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cf Mr^dACKson, the British ATmistet.,
Mr. Jackson, lhe British minister, has arrived
in-Hamp:on hoods. '-f . If - j 4i
In our present circunistades, it is an impor
tant ccnsidcnilioti, wbat should be the conduct
<>f our government ? oti the reception of this
minister. ■ . .
\Vc have been Tong amused with embassies.
In the, present situation 9f this country, when
our commerce is shut out lirom all paiu of the
world, under the depreciation which the pro
duce of our agriculture must necessarily un
dergo, if we suffer eursehes to be amused by
protracted uegociaiions ; the .resources of our
country will continue to dioriuish, if uut finally
become enfeebled.'
KittratP Association.
« It is really lamentable,says Knox, in iris
excellent moral essay*,- “ to observe, in many
families, tbe aged parent slighted and neglect
ed, and, like an old-fashioned piece of iuriu-
tnre, or useless lumber, thrown aside with con
tempt.” .
To the disgrace of human nature be it said,
that this observation is too well founded. It is
applicable to every age of the world, and sel
dom has a society existed, so virtuous as not to
afford many examples of ns truth. Strange,
indeed, that so many should despise a situation
in whxi» ail expect to be placed at some fu
ture-time. . Ought we not rather to endeavor
to make' it respectable, comfortable and "happy
-—ought we not rather to smooth the lurrow of
age wtthlhehand of kindness ; to calm its ir
ritability by. affectionate attention ; to prevent
War is even preferable to that state ofapa- re g r p| 0 f past happiness by present comfort,
' lUy, when the national spirit continues to eva
porate, awl when the enemy has leisure to sow
division in our country by applying to the pas
sions or cupidity of those among us who are
disaffected to the government.
Avc we sure that these are hot the real mo
tives-of the -English ministry in sending the
present ambassador i And ate we sure that his
tocgociaiion shall not be directed to inis object!
We know this is a game that England has play
ed on other countries ; and we are not. as yet
and supply the loss of youthful enjoyments, an
ticipaiions and sensibilities, by the pleasing
consciousness of being loved and venerated.
Should we not act thus towards oug parents,
that our sons may'act in like manned towatds
ourselves ?—Should 1 despise the weakness and
decrepitude ol my father^ should 1 not vene
rate his brow, deeply furrowed by cave ibr my
wcliare; should 1 contemn the mother Who
has anxiously protected the imbecility of my
childhood, or refuse when in my power, to
rusuicd dial her piflulhy is AO strongi,. lavor - light up with smiles that eye, wbkhhsdt|atcb
of this countiy, dial she wo,ml ba uwwiii.ng to c j or/2r t h c slumbers of my infancy, beea wet-
pai it once more in practice'. V ' ted with sympathy, ofjny suffering, ar,jj|»k.eo-
Wickham, tti March, 1796, was carrying on C( j w jth f Cars of my uncertain -prospects ip fife ;
a negnciatio.-) with l-’rattce, witilsi be was at the w hal right should I have to expect better treat-
a.inte time tampering with one of her generals,; nr.ent when time shall have brought thednto a
through a Swiss bookseller, about betraying her ‘ fi^e situation.? 1 know that all men will readi-
away ; and sowing disseiilious in the most tier- jj agree with mein thcseldeas ^ that. oilmen
tile provinces of her eptpire. When pressed will acknowledge the title of old age- to vene-
ott the subject ot negociatton, he declared, that j ration; and that our parents have a clajtn to
he was not au;ho» :scd to make any agreement, J our unceasing attention : for the world h^ts al-
bn only to transmit answers to his government.; ways condemned the ingratitude of children,
'1 be French government was duped ; nis nut- ■ and j,as always been loud in commendation of
cbinalions su.ceedctl; the catastrophes of Ly- filial piety.
i:o:.s, Toulon, and Marseilles followed : and it
was only the recal of Pichegru, that alone pre-
teircd the army that fie commanded from be
ing betrayed -to the prince of Cuticle oi to
general \V u rimer. '
The Eiigltsh minister Majmsbury arrived in
Paris on the 24.it of October,* the same year.—
"Heproposed that the beUigeieuis should yield
up I'espccttvcly ihc conquests they had made
d.it.Ug the war. Upon being asked.it lie was
authorised to treat foi his allies, tie answered
i . the negative. After some time, at.c) after
man? equivocations, upon being pie&scd lor bis
p-»wei» to treat for a separate peace, he was
fi -cedto confess that he bad out any. Whilst
lie amused tbe -French government by sending
couriers backwards and forwards, he attained
his objects. The ministerial party were victo
rious at the pending election, the loan was fined
up, and he departed.
Letcvery':friend to his country ask himself,
hit not the present ambassador a similar pur
pose ? Is his object to sow dtssention and scat
ter fire-brauds among the adherents of a delu
ded .faqtiqn in this country ? and, unhappily,
there is much combustible maieriuls for such
aspurpnse. May it not be to prop the declining
popularity of tfic present ministry; to encou
rage speculators la the proposed loan; or to
propose final postulates to our government, to
which she must return an answer at the mouths
- of cannon
Those who remember Constantinople and
Gtpenhagen, will understand me. Nelson ne
gotiated thus with Denmark and with Russia :
Aud Jackson, Who has learned and" practised
similar lessons of diplomacy, are we assured
t'tat he will not ncgociate in a similar mauner ?
but the expedition has another object. It is
destined against the island ot Walcheren, or to
a.sist the Spanish patriots. Be it so. But was
not the expedition that captured Buenos Ayres
first destined for the Cape of Good H *pe i and
may not a fleet, after being successful in the
German ocean or the Bay of Biscay, be destin
ed to bombard some town in the United Slates
*■ on the Atlantic ?
la such actuation, when we have every thing
The many know how to praise or disapprove;
but only the few, how to act. Virtue is so com
manding, that those are compelled to ad
mire it. who do not posess it ; and vice and in
gratitude are so despicable, that the vicv.ts and
ungrateful will never acknowledge tfieir. exis
tence in themselves. Who would not be an
gry at the charge of ingratitude, yet how
many at e ungrateful i Who would acknow
ledge his contempt for a parent, yet how. mu-
tty feet it But, let us consider age uncon
nected with us by tbe ties of blood; let us
view it unbiased by the strong power of natural
affection. *Tis true that many old persons,
from their light and frivolous conduct, draw on
themselves the disrespect of the young, yet
age, in itseff, is venerable without any accom
panying quality to render it so. There is.
there can he,, no object so commanding as a
great man in the last stages of life. In his
presence, we feel an awe we scarcely know
how to account for j pur feelings depress us ;
we are weighed down by,? something we know
not what. Bellisarius, at the bead of his vic
torious army ; Bellisarius adored by the peo
ple; was not as great, co«nro,andio£» 1 or awful,
as tie blind, ducripid, out-cast Ueltisarius
This feeling is excited even by inanimate ob
jects. Who could approach the ruins of Tad-
mor ; who could view-the fallen grandeur of
Rome ; who could tread Amidst the silence oi
Athens, and not feel this-overwhelming sensa
tion ? Age always exhibits on its brow a so
lemn lesson tq the young. “ That beauty of
person, of which you arc so proud ; that vigo>
of body, of which. you boast; that activity,
which you so much delight in ; will leave you
in time, and you most and will become *as t
am—bow'd down, nerveless and deci epid.” A
solemn lesson indeed to the vain and young ;
a prophecy which a few short years will certain
ly verify. Experience is the companion of age,
and lew old persons will be found, from whom
some useful instruction may not be obtained.
A disrespect for age is an unpromising fea
ture in a young man's character.'*' As the
worst and least promising pupils wiilbe found
to despise a good preceptor; so, on the con-
to fear from a perfidious enemy, th'ei e appears ; ti ary. no good man will ever be induced to
b a one only pla.tk for our salvation. i neglect or contemn his parent. Indeed;, so in
cur government should ask Mr. Jackson on ’ timately at e veneration for age and virtuous
Ills arrival is he authorised to make reparation
for the attack on the Chesapeake : to ienounce
the impressment of seamen under the Ameri
can flag ; with the principle of paper blockades:
and to recognise our tight of neutral trade ? If
not. no time should be given to Ins machinations
to operate: Let us at once take a determined
attitude; lei him be dismissed ; let the coun
try be put in a state of defence ; and lei us
piepare for the alternative of honorable war, or
the recognition of our rights from the British
government. >
War, ^tough it may produce temporary los
ses to individuals, cannot- finally be so destruc-
principles connected, that no man, who would
treat age with disrespect, could salely be in.
trusted with power in a republic. SI DNEY.
■ :x:—
We understand, that on Wednesday, the 16'h
August, a criminal ptosecution was entered
against Ambrose H Grant, master of the sloop
Anselmo, of New-London, from Kingston (J.)
and late from Havanna, (which had just come
up from the Lazeretlo) for perjury, in not hav
ing true answer made to the Lazereito physi
cian, and quarantine master, on the question
abuut the port of departure and places touched
at. Also, against William Johnson, freighter of
tire to the country at large, as a continuance in 4he vessel, and passenger therein, forjuying
the present policy- Tbe preach*, system of ex- knowingly seduced said contain (an ignorant,
**^— •*-- ' c but to ail appearance a well meaning many, to
the pe> jury aforesaid. Both were by estate
warrant brought before Richard Reosbaw; esq.’
justice of the peace, in the county of Philidel-
phia, and about noon captain Grant was com
mitted for want of bail. At five in the ' after-
elusion from the general commerce of the
world, by the discouragement that it must ne
cessarily give to agriculture, will be an impedi
ment to our increasing population. The mea
sure must therefore be of a temporal y nature,
and if we must have war, we should begin the
struggle whilst our strength is unimpaired, and ‘ noon both defendants, with the prosecutor, met
not when the body politic is quite exhausted i at the above office of investigation, when two
and ready to sink beneath its own efforts. > material witnesses on the case, appeared by
We know indeed that war is calamitous to subpoena. As these were transient persons,
individuals: but when a gangrene threatens the
vital parts, no man is unwilling to have the limb
amputated: when a town is besieged, no milita
ry man scruples to bum the suburbs to save
the garrison.——E—ka.
: Notice.
All pe: *ons having demands against the es
tate of Richard Wayne, esq. deceased, an
requested to render them properly attested, t(
ms .subscribers; and those indebted, to mak<
immediate payment, to Vik ,
George Anderson, > ,
. Richard M. Stites. ‘ ors ’
July 18—r85 . . _
the justice required of them security for their
appearance in two hundred dollars each. Capt.
Grant being destitute of resource in point of
finding bail, mortgaged, conditionally, his sloop
aforesaid to the said Wm. Johnson, in order to-
secure him in becoming Bail for captain and
witnesses. Thus were all relieved from con
finement. They are to appear atthe next court
of quarter sessions, for toe county, to be held
on the 3tl Monday in September next.
We sincerely hope that by this example all
ill-intentioned navigators, will be daterred fiom
a; tempting the like dangerous violation of a
law, the benevolent object of which is uncea
singly directed towards preserving and secorinp
he health and prosoerity of the port and dty of
Phlbdclnhh.—fiapcr. V; - *
■ V- COLOMBIA,<9. c.) September t.
At a public meeting of the citizens of Co
lumbia And its vicinity; held at the court-house
on Monday the 4th September, 1809, for the
purpose of taking info consideration our rela
tions with. respect to G feat-Britain, capt. Robert
Hails was requested to take the .chair, and John
M. Creyon appointed secretary. John J. Chap
pell, Claiborne Clifton, Benjamin Haile, Tho
mas Hutchinson, and Simon Taylor, esqr*.
were appointeda committee to draft resolutions
expressive of the' sense of tbe meeting. With
out further preliminary, tbe committee retired
and returned soon afterwards with the follow
ing report:
FROM THE BOSTON <fUH0N;tT.£.
Federal "patriotism” the cause ’/ Cert "rg’a
i- . - ^duplicity. ; ’ > >*,
i The late faithless, procedure of the British
government- towards the United States, has ex
cited much speculative enquiry in this country.
From various circumstances,-it spears ttiy
evident, that secretary Canning furnished Mr.
Erskine with a double set of instructions. - (jne
set, dated January 23, which he has published
in England, was issued on the supposition that
the United States would soon revolt from their
government. The othcr t upon which Mr. Eis-
kine really acted; Canning had evidently «q£-
“ The committee appointed to draft resolu- firessed. . . * '
tions expressive of the sense of the citizens of: Mr. Canning, conscious of the necessity of
Columbia and its vicinity, respecting our pre- supplies from this country, had recoutse to
sent relations with Great-Briiain, in observing fraud and duplicity to ebuin them. From
the history of the United States, arc presented leading the American newspapers, and observ-
witb a scene of ipodetation and justice towards-ing the town meetings held by the patrir.ttb,’*
all nations which they conceive must command ■ federalists to countenance and support the vio-
the approbaiioo ot every candid mind) and to* lation of ihe embargo laws-~thei^ resolutions N
wards Great-firitaiu, marked with the sternest for *»arresting and pitniohing" the officers of
equitv, even bordering on concession. Unit- i government—the ’organization of the patriotic
ed by political occurrences, as the twtKgovern- - 4, Sii vet* Greys,” who nobly'pledged themselves
meats have been, it would seem that the voice sjto he ready a* a-moment’s warning to murchin
of her ministers, as well as the collected mass opposi tion to government, Mr. Canning natu
of her subjects, on motives of hiterest, indepeu- rally concluded, that the United States were. 4 or
“*'■■■ soon would be in-a state of -actual rebellion.
Under this conviction, be wrote the instructions
which he has since laid before the British par
liament as those given to Mr. Erskine. These
were tobe presented to bur government by
Erskine, if the,situation of the country would all
the councils of a great .nation. .loutit. But if the Picltcrirgjtmto had not been
“ She. baa instructed Mr. Erskine, her recog- able, under the hypocritical mask oi patriotism,
nized public minister, to enter into arrange- to excite a civil war in-the United States,'ihe
dent of principle, would call aloud for a -strict
adherence to jastice and to honor. But it is
with the utmostconcernthatweareconstrain-
ed to observe, on her part, a total abandon
ment. of.every, principle.af reciprocity, and an
utter disavowal ale vet y rule which should guide
meats with the United States, relative to the
revocation of her orders in council, and the re
peal of out embargo and non-intercourse laws ;
and when done, she has trifled with our govern
ment, and rejected them upon flimsy preten
ces, merely with a .view to decoy our mer* •
chants, and to filch the resources of oUr nation;
other set was to be acted upon; for Mr. Can
ning found that it was absolutely necessary to
obtain the repeal of the embargo^r a certain
time, (no matter by what means) that Engbnd
might obtain supplies. < .* <
It is not reasonable to conjecture, that affairs
have fallen out precisely as Canning intended ?
to the total disregard of her honor, her faith , If lhe *f the country would Warrant it,
and her justice. She has murdered our cili- *f l f ie British faction had succeeded ny their.nef-
zens, impressed our seamen, and attacked our , .ferious designs, we were to be insulted with the
public armed vessels within our own jurisdic- propositions contained in secretary Canning s
tion; and our. remonstrances have been respon- j dispatch of the 23d January, in which it re'quir-
ded only by a justification of the right, and a ! et ^ l ^ at we should “ renounce, during the pre
bestowing of additional favor?, upon \Yhitbt aenl war » l ^ c pretensionioF carrying-on in time
apd Brukly, their vile perpetrators. She has i war trade with French colonies, h°*n
tequired our merchants to purchase licences i wllich wc were excluded during ume of peace. 1 ’
0 trade to certain ports, and captured their ves- | And, that «* t,.-cat-Britain, for the purpose, of
sels without any just authority, and condemned } securing the operations ot the embargo, and of
tnem as prizes ; exhibiting in this last struggle I Bw bona fide intentions of America to prevent
for dominion, a paradoxical system, disgraceful ^ er citizens from trading with f ranee; mid the
- - - - - - powers adopting and acting Wider the French
dectees, is to be con side redjas bei ng at liberty
to capture all such American vessel's as may be
found attempting to trade with the ports of any
of these powers
The situation of the country did not warfont
this degredation. The “ patrrotic” exertions
of the federalists in town meetings aS&e'mbfed,
had not proved altogether successful. Mr. ‘
Erskine accordingly acted upon those* instruc
tions which were calculated for fieacable times.
Mr. Canning,, however, by this unprecedented
act of duplicity, has accomplished the object he
intended. If the contemplated rebellion could
not be excited, and the instructions 'of January
23. could not be acted upon, he unquestionably
meant that the settlement should be mt.de at. it
was; and, after sufficient quantities of su/ifiltea
had arrived in England to disavow the adjust
ment 1
even to the barbarians of the Mediterranean,
together with a long catalogue of other ernor-
tnities. Under the sanction of her despotic rule,
force is national justice, interest national honor i
and has thus given us a sacred pledge, that we
w,n expect no other faith than that which has
been experienced by -Denmark and the Ot
toman Porte.
“ In enquiring into- the source of this perfidi
ous policy, we are directed to her present min
istry, where we find in a Canning, all the sub
terfuge, oppression and baseness of a Bute and
.t North ; and discover (he same spirit which
prompted the latter, during their adminiatra-
qons, to &un at our- cjitii-o subjugation, now
stimulating the former to attempt to reduce us
dgain to a state of dependence.
” In the faith of a government whose conduct
is stamped with such glaring injustice and high
banded oppression, ruled by a minister so no-
onous for his infamy, we think no reliance can
be placed, but apprehend that every attempt to
arrange will result in evasions, or that every
.-egociation will be broken .with the act that
seals it; we tReiefore recommend the follow
ing resolutions:
: 1st. Resolved, That we have lost all confi
dence ih and respect for George Canning, esq.
rite British minister for foreign affairs; that we
find in him neither honor, integrity or veraci
ty, ai.d that it is the opinion of tbis meeting,
that we can no longer entertain a well grounded
hope of amicable and honorable adjustment of
bur differences with Great-Britain, at least
whilst he rules her cabinet. .
: 2d. Resolved, That in these times of difficul
ty, union is more than ever necessary, and that
we will hold both tfiqse who shall attempt to
divide the people, and (hose who shall attempt
to justify the late conduct of Great-Britain, as
inimical to our government, and place them in
the same rank with the old lories.
“3d .Resolved, That we-have entire confi
dence in the vittue, the wisdom and patriotism
of government, and that we, in support of what
ever measures may be adopted for redre ssing
our grievances, do pledge our lives, our for
tunes and our sacred honors.”
The foregoing resolutions being first, read fo
information, were again read, clause by clause,
and unanimously agreed to.. Tbe secretary
was 'hen ordered to publish the proceedings of
tbis meeting in Messrs. Faust’f Gazette, and
prepare a fair copy of tbe same, and-transmit it
to the president of tbe United -States. - “ " ‘
John M. Creyon, secretary.*
Timothy Pickering and George Canning were
on Monday night last hung and burnt in effigy
before the court-house, amidst the firing of
cannon and the univcrsal huzzas of a vast con
course of people, who attended with lighted
candles, and marched with these personages
through the town, with martial music, and a
triangular transparent lantern, representing
three Eagles and the 17 United States, support
ed in front of the cart in which they were drawn.
After which tbe people dispersed with the ut
most regularity.
Regimental Orders.
An Election is ordered to be held at the
Theatre, in the dty of Savannah, on the 21st
instant, at 10 o’clock a. m. for a Captain to the
command of the first company in the first bat
talion, first regiment, Georgia Militia, in the
room of captain Clark, deceased.
By order of J PeT-ricoNE, major com'dt.
first regiment, Georgia Militia.
Peter N« Brir.smade, >
September 7—107 * * ’ Xdjutiuit.
Blessed effects of Federal Resolves /—We are
informed that the resolutions of the Newbury-
port u Silver Greys and of the town of Glou.
cestet, are pasted up in the custom-house at,
Copenhagen—and that the master of a vessel,
belonging to Cape-Ann, lately condemned in
Denmark, was referred to those resolutions
when complaining at his loss—Essex Register f
NEW TORT CRY.
The tories have brought out a new strain,
and shout most manfully of “ American in
French prisons.” But not a word, all the while,
of Americans in British dungeons. And wi»y
should they speak of the latter l Old Geotge.
butters their bread; pays them for scribbling
and enables them to go to market. Tlte histo
ry of Bonaparte’s kidnapping Americans is
briefly this: British vessels under American-
colors with forged papers, engage in a contra
band trade—they that are caught in the fact,
the ships and cargoc* are sequestered, and the
crews are incarcerated. Now, you will remark,
that they are not put on board French ship*, to
fight the battles of Fiance, but in French pri^
sons on land, where they are maintained with
out labor at the cost of the French empire. In
this respect, Bonaparte is more merciful than
some other nations; for Spam absolutely, set da
every person detected in contraband'trade its
the mines; and he is less cruel* than tbe British,
because be does not compel them to fight-for
- him. But we defend him fiot i lf he'has Seiz
ed but one solitary American, and unlawfully
confined him, he merits all oUr resentment anci '
indignation. Our desire is solely to call the
public attention to a very plain distinction in the
case. France seizes our countrymen when
those country men are employed in an illegal
trade: whilst the British sieze our eeatnen
when engaged in a lawful traffic, with lawful
papers, on board bona fide American bottoms
and, do you n>a,k, sir:’to the tune af-soxr.e*
thousand souls, crhmmed between the decks of
a. ship, like negroes in' the hold of a. guinea-
trader. Not a word of all this, do you observe,
in tbe federal prints; those precious vehicles*
whose editors, like monsters with one eye, cam
perceive none of the manifold villanics .of the
English.—Baltimore fidfier.
Among the articles saved front the effects ot
the fire which destroyed Govern Gat den Thea
tre, not the least remarkable is the cap of liber
ty* which used tobe suspended over the heati cf
the chairman of the beef-steak BitiB.' Tins
curious relic, which was presented to tf:c‘ cfob
by the celebrated John Wilkes, wes dug out
<>r thsr remajnsoa Saturday*, without having ic-
ceivcd the slighter injury.* A very br*;bgtid-,
ron belongit g to the club, whtcK’is tfcgfy.
a ceu ury oh , hgi :..’so fceer. recouped.