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NEW-YORK, Ij'lay 7.
By the ship Ann, the Editors of the
New-York Gazette have received
London papers to the 26th of March.
The following articles are the only
ones of moment.
We learn by passengers in the Ann, that
Bonaparte had actually left Paris for
tiie Rhine.
Stocks at London, March 25—Consuls,
67 3-B—American wheat, 545. the
2401bs.—Insurance on American ves
sels to America, 6 guineas.
London, March 25.
Letters dated the 21st instant, have
been received from Holland—They do
not corroborate the previous accounts,
received through the same channel, of
hostilities having actually commenced
between Austria and France. The ex
treme caution they observe in adverting
to the ocouriences in Germany is a
proof of the rigorous precautions which
have been adopted to prevent intelli
gence of the real state of that country
being transmitted to this. By a com
parison of their contents, the following
particulars may, however, be collected
and relied on. The Austrian armies
are universally in motion, and are far
more numerous, formidable, and better
organized, than they have been repre
sented in the papers under the controul
of the tyrant. They have arrived, be
fore now, amply and better' supplied,
than in any former campaign, with eve
ry article essential to a vigorous prose
cution of hostilities, at their respective
places of destination, and probably sus
tained already the first shock of the
enemy. The nomination of the Arch
duke Charles to the chief and uncon
trouled command of the respective ar
mies, has produced the highest confi
dence in the officers and soldiers, and
diffused among every class of Austrian
subjects, the most sanguine hopes of
success. He places himself at the
head of that force, wherever it may be,
which shall be opposed to that comman
ded by Bonaparte in person. The
highest unanimity prevails in every
province of Austria, and a cheerful sub
mission to the measures proposed by
government, in this important juncture,
distinguishes the conduct of the peasant
as well as that of the nobleman and
merchant. The militia evince as much
•vwi —-» -*»- —jjulu*- wui JJS | dlill
tne Hungarians, so often the terror, and
in a crisis almost equally dangerous,
the last prop of the Empire, display as
much ardor on the present occasion, as
they did in that memorable one, when
they stepped forward to support the
rights of Maria Theresa, against the
united efforts of Trance, Prussia, Spain,
and Bavaria.
Ministers have received information
of an entire change in the commercial
system of the United States, with re
gard to this country. The Embargo is
rescinded, with the understanding that
his Majesty, on the notification of this
arrangement, will repeal his Orders in
Council, so far as their operation ex
tends to the American Republic. We
most anxiously hope, for the sake of the
vast mercantile interests connected witlj
this subject, that such a concession on
the part of America is founded on an
explicit communication, as to the inten
tions of Great-Britam, and that the con
fidence generously reposed in them will
not be disappointed.
Tt is strongly reported, that instead
of a Proclamation by the Emperor
Francis, France had declared war a
gainst Austria, and that the Declara
tion was published at Pans on the 17th
instant.
The Treaty between Great-Britain
and Spain, we understand, was signed
on Wednesday ; but some articles, not
yet precisely adjusted, are left for future
arrangements.
It is stated, that Vigo and some other
harbors of Gallieia, are now open to
English ships. The communication
with the ports of Asturias has not been
obstructed by the enemy, since his ap
pearance on the northern shores of the
Douro.
Don Jobe Hcrida, who was lately
massacred at Cadiz, was a cousin of the
Prince of Peace, and was by him pro
moted to the Office of Collector of Pub
lic Rents and Customs. He was a man
held in general detestation; and until
he was raised by his cousin to a trust
both lucrative and respectable, was only
known as a smuggler.
We understand that the 3d, 4th, and
10th regiments ot cavalry, are imme
diately to be embarked for Lisbon, and
these are to be followed by the heavy
horse of the German Legion.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
Shipwreck and Miraculous Escape.
We stated in a former paper, that
the ship Monticello, from Lima, fell in
with the wreck of a vessel at sea, on
which was found a man, the last of the
crew, who had preserved a precarious
existence, for a number of days, by
feeding upon the bodies of his com
rades.
This statement, in the first instance,
was considered too extravagant to be
true ; but it is now known to be a fact.
It was also said, that the crew cast lots
which of them should die, to sustain
the lives of the remainder ; but this is
not confirmed by the narrative of the
survivor. lie admits, however, that
where any ol his comrades died from
hunger or thirst, he was driven to the
necessity ol existing Upon their re
mains.
When the captain of the Monticello,
took this wretched man on board his
ship, he gave him a change of clothes
and linen, and would not suffer him to
take much sustenance at one time.—
The first nutriment he gave him, was
two cups of coffee, and a small piece of
of toast; and by adhering to this system,
in the course of a few days, the man
was quite restored to health. He prov
ed a most excellent sailor, and was a
great acquisition. But it is a curious
fact, that not one of the crew of the
Monticello would, for a length of time,
associate with him, on account of the
diet he had fed upon. Hoping to cure
them of their prejudice, the captain
kindly invited the unfortunate seaman
to Ins table ; but this had not the de
sired effect—on the contrary, those per
sons who usually messed with the cap
tain, deserted his table. Time, how
ever, and the general good conduct of
the man, restored him to the society of
his shipmates. In relating to them his
sufferings on board the wreck, he ab
stained as much as possible, from men
tioning the manner of his subsistence ,
but the crew themselves had witnessed
his food hung up in the shrouds, at the
time he was taken from the wreck.
The part : culars given by the mari
ner are these—his name is Thomas
Moorhead, a native of the county of
Durham ; he served lfis time to the sea,
in the coal trade ; the ship in which he
was wrecked was the Acorn, captain
M‘Leod, of Stockton, to which place
they were bound, from America, when,
on the 30th of October, a severe gale
ol wind came on, in which the ship
ma/ln a great tleal cf water, and finally
filled, and overset, in lat. 5 1 long. 48,
by which misfortune, the carpenter, &
a black man, weie drowned. In about
ten minutes the sea carried away the
main-mast, and she righted again. At
tills period the sea made a clear passage
over the ship, but she could not well
sink, being laden with timber. The
master, Andrew Brass, and John Simp
son, a boy, were washed overboard;
but at day-light the master was washed
on board again, having been for some
hours clinging to the pieces of the
wreck. All hands next? proceeded to
the fore-top, and in five hours time two
more of the crew died in consequence
of the inclemency of the weather. Soon
after, the timber-man, Francis Bradley,
Christopher Bayly,and Thomas Bales,
boy s; and nearly the whole of the re
mainder of the hands, were frost bitten.
In this deplorable situation they all
remained in the top four days, when
not a fragment of the cabin was to be
seen. Every thing was washed out of
the cabin windows, except three pieces
of meat, which were found in the stern
sheets. The ship’s rudder parted on
the 12th of November. Thomas Charl
ton, and the boy Charles English, dird
on the 23d. The master prolonged a
miserable existence to the 12th of Dec.
on which day he died. Wm. Pearson
fell a victim to thirst. All the water
casks were swept off the deck when the
vessel upset* on the 31st ; the little
moisture they procured was from the
rain that fell, and which they caught in
their hats, &c. in the fbre-top. The
Monticello fell in with the wreck of the
Acorn, in lat. 51. long. 25. when the
captain humanely sent a boat for Moor
head. He was taken out of the top,
where lie had been for fifty oNF.-clays,
and towards the latter end of them,
hourly expecting to share the unhappy j
fate of his companions.
From the (Phil.) Freeman’s Journal,
The Secretary of State.
Mr. Smith has certainly displayed
handsome talents iniiis recent corres
pondence with the British Minister, and,
what does him still more honor, has
shewn an ingenuous frankness which is
by no means common in diplomacy, and
which we have no reason to believe Was
assumed for the occasion, Lut rather re
sulted from qualities inherent in his na
ture. We have long known this gen
tleman, and know him to possess a li
beral and expanded mind, alike supe
rior to the meanness of personal preju
dice, and the blind rage of the spirit of
party. An anecdote which we shall
give to the public upon authority which
we deem incontrovertible, is strongly
illustrative of the dispositions which we
have ascribed to the Secretary. Just at
the close of the latter session of con
gress, a gentleman called upon him to
introduce a young man whom he re
commended for an appointment in the
Navy. After satisfying Mr. Smith that
the candidate was fully competent on
the score of ability and integrity, he
proceeded to remark, in a manner in
dicating that he thought it indispensa
bly necessary, that the young gentle
man was warmly attached to theadminis
trfltion. Mr. Smith appeared to be hurt,
and almost offended at this observation,
and expressed himself to the following
effect. “ I had flattered myself, Sir,
that you were sufficiently acquainted
with my character, to know that such
a recommendation, addressed to me,
would be improper as well as unneces
sary. The only questions which I ask
respecting a candidate are, is he honest,
is he capable ? Satisfied upon those
points, a man’s political sentiments con
stitute no concern of mine. I do not
enquire, I have no wish to know, to
which of the parties that divide our
country, he may happen to belong.”
Mr. Madison and Mr. Smith have,
in our apprehension, amply proved that
they are determined to pursue ihe good
of the Nation, regardless of the influ
ence of party. We must therefore,
with due respect and esteem for our
fellow-laborers in the cause which from
the bottom of our hearts we believe to
be, at the present time, that of patriot
ism and real republicanism, enter our
protest against the reluctant appro
bation which appears to be bestowed
upon them in certain respectable quar
ters. While their conduct is good, we
ought not to suspect their motives. For
ourselves, we will try them by the Con
stitution and the national interest, and
will be the first to denounce them, when
they cease to deserve well of their coun
try. At present we are impelled to de
clare, that we consider the appointment
of Mr. Smith, to the exclusion of Mr.
Gallatin, as one of the most fortu
nate political events in amr annals, and
we are satisfied that he will fill his sta
tion with more ability than we had an
ticipated.
From the Alexandria Gazette.
’ TO A STS.
The following Toasts were drank at
the Anniversary of the Arlington Sheep
Shearing, one hundred gentlemen being
seated under the Tent of Washington.
This venerable Tent (sacred to the Re
volution, to Virtue and to Patriotism)
was spread in honor of an Anniversary
whose objects were ever dear to the
heart of its departed master—None
could enter it without reverence, none
behold it without respect. That can
vas which has witnessed the councils
that decided the fate of a nation ; that
canvas which proudly shone on the fields
of Monmouth and of York Town, must
ever be dear to American posterity, and
recall to memory the primeval ages of
American virtue.
The marquees were hung with lau
rel and the portrait of the chief suspen
ded from the northern end. The two
following toasts given by the proprietor
were drank in American wine, and we
trust with American sympathy :
By Mr. Custis —Agriculture and Do
mestic Manufactures—Speed to the
Plough and success to the Loom in the
cause of our country—The American
nation will be independent, prosperous
and happy, when she supplies her wants
from her own resources, and the Ame
rican citizen will proudly appear when
clothed in the produce of his native
sail.
By Mr. Custis —To the memory of
the American Cincinnatus—The Hero
of Liberty, the illustrious Farmer of
Mount Vernon—A blessing will ever at
j tend the remembrance of that exalted
j man, who drew his patriot sword to de
liver his country, and guided the plough
of industry to make that country happy,
whose glorious life has restored to the
world the splendid instance of Roman
vivtue, and left to posterity the rare ex
ample of real greatness.
3d. By Gen. Mason. —The Arlington !
Sheep Shearing—Many happy years to j
its patriotic founder.
4th. By Gov. Lee.—A free, fair, and
uninterrupted Commerce to the United
States.
stli- By Mr. Dulin.—-The Arlington
Institution—lts beneficial effects as a
stimulus to the industry and ingenuity
of our f*ir countrywomen.
6th. By Gov, J.ee. — May the present
prospects of Peace between America
and Great-Britain be perpetuated by
mutual advantages to both countries.
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COLUMBIAN CF.NTINF.L.
SATURDAY, MAY 27.
PBBtIW»W»’WjWnLW 4LJM
DIED, on Wednesday morning last ,
Air. Gzorce C'o-Y.y, aged about 45 years .
Gen. Bright, and the other citizens
of militia, who were sentenced to fine
and imprisonment for resisting the exe
cution of the law 3 of the U. States, in
the case of Olmstead, were yesterday
evening released ; the President of the
U. States having in special foini remit
ted both species of penalty, considering
the law as satisfied, as far as relates to
those citizens, who acted under the er
roneous orders of the governor of the
state. Aurora. •
New-York, May 10.
Pike. —Early yesterday morning, a
fire broke out in a bake house in Chat
ham-street, which destroyed the build
i ing in which it originated, and about
I 25 adjoining framehouses, cnChatham
street, Augustus-street and Tryon-roiv,
By this accident a number of poor fami
lies have lost their all. Messrs. I.oril
lards are the principal sufferers, having
lost a considerable quantity of Tobacco
and Snuff. Messrs. Loiillurd’s house
was insured.
POSTSCRIPT. (
We learn by the fast sailing ship '
Richard, in 12 days from St. Bails, that
on the 26th ult. a letter was received
there from a House of the first respecta
bility, from St. Kitts, stating, that the
King of Sweden had been put to death
by his own subjects, and that no Swe
dish vessels with cargoes were permit
ted to enter the English Islands.
Capt. Ridgeway further informs, that
the Saints surrendered to AdmiralCoch
rane on t i e i7th of April, at 8 o’clock P.
M. after two days bombardment. The
British troops had returned to Marti
nique, and it was reported that their loss
was considerable The Erench squad
ron made their esape from the Saints
on the 16th, and two of the frigates,
loaded with provisions, had arrived at
Guadeloupe, which Island tvas strictly
blockaded by Admiral Cochrane.
Philadelphia, May 5.
A letter from a gentleman in Balti
more, who has access to the best infor
mation, says, that general Turrtau has
received dispatches by the Esperance,
but the nature of their contents had not
transpired. This much, however, has
been ascertained, that the General is to
return to France, and to be succeeded
by a new minister, who is to come out
to this country with full powers to ar- V
range every existing difference between
•the two governments.
We have been favored with the peru
sal of the letter alluded to. The con
tents are in substance as follow:
“ Baltimore , May 4.
“ Turreau is here; also Mr. Ers
kine.— Although negotiations are on
foot, they are not likely to terminate
until the ultimatum of our government (
is known to France, and a vessel is to
be immediately dispatched therewith.
Os this Mr. Smith, the Secretary of
State, gave Mr. Turreau yesterday of
ficial notice, offers to take any dispatch
es for him.
Turreau is recalled, and another mi
nister is coming out to succeed him
A government vessel sails immediately
hence ; it is supposed for England, as ’
the [American] dispatches for the Bri
tish ship Rosamond, arrived at Norfolk
six hours after she had sailed. Tur
reau’s expectation is, that the ncgocia
tions will terminate favorably. 1 '
Office of the Freeman's Journal , }
Philadelphia , Saturday noon, May 8. y
'• Mr. William Davy, a merchant of
this city, now on a visit to Washington,
has written to bis son here, that Gen.
Turreau is recalled, and that ano
ther Minister is coming over from
France, with full power to settle all mat
ters in dispute between the two coun
tries !”
May 8.
! Yesterday arrived the Spanisii brig
j Pal a fox Drago, 14 days from llavanna,
! with 35 French passengers, once more
driven to take security under the vine
and fig-tree of the United States.
By her we learn that the insurrec
tion of the rabble was so much queiled