Row, and detained one night. The next morning I gave the lieuter; regardless of the cabals of the dealers in British tenant iny protection, and at the same time stated to them I was chief mate of the ship; also capt. Marks and Mr. Porter, super- tapes and bobbins at St. Petersburg, who (like the cargo, came and were refused admittance. I then asked the heu same kind of creatures in another country) would tenant for my protection; he answered "I will give it you with a light the world with flames, and fatten every field Hell to it," and immediately tore it up before my face, and sent me on board the guard ship Princess, where I remained 1 week and then with the dead bodies of men, if thereby they could sent round to Plymouth on board the Salvador guard ship; remain-dispose of one more bale of goods to better profit. ed there one month, after which I was drafted on board the Aboukir He had no business with this war; and has paid dear 74, where I remained three years and fourteen days, in which time I was stationed on board a gun boat, and was in the grand battley for violating the treaty of Tilsit. In all human between the Russians and French in the month of June, 1812.-probability, the conqueror will not let him off so Also in the mean time I wrote to my father in Durham, a great easily on the coming occasion; but will bind him number of times, and received a number of answers, with a pro hard and fast" to the observance of his agreement, tection. The American consul then applied for my discharge, which was granted, as I understood, but kept from me until the war by crippling his power to fly from it. Prussia will broke out. I then determined to give any self up a prisoner of war, be extinguished-her name will be blotted from the let the consequence be what it would. Consequently on the 28th October, I went to the captain and gave myself up as a prisoner of map; and so it ought to be, for her government has war, and refused to do any more duty. Then he told me I was an been traitor to both sides; and France on the ruins Englishman, and if I would not do duty he would flog me; and order ed me in irons and kept me in irons 24 hours, after which I was taken of that monarchy, with slices from the adjacent to the gangway and received 1 dozen with the cat on my bare back, countries, Germany, Poland or Russia will raise up The capt, then asked me if I would go to duty,I told him no, I would sooner die first. He then put me in irens again for 24 hours, and a powerful kingdom with 8 or 10 millions of inhabionce more brought me to the gangway, and received as before, with ants, that shall look down future coalitions in that the same questions and newer as preceded; and the same was quarter, while Bernadotte, with Finland restored to peated four days successively, and I received four dozen on my him and otherwise strengthened, shall avow his pur naked back. After the fourth day I was a prisoner at large. The 26th day of December I was sent to prison without my clothes, pose, and keep watch in the north. Without pres they being refused me by the captain after abusing me in the most tending to great political forecast, we venture to say, insulting manner, and all I ever received for my servitude was fourteen pounds. During impressment, I have used my best endea that Sweden and Russia will be at war with Great Britain in less than six months; or, at least, that they will adopt the whole system of Napoleon to harrass his enemy; who is, also, the disturber of mankind. voys to escape. Witness, JEDUTHAN UPTON. JOHN NICHOLS. The War in Europe. Having considered this contest as belonging alto[Omitted for two weeks.] gether and exclusively to Great Britain, we rejoice [Though the following has lain over for two weeks, at its probable issue. Not that Napoleon has con its general contents is as applicable now as it was quered, and much less that Alexander is beaten ;then-and the view we had of the real state of but on account of the effect it may have to dispirit and distress our barbarous enemy-a nation whose things is partially realized by later intelligence. We believe that whatever is anticipated will be avarice and ambition is bounded only by the poles ; who sheds blood in all countries and in every climate established at Prague; unless, indeed, Bonaparte -the depopulator in India, the bandit in Ireland, the may suffer Prussia to exist, which now appears purchaser of scalps, and a ravisher and incendiary possible.] The French accounts of the great battle of Lut-in America; whose influence reaches the palace of zen are decidedly contradicted by the reports of the the king, the harem of the Algerine, the hut of the allies, received by way of London. This might have negro, and the wigwam of the savage, with a com been expected; for truth never reaches the British mon object to slaughter and destroy. The modern nation, if adverse to the views of the ministry, while Tyre, that offers up hecatombs of human sacrifices they can prevent it. I recollect perfectly well, that to the spirit of trade, attempting a monopoly of the the first news we received of the battles of Marengo commerce of the world. It is pretended these things are necessary to the or Jena, reached us through the English papers,| and the allies—those who are fighting for the "reli-existence of Great Britain—if so, let her fall! Bet gion and liberty" of Europe, had gained a wonderful ter is it that the "fast anchored isle" should be victory! John Bull is a mere cull, that à prostitute "driven from her moorings," than the whole earth and every sea be crimsoned with blood. The govern government continually filches. Independent of the general credit due to Frenchment is the most abandoned and wicked of all we official accounts--and the fact must be admitted, have read of. Take the royal family for a sample. that the bulletins have contained the best history of The world cannot produce any thing so debauched, passing events that ever was published in Europe, so vile in practice, and so mean in talents; a pack time, the great test of all things, proving their near- of broad faced knaves, who, if not princes, would ness to truth-we judge the verity of the French be kicked from a society of colliers, for their igno statement by succeeding events, and conclude, that rance and crimes. If, by eternal war, such wretchthe defeat at Lutzen was complete; and consider es and those immediately around them, only can exthe war in Germany as at an end. If, contrary to ex-ist, let their annihilation come!If, by murdering Fectation, another general battle is fought west of the people of Ireland; by grinding to death the the Vistula, it will be a fight of desperation, through harmless Hindoo; by kidnapping and making slave the impossibility of avoiding it; and terminate in of the free born American, and assassinating his wife the total overthrow of the allies. Napoleon had fol- and children, with ravishments and outrages that lowed the retreating forces upwards of fifty miles, at belong to devils incarnate rather than men; by our last accounts from the armies; and beaten them spreading fire and sword over the fairest portions of the earth, and exciting coalition after coalition in in many partial actions. It was strongly reported in France, that the two favor of her commerce, her population is to exist, let Emperors had actually opened negociations for peace. their existence cease, and London become what Car We have much esteem for the character of Alexan- thage is, of doubtful location!To her is justly der, and hope he has learnt wisdom enough to attend attributable EVERY WAR that has vexed the civilized to his own affairs, and remain quiet at home, hereaf world for forty or fifty years past. The cup of her abominations is full, and we trust the day of reti *The deception was carried so far with one of bution is at hand. It will come; for God is just. these, as to fire the tower guns, at London, to make known the joyful intelligence! It is sincerely to be lamented that those victories go to the aggrandizement of Napoleon. We regret The treaty of Utrecht AND "RIGHT OF SEARCH." them, in the same way that we regretted the cession ral government, there is no people better calculated the Russian fleet to Great Britain. One is too pow-to become the pride of mankind. But, alas! those erful on land, and the other at sea, for the repose of glorious principles are lost in the corruption of mankind. But it may be well to remember and re- her rulers-the debaucheries of her nobility, and mark, that the "conspiracy of kings" which was to the base avarice of her dealing men. have dismembered France, was the direct cause of Napoleon's greatness; and that every succeeding British coalition has added to his power. Three or four times has he subdued all Germany-Prussia has been like the dust under his fect, on several occasions; and Russia repeatedly humbled. His right, A frequent reference to the treaty of Utrecht, has as a conquerer, gave him absolute dominion over the induced us to present its essential article to the patwo former; but he, tyrant as he is, exercised it trons of the REGISTER. And, as the "right of search” with great moderation. What is Austria but an as-has also been much spoken of, and claimed by the semblage of conquered countries, held by the house friends of Great Britain as possessed by "immemoria? of Loraine? Prussia was the same-a little while usage," we have been led to collect a few facts to ago that kingdom was not; by conquest it grew into shew the antiquity and anthority of her "rights." We importance, for the kings never gave up any thing mean the "search for goods; us to MEN, as claimed, they could hold. The Russian empire is founded there never was a single treaty made by which a on the same principle-her rulers have always con- search for them was permitted, or even hinted at. quered and held every country they could; and the But it is the business of Brush partizano in give empire is comprized of a greater portion of territo-men and goods the same classification, that both may ry than all Europe contains; yet she is continually have the semblance of the "right," which belongs to wrangling with the Turks, &c. for a little more one only. Impressment is illegal by the laws of Eng land-What did these three, who have lately so land. A man may resist it, to the killing or destroymuch enlisted the feelings of the friends of "religion ing those who attempt it, and be justified. What and liberty" in England and the United States ? In kind of sophistry is it, that would make it lawful time of profound peace, they plotted the dismember- for Englishmen to do that on board an American ves. ment of Poland, and they divided and held it among sel, which they cannot legally do at home, and to their them, marching at once three armies into the ter- own people? It is too pitiful-too mean and grovelritory of the republic!-As to Great Britain, the ling for comment. But we wish it distinctly underinfallible, when did she fail to make a conquest that stood, that the "right to search for MEN" on the she could possibly or probably hold, out of her won-high seas, was not pretended to, until Great Britaik derful forbearance and moderation 2 NEVER; nor did exercised it upon the vessels of the United States, she ever give up one foot of land she would retain about 21 or 22 years ago. Such a thing never was at a treaty of peace. THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF MON-❝acknowledged"-it CANNOT be "acknowledged" by ARCHY―the origin and the source of its power. If an independent state-it WILL NOT be "acknow. Bonaparte had annexed all Germany with Prussia, ledged" by the United States, while the Alleganies and a part of Russia to his empire, it could only be have their foundations. Yet, as before observed, the said that he had done as kings had done before him; British writers, on both sides of the Atlantic, artand especially those of Austria, Prussia, Russia and fully blending men and goods together, with pattifogBritain. Nay, he might well justify himself on ger cunning, delude many; and propagate opinions this plea that they had pledged themselves to each they themselves know are hostile to truth :-in other other, by the treaty of Pilnitz, so to have done with words, and a plain language suited to the occasion, his country, France. They dared not complain they wilfully tell what is fulse. The 17th article of the "treaty of navigation and that their own measure was meted to them. If, after the destruction of the first and second commerce" between Anne, queen of Great Britain, coalitions, Great Britain had suffered France to have and Louis XIV, concluded at UTRECHT, March 31, managed her own affairs," the Alps on the one side, (O. S.) 1713-is in the following wordsand the Rhine on the other, would have been the ART. XVII. "It shall be lawful for all and singular boundaries of the empire. But this was not per- the subjects of the queen of Great Britain, and of mitted; and every petty prince was bribed or bul- the most christian king, to sail with their ships, lied into the wars for commercial monopoly-and, by with all manner of liberty and security, no distinc heaping labor upon labor on the young Hercules, they tion being made who are the proprietors of the mer only added to his glory, and exhibited the strength chandizes laden thereon, from any port to the places and resources of France to the astonishment of the of those who now are, or shall be hereafter at enmity, world, and their own confusion and shame. Spared with the queen of Great Britain, or the most chrisby the mercy of the conqueror, (who neither burned tian king. It shall likewise be lawful for the subtheir villages nor tomahawked their women and chil-jects and inhabitants aforesaid, to sail with the ships dren) some of them have suffered themselves again and merchandizes aforementioned, and to trade with to be deceived, and again have received the punish ient due for meddling with things that do not be- "It deserves pointed remark and universal atlong to them. The whole quarrel lies between tention, that by the laws, treaties or usages sustainFrance and Great Britain-and we rejoice that Great ing "the right of search" for goods, that the goods Britain is defeated. We hope, and believe, she suspected may not be molested until the facts are will soon be shut out of every port in continental ascertained in a regularly constituted court of law, Europe, and her people feel the necessity, the abso-on the peril of piracy; and the detained may also lute necessity of changing, "peaceably if they can, bring an action for damages and recover, if proba violently if they must," their present system of go-ble cause for the detention cannot be shewn. How vernment, which can be sustained only by perpetual then, in the name of all that lawful and just, shall a wars. Britain has within her the seed of every thing that unproves or adorns mankind-were her native virtues cherished by a wise, honest and libe * This feet will not be restored, in our opinion. MAN be disturbed in the prosecution of a legal voy age-be made a slave of, at the discretion of any British officer, without remedy for damages, and happy in this, that after 15 or 18 years he may make his escape? It is too humiliating to think of. the same liberty and security from the places, ports sea had assumed pre-eminence, that her statesmen and havens of those who are enemies of both, or of thought of the contrary. either party, without any opposition or disturbance To the researches of the editor of the "Fankee," whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the a Boston newspaper, we are indebted for a curious enemy aforementioned to neutral places, but also document having immediate relation to this matter. from one place, belonging to an enemy, to another It is an extract from one of the political essays of place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the celebrated lord Lyttleton, and refers to the dethe jurisdiction of the same prince or under several. predations of the Spaniards on the commerce of And as it is now stipulated concerning ships and England. We annex it below-it is worthy univergoods, that free ships shall give a freedom to goods, sal perusal-every word and line of it applies with and that every thing shall be deemed to be free and great force to the present dispute between the United exempt, which shall be found on board the ships be- States and Great Britain-well may the reader ex-longing to the subjects of either of the confederates, claim although the whole lading, or any part thereof, should Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. appertain to the enemies of either of their majesties, "The original source of them [grievances] is the contraband goods being always excepted, in the dis- right of sovereignty which the Spaniards arrogate to covery of which matters shall be managed according themselves in the American seas. But they treat to the sense of the subsequent articles; it is also every British ship, which they are able to master, agreed, in like manner, that the same liberty be ex- as if the sailing only in those seas was sufficient tended to persons, who are on board a free ship, cause of confiscation. And their manner of trial iswith this effect, that although they be enemies to a mockery of justice, which would be highly ridi both, or to either party, they are not to be taken out culous if the e of that free ship unless they are soldiers, and in cause is tried in their own courts in America; Spaactual service of the enemies." nish advocates plead for our merchants, and the This treaty was renewed and confirmed at Paris judges themselves almost always share in the prize. in 1763-and a treaty between Great Britain and The consequence of this in, that every ship which is Spain with similar regulations, was made, and re-taken by them is confiscated. newed at the same time. The treaty between Great "On what ground of the law of nations, or by what Britain and Russia in 1766, has the like provision article of any treaty, have the Spaniards a right to for the freedom of ships. Many treaties between stop or search our ships at all? Where a general England and the states of Holland, recognized the trade is allowed, one species of goods may be prohisame principle-one of them as old as 1668-as did bited-as for instance, wool, or fuller's earth; and also her treaties with Sweden and Denmark, and the exporting it may be highly penal. But did this: every other commercial nation. It was engrafted country ever pretend, when her naval power was at into the treaties of the United States with France, the height, to stop ships out at sea, in order to search Holland, Sweden and Prussia. It is the principle whither such commodities were aboard? Would the for which Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France, little Republic of Genoa endure our doing it? Could Spain, Austria, Prussia and the United States, con- any thing less than a conquest bring her to submit tended in 1780-1-the ground assumed by the fa- to it? The ground on which those rights stand is the mous "armed neutrality" of the northern powers-law of nations, which establishes a freedom of naviand, I believe, first fairly abandoned by the United gation to all, and considers the sea as an universal beStates in our treaty with Great Britain in 1794; a nefit, not a particular property or dominion of one. treaty which owed its ratification to the popularity There is no nation so powerful, none so proud in the of President WASHINGTON, who preferred it only as world, as directly to deny this maxim; there is none a choice of evils. We may all recollect, it was oppos so weak, none so abject as to give it up. We have ed by an immense majority of the people-in every been so far from parting with it by treaty, that in ail commercial place they memorialized or remonstrated those we have made, it is expressly stipulated, and against it-with all the weight of the influence of the indubitably confirmed, particularly in that of 1670, executive (deservedly by great) it barely prevailed in which declares that the freedom of navigation ought the senate, and was afterwards nearly destroyed in by no manner of means to be interrupted. the house of representatives, by refusing the sup- "Indeed the practice of searching is so very inexplies. Mr. Ames' famous and eloquent speech on cusable, that it cannot be supported upon every ne, that occasion, went not to sustain it because its tion of right-nothing can warrant it but superior principles were just, but to chose it rather than force and the famous argument of Brennus, vae-vicwar: for it was almost universally believed, that if tis; all sorts of mischiefs must arise from admitthe treaty were not ratified, a war would immedi- ting it, or from merely suffering it, as we have sadly ately follow. experienced-and no inconvenience can attend its So much for the "right of search" and "law of na- being denied. But on the pretence to stop our ships tions," as built on the usage of the civilized world. on the high seas,, is to insult our understanding and Great Britain on one side, and all the rest of the despise our power, as well as to infringe our rights nations on the other. Who ought to prevail? and destroy our trade. The principle, that "free ships make free goods," "Thus for some years things have gone on from is not what Englishmen insidiously call "the French bad to worse. England complaining and remonstrat modern law of nations"-for the double purpose of ing. Spain chicaning and insulting. Satisfaction depreciating its quality because it is "French," as for sometimes refused, sometimes promised-never given: fixing the idea that it is an innovation on the estab- our negociations and our losses always continuing_and lished rights of Great Britain-a "right" that she has increasing, almost in the same proportion. At last, always held, and cannot abandon. But the honest our merchants weary of those useless methods, apfact is, that Great Britain, in at least nine out of plied a third time to parliament, and petitioned ten of the treaties she has made for 100 years past, them for redress. has not only sanctioned that principle, but claimed it "In the course of their examination it appeared as a natural right that every independent nation ought to enjoy. It was not until her overgrown power at *Within a few years, only too plain, that we had been treated by Spain with the utmost injustice, the utmost barbarity, and the utmost contempt, and that no one effectual step had been taken to procure reparation of uur losses; sa tisfaction to our honor; or security for our trade.band of war: the said vessel shall be brought to the It appeared, indeed, as far as writing would go, our nearest or most convenient port; and if any properministry had tried to put a stop to these insults. ty of an enemy should be found on board such vesThey had spared no pains, they had spared no paper. sel, that part only which belongs to the enemy shall Memorials, representations to the court of Spain be made prize, and the vessel shall be at liberty to had been as frequent, and as little minded. proceed with the remainder without any impedi"Upon the proof of all this, it was the sense of ment. And it is agreed, that all proper measures parliament, that more effectual measures ought to shall be taken to prevent delay, in deciding the cases be pursued; and to enable his majesty to take them, of ships or cargoes so brought in for adjudication; of great supplies were voted-great armaments made. and in the payment or recovery indemnificaany The whole nation expected and desired a war, if tion adjudged or agreed to be paid to the masters or such a peace could not be gained as would retrieve owners of such ships. our honor and secure our trade. It was now believed our administration would shew that their former remissness did not proceed from fear or negligence: but that they would shew their spirit at the point of In the WEEKLY REGISTER, Vol. I. page 404, we extime when they might be sure to exert it with deci- posed the absurdity of those who talked so much sive advantages. This their friends gave out, and about "legitimate princes," "legitimate territories". candid men were willing to believe it. and the like.Be it remembered that Great Eri "Legitimate Princes.' "Now the pretence for them (depredations) hastain, who plead so lustily in favor of the "legitimate been solely this, that they claim a right of stopping princes" of Spain, conspired with Russia and Prusand searching our ships on the high seas, or near their sia to wrest from Denmark, her "legitimate territoTall P Vaperry, and confes it on Bernadotte; late a by treaty, and directly repugnant to the laws of nations, "French renegado adventurer," but now the -egati to the rights of our crown, and the freedom of our mate" crown prince of Sweden!-Heaven defend us ; navigation. and keep the Umted States, free from all contract, But if we leave this loose, or if we admit of any connection or interest in "legitimate princes," whatlimits, within which a search may be made, on any soever a gang of lawless rogues "from A. to Z." pretence, we have yielded every thing; we have no The Norwegians are represented to be in a distresssecurity; all will be subject to dispute and chicane; ed state for want of provisions. One of the means we shall have the same weary round to run, after resorted to to make them comply with the arranges Laying open all our wounds to the view of the world, ment of the allies, was to cut off their supplies, from after declarations of right, and lofty threats of re- Denmark proper. 400,000 bushels of grain, destinsentment, after millions spent, we shall be in aed for Norway, has been sent into Gottenburg by the worse condition than we have been yet by any for- British, and there detained by the Swedes. mer treaty; or than ever we should have been, if we had taken no notice of the complaints of our merchants, and not moved in them at all. "As to the other point, the cause of all these injuries, I take it to have been the contempt this nation Shameful Curiosities. FROM THE NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM. "There are particular facts now reduced to a móis fallen into, from what unhappily may have seemed ral certainty, which it behoves every citizen of Masto our enemies a despicable tameness and pusillanimity sachusetts seriously to consider and reflect upon, in in our conduct. How far this is gone I am ashamed order to make up his mind upon a very momentous to say. question. 1st. It is morally certain that peace will not grow out of the mission to Russia. "If the peace we make does not retrieve our reputation, it is impossible it can last, for it may be broke without fear. Spain can have no reason to keep it, unless it is made on such terms as to convince her, even submit to the decision of any power on earth or 2dly. That Great Britain will neither give up, nor that the temper and spirit of our court is changed; on the sea, the question, as to her right of impressmenį, and that we will bear no longer what we have borne of her own subjects from neutral merchant vessels on so long. We must have an express declaration of our the ocean.* right not to be SEARCHED. For to admit of such 3dly. There appears not the most distant hope, a treaty, would be no less an absurdity, than to be that our present distracted rulers will be inclined to bribed with our own money to our own undoing." make peace upon any other terms than the mad proThe house of lords addressed their majesty on the ject of compelling Great Britain to acknowledge and subject of the Spanish depredations. To which agree to Bonaparte's system of the "flags protecthis majesty returned his most gracious answer as follows: "MY LORDS-I am sensibly touched with the many hardships and injuries sustained by my trading subjects, from the cruelties and unjust depredations of the Spaniards. You may be assured of my care to procure satisfaction and reparation for the losses they have already suffered, and security for the freedom of navigation in future." The following is the 17th article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, concluded between the U. States and Great Britain, in 1794 commonly called Jay's treaty. ART. 17. It is agreed, that in all cases where vessels shall be captured or detained on just suspicion of having on board enemy's property, or of carrying| to the enemy any of the articles which are contra. ing all under it,"so as to prevent the right of search. From all these considerations, this momentous question must and will arise-and this is the only alternative. Will the people of Massachusetts consent to continue this unjust, unnecessary and ruinous war-in order 18 preserve harmony and please the minority-OR WILL THEY ENDEAVOR TO MAKE PEACE? It cannot be possible that another session of our legislature should pass by without this question be See page 348. M àbide. The question will be upon the expediency; as to the right there can be no doubt. The Rights of the People." ing considered; and it is not doubted, that it will be had arrived there from England, in a short passage, deliberately weighed, and the determination such bringing intelligence that an ARMISTICE had bee as the good people of Massachusetts will be willing to concluded between the two countries, and in conse. quence he considered the war at an end, and permitted the United States to proceed-The New York Gazette says, "it was pretty well understood, at the time of their departure, that our commissi oners [to Russia} were to stop in England,” and from From the Georgetown (Col.) Federal Republican. hence infers a possibility of the truth of the intelli "A great many violations of the Canadian women, gence. It is the first time we heard of such a de by the troops of the U. States, took place at the sign, and rather suppose that the armistice between time of the late attacks. In support of the fact we France and the allies, was the one spoken of. A New-York paper of the 27th inst. says, that the can refer to respectable testimony, which is much more than any man of honor and credit will take up-marshal, Peter Curtenius, esq. has been removed, on himself to say respecting the events at Hampton, suddenly, by an order from the department of state. notwithstanding the falsehoods propagated from John Smith, esq. formerly senator from the state, is the highest authority in Virginia, with the laudable spoken of as his successor. view of rousing and exasperating the honest people The schooner Bauyar, arrived at New-York from of the state to support of a most wicked and dishọ- Bordeaux, had on board dispatches from our charge norable war, which is abhorred, and can gain a tem- des affairs in France, and also for the French minisporary countenance only from falsehood and misreter, all which were thrown overboard, being hard presentation, among even the most deluded sections chased by two 74's, a frigate and a schooner in comof the people." Events of the Sar. MISCELLANEOUS. pant. Several licensed ships had just arrived at Bordeaux from England, and reported that the stocks had risen considerably on the expectation of a peace. It may be well here to remark and obseive the conduct of the French and British governments towards the United States-they trade with each other, though at war, yet conspired to prevent A bill is before congress for a loan. It is positive-us, a neutral, from having a commerce with either, ly stued that one person in the district of Columbia in the very articles they themselves deal in!-"A is authorized, to take five millions of it. "No debt plague on both their houses!"-But the progress of (if short of the value of the whole 800 millions of manufactures in the United States, with the grow acres pledged for defraying the national expences")ing habits of the people, will soon make us careless says a statistical writer, can reach the pockets of of any of them. the people, unless congress should suffer reductions On Wednesday (says the Norfolk Ledger of the 24th) Mr. Swift, the Russian vice consul at Al xan dria, embarked at this place in a flag of truee for admiral Warren's ship. He is bearer of dispatches from the Russian minister to the admiral. From Halifax-A cartel was about to sail for Sainstead of making additions to the present prices, lem with the remainder of the Chesapeake's crew.→ which they ought to do in due conformity, to keep Com. Brooke had so far recovered as to be able to pace with the rapid growth in the population of our ride out. The Bellerophon 74, re-captured on the country." The same writer observes, "it is proved Grand Bank, an English ship hat a few days before by the three censuses that our population increases at had been taken by the President, and was looking the rate of three per centum, per annum, at an an- for com. Rodgers. Four American ships, prizes page nual compound—hence 240,000 souls were added by have arrived at Halifax, from the Chesapeake, laden with flour. These are the vessels noticed the national product of the last year." 288. Two companies of "Independent Foreigners" have arrived at Halifax, in the Success, from the Chesapeake-they must be the fragment of the French troops lately at Hampton The Dover, Regulus and Melpomene have arrived from Gibraltar, having on The Russian Mediation-In the course of the dis-board the regiment De Mauron, destined for Canada. cussion on Tuesday last in the house of representa- At Halifax, July 14, 3 74's, 5 frigates and several The Shannon was receiving three tives, Mr. Grundy stated, (in relation to the first com-sloops of war. munication of the mediation of Russia, the follow-new masts-the Chesapeake was dismantled. The ing as "undeniable fact" derived from an authority privateer Thomas, of Portsmouth had been sent in. LICENSED VESSELS.-A late Halifax paper contains of the highest source-"that Mr. Dashkoff, on the 26th of February last, requested an interview with the decision of judge Croke in the case of the brig the secretary of state, according to frequent usage Orion, Jubin, from New-York bound to Lisbon, with when he had business with that department, but a license, captured and sent in for a violation of the without stating any object; that Mr. Monroe gave blockade, in which he decrees the restoration of ves. him one in a few days, in which Mr. D. communi- sel and cargo, deciding, that the license having been cated verbally the overture by the emperor of his granted previous to the blockade, it protected her, mediation, stating, that if accepted he would make and all vessels from condemnation, with such a li it in writing; that the secretary submitted the pro- cense, although they should be captured departing position to the president, who consulted the mem- from such blockaded ports in the U. States. A letter from the duke of Bassano, dated May 30, bers of the administration on the subject, and on a subsequent interview Mr. Dashkoff was informed, 1813, a copy of which was enclosed at Bordeaux in th the mediation of his master would be accepted; a letter to a gentleman of Baltimore, has the follow that on the 8th of March, the minister wrote an offi-ing paragraphs"The emperor has perceived that the present situacial note making the overture in form, which was tion of affairs might cause the Americans to lose a answered in the same manner on the 11th." The ship United States has arrived at Newport part of the advantages of their commerce. from Gibraltar, a cartel. June 20, between the Ma- majesty, has ordered that the question, which has deiras and the Canaries, was spoken by the sloop of come before him, should be decided, in the way war Sabine, and informed, that previous to her sail- most favorable to the interests of the Americans. ing from the Canaries, a few days before, a frigate! "Wherefore, The consuls of the United States,shall His |