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JA'.JAI . 1 r .ral>LTl RL. ■ ’ Or ASbibMBLY, April zo. F. r - ff i memorial and reprefenta • h t h<l honour the licut. governor, or; l ■ !"tj “t o’ the American intercourse, • ! and j. :• fF- and, aa follow* : “ Ihe hunil't me -in i 1 and representation] of iht affleiel ‘y, ,l f.HKWI.TH, i 11 Ti at on acknowledging the iodc i pendence of the United States of North] .\tmrica, hi* nisj Uy’s then miniftert : t).ought it would he proper to deprive tli m of the benefits itrty liad derived 1 from their intcreourfe with the Welt ietli. n iflandi v hiiit they composed part til the Britiffi dominions “ That the inhabitants of Jimair at liav ■ ivi r been anxious to promote th I <. oiinmrciai prosperity and augment tin : raval ftrengtli of the empir -; fcu., on i this occafiou, th* y repo fented that na 1 lure had denied tb this i(Lnd the mean of fnbfi'Ung its population, v/hitft thi*. induitry wos directed to the cultivation! of thole staples which alone rendered it I ; valuable t ppendagt to the ro.ihe.i i ountry, and that it was destitute of ma- i jiy artic-U gos the fi, ft neetffity i.-t prepa-j ri (r our product for exportation. They!’ i b rutted that Great Briiain with all her remaining dependencies to North Ame rica, couid not supply the lumber re quired tor buildings and packages in tb< ;> town and on the plantations, or the pro viftona absolutely neccffary, for the ex ,’ ill nice of the inhabitant ,an J that they could not he procured from the United!: States in fuffi ient abundance, unlcfs th. importation fhouid be permitted in thenj own vefTcis, j’ “ The cleared faffs, the mod ohviou !’ conh qutC-ccs were disregarded, chiefly ‘ through dehifive misnur-fentations from 1 the K-maining Bmilh colonics in North;! America, who flattered themfclves wit hi acquiring immense wealth by a monopa ly of an extentive market wloch they knew mult be fcanfiiy (applied. Alter’ tome intermediate relaxation the int~r coiiife was at length confined to liritifh v. ([•■ls navigated accordin ‘ to law. Put ting the lofg and deftruftion of property; out ofqut ltion tlie cantequeuces to this!’ cctr’.t v were terrible. “ 1, isbrnfly Hated in a report of ap eon hi tee of this boufe oa the fubjetlofl* th* P vc trade, which never has been and nev r can be, controverted. I “ We decline, ” f.iy the committee, 1 to enlarge on the couftquences which fol low id, 1. ft vc may app:ar to exagge iate ; but having endeavored to com pute with as much accuracy as the fub jniH will admit, the number of our (Fives whose deftruftion may be fairly attnbu ted. to the unfortunate mcafure of inter dicting foreign fupplics, whilll the coun try ws fufieiing under internal calamities we lit State not, after every allowance for adventitious catif.s, to fix the whole lols of lives at fifteen thousand. This number we firmly bciicve to have ptrilhed o? (amine, or of difeale contrasted by fcanly mid uiiwholcfome diet, between the latter end of 1 780 and the beginning ■of 1787. “ , uch was the wade of life at which the fn ft txperiment was made for fccu ring to Great Britain the car*ying trad*! between Jamaica and the United States of North A meric ! With the charity of chr iiians, and Gyalty which opprefli* on could r.oi aiienrte, the sflctribly were wil irg to suppose ttit the coiiflquen ccs of the meafure* adopted were not in* tended or forefevn, and they were brought forward’ as a dsf. nee again! new calami ties, and r.ot as a fubjrct of recrimination fur the deitrn&ion ot their property. 4 * It is to be recollected that this trial vas made not only in the time of pro-j found peace, but commenced at the) tt i initiation of the American war, when; a redundant y of fliipping, learueu, and tne capital, in the mother country,’ were ready for ary new advantageou commerce j when a great addition f active and enterpriiiug adventures wevcj poured into the remaining Brin/h colo j nits of North America, iolicitous to’ piotit by a fpectilation which their mis j rtprt fcutAtion had coatnbuted to set on ‘ foot. 11 ” Finally, however, it was admitted to; be vain tn contend agaiult the deertes ot providence, which had condemned New Brumswick and Nova be >tta to perpe , tuai tlerility, and (hut up all intcrcourfv’ with Canady for more than half the ynar When tlufe proviuo s applied to thvj legifl.t-.ute of the- mother country tor, ant, were allowed, liberty to import lumber cud provisions from the United but,!, it was thought imp'fiible that ttatesmen could lttttn to an application for nutter : iug the ‘tinply o’ a half a milion ot B ; tifh totieCt iubf.i vient to ttieir blind anti;; indecent avarice. .V.'.iic'ugtJ the < xp<stations of the mis ot Nova bvotta, New. Brum*-, Cannon, vine ton pleatty de-| • mart be acknowledged that the,: ct he cuir>i- 4 trade Lctw.st the i TTni*e,l Slates of north Arrtrlca and the': Biiffi Wed Ind.a colonies, was for a; time ( cured to the Britiffi (hip owners.j Tney were computed to get about 245000/ sterling annually ; and perhaps,! the inhabitants of this country only paid: [about double the freight which the arti i! -les would have colt if imported in Ame-j [rivan velTe s Ties however, was during] (the peace. “ When the la*c war with France com- 1 jmcnced, not wit hit unking the immet.fr Superiority of Great Brit do by sea, and Ihe advantages of an eftabliffied and re [ ‘gular intercourse, the national sh pping! gradually disappeared. The inertafingj Xin•nicies, and dirniniffied fuppltes indu led thc right uon. th* - ca lof Balcarras’ to e flume the refr.onfibihry of providing!’ for the waits of the country confided ton his . are, by opening the ports of tbi it],nd to American (hipping. By this wife and neerffary mrafurr) a second famine was averted ; and durine a period of gjeat difSeolty, the agricui-j tural capital of the country has been pre-j: (erved, and the ’’lantcrs looked forward, to better liuv i. to dis ncomber them | ft Ives (rocn the debt affecting it. “ It is our painful du‘y to reprefentj ,t!> t, by recurring to the (yilein of re 1 ilr dfion forme*;y tried, the fame coufe q nrices uiuft follow with intvi’.sb'e cer t: ‘nty. The capital and labour employ ed in ra fi rg ii.iples fur exportation, as mportant to the commerce and naviga jiion of the mother country, inuft be ap plied to ra ft- food for tluir fublillance, !;-.iid, in certain ihuations to procure lub thtutes for lumber. j << livery one conversant with the state jof the iflaud mud admit that obtaining [them is not practicable in the bed cultiva ted diltnicG ; but were it olhetwife, the (hipping of the empire would be material jly diininiihed by attempting to eng rob the car rying trade between the Kland and! America. “ This intercourse is in its nature gu changeabie. “ On the part of the north American 1 (fates our flaples might be dilpenfedi with, because they arc luxuries, and can i jalfo be supplied from other pa*ts of the] i world : but our demands from them are’ tor ncecffaries the moft essential, and only 1 ]become greater in proportion to our in.! jduftry and the increases of our cultivation 1 We (hall take two periods, very dilfant’ from eauh other, to (flew their nature and extent. “ The schedule No. 1. contains atv account of the imports from north Ante- 1 nca ioto the B it;fh Weft Indian iflmds •in 1771, 1772, and 1773. It is on the, s authority ot Mr. Stanley, fccretaiy to th commiffioners of the customs, and disert ; mmates what wasfopplied by ttie territo 1 ries now forming the U. S utesfrom what! 1 w-;s furnifhed by the Britifti provinces. ■ Die articles composed 1 too cargoes an-j 1 ■ nually, and were cltinnued to be of the > : value of 720,000/. ft rling or i,ocß oco 1 I Jamaica currency } but as many ot the] ■ vtffels made two and sometimes three! 1 voyages within the year, the number did l not exceed 533, and the seamen employ- 1 ed were about 3399. “ schedule No. 2, exhibits a fimila; I ■.account for the years 1802, ISO3. and : 1 804, from the naval officer, made to the : houie of affifnbly, of the importations •from the U. States and the Britiffi domi-]! ■ oions in north America, and diitinguilhes 1 me proportions imported in American! 1 and in Biitilh bottoms. A valuation is l added on the authority of members of this 1 house, of great commercial expeiicnccJ and refpedfr.bility; It witl be found 1 1,249 073 currency. “ ftie schedule No. 3, cantains an ac 1 count of our exportation to north Arne * ■jrica, from th. (ante authorities. I “As might he expected, it will bej ‘found, from rhrfe authentic dccuments.i Jthat the inertaied cultivation of J-<maica ‘call* for a supply of greater value than was required by all the Britiflr iilands in’ the firtl period ; and that of this supply j efs than one-twelth part coat,* from hisl mejefty’s colonies in north America j and! that fixfeventh parts of what we procure, jf om tue United States arc imported in! ‘their own Shipping. YVe Shall admit, i ]however, that the number of veffeis men i aos.rd by Mr. Stanley, now carries th;i ‘increafed fuppiy, and it will be found that I 456 add.tionai British v,ffels, navigated: iby 286a teamen, mult enttr immediately; ‘into the American trade to prevent the J jabfoiute ruin o? this country. , “No person iu the lend acquainted I with comnieice bu must admit that 1 •twice that number y'iil be requisite ifouri , wants arc intended to be antwered by 1 ma: sos (flips, making a circuitous voy , Inge 01.ee a year troui Great Britain. I Situated as the mother country i: jat prelent, we do not he State to affirm j hat neither Sh pping nor teamen can be tpaicd for cartymg on 2nd piotcCiing 1 .this c n.merce until the return of peace.> *• YVe fiave hitnerto regarded matters< ,1(1 the moll favourable view, as if we pos . jfcficd the q ..entity of provisions ufuat a ’ibis {tafon of the year, and without a] prospAS of interruptifn to the inter-1 icourf* ; the fa£tt, to ever, arc extreme ly different. ,] * From a scanty baveft in America, ■ snd n great demand from Spain, the importations have been !efa than com j jmon, whiift the expetiiture ha%. been] jaugtnented, drawing the militia from their hom-s, snd cohering pioneers and - ■votkiog parties, during the present mill •jtia law. “ From the best ihormation, ccilec ted by inquiries under authority on the iproclamation of martijl law it is ascer tained that there was tien not flour $0 jfeed that portion or tk inhabitants who ’d* pend on it for fulfiftence for two !weeks, and we have ncreafon to believe •|i hat the Hock is now geater. In about 30 days the expectations of all addition ]al supply mult be givti up. When the imperious cravings of absolute famine may arrest attention itwill be too late to admiaifter relief. In the hurricane [months few American veffcls adventure lin these lattrudes, andthe winter froHs lock up many ports oithe United States from which we are fupjlicd. ij “ Wt truftthat we'have been fortu !nate enough to impress your honor with ■]a true fenfeof the fisuation of this coun - try, for if ever there was a case calling -for the found exercise ot tiiat discretion , with which his moft gracious majesty has entrusted you, we humbly submit the case now exi'ts here. , “ No means ear, be pointed out for carrying on an intercourse admitted to be indispenfible at all times j proved to :be now peculiarly so from causes which ; his maj fly’s ministers could not farefee, hut which are fully difcloftd to your : honouV. “ No benefit can accrue to Great Britain, or to the empire at large, from ! the calamities which will be brought upon this country. “ We admit the responsibility which 1 your honor must affumt ia cxercifing 1 the high prerogative which our moft be nevolent sovereign has del gated to you for the purpose of protecting his faithful! people from panial evils anii tg out of well intended general regulations, but we humbly call yuur honor’s attention to the high respoi Ability which will attach on declining to dispciife the bltflings which his maj.fty ment to be communicated to his loysl fubjetts here. “ From these confiJeration* we rely that your honor will, without delay, give directions for continuing the moft impor tant intercourse, on its present footiog for fix months after .he time limited by the present order of the privy council, ,or u.til his mujety’s pltafure (hall be known ” Mtffage to his honor, d.firing so know when he would he attended with jthe above memorial and representation, in anfw.-r to which he was pleased to ,‘fay “ at four o’clock.” ) House adjourned for a quarter es an Itour—aud being met, Mr. Speaker, and the whole house went up to present their , mem_>ria and representation to his honor, wh. nhe was pleased to return the fol lowing aafwer ; 11 Mr Speaker , and “ Gentlemen of the assembly , “ Having received no inftruftions /r°m his majesty’s secretary efftate, au thonftng me to give direftions for con- 1 ‘linutng the intercourse between Jamaica .and the United States of America, af ttr the sift of May next, I conlider my felf absolutely precluded from paying that attention to your representation, jwhich, under other circumstances, I (hould sincerely w.ffi to do upon all oc casions. NEW-YO/JK, June 15. ■j A gentleman who arrived yesterday . from Bordeaux, aed who left Paris a boat the 13th of April informs us ‘that it was well known in that city, .though not officially published, that the :|Tcu!un and Cadiz squadron, wag defti- Jned for the YY T est. Indies,& that their prin cipal objeft was the reduction of Jamaica. The Toulon fleet had 13,000 troops on board, and txpeded to increase upon touching at Cadiz by fifteen ships *t the line with a considerable force , in this however they were rather disappointed as they were joined only by five Ships of the line. The Brett fleet with 12,0*0 troops on board, it was undcriiood intended to join the’ former, and this very formidable arma J merit was to proceed together against the British Welt India islands. It wilt: oc remembered that the Brett fleet did! not fucecd id putting to sea. Our in torn.ant farther States, that as there were always Lnglifh frigates anti cutters off lou.on observing the motion of the Frennh squadron, intelligence of its fail ing murt uav; Soon reached Lord Neffou,; who, it is (aid was off Barcelona, on the 9h of April in pu- Suit of it. His sq :a cron, however, mu.t have flopped at Gtbralter to water; fill! it was thought possible that he would be only a few 1 days fail behind the enemy, arrd that by this time he may have reached Ja maica. The claims fettled by the Americar.j’ commtfiioners at Paris, and liquidated by; jthe French board eftabliffied (or that; purpose, were not finally admitted by the; French secretary. Many difficulties had arisen between the Amerxan minifters’ and the French ministers of Finance this fubjeft, and it is doubtful whether] the bilia to be drawn by the American, tninifter for the final liquidation of those: claims will be sent forward until after’ the return of the Emperor from Italy. ; Mr. Monroe was ftitt at Madrid, and; we are informed that our affairs with!: Spain were dill uit set tied. Mr. Livingston had certainly taken! his pzffsge in the fhio M-ffiifippi, and’ was to fail from Nantfc, for New-Vo.k the 20th cf May. ]’ - Mr. Henry Preble (brother to Com modore Preblejcame passenger in the Paisley ; a'td brings important dispatches for government, from our tninifter, Mr.l Armflrong, at Parts. French papers to the 28th April wtre yesterday received, but they do not contain any important intelligence which has not been publiftied from our ■ Engbffi prints. Avery few extrafts i have been made—as follows. Paris, 30th Germinal. The German journals again announce the march of 150,000 Ruffians towards the southern frontiers of Europe. The official journal continues to pub IHh, in the Italian language, adfdrdTcs of devotion and fidelity to hts majesty the Emperor and king, from the different civii and military bodies the magittra cy and learned societies of the kingdom of Italy. We learn that the ele&ors and princs pal States of the Germa 1 Empire are alLforward to rccogmfe the new changes’ that have taken place in the conftitutior, ] of the kingdom o>f Italy. Her majesty Madame Eliza, princes of Piombino set out yesterday from Paris fori her principality. | By the brig Paiffey, from Bordeaux,’ Fteneh papers to the 26th of April, are* received at the office of the Mercantile Advertiser, but they afford no news. < We learn verbally, that the destination 1 of the Toulon fleet, which had on board t 2,c00 men, is to make as attempt on the island of Jamaica, and the Pavifians (poke with confidence of its being com p lied tp iurrender. The Brest fleet was completely manned and ready for sea. Mr. Munroe remained at Madrid, without any very sanguine prosped of bringing the dispute between that court and the United States to an amicable conclusion. Mr. Livingston was to fail from Nantz about the 20th of May, in the (hip Miffifippi for this port.’ The Paifl.y is the bearer of dispatches for government. June 17. By the arrival of the ffiip Ardent, from Greenock, we have received Scotch and Engliffi papers to the 12th of May, their contents are in general unintereg ting—Lord Melville has been removed from the privy council and all places of ■ profit and trust under the king—The l general opinion respecting the combined fleets, was that they were bound to Ja ‘ maica.- The Engliffi papers announce fame’ important vi&orieg by the army under the command of Geh. Lake, in the East ! Indies—General Frazer ha3 died of the wounds received at fort Dceg—The day l the Ardent failed, an embargo was laid 1 on all the veffi-ls in the harbour of Gree- 1 nock, on account of the failing of the fe 1 cret expedition—The Ardent having cleared out previous to the order, was permitted to depart. We have received by the Happy Cou pie, Halifax papers to the 4th inst. ‘ One of the 28th ult. mention the failing 1 of the Leander, Cambrian, and Buiy, 1 on a cruize. The keel of a Hoop of war’ had been just laid down at Halifax— The Cleopatra and Mermaid failled the 3d inst. for St. Johns, frith the Nova ‘Scotia Feucible Regiment, under tne [command of Colonel F. A. Wetherall. The ship Ardent, capt. Crofihwaite, has arrived ia the found, in 33 days from Greenock. Capt. C. iniorm3 us, that an embargo was laid cn all veffeis ]in the ports of England on the 7’h of t May, and in Scotland on the 10th.— i ijThe embargo was laid in consequence ot t . a secret expedition being about to fail 1 from Portsmouth. The Ardent having cleared out pre- < vious to the 19th, failed in the evening ■ of the nth under a piytefi. Capt. Crofthwaita bring* Glasgow i ,igow papers to the 6’.h of May, Iron ijwhich we extracted the following arti i ‘cScsl tj GREENOCK, May 6 —The fellow fmg note was ituelc up at Lloyd's on Thursday iaft. at half pest three o’clock : Lloyd's, 2 d May , 1805, half pad 3. “ Information has been received at the Admiialty that the French fqurJna which apoeared off Cadiz of the 9th ult. •was no longer tnere on the loth &t.hattbe number of Spaaith (hips in the harbor i was dimi.tifhed’ On the 11th and ! 2th, five fail of the line, supposed to be Spa. Jtiiflt, were Lea beating to the wdl ]ward.” •j Oue correspondent fubjuns, “ the above communication has made a v,ry (erious imor-ffion. It is now supposed that part of the Spaniffi squadron is feat [to reinforce the fleets in the Weft In* !d ; es, while the French fleet is proceed ing along the coast to raise the blockada dn the ports ” Till fome decisive i.itel* ligence ia received, it is now evident that little dependance can be placed ea information which has hitherto been re ceived, and that till possible affaranees are obtained of the views of the enr squadrons a constant fucctlfion of alarms I'tnuftbe submitted to. j It is certainly much to be rsgretted, [that at a period of so much danger and [ alarm from without parly spirit (hould >run so high at borne as our parliamentary : report of this day, and indeed of every day for fome time poll, demonftraus. i A L'fbon mail arrived on Thursday, per the Walfiugham packet, in which, came passengers Lotd and Lady Hol - land. Jerome Bouapartc had set off for 3 France, and his lady and her brother, by sea, for AmfterJam. The preparations for another expedi on, upon a fea(e of force about equal to that which lately failed, are nearly ready at Portsmouth. Lord Gardner’s dispatches state, ws understand, that an unusual degree of aftivity had been observed among! the Brest fleet. Price of flocks at London, 2d May—* Corfols for money 58. Omn. 23-4. prem. Since the above was prepared, we have been obligingly flavoured, by a refpeifta ble merchant of this city with Gree nock papers to the 11 th May—from which we have made the following haft/ fnmmary. They had received accounts in Lon don, of the destination of the Toutoa fleet, which was said to be for Jamaica. An expedition for the Weft Indies, confiding of B,oco men, under the coia i mand of sir Eyre Coote, was nearly iu readioefs for sea. Private letters were received from the - Channel fleet, which Hate, that the B -nt , fleet was perfectly ready for sea, and it ‘is said that they have recently made tvo attempts to get oat, but were prevented by the vigilance of Lord Gardener.—■ | The Diadem, of 64 guns, arrived at 1 Portsmouth, from the Channel fleet.— - She left the fleet all well, off Brest, ha ving been joined by the squadron usirr the command of Sir John Orde. An unusual degree of aftivity win remarked among the French florid* at Boulogne. The Engliffi secret expedition wrxt said to be destined again! Ferrol. It was dated from unqueftionahie authority, that his Majesty had ifihed orders for erafi ig the name of Lord Melville from the lift of the privy coun cil.—-His Lordfliip is now removed from all places which he held at the p'.e&furc of the crown. Letters of the 28th ult. were received yesterday from Holland. They men tion, that Mr. Schimmelpennick prepo fed the next day to meet the Members of the Government, for the purpose of receiving their acceptance or refuiki of the New Constitution. Among the other rumour* at P-ria,it is said that Bonaparte intends to create Madame Lapagerie, who rtfides at Mar tinico, and is the mother of hiswifl , aa Empress of the Weft Indies, tc-be suc ceeded by her grandson, Eugene Beau hqrnoii, ad that this accounts for the numerous troops sent by him to that part of the woild, where many think both the Brest tket a..d Spaniffi armaments are destined. FRICE OF STOCKS 7 HlB EAY. Cons, tor irury 58 —Oinn. 2 3-4 3 prem. PHILADELPHIA, June 14. The cs” hwedjl ets —A French gen tleman, pffenger 111 the Lou Ja, from St. Pierre’s, Mar-, via St. Kitt’s, arrived this morning, informs, that he was on board t lie french and Spanish fieri* at Port Royal, Martinique ; and that they confided of eighteen tail of the line and nine frigates. The French admiral wa* Y’illeneuve in the Buccaneer ; The Spa niih admiral Gravina, in the argonaut. There wc~e two ships of 90, and four of 80 guns, having c coo troops ‘oa board, under Gen. Lauritton. ‘1 he of. S.crsof the fleet fay they had do knvr. :dge of the pecife point of deftinatioa.