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BPTTTSTT JUSTICE,
fxf.mpi mm.
187 THE CASE OF THE OLIVE
BRANCH. Captain Bryant.
The case of thi* (hip ha* afforded ma
terial* for Newspaper dis uffion and for
volume* of controversy thro ‘gh the pre '
and at law ; it haa afford; and a theme lor
federal declamation it the reign of terror
and for jo licial insolence and inlulr a
p*inft the people and the revolution of
A rr.er'ra from the hench of the British
admiralty court ; it las hem tlie medi
um of, the mod ex'raordinary intrigue*
brth in England, France and America,
and has hern in f£f'the medium of one
of the molt in'q ‘itou* land fpei u’.atione,
that l ;<<i ever bt en ealtihited in this coun
try, failin'* fb- t only in’t* magni'ude cf
theinfarnom Y,.%oi —and finally i'. has af
forded one of the molt ix-mplaty com
rr.er ’arie* on the kind of jult ice. afforded
by Fririfh cetn'ta-
On these various accounts ve have
whenever the fuhj. it is lalli R tn cur way,
take fome notice of it; for its Liftory
m:y serve as a ti xt book for men who
a e farced b y tl eir purfutt vitliir.
the vortex, of American (peculators, nr
i British naval con irandera—in British
admiralty court*.
Our purpose is now to give a more
COmprche nfive account of tne case, that’
ha. yet appeared ia any newspaper or
j urtal—and to dtvr'np; such
pa its of i tie fpeculatmg. end political
hist iy of the case, as propriety ..d op
port unii y will adn it.
It is in geiMttul remembrance that
from 1791 to i794 B.itifh by the
ftiiurc cl cur IMps iiniitr an Older of
the B.it Ih cabinet, and by movement*
on our north wcHern fr- nti< r*, manifes
ted a dtfpfiuon ve y alarm,ng to the
blit and btati 3. The incu fi m* of the
Indian* and the retention of polls within
ojr territory, were of themf.lvc* o’ j itr
moll fciioufly ala ruing It ia difficult
to determine the whole scope of their
intuition* toward* us at that tine; but
from the confidence with which the
co’t’bined powers entered France, it is
rot an unrealonable fuppoiuion that our
humiliation wa* ty follow that ot Frailer.
Conviction of this knd whither will
founded or not, prevailed in our inline! ;
they led the way to the negociation of a
treaty, and may i t fome degree ccctmt
for the (liamriul faciicts made ly tiic
negociator, and for the ait f eial alarm
spread to promote the ratification.
Mcafure* of auo h-r defeript in were
Dot mverthtlcf* omitted. 1 Ite ixecutivi
cf the United States, ei mmunicated with
thi.fe of the Itveral fi -tea, and rtcom
mended the Heps nccifTtty to be taken,
in providing timely ard ad< q uate supplies
of am * & ammunition, hi iha upon any
emergen y the yeomanry slight at once
ov-rwh im any force that might be em
ployed todillurb the peace ot our from
In is.
This v ; ew of the date of things t the
lb. vc period i* ntciffiry 10 a right un
detHanding ot the case of the flip 0 iv.
Branch The pi.fi ion of the Hate of
Vermont in a military view forming a
frontier to Ncw-Ynik and the raflern
flat, sand acciffi <ie by laud and water
to the British colony of Can id*, neceffi
tily sailed the peculiar care of the go-
Strum, nt, at a moment when Ctnada
was the focus of Indian intrigue and the
depot of Britain.
W hile our government was <nod sin
cere and anxious to pnf.rve durable har
atony and intercourlc with Britain ; h r
•onduiib by sea and hy land, indicated
very different dlfpofitioas It appears
from authentic documeut*, that the
British had made fome encroachments on
the territory of the Hate of Nevr-York
ia 1791, which haJ oecaliuned a corrtf j
poi deuce bi t weed general Woolley, of,
that Rate, and governor Chittenden of
Vermont Hate, that there wi* an alarm ,
ing fcarrity of arms in D >th those Hate*,
Ihould any emergency require thrm ; and
this fadl b co- tug know,-., and thr want
mo-e f nlibly felt in 179+ the govern- ;
tneuU of ifu fc ft a tea wac j by the
general governm-nt tej mak- the neceffi
ry prov'l'un of aims.
Governor Clinton obtained a tempora- :
ry supply f teoo Hand foe the ule of,
.liis (late, from the United S ates ariei-;
alt ; governor Chittenden had applied to I
general Km * le retary at war, and frnt i
ti Bo 1 ’ >u and.other places in the United 1
States to in ,ke purchafe*, and tevcral j
Ugiflative acts had been pfLJ to pro-i
mote this necessary end.
‘L’lie olj.d 1.01 bring aceomprithed ;
and it b nig known that the different na
tion* at war usually tiifp use ot the arm*
which they tak in bittl-, on account of j
the inconvenience of and fffrent calibre, it
was propoled to fend a:i agent from Ver-
Burnt to 1 Uropc to purchase arms.—
Th'* plan was adopted, and general . 1m (
Allen, who had (•* well as hi* br- ther |
the celtbrat.d Euieii Allen.) beentliftin
gudhrd during the revolution by this (pi
nt of entetpnxe and judgment, was du
reded uadrr written tnftruclions under
the fral ol V. rmont fiom g ivernor Chit
tenden to piocecd tei Lar.-pe, and to
rnke -he purchase of arms fuifi.ieut for
the militia of Vern-o >t and of otter mdi
tia imphinent* tunable for the circumstan
ces ot Vermont.
Mr A len proceeded fiift to England,
•oinbini's! other mrrcanllle ptlrluit* with
bit m 111 m j ami having a'certained the
price* ot arm* 111 that country, determin
ed to pr c-ed to France where hr arri
veil m Jtf.y 1796 , a °d win coniidera
ble dfS oil/ wa* at length enabled to
pui'ct sic fiuin in- l‘i**nch arfer.ais twen
ty thouiaiio Hina of arms with bayonets,
folir brsis t-ur pound field pieces, f-nae
?un
w •
-JUS.
Tide purchase was made f.om a*m*!
that had been taken in the various bat
tles that had preceded that period; &vrrr r |
obtaiaed on that account at a iu.ll of 51. j
000 dollar* lefi than the like arnr,* could |
be had in England,
Upon effedbing hi* purchase, the nex 5 J
care of Mr. Allen wa* to apprr.e his -
conflituents of hi* success and he ,c I
eordiagly advised governor Chittenden j
and other friends in Vermont of lis t'tir
cliafe, and notified tire militia by public
1 ftdvrrtifement in the pajxr* of that Hite.
|ln November 1796, in confluence ol
1 this Communication of pen Allen, which
’ w laid before the leg’flitu e, a ’aw for
■ levying a penalty on m'iiux iritn for not
!*rm;g, wa* fuperceded.
About the 12th November,
Allen l aving laden the Americas (hip
Olive R>anch with his purchase, failed
from Odend bound for New York, and
lock his pafTage on board.
We have before us official copies of
the printed cafe* laid before the cotn
j miffinuert of appeal in London, cor.tain
lug the e 1 t nee of the case, and it is
therefrom that we make an cf
the fafls. It appears that this (hip 0 ive
Jl one/) wrs an American (hip, owned by
Melfu. Butl r and Eadr* of Boston, and
commanded by Americans, ti laden with
a cargo lor Americans, and bound for
the port of N- w-York.
That on the 19th November 1796,
ia lvngitu.de 8 drgreia 3 minutes w It,
?vA latitude 46 15 minure* north, being
tin the usual track tor her deftiiitd port,
j ‘he waa overhauled by the British man of
I war Ziudacious, and carried into Poits
; mouth—the detail of proceedings would
fotm fevetel columns, but to tr-.ee the
progress of a bufinrf* of this kind, and
to i xhibit the ex er .hie mu’ ure of farce
and robbeiy, which is califd law— or
Biitjh !avj, we fliall note the pro mi
net points.
The proerft against th* vr ff 1 and car
go, wa* commenced in thr c urt of
admiralty an the 23 1. 1) cem'oer 1796 ;
and dtfpofitioii. pro and con weic ta
k. n.
On the 6 r h January, 1797. a claim
was laid for the flt'p. indepenJent of the
cargo on the pait of the osiers in
B >Hon,
On the jth of February the claim of
General „ Alien was put in for the
C rgo.
The dept fr ions v* re here voluminous;
on the part of the B itifh captors it was
aif.rted that th ; * vtfLl wasbound fe>r Ire
land ! On the part of general Allen it,
wa* (hewn, from avail volume of evi
dence that she was bound far New York
and tfiat the’ fftuation in which she was ta
ken proved the faiS.
However, the judge of the admiralty
(Srjamta Marriot) on the jth July,
i 797, directed further proof, to be ira. c
0y plea and proof. Gen. Allen applied
to have the cargo delivered on bail to
louble the amount, but was perempto-
Mally refufed.
On th- 1 ith December following, s
irw allegation was male by the cap
tors, and tlie cargo wa* actually cuu
demued.
From this f.ntence tlie general imme
liately appealed, and the matter lay be
fo e the court of appeal to th; 31H
Mirch, 1798, when the sentence of the
aimira.ty cou t was reverse-1 aid the
claim admitted ; but the claimtn: wa3
ilirette 1 to produce nr >';fi is to the pur
chase ; and on applies i'n *h* cargo was
gien up to M.ff a Bi and, Srvag; and
Bird upon their rtfponfioility to answer
the final a ‘j idi a i in.
The Hate of war then and the
cha ‘ges of power and authority in
prance appeareJ to present difficulties
iilfurm runtable ; but genernl Allen with
perfrvcrance truly rmertcati, pal Ted over
to France ; and thrre is everv reason t >
beli ve that measures were taken to ex
cite fafpicion of bin in France, for on
his landing he wa ft z - d—and detained
3 months at CJravelincs, —hr wn< thence j
transfeired to prison at S'-. Q/es, but j
contrived to mak; h's way to Paris, but,
th-re was thrown into the public prif.in
of the temple ; whence ne was rileifc i
and again arrrfted and thrown into th;
prifonof St- P I “'e wlu nee he wa* ic
Itafed in conltqicnce of applications
which he contrived to have addufT-d to
the directory. In thtfe prifon*, howe
ver, it appear* that he uarrowlj efcaptd
being poisoned ** appear* by the civitri
va.’.ce of the perfon* who had caused hi*
imprisonment ; anil L.s health was so
much unpaired a* to place his life in
danger, and detained hun a year at
l*a 11. •
During this period from his departure
to his reteafe from St. Pa agie, rruani
were uken to intercept ail co relpon
dcnce with him ; and no advice* were
received but of the geatral fatd that he
wa* imprisoned in Paris, why cr where
i or-wherefore not known. The fait tn
the court of appeals was ft’.U pending ;
on the 9th application wu
made by Mr. Allen’s agent ; an ! further
j appl cation on th; 24tti November and
( again on tiic ti'.h January 1799 for de
lay.
Meanwhile general allien afit. h: re
lease, proceeded to ob am evidence mi
d:r a commission ; and cxatninri ip were
canted on in Ragland aid in ihe.Uattcd
biatei for th-fame purpose.
Tne witnesses 111 the United States, all
corroborating the fads, amounted to
14— those tu England nearly as many.
Th; witncffes eximincd at Paris, were
Rufus King, efqr. eaimiucd in Novem
ber ißo*.
J. P. afrchambal, ir.fpedor of mu Hers
and fccretary general of the war offi.e,
exam tied fame month.
Aa attempt was made to e&atuiu: Car
r,.:‘ c - . r :h?
at ‘-vsir, from w -err toe i U/'-’ afts were ,
mad,-, they rcknoijledged the t-uth or
tlie tranfsdion as Hated in the dcu
m-nts ; but it from an affiiavt
of and. 111 Chevr er, that the ch es con*
ful had re'uf*d to oermit the examinati
on of Carnot and P< liet, thro’Lm; un
known caprice or policy.
Gmers! yfllen was under th; reerffiiy
lof comuig to th • United Sta'es himfelf
|*o obtain the dynafitions r: q'tired ; and
| here an attempt m made, an.d fuccess
| fill y, to interrupt their transmiffioo, hut
j a duplicate had b*en sent by anoiher
medium with (uccjfs in 1801.
lu December ISO3, g‘ ;n - Alien pref-n
----ted a H’tement of h'S case to the tx r* u .
tive of the United S'afrs, and infirudti
ons were given to Mr Munroe to attead
to this hard cafr.
Ip. Frbruaiy 181-4, t^l£ ’ tCrfe
court of aopeals was made for rtftoring
ti c cargo to gen *!!en, but tax'ng him
with the t/jlors c'f.'t
Before this period, and with the know !
ltdge of the curt of appeal*, Mei Ts.
! Savage & Cos. to wham the cargo had
| been delivered in 1798, for security, af
t;r having lold it, had become
anirujt.
We Hialij iH - xhibit a fpecimenof the •
proceedn>,',B in the couit es admiralty on
}tf : s occafioti—we have heard on
British icurtj andjti ’ges, until we were
re'-ulv to cry out njfjjatida —and we have
heard patirygitics on ccrjlitutiina! do£l
riiies ad moderation ana drin.cj recom
mended by < xamplti the moll mean and
i insolent and (Xrcrah'e—however, we
h ve in a Brin k ‘Judge, something to
match any tiling that has been thrown
out agaiult cobhrs and clod hopneis,
and revol ulionilts, here; there is fume
cunfoldtion that we do not monopolize
what is called conHi-utional moderation
and decency.
in the course of the argument* on the
cn fe of the Oiive Branch, Sir Jamrt
Mirriot, a man who was an enthufiall
for the cor flit ution ? thus expreffi * him
felf, interrupted Dr- ‘Ncholl, the cou..ft!
for gen. Alirn.
“ Wl v, Doftor, 1 am furprized you
M will attimp 1 - tofuppart fn ii a cause !
“ O hat ! The Hate of V'O'nv'nt want
“ 20 coo (land ot arms ? No such th n,-;
“ four or five hundred would be
“ for them ; why they are a vung
“ fucking Hate ; the people were a ban
“ ditti, tranfportrd lor crime* from
“ Franccznd England r.ow well fct.led
“ in government ; these i-nvi m y be
“ intended against WaHungton : this
“ here claimant seems to nie like Ro
“ mulus and Remus who fucked the
“ wolf, full of fight and revolution; he
“ i* a military man by his fl-p on the
“ floor, and his very name (l <.) dtnotea
“ rage, revenge, and ma.lmfs.”
In another place—l am very sorry
“ to f e ma kind tailing into such con
,l fitfion ; but thtre 19 so much of the
“ fi H born Cain ttifl-ves every mind in
“ the Hates of America.”
In another place he proceeds thus—i‘ l
“ am extremely furpiizei at the coun
“ fel and proctor fee king to saddle bis
“ majcH)’* 1 fficer with costs who did
“ very well wi at he did ; if there arc
; “ suspicious they mull br chared away;
l “ l give my opinion perhups too freely,
“ in speaking of the mode wt.ich causes
“ are to be carried oti ; 1 do so, becrufe
“ American* in general [find -xiremciy
*• ignorant of genera'j ir fyudence ”
“ V\ hy fame oftlitlc parrie* are cob.
“ lert, fome are Jloe-malerr, fome are
“ t iylcrs they are all forts of thm .-s, and
“ no wander that their ideas arc not
“ very nice ; but is Fiance to have a
“ f-ttltment ikr Vcrm-tnt ? If she fho’d
“ fry Mr Allen ’as r.ot paid me, his
“ lands are fuhj <$ to my cimtroul
“ 1 will fend a b -uy of troop*, I wi 1 go
“ through New-Yotk, it is a very tafy
“ thing, ad if Mr. alien never pay
“ them I don’t fee how the devil they
“ will fore; it.”
We have only to rematk that these
, extracts are from the t anferrbed report
1 ot Ho Igdon, a sworn fli irt lisod wmer
We fha!l offer in a tew days fome obfrr.
various on this extra irdinary case—and a
! W oleJpteck ojthis learned and mod./, e
cioifian.
Fr tie Ge*<gi 1 Republican.
Taa.sl.aii vv.
Horace, Ode ij, £rk I.
Ad Lydian*.
Whn yen. O Lvdia.pra'fe
Telephus’ rely neck ard waxen arms,
My roughetl wrath you rule,
My bunung Iver fw !s with love’s charms.
j ,My cheeks change* teel
| ttyrambl n; t 1 tights to re*l >n cin’t return,
I Tears down mt face to iteal
j And fyeak the hidden tires with which I
bura.
1 feel I am on fire,
‘.V lie.her t tccirive quarrels in your wine
Have ftain’d with marks of ire
Your ih. ulders fur, tmriva I’d in delign;
Or if the in rage
H. h, with his teeth,up ’i rourlips imprefs’J
The marks of chitdi'.h aj*,
! In rr.enury by whom you was enrefs'd.
Hear wha ; Inowiepeat—■. ——
; H pe not f r corutaac/ from him whs
wounds gt
| Lips f > divinely sweet,
1 Wiiere Venu>'s ewa neitxr m i abotwbs.
I
hi re -han thrice hap,:y they
Whom an unbroken bona vs faith retains,
C >mai*ints mark not their wa.
‘T.U the tan n--ur of life chcir lore r: nam-
PHILO.
Merchants Entries,
tor falc at this Olnce.
T ar-: ; Ne** s.
Received ly the t ip Mtssiidfpi, ityt.
D-VWS n, ir: 50 days from Liverpool, to
Charleston.
CONSTANTINOPLE, January 22.
The report that anew reliance has
been concluded between Russia and the
Porte, and between those two Pow
ers and England,-has beet* officially con
trad fled, as the Porte means only to
continue and fulfil the Conventions (he
enterrd into with those powers during
thrl.fi war after the attack of the
French in Fyypt. Hence it appears why
the port; could not rcrufe a passage to
the Ruffian* to Corfu, and why it wa*
necifiary to trake certain communications
previous to a recognition of the French
Imperial Dignity.
FLORENCE, February 2.
An amicable Convention has been con
eludt and bctwcen*l~a and France that,
no more troop* {hall, on either fide, be j
sent to Italy.
The anointing and coronation of the
King of Lombardy will be performed in
the Cafile of Motif*
The Electoral Colleges of the Italian
Republic are convoked for the J H of
March.
NAPLES, February 6.
A Dunifh fitip, which arrived here on
the 3 fill of January, reports, that file
met in the Straits of G bialtar a Ruffian
squadron, and that she had fern a Riifii
an thip of the line not far from Mcffina.
MESSINA, January 30.
Yefitrday morning an Engiiih brig ar
ved here with intel igencethat the French
Toulon fleet had put to Cain the absence
of Admiral Melfan, and Ht-ered iucou-ic
tothefouth- In tne afternoon an cx
prels a 1 r.ved from tlie commandant of the
fort of the Faro, with advice that a nu
merous fleet had appeared off the L'pari
islands, the colours of which could not
be biiiin-n.fli and. A great commotion
was txcited amongH the populac, as
the report was spread that it was the
Toulon fl.tt, which was to land 1C 000
men in Scicdy. An Englilh corvette
that lay her;, immediately failed to ic
conm i re ; anti the tranfports,
Nos. 39. 40 41. and feme Mcltele ves
sels, gut reaoy to fail with all expedition
to avoid, should the report be coutirnKd, (
falling into the hand* cf the enemy. Ir,
the evening the brig l.kewife put to fea,but
returned early in the morning,'with certain
advice that Admiral Neifon, with twelve
Hups of the line, and five frigates, had ar
rived off the Lpari fluids, in the hope
of finding the Toulon fl:et. To-day, at
noon, he endeavoured to pass the Strait,
but a firong foutheafi wind prevented,
and he now lies at anchor at the entrance
of the Faro. Os the Toulon fl.et, we
have not the lealt intelligence ; *nti it i
now believed that it is a meie report that
it has failed for Egypt.
Fib. 13
The Tng'ifh (quadron puffed Faro the sift
January. It was detained tome time ab nut
i the HI. id., of Lipari. It is compc.fed of
two three deckers, two (hips of 80 guns, five
of 14, four frijntes, a cu'ter, anu a bug. 1
has experienced very ftrmy weather ; three
flops teak. After drub inf Cape Sparti'. ento,
the Admiral appeared to lhape hi* ccuii'e for
Malta.
AMSTERDAM, February 2.
The Italian Republic will now soon be
(upreffed, and the Kingdom of Lombar
dy efiablifhed in its Head. We have re
counts here, that hi* French Imperial
M ‘jtfiy has confentea to accept the roy
al crown of Lombardy. Prince Joltph
having made difficulties with refpeOt to
receiving ir, the Nephew of tne Emperor,
the foil of Prince L ouis, is to be the
eventual iucctflor to the Throne of Loan
bardy.
BERLIN, February :©.
There is but little doubt negociation*
have tommenetd through the mediation*
of our court to tff.4f a reconciliation be
tween France and Kuffu We have no
pefitive idea of the nature of the relations
which txifi between the court of St. Pe
tersburgh and that of London ; nar do
we know what foundation there is for the
report that a subsidiary tieaty txifis be
tween Ruffin, England and Sweden.—
But there is a certainty that the other
powers, atiibng whom are Aufir.a and
Prussia, are ttrongly refol/ed to preserve
tii.ir neutrality. The mofl perfedf har
mony reign* between the courts of Vi
enna and Berlin.
FRANKFORT, February it.
V/ar allured that on the loth Jxnuary,
M. La Foret, envoy from France st rle-un,
delivered to the PrnSancabinet note relative
to the mediation of Pru’fia Between Franc-.-
and Ruifia. Until then, ail the overtures ami
aufweis oh tuis i'uoject had bean on;/ verb-!.
■*,—
MADRID, February 2.
It is said that a numerous corp* of on
troop! will mar-h towards ti.e fruatiers •
P mtugil en the side of Estramadura. We ci
u*t know what f u’ dtti n there is fur tlu
news, but 1 is not unliacly.
We are without any inquietude frrthef-f
tv of our id*,, ds of Minorca and Maj ica-
Wekmw that the gainfons have bee 1 rei
forced, iud that nthir.g ha* been* negiefit
:o ar thrm in the raoli relpciUbie ka’e 1
ae truce.
CAROONE, Feb. *.
Th* S'JH of wind felt herewith so muc
rtoler.ee ter “ten tav urable to • far it h„
Hr ‘.ufiit in’ tins pji t the briganunc St le_
cent. Fr nu, 109 a. s from Msu.e \ur
ia-eii wiiw-- - A...> and u f ]ear ’ I'/ of tc
ow ; a.i into the port of C"Tiar r.as, tr
br .-inti a !.a C iildu, from t!,e fa re ;tort
71 ‘.ire, w t.i ici;,t of 4,-4 •"■> - alters,
w.it;h 74,000 are for hisMajeliy.
T.OVfIOM, Mi-di t-
It is remarkable, that though the fleet
feetn3 to have returned to Ti ulon before
the end of January, it is no* mention* and
in the Moniteur till the end of Februs y.
Perhaps it may have again put to sea,
and this account may be intended to
miflrad. Some accounts repreffintit ta
have confified of eleven fail of the line ;
a great force that has yet been supposed.
The number of troops an board is said t*
be 9000, and the provisoes, Ice. were tor
a long voyage. r
From all accounts it feemi certain that
a king of Lombardy will soon be announ
ced. One report (ay*, but improbably,
that Joseph Bjuspaue had diclined the
honor. The Einpcr ris to vilit Italy
soon, and great preparations are making
for his reception.
It Is evident that Bonaparte Hill wirhe*
to have an opening for negociation, and
indeed our government, from thtir
late answer are bound to take farther no.
tice of Bonaparte’* overture, a‘ter ccm,
mnnicating it t* other powers. In a re.
ply to ad putatien ufth; tribuna e, and ‘j
ia an addnfstothe trt*mbers of the ligion
of honor, he H;ll pri fiffes pacific fen.
timents. We (hail fee what minifiera
propole to do (hou'.d their subsidy be rc
jeAed.
I’here is a report that the court* of
Vienna arid Benin are nrgociating an ar.
rangetnrnt t. pr frrve the peace o( Ger
many. This is evidently * Parisian a*-*.ide,
intended to fli-iw that neitt,rr Prussia nor
Aufiria will concur with Ruffii in a con
tinental war—a thing indeed wtucb dai.
ly appear* more improbably.
Mirch 13,
No intelligence whatever is yet re
ceived refpcdling the Rochefort fqua.
dron.
The Tax B'.il up* *’ Horfeßkeptforhu
bandry ws lafi night thrown cut in the
House of Commons. The tr.inift.ry being
left in a minority of three—the number#
w. re 7610 73 The tax wa* taken for
,000, ot course afubftitutc mult bo
teund to that amount.
Ic is we believe, a hit, that Soxapaatx
sent to the Emperor of Russia a letter firm,
lar to than which he transmitted to th* King
of Kno la s and, hut ‘he da-e of the former let.
ter was antern rto that es the latter. It is
certain that Ins M -jelly’s Mimlters receiv*
••d ihe firft intimation <f 4 naparte's inten
'i n to mak* an overture to us, from the
Court of Fetersbu-gh, and we oelieve that
rhea, iVer of the Court r-i Petersburg wa*
Gommumca ed to v* before the opening of
the Par:lament. It as exaffly fimi ar to the
language used in hi* Speech. Th*
An iments ard intentions of the Court t
Petersburgh wet * cenveyed to cur cabinet by
M Nnvotilrzoff.
He, we understand, was empowered to en.
er info arrangements with or g venrment s
but the decisive answer ft m Ruifla has not
yet been received, and w ill not be received
i’l after M. Nnvofiltzoff’i arrival at Peter*.
burgh, of which no accaunts have yet bce.a
, - tight, though it is known that he leached
or ‘ckholmou the lid c.flall month, and im
mediately purlued his journey. It is true,
we believe, that fome couferrences, to which
the French wiflied togivetlie appearance and
ame • f a\ afrual negociation, tooa pLca
between, the P.uifian government and ths
tuflian AnihaiTadi r at lierlin, upon the fub*
ie£l of .he differences be ween the twepowers.
Fi ufla undoubtedly was anxious to have her
mediation accepted, andlhe was, i* is rumour
;d, employed by Per.apart* to feud the fen
timer.ts of the Ruffian Cib-r.et with refpeft
•> the terms upon which the laaer woula con.
er.t to ihe re-ftablifllment of peace.
The definitive answer ofthc Ruffian cabi
net was c nveyed to Berlin, bv the Baron
Wine erode fi .on after M. Nowziltzoff hft
Peterfburgh,—“ His imper al Msjefly could
not enter into my partial or fep: rate nego*
“ ciarions. but w< uld willinglj -Cent to the
“ efiabliflirrent cf a G neral Corgrefs, at
which ’he general (late rs Europe might b*
“ difeuffied ar and rs fecu. itv and indepeuuerc*
“nv re effieifluahy pn.-viued ior.” Ti.is ui
in fubtlanceth* answer efthe court of Pc-era
burgh.
March 14.
It is now said, for the 501 k time, that
the prijefted expedition will fail in the
course of next month. Tiie troops ta
be employed in it will be under the com.
mand of Central Sir jamr* Craig, and
General Moore will be fecund ia com*
rnanj.
March 15.
By an American ship, which arriv-df
off Dover yefierday morning, and which
was one of the three that escaped from
the Texel three days ago, we learn, that
an embargo was then laid on all American
veffiel* in the Dutch parte, and that the
Dutch fleet had failed from the Texel.
On the 30th of January, the port of
Gibraltar was opened, and General FoX
and all the troops were linded. The
general gave a grand ball to the inhabi
tant* m commemoration of the happy
event of the termination cf the fever, and
by way of introducing hi* officers
ainongtl them. No case cf fever hid
iippsned for many week* prior to the
‘ailing of the Prevoyante. Send order#
vere given by the general on his lending
.0 the inhabitants, to wiit*.wa(h thtir
louses to prevent a relapse. It is said
jue hundred and fifty gun-boat 8 are col.
eCV.ng at algefira*. Upward* of fi.tf
tve aln ady in the neighbourhood, toge
her with two hre-fhip3. Same expedi
tnn i* going on at algt-firas. They
a h of ten thousand of the French act
■ig in concert with the Spaniards, and
is confidently fail that general Moreau
‘ among thtm. Three thousand of the
in my are encamped on the lines ; and a
w night* fine; we were alarmed* with
1; detains ot the garrison beating to
ms, and the gurs cf the garrison bring
aded preparatory to fome attack, a
ovrmtiu was actually r.ade by thr ene
y, but their ofcj. cf was soon abandoned.
P :er of the jih, received by
’ie lift Hamburg mail, contain the fH
wing ar iele relative to the*unprincipled
of the enemy, mentioned in
nr ’*H U--“Lubeckf*i i refufes to p,y
th; French thtir demand of roo.cra
i*rks Bai.co on wu.cu account, the