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LATEST FROM EUROPE.
Chakleston, October 7.
The arrival of the Lst sailing ship Northern
Liberties, captain Wat,, has furnished us with
Glasgow papers to the 28th of August, and
London papers to the 24th of the same month
The lateliu'of ttie hou. prevents us from giv
ing as copious extracts, as our wishes point
out.
Captain Watt was hoarded in the channel,
On the 5 1 September, by the British ftigate
Drui 1, tiie commander of which informed, hat
sc.courfti hart been received of'he sut render
of Copenhagen an 1 the Danish fleet to the Bii
tishfmees, after a battle—but coulu furnish no
particulars. ‘
Constantinople, June 20.
Dispatches have just bten received liom
London. The Biidsli govcrnmei.t luve form
ally disapproved of the conduct of the late Mi
lliner here, Mr. Arbuthnot, and that of admit
al Duckworth,and have appointed anew envoy
to our court, Mr. Paget. A council Was called
on these dispatches, and it was resolved not to
reci ive the new ambassador, until the Biitish
should evacuate Egypt, and reoal their cruiz
ers from this side ol Malta.
Hague, August 13.
His majesty the king has by no means ap
proved of the conduct of the governor of Curu
coa, m It;, defence ol that place, but hvs given
oiders that he and ail those persons concerned
with him, shall be delivered up to the supreme
tribunal, and prosecuted with all.the rigour of
Lite law.
London, August 17.
When the Orestes sailed irom Stialsund, (he
enemy had not opened their fire against the
gairison. They had, however, pushed their
works to within a half mile of the unifications,
and were only waiting for heavy artillery to
commence the siege in due form. Towards
the latter end of July, the inhabitants of Stia'4
sund sent a deputation to his majesty, entreat
ing him to surrender the town, to prevent the
horrors of a bombardment. “I would rather
peri-h under the ruins ” was his answer. The
application was subsequently renewed, with no
better success ; and the inhabitants finding th it
his majesty was resolute to defend the place,
were leaving it in crowds. The French be
sieging army vfcks computed at 40 000 men,
3nd according to the reports of deserters, ma
ny of whom had arrived at Stialsund, tiiey cal
culated upon commencing the siege with from
four to five hundred pieces of cannon. Ihe
ewe >y were greatly molested in their approach
es by the Swedish gun-boats.
August 20.
Sir Sidney Smi'h attended a council yester
day at Mr. Peroival’s office, in Downiog-strect
The gallant knight, according to icport, is ap
pointed to a command of great importance.
Letters from Plymouth mention the sailing
ol a cartel for Motlaix, with six French gen
tlemen on board, and several surgeons and
other professional men, taken out oi an Ameri
can ship. They were released by order of our
government, immediately us er it was known
that they were not employed in an official situ
ation.
August 22.
Lord Fitzhariis has resigned his situation as
tmdcr-secretai y of state for the foreign de
partment. J'he honorable Charles Bagut, we
understand, will succeed him.
The following extract of a letter from Co
penhagen, contains, we have no doubt, a true
picture of the state of that city, and of the feel
ings by which the inhabitants are actuated
“Copenhagen, August 11. At ihe pre
sent moment, all is conjecture, confusion and
anxiety, and nothing is done to-day I would
not trouble you with this except with a view of
in some measure removing the solicitude you
must feel for what is passing here Know then
that the island is completely incircled by the
B itish fleet, and until yesterday the Danish
ministry were ignorant of the motives of their
appearance or designs. However, it appears
that Mr. Jackson presented himself at Kiel on
Thursday, to our prince royal, nvdio referred
fcim to the minis er count BernsterfV, who was
then there. What passed is not yet known,
but yesterday all were alarmed by the activity
of hostile preparations, and this day we were
surprised by the presence ol the prince in per
son, which gives new springs to the feelings
as well as live operations of the people of all
ranks and descriptions.
•> It is however said, that Mr. Tavlor will to
pi arrow have an audience, the tesnlt of which
will determine the proceeding of the arma
ment, which has been this day reinlorced by
the troops that were previously at Stralsund ;
So that, in our unprepared state, only a com
paratively trilling resistance can be made. We
should not, however, omit to take into our con
sideration, the opposition which may be excit
ed by the highly aggravated feelings and spi
rit of an unoffending, peaceable, and injured
people. Mr. Carlisle is yet here, but will be
off to-morrow ; and the next day will most
probably determine our fate !’’
The troops which landed in ihe Island of Ru
gen had been re-embarkecl und joined the ex
pedition under admiral Gamhier. This united
force was calculated to amount to 25,000 men
a: least. It is supposed that admiral Gambicr
would not defer the attack until the 15th ins
tant. but that he would commence operations as
soon as he was apprised from Mr Jackson of
tlv<- determination of the Danish government,
which prohably would be about the 12th or
fifth. It would indeed be a most dangerous
and unthankful act of chivalry if he were to ad
here to his original proposition, after such une
quivocal indications of hostile determination
on the part of Denmark, and allow them from
the 10th till the 15th to increase their means
of defence.
Intelligence had reached Tonningen just as
the packet was about to sail, that the king ol
Denmark had been removed from Copenhagen
to Jutland. It was also reported there, that the
regency had issu.d a declat _tion of war against
Btitain.
A fleet of transports, consisting of forty sail,
having troops on board, and supposed tor the
Baltic, passed Yarmouth on Thursday night,
steering for the northward. The Finest, with
ordnance stores for admiral Gambier, sailec
for Yarmouth to join them.
August 24.
No dispatches have been received from ad
miial Gambier, later than the 10th. When
the last accounts were sent off, on the 10th inst.
15 sail of the line were moored in two lines
within gun-shot of Elstneur Castle ; and with
in them were transput ts with 14,000 troops on
board. Four sail of the line were off Copenh
agen, with eight fngates, ten sloops of war, a
great iiumlk-r of gun-brigs, fire-ships, transports
with troops, kc. Four sail of the line, four
frigates and a number of gun-boats, and trans
ports, were stationed between Holstein and the
Island of Zealand, to prevent the French from
going over into the island. The whole of the
Mariners, and a number of the seamen, were
held in readiness to land, in conjunction with
the troops.
Leiteis ficin an officer of rank, in the Baltic
expedition, state, that the Island of Zealand was
completely invested on ihe lOih uit.hy 30 sail
of the line. Nothing was expected from nego
tiation and the grand attack was expected to
take place on the 13 Si; 3000 sailors, taken from
such ol the smaller vessels, as had not room to
act. were selected to join the troops, amount
ing to 30,000 men. No doubt was entertain
ed ol complete success, as the force in the
island was too sm.nl to resist us. In the event
of success, a similar visit, it was expected,
would be made to the fleet and arsenals of
Russia.
When the last mail left Tonningen, a great
number oi Bi iush ships had arrived in the Sound
from Pcieisbuigh, some with cargoes, others
with only a part oi their lading,and many in bal
last. They had sailed with ihe greatest expe
dition, in coi,sequence of information ofthe pro
bal.iliiy of an immediate rupture between this
country and Russia,
Hull, August 20.
Troops still continue going to the Baltic: the
2 1 battalions otihe 23d and 82d have this morn
ing embarked here on b >md the Fortune of
London, and Albion of Sunderland. Thev em
barked under the inspection of general Thorn
ton and captain Grey ofthe navy; who is the
regulating c.,ptain here The ships immedi
ately proceeded down to Grimsley Roads to
join convoy, and are expected to leave the
Humber this tide. Some of the officers of the
SUi, as well us some o. the privates of the Ger
man Legion, that ailed t om here some time
since, also went With these ships.
Greenock. August 24.
Hamburgh and Auo. apapeisof the 12tn in
stant, arrived on l nu -.day morning, They re
late few material facts; but contain many notices
of the pr qectsol r anneefortiiofurther oppres
sion of L.urope. Ihe Hanseatic l owns are to
be incieased to the number of seventeen, for the
pm pose, no doubt ol including all the best ma
ritime places be, w eon Holland and Dantzic, and
these are to “ leceive their instructions from
Fails.” The wuoic coast, lrom Holland to the
mouth of the Line, is to be lined w ith Dutch
troops. Ihe emperor of Russia, on t.e rejec
tion of certain terms ol peace by Biitain, is to
join France and Fe.sia in an invasion ofthe Bri
tish settlements in India
Wednesday, l*a is papers to the 12th, and
Dutch papets to the 16th inst. were received
Talleyrand (0., the .prince of Benevcnto, as he
is ca led) is receiving from Bonaparte the re
ward ot his labours. He is removed from the
laboi ions office of minister of foreign affairs,
and appointed vice grand elector, and will pro
bably soon receive a more substantial mark of
favor. M. Champagny is t e new minister for
toreign affairs. Marshal Berthier is appointed
vice constable of t rance, and general Claike
succeeds him as minister at war. The rumours
of an approaching peace with this country, ap
pears to be very generally circulated in Paris.
One of the papers states, that on the 7th instant
a flag of truce arrived at Boulogne from Dover,
with a person of distinction on board, who was
‘he hr ater of a letter from the king of Great
B itain ; bug i: adds, that four days afterwards,
no suclr person had arrived at Pa is Whether
a flag of truce has been sentto Boulogne or not
we cannot pretend to say, but we think we may
venture to state that no such letter has been
transmitted.
Geneial Jounot was expected to assume the
command of the army destined for the invasion
of P irtugal on the 16th. If this be true, vve shall
soon hear of his arrival at Lisbon, as ambassador
extraordinary, at live head of 40.000 men. Bay
onne, whcie his troops are, is 700 miles from
Lisbon
I he French have hitherto nothing to boast
of in their attempt upon Stralsund; but it is
difficult, under the circumstances that threaten
Bi Main on all si ,es to find much interest in the
course of any merely local contest. There is
no safety for us ; at least, there is no possibility
of a continuance of our prosperity, unltss we
so far imitate France as to increase our pre
tensions to the limits of our power. She occu
pies all the continent against us ; we must oc
cupy ail ike citon ag-upst the conuneut. I:
we are proscribed frerr. al! the ports of Ik trope, 1
we must proscribe those ports from all com
munication with each other, it is by putting
war upon this footing, that we shall give Eu
rope the same necessity of peace which she
prepares for us ; and w ithout this mutual ne
cessity we shall never obtain it. Every vessel
must be fair prize to the British navy, till the
British commeice has fair access to every port.
Whatever France can identify with herself, as
far as regards us, we must, of course, identify
with her.
August 26.
A mail from Tonningen,bringing Hamburgh
ar.d Altona papers to the 16th inst. at lived on
Friday.
‘1 he face of affairs in Denmark seem to he
somewhat changed from the pacific aspect they
seemed to have assumed towards this country.
As betore stated, admiral Gatnbier had allowed
the Danes five days (from the lOih to the 15th)
to consider ofthe propriety of allowing the Bri
tish forces to occupy Copenhagen and the sur
roimdingcountry. We do not know wh .t answer
was returned bv the Danes, but the most vigor
ous preparations were immediately made to
resist the landing of the British troops. The
batteries were instantly manned, the guns load
ed, military commanders sent for from all parts
of Denmark, and every possible arrangement
made to repel a hostile attack. The Danes, no
doubt, and we hope admiral Gambier does also,
recollect the affair of Constantinople ; it v/us not
by pursuing the Fabian system of policy that
Nelson secured his country’s glory, and his own
immortality.
By an article in the Altona papers, it appears,
that Mr. Jackson, in his audience wi h the ptini e
royal at Keil, officially called upon Denmaik to
declare for one party or the other, as, from the
violent measures adopted by France towards
this country, the neutrality of Demark could no
longer be recognised His royal highness is
said to have received Mr. Jackson with the
greatest coolness, and the answer he gave was
that of a high-spirited and independent sover
eign. He said, “ that Denmark would t onsid
cr every power as her enemy, who attempted
to violate her neutrality.” The prince instant
ly left Keil, as it is said, with a firm determina
tion not to surrender the Danish navy, or admit
a single English soldier into Copenhagen. His
royal highness arrived at Copenhagen on the
morning of the 11th instant, and his presence
is said to have inspired joy and confidence into
all ranks.
When the last accounts left Denmark, the
Danes were laboring with redoubled energy
and vigor at their batteries, and in the equip
ment of their fleet. In the mean time, they ad
mit that our fleet completely invests the isl
and of Zealand. A report prevailed at Tonnin
gen on the 11th, that the English had attempt
ed to storm the castle of Cronberg, but were
driven oft’ with great loss. This wc know to be
incorrect.
Mr. kson was stated to be at Husman, on
his retui.j to England, the object of his mission
having thus completely failed.
In a postscript to a letter from Tonningen of
tlie 17th, a report is mentioned of the Danes
having issued a proclamation of war against
England.
Dispatches from admiral Berkley were re
ceived at the admiralty on Saturday; they were
brought by the William, store ship, which left
Halifax i.n the 20th July. The Bellona had
arrived at Halifax the day before the William
sailed. It is undei stood that nothing of impor
tance has occurred between his cruisers and
the Americans since the last accounts were re
ceived.
OFFICIAL.
From the National Intelligencer , Scfit. 28.
The British government has, it appears, sig
nified to Mr. Mttnroe, that it neither does, nor
has at any time maintained the pretension of a
right tosearch ships ol war, in the national ser
vice of any state, for deserters ; and that if it
should appear that the act of the British office-s,
in the affair of the Leopard and Chesapeake,
rested on no other grounds than the simple and
unqualified assertion of such a pretension, there
would be no diffi ulty in disavowing the act, and
making the reparation really due.
In the Cornplantcr, arrived af'Philadelphia
from London, major Biddle came passenger.
He is the bearer of dispatches from Mr. Mun
roand Mr. Armstrong.,The latter, it is said, re
late to the acquisition of the Flotillas. Persons
who have conversed with Mr. Muuro. say, that
he entertains no doubt of an amicable settle
ment of our differences wi.h Great-Britain.
Captain Peterson, of the ship Bashaw, arriv
ed at Baltimore liom Montevideo, reports, that
on the 10th July, when lie sailed from thence,
it was reported that the British army, consist
ing of 10,000 men, had landed about 30 miles
from Buenos Ayres on the 2ht of June, and on
the 6th of July were within two leagues of the
outvvoiks, which the Spaniards had thrown up
near that city for its defence. Left at Monte
video, waiting lor the capture of Buenos Ayres,
about SO sail of British merchant ships, princi
pally loaded with British manufactures for which
there was no vent.
Business at Montevideo, was in a state of
entire stagnation ; when captain P. sailed, there
were not more than three ships loading, and
none discharging. What little was done, was
principally with the English commissary
general, chiefly for the supply of the troops
with liquors, &c. In fact, it appeared, that-aV
ticles of every description, (common ardent
spirits excepted) could be procured at a much
lower rate than where they originally came
from.
TRIAL OF COLONEL BURR.
FEDERAL COURT.
MOTION FOR COMMITMENT.
Richmond, Saturday September 26.
Mr. Blennf.rhasset informed the court
that Mr. Dudley Woodbridge, his bail, wished
to be exonerated from his recognizance. He
offered Messrs John Banks and John Aicock
in his stead : who were accepted by the thief
justice and accordingly recognized.
Mr. Hay wished to he permitted to read the
affidavits of F.iias Glover and Hugh Phelps;
the fast of whom had been discharged by him,
after trial for the misdemeanor was commenc
ed, and the latter had gone away withe,u leave.
He observed that he had discharged Mr. Glov
er on the ground that his evidence applied to
the indictment for treason only ; that while the
trial for the misdemeanor was depending, it
v.as uncertain whether his testimony would be
wanting, because it was not certain that the
motion to commit colonel Burr for the pur} ose
of sending him to Kentucky would be made ;
that he thought it improper to keep Mr. Glover
attending upon an uncertainty ; and had there
fore discharged him.
Mr. W ickham objected to the reading of
those affidavits ; and observed that colonel Burr
ought to have had notice of the time and place
of taking them.
Mr. Hay thought it proper to mention that
the affidavits had been furnished by the witnes
es themselves of their ow n accord.
The Chief Justice decided that those affi
davits were not admissible as evidence.
Mr John G Hf.nderson wished o correct
an error in his evidence, with respect to the
time ofthe second meeting of the people m
Wood county. Ihe first meeting was an Mon
day ; and the second on the Saturday follow -
ing.
General Eaton was then introduced, to
furnish a part of his evidence, which had been
excluded on his former examination, viz. that
part relative to colonel Burr’s declarations of
bis disposition, or design, to eilect a revolution
in the government of the United Slates ; to
turn congress out of doors, ar.d assassinate the
president. The rest of the day was consuii ed
in receiving his testimony, and that ol general
\\ ilkinson, who was next examined.
Monday , September 28.
This day coionel Burr was very sics, and
unable to attend The court was therefore ad
journed till Tuesday, without doing any busi
ness.
Tuesday, September 29.
The whole of this day was t aken up in the
examination of general VViikir son.
EVIDENCE OF GEN. WILKINSON.
Mr. Hay. YV ill you be so good as to state
the written communications muee to you nv
colonel Burr, and the oral communications of
Mr. Swaitwout.
Gen. \\ ii kin son. On or about the 6th of
Coluber oi the last year, (1806) 1 was sitting,
in the evening, with colonel Cushing, and with
him alone, when a gentleman entered.
Mr Hay. At w hat place ?
A. At rvatclutoches.
Ihe gentleman enquired for col. Cushing,
who-iose and received him. He presented a
tettet to the colonel, who broke tite at a, r.d
read it. The gentleman then anru unn- ri -
sen to be the Mr. Swaitwout referred to i> -hat
letter; and col. Cushing introduced him to n.e
as the it lend of gen Dsyton, handing me, at me
same uine, the letter, a copy of which i have,
and the contents of v hich 1 v ell recoiled.
Ihe general then produced a paper, said to
be the deposition ot col. Gushing, which com
prehended this letter.
Mr. Botts said, when you are about to shew
a papet, you will please to submit it to our in
spection.
Gen. Wilkinson. I shall be governed by
the judge in that respect.
Air. Botts. Then we shall request the
judge to govern youqn that respect.
Gen. Wilkinson. I shall endeavor to con
duct myself with propriety, and in the most de
corous manner to the court.
Here gen. Wilkinson recapitulated the con
tents ot the letter, w'hich may be seen in the
annexed deposition of col. Cushing marked A.*
Mr. Swartwout took a seat, and informed us,
that, being on iiis way down the Mississippi for
New-Orleans, in company with a Mr. Ogden,
they had heard at fort Alains of the impending
operation against the Spaniards, which had in
duced him to ascend the Red River, in order
to join me, and volunteer his services in the
campaign; and that Mr. Ogden had proceed
ed on ins journey to New-Orleans. Colonel
Cushing returned fora few minutes ; and pend
ing that interval, Mr Swartwout slipped from
his side-pocket a letter and packet or envelope,
which he said he was charged by colonel Burr
to deliver to me. I hold the letter in my hand;
and K is a formal letter of introduction of Mr.
Swartwout by colonel Burr.
Mr. Martin observed, that if any letters
were produced, they should be lodged with the
clerk, where both pat ties might have an op
portunity of inspecting them.
Chief Justice— Not unless they are read.
The letter was laid upon the clerk’s table.
I enquired of Mr. Swartwout where colonel
Burr was. He answered, that he was in Phila
delphia ; or, that he had left him there. Colo
nel Cushing returned, and the conversation
took a genera! course. After some lime. Mr.
Swar'vvout withdrew; and I retired to my cham
ber ; and in the packet or envelope I found a
• This and the other references in the gene;a”
testimony will be given hereafter. ■