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ARGUS.
“Here TR UTUimlictns'd reitigs,
And dare accost den kings themselv ts
rulers of the free
MILLEDGEVILLE :
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1810.
The papers are crowded wiih mat
ter relative to the cafe of Sir F ran-
Cis liURDETT—-the nobleman not
only of England but of Nature.—
Not having it hi our power to go
into a detail of the incidents, are are
compelled, however reluctantly, to
attempt to give them in abftraCt....
Some ftri&ures appeared in a Lon
don paper entitled The Forum, on
the propriety of difcufThig the en
quiry relative to the Walcharen ex
pedition with doled doors. The
printer (Mr. Deane) was brought to
the bbr of the Houfe of Commons,
and called upon for the author...he
gave up Mr. John Gale Jones v/ho
was brought to the bar and there a-
pologiztd, regretting that he fhould
have been the caufeof the {offerings
of t!ie printer, and alledging that he
had unintentionally violated the pri
vileges of Parliament. Dean alter
making ail apology was difeharged ;
but Jones was committed to New
gate. Sir Francis denied in the
Houfe of Commons that ihey pof-
fefled any right to irnprifon Mr. Jones
and moved that he might be dif-
charged, but his motion was nega
tived by a majority of 139. Sir
"Francis then addreffed a letter tohiv
con diluents juftifying his conduct,
which will be found in this day’s
Argus. On the 5th of April an i
animated debate look place on a mo- j
tion to commit Sir Francis to the ]
Tower ; the di feu (Tion of this mo
tion occupii d the w hole night, and
it was not until 7 o’clock in the
morning of the 6th, that the motion
was carried, 190 to 152; this was
but a lank majority for a Minifterial
queflion. l’he Speaker i(Tiled his
warrant and dire&cd the Sergeant at
Arms to ferve it without delay...Sir
Francis let it be underdood at an
early flage of the proceedings, that
lie fhould conceive himfelf juftified
in repelling the attempt to execute
the warrant with force. The war
rant was not ferved until the 9ih
,of April.—Conceiving a detail of
this part of the proceedings will
he acceptable to our readers, as
it will enable them to form fome
idea of the popularity of Sir Francis,
and cf the apprehcnfions evinced by
the men in power of a refeue tak
ing place ; and no doubt afford them
cotifiderable gratification to find that
although the facred fume of free
dom las been {mothered for fome
time pad in England, yet it is not
entiiely extinct-—and anticipate with
delight, what will be the refult if the
people are true to thenifolves ...“The
ave made any further rcfiftance, &
he was obliged to fubmit to force.
A very low fliabby-looking carriage
was waiting at the door. Sir Fran
cis was brought out and put into it,
and the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Col-
man, Hoped in after him. The mi
litary force was now very ftrong, &
became concentrated around the car
riage, which drove up Albemarle
ftreet, into Bond ffreet the New road,
Marylabonne, and along Finfbury, to
the Tower. The tioops of the Horfe
Guards proceeded the carriage, and
feveral of them rode along fide. A
regiment of light horfe immediately
followed the carriage, and the rear
was brought up by a very ftrong bo
dy of the life guards. The cavalcade,
as it proceeded, excited wonderful
ir.tereft, and the crowd attending it
increafed to fucli an extent, that by :
the time Sir Francis reached the
Tower, the crowd had blocked up
the Minories, and all the ftreets in
iis vicinity, and it became impoffible
for cart or carriage to pal's. All the
lhops were fliut, and all bufinefs v/as
at a Hand. On the whole line to the
Tosver, the immenfe concouife of
people in the rear continued fliout-
ing and hallooing, and the troops
were hooted ar.d infulted with abu-
five language by the populace as tlu y
paffed, while prayers an pvaifes
were beftowed upon Sir Ftancis.
The military bore the abufe very pa
tiently, although fome of them ap
peared to have been maltreated, tbeir
clothes being befpattered with mud;
one of the guards fullered much in
this way, his clothes were covered
Ttioa of difoatches having gone | was authority (o “ receive and
forth in the frigate Adams, that
an amicable outline for a nego
tiation between the American
minilter and the premier had
been a< jufted.”
A reference to the extraft oi
Mr. Pinkney's letter to Mr.
Smith of the 2iff of March will
(how, that, after fully explain
ing to the Marquis of Wcll. fl y
the grounds on which he was
inftiufted to requt (t the recall o'
Mr. Jackfon, he left him (to
ufe his own language) with a
ptrfuafiou that we fhould have
no caule to be diflatisfird with
the final courfe of liis govern
rnent on the fnbjeft of their con
lerence.” This converfation,
it was agreed by both could on
ly be introduQury to a more for
mal proct.e. ing ; and Mr Pink
ney, in conlVquence of this tin
deritanding, prefi nfed the elfin
al letter of the 2d of January—
a letter, remarkable not more
for its candor and forbearance
than for the dignified moderati
on of its language. To this let
ter no doubt, alter the oral com
dtlcuis propofitions,” alter tie
cl.irnig that he had no propofiti-
on to make on the fubjccl of the
orders in council, becaufe the go
v. rnment of the U. States ha*.;
aiteatiy nianilefted its repug
nance tothe three conditons con
tallied in the difpatch from Mr
(. Ian nit g to Mr. Erfkine. Mr
J klon was inioirntd that an
. xphnation of the difavowal
was c\pilift'd, and leplied, that
he was not authorised to make
(uch explanations, blit was ready
to receive and tlil ufs propofiti
oils. Mr. Ja. klon is diredted to
return; no tninifter i3 lent out
with ample powers to negociate,
as was to have been expedted ;
hut as a proof of his mnjefty’s
friendly tiifpofition, we are pre-
f.nted with the fame declaration,
oy the government of Gteat
Britain, that it is rcadv “ to re
ceive any communication,*’ &c.
as was ma le in this city by its
mmitterlaft October.
No explanation is given of the
difavowal; it is not mentioned ;
it is cor.fidered by the tnatquis,
niunications which had t.-.V n ! perhaps, as leading to, “a tiiL uf«
place on the fuljedt, Mr. 1 ; k- Inn which might obftrhdl the
ncy was in daily, expvd’.atioi! i renewal ot amicable intercourle
a reply, comporting v.fx t: iwcenthe two countries.”—
declarations cor.fktent.lv mao an while the outrage on the
to him in converfation. 'The re-
with mud, and he was cut in the ; ply, however, was not re tived
face. Bc-fides the force that accom
panied fir Francis Burdett, a regi
ment of the foot guards proceeded
up the Strand, about half pad ele
ven, for the 'Bower ; and every pof-
iible precaution was taken to prevent
riot and p re ferve the public tranqui
lity. 'i’lie number cf troops which
arrived in the Metropolis and its
immediate vicinity, in the courfe of
yefteiday, is eftimau d at 10,000 ”
A letter from London of the I 5th
April flares, that Col. Burr had fuc-
ceed- d in obtaining paffports for Pa
ris, after a detention of eleven weeks
ut.til upwards cf two months af- rcfulal »o cany irfto cflefl: one
t< r the delivery of the letter to
which it was in anfwer; and
when received, fo far from ful
fi.lipg the expecla'ions which
were encouraged, (peaks a Ian
gunge totally incompatible with
the amicable diipolitions fo la-
vtiliiy prof< fT d.
Whether we confiderthe letter
of Matquis Welh (ley in connec-
1 tiuii with his previous declarati- , plaint the U States have agair.fi;
ons, or view it as the a£l of the
Britifh government, is is equally
on the French frontiers. It appears ia ioutce of unpleafant feelings.
by this letter that M Pichon, former
ly charge des affairs of France near
the U. States, had been addreffed by
Burr, and through him paffports had
been obtained. Pichon is in the fer-
vice of king Jerome, fomething in
the nature of a privy counfellor, an
accident curious enough if we only
confider that Pichon was retailed &
in temporal y difgrace, at the fpecial
intlance of Jerome.—Aurora.
AMERICA Es* ENGLAND.
The documents which will
be found in our lucceeding co
lumns, were publiihed in a fup-
plcment iflucd on Saturday ; and
in that form ilToed to fuch of
them in anticipation of this day’s
e, in Piccadilly, were fuc- 1 P‘T Lr * . , r
IIcarte,carriages,&c.com-j helearnt with fuipnze
meafares adopted laft night for the j our fubferibers as could receive
prevention of all riot & diilurbance,
m the neighbourhood of Sir F. Bur
den’s houf
cefsful. All , .
ing into the well end of the ftreet by an ^ regret, P- 1 haps with itron
ger emotions, than thefe docu
ments, duplicates of thofe trar.f-
ftiitted by the John Adams, com
prize the whole ot the official
correfpondence between our mi
niftcr and the Britilhgovermnent
touching the matter to which
they relate.
We have been induced from
vatiuus refources to expect, for
fome time pall, that Mr. Jack-
fun would be recalled, aiut his
place fupplied by a minifter o!
rank and talents. This expec
tation has derived filength, not
only from the circumflances
winch we have heretofore dated,
but Irom declarations made on
the fl or ol parliament; lrom
the language ol the Britifh prints
and from the impreilion that cx-
ilts in England, and which is e-
vidently encouraged by the mi
uiftry, that the negociations in
relation to American affairs were
progreffing in the molt amicable
manner, t Yen in our laft paper
we publiihed an extrad of a let
ter from an influencial member
of the Bi’itifh parliament, cott-
gratulati g his correfpondent
“ c;v the generally received opi-
Hyde Park Corner, were obliged to
go round, and all coming into the euft
end of Piccadilly were obliged to go
round alfo. In the courfe of this
morning noteven a foot pafienger was
fuflVred in the fpace oppofite the
Baronet’s houfe, which was thus left
entirely to the military and civil pow
er. In this (late of things Sir Francis
Burdett remained ac home all night,
& the Serjeant at arms, Mr. Colrnan,
the Deputy-Sctjeant, Mr. Clemcnt-
fon, with the mefiengers Wright,
Jones, Skelton, Blake, See. continued
in Piccadilly during the whole night,
in order to execute the Speaker’s
warrant. About eleven this morning
was judged a favourable opportunity
to make the attempt, and with that
view they proceeded to his houfe,
from the Gloucefler Coffee houfe.—
The doors & windows on the ground
floor being fecured, and there being
no chance of admiflion in that quar
ter, a ladder was brought and placed
againfl a wind* w in the front dining
room on the full floor. One of the
Meffengcrs of the Iloufij of Com
mons immediately afeended, but we
are informed be was puflied back.
His party, however, being ftrong &
well fupported, they foon forced
their wav through the window, and
took Sir Francis into cuflody The
Baronet was ovetpowered by num
bers. It would lave been idle to
Inftead of a prompt recal of
Mr Jai k on, we are met with an
aflurance that his in; j- fty has
“beenpleafedto dirc£lthe return
of Mr Jacklon to England.”
And, lels the American govern
ment fhould infer that this di-
redlion to return proceeded from
a convidtion of the impropriety
cf his condud, it is diftinflly
Hated, that no difplealure is ex-
pufi.-d at his coneutl ; and his
zeal, ability and l'o forth are
highly applauded.
lnltead ot another minifter be- I ordered out of thecountry, which
ing fent i ut, as was promifed, I couth would probably h .vebeen
we are told that a fort of charge
dcs affaires is to be appointed to
“ carry on the ordinary inter
courle.” Not only do we bear
nothing of any minifter font cut,
or authority given for the pur-
pof'c of accounting for the ciiia
vowal of the arrangement with
Mr. Erfkine, but We are expuT
iy given to underftand that the
perfoa to whom Mr. Jackfon is
to deliver over the charge of his
majefty’s affairs in Ameiira, is
only to “ cany on the culinary
intercomfe between the twogo-
vernnients.”
Alter v. hat precedes it, we
feel the lefs furprtze at tb2t paf-
lage ot the letter which nflures,
as an additional ttlfimony ol his
majefty’s lriendly tiifpofition,
that he is ready to receive any
communication w hich the govern
meat ot the United States may
think prope-r to make. It was,
at the outlet objected to cuteiing
into negociation with Mr. Jack
fon, before his inlulting condu£l
rendered a fulpcnfion of inter-
courfe with him necefTiry, that
alter the difavowal of an agree
ment, entered into with an au-
thorifed agent of the Britifli go
vernment and executed, with
good faith on the part of the TJ.
States, he offered no. explan at ion
of the caufes of it lie too in-1
marquis proft ffed his opinion of
the propriety ot fending out ano.
her minifter, accompanied-by
lentiments in the highelt degree
conciliatory, he had before him
the documents publifhed at the
opening of the feffion of Con-
grefs, together with the prefi-
dent’s meffage; the refolution.
which originated in the fenate,
wiihthe difeuflion and prompt
decifion on it in that body,where /
Mr. Jackfon met with no avow
ed defenders; and alfo the bill
(which pnflfed that body) to pre
vent the abufe of the privileges
and immunities enjoyed by to.
reign minifters within the Uni-
ted States. But when, after
waiting a fufficient time to re
ceive further intelligence on the;,
j fubjedt, he found aprotrafled
1 almoft unexampled difeuffionof
j near three weeks had taken place
I on that refolution in the houfe of
! reprefentatives ; w r hen he found
the columns of the American
prints occupied for weeks with
debates on the fubjedt; when he
found Mr. Jackfon's conduti
not only palliated and cxculed,
but warmly defenJedon the fluor
of congrefs, & that of the Ame
rican government more ftrong.
; ly reprobated, his tone is chang
ed, and he deems it fafe and pol.
itio to refrain from admiflions,
wliich had been fo ftrenuoufly
refilled by the advocates of his
government in this country. ’
However previoufly difpofed, af
ter receiving til's information, he
became in a manner bound not
| to defert thofe in this country
who had taken ground & main-*
tained doctrines which he him-
I left bad never dreamed of ; for£
! in his firft converfation with Mr.
Pmkney, he explicitly admitted
that Mr. Jackson was in the*
wrong. i
1 T hus are we, once more, in*
debte-1 to the violent oppofition
of a clals ot our citizens to rheifr
own government, for an abosv
tion ot hopes, rationally enter
tained, of fteps that might have
led to a cordial amity with the
; Biit.fh government. We will
not go l'o far as to fay that it is
certain ; but we do affirm, that
it is highly probable, that, hu ! ' for
fuch oppofition, the Bt itifh gov-
I ernment would have unqualifi
edly recalled Mr Jackfon, and
h eve promptly fubftituted a fuc*
plicable,' hid Mr. Jacklon been ! ceflbr of rank and talents, thus
furnifliing another opportunhy
of healing the exifting differen-
Ghefapeake remains not only
holly unatoned ; but, after the
quitable agreement on this fub-
jeet, we are told for our confola-
tion that the Britifh government
is ready to * 4 receive any com
munication’’ on that or any o-
tiler lubjeft—that is, that the
party injured may make offers
of m gociation !
Without enumerating partic
ularly the various caufes of com-
the conduft of the Britifh gov
ernment, among which is the
continuance, in its full extent,
of the irapn ffment of cur citi
z-ns on which lu jed: alfo the
Btififli government is no doubt
r«.a ry to receive propofitions,
we will difmifs this letter, after
flightiy noticing the very extra
ordin irv p fiage whiv h intimates
that a formal complaint ol the
comiuft of Mr. Jackfon ffiould
have been made to his govern
rnent prior to a iu'pc'fion of cor-
refpondeuce with him. T his re-
mark might have been moreap
purlin cl by any governnnnt Ids
charafterifi d by moderation than
that ol the United States But
a milder courfe w'as purfued ;
intercourfe w ith him was Impen
ded, and his reca) lequefted in a
manner the molt decorous. On
this point it is unneceflaty to re
fer to the law ot nations; com
mon fi nfe, as w T ell as the ulage
ol nations, p'diit out the couti'e
purfued as the only one proper
under the circumftances. T he
American government had no
option but to have endured his
taunts; to have received in'ults
calmly in the face of the world,
and to have continued the cor
refpondence wi.h him till his
nnjefty’s opinion on the matter
was learnt (which courfe the
marquis intimates ffiould have
bet it taken) ; or, by at once re-
i efultng to receive further com
niunications from him, to fluw
that fuch conduft could not be
endured by a government which
undeiftood what was due to it.
felf.
On taking into ronfifieration
the dtlF-rence between the lan
guage of the B)itifh minifter at
diff rent times, the q leltion na
turally p-efents itfelf to what
cattfe is this cliange of fehtiment
attributable ?
When the firft conference on
cos between the two nations.-—
What the final iffue of this em
broiled ftate ot things may be,
we pretend not to predid ; but
of this we are confiient, that a
difeerning peoplt will alcribe to
their true authors th ir exifiing
wroiigs, as well as thofe which
may be yet in Itore for them.
National Intelligencer.
IBB& utjsc±t\*tfim:£»ts!iiiiuuoutaaiiMCiritv3
The Subfcriber,
R espectfully inform* hi*
fiiendc and cuftonters, that '^e
has removed 1 is Shop to his own
houfe oppofite ami within (went)'
fteps of the Jail, where lie continues
tontanufadure BOOTS & SHOtS
of every defeription, and folicirs a
continuance of their favor; afFanng
them at the faitie time that his-woifc
will be found equal in quality., qud
perhaps lower in price than any o«
ther in the place.
Mcfcs A. Rdertx
June 20. “ }?.—n
A 1 :.
iotmetf our government that he. the fubjed tuck pbcc, and the,
N UTIC E.
LT, perfolis intk-bfed to the
.a. vftate of Jiuclid Lankford,
dec are requeft -d *a come forward
ami make pitymc.-.t, and thofe lav
ing demands ngiinft fi;id eftate wil
bring 'thent forward (July .attefted
within tlie time preferibed by law.
Nicholas Lankford, i
EredG IJ^ r> f Ex’i'S.
*!- /ofeph li/yr
June 140.
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