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Charleston, Nov. s.
The ship Caledonia, captain
Jlenderfon, which arrived lab
evening, is from Amberdam.
She was carried into the Downs
by an Englifii cruiser, and de
tained thirty days. She left the
Downs on the 23d of Septem
ber, and brings London .papers
to the t 8 1h. At that period, a
continental war was looked up
on as inevitable; large bodies
of Ruffian troops were marching
to the southward ; the threaten
ed iovalion of England was gi
ven up, and the troops had
marched to the frontiers of
France. Nothing important had
taken place between the fleets.
It was reported, that the Ame
rican miniber in Spain had asked
for his passports to leave that
country, as there was no prof
peel of fettling the difpures be
tween the tvVo nations amicably*
We copy the following ac
count of rhe capture of the ship
Ffiber, capr. Irving, from the
T mes of hill evening
We mentioned ye Herd av, the
critical filtration in which the
British snips Eflher and Minor
ca were left on Sunday evening,
\v. h the French privateer in
company; and iiic probability
that one or both of the blips
would be taken. We regret,
that our fears have been real;fed
by the capture of the Eflher,
accompanied with such a horrid
and bloody maffaCre, that our
feelings revolt at the bare reci
tal of the dreadful tale : the cir
cumstances, as far as we have
been able to colled them, are
these :
On Monday morning, about
fever, o’clock, the* privateer bore
down on the Eflher, but was
kept off by the gallantry and
well direded fire of the brave
captain Irving and his crew, for
nearly an hour—rhe wind how
ever becoming so light, that
the fliip would not answer her
helm, the privateer, taking the
advantage, with her sweeps, got
along fide and grappled. In
this situation the contell: was
continued three quarters of an
hour, when the Frenchmen fuc
cceded in getting on board the
fhip*—here they were kept at
bay for nearly twenty minutes
by the blip's crew; but capt.
Irving, being severely wounded
in the thigh, and having five of
his men killed, ordered the co
lours to be brut k, and retired to
his cabin.—Mr. Lowdon, the
3d mutt*, after having hauled
down the colours, was coming
forward, when he was Ihot, and
thrown overboard. Four of the
privateerfmen then followed
captain Irving into the cabin,
where he was ihot, and moil
cruelly mangled, and his body
vm.s thrown over the fide before
i‘e was t'xcinft. Mr. Edwards,
the 2d mate, a fine young man,
while in the a*il of iupporting
his dying captain in hi's arms,
was ilahbed in several places
v*‘ h a finall sword, and other
wjfe 10 1 evert ly cut in his head,
that no hopes are entertained of
his recovery. By this time the
reinue of the crew were driven
below—;vhe a the Frenchmen
having complete peiE Hi in of
the flip, the inhuman monber,
Hofs, ordered the prill me rs to
w.QJjht or. t.ec.c, anu ,yj~ ■.\j
death. This LUtg rnrirfti*
red r. pair ft by feme rs the nri
vareerfmen, he ordered them
to fire upon them, wi en several
muskets were difeharged into the
hatchway, which killed the car
penter, and mortally wounded
two seamen, who have since
died.
The privateer is called the
Creole, mounts fix guns of dif
ferent ca’ibre ; is commanded
by one Pierre Eurgman ; and
had on board tc the commence
ment of the aftion, 111 men
They state their loss to be fix
killed—seven severely wounded
and a number miffing, suppos
ed ro have been knocked over
board and drowned.
The wounded Englishmen
were yesterday put on board one
of our pilot boars, Two of ihe
seamen died before she reached
the town. Mr. Alftv , the firft
mate, died on board at the
wharf; cne poor fellow died
while they vveje conveying him
to the hospital. Two seamen
at the hospital; and thirteen
thers, are so dreadfully cut up
that it is supposed only two o!
the number can pc fti bly reco
ver.
The capita;n of the privateer
was wounded in the fleiby part
of the arm by a mpfket ball, and
Ross (lightly in the wrist.
They w* re both knocked over
board, but succeeded in regain
ing the privateer.
We are furry to state that
three of the seamen (a Venetian
and two Poitugucfe) belonging
to the Esther, have entered on
board the privateer, notwith
standing they had Hood to their
quarters and behaved well dur
ing the adlion.
The privateer has gone off
with the Esther. She was a fine
fiiip, and had on board a valu
able cargo of Sugars, &c.; but
being in a leaky condition,
doubts are entertained of her
reaching port. She made 16
inches of water per hour.
Recapitulation of the Killed and
JFounded on board the Ejlher.
Killed, 1 captain, 1 jd mate,
1 carpenter, and two seamen.
Since dead, 1 chief mate, and
4 seamen 13 sea
men now ar the hospital.—-On
board the privateer, 4 seamen
and 1 boy. E. ft aped and un
hurt, 4 seamen 1 surgeon.
Total 33.
From a London Paper.
The Emperor Alexander.
The liberality and gratitude
of the people of England, muff
natuially prompt them to hear
with plealure, of anv trait of
charadter which tends to exalt
the general eflimation of a
Prince, who has long manifeft
ed a particular friendlhip for
this country, and who now so
warmly interests himfclf in favor
or the oppreiTed flares of Eu
rope. In the emperor of Rufiia
Bonaparte will have to contend
with a love reign, who not on] v
materially differs from all ids
preJeccflbrs ii ‘hit country, but
who cannot lluTer by cotnp.i 1-
son with any sovereign to be
found in Europe, not more dif
tmguiftied for public mtynaVi
miiy, than for pei/ate bc.wvo
ence. E om a who
b s rcrefrtf) anivrd -n tins
country from RufiOa, and who
is well acquainted with the cha
rafter of Alexander ar.d his fub
jedls, we learn that the devoti
on of the people to that Prince,
amounts to a decree of almost
unparrallrlled enthusiasm. A
morg those who have heretofore
been accustomed only to con
template their sovereign with a
mixed feeding of wonder and
dread, and to approach his pre
sence with a trembling awe,
there now prevails through the
conduit of Alexander a confi
dence in his justice, a reverence
for Ins morals, and an aftcftion
for his perlon. In their fove
rffgn the people of Russia re
cognize their friend ; and the
feeling ‘dr every Ruffian heart,
may be laid, without exaggera
iioi, ‘o be gratitude towards
est Prince, as th. firft: ftnti
ment to be -heard throughout
P• E is the praise of his cha
racter.
i his univerfill and ardent po
pularity has not been obtained
by any arts of the demagogue,
•r by that “ Rudy to please,”
vvhtch is deferibed by French
politeness, but is the natural.ef
t ‘ ct of that course of beneficence
winch springs directly from the
This excellent Prince is
e i elv fee from that fupercl
lic'ufnefs wh ch many men much
inferior to orinces in rank, seem
to think eflfential to dignity.—
The humbled fubjeft may ad
dress him without embarr a fT
men t and will be heard with the
rn uft patient attention. To ob
tain an audi nee of him it is not
necessary to crouch to the arro
gance of courtiers, or to pur
chase the interceftion of syco
phants. He is-perfectly acces
sible to every class of his Tub*
jests. When in Petcdhr.rg, he
is to be met in various directions
q-nte alone. He feels no desire
to be surrounded by guards, be
esufe conscious of in dicing’ no
injury, he has no re a ion to ap
prehend the effects of re fen t
ment and to guards, or to any
other appendage of this rank,
for the mere purpose of parade,
he Teems perfectly indifferent.
The ufua! walk of Alexander
is on the banks of the Neva,
upon the least frequented parts
of which he is often seen, gene
rally in a very contemplative,
and sometimes in a melancholy
mood. In one of his walks
lately, a boatman happened to
fill in the river, he was taken
out through the exertions of'his
companion in the boat, and car
ried aftiore. Alexander hafter.-
ed to the spot where she drown
ed man was landed, and aflifted
his companion in dripping him,
rubbing him, and ufing^the cuf
tomarv means to procure a re
iufitation. The poor man was
recovered, and Alexander gave
him a sum of money. Upon
his companion his m.-ijdly fet
tled a pension’s - life, as a re
ward for his active benevolence.
Several anecdotes of a ft ni-
Ur nature have been ft * ed to
us by the gentleman we have re
ferred to, about none of which,
ve can difeover a ffngle crcum
ftwee that would juitify the
ft giv.cff lufpicion of an ofiteuu
ous m oll ve, or tha: wouid even
warrant a.i’opiniun that T-;/
cLr ha I he ft*. t,• Id. k
hh bint ft. -etc ‘.yes ever likely
to become known to the world.
Os such an sliy England has
re.ifon so be proud, and such an
enemy France has equal reafim
to drratt.” I ; or in any weir in
which Alexander * : likely to en
gage, he rrinlb carry wirk
the good vviihes and confidence
of the intelligent and rhe £> >od
of ail nations cogpcher with the
unanimous ar.d active fup port of
one of the rn fft numerous and
martial populations chat, it has.
ever fallen to the lot of man to
reign over. Jhe coincidence
of such a prince as Alexander, in
the views of E gland, is one nr
thv highest and in-ft honorable
tellimonies that can be add iced
in its favor, and cne of the heft
omens that can offer of its ulti
mate fucctfis.
Dialogue between Franklin and
Wa(hh?tcn.
0 .
Frank da. —-YV hat makes veu,
my friend, lh melancholy ?
IVafiingtcn. —T U events now
pafil: g in that f.ene in v/fiich we
lately b re a part. When I be
hold the instrument given 1 >
virtue for its defence drawn m
the can's of vice, and'fee the
blood of the innocent Row! g in
so copious a ft ream, my mind is
filled with gloomy thoughts nd
I am almost tempted to que{li
on the wifuoai of that Provi
dence that prefties over the
affairs of men,
Franklin .—lt is a c-’o mir/
piblure, and I am not ftmprifed
af its effsffs on your feelings.
True herrilm and benevolence
are ever pac'fie; and whether
these sentiments animate the
phiiofophcr in his clo let, or the
general .it the head of his army,
their power is equally irrefuta
ble, and tlielr efflTls she fame.
But civil c} rar.r.y and religious
bigotry are the dcadlieft scour
ges of tlie human race. Kings
are always tyrants, and fiiperili
tion then in variable supports.
A mull ft however, the rage es
the pafiions do you not contem
plate with fatUfaciion yonder fpo:
in which animation reigns with-’
out warfare, and wliere the hap
pinehs of no man is built upca
th e m 1 fiery of a 0 >O l he r.
F/ajhingten. —Ye;', my heart
derives its life blood from, con
tcmplactng thefeene. That was
once our country. It isjlill my
countyv. My eye dwells on it
by day, and I dream of it at
night. You know that while
living its glory was our idle ;
and now I call heaven to wit>
ntfs hiippinefs in the moil .pre
cious ingredient of my enjoy
ment. Franklin, it is ro you,
snore than to any oilier, that
America ewes the arqmfi.ion,
anu ft if! more the prclervation
of her glory !
Franklin. —Say not ft). Your
ftvorw cut the gordian knot of
(Every. Your twordauhieved.
I 1 Cj:jit.'gion. —” -W Lai you plan
ned.
Frank:'n. —Generous foul !-
Lot vi- .ware tlie merit, not to
the txc ! u;ji>u of many Others of
our Oviintiymen, but with then..
It is true that lonj before ihe
serao: imr independence I* dm';,
deeply rhok, that Hie ac *iu
muil ‘src> ru ; 3n .oak. I ftiw chu
drd • ..is ul’v ; 1 perceived
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