Newspaper Page Text
rn Trrr w**rTrpv wc'VJn
77” 77* ////•>■ r ’rtf> ‘">/’ riff tin.
f/rv p><Tt'r rnnsf'irnry, £jf
yrreTri fl’ r'i t’fA eyperlitlon.
l n *’ r- lU* * if rot'sjilran- &
rrrret rnmti , r'r*ttfiti, of thaso
which I live ; fTerted the Thiited
?tiir “, ilipie !irp iw’iv - of ex•
♦ rnri'dman* ;t fta'nr**, a the Tree
at’o'P rt■ nth'r-rd, I‘*. I I'** Ken
tnr-V-v Spanish asenri ation wns
formed ;*hon* 1 7P5 or FTKA, con
tinued until 1 790 : bn* Ifw tnu< h
lonp't r i uraertpir —lt l - p n< ral
ruppcs'd object, wn c ti e separa
tion of Ken'nrkv nrd 11>*• IVet.
im ternfnrv bom die ITnitfd
State ,t, to add th'-m to the’ ‘•pan
i*h tronarchv. 2d. The compi
rrx-v of governor Blount, vas a
• pier nrr ji pted in 1796, in con.
junction whji tin RrtisH poverti.
iniTt to ip* a<i *!*■ Spanish ter
li’otif’ front f pend. . aided be
tjfliifti inb*ted uit tin tin Unhid
F'ntt’s. at d1 “i tht- ‘lndian*. Pd.
Tli -< li-me of i*t n< rai Mutinda,
whatever i* n;. v 7. is l*rforj
th'f tno• • eith. *• parlv Xfi utfd
o* and f sued. Th<mdv .vtthrntic
do. t in n *.-.■• tv hh C h v< been pub
]j I*. it r • p diner i ‘r ■ a It■ tt< r
• i ■’ •. phf! Nt’ r , “huh tip
pit <iid ‘it tVi * J< t unnri, (Vir
pin; a,l Knqmrcr some months
hin f.. and ’the meui'i'.il"* latvlt
puliHch. “f>* S-onu*'’ O Ogden,
in- : W • s >ii* th of N w
y ilt *li 0| jri /•<- S
Ever t fi t msia ic.t which is
clothed h In- silos njviicy,
na Hi-iiiv i xc ■ s a gr-atcr degree
of tur'Osi v ‘h. ‘I inntl.-nts of
in. rinuic “hen open in
the p ‘lie • ve. r therefore
not nnfr qm tide -mp n*>, ‘hat e
vprt ‘- .f ih lo rn r <in < r ption
art* st rnianiz and in rrJup.v, and
jn “t n< tid t• rm at’ 1 1 o in ire
piiMi’ iti’ t ■ a ! r tl r i'in if
ll)>’ ill li of -'C ttv O'.td nev-r
I t--n u.vi'd. Bu ‘ll ‘ Ken title
Spanish nssor.i ‘lion tot in* an a
•c* pt ; on to ill's n iti.tik. Twenty
v ‘ hive Harped since the lor.
i; .f ts-is plan, which origin
the woods of K mm kv,
: ; ice the we'tl’t’n territories
■ the dona oh t’ ol Strain ;
Uhotijih a niijoii v of ih.
•bttnnts then residiiijv ,| 1( .
,e, an-sa’ul in have combnu tl
that put pose, vc’ ihu’.r scln-nu*
..as conducted with such steroev
find lidcliH llift the particulars
a>'e at present only knywn ui a
veiy h w intlividiirls with the tx
vepvitm ol the’ parties immediate.
1\ concerned. I vnuld lor us
It: ie rv r teinainid huried m nb-
I viVflt, \V( 11 We rtiiivinc.'d that all
the agents of it had entirely aban
doned their idta ol ellccting lt (||.
vi'ion of tlie United States u, the
imetcst ol son e furtign power.
Itui belit ving lrom vat.ons cir
cum.lances, that alihengl, the
fi'st plan, has been lt>ng * nee dis
missed an ‘hf sell me is in agi
tation ;■ • them it rur drift to
lay bt l'T. ih- pt.hl'c mm It gen ml :
lams as have tonic within'our
hnowle.'ge. t . tl * hich \vc ate an- 1
tla ri and . y may he sebstm ii- I
at* il to a <’ ii tf jn tlce. The j
icnsp'iaiv ■ I ibount, and the late ‘
expedii on Miranda, in our
ep nittt, mat be tract and to he
tn ii *iier o, i.’ and are oniv smiihir j
Ep ill. t.oii- pi i neil to a litiir- j
er diit't•• * i \\ .en we sav they !
originated * < i i: ri.t same sotnee j
Wt vio lli*i tin at. ‘ e vt i , to in. |
,sii i a'’ - hi'’ ‘ln ni n. h. rg ol the
1ii.,1 i .aOi uttion had a | ait in tln
to o iaitcr. On tht tontrarv, we
belt * vi t v letv oi ,h. m, if
any, hi.d a know ledge ritnti es
l'i.ooiu’s it mi nat ioro'. < , etal
iM it anti-* ; hut Dial the pn | etors
ol the fust scheme Ini oih i- cmi
Siet'ed with them to tile iidopiion
ol < In- i .'O la6t.
‘I he idea *1 a set ol men con
spiting rogeii.vi. wit. t* e ii.un
tion .l to, tis-i* ring .. poitiou ot
t! a.i courtly ol we.ch ihiy ateci
/, ‘ ,It • fei elgn |)OWt 1 aIw..JS
i. with it >udi an appiat
; l"*'Sttst ttvusill,
\'ume didicuUx,
it die oilenee cuu
ii I* \ > t ii utr he* al
ter,'. . v . . .tcuoliabw, i. vas
y i a • • !t v i'll m icml of me
•<- e■- 1 Uic Kiiitui ky asto
1 um tin ,111)11. as nth
n. j ■ a. .luii tn oi ii any ot
u-isvui.tuucu who ate not sou-
nih Vrotrn fn ns, We are ronfi
d ni d’tit onh the- n o * exinme
tit rt • site r< rnprlh and tht rrf to take
o partin the triarnnabh- sclrerre.
It I* tjt'rt iinlv tast f<’r those
tr praltV a I out l'h< rV, iedepen
there and patriotism, who are
pence: bh seated in ‘the heart of a
c’i iligecl r'rtirtry,and who rtrer
1 lif t txpetienred the calls of huri.
g*r tie fat*rnr of inrf'sant
o nn i ii p for n onths toge her in
tht wll t'r, and ‘he hot rot •-of an
Trr'b'ti wrr—l’ut tie situation
of tin Fcptt’f kiat's at ‘he petit and
v hen tl i‘ plan was projerttd, was
very t ,: f. tent Ire ni a state ol
ptateallc timet. After having
de i t ied the It f* period of their
life, in li e establishment of the
irideprudence<of their country ;
aftt i havirgshed their blood in
its elelerce, and submitted ‘o
the i Is of the rcvolti'ionaiy war,
if< v -aw th< msi Ives in the decline
of age. tinsuppOiftd by their
country, art 4 forced / or a sehsist
< nee to traverse a wilderness of
nature, where dtatl) lav conreal
• ti it. t very bushiihd the seal .■mg
iti iff of the Irulian threatened
tl t m at cVcrv step. When to
those evi is the enriitt’ of the
.Spni iatels was add. and on-erne side
and that of the Canadian jjovem
mel'ttm the oilier; e ouglu to
pause ami reflect ‘on their situa
tion. Il ft pa’aliel is to l)e lound
in a> eieut history, it is ’the-case
ot tlx Itriti ns, ik their tel. brat
ed lette rto Actios, imploring tile
aidof ihe Homans, inav conve.
some idea “f the situation of the
iuhabiumts of this state twent
years .(go. ‘1 he elements ot el.:-
stiuctioii which hung ever the
K- titucl.iatis, were it is tro-e, a
iitfie dideretit from those which
tlireatciicd the ancient Britons,
hut not less tremendous. “ W
‘knownot (a\ die liritoii') vvhic:,
w> to turn us. The iiaibattaii
drive us to the sea, and the sea
forces us back to the Barbarians;
between winch w have ofil\ ihe
ohotce of two deaths—either to
be swallowed up by file waves, o
*° he butchered by the sword.”
Under these circumstances,
the cool and d'spassionate rea
-oner-will not see it astonishing’
if ►von V rtue and integrity them
selves, yielded to the plausible
prop, sal of an intriguing and am
bilious adventurer.
Ti:is man was general Wilkin
son, the pres. m governor ol Up
per Louisiana Destitute ol the
means (if su iportrng a vain
and ostentation- parade in life a
mong wealth) settlers ; general
VViiUin-On at an early period
sought Ihe woods ot K nttickv,
in hopes probably ot having one
dav the control of the state, lie
settled in tin county of YV 00 j.
ford —l'lti property lie brought
with lint dirt not exceed a few
h’tithed pounds, ad tone or
lour slav is. ‘I his liovvt \ er, might
’ have been sufhtieut lot a pet on
ofa d'flvreiH Cliara. tei tiom YVil
kii sen 10 have pii 1 tiin ci ml the
nm ssa: lev ot tvnu ni he iohn
try at that peroci could atfnid.
Hut die naoirit. temper attendant
<n vanity ik ambition, soon
prompted him to ‘tar. h lor aim
liter fit Id where weak was more
abundant and pomp and hixmv
“ere nut to be letitud u\ me
tubs of a republican people.
I Y\ i'h tins design, he made an
i excursion down die lVii'Msstppi,
; in'lilts hep inning ol th< Viat Trfj;
| his stay was snort, fie look mm
| tlier tup in iTStI, but previously
! bad the policy to cause an iinpi es
j -'ion tube made at Natchez and
New Orleans, by propet entissa
-11. s dispatched tor the purpose,
Unit h< was a prison of the hist
inti vine and constquence in
Kentucky and the western coun-
n > ; and could eon.maud at plea
\ Mite an auiiv ot ten or fifteen
j ‘h. it sand citizens,—v-ioz > at this
; peiu.d was tin Spanish president
at Natciles, a man every way cal
culated bom to be imposed upon
ana to impose upon others. The
nuiuitis anddeportnietu of Uio
zo uutl W tlkinson were nearly a*
tike ; both loud oi show, mutual
ly sincere, auu mutually lavisiioi
then services and promises o
tl leiinisllip. .m undei standing ut
J ‘■he most i . innate natuic was
tneftnre scon n hbu-htd be
tIVCCU kIIWU. pan O* tile 111 US
beautiful bav geMings, which
Svillfinsoh bought for the express
peipo-e fir m col. Bannister, at
Bete r-huigh, Virg. were the
next tpring forwarded to the
Spaniard. At the rc-tjuest of Gio
7o.Wilkinsfin made out a particu
lar report of the georgraphy the
resources and populaiion of the
state of Kentucky. 7'he inhabit
ants he mentioned were in-a state
of ihe greatest discontent, and
even bordering on insurrection
—attt! that they would cheerfully
accept the yoke of any foreign
powtr which would aid them in
a separation from the union.
‘T his report was transmuted to
IVlero the governor of New Or
leans, and by him to the court of
Madrid ; but the Spanish transla
tor in some manner betrayed its
contents to the earl of Bute, then
British ambassad'-r in Spain who
procured a copy of it for his go
verntnent.
Thus Avas the state of Ken
tucky to be set up for sale, and
to be courted and intrigued for
by two European powers -Gar
doqne, the Spanish minister at
Philadelphia, was applied to for
that purpose on the ptrt of Spain
while lord Dorchester, the gover
nor of Canada, was informed with
a similar view by the rtr.nistrv of
Great Britain. A copv of WiL
k nsoti's report was transmitted
to lord’ Dorchester, which is pro_
babh vet in that nobleman’s pos
es'ion ; but anotntr manuscript
is preserved in the private librari
ol tlie tail ot Bute, at his family
cat of Mount Stuart in Scot
land. „
7 be Continued.
From (he Paris .1/iGUS
o Jr ay 24.
[Recived at tlie Ain ora Office ]
We return to-dav to the l.on
lou news prior to the M:h of
May, which we were forced to
p issovet turn the abundance and
iinpmt.iiice of orft r matter.
The discussion ot the Irish
budget of i .ngiand. The union
has saddled Ireland with all the
calamities of Great-Britain, with- ‘
nu 1 makmg h*-r p •.> i impute in a
ny ol the lem tits ot an immedi
ate government. Evert year the
debt of Ireland increases bv seve
ml mi.lions It is in vain that go.
vernnieot endeavours to palliate
these charges, bv exhibiting be
sides them the benefits which Ire
land receives ft mil ti ade ( there is
manifestlvno pmportion whate
ver between incut. If ,i Country
he flourishing in proportion to
tlie taxes it is able to bear, it
must be allowed that every state
upon earth is behind hand in
prosperity with the united king
d m
Ihe b'll presented to modify
the laws upon the trade w ith fo
reigners with the English West-
I nidi a colonies, is generally de
precated by the former ministeri
al pal y. The principal aigu>
tin nt Kiev made use of against it,
is tile .ff > t produced by the fa
rfi u's navigation act. I’hcv still
ii• < k upon that act as the palladi
um of their maritime gieatness.
But otluf tithes, bring oiher
cares, (government is now com*
pelted, however reluctantly, to
derogate from it, the ruin of Eng
-1 ml might at ibis dav he the eon
s’ q n nee of maintaining that hue
which uniformly raised her to
| >wer. It is ilie supporters of the
Loll did not dare to „!ldege in o
p. n parliament their Strongest
rrasson, lest they should
tin it by be tray the l atc
weaknisjof their maritime em
pire. The aim ol ministers is
clearly to facilitate the subsist
ence ot tile colonies. Is it in the
power of the new opposition to
secure this subsistence otherwise
than by the United States? At a
time when England can scarcely
lind wherewithal to maintain her
owu existence ahd Supply he.
navy ; when she secs the pi ice ot
corn rising every week in n C r
markets and is even uncertain
whether she shall in future be a
ble to recti Ye ant trom the ports.,
ol the continent of Europe, can
any other than the most factious
pint raise a doubt whether-muio*
Mca shall be allowed to carry
on a trade become evidently
as indispensihle for the colonies
as the air they breathe ?
Vcs ; the famous na
vigation act here so itnpfopetlv
alluded to, was made for the
splendour of the English navy
—bn 1 its author cfomwell, was
denhtless not at that tint* aware
that FnfMa"d would colonize the
whole cluster o c islands in the
Atlantic. The moment the colo
nies became in want of the conti
nental powers, everv other consi
deration should give wav to this
imperious rea'-on. The colohies
being the soul of trade, the iia
vv exists onlv bv their
without fheii support, the hoist
ed wooden walls of England
wotild soon fall of themselves.
‘llciitr no motive should impede
their being abundantly supplied
wit’i every thing -necessary to
their maintenance T his would
be the time for other nations al
so to frame their navigation act;
it is now that die United States St
the eonrtne rcrr.l powers of Eu
toiie might agree together. They
would require neither ships, nor
money, nor blond-shed to bring
down that immense and frail
scaffolding raised up of. the rights
of their commerce.
England never ceases vaunting
her maritime superiority, to cool
fort herself for the losses which
are prepairing her inevitable fall
—but never was she more ‘de
pendant than since she ap
pears to impose such haru laws on
other nations ; she stands in more
need of their help m proportion
as she extends her cOnqiiests. It
is with the wood and iron of the
north that she scours the wide o ■
u an'to forge the chains and yoke
“f India j it is with the cbm of
the coni nent of America that
she supports the West-Indies.
■>he Scarcely draws any more
subsistence horn her owii soil, Ik
tally turns duo specie the territo
rial riches ot the natio ‘s Ov* r
which .-tie so ‘.vamonls dnrbibeers
—bui the moment they shall huve
determined to vires’ them elves
and tlmr posterity I on* her ein
pile, ih v will onh hive io re
t.ise li< r their p odticimis ; their
m:-.tress will then bt oth” ineir
slave. The British governt.;n
as long reigned ov the divisions
it contrives to ke- p ; these divi
sions have, unfortunately for the
coCttneru, lasted upwards of :t
ceufry. But the man Who di.
rec s tlie destinies ol France holds
a sword in one hand and a fl n
behu in the other. Get the U.
States only follow the example
set them in Europe, and England
will not stand long discussing
whether she shall derogate Tom
her navigation act ; she will then
implore the one which it shall suit
lb two continents to dictate to
her.
It ts to be remarked that a ge
neral cry is now raised from the
four q larters of the globe against
England. In india, against Iter
cruelty—America, her monopo
ly ; m tfrtca, her treachery—&
throughout ail Europe, against i
her netar'Ous system- The En
glish-writcrs use every endea
vour to conceal this deluge of
hatred and curses. Thus they
one flat’ g've out that peace is
concluded with Ho)ka r , and ‘he
next diet give the he to the asser
tion. Minister? upon being call
ed upon in parliament to give in
formation upon this head, wrap
themselves up in vague terms.
They report that the differences
which the Behaviour of the En
glish consul Cartwright ha’ given
rise to at Algiers, have been set
tled ; late auVices, however, lav
merit deny the assertion, in m..
neial the conduct of thiTngl ; sb a
getus has spread her conduct thro*
out the Levant; even there w here
assassination has been res
umdto for poetical purposes,
Hie inhabitant* shudder at sec
ing it so familiar to English di
plomatists. The seisure of the
correspondence of French agents
nas already cost England num
i>ctless crimes ; many indeed
tatt. been bill m die unpenetra
ble darkness of the revolution,
out since social order is stremr
theued upon its sou ition, huw
an enlighten -d gi.w,.. orient can
haveresomce tomans dt.avow
edcwibybailurk ~ ; s what tv c
are utterly at a loss to conceit
Foreign Intelligent
MUNICH, May J 6.
The public papers annou
that the-Swiss troops are
be eegfged in the service of j
varia.
GENOA, Vlav 21.
Several telegraphs have b*
plated Upon the favour 8 |
points of our coast. Yestird
Evening We di-covered a shi
the line, anti two br ; g , suppo.
to be English, steering tu i
westward.
N \PLES, Mav 19.
The following decrees v.-;
posted up td-dav.
Joseph Napul oh king of N
pies and of Sicily have decreed
do decree what follows .•
Art. 1. Are appointed cou
sellers of state tlie piince oli
signano, our minister of finance
the diike of di Campo chio
our minister of tie tredMir
the prince oft aio-a, m mb c r
the consetvative iribuuanal oft
nobiliti : Mr. Capm Uatro, ire
hisli'i’p ot I'acCituui; ,he duk
Caffair , our minister if cede*
tical .-ffairs ; Air. JVliciief An*
lo i i.fnciuiii, our minister o fj
ti'C; .he Llieviaiier Nicholas L
droitclii ; gen. Maihieu Dumi
our minister of jr { j, a
Ferri Pisani, our cabinet sen
tar y : Mi. Dominique .Vlariuci
president of the tribunal oi cw
merce ; Mr. Andre Francoi- i
ot, our minister of the interim
baton Antonie Nolii ; \icb o
Carignan,duk ol JVnoli, me
bei of • lie Stnatc ; Mr. jo S t.
Garisi the commander R*;
K ill, our inln.iter ..f u, c
oerard ot Puhcasifi) j ,fi e g u(
c <te Fi anci- Ktcciaid i Cm
iophe Salii.eiiipo.')i mini ter
general police ; the prince JDv
11. The prpfesso Tito Man;
- appo nted secretary g ucra)
Cle c m.siil of siaie.
111. Ttte advocate Joseph G
i anti is ap mHited librarian of i
touncti if Mate.
(S'go -I,)
JOSEPH NAPOtPOY
YVe Joseph Napoleon, kir g!
Naples and Sicily, hav*e de i
and do decree what folio i S ;
Art. i f Ihe duke of St. ihe
tlore is appointed grand master
the err monies.
rl Ate appointed our chan
her ft, ns ; || je p. ince d’Angri— ii
prince of D.tlaoreto- the uuli
ot Lanzane— tue prince of (_'->r
manico ; the p .Pecos (Jerac
the duke of Malvtzz j the dul
of Montckont the prince i
Monte Milcio ; the duke of N
ja Carassa ; tile princ- Pignauli
the duke . f Kiaiio SLrza ;.u
count ile la Hocca.
S'gited.
JOSEPH NAPOLEON.
r WESER, May 13.
We are assured to say that An
trian Istria will rot he incorpora
ed with the kingdom of Italy .8
taria will lose part of i's territi
rv; which it ig proposed to tb
into a sovereign principally Ii
Marshal Barnudotte, ihe brct'c
tO'.’latv ol priucu Joseph now km
oi Naples.
WETZLAK, Mav 18.
The report still continues,
w hole ot the right bank of ti
Rhine is to be incorporated wi*
tile federal states; In con-t
quence of the late artes t at fa*
le, two of tlie principle honi
have duierminect to retire fra
business entirely.
LONDON, June 1.
Extract of a letter from a no!
liccr on board the Orpheui
da'e l at lea, April 30.
“ On tiie 25th ult. in the eve*
mg, we observed a Danish skf
which tvas to windward of u*
Upset; It was at this- time ble*