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for keeping bad: this circumstance) 1
Vas induced to attempt a measure,
which was always as tiugatory it*
reality -as it is promising in appear
ance. This v. as a coalition ql the
two or rather three parties, the Gren
villes, the Foxes anti the remains of
the broken cabinet. The Grenville
connected by general principles, and
their former public life, with the
greater part of these men, were not
region of despotism, whilst liberty
is, from its very nature, spontano
ouslv prolific ; to be assured of this,
we have only to compare the enter-
prizes, both of body and mind, for
merly exhibited by a few small com
munities of Greece and of Asia, with
'.hose which have been exhibited bv
the immense dominions of despotism,
in which they have been for ages im
mersed. This contrast will he found
seven hundred and twenty millions
of francs; the army consisted f
569,930 men, and the fleet amounted
to forty sail of the lino and thirty
ri gates.
very averse ; thev obeyed the call more remarkable in several points of
to consultation, and however they view, as the Mahomedan propric-
mav now choose to disguse theirjiors of these very dominions in the
condescension, it was certainly not middle ages, (dining whi htheycn-
their fault that the coalition did notljoved a certain portion of freedom,
nucceed. Mr. Perceval did not of-junited with their religious enthusi-
fer enough. JIis brief was indorsed asm) were not only memorable for
FOREIGN,
vention of the future approach of the hourhood, and reciprocal rami of
en- mv to Corfu. Sweden & Finland, allows the 1 in%
too humbly. F.arl Grey, cm the part
of the Foxes, decidedly rejected all
overtures, and thougli earl Grey is
in no great favor with us, we cannot
deny that his conduct was more man
ly and more consistent with his prin
ciple. than that of Lord Grenville—
The refusal of Lords Grenville and
feats of arms (which carried terror to
the gates of Vienna) but were, for
sometime, signalized in science, in
agriculture, and in arts, ’till the night
of general despotism returned to dar
ken them, 'die people of Moren
still talk of their ancestors, and thev
sill flock round the first standard
Grey rendered it necessary for Lord that is displayed against a govern-
Liverpool again to look around ’him,|ment that produce*; only slavery and
and it was at length determined, that oppression. Hut the total over-
lord Wellesley should be invited in-jd.row nl the Turkish power will, we
to the cabinet without Mr. Canning, conceive, he a work of no slight dif-
Mi. Svdcnham, the carlv friend and licultv. Die physical strength of a
military secretary of the marquis in'-ountty of 160,000 square miles, in
India, has been sent upon this errand,I "’hit h almost every man is a soldier,
London, November i9.
The pending negotiation between
this country and the United States,
has not only the difficulties of ad
justment, hut those of transatlantick
etiquette, to contend with, in the
way of an amicable termination. Mr.
Jackson had not been introduced to
the President, nor cpuhl the confer
ences commence until the meeting ol
Congress ; if we are to believe the
last accounts from that country. The
French ruler is not inattentive to
these impediments, and is said to
have made, lately, some very favor
able overtures to General Armstrong,
the American Ambassador at Paris ;
whom he had admitted to his pre
sence immediately alter his arrival
Catiioi ic Emancipation—Tin
following statement is from the Dah
lia Evening Post.
“ There is every reason to believe
that the Catholic question will come
next session before Parliament, with
superior weight and dignity. The
principal protestant gentlemen of the
county of Tipperary will present a
petition to parliament in favour of
Catholic Emancipation in the ensu
ing session. Lords Landaff, Donogh-
more, Hutchinson, Lonolly, Mes
until arrangements can be made for
consolidating their commercial rela
tions, to expert from Sweden, ore,
smelted iron, lime, stones for build.-
ings, smelting furnaces, and all other
productions of the soil; in return, the
Sweden may export from Finland,
cattle, fish, corn, cloth, pitch, plank r ,
wooden uterisrls of all kinds, wood
for building, and in general, all other
productions of the soil of the Grand
Duchv.: The other articles are of
onlv local r terest. The power and
and, according to the statements in
the ministerial papers, every thing is
s not easily conquered. There is
llundoi strength in the country whir
wail ing for his decision.—The pre-perhaps nothing but dc.Rp-.tir and reli
Rent composition of the cabinet i
therefore only temporary.
Such is the present state of things,
and it remains only to suggest a leu
more points, as to what will be the
probable event.
In the first place, ns Mr. Canning
in a very considerable degree sacri
ficed himself to the marquis, we dojtwccu l: _'
not see how the marquis can consent!
us enthuskun can elicit, but w hid
when once put in motion, will lot
a time like an rumen' - '* torrent, sweep
til before it. A ci\ ili/od nation de
Jilted, on!/ becomes more anxtou:
"> (.reserve wlut is left, and capitu
lates to the conqueror. A barba
rous nation sm-s no alternative be
pendente and amv.hilati-
. in concern about conse
in.
It h
to accept the offered seat at the ex-Nances, u adapts no cautious mea-
pense and on the condition oi the ex- mres, ij111 collects its last strength in
clusion of Mr. Canning. It appeaFs{ l ° terrible and mighty impulse
us enemy, o
and
to us that,the marquis Wellesley wi
he compelled by the mere point otj rils bes ll j J ** :1
honor to decline the proposais made' u 1 lie 1 u
to him.
tram ides down
his sword.
urks have sunk as a pow
er, but have not so completely degc
ving declined. The events on
Danube, and the successful progress,7" rur f U n . K
of the Russians in Dobrogdan, had “~ Ia a subs , ec l uen I t a « :cle . he P r ; oin ‘-
excited much alarm and embarrass- - ? 68 l ° a r Ccede ^ Continental sys-
ment in the Divan, but had not in- f m * ? ^ ges ’ tr ° m
fluenced any change in their inter exchange of the ratifications, to
course with our minister, whose ° Mer th \ Swre ?. ,sh - ports to be closed
ag unst the ships of war and mer
chantmen of Great Britain, with the
latest dispatches continued, we hear, ‘
to urge, at the desire of the Porte,
the presence of a British Squadron
exception of the importation of salt
If the marquis Wellesley do not| n /‘ r ated as a people. When by as
join the administration, there is cer-: I K - s °f villainy and destruction the
thinly an end of it, inasmuch as his dast remains of the* Roman empire in
wealth, and the connections suhse-j^bc east had died the most effeminate
quent upon his former situation and °1 deaths, in the hands of the Maho-
patronage in the EaBt Indies, havejinedans, almost without a struggle,
given him a parliamentary weight, lbcse mcn * falling into a sinulai
which added, to that of the treasury, 1 'despotic course, became sanguinary
may enable the new administration -10 OIle another, and feeble towards
to keep thelt* ground. The marquis their enemies, and have, in a great
Wellesley, a man scarcely known,‘Egret, forgot the very art which is
twelve years since, is now nearly the best learned, and last lost among
first man in the kingdom—-so sure is despots ; namely, that of war. 1 lie
the influence of wealth, and so pow- government living as it were on the
crfulthe effect of our Indian connect-j tnlra * ,s °f the dominions, without
tions. The time, perhaps, is not tar nn V care taken for posterity, are kept
distant, when England will repay In- together more by the influence ol re-
dia, and , in the same coin, lor the ser- b £ lon than of policy,
vitude tinder which we have long “ ft may and lias been said of
held her. It sometimes happens to them, individually, that if others
nations as to individuals, tint the have adv anced much, they have re-
r.ervant and master change stations, trogaded but little ; but they are stiii
and a man comes to wear the liveryJ*ie same hold and savage men whe
of his butler. ' I besieged Vienna, and filled evert
A* counts, however, are stated to kingdom ol Europe with terror.
have heel) rccvive.il, that the marquis! f hy e is no soldier in the world su-
lias pursuaded himself to accept the*! pvrior to the native lurk; the dis-
proposals made to him. We confessjduin with which he has been accus-
that we cannot believe it—We liavc|f° mt ‘ ( \ to 1°°* down upon the sur-
frequenlly expressed our opinion as'funding nations, has given him the
to the character and talents of Mar-j rcvt:, 'vd and lofty spirit which dis-
quis Wellesley—that he has moredbiguishcs a tyrant living amoiy
activity tlutn nrogress...more ostenta-i & hwes. Ibc policy of his religionjdav. L,„ aon ,, , . , • . ,-
tion than solid virtue ; a restless spi- '^s impressed all the stronger tea- I he Pickle schooner, which has'sweden The nearest islands -it in
rit of doing something with little dis-turcs ot « warrior upon his charac-Ust arrived, and which left Cad.z ;equal d ‘ stancc trom the main land of
crimination as to the comparative!^ G and the danger ot Mahomedan-jtwo days after the Britannia, brought: Aland and Finland shall belong to
Frittie, Massey Dawson, William.territory of Sweden are undoubtedly
Heaton Armstrong, George Lidvrell,‘greatlyreduceiby this arrangement;
she at the
e protes-jbut so completely was she at the
:ad of the mercy of her rival, that it is a wonder
and other most considerable
tant gentlemen are at the he
proceedings taken lor the purpose.Jshe was allowed to pre-serve even
Their example is likely to be pretty
generally followed. The Catholic
committee finally agreed upon the
form of a petition at the meeting ot
Monday last. Earl Fingal in the
ciiair, and 58 members attending.
They have at length adopted a bo'ul
it Fontainbleau, and treated with an d decided language, befitting their
the shadow of independence that is
left her. On the whole,'considering
the circumstances under which
the treaty was negotiated, it is as fa *
vorable to the weaker power ns could
well have been expected;
unusual marks of distinction. Tile
French Journalists already antici
pate as certain, the entrance of A-
nericn, into the maritime confede
racy against Great Britain.
November 120.
Tins morning we received Paris
papers to the 9th. The following is
die most important article in them:
Madrid, October 22.
General St. Cyr, has defeated, it
Catalonia, General Blake’s army oi
twenty-five thousand men. Biake
lost one third killed, wounded, and
prisoners.
u W e are full here of the arrival
of the Emperor of the French, for
whom preparations are making.”
Despatches received bv Govern
ment from sir James Suumarez, state
ihat it had been officially notified to
him lay the Swedish Government,
that after tlic tJth instant, no com
munication between the British ilee,
and the shore could be suffered
Government, we understand, are!]!
possessed of despatches from Mr
kdair,
which do
cause, no longer adhering to the
vapid cant of professions, and the
lulsomness of unprofitable compli
ment. They veuture by this petition
to remonstrate like freemen upon
the terms of equality, and claim
emancipation as a right, long un
justly withheld. We hail this symp
tom, as promising speedy success.
It is the only becoming tone. Th
petition is to be forthwith -ngrossed
and signed.
A letter from Dublin states, “ that
the present high sheriffs, sir Edwarc
Stanley and sir James Riddon, have
summoned on the city term grand
jury, a number of respectable Roman
Catholics, a circumstance unprece
dented for centuries.”
Trentij oj Pence between Sweden and
Denmark.
The articles are twenty-one in
number; but they do not differ from
the stat-ments already given. Tl
jarticie relating to the British flag Sc
" commerce is not so comprehensive
dated early in the last month,!? T vvas reported. His
lo not correspond with the!,^ T 7
reports in the French papers, of theiT? article ’ to
British influence in that capital l, a J" h, ? h ma >: tend to thc u P r ‘ )m ^ con ;
i i: ■ 'HI. ... . 1 . elusion of peace with the Trench
lc lEmperor and the King of Denmark
DOMESTIC.
From the Suffolk Gazette.
We are much gratified in giving
insertion to the following communi
cation from General Dering. Itde-
vclopcs the resources of our country,
and demonstrates the very great pro
fit in manufacturing cloths from fine
wool. General Dering first intro
duced the Merino breed of sheep
into Suffolk county, which are now
rapidly spreading. Such practical
patriotism i; ot more national im
portance than volumes of theoreti
cal speculations.
Shelter Hand.\ Dee. 13. 1809.
Mr. Spo. nek,
Sir—I now send you a statement
of the manufacture of 6Tib. of wool,
tor the accuracy of which I can
vouch; and if you please you may
publish it in your paper. It will serve
to shew, in some measure, the profit
arising from raising fme-wooled
sheep, and of manufacturing the wool
into cloth.
I am, with respect, vours, &c.
SILVESTER DERING.
An account of the manufacture of 67 lb
** c f Merino Wool, .fent by Sylvester
Qtring to John Scofield\ 1808.
' >s. halt biooded Merino
To 36
Wool, aGgl per lb.
—30 1-2 quarter do. do.
at 75 cents,
in those seas. The Russians had and colonial productions, which habit
advanced as far along the coast as <has „ rende ^d necessary to the people
Monkala, while their flotilla stretch
ed from th
Parna, and gr
supply of Provisions, &c. to tne mar
ket ot Constantinople.
November 23.
ol Sweden.” In the fourth, the fol
■ . ,, .- l ,• lowing governments, with all their
e bay oi kaha, as tar as . ° - . .
,,i , : „ ’ , . uepenctencics, are* torever ceded to
greatly embarrassed the,., 1 • ’. , r , AT
Russia ; namely, Keinenagard, Ny-
lancl and Tavastchus, Aoo and
Bjimeborg, with the isles Aland,
Sweden, Corcilia, Wasa, Ulmliurg,
and part of West Bothnia, extending
It was, we understand, settled at - lU xfi e river of Tornea, as shall be
tae council yesterday, to advise his fixed in the subsequent article in the
majesty to summon parliament to demarkation of the frontieis. i'iie
uu et tor the dispatch ot business on fifth declares that the sea of Aland
i uesday, the twenty-third of Jana-|(Al an ds Haf) the gulf of Bothnia, &
aiy. A proclamation to this effect|the rivers ot Tornea and JMoonic,
\vill appear in the Gazette ot Satur-jsl^l hereafter form the frontier lie-
value of the cost and the* acquisition * sm » w * d bring the people swarming a messenger from the marquis Wei
—But as a man of honor, we can e-n-jby thousands round the standard of fi-slev, who, we understand, accepts
tertain no doubt of him, and really,the prophet, trom every village inlthe offer tendered to him oy'the pre-
he does appear to us, under all the,that immense region, which spreadsjsent administration.
circumstances of die case, supposing-bom the Euphrates to the Danube
the published statements to be au-j “ The fall of Turkey opens out ajpersonally to institute a pariiamen
the- ‘ ’ 1 ‘ * — i •. *
oy tne pre
Lord Castlcreagh, it is said, means
ntic, that he cannot in honor be- prospect which bewilders the eye ofjtary inquiry into the conduct of the
me* the head of an administration bie politician. It has been a kind fine expedition to the low countries,
come
from which
excluded.
Mr. Canning is to be -
• • *
Russia, and those* whicn are nearest
the Swedish coast shall belong to
Sweden. The most advanced points
oi the Russian territory at the mouth
ot the river of Tornea, sbali oe the
isle ot Fjorken, the port of Reuteha-
rno, anei the Peninsula on which the
ol mental harrier between Europejas the most direct & effectual meansishaU th^ 0 ™^ extended^ along” the
unt dSen” which' " 0rm0US “!7 llCt * 0< vindicatin S the state policy of that nver T ornea to the confluence of tile
tual desert, which no man could pass'untortunate measure.
Total amount of stocky
To cash paid Mr. Scho
field’s bill for carding,
spinning, and weaving
39 1-4 yards Kersey
mere, 44 inches wide,
at 75 cents per yard,
— Coloring in the wool,
carding, spinning, and
weaving 65 yards of
olive brown Broad
cloth, 48 inches wide,
at 67 cents,
— Cash paid Mr. Dean’s
hills for coloring black,
lulling and dressing,
32 1-4 yards Kersey
mere, 26 inches wide,
at 28 cents, - - .
— Fulling and dressing
45 3-4 yards Broad
cloth, 29 inches wide,
at 22 1-2 cents, - -
Cost of the wool and ma
nufacturing, -
Profit on b59 19 capital
stock, b\ manufactur
ing*
Without paying tribute to the savagej It is reported, that 10,000 troops, Kengel^lTshaU then Slow “the
GREECE AAD TURKEY.
“ Greece in the hands of a greatib ihes who rove through and makeVcuvalry, and infantry, with a larg
it did not, the connexion to be pcr-!‘ cc '- Ui d opposition,
jnanentl must be with some other —*
powers. It is not for the interest of
the human mind that the finest por
tion ol the globe, tin* land, even
spot ot wh en is pregnant with re
in. mbraf.cts ot science and of »ong,
tin* land oi the sage and the warrior,
should continue t
1 *
the *.. <• igi.
as that of the 'Turks.
According to an authentic account
lately published, the dominions that
belonged to the French empire, at
the end ol the last year, contained
sixteen thousand seven hundred and
eighty lour square leagues, and up-
pn—sell down, warns ol lliirtv nine minions of souls,
n a govummnt-which makes more than two thousand
A private letter from an officer Muonio, such as it has been describ-
irrived at Plymouth, in one of the ed, the islands situated to the East
ships from the Mediterranean states, of the Twaiwag shall belong to Rus-
that Sir John Stuart, previous to his sia, and those ot the West of the
picparations for a second expedition
against Naples, had dispatched a
Thahvag to Sweden
By the sixteenth, the Russian Mo
>odv ot troops, consisting of about narchv agrees to extend the duration
twothousand men, against the islands of the Treaty of Commerse between
of Cephalonia, Zauie, and Si. Marc,
in the reduction of which th.s divi
sion had completely succeeded. It
Sv«uU»»M b »'“*« '"*'***
die two powers till the first of Fe
bruary, 1813, thatis allowing lor the
ir.teri uption occasioned by the war.
i , - - , r , .The s vent- enih, t. king into consi-
e was.adopted for the more effectual pre-|deriuion the long intercourse, heigh-
S36 5©
22 69
69 10
29 21?
43 5J
8 94
io ir
141 1(9
76 f
S 227 If
By 32 1-4 yards ICersi v-
inere, soid in New-
York by the piece at
3 5o per yard, - 112 87 1-2
-—45 3-4 yards Broad- ~
cloth, sold in N. York
by the piece at S2 50
per yard,
,J 4 37 1-2
Ain’t of the sales of the
cloth,
S227 25
Weight of Wool sent to
manufacture, -
Weight of Kerseymere
15 3-4,
of Cloth 24 1 -4,
lbs. 67
40 1-2
Loss in weight by manu- ’
r facturing,
“ lbs. 26 1-2
Yards wove,
Yards diessed,
104 1-4
76
Shrinkage by Fulling,
Had the wool sent been fine half