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FOREIGN NEWS.
J'l'Oiti the .\ ( Vi’- iu/ h. Afercontile Advertiser, Aluy 7.
London, April 3.
For a considerable length of time persons in
terested in tiie Newfoundland fishery have sent
in memorials to government, complaining of the j
unfavorable state of their trade, and pointing out j
the impolicy of allowing the citizens of the
United States any further privileges on this sub
ject. which, it is stated, would totally ruin the
Newfoundland fishery. To these representa
tions, ministers, it is said, replied, that if in the
commercial treaty which was then about to be
arranged with America such privilege should be
granted, government, by way of bounty, would
allow 3s per quintal on all fish cured at New
foundland, which would produce about 250,000/
a year. The treaty having been concluded, a
deputation waited on the chancellor ol the ex
chequer, who in conformity with what was be
fore promised, agreed to allow the sum above
mentioned.
The sailing of liie majesty’s ships Hcclaand
(•riper is understood to be fixed for the 14thin
stant from Deptford, on the voyage of discovery
to the Arctic Circle. The curiosity of the pub
lic being greatly excited on this occasion, num
bers are daily visiting them, as in the case ol the
late expedition.
Mamif.im, March 25
M de Kotzebue was only 58 years of age; but
he commenced his literary career at 19; his health
was impaired, and he looked older. He had
just ceased his functions as literary correspond
ent of his majesty the emperor Alexander, in
Germany, and was preparing to return to Russia,
when he w as thus hurried to a premature grave.
From the New-Cork Gazette, Afar/ 7.
Lon don , April 1. $
BONAPARTE.
The following is an extract of a private letter,
dated St. Helena, Jan. 29, 1819:—“I have little
or no news to tell you, for St. Helena, 1 think,
has become a true prison. Tnerc is a house
erecting for Napoleon at Longwood; he was ve
ry ill a few days ago, and would see no doctor
except Mr. Stokie, from the Comparer, who
was a particular friend of Mr. O’Meara’s. Wc
are not allowed to see the publications of the lat
ter gentleman; you no doubt, have seen them all.
The Bertrands are well; 1 had the pleasure of
seeing them walking out on Sunday last. Just
as 1 was writing the above, Dr. Stokie called
to let us know that he had been ordered to be
tried by a court martial, or to be invalided; he
has chosen the latter, and sails for England to
morrow; all this is in consequence of some infor
mation he has given to the people at Longwood
respecting some papers sent out to him for them.
—Morning Herald.
April 2.
Neither of the chambers assembled on Mon
day. The peers, it was stated were to meet on
Tuesday. The deputies were occupied in their
Bureaux on Monday, with the examination of the
two financial projects; they were expected to.
choose the central committee on Tuesday, and
then to proceed to the examination of the laws
respecting the press.
It is again stated with more confidence, that a
princess of Sardinia is to be the new consult of
I the king of Spain.
j Fresh disturbances are stated to have broken
out at the university of Leipsic, between the
Courtland students on one side, and the Saxon
and Polish students on the other, in consequence
of which, the Courtlanders quitted the city and
retired to Jena.
* A rumor has been spread that the common’s
report of the bank committee has been drawn up,
and will be laid before the house before the Eas
ter holidays. We have reason to think that this
rumor is wholly void of foundation —that’ the
committee, so far from having prepared their
have scarcely completed the examina
tion of evidence —and that it will npt be till after
the holidays that any report will be presented.
At the same time the public may be sure, that
peifectly aware of the great anxiety fell by every
class of commercial men, and of the stagnation
of mercantile enterprise and speculation conse
quent upon the uncertainty that must of course
exist until the report is presented, every effort
will be made by his majesty’s government to
accelerate it as much as possible, hut it will
easily occur that the immense importance of die
subject demands the most deliberate and mature’
consideration. — Coin •in\
An article from Cadiz, dated the 3th March
says, that within a few days preceding severed
transports, in excellent condition, had entered
that port. A great addition was expected from
England, France, and Catalonia. A complete
printing-press will be embarked with the expe
dition. The number of officers who have offer
ed to serve under count D’Abbisbal was so great,
that he was compelled to make a selection
among them.
An interesting debate took place house
of commons last night, on the pctinoirof general
Courguad. Well might Mr. Lambton say, in
introducing this subject to the house, that he
hoped, for the honor of the country, ministers
Would be able to disprove the perpetration of such
wanton acts of cruelty and barbarity tow ards an
Unprotected foreigner.
A question of some importance put to
ministers last night, by sir W. de CrApigny.—
■ 1 he honorable baronet wished to know whether
vessels that had been chartered from this
proceed to Spain for the purpose of
.id
’ v l ” I ‘‘ v l ' ; - ‘ ‘ -
Wc have received this mortung the Paris pa
pers of Wednesday last.
In the chamber of Peers, bn the preceding
day, the duke dc Cornegliano, one of newly crea
ted Peers, took his seat. On the same day, the ;
Marbois submitted a proposition praying his ma
jesty to propose .a law, substituting some other
punishment for that of exile, the execution of the
latter being impracticable, because there was no
place where banished persons would be received.
What an emphatic lesson to the advocates W
revolution! What a pity it is; that our alien acb
prevents this amiable party from taking up their
residence in this country.
Extract of a letter from Fitz-Gibbon, French, Duff h
Cos. duted •
“ Lisbon , March 11.
“It would be well that all shipments from the
United Stales be accompanied by the certificates
of the Portuguese consul, in order to avoid de
tention at the quarantine ground, &e. By a law
of the 20th June, 1817, the importation of foreigh
rice is permitted, whilst Brazil Rice is higher
than s>6 per quintal.
“The duty upon superfine flour is $3. per bar
rel; rye flour and Indian meal is reduced to 60
cents per barrel.”
Paris, March 28.
M. Vcillon has submitted to the government
a plan for anew organization of telegraphs, by
means of which 5000 dispatches per day may be
transmitted to 500 correspondents in different
pails of France and the answers received.
The countess ofGothland'(queen of Sweden)
is at present residing at Marseilles,
Spanish agents hav e purehased in the Frencli
ports, particularly at Bordeaux, a light squadron,
consisting of two corvettes, two brigs, and four
golettes which it is said, are to form part of the
expedition to Buenos Ayres.
Ten mayors in the department of Card have
been supseded.
The great European houses having agreed to
loan the French government eighty millions of
dollars, have found themselves hard pressed: and
in taking care of themselves, they crush every
body else.
At the same time, the hank of England lias
reduced its circulation from thirty-six millions
sterling, to twenty-seven, that is they have culled
in about forty millions of dollars. It is natural to
suppose that private bankers liavc at the same
time been compelled to call in about the same
amount.
These two causes account fully for the great
scarcity of money in England, France and Hol
land—and for the fall of prices and the want of
purchasers for every article. j
The extent to which this depression will go is
yet unascertained—nor is it in the power of
anybody to forsce it.— Bouton Weekly Reporter.’
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
The editors of the New-Y<*rk Gazette having been fa
vored with :i file of Chilian papers; they feel themselves
under obligation's to the \ oung gentleman who translat
ed the following letters, which passed between lord
Cochrane ams captain Biddle, at Valparaiso, in Decem
ber last.—As captain Biddle is now at the seat of govern
ment, he will readily perceive whether or not dibre lias
been a false coloring given to his correspondence. Any
correction by this gentleman will be published by us
with much pleasure.
Translated from the ministerial Gazette ofjCkifi,
of the foil of Jan. 1819.
The L T . S. sloop of war Ontario, capt. Biddle,
having left Valparaiso suddenly on the 31st tilt,.’
which having excited various rumors, we now
publish, for the satisfaction of all, the literal cor
respondence between the vice admiral of the na
val forces of Chili, (lord Cochran) and caption
Biddle.
No. 1. • ‘
Cop i of a letter from lord Cochran to captain Biddle, dat
ed I (dparaieo, Dee. 2/, 1818.
Sm —I have been much flattered with the visit
with which you have honored me, and which I
consider as an hoYior done me in consequence of
the station hold as commander ih chiefof the
naval forces of the government of Chili. I cannot
forget the respect due to you, and will call and
see you the first opportunity.
The fulfilling. my duty to the government I
have the honor to serve, is superior to all perso
nal considerations, and I therefore beg permis
sion to remind you that, from the length of time
you have been in the public service, you cannot
have been left ignorant of the fact, that when ves
sels a foreign nation, enter friendly ports,
it has always been the custom to give a public sa
lute to the flag. I know of-but one exception,
winch v, as when the American frigate Essqx ar
rived at Gibraltar in the year 1802, which vessel j
omitted to salute the (flag of lord Keith, who i
was then the English admiral on command at that I
sta’ion. The latter whs* of opinion that it was j
the duty of the commander of the Essex to fire
the customary saiute, or, if lie refused, to leave
port immediately. Instead of saluting, the Ebscx
left the port —but on the arrival of commodore
Truxton, he not only saluted the vessel which bore
the admiral’s flag, but by the order of the same
commodore, the Essex left Algesiras for Gibral
tar, and was ordered to fulfil the compliment, not
only for his former omission, but lor his subse
quent retun.>
For my part, I have no personal sentiments on !
this subject; but allow me to assuie you of my
profound respect for your government and for
your person.
1 have the honor, Sec.
No.. 2,
Captain Biddle to lord Coclyan, dated on board the Ontario, I
before l alparrtiso, December the 2 Sth, 1818.
Sir—ln answer to your letter of yesterday, I
have the honor to state tiiat the visit which I made
to your loidship on my arrival, was in the capaci
ty of an officer of the U. S. marine, and :
I *e ’ ;1 s IjT.
I know well that when a vessel ol war arrives j
in a foreign port, it is customary to fire a public j
salute, and my knowledge of this circumstance j
was what induced me when I entered this port in j
; January, to give formal advice of my arrival toj
the governor, and notify him, that 1 would fire
the customary salute, if it would be answered with
an equal number of guns.—My offer to salute
was not accepted, and consequently your lord-
Isiiip will see with how much propriety I excuse
myself from not doing it. I have the honor, !xc.
No. 3. 1
J Lord Cochran to captain Biddle, dated Valparaiso,
\ 1818 V
Vr—l have received the letter wkhWvhich
yoiimvored me in answer to mine of yesterday,
and bag permission to observe, that bjpiig igno
rant of Wie rules of the American gowvnment as
number of guns with \\micli its iom
mande.rir.Xrc authorized to fire, in Aswering the
salutes of foreign vessels of v aFwho enter their
ports, if will give me yourireord of honor
that the Amertcau commandefs.finiformn\w ith
out considering the comparative rank or mb lq
cality, to answer with an ecajfl number of guns’
the salutes of all.foreign n\n of w ar, I will give
new orders that your saiuu/shali be aijswered, in
the same way. Moreovdf, as m ather ser_
vices with which I have J)fad v.ammuwcltion, it is
customary that the atJniral’s vess&%imiild an
swer with two guns le®, the saiute of
vessels of war, whichplb not bear of
a corresponding rai®,
momem, have be<yjrconfo*mably the relb. V
The akei ation off the usited mode of ptoctUkirc,
in similar dvciumbmcvu (as respects tls Vnitecl
States,) must bfljjFegulatcd by i\p comimmieation
which you’ map* me upon this subject.
I have thejpmnor, Stc. \
Cap'. ‘liiddmfo lord Cochran, dated oitboaftithe Ontario,
i Dec 28,1818. %
SIK-jJf have. had the honor to receive the
commqpicatiou with which your lordshiX honor
ed mejtius morning. The object of my\prmer
lette|jP as to excuse myself entirely from imjj®ig
the and consequently it is not necessity to
krdp whether the salute of the Ontario shal be
anjPered with.an equal or number of gap.
yjfhen a government vessel enffcvs a foreign nHt,
me salute is a mere matter of courtesy, and en
tirely arbitrary—it is sometimes practised, and
at others it is omitted.
With respect to what your lprdship informs
relative to the U. S. frigate Essex, 1 beg leave
to inform your lordship, that .your statement is
erroneous; for commodore Truxton never com
■fcanded a squadron in the Mediterranean; anrfl
Hb persuaded that my friend captain Bainbijdgc,
‘.vnVwommaiKled the Essex in 1802, not
have suffered himself to be ordered the
port in tfae manner you state.
1 have Hyc iionor, he.
No. 5
Lord Cochran to V tain hiipMf dated Valpat'uiso, same
Sir—The letterb®flß which yoiFihvored me
this morning, and ujpfuch you irdLjk. me that
your visit vas “irwJfwuntapiacity of
‘for the ofiiceaWjk ■- the
thp Chilian JpTran.enl,’’ you'leavcni'e
stand, thatiponuiting the salute} you eouhr lrave
no intenjiffii of failing in the respect you owe the
ChiliaiWflag; the more so, when in the sentence
.whidjFioUows, you plainly confess that’ jj®u knew
“thgr wh if a vessel of war entered a
.jjpjo ibUu, ary to fire a salute; aud that the know
ledge of this circumstance induced you, whwh
you entered this port in Jan. ultimo, to give for
mal advice of your arrival to the governor, and
gave him noliise that you would fire the ‘Custom
ary salute, if it would be answered with an equal
number of guns.” Imagine then, my astonish
ment, on receiving this evening, your written dec
laration, in which you slate, “that the object of
your letter, was to excuse yourself entirely from
making the salute, and consequently it was not
necessary to know whether the vessel under your
command should be answered with an equal or a
less number of guns.”
This is a public affair, but imagine, sir, what
were ray personal feelings, when I find that you
add, in the same letter, that “when a government
vessel enters a foreign port, the salute is merely
a matter of courtesy; it is entirely arbitrary; that
itjs at times practised, and others omitted.”
Tonceive, sir, I repeat, what are my personal
feelings, whoa I compare vour last communica
tion with one of your former ones, in which you
that “when a vessel of war arrives in a for
eign port, it was customary to fire a salute.”
{ When I compare this with the offer which you
| made to the governor on your arrival in January,
|to make the customary saiute if it would be an
[ swered with an equal number of guns —when I
compare this with the knowledge I have, (and
which is incontrovertible ) that in no part of a
civilized nation, the power which is saluted, never
answers w ith an equal number of guns.
As respects the affair at Gibraltar, which I
mentioned in my letter, I have not erred in fact,
although I may, perhaps, have been mistaken as
to particulars of no importance.
1 plainly perceive the very unfavorable predic- J
ament in which you are placed; and you cannot j
feel it more scnsiMy than I do. But this will de- j
prive me of which, before the receipt
of your last letter, would have given me great sa-,
tisfaction, and that is, of returning your visit,
which 1 cannot do consistently with my feelings,
until’ an explanation conciliates the apparent con
jtradictions which exht in your public letters.
Yours, he.
No. 6. . *
Lord Biddle, dated DecemAtHQ u.
In respe#-and
ition which in manifcly^lor
j >■ olYtlliuc between the United Spates and this
I country, I have to request of you, in the event of
I your intention soon to leave the port to lie pleased
to postpone your departure until after the sailing
j of the squadron, which is on the point of going to
i sea. Yours, Lc.
No. 7.
Capt. Bifid!e to Lord Cochran, dated December 30.
ki answer to your lordship’s letter, 1 have the
honor to inform veu, that although I am anxiou
to put to sea without delay, and notwithsianding 1
had it in contemplation to sail this morni, \ yet as
I am desirous to accede to whatever may be agree
able to the Chilian government, as lar as it is in
my pow er, 1 have determined to remain in port
during this day; but it will be my indispensable
duty to sail to-morrow, and I hope that the delay
of this day w ill be sufficient to accomplish the
i views of the Chilian government; and, to speal;
j the truth, as my object is to double Cape Horn, it
,i seems to me that my departure cannot be in any
waVtprejudicial to the views of the squadron.
, I 1 have the honor, See.
of a letter dated Santiago. i'i'i.Jr ■ • ,
ISU> - 1
I I The circumstances t*Nfflof the
Ontario to V her immi®(U>.dr
’ parture will makgyffHKc noise in A merlcl, and
t will explain had not the
- ing or any of the
we received here the agreeable news
maTcolonel Freycr had defeated the old Spanish
forces under Sanchez, with the loss of 500 killed,
| wounded and taken prisoners, five pieces cf can
( non, nearly all the baggage, See. and was ciosc at
the heels of the remainder, (700 men,) and hop
ed to give a good account of them before they
could cross the river Bio-Bio, which separates
Chili from Valdivia, thus leaving the provinces
• of Chili, Coquimbo, and Conception, without an
enemy; and what adds greatly to the hopes of the
“ utter annihilation of the Spanish power is, that
• the Indians, (the famous Araucanians,) have tak
‘ en part with the Patriots in the last action. The
; Chili squadron, consisting of the St. Martin of
6O guns, the Lautaro of 53, the O’Higgins of 50,
: (late Spanish frigate Maria Isabella,) the corvette
• Chacabucco of 24, the Galvarino of IP, and the
i Araucano of IS, all commanded by lord Coch
■ rane and experienced officers, are now on a cruize
■ and are expected to return w ithin a month, to
receive the troops for Lima: little doubt can be
> entertained as to the result of the expedition, as
’ tlic last accounts are most flattering, both w ith
> regard to the spirit of the Patriots there, and also
’ nf~iiu'fears of the old Spaniards,
\ V “VoaWSJjIR AC Y i *
■ lasj,3P%ity was throw n into*
a -titflc coumsion by the committal of s'm persons
of color, Who were charged with having attempt-
Td tb excite an%urrection in the city of \ ugusta
and its vicinity refrained, at the time, from
noticing this circumstance, being unwilling to do
so, until the result of a judicial investigation was
known.
‘• A complaint for insurrection and revolt was
immediately preferred against the conspirators,
• and Coro, or Coot , the ring-leader, was brought
before the inferior court on Saturday last for trial.
There were five or six witnesses introduced,
(all negroes,) who generally and substantially
testified as follows:
1 That on the Ist February, 18th and 25th Ap
ril, and 2d May, 1819, they were in company
with Coco, or Coot, who used every plausible
argument he could offer, to induce them to join
the conspiracy.—lt was his intention to obtain
ammunition from the magazine, and arms by
breaking open the store of Mr. MfKenzie, and
another store, the name of the owner not recol
lected by the witnesses. The city was to be fired
at the upper and lower end, and when the white
• inhabitants had collected at the fires, the blacks
were to advance and begin the work of destruc
tion. To prevent the escape of the w hites, or
favor their own retreat, as contingencies might
require, the bridge ivas to be cut cloven, and the
boats unloosed from their moorings, and anchored
in the middle of the river. A body of negroes
in Edgefield, South-Carolina, had pledged their
assistance, and some in the swamp, who were
provided with arms. Augusta was to be held
by Coot, who was to be commandant; and the
witnesses alledged that Coot said he would “keep
them under strict laws.” If he, Coot, could not
raise a revolt, he w ould blow up the magazine,
and flee to the Spanish dominions. The w ily
villain told the witnesses, that the infection would
spread so rapidly throughouUhe state, as to pro
duce an almost simultaneous rising. The jury
retired, and in five minutes brought in a verdict
Os Guilty. —Augusta Chronicle , May 10.
The Georgia Advertiser, of the 15tli instant, contains
the following additional particulars:
Several of them were taken up, and at a special
court were tried and convicted. The witnesses
against them were separately examined,
kept apart, so as no communication betweei®J(H
could be had from the trial of the first to the last,
j and a connected chain of evidence was thus fur
j nished, which rendered the guilt of the accused
1 unquestionable. Three of them —one a negro
j man named Coot; one named John, and one nam-
Led Hampton, were sentenced to be hung, the first
1 on Monday next, the two last on the Friday fol-
I low ing. Another, by the name of John, was
’ found guilty, and earnestly recommended to mer
er, and he w as sentenced to what was called a mit
igated punishment, which was to receive 250
lashes on his bare back, 25 the first day, 25 every
third day after till the w hole were laid on—to be
< cropt, and branded in the cheek with the letter ,
R, and then to be discharged on the payment
costs, A variety of circumstances, however. ;
pearing finorable to