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JetuT from our correspondent leaves the law, certificates signed bv any; nd indignation to the .period, when,turd*; we might submit to the indig-'a-, he sc e.ii
e of no validity, the tenth Congress were made to a-'r.ities of Europe. But to a peopf inc into tne Micitrrt o
Lord Wellington at Simctlla i
Lisbon, May 11.
person, as such, are
Phocion about hie “
as he scc:ris to be or" enter*
the su ; jc'-l be
laud therefore cannot be received to.bandon the Embargo, by the dark otlprofuscdly blessed by the hand of ha
This week I have seen personsjeanscl the bonds. When there i • nojdislant rumors ol indecent prints.jturc, and enjoying die sweets ot civi.
ail parts of the army’s positions cancel, the provisi
from
lro*n Vi-.ru. I.ord Wellington had
adv.n.'.<cl towards Salamanca, but
the k neat of the French, near twenty
leagues, iudut qd his J.ordship to give
over the pursuit. When left he was
at Sancella; at Porta Legre nothin
islon of law requires,'Clouds ol disaffected citizens sprangjliberty, submission i-t doubly mise-
that fact to be certified, as well as thejup in every quarter; and every plun- ruble. As national safety is involved,
bonds, bv two respectable Merchant’sjdcrer of the public welfare and hap let us issue Letters of Marque and
of the place, American, or Foreign, 1 , pi ntss, “crawled out of bis ho!- .iReprisal.—Let us proceed diligently
if there are none others. like slugs and. grubs and worms at [in our eff »rts to arm and discipline
A mistake of the agents abroad on-ter a shower of rain.” If my voice the militia ; for that La the ro. k ol
this point, having occasioned incon-
"of consequence had occured.—Thelvcniences to the merchants at home,
Uuciiuoz accounts are trivial. land dissatisfaction in the transaction,
“The Portuguese army every day'where tne law cannot be varied,this
wears a more martial appearance un-iinformation is respect!ully offered to
Lore us.
PHILO PHOCION.
FOR TirE GEORGIA JUORVAL.
VO YMPHION.
'Most Musical ^ir, ,
I haye read the address with which
could have been heard at the late our temporal salvation. Let'lts-ien- . . . ..... .
changes, I should have said, “ gent jcreaseiinanimitv at home, and eiVj- vo “ onor ‘ 1 t ‘ 1 ‘* nenc * s t’ -' Km
Iv „,Vk-«c a litUc....%r.lv coani Se Domci.lc foam,tour,. L-bwl^ as they on,a,"lm C (l the
odition tol*t unins °* t:)e Ir,st number, or the
<lcr lire British i rain, Ike. And by,the concerned, for future directionsjcrcusc of freedom and ol liberal jior
/ a British of- to consignees in foreign ports. Thosejiicv for a little rime, and I promise
submit for a while to be respected a-,then we shall be in a condition .
broad—bear up nobly under the in-repel the ruinous and extensive con-. ,V,)1 K U Journa . am compe e
accounts from Cadiz, by
fictr arrive<1, the Portuguese regi
ment Ko. !J<), behaved most gallantly
at Matagorda.
“ Winn Americans have arrived
seem quite confiJt nt of amity re
maining beiwriu England and Ame
rica, especially those persons who
have the ir property herd ; from the
letters they have received, Imak^ho
doubt of it, 5k purchase accordingly ”
such as are defective, are requested
to obtain the proper certificates with
in the time prescribed by law, or ap
ply to the Comptroller iov an exten
sion a3 provided, when the penal sum
of the bond exceed 200 dollars.
J. H. M’Cui.lough, Collector,
Bonaparte -has published a decrid:,
•Im
ports. ill..
who have already lodged in this oflicejyou, at the expiration ol that period, 1
in which he orders the Spanish pro
vinces, north of Ebro and Douro, to
support different jMtrta of the French
arniv, Which are no longer to be a bur
then to the French treasury. It is
obviously his intention to unite these
provinces to France.
Listiov, May 13.
44 The wliolc of the* French force;
routh of the Douro, includingthut at
Salamanca, is about 37,0Ot>—mar
shal Xey hpa advanced from Sala
tnantta towards Cuidad llodrigo w ith
about 20,000; Junot has about j 13,000
at Astorga—loid Wellington’s head
quarters arc at Cilinco, in the neigh
borhood -of which pluve our force
ron .ists of 22 battalions of infant!)
and 5 of cavalry, English, and 12
bnHulionK of Portuguese inlantry.
The whole are in high health, and
not a singly desertion had taken
place in the Portuguese army since
its advance. General Canteion’s bri
gade is at Luthares, general Lowe’s
at Francoso, general Picton’s at Pink
ed, jib d general Cranford's near St.
Fylices.”
NEW ORDER IN COUNCIL.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
At the Cburt at the Queen’s Palace,
the 2d of May, 1810—present, the
King’s Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.
His Majesty is pleased, by and
with the advice qf his Privy Council,
, to order, and it is hereby ordered,
that all vessels which shall have clear
ed out from any port, so far under
the control of France or her allies, as
that British vessels may not freely
trade thereat, and which arc employ
ed at the Whale Fishery, or other
Fishery of any description, save as
hereinafter excepted, and art* return
ing, or destined to I'eturn, either to
the port fix. m whence they cleared,
or jq any other port or place at which
the British flag may not flreely trade,
shall be captured aud condemned,
together with their stores and cargo,
as prize to the captors
But his Majesty is pleased to ex
cept from this order, vessels employ
ed in conveying fish fresh to market,
such vessels nofc being fitted or pro
vided for the curing of fish.
And it is further ordered,that all
vessels subject to the provision of
this order as aforesaid, which shall
have sailed on their present voyage
previous to notice of this order, oi
reasonable time for notice thereof,
shall he permitted to return to their
own port without molestation on ac
count of any thing contained in this
order ; provided they shall not have
continued on their fishery more than
twenty-one days (which are herein
allowed stiqji vessels) after due warn
ing of this order received at sea
And the Right Hon. the Lords
Commissioners of his Majesty’s
Traasmy,* his Majesty’s Princijj.il
Secretaries of Si,ure, the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, Sc
. the Judges of the High Court of Ad-
Pim.ADEi.pniA, July, 9.
Prostitution o f the American Flag by
the lirifi .S'/l •
When such declarations as the fol
lowing (extracted from the Sun, of
the 2Jrd May,) are made in the Bri
tish Parliament and In* such a man as
you shall lie plundered, insulted and
disgraced to your heart’s content.”
Such is the advice I would have of
fered to im infatuated countrymen
pel
fiscations to which the
con
oid 0 c;
rstion the sincerity of the iro-
iiavauuiia w ” imv«i un. ui - “ » » *' * ' 1*1 . . .,
France lead ; and to which tht;prin-!^ c V vh, <: h V™ : y c P le? **<* "for,
ciplcs, designs, and acts of beliige- s P| r,t £.\ vhl ' h P oll t h -' v f
rent Europe manifestly tend. pued to toe Editor ot the Arguj^
TO THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL.
But inv voice was stunned in thel^”’
lin of popular clamor. There arej
I am well assured, Phocion will
always a set ol moderately gifted !j lt0 "personal altcrcatii*
men, who bawd out death and ruin
upon every valuable change, which
the vajyiug aspect of human affairs
absolutely and imperiously requires.
It is of the utmost importance to a
with a writer, w hich appeared in the
Argus of Wednesday last. From
such a contest he can no way con
tribute to ihe great purpose he seems
to have in view, bv addressing him-jacluatcd by any particular friendship
. . . , , , ..self to the public. Without consider- j for Major Clarke ; but tha it is bc-
commercial nation, that there should;- 1 . i . i rv»i . ... .. n- . ,
, < f , . . , mg the ornamented stvle ot Phocion, cause von are willing to devote vour
M . Analizer, and to your most
ohcdicntvery humble servant. M'lien
you have done away my skt pticism.
and proved according to the logic of.
common sense, that you are vbat
von profess to lie—a friend to a
“ dignified investigation of the con
duct, and character of candidates for
office”—that it is not because vou
are inferstett—not because vou ars
be a tree entry ol neutrals into the
enemy’s ports. In our present sitit-
Mr. Alexander Baring, (who isLjion therefore, would it not he well
known to be inimical both \o the or- to reca n Messrs. Pinkney anti Arm-
tiers ol council and the ministry,) cun, stron g__ to permit our merchant ves-
wc feel ahy surprise at the measures| sc j to-arm in defence ol their law-
.adopted on the continent to cxcludejf u i tr;lt i ei an j maintain the dignity
American vesst Is. of their flag, when ant! wherever .. ct ?
Mr. Baring observed, the trade be-l 4 q lic l x conduct would be worthy a
tween this country and the North [magnanimous and great nation ; it
Europe might be carried on in Bi i-jwouid j'.rce the belligerents of Eu-
tith ships under the Americr n
ups under tne American lht£*jroj)e to respect our rights, or enter
It was impossible to distinguish En- ( i ntoopcn hostility, lint we are told
glish from American sailor i. Km-hhat nothing will be granted us from
ploying neutral and enemies’ seamen,\ f cur% vVhat! not even justice? To
was training up a future enemy in! tal k „f not acl i ng from fear is mere
our own nursery for seamen.— Hcj|, u p]; amentar y cant< I question if e-
very much feared our American co-'y^f justice has been done to large
lonies could not lui uish a sufficient masses ol mankind from any other
quantity of timber, sufficiently goodj niot ivc. 11 I say give this people
in quality, and was apprehensive that j v _.hat they ask because it is just, do
the measures jirojiosefl would havC|y (Jll tliink I should get ten persons to
the effect of increasing the price of li 3ten to me l The only true way to
a very important article, which was
already exceedingly dear.
(Pelf's Go?,.
THE JOiRNAJi.
WEDSESDAr, Av OUST 1.
NATIONAL SAFETY*.
No. III.
“ Princes and Kings may flourish or muy
make the mass of mankind see the
beauty ot junice, is, to shew them in
pretty plau ;erms the consequences
of mins..-e. Such men as hang a-
rourni a court, are not only deaf to the
mere suggestions of justice, but thev
despise ii; ihty fittest the word right;
the only word .vliich rouses them is
peril; where they can oppress with
I resolved to investigate the suhjectjlile lor for the liberty oi vnur country,
farther, before I determined on the!?- with it the freedom of Elections,
merits of his essay. This I haVe that which sweetens all their enjoy
done, and find the premises adven-Intents....unsullied reputation. ..I saV
ced by him well founded, and his sir, when you have proved ail thWc
deductions literally correct. Theyjthings, I shall be touched with ycur
an, indecd'.utUMsrverabh. 1 ; and must generous patriotism, and freelv for-
carry conviction to every' unpreju*jgive the excesess into which it has
diced mind. ied you; tyid far from resenting those
A citizen of Baldwin nevertheless,'terms ot reproach and indignation,
has endeavored to relute them by [which considering you are descended
his “ logical reasoning and sophis- trom the Gods, and an advocate fora
tical deductions how feeble thej“ dignified investigation,” you have
attempt, all who can discriminatejheaped rather, too liberally ujjyn Mr.
between right and wrong; are qua jRvan, and Mr. Analizer, as well as
lifted to determine. Like HamletJupon your nuist obedient, v^ry hum-
in the play, he produces two pictureSjjble servant—I will jflace them to
hy tells us, one has the feint ream- the account of an honest unrellect-
blance of an answer to Phocion ; then ing, and patriotic indignation, in
brings a most hideous caricatura ; which your cooler judgment -and
and toils if,';, it has considerabc analo- godlike politeness had no concern
gy to an individual, who never saw | F«.*rreally Mr. Aniphion,“simpleton”
Phocion 'till he appeared in the ha-jas I am, I can through my dull com-
biliment of print; and who, in all prehension, find nothing in your lu-
probnbiliUj, is net ignorant of the rc-jnainous Essay which proves your pa-
al author. It is an impudent kindjtriotism, but your empty assertion—•
of sorcery, to attempt to blind us w i;h The balance of it is directly contra-
thc smoke without convincingus that dictory to such ail idea, and is
fade,
A breath may make them as a b.tenth hag
made,
But a bold peasantry, their countries pride,
If once destroyed, can never be supplied.”
I believe there is no man however
indifferent to the interest of this
country, who will not readily con
fess, that the situation to which we
are now reduced, justifies the most
melancholy apprehensions, and calls
for the exertion ol whatever wisdom
or vigor is left among us. The po
litical relations of die United States
with the European powers, will jus
tify our government in adopting any
measures, calculated to secure our
future safety. The conduct ot France
and England during the whole of
die present war has been to America,
as if the tongues ofhercitizenswere
tied—their heck cloven—their na
ture brutal ; and as if they were
iuhjected by Prbvidence to become
slaves to these rival despots. The)
have cut -off our trade with all parts
of the world.—They have plunder
impunity, they oppress forever, and
call it loyalty and wisdom
The people must not only speak,
hut the)'must act ; or the character
of the country is lost forever. In a
cause that is to decide forever their
dearest rights, interests and very
safety, will they remain unconcerned
spectators ? Will they allow stran
gers to appoint them a master ; and
determine whether they shall be de
livered like a flock of sheep to the
butcher, or Restored to the shepherd
A better spirit than exists in the A-
merican people never existed in any
people in the world ; but it has been
misdirected and squandered upon
party purposes in the most degrad
ing and scandalous manner. In
stead ot the plain and manly policy
increasing unanimity at home.
ot
what is the ignorant, arrogant, and
wicked conduct which has been pur
sued. If every ploughman was as
great a hero as lie who was called
lrom his oxen to save Rome from
her enemies, I should still sav, at
such a crisis, we want the affections
_ _ petitions have been answered only
rurally andJudgca ot the courts c 1 by repeated injury. We have offer-
Vice-Admiralty, arc to take the
nic.isur, s herein, as to them uWy i ts
pet lively uppesMuu.
W. FAWKNKR.
DOM 13fc?T!'(
GL'srOM HOUSE, IIALTiMOPF.
ed our seas, ravaged our coasts and
destroyed the lives ol our people.—;°f nil our citizens ; there is no spi
1 hey have constrained our citizens, r *t we should alienate ; no heart we
taken captives on the high seas, to( s hould avert ; every man shoulc
hear arms against their country ; to jf«-*cl that he has a country, and that
Income the executioners of theirfhtre is an urgent an pressing call
friends and brethren, or to fall tliem- ,,or aid.
selves by their hands. I should ne-l The events of the present war in
ver have done were I to accumulatejKurope, rather surprize mankind
examples ; but those I have alreadyjthan convince them of anv superiori-
quoted are too many for the honor ty of the French. Bonaparte, look
of humanity. In cvefv stage of these j mg upon the whole universe as hi*
oppressions, we have petitioned forjprey, grasps with insatiable ambiti-
icdrcss in the mildest terms—ouijnn at the conquest of the world.
' lhe only security of nations again*
the fre has existed. You first brand
Phocion with a vice, (pasting up pie
ces on a sabbath night, See.) from
which he is Irec, to render him odi
ous and suspected. Suspicion is the
foul weapon with which you make
all your chief attacks;—with that
markable only for the trippen- of so-
phisty and quibble with whi^h it- a*
bounds——Like yourself sir, I want
evidence—When you assert that vot|
are a paii'iot, but write like the tool
ol n faction, my skepticism immedi
ately steps in, anti (“impertinent-
you stab. In the whole essay, v. c'h ”) challenges your proofs—and tin-
discern the malignant breath of en-til vou bring them forward, f shai
yv : but like a dissipated vapor, it contend that you are not the patriol
. . . patriot
is perfectly harmless. The world you pretend to he, but the tool of a
. d to exclude one belligerent from
tny danger is the reputation of their
visor, and the honor of their arms
< ur intercourse, if the other will re The example of the Swiss is ven
turn to reason, to justice, and to the 'capable of shewing, how advantage-
law of nations. Whether either will
return, and if so, whether the other
will follow in the path of justice, art
momentom considerations. We can
exiKti lut little from them now:
°us glory may prove to a nation.
The high reputation they acquired
lor their valor, preserved them in
peace lor above two centuries, and
ivnrlpnul tUu c
knows its source, and arc doubtless
guarded against its infection. It is,
as to reason and argument, the most
extraordinary piece o{ fetid impo
tence, that was ever imposed ujjon
an enlightened people.
Cannot political questions he dis
cussed, without descending to the
most odious personalities Must
you go wantonly out of your way
and depart entirely from the subject,
in order to defame an innocent cha
racter, because Phocion differs from
the cause you espouse, his imma
terial to the people, who Phocion is !
The question is, whether his argu
ments arc founded upon the immttta
Me principles of truth !—and whe
ther they are intended to promote the
happiness and prosperity of the peo
ple ! I hat they are founded upon
the former, & calculated to procure the
latter ; will not he questioned bv tile
faction in disguise, attempting (“ in
these days ol ignorance and error”)
to impose yourself on the public for
a patriot -As you have been |)leascd
to combine Mr. Ryan, Mr. Analizer,
and myself together, I shall reply
to your profound matter in that irre
gular manner winch mav lie expect
ed ot a “ simpleton,” and whene
ver your luminous mind finds this to
be the case, you can on that account
excuse me, or not^ us you pleuse* y
It seems then sir, that presuming
upon the “ ignorance and error*’ of
these days you have not thought it
necessary to refute a single position
taken by Mr. Ryan against Major
Clarke but by bellowing out Vi*
per, Hypocrite, &c. against him you
expect to draw the attention of your
readers from the charges,against the
Major—You have been cautious ot
particulars, 8< where you mentioned
candid and liberal. “ Let it there- | one i you remind me of the cunning of
lore be impressed upon your minds|^ ie Scuttle fish—you first muddied
—let it be instilled into your cliil- water, and then you run from iu ‘
dren that the Lxeeutive and Legis-'f instead ol these unintelligible a
/alive departments should be kept sr. j^^hamns against Mr.Ryan about the
PARATEwtcf DISTINCT—it is the 0jj/7/[ V ‘P cr f ™> Medusa's head, yon
surety for freedom—it is the Nation sr 8 ** called hini a liar, a thief, or a
last and best hope—No free state or 'flunlcrcr, but confessed that vou had
republic is sale under any other go-] nnt 8 single proof against him, your
vernment. I* y°u on£c give Yip tiiisl r ^*’^ crs would have been better cin-
all important principle, you will forge| v * ncc ^ they now are—they
for yourselves chains of slavery, nndi' vou hI havejaugbed at your folly,
run furiously onward to desfructiornr^'* conlcsscd yeiur candor»—at pic-
I he fate of the Roman republic, is a ® cnt tltey can do nothing more t;.an
memorable instance ol' this truth
l have not time to dissect the rt-
ply °l *t citizen ol Baldwin, as mi
nutely as I could wish ; but I will
venture to affirm, if he knew —
lor a moment admire the'unintel
ligible effusions of your great learn•
ho,*-, and then their more deliberate
judgments wilt coudemn you,\\s
•veil lor a fool as for a waqt of can
dor. According to your logic no 1
m:m can be a Christian & a patriot, J
• I lie-is opposed to Major Clark*
to acknowledge 1 he moment lie opeqs his .mouth lit
ir ot a charge of *
i< h he h ul made a- * * r ia of the Scuttle Fifh, that ^ |
nectiilile rh-ir-irt. ^1. he f ’ n ' ,s ’’f* likrljr »o prove ton h* c
. SIT . lcU r V U fl,r rj-v. hie feces, which mud<^
. Lie.* as caudous ol at-,the water, anj tben he escapef.
. nuch of the propriety of language, a-
I believe he does of th efnis hi ones-
’gnomvio;, v situation.