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hy Charles Tait, Esq. and requeued to be thcbcarcrof a challenge to John M. Dooly* Esq. being informed of the previous corref pjndcnce between them. To tins. I confcnt cd ; mentioning my high regard for Mr. Dooly, regretting the issue to which the affair was likely to come, and foliciiing the priviledge of fettling it amicably if ;t CQ.ilTbe dune. Mr, Tait readily grant, cdmetnelilierty of adjusting it in that manner, if compatible with his honor, but not otherwise, A few days after I pfefented the challenge to Mr. Dooly, dating at the fame time the foregoing cir cwnftancc, to which he returned the an swer No. 6. This being delivered to Mr. Tait, he informed me that he had called on Mr. Dooly for an explanation as soon m circumstances would poftibly permit. A principal circumstance alledged, was Iris affair with captain Van Alen, from which he supposed himfelf extricated by captain Van Alen's challenge to Mr. Crawford.—He commenced Ins corrcfpon dence with Mr. Dooly the day on uhuh be beard of that fa 6l. On the firft instant I received from Mr. Dooly the note No. 7, when I repeated my solicitude for an amicable adjuftmenr, and dated the observation of Mr. Tait relative (0 the time of his application for an explanation. Mr. Dooly thought this infnfficicnt, but observed, that if Mr. Tait would fay he had challenged him without grounds prematurely, too hasty, or funilar words, that he had no objedi on to giving the explanation. Mr. Tait declared the proposition inadmissible. We accordingly met at the time and place appointed and proceeded as before At the time the arrangements were made, Mr. Dooly requested my attention as a surgeon, (hould it be neccflary ; to which 1 assured him he (hould receive all the afliftance in my power. When Mr. Tait and myfclf arrived at the destined place, we found Mr. Dooly unattended. I enquired for his friend, he said he had none, but was peite6lly willing that the bufmefs should be con duced by me, and mentioned that fmee making the arrangements, he had inform ed fomc of his friends that he had receiv ed a challenge, but that they expressed such diffatisfaftion to the pra6liceof duelling, asjp induce him to avoid a diredl appli “"Tation for fear of an arrest. I confider it my duty to declare, that in making the proposition for accommoda tion to Mr. Dooly on the ground, 1 aded under the influence of extreme solicitude alone for the welfare of the two gentlemen; that it was made without the knowledge of Mr. Tait, and that finding Mr. Doo ly disposed to accede to it on his part, I related the bnfinefs to Mr. Tait, which received his immediate approbation. Mr. Dooly then offered his hand, which was cordially accepted by Mr. Tait, and expreflions of friendihip were mutually exchanged. WILLIAM W. 8188. Extrafis from late Greenock papers , re ceiled by the Jh 'tp Andromache , arriv. td at New-York . LONDON, July 12. lu jd.r ot the 14th of J uly draws near, the Paris papers seem anxious to announce, not only the num bers that have voted for giving the con fuHhip for life to Buonaparte, but those that have added to their votes, the wifli to veil in him the power of naming his fucceflor. In the Seine and Oise 7880 persons, and in the diftrid of Cholon in the Saone and Loire, 8602, of 22,886, made that addition to their votes. W* have little doubt that this power wiP be verted in Buonaparte, and at no aiftant period. Grain is diminished in price in fcveral of the departments of France. At Paris, however, it is still extremely dear. The following paragraph is from a pri vatc letter brought by the last French mail: ** Two libels which appeared lately a gainst the firft consul, have very seriously occupied the minister of police and his fatcllites tor some time, not only to difeo ver the authors and their accomplices, but more efpccially to prevent their cir culation ; The author of the firft was loon found out and arretted, a priest ; but the other would perhaps have long remain, ed unknown, had he not, either from compundion, or some other motives, a vowed himfelf; there is something ex traordinary in the fad, as well as in the manner in which he has conduced him. felf. General Simon is the person who has voluntarily declared himfelf the author of the libel, printed under the title of Addreffe Aux Armees , which is highly icprehenfible for its virulence, and the robable consequences of publication.— ► ( This general sent into Paris a certain num ber of copies of his address, concealed in the great pots of butter which came usu ally from Brittany, where he resides ; but as Toon as he heard the effects his work produced, and that the tranquility of fe vcral citizens was likely to be dilturbed on account of the suspicion which had fal len upon them, he applied to citizen Mou lder, the ex-constituent, who is now pre fect of L' Ille et Vilaine t in Brittany, and avowed himfelf author of the libel; and added, ‘ that he was incapable of allow ing the innocent to fuffer for what, in a moment of difeontent and passion, he had himfelf committed. He was concerned for having been so imprudent, but that as there was no remedy, he conlHtuted him fclf prifoncr, and only requested that he might be conducted to the temple, in a manner suitable to his rank as general.' Mounier consented, and general Simon ar rived at Paris on the 29th ult. escorted by an officer of rank in the Gendarmerie. — He is a young man of violent character, but who has conducted himfelf in the ar my with diftinCtion. His father is Si mon deTroye, a man of letters, and one of the Librarians of the Tribunate.” Among other reports in Pans it is said, an infernal machine has been difeovered under a little bridge, over which the chief consul passes, in his way to Mai maffon. J u b *3* It is said, that at a late meeting of the National Institute of France, a Jew, a Lutheran, a Catholic, and a Calvanift, were all seated on the fame bench; when a member persuaded Abdellah Menou to feat himfelf beside them, in order to com plete the catalogue of the different religi ons in Europe. This piece of homour ex cited much merriment in the assembly. The mayor of the twelfth ditlriCl of Paris has announced by a placard, that the young bachelors and maids who dc fire to be united in marriage, but who have not the means, (hould cause their names to be inferibed on the lilt at the rnayorality of that dittriCt, in order to be considered in the choice which is to be made for the marriage to be celebrated on the 14th July. The portion announced by the government is 1000 francs. The dividends now paying at the Bank, Souih Sea India House, will put about 4 millions in circulation, and from ex iting circumstances, into a circulation more than usually extenlive. BOSTON, Auguji 30. Late from Europe. Through the politeness of Capt. Wood, arrived here on Saturdaay last, from Li verpool, we have been favored with Lon dan papers to the 17th of July, which, though many days later than previoully received from that quarter, furnifh no thing of a very intcrelling nature. A few extracts are however made from them : The negociation refpeCting the com mercial regulations between France and Great Britain, are proceeding with ac tivity j although it is scarcely to be ex pected to produce a commercial hi the true and liberal sense of the *'ords, as the French are very jealous of the trade and manufactures of England. The Manufactures ai Great Britain ap. pear to have new activity since the peace. In •* letter which appears in one of the papers, it is observed, <* that ourorders flow in from every quar ter of Furope particularly Spain, Italy, &c, Xn the muslin line, there is a greater #A:mand for goods than can be supplied. The American trade, however, no person chufes to touch now; having scarce any other market left before the peace, it has been quite overstocked ; above three mil lions worth of English goods, were in the city of New-York alone, when the peace took place, and they have been felling at 50 per cent loss.” The Parliament of England having been diflblved at the close of the last session, the election of Members to form a new one has commenced. Among other re turns which have been officially reported are thofc of the city of London, city of Wcftminfter and Southwark, viz. Combe , Price , Curtis and Anderson , for the city of London ; Fox and Gardner , for the city pt Wcftminfter j Tierney and Thorn, ton , for Southwark. The rapid and fuccefsful measures of Pafwan Oglou, has roused the attention of the Austrian and Ruffian Governments; nor, we presume, in tender mercy to his Sublime Majesty ; but rather to get foot, ing in European Turkey. Buonaparte has made a tender of the mediation of France to Pafwan Oglou, for the purpofc of adjusting the difference of that Pacha with the Porte. This unex pected interference of the First Consul is s supposed to be the result of an application to him on the part of theTurkifli govern mcnt. Hostilities have broken out between the Ruffians and Persians, the former of whom have already penetrated into the province of Ghilan. Some violence offered to the Ruffians at Ailerabat is mentioned as the cause of these hostilities. Pcrfia and Eu ropean Turkey open a rich profpeft to the defiringcyesof Austria, Russia, and France. The difficult affair of the Indemnities is at length finally arranged. A French Minister is to repair to Ratifbon in July, to notify the plan, and cause it to be car ried into execution, on the part of the powers interested in it. The only Eccle siastical Eleftorate to be preserved is the Electorate of Mentz. Upon the fubjeft of the Indemnity to his Sardinian Maje sty, a fpecific convention has been agreed upon between Russia and France. Importation of Cotton into England, from 13th January to 6th July, 1802— viz. 40,202 packages from the United States, 38,187 do. from other parts. The votes for continuing Buonaparte in the First Consulship for life, have been generally returned ; and a great propor tion of them, with the addition, that he have the privilege of naming his fucccffor. The First Consul is to set out for Brus sels and Antwerp, very ftiortly ; and will be accompanied by Gen. Bcrthier, and Adjutant Gen. Duroc. In a proclamation which Buonaparte addressed to the French people on the 14th July, he fays:—** Frenchmen, you have conquered all obstacles, and your destinies are accomplished.” Most trulv/aiJ- The comparison between Buonaparte and Cromwell will fail, if he allume the title of Emperor—Cromwell would never a (fume that of King; he knew that Pro. tedlor was a new and undefined word, that could be made to mean just what he plcaf ed; but ** every body (as he obfervedj had a notion of a King.” Sir John Borlafs Warren, is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary torttke Court of Petersburg. M. Schimmelpenninck, late Ambassador from the Batavian to the French republic, is appointed to the fame office at the Court of St. James. Touffaint Louverture has arrived at Brest. Mr. Fox, is about setting out for Paris. The French Funds fluctuate very little —they are J3f 95; c. Britifli Three per cent Conlols, 75J-. Our letters from Liverpool, furnifh ve ry favorable accounts of the state of the markets, with a profpeCl of their conti nuing to appreciate. This circumstance is attributed to the expectation of an im mediate treaty of Commerce with France. NEW-YORK, Auguji 30. A letter is received in town from a re fpeCtable commercial house in Antwerp, dated June 17th, which mender* 7 that the entry of Tobacco at that port was prohibited by a recent decree the French Government; and that the merchants had sent a deputation to Pads to temonftrate against the measure, and to procure its repeal. No doubt existed at Antwerp, of the accomplishment of this objeCL We have been favored with the perusal of a letter from under date of the 12th inftant,gating, that on the 10th three (hips of the line, having 2000 troops on boajd, arrived there; and that about an hour previous to the writing of the letter, four transports, with ijoo troops, entered the harbour. These trans ports, it was said, had left behind them 12 or 14 others,, all defined for Cape Francois. Every thing was in a state of tranquility.—Flour from 7 to 8 dollars; lumber 34 to 45; faked provisions in great demand, especially beef and pork. Letters were received in town yester day from Bourdeaux, dated the 4th July, bro’t by captain Sydleman, who came passenger in a vessel bound to Philadel phia, but left her oft’ the Hook, and came up in a fehooner. He informs that in France an additional duty of 22 francs per cwt. had been recently laid upon tobacco. September 2. A rendezvous is open in this city for recruits for the Navy. The recruiting officer was very fuccefsful yefterday— a number of hearty fellows were seen fol lowing the enlivening drum and fife happy at the profpett of again serving their country. September 8. Extrad of a letter dated June 30, 1802, from a refpedable bank-house in Paris , to his friend in this city. ts The bills of exchange drawn by gen. Leclerc it appears, have been fold in A merica at a large difeount, —these bills will be paid—-at least, lam politively ajfured the payment of all those I hold. 1 Profit of this news if you can purchase. “ The fettlemcn: of claims on the go-' vernmsnt, are at present in train... an ,j j think the Americans will have no ca-jfe - complaint. It is probable that the vernment will inscribe all their old on the great book, that is to fay, f Ufu j them—This will always be a handful thing, as from the adual price of st oc k this mode of payment will produce cq 60 per cent.” Accounts from Albany, mention, that the moll flattering profpeds of ont of the greatest wheat harvdls this Rate and Ver. mont was ever blelfed with, was a fe# weeks since totally blaftcd. I n f oa]e places it is estimated that seven-tenths of the crop will fail, and that the average loss will be at lead one-third of the whole* crop. TRENTON, Augujl 30 . Pnteji of the Ex- Judge, BnjJett. Richard Bassett, one of the fix. teen judges deranged by the late law of congress which repealed what has l*en emphatically called “ the midnight Judi ciary law,” and redored the judicial fy. demos the United States to the condition it was in previous to the enadion of that law, has publilhed a formal proted against the repeal of the Jaw under which he held his commiflion. In rapidly running over this long and labored performance, we do not dilcovct that the writer of the Proted has thrown any additional light, or introduced any new arguments, on the fubjed. His chief merit confids in having given a dif ferent form and method to the fads and arguments which had before been advanc. ed. Indeed, rin ground alroaAy Co tKo roughly explored, no new pofidon could be expeded to be taken. Altera full detail of all the arguments which could be urged in support of his opinions, he thus concludes: “ After these observations, it remains only, that 1 Ihould conclude with a di. ftind exhibition of my opinions, resolu tions and motives. “ Andfird : For the reasons afllgned, I maintain, as ray deliberate, solemn and judicial opinion, that the ads of March and April, 1802, designing and operat ing fuoltantially to aboiilh the offices and falaraies of the judges under the law cf the nth of February, 1801, are so far unconditmional, and for that reason void. Secondly, nevertheless, those ads of March and April, 1802, create many impediments which oppose the execution of our offices. <♦ And further, that the judges of these courts refpedively do of right itill “hold their offices” as at fird. «* The discontinuance of our compen. fations, the dedrudion of our Tedious, as to time and place, the privation of offi. cers, and other evident embarraffmenis occafloned by the operation of thole ads, on fubjeds of mere legidative organi zation, mud create a suspension ot the exercise of our powers of olfice, until con. grefs (hall by law, provide the means ne cessary to their execution. We (hall re fpedively dand acquitted, under such cir cumltances, if no attempt is made to hold our courts, which might be produdive of disorder, unseemly condid, and error. “ Should the opinion herein delivered, on this important quedion, finally pre vail, no doubt can be entertained, but that the legidative body will, with ala crity and good faith, pass such laws as may cure the d-fcontinuance of the courts, and enable them to resume their usual and conflitutional fundions. “ Thirdly : In the interim, I hold it my bounden duty to claim the office thus appertaining to me, and publicly to PRO TEST againfl the ads of all persons and au.horities, who are designated by the laws of the Bth of March, and ?gth of April, 1802, who may in anywise inter fere with, or prevent, or tend to prevent, the relloration and full exercise of my of fice, as one of the judges of the circuit courts of the United States for the third circuit. “ Fourthly: In circumdances so pe culiar, and in a case of such magnitude, I conceive it an obvious right to give publicity to the foregoing opinions and reasons. “ The judges under the ad of Febru ary 1801 have been left without any other means of declaring and making knowa their sentiments and claims.” Those who are acquainted with Mr. Baflett, who know his paucity of talents, his scantiness of information, and his awkwardness of expredion, will nor even JuJpeß him of being the author ol this proted to which his name is signed. They will attribute the authorlhip to Mr. Bayard, his son-in-law, who fird obtained the paflage of the midnight ju. diciary law, who procured from Mr. A dams his appointment to a feat on ths bench, and who in congress drained eve-