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[PUBLISH! D liY REQUEST.] From the Richmond Enquirer. BRITISH TREATY. ]t is a fact that the paper so denominated, ■will not be sc;:!, bach, mt of inspect to the Bri tish government. Our ministers have been directed to proceed as if no such treaty had been draughted. What will be the ( Meet oi tlic relations in which we now stand to Great Iltitain ? It sufficiently appears from the President’s p oclamution, vvliat he hiniseii thinks oi li e state of our relations. He recommended to the last Congress to suspend the non-importa tion act, because it would promote the adjust ment of our differences. At this time, the same reasons may have induced him to adopt the same policy. lie still believes that the British C bind is disposed to do injustice ; and he the cf re conceives tiiat a temporary sus pension of the non-importation act is calculated to promote the same object. The President was placed in a very differ ent situation from what was anticipated at the time of passing the i.urficntiion-act. There was then every reason to presume that our net/ cia lions with Gieat-Uiituiu would be definitively settled one way or the other in a short time ; time enough for Mr. Jefferson himself to have positively determined, whether it would he most our interest to suspend or execute the non-importation act—but things have happen ed contrary to these expectations. We have As yet no definitive treaty with Great-Britain. We have not hitherto obtained front her all tha. we demand ; and yet she has displayed such a spirit cf peace, as to promise the most favourable results Irom a negociation. The President was placed in a delicate situ ation. This was the season of the year when our merchants were Cos give orders to their Bri tish correspondents for their fall importations. The President was therefore to expose them to all the embarrassment of giving these orders without any knowledge of his intentions ;or at once to suspend the non-importation act. The President adopted the last alternative— He determined to extend the suspension of the non-importation act, until the 14th of Dec. The federalists have vehemently abused him for rejecting the treaty. What an inconsistency between the profes sions and cries of the federalists—and the prac tice of Mr. Jefferson ! Mr. J. who lus been c harged with an hostil ity to our commerce and our seamen, rejec ts a tieaty, which does not sufficiently secure the light, of our seamen. And the federalists, who have hitherto pre tended to be the exclusive friends of commerce, have arraigned him for rejecting this very trea ty. They first proscribe him for having aban doned the rights of our commerce ; and then they proscribe him for attempting to deliver thousands of oil” seamen from British chains. It is impossible to anticipate what may be the effect of this measure. Perhaps not even Mr J. with all the dispatches from our com missioners before him, can undertake to pre dict the consequences. T wo objections were made to this project of a treaty ; the one, the want of some adequate remedy for tile impressment of our seamen ; the other was tlie note annexed to it by the British Cabinet. As to the 1 ist point, we have one source of consolation and hope. if Deere’s letter to general Armstrong, ex presses the spirit in which the French govern ment. intended to interpret their own decree ; and this sense derives noli,lie probability fiom the guarded manner in which it has been hi therto carried into execution no difficulty can exist on this ground. The question of impressment is still more seri us, because on tins point our own princi ples and those of Grcal-Britain arc so com pletely discordant. We recommend it to our readers to peruse the ‘wei etary ol State’s letter to. Mr. Manioc, ol the 4th <d January 1804, on this subject. T his letter completely demonstrates that whether we consult the law oi nations, the tenor el treaties, or the dictates of reason and justice no warrant, no pretext can be found for the lit i.i-.li practice ol making impressments leont t meric..!! v essels on the in -h.se.is ” 1 he law of nations circumscribes the light of search and impressment within verv narrow li.aits 1 hat law imposes but two restrictions v.po i neutral commerce. A neutral vessel dues not protect certain objects denominated (■. ‘-a :and ./ including enemies serving i.i the war. nor articles going into a blockaded port Hut “ho where w ill England find an exception to this freedom of the seas, and of neutiui flags, which justifies the taking awav ol any pet .on, not an enemy in military service, bound on hoard a neutral vessel.” \evoruing to these comprehensive princi ple,, < Ire . -Britain has no right to impress Irom A ne.icaii vessels, the captain or ant patt of his crew. S,io h is no right to impress passengers, un less they be enemies, in military service, she has no right to impress any one protcc- In the American (lag, whether !,c be an V le.ican by birth : ora British subject natu ■ < -.1 by our laws ; or even a British subject, nas not even set his foot on our shores ; a they arc respectively enlisted in the mi ’ ‘ ‘ service, and destined for the service of enemies. i a word, Great-Britain lias no right to in ■ ute a search or an impressment from our w ;sels, unless the person so sought and im ■s .ed bein military service bound to the cn nuy’s ports, ana destined for the enemy’s aid. In tvn h r. r:,se only, can he incur the name and incidents ci contraband of war. Is this the doctrine for which our adminis tra,i'"i are now contending ?If so, it is com pletely at war with the Biiush practice. It is not enough for them to think that “ or.ee a subject, always a subject they even carry ihe maxim into the most vexatious execution ; even to • iie act oi searchini- for, aitd seF.ino their subjects, wherever they may he found. But even on this ground it may he possible to come to some compromise. Such was once likely to have tak* n place, as appear, from the following e . tract oi Mr. Madison’s letter of the sth of January. “The Biitish pretensions to domain over the narrow : eas arc so absolute and so inrlcsen niblc that they never would have occurred as a probable objection in this case, if thev had not frustrated an arrangement settled by Mr. King with the BritHi ministry on the subject of im pressments from American vessels on the high, sens. At the moment tiic article were expec ted to he signed, an cxceptiofi of the ‘narrow seas” was urged and insisted on by Lord St. Vincent ; and being uttcily inadmissible on our part, the negotiation was abandoned.” From C-obbctt's JFeekhj Register. continental ween. It was my intention to have given, in this sheet, extracts from the daily newspapers, shewing the progress of the belligerent iie, tvtfh which the senseless metropolis was amus ed and agitated during the eight days that end ed on the lit si of this month ; hut, though I am still ol opinion that it would be useful to put those samples of news-paper veracity and wis dom upon record, 1 have not the loom, without excluding the excellent letter upon the state of Ireland, to which my motto applies, and w hich, when it has been read, lan sure all my cor respondents, whose productions are kept back will readily excuse the delay. I cannot how ever, refrain from stating the substance ol this long-lived and hard dying lie. \\ hen I was a hoy, we used, in order to drawoff the tamers fiom the trail of a lmrc that we had bet down as our own piivate property, gel to her haunt early in the morning, and drag a red-herring, tied to a string, four or live miles over hedges and ditches, across fields and th ough coppices, tiff we got to a.point, whence we were pretty sine the hunters would not return to the spot where they h.al thrown off; and though i would by no means, be understood, as compar ingthe editors and proprietors of the London daily press, to r.nnimuls half so sagacious and so fi.ithful as hounds, 1 c.ainot help thinking, that, in the cast to which we were referring, they must have been misled, at fitwt, by some politic ! deceiver. It was on Saturday, the - tth of January, that the Morning Chronicle,, the leader ol the pack, came all at once ath wart the drag. Scarcely had his well known voice reached the cars of his vide ranging bretheren, when they, knowing him to be, ci late, held in high esteem bv the huntsman at \\ hitchalh joined in the jovial cry, while, from Downing-street to St. James’s and from St. Janie’s to the ’Change, there burst fourth one universal bark-forward, and every fool you met shook you by the hand, and laughingly told you, that the French had been defeated by the Russians with the loss 0f.40,000 men, all their ‘ baggage and artillery, with 10 generals nude prisoners, and Bonaparte mortally wounded. In this way the chase continued until the next day about noon, when the French Bulletins, 1 down the 48th in number ami in date so low as i t!*’ 3d of January, three days later than tue ‘• date of the battles, arrived ; and, as they spoke I of no battle, after live -G.’fioi December, w .ficfi j the news-papers had acknowledged vv.as in in- j vor ot the French, the pack seemed rather to , slacken in the pursuit. What thev wanted in 1 pace, ho.vcver they amply made tip for in ! tongue, lx having by Monday morning, had time j to turn their wind, the cry was revived, and, j though in tones somewhat let S’ expressive of | eagerness, it was, 1 think, rather louder than j before. On Tuesday, however, the ; cent ew- j dentlv began to grow cold. Part of the pack gave tongue only here ai.d there upon a favora ble spot; and the Morning Chronicle, who Imd led off in such stile on the first dav, began to run mute, and iveie it not lor the fear ql being thoug!k*rm/r.vv, I would say, that he seemed to keep up with tile p .ck only from dread of the \\ hippc’-in ; and on Wednesday, though the j puppy soil kept on with as much glee and noise as ever, he not only ran mute, but turned short about, and in spite ol the terrors of the whip- began to hunt heel. But on Thursday, niter a tedious lault, and when only now and then a disrcgarlcd yelp was to be heard, the whole pack, as if their months hail been open ed by one and the same wire, set up a full and most melodious cry, upon the arrival of sundry letters from various poits in the Baltic, Holland, France and elsewhere, all pcriectiy concurring in the important facts, that the French had been defeated with the loss of 80,000 men, 80 pieces ot artillery, and that they were retreating through the Prussian states with the utmost precipitation, greutcly dreading the Austrians, who under the Archduke C liarlcs, were push ing on to cut off their retreat, “ thus exhibit ing-to insulted Europe the reverses and the speedily approaching fall of the scourge of hu man race insomuch,that on FTidavv“Notwith standing the solemnity of the day, it being the anniversary of the death of the blessed Martyr ,” (I quote nearly word for word) “the ’Change was as much crouded as if it had not been a b.Oiyc.ay ; and people seemed absolutely beside themselves, with joy, the news of the defeat ol the 1 rcnch coming together with the pro mulgation ol the Finance Plan, appearing to have overpowered the feeling of a greatful and loyal people.” Alas 1 , it v.a a mere transitory effect of the political ted-hening; for, on the ■ Saturday, the sccr.t became as cold as a stone ; and, on die Monday, the Mottling Chronicle solemnly assured its readers, that the little bulletin, which it had published itself under the name of Lord Hovvick, never had been promulgated by, or received the sanction of i his Majesty’s ministers l Some miserable at-! tempts have been made, and are vet making, [ to ward off the charge of wilful falsehood, or cf { unparalleled folly, so justly alleged against the ’ daily newspapers; but, the whole of their statements upon this subject, w i bout the least exception, are now fully proved to have been false ; and to one or the other ot the charges they must plead guilty. And yet it is to this press; to the at once silly and venal, wretches that conduct and that own tiiis press, that we are to look for facts and opinions 1 Is it any wonder, that, under such teachers, the nation L kept in such profound ignorance as to its si tuation and its interests ? ii a thousand of the most crafty viliiains that the world ever be held, had been shut up for one half of their lives to devise the means of keeping a nation in darkness,atthe same time that it should think itself the most enlightened in the world, it is impossible that they should have discovered any thing more effectual for the purpose, than the London daily press, aideci bv the mere so lemn hirelings cf the Magazines and Reviews. As to the real situation of the armies, it is not, perhaps, easy to come at an account i* From every thing that I have seen, however, I am of opinion, that the Russian Emperor does not feel very confident, that a French army will not be seen at St. Petersbnrgh, during the next summer. Ilis paoclaination for a levy of irre gular troops ; his talk about defending the em pire ; lus appeal to the patriotism of his peo ple; all seem to argue, that he is greatlv afraid the war will reach his own frontier. The Rus sian account of “ the victory,” as it is called, clearly shews that the French weie victorious on the 26th December. * ~ „ NEW-YORK, April 24. By the ship Eliza, captain Smith, in 29 days from Bordeaux, we have received papers from France, containing accoun s from the srmies several days later than those via England, per the George arid Gold Hunter—hut we find no news in them—no exultation on account of French victories over the Russians. This cir cumstance is a proof that the French army has at least been “ worsted.” The 64th bulletin is dated Osterode, March 2d, It states that the wounded on the part of the French amounting to 5000 have been trans ported from the field of battle to Thorn, and to their hospitals on the left bank of the Vistula. That more than 9000 slain on both sides and near 5000 horses, besides an immense quanti ty of military equipage were left on the field, w ithin the compass of a square ieague. sxxrr roup.ru t,viLp.vip op mu csapd army. Os i erode, March 2, 1807. The city of Elbing furnished great resources to the army. T here was four.u in it a great quantity oi nine and Inanely. The country of the lower Vistula is very let tile. i lie ambassadors of Constantinople and of Persia, have entered Poland, and approach YV arsaw. ; Alter the battle of Eylau the emperor pas sed every day several hours on the field of I b.itt.o. A horrid spectacle, but duty rendered ■j it necessary, it required much labour to bu }ry an Ute dead. A great number of bodies of j ivus tan officers were found with their decara • lams. It appears there was among them a j prince hepimi. Forty eight hours after the , bati.e, inure than 500 wounded Russians re ; unfilled ou ihc ground that they had not been | ab.e to cany, off. Brandy and bread was | brought them, and tr.cy were successively j transported to their hospitals. Let one figure to himself upon the surface t ol a square league 9 or 10,000 dead bodies, 4 i or 5000 horses slain, lines of Russian knap sacks, pieces el muskets and swords, the earth covered with bullets—Obus’s monitions, 24 pieces of cannon near which were the bodies of the conductors killed at the moment they were making-efforts to drag them oft’, till which ap pealed upon a ground of snow—A spectacle calculated to inspire princes with the love of i peace and the horrors ol war. 1 he 5000 tha. we had wounded have been all filed off or sent to Thom and our hospitals on the leit batik of,the Vistula upon sleighs. Ihe surgeons have remarked with surptise that the tatiguc oi this conveyance has not in jured the wounded. Here are some details of the battle of I Bruunsherg. General Dupont marched against tne enemy in two columns. Gen. Bray ate, who commanded the right column, met the enemy at Ragern, and forced him into the tiv er, which runs in the front of this village. The leti column pushed the enemy upon Villen bergh, and the whole of the division did not delay sallying out of the wood. the enemy driven from his first position, was obliged to foil back, upon the river which covers the city ot Brauns berg ; at first he stood firm, but gen. Dupont'marched up to him—ov cv. et him by a I brisk charge, and entered with him into the city, which was strewed with the Russian dead. T he 9th of light infantry, the 32d tndthe 9th ol the line which composed this division, have signalized themselves. Generals Barvois Lahoressave. Scmele of the 24th of the line —Col. Meunierof the 9th of light infantry— The duel of battalion Bouge of the 32d of the fine ; and the chief of a squadron liubluct. hat e meritedparticular eulogiums. . “ ‘ ‘M Since ‘he aritval of the French nrmr on the Vistula, we have taken ficm the Russians in the affairs ofPuitusk Golymin 89 pieces of cam,on, at the battle ol Berg filed 4 pieces 4 at the retreat ol D’Allens'etn 5 pieces; at U.e battle ct Dip; ill 16 pieces; , t the battle of Hull’ 12 pieces; atthe battle of Fyiau 24 pie* tes ; at the battle of Btaurslerg 16 pieces; ■ atthe battle of Ostrolenka 9 pieics—total 175* ; pieces of cannon. The rental k has been made on this subject’ that ‘he Emperor has never lost any cannon in the armies which l.e has commanded, when in the first campaigns ofltalv and Egypt, or in, those of the arn y of reserve, v. bethel in tlioser of Austria and Moravia, or in those of Prussia and Boland. PARIS, March 14. Them memorable battle of Eylau has con* founded the attempts made by the lvussians, to dietutb our winter-quartets; and the Laities of the 16th and 22d of February, have finished to entirely disconcert their projects IF S. H. arch chancellor, prince of the empire, has em braced the occasion of these fortunate successes to supplicate H. M. empress and queen to ap prove of a festival, which she has condescend* ed’to accept of This festival is to take places to-morrow the 15th at the palace of the great elector, that her majesty, the queen of Aap.cs has kindly ceded for that purpose. Several French, who were in Russia; fiavo quitted that empire, to avoid the vexatious’ ob ligations prescribed by the Ukase, relating to them.— already, many have passed by Nsntz, in their way to t atis V. Marten French in Moldavia, levs also pasted through the same'city returning to Paris. PHILADELPHIA, April 20, Extract from the .private journal cf \afitai* William Vicary. from Batavia. Saturday, October 18, 1806—This afternoon the English iiigate Caroline, ol 38 guns, com manded by captain Rmiicr, came into >. lie roads after having captured two small Dutch, vessels to the westward ; and, although aka ra guns had been fired at Ouusst, und it was known to be an enemy approaching, yet the officers on board the Batavia frigate Mmia Re) gersburg, ot 44 guns, kept her at anchor, with the topsails on the caps, uni fired their bow guns and such as they could bling to hear at Ute Caroline, w hen at a great distance. “ At tins time most ot the other Dutch ships slipped their cables and run ashore. The C..- loiiiic s. lOl tiv alter passed amongst the neu tral vessels which generally anchor kutlr st out, and in crossing the bows of the Maiii Ucygersburg, gave her a broad-side wnich ra keu I.cr loic and ait. 1 lie Dutch ripen this, cut their cables, but by this time the CaroHne had passed bv tween them and the land, and hove all their topsHfo aback on the Dutch ship’s larboard quartet . In this position they coni nued to engage for some time. ‘J he Dutch, vessci was unuer a great disadvantage, not be ing in a condition to work the ship. Ho- h.ivL.g more than about seventy white men on board, and it was lot now in their power to run ashore as the Caroline kept between them aiui the land. 1 hey however continued the action. 15 or 20 minutes, when they struck the coioss, and wet e instantly boarded and taken possession of by tnc Caroline’s people, who quickly vna. e. sail, and carried the ptizeand their own si q> out of the icacli of the lire fiom the batlei.it *. ami some sloops of war, which had annovecl them during the whole action. Captain Lanier did not fire a gun until with* in half pistol, shot of the Mai ia Reyi en burn , nor did he pay the smallest attention to the fiio from the shoie or the other Dutch ships, hi tualed as he was, with his single ship, all h a could hope for was to capture or destroy cue vessel, and he succeeded very weli; but had the Dutch laid ti-eir vessels broadside on the hank, they would h. ve defeated all the attempts he coul-J have made ; for he could not have, carried his own ship near enough to do execu tion, and the Dutch fire would have sunk all the boats he could have sent to burn their ves sels. None of the American ships receh Sd any injury, though the shot flew very thiefv among them. Thursday, November ,27th. Being ready for sea, captain Smith, of the Bellair, and Mr. Ridgely, ol the Rebecca, came on board with their boats’crews very early, and assisted to get the anchor up and run the ship further oitt, to a clear birth for sailing. This was effected by day-light, but an accident which occurred to mv self-at this time, determined me to defer sailing until the following morning. About 9 o’clock three alarm guns were fired at Ourust, and shortly after, several large Fin;-- lFh ships made their appearance ; some cf which, after a short cannonade, silenced th* Fort at Ourust, and took possession of it and a corvette lying there, which they immediately manned and brought in with the-fleet. Ail tha Dutch ships and one Prussian, then slipped their cables and ran ashore near the Eastern Batteries, under all the sails they could set. At this time the Powerful, of 74 guns, was dispatched to the eastward, in chase of a forgo Swedish ship which had sailed early in the morning. At half past 10. a. m. the Sea-Flow, et’brig passed in shore of us, and went in rhaset of seme Dutch ships on the east side of the Bay, which had just sailed for Samarang. Di* tectly after the Terpsicore, followed by the Culloden, Drake, Russel, Belliqueux, the Cor vette Williams, and a brig which had been captured the dav before, bound from Bantam to Batavia, with powder, Sec. came into thb roads in the order mentioned, and took their • sl a‘j° us a* follows The Cullcden, Adrmrqjj