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LONDON, Ap'd 24.
'T he Electorate of Hanover
li-cl/ fciaed by the king of
JE'r ilTu- is 2CO miles in length,
and the breadth varies from 50
to 150.
The population Is, 1,062,600
perlbns, of which the city of
Bremen contains 21,000 —Man-
ovet 2C,coo —Zell 12,600 —
l.unnenburgh 1 i,coo —Gottin-
gen 8,0c6.
The milira.y force was about
00,000 men, the annual revenue
820,000 ftcrllng, and the debt
a few years ago about 500,000.
The electorate was governed
by a regency appointed by the
elector, king of Great Britain;
but is find there was a confide
rable .degree of freedom, the
people being reprefented in the
alTemblics of the ftates.
The nett revenue of the Ha
noverian dominions amount.* an
nually to 500,0cc1. ftcrling;
the land tax alone from the
diftrifts of Bremen and Vexden,
produced yearly 18,000,
April 30.
A letter from Hamburgh
ftates the followingcircumftanccs
/efpeftingthc death of Paul I:
‘ A few days before his death,
'aul I. fenc to his fen ate two
.cS, defiring them to pafs
a..a infert them in the code of
laws. The objedl of thofc de
crees was, to banifti the new
Emprefs Dowager and her chil
dren to Siberia, with the excep
tion of grand duke Conftantine
Vaulowitfch, the Emperor’s fa
vourite. Decrees fo barbarous
and unnatural revolted the feel
ings of the fenate to fuch a de
gree, that it was fefoTveJ una
nimouflyHo declare the emper
or—non compus mentis, to
compel him to abdicate the
throne, and to keep him in fafe
Ojftody in fomc fort refs for the
remainder of his life. At the
fame time it was agreed upon to
proclaim his cldeft Ton Alexan
der I. as his fucceflbr, making
him fign previoufly the Uhafts
which have fmee appeared, and
exacting a promife that he fhould
govern the Empire according to
the fpiric of the laws enaCted by
his Grand-mother Catharine the
Great.
“ Paul appeared as ufin\l in
the fenate, in expectation of
finding the ratification of his
mandates; but inftead of that,
the aft of abdication was propof
cd to him for his fignaturc. In
flamed with rage, he loaded the
fenate with exacrations, and was
going ro attack feme of the
members with favage ferocity,
vmen he was forcibly left rained
and fuftocated in the feuffle.
Some reports fay, that one of the
lenacors, during the ftruggle,
came from behind, and ftrangled
him with his own fcarf.
“ Alexander the new emper
or, was immediately called, and
acquainted with the can fe of Ins
father’s death, and his cruel de
crees againft himfeif, mother
and family. After fomc hefita
tion Alexander figned the in
ftruments and writings laid be
fore him, and was proclaimed
Emperor of all the Ruftias.”
it L alfo reported tha; the new
Emperor of RufTa, Aftxuum r,
had been allaflinarcd by his bi j-
Iher Conftantine ! !
[The Editor has received the
IbHowmc; letter fronvan Ame
rican citizen of the.firfl ref
peClability, now at New-Pro
vidcnce. From the charac
ter of its author, the public
may rely on the truth of the
fids related.]
N e zv - Providt uce , Mfiy 6, 13 o 1.
SIR,
ff Since my difagreeable reft
dencc in this place, I have had
the mortification to Ice my
countrymen brought here in
droves, whenever the wind fa
voured the making of tins den
of robbers.
<c It would be in vain for rr.c
to attempt the defeription of
my fenfations, when 1 view theft
harmlefs, innocent people, con
duced to the den of hell, dure
to be judged before the tribu
nal of inj uft ice. Korean 1 de
feribe how much my humanity
v J
was wounded, when I rdk tied
on their fate ; having left home
with the view of obtaining ftp
port for their families, or thofc
immediately dependant on their
induftry, they fetch out cargoes
which, in the ftnCteft fenfe, ac
cording to our treaty with Great
Britain, are neutral property;
thus with confidences divefted
with fear, they no fooner come
out of the “ Hole in the Wall,”
than one of thofe pirates board
them, and fend them into port
on the moil frivolous pretexts,
more particularly if bound to
the Havannah, Campeachy,
Vera Cruz, Ncw-Orlcuns,
“ As foon as they arrive
here, if, by the perjury, or the
oaths of villains fuborned for the
purpofe, they can make it ap
pear that any part of the cargo
is contraband, they condemn
the whole, inftead of taking the
contraband part only, agrcesbly
to our treaty with Great Bri
tain. But if they can make it
appear that any part, or the
whole of the cargo, is the pro
duction or manufacture of the
mother country, to whofe colo
ny it is deftined; that part or the
whole will be condemned. And
it is a very eafy matter to make
it appear either way, as a few
men of their own ftamp, or com
monly interefted in privateers,
are chcfen to decide on all the
cargoes brought in. In order to
give fuch bafenefs the color of
honefty, thefe arbitrators, three
or four in number generally
choofe two or three impartial
men, who are of courfe over
ruled, and the majority remains
on their fide; according to their
dccifton the Judge gives his de
ciec.
<c In order to juftify their
conduct in regard to taking vd
ftls laden with the produce of
die mother country, they fay,
“ If we permit the Americans
to be the carriers of our enemies
the Spaniards, and thus allow
them to be fupplied with the
productions of die mother coun
try, we fhall never be able to
diftrefs them. To what end
then is it to Great Britain tokcep
fuch a formidable fleet; is it
not with the intention of ditrdT
irg and compelling our ere my
t<s a fpeccy and sovantcgecu:;
peace i But if v.e do net pre
\tnt the neutrals from Supplying
them with the neccflarics of life,
they may ckftroy ail the plans
of the nation, and enable our
enemies to carry on the war on
the greateft advantage!”
“ Now does not fuch pre
texts appear very plaufible, Mr.
Martin? Does it not appear as
if thole pirates had feme jufticc
on rlie;r fide ? Iknow you will
readily anfvver yes.—But, fir,
mark the ft quel,—thofe Ame
rican goods aie no fooner con
demned and fold at audlion
than they are immediately Ihip
ped on board the Spamfh li
cenced vcfiels for Cuba, or any
other Spamih port; —of fuch
vvlfels you will fee more dags
ffyingin.this harbour than thofe
of the Bn ti In.
<f 1 hns their ohiedi is not to
difirefs the Spaniards, but to
cripple our trade, and plunder
us of our property, at the' fame
time wifhing a cloak for their
, roguery, which is fo barefaced,
that they themfelves will feldom
take no notice of our complaints,’
unleft preffed too hard to make
evafion. Every article even the
mrll flagrant contraband, are
Ibid to the Spaniards; and
when they are nor to be procur
ed in Providence, they will
write for them to England.
“ Only twice during my long
flay here, have the captors been
condemned to pay the cells,
m thefc two extraordinary in
fiances every one appeared to
be aftonifhed.
“ Ail American vcfiels which
are acquitted, except the two in
fiances above cited, have to pay
the coft, which is confidered &
great favour, and happens not
often, f he lofs to fuch a vef
lel, amounts on an average, at a
very low computation, to at kali
3,000 dollars. To my certain
knowledge, has one Baltimore
merchant 101 l 20 per cent, on
two cargoes, by this detention,
which, as there is court charges,
the average of three thoufand
dollars is very moderate. Ee
fides call to your recolleflion
Vs kS es » intereft of money, lofs
ot market—fupport of vcfiels
company—expcnces, what a vef
lel Inkers by laying fo long idle
m port, &c. 6cc. Add to that
the cargoe being rumaged by
thefe bale Ruffians, which not
frequently occurs ; one in parti
cular to my knowledge, under
the moll aggravating particulars.
A fhip from Ncw-York to the
Matches, was brought in here ;
die judge acquitted both vdTel
and cargo; and cleared out and
on the eve of failing, when the
captor, afre&ing not to be con
tented with the decree, went on
board the fhip under pretext to
fearch for contraband, hoiked
ail their goods on deck; when,
it being a 1 equally day, a heavy
fhowtr came on, and ail die
goods got damaged—for this
bafe adhon, the American could
get no red refs.
I have to no purpofe ufed
every exertion to procure a
hfl of American vcfiels brought
in here from the beginning to
the clofe of the year iBco. I
at length got one, but very in
corrtdi * being anxious to give
• - ...
k.jiC.l i.L'iai iClls ((rs as
publicity as pc fib le, they en
deavour to keep tl.ehi as feat c
as they car. Even ihe edit'm
of their new (papers arc prohibit
ed item faying any thiro-con
cerning the proceedings o? their
court of admiralty.
(< However, 1 was able to af,
tertain that within them twelve
months 300 vdJels have been
carried into Ncw-Providence.
Now, if ore half of thofc haw*
been condemned, which is a ve
ry low calculation, the other h A
which J allow to have bewi
acquitted, ceil each 300 do].
lars - 45°,c00
T he other half if they
only were worth
15,000 dollars per .
vdlel, amount to 2,250,000
Dolls. 2,700,000
Deduct of this fum
the re u.l contraband
cargoes, or thofe in
eluded w hich were
not appealed for, 500,000
The fuin then Hands, 2,200,000
“ Tliis my dear fir, is the
amount of which the citizens of
the United States have been
robbed by the free hooters of
this infignificant rock, only he
for the lurking hole of piracy.
But if we alfo.takc into our view
the amount robbed from us by
Jamaica, Halifax, Bermudas,
and the other ifiands, we have
101 l during the 14 months from
the commencement of the year
i Bco, at leaft, eight millions of
dollars—and this enormous fum
taken from us by our bell
friends !! ! This large fum we
have 101 l on this fide the Atlan
tic * the other injullices which
we have fuftained, even in Eng
land itfelf, would confiderably
augment it. I wifh you to
give this publicity, that our fel
low citizens may underftand
their fituation. God knows I
would not wifh to augment the
degradation of my brave coun
trymen ; but it is requifite they
fhould know the truth j which
I have given yon as nearly as I
could come at it.
I am Sir, &c.
To the Editor of the
American.
NOTICE.
A ULperfcns indebted to the ef
tate of IVHUam M c Dowell, dec.
are earneftly requeued to make
immediate -payment : and all thefe
to whom the faid eft ate is inddt
ed, are likewife requefted to bring
in their accounts properly attefted.
JOS lAH M. STERETT,
JAMES STUBBS,
Executors.
Feb. 27, ISo 1.
NOTICE is hereby given fo
all perfons having de*
mands againft the eftate of the
late honorable [ames Jones,
defeated, that they render (hem ,
properly attefted to the fubfc»>
bets ; and thofe indebted to the
rftate are requefted to make
immediate payment,
JOHN MILL EDGE,
EBENEZEKSTARK,
Ejcecotoi*.
March 28.