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* 55=P! \al IntetUg ' From the Jfotivnal Intelligencer. A few word*:%riU_ suffice to explain (he origin of the following' letters. In a late number of the British Quar terly Review,there appeared a basely abusive attafck on the character of commodore Porter, the accomplished hero-of the Essex. This article .we did not notice, nor did we capy the comments that had been made on it, be cause it appeared to 11s unworthy even of castigation.—f Mr. Cobbett, the celebrated British writer, has, through* the medium of his Register, addressed the commodore on this subject, in an article which we have taken the li berty to insert below, as being the ground-work of the letter in reply to it. We are pleased at the opportunity of spreading captain Porter’s letter before the public eye. [From Cobbett’s Register of April 27] TO COMMODORE DAVID PORTER, OF THE UNITED STATES* NAVI. Botley, 27th .April, 1816. Sir—In the last Quarterly Review but one, there was i- A very base attack upon your character and conduct. In order to convince you, that you ought not to suppose that all my countrymen approved of such vile publications, I inserted in No. 11 of this volume, a letter to the author or editor of.that work, whose name is William Gifford. I there ga/e an account of tnis literary hero; but in mv statement of what he received out of our taxes, I was, I find, guilty of an omission, which I now proceed to cor rect. I said that he had been rew rded with a sinecure of more than 300/. under the title of Clerk of the Foreign Ps treats, and that he was a Commissioner of the Lottery.— But I now find that he has another place; that is, the place of “Paymaster of the Sand of Gentlemen Pension ers,” at 300/ a year. A most suitable office, you will say for the whipper-in of a set of hired Reviewers! What particular Band of pensioners this may be I do not know. Perhaps the whole Band may be Reviewers; if so, sir, 1 leave you to guess what a chance the journal of your ce lebrated cruize stood in their hands’ •I gave an accountin No. 11 of the conduct of this wri ter in the cases of Peter Pindar and Anthony Pasquin, and also of the conduct and character of the Judge Kenyon. Ill short, I shewed wiiat the baseness of Reviewing rcaliv was^ in England. But, sir, I must again beg of you and your countrymen and all foreigners, to keep your eye ■Steadily fixed upon this fact that writers like Mr. Gifford, are in this country, absolutely in pay of the government; that is to say, they live upon the taxes, and of course as sist in producing pauperism and misery. This is not the case in your country. There a writer if he get richj or if lie live by the pen, must receive his income from the peo- f ile who voluntarily buy his works. There he need care ittle about his readers—his payers arc the only persons that he need care for, or that he does care for. This wri ter must have known very well how base it was ill him to assault your character; in the manner that he did ;'vhat a shameful prostitution of talent he was guilty of; but his mind had for many years been made up to that, and had been seared against all reflections of this sort. You will.naturally ask, how we can tolerate, how we can endure, how we c an submit to see our money raised from us in taxes, and earned with our sweat and almost with our very blood; you will naturally ask how wc can • submit to see our money given to a man like this, while we see nearly two millions of paupers overspread the Land. If, indeed, he had ever in his whole lifetime ren dered any sort, of service to the country; if he had serv. ed, at any timejof his life in the army, the navy, or in any other branch elf public business; there might be some ex cuse for the heaping of these sums of money on him; but, to give this man, who was a few years ago tutor to lord Bel grave, and who has never been in any kind of public- •employ, an inebme to equal that of five or six Lieutenants of the JVavy, is, you will say, an act for which the employ ers of tliis man! ought to be hanged, it being neither more nor less than a robbery of the people. However, sir, 1 think I can now defy Mr. Gifford’s ta lent at fulsehoed and deception as far as relates to Ame rica; and if he continue to deceive the people here, those .people are noti to be pitied - . He is one of those, whose labors, though they tend to-keep up the delusion for a while, will in the end, make the fall of the tyranny more complete and more memorable. I have the pleasure to assure you, that every one, whom 3 have heard speak on the subject, has reprobated the cow ardly and viperous attack made on you by this sinecure assailant; but, strange as you will think it, very few per sons hpre know that his statement which represents the Essex to have been captured by one English ship is a falsehood! There is hardly any one in England, but of the pale of theadmiralty, who does not firmly believe that you were beaten and captured by the Phoebe alone/ But if you could know the state of our press, you would not wonder at this. As to all matters, relating to the war ■with America, this nation, generally speaking, are nearly as ignorant as are the dogs and horses. As far however as the truth has made its way with regard to its exploits, they have received tjie admiration which is due to them, anti there are many men in England, amongst whom I am one, who most sincerely wish you healthy happiness and success in your present important employment of adding to the strength of that navy, towards the fame of which you have so largely contributed. We, who entertain these wishes, are very far from desiring to see the power and fame of our own country diminished. We are for the prosperity and honor of England in preference to those of all the rest of the world. But, we by no means believe, that the overturning of your system of govern ment, that the extinguishing of the example set by you, would tend to the prosperity and honor of England, it being impossible for us to have an idea of national pros perity and honor, not accompanied with real liberty. In short; we are not beasts enough to believe, that our pros perity, or our honor, would be advanced by our enabling a gang of tyrants, who are continually robbing and insult- us, to subjugate you; and, therefore, in every under taking, which does not tend to the abridgement of the known rights of our country, and which do ten ! to give to freedom power to struggle against, and finally to over come despotism, we most cordially wish you success. I am, sir, your most obedient servant. Wm. COBIIETT. P. S. This very minute I have received a letter from a gentleman in Sussex, whom I never had the pleasure to see in my life, informing me that accident has put into his hands, and that he has forwarded to nse, a part of the srihled rapes, made Jise of in the vessels engaged in the ever memorable fight on the Serpentine river, which ropes I will, as soon as possible, most assuredly send to you.— Perhaps you may have forgotten the piece of Naval His tory here referred to. In 1814, when the kings, our al lies, were in England, there was a sea-fight in minaiture contrived, in order to give them an idea of our prowess. The scene was a large pond in one of the parks near Eon- don. Here vessels were erected, guns put on board of them, and every thing else done that was calculated to give the thing an air of reality. The English Fleet and the .American Fleet came to action in fine style; the contest was uncommonly obstinate; but, at last, poor Jonathan was ■compelled to haul down his “ bits of striped bunting,'’ and “submit to our gallant and magnanimous tars.” At tilis result of the combat, not less than perhaps two hun dred thousand voices made the air ring with shouts of triumph: while, at very nearly the same moment, a whole squadron of real English ships were hauling down their colors to an inferior American squadron, commanded by commodore MfDonough, on Lake Champlain! We who really love our country, do not think her honored in victo ries iike that of the Serpentine river; nor, though we are alwavs sorry to hear of any of our countrymen being de feated when we consider them merely as our countrymen, can we lament at their overthrow and humiliation, when we consider them the tools of despotism, employed in tiie, work of destroying liberty abroad, in order to enable that despotism more firmly to rivet the chains about our own necks. TO MR. WM. COBBETT, BOTLEY, ENGLAND, Washington, July 29,1816. Sm—Messrs. Gales & Seaton, editors of the National Intelligencer, did me the favor yesterday to send me a copy of No 17, vol 30, of your Register, containing a let- ter addressed to me, which I read with much attention, and felt myself gratified and flattered by the notice you have taken of me. t f lac i previously read the Review to which you would have drawn my attention, and although unacquainted with the name of the author until it was made known to me by your letter, I was fully persuaded it was the pro duction of one of those pensioned writers, who have for sometime past been employed to blacken our nation al character, hoping thereby to make tliat of their own country appear by the contrast morefair. I consider my self used m this instance only as a stalking horse. WS? counsel or toy -- w . ^ and expressed some feelings respecting the cqnd character Of British naval officers,- wbichhas-di m,' 'and character of British naval officers,- which has drawn or me their resentment, as well as that of tiie Reviewers.— My reasons lor making known those truths, and express ing those feelings, have hot yet been satisfactorily explain ed by me, and to you, sir, I give ail explanation, as the first and only Englishman, who has ever, to my know ledge, expressed his disapprobation of that system of persecution which lias been practised against me,- from the commencement of hostilities to tlife present moment. You, sir, have seen your prints teeming with abus^ against me; you, sir, have been my only advocate in Eng land. I have silently borne ‘the insults that have been heaped-on me, although I have seen myself hung in effi gy beside our venerable and highly respected chief ma gistrate; every epithet that could disgrace and add infa my to the character of man has been most bountifully tavished 011 me; I have been cowardly deceived, and basely attacked, while confiding in the neutrality of a port, and in the word of a British officer, and while he professed to me gratitude and friendship. I have beer, cruelly arrested in my progress to my country, while confiding in tiie sacred character of a flag of truce, wantonly insulted in my own feelings, and witnessed the insults to which my brave officers and men were sub jected, whose wounds and sufferings became a mockery to a cruel and overbearing enemy. I, sir, only escaped the future persecutions and insults that were intended me, bv flight, at the risk of my life, in an open boat.— 1 have been, since, vilely traduced by every petty wlielp in the naval serv'ee of your king; I have been declared by your admirals and by your captains as being beyond the pale ofuo .or—threats have officially been held forth toward me, and scarcely an Englishman except those who have been in my power but Tins caught the conta gion. My prisoners have had a different opinion of my conduct and character, until forced to join with the throng and to sail in the general current of defamation. Such conduct on the part of your people produced feel ings of resentment in my breast, and under such circum stances it should not have occasioned surprize that I in some instances expressed them. I have told only ’ruths, of which let those judge who best know British officers. I have confined myself to tiie evenfts of my cruise. 1 have; related none of those events of a domes tic nature, the recollection of which still keeps alive the feelings of every true American: I have not told of the conduct of admiral Cockburn,.of the massacres 011 our frontiers, noRrtif the various robberies, rapes, murders, &c. which have been perpetrated by the orders and un der the eyes of the commanders in chief. 1 have told none of these things; 1 leave this task to some future his torian, who while he vindicates iny character will paint in tiieir true colors the heroes of your navy, on whom “blushing honors” have been heaped, for practising un equalled cruelties against our unprotected and unoffend ing citizens. Your Cook and your Anson must not es cape : they have been marshalled against me, and their ashes wiil be disturbed. The Spaniard will tell of the wanton destruction of Payta, and of cruelties to his coun trymen on the one part, w hile other pens will tell ofthe equally wanton destruction ofthe unoffending natives on the other, ntil Heaven, provoked at the innumerable outrages against humanity, consigned this man, who “lives for ail ages,” to the vengeance of an injured and justly exasperated people, who, by depriving him of his life, gave to him his immortality. The conduct of all may be strictly scrutinized, and those who have been for a long time your nation’s boast, may prove in the end your nation’s reproach. You have yourself given a striking example of the change that may be produced in public opinion, by the pen of a single individual who em ploys himself in the search and exposition of truth.— VVe have also pens in this part ofthe world, able to vin dicate our national character from unjust aspersions, by making known truths; and the book, entitedthe Exposi tion of the Causes and Character of the late War, is a specimen of what can be done here in that way. It has remained thus long unanswered, and we may therefore presume that it is unanswerable. It will be time enough when we receive England’s reply to that paper, to notice the abuse which has been thrown out ag:iinst us in the critisism on my Journal. We are in no haste; we intend to take our own time; and, should we reply, all your he roes, shall iiave their share of notice; even Morgan, whose name has been placed on the same page with mine, may be found on a dear examination, to bear a much strong er likeness, in some ofthe most prominent features of his character, to certain naval heroes of England, whose names are more familiar in this c uiiitry than 111 their own. Morgan, it must be remembered, was an Englisman, and his historian, who was also one, begs that it may not be considered either a compliment or a reproach to say, that the leading characters among the buccaniers were all Englishmen. Allow me, sir, to make a small extract from the history of the man to whom the reviewers cou sider that it would be a disgrace to compare me. You can make wiiat erasures you please, and fill up the spa ces with such names as will best suit for modem events. “They spared in tiieir cruelties no sex nor condition, for, as to religious persons and priests, they granted them less quarter than others, unless they could produce a considerable sum for ransom. Women were no better used, except they submitted to their filthy lusts; for such as would not consent were treated with all the rigor ima ginable. Captain Morgan gave them no good exampl on this point,” &c. &c. Page 193, History Buccaniers of America. Speaking of the destruction of Panama, he says, “The same day, about noon, he caused fire privately to be set to several great edifices of tiie city, nobody knowing who were the authors thereof, much less on what motives captain Morgan did it, which are unknown to this day. Tiie fire increased so, that before night the greater part of the city was in a flame. Captain Morgan pretended the Spaniards had done it, perceiveing that his own people reflected on him for that action. Many of the Spaniards and some of the pipites did what they could, either to quench the flame, or bv o. wing up houses with gun powder, and puiling down others, to stop it, but in vain: for in less than half an hour it consumned a whole stlreet.” Page 189. Such was captain Henry Morgan, the “gallant" and “disinterested” hero of the learned critic, whose attention has been so forcibly drawn to my journal. Of Ann Bon- ney, his other pattern of nautical 'excellence, I have not been able to obtain any particulars. Such bl ight ex amples, indeed, are less familiar to us on this side of the Atlantic than on the other. I should presume from iier name, however, that she was of English origin, and no doubt belonged to that class of British officers for whose actions, tiie editor of the above mentioned history says, in his preface, he will.not take upon himself to apologise, since even in the most regular (British) troops, and best disiplined armies, daily enormities are committed, which the strictest vigilance cannot prevent. Tiie remarks ofthe editor are indeed correct, and his whole book seems to shew, in comparison with the later records of British heroism, that although his naval coun trymen, of high rank, have in some respects degenerated, yet they iiave not laid aside many of their ancient pro pensities. I am persuaded, sir, that you think with me, that I have shewn a great deal of patience and forbearance. How l iiave deserved the . resentment of Englishmen, I do not know, unless it was by doing my duty to my country; but, in doing it, I endeavored to make the evils of war bear as lightiv as possible on the individuals who fell in my power. When hostilities ceased between tiie two countries, they ceased yith me, until my indignation was roused by this fresh attack in the Quarterly Review, not ed and approved of in tiie Naval Chronicle of March, shewing the connection still existing between my oid enemies, the scribblers, and navy officers. I had hoped, tliat the late war, by making us better ac quainted with each other, would have made us respect each other the more; but it really appears, that the breach between us grows wider and wider. We bear the floggings we got during the war, without murmuring; wiiy should Englishmen be less patient than ourselves? Nay, we not only bore their triumphs on the ocean, but we let them crack their jokes at us on the Serpentine riv er, without complaining. We have no objection to their amusing themselves in any such harmless sports, buffer Heaven’s sake, and tiieir own, let them cease their abuse; for while they labor to disgorge the venom and spleen which are engendered in their breasts, they only proclaim to the world the mortification which rankles there. I thank you sincerely for the present you intend me 1 — and Lshali not regret tiie abuse that lias been bestowed on me, since it has been the means of putting me in pos session of so disgraceful an evidence of the folly and im becility of the British government. Say what they will of me and of my nation, I shall be content,, while I 35 pOMesf- and while r the e-rtf memorable battle of the Serpentine. respect, yOut obedient servant, D. rope* of With great PoBTEB. SELKIRK’S PARAlMSE! Lord Selkirk’s settlement, on Red River, neifr Hudson’s Bay, which was broken up by quarrels between his agents and the fur-merchants, is (we believe) to_ be" at tempted anew. From publications on this subject, it seems that Selkirk is more alive to self-interest than any other consideration. He went about the country like a recruiting Serjeant, saying “The place is excellent, the most excellent except one,” meaning heaven, it was sup posed. The account of the poor people’s suffering is melancholy indeed. In the prospectus he promises good land at a- cheap rate, and exemption from any civil disa bility on account of religious creeds. He wishes (in vain we think) to divert emigrants towards tiie north pole, who are naturally inclined to come to the United States. The following extract displays the spirit ot this part of the design: “As there are serious objections against receiving into the proposed settlement any Americans of tiie description of those who are likely to offer themselves, the settlers must be emigrants from Europe, and the most feasible" plan seems to be, that they should be selected from those parts of tiie united kingdom which are most overburden ed, with inhabitants, viz: the Highlands of Scotland, and some parts of Ireland. A small number ot the emigrants who now go from these districts to the United States of America would be more than sufficient for the object in view. Such a change of their destination could injure no part of the kingdom, and would save to the empire subjects, who w ould otherwise be entirely lost to their country.” Many of the poor fellows, who signed articles of agree ment with “therigh honorable Thomas, earl of Selkirk,” suffered dreadful hardships and disappointments in the undertaking. The following documents are from the postscript of a letter to lord Selkirk, by John Strachan, D. D. rector of York, Upper Canada. They were ob tained from the settlers themselves, brought down to York, (for charity it seems) by some of the northwest traders. H e select the two first; and, we frankly con fess, that our motive is to prevent, as fur as a newspaper has influence, the simple from becoming a prey to tiie craftv; to guard honest men against being trepanned fo a settlement and government equally inhospitable. We cannot forget tliat tb s is the same lord Selkirk, who wrote against parliamentary reform in England, because, (as he alleged) he had witnessed gross abuse of free in stitutions in America—and argued that one government in practice was no better than another! “1. Alexander -Watheson left Stromness about the 19th of June, 1813, on board the Prince of Males, bound for Hudson’s Bay, with a -number of men, women and chil dren. They were well used during the passage. John Lawsecre, overseer, died on board, which produced some difficulty. After arriving at Ctiurchhill Factory, they were placed in tents in which they remained five weeks. They were then obliged to build ioghouses twelve miles from tiie Factory of Uhurchhill, because the clerks were afraid of sickness, and always kept the settlers some miles distant. In March they travelled from Churchhili to York Factory—the men drawing their provisions in hand sleighs, one hundred and twenty pounds at an ave rage, and the women travelling in snow shoes—sleeping in the snow, with a fire at their feet, hardly able to cut wood to make it—bleeding occasiona'ly the young peo ple to prevent them from snow-blinding. Before leav ing Churchhili to go to York Factory, all were bled. They had abundance of spruce beer. They were stopped five miles from York Factory and placed in tents. In -Way they tried to proceed to the Red Rivtr. They had to track the beasts, eacli getting four pair of mogazines, which were cut walking upon the ICE in one day; after this they were forced to waik, having their feet bare; the ice in large banks on each side of the river. Arrived at the Red River on the 27th of June. After remaining in tents seven days, land was pointed out to each family, who began to build. Alexander Matheson further says, that at Churchhili they were threatened with irons if not submissive, tiieir provisions stopped, and one of them struck with a stick. Alexander Matheson says, that lord Selkirk came round the country like a recruiting scr- jeant, saying, “the place is excellent, the most excellent except one;” meaning heaven. Archibald Macdoncll read Alexander Matheson’sietters. When any complain ed, they were insulted and told there was a new law. All along, the quantity of provision, a pound of oatmeal, and half a partridge per day; at the settlement, one pound of pimican was given, per day. Alexander Ma theson, the day before he left the settlement, asked for his account of Archibald Macdonell, which he promis ed; but said the balance due was only 91, though I ex- pec ed 21/. Next morning he said, that as two had a mind to go away, I might go, and he would keep what he had—when they complained of illegal acts and unfair treatment, tiie agents said they might go and find law, there was none there. In fine, not one article of the agreement was complied with. Alexander Matheson.” “2. John Macpherson, parish of Kildonan, Gaylliable, deposeth orsayeth, That he had no contract with eari Selkirk, but came out to look at the land, to be joined the year following by Ids mother and six children, four lads and two girls—he was ordered to watch on board with the sailors. At the stra ts tiie doctor, or overseer, died; then Archibald Macdonell became overseer: Proceeded to Churchhili Factory, where tents were pitched tor every twelve, and asiok-tentfor nine persons; tiieir clothes were left at Churchhili and York Factory, with munv other things, which were promised to be sent up next year, but never came, and are stili there. He says tiie land cost from 5s. to 15s. per acre, according to its quality. John Mac- pherson says he beg..n to build; made some potatoe ground with hoes. When they got near the settlement, yet on Lake Winipie, Archibald Macdonell • said, they were near the settlement, but the devil will get blind before you get out of it. John Macpherson says that lord Selkirk promised his brother all things that a farmer would want. Some men were employed for months, but got no wages, the clerks and overseers promising to put m their accounts; but these accounts were never pro duced. Ten guineas, the passage for man and women, and child. Arcnibald Macdonell threatened to send those.in irons, to Churchhili who refused to work on Sun day. John Macpherson.” Andress M'Heath and TVm. Gunn gave similar state ments.—sX'ew- York Columbian. The London Courier, as may be expected from a court paper, is filled with paragraphs in praise of every branch of tile royal family, everv individual of whom, male and female, are paragons of beauty and merit—he particular ly dwells on the superior merits of prince Cobourg, and the superlative quali'ies of his royal spouse! This lady does not seem to be troubled with tliat sort ofbashftiluess usually attendant on our republican maidens—shortly afti r her marriage, she went to the theatre—she boldlv breasted the gaze of a thousand spectators—tiie audience, as in dut); bound, all stood up on her royal highness’s entrance, and she made three graceful curtsies, and the prince one respectful bow—the princess looked most divinely, and made familiar nods to tiie ladies in tiie op posite boxes—tiie band struck up “God save the kin.,” which was accompanied by the actors on the stage,, and the actors in the pit—and simple John Bull vented his loyal feelings by three loud huzzas! What a fine effect such a scene as this would have with the junto-men in Annapolis! After so flattering a picture, we are sorry to sav, that Cobbett, in a most uncourtly style, has given us "a pair of portraits of another kind—no wonder lie is not a fa vorite writer with some loyal folks in Maryland—in one of his Registers (which are a sore evil in the eyes of our loyalists) he says “that the prince is an ugly fellow, a most uncouth, illiterate, and ill-bred man, who" is eternal ly smoking tobacco.” In this accomplishment, we could match snnu|pf our cigar smokers with his royal high ness—“to Be sure (he continues) he is as handsome--as his wife, who is a fat, coarse-featured young woman, with thick lips, and white,staring eyes Mercy on us, what a hideous picture is here! After this most uncourtly delineation, certainly no loyal man or woman in Maryland, will encourage the sale of C'obbett’s Register—when the prince and princess come to rule the roast in England, Cobbett may expect another lodg ment in Newgate—a reflection on a lady’s beauty can never be .either forgotten or forgiven. We observe by one of these papers* that they have be-- gun to pave some of the streets in London with cast iron flags—several of he streets are already illuminated with Gas Lights,—Baltimore American^ At.gust 5. J ‘ ' -a ' a STATt OF GERMANY. Weai« rntiebted to our-Lazaretto correspond , afile of Hamburgh papers, from which we subnri? * fc » trahslutiohs of a very interesting character hi that Germany is in a very unsettled state, and th ^ rit of political reform has spread itself over the” 1 part of thkt country. When the extensive and reading habits of Germany are considered -nH ' influence which that literature aiid reading has" b tile animating the people to emancipate tiieir country f :tl the undue influence of France, we cannot but loo’-” ^ anxiety aiid interest to the progress which po i:* !,|i principles have made and are making in all classes ,,f * c ' ciety. They now talk ofthe rights of the people u n 1* * defining the privileges of the princes. Written consht * lions of government are the order ofthe day „i pLi. Wurtemberg, Bavari, Baden, and other parts of Germ*" ’ and these principles and dispositions must and tti/ strengthen and extend themselves in defiance of ti* combinations of legitimate sovereigns.—Democratic [Translated for the Democratic Press. Hanburg, April 23. The inhabitants of Berlin have presented a petitic the king of Prussia, praying to be relieved from mil” duty, which they say is not only very burthensonie M self, but, from the manner in which they are treated •!' their superior officers, altogether insupportable. The chancellor, prince Hardenberg, has requested th ] literary and political men of Germany to send him ti, , I opinions and remarks 011 tiie subject of a new f'ru^ I constitution—he is himself busily employed in cor,'!'™ ing one, and it is supposed it will be laid before the C celebrated statesmen for their consideration, in a y . time. The English manufactures, particularly their w goods, meet with a very great demand at the Fr.n; . . fair, owing to their remarkable cheapness—the i, ; ... and Swiss manufactures will all be ruined,if tiieir iff' tiCe governments do not come to their assistance. 1 " They write from Siuttgardt, that the famous r’ n , ; ,,, Smaltz had informed his majesty the the king ofy " temburgh, that a secret political association exis'edj,, "j kingdom, and in Bavaria, Baden an3 other part; 0 j ijf many, and at the same time sent him a list of the prink a Wurtemburgers, who are members of this associatio/,1. On this being made known, the councillors of s f ate yl Wangenheiia and Von Neyirath, offered to jLisu,;.ji J. v ."J take an oath that they did not belong to any secret ■ ciation—to this his majesty dictated for answer, thraH I the minister of state, that doctor Smaltz had furnished I him with a list of alt the members! The distress of .tins country is almost beyond iks'-rk I tion. Although it is now more than a year since ctpj I ties have been appointed and assembled to deliberate 1 ^ §3 a proper constitution for Wurtemberg, and to indue-1 B majesty to accept tiie same, but unfortunately jejuej Jr having been created among themselves, and notiiiiit I £■ yet been done oft satisfactory 11 ture for the relief cf t ti country. An immense quantity of inflamatory addresses been published here, and have spread throughout ttj. I - many—never were the people in such a ferment as ttiv H- are at tiiis time.—Should it now collie to a rebellion H this kingdom at a time when no German state has u fca I constitution satisfactory to the people,and see; nm t : c j rights and those of the princes, there cm be no <a but the flames of rebellion would spread over ailGcnm. ny. In a defence made by count Von Waldeck, one cf the deputies of Wurtemberg, against a charge that he, u. wr the pretence of being a friend of the people, had int . d I to introduce a system of aristocracy more dangerous ;han jacobinism or llluminatism itself—he answers, tliat "no. tiling but die undeserved misery of the people h,.d mauc him take the part he had—tnat he had long rts.>tec the impression which their groans had made on iiim, Luttiut at last his pity g5t the better of his former resen t; that the unpuralied exertions of the people against the French deserved a better return from the sovereigns than they had met with; tliat he is pledged to the people’s and that he will adhere to it, and that no terrors, nor the fl cry or denunciation ofbeing either a jacobin or an urisfo- I crat shall deter him from pursuing his duty!” IK- iissaisa ^ published an appeal in favor ofthe people of Wurtca- » j berg, to all Germany. Since that, the king has f jrbz t den his subjects to make any appeals to foreign so reigns. Augsbcrg, April 29. Prince Eugene Beauharr.ois lias paid a visit to ha sisters, Madame Hortensia Bonaparte, now at Constance Madame Murat has left Vienna for Brun, in MoravL,H where she will for the future reside with her sister, ■ Madame Bacliiohi. General Carnot continues to reside at Warsaw. Bavaria, Wurtemburg and Baden, instead of disbond- B ing tiieir overgrown armies, are augmenting them ...7 I considerably. O11 the first of May next, the Austrians are to tie possession of Saitzburg and other countries ceded :> them by Bavaria. They write from Rome, that the prince of Peace da turned monk, and joined the Jesuites. VI «rsliii Aagereau lias purchased a beautiful country establishment at Offenback near Frankfort, where he will reside for the future. It is said that he brings usk millions with- him into exile. Fouche is still at Dresden. Hanau, April 28. On the 10th inst. the nobility of the grand Duchy 0! Baden had a meeting at Manheim, at which they agreed to join hand in hand with the people at large, for c/not ing- the adoption of a constitution which would estalitii the happiness and peace of their country. 1 hey trail ed a spiritedjaddress to his royal highness tiie Arcndaxe; which after enumerating the causes of complaint oithe present system, and the miserable condition in v.h;c .ti classed ot tiie people are placed, and praying earneclf for a convention of deputies ofthe people," for frannr;i suitable constitution; they conclude thus—“imprti'd with the full conviction, that this is the only me. wilich our many fold miseries can be ameliorated amif- ther misery prevented, the undersigned come respecn t before the throne, and like their fellow citizens of A classes render their most grateful and sincere thanks your royal highness, for the assurance which your ro)d highness has been pleased to give to convene the penr.iu and they add their humble prayers, that your royd highness may be pleased to assemble the represinta’i" ® ofthe people around your august person without iitby, that they may consult with one another on tiie present relations between prince and people, and, by secure the people’s happiness, secure the throne of your wyd highness on immoveable pillars. ' Signed by all the nobles present—A great many of the most prominent nobles have since that time been remov ed from the court and other employs, amongst them tie excellent and venerable minister Von Berlichingcr, thB has produced a formal protest on the part of the nobility, in which all classes of the people have joined. Triers, (Treves) 6th of April. The cause of professor Gorres (editor of tiie Rhcut ■; Mercury lately suppressed) in which the contmiss ,ry ot the government Sack was plaintiff, has been finally deci ded in favor of the professor; this gives general satistV- tion to the enlightened here, and will no doubt be had ed as a good omen hy all Germany. Hamburg, April 13. They write from Lyons that a certain class of lath’ 9 (called lilies de joie) had made a patriotic gift of 8,5dJ francs to the state and sent it to the duchess of jAng oU ‘ leme. Amsterdam, May 9. Nearly all the government vessels sent hitherto to our colonies or the Mediterranean, have met with disasters shortly after sailing. This has been the case with line of battle ship Nassau, which lately left Flushing tot Batavia with the officers of government on board; short ly after leaving port she got aground on the Frenchcoss- sprung a leak and w’as forced to put into Plymouth tort fit. Hamburg, May 1. . The people of Saxe Weimar have petitioned the area' duke for a convention of representatives of the pe°Pf for the purpose of drafting anotlier and more suinaW constitution; petitions for- the same purpose have brt presented to the elector of Hesse by his people- 4® duke of Saxe Coburg has granted the prayer oi his pe° pie for a convention to form a constitution. Alghuiri, (Sardinia,) April 18. - Notwitstanding the arrangement made by lorof-r mouth with the Barbarv powers in our favor, their cr zers have, the day before yesterday, made a our coast, carried 88 persons of both sexes off with t and destroyed a great deal of property. I