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Extract from the Aurora of the Ifl th Dec. relative to our nego tiations ivith England. Wha? wn* the result whrrt the latest ncfvirrs rame awav, wr Lave rertainlv Learfl—r-we hnve Itepr in possesion of ?p>it\p time; wp hinted as tnnrh before — and are will state the farts now—we *ball “fate them now. because wp mean to noint out to public at trn'ion, *tb e conduct and tlerla rations of emissaries paid by Fopland, and residing here for •be purpose of influe nc jnjr the people of the United fttpres njrninst tbplr pf'vernment and in favor of England. Our readers mnv rely’ on the following information as authen tic it is not official, nor deri ved from firry official source by ns, but we can undertake to vourWfor it, that in substance it is the real truth. Our differences with Fntrlnnd m-ere very atr.plv dboussed bv M>. TVTortroc, and the b*U of the principles upon w hich our yo vrmment insisted were laid he fnre that government, before Sir. Fox cause into the administrati on; and Mr. Monroe finding the treasures procrastinated under official pretexts, resolved to re turn home: Our government might per haps, have been without a mini ster in England, had not the death of Mr. Pitt, and the ele vation of Mr. Fox to the cabi net, unfolded new hoppsj Mr. Monroe then determined to re main, and he renewed in a suit able manner, his former repre sentations, and in the most de cisive and dignified tone: The measures taken or this aide of the Atlantic, were neces sarily founded on the acts af the government of England, as they appeared and mere declared to be, hv the conduct of her ministers their; her ships on the high seat, and her emissaries here; hut it was determined to exhaust the c.up of forbearance, and to de monstrate to the -vorld, that it was justice alone we sought —an additional minister with ftesh complaints, and a catalogue of new injuries and aggressions, •were joined in the mission with Mr. Monroe—the liberality of Mr, Fox—and the intelligence of the c<Tm £“rcial body were cal. led forth, by the appearance of a new minister—reinforced by a law, which being only an indica tion of what might be contem plated, acted much more effec tively than a fleet of 20 sail of the line, or than a battle ®f Tra falgar or of Jena. The result has been— That our differences with G. Britain were not only admitted to be a justifiable cause of com plaint, but such as required re dress. Nay even the negotiations go not only to the practice of that government under their construc tion cf the law of nations, but to the principle also. M he differences that ltavcy.fi sen in any stago ol the negociati on, are unless on cue point, of a • econdarv and compaiativcly in consequent character. ’] ho great point, and the only impornnt point, was the question ho o shall the neutral flag pioieet persons. The principle contended for by Mr. Monroe from the hegin ing, and by both the American ministers at the last advices, was invoiced in tins woid persons our ministers contending that the fiag protected all persons sailing beneath our flag. The British ministers offered to recognize the principle that the flag should protect American citizens. Upon this point there would have remained no difference, or further debate, were the expla nations and constructions of the English liegociators, as explicit aud unreserved as ours had aright to expect. Our ministers aware of the doctnucs of tiie English diplo matists and jurists, that allegi ance is perpetual —that they fluid, tl at no man born a British sub ject can alienate himself, or be come n member of another state, although some of our tory’ law yers, {as Fls worth in Williams case) have had the slavish base ness to recognize a principle so to civil liberty, and human rights, our government never lias, nor never can-adopt it; Mr. Munroe, who from the parti cular constitutional provisions of his native state of Virginia, which admits and specifies even the form of alienation, and no doubt would contend lor the prin ciple and right of alienation; did insist on the protection of every citizen —whether born since or before the revolution; or natu ralised according to the constitu tional ordinances of the union. The main question in dispute then was, shall the flag protect all persons sailing under it Because the word persons is tne only one which would render negociation decisive and superi or to the eternal cavils and sub terfuges of the long robe . The English negotiators £p penred disposed, when they sat in September last, to give such an explanation of the word citizen as would embrace naturalized ns well as the neutral born citizens •—here alone the negotiations were not closed as to principles; on every other point they had been mutually and to the common satisfaction of both sides, agreed in the principles. And on this point it is proba ble they may agree, or had a greed in October or November; —that i*, if the English ministers are as sincere as they have ap peared to be, and professed to be, and as their actions during the negotiations certainly indi cated; here then is the point at which the negociation had arri ved; As an illustration of the sen timents of the American people we give the following from the Petersburg Republican of the 15th inst : EXTRACT. From the governor's address, to the legislature of Pennsylvania. “ May 1 not here be allowed without incurring the imputa tion of personal motives, to re mind the legislative guardians of the reputation, as well as of the lives and fortunes of our fellow citizens, that libelling, {gross and malignant libelling) has be come the crying sin of the nation and the times 1 It is not the li centiousness of a single press ; nor the machinations of a parti cular party, to which in the faith ful execution of my office, the legislative attention is thus di rected. The crime is to me the ame, whoever may be the vic tim. But it is the general pros titution of the liberty tis the press ; the overwhelming torrent of political dissention, the in discriminate demolition of pub lic characters ; and the barba rous inroads upon the peace and happiness of private individu als ; which constitute in my mind, a subject of the highest concern to yourselves and to > our posterity- The fatal conse quences of this public malady, begin already to appear. The press has lost its uses, as an in structor and a censor. Citizens of the same community are pledged to mutual hatred and persecution. All respect for the magistracy & the laws is falling into derision. Good and wise men will soon abandon the field of public service. And, with a fatality not uncommon in the history ol nations, the avowed friends of a free representative government, are among us real enemies with weapons for its destruction.” So sung John Adams, when he was placing a yoke n the necks of the American people ; and this has been the continual strain of every tyrant, from the moment man became acquainted with the noble art of priming, as a channel through which to vent their wrong* £t injuries. “ The lictuuousucss of the press is making barbarous inroads on pnblic and private reputations, exclaims his excellency’. Is not the'press free to repel the attacks of the barbarians ; and are not the courts of jus'ice open, be fore which to bring the offenders to condign punishment ■ 1 hen why this railing and whining a bout the freedom of the press. The virtuous man feels not the arrows of calumny. The libel ling assassin hurls his shafts in vain against the bosom fortified by honest principle. It is only the vicious who tremble at the exposure of their crimes, who are frightened at the enormity of their vices. Washington would have scorned such a de testable engine as a sedition law to prop the reputation of his measures ; and does Jefferson seek to entrench himself within the pale of such a monstrous statute. It is the province of tyrants—of men “ who love darkness rather than light be cause their deeds are dark” to fetter the press, and restrain the free expression of thought. When his excellency was ele vated to power at the last elec tion for governor, by the aid of the most unblushing calumnies —by the most incessant torrents of slander against the mild and unassuming Symon Snyder, he uttered no Culminations against the licentiousness of the press— “ gross and malignant libelling” was not then the “ crying sin of the nation arid the times 1” No ! Thomas M’Kean mounted the chair of state ly the very means which he now decries. But the situation of parties has changed. The wheel of political revolution has moved, within the last 12 months with uncommon veloci ty. The delusion which for a time led the citizens of Penn sylvania from tne path of recti tude, is fast dissipating. Reason has again triumphed over error ; and governor M’Kean is rapidly precipitating into that insignifi cance which his apostaev me rits. It is the unexpected change in the public sentiment, that has produced this overflowing of the milk of human kindness—these tender sensibilities in the mind of the governor, to guard the re putation ol his fellow citizens, from the barbarous inroads of newspaper editors—the Goths and Vandals of the age.--—The governor was well aware that the people had returned a ma jority ol democratic republicans to both houses of the state legis lature, and therefore wanted, by making a “ barbarous inroad” on the liberty of the press, to stifle all future enquiries into the mea sures of his unprofitable admin istration. But the representatives of a free people whose souls are ani mated fly the love of liberty, will never shackle the freedom of en quiry. Licentiousness and pro fligacy never fail to work their own destruction. Look at the reign of terror in ’93-9, and it will be seen, that the corruption of the times, engendered by an administration, that had been re membered only to be execrated by future ages, produced the downfall of those men and mea sures, whose wickedness had profaned the sacred covenant solemnly enacted by the Ameri can people, for the security of their rights and liberties.—A si milar late has overtaken the u nion of honest mtn in Phtladtl phta, and they are destined Here after to meet the reward of their services—.the contempt of all good men. FROM THE SALEM REGIS TER. The folloxvi ng particulars, favor ed us by a gentleman lately ar rived at tins port Jrom India may not be uninteresting to the puohc. The British government have commenced the humane attempt to give their colonies in the Welt-Indies a race of Free Cultivators, with the in tention of totally fuperledittg the wecelfity of Black Slaves and it appears, the profpett of so de hr able an event is very flattering indeed, which from a fir ft essay recently made by the Governor General of the Brit ilh Empire in the East-Indies, made the accomplishment of the objeCl in time, certain. There being many Chinese Emigrants fettled in Bengal, and at the Englifb Island of Pulo Penang, in the entrance of the Streights of Malacca, these people are invited to em igrate to the island of 1 rini dad; and it seems, great num bers were disposed to embatk for the VVeltern World.-— 1 he Britifli government fitted out 2 ships, one from Cal cutta, the other from Penang, who took on board as many as could be accommodated, 8c these are the ships noticed in the late papers as having ar rived at Trinidad, with“.AR r tists” from India—but they are principally cultivator*, in ltead of artills. Those who are conversant with history, well know, the superabundant and numerous population of China is so great, as to cause, annually emigrations from that empire to the Eaflcrn Ifiands; even among the Malays, large colonie* of Chinese are always found, and they are protected by them, and considered as a very ufeful people, on account oftheir laborious Sc induflrious lives. They emigrate also con stantly to the different Europe an fettlemcnts in India, to fome in great numbers. They ap pear to be well pleased with coming to this new countty — and at this time there is the greatest famine in China ever was known before ; thou sands perishing daily for want of sustenance. The Englifb are making considerable efforts to alleviate their distress, by fhipping Rice from their settle ments. One house in Calcut !ta it was said, had shipped 100,000 bags of Rice; even the Company ships were also loading with the fame for Can ton. The young Emperor of China is a molt excellent cha racter, and very justly popu lar. If judgment may be formed from the commence ■ ment ofhis reign, he will be more like a father than a king to his fubjeCts. He began his Reign under very unfavorable circumstan ces. His father, the late Em peror of China, was also a ve ry good man. but being infirm, and advanced to a great age, being 85 years old at his de cease, his Prime Minister and Great Mandarins had the en tire controul of the govern ment, which they exercised with a tyranny unprecedented in the annals of that Empire; which created rebellion after rebellion, and reduced the country to its present distress. The young Emperor, at the risk ol his own life (the minis ter being so powerful) immedi ately on afeending the throne, arrelied the Prime Minister of his fate father, and fome of the greac Mandarins of State, & upon examining his treasure, found that by his extortion he he had amassed a wealth far ex ceeding even the Emperor’s, particularly his pearls were lar ger and more numerous than the Emperor’s own. The Em peror has published a very par ticular and interelling account el the difeoveries he has made since the above arre<| I minister, which from the® ty aud distress that heij ed in the provinces, I exceeds belief. ThcvoJ peror is very liberally ,j;l towards Europeans and l foreigners, and it is C xl be will reduce or aholjl heavy burthens that haj’l to been imposed on |1 commerce in China. I Asa proof of the libel position of the young J ror, he has written a iett J hjg own hand, to Dr. Mai zie, deputy surgeon gene] Madras Presidency, tol him on to China, | onie l vaccine matter, and a p| person to propagate it j empire—it being hj s j nt J to give it every enco] ment, as he very much a J edofit. I The vaccine inoculatil much praftifed of late, J native inhabitants of they India, and greatly\app ro 3 there. From the Western H n November. H (| JUDGE SEBASTIA® The Glass-House ofttißj ry honorable Judge ui® Court of Appeals, is noi®[ the happiness of ine® zens of Kentucky, pieces. H We mentioned in ikl piement to the lad IV(® World, the motion wit id® made for an enquiry mu® conduct, aud that a com® was appointed for that® pose. ■ This committee met v® day. In the forenoonoß day, a letter was receive® the fpeaker of the legifl® from fudge Sebaftian,® ming the house that con® of his innocence, he fad:.® ed to town to meet any ci® which might be preferre® gainft him but at the H time prayed that theenfl into his conduct might be® poned until he had fufiifl time to procure evidence® but any charges which til be alledged. Mr- jrii® len alone supported the® quest of the judge, but I Grundy, general flop® Mr. Pope and col. E® fpokein oppofitiou, and® ed the enquiry to pro® Their arguments we (hall ■ at length in our next. I ayes and noes were taken® Mr. Allen, we believe, u® only voice to be diftinguifl in favour of the requeitl Judge Sebastian. I The committee met ala three in the afternoon— l Pope in the chair. 1 A letter wa s received by I Pope, and read to the ci mittee, from bis excellencyl vernor Greenup, inform! them, that his honor j 1 1! Sebastian, bad resigned. committee, however, notv Handing, resolved to p roC with the enquiry. Mr. Cm l Wilkins, John Jordan, J al T. Martin, of Lexington,! Mr. Bullett,of LouifvilM then sworn and examined, we are informed, their d e P°‘ ons, after being written 0 are to be signed by them’ 1 and entered on the journal the house, we forbear, a [ F sent, publiftring them, result however, is, that the left and molt fatisfatfory p rC was produced of this Ho n ° blc Judge holding a P cn , n ° n life of two thoufar.d did# ’ *