Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 March 1808 — Page 4
London, Dec. 3. WAR WITH RUSSIA The ascendency ot French politicks at The court of Petirsburgh, is at length complete, as appeals from the following Oificial communication, published yester. day, addreiTrd to the lord mayor: " Stanhtft street, Dec. 3. 11 My Lord I have the honour to inform your lordship, tint dispuchrs have been this morning rrtieved frn n his majesty ambaiWor at the court of St. Paersburgh, by which it appears, that the Emperor of
Russia, having published a declaration in which his imperial majesty declares his
intention to brrak off all communication,
with England, to recal his minister from
this court, and not to permit the contmu ance of a Britifh mission at that of St. Pe
tersburgh, hts majesty's embassador has
demanded his pufport, and is now on his
vrzy hrme.
I huve lofc no time in communicating
this intelligence to your lordfhip, in order that it may be made as public as possible without delay, u I have the honour to be, he. GEOHGE CANNING. " To the right hon. Loid Mayor,
Letters from Holland to England, stated that serious disputes had arisen between our minister at Paris, Mr. Armftron, and the French goverment, on acount of' the latter having demanded that the United States fliould exclude British commerce from their ports that Mr. Armstrong had renewed his advice fJ the masters of Amrrican vefseta to quit the ports of France, ind Holland without delay. Th Lnnd.vi p ip?r of Dc. 5, contains the declaration of wr against Englnnd by Russuin th':.; Hu si ? num-rates her causes of compel among which are the apa
thy of Bitiin in ife concerns pof the late contest, which hcrsrlf '.id kindled, and her violation of th- n uti dity of Denmark. The emperor of Russia recalls her minister from the 3-it'th cuirt sends offthe British minister and declares that he abrogates every act hitherto concluded betwen Great Britain and Iliia, and particularly the convention co ir inded in 180 ! He pro claims anew the principles of the armed neutrality t!i:t monument of the wisdom of
the cmprefs Catharine, and binds himfelf
never ta recede fiom thatfystem N W. B E D FOR D, Jan. 30. WAR WITH ALGIERS.
Arrived tins evening, the fast sailing
ship Hnrs;.T, captjni Nathan Clark, 42 dys from the Dtvns, l;ft London about the 1 1th of Dec. for the M editerranean ;
ofTcape Tr ifalgar, spoke a Butifh ship of
war, who. informeJ, that. Algiers had declared WAR grinst America, .-nd had rip. t;ud a mimher of v-isrls; in cnn-q'mcci went into Tangi-r for further ir .nation; and on application to the Am-ric:"i consul, the c. ouwt c.f vv.ir was fullyconfirmed ; an J a letter Intuitu hy the confui to capt. Clark a enpy ,f which, is ;iven below. In con- q e icrnf this information, cap. tain Clark f rt T for Ameriii 1st inU. ton:! c:l ?K !:driri on the 9th, and foun J it in t he hands of thr Kilish; thev having taken p.isf.i .ijn of it on the 2Sti l)c;rnber. Cant. CI tr: informs, tint abrut the l i Dc. a.itheMu inf-Tm-ion w ts recieved in L );.-!':, m. Kusiia In l declared war a gViMst 1 . Ur. Csu. C. read the dechra., tion 'mmi ,ef, hrsavg that 48 hours were'
s" ,lV'J ' ''.) nicii to ift avvJiy with
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an English frigate, an ofneer from which confirmed this report, and added that the
French had posscihon of Lisbon THE LETTER. Tanoikk, Dec. 31, 180T.
Sir, .The belief of the Ahrerir.cs ha
ving commenced hostilities on the flag
the United States, is founded on the dec
lation under oath of captain Ichabod 5beit
ield, of the schr. Mary Ann, ot New York, made at Naples; which states that his ves
sel, and the brig Violet, of Boston, was captured on the 26th November, by an Alge-
rine frigate of 44 guns. Capt. Sheffield
adds, that he had heard the lame irigate
had taken an American ship and schr.
few days before his vessel. He was fortu-
nate enough to overpower the Turks put
on board the Mary Ann, and arrived at Naples on the 4th November. This intelligence appears fully confirmed by ths advice recieved at Gibraltar, on the 21st inst. from Oran,ofnine American vessels
having been carried to Algiers, which Mr. Gavino has acquainted me. Under these tircurnftances, it is rwy decided opinion,
your determination not to proceed up th
Mediterranean is perfectly right ; I beg
you may make this known to every American vessel you may meet at fea.
' With this is a letter for consul Cath-
cart, at Madeira ; ifyou can conveniently
leave it there, or put it on board of any vesfd bound for that island, it may be pro
ductive of happy consequences. I also deliver you a despatch for the Hon. the fee-
retary of State, which I have to request
you will put into the hands of the post
master, at the first port you may be able
to make in the Ui ited States.
" I wifh you a safe and speedy voyage, and am Sir , . - , your most obedient serv't TAMES SIMPSON.
Capt Nathan clark,
Ship Honestas, Tangier Bay."
Dispatches for goverment are sent off
by express. New-Bedford, Tan. 30. Capt. Clark
informs that the brig Idea, belonging to
Smith and Buchanr.n, f Baltimore, for Tried?, was captured near Cape Trafalgar, by
the Minorca British sloop of war, 29th Nov. and that in a fevere gale that evening, the brig and every perfon on board were loft. A seaman who was taken out of the Idea paflenger in the Honcftas. SALEM, Feb. 6. The following agreeable intelligence was received hre laft night by the ship Packet, from Malaga. PEACE WITH ALGIERS. (-CIRCULAR. J Alcierl, Dec 16, 1807". Sir You have undoubtedly before that heard that three American vtfiels had been detained by a frigate of this place, in concurncc of the annuitre for two years pit: no; having been paid by U. States in navel 1 ores, as ftipulated by treaty, notwithftandin,; the amount thereof has been repeatedly offered in cafli.
I hefe v fiels are the (hip EaMe, of
it fiull not alter tiie arrr.rge mer.t mnoV yederday, and th?t our v IT, Is may navigate without fear or mole il: lion. At prcfent all their cruifers are in port. 1 have the honor to be, &c.
TQBIAS LEAR LONDON, Dec. 13.
The intillifrence of the week is of more
than common ir.tered. American papers
have been received, which contain the
fpcech of the prefident of the U. State
upon the meeting ot congren it is noi m the tone of conciliation, or ordinary tern-
perance it is the Ipeech of a man, who iVmc tn think a ajarrel unavoidable
and as fuch contemplates it as a matter rather of congratulation than a political misfortune. ? ; If fuch be the feeling in America before the late proclamation in pur (gazette have reached them, we may eafily cenjec ture how much their refentment w(Jvise upon fierht of thefe commercial interdijOns
if the public mind were even nowwavering thefe orders would moft assuredly fix it: the door will thus be fiiut upon accommodation and warmuft be inevitable.
November 26. v Recent lntblligenLe from
the cbntinenri induces a belief
tharbonaparte is detcroiined
to force America to take a
decided part -in the 1 wari ei
ther on the fideyot Grert
Britain or France.; At , pne
of his Levees a , fhort time (ince, he declared publicly to General A rrii ft rong, that- he
would not admit or any neu-
t rals in the rand h
d e d , y ou may tell you r em-
p 1 oy e rs ; t h a 1 1 h ey y m ay j oi n
with England if they please but it is my determination to exterminate thbfe proud islanders from the face of the earth." PARI December 13. The portugues are well fatisfied as to the intentions of the French, and have re cieved them with entheusiafm, as their saviours, it is faid the prince regent has directed his courfe towards the Brazils ; the people of Lisbon
complain bitterly of his condufl: and particularly for ha ving caused the cannon oi Fort Bier to be fpiked up, for the purpofe of permitting
a tree accelfto the Enrrfifh,
tluf il.ip.sCtr. .) w.'-.ith they !i id euerHy ivaiKi th.-!: Ivrj; and that the EmHilh
tri?ate
MU t ur l p -cSion ot a l(ucf14n
whit. i wtl'in,r at rortvnouth, and made all iMc Rulfun in Mn.Uiid prisoners of Wr. T'!i:: -vrden had cmcluJed an armistirwith Fi-."ir, which s,ii to continue till'
)!3t it had been ruin uird in I.rndon, ienial . : U k;; h ?d t.l:"t pi uc in
cur. tt prov--iito hrv nj i M':,d ; Yh l the hri.r Aror.u c n! 'in 1.,J.
nfter, fihr. Mary Ann, of New-York,
Miefheld, matter. The people on board the vefiels hve
been treitcd very wfll, and no pillage of
anv kino nas been committed.
1 have m w ti e hon ir to inform you !,. 1 i.r.... ...1: .r....l .t.:. i r . . . . i .
Hltll l li.ivr rfl.jUHCU llllb (JUIHICSS Willi UJ' 1)"', who h;.s recieved tie amount of two
annuities due in cafh, and the vessels
ar
liberated ; and that our commerce will re
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iru! ur,;n,- irul tfi l ip r .'i'er sti.
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New. York, Nath.;niM Thader, mafter; AC. 1 . brig; Violet, of Bofton, Times MerrettJand atterwardS liaVinp JOU1
ed them. He left behind him a proclamation addreAd tc to his fubjects- j The veffels are Mill wgfTT Among the number ot diftinnuifhed emigrants :e the duke de Cadaval, the Mar-
ceive no further moleftatioHS from the crui.!(uis de Pombal, and t lie ll)in
fers oi this regency. I pr'iy you will Inve the goodness to !!ve this .'S much publicity as pofiiblc, for benefit of all concerned.
I hive the honor to be, Sir, Tours, kc TOBIAS LEAH. Dkc: kmbkh, I 7, 1 807. P. S. Vc iive thii moment heard by ""i arrival f,f):n Leghorn, that the schr. be i . .... .
.ore T.mti v.icd has arrived at Naples, hivm,f !)-m retaken by tlie captain and part of : r'-w h ft on board, who thr'w over, ''-ri! f ,lr of theciptors, and put four ohers in th bent to nYift f.jr themfelvrs.
liter of ftate, Aranja. At tl:e departure ot the
Coruier, it h stated lhlsAlie
Englilh had landed atxFfenr die, an important poft, Sfcoui I I leagues from Lilbon. Hamhukg, Drc 5. Letters from Sweden flate
that the Englifli preiout to leaving the sound, requcftcd pcrmflion from t he king oi
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it l n:,anaiiritin ciii" "" 1 u iijicr tiicip troops
IU4id,til.lttir;hcKockcfL.Jjj.,h-spo::c lent ;nc the information, he allures mc thatj'm SCailia, for which a Very
I have
:nvf;lt receiYrd nnadv'ir nf rliit.
great fubfidy would be paid, liut the swedifii monarch replied that his own armey not being on the war ellabiifh ment, the independence of ins dominions would not at low him lo admir foreign troops therein. Frankfort, Nov . 30. It is believed at Oockholm, that fince the audiance granted by the king of Sweden to the russian ambaflador, that fovereignhas determined to make a commou caufewith Kussia and Denmark againfl ftgland, as the latter in her declaration for blockading tlie
continent has not even excepted Sweden, his arangement againft the Britifh miniftry re
duces England to one port on the continent Gibraltar. WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. 10. We under ftand that a copy of the addrefT of the Prince Kegent of Portugal, on embarking for the Brazils, is received in this City, which we regret that we are not able to obtain for this day's paper. I t is (aid that he has taken with him property valued at one hundred million of dollars, of which thirty millions aite in fpecie. I t is reported that England has accepted the mediation of Auftria, for entering into negotiations for peace An araival at New York from Liverpool brings Lon
don prints to the 15th of De
cember.
iVlaenz, the Auftrian mesfenger, had returned from Paris with frefh dispatches. On the oth of December
an embargo was laid in En gland on all Ruffian veflels, and authority given to capture Riiirian fhips. The armiflice acceded to by the king of Sweden is afcribed to the march of the Ruffian army towards swedi Hi Finland. New York, February 6. Captain shaler of the (hip
General Hamilton, which ar rived at this port laft evening
from Amfterdam, left there
on the 1 8th ot December, and informs, that the Emperor of Auflria had offered to ncgociat for a peace between England and France: that there had not been any seizures of American property or vefTels in Amfterdam, and no idea of an embargo.
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