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1803, and the Austrian Court was
not a stranger lu the consequences
of that condition of the Turkish Em
pire, which the Count Lichtenstein
had justly described. Mr. Volney,
who saw the operations of the Rus
sians soon after the peace of 1783,
might not conceive that the French
Empire could assist in a revolution
which might eventually extend its
own dominions and commerce, when
he made the following statement of
French commerce in the- Levant.
*• France,” says he, “ has the great
est trade to Syria of any European
nation. Her imports consist in five
principal articles : 1st The cloths of
Languedoc. 2d Cochineal from Ca
tli/.. 3d. Indigo. 4th. Sugars. 5th.
West India Coffee, to mix with that
of Arabia, which is more esteemed,
but ol'higher price. To these may
lie added, hardware, cast-iron, sheet
lead, tin, Lyons lace, soap, See. The
: even factories of the French were
at Aleppo, Scanderon, I.atukia, Tri
poli, Said, Acre, and Rainia. The
; am o. these imports a mounts to six
millions of livrcs, for which raw ma-
ict iuls were thh ilv received.” ’I he
new positions the French have taken,
and the value of the new Illyrian de
partment, have suggested the method
iu which the French may penetrate
into the Tin Irish Empire. The Tur
kish part of Croatia extends along
the Unna, from Sclavonia towards
the coast of Dalmatia, between the
Hungarian Croatia and Bosnia, and
must fall an easy victory to the!
French, ft is situated, to accommo
date the Illvriun department, and to
Yavor 11 ic co-operation of Austria and
France in any invasion of the wes
tern provinces of Turkey. The e-
vents of 1594 may notify the Turks
\vhat they are to expect in this coun
try. But as we have not the motiv
which can determine the opinions of
Europe, the emancipation of tin
Creek Christians might be consider
ed with pleasure by those who ven
lure, iut. the Indies with hopes of pro
moting the religions happiness of
mankind. It is to be believed that
they who would relieve strangers
would save their own brethren.
The following is the late statement
of the Gfeck Church l»v Doctor
King:—“ As the Creek Church is
ct the highest antiquity (says that in
genious English man) suits doctrine
prevails it this day over a greater
extent ol country than any oth
Church in the Christian world.—It
is professed through a considerable
part of Greece, the Grecian Isles,
Wallachia, Moldavia, Egypt, Nubia
Li bia, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Syria
Cilicia and Palestine ; all which are
comprehended within the jurisdicti
on of the Patriarchs of Constantino
pic, Alexandria, Antioch and Jeru
salem. To these if we add the whol
Russian Empire in Europe, great
part of Siberia in Asia, Astracan,
Casan, Georgia and White Russia in
Poland, it will be evident that the
Greek Church has greater extent of
territory than the Latin, with all
the blanches which have sprung from
it.”
To prove the oppressions of Greek
Christians we will not appeal to the
modern writers who have embarked
in the political designs of the pre
sent times, but will appeal to Mr.
.(Wheeler, whose Travels have beta
;fore the world much above a cen
try, with high approbation. He in-
us 1G75, that he visited the
atiiftjch qjf Constantinople : that he
found his palace and his church in the
western quarter of the city—That the
church war. but a small, obscure edi
fice without great ornament or beau
ty, md his place no better than the
worst sort of English parsonag
houses. He then gives the political
history <>f this church. “ The Pa
triarchs,” says he, “ depend on the
Grand Seignior, both as to their spi-
rituaTand civil jurisdiction. They
buv tfiis dignity dear, and possess it
na." it is not then to be wondered
that Christian sympathy should lent
to emancipate such brethren fron
such oppression, or that the Chris
tians of their own communion in Rus
West should purchase its reconcilia
tion by the deliverance of the East
from the worst of bondages. It is not
a question with us how far Chris
tians should interfere with the poli
tical concerns of nations, to promote
the interests of their respective com
munions, but it seems not irrational
to suppose, that the delivery, of bre
thren who would ask it, might be asj^
....
isked whv he had collected so manylthe merciless grasp of the btlhger- auuier.ee .t tae po.ace oi the i liun-
>nd;«ns at tint place most of whom'ents ; that grasp has fallen like the leries, prince Alexis Kurakinj minis-
u.d beenbn icht fromthe lakes and'stroke of death. The commerce of ter of die Lmperoi of Russia, and
S _ .1,. --—* -prelved such a shock several ambassadors, who pres
him with letters from their sove
reigns, congratulating him on his
marriage. In the evening the empe
ror and empress attended a grand
fete given by the city of Paris.
ad no riglv to the country they oc-'this country has received such a shock several ambassadors, who Presented
•upied ; and why he had rejected the'as it never before experienced,
sia should be designated for the scr-halt, and ill treated the men who car-
vice i or that the Churches cf the ried it? lu the first question, he
AN INDIAN WARRIOR.
answered that he had been directed
by the Great Spirit to assemble all
the Indians that he could collect anc
that he would continue to do so—
To the question relative to the sab
he would return no answer.—Mr.
Dubois had some private conversa
tion with some old friends of his,
whom he met at the Prophet’s town,
th
Died, at Parker's-toum, (Vermont)
capmin JOHN VINCEN T, an In
dian, aged 95. In 1755, he had a
command among the Cognawaggo
tribe, then opposed, by French in
fluence, to these then colonies and
^ jand from them he learned that
reasonable a service as the Tabor bes- Prophethad been preparing for war
towed on those who do notask it,andl ; i long time, but they could not te
mav not be fit for it. whether it was against, the United
Bv the last accounts the TurkishjStates or the Osage nation
and Russian armies upon the Danube We understand that the Governor
were large and some great events has received a communication from
were expected. The Russians seem the Indian Agent at Fort Wayne,in
to imitate the French in their nnm-lwhich all the circumstance
HARWICH, June 6.
We have this day had three ves
sels from Rotterdam, with passen
gers. By the former we learn tha*
L
Gen. Braddock was, at the King of Holland St his wife have
that time, defeated at fort du Quesne,
near where Pittsburg now is. Cap
tain Vincent had reconnoitred the
country southerly to the mouth of the!
Sciota, and had returned before tin
engagement. He formed the ambus-
left that country, and that he has po
sitively abdicated his throne, the
consequence whereof, it is consider
ed, will be the immediate annexatl.
on of Holland to France. The
country therefore h represented s
of tlw
hers and threaten to adopt the rapidi- combination against the United States
ty of their movements. It seems to are particularly detailed, and exactly
have been the opinion in Europe, correspond with what he had heard
scade which defeated Braddock.jbcing in the greatest consternate n
Upon the death of Braddock he com-! md tumult; and several of the me t
mauded and contended against Col. respectable houses are making up
Washington, and has often said, that their minds to leave the country.
opinion in r.urope
that should the Turks decide in fa
vor of the English, it would be the
signal for the instant invasion of the
Turkish provinces Lv the French,
perhaps in alliance with Austria as
well as Russia.
thro’ other channels.—Raleigh Re^
FROM THE AMERICAN WATCHMAN
The period has at length arrived
when we may impartially decide up
on the soundness of that policy which
THE BRAZILS.
{In a Letter from a Gentleman on the fpat)
RIO JANEIRO.—This City i» fituated
tuit a few miles from the ara in a moat de
lightful harliour, or rather capacious bay
15 miles round. The views from the Is
landa and lands about are of the moft mag
nificent and pleating kind \ indeed, I know
othmg that can be more pleafant. The
ity is v.ry populous, containing perhaps
200,000 fouls, aa fume calculate ; houfea
well built for the ftyle of ihe country ; and
the inhabiianta appear aa friendly and well
bfpofed to It ranger a as I have known. But
in bulinefs there ia a certain want of aetivi
ty and a fuperahundance of myftery, that it
i# really hard to gel along with any degre
of contentment. The climate fince I have
been here is delightful, and it ic the winter
feafou. The country, with proper cnl'iva
tiou and New England induftry, would
produce every thing that can be imagined
It m.w abounds in fugar, cattle, wheat and
he finell fruits ; and ban 2 crops of coffee
Indian corn and beam in a year.
ol the admonitions of experience and that a number of his young .warriors,
CATO and CiESA R.—From Sallujl.
critic hsaobferved, that he would rathe
have been the author of the following
pafiage of Sallulf, than of all the Philip
pica of Cicero. From thia pafrige came
the life of the antithefis, which we fre
qnently meet with in the delineation
character, in modern hiftories.
“ They (». e Cato aod Cxfar) were near
ly equal in family, age, and eloquence
They were equal lu greatnefa of mind and
in renown. Yet their qualities were differ
ent. Cffifar obtained the fame of a great
man, by his munificence, and by conferring
benefits; Cato by the integrity of his life
The one became illuftrious by his niildnefs
and his merciful difpolition. Severity ad
ded dignity to the other. Cxfar acquired
glory by bellowing, by relieving, by torgi
ng. Cato hy giving nothing. In the one
there was a refuge for the unfortunate,
the other, deflruction for the wicked.
The facility of the one, the firmuefa
the other, was praifed* Cxfar acquired
the habit of laboring, of watching, of ne
glecting hia own private concerns, of attend
ing to thofe of his friends. He wi.lied for
a great empire, an army, a new war; where
hia talents might he displayed. The fludy
and the define of Cato confided in modelty,
propriety, but chitfly in severity of man
tiers. He contended not with the rich, in
riehea, in faction, with the factious ; but in
tirmnrfs with the brave ; in modefty with
the diffident, and in integrity with the in*>-
cent. He preferred rather to he good, than
to appear fo ; and the lefs he sought re
nown, the move it purfutd him.”
The feelings of the Dutch are now
saia to be worked up to a pitch, th. t
they are ripe for revolt. It is con-
•ucntly reported i:l Holland that hos
tilities are about to commence be
tween France and Russia, whose
f Braddock had known the great
man then advising him, he would
have been preserved, that Braddock
did not consider colonel Washington
as a soldier, and therefore lost hi
life ; that col. Washington harrassed
the French and Indians, when the\jemperor stated to be in such corn-
supposed themselves to be conquer-1pRte dislike, that it is expected he
ors. At that time capt. Vincent re- will share the fate of his predecessor,
dictated the embargo.—More than turned with his warriors to his tribe Letters from Dunkirk were rectiv-
i >ear has elapsed since its repeal,Ithat at the commencement of the rc-i ec l yesterday to the date of Monday
ind excepting the impotent restraint^volutionary war, he, capt. John, soon last. Bonaparte had left that place
imposed by the non-intercourse, ouriKarned that col. Washington \vasj on h* 3 journey to Rouen ; and a re-
commerce has been as free and un-| commander in chief; that his tribe port prevailed, that his first mea-
estrained as cupidity itself could de-jbeing in the British interest, he left sure, on his return to Paris, would
.ire. The moment the embargo was them, fully believing the Great Spir- be, to declare war against the United
repealed, the merchants, regaidless 't had preserved col. Washington ; States oi America
f the lesson which the convulsed
state of the world afforded, launched
fortli their treasures upon the* ocean
and the resources of the country were
again exposed to the merciless grasp
ol the belligerents. What has been
he event f The accounts from u
broad give the most unfavorable re
ly to the query.
The consequences, which were so
loudly and repeatedly held forth by
the advocates of the embargo, as ne
cessarily ensuing from a repeal of that
measure, now assail us in their most
terrifying and destructive shape. E-
very disastrous prediction R verified-
alter the death of Braddock, had
shot at Washington, but nobody could
yune 15.
The accounts brought by the O-
porto convoy are to the 22d ult. and
kill him ; that about the year 1779,fr° m the British army three da^s
capt. John received from Gen. Wash-earlier. The French have been for
ngton a captain s commission. He
piloted the American troops from zines of provisions at Salamanca,
Cambridge through the province ofjfrom which it was concluded that
some time establishing large rnaga-
iVlaine to Quebec. He was at Que
bee when Montgomery fell. lie well
understood the history of the revo
lutionary war, having in 1775, es
poused the American cause. Th
they had some great enterprize in
contemplation. The force of Gen.
Junot on that station is much great
er than has been represented, consist
ing of 1600 cavalry and 18,000 in-
legislature of Vermont, having known fantry. Letters from the north of
this distinguished chieftain, long'Spain have also been received, viz.
since made him a pensioner. Cap-joi the 26th from St. Sebastians, and
taiu John was early educated by a'ot the 30th from Corunna. In Gal-
Every American ship and article of Roman catholic priest in theFrench l*cia the greatest ardor prevails a-
RAT.nr.it, n. c. August 9.
On Saturday week, a melancholy
accident occurred about ten miles
from Warrenton at a muster. John
Davis a respectable young man in the
prime of life, became a victim to hi
own rashness. He was playing fives
American property in the pons ol
the continent under the controul of
Bonaparte have been confiscated
Thousands of our seamen, whose
unhappy condition under the embar
go, the enemies of that measure af-
lected so deeply to deplore, are thus
thrown out of employment and are
left desolate and starving at a dis
tance from their friends and country
If we view the conduct of the other
belligerent, we shall see in it another
irretragiblc evidence of the impolicy
of repealing the embargo ; the ports
of that kingdom are now filled with
American vessels, condemned for
violations of their orders in council.
A gentleman who has lately arri
ved from Plymouth, R is now in this
borough, assured me that there were
thirteen American ships in that port,
nine of which had been condemned.
Thus have we realized the Halcyon
days which were to return with the
renewal of commerce. Hillhouse,
Lloyd, Pickering, and their clan,
were continually thundering in our
ears, that notwithstanding the decrees
and orders of the belligerents, our
commerce would still flourish, and
that the embargo n as its most dan
gerous and only enemy. We were
told that France nor G. Britain could
not stop our trade—that commerce
would regulate itself—and that if
there was any serious danger the
merchant would not ship—that the
language, and in the tenets of that
hurch. These early impressions
were not erased. At no time was
this tenant of the forest known to
inong the peasantry for the defence
of the country, but they are almost
without arms. It is stated that the
French are now 60,000 strong in tha
rise without his orisons, to sleep,neighborhood of Cuidad Rodrigo 8c
without his vespers, or to eat withoutjSalamanca ; and that an attack on
at least offering up his silent but re- the allies was expected by the first
vered petition. From his Roman convenient opportunity,
instructor he had received a larg
quarto French bible. This he often
read, and preserved as his best in
heritance ; and it is said, has bequea
thed it to the rev. Herman Ball. It
is not supposed that captain Vincent
was perfect, but he was brave, gener
ous, humane and pious. An uni
form coat, presented to him by Gen
Washington, he bequeathed, with
some other articles, to Mr. Richard-
FOREIGN.
ith gi
e;u hazard. Yet so ambiti-
REVOI.UTION IN SWEDEN.
London, June 7.—An important
piece of intelligence has been receiv
ed from Sweden. The Crown Prince,
the intended successor to the Usurper
of the Throne of Gustavus, is dead.
He was reviewing some troops in the
neighborhood oi Helsinborg, when
he suddenly fell from his horse and
expired. The Gottenburg papers at
tribute it to an apoplexy—The re
ports of private persons assign poi
son as the cause, and that this was
ascertained on an examination of his
body after his decease. Men are
apt to suppose that when Princes die
to relinquish it, without effect, for he
declared he would finish that game
if he never played another. The com-
cji ai'c me ! -reel: Clergy of it. that‘P an > F ' vas numerous, but they soon
i-it Bishops are always ’buying’it o- dispersed, and there was scarcely a
. . . i o . > •. i...
insurance office was the thermometer
and dropping down, died mstamane- by which the merc h ant u - ou !d judge
ous.y. He had previously faintedLf the degree of risk. We were told^uddcnly, deaths are occasioned hy
t\v ice m the same game and Ins f rlends,dmt a brisk trade could be carried on violent means. We find, however
used every persuasion to induce him‘ u q tb Sweden, G. Britain, Spain, Por
tugal, the East and West Indies, &c.
The rebellious legislature of Mas
sachusetts echoed the cry, and hea
ven and earth were moved—lor
what—to procure a repeal of the em
bargo, which ail candid men now ac-
wiusper to be heard in the before
noisy assembly, each retiring to his
own home to meditate. He lias left
a wife and child.
w
rone another's heads, from tiu
h*uml Vizier, who desires no better
• .it. They purchase'this dignity
ith great sums of money, and the!
uns *ive to be pressed out of the -,r~ —■ —
b eck Christians, and it is no longer Mr. Dubois who was some time
-f-irr than till the ambition of ano- since dispatched, hy the Governoi
*■ r Bishop off.rs more for it, underjof the Indiana Territory, on a missi-
.'ii e pretence. In the course oi'on to the Indian (Shawanie) Prophet,
. .e \aars, li.cy changed the Patri-jreturned to Vincennes on the 3d ult.
ichs live times, soniucf them being*' He was received by the Prophet in a
\tcund and others having madcifriendly manner, who most positive-
..tir escape—of whom I saw one atjlv denied air*’ hostile intention a-
that the Crown Prince had been pre
viously unwell, though the Stockholm
Gazette of the 25th, (4 days before
his decease) states that he had reco
vered from his indisposition, and
was able to continue his journey.
Had poison been the cause, his death
knowledge to have been the only*would have been more lingering-
measure from which we could liopV We should not have found him able
any effectual relief from the evils
which it was intended to prevent, and
of which we now complain.
I.et the blame then fall where it
ought. The government of the U.
States may wash their hands of it ;
to review troops and sit on horseback
only the moment before he died. His
death hasgiven great confidence to the
party that espoused the cause cf the
50u cf Gustavus, and a letter from ;
correspondent mentions an insurrec
u.ul they say auotl..
S,*n'.r
:mr gam. * the
Ih.ited States-
1 >V their provident care in hiving anjtion to have taken place in lus favor
embargo, the resources of the nation at Stockholm,
were preserved for a time, through June 17.
th * Rebellious conduct of the oppp.j On the 11th June, Bonaparte was
ion, th-
London, June 18.
A considerable number of Ameri
cans have been discharged from our
ships of war in the West Indies in
obedience tooiders from the admi
ralty.
June 19.
1 lie seven American ships embar
goed at Antwerp have been ordered
to be sold.
Letters, we understsnd have been
received from the coast of France,
dated so late as Friday last. They
state that the government had issued
a new decree prohibiting the expor
tation of corn. This determination
is said to have been adopted as a
measure of state policy, and not in
consequence of any sudden or extra,
ordinary enhancement in the price of
that necessary article in France
The effects of this measure can last
but a short time. The importations
that may be expected from the Uni
ted States, will more than compen
sate for any supplies that we could
have derived from France.
June 21.
The business of Parliament was
yesterday finished, and this day the
prorogation took place. The com
missioners appointed by his majesty
for this purpose were the lord chan
cellor, the earl of Liverpool and lord
Walsingham. The following is a
correct analysis of his Majesty’s
speech, as delivered by his commis
sioners, to both houses of parliament.
His majesty states, that, the busi
ness of the s ession being concluded,
he has thought proper to bring it to
a close. His majesty then congra
tulates both houses upon the capture
otGuadaloupe,an event which for the
first time in the history of Great.
Britain, has deprived I'rance of the
last of her possessions in the West
Ind ies : and also upon the subsequent
capture of the Dutch possessions in
the same quarter of the globe ; acqui
sitions which must iuevitably deni iv-
ag-un exposed tov Paris, and admitted to a private! the entuny of all further nil an s c