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FROM LATE ESCLISH PAPERS.
Paris, Aug. 1.
Thç preparations making here induce us
to presume that his majesty will soon be
here.—The Imperial guard has already re
ceived orders to occupy the same posts as
is usual when the emperor is here. It is re
ported here that a general Congress of all
the Princes of the confederation will be
held tu this city,
Aug. 8.
Letters from Munich of the 31st ol July
state, that an entrenched camp has been
fcYmed on the Wittenberg, (White Mount)
near Prague in Bohemia, to which the Au
• . . . • ,v,„
Btrtan armv ts to retreat in the unexpected
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case that peace should not be concluded.— J
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I he works ol Piague have been confident- '•
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ly reiuforctd,and the place has been victual
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led for a six month stege. Much heavy or
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dnance has also ocett convev-d thither tiom ■
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Therienstaiit.
Hamb URCH. Allg. 10.
of ihe
We have just received advices
Archduke Charles having been removed
from the command of the army ; and, that
notice had been given to the French of the
termination of the armistice. It is said, that
Prince John of Lichtenstein is to succred
the Arciiduke Charles in the command of
the Austrian army.
Naples, July 27.
The British have very unexpectedly re
ccived orders entirely to evacuate the is
lands of Ischia and Proseida. 1 he troops
•nd the sick are. embarked. The Sicilian
Prince Leopold, who was on hoard the
fleet, and the Dukes of Arcoli -od Camera,
two Neapolitan emigrants, have by this
lime returned to Melazzo. It would appear
that considerable differences have taken
place between them and General Stuart.—
Two British regiments had proceeded to
Malia.
London, Aug. 1G.
It is an unquestionable truth, that very
serious disturbeners have broken out at
Rotterdam. The spirit of insurrection first
manifested itself among the lower orders
of peasantry, who commenced bv exclaim
ing, *• Long live the House of Orange !—
Give us llack the Prince ol Orange !"—
Twenty cr thirty of the ringleaders were
secured a week or ten days ago, and lodged
in the Stadt house as pri-oners. No ex
ample had been made of them at the date of
the last advici s.
A strict embargo has been laid on all ves
sels in Holland. We have been favored
wi:n lite sight of a letter, dated .he 4th inst.
which positively announces the fact,
same letter enables us to send you a copy
of the electee ol the 20th ulc. respecting A
ntericar.s, which has already excited so
much uneasiness. It is as fallows : —
I
" 29 tli July. 1809. |
The
41 LoftU Napoleon, Sic.
c * tJiV.il further orders, our decree of the j
30th I une, No. 1. respecting the admission j e
of American vessels into the harbors of !
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t ms kingdom sltttll be repealed: and every uf(
ill ng renting toereto be placed on the same ,
looting upon which it was belore the pro- j
iii'ilgu'ioti of the said decree: so that no o
ther vessels than those conforming strictly
to the reslticiions contained in our former
decrees, shall he admitted. Those which
alt-ill not so conform shall be warned oft"_
-—'The director of die customs hereby or
ders all custom-house officers, stationed in
the burbots and ports of this kingdom, to
act according to the above decree ; and to
inform all captains of American vessels,
who tttav hereafter arrive of the contents of
the same; as also to send the papers of those
who, from tile nature of their cargoes, con
ccirv the same ctlmissa dc; with the addi
tion of ilie usual declaration of the Direc
tors of the Customs; and to wait for further
ther orders concerning the same."
'] he above decree when issued, was ac
companied with a copy of that of the 30th
of June, in which the articles allowed to be
imported from America are specihciallv e
inimcrattd; and which was published in this
country in July.
Ji'.r follow!i>" is tiie copy of a letter , dated
ililiing, With August, 1809.
" This place was not altogether evacuat
A great
0 irt of the town is destroyed, and thousands
01 their inhabitant» have perished. Fite
kit idt-hmise, a large church, and several o
th'T public ho ldings, have been consumed,
iMos- ol our chips ot war have proceeded
t.p dir Scb -1 h nod Sir R. Strachan will fol
low with the r-mamder to-morrow. Tlirre
are u n French snips of the line and 15 fri
gnus, with about 50 gun-boa's (as we now
learn) buvoru! Fort Lillo. There are also
a Hoc of battle ships and two smaller ves
building in Mushing."
ry
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ft! bv tin- French until this dav.
r
) Paris oi tire 8th inst. speak
of the probability of a decree interdicting
all coinraunicaâion with America.
Aug. 23,
The mysterious veil which has covered
the négociations between Austria Et France
is at length drawn aside, and an appeal to
arms has been once more resolved upon bv
the Emperor Francis. This important in
telligence haj certainly reached his Majes
An official commuuicai ion
ty's ministers,
declaring this change, and at the same time
the determination of the Ans
announcing
triati government to persevere in the con
test at all risks rather than yield to the ar
rogant demands ol Napoleon, was on Sun
day evening received by Mr. Canning.—
This we state as a fact, which cannot be
contradicted.
Auc < '+
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Dispatches have been received from Ma
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tor Maxwell, commandant ol the Island ol
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lioree, announcing the capture ot theset
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dement ol Senegal, on the coast ot Alrica
. , .e t-,e„
It consists of an island in the tnouth ol the
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' river Senegal, with a lortrrss called Fort
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I Lotus. It was formerly taken by us in
1758, but, by the treaty ot peace in 1733,
was restored to France.
Two letters from the Earl of Chatham,
dated Middlebttrg, August 14-th and 18th,
will lie found under the London Gazette de
partment. The one notices the opening of
the sluices at Flushing by the French, and
die letting in salt water, which, says his
Lordship, has been attended as yet with lit
tle inconvenience—the other, the surrender
of the towns of Zeirikzee and Bowerslut
to
ven, and the islands of Schowcr and Dutve
land, from which his lordship believes, he
will be enabled to draw vert ample supplies
of cattle, spirits and biscuits. His Lord
ship encloses gen. Monnet's return of the
late gam*-m at Flushing, at the time of its
surrender—he makes the amount, in all,
5803. His lordship farther says, from the
information which has fallen into his hands,
that the enemy's whole force opposed to
him in die island of Walchertn, may very
fairlv be taker, at 9,000 men.
at
!—
ex
of
August 23.
atches front the F.arl of Chatham, by
The d
the I'nicnix, tiie at rival of which we announced
yesterday, are dated the 20th, and state, that the
whole ol the Biitish fomc hail landed in South
Beveland, except a corps left in garrison in
l' In-lung, under the command of Lieut. General
Frazer.— File most active preparations were ma
king for the attack on Fort Lido.
Several private letters also received through
the same,channel from Mutdtehurgh, dated the
2lr-t, state that tiie F.arl ol Chatham had that
!
day proceeded to Brevditid.
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The amount
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die tone idt in tiie island of \\ sicheren is 3000 I
men.-I he whole of the British fleet uad assent- ,
bled oft Bathe, and the enemy s slops, as wc
stated
stated some days since, had gone up the river a
'»Vf Antwerp. the
We stopped the press yesterday to announce . by
t iearr.val ot Dutch papers to the 18th, ol which they
the following ts me substance An article from
Antwerp st.iUrs, tii.it icmtorccments horn r ranee
I arrived in iliac city to the amount of eight hun
| 'hed men a day; and tii.it the communication»
between it and Bcrgcn-op-Zoom are rendered
j difficult by the inundations that have been furm
j e "' / l,c Tinbergen are inundated, and
! !" 1"^ -..mm! of Bergen is also under water.
I lie corps ol the Dutch Gen. Grut.en, consisting
uf( ;. W 0, has .«turned to Holland, and the West
, )hl , han troo , )8 ate aUo ai , vanti „ a to it by torccd
j marches. A corps of 8 or pOO men proved,
that the English would attempt a descent on that
island,
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o
eleven
fol
also
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to
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August 2fl.
The Austrian army is again represented as ve
ry torrnidable in numerical strength, not less
330,000 men, independent of the Land
wehr. — I'his army is posted along the eastern
j banks of tiie river Maicli ; the ceutie is staled to
be at Cretnzie ; the right at Olmutz ; the leit at
lloliisch.
i lie report of the renewal of hostilities be
tween France and Austiia
day with increased confidence,
stated in the tninisteiial nicies last night that
Prince Stahrcniburgh had acknowledged the
ceipt ot private letieis, announcing an actual en
gagement in which tt.e Flench vvete defeated.
Letters from Paris, ol so late a date as the
I 7th, have been received. They state that Pear e
between Austiia and France was signed on the
10th : but accounts from Yiennaof the 12th (two
days lotei ) positively assert that no such event
had then taken place.
Ilia
was repeated yester
It was farther
ie
THIRTIETH BULLETIN.
Vienna, July 30.
The Jtth army, which was commanded by the'
Prince ct Ponte ( m vo, was disbanded on the
8:h mat. The
xons, w.lio formel! a
ate under command of General Rcymen.
Prince ol Ponte Con-o is gone to me the waters.
In the battle of Vagram, the village of that
name was carried on the (ith, betwee*» ten
o'clock, and the glory of this
enterprise is due to the corps of Marshal Oudi
not.
part of it,
The
and
successful
The House of Austria rook the fleh! this cam
paign with (iS regiments oi the line. 12
rrients of cavalry. 12 regiments of
four free corps or legi
310,000 men; 150 battailous militia (lantl
w hres) commanded by undent officeis, exerci
sed 10 months; 40,000 men of the Hungarian
insuicUion, and 50,000 horse artillery, and mi
resçi
V;renucl;eis,
n, making in the whole
S to ÔOOjOOU
ners, composing in tLc whole Iron
W ith this force the house of Austria sup
She enter*
men.
posed herself to he sure ot victory,
tainrd a hope of shaking t lie power of trance, il
fere united. But her ar
■itlistamling reduced to one lout ill
part of her original strengih, while (he trench
army hjs been cucrcased to double the number it
consisted of at llatisbon.
In the castle ol Giatz, twenty pieces of ord
nance have been found.
The castle of S.icheubcrg, situated on the fron
tiers of die I'y rol, has surrendered to Gen. Kcsco.
The Duke of Dantzic has entered Tyrol with
23,000 picn. lie has occupied Lofers, and dis
armed all the inhabitant» ; he must by this time
be at In-;
Gen. 'I'll.el hi 1 it has entered Dresden.
The Duke of A bruîtes is in Bayreuth and has
pushed nis advanced guard to the frontiers ot Bo
hemia.
e\er her whole force
mies arc not
W*nyuaww»tz. A imatmTumtumaa
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
Drill,re of Mr. Jrjfhrroii's Administration.
No. X.
[CONCLI'IIU).]
A nation, thus piospcrous within for an nn
interrupted period of eight years, can have no
just reasi r. to comjilaiii of the niaiiagcinent of her
foreign relations. However, indtetl, these re
lations may have been corite-tcd in detail, their
having secured tiie only end for which they were
adopted, the welfare of the community, is the
most indi-putahle proof of their wisilot
tunatcly too it is a proof, which, addressing it
self equally to the feelings and the judgment,
must succeed alike in convincing the virtuous
and the intelligent classes of soeicty. Satisfied
with this result, the defence of Mr. Jefferson's
administration, so far as relates to ioreign af
fairs, m'ght be here safely rested ; and that fame
might be viewed as reposing on adamant, which
is guarded by the felicity and gratitude of a na
tion. But we might, perhaps, be considered as
neglecting to do justice to the subject, should
vve omit to notice in a gcneial way the various
important me. sures who h have flowed from our
intercourse with the foreign world.
Let not the reader be alarmed at the appre
hension of a tedious discussion ol topics, which
although of genuine intrinsic importance, have
recently so exclusively occupied the public mind
as to have almost lost their capacity of en
attention. It is farthest from our intention to
Y
ng
en;- r into a learned argument on points long
since at rest. l'iie justice and wisdom ot tiie
measures pursued for a few years have been fi
nally decided by the voice of the peotde constitu
tionally pronounced. and especially by theclei
tion of the successor to Mr. Jefferson, who, wc
sincerely believe, will, in every essentially con
cern, tread itt Ins foot-step".
When Mr. Jefferson came to the Presidency,
tiie situation of our external affairs was critical
! and a
,f
. -. The tempest, that previously raged
I on ,| le timber side of the Atlantic, and had c
, tcn(iei , its jn R0 small !1KaMjre to us , j
„„j of , hushed, was infuriated by t
c;ireer uf Mr . Adams. I have no doubt but that
the general course of his measures was dictatci!
. by patriotism ; but, fatally destitute of wisdom,
the to derision and
(til.
I
;
they exposed the government to derision and
contempt, and the dearest interests of the .talion
to imminent hazard. They operated, indeed,
in a most powerful degree, to destroy union at
home, and tespect abroad.
Mr. Jefferson no lomier succeeded than the
scene completely changed, and external danger
almost entirely vanished. It is u- cless to enquire,
whether this ; rose iiom the particular measures
adopted by him, or from the respect entertained
tor his character. The tact is certain, ami u
eitner ease attests the signal benefit gained by his
succession. The sail of commerce was unfurled,
and spread, by the enterprise of our merchants. I
in every sea. Capital and labor and talent were
quickened into vigorous life by an abundant re
ward, that dirted its cheering ray into even
corner of the nation.
Mr. Jefferson wisely and honestly determined
to place and maintain his country on neutral
ground. Every past and pro-p-xti
which h:s acute and comprehensive mind could
take ol the interests of his country, concurred
to convince him that they were best to be pro
moted by a faithful neutrality. The inspirations
ol philanthropy and the precepts of philosophy
scaled Ute patriotic award, which was still fur
ther strengthened by the powe.l'ul claims of a
free government not to suliy its infant purity
cioud its future glory by an unjust participation
in European contests. Here then Mr. Jefferson
placed himself as upon a roelc, which might bid.
defiance lo defection and treachery within,
injustice and violence without,
perhaps, beyond his utmost hopes,
inaugural speech, that glowing picture of a he-tt
lull ot his country's happiness, pass in review
the great objects which lie there presented a?
worthy ot being accomplished, and you will And
that, with a singular good luriur.e whi.lt ha,
j rrnely attended any one, he in tiie- short coinpiss
of eight years effected them all. And when wc
extend our contemplation to the means by which
they were accomplished, and belrol i the
sninmatcd, with
we
to
of
iy
e
VIC'
or
or
He succeeded,
Look at in?
the'
it,
in enn
t war or violence, by peacea
ble and common means, wc should tic lost
honor and truih did we not ascnbe them, ar least
in an eminent degree, to the wisdom that devi
seil, und tue vigsij that executed them.
Jt was, in this honest spirit, that he h
our differences wish F runic, without leg.uvlim-
tlie loolish or toriupt clamors of ti-.t- faction rhat
opposed him ; and it was, in the
to
mi
<1
same spirit.
that lie soon after ratified the convention with
England, which, fora while at least, suspended
our collisions with her. The same spirit, d
mg good from evil, seized the
iaw
pertentous rno
ment of oar »WF. icr.< «1 -a« tit Spain,
Louisiana, a .possession, which,
con
(0 ;u
w'nei I
q. n>
cr we
siller the means by wliic.h it was oiitainei!
the evils which the moilc of its acquisition
quishetl, or the effects it has already produced
with those which remain to ensue, is destined t ()
throw an unfading beam of gloty on Mr. Jcffei
son. It may really be questioned, whether il, e
annals of history present an analogous instance
of such a brilliant concurrence of foresight, f ur .
titude and good loitune.
A 1 was now tranquil except in the Mediter
ranean. There our little* navy, called upon to
do its duty, promptly inflicted upon the pirates
a chastisement which has ever since kept them
in complete subjection ; so that r.ow even K 11 -
gland herself, with her gigantic flotilla and
boundless treasure, does not enjoy a more per
fect exemption from their depredations than
do. Not can it be questioned, but that this
signal proof of naval prowess has convinced I',
ropcan nations of our ability, whenever we shall
deem it expedient, to embaik a force on the
ocean which shall be even formidable to them.
Wc come now to the more recent measures
of the government and the causes which
birth to them.
vatw
we
u
gave
There is no man who will he- *
silate to admit that, at the close of the tear
1807, an imperious necessity was imposedUp
on the government to adopt some decisive mea
sures. The st.li unatoned outrage on the
Chesapeake, our captive seamen every day
swelling in number, orders and decrees expos
ing to capture and confiscation by far the great
est part ol our vessels and tlieit cargoes, pro
duced a loud call from the whole nation for
dress or vengeance. With this popular senti
ment the government had the cauls in tlie-r
own hands, and could have carried the nation
into war with the greatest ease. Indeed the
only difficulty was to restiuin them from
But, with a temperance, rarely found in cabi
nets, the decision was made in favor of peace,
and the embargo adopted as the only
ing measure, that was at once efficient and im
partial. Never was a measure more virtuous
ly taken. Those who advised it kne
well the opposition it would excite, and its con
sequent effects upon their own
But there are seasons wh.n
re
war.
remain*
verv
popularity —
consequences
ought not to he calculated, anti when personal
party considerations ought to be disdainfully re
jected. Under the patriotic impression, Mr.
Jefferson, relying oq the virtue*aad discern
ment ol the people, proposed the embargo.-
This confidence was, unfortunately, misplaced.
A large portion of them were deluded, and ex
cited an opposition so formidable as to neutre*
hse the effects wit ch would otherwise have in
disputably flowed front it.
amidst the regrets of the most enlightened and
virtuous pint of the community,
fects of this relinquishment Mr. Jefferson and
Itis friends are not answerable. They opposed
it with all their might, and only adopted the
It was abandoned
For the ef
it with all their might, and only adopted the
system of non-intercourse, w hen tve
ior the continuance ol the embargo was lost.
Had the embargo been maintained tve have
almost positiv e proof that it would have brought
our enemies to terms. It is now certain that
the expectation of ils continuât ce produced the
favorable arrangement made with Mi.
skine. If the mere expectation had this effect,
what might we not have obtained iiom the cer
tainty of its duration ?
Er
I
With the cursory notice of one other topic
we shall conclude. From the commencement
to the clo-e of Mr. Jefferson's administration,
there has not been ceded a solitary tight or pre
logative of sovereignty or neutrality. Notwith
-.taiuling tire colossal power of France and En
gland, nothing has been yielded to either but
rig'd justice. They have, it is true, flagrant y
violated our rights; hut it has been lire violation
of force, against which we have steadily pio
t'sled. No present boon has been ingloiious
iy purchased with a surrender of permanent in
terest. Thus, if we have not boldly resisted
-mr enemies, we have cherished ail tire means
of eventually asaer.ing out rights with unsulli
ed honen'.
CULTIVATION OF THE CRAPE,
It is with great satisfaction that
bled to inlorm the public, on unquestionable
authority, that several of the most valuable
1 lunganaii \ ints arc successfully propagated
iu tiie vicinity of Hagers 1'uwn, in the stale of
Man kind. I hree or four yeats ago a number
ol emigrants lrom Hungary, who had been
pnncipally occupied in their own country in
me culture of tiie vine, settled near Hagers
lown, and baling brought with them
dtralile collection of
we are cna
a coiisi
roots or cuttings, imme
diately formed vineyards ; some of one, some
oi tw o, and some of five acres. This is tiie
third year since they were planted, and such
has been the happy success with which their
labors have been awarded, that there is at pte
stnt the fairest promise of sufficient fruit to
make a good quantity ol wine. Every cucum
stance, either of sod or climate, favors the fi
nal success ol dns interesting experiment.
The vines aie plauud at a distance of Iiom five
to eight feet apart ; il is said that eight feet an
swers better than a smaller distance. Tile
greater part of the work requisite lias been
done with the plough. Very few of the plants
have failed and the whole vineyard exhibits an
unifotni appearance,
are cultivated with equal ease, and bear as a*
bundantly, as in the original soil from which
they have been taken. Upon the whole, th»se
interested in the issue consider the experiment
as conclusive, having completely realised their
most sanguine expectations.
These arc not the only facts witbitUfjr know
ledge which strengthen the opT.ioa that these
to
They flourish as ivti),
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