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A a Vnr.f uf iuititude—I, sir, havciwnh tis bv holding out advantages tollacee. She frcs had a palace at Pa-'ahaU not therefore declare war. > Sh-I “llis majesty the cinpci ■ ■ « • ■ • . — • «« I t J V tl * ' A. ... . A a • I !■ ■ M M A AM #1 A A a . a I / k < 1 ♦ a k fl f l / l I * (I ( f 111. no such tears ; lor 1 never did sup-jhcr which he knows and she knows ris giveU her, and another near Brus- pos*: tVrc fighting ol a duel a mark oijtoo, we cannot ]>erinither to enjoy— fortitude—No, sir, true fortitude isa cardinal v.uue, depending <p;, and in* acparahlc from other \ irtues—it is .that firm, manly intrepidity, yf soul, which enables us to meet danger in * ritical and trying situations—it is the virtuous man’s shield, hy.which he defends himself from the evils of the world—it is the anchor which keeps him steady, amidst the trtoriht> jjnd hurricanes of life. The intrt- While the Milan and Heflin decrees exist, our Orders in Council must re main in force. Our readers will rc collect, that by these Orders 44 all the ports and places of France and her Allies, or of any other country at war with his Majesty, and all other ports and places in Kurope, from which, although not at war with his Majesty, the British flag is excluded, shall, from henceforth, Ire sub pidity of a duellist, altho’ it seems to jCct (6 the sapie restrictions as if the imitate, cannot be said to be a virtue — because it is not the object of iqo{ lal virtue. FOREIGN . LATEST FI<OM ENGLAND. The ship Savannah, of Bath, arriv ed at Amelia-Island on Tuesday last in 12 days from Liverpool...sailed J anuary ‘22 The letters & papers by this arri val are from London to the 20th & from Liverpool to the 23d January} the papers (London Courier) are in a regular series. The most prominent articles of in telligence w liich this arrival furnish es, is the report contained in all tht- h.ttersand papers, that a Treaty or Convention has been arranged at Pa lis, between our Minister and that court and the French government. London, January 13. The intelligence of the relaxation of Buonaparte’s commercial,decrees, is, we understand, confirmed by the Paris pa| ers of the 3d, which arriv ed in tow n, and which contain tlu following decree: DECREE. u The ports of France, and all those under lien, controul, are open! sels, beside s’M&lmaison. 0 ' Bonaparte hits addsd a million of livres from account: but we shall at least expect same wtere actually blockaded in the mOstrstricf manner ; and it is further hereby ordered, that all trade, in ar ihe said countries, shall he deemed unlawful ; and every vessel trading Irom or to the said 'conptries, toge ther with all goods and merchandize on board, anti all articles of the pro duce or manufacture of the said countries or colonies, shall be cap tured and condemned as prize to the captors.” Some alteration or modi fications were made in these orders, but, of course, not to the extent of permitting France and America to trade mutually in the produce of their respective territories to the exclusi on ol all the produce of this country and of her colonies—If Bonaparte consent, though not formally, at least [virtually, to repeal his Berlin and may break off all intercourse with us.lking conde^ended to address us in we shall not quarrel with her on that the following word*. his priyy purse In .consequence.of the French de cree, a great number of vessels have, within these three days, arrived at different ports of this kjngdoin with grain, butter, cheese,.and other arti cles. ' ** " * January 16. A Courief irrived at-Prince Stall remberg’s last night, with despatch es from the Austrian Ambassador at Paris. 1 They are in answer, we suppose, to those' sent in Mayntz, and his excellency’s Secretary M. tide's which are of the produce of Prevost, which contained the reply Milan decrees ; if they remain a dead letter on his statute book, and arc not carried into execution, then, no doubt, we shall oppose no obsta cles to the trade between America and France—But we do not as yet see any reason lor supposing this to be his intention—and we confess this decree has produced a considerable change in the opinion we entertained yesterday, after reading the pri vate letter from Paris. It was ge- liccnses; that is to say, that the\ must he new ones, of a date poste rior to this decree .ARTICL ES /EXPORTATION. “ Vinegar, paper, pasteboard, bilks, embroidered stuffs, verdi- grease, oils of all sorts, honey, per fumery, corks cut and in piece, tur pentine, Spanish liquorice, dry pitch, rosin, juniper berry, raw worsted, famb' and kid skins tanned, and taw'- cd, linen of Britanny, cloths aqd vvollen-stuflsof all kinds, velvets and cottons, silk, worsted, and cottar hosiery, cutlery’, trimming, chind; work of leather and skins. 44 Those articles cannot be enter cd in any greater quantity than one fourth part of the cargo. The other three parts ol the cargo are to be composed of primitive articles ; those are corn, wine, brandy, and fruit. IMPORTATION. “ Russia tallow, wax, matts, sail cloth, deals for various purposes suljJur in flour, pot-ash, staves, row for fishing, Spanish dollars, black lew all vessels furnished with jiroper nerally believed after the arrival of he letter, that the Berlin and Milan lecrecs were on the eve of dissoluti- m, if not actually dead. It inay be so; but the decree respecting neu trals by no means justifies us in en tertaining such an opinion. Bona parte, informed of the late events that have occurcd in America, con ceived it to be a favourable opportu nity for conciliating her, and there fore issued his decree, which in its operation will he thinks, tend to in fluence her against, if not to make her go to war with us—because it is impossible for us to suffer her to a- vail herself of the advantages which he insidiously holds out to her. For'the present- Bonaparte has contented himself with seizing part of Holland, the province of Zealand. Accounts from Holland of the 6th state, that a proclamation for ■ incor porating the province of Zealand with France, had been received from Paris. The Chief Civil OlHcer hav ing refused to take the oath of alle giance u ithout a more explicit and lead, pewter, (lit urge) logwood .formal declaration of so important a pitch, and tar, barrilla, suntack, ar-jehange, was, it Is said, immediately ‘put under an arrest by the catnmand- er oi the French troops, and sent to smirk, fish, oil, hides, and lignum- vit*.” The above decree, as our readers observe, opens the ports of Holland; to all neutrals—that is, opens the' door to the - trade with America.— ‘It’is. no doubt a relaxation of Buona-.«.. u ,o, «.. u parlc’s commercial edicts, inasmuch of Holland. ' us the French ports were shut a- . gainst neutrals, and exports of French property and imjiort* of neutral pro perty were strictly forbidden. But do not let us suppose that die above decree has been passed with any o- ihcr view thau that of conciliating America, and of inducing her to take a decided part against us. The ar ticles permitted to be imported, arc almost all those which America can furnish, one or two exepted. Then is no mention made of colonial pro duce, of hardware, of any articles ol the manufacture or growth either of < ireat Britain or of her colonics 'The articles permitted to be cx- portt'd from France are those-which America wants, and which for the must part we have been in the habit of supplying her with. It may be ui id'that (lie French jxjrts being open to'neutrals, colonial and British’ pro- >'uce will ol cours’e find their wav iti- i.< France. It may be said, too, that the relaxation cl the edicts with res- pen tu netrials, mav open the door Pari to the relaxation, il not to the Paris, to account for his contumacy. The possession of the province of of our government to the overture made to us from the French through the Austrian ambassador.—All ex pectations, (wc never had any) of its leading to a ncgociation are, we un derstand, at an end. France will not accede to the terms which we sug gested as the necessary preliminary to any negotiation, viz. that we should necosiate in concert with our allies, Ferdinand the Seventh, and the Queen of Portugal. It is reported that Bonaparte has written a letter to the king on the subject of peace, in which he expres ses a wish that “ his Majesty will deign to return an answer from him self.” With this wish, it is added, ministers have advised his majesty to comply. There are no further accounts from America, and we are unable to state whether the bill for enabling the Pre sident to send away offending Foreign Ministers has passsed the house of Congress, or, if it has, whether it has been acted upon by sending away Mr. Jack*Un. ’ - January 18. Several American cargoes in French ports, released from seques tration, were on the point -of being disposed of at the invoice price; when in consequence of information from Cien. • Armstrong, the sales were suspended, and the loss that would otherwise arise to the Ame rican owners avoided. A few days after this communication from Mr. Armstrong, the order for extending the list bfiarticlesiof Export and Im port appeared. , January 19. The fote ministers inform us, that they hear of its being the intention ol government to send out a new minis ter to the United States, and that common sense requires she should “ forthwith send a minister to Ame rica, since the conduct of Mr. Jack- son has beeYi outrageous and unpar donable.” What part of it they con sider to be such they arc not kind enough to inform us, nor do we ex pect they will—It is their usual prac tice to be very liberal in hardy as sertions, and very sparing of proofs. We have already’ given our reasons, md we challenge them to answer them, for thinking Mr. Jackson’s conduct, so far from having been out rageous and unpardonable, to have been firm and praise-worthy—It was outrageous in him, vve suppose, to that she shall be the first to make any fresh overtures or proposals for ac commodation. The last intelligence from Spain is by no means discouraging.— The Spaniards seem to feel no doubt with respect to the issue of the contest—- .they say that this is the first time Bonaparte ever had to contend on their own territories with a people— that his armies have already suffered more from the undisciplined bands of patriots than they did from the pro fessed warlike states of Austria and of Prussia—that there when the re gular armies were beaten, the people showed no disposition to rise against the invader, and that peace and submission were the early fruits ofthe French victories ; but that in Spain defeat is no where followed by des pondency, nor disaster by submissi on—that their troops, though beaten and dispersed, re-asseinble and fight again with unbroken fortitude—that there is not the pettiest village that has yielded to the French authority without reluctance, and thrown off the yoke the moment it had an op portunity—they know that Bona parte is sending reinforcements into Spain, and that he is coming himself against them ; but they feel no appre hension, and they hope to tire him out by a desultory’ mode of warfare. The armies under the Duke del Par que arid General Aresaga have been increased, the former to 35,000 men, and the latter to 45,000. Paris, Jan. 2.—The introduction of spun cotton, of whatever quality or country, was prohibited by’ a French Imperial Decree of the 22d December. According to letters from Peters burg, Count Konianzoff, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was on the eve of setting out for Paris. Gustavus Adolphus, the late King of Sweden, is to take up his resi dence at Switzerland, near Morat, where an estate hu3 been purchased for him. the mouths of the Scheldt and the Maes, and in fact of the whole trade VIENNA, Dec. 20—Our court gazette contains the following article: Constantlinoplt\ Nov. 15—On the 1st of Nov. the thunder of cannon from Tophana announced to us a victory gained on the 22d of October, not far from Silistria, over the Rus sian army besieging that fortress. The battle, according to the advices from the.Grand Vizier, lasted from early’ in the morning till night, and the Russians, who made their attack along the whole line ofthe Turkish army, more than 10,000 men—both armies fought principally with the sword, and the fortune of the day was decided by the coming up of Mucatar Pacha in the critical mo ment, with his Albanian cavalry. “ The Russians, after the battle, retired to their entrenched camp be fore Silistria. Two days before the garrisson had made a sally, and killed about 1000. Zealand makes BortHjiarte master of shew that Mr. Erskine did not a- January’ 15. Spanish papers arrived this morn ing to the SOth ult. and Lisbon to the IMPERIAL DIVORCE ! CONSERVATIVE SENATE. Sitting of the 16th, 1809. It was moved to proceed imme diately to vote by ballot for the adop tion of the project. The balloting was commenced. It resulted in favor of the project, agreeably to the number of votes de manded by the 56th article of the act of the constitutions of the 4th of Au gust, 1802. Its adoption was conse quently announced by the prince arch chancellor, who declared it to have ’[become a senatus consultum, of the bide by his instructions—it was out rageous in him to repel the accusati ons of want of faith and justice on our part. It was unpardonable in him to prove from their own decla rations that, they had seen Mr. Ers- 7th instant. They state that Josephjhine’s instructions, and that having Bonaparte, with 18,000 men, was a-j s< -‘ en them, they knew them to lie bout to proceed to the North of ccn trary to the- arrangement they Spain: for what purpose is not mcn-lhari concluded with him. We can tioned. easily conceive that those who ap- Thc Duke del Parque was on the Jointed Mr. Erskine are not likely 24th ult. on his match towards Es-i*° be pleased with Mr. Jackson ; tramadura, to join the Duke of Al-ibutas we prefer a minister who a-,, buquerque. bides by his instructions to one who'?flowing tenor : 1 he British head-quarters wer-,;^ ocs not—as we prefer a minister'^ ,,V ^ r<?C? -/ row ^ lc ^ e S ts ^ er ofthe Con- at the date of the last advices, at " bo manfully and firmly, asserts the serval ‘ vc Senate, of Saturday Dec. Coimbra. honour and dignity of his countri 8 ‘ l809, and w ho wifl,not suffer America to think that-England comes as an hum ble suitor at the liar ff Congress, re questing a hearing for the proposal she has to make, so shall we always contend that Mr. Jackson deserves die thanks and the* gratitude of his country. > That a new minister „HI l» sc „, to ,h k Th * T7.f 9 ’ T- J H th d ;‘> America wd cannot believc o' r | h ,; ° mne o’cloct mm ater lias Keen treated with stu l, .ndignity , that we an not see how we retreating from lire rej 2)i.i I CC ) Bona| Jic Am < >, uiul *) u. s t!i ca o1 ti:c . And hMc mean r can M adt: du ll.ca I he Erench wer Sierra. The Kings and queens whom Bo- uapane had assembled at Paris, have taken wing, and are on their return to their respective territories, leaving Bonaparte to make preparations for his intended bride. Jerome and his wile set off on the 1st, and the kings ol Wirt an burg and Naples were to lolfow iii ;i lew dues. live wits ol a say, that jerome has magnani- « r , /? OUslv ‘ietMUuiwd to ape his bro- Bcilm aud Milan ther, and that having no hope of is- tills Will be eone.Uc by his will-, lie thinks serioush ’ Ln , (n,r : (,i "IM'diatiiig for, and ol taking back and jf he doc slhis-first n ife. puiexi ol oiinrg; B. naparte is lavishing u ,x>» th. cioi to tit . i• »ji iwjdnt)!cc'd Josephii] pensions is end pa The conservative senate assembled to the number prescribed by the 90th article ol the act of the constitution, of 13th December, 1799. Having seen the act drawn up, by the prince arch chancellor ofthe “ My cousin, the prince arch chan cellor, I have forwarded you a letter dated this day, to order you to repair to my chamber, in order to make known the resolution that I and the empress, my dear wife, have taken. I rejoice that the kings, queens, and princesses, my brothers and sisters^ my brothers-in-law and sisters-in- law, my step daughter and step-son, become mv son by adoption, as well as my mother, are present at what 1 have to make known to you. The policy of the monarchy, the interest and wants of my people, which have constantly guided all my actions, ivill that I leave to my chil dren, inheritors of my love for my people, the throne on which Provi dence has seated me. For several years I have lost all hopes of having ^ children by my mariage with my well beloved wife, the empress Josephine ; it is this w’hich has led me to sa crifice the sweetest affections of niv* heart, to harken to nothing but the welfare of the state, and to a dissolu tion of our marriage. 44 Arrived at the age of forty years, I hope to live long enough to raise up in my spirit and character, the chil dren which it may please Providence to give me. God knows how much this resolution has cost my heart; but there is no sacrifice which is a- bove my courage, when it is demon strated to be useful to the welfare of France. It is necessary to add, that far Irom having ever given me any cause of complaint, on the contrary, I think it incumbent to praise the attachment and affection of my well beloved wife ; she has embellished fifteen years of iny life ; the rcnnembrance of it will ever be engraved in my heart. She was crowned with my hands ; I wish her to retain the rank and title of em press ; but above all that she will never doubt my sentiments; and that she holds me always her best and dearest friend.” His majesty the emperor anjtl king, having finished his discourse, the empress queen spoke*in the lql- lowing words : 44 With the permission of our gjj- gust and dear husband, it is my duty to declare that having lost all hopes of having children, to satisfy the wants of the policy and interests, of France, I am pleased to give him the greatest jiroot of attachment and de votedness which has ever been given on earth, I hold all his munificence, I was crowned by his hands, and from the height of the throae I have received nothing but the testimonials of the affection and love ofthe French people. I must acknowledge these senti ments, in consenting tof the dissoluti on of a marriage which, k henceforth an obstacle to the welfare of France, which deprives her ef- the happiness of being one day governed by'the descendants ot a great man so evi» dently raised up by Providence to ef- lace the evils ol a terrible revolution,, and to re-establish the altar, the j throne and the social order But the dissolution of my marriage will in no ways change the sentiments of my heart. The emperor will always have in me, his best friend. I know how much this act, commanded by policy and great interets, has rent a- sunder his heart ; but we mutually glory in the sacrifice we make to the good of the countrv. 44 Upon which their imperial and royal majesties having demanded of us the act of their respective declara- t tions, even as of the mutual consent. I which they contain, and that their majesties give the effect of their will to the dissolution of their marriage, as also ot the power which their ma jesties have conferred upon us, to pursue throughout whatever else may be needful, and to whom it may have appertained, yielding to the 'orders and requisitions of their majesties, wi have given the said act, and pre- tne prince arch chancellor of the cm- pared in consequence, the present pro- pin- ot which the following is the te- cess verbal to serve and make valid alid even as ot right ; to which process ot,verbal their majesties ha vening, we John James Re- gi, Camhaceres, prince art’ll-chancel- «* a»v oilier to a erasing the duties rreatment. We repent what we said 1 c.n\ or two ago—that our course is lcar and strait; America is in a pas- .. •ion—ye are not; if sfo- ihuses o’ tt rashly, we do not. Sh .end away our ntnl-ass.ufoi; ina majesties have, affixed their signatures, which after having* been signed by the kings, queens, princesses and prince, present, was signed by us and counter signed by Jthe secretary of state of the roval •family, written with his own hand.” virtu.* nt’nri ii ' Done at the palace of the Thuiller* virtue ot orders addressed to us by ies, the day, hour, and yc ‘V s majesty the emperor and king, inlbove. which are attri buted to us by title 2, art. 14, of the statute ofthe imperial family, and in •car, as a- but w •;! 1 sealed letter of that day’s date, of ch the following is the tenor: ■1 Napoi.f.ov. Josepiiini;.