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rt ■ itr j the country are proslr-ttd, ai the pnt, !),• tear, or by avtnce. This Knibnrxo v.ill not serve the American people. But i wiU ti ll you whom it may serve i it will ti.r f the French Emperor. Hit inter est isi apparent. 1: operates cm his enemy tv dur. iua; our produc- to he r tnemitu. But v ;!,er< i t the American interest ? Coercion on Great Bri'ain to not pretended. If war with this power be really its purpose, then much of *h.s Veiy property ouirnt to be (rot out of the country, ft is m.eles and must perish if it remain hi it. And the resources of the country and its ability tor war arc augmented Li - the* whole : mount of the returns, tviliicli its uuie would produce. In evert poult of vie.tr, I look on this nieu- ire as a’ cruel abandonment of our national light*! as impolitici as deceptive) us cal i elated to impress on the American people an idea that it is your intention to maintain com mercial rights which, its true effect, io, to abandon.—Here is unotlier effect which it is i .1: ul.it: dto prodiit ■, and which of all others o ight a< a crisis of this kind to ho avoided.— lit ndenev m it b- to n.ise a jealosy be tween the South ru a'ui the Eastern and Mid d a Stites. The fiour and ,produce of the h iiitl ern Slates hav had during the whole tv.nter an op m trad • and tree market. Those of tb Middle and I’,, .tern fitftrs have been restrained by ciim.dt and. winter. Nature is iur.t opining for out relief, and the palsying li .ml of government is now to be extended, to give a deidh blow to our hopes, la it by a course of policy of tl is kind that, you intend to i oncdi.de affection, or excite confidence? Will it not ha a.iid, that, vnur own products bring sold, you were indifferent what became of ours ? l/ t me not be understood as objecting to ti.is Embargo, at a preparation for war j al though even, as such, its utility i3 dubious. 1 object to it, because it. is not a progress to wards honorable w-r,but is a subterfuge from tid.l question. If we must perish, let us per ish by any hand except our own. Any fate is better titan self-slaughter. E.elract es a liter from CADIZ, 34 th Feb, 131.2. to a Gentleman in Boston My dear Sir. —The concerns of this country have essentially changed since I was here Inst—utthal time the Span iards were confident of their own re •onrees —repelling the efforts ol‘ the English to coalesce with them in any shape, civil or military—caballing for offices; making laws for districts not in their possession; and in short, ev erv labor, except in™ the necessary one of checking the enemy. This system has sine:’ that time, perished in its own weakness; on its ruins has been esta blished, an administration, that pro mises all that can he promised, and should it fail, it must he from a change in She character* of its members, or sura’mast unforeseen frustration oft heir plans. The hea lof it [whose name li vs been often repeated in America] in the stead of tnrpe/f i Blakv. is O’Don* , -1,, the defender of Cntidoiu', und the Oliver of (he must vigorous operations during the war. His character is that ei* a man of unblemished honor, of ac tivity and p-.tiiii-u*’ boldness. It was ,t and i nper to family pride, by attempt* ing lu sweep away the ntimbrrof titled, cpauleted vag bonds, vvlio infest nil (•luces of safely, and hold the commis sions of o file res with requisites of pri nt's. His decree ordered all those who could not he received in regiments, to he formed into a corps ofhonor to be always in the hottest us candi dates for promotion and patrons to others. Those who delayed to enrol themselves forfeited their commissions and are rendered liable to be pressed into the ranks of privates. Adjoined t* him us seconds, are the Duke of In fantodo, late ambassador to London, and two others whose names are not known the other side the w ater. The positive advantage of this change is the substitution of practical men in the place es theorists, men who discard national vanity in the outset, and chose rather to insure their liberty by leaning to the British, than forego it by a precarious dependence on their owu means, its immediate conse quence has been the hipping off of many useless appendages that hung to the old system and oppressed it. It Ims repressed the wrangling of the Cortes in their discussion on the a* doptiou of a Constitution by reminding them, that it is advisable to get. the country before they enact law For it. Hitherto their efforts have been prin cipally military, leaving tor more tranquil moment*, what ever may ro le, te to the civil department—instead of thrusting their troops prematurely into the held, they rather, when possi ble, withdraw them, in order by pre vious preparation to insure their use fulness w hen their services may be re quired. Fur this last purpose of pre paration, they have sanctioned the es tablishment of depots [n3 in Portugal] under British guidance. They have constituted P illusion s, Captain Gen eral of Andalusia, with a force gradu ally increasing from drafts of the pea santry, who are placed in (lie depots before mention: 1. uor allowed to join their corps until they arc disciplined and prononneed effective—The former prevailing propensity ibr larye armies, lijisheeii repulsed by renewed cruntrn* noees give to .'he Guerilas, such as ’ • ha Eirpeeinada and others who at a slight expence to their own country, *-aug about the enemy, and, as if in -tiibb, are known only by the fatal consequences of their approach. The military in fact, in every direction hav e imbibed JYkw life from the vigor of the hand that governs them. The spirit of the nation is kept alive by gallant occasional effort*of Alina Empecimida and others, and more than all. in u large scale, by Ballusleros, who lately, by a vigorous decent on Grenada, obli grd an enemy of superior force to take refuge within the walls of Malaga, and who is daily adding to the hopes of nil his countrymen, that he may be the IV lagi of their ag* 1 . The British are withdrawing from that negative warfare they hare hither to conducted, and appear to be forming a most splendid project, which if it ar rives at maturity, will compel the French to evacuate the larger portions of Andalusia and Fstremadnra, and leave free the whole north-western part of the Peninsula. By the capture of Ciudad Rodrigo and the investment ofßadajos, [which military men say most soon fall] it is presumed and not denied, that Lord Wellington’s policy is to push his force in a parallel [or nearly] with Ciudad Rodrigo and liu dajos, as you will see hv the map, in cluding Xeres and Seville, until its ex tremity reaches Gibraltar, or some dis trict iii the rear of Cadiz, the siege of which will necessarily he raised, should sueh an operation take effect. To oppose this the French Mar shals have only their own talents and the famished force at present under their command, no new enneripts, hav ing been sent into tlie country, and their excessive exertions preventing them from enrolling the Spaniards. On the taking of Ciudad Rodrigo, Lord Wellington gave the key* of the eity to Castanos the former governor from whom it was taken,telling him em phatically that what he had lost, the British, at the expence of a profusion of blood, restored to him with one re quest, that Ciudad Rodrigo should pay its allegiance to Ferdinand, or its gov ernor be buried under its ruins. Marshal Houll has lately come from Seville, to the camp before this eity, to review his half starved follower*. The city and garrison of Cadiz are un der the guidance of the British, and their salety may be deemed equal to that of Gibraltar. From the Trenton Federalist. Mb. Printer, We think it may useful to the advo cates of Embargoes, Non-Intercourse, and War measures, to know what the farmers, and suhstantional yeomary of the country, think of these thing*. When intelligence arrived at Had donfiekl; [a part of the county ever known for correct principles, the most respectable agiicultural gentlemen met at the lintel of Thomas Denny, with countenances expressive of lively sor row’ and indignation, at the folly and madness of our rulers ;and the moie effectually to express their feelings, they dressed a Sheaf of \\ heat in Grape, with thirteen streamers of the like sable line: the sheaf was elevated on the top of the market-house, when an appropriate oration was delivered by Mr..!. E. to the surronudingmultitude, after which a solemn and affecting song [called the death of Washington j was sung by S. M. 1). and the assem bled multitude, amounting at least to one thousand persons. Never were our feelings more sensibly affected. The past, the present, and the prospect of future degradation, all rushed upon the mind; the tender sensibilities were all awakened ; the father deprecating the ruin of bis beloved country, and the consequent unhappiness of his poste rity. “ Remembrance wakVl with all her busy train, “ SwclTd at the breast and turned the past to pain. Never vvasj there a more heart-felt sympathy expressed, than upon this oc casion. Every one felt the irreparable loss of our Washington ; they consi dered the v essel of state conducted by an unskilful pilot, upon the shoals of a foreign coast and ready to be seized by ati insidious enemy, whose grasp is death. After (bis expression of their disap probation of public measures, the sheaf w as sot on lire: w hen, in sober sadness, tbe company returned to their several farms. PUBLICOLA. lladdonfidd, New-Jersey. April 11. FEDERAL ADDRESS. In Committee — Allan’.April 13, 131d. Fellow-Citizens !—At this inte resting crisis, we recommend to your suffrages the list es eanditates here with presen'ed to you. This is a sea son of serious reflection to us all: let ns arm ourselves with fortitude l'cr the occasion; throw oil the trammels of paity; discard t.'.e prejudices by which we l ave been enchained, anil act with a single view to the public good. 1 Vi hen no danger threatened us, when no suffering had reached us, it was then comparatively a matter of little moment, how rrreat were our po litieai dissentions and feuds. But now the scene is reversed. We havi l'or years been hastening, with striae* in calculable, to that precipice, from which our ruin could be viewed, ami vve now stand upon it* extreme*! verge. Let us pause, then, before we take the Haul, fatal plunge. It would he a painful task to re count to you the pernicious errors which have been committed; to tell vnu of the solemn warnings which have been faithfully and affectionately given. Nor do wC mean to excite party animosity or to stigmatize those who are the uutliors of the sufferings of our common country. But vve would, if’ possible,rouse you to a true sense of the calamities which have be fallen us, and to the still greater suf ferings which we dread. We would, before it be too lute, call upon you to arrest the progress of our ruin, and stay the hand of destruction. in the midst of peace and plenty, the smiles of heaven having blessed our lend with the richest hopes to the farmer, the merchant, and every class of citizens, w e are suddenly arrested in our course, by the arm of a pernici ous administration.—An EMBARGO is laid, and we now hear nothing hut the din of arms. Why has this cala mity been permitted to fall upon us at this moment alone? Had the Embargo been laid a little sooner , we might have been in some measure prepared for the blow. Had it been a little la ter, we should have avoided it. Fellow-Citizens ! Our . spirits fail, and our hearts sicken within us. when vve view the black cloud, full of fury and destruction, that seems to hang over us. Are we blind that we cannot see ; are we deaf that vve can not hear: are all our senses sealed against the solemn warnings of our ruin ? M by is this baleful curse, an embar go. permitted again to visit this happy land ? Our rulers tell us that it is a preparation for tear uith Fit"lend.’ It is so; and it is upon that question that the good people of this state are to decide at the ensuing election.— Congress lias been sitting since No vember, but nothing has been done l'or the real protection of the country. Not a tow n has been fortified, nor tin effort made for an efficient naval force. If a war be necessary, why is not the evil day postponed, till we are, in some sort, prepared to meet its horrors? If it be necessary,it was and is still more now the duty of the government to commence a system of faithful prepa ration, and to carry thut system on. till the country is ready to meet the blow. We know the enemy that we ore to engage —we have felt her power and what have we to expect iVuni her clemency? In one week, she might so desolate our sea-board tliat our cities could only be discovered by their ruin*. If war he commenced, there will be no escape from its burthens. The taxes which congress has laid—the stamp tax— the land tax— the excises,odi ous as they have been, must and ought to he submitted to; duty will require it; patriotism will demand it—and what American will withhold his por tion of the general contribution, for the defence and protection of Lis coun try? These are not false alarms. What some may now think fancy, a few weeks may render fact. One of the dreadful evils of our con dition is, the miserable uncertainly of our fate. He who talked of war or embargo two months ago, was consi dered an idle dreamer. During the whole winter our commercial men have been making purchases to an immense amount, and not an indivi dual entertained a fear of that bank ruptcy and ruin which now awaits them. The obvious cause of this evil is, a want of energy and system in our rulers; they have not the courage to look the danger in the face, nor the abi lity to avert it. What a scene of humiliation and disgrace does our country present! A government trusted without confidence —upheld, yet despised, contemned, and ridiculed, by men of all descriptions; and this through the accursed spirit of party. As to any influence upon the national councils, this great, populous and rich state, is a mere cypher; let it he known by every man of the state of New-York, from the oeean to the lakes, that every democratic member of Congress from Ibis state, except Mr. German, Air. Tracy and Mr. Stow, voted for the embargo. It would be in finitely mere desirable to have no re presentation in Congi ess, than such an one a9 the majority now is, men who seem to have lost all remembrance of tbe interests of their constituents, and all pity for oar sufferings. I el low-Citizens I— Thera is one more opportunity left, for rescuing ourselves from the impending evils— the administration will net ‘be com pelled to retreat from its measures, n the yeomanry of the country are true to their interests, in the elec tion i which aie now at hand. For this purpose, men of all classes must shake off the dcadning apathy that i upon iL.m ; they must be made to feel and to act, as though their highest concerns were at stake. They must tell the government, in a voice deep and loud, that if the embargo is in tended for any other object Ilian as a preparation for war, that (hen, it is nothing better than a wicked act of self-murder. That if war be intended we are in no state oi’ protection against the calamities that will attend it. That it will he a war, the fruits of which, after expending millions of treasure and the best blood of our country, must be ruin and disgrace ; and its only acquisition the petty, rold and inhospitable provinces of Canada and Nova Beotia. Are vve willing to sacrifice our comfort and tranquility, to sweat and toil and bleed for sueh a recompense? Fellow-Citizens ! The men whom we present for your suffrages, will, if elected, prove true to their trusts and contribute their exertions for the safe ty, honor and prosperity of the coun try. Aft A*. Van Rensselaer, Ch'm. Samuel Van Vechten, See’ry. For the American Patriot. THE REVIEW. Xo. 2. AMBI LION properly controlled and directed is a noble passion: it is equally dangerous when unlicenced, and contemptible when prostituted to soruid views and personal aggrandise ment. The one, elevates the soul, ani mates the feelings, and invigorates the mind with a consciousness of rectitude i the other, is regardless of the means or the consequences, provided its inor dinate desires are satisfied, and its de ficiency of principle is only equalled by it3 destructive impetuosity—t he last, degenerates into cunning,and with tbe most debased desires, is destitute of the spirit or boldness to advance and seize its object, or the candor or integ rity honest ly to pursue it. Among the antients Cincinnutus, am! among the moderns V ashixgtox illustrate in a very happy manner the first species of Ambition, whose pride and glory it was to be useful to their country—a Crcsar in a past age, or a Buonaparte in the present evince the feebleness of prin* eiple as a barrier to their passions, an 1 paint in sanguinary colors the horror, the misery and anguish, resulting from an unprincipled gratification of de sires, not cheeked by reason—nor ame liorated by humanity—and the records of antiquity will unfold a Nero, while the annals of the present times will produce a Jefferson, who aptly deli neate the third degenerate species of Ambition for they both arrived to power by the most unworthy arts, and both were characterised by the same dupli city—the one fiddled when Rome was burning, the other exulted at the pros pect of starving fifteen millions of En. glishmen. 1 have been induced to make this com parison not to prove by any detail of his character, that the illustrious Wasn inotok is worthy of the eminent titles of Great and Good, for no man dares doubt it; neither that Buonaparte is a sanguinary aud relentles tyrant, for all Europe, [exceptingone gallant nation,] and our own commerce and seamen, weep rivers of tears at his savage eru - eity and perfidious piracy—but to il lustrate by a brief examination and sketch of the policy of Jefferson, so servilely adhered to by Madison, that it is destructive ami should lie speedilv abandoned, was adopted to flatter and secure popularity and to gratify a gro velling ambition and unworthy desires. It was always a favorite object with Mr. Jefferson, to lie considered a Phi losopher, and had he confined himself to the speculations of the closet, and to the theories and phantarses of the brain, he might have deeended the tide of life in a happy obscurity—but vv lien he pre sumed to enter the political world es pecially after the affair of Carter's mountain, and carried with him vision ary notions; when the crucible, the microscope, and the cobweb creation, are abandoned for the flattering distinc tion of political eminence—when to se cure this, duplicity, cunning and de ceit are unreservedly practised—then must the gaudy tinsel be torn from off” him, and that mountebank glare, which hid from view a false, u ruinous and degrading policy be forthwith dissipat ed. According to Air. Jefferson’s own confession when elected, the country was “ in the full tide of succesful ex periment,” experienced wisdom had raised the n&tiouul character to an high and honorable grade, and it nourishing commerce was nurtured by wise regu lat ions, and protected by a small but famous navy, this tide was divested from its accustomed channels, the na tinnal character sunk to a degrading lev el, our commerce destroyed and the navy dismantled, in order to exemplify specious but delusive promises, and re alise a depraved hostility and violent opposition, which disregarded every thing sacred and trod upon every thin valuable. When the most ample means were within his reach, and the establishment was already recommended and adopt ed, then to dismantle and cripple our Navy, merely to exhibit an hypocriti cal regard for economy, was encourag ing and confirming prejudices, which may eventually prove fatal to the Union. This step, how ever, gratified his vani ty, by securing his popularity among the undiscerningmany, which was far ther aided by the repeal of the internal taxes aud that on salt. When the es sential interest of the country came in competition with the views of aggran disement and faction, it was in (his. as since that time, unhesitatingly aban doned. Ihe experience of every commer cial nation proves that a naval force is indispensably necessary for the deft nee and protection of Commerce, and af fords the most correct means to resent the insulted honor of a flag, w hen tramp, led upon and violated: the resources of our own country facilitate the acquisi tion o. sueh a force to almost any size to suffer these resources, then, to lie dormant, and pudliammously to shrink from the contest, and abandon the na tional honor and commerce to insult and depredations, are features of a po_ licy derogatory to the ebaraeter o! America—like a fog from a pestilent i A marsh, it arises, sheds a heavy ami mi k *f*Jyioftw <m i r our pro^p-■ jr. >■; • name, & will continue its delitcrioiis < f feets unless the Rim of Federalism ap pears in her splendor and dissipates these noisome vapors vvhii hhave thrown into a torpor the great body of the peo ple. ‘I he establishment of a navy A I rue economy, the want of (!•• lavish prefasioa. Shall the highest attributes of national character be placed in . petition vvitn a few millions of do!lai - ? shall an enlightened and great nation permit pecuniary considerations to in terfere with the protection their com merce, their rights, their honor de mand? shall a sordid love of office pollute the bosoms of those placed at Ihe head of affairs, when the sordid and true interests of their country eYI aloud upon their patriotism !* Anion;; the nations of antiquity and modern times, a Navy has been uniformly an attendant upon Commerce, aud Athens, Carthage, Venice, and Holland attain ed the summit of greatness hv their maritime strength, while our own un fortunate situation illustrates the con sequences of being without one. The wealth it produces, the industry it ex cites, the internal improvements it oc casions, and the stimulous it gives to enterprize, of consequence, ‘.be en hanced value it imprints upon evirr species of national prosperity, refute-, the creeping and debased idea that Commerce cannot support a navy: if (he revenue derived from Commerce does not precisely defray its expeaces, where are its various profits? Where is the inviolable preservation of‘hr nation's flag, its character and !:• .. .r which are inestimable? I am sue rft • ed the magnanimity of the Ameri; n people does not compel an cypres- iim of their indignation at the economical professions of deceitful or prejudiced men, and scorn their truly contracted and pitiful policy. As the European rations of thrino't insignificant character can alone ir punished for insolence or hostility by means of a naval force, to neglect th-s