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Vol II ) AT HEMS, GEORGIA : PRINTED BY ALEXANDER M l DONNELL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1809. Mr. Erskinte’i Instructions. Copy cf a difpatch from Mr, Secrete-* ? v Canning to the hor. D. M. Er (kir.e, dftxMi Foreign Office, ifd of January, ISO 9. —ft there really exi'fts in ui.C'L J E.-vi' l i'ilili—i-i WOO .i< V-. tO i~. ■leading (hare in the ad mini (bat ion of the United States, that difpcft non to cptne to a complete and cordial understanding with Great Britain, of which you have receiv ed from them fuch pofkive affur cnees j in mating that difpefnion it would be uiclefs and unprofitable to recur to a recapitulation of the c’at'fes from which the differences between the two governments have arifen, or of the arguments already fo often repeated in fupport of that fyftern of retaliation to which his Majefty has unwillingly had re courfe. That fyftern his majefty nruftun qut.ition.itfi/ co.v.Uno :o. crvntsin, balds the object o : f it car. be ocher w ife accom pi i fhed. But after the profd&on on the part of fo many of the leading mi 3ilifters of the government of the United States, of a ft, ice re deft re zo contribute to that object in a man ner which lhould render the conti nuance of the fyftern adopted by the Bntifii government utiaectfta ry, it is thought right that a fair opportunity fhould be afforded to •the American government to ex plain its meaning and give proof of its iincerity. The ex ter (ion of the interdiction of the American harbors to the Blips of war o i France as well as of Great Britain, is, as ft a red in my former difpatch, an acceptable fym tom of a fyftem cr* imparciallty to wards both belligerents ; die fir ft that ha? been publicly manifested by the American government. The like extension of the Non - Importation Act to other bellige rents is equally proper in this view. Thefe mealures remove thpfe pre liminary objections which rnuft o therwiie have precluded any ufeful or amicable, difeuffion. In this ftute of things it S9 poftible for Great Britain to enterrain pro petitions, which, while fuch rnani feft partiality was (hewn tc her s nercies, Were not confident either with her dignity or her intereft. From the report of vein* ccnver fations with Mr. Madden, Mr. Gal latin, and Mr. Smith, it appears : 1 ft. That trie American go vernment ft prep -ued, in the event of his oidgftv confirming to with draw the Orders in conn ii of Jan. and Nrv. 1807, to withdraw con "emj oraneoufiy on its part the in terai&ion of its liarbors to kips of ’-or, sid all Non-Intercdurfc and Non-1 repo riat ion A efts,. fo far as > efipeUs Great Britain, leaving them *’ “a ■- w?ft .**flukt to France, and foreign Correspondent GFORIO 4 EXPRESS MAN Y SHALL RUN TO AND FRO, AND KNO7/LEDOE SHALL BE INCREASED. the powers which adopt or adh un der her decrees. 2d. (What is of the utmoft im portance as precluding anew iouftce of mifunderlftapding, which might, arife after the ad iuftment of the ci ther cueftions.) That America is ‘vx'ftcg-tc r e during the pre fent T;rr, the .preten(ions of carry-’ inn; on in time of war all trade with the enemy’s colonies, from .hicn ffie was excluded during pt 3d. Great Britain, for -t ---poie of fecuring the < t, f the embargo, and of th j boa tention cf America to pa* ; her citizens from trading witn b ranee and the powers adopting and Dllng under the French decrees, is to be considered as being at liberty to rapture all fuch American vtftcls as may be found attempting to trade with the ports of any of thefe pow ers without which fecurify for the obkrvance of th*e embargo, the railing ft nominally witr. reflect to Grtzi: Britain alone, would, in fact, raife it with rcfpeCft to all the v orld. On thefe conditions, his trujelty would confent to withdraw th or ders in council of Jan. and 1 1807, fo far as refpcdfts Auut As the fi r (ft and fecond of . Conditions'art the fuggeftions o perlbns in am borify in A reri o you, and as Mr.•• ftinknty h?.5 re cently, (but the ft: ft 11 my) e c li ed to me his opinion, th acre will be no mriifpofition on part of his government, to th-. jrce ment by the naval powers Great Britain of the regulations o. . tueri ca with refpedt to France, and the countries tp which thefe regulations continue to apply, but thu : his go vernment was itfclf aware, that without fuch enforcement thole regulations mu ft be altogether nu gatory ; I hatter tpyfelf there will be no difficulty in obtaining a chf tinft and c.fE ial recognition o? thefe conditions frora the American go vernment. Ffcr this purpofe you are at l:her ty to communicate tais difpatc.h, in extsajo to the American Secretary of State. Upon receiving through you, on the part .of the American govern ment, diftirftft and oiilcinl recogni t/on c f th 43 three mentioned Condi - npnsj his majefty vviU lofe no ti rse in fendira ro America, a forms! vu, and regular treaty. As however it is pc fable that the delay which mult intervene before the actual conclufton cf a treaty, may appear to the American go vernment to deprive this arrange ment of its benefits, J am to amhe nfe you, if the American govern ment ftiould,* be defirous ot acting upon the agseemefit before it is re duced to a regular form, (cither by the immediate repeal of the embar go, and the a&s Jr? qusftion, q. by / ‘ .iMt* ->* ‘ r :• ft engaging to repeal them on a parti cular day) to a.fturc the American government of his mnjefty’s readi ngs to meet fuch a difpofidon in the manner brft calculated to give it immediate efted. Upon the receipt hers of an of iVftj no'?, conbinine: an encrap - ?- . ;v -i or Lit adaption by t*.e Jiti.t ricnri government of the three con cl dons above fpecified, his tnajefly will be prepared, on the faith of fuch engagement, either immediately, (if the repeal (hall have heen immedi ate in America) or on any day (pe cified* by the American govern ment of that repeal, reciprocally to recti the orders ia council, without waiting for the conclufton of the treaty ; and you are authorifed, m the circumftances herein deferibed, to make fuch reciprocal engage ment on his majefty’s behalf. * I srn, &e. GEORGE CANNING. r q v" 7 •'j \r ‘'t j- g * Auftnnn Official Bulletin, cf the DEFEAT OF -THE FRENCH. In pit: [nance of the command of bis Imperial Uighyejs the Ceneralijfim'o, ,:e ‘following preliminary report of :as brilliant ytclory obtained the lift end 2 ‘id of May, is ijfued on the 2id from the bead-quarters, at Breiien lee:— On ike \<pth and 20 th the empe ror Napoleon poffed ike greater arm of the Danube, with the whole of his array, to which he had draym all the reinforcements of his powerful allies. He ejlablifhed his main body on'the if! and of Lob an, whence ike jeccnd pajjage over the lejs arm, and his fur ther cjfenfive difpofitions, were necef- Jarily to be dire tied. His Imperial blighnefs rejolved to advance with his a, my to meet the enemy and not to ob firutl his pjfage but to attack him after he had reached the left bank , and thus to defeat the c If eft cf his in tended enterpriJ'e. This determination excited through o out the whole army the higbefi enthu ftajm ! Animated by dll the feelings of the pur eft patriotifm, and of tbs raofi loyal attachment to their Jove reign, every man became a hero and the forking ruins-—1 he J ceres of ds * - fold-ion, which marked the trad of the enemy, m his prog refs through ygujirla, had inflamed ihfnt with a juft define of vengeance. With joyful acclamations , with the cry a thotijaiid times repeated cf —Live our go< and Emperor —and with victory in their hearts, our columns, at neon on tbb 2\ft, proceeded onward to meet the reciprocal attack of the: advancing e • nervy ; and Jeon after three o'clock the battle commenced. The Emperor Na poleon in perf on , dir died the move ment of bus treats, and endeavored to break through our centre with the i) whole cf I. is cavalry ; thut vaft body of horje he had f.ppc r t.F by 60,c00 (No. 65. infantry , his guards, and by a ioo pieces of artillery, fits wings refted on AJpcrn and Esslingen, places to the ftreirgthsning J idhicb the rejhurc&s of < nature and art bad, as far-as was poftible, contributedHe was not ta ble, however, to penetrate the com pafl mafs which cur battalions, fre fotid, asd whew iH wvay jhewed their back:, while oar curcif Tiers unborfed his armour-efo.pt ca v alters, and cur light horje car tie. death in bis flanks. It was and gig * tic combat, and is fcarce cap, . defeription. The battles with Lee fantry became immediately general.* More than coo pieces cf cannon ex hibited on the oppfite ftdes a rival in the work oft deftrtiflien. /dy. was ten times taken , left and age conquered.- Essling-,n, after repeatt attacks, could not be maintained. A < eleven at . night the villages were in flames, and we remained, mfliers oj the field of battle, The air/vy was driven up in a err her, with i. Lifta ft Tj.htm and the Danube :h his re. *. Night had put an end to tea carnc r Meanwhile,.ft re boats, whhh * floated dewy*, the I). :ntbe, dfl-rv bridge which tie enemy /■•••?; ; ever the principal bren { h ver. The enemy, however ever during the night, by c embarkations, all Hoe difpifabic which he had in Vienna an -l. Upper Danybe ; made, evr-y ft-g effort for . the reconftruf ‘on-, eg > great bridge ; and attacked in, at ba in the morning with a furious l ; fumade from the wbofe oft his or title • immediately flier vpfiicb the- ad tended along the whole of ti >■ bine.— Until 7 in the evening ru ry attack was repelled. 7he per fever ance of , he enemy war then compelled to yield to the h e - v of our troops, and the m-ft r.-.N-e'd viftory crowned the efforts cf er-cv my which in the French procia naif was declared to be chips fed. and r prefented as amihlLttd l > ‘he idea cf the invincibility'of in* Verfdries, the left: of the .• * been imn,’ ft’; tke f-d. -/ covered -with dead toftfs, ft .5 whic w’ have id.reray picked uv c wound*d. and removed them to hojgitcds. IVhen the J r r r - -:b ecu... no longer fr.flntaki th>--‘fthz:: ’n ft pern, the brave flfoa.s vr, cl . cd to make a laft attempt and were fa * crijiced. At the departure cf the cruder the Emperor Napoleon w?s in full ,-c to the other ft; cle of the Ua.ube, cr~- / ering his retreat bv the p fofa'r. v i ’ e large ifisnd of Fob an. fa.r &.< wv :$ fill engaged iu clrfe furiel. 7 ‘ more -particular details of this memo rable day, jhall be made hr, -v ■/ a: foon as they are edit Tied. Am'-rg t v gri [oners are the hr each {• ■■ ■■■cl of di.vft.on Dun on el,, and F l . L.-Vf , ft eft cba.hb rrlaine io the k -xfrtfs ; aljo, the Vi firteinbv >q rer.y'd ’He >*, ’ who was mad- p-uon? •at Nujdcrf t