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li U±s UN M l NIEXS TO.
The events whtcn have sprenc,
over Europe the honors of b'oqd
shed and fleaclaiion, from an in
eatiaUe. thirst of conquest and
nggrandrz-m-nt, in ti e present
usurped government of •• ranee,
are manifest to the whole world.
Our endeavours to set hounds to
this evil, and to preserve the
tranquillity andintegrity of pow
ers in alliance with us hy paci
fic measures, a!i proved ineffee.
tual. The perht!y with which
the common enen>y violates the
sanctity of treaties and tb~ r;ghts
of nations, threatening Europe
with universal devastation, in
cited us to take up arms in sup
port of neighboring kingdoms.
The series ol disasters that! be fed
the Austrian armies, obligedl that
monarchy to con chide a disad
vantageous peace flu te>ins dic
tated by the ambi ion of the con
tpuror,-and the elite necessity
of ciicunisianr.es. Aher this,
Prussia, vaiS.'v attempting to
check’ the mischief hy
blishm. nt ot a general and solid
peace, through the nv'an.s r>l ire
greiation, notwithstanding a'l
her sac rifice for the sake of pre
serving an alliance with I*ranee,
iitiitviiiist.'inrlir.g all her compli
ances with the demands of this
common enemy., could not long
remain exempt from the> calami
lies of evar.
Lulled into a state of delu
sive security r>v (h ■ prospect of
a pence which she vainlv hoped
to enjov, and the mistaken confi
dence she reposed m a treache
rous ally, she was suddenly
plunged into the very abyss of
ruin. The armies <f Napoleon
faliingon the Prussian troops ire
fore they had time to unite, de
feated them, made an easy con
quest tis ;h ir defenceless capital,
and seized the grea'est part of
the provinces ot that kingdom.
In such a situation of affair \
seeing the • neighbouring power
which divided the wi stern bor
dtis of our empire horn France
destitute o’ all further means of
tiehnee, it -came indispensa
■Liy necessaiy to; us to advance
otr hi ini-R, under the command
T Fi-dd M.irahd Cotint Kamin
skov,for the defence of our terri
tories, menaced on that side by
an husiile invasion; and having
implored the pio.cctrcn of the
Almighty,who ever espouses the
cause-of the just, we 01 doted c *
very clFnrt to he made for the
defeat of ibis d.tngeious assail
ant, who in tlir peoebmatiops he
has pobiislH d,e-u i its his audaci
ty so far, as openly to ihi-ateu
ttiat he will extend his triumph
t-veu ovei our dominions.
At the commencement of this
■inevitable wnr, the whole harden
of which, after the to.al over
throw of our allies, devolves op
on o-rr Country, we consider it
our first duty to redouble our un
ceasing efforts for the preserva
tion of the tranq dUiiy and inte
gritv of our empire, by aug <
minting and collecting me arm
ed force of a faithful, brave and
-magnanimous people, entrusted
to our administration by Almigh
ty Providence. The ini-enes
which have so rapidly overtaken
the neighbouring powers, evince
the present necessity ol recourse
to unusual means, to great and
vigorous measures, which can
only he carried into effect by a
Zealous attachment to our coun
try, bv a manly fiimness of spi
rit, and a true sense of national
honor. A peo* le really inspired
and actuated by sentiuwtiU of
that description, arming n u l)t>-
dy, may rinse an uusurmounubU
rampart against every hostile at
tack, however iornnduhie Ne
gleet in providing ior ihiir itrer
nal security, by such general ar
maments,, during the presvn
contest with Frartce, in oppoi
non to her present system oi
plunder and iiiptue, has been
attended *vnn the most peaiici
%.*1 con. -g lenc-es to Auitru, N
liot a iiitic v-oiiu ihutv-d to m im
the downfall oi INuj 1 <■ • -*•
fete wo? fb terminrd by the lo
f. nLw battles - , after which, the
enciTU meeting no obstacle, and
dreading no opposition from an
unarmed populace,suddenly forc
ed his wa\ through the interior
province's.spread devastation and
ttrrorli; his rapid and violent
depredations,destroyed the scat
tered rem -.. of a routed armv,
an‘f t fYcctvo a total overthrow of
their mi, ires. The bravery ot
the Russian troops, and the vic
loties which their unexampled
firmness, for the course of a cen
tury past, has gained over eve
ry foreign foe, to the remotest
comers of the earth, the trophies
rtiil existing in various r- ts
of these realms which have been
extended by their aichtsvemei ts
ami the recollection of the glory
they haie thus acqu ; red, affords
os ihe strong.••■t ground to hope
that on he present occasion, un
der the dispensations ol I'mvi
vidence, whose blessings attend
the arms of the j ist, a'l the ma
id naiio'-s of our enemies .may
be confounded, and that the only
“traces ih?y have behind them
upon our soil win he their own
g, aves.
The immense tract of country
upon which these armies ini-t
act, -occasioning many difficulties
in the way of their speedy and
mutual co-operstion for the de
fence of an extensive frontier,
the evident danger which
would at ile in cu fv (which G ici
forbid (li >uid ever be the
caf. ) the enemy mi.'ht pene
trate into the interior of our
empire, compel us to adopt
the molt efficacious tneafures
to ave.it it, by the eftabliilt
ment of a general temporary
armament oi Militia, which
may be ready at a moment’s
notice, to support the regular
troops, and able to oppose to
the enemy at every Itep, the
invincible force of the true sons
■of their country, united for the
preservation oi their molt va
luable enjoyments.
In fucb arduous circum
stances we refer with the ful
lefl confidence to the (fillin’
guifiled oid tr of the heredita
ry nobility of our empire, by
whole faithful lervices in the
field of battle, and extensive
(a ci ii.ees both of life and pro
perty, Kulfia has been elevat
ed to her prelent grsatnels, to
that ardor which by examples
of heroifni, has on all occa*
(ions animated and < liifl Clti -he
fubordi.iate members’ of the
otr.pire to participate in the fai
vaiion, defence, and glory of
our country. Ihe memora
ble proofs oi patriotifin and of
loyally ddhlayed in ancient and
diode; n times by the nobility
of Ruifia, 6c their well known
readuieb on every occafiou,
where the common good re
quires their exertions, to obey
the summons of their Tovc
reign, and to meet with (pit it
every toil, end every danger,
for the iervice of the empire,
convince us how cordially,
zealously, and ellicacioufly, it
wid co operate with us lor the
ipeedy and lucccisful cotnple
tion of fuel) a proviftonal ar.
mament ol militia, as is inuib
pcnfably required.
l o this Manileffo is annex
ed, a proclamation for erecting
immediately a provisional
knvc, or militia oi 6 r 2,000
men. For tins purpose, the
o fFc 11- nt go ver i) me ru s, thro ugh
out the Ruffian empire are dr
videtl into ieven mi:rids, each,
oi which, according to a plan
1.-uddmvit, ts to fimulh acer”
ton numoer of troops, i'hcle
ieven armies, or contingents
or uiitrids, were to be formed
,s fuun as the diilerent preli
ntiiary mealures, luch as the
making ou; .ids, and appoint
ir.g officers, had been gone
ihiGUgh ; but they “.ere to con
tinue no longer embodied than
the ptefent clanger cxiiled.
LONDON, Kebrua'f 9.
It is reported that govern
ment has at lenght deteiinined
to affotdevery pofhbie aid to
the Allied Powers now in hof
tilitv with Fiance; and that,
besides the proposed loan of
fix miiiions, a formidable mill’
tat v force will be lent to the
Continent early in cite enlwing
spring. AJt die Foreign Am
bafl'idors, it is likewiic report
ed, have been requeftea not to
go more than a convenient
defiance from town for the pre
lent, as it may be ncccffaty to
coniult them on iome tmpor
tant points.
By the late accounts from
Pcteifburgh, we lea 1 n, that the
Lmpcror Alexander has illucd
an .Uhale, ordeiing, 1 hat
Frenchmen, Italians, de
nude, Hoiianders, and inhab
itants of ihote pans ol the left
of the Rhine, winch have lub’
iwittcd to the sway of the U- j
fur pet of the Government of;
France, (hall leave the coun- j
try.” An exception is made in }
favor of luch men as have re’ j
titled fifteen years in Ruflia,
and maintained an irreproach
able character, on their taking
an oath that, during the war,
ihey will hold no communica
lion or eorteipondence with
France, or any of the coun
tries to which the above de
feription applies. A breach
of this, it is added, will sub
jeet them to the heaviest penal
ties of the law.
An cxtrabl of a letter from
Palermo, dated December Bth,
lays—“ I'he Juno frigate ar
rived here yelterday from off
Toulon ; liie was ptirlued by
three French Ihips of the line,
and lour frigates. We believe
Sir Sidney Smith is going in a
few days in feurch of them,
with three ihips of the line, the
Potnpee of 80 guns, the Eagle
of 7i, and the Intrepid of 64
—our troops were in good
health and ipirits, and ready,
0.. the Fir it opportunity, to go
againfl Naples, which it is
thought the progieis of the
Rufliins, under General Mr
chelton, wiii soon enable them
to perform.”
RICHMOND March 31.
Caesar A. Rodney, Esq. At
torney General of the United
States, arrived in this city 0:1
Sunday la it, to attend the trial
Gt A. Burr.
Examination. — At 12 o’-
clock yeiterday, the marihal
Major Scott, accompanied by
two allifiaiits, repaired to Col.
Burr's room in the Eagle,
where he was under guard, and
with perfect civility informed
hitn that he had a warrant a
gaintt-him, on the part of the
United States. Col. Burr was
now consequently in ihecufto
dy of the Marihal,
Within a very ihort time af
ter, they repaired to another
room in the Eagle, before
| udge Marshall. The exami
nation was a private one :
i heie were few auditors pre
lent—i he Editor was not a
mong them.
Edmund Randolph, Sc John
Wickham, Efqrs. counlel for
tie prhonei ; Lailar A. Rod
ney and George Hay, Efqrs.
counlel for the pioUcutiou.
The Attorney of the Dis
1 f: ivT -..Mia i vfd, Ir.t it was i’.i i
uutv to d'<"g e ‘*‘ e ptiiof.cr
present, a> u upon evidn ee
which he fhouid exhibit i elote
the court, ol the ctinte of ttea
ion again ft the United State?,
and of : - u ild*.lmatior ol
having piepartd within the U.
States an expeciitiosi againfl
the dominions of the King ot
Spain, wish whom the United
States were then in amity.
T he evidence was then pto
duoed. It confided ot the re
cord of the proceedings held
in the calcs of fvleflrs. liollrnati
and Swartwout, helore the
Circuit Court ol the Diftriti
of Columbia. No viva voce
tefiinroi'.y was produced, ex
cept that of Mr. Pet kins, which
related to the arrest of Col.
Burr, within the Mifiiflippi ter
ritory*.
Alter this evidence was laid
befare the court, Mr. May
fubmmed the following motion
in wriUii? :
O
li The attorney of lire U. S.
for the Vtrgi ia diltrict, prays
that Aaron llutr, may be com
mitted, upon the evidence now
fubnritted to the judge, in or
der that he may be tried at the
next circuit couit for this cUb
irict, or at a IpcciaL court to
be field so r the purpose, upon a
charge of treason agaitiil tbeU.
S .6c alio for a mifuemeanor in
setting on foot within the terri
tory of the United States a
military expedition to be car
ried on from thence againfl
the dominions of the King of
Spain, with whom the United
States were then and ate now
at ;eace.'’
It was also determined, that
a publick difeuflion fhouid be
heid in the Capitol, this day,
at io o’clock, and that in the
mean time, Col. Burr fhouid
be admitted to hail : his bail to
be hound in the sum of 5000
dollars.
Mcffrs. Thomas Taylor &
John Gamble are his securi
ties.
As this affair is at present
coratnjudice, we shall limit our
attention to fatts alone, with
out wandering into comments.
Os thefc enough hereafter.
UNCOMMON ACCIDENT.
The L .-lowing particulars
are moflly ex traded from a te
port of Survey of three per
rons, on oath, appointed to
afeertain the fad 1
The morning Star, Captain
M. Hopkins oil her voyage
frem Amsterdam to Bolton,
having put into Dovet, [from
which he failed Sept. 6ihj on
the 25th Sept, tn lat. 51. 6.
long. 28. 13. was (truck by
lightning, which fpiit and rent
the mainmalf into (mail pieces,
within eight feet of the deck ;
the whole together with the
rnaintopmaft and topgallant,
mad fell over the fide, which
they were obliged to ciw away
for the preservation of the
veil'd and cargo, and was 1011,
together with neafly all the
main rigging, and the whole of
the top-malt, top-gallant jig
ging, blocks, ike. broke the
chief mate’s atm, wounded 6c
injured three men, and entire
ly burlt up and bioke twelve
planks of the quat ter deck, two
ceiling planks, and thick Break
oti the larboaui fide and left it
Id open, that a man could
creep therein, flarted one
plank below the bends about
au inch qft, ripped off a great
deal of (heating from the not
tern, broke two main deck
’ *••* i ‘ V■! d:r , u
I *•!•: in >e, bu-kt* m Ml r
I Cirlav, -.uni fot.r !.* vei.
; up the Wi-u r \v:: y s i.,,i. ...
i I ,i,. ,1
; 1 tic tvlC (Mid'ii-r Cuk. ,!{
! broke ihe ptai-k fbfv.K, u,, j, n
two \v aj (t 11 ulfe is, fir. v c (■' : .
| bre ke the part nets of ;lui , u ‘[
| ir,sii - atlti pumps, broke one
quai ttr tail, and one channel
built oik the cabin wind;,ws*
broke a blabs compass in ihg
binnacle <x broke the caboof;-,
l !ie (pinners of ti e
went through the fail s:,<] CIJt
the main fail to pieces. ‘] |, IS
(hock, as may well be imiMu.
ed, put the veiled in a meft pc
ti iu> lunation : and iff
tit (lions weie t.ecdiinv ; u
lave tile vtfiel f.ojn •
11k- making much water, v.lidt
I g'ttatiy damaged hei ta.go &
■ Compelled ill’ !!! to put
| tor Miiiord, Ivigiand, whwe
j they arrived on the ‘?u. C
j her, —London paper.
A Loiul'l* |v.|>n- of p, hr,
9ih savs ’ “ Preparations hav*
been iriadf according to .fp nrt
by a rfsdutioo on tin- p.a r n( j.,,1
I veinni.cn t, to undertake an
| petition which shrsil rul-foi
: ineir di*ajter in *f> r-c -..
i turned IPienos Gres.” <> [>
| moreover added,” sars a minis.
; paper, “ that a pro‘ q
j somewhat of a d.-liente mum-.,
j ha* been made to the Spani-h
government, through a n'ea.tn’
I medium, for the recovery f
1 bcu. Beresford .l his aro.v j
but that, through a prematnn
discovery of it, by the Fr-ndt
resident it has en'irriv GEd,
V< e shall be more lull upon ihis
important subject, when we have
more satisfactorily a^ct'riainrd
the authority upon which it rests.
In the mean lime we art induced
to give it the more credit, as tve
know that, in the present hostili
ty against the Spanish govern
ment, die ministry of this coun
try, act rather fiom recewtr
than au absolute hostile itvivi. I
i bey know the situation cl Spit
and regard it with a geneiotrsß
compassion, and a w ise muuera-B
lion.” fl
To Architects. 1
THE Subscriber being appoint
ted to obtain pi ms and esti-M
mates, for a plain, substantial : 9
j pommotlioufi Brick Church,wiij
I Steeple and Clock, to be erectfJH
jin this city. He hereby
| premium of ONK HL T N l l)HHlB
| DOLLARS to anv person
I may furnish te> him ein or 1)
j the first day of August nr\t, t!fl
| plan and estimate of said hciltfß
j ing, which may ha approv-u eIM
and finullv adopted.
It is rt queste-i that in
plans as may be off.icci, specuW
i egard be had for obtaining
copious admission and safe
| cukuion ot fresh air. A!---t
the pews be single, and in r.atfHf
her at least one hundred; rtf*
sufficiently large fur ttie accn*B
in Delation of six oregnt prrs.iiv
Such plans and estimate’
may not be approved ct, will ■Wti
returned, (if desired) in cunfcjßt
mity to any instructions
may accompany them. H
JOHN MURRAY*
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