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From a Salem Paper.
The federal editors are loud
in their clamours against the ad
ministration, becaui'c the Britifti
capture our veftels. They dex
terously fhlft the blame from
their English friends to our Go
vernment. When the English
adjudicated sc® American ves
sels in 94 and 95, in the Wash
ington administration, they were
as humble as spaniel dogs. —
Retaliation was never thought
of by Federalists at that time ;
they seemed to kiss the rod that
whipped them. Mr. Jay was
lent to London, and a Treaty
was the consequence. Ten
years afterwards we got payment
for these adjudications, and re
ceived about four millions of
dollars, &c. under an article of
the Treaty which the federalifts
Laid would not coll us a cent. —
Our merchants who had fuffer
ed, it is meant luch as knew
their interest, liked the Treaty,
because it held out indemnifica
tion for their loffes* but they
overlooked the commercial dif
ad vantages and reftridions which
the Treaty entailed upon their
eountry, The Treaty enlarged
the lift of contraband articles to
an extent unknown before.—
Provisions were authorized f
be ftized in certain cases. A
merican lhips in the East-India
trade were not permitted to go
to Europe from India, but forc
ed to come diredly to America,
with their cargoes, however in
convenient this might be.—-
Blockades were left uncertain.
We bound ourselves to lay no
additional duties on English
goods, &c. except such as were
common to all other nations, &
then the Rritilh reserved the
right to countervail us-—and a
bove all, we engaged not to con
fifeate Bririfh property or debts
in our country, in case of war
breaking out, (but, by the way,
Major Ruffcll has lately told us
that this is mere moon-fume,
fur he aurecs that war annihilates
O
all Treaties) Besides submitting
t) these injurious aiticLs, Mr.
PETERSBURG :— (Georgia) — Printed by BURKE & M‘DONNELL.
.f a 7 stipulated that we should
not export “ any Sugar, Coffee
Cotton, or Cocoa, from th
LTnited Stares in American ves
sels, to any part of the world,
reatonable sea (lores excepted” !
Here we might pause, and af
ferr, that the late Britilh cap
tures bear a strong resemblance
to this provision of that hard
Treaty. What ? American
vessels not carry any Cotton,
Sugar, or Coffee to Europe, be
cause it suited the Brttifh policy !
The article containing this raon
ftrous provision was abohfhtd,
but the mere insertion of i: (hews
how little Mr. Jay was acquaint
ed with the interest of his coun
try, and how ill disposed to af
fert her rights to a free com
merce. But the worst is noi
vet detailed. The Treaty wa
fiienton several important mat
ters. It provided no fecurin
for captures after its ratification,
and we saw the confequenc*
which followed-i—a wide spread
depredation of our property on
the ocean, as it was severely felt
from her crifzers from ’94 to
the peace of Amiens.
T he impreffments of our sea- ;
men was not noticed, and 2 or
3000 brave men were left on
board Britifti men of war and
guard ships, fix or eight years,
to fight the battles of George 3d
without the two federal adm'i
niftratfons doing much, if any
thing, to procure their release.
The T reaty profeffed to give
reciprocal advantages, and the
advantages were all on the fide
of England. These things are
now only mentioned, to point
out the iritonfiflency of fome of
the federalifts, who are vocifer
ous in condemning the present
administration at this time, on
aeconnt of the late English cap
tures, when it is well known
Mr. Jefferfon is doing all in his
power to arrest the mifehief, bv
proper and energetic represen
tations to the British govern
ment. But the charge against
the fedcralifts is this: they pal
liated and excused the Rntifh
during general Wafhirgcon’s &
Mr. Adam’s administrations, for
the fame things they now charge
upon Mr. Jeff’erfan’s adminis
tration. While the republicans
have been uniformly confident
in these particulars :—They
boldly lpoke against the former
captures, and they as loudly and
as justly condemn thole ot the
present period. They have ne
ver whined and cried to the
British court to take the com
merce of the country into their
protection. They have written
no letters to ask convoy for
merchantmen, and then experi
enced the mortification of feeing
the flips of their country plun
dered before their eyes, by the
vessels of war engaged to afford
them protection. If losses have !
happened to our trade by the
French, Spanish, or English
cruizers, tt has not beenowing
to a treaty with either, wh ch
SATURDAY, December 14, 1805.
■acrificed the best commercial
privileges which & neutral nati
y enjoyed. When federal e
ditdrs arraign the conduct of the
present administration, it would
be weil for them to call their
eyes back upon the conduct of
the two others which preceded
it. With refpet to natural
rights, the voice of all republi
can America cannot be mista
ken. We are justly entitled t 6
a free trade, in our native as
well as foreign articles, not con
traband of war. We have a
right to supply all the bellige
rent nations and their colonies
with innocent and lawful mer
chandize, and to receive in pay
ment their manufactures and
produce, which ire have also
the right to dispose of after
wards in any foreign market
moft convenient to be visited by
our trading vessels. When the
belligerent nations violate these
r ghts, they commit aggressions
which we may oppose with force.
Retaliation may be employed,
whenjuftice is refufed; or ne
gotiation may be juftifiably re
sorted to, and if this fails, the
nation may redress the wrong
bv declaring war, or by retaliat
ing in any milder way, as policy
or prudence may dictate.
LONDON, October 1.
An Opposition Paper of this
morning fays <• it is well known
that a sum of not less than
2,000,0001. sterling (in dollars
taken from the Spaniards by the
gallant Commodore Moore and
others) are forthwith to be
transmitted to our Allies, and
that the order is already len:
down to the Bank for that? pur
pose.
O&ober 3.
Difpatchcs, we understand,
have been received from lord
Nelson, announcing his having
joined the fleet of Cadiz.
Private advices from the
Continent state, that the son of
the EleCtor of Bavaria is detain
ed an holtage in France, in con
fcqucnce of the treaty lately
signed between his Electoral
Highness and the Emperor of
Germany—a circumstance which
fufficiemly accounts for the ap
parent indecision of the former,
with refpeCt to his military con
dud at the present important
juntture. The firft division of
the French army pafled the
Rhine on the 24th u!t. at Mantz,
and were expeCted at Offcnbah
on the following day. Austri
ans were rapidly advancing to
meet them ; we are daily in ex
pectation of receiving advice of
an important action having ta
ken place.
The intelligence dated on
Wednesday lull, on the autho
rity of a letter from Vienna of
the date of the 9th ult. which
flares, that on the zorh August,
a force of 15,000 Ruffians landed
at Naples, which were immedi
2*e'v’ march'd toaf-d in rHc de-
fence of the North-Western
frontiers, threatened by the
French, while gen. Craig was
j expeCled hourly with 5,000 men
! from Malta to garrison the cap
ital by invitation from Ms Sici
? Fan Majesty.
OClober 7.
intelligence has been received
at the Eaft-Indii House this
morning, by an overland dis
patch, that peace has been con
cluded in India, between general
Lake and the Rajah of Bhurt
pore.
i Berlin, Sept. 21.
The day before yesterday a
great Council of State was held
at the Palace. Since this Coun
cil every thing seems to an
nounce great events; the whole
army is put on the war footfng,
and all the garrison of Berlin is
to be ready to march in four
days; a great quantity of artilery
; has already been sent to Magde
burg and Grandeuz.
Ail the officers and Soldiers
out on furlough are ordered to
join their Regiments as soon as
poflible.
I o-day the Cabinet miaifter
Count Haugwitz, set out cn
his journey for Vienna.
So extraordinary an advin\
has not been oblerved in our
Cabinet for many years.
Ratisbon, Sept. 16.
The Austrian troops arc in
foil march for the Rhine through
Bavaria aad Suabia ; they have
occupied Puffau and Laundfhur.
Basle, Sept. 11.
We exped every day the cn
tranre $f Austrian troops into
our Cantons opposite Bregantz
and Lindau, as also into the
Grifons. The Emperor Napo
leon has ordered the Landam
man to raise 30,000 men to
maintain the neutrality.
From the M aine Sept. 17.
Switzerland has determined
to fupporc her neutrality with
40,000 men, in case the Empe
ror of Austria will allow ir, but
in the opposite case to join the
French.
D ENMARK, Sept. 12.
To the Declaration lately
made to our Court by the Swe
dish government, a decisive an
swer was returned soon after its
receipt
We are informed that our
Court will join the armed neu
trality in the North of Germany.
NA TCHEZ, Odober 8.
Perhaps there is no occasion
which has excited a more lively
concern in the publick mind
than the outrages lately com
mitted witmn the limits of our
territory, on the ptrfonsofrhe
Kempers. We are happy to
enabled to lay before our re i
der> a lurnmary of the enquiev
and proceedings had before tv*
Hon. Judge Aodney, at Fore
Adams on the 25th and 26tU
ultimo, in th s exrraordinary af
fair.
From a f :1! examination,
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