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J -4.Vnr- Arc EST. 18.
n. t, hiri Gcorcci ffom.GrccnocV,
ina Phodon and 'Amnion, from Lire rr
donthe Editor of. the Mccantilc Ad.
the 3d of July; inclu3irc!;tnd Lloyd s
The Papers do pot furnish any mtelr
lisence from Germany w late as we had
il6ready;rtceited
L'Oiient. r 4 '
CpL' Cornell, of the Phocioo,' has
brought dispatches for ; OoTcrnment
from our MlmstcT in Undon. ,
We do not ud that xi'. jausuii,
British Minister, naa icn w;.-
the United Stales, or that his mission
isany where spoken oU , ..
tk rAmtMaTiiai on Admiral Lord
rmhicr wiir not .commence for some
. irtftf the witnesses arc at lea ;
the Hen. Admiral Stopford i
Roads, nd-Captn Rodd. of the Indc-
frUl U xDected to last feveral days,as
j rum ha rraut sted that the
Arfmirahy will enquirc inio iuc u
of his conduct, ivhile the fleet under his
m In Basoue Roads, j
If is confidently rcponcuw
Fsrl of Chatham is to be the Ummari
dfr-in Chief of the c3pcdition cow pre-
r.itlnr to sail- - " 1 :
r - i(
Report spates mai nautvMu
iM L. n fl,,t st- Fctersoursr n uum-
K.mf ihrni.bilitvand men ol innuence,
it is said, hare mcnaqeU tne emperor
W . w.
.-tu ,i.'ovh;r.n. unless he consented
fill ,vjw.-.
ta order the return of the troops which
were marching against Austria ; and
iIo immediately negeciate a peace with
C. Rritain. .
n, iK. U no intention on the.
rartcf the French and Du ch Gorern
roents to relax in i he execution of their
strerc decrees, cren at the present cri
tical moment, which might suggest mo-
deration and ioroearancr, ivwu u7
fatowinrr answer which was recent
It civ;n in Holland to a petition for leave
to discharge some American ships :
" The Director ol Puouc concerns
rn ih- River informs Mr. that,
inconfrmhy wi:h his Majesty's ordeis,
his dc: 'ion iouchmK tne American
K;n nrnnj K rhmnlied with Thit
1 V ' . . . t
hi ilaicstv to DS
ctdcr the necessity of obstructing com-
1 '
mcrce in order to aroid greater mcon-
ttcienccs. he cannot revoke the exist
in-orders. All American ships, Iadej
hh gords which are allowed to be im-
pcrtd. will be admitted; but snouJd
thtir C4rroes consist of colonial pro
duce, thoueh they should e?en come
from Dutch colonies, they ra'ist .be de-
posited in the King's warehouses until
peace taKe place, or wau tne t vent oi
r i i
xnorc favorable circumstances or times,
JULT 3.
We understand that the American
Consul hert has rereived information
from the American Consul at Amster
dam, that Che existing state of affairs
between the United States and France
rendered it hazardous for American ves
sels, particularly with colonial produce,
to proceed at this time to the parts of
Holland, as some, which had already ar
rived, ere under difficult and embar
rassing circumstances. Tobacco and
pot-aihfs, however, are allowed by law
t enter ; but on'a view of all circum
stances, those concerned will judge of
thr risk they run in proceeding there
a this moment.
The preparations, fcr the grand" ex
pciiiion are carried cn with great acti
vity. A very, large fleet of men of war
collecting at Spithead,.to take the
roops on board ; the force being;so
kwu., mi transports cannot be procu
red to carry thcro. They arc to take
on board both hors and foot soldiers.
The folkmrnj are the. regiments which
arc loeinoatk there. Three sawadrons
3d and 19th Regimen. -These troops.
, - luc,,"rap on ground between
H,cl 1 1
r and Fort trnWin v..r
Common near Gosnort. The TTnrAi '
..f 4 iroag, me .battalion
w. mic m Ll n: Dragoons, two compa
ntes cf ;he 9sth Rifl- Corps, the 66thl
. 1st k 85lh Liht Infan-ry. The 3th,
-Ji (2 bat.) 26th.t32d. SGihJRth 1 1 Kt a
t
Royals 2d battalion 35th, 2d battalion
a t ' 2d-batt aliuri 1 4i h, 5 1 st, and the
2d battalion- 6od Regiments. . These
Regiments are to -encamp on Sootj Sea
Comm6n,umil the whole come ' n.
TbOth; S;hr223; 26tH and S5th arc
irriyeiV TKe .whole of irjetroppa will
have marched in by the 12th inst.-Gen.
Sir Eyre Coote, Gen. Picton, and Brig.
Gcn. Tcrrolt are the only otneers yet
arrived! Commissioner Boyen3 of the
Transport Board, and Maji isbe.t. De
puty Quartertraaster-general of the dis
trict, are come to superintendhthe'ar
rarigemehts for the embartation. The
ships at present ordered to be tictualled
at l ortsmoutii, tor tne service, ana ia
king in their lower deck guns to afford
accommodation for the troops, are, .we
understand,' the followjng, consisting of
22 sail ot tne nne six mgaies ana iwo
bombs, More are expected. 4 Lagle,
Impetucux, Revenge, HerOf Valiant,
Venerable, Superb, Ganges, Centaur,
Aboukir, Marlborough, Rtfval Oak,
Alfrt-d, Cscsaf, Monarch, BelleisJe, Bel
lena, Orion, Achilles, Repulse, Reso
lution," Illustrious, Impericusc, Rotaj
L'Aigle- Ieailin, Pallas, Dr-ad, Devas
tation and Vesuvius. RearAdmiral
Otway has hoisted bis flag on board the
Monarch, 74 Capt. Lee being appoint
ed to a command in the expedition
RUSSIA.
UKASE TO THE SENATE.
It is known to the whole world, with
what firmness the trade of neutrals has
been protected . by Russia, when the
powers of Europe were at war ; it is
known with:- what valor she has guard
ed the interests of trading nations in
lime of peace, aeainst' the events of
war. --Following "up this invariable
principle, also during the present rup
ture with Britain,, we entertained the
fullest hopes ihat the trade with friendly
powers would not be carried op by for
bidden mears ; but, as experience du
ring last season, has proved to us that
the enemy has found it practicable, by
meonsof neutral vesstlsj'o provide him
self with suh produce as he stood in
netdot, ond to gjin strength by cx-
changmhis own produce, we have been
compelled to order two vessels to be
seized, ror these reasons, and to pre
vent various subterfuges rnd artifices,
wc have deemed it necessary to esta
blish some rules, and hereby order
1. That all masters of neutral ves
sels, arriving at our ports, arc to .ptovt
the prnptrty to be neutral by the fol
lowing document? of the ship, a pass,
ship's register, muster-roll, log-book,
cocke!, manifest of the cargo, the charter-party,
bills of lading, certificates of
origin, whether thetargo, or part of the
same belongs to the captain, and by the
invoices oi such vessels as come from
America or-the Indies, or. any bound
there. Incase, howevtr, the master is
not prpy:dtd with any one of the docu
ments, the ship is to be sent out ot our
ports and not to be permitted to dis
charge.
f m
a. in case oi neuirai snips being
partly lyjded with merchandiz.', which
can te proved to be of the produce or
manuficturv of theentmy, the same to
be stopped,' the goods to be seized, and
sold by public auction tor the bencht ot
government ; but it more than hall the
wnjo.cbrwistsof such goods, then, not
only the cargo, but also the ship is to be
seized.
III. A pass granted the ship by a
neutral, friendly or allied power, ts not
to be considered legal, as soon as it ap
'pear3thathe master has acted contra-
ry to the same : or ix me snip is namea
in the pas differently to what she js in
the rest of her documents, unless the al- j
teratinn made is proved by documents
attested by legal authoriiy, at the place
.from which the ytsstl departed, and
produced before the magistracy of said
place ; in this instance the master is to
be considered guilty.
IV; A pass is not to bs considered
valid, if it should appear'that the .vessel
to whch it js granted was riot," at the
very lime it is dated, at one of the ports
of the, power by which it was given.
V. It the supercargo .or master, or
more.tban one-third of the crew of a
neutral vessel, should v subjects of pow
cts 'at war with us ; or if ,such a vetl
is not proffded with uvier,roH of the
crew, duly attested by the. magistracy
of such ncmraV; "port from; which the
lameHphanpf. (hpt DOmshin anilrnr.
go arc to be scizcdi hut thev Crew to he
cWl
t -
VIv If it should appear that the pass
produced b"y (he master fras been i fcoufi
terftited or altered, ship 'ind cargo are
rto be jselzecl fot ; the, benefit ' pf b$Vrn-
meni, nu ine masier to oe prpunt to
trial, and to beealt with ' as is'prt scrU
bed by the laws'.' forthosV" w,h'o "make
false documents ; 'the crew to' tie' set -tit
VII. If it should appear.that a vessel
is provtaea wnn aouDie aocumems, with
different destinations, such a vessel ancl
ber cargo to be s4eized for .the benefit
of, government. ,n case the niaster
wishes to justify himself by havipg lost
his documents, ancl cannot produce any
proofs, his vessel to be detained, grant
ing him time for! procuring the same,
proportionate tp the distance, if he de
sire it ; else, if the master cannot wait
so long, ship and cargo are immediately
to be sent off ; bufif, at-the expiration
of the period fixed, the mastel"?d6es not
produce the needful proofs, ship ;anc7
: ' '.li. i: . ' - : . 1
cargo are to be seized for the benefit of ;
government.
VIII. No sho built b'y the enemy is
to be considered neutral, unless amongst
other documents, a duly attested docu
ment is found, pioving the sale or trans
fer to have taken place before the decla
ration of the war ; else ship and cargo
to be seized for the benefit of govern
ment. i'
IX. If the owner or commander of a
neutral vessel happens to be a native of
a nation at Avar with tjs, and is provided
with passes of a nvutral power, in su. h
a case.the pass isnot to serve asa clear
ance, as long as he cannot prove having
become a subject and resident of such
a power, previous to the declaration of
war ; else he is tovbe sent off with his
ship, not allowing him to take in return
a carco.
St. Petersburg, May 27, 1809.
LONDON, JUNK 24. . .
This day. two Gottenburgh, mails ar
rived. The Duke of Sudermania has
been elected, crowned, and proclaimed
King by the title of Charles XIII.1
The new Swedish Constitution is.rea-
dy for presentation to the Diet, for its
adoption or re'iection.. It consists of
10 i articles, and seems to be founded
upon the principles of the Constitution
fjf England. The nobles, contrary to
expectation, have relinquished some of
heir privileges, which,' it was suggest
ed to them, militated against the gene
ral interests of the couutry. The eld
est son only is to have the title, and to
enjoy the privileges attached to the or
der of nobility, and not as hr-retcfore
claimed and enjoyed by the younger
branches of noble families. The ex
emptions of land, the property of the no
bility, whether obtained by descent or
by purchase, from the payment of cer
tain taxes a grievance which produc
ed much discontent and inconvenience
to the government itself, is declared to
be abolished ; so that landholders' of
every description will in future con tri
bute equally to the exigencies of the
state, and the commercial interest will be
relieved from the necessity of pa);irg be
yond their proportion to supply the de
ficiency. The new Constitution also
provides that the King is to be invested
with the prerogative of declaring war
and making peace. That a national
Court ol Judicature, wholly indepen
dent of the Executive, i lo be establish
ed for the decision of all causes between
cbject and subject ; but whether State
and criminal offences are to be tried by
this tribunal, is not known.
American Principles.
Mr. Jhn Qw'ncy Adam has lately published'
a review of the Works of the late Fisher
Ames, one of the Federal Heroes of Massa-
. chusetts, which is replete with good sense,
elegance and patriotism. Take the follow
ing1 extract' as a specimen :
In my list paper, I presented several
extracts, demonstrating the revolution
which had been effected in the-mind of
Mr. Ames, between the year 1794Vwhen
his sound head and honest heart dis
dained a servile dependence either up-1
ou ujuaiu.ur nance, ami me ucapauu
period of 1808, when the British Navy
was his fcnly hope of redemption from
.the Jlells of France 'xand'eraocracj-i
It might perhaps be an entertaining,
ahd not aUogether ajiruhihstructiye.in
quiry, b. what process afcd by mfeans
of what agency this revolution vwas ac-complished-rBut
this 13 not necessary
to my present purpose;' ;: " .
'- -The opirtfon,that nottlnj but,the Bri-
lish pavy C3Q save us from the dominion
of . Bonaparte,' Js onei ot the thirty-nine
j artidles. t)f tbe sclect;t.nd exclusive
cnurcn nna.as, in cornuarisuu wiuvtij
iransuosiamisiion is a raiionai anu inici-j
ligible ' doctrine it -was; necessary! ta
mark the .gradations of fear, and' horror
oiFrauce, ancfthe tranVitions fronir pa
iriouc anecnon io uuuueraujic corncmpi
for our own country,;whlhpjrecedecl the
intrusion of thisv rfaringabsu'rditVintd
a mina so capacious ox oeuer uiings, as
that of Mr. Ames. -I ' -"'
'' I compare it to ttansdbstantiatiotij bef
cause: it contains within itself aif ihcon-
sjstency ; the mere statement'of.th.e. pb
sition; is its refatation Ame'ricarXi'n
pendence dependent upon aiJritishnavy :
or is uie inconsistency .to ineworn pn-Iy-?-It
is rooted in the thing Thelin
dependerice of a nation must rcsV upon
its own energte's, 1mducmlg asll
talk of the liberties of Jan African slave,
as of the 'freedom of one nation support-:
ed by nothing butj the power of anotfier.
It is in nature, a principle of ieryilei
dependence And ifithe facts were so
- -iF the people of this nation were so
utterly debased beneath he character of
mannpoo, as mr. Amcsnas ceciarea
them to be ; if " we are qf all men on
earih fittest to be slaves." of what con
sequence is it whether we are theslaves
of French or Erritiali masters I r
, Quid refert mea -Cui
servami, clitellas dum portem meas i
If the people of this Union were re
duced to that deplorable condition;, of
having only to deliberate 4 whose base
herd they would be" still it would toe
incumbent upon those who prefer the
domination of Britain to that of France,
to sncw mat tne tfrmsn yoiie wouia ne
the easiest that the protection of the
British navy would be a safe reliance
that by redemption from the Hell of
France,' we should have a Paradise re-
gained in Britain, ypon mis uDject,
let us look at what has been passing in
the world, from ihe commencernent of
the French revolution. Within the last
fifteen years, there is not a pation in Eu
rope, excepting France arid Denmark,
but has had the promise of British pro
tection, and the curse ot a JJritish alii
ance not one of them but has. been
plunged by it, into the jawsof perdition
And, what ought not. to have escaped
the attention of an American, statesman,
it has in the result, made them all de
bendent uoon France The uniform
course has been this : Britain first insti
gates them to unfurl their banners a
gainst her enemy ; forms her alliance
with them ; makes them fight her bat
tles ; sacrifices them to her own pro
jects of naval dominion or foreign con
quest, and ends by abandoning them to
the mercy of an exasperated and victo
rious foe. When she has thus made
them the helpless victims j .of her own
treachery, and of France's resentment,
she seldom fails to turn against them
her own thunders, and like the Prince
of Darkness, becomes the final tormen
tor of those whom she first seduced.
This is the process through which the
Spanish patriots are passingat this hour.
it is tne course inrovigu which owecien
is passing. It is the course through
which the people of this Union, ' would,
beyond all question, now be passing, if
the government of the nation had been
in the hands of the political sect wfio be
lieve in these doctrines. ; .
If our nominal independence of
France rested upon no other foundation
ot power than the navy ofsEngland, the
consequence would be that we should
again be under the dominatien of Eng
land. Her argument would'be, that in
all reason" we ought to contribute our
share to support the expense of protect
ing us, and we should 6oon be called
upon for our contribution of men, as
well as pf money. This' is' not'specu-,
lative anticipation in fact Tjoth -these,
pretensions have been advanced. , The
tribute claimed, andin one instance le
vied, under the orders in coUti'cil, was
an undisguised attempt to renew the
project of taxation upon America, which'
severed this continent from the" Brtish,
empire. .The king's proclamation -of
October, lJBOr, was ah ;Qpra-tb'6jria-'
tion'and "command to his navarpfpeers,
to impress :hiifu$ftfy. from American'
ra erchah V Ve ssel s -a nd 6fhe question
whb was or .was; noY his subject," t he
man-stealer himself was to be the only
judge.. With these two principles once
establishe!, bysour admission or acqui
escence", "no treaty of surrenderi rio arti
cles, of .capitulation woiild be necessary
to give to Great Britain i an arbitrary
control over the persons and property;
of Americans, Tor contributroji to sup-
port her. wars; h f Our. blood and treasure
would laoth beVtier disposati-mord rtT- A
rousthanNahas'the A'mmonitev
witthemen orJaVeshGiieadahe-toV : ?
ken By 'which a!6ne site would, make V:t
covepanrwun us? was, tnat we .snoua,.L '
firstlet hefthust out both qurjeyes).
American! independericef must4 rest
u pon , tb e; iou n dationrof ?Aro eric a n 'valor.
andAmerican patriotjsmSuch .is the' r,?V
eternal lawof God imd of n&ttm,YIf
the generous purposeof reoublicart ylzK-
uc is cxunguisnea in me-soraKrseinn,n, .
nessf SitcV&if
ered- unsubdued f thecbnfligra.tdnsof -Cbarlestdwn
arid Falmouth of Fairffetd? -
ahH.Hew-rndty;irjp ':-
ehdurcd the iinfreriair'MtrSii v 'C4i
prjsonships andduonsAe vjf
tief tfieif ouniryv i
have begotten sons -so degenerate as notj.
to " reluct atitheMiamer andconditlon ; U
to " reluct rat ine .name apa xonauton
of rfelbtstdsip-h rebroteCtion'
of the British; navy i to feng'the bid
and hemp, and ifon-randwhar are these.
without thetherVcCUre"
andtie fire of theBritislvhearH
passive, oijeciiciiiTJZtfi fcr.,- i navai u aiic
neari.oeiona: to untain, ana nor. to us-
Enough: have tjiey to dot t? protect and ;
defend ineir own island ; jButs the TAf:
merjean hearrtesa ardent thah'ihoseon
iiierican sinew ; more.nacciu. is.iiicrv
Tritons .Alas.l ittiwas the i sery of
Mr. Ames's maladv sp to lieHeye V it iV
the folly x)fhispfe tended lds so)tt
publish V Jn him' it : was ,a lamentablei'
ermr In thpm it is thf most mexfiisa
ble of alii calumnies, the caiumnVvol
their awn country men., ,
"" Noi - we are not . that herd ' of; ervile
"'- ' . -;'r' - i ."1"" ' iV.; 'i.", J ,
usurers, that oeaqi aasiaraiy jacKaiis
whljcltwe are thus representc to:ber.
Vc have- no' ambitious vish;fof wifnQ
passion for foreign ceestfiindcf
Course shallow love of needlessanriiei.
and navies.' Our-very love of liberty
fortifies, and perhaps Can ies to excess,
our jealousies of these double edged
weapons, which might be brandished
inward against ourselves as well as . out
vy ard against our. forergn foesBut the
unconquerable will which1 'carried us
through all the trial of the revolutionary
wot romaine tin1? rrt rfcairf , nrii4vw-Krt rfa1!
Hi i VllUtllJ 4tiriVUl WW) illlU -VMWii V(UI
ed into action by the unequivocal voice,
of the country, shines Avith undiminish
ed lustre. The names of TrdxtonOt
Ue and Preble, - are as glorious to our,
republic as those of the naval heroes ot
the revolution, and the annals of Roman
history cannot furnish a fairer page than
that to which' the heroic devotion of
Wads worth, Somers, Israel and Deca
tur is entitled. . These are the models
of American character in ..the -tresrnt
aze i and it: the examples fwhichltbev
have exhibited to tnelHcountrymn aVel
rare, it is only because by the blessing
ui uuu me uccasionb 10 can mem iori
have been few. . .
Some of he extracts in my last par
per were selected from ah elahorate At
tempt tp prove that m this country there
is hot, and cannot, in.the nature of things,
be any such thing as patriotism , -1 ' The
whole passage is top long:for selection
but may be tonnd in the volume, irom
the middle of page 4 i 2 to the close of
page: 414. I shall not here press thif
subject any farther. F sha!) Jorlar io
shew, as with the greatest ease might be
done, thatf both in poiivt. of arguwht,
and bffuCt,.it is bat th;'6aselessbs,;.
of a vision." But to exhibit the compa
rative state of c.jfitiian in which Great
Britain andAmenra stand in the heart?.
of those who furnishedithe rflzy materiel
ot ineauinors incuDrauons, . ji t request
the unbiassed reader to reflectupon the
folio wmplssage ; iv-
cured from foreign conquest ; "and by Having
a poweritu jeneniy wiinn stmt ot r.er snqre,
is kept in sufficient dread cl it Xo be inspired
cOmm
tial spirit, ean'dasti Wt has otlier'kindred vir-
iue.in its iram ; apu ius nave u, ui
ftiience f6rhf,;dieubits;aji'ineiple;
oiMrtrohnot bnlyfthe'ngh
h&ies biit of uiejpass q the native. There
is muchtheVefore, Jthere is 'every thine ik
that.islaWo, to hlerid sdlf-lov With love
of country. Itia Knpossible, tliat an iEntirlish-
man saouiu .iia.ve.jtariiorae government
without trembfinorTsoAv safety.: .How
different- are these, sentiments from the im
moveable apathy of toseicitiziefts; vhq thinV;'
a Constitution 'no'ier tl''any- other piece
of paper, nor -so good as a blank on;wbich a
riiore pfect oive could be writt2n,,, 42T.
Let it be remarked that Mr Ames in
this place', and in the oiherfto wltich :'I
have referred he reader, appears' to con
sider fear as exclusivdy hc pctaiVry"
web J Wiiat is the WnjslivnawVd,
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