diplomatic correspondence c,ommu-
cicated to Congress immediately after the de-i
parturfe of Mr. Rose, is reviewed, bpeaking
of the conclusion of the negotiation here, this
paper erroneously says" The American
government demand, . that fireyious to a dfscus
eon of the proolamation, due satisfaction be
made, to the United States, and that the satis
faction ought to extend to all the wrongs'
which fireced-d and produced tj)at act. Then
follows .Mr. 'Rose's ultimatum 8cc. &c.
It' is somewhat surprising that a. paper
chractcriszed by so much liberality Ski the
Jbm'ing Chronicle, coul4 make this state
ment on a revicwfof the official documents.
U must have; proceeded from a too cursory
perusal. Tlje tact well known to be tiU3 :
ta,it the -American government agreed to
nw Ice the revocation of the proclamation con
ttmfioraneoUa with th: repara' ion-fbr the affair
i of the Chesapeake, which; it was previously
agreed should be nefia atedfrom all othery arid'
consequently not connected with those aggres
' toaflrcTeiiihg liTr ' r -
fhe.only foundation for the assertion that
it was previously agree'd that the affaiuof the
Chesapeake, should be seiarated from tUL
'oMv,'is contained by Mr. Madison's letter
to MrT Rose (if the 5 th hf March last. To
fAvent tl possibility of a mistake we will
jJbte the passage at length.
tle president adhering tb the mo
mtion by which he has been invariably guid
ed ana; ; anxious . to rescue the two nations
fioin thS circumstance under lich an abor
tive issue to your mission necessarily place's
tiiem, he has authorised me, in the event of
jour diseasing the terms of reparation which
you.bplieVe will be satisfactory anck,oniis ap
pcaric that they are so, to consider this
evidenceVf the justice .of his Britanjiick ma
esty as a pledge for (in Effectual inter posit ion
villh resfiett to AL.L iTie ehmcx against a re
turrence of ivhiih ihe'prjcfanuiiiiiH nvas meant
to fireside, and ro proceed.'' i&r. ifc.
Mr.JVIaf'ison htre explicitly dt-claies, that
nothujg,.tnll be deemeq. a snUicicrit rtparaUon
ferilie atlack upon the Chesapeake, but what
can be considered as a sufficient plk'ge from
bis majesty "for an effIWal ut'crH-aitlon
vith respect to ALL the uhm ogu- -vi a recur
rence of which the proclamation wan ' meant to pro
vide !"-., The abuses recounted in rc -pt'ocln-
nidiiuiij agamsi a recurrence ot wnici- n -vas -
intended to provide, arc, t c's.'j;t-r,-cv.:V-rertce
of arts of insubord.in.-t :i ;-; :h'c ia'-.vs;
of.violence. to the persons; und ri ircsi).'.:i3es'
en the property of bur citizen's,"- cprciiid-ing
TTfjth the attack unon the Cheareake. Mr.:
Madison,- in this letter' .. of theMtf of March,.
jotsjiitoa particcjar discussion! of " the oc-
cunences from'wliichthe nroclamatron resulf-
' tit' whidh he says are "mgfflerot terms re-s
itnec.to.by the instrument- itEelf." These
fcncral terms are those quoted above. In Mr.'
Madison's discussion of these occurrences' he
rfiUtes upon the impressments of Irish passen
gers from board an American vessel ; upon
the conduct of captain Bradley and .1 ha', of cap-"
&llVfnilblt in the port of Ne'fYork upon
e burning of the. Trench ship Impetueaux
:ipon, fe!ie coast of North Carolina ; upon the
-tomluct of enptain "l)ojigla$s, 8cc.c. It is
therefore offioiaUy proved that Ajj! these are
JP the '; abuses agsinsjt a recurrence of
J-riiichthe prociurhation was nantTo provide.'
f !hese are .consequently to be embraced in
discussion" respecting the, .attack:' upon thje
-Chesapeake, and nothing is to be accepted
n atonement for-th'at'ai tack, but his llritari-.
majesty's pledge for an effectual inter-
i-v-iuuii wUn rcspeci io au t'ieae kinas ol aouse.
one of the1 abuses ccmnlaincdiof was the
impressment of BMtufyectt trom on -board
aa' American mere Hint vesjEefs, it foliws in-e-
that the right to make such ithhrrns.
wrs must, be 'renounced as a part of the ut
'ncmcnt for the attack upon the Chesapeake.
1 'le.dtraand of ..o.ur government, was thffe
; neither more nor less than this i That
reat Britain should concede io" us even
Jwiit which ; hal been in discusSpribetfeen
rii S0VcrrtrnentSt-an4; particularly-the
tf sGarching-6ur merchant slftps for their
p seamen, Wiflfwhat fate then can our
nu.nistrat'ion, "through their organ, the In
ifrs W an? ihsuUed people, that the
tfrr fM.:ChePcake was not '-connected
V'?se agressions preceding It when"
. e ofuc'ul letter, in which the proposition
is made, demands, as a sine quit non a ptedga
from his Britanhick majesty for an effectual
interposition with respect to all those aggres
sions!!. The plain truth is, andjt ought to be uni
versally known to the people, ihat in this, as
lu. the other leading measures of the govern
ment, there is an invisible hand" which is
mysteriously guiding us to certain destruction,
it was . not. the will of Napoleon that our
differences with England shouM be heald.
l'hert fore . Mr. ' Jeff'ecsoh .'and Mr. Madison
refused to listen to the conciliatory offers of
Great Britain, but ur.an terms which they
knevy would not 'be conceded they refused,
and perseveied in the refusal, to accept any
attonement for the affair of the Chesapeake
unless tliat atonement involvedan impficft .
compliance with all their demands, in regard '
to all the abuses of which they 'had ..even
complained. The consequence is, , that we
are still cursed with an embargo; and a non
intercourse act, and are likely to "remain so,
as long as it shall be the pleasure of Napoleon
that weshould sacrifice to him our interest
and our honour, by an inglorious and ruinous
abandonment of the ocean.
It appears ta be now a vell ascertained
fact, and is not denied even" in the adminis
tion papers, that the Osage.. whith vas sentf
: with such parade: by government to France
and England,-and the arrival of which -was so
anxiously looked for, carried no-dispatches
whatever to the British government, and that
Mr. Hn.ckney had no communication to make
to the English liilnibtry in consequence of
that mission. Vt have heard this exii aot di
nary fact accounted lor, by suppciin? that as"
the Cisage vveit first t FranceT the dispatch
es for England were sent open to gen Ariti
strong, by whom they Were submitted to the
inspection of Talleyrand or Napoleon, or both,
fofr'Jtheir approbation ; that not meeting with'
their approbation, they were suppressed, and
will never be communicated to the British go
vernments We cannot as3cil that such has
been the cause pursued by ourgovernment in
relation, to this Strange affair ; hut in these
times of mystery and dismay we are justified
in fearing and suspecting every thing. " "
Fxtract of a tett'f from Philadc!phiay to the
editor tf the Acw-1 ork Xaazette, dated - Lie
27th ult. i
" You will perceive in the. United States
GaJeite of this city an assertioii.- sdid to be
from hijh authority, that no 'rcmonstravce, .pro
Jmalsor communication of any kind wrc sent
to England, in the Osagk by our govoretuent ;
and that the Osage went to England, and af
ter remaining there a c3iisiderable time, ac
"tually returned again to this country, without
r.ny communication having - been submitted
by Mr, Pinckney to the government of that
country. This assertioh, after a lapse of some
days, bus. drawn from Cuane, on finding hfi
self unable to refute.' It, 'a . ery an;;ry .attatfe
oh the British consul here,' upon the. upposi
tion that he, had communicated it toh edi
tor of the Gazette. Duar.e's attack Ivais exci
ted more general attention to the fiic's'ftsseit
cd in the Gazette, and has led to such enqui
ries, as leave no doubt in my mind, aikl that
of many others, that no dispatches 1 went by
that ship, which.. led to any communication
'whatever with IheBritish government." And
that no communication whatever was made
by Mr. Piockney to that government, from
the day of her arrival in England, to that of
her departure. The question then occurs.
Vhy did she go to England ? I can. give no
other answer, but that this circumstance is a
continuation of that political' jggle, by which'
'-the feelings of this devoted coutitiy have been
so long tniled with .and which is daily plung
ing it into, a deeper state of humiliation and
distress. k' - V . '. ' f' : '- - -"
REMARKS.. ' ,
'The suggestion of. our correspondent is
but too true,, .v The arrival of the Osage was
anxiously looked Tor in England, as it was ex
pected that "she would bting animpohantcom
munication "from tlusV g tvernment. After
her arrival the British ministers were expect
ed, to .receive' a - corn nuinication from Mr.
Pinclney ; fl,n4f rafter the lapse of soihe days J
Mr. Cahning addressed a noie td'Mr: Pmck
ney" to inquire if-he had: received"4" any,.' dis
patches 'by th-Xs'age.sMr. Pinckney in reply
candidly ackfiwedged that he bad nVfi'ter.
the arrival of the (fsagc here it wtfs ; publicly
ijiven out bvNrr. Jefferson, that neither, r ranee'
-' nor. England had shown ri disposition to do us
justice, The secretary at wap declared to a
gentleman at Boston that the dispatches by
'the bage were not eonclir.ory, either from
"France or England ; both-parties having re
fused to rescind thei r orders! and thit juur .
government were determined , to continue
ihe embargo until some change of affairs take
place."' '. -' A", 'f. Gazette
" , By the Ream, ' .. -
far sale by Ifm Boylan '
, From Bzil's 'Weekly Messenger, Jlfify S6.
. THE SITUATION OF SPAIN.
- There has-befen perhaps no scene in that
melancholy drama,1 which has so long agitated'
thc-f uriosity of Europe, fraught with-rnore in
cidents o reaLcalarpitr arid substantial regret,
than that which has lately been rehearsed in
the kingdom of Sprain.
When a nation Is subdued by conquest, or
passed submissively under aoreign yoke, the
spectators may feel, as the circumstances of
the case give a quality to the act, a mixture
either Of sorrow or contempt, but when we be
hold U crown wrested fn3m art ancient line of
princes by a course of stratagem -ami fraud
the most foul and unnaturaland a nation
swindled out of hur Independence, by contri
vances which have not even the ordinary splen
dor of the crimes of a conqueror, and which,
but for their ahaunding cruelty, we should "as
sign to the lowest class of mankind, there is a
eomplication-of feeling in every generous bo
som, which we know not how to express.
The crimes of the French emperor tod his
counselors, whatever are real and imputed;
fade' away before the .enbrmity of his present
guilt towards Spain. "
If not worthy the name of an ally, Spain has
been to France a faithful vassal She has nei
ther grudged tier disputed her ' servitude.
Neither in th.6 prosperous nor adversy fortune '
of France was iheie any vacillation in hev coti;.
duct: she had chained herself to the oar, and
Uj wed down with ths stream.. One would
have thought that the steadiness of this adher
auce would have procured for her safety if not
respect. But no i As she has been more sub-'
missive, &i has her fate been more.crueh. ;her
Atll more degrading, than that of any other of
the powers conquvjed by ''France. Austria
was suffeied to collect and lecomposQ the Scat
tered aionjs of broken forte. There was no
cieposing an hereditary prince ; no treason
hatched in his palace i no insurrection foster
e4 among his subjects. He was left indeed,
in a niouri.ful and shuttered dignity, but he
was left respectable and safe. Prussia, who
was most h-ated b Fiance, as she w'tll deserv
ed, was disjointed but not destroyed. Hep'
king (her greatest nmfur une perhap s) was
still continued to her ! and the. queen; Jur he
roine, was left in security. Russia was dis-
f missed back to barbarism, ridiculous and con
t-tmptiUe, but entire She had bartered her
honor, but was -suffered to keep.lier territory .
But towaltls Spain t.o mity has been shown.
The means employed to' destroy, her-were most
signally ungrateful and cruel. Treason and
pai riciue wcic the auxiliary cl imes put in mu;
ikn ag .iust her sovereign ; rebellion and iiv
sunection. were er.ccu'. arcd amongst his peo
ple, and the road to her final subjugation has
been cut out through the carnage and massa
cre of the mcst loyal of his subjects.
Having withdrawn her mt troops, and im
rou eu them in seine dilant fortresses of Ger
rma1iy ; bdviiig encuurage'd a cowardly Tsyco
phanf igaiuat the ticr apparent and matle htm
equally master 'of the person of the queen, and
the power of the king, Napoleon, persuaded
of his affection to iris own interest, which must
necessarily cease with the existence of Spam
asran independent nation, changes .'his instru;
inents, and pulls down his once favored upstart,
by means ol his former rival.. ; '--r ; r
Having destroyed the prince of peace, he
excites the heir apparent to rebel against his
father ; and when this rebellion becomes sue
cessfulacid popular, he changes sides'irand sup
ports the cause of the rightful monarch,
t. Thus alternately fa'voi ing-and disgracingVv
ery patty, and cuuing up by the roots att public
confidence in any, he ihrqws the kingdom into
such an unnatural ferment, That his army seiz
es the pretext for marching into the: capital r
and when he fears resistance from the old
Castilian loyalty and vtUotir, he plan? insur
rection to put it dovn by a massacte.
. Never, we believe, in the annalsjST history
has a more atrocious by pocricy been exposed,
nor Jouler . play practised; ; for a iiy other than
this. His purpose and filial aim are obvioW
to the. most sheft sighted Having destroyed
all respect and reverence for every pubKe-eha-;
racter in Spain that could aim at government,
Tie paves tin way for the entrance of a foreign
sceptre. ' - ' - '-"; .. v ''-..:
" jpain ;" will soon become politically extinct,
and no louger exist bur as an appendage' of
FrancA-.lt not governed by the same monach
;she will pjss into the same family, and a By-'
'naparte "will reigii.ci both-, sides the Pyre-
The tall of Spain, however to be regiettcd,
.ds us yet one Lesson of reasonable com .
- f'It Js, that'the enetiies of France, as
.t inorV're'speb!e;'.;' 'arc. they- niotitr
secure than her friends. ;Var then .var with
such power? Ete rnahjine xtin guishahje war,
before we Sublnit to the contempt and danger
of her holmw :frlendijiip. The sword ai ne
can cut us out a treaty worth having : the pen,
in the present Kate .of things, isTIhe most fatal
Instrument we. can. employ. It- wpujd be a
'conveyance a bill of Sile, of every thing the
mjst precious and valuable that ii left us.
This we are glad to see is nbw the popular
sentiment, more confirmed, thark ever by the
recent example) and bleeding image of Spain. .
v W AH then with France, though comments ' :
and colonies shpuJd bfith fail us in. the &trug -gle
; enough, if upon the' ruin of this accumu
jated wreck, we can clknb to the level oFour
towering enemy, and save the Capttoli Immq
bite Saxwn ojthe British constitution.
PHILADELPHIA, August H, " ll
fhS FRENCH BUIG La Paris, which ar-'
rived at the Lastretto the 1 lh July last, on
her vvay to t'.iis city ; soon after dropped dowil
to M"arcua Hook a village containing about '
twenty houses, off the -public road and of
course free from the scrutinizing eye of the
traveller.'' Why she went theie, those who
gave the orders best knew ; the rest of the
world are left to guess,- There 'she received
a complete overhaul and repaired with nev?
masts and rigging from stem to stern ; and
we are.mld7th.at our pollecior, or some person
under hm, received orders from head quar
ters ', that the Brig La Paris should." be 1U
berally supplie i !" in c-mscque'nee of which '
order we are told, thji Challofie was daily and'
'lightly transporting articles from this , city,
for her accommodation, and the accomraodar
tioa of her patrons in Guadaloupe. Among ...
the articles so transported by permissiajBi
"according to law," 'were,
H-tons cordage, !
.150 barrels of flour,
100 do. of salt provisions, '
5 pipes of Wine)
pipes Brandy, ,
With a long string of etceteras.
Whether the permitted articles loaded lief
or not we cannot pretend to say ; be it as it
may, (with permission or without permission)
we are told by a person who saw her going
down, after her departure from Marcus Hook;
on Friday last, that she was as deep ' as she
could swim so we go all for out good aU
lies ! Ve are also loUV, that one of the Jeff's
.alias our ship f the i line (alias gun boats)
accompanied ber down," no doubt to . pass her
by the three Jeffs or ships of the line and De
laware cutter, riow cruisingTi'ri our Bay, as it
is no doubt, improper to trust too many peo
pie with tcCreis.
August ,16. . . - '---
Extract of a letter from Cadi?, dated 20th
June, received via Teneriffe.
" The whole afjSpain is in arms, one genrral
cry of vengeance prevades thd mass of Spa
niards. From every quarter we receive dai .
accounts of the country people flying to arms
ii is in short a popular, patriotic, aitd simul
taneous movement from one" end of Spain to
the other not a Frenchman' found 'in arm
willbelelt alive Ve have just received cou.
rier from Grenada every thing there is in
the moit terrible movement every eye flash"
es indignation notwithstanding all this ap
parantly popular phrenzy, the greatest order
is .maintained and tne most systematic plans
are deliberately entered intp. The army of.
Grenada is put under the command of Gen
Reading and niajor general Abadia, who oc
cupy the Gargantas of sierra Mofefla in St.
Hcien.a, From every appearance we shall
soon be ritof the Frencn for nothing can
withstand the irresistable powers, ofbur arms"4
Extract of a letter from StvCruz, Tcneriffs
rr1, 3d July, 1808. .
." A Spanish fixate and schooner arrived
this morning, with the Glbriou3 news that
Spain has risen en masse, and that 80,000
men are under arms. The French army in the
different provinces are cut off from eVery rc
treat To thcicown county. - No quarttr is cl- v
ther-given or received. 12,0p0 men in the
castle or Moojoy1" wre attacked by the CaU
Tonians wlto $ere rep-dsed with, greai ilaugh-.
ter. -The Frerich offered to surrender the
answer of the Catalonians were, to take up
their arms and defeticK themselves, - for .they
would give noqnarters. Tby were all kill
d as wfcre 13,000 Catajonians. The s,amei
tlestruutive war is carried on in tiU the prow
viucesv Tjiecouncil f , the kingdom havej "'
met at .. Seville, with the" minister Seavedra at -;
their head. Generals hxi offered their ae "
vices, and armies were marching in all dircc
lions Every province has pablished similaf '"'
rciiuuons io inqse oi oevvue. v tener wav
received from ypuhgJFerdinand, that he had
rnade'up his mind to (lie fof his subjects re
-quested they oiid rcoieraber his last reques
and if he perished, that his loyal subjects
w quid contiiiue"their allegiance to his -august.
house, and aever forget the periidy'".' of J-jM
naparte. - 4 . ,.,...-,. . . ,r"v-v , .'. j. , : I
' The ftifote goes to Vera Crui, iid the . I
-schopuer to Bueiios Ayre's. Titc latter car A
lies out a Ge leral. as hoi confidence' ran -
putixrlli'e present goveiTioFTLimers WholiS
F'rhCaminThtr govcrr.or of Cadiz : wa"
torn iir piepf hy the eftTagctf populaQe'-' fctfr-i
naving naiii tne weaKr.ess to accept a com.
mission- under Mu rat, the broiher in law'o
Bonaparte. The Spanish officers have joinedj
the English . cockade to thcU'i ia Xjre ssiojj
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