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1, thr era 1.0:1 if l\c riffit, which re- ac wished to be. early known to thvjmadeto us, by our raisister of the
mains to be examined ; aud with re-',,government of the U. States, hi finances and th ministers oi the nvt
‘ t ine and war, alter haying tak’n tin
opinion of a commission compose-
would leave Paris within that time, ot one ot the administrator genet a.
gavd to it I may observe, that if the 1 ,, onld do well to let me know
iilhdged fact which lorms this rca-jwithin 24 hours, as the snessenge
ton be unfounded, the reason *“ ” **--* *
it6elf
fails and the right with it. In this
view of the business I may be per
mitted to inquire, when and where
any seizure of a French vessel has
laken place under the nqn-ir.tercourse
law f and at the came time to ex
press iny firm -persuasion that no
such seizure has been made : a per
suasion founded on the silence ot the
government. #nd of the journals oi
the country, and 6till more on the po
Mtive declaration of several well in
formed and respectable persons; why
have left America as late as the HQilvun air.”
of December last. My contusion
therefore is, that no French vessel
having violatad the law, no «eizure
ol such vessel has occurred, and that
the report which has reached Paris is
pi il.apiv lounded on a circumstance
altogether unconnected with the non- 1
intercourse law or its operation
Though far from' wishing to pro
long this' letter, I -cannnot close it
without remarking the grent and sud
den change wrought WtKis majesty’s
oentiments with rcgtrrtl to the defen
sive system adopted bv the United
States. The law, which is now be
lieved to furnish ground for reprisal
was the first communicated to his
majesty in June or July last, and
certainly did not then excite any sus
picion or feeling unfriendly to tin
American government. Far from
this, its communication yvas immedi
ately followed by overtures of accom
modation, which, though productive
of no positive arrangement, did not
make matters worse than they found
them.
On the 22d of Aug. last, I was
honored with a full exposition of tht
views and principles which had go
verned aad which should continue
to govern. His majesty’s policy in
relation to the United States, and ii
t his we do not find tht^ffightest trace
of complaint against the provisions
of the law in question.
At-a period later than the 22d of
August an American ship, destined to
a, port of Spain, was captured by a
French privateer. An appeal w^s
made to his majesty’s n>inisttr of
war,' who, having submitted the case,
recelvOd : Orders to liberate all Ame
rican vessel^ destined to Spanish
ports, which had not violated the Im
perial decrees. . .
Another American ship, at a point
of time still later than the capture of
the preceding, was brought into the
port of Bayonne, but having violated
no law ol his majesty, was acquitted
In his council of prizes. And lastly.
In the long conversation I had the
honor of holding with your excel
lency on the 25th of Jan. no idea of
reprisal was maintained by you nor
suspected by me ; but, on the con-
tr.irv, in speaking ol the seizure ot
American property in Spain,you tx
prettty declared, that it was not .
confiscation. v
Can proofs be more conclusive,
that from the first promulgation of
tile law down to the 25th ot January
last, nothing in the nature of reprisal
was contemplated by his majesty ?
What circumstance may have
since occurred to produce a change
in hi* opinion, I know not ; but the
confidence I feel in the open and loy
al policy of hi* majesty, altogether
excludes the idea, that the rule was
merely found for the occasion and
made to justify seizures, not other
wise justifiable.
I pray your Excellency to accept
(Signed) JOHN ARMSTRONG
liis Excellency the Dukeot Cadore,
Minister of Exterior Relations
To this message I received from him
the following answer.
That < for some days past nothing
in the nature, ol business and uncon
nected with the marriage of the era-
of indirect duties, of one member of
the council of maritime prizes, and
of one officer ot the marine.
Our minister ot the finances, oi
war, and of the marine, are charged,
peror could be transacted; and that as tar as it concerns them respective
tor some days to come the samejly, with the execution ol the present
cause of delay would continue to o- decree.
perate ; that ntv lettrs were still be
fore the Emperor, and that he would
sefze'the first moment to get some
decision in relation to them.”
• Thus you see, every thing is yet
(Signed)
JOACHIM NAPOLEON.
Paris, April 16, 1810.
Sir—The John Adams being yet
detained, I am able to ialorm you,
that on the 11th inst. the emperor
Copy of a letter from Pinkney tojdirected the sale of all the American
correction of the evil as humanity .apprehended mat Mtfte fi
,nd , tstice may conspire, to dictate.
\ remark which equally applies v
-he crews of the ships captured in
Spain and Naples, is that should the
vessels to which they belong be enr.-i
fiscated, means ought to be affordet
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 Consu.,
ind permitted to sail tor the U. States
mcler bond, for the amount ot their
valuation respectively,
(Signed) JOHN AIlMSi/iONG
H. E. the Duke Cadore.
general Armstrong, dated Lon
don, 28d March, 1810.
Dear Sir.—Although I hav
letained the corvette much longer
than I wished, I, am not yet able to
FOREIGN.
vessels taken in the ports ol Spain,
and that the money arising there
from, should Ire placed in his caisse
privee. He has also refused to give
up the Hero, and has ordered that
send you the result of my applicati- die case be brought before the coun-
on to this government concerning the
British blockades of France prior to
the Berlin decree. I expect to re
ceive it in a very few days, and will
immediately forward it to you by-
Mr. Lee, by the way of Morlaix, for
it seems the Frenclt government will
not permit a mensenger to land at
any other port.
I have the honor to be, 8tc.
(Signed) WM. PINKNEY.
His excellency’ Gen. Armstrong
cil of prizes, where condemnation
necessarily awaits it. I send a copy
of a note, upon which the last order
was taken, and another relating to
our business in Naples, and am Sir,
with very high consideration,
Your most obedient.
And verv humble servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG
R. Smith,
New-York, fune 23.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
By the ship Kliza-Ann, capt
Steele, which arrived at this port on
Saturday, the editors of the Mercan
iie Advertiser have received Lon
don papers to the 2d ol May, lrom
which the following articles are ta
ken.
London, May 1.
The Master of an American ves
sel who is arrived from
states, that he was lately witness to
the execution of several Spanish wo
men at St. Sebastians, who were
condemned to death lor having con
Hon.
sh dilii-
ulties have arrisen. Mr. D'cki n-
son, however,,is very soon to nh n.
to Morlaix, to rejoin Mr. Mack -
/.ie. The report oi their Having pn -
ceetled to Paris, Sc been treated with
marked distinction, is quite unloun
ded.
At three o’clock this morning we
received Dutch papers to the 29th
ult. from which we give the follow -
ng extract:—
“ Paris April 24.
“ It is reported that the prince of
F.asling will set out in a few days to
assume the command iu Spain.
“ The ministers have gone to Com*
piegne to hold council with his ma
jesty.
“ His majesty the king of Naples
has set off lor his states, where, upon
his arrival events of the highest im
portance will most probably take
place. The latest advices from Sici
ly affirm, that some of the inhabitants
ire dejected in the extreme, and that
others entertain apprehensions, which
are certainly well founded. It is
said that the English government,
has at length consented to receive
the king of Sicily, if he should bo
France,! com p e n e( i f ina u v * D abandon his do
minions. He will in that case prp-
ceed, not to Malta, but to England.
Tne island is well supplied with pro
visions, hut not so with artillery and
ammunition. The English complain
Extract of a letter from General
Armstrong to Mr. Smith, dated
Paris, 7th April, 1810.
The Emperor left Paris two days
tgo 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. Tilt-
day before he set out, he gave me
t ship to carry myself and family to
the United States. The minister
recommended that I should not pin
myself down to a day as to depar
ture, as circumstances might, make it
tuoper for me to stay somewhat lung
cr than I how intended. The treaty
between France and Holland was ra
tified the 30th March, and will lie
published this day in Holland. I am
assured, that it contains the follow
ing article.
“ All the merchandize conveyed
into the ports of Holland on hoard
American vessels since the 1st day
of January, 1809, shall he put under
sequestration, subject to the disposi
tion of France, according to circuin
stances and the political relations
with the U. States.”
You will see by the copy enclos
ed of a decree of the k ing of Naples
that he has put his gains beyond th
reach of negotiation.—The ports of
Prussia are opened to our’cominerce:
Avoid both Prussia and Denmark,
till you have other assurances.
veyed provisions to spate of their
•ountrytnen that were in arms againstj 0 f total incapacity ot the jnhabi-
Ektract gf a letter from General
Armstrong to Mr; Smith, dated
Paris, the 4th April, 1810.
" After seven weeks detention in
Naples, 14th March 1810.
Joachim Napoleon, Kingof the Two
Sicilies, has decreed and does de
cree that which follows:
Art. 1. In conformity to the orders
which we have given from Paris, the
21st of■December 1809, we declare
confiscated the American vessels
whose names are subjoined ; that is
to aay
The A ugustus, Hercules, Zephyr,
Sophia, Romp, Two-Bctseys, Kite,
Sukey and Betsy; Mary, capt. Der
by ; Syren ; Emily, captain Water
man ; Francis, Hound, Peace, Yicto
Paris, March 20, 1310.
Sir—The United States, wishing
to fulfil their engagements to the
holders of their public debt in Hol-
and, but unable from the present
state of commerce to do so by the
ordinary mode of remitting bills of
exchange, found it necessary to cn
ter into contracts with certain mer
bants of the said states, to make re
mittance in tobacco. A cargo of
this article was accordingly put on
board of the American ship Hero
and dispatched lor the port of Ton-
tiingen in Denmark, with orders that
the net proceed should be placed in
the hands of the American hankers
at Amsterdam for.the purpose above
mentioned. The passage having
been uncommonly stormy, the ship
much damaged and the crew quite
exhausted, the captain believed it to
be his duty, on the principle oi self-
preservation, to enter the first port
he could make. He accordingly en
tered that of the Texel, ami,after hav
ing taken on board tw o pilots and be
ing within the 4-th buoy, was captur
ed by a boat belonging to a French pri-
vutecr. Besides the customary pa
pers, all of which are in rule, the He
ro sailed under a certificate granted
by the government, that the voyage
was undertaken for the purpose of
effecting a national remittance.
I have thought, sir, that the pecu
liarity of these circumstances made it
proper for me to ask a special decisi
on ol his majesty on this case, and
with this view I have the honor of
offering to your excellency the pre
sent representation.
Accept, sir, &c.
(Signed)
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
His excellency
Tite Duke de Cadore.
the French. He also reports, that
Turreatt, the French minister to the
United Slates, was recalled, and that
a M. Moustier had been appointed
to succeed him.
tants for military service, and the let
ter complain ol’-the arrogajic/e ofjhcir, '
'guests. Numerous reinforcements
were anxiously expected .from Por-
May 2.
tugal, to garrison the various for
tresses opposite to the continent.—
We last night received Paris pa-; with this aid, it was hoped that the : ’
pers to tne 24th ult. but the only ar -jenemy might be resisted, or at least
jso far as to secure the safety of the
THE JOURNAL*
WEDNESDAY.\ Jcjlv 11.
(tides of intelligece in them, in the
least degree interesting, have heen'£ n gij s h army.”
anticipated by previous arrivals— 1
The Moniteur of the 23d is almost
completely filled with the discussi
ons in the house of commons respect
ing sir F. Burdctt, and the documents
recently laid before Parliament rela I It is with extreme reluctance, the : .
lative to the misunderstanding l>e- Editor ot this paper is induced to a- -
tween lord Wlelington and general’ r V maclvert U P™ conduct, or wri-
Cuesta. , . tings of any individual. In some ;
An American gentleman is arri- cases » however, entire silence ap-
vedintown, who lelt Paris a few P ears to indicate guilt. Nothing but ,
days ago. Previous to his depar-j a (iesire of repelling lawless attacks, :
ture, he had an interview \yith ge- and removing improper impressions
neral Armstrong, who told him he^ r ? t ] a *he minds of those .who are v
had passports in his possession, to] m * s ' n ^ orme d, could prompt us to act .
enable him to leave France ; and thatj^ ie part we now do.
it was his intention to return home It would, indeed, be too degrading
with his family some time between to human nature to imagine, that the
that time and the 1st of June. For| a “ thor of a publication in the Louis-
this purpose he had purchased a se-l v '^ < - Gazette, signed Luna, was actu-. t
questered American vessel. Mr.! a * e d by base & malicious motives, in
Armstrong expressed his opinion, ;his attack upon the Editor of this press.,
that his departure would not be con-l^ c rn . us f have been deceived, by the
clnsive of a rupture between France htlse insinuations of those, who c:-
Paris, March 21, 1810.
and America; inasmuch as Mr
Beckwith Livingstone was to succeed
him in his diplomatic character.
Whatever may be the terminati
on ot the present contest in Spain, it
is evident from every account which
we receive, that the most determined
hostility to the French, continues to
be evinced by the brave inhabitants
ot the Peninsula, from one extremi-
ther possess so little regard for truth
as to banish it from their presence
or from negligence, are too ignorant
to discriminate between truth and
falsehood. His sin must have been
that of ignorance; the punishment
tor which, by-the-authority of sacred
writ, he declares, is winking. Let
him then consider this address as a'
wink at the unfounded accusations.
/ thereof to the other ; and that inj^ |t as wantonly raised against the •
act the neace can onlv he rnnelnrierl!Editor of this paper. 1 he gentle--
man declares, he has “sufficient.
“ grounds to believe, that this mea-i
fact the peace can only be concluded
in desolation. St. Sebastians, our
readers will observe, is at the
foot of the Pyrenees, and therefore
“ sure* has been urged by the-officr-
adjoining France and yet from that}** °^ s interference ot causelessly ini*’
Sir,—I had yesterday the honor of quarter has the following statement
stating to your excellency the case of
the American ship Hero, and re
quested thereon his majesty’s decisi
on. I have now that of informing
you that a number of American
ry. Dove, Urania, Fortune, William, s,li P s coming directly from the Uni-
Nancy, Maria, Hamilton, Phccnix^cd States to the port of Naples un-
Ousitonark, Rose and Mart', Oro-I^T a promise of protection from his
been brought by an American cap
tain : He says, that “ The women
of the country had on various occa
sions, procured provisions, clothing,
and numerous necessary articles,
which, in defiance of all remonstran
ces, they daily conveyed to small bo
dies of patriotic sroops, who had
t till lUllil' m (iiiva ^ t w | t * t ( * w j'mh ivtiv un/vjy.j, H HU 11 ill J
zimbo, Amherst, Mary-Ann, Loui- nia jesty the king, have notwithstand- shewn themselves in the neighbour-
sana, and the John. !* n S been seized and their cargoeslhood. Thiswasatlengthconsider-
Art. 2. Such of the cargoes ot the: so ^ “ *°r the benefit of the fise.”jed as an offence of much enormity
said vessels as have not yet been sold,! Nor does the injury stop here ! against the French government, anil
as well as the ships, are hereby di-|l hough thus deprived of all means a considerable number of those la-
rrctcd to be disposed of at publicj 0 ^ subsisting themselves, the captains dies were taken up and tried by a
sale, bv the misister administrator|^ ave been obliged to subsist thejmiiitary tribunal, whose sentence
general of the indirect duties, uml cre ' vs (amounting to nearly SOOjconsigned 16 to he shot; and the
'I* 11 gland, the John Adams has at under the inspection of our ministerj^n) tuid .ire now menaced with a sentence was can
l*turth pot hack to France. She ar- of finances, or may be otherwise sold,) * art J ier exaction lor port charges. He saw three of
tgth got
l ived in the Hoads ot Havre on the
2«th ult.
“ I informed Mr. Champagny.
1 t,* That Mr. Pinkney had not been
1:1c tn v ml by this conveyance* thv
it private sale, by the said min
as he shall judge most conducive to
our interests.
Art. 3. The proceeds of these sales,
shall be deposited in a particular
; ult of his application to the Brit-'bank, to he hereafter employed as we
!-!i government concerning the shall judge convenient,
blockade oi France prior to the Bcr-| Ait. -1. it any of the captors of the
decree ; but that He‘hoped to bejaforesaid vessels have claims upon
ied into execution.
. . . these heroines put
Jits, in the strongest language ofito death, which they endured with
one of the sufferers, is literally to wonderful lortitiujf.”
strip them naked, and then to de- Mr. \ork’s commission is nov
mund lrom them the expense ot do-|m.ide out as First Lord ot the Ad
‘mg so. jmiralitv in the place of lord Mul
As the Consular agent of the U- grave,
tilted States at Naples has made se-j Mr. Dickenson, who accompained
veral unavailing representations on Mr Mackenzie to Morlaix, is re-
this subject to the King, as he hasiturned, and is most probably the bear
abh* to ■send it in a lew davs by an*v|thetn which they may think properjfeuson to believe that the system, of erol'somenew proposition on the pan
ib'-r conveyance ; and 2d. That iflto advance, they are authorised t*> which this treatment is a branch, i .jot the French government. From
Mr. Champagny had any thing tojpresent and explain their pretcnsionslmanates from his majesty the Em-'the little haste shewn on the othei
< ommunicate \\ hich would have the in relation to the same, and we shall peror, it becomes mv duty to sun-nit side of the w
i tin' ot changing the present rchiti-’decide thcrvu|*.ii, in pursuance of the the tacts to your Excellency, and todiate execut
••n bfthe two countries, and which report wlueh we shall cause to be set!;, throu*- 1
atet to carry intoimmc-
execution the arrangement ft >
li ycur intervention, such ug exchange of prisoners, it is to bi
mical individuals and disappointed
- envious printers,! who baffled ire;
“ their attempts to wrest from th«v
“ Louisville Gazette its most impor-
“ tant privileges have aimed this last.
“ stroke at the very existence of the
“ press.” We are truly sorry his
“ sufficient grounds” are concenled
troin the world. We are certain
that an impartial people would do us
ample justice ; but to be tried, con
demned and sentenced by a judge,-
who, for reasons best known to him
self acts behind the screen, without e-
ven the privilege of a trial, is an ex
tension of tyrannical and brutal cru*
elty.
Wc are accused of attempting to
“ wrest from the Louisville Gazette
its most important privileges.” How,
sir, have we made this attempt upon
your darling paper l Was it by
making an establishment in M illcdge-
ville t \\ e know of no other at
tempt. 'I hose who are sinking may
catch at straws fc shadows ; but for
tunately our case is not so desperate.
From your zeal in the caus< pf. the
Louisville Gazette, one would ima
gin'* that you are particularly inte
rested in its welfare ; and th t inte-
* An alteration in th- rout of the mail.
t‘* This may well pp'y to tlie Editor of
be Millcdgerillejourna .” ..Louisville G<-z