would have made a charming addition to our little, The Russians are retreating to the Dwina-denavy, had she not been so horribly battered by the stroying every thing before them that can be useful Constitution, as to reader it impossible to bring her to the enemy. The French entered Wilna on the 1st into port; whose fire was more destructive than any of July, and found it in a desolate state. It is said other we have heard of. Commodore Rodgers. they are suffering extremely for want of provisions, and that large quantities of their troops particularly the Prussians, were deserting. A London paper of the 23th July, says that Bonaparte was returning from Russia for the want of supplies. This gallant officer has been peculiarly unfortunate. In search of glory he crossed the Atlantic ocean Lonez, JULY 26.-Government have deemed it and scoured the coasts of France, Spain and Portu-expedient to make an alteration in the liccuses grantgal, without meeting with any thing to gratify his ared to Americans. American ships were allowed to dent thirst for fame. Yet by the cruise he has "done export only goods of British manufacture; they are the state some service." He has compelled all the now at liberty to export such articles as by law may British vessels on our coast to keep much together, he exported. The licenses will, besides, protect the and so greatly facilitated the entry of our vessels, return of the said arucies to Great Britain, should now chiefly safe at home. When the news of his the government of the United States refuse them voyage reaches England, every spare squadron will admission into the ports of America. be sent out on a "wild goose chase" after him; and The last accounts from lord Wellington, in Spain, thus much time will be gained for our yet absent place him at Fuerte la Vena, 50 miles from Salamanmerchantmen; while be, in the interim, will make ca, on the road to Valladolid. His advanced guard a dash at the British men of war on our coast, and, had frequent skirmishes with the rear of Marmont's perhaps, clear it. We only wish him to meet them army, which was in full retreat. gun for gun, and man for man. Lord Castlereagh was in parliament on the 27th On the whole, whether commodore Rodgers acted July. The report of the duel is therefore unfounded. under express orders from the navy department, or of Perhaps he was not born to be shot. his own motion, (and the latter is generally supposed), The Beacon" a London paper of July 26, says, he has the honor of having designed a most noble as America commenced hostile measures before she enterprize, as well as of really effecting a great good heard of the revocation of the orders in council, we to his county. No doubt his brave spirit, with the are yet confident amity will be restored." gallant spirits of the officers and crews of the squad- July 23. Ministers informed the merchants that ron, are exceeding mortified that no splendid achieve-though they had not official information of the Amement has been accomplished-but let them be satis-rican war from Mr. Foster, they believed it had comfied, for the present, with having deserved it, and menced.-The merchants then requested stronger trust to future accident for certain glory. convoys for Canada. United States' Revenue. The Courier recommended an embargo on American vessels; and says "America has declared war and let her have it. We hope a squadron will We think it highly probable, from the great influx be sent to scour the American coast-and squadof British goods, and the brilliant success of our rons to sweep her vessels from every sea;" privateers, that the revenue of the United States in [As to our vessels, thank heaven, the greater part the present year, to be derived from duties on impostare snug at home, except those we wish at sea-and and tonnage, will amount to at least TWENTY MIL- Mr. Courier shall find that the British squadrons will LIONS OF DOLLARS, instead of five millions, as esti- have enough to do to protect their own commerce mated by the secretary of the treasury-for the Bri- from the enterprize of 100,000 abler seamen than tish goods, be their fate what it may, must pay the their navy boasts of. The chief part of the comduties upon them. To recruit the treasury, to aid merce of the United States, during the war, will be the war, and make their own fortunes, the Baltimore brought here in British bottoms; and lords Livercruisers are doing their full share; and will, if their pool and Sheffield ought to be much obliged to us for good luck continues, be the means of contributing a the exclusive privilege we intend to allow the shipping million to the public purse. Besides, we are fitting of Great Britain to furnish us with goods!] out several other vessels to help them in the good work; and in all parts of the United States, we ob- Desha, Ciark, Montgomery, Duvall, Sharp, HopKentucky election. Messrs. Clay, M'Kee, Johnson, serve an increased and constantly increasing desire, kins and Simpson, all republicans, have been clected to raise the revenue, by bringing in as many enemy representatives in the 13th congress of the United ships as is possible. The Chronicle. States. We have already noticed the election of brave old col. Shelby as governor, by a large majority. The French army on the borders of Russia, is said to consist of 610,000 men. We have three bulletins of the French grand army. The first is dated at Gumbinnon, in Prussian Lithuania, June 20-the second at Wilkowiski, on the 22nd, 0 In consequence of the doubts expressed by and the third at Kowna, June 26. They detail no some of the agents of the Register, as to the period event of importance. of payment, it is proper to say-that of the original The crown prince of Sweden is said to have 60,000 subscribers, (that is, those who have received the troops under arms, with a reserve of 25,000 men.-work from No. 1,) residing in places where there is The British papers intimate that he contemplates an agent, we do not expect payment for the present a descent upon Denmark in concert with Russia.-year until March next; this, however, does not foreBut this an old story. close the good wishes of any who may desire to pay in advance, whose favors will be very gratefully rebut they were very soon sadly reduced by our des-ceived: and many, it is believed, are so far disposed tructive fire, and the ship has also suffered very se-to encour: ge the work. verely, while the damages of the Blanche were con- Those who have not yet paid for the first year may fined to the topmasts, rigging and sails.-[Here is satisfy the deficit by now forwarding the two years a list of killed, wounded, &c. The Blanche had only together, as several have done. 4 wounded.] "THOMAS LAVIE,” New subscribers must pay in advance. No. 3 or vol. III.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1812. Hec olin meminisse juvabit.—VIRGIL, [WHOLE NO. 55. Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchant's Coffee House, at $5 per annum. From Canada. The ability manifested by captain Dixon of the royal engineers, in the choice and construction of the batteries, and the high state of the royal artillery under lieut. Troughton, afforded the major general much gratification, and reflect great credit on those offThe willing assistance given by captain Hall and the marina department during the whole course of the service, has been very conspicuous, and the manner the batteries were served this morning, evinced a degree of steadiness highly commendable. We have also been favored by a friend with a letter dated at Lieut. Dewar, dep-asst.qr-master-general, afforded strong proof Sandwich, the 16th August, giving an account of the movements of the local knowledge he has acquired of the country, of an unand depredations of the American army in and about that neigh-remitting attention to his duty; and the care and regularity with borlood, the whole of which will appear in our next. which the troops were transported across the river, must in a like degree be ascribed to his zeal for the service. From the Montreal Gazette extra, September 3. We are happy to gratify our subscribers with a few official de-cers. feils of the capture of Detroit, and general Hull by our little army. uier major-general Brock. The remaining details will be given in their order, in the Gazette which will be published as early as possible this wech. The American colors were brought down here by major Glegg, ad-de-camp to general Brock. We hourly expect to see here general Hull, and the prisoners. To lieut. colonel St. George, majors Tation and Chambers, who commanded brigades, every degree of praise is duc for their unre mitting zeal and attention to their respective commands. The Head Quarters, Sandwich, August 15, 1812. detachment of the royal Newfoundland regiment, under the comSIR-The force at my disposal authorises me to require of youmaad of major Mockler, is destaving every praise for their stendi the immediate surrender of fort Detroit. It is far from ray inclina-ness in the field, as well as when cinbarked in the king's vessels. tion to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware, The major-general cannot forego this opportunity of express ng that the nonacrous body of Indians who have attached themselves his admiration at the conduct of the several companies of nilitia, to my troops, will be beyond my control the moment the contest who so handsomely volunteered to undergo the fatigues of a jour commences. You will find me disposed to enter into such condi-ney of several hundred miles, to go to the rescue of an invaded tions as will satisfy the most scrupulous sense of honor. Lieut. district; and he requests major Salmon, captains Hott, Howard, colonel M-Dondi and major Glegg are fully authorised to conclude Bostwick and Robinson, wal assure the officers and men under any arrangement that may lead to prevent the unnecessary effu- their respective command, that theirs rvices have been duly ap preciated, and will never be forgotten. sion of blood. I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant, HeadQuarters, Detroit, August, 15, 1812. The major general is happy to acknowledge the able assistance he has derived from the zeal and local information of lieut. colonel Nicholl, acting quarter-master general to the militia. To his personal staf the major-general feels himself under much obligation; and he requests lient, colond McDonnell and SIR-I have received your letter of this date. I have no other majors Glegg and Givens, will be assured that their zenlous exermply to make, than to inform you, that i am prepared to mectations have made too deep an impression on his mind ever to be any force, which may be at your disposal, and any consequences forgottm which may result from any exertion of it you may think proper to make. The conduct of the Indinus under colonel Elliot, captain MKee and the other officers of that department, joined to that of the galIvall myself of this opportunity to inform you that the flag of lant and brave chiefs of their respective tribes, has, since the comtrace under the direction of captain Brown, proceeded contrary to mencement of the war, been marked with acts of true heroism, the orders, and without the knowledge of col. Cass, who command- and in nothing can they testify more strongly their love to the king, ed the troops which attacked your picket, near the river Canard their great father, than in following the dictates of honor and bridge. humanity, by which they have been hitherto actuated. Two for Tikewise take this occasion to inform you that Cowie's house tifications have already been captured from the cheray without a was set on fire contrary to my orders, and it did not take place drop of blood being shed by the hand of the Indians; the instant antil after the evacuation of the fort. From the best information the enemy submitted, his life became sacred. I have been able to obtain on the subject, it was set on tire by some) [Capitulation as before published.] An article supplemental to the articles of capitulation concluded at It is agreed that the officers and soldiers of the Ohio militia and volunteers shall be permitted to proceed to their respective homes en this condition, that they are not to serve during the present war, unless they are exchanged. (Signed) W. HULL, brig, gen. ISAAC BROCK, maj. gen. An article in addition to the spuplementa! article of the capitulation, concluded at Detroit, 16th August, 1812. It is further agreed that the officers and soldiers of the Michigan militis and volunteers, under the command of major Wetherell, shall be placed on the same principles as the Ohio Volunteers and itia are placed by the supplemental article of the 16th instant. (Signed) W. HULL, brig. gen. ISAAC BROCK, maj. gen. GENERAL ORDER. Commanding N. W. Army U. S. Commanding N. W. army U. S. By order of major-general Brock, J. B. GLEGG, Capt. A. D. C. Head-Quarters, Montreal, August 31. It is with real regret that his exediency the governor-general and commander of the forces, announces to the troops under his command, and to the public, the failure of au important arrange ment, lately entered into between majorgeneral Dearborn, comHead-Quarters, Detroit August 18, 1812. manderin chief of the forces of the United States of America, and Major-general Brock has every reason to be satisfied with the himself, for a suspension of active hostilities, and which is excel conduct of the troops he had the honor to lead this morning against lency had hoped might have ultimately terminated in an unicable the enemy. The state of discipline which they so eminently settlement of the diferences subsisting between the two countrys. displayed, and the determination they evinced, to undertake the Captain Pinkney, aid-de-camp to general Dearborn, arrived at most hazardous enterprise, decided the enemy, infinitely more o'clock last night, being the bearer of despatches from the com nerous in men and arullery, to propose a capitulation, the terins mander in chief of the Attican forces, with the information that of which are herewith inserted, for the inforication of the troops, the president of the U. States of America had not thought prop, r The majorgeneral requests colonel Proctor will accept his best to authorise a continuane of the provisional measures entered inthanks for the assistance he derived from his experience and intel-to by his exe. Il ney and general 9 arborn, through the adjutant ligence. general col. Baynes, and that co sequcndly the armistier was to The steadiness and discipline of the 41st regiment, and the rea-case in 4 days com the time of the can mutalcation reaching Mons dress of the militia to follow so good an example, were highly con-ual and the post at Kingston and Port Gerre. At the said time spicuous. that his excellency cannot but lamang so unlooked for a decision C VOL. III. upon the friendly proposition made by him, through general Dear, you have persevered in the discharge of the arduous bone to the goverment of the U. States, he trusts it will be mat ter of high satisfaction to all his majesty's subjects in this province duties imposed upon you by the situation of the counto know that he has used all the means in his power to prevent a try, and the state of public affairs, demand his royal further increase of the breach subsisting between Great Britain highness's warm acknowledgements. and America, and to ward off from these provinces the calamities of war, with which they are threatened. In the same spitit of con- The assistance which you have enabled his royal cilation which has uniformly influenced his majesty's ministers in highness to continue to the brave and loyal nations of their late negociations with the government of the U. States, is the Peninsula, is calculated to produce the most beexterey avaried himself of the earliest opportunity of colamunica His royal highness most warmly participates in ting to the commander in chief of the American forces, the des-neficial effects. patches he had received from Mr. Foster at Halifax containing the iterations of his majesty's government respecting the repeal of the orders in council; and as his excellency could not doubt but that those sentiments of approbation which you have bethis conciliatory measure, removing the alleged principal ground stowed on the consummate skill and intrepidity disof deterrace between Great Britain and America, and which had played in the operations which led to the capture of beentrusted to the government of the U. States, trough the important fortresses of Ciudad Rodrigo and Ba Poker, inte sper-tary of legation at Washington, would be met by a strailar disposition on their part, he sub fitted to general Dear-dajoz, during the present campaign, and his royal bores the propriety of a suspension of hostilities until the deter highness confidently trusts that the tried valor of the mination of the president should be made known upon the subject.| The ready acquiescence of that officer in this proposal, except allied forces under the distinguished command of geing as far as it related to general Hall, who was acting under the neral the earl of Wellington, combined with the unimmedu te orders of the executive government of America, and the orders immediately issuer in him, strongly manifested his friendly abating spirit and steady perseverance of the Spadisposition on the occasion, and led to a reasonable expectation nish and Portuguese nations, will finally bring the that his government would not fail to approve of his conduct, and contest in that quarter to an issue, by which the to confirm the aristice he had entered into. In this expectation The renewal of the war in the north of Europe his excelleney has been disappointed, and the American govern independence of the Peninsula will be effectually sement by refusing to continue the suspension of hostilities, though cured. with the certain evidence before thein of the actual repeal of the ordersin coure 1, has proclaimed in language not to be misunderstood, that other objects independent of those held out to the Ame furnishes an additional proof of the little security rican people as the grounds of the war, were originally in their which can be derived from any submission to the contemplation. That the conquest of the Canadas, either for the purpose of extending their own territories, or of gratifying their usurpations and tyranny of the French government. desive of annoying and embarrassing Great Britain was one a His royal highness is persuaded, that you will be senmongst others of these objects, cannot be doubted. The invasionsible of the great importance of the struggle in which of the upper province undertaken so immediately after the deck! ration of war, shows in the strongest manner how fully they had the emperor of Russia has been compelled to engage, prepared themselves for that event, and how highly they bad flatters and that you will approve of his royal highness afed themselves with fading it an easy conquest from the supposed fording to those powers who may be united in this weakness of the force opposed to them, and the spirit of disaffee tion which they had previously endeavored to excit amongst its contest, every degree of co-operation and assistance, inhabitants-Foiled as they have been in this attempt by the brave consistent with the interests of his majesty's domiand united effort, or the regular forces, militia and Indians of that!. province, under the command of their distinguished leader, their fortress post in the adjoining territory wrested from them, it nions. Wigle army with its gevend exptured, and their only remaining! His royal highness has commanded us to assure is nor to be doubted but that the American government will keen tile measures which have been recently adopted by you, that he views with most sincere regret the hosly feel this disappointment of their hopes, and consequently en deavor to avail themselves of the surrender of Detroit, to tom it, the government of the United States of America toan invasion of their country, and to make it a ground for calling wards this country. His royal highness is nevertheupon the militia to roarch to the frontiers for the conquest of the Canadas. A pretext so weak and unfounded, though it may de-less willing to hope that the accustomed relations of ceive some, will not fail to be received in its proper light by others peace and amity between the two countries may yet and it will be immediately perceived by those who will give them be restored; but if his expectations in this respect selves the trouble to reflect upon the subject, that the pursuit of an invading army into their own territory, is but a natural cons should be disappointed by the conduct of the governquence of the fist invasion, and the capture of the place to which ment of the United States, or by their perseverance they may retire for safety, a measure indispensably necessary for the security and protection of the country originally stacked. in any unwarrantable pretensions, he will most fully Unde all these circumstances so strongly blicative of the rely on the support of every class of his majesty's moderation, forbearance and true spirit of conciliation manit sted subjects, in a contest in which the honor of his majes on the part of his majesty's government towards the United States of America, and of their determined hostility to Great Brty's crown and the best interests of his dominions tain. His excellency the commander of the forces trusts that the must be involved. troops, regulars and milía, under his command, as well as all his majesty's other subjects in this part of his dominions, animated with sentiments of just indignation at the extraordinary pretensi Gentlemen of the House of Commons, We have it in command from his royal highness ons of the enemy and their unwarrantable views of conquest open to thank you for the liberal provision which you have the Canadas, will be prepared to repel with firmness, and with that made for the services of the year. His royal highinvincible spirit and true British courage which has so gloriously of the invading for ny further attempt the enemy may have the found it necessary to impose upon his majesty's peomanifested itself in Upper Canada in the total defeat and captureness deeply regrets the burthens which you have temerity to make; and his excellency looks with confidence, an of the same glorious result. EDWARD BAYNES, der the protection of Divine Providence, to the confined disciple; but he applauds the wisdom which has induced pline of his majesty's troops, and to the zeal, loyalty and courage you so largely to provide for the exigencies of the of all descriptions of persons in these provinces, as a certain pledge public service, as affording the best prospect of Adjutant General. bringing the contest in which the country is engaged to a successful and honorable conclusion. My Lords and Gentlemen, - British Parliament. His royal highness has observed, with the utmost Speech of the Lords Commissioners to both Houses of concern the spirit of insubordination and outrage Parliament, on Thursday, July 30, 1812. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, which has appeared in some parts of the country, and which has been manifested by acts not only deIn terminating the present session of parlia-structive of the property and personal safety of mament, his royal highness the prince regent, has com-ny of his majesty's most loyal subjects in those mranded us to express to you the deep concern and districts, but disgraceful to the British character.— sorrow which he feels at the continuance of his ma-His royal highness feels it incumbent on him to acjesty's lanenied indisposition. knowledge your diligence in the investigation of the His royal highness regrets the interruptions which causes which have led to these outrages, and he has have occurred in the progress of public business, dur-commanded us to thank you for the wise and salutaing this long and laborieus session, in consequence by measures which you have adopted on this occasion. of an event which his royal highness must ever de will be a principal object of his R. H's attention core. The zeal and unwearied assiduity with which to make an effectual and prudent use of the powers (Signed) MELVILLE, rested in him for the protection of his Majesty's or other officer of the customs of the port at which people; and he confidently trusts, that on your re-, such vessel shall be. turn into your respective counties, he may rely on Given under our hands and the seal of the office your exertions for the preservation of the public of admiralty, 31st of July 1812. pace, and for bringing the disturbers of it to jus tice. His royal highness most earnestly recommends to you the importance of inculcating, by every means in your power, a spirit of obedience to those To laws, and of attachment to that constitution, which provide equally for the happiness and welfare of all classes of his majesty's subjects, and on which have hitherto depended the glory and prosperty of this kingdom. Orders in Council. all whom it may concern. By command of their lordships, An order in council of the 17th July, continues, the order in council prohibiting the exportation of “gunpowder, Saltpetre, or any kind of arms or ammuni tion." Another order in council, same date, continues, a former order permitting the importation of h'des, pre-vessels from ports from which the British flag is exhorns, tallow, wool (except cotton wool) in foreign At the court at Carlton House, 31st July, 1812; cluded. Orders in Council-Remarks. FROM THE LONDON STATESMAN. The order in council is continued, which prohibits It is this day ordered, by his royal highness the the exportation of iron, naval stores, &c. prince regent, in the name and on behalf of his majesty, and by and with the advice of his majesty's privy council, that no ships or vessels belonging to his majesty's subjects be permitted to enter and clear out for any of the ports within the territories of [Published some weeks anterior to the receipt of our declaration of war] the United States of America, until further order: and his royal highness is further pleased, in the name country that Mr. Broughani consented to cast a veil It was the understanding of every man in the and on the behalf of his majesty, and by and with over the frail standing of ministers, on Tuesday the advice aforesaid, to order, that a general embar jnight last, by abstaining from a division of the house go or stop be made of all ships and vessels whatso on the question of the orders in council, on the proever, belonging to the citizens of the United States mise of lord Castlereagh, that a proclamation should of America now within, or which shall hereafter be immediately issued declaratory of the total abrocome into any of the ports, harbors, or roads, with gation of this ruinous system-a system that, to the in any part of his majesty's dominions, together with end of time will mark the ignorance, weakness and all persons and effects on board of all such ships and folly of the councils of the nation, which for so long vessels; and that the commander of his majesty's; ships of war and privateers do detain and bring into a period, could permit the existence of measures in port all ships and vessels belonging to the citizens every respect so vitally injurious to the best interests of the United States of America, or bearing the flag to effect his great object of turning the attention of of this country-a system that has enabled the enemy of the said United States, except such as may be fur- the people of the continent from maritime to internished with British licences, which vessels are allow-nal commerce, where it is unasilable by our navyed to proceed according to the tenor of the said a. system which has enabled Bonapai te to break those licences; that the utmost care be taken for the pre-people of their old and almost riveted habits--to use servation of all and every part of the cargoes on the colonial produce and our manufactures; which has board, any of the said ships or vessels, so that no da- caused them to use substitutes for the first, and to mage or embezzlement whatever be sustained, and the commanders of his majesty's ships of war and which not ten th usand of Napoleon's vapid decrees set them to spinning and weaving the latter-objects privateers are hereby instructed to detain and bring could, in one hundred years have accomplished, uninto port every such ship and vessel accordingly, ex-aided by our most pernicious orders in council-a cept such as are above excepted; and the right honorable the lords commissioners of his majesty's American States from an agricultural to a manufacsystem which has in a material degree turned the treasury, the lords commissioners of the admiralty, turing nation, and lost us, perhaps forever, a vent to and lord warden of the Cinque ports, are to give the that country for our manufacturers to the amount of Becessary directions herein as to them may respec-at least twelve millions per annum, and which was tively appertain. CHETWYND. naturally increasing in the ratio of the increase of their population and wealth-a system which has By the commissioners for executing the office of thrown our manufactures into total stagnation, and lord high admiral of the united kingdom of Great is causing the starvation by inches, of thousands Britain and Ireland, &c. and and thousands of our ingenous and dexterous Whereas by an act passed in the forty third year artizans.No wonder, indeed, that the authors of the reign of his present majesty for the better and supporters of this impolitic system now skulk protection of the trade of the united kingdom during off, and hang down their heads with mortificathe present hostilites with France; a power is vest- tion and shame.-No wonder that the father of this ed in us to grant licences to vessels to sail without pernicious system, Mr. Stephen, should have deci convoy, and we have, in pursuance of the said act ned being present in the house of commons, to witgranted sundry licences accordingly; and whereas ness the condemnation of a ne sine, and that, 100, we see fit to revoke certain of those licences, as without a single argument being addiced la its dehereinafter specified: We do hereby revoke and fence, which, we will ventar to gesert, has proiudeclare null and void, and of no effect, all licences ced more national and individual ditress, than it was granted by us to any ship or vessel to sail without possible for the enemy to have inflicted on us in 100 convoy to any port or place of North America, New-years, even with such ministers as we have at the foundland, the West Indies, or the Gulph of Mexico, head of our governn.cut. The condeianation of the which ship or vessel shall not have cleared out be-orders in council by parlian cat, is most emphatically fore this revocation shall be known to the collector} the denunciation of their authors and supporters, and the time has been and may arrive again, when such (nished them with more bread:-Thousands of alinost men would not only have been instantly discarded from famished men, women and children, who for want of all offices of trust, but would have been made sub-a sufficiency of food to nourish them, were reduced stantially responsible for mal-administration. Those to skeletons-creeping into puberty in forms more orders in council have been pronounced and protest-like the puny inhabitants of Hindostan than like those od against by lord Erskine, and several other noble of Englishmen, were once more cheered and reanilords as unconstitutional; and we appeal to the so-mated with enough to satisfy the cravings of rature. ber, common sense of the nation, whether it is fitting Such a glad day had not for a long time past been that men whose policy has not only been ruinous, but seen in this country. Even the battles and slaughters unconstitutional, and which they, after the injury has of our enemies at the Nile, at Trafalgar, and the been done to the nation, have ungraciously abandon-seizure of the fleet of our ally at Copenhagen did ed themselves we ask honest men of all parties, not excite such pleasurable sensations. But what whether it is fitting or decent, that such men should must be the contrast when the news reaches the be again entrusted with the important destinies of this country that ministers have deluded Mr. Brougham, empire? Are we, after what we know of them, and those who gave their support to his motion; and again to put in their hands the national purse, and that the orders in council will not be repealed, except pernit men who have failed in all their wild and on conditions which, it is perfectly kisan, the Imeri weak experiments, to try others on us, which will can government will not accept of, who will therefore Leyond all doubt, prove equally ruinous? neither take our goods, nor give us their flour? We The cessity of the abrogation of the orders in may go to war with America to be sure; we may council has been knowledged by all. The proxi- capture a few of her ships, and batter down some of mate object at least is, by effecting a reconciliation her towns: but this will only stimulate her anger, with the American states, to obtain a vent for our and as she possesses all the materials for manufacaccumulated, and at present, useless stock of manu-tures of every kind, she may form the resolution of factures, and thereby afford employment and bread laying enormous duties on our goods which, even in for our idle and famishing workinen, who have been time of peace, will exclude cur products foreverdriven by hunger to the most daring acts of despe- Such then is the precipice on which this nation ration, and for which many misguided, but once in-stands-such is the condition to which it has been dustrious beings are now suffering the infliction of reduced by the wretched policy of our rulers.-We the bayonet and the halter. What higher or more must conciliate America or our poor manufactures commendable objects under heaven can any that may must continue to be paupers as long as charity can be truly be called statesmen have than the preserva- extended to them: and then they will be left to rob tion of peace with a nation with which it is so decid- and murder, for which they will undoubtedly be edly our interest to be on terms of friendship, and hanged or shot. likewise the alleviation of the distresses of our own people? The annunciation of the understanding with ministers in parliament, that the orders in council France and England. of foreign affairs to lord Castlereagh, secretary of state for foreign affairs to his Britannic majesty : would be unequivocally repealed, was received in the A copy of a letter addressed by the French minister manufacturing districts, and indeed all over the country, with feelings of more real joy than any event that has occurred for years. One correspon- SIR, dent writes, that the moment the intelligence which was received by express on Thursday morning,reach-friendly to moderation and peace, is pleased again His majesty, constantly actuated by sentiments ed the Staffordshire'potteries, it "diffused the most to make a solemn and sincere attempt to put an end lively joy throughout that populous district, which to the miseries of war. hails the grand desideratum of a renewed trade with in which the world is at present placed, have induc The awful circumstances America, as being the dawn of a fresh era of prospe-ed a resolution in the mind of his majesty, the result rity to these manufactures." From Liverpool we of which has been, to authorise me to explain to you, Learn, that such was "the promptitude of men in bu-sir, his views and intentions. Many changes have sincas on Friday last, that a great many American taken place in Europe for the last ten years, which ships have been placarded this morning in the ex-have been the necessary consequence of the war be change, in expectation of beneficial freights, from tween France and England; and many more changes the confidence with which the merchants will look will be effected by the same cause. The particular for the abrogation of the restriction law on the other character which the war has assumed, may add to side of the Atlantic." At Leeds, on Saturday," the the extent and duration of these results. Exclusive beneficial effects of the repeal of the orders in coun- and arbitrary principles cannot be combatted but by cil are already apparent in the impulse given to the an opposition without measure or end; and the syswoolen trade. Baies of cloth, which have been stor-tem of preservation and resistance should have the ed in the warehouses of the American merchants for same character of universality, perseverance and vimonths, in some instances we may say for years, are gor. The peace of Amiens, if it had been observed, now in transmit to the place of the destination; would have prevented much confusion. and we are peculiarly happy to state, that there were more purchasers in the Leeds cloth-hails this morn-past may not be lost for the future.I heartily wish that the experience of the ing, than there has been on any market day since the jesty has often stopped when the most certain tuenactment of the celebrated orders in council." From inults lay before him, and turned round to invoke a gentleman who arrived in town this morning, we peace. In 1305, secure as he was by the advantage are informed, that immediately after the news reach-of his situation and spite of his confidence which he ed Manchester and Yorkshire, manufactured goods might reasonably see in anticipation which fortune of all descriptions rose at least 20 per cent, and ma-was about to realize, he made proposals to his Briny of those who were out of employment were set to tannic majesty, which were rejected on the ground As soon as the ecounts were received at Bir-that Russia should be consulted. mingham and its neighborhood, the reviving sound, of the hammer, the anvil and the loom were again Russia. In 1808, new proposals were made, in concert with heard. The b.ker, seeing the prospect of getting tervention, which could be no more than the result England alleged the necessity of an inthe arrears due by the manufacturers paid up, fur- of the negociation itself. In 1810, his majesty hav work. -His ma |