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on the 19th• of April, in ;Tv
midst, of his guard/.. A young mar
stepped up to him, laid his hand oft!
his shoulder, and told him he was
prisoner. The governor, not a little
astonished, made a shew of resis
tance ; on which the young man pro
mised him safety, if he surrendered,
and immediate death (Shewing
TIB! .JOUtINAI,
WED.VESBAT, Jury 4.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The last mails furnished us with
are confident a commercial aliiano
formed between these nations, woitl '
be attended with the best of consr
qucnces. It is so commanded h\
the nature of things ; by thd'-Geo
graphical situation of the two coun-
e declaration of Independence l, V ; trics b - v the productions, the indus
e province of C.arare:^. Tn he wan «* thc characters anc
rfered them to desist. A large con-';™ 1^avo 1 Uer-- of :l civil l‘‘>> rty ; wisely understood;
course of the inhabitants bdv Id the yond ‘ thc ‘ ai)V man> ’ Car , wisely organized. It is necessary,
proceeding without arty commotion. " arpa# nr ^7„ tAt% - fat ^ nrrtnfr -however, to loose such advantages
procBcu.utj W.U.UUt *.w«h»umo.i. - v . . y n r nowever, to loose such advantages
'I he people had completely arranged ‘ ^ during the present convulsed state of
their business, and fully accomplish- “^emon) the theatre of the present * \
\ ’ ,u 0 revolution in South America, extends V , orucr w Keep aiooi
ed ever y thm^ they proposed, in the about 4QQ miles along the const ofthe ^ roIT> the oangers with winch it is
q : ?T 1^ rl SAdantic Ocean ; north of Xew-Cire- P r ^ na ! n ‘ _
i. pio\i . J “ . nada and west of Cumana, ajoining. - n ?^P d ’
went to work, with open doors, and.. • * • ..> been invited
Naples, rflujed to in Mr*. Pinkney* ‘thWfclf down to ft day as to tlpp.r-
etter of the rth April, upwards of 3
Vmerican Vessels Jure been confis
sated ; cuch of their cargoes as hay
not been sold, together with the sfiip«
are directed to be disposed of at pub
lic sale, and the proceeds deposited
in a particular bank ; hcreafu r to In
employed as they- shall judge conve
nient. The ministers of finances, of
war, and of the marine, are charged
with the execution of this decree.
No late Foieign News from Eu-
aloof rope
:n a delicate situation. On the one
Copt/ of a letter from Cm. Armstrong
to the Duke oj CatlOrc, Anted Pa-
rfs, '21st Feb. 1810.
The minister plenipotentiary of the
U. States has the honor to submit to
his excellency the Duke of Cadore
[the copy of a letter this inst. receiv
ed from Bayonne, & begs from him
an explanation of the circumstances
subject of serious alarm, mentioned in it.
p . q t lai.M.ii wiin-. wv,criu. 4,<ii'ai>ti, »cm (,u-. ,p. , , , , , - — ministerial despatch, under
the great square of the city St. L- onj^ . m ., C ^eUo ar U miu-! Usclf '^dependent, Great Britain, no; date n f t l, e 5t h inst. is arrived at St.
de Caraccas, generally arm-.d.—It isj,. ilv , , , r tr , . r . ..'doubt, will endeavor to crush the Sebastian, bearing an order for the
dar*-.»cr*s :si attcm P t . ’ n tbt bud * J ama * c,l |immediate transport?
in all probability has
3, . . u both these districts or provinces'; f> ^ e , n ‘ nvited to P artake in iHl ‘ S P a ‘
nc.opted a variety of wholesome re- frQm gjx tQ d n o- th n,sh American cause. She n placed
guiationS, well calculated to sucure |latiludc ^ Thc land i# f « tHc an(J r thc ‘
the independence ot the country, as 1
to relieve its inha
oppressions under
groaned. The peo
mously, were on their side j iVomj^;^ ft sunject ot serious alarm, mention.
IS to 20,000 ot whom appeared in, mh ^ ^ , • yj., u . Sncultl the island of Cuba declare » The
:ity St. Eeoni tl;i ^ p, nrin-i^- 8 , mde P enden t, Oeat Britain, no, datc n f t
thought the revolution was has. n<
fn.
by a late proclamation, offering large! ldvant - msIy sitllated iorcarrvir.gi s!,0 , utd nn P rove b >’ the example. It vessels, of all the sequestered Ame-
rewardstoany person wno would. c , )m;n e rre / & havi , ’ such fac jr U vj! s therefore a point of the utmost rit . nn carg6es to Bayonne, to be plac-
g.ve information of those disaffected I f comimin ; cat : on wit g all parts ol ;nnportance to her, to oppose the
to the government ofthe Junta o K u ., )rl , K ; s v suitab le in the "“‘Thence ofcolon.es no mat-
Spatn. The Junta of Caraccas and nt circiimr>tai ^. e to takc th ,\^r to what nation they belong. On
rts Chief oucers and adherents, are , ead jn # rcvnUuio wh ; ch we h j the other hand, the advantages which
-trend through all the SpaniihW S^at. An alliance
tees. Carraccns city is saidr; th ,? 0, f tn , Am * nca would 7"’
.......tain about 6CKX) inhabitants ; I ble tn ? li,nd *° iorn } a S reater ba ‘
; the district of Venezuela 100,000 ;| ancc ol P ow f r * and , better . tna!)lt :
bur we have no accurate account of ! ert " .^strain the destructive and
desolating ambition of Bonaparte.
! She will naturallv, and in a manner
ric,ns untold new and “intore«!ng! thc m ? st c fJ > ain ’ P n,curc the /? n -
, scenes for contemplation. ThI| ,um P t i on of the 5 rca ? est P ar f of h ^.
rn geography we cye of t]ie ]ititian bc wildered in !^‘‘ n fstores ; for the population of The minister plenipotentiary offers
ntion ot Caraccas • S, li -L-„,„;->mth America is near fourteen mu-
transportation in small
native Americans.
The revolutionary spirit extends
over the whole province. Tile go
vernor and the principal officers have
been shipped off.
The policy of Spain lias been to
keep the world in profound igno
rance respecting her American colo
nies. On referring to ten or twelve
treatises on model
find little more mention
the whole population.
The situation of the Spanish Ami
cl in the custom-house there. Thc
news is public at St. Sebastians : but
what is not so as yet, is, that the same
order says,
“ 1st. That these cargocr are to be
sentto Bayonne, whether the commo
dities of which they are composed
may have come from English com
merce or from the production of the
soil of the United States.
“ 2d. That they should be sent to
the custom house of that place to be
sold there.”
ture, as circumstance» might male - tt
proper for me tostai/ sonewha laig-
er than l 'tore inlcn led. Th * rrc ity
between France an 1 Holland was ra
tified the 30th March, and wilj be
ublished this clay i Holland. I suh
assured, that it co >tain3 the follow
ing article.
“ All the merchandize conveyed
nto the ports of Holland on board
American Vessels since thc 1st day
>f January, 1809,'-shall be put under
sequestration, subject to the disposi
tion of Trance, according to circum
stances and thc political relations
with the U. States.”
u You will see by the copy enclos
ed of a decree of Ihe king of Naples,
that lie has put his gains beyond the
reach of negOciation—The ports of
Prussia are opened to ourVommcrce:
Avoid both Prussia and Denmark,
till you have other assurances.”
Paris, April 16, 1810.
Sir—.The John Adafns being yet
detained, I am able to inform you,
that oft the 11th iftst. the emperor
directed the sale of all the American
vessels taken in the ports of Spain,
and that the moftey arising there
from, should be placed In his caisse
privee. He has also refused to give
up the Hero, aftd has ordered that
the case be brought before the coun
cil of prizes, where condemnation
necessarily awaits it. I'sehd a copy
ofatiPte, upon, which th? last order
was taken, and another relating to
our business in Naples, an<J am Sir,
with very high consideration,
Your most obedient,
Anti verv humble servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG
Hon. R. Smith,
than its name and situation. ***$% pj^sent themselves. Tl.ee,nan
are informed, however that the prod-, » 5on o( a con f inent
:e,sal,out AW miles long, a ntl; ot \ vhicb th e province
'..‘. surveying the Innumerable • objects£ m,ul 7 ,s " ear lo ™ 1 . .
Vv Hfhat nresrnt rhems,-lv P s. The en.anJ 1 '" 08 * wh ° J clothe th emsylyes m lo-
suc i, as that |re!cn P rodu cts ; and who consume
r ‘ Ian iptinitv of articles of European
from 150 to 200 broad ; and contains f .. nart w ;.il Iuxur y* lhe commerce of England
many large and populous cities and ^ nQ fnconsiderabJefigure in theM :, J so dc f ivc considerable advan-
towns. A .gentleman who has fre-i^ of litic . a cvent ,. Fobr de-^^ 8 f>om the precious fruits and ,m-
quentlv been in -that country states) ies fro ' m the ntw vernmeut of mense productions m S. A. by spread-
ng these articles in the other parts
to his excellency the assurance of his
highest consideration.
(Signed)
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Extract of a letter from Gen. Arm
strong to Mr. Smith.
“ 10th Mgu'ch—I have at length
received a verbal message, in answer
tjucunv ... ...... - ■/ pilties troll
that the capital, St. - , ^ on e arac -jthc united provinces of Venezuela,! . . .. . . • .
cas, contains 40,000* mhab.tanis,‘ is ^ , re l ad haye arrived in lh «!»‘ the world. The intimate relati- to my note of the 21st ult. It was
and Victoria Valencia and Barcelo-:^ j State ^ for what purp os C °. n3 association which the banks of f rom ,
na about 20,000 each-La ? uira,Cu-! timealohccan detcr:ninc .. ^^^ Umdon will be able to form with
mana and Porto Cavellp are popu- «r,m..l the m,nes of Luna and of 3Iexico,
J • . | .. . IklllllllJt tllkll 1 ILUlUVIlli WI HIV • • • It
thing. The whole population ot the; a g jn . , dm tQ tak )a , ken.
tract of countries engaged m this re-; ;ykh En | and b in tff, rting a rcvolu- , regard to the islands which
America. He wish-
ten sail of the line of
and 5 or 6000 Ame-
The form of gftvern-
volution is supposed to amount to a' ; on m Spanish
million of souls. It is thought to emnlov ter
the neighboring provinces will join p- n , rlish Up
themselves to Caraccas,the new go- troops ‘ >
Vernmcnt oi which is ver\ popular »j |TK . nt tb( . n projected was .> be, mix-
all the vexatious regulations ot the. ( . ^ ditarv chief to be stvled the
okl government be mg done away. Y nca, a Senate ot Nobles not to be
The mention of berd.nand \ ‘I-j herediraI?% and a House of Repre-
is. considered as words oi.ouise. : sen tatives. A similar application
The ntoplc have already no other
idea .hen to be independent oi all fo-
the minister of foreign relati
ons, and irt the following words :
“ Iiis majesty has decided to sell the
American property seized in Spain ;
but the money arising therefrom
shall remain* in depot,” This mes
sage has given occasion to a letter
from me, marked No. 22.
the Spanish Americans possess in the
American Archipelago, South Ame
rica will not probably retain any ex
cept Cuba, the possession of which,
by reason of its situation on thc gulph
of Mexico, is indispensable to her
safety.
From a review of these circumstan
ces we leave our readers to judge
reign powers.
As this is the commencement of
©n event long looked for in S. Ameri
ca, we have been anxious to obtain
even* particular of it. Contrary to
our expectations, the Caraccas Ga
zette is not a news paper. The fil
gives no detail of events, as we anti
cipated, but is filled with addresses,
proclamations, ?<c. We have trr
lated some ofthem, and in to-mor-
j oiv’s paper, intend to give othei *—
and have reasons to expect some fur
ther accounts of the proceedings of
the people.
* ll r e think these statements are con
sidcrabhj exaggerated.—Ecf. J.
AGREEABLE to an order of
the Court of Ordinary of Hancock
Countv, \\ ILL BE SOLI), on the
.first Tuesday in September, at the
Market House in Milledgeville,
40G Acres of Land,
' ‘lying .in Clarke county, on the wa
ters of Ellison’s Creek, adjoining the
lands of Wilson, McCisic, and o
thers, sold as part ol the real estate
of Andrew Borland, dec d. lor the
benefit of the heirs and creditors of
said deceased.
Alexander Borland,
Abraham Borland.
j„1v 4. Administrators-
ALL persons are hereby forivarnec
front harboring or trusting my wife
Catharine Perhuf., on my account
•she having left my bed and boaro
without anv provocation w ivuever.
‘ James H. Purdu*
■ July 4. 36—It*
F.xtract of a letter firm General
Armstrong to Mr. Smith, dated
Paris, the 4th April, 1810.
“ After seven weeks detention in
England, the John Adams has at
length got back to Franco# She ar
rived in the Roads of Havre on the
28th ult.
“ I informed Mr. Charr.pttgny.
1st, That Mr. Pinkney had rot been
Gen. Armstrong in a letter to M.
Champagny, under date of the 20th
March, calls his attention to thc case
of the ship Kero ; which being in a
storm and much damaged, the capt.
believed it his duly on the principle
oT self preservation to enter the fiyst
port he could make. Gen 1 . A. says,
He accordingly entered that of thc
Texei, and, after having taken on
board two pilots and being within
the 4Uv buoy, was captured by a '
boat belonging «o a French privateer.
Besides the customary papers, ail’of
which are in rule, the Hero sailed
under a certificate granted by the go
vernment, that the voyage was un- •
dertaken for thc purpose of effecting
a national remittance."
, , , nr- • , iconcerning the course which England
was made to Mr. Ji ftetson in 189b, ... ^ , . • .. ,j . - ------
which we ailu-leo • in a foriK-r 'y 1 pursue, and the ultimate fate ct slb l e to send by this conveyance thc
ir • i r of tills o t. • [Spanish America. result of his application to the Brit-
Predictions have a.ready appeared! — 1 '~ ] lsb government concerning the
m several' of the Federal prints, «hut! Suitable preparations are making blockade of r ranee prior to the Ber
the Spanish Ministers will not be re-|inthis place for celebrating the anni- in decree ; >ut that he hoped to be
cognized in their official capacity byjversary of American Independence :
oui government. We Ardently hopenhat glorious epoch which gave birth
they will not. It is indeed distres- to our liberties, and wrested from op
sing to see the Spanish patriotslpression, the bleeding cause of man
bleeding for the rights of their conn- kind
try, and the cause of mankind ; but
although we may feel sympathy for
them it would not be prudent to en
gage in their quarrel. Our govern
ment was severely censured for not
receiving the Spanish Minister Don
T . . ,1 Ha tir.^nLI
The Latest. A’ezvs.
The Northern Mail has just
arrived—thc official documents bro’t
Louis- d’Onis. He would indeedjby the John Adams are received
have cut a pretty figure at this time nle too lengthy to be inserted
as a national representative had he
been received as such ; the Spanish
Junta who delegated him, being con
fessedly dissolved ; and the territory
he represented, being actually govern
ed by other authority. As a reason
why the present mission should be
recognized, it has been urged, that
their situation is precisely simi
lar to our’s during the American
revolution. It is true each indivi
dual nation is bound to contribute e-
verv thing in her power to the hap
piness ot all others. But, the duties
we owe to ourselves,arc unquestiona
bly paramount to those we owe to
others. When therefore a nation
cannot contribute to the welfare of an
other, without doing an essential
njurv to herself, her obligation cea-
able to send it in a few days by ano
ther conveyance ; and 2d. That if
Mr. Champagny had any thing to
communicate which would have the
effect of changing the present relati
ons of the two countries, and which
he wished to be early known to the
government of the U. States, he
would do well to let me know it
within 24 hours, as the messenger
would leave Paris within that time.
To this message I received from him
the following answer.
That ‘*for some days past nothing
entire to-day the most interesting, • lbe na t ure of business and uncon-
however, follow. netted with the marriage of the cm-
The present state-papers add but peror could be transacted ; and that
little to the information which hasi for 3om 4 e da > rs to ,7 me . lhe su,nt
, , , . , , . cause ol delay would (.ontwuic to o-
alreaJ y been rcce,vcd , ««l Jt thcir pirate; that my lettrs were still he-
appearing in an official shape. Wej ore d , e Emperor, and that he would
had hoped our frigate would not'seize the first moment to get some
have been compelled to depart with decision in relation to them,
such unwelcome news ; but even that
st s on that particular occasion, ami j (general Armstrong vindicates “hi
-.lie is consider'd as utvab.e ,o p .r ( . n!r ,; ns t the unfoundei
liope is dissipated. While our bo
som burns with indignation, against
those scourges of the human race,
we feel a degree of consolation result
ing from the lofty and dignified f one
in which our grievances have been
stated, and the firm manne? in which
his
Thus you see, every thing is yet
in air/
oovernmtnt against the unfounded
ioi mi iheofficv in question. j t . .., , , .
The United States are deeply in-jassertions which have been uttered
ere-ted in the Issue of the present (against it.”
revohtticn In South Amer/t. * Under thc decree ofthe king oi
Extract of a letter from General
Armstrong to Mr. Smith, dated
Paris, 7th April, 1810.
The Emperor left Paris two days
ago for St. Cloud, whence he goes to
Compcigne, where he will remain
till Easter. It is not probable that
I shall have an answer to my propo
sitions till he returns to Paris. The
day before he set out, he gave me
a ship to carry myself and family to
.he United States. The minister
recommended that I should not pin
Paris, March 21, 1810.
Sir,—I had yesterday the honor of
stating to your excellency th‘e jaac,of
the American ship Hero, and re
quested thereon hift majesty’s decisi
on. I have now that -ol informing
you that a number of American
ships coming directly from the Uni-
ted States to the port of Naples un
der a promise of protection from his
majesty the king, RaVc notwithstand
ing been seized and their cargoes
sold “ for thc benefit of the fisc.”
Nor does thc injury stop* here !
Though thus deprived of all mcaftg
of subsisting themselves, the captains
have been obliged to subsist thc
crews (amounting to nearly SO0
men) and are now menaced with a
farther exaction for ' port charges.
This, in the strongest language of
one of the sufferers, is literally to
strip them naked, and then to de
mand from them the expense of do
ng so.
As the Consular ageht of the U»
nited States at Naples has made se
veral unavailing representations on
this subject to the King, as he has
reason to believe that the system, of
which this treatment is a branch, e-
manates from his majesty, the Em
peror, it becomes my duty to submit
the facts to your Excellency, and to
seek, through your intervention such
correction of the evil as humanity
and justice may conspire, to dictate.
A remark which equally appljes to
the crews of the ships captured in
Spain and Naples, is that should thc
vessels to which they belong lie con
fiscated, means ought to be afforded
them of returning to their country.
In this event, therefore, I have to
propose to your excellency that two
or more ships be put at the dispositi
on of the nearest American Consul,
and permitted to sail f ur the U. States
under bond, for the amount of their
valuation respectively.
(Signed) JOHN ARMSTJfOKO
H. ; E. the Doke Cadort.