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/JeronFous mean* - j r i' the •* OCi ii;< i t all tilt j : ha co-hr of Luroj e was u- - | p ' for the i> (Ijufiice of France, ve'h.ve 11 4•:t up ail ih .11 ( oad, Uav ing no fiei t:ade I in Lutoj e. 7 hat ground. I wr ukl, at once, he removed 1 | by peace. The fever .1 inuri- j p-.-tiii'e wouM pour forth , their vtlfelf, ar.d vtfi Is. too, 1 K4i.itl and navigated cheaper j than«*urs. The effect v ouid | be nearly the fame whether j VC a»KcJ to the peace, or thole to continue the war, on- els we were ro make war a ioalt all Europe in a msfs. Peace, there! re, is, to *i.ut f.'ftem of things, Ids ( video fly a good.lhan it is to the powers m alliance with os again :l France. It is not i) maoifelt that our impor tance in the lease of nations would be augmented by » w peace, or, indeed, that it would be flip ported at its : relent height. When the t<rms of a peace c.;mr to be cfifcoffed, Wf fhonhi have to give up a great deaf; for,, it / e» er would be endured,fhat j wr f who have called upon | all the world to imke war againit the gralping aa bi uan of prance, should keej all that we hue by any tarn- ? been aide to lay hold <f. ’I ins 16 a view of the matter, w \:h the inn: ;g ! anV-j.Kohins leem never to! take. They deem never to J t V nee this way. They seem j to lo.de upon all the other' * vibes- a* bet ig made lor oar tule u'f , and as rti-htiap- for no other purpe lb, than-that r ‘ enaht.ng us to domineer over all toe other man i ne ! po.v.ers. jt ii t > be obs rv- | ei, th a t the miu it ters , thru £ h they had io lc upF to lay. r l,,.t t ,e declaration dated at\ F>‘ link tort , was a wnbetuk.., did laH lay, that it was issued U'lth liter knowledge, or, that J i b»» t bear upproaatio t, , lb re i , the;-tore, fume' I* 4on to bippede, that they t. > not approve of it, ef r>e < •_./) it v\e . ive any weight f im language of their molt Ijrenuu i7 Up pi trees. If, 1 .sever, tb y do not ap p'vvr of it, they will, as yet, ‘ hi any rate, take care noi t . make known tijeir djlappro bation in a very decided tune } for if they were to do that, a f*pa rate pe.ee would in all human probability b\ the conlccju uce, leaving us in a much wotfe fnuauon than we wore beiure any of the lucre It s of the allies took place. Yet the dec la tali' n sr.ud be very v ratio • * o o t ) them in ionic particulars. It ex vello a debie to fee t e catiiKC'Ct (it Fiance re vive—it txnrclJcs a readfacfsl 1/ leave nan.e a greater e stent us territory than !he < vcj knew under her kmvs ; aid, pi if expreifes a 1 i ■'admels to make to us a iUu!t formidablei ival in commerce and marine power* Look i I then, st this riv.'l, poiTciTinj I tr.e fie t part of Eurooe I with i popul ti' n of thirty millions of the molt adivt people in the world, more elofely than ever conne&ed with the formidable man- I time and commercial nation ion ihe other fide of the At lantic } look at her m tlm ! Hat?, and you will not be ; furprizcd if cur miai lert [ beg in t » dread t lie possible con sequences of the L>c fucceffjs. At <» pe?ce, the quell ions upon whica we a re'at tffie with America mud he dis cussed. The rights of na tic-us upon the leas are much confeqieuce a a thole upon the la id. The othi-r mstriti rit dates will in all hkeiiiiffioi he on the fide of America, their own right* i being involved in hers, and J each of then entertaining] the fame hope of becoming J a neutral ita'e, and of pr fit tag by the rights of nemr .L ity. The com* terce of \- merica, which r/iii be more divided than be foie, is of gr ac importance to alii the maiitime (F.t- , wh. fc opm ions u on the lufj-.Ct vve (hail he Id than we have been, in a fitualion io t-eat with contempt. While France had so much power—while ai« toe ua f es were in bodilv fe Y of her, they were compelled to yield to us any point ihu we m ii'ted on. Tre case will he different now. os the n will feel it! It itronger, and will be n > more inclined to y• h i me La abfo lote c< nunand, than they L e h e n tvj . ie*d up the af>; h.te command of the comment. France, in a (late qt pfaice, will he enabled to confer enorojous comme cial aava >itages. Herp jpu i■; t;an, her produce, her m otus of purchale and of conlump j tion, wiil m.:ke her Ineid -1 diip ol the utmost c:»nfc qutnee to every n a itime it.-te. The intercoutfe be tween hei America alone, upon a iree lea, »u,t produce tlie mo fit m.p >rt an r refuits and, the advance, whicii cvny iort ot manufactory Will nave made in Amtfiea doling these years of repara tion from us, will make the tatter a lival in that respect, as well as in a li htinu ma ri ie, clptcially vi hen we con fiber the ?dvant. ges which i an absence of paupenfm and of taxation, preknt to eun guting mannf Cturcrs. I grant, that all these confide* rationr are.fufficient to make a mifiider of Logland heli tate upon the iuhjcct of a peace, which would leave i France with great power and with the fair profpe£fc c.f profpenty. Hut yet, as flic ! cvinot be i destroyed, and a« toe allies are uauy to leave her great and profnerour, whit a r c we to do ? Why, the Vviie \Vay is, to tp i •he prop*fitior, uvA content oujklve* wi n Aic iiv j-.c \jj being able to pace with Her in a race of commerce ana the arts. There are men, for I have talked with (uch, who really (ay, thar war is now our element ? that our debt, our taxes, our curren cy, our fUte maxims and influence*; that; all these have been wound up to a war height, aml they cannot lop lid in peace ; that fleets, ar my, military schools, Uc. Cec. &c. rrnft all be kept up. cr » that che whole fyiicm wdl go to atoms. It i*, however, comfortable to re -11 c , that the miniflers have ror adopted thi? terrible notion, lor, if they h,<bh„ they would nor have been (o "ea . lous in pulp mg on the war j agaimi Nucleon-. lic ) member hearing, a lie nen | anti-jacobin lay, nure than j threeyears ago : “ Yes, yes • j a war f- r the deliverance of Europe is but, ij }lur op e be delivered & Franc e hr 10; a miniated, me are undone. 1 ' lit s c.lly fetms to Ke die opu i. n « f ,be wn c , on v.hide labor- l have been c moienting. N<fw,tlufthe means of peace, real peace, approach us, they (Van a laiu.ed. They i«cm not to uave been p;epai eel ter any i | 1 tch event. Tike, the old !1* <iy, who., a/ter whining over a rung lot us k.Ue<j'& wounded ill Jpairr, and in- * VC *inii Bpbaparfe, • avtne caale of aU t is blood die. , upo.i being delired to ! comfort heiicif with the 1 hoj e of exclaimed, “ Pe.ce ! hJw do you think, • hen, th»c my three po-»r lons are to live tipbn hail pay !” They vwie captains | or lieutenants probably j and j theaffedlionatcinethei w.lh eci, without Jaubt, to Ice them general m colonels. Ah! this dak nance of hu * i pe, which tpc city ot Eden buig, in <h:|i ;uloref» to the regent *itn arcs to divine p. rviuem’r, will caulc many a nun 6: ma >y a family in En gi uid to e itcit.iin thouguts which never before came! i.ito their heads. A For thefc reafom, Ind that the Decla ration of the Allies, though j did ted by the founded policy, is, perhaps in Eng land, the mod unpopular l)ocu uent that ever was pubhii ed. There arc ib I many hundreds of thousands who w ere made by the war ; . and who in peace, mult be at a 10/s how to live in lo 1 easy a manner, th.it he who * Harts obitacles to peace will j not want tor applauding hea rers. In Ipeaking of tots de putation, we Ihould always I bear in mind, that is not we but the continental powers .vho have gained the recent victor.e*. 11 Holland be free, i ! it is to te attributed totbem. I j They ran a great risk ; we ! i ne'e expo fed to no rf# at all. vVe were lnug behind the lea, while their very capitals j were cxp.ofed to definition. This being the case they hud a right to otter terms of peace ; they whom we prp fefled to with to fee delivered, had surely a right to decline what was the extent or the deliverance that they want ed. It is not lor us to com plain that they are not (ufii citnrly safe. We always w ere talking about our dii j interested \ iews. We want . ed nothing for ourselves , no, I not we. That was roc in our nature. What we w inc ed was, the deliverance Gs Europe. But, now, behold, j wnen Europe is delivered, j and the powers of Europe ; declare what will facisfy iff 0., we start up and fay : Aye ; but that does not fa- Ui *y us l lr is useless to con tinue rhe fuhjcdt farthest prclent. A ihort tiwie. will blow what the teal views of ( die (everal governments are - and we fhuil then havefome- \ thing more authentic where, on to coni me nt. WM. COB SETT. Bet fey, Dec 23,1813. RODGER* 5 * CRUIZE. Copy oj a letter from Com. Rodgers to the V< > etury of the Navy United State*’ Frijrate Prftident, iandy Hciok Bay, 10 b. 19, 15*4. SiR- llh '*■ 11» 3. i{ .» n. yui at j I 4>*nvet(l i;t my p. ■* nt tmehorage ant e-veriinsr «’• 5 o’clock, a i'-r a J cr-nee of 75 -lay*, i*utl now luve the lvr>nor to d ta i to yoti the par-, ticolari. ! b« p'*r*oasce »f yous directions. , I iled from Pfovi bTtcc thp itb lof Deceft.hcr and although I ex p*c rd :o have rb.i ih,~ «v-.un ■!♦*» ihroogh her to my % (squadron tU 4 w» rt-p'-'t d 10 bs ciorz-ag n - iwrcll f ink U -Mld and Gavhv.td 1 I>r Ik p4ff>o»e ofm c e pu .jj ihc I P M.d iv, i liad ..Ik goud luck to I »void then the da\ aider leav. ’•ing Providence, l recupiurad the A ucnc4tt rchoont-r Cornet, of an t i bocDci to NcwYo k, with a cargo »f cotton Irom Sjvaunah, which had fce< u cap urcti by >he RamUita and l o'.re, and 'o heirpo ae ».ou j j iho.ir 4 3 hoarn 1 t a tew ho rs after capturing : h« C-vnidt, a ai» wag O' covered to U\r < as. ward wh-ch i tch 1 c >aed to avoid, Iron tit circumstance oi tho w ather being hi , anj knowi ig th \i 1 was in ti-.c rieig* borhoccl ot an l enemy's Mpiadron ; * 0111 an ad van* j taga oi w ud v mic w«* naolcd however to gatu o,ir let b fso» t uistanc- ol 30r4 mi es, ow ng to I wli ii i was induced >0 »h<>rtec saii, wuh the iQ'.en’.on of oU wiog bir *>» i,e in he mo mng, fchouiu Motuiag vise b : iu >,gn , and ahe not be a ship of die line. The weather b coming mo,e cb cure at I 2 o’clock, prevent d «,ir seeing her 1 until igiit, when she 9 ood from • m lathe N. E. aidtougii the Pre -1 s clent w >s iiove too to lei her c< in op From *hi» date un.il ihu 2<th, we did uoi tec a single sail, except the Recover , (a Ur g bdongnig and oou .d 10 Peoobmoi, Iro.u *»t. 1 ddr.k Joa».-w iu ballast) un it after I reaching d.e long 34. acU>ai*lf oeiug cairitd iar ca«twaid by , a stivei# S. W. g *i t , «cuoiupanieu I by auen a heavy «ea, a» 10 le.ntir , flOiVlt g o n»p«ac;ic4bl« xviilioui | iuhri'tc .iiX, w lit n ,vvo large a.ila w. c discovered • and ng to -he i oiirvUwa< u, ami 10 wnici. I gave I ct.ace, b«iitvii»jf, wwo Iroui the J J iiiuaiion 111 winch thty wt-rc h,K ! J di.covcted, »• me ui-ui'tst diap,,. I .ition they aUcitVtt;us allowed to j , h „ * h*. r envoy : i„ . nr '‘ ' ,rnitl * . f or * 3 ’ lui i.j discover he»-i P,?r * ,fS i • ,f C 1 PO'.bS r; *+ Mi ° r . l!t?!e i«n, .or sor cc .' 1 rlucovenng *h«ir decided ‘ <>fU - » , slK ‘ opposing , '* eR m ' ’ to. iilt I ende«Wed d I 'S h S iCce* dinar n ,»h» tQ , ur * *ccaMouall K ahow.,„ , , **• 1,1 y /a< »«»b J e io a lCCjr fj f g, V : fceuSma* at oie tim e wa * r ?n 5 that she fired « shot ov r in**”**" j htr ***«« wi. v bjt gfeirhand ' yart'a astero other. I now lirtc c 1 course to be altered. ,u it J aud eonttnued he r, n , lin d, r . eh V°J h ° W fhcm «l'gfttocra. were di, toured to he i„ V ' u [° u »>« i force A1 , f hls 1 sha i* “<l a course i, d ward of J io "uV® isap ’ M!lct »* ‘omr,. ud: v/ h Cayt-nn-, a „d d„j ®. n 4 f ri ;v her ve *» e ‘ Mil the 30 I when faUiiig m witi, a Port ! ‘ r *s?* «nd receiv.iig i (oi*.. i I lhs J t ,h had b ‘ cn l» 1 *>dud 36 hour I ««lorc by two Bnt».j, sore ,h„* I Oouud to the W«m Indie w . h I j SoO troops on board, [ crowded s. I I ! to the westward ir, f ©•••rtekiogHhem iin t‘m { W ‘ JS *. I S>:n duappo'.eteu, and ait*r 4 « wf- I t»a<c of lour dave.hauird f tl rh r I { *.miht,ard fogtu the U>il*ie I barfetdom, aad in that *, t u! ; i0 I ° * :bc . sib ol Jamjari, cap\ire* I the n:it,ih merchant sh p VVauJ-, I e 7 anrl ]{> min, frui I London bound o Jamaica, p* ril * I m ; ded 'vi h piasi anon mores, » a ,l I “I’t'f taking f«om h-r #uch ligHt I arc clts «' were us .oast va jt sunk I her. In the sshic position oa tut 1 7m, 1 fell in whli tho tiriiish meij. ■ c/tArr ship Pri ice vino gs, in J churacter.of a cartel wi hp> sou ):n ( I ’Which wits 4 other Bri.j-h veseeb I h *.u b<en captured bv *wo Freu>4 1 44 a[uo friga:e>, the Medusa r»| 1 Nt'ot-ph the srttne hip; I ha«f fai. K in tvj.h j 4 day" before, O B of (nn Prince G l■>a; uw B p-tsoMers captured in tlu Wand- 1 •-et' to liar*.a \ ne* ,c'H pn ole, (n g i.ht #rj| ot Jtjfuiary, e sthi'M I Wmu w ird o) on badoei, i cip iifk'ii ■ •oe &tnp I'nlward ol Gr/- a r amll ■ Lonuoo b »nl ro Ls- I iCaU'a, m ballast, which yrtvcl'( B <dio sunk ltarnt Irow I the ntavtr of he i .dwrard a* w«jl« B sho*e of me \\ < nderer and Prirics I Ci cfg>, (h<»t hey t.ad titea .epi- B rmed a the Bay of Bi car frrttt B j their ugftvoy, consisting of il.c I Q.ueen T 4, two fugatr*. a ; .d m® B stoops of .y«r, f was n - iced, ew- B i (, ji to a belivf ttiac he coavor *rm g t suit to the eastward, t > rem.uo '.a B ' wind era d <»I B i b-idor r uu"! 'hs g ;6.:i January, when finding hey B »» isc h-sve parsed, l changed uir g gruunc! anti run iff Cuemi', siul g nottt ;h nee do wu Uic coast oi Su- g rinawi, ii-ciMike ard Qcitur* »i g through btt*e?ci I'ob tgo and G«* I n.-da , the ace hrougb the (i • ri* B htem S*'-a, aioug ih<* sou h H ot I'ortoiic’o, *.fir>.'»* the Moc* B Pasasge, down the ii*oth > ; d B .lanmica and oihcr Li wt u Hisu i., B vTitbouc mteiing a sir.gl- 1 v« ; *d o‘s B •'he enernv, or any othar th a Lc:r B ’ipanidi drogera and one ft Vtdoh B • flip, uniii 1 got near the B ‘ietf; nr a wh’ch as ei <MP ur.u ' B and sink ng the Britinn *ch B Jouaihan,- I ailed w itb rurn and ,!, v B goods, (he most vaiaat’ia pm* I i which 1 took on board) I l*oi*d fl i ovt r for the F oriila * N ort fct <*i.ruck o'jnJ'ngs ofl S». r*u«; Mtmo, |l: ! B from thence ran on sown' l 'y* i4< Bf I far as Charleston, pa-*siog ■ jor S mde* ol Coiurr.bia !•?* id.* nt l B a» n. ar to Savaonnh rije. w ra B and dep hol water wo« d * 1 ■ J wuhont naestmg a sing « f B* cept a bpao »b ►tup Horn r " e !<< It | vr.iifia, bound t« Spam, o r 1 B y ‘mg ioi Savaunsh, m c«u'«‘] ' B ( , othavjog sproDg Mtr.k, I, Ai rivii gvt Chaficitun, l* (U , B i was on tne lltli msu) I s.'c iC “’, B I olotff in with (hn fca , and B | dir private signal ‘d [ tK *>' t fl '• •chocntr>lying in h b l '.on -o’ j m- ¥ and which from c.eir • PP r * ,a ‘ I‘' 1 ‘' I