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fcpjUCAN PATRIOT. AMF 13, 1812. ■ Xac ship Manchester packet has WTefl at this port in 45 days from Li- Epool, & brings papers up to the 25th. Irek with which we have been favor- B ,vc subjoin P- summary of the most ■ resting information. Dispatches Hj fcesn received in London from the government, said to relate to B, eeo eiati&n, and “to contain a re ■est for pecuniary aid in case of hos ■ities with France.” Hostilities had ■runmenced between the Russians Hi Turks, through the intrigues of H an ce. This power is stated to be Hkiag preparations for aggressions ■ the northern nations under the pre- Hse of enforcing the continental sys- H,. ‘The Moniteur had been reeeiv- Hc? 16th March, containing the re- Hrt of the minister of war, who de- Hares-” the greater part of his Ma- Hts's troop* have been called with- Ht the French empire, to defend those Heat interests which insure the inde- Hmknce of the empire, and maintain H;s MILAN’ AN’O EKKLIM DECREES So to England.” The ships in Birsuit of the L’Orient squadron had ■turned to their stations off Brest, Hier an unsuccessful chace. E.I THE'restrictive system in its np- Hitions on ether nations is totally ia ■fieient, but its intenlions and expec- Htions are net only cruel but inhuman, Htonly unfeeling but savoge. When Hire is just and undoubted causa for Hr, instead of appealing to honorable ■ms for redress, to seek satisfaction Hr pretended complaints by u systeui- Hic attempt to starve, to reduce to the ■>vest point of human wretchedness* Hose whom misfortune have perhaps ■laced within the reach of as tingenc ■ous policy, betrays a total destitution m every sentiment of philanthropy; ■rth is the character of the Jcffersa ■iaa policy. But a peculiar want of Heiing marks the present embargo, Bod stamps upon it such features as ■ chonor civilization. Asa preeau- Penary precursor to war, it is nugato- Br: as a measure of coercion, is ridie- Bious: as a provident protection to B:isrsi?ree, is death. Ret as means of Hirtress to those who are already suf- Hriug under the Inflictions of a cruel ■dversity, it not only aggravates their Bufferings, bat is a reflection and stain ■pan our national character for with- Hohiding from them that relief which ■rs’iid net only be grateful to humani ■v* but beneficial to the country ; the ■rants o? thonsar.de would be supplied, Hnd (he industry of thousands reward s’ 5 the corroding pain of inevitable Hnguuh would be relieved, and the ■fateful feelings of benificenee gra'ti ■ed. Can the operation of this meas- Hue be accidental, when there is no Heasan whatever for its existence ? But ■ct us take a glimpse of its consequen- Hes ia order more fully to appreciate ■t* character. I The Peninsula engaged in the cause ■f liberty, a cause which alone demands H ir a >d, is ravaged by the myrtnidoms Hfa sanguinary Vandal; her plains H•Cultivated, are occupied alternaicly Hr the hlootLhomids of a monster, and gallant defen ‘ers of her rights : H- e plough is converted into a sword, ■ r ‘ e lonely cottage into ashes. War, ■aniine, misery and wretchedness stalk ■.rough the country, follow ing the foot ■teps of a perfidious invader, Tne ■'ffe and the Canary Islands are in a Btate of starvation, and dreadful are ■■ sir sufferings. South America has Been shaken to its base: the populous B l( y, the flourishing village, together B'di the splendid palace and silent Bandet, have alike been buried in in discriminate ruin : the fertile pianta on with its industrious oeeupant, is B er haps replaced by a dreary desert: f lll is most to be lamented, merit, and beauty, have in a moment f ien fallowed into oblivion, inflicting fy their unfortunate fate, the most ■ ‘ s ,,aT *t. torture, to the feelings of the i retched survivors. An earthquake has reduced a wkoie continent to sufferings the most heavy and unexampled—it has converted in a moment the fair face of happiness and smiling prosperity, into that of despair and unavailing sorrow; and suddenly swept into ruin, orconverted into ehaos, whatever is most estimable in life, or conducive to its comforts. While these portions of the globe are thus groan ing under the weight of the most griev ous privations, their inhabitants tumb ling into the gaping tomb, while inex orable famine robs this voracious mon ster of its food, by reducing its victims to skeletons ; and the poisonous breath of pestilence and disease sheds a sick ly horror over the lingering sufferings of expiring survivors ; at a moment so deeply interesting to humanity, which calls aloud with tears of melting an guish for relief from the hand of chari ty and beneficence; then the deadly fin ger of a withering Embargo, palsies tbe national body, arrests the current of active sympathy, and hurries to an untimely grave, myriads of unfortunate beings, who by speedy aid would con tinue an existence of usefulness to the world; and this too, at a time when our country is overstocked with pro. vision, which a despotic mandate con signs to ruin and decay ! The determination of congress to afford relief only to a part of South America, instead of removing every impediment to a full aud adequate sup ply to every call of distress, is only a palliation of the evil. Why is there a discrimination between the sufferers in the Canary Islands by locusts, in Spain by ravage, and in South Ameri ca by earth-quakes ? Why should our citizens be deprived of the gratifica tion and advantage of contributing to the relief of all, whose necessities de mand it, and have torn from them a right to which they are in justice enti l lied? why was the embargo at all laid, when in addition to the ruin which it inflicted upon ourselves, its inevitable effect, was not to bring tbe British lion crouching to our feet, but lo extort sighs and draw forth tears from the helpless and unfortunate victims to want and famine ? Is it generous or liberal to he conscious of power from the wailings and lamentations of infirm old age, tender infancy, or feminine delicacy ? let this embargo enjoys such a deprecated victory. In a po litical view as it respeets our country it is ruinous and foolish ; is a thou sand times more pemieions (ban the poisonous Upas, for it immediately blasts by’ its horrid vapor and wither ing influenenee, (he helpless and the innocent. The report of (he arrival of (he U. States dispatch vessel, the Hornet, in the Chesapeake, mentioned under the Philadelphia head, is a mistake, as is evident Irom her not having been seen by any vessel bound up, and from the silence of the southern papers. Perhaps it is only a quiz, aud is to he thus explained—the brig Hornet, Mclntire, from Hay ti, arrived here on the 27th, and may have been in the Bay on the 23d, when eapt. Hand says he passed the Hornet Fed. Hep. Important Fad which oright to have some weight with those who are mad enough to advocate a war with England. Besides the 140 sail of vessels whieh were hastily loaded at (his port, and escaped from the Em bargo, .37 sail, fnostly from southern ports, have been intercepted in our offing, by the owners, and ordered for European and West-India ports. New-Vork Gazette. Her,pact for rnr Flag! —Account* of scuttling by French frigates are re ceived at Boston, and of captures by British cruisers, every where. Such usage is, unjust in them, hut just to warils us.—The ration which refuses to protect its citizens from pi rates and man-stealers, deserves noth ing but—stripes. Accordingly, foreign powers have snatched the stripes from the American flag, and inflicted them on car national back. Baltimore Whig [denio.~\ The condition of this ill-fated coun try is indeed deplorable, and all our eitizens will soon be overwhelmed by distress, poverty and ruin. Our rulers are the real cause of our calamities and the people must apply the reme dy and place in power men in whom aMlSdeuee may be reposed, and who regard the welfare and prosperity of the nation more than their own pop ularity and salaries— Salem Gazette. For the Patriot. THE lA'SPFCTOH....No. I. THE views of able writers have repeatedly been wielded to correct the depravities and turpitude of men, their efforts have been ofteu excited to sup press vice, curb immorality and exalt virtue. The genius of an Addison, a (Steel, a Johnson and a Hawkesworth, have incessively labored in a great and glorious cause. But alas! genius and talent, learning and morality have oft en labored in vain, and their works serve only to shew the corruption of the times in which they lived, aud stand like the splendid ruins of Palmyra sur rounded by wilds and deserts. I he man who labors to castigate the passing age, has but little chance of reputation among his eotemparuries, and is compelled to look for his meed, to an impartial and just posterity Yet those contemporaries are not un frequently compelled to acknowledge by a reformation of their manners the correctness of his doctrines, ami (bis acknowledgment, this reformation is an ample recompense for his efforts, who tries to inculcate sound and un sophisticated morality, and implant correct, moral principles in communi ty. M ithout morality, the structure of civil order is sapped at the foundation. Without morality men become ferocious hosts of Banditti, and prowl like the wolf around the folds of unsuspecting innoeence. Without morality society is a den of theives, devoted to interest and destitute of feeling, sentiment and worth. Without morality the reins of government fall from the palsied hand of unsupported authority. Conquer ors are swindlers and pirates, an Alex ander, an universal robber, a Napole on Buonaparte a vile and infamous vi olator of every duty, every law, every correct, honorable and manly prin ciple. Morality then being the sinew of all association, of all society, great and glorious is his objee(, who aims at her exaltation ; grand and majestic his efforts, who strives to give her ascen dency. Immortal should (hat man be who, with a single eye to the welfare and real happiness of his fellow man, labours to enrich, beautify aud strength en the moral fabric of the human mind —who labors to enhance the estimate of just excellence, and expose a coun terfeit ami base coin. Man, the creature of habit, fixes his course : custom soon sanctions it and sweeps her votaries down the irresist able current of her charms: if that custom be correct, the virtuous look with rapture on the barque as it sweeps along : if it be incorrect, nothing is left but to save the vietim from impen ding danger, or warn others of the dreadful abyss which opens to receive them. The fabled talisman of Osmyandes, is of but weak potency when brought in opposition to a wide-spreading and destructive custom, yet should morali ty fold her arms and wink at the de pravity, because general indulgence gives a fiction sanction ? no, surely no, the poison tlio’ deadly to its misera ble victims, may be neutralized and perhaps destroyed before it obtains uni versal influence, by some seasonable and proper method. Let us then expose (he turpitude and baseness of the times ; let us fix the axe to the root of vice ; let us make men better or restrain them at least, from becoming worse ; let us correct error ; not by the gilded pill of flatte ry, but by kind, gentle and persuasive admonition. Such are the sentiments which draw me fiom mv obscurity, and such the reasons whieh shall inspire the fol lowing numbers ; unpalatable let them ; he to bad men ; they are the patients and mine, though a restorative, shall r.ot be a deceptive medicine; my opin ions shall be plain far they are correct —they may be uulearned, hut wisdom w ill deem them just; and who doubts but that the poor widow’s mite was as ueeepttible as the rich man's thousands. Reader adieu, and be assured that you shall soon hear from me again. DIED, on the sth ini tun- at his seat in Barnwell district, South-Carolina, THOMAS CALFHtN, Esq. -1 i —nrnrr ttsmii ■i—ii unmpim MARINE NEWS, Polt T OF Sd Vd NNd //. High II c.ter This Peg, 10 h. 20 m. ARRIVED, Ship Manchester Packet, Coffin, Liverpool, 45 days, ballast, to Sturges fa Burroughs. Superior, Champlin, New-York, 9 do, to M.asrs. Maher & Norris, with goods to Messrs. .1 J. and F. Birchard, B ..nd J. P. MKir -.tie, P. Morin. J. fa G. Charlton, James I Hills, Caleb Harrison, S. G. S. C. Dunning, J. B Norris, Hr.nd and N.chols, J I*. Henry. Maurel and Huron, and Joseph Kitchen. Left at New-York, ship Woodbine, brig Elsinore, and sloop Woico*, for S.van nali, in six or seven Passt-c.grr*-—Dec■ tor H.tfls Lady, son and servant; Messas. Cam] j, Wad, far. Br;g Savannah Packet, Jcrclin, do. Gov. Hopkins,Cooke,Providence(u i.) —— Frank; in, Stenson, New-York. 14 dry*. Sloop Delight, Cooper, Charleston; Ida*; M.. 1 cr fa Norris. R, publican, Myers, do. 1 do. Cynthia, Brown, do 1 do. master— with bricks for Fort Jackson. Abby-Aiui, Bingley, do. do. Gardiner Tufts, —with bricks for Fort Jackson. CLEARED. Stoop Arcturus, Hurd, Baltimore The Brigs Hetty, Coffin, and America, B: ckius, have arrived at Philadelphia—the former in 6, and the latter in 5 days. 10“ One Hundred BAGS of COTTON w aittad to fill up the ship htiluam HKNRr, for Liverpool, to proceed to Boston, anil wait the remo val of the Embargo ; also FIFTY Bags ean be taken on deck, and a few cabin passengers, if early application is made to eapt Hudson on bonrd, or lo JOHN CAKNOCHAN. May 12 6t y ter PASSENGERS for Bos ton can he baudsomly accommodated in the fast sailing ship Quincy, to sail on the 15th inst. Apply ou hoard to eapt. Glover. S fa C COWARD. A few tales of Cotton can be ta ken on deck as freight. May 7 2t 8 Turtle Soup. A superb TURTLE will be dres sed THIS DAY at 11 o’clock,by Leah Simpson, on the bay, next to Gunn’s tavern. |rT° Families can be supplied by sending. May 12 Just Received, 5 Boxes Cotton Cards No. 10, 4 do. assorted No. 10. 3 Cases Northern Homespun, Beef aud Park, For sale hy CARPENTER & GREENE. May 12 3t 9 Boots and Shoes. Just Received, per ship Superior and Brig■ Savannah Packet, At OLIVER TI. TAYLOR’S, Market Square. 1 1 WO Trunks prime New-York I Boots, and a large and elegant assortment ofLadie’s Gentlemen’s and Childrens Shoes, which are offered for cash only. B. J. SCRIBNER; May 12 9 Just Received, By late arrivals from the Northward, 2,000 Pair Men’s lined and bound Shoes, 2 Large trunks Morocco kippers, 1 do. Kid ilo. 2 do. boys Shoes, 1 Case Straw Bonnets of the latest Fashious 2000 Yards straw braid and trimmings all of which w ill be sold low for cash, or in barter for prime upland Cotton. E. STODDARD. Johnston's Snuare. ?4ay 12. 9 Mrs. RAMSAVT A few Copies, for sale by HARRAL COPPER, Bolton’s Centre Building, and at this Office. Oj* This work comes particularly recommended to the pious, from its interesting materials, adorned ‘,y the elegant pea of the celebrated IJfr. lA..ISAV. April 14 Auction. THIS DAY, 12th May. dt No. 3 Commerce lloWf Groceries k Dry Goods t Sale to commence at .11 o'clock , D. WILLIFORD, dixt’r. May 12 A lutkn. TO-MORROW, 13. h inst IVUI be {told in front of the Exchange, Groceries k Dry Goods* Sale to commence at ti o’clock. HOWE DIMON, A uct’ r My 12. For NEW-VQPfC, NEW-FOHT, And NEW.BEDFORD, 4p£srThei\ew flst itiMm* sloop Ev- Sf&aC _ periment, captain Turner will sail in four days, for passage only ha ving comfortable accommodations, ap ply on board, or to J. BATTEUE. Who has Landing from said vessel from Boston. New-England Rnm, Candles, Beef, Pork, Glauber Salts, Cod Fish, Holton Ware, Smoaking Pipes, Cordial in half Barrels,, Writing Wrapping, and Printing Paper, HATS, assorted, ALSO, 50 Casks Stone Lime, 13 Bundles Hay, FOR SALE O.Y BOARD, Irish 1 otatocs in Barrels. /.V STORE, Philadelphia superfine Flour Lp country do. Spermaceti Candles, Tallow do Soap* Madeira Wine, &c. &c May 12 9 FOR NEW- PORN. Pi >ekct ship iS&Ki* SUPERIOR, ff. Champlm master; will sail on Friday Islh ,nst *or passage only ha ving Splendid ac commodations. Apply to Capt. chamf- LiNor MAHER fa NORRIS, .9nciatrj?e■wharf. lOR SALE AN ELEC ANT Clinker built BOAT. May 12 4t w FOR NEfV.TOHN, ‘ >AfE T J u ‘, br E’ OEOftGE, JKrfbffiC s ylvuiius Hussey, master bur t.iei. I. o tons. For freight or passage apply to the master on board .it TeJ latr's Wharf or to SPOONER & TABER. ■'■‘y 13. at 9 For NORFOLIC % BOSTON. Or to any other on-, fort in He Cheaapeukt, ne ’’ B,l< * as * * a 'ff ,l!i ’ pilot M&u hUc boat.built schooner Ua:-.ahi burthen 83 tons, will take freight ml eeasonabie terms. Apply to JON VTHAN MEIGS. Who has larding this day from said Schooner. 200 Barrels superior quality Rich mond Flour, which will be B oid low aid on favorable terms, if taken Iron, the wharf. May 12 4t 9 FOR NEW-FORK, The ship H ANTONIA, Isnat Hand, master, is daily ex pected Lorn New-York: and will meet with immediatedispatili. For freight or passage, apply to M‘KINNE, BARNETT & Cos. May 12 9 FOR NEW- FORT', TbebrigSA VANN AH PACK, jmml KT, William Jacelin, mas ter, will sail on Friday 15th instant. For passage only, l.r.'ing handsome accommodations, apply to the captain, or to B. OGDEN & Cos. Who have landing, from the above vessel, A few bundles IIAY 3 pipes India Point Gin . And a few barrels Neiy-York Beer. Fcr sale, apply as above, Bills on New-York. May 13 „ 9 J. and G. Charlton, HAVE JUST RECEIVED, (1 OSHEN Butter, Jt do. Cheese, Salmon, Mackerel, fgf put up for'family use, Flour, ONE hundred and fifty barrels es fresh superfine Flour, receiv ed from Richmond by the sc.l.o oner Kazzard for sale at a low ju ice lv JONATHAN Mnb a May 12 4t t)