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*tgle& of the Administration to remon-
Pirate against, and firmly to withlland
the principle (declared by the other
Belligerent) on which that prattice was
grounded (
We he(i<ate not to fay, that such
negleft, or partiality, we care not by
what name it is called, tends to the
disgrace and ruin of any nation, where
it prevails.
Whether the declaration of France,
that (he will enforce the principles of
her the United ‘'.tates,”
will have ahv tendency to corrcft the
Executive partiality, we pretend not
to fay.—That it will have its due influ
ence on the public opinion, and the
deciliotis of the Legislature, we trull
and believe.
Wash. Fed.
’ From the Courier.
THE situation of the United States
is, at this moment more alarming and
critical, then at any per iod (ince us dis
covery. At the commencement of
the revolution, the people entered into
the war with cheerfulnefs and with one
heart and one hand united to aflert
their country’s rights. It was a war
forced upon them, by necelfity—they
were required either to submit to op
preflions and grievances, like (laves,
©i to declare themselves independent.
They nobly dared to be free, and Hea
ven blelt their efforts, and crowned
their exertions wiih liberty and love
re ignty !
But for what are we now called up*
on to go to war ? Is it lor principles
essential to our loveretgntv ? Is it for
the support of rights which are attempt
ed to be wrefied from us, or which it is
our duty to claim ? No—it is for the
support of doubtful rights, and for ab-
principles, Prevalent to our honor
our independence, cur interell, or
our happiness !
The attack on the Chesapeake would
be a fufficient caufeol war, if the Bri
tish goveinment avowed the afci as its
own, and refufed to make atonement
infu’ted honor, for this outrage
upon our fovercignty. But it has de
nied the afc't—has iccalled admiral Berk
ley, and offered to make atonement for
his conduCt—has officially renounced
by a proclamation o( the king, the :igln
or ihe intention of searching a national
sh ip. which is, in faft, in it fell, a d;re£t
dil avowal of Berkley’s conduct These
being th% laCts, in the name of God,
what else we require ? What ought
we to demand other than atonement
for he attack on our frigate, which the
Bntrfh are jeady and willing to make ?
ißut molt unfortunately for the peace
p'rofperity of our country when the
public mind ws iriita ed, Si its feelings
rouled by the attack on the Chesapeake,
it was deemed by the adaclrnmiltrati
on, a moment peculiarly favorable
to foift into their claim, favoiite o
pinions and principles of their ow. , Un
.coniieCted with the outrage upon our
foveeignty, and unrequired ny the na
tional honor, or the voice of the reflec
ting part of the people. The people
would cheerfully go to war in support
o! then national vtffels as well as in Uip*
port of the sovereignty of their coun
try —hut, would th y be willing to go
to war ;o*prote£t a parcel of lafcaiiy
British dclerteis or American run a
way negroes, and mullattocs ? Would
,lhe great body of the American people
he willing to facrilice the commerce
of the cduntry, the source from whence
all our revenue is derived to protefcl
British Tailors ud boaid ol our merchant
vcfl'els p wou*„i they consent to min,
perhaps, 100,000 American merchants
or more, to gratify loirie*iavoiiie opi.
nioti 01 pimeipie, uncliuiiu!, in a na
tional point of view which may have
been formed by the admimitration Pl■
short, are our merchants to be bank
rupts and our mechanics beggars—are
our planters to have their lands and
negroes taxed io enable the govern
ment 10 carry on the war, while their
crops ate rolling in tl.ei’ barns, that a lew
T’ infh leatnen may Ictve in our mer
chant veffcU ? For Gods fake let us
)aufe before we plunge our't ‘ves and
Dur counu y into ruin and did'els; and
[confidr r whether, if w-’ fhouid gam our
[point, i 1 woidd he worth the expele ol
|o much blood and treasure a> would
|bc f|>cn’ to obtain it. StNLX.
Fro'n the Boston Cent‘net
IMPORT AN* f QUESTION.
“ What j.v the nature of Buonaparte's
blockading den te ?”
As Groat Britain, it is reported, will re
j taliate this decree in precise terms , it is
important to /Imoticaris to know what the
nature of th:d decree is. We have attend
ed to the subject, and we state the follow,
inor to be its purport :
All Vessels and Cargoes hound to Or from
arm of the British isles are good and law
ful prize ;
i All British manufactures or produce, to
whomsoever belonging, or wheresoever
‘bound, are lawful prize'.
I Tne first question which offers is. bv
lwb.it acknowledged principle of'lre haw
ol Nations does Buonaparte claim the
right *o issue such an order f
Is it the principle of blockade P
N*J. —Bv that principle the blockade
must be actual. It must be positive, and
it* the power of the party to exclude ail
coiiuwiiniration with the blockaded oort.
so tar from b. ing able to
; blockade the sriib ports, cannot relieve
his own from blockade.
-dgain. Bv the principle of blockade
vou can only seize arid couH-cate vessels
in their egress or entrv into the blockaded
port. i?ut by this decree all property of
British growth or manufacture is lawful
prize even in passing from one neutral port
to another.
How does this decree operate'on our
treaties with France ?
It is a direct violation of them, without,
having been complained of to or Go
vernment of any non-cxecution on our
part.
Bv the ] 2th article of nor treaty with
Buonaparte, made the 3()th September
1800, it is stipulated, that “ we shall en
joy free commerce with the enemies of
France (contraband excepted) without
opposition oY disturbance whatever, ‘ id to
trade freely, unle>* the ports of such ene
my are AC TU ILLY blockaded, besieged
or invested , and it is agreed 111 case of
blockade actually existing, no vessel shall
be confiscated unless after being turned
awav she shall again attempt to enter.”
It is then clear she had no right to de
dare a blockade, without investment or
actual blockade, nor even to confiscate
without first turning awav the ves el at
tempting to etve*\ Bodi these she has vio
lated in tlie present decree.
Bv the 14ih article, 1,4 free shifts shall
make free goods, ” in gther words that we
should always have a right to carry even
British property under the safeguard of
our fl sg.
Now ihe Froperor without one act of
incivility on our part undertakes not only
to annul that article, but to ieclare good
prize nil American property, if the produce
of Great Britain, though paid for by us.
In other words, you shall not trade with
my enemy at ail.
Great Britain, as musthe expected, re
taliates this decree. .She had assured our
Government she should do if, last winter
if we submitted to such an imposition.—
We have submitted. Our rulers, it is
apparent, will not resist the. conduct ol
France. They condemned Mr. Mdams
for doing it. Great Britain says as we
should suppose she would. “ To sub
mit voithout resentment to a gross violation
of your neutral rights, avowedly aimed at
toy destruction, is admitting the justice
of huch pretensions, and in effect joining
my enemy in the only warfare she can
urge.
Why has Buonr.parte done this at this
moment ? Because be knows Greet Britain
must retaliate, audit would widen the
ureach between hei ..nd us.
Smoaked Herrings.
200 Boxes prime fmoaked Her kings,
.lust received per slip .e/j.ix, from Boston ;
And for s le at Messrs. Lord and
Hall’s wharf, by
E. Crane. Jun.
December 3 l 46
Francis Tufts,
Having taken the store on Moore’s wharf
l.ittly occupied l>v B. and C. Brooks,
OFFFRS FOR SALE,
Fite Jotloit iuii articles , viz ;
Northern Rum in lihdt.
Ditto Giu
Holland Ditto
Cogniac Brandy
Jamaica Runt
Mess Pin k
Ditto Beef in half Barrel*
Mackarel
Cod I-idi
Golhen Bnfei*
Ditto ChfclV
Tobacco in lihds.
Ditto Manufactured
Superfine Flour
Kegs of Crackers
Barrel* Rire
Strg-tr, Coffee, Tea. Chocolate
An afl'ornnent of dry Good*
Hard Ware, Sic. Sic. &c.
December 29 *S
Manifests,
/# Stale at this Office ,
Cbc Tiabontf.
Savannah, Dec. 31, 1807.
A conr’ martial lias been ordered bv the
secretary of die navy, to sit on the 4th of
January next, lor the trial oi commodore
.Limci Barron, captain Cbitrle* Gordon,
Win. Hook, gunner, and capr. John Hall,
of the marine corps, late officers of the fri
gate Chesapeake.
Post Milder General —-Gideon Gran
ger, ksq. Postmaster General of the Untied
■States has, we le irti, been prevailed upon
to continue in Ins office ; of course, some
very wry faces must be seem
Government has been offered from 35
to 40.000 stands of arms, winch are daily
expected from Holland, at four dollars
each. They are said to be very handsome
and well executed.
A memorial from the merchants of Bos
ton, praying for the repeal of the non im
portniou law, was read in the House of Re
presematives ol the United States on Mon
day last, and Velerred to a committee. Du
ring the debate Which the reading of the
mmortal occasioned, Mr. Elliott, of Vor
moot, contrasted the votes of several mem
•hers on ibis, with those they had given on a
former occasion, and lashed them for their
versatility. The Boston memorial is there
,nre more fortunate than that from Phila
delphia, in being referred to a committee
although it is believed at Washington, that
there is no idea cn'ertamed bv the house of
either suspend.ng or repealing the taw.—
New Fork Gazette.
POUGHKEEPSIE, December 16.
Msteor—On Monday morning last,
between break of day aud sunrise, a ter
restrial Meteor was seen from this place,
flaming across the heavens in a direction
from N. W. to S. E. ffpparentty it was as
. huge as the moon at full, inconceivably
light, and travelled with amazing velocity,
leaving a luminous tail behind.—The
light occasioned thereby when it crossed
the zenith, was nearly equal to midday
A i idg'e of heavy, dark clouds lay along the
south and east, behind which it passed
when it had arrived within about 30 de
grees of the horizon, illuminating the
cloud lor a moment, in all its pans.
Within about 4 or 5 minutes, a heavy ex
plosion was heard, from the region of the
neavenn, where it disappeared, resembling
the discharge oi cannou.
i On the 17th of October, 1783, about 6
or 7 o’clock iu the eveniug, a Meteor of
similar description passed over this and
die New Anglaud s.aies, first appearing
in the S. £.. aha exploding in the A*. W.
about 30 degrees above the horizon.
Charleston, December 24.
Report of Gaptam Ehronltrom.
Capt. Ehionjlrom jailed from Buenos
Ayrt* the 18 t/i (Jit. left at that place Jhip
| Diana , Tihbets } oj Vlijcojjei, expected 10
take in a cargo m a jew days jor En
gland— brig Betsey, Forejl , of Chcrlcj
ton , taking in a cargo Jor the Cape of
Good Hope—also the Damjh Jhrp For
tune, Petenor , taking m a cargo for
London—and Jive Portuguese vejjels 5
brigs and schooners.
A foul a week previous to the Frank.
Hit's jailing , all the neutrals received
orders from the government there, that
they mujl depart from the River of Plate
in 40 days Jroin the date vs the order,
loaded or not . It was the general opinion
there, that the Americans and Portu
guejc were all spies Jor the Englijh; and
for the term of two years no neutral
whatever would be admitted into any of
the ports on the River of plate, under
any pretence whatever, even if they
Jhould have a Royal Licence.
Gen. Linitrs had entered into anew
treaty with the commander of the British
squadron, left cruifng in the river,
which confijled of a Jugate, a /loop of
war and a cutter, that the Britijh were
not to mole ft the river trade , that is, from
Montevitdo to Buenos Ayres, or any oj
the. ports above Montcviido ; and tha
the Spdnifh government, are. to supply
the Btit jh jquadron, or any Jhips of
their nation that may put m there, with
what [applies they may want. Maldona
do was appointed the port for their ren
dezvous, and this was to continue in
force for 6 months.
iS’herltßs Blank Titles
i r tff fdU at this Office.
• THEATRE.
BY PERMISSION OF T IE CITY COUNCIL
The entertainments will take pia-.e .
TO MORROW F.V R NtNG,
When performance, entire' - , new will be presented,
By Desire,
A Vleiv of the Exchange ,
Wi 1 be L-en.
STEINERT & CO.
Hve for laie on Smith and Bourue’*
wharf,
Mefi Pork
Ditto Beef
Cargo N >. 1 D’tt#
Hoi ! aud Gin
Cogniac Brandv
j Soap, and Candle*
Piiiladelphi-i P irter
? Ham* iff Qn-litv
Potatoes Clicrfe, and Batter
1,. P. Mudrira Wiue
Tenerifle Ditto
i Flemifli Sh. eting
• Hempen Linen
Irifli Ditto
Bed Spread*
A T AD.
One Bn* of Maps containing
MAPS of tlie UNITED STATES fliaded
Ditto Ditto Dit'O Common Vatniflt
Ditto Ditto Ditto Bcfl VariiilTi
Arrow Smith’s 4 Quarters. —Europe, Asia, Africa
and America.
Faden’s Map of Europe coloured, and bed Var
nifh
Ditto Ditto Ditto D(tto lin'd and Ditto
LIKEWISE,
An Invoice of Garden Seeds.
December 19 45
LANDING
Fran) the Adonis SC Georgia from N. York
|o hhds. Mmcovado .Sugar
18 chests Hyson Tea
4 bales Paper v
-30 kegs F. *K. Powtler
lOOOibs. blistered Steel
ID pipes New Gin
22 ditto and half ditto and quarter casks
Corsica Wine
30 qr. casks Malaga Wine
20 half ditto ditto ditto
30 boxes Soap
22 firkms best Goshen Butter
29 bbls. Loaf and Lump Sugar
IN STORE,
50 hhds. New Bum
20 bbls. ditto ditto
6 hhds. 3d 4th proof Jamaica Rum
7 ditto 3d ditto West India do.
6 ditto and 10 bbls. Brown Sugar
7 pipes Schedam Gin, excellent
6 ditto 4th prouf Cogniac Brandy do.
11 tierces'!
6 barrels i Best Green Coffee.
lOObags J
30 bbls. Mackarel
11 ditto Alewivcx
5 ditto Herrings
40 ditto prime Beef and Fork
50 firkins Boston Butter, in small kegs
1000 bushels Ground Salt
6 kegs 5J cut Nails
15 tons best Waggon Tire
10 ditto Old Sable
lOOOibs. German Steel
80 sets dry Measures
1 bale Custas
2Jooyards American Manufactured Negro
Cloth of a super ior quality
600 ditto imported ditto
10 pieces Cotton Bagging
12 ditto low priced white Flannels
2 bales Slop Clothing, and a genera!
assortment of Groceries at retail.
The foregoing are offered for sale whole*
sale or retail, at reduced prices.
JONATHAN MEIGS,
Rd/ton's (late Clay's) wharf.
November 30 “7
30 Dollars Reward.
p—.. in AN AW'AY on the
I Ij JLA. 24th instant, from the
I ll PP er P art °f Jefferson
J f Countv, a negro man nam-
I •‘d CHARLES’, and a
wench named TEAG.
Charles is about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches
high, and a stout well made fellow ; had
on when he went away Velvet Pantaloons,
olive colour, check swansdown vest, nar
row brimmed black Hat, pretty much
worn, and a coat of dark grey Bath
coating—T he Wench is 5 feet 6 or 7 inch,
es high, slender made, 3nd pretty far ad*-
vanced in pregnancy; had on a wh : lfe
wrapper and petticoat, a white harder.,
chief round Her head, and a light coloured
Bath coating cloak.—They took whir
them two horses, the one c | 80 rrel
has a small white streak jn his face, manJ
and fore top cut * swa b tail, and a
sore on his back j tb„e other a bay, has the
left side of the p.mne cut abort* a droop
rump, and twF 0 tail.
Ihe abov c reward, will be pahl to anv
person V<ho will deliver the negroes and
horses, to ihe subscriber in JefLrson Coun
ty ; and l weniy Dollars for securing the
negroes in any Gaol, RO as he may get
ihem again. HENRY CLEM.
December 29 45
