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Berbice gazette
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Berbice gazette (New Amsterdam, Guyana : 1804)
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New Amsterdam
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W. Schulz
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Semiweekly
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Began in 1804?;Ceased with number 1217 (January 23, 1822)
General Note:
The Berbice gazette, published in New Amsterdam, Berbice, began between 1804 (Berbice gazette, December 7, 1901, page 1) and 1806 (Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, October 1918, page 285), depending on the source consulted, although there is reference to a newspaper located in New Amsterdam by this name in a letter dated May 7, 1805 (Kort historisch verhaal van den eersten aanleg, lotgevallen en voortgang der particuliere colonie Berbice, gelegen in het landschap Guiana in Zuid-America, 1807). Nicolaas Volkerts is often credited with establishing the Berbice gazette, however he was publishing the Essequebo and Demerary gazette in Stabroek, Demerara (now Georgetown, Guyana) until 1806, when he lost his status as the government printer to his former partner, then rival, Edward James Henery, publisher of the Essequebo and Demerary royal gazette. Volkerts remained in Demerara until July 1807, making it unlikely for him to have been the original publisher of the Berbice gazette. By 1813, the newspaper had been sold to William Schulz, who would oversee publication of the newspaper for the next two to three decades. In 1822, the title of the paper was briefly changed to the Berbice gazette and New Amsterdam advertiser, before becoming the Berbice royal gazette and New Amsterdam advertiser, a few months later. Around 1837, the name of the paper was shortened to the Berbice advertiser, which only lasted until May 1840 (Journal of the Statistical Society of London, July 1841, page 125). The discontinuation of the Berbice advertiser may have been a result of a libel suit against the then publisher John Emery (Legal observer, or, Journal of jurisprudence, November 9, 1844, page 19). Whatever the reason behind the cessation of the Berbice advertiser, it was soon after replaced by another iteration of the Berbice gazette, started by George A. M'Kidd around 1841. Sometime between 1846 and 1858, the name of the newspaper changed to become the Berbice gazette and British Guiana advertiser (The Creole, March 6, 1858, page 1). Publication was suspended for a few months that year but returned in December 1858 as a weekly newspaper with a new publisher, John Thompson (The Creole, December 11, 1858, page 2). Thompson returned the name of the newspaper to the Berbice gazette in 1877 and continued to publish it until his death in 1879. Charles Edwin Hooten purchased the newspaper and ran it for the next 8 years, until falling into the hands of its final publisher, William MacDonald. The Berbice gazette published its final issue on March 29, 1902.
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In English, with occasional text in Dutch
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1814.)

BERBICE

Twelve dollars p. annum.~\

NOTIFICATION.
THE Sessions of the Court of Civil Justice are
postponed until Monday the \tith May, 1814.
By Command,
R. C. DOWNER, Sec.
Merbice.
King's House, 15th April, 1814.
THE Lieutenant-Governor lias been pleased to
make the following appointment: —Mr. Roderick
McKenzie, to be Acting Civil Commissary, and
Acting Deputy Post Master General, during the ab absence
sence absence of M in. Scott, Esq.
By command
F. WHITE, Gov. Sec.
_ IJJ—I. ——li.n r ti I --- -- - ■ T-J.il. r - -1 — —' — '
THE Subscriber has received by the last arrivals,
sundry articles, mostly consisting of hardware, lamps
standing and hanging elegantly ornamented, Ladies
arid Gentlemen’s dressing cases, work boxes, card
ditto, and a variety of other articles, which will be
sold reasonable, for Cash.
30 April. M. LINDNER.
ALLEdegenen die enige pretention mogte heb hebben
ben hebben lasten den Heer W. Sterk, gelievcn dezelven
intelevercn, voor examinatic, aan den ondergetee ondergeteekende.
kende. ondergeteekende.
30 April. J. L. KIP.
FOR HIRE.
Three young Negroes, custome to work in town,
polling a boat &c. For which Tenders will be re received
ceived received at the store of J. 11. Sciila riiorst, Esquire,
per year—the oiler approved of, will be accepted.
Pin. Deutiehem, J. van den BROEK,
30th April. P.B. BENDER,
Guardians of Karl Stokkel.
NOTICE
ALL persons having demands against the estate of
the late Mr. N. van Hattem, are requested to rend render
er render m their accounts; and those indebted to said es estate
tate estate to come forward with payment without delay, to
the undersigned, as appointed Executor to the Will
of the said Mr. N. van Hattem, dec.
30 April. J. J. van der STOOP.
~ WANTED, ~~ ~
FOR the use of Plantation Augsburg, to be deliv delivered
ered delivered in town, at the water side of Lot No. 9, —171
pieces Bullettrie Timber, or Sibiry wood, the b right
and breadth to be seen at the house of the undersign undersigned.
ed. undersigned. Tenders for which will be received until the 2d
of May next, when they will be opened, and the lo lowest
west lowest offer, if approved of, be accepted.
16 April. J. M. C. REUSS, qq.
TE KOOP OP VOORDELIGE CONDITIEN.
EEN agtste gedeette van het Erf No. 16, gelegen
in de Use Polder dozer stede N. Amst. aan de iniddel iniddelweg,
weg, iniddelweg, met het daarop staande woonhuis, onlangs
geheel nieuw getimmerd, van de beste materialen
gebouwd cn bewerkt, zynde lang 38 en breed 16 voe voeten,
ten, voeten, benevens ecn gaandery van 10 vocten, rondom
met Jalosien en aan de windzyde met glasramen voor voorzien,
zien, voorzien, zynde 11 verdieping, met een-pakhuis onder
het woonhuis, van 6 voet hoog, benevens nieuwe
zygebouwen en alles wat verder tot gemak aan ccn
kleine famielje noodzakclyk is ; te bevragen by
S 3 April. J. H. SCHLARHORST.
HET groot en spacieus woonhuis op*t erf No. 15
|eheel of in gedecltens, hebbende vyf appartementen
in de eerste, en zes logeable kamers in de tweede ver verdieping,
dieping, verdieping, beneVens een ruime zolder, zyde gebouw en
Sakhuizen, tocreikende om een scheeps lading te
ergen.—Mede te koop twee quarten van gemelde
gemelde erf of by » P
S 3 April. J. IL SCHLARHORST.
NOTICE.
ALL persons having demands against the Estate
•t the late Samuel Beresford, are required to
lender them to R. C. DOWNER. Secy
Secretary's Office, 23th April 1814. 7

SATURDAY, April 30.

FOR SALE,
BY C. RULACH, in Commission, Dutch sweet
milk Cheese, do. comyn or Leyden cheese, do. but butter,
ter, butter, all very fresh.—23 April.
~FOR SALE 7 ~
BY the undersigned, 12 prime Mules, just im imported
ported imported from the Oronoque—also a few good draft
and saddle Horses.
23 April. B. JEFFERY.
~ NOTICE
IS hereby given to all those who are indebted io
the Estate of John Morrison, dec., to come for forward
ward forward with payment, before the Ist of June, and all
those having claims against said Estate, to render
them in before the above date, to Mr. Cowie, in N.
Amst., as after that date no claim will be received.
23 April. J. McKaY, for seif, and
W. COWIE, Executors
Corn for Sale,
On Plantation Scotland.
23 April. J. McKAY.
THE Subscriber having renewed his European
and Colony News Papers, hopes a continuance ot the
public favor; such gentlemen as intends withdrawing
their names from the Subscription List, arc requested
to notify the same, previous to the 10th of May 1814.
Subscription Rooms, April 23rd.
J. BINNING.
’ ’ NOTICE
IS hereby given, that all those who having any
claim against the Boedel of A. SciiLarFEß, dec. can
receive their payment, at the house of J. G. F.
Thiensma, Esq., and those indebted to the said
Boedel, arc requsted to conic forward with immediate
payment.
23 April. J. A. HK'KEN, qq.
FOR SALE
IMPORTED by the Subscribers, in the Simon
Cock— Regulation swords with belts, epaulets, sword
knots, sashis, gold lace, fringe, &c.
16 April. . HENERY & TAYLOR.
PETTY DLTY’s OIMCE.
NOTICE
IS hereby given unto all persons indebted to the
colony, on account of Petty Duties. That the Re Receiver
ceiver Receiver has been directed to furnish the Marshal with
a list of the defaulters. And unless payment is made
within ten days from the date hereof, their names
will be included in said list. For the Receiver,
16 April. F. WHITE.
FOR LONDON. ~~

The Ship ELISABETH.
Thos. Langerick, Master.

Is ready to receive In r cargo, .and will sail with
the first convoy, for freight apply to
23 April. A. A/de la COURT.

The Brig MINERVA.
Is ready to take in her cargo, and will posi-

lively sail with the first convoy, for freight apply to
23 April. ’ A. A. de la COURT.
Y'S OFFICE.
This is to inform the Public, that the following per.
sons intend quitting this Colony.
Th. Fraser in 6 weeks from 26 March.
H. Wylie in do. from do.
Geo. Bagot, family, and 4 slaves, will quit the co colony
lony colony Bcrbice by the first opportunity.
R. C. DOWNER, Secy.
11 " 1 ■ 1 - - .. . — ■ -*
NOTICE is hereby given, that a month after date the
following Transports and Mortgages will be passed.
April 9. James Morison qq. Innis Arthur, will trans transport
port transport to Demerary 25 negroes, names to be seen
at this office.
John Fraser will transfer to W. Cowie 14 rods
of the back part of lot 11, first empoldcr of the

THE

GAZETTE.

W. Cowie will transfer to W. Katz the said
14 roods land of lot 11.
16 Apr. Peter Rose will transport to Demeray, 100
Negroes, from plantation Inverness, west coast
—names to be seen at this office.
J. Bakker qq. Edward Barnwell, will trans transport
port transport to Francis Arthur, plantation Mary’s Hope,
situated on the Corentine coast, No. 49.
Francis Arthur will pass a mortgage to J. Bak Bakker
ker Bakker qq. Edw. Barnwell, on plantation Mary’s
Hope, cattle, sheep, and 14 negroes, (names of
negroes to be seen at this office.
The Curators of Richard Barry’s estate, will
transport to the Curators of John Stobie’s estate,
plantation Richland, the south half of No. 14,
west coast.
The Curators of J. Stobie’s estate will trans transport
port transport to Elizabeth Johnston plantation Richland,
situate on the west coast of Bcrbice, being south
half of No. 14.
23 Apr. G. Gordon, will transport to Demerary six
negroe slaves, named Bachus, Mentor, Ed Edmond,
mond, Edmond, London, Mars, and Samba.
Henery and Taylor will transport to L. B.
Mcßae, 30 rods of land, more or less, of the
eastern half of lot No. 18, commencing from the
new road, north side.
R. C. DOWNER, Sec.
fendue~office.
PUBLIC VENDUES.
On Monday the 2d May next, will be sold at plan plantation
tation plantation Nurney, by order of George Ba got, Esquire
the following goods and effects, viz.— 60 a7O head
of cattle consisting of cows, calves, young heifers, and
fat oxen, from 1 a 4 year old, a fine flock of sheep -
household furniture, consisting of an elegant set of
dining tables,ditto small, ditto with D ends,do. side
board, card- and dressing tables, a large 4 post bed bedstead
stead bedstead with matressescomplete, a small ditto, sopha’s
chairs, a handsome chest of drawers, bason stands a
night chair, dressing and swinging glasses, a supe superior
rior superior portable writing desk, a blue table service, glass
ware assorted, plated liquor stand with cut glass
glass lamps, knife cases, knives and forks, dish covers’
candlesticks, plated snuffers and trays, kitchen furni furniture,
ture, furniture, a chaise and harness, &c.
ofS Kefieshraent wiU be P r °vided at the place
D. C. CAMERON Dep. Vendue Master.
» T . h,,rS £ ay lfae stb May next > by order of
B. Ziegler, Esquire, at his store, will be sold the
following goods, viz Beef and pork in barrels, sal salmon
mon salmon in do., hams, cheese, ox tongues in ke»s, her herrings
rings herrings in do., salt, salt fish, tobacco in barrels, tar in
do., earthen-, glass-and tin-ware; hoes, shovels
iron pots, cut- and hand- saws, soap, candles, loaf
sugar, tea, pickles, fish sauces assorted, province oil
printed calicoes, linen- and cotton- checks, Irish
linen, cotton shirting, salemporis, Russia sheeting,
brown Hollands, platillas, pullicats, silk-, beaver beaverand
and beaverand leghorn- hats; Madeira wine in bottles and
pipes, beer, porter, and sundry articles.
Vendue Mastr
SUMMON by EDICT. ~ ’
BY virtue of an appointment from the Honorable
Court of Civ d Justice of this colony, granted noon i
petition, presented by the Board for Orphans and
he?l^q Cd ni tates ’ bearin g da te the 16thNovem 16thNovemby
by 16thNovemby 1813. I the undersigned, at the request of afore aforesaid
said aforesaid Board, do hereby Summon by Edict All ner nersons
sons nersons having or pretending to have any claim or right
on the Estate of the late Robert Mitchell, to appear
before the Court of Civil Justice of this colony, at
their session in the month of July, (in the year one
thousand eight hundred and fourteen,)say 1814 for
!J® £“ rp T Ol ' t, , K : re in their claims/see
the same objected to, should it be necessary, and to
witness, after the fourth Edictal Summon, th"
Court » decision as to the prefcrent and concurrent
nght of claimants, on pain to such as remain in de.
bcl "® fothverdebarred their right of claim.
1 hisSmmnou by Edict, made known io the public
by beat ol drum from the Court House of til is colony,
and further dealt with according to custom. J
Bcrbice, the 15th February, )814.
K. b RANCKEN, First Marshal.

(No. 501.

[Payable in advance.



THE BETIEICE GAZETTE.
NEW AMSTERDAM,
Saturday, April 30, 1814.
Departed from this Port, with the fleet for Europe,
the following vessels—Neplune, for Glasgow; Han Hanna,
na, Hanna, Liverpool; Trader, Glasgow; Lord Blantyre,
Greenock; Harmony, ditto; Egham, London;
Westbury, Liverpool; Planter, London; Ulysses,
Liverpool—total, 9.—The ship Ann, for London,
has got aground, and will remain till the next fleet.
Last night we received Barbados Papers by our
Government Boat, from that place; London Papers
to the sth of March were received there—of which,
we present our Readers with most important inform informations,
ations, informations, as well as the official particulars of those bat battles
tles battles which were known to have been fought about the
middle of February, between the French troops un under
der under the command of Napoleon, and the combined ar army
my army under the direction of Blucher, in which Napo Napoleon
leon Napoleon claimed, and, it must now be admitted, gained
the victory, but it was owing to the immense superi superiority
ority superiority of their number, being mostly cavalry, and am amounting
ounting amounting to treble the force to that with which they
were contending. Prince Schwartzenbetg’s advance
about the time that this disaster had befallen the corps
Os Lhicher, which was occasioned, in some measure,
by that Prince not having pushed his troops forward
at an earlier period. It is now learnt, that the Au Austrians
strians Austrians under his command, had possessed themselves
of several places on the road to Paris, but Bonaparte
in the mean time, had collected a very large force in
Ihe line of his march, with which he attacked the
-Prince’s army in a position which offered to the ene enemy
my enemy a prospect of advantage ; and, although the Au Austrians
strians Austrians are stated to have opposed the French with
much resolution, Bonaparte succeeded in his object,
having compelled that Prince to w ithdraw his forces,
and retire towards Troyes, where the head-quarters
ot the Allies were on the 19th Feb and whither Na Napoleon
poleon Napoleon was also advancing, having reached
At length the season has proved favorable in the
South of France, and other obstacles have been re removed,
moved, removed, so as to allow of the advance of Field-Mar Field-Marshal
shal Field-Marshal Wellington’*; army into the interior oft hat coun country,
try, country, with which intention he is stated to have crossed
the Adour on the 21th Feb. In all probability, how however,
ever, however, his services will not be required in that quarter,
as there is now every likelihood of a speedy termin termination
ation termination of hostilities with France, upon whose Throne
Bonaparte, it would seem, is now irrevocably fixed ;
for the Austrian Monarch, who may be considered as
the Arbih r of Continental Europe, has proposed the
terms, upon which i\apoleon is to retain that empire,
and therefore it would be useless for the other Pow Powers
ers Powers to continue r. sislance.—France, by the Treaty in
view, is_to be restricted to the territories she posses possessed
sed possessed in 1763; and, as orders are said to have been yen io conio rm to this stipulation, we may momently anticipate
the reception ot accounts of peace with the Enrope Enropean
an Enropean powers. 1
FoREiGN-OrncE, Feb. 26,1814.
Dispatch front the Honorable Sir C. Stewart.
My Lord—l have the honor to inclose for your Lord Lordship’s
ship’s Lordship’s information, the following report,‘which I have re received
ceived received from Col. Lowe, of the operations of Marshal Blu
cber’s Army.
I have the honour to be, &c. C. S
To Viscount Castlereagh, Hfc.
Military Report from Col. Lows, dated Head.quarters
Army of Silesia, Chalons, Feb. 15, 1814.
Sir—Field.Marshal Blucher has had to sustain another
and most obstßiate contest against a superior force of the
enemy, under the command of Bonaparte in person. Af After
ter After having driven Marshal Mannont from the position at
Eroges, on the 13th, be there learnt that Bonaparte had
inarched with his guards on the preceding day to Chateau
Thierry, Gen. DA orck and Gen. Baren Sacken having
previously quitted that town, and retired behind the Mar
Be.—Yesterday morning, Marshal Marmont wasannounc’
cd to be m retreat from the village of Promcntieres. Field
Marshal Blucher, who had bivouacked the night preceding
at Champaubert, resolved on pursuing him.—He had un.
der his orders only the corps of Gen. Kleist and Gen
Kapsiewitz’s division of Gen. Count Langeron’s corps'
The enemy retired until he came near the village of Janvil
hers, where a considerable body of cavalry was observed
to be collected. In the ardour of pursuit, six guns, which
had been carried forward, were suddenly rushed upon and
seized by them. The Prussian cavalry, under Gen. Zieten
and Col. Blucher, son of the Field. Marshal, immediately
charged and retook them. Several prisoners fell into his
hands, and from them it was learnt that Bonaparte was
on the ground, having just arrived with the whole of his
guards, and a large body of cavalry. They had made a
forced march during the night from Chateau Thierry .—The
infantry of Field-Marshal Blucher was at this time advanc.
mg m seltuw *f battalions on the op en ground on each

side of the Chaussee, Isading through the village.—The
cavalry, which was observed to be increasing, suddenly
came forward in a large mass, broke, through the cavalry
of the advanced guard, dividing itself, and attacked with
the greatest fury the columns of infantry on the plain. The
movement was observed. The columns formed into
squares, which remained firm on their ground, and com commenced
menced commenced a heavy firing from their front flanks, and rear.
In a large field on the right of the village, six squares were
attacked at the same time; all succeeded in Repelling the
enemy, the cavalry of the advanced guardin the mean time
retiring in the intervals, forming in the rear, and advanc advancing
ing advancing again to charge the enemy’s cavalry, after it had been
thrown into disorder, and compelled to retire from the des.
tructive fire of the squares.—The enemy’s number, how however,
ever, however, increased, and large bodies of cavalry were seen to
be moving round ou either flank. Two battalions of in.
fantry of the advanced guard, which had entered the vil village,
lage, village, could not form in time, and suffered considerably.
Field. Marshal Blucher, who had little cavalry with him
resolved on withdrawing his force from a position where
such an equal contest must be waged.—The infantry were
directed to retire in columns and squares, with artillery
m the intervals, covered on the flanks and rear by skir.
mishers and cavalry. The enemy lost no time in making
the boldest and most direct attacks. The country through
which the line of retreat lay, was generally open, without
mclosures, but with small woods and copses, which ena.
bled the enemy’s cavalry to conceal its movements. The
infantry avoided in general entangling themselves in them,
and were thus the better enabled to preserve their perfect
formation, and hold the enemy in greater respect. From
the village of Janviiliers to about half way between Cham,
paubert and Etoges, a distance of nearly four leagues, it
was one incessant retiring combat, not a single column or
square of infantry that was not either charged by or ex.
posed to the lire ot the enemy, whilst a constant fire was
kept up by them without any interruption of their march,
hung and loading as they moved oti, and still preserving
tle most perfect order. It frequently happened that the
enemy’s cavalry were intermixed with the squares, and
always, in such case, compelled to retire with great loss.
Various charges were attempted without any effect. At
sun set it was observed, that the corps of cavalry which
had been seen to take a circuit round the. flanks had
thrown themselves into the line of our retreat, about half
way between Champaubert and Etoges, and formed them,
selves into a solid mass on the Chaussee, and on each side
ol it, with the evident determination to bar th- passage
At this moment, Field. Marshal Blucher found himself surl
rounded on every side. His decision was as prompt as
the resolution was determined to execute it—to continue
his march and break through the obstacles opposed to it.
Ihe columns and squares, assailed now ou every side
moved on in the most firm and perfect order. The artille artillery
ry artillery opened a heavy fire on ‘he cavalry that had planted it itself
self itself on the Chaussee, which was succeeded by vollies of
musketry, from the advancing columns of infantry. The
enemy’s cavalry could net stand against such determina.
hon. 1 hey were forced to quit the Chaussee, and leave
the passages on each side of it open, and to limit their fur further
ther further attacks solely to the flanks and rear. The columns
and squares on the flanks and rear were equally assailed
and not a single one during the whole of the time was
broken, or lost its order. As night came on, the infan.
try attacks succeeded to those of the cavalry As the
troops were entering the village of Etoges, they were as.
sailed by vollies of musketry from a body of infantry that
had penetrated by-roads on both flanks of their march.
Gen. Kleist and Kapsicwitz, with the respective corps'
however, again broke through the obstacles opposed to
them, for their way through the village, though with
considerable loss, and brought in their corps, without
further attack or molestatiou, to the position of Ber.
geres, where they bivouacked for the night. The
loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, during- this
long-and arduous struggle, is estimated at about 3.5Q0
men, with seven pieces of artillery. The euemy evident,
ly contemplated the destruction of the whole corps
His force must have been double; his cavalry in more
than a treble proportion, prabably 8000 horses. Field-
Marshal Blucher’s artilery was more numerous, and
better served.—The enemy’s loss from its fire and
from the constant repulses of his cavalry by the fire
of the squares, must been extenssive.—l want words to
express my admiration of the intrepidity, and discipline
of the troops. The example of the Field-Marshal Blucber
himself, who was every where and in the most expossed
situations; of Gen. Kleist and Kapsiewitz; of Gen Gui
senan, who directed the movement on the Chaussee- of
Jf en L Z \ ete "’l aud Prince Augustus of Prussia, always at
the head of his brigade, animating it to the most heroic
efforts, could not fail to inspire the soldiers with a resolu resolution,
tion, resolution, that must have even struck the euemy with admira
tiou and surprise. The position of Chalons presntino- the
advantage of forming a junction of the different corps of
his Army. Field-Marshal Blucher resolved on marching
thither, having received reports during- the battle, that
Generals d’ York and Sacken had arrived at Rheims, and
that Gen. Witzingerode was within one or two day’s march
° f The whole of the Army of Silesia will thus soon be
united, and be enable to advance against the enemy with
that confidence of success which numbers and union affords
—I have the honor to be, &c,
(Signed) JI. LOWE.
Copy of a Dispatch from the Right Honorable Frederick
Bathurst > daUd London, February
Mx Loro—l have the honor to acquiat yoor Lordship,

that t left Chatillon on the night of the 18th inst. on ma
way to England. Having been detained for seme
Troyes on the 19th, I there received information of soma
events which had occured, of a date latter than that of th
Dispatches of which I was the bearer. It appeared th a *
on the 16th and 17th (I believe the latter,) the qprps o f
Count Hardegg and Count Thum (Austrians,) and th
Cossacks under Count Platow, had succeeded in laptur
ing Fontainbleau, where they took one General, somg
cannon, and several prisoners. On the 17th, Bonapart*
(who upon the advance of Prince Schwartzenberg across
the Seine, had desisted from his operations against Marshal
Blucher) fell, with a very considerable body of cavalry
upon this advanced guard of Count Wittgenstein’s corps at
Nangis, under the command ofClhnt Pablcu. This ad
vanced guard, which consisted of several regiments of ea'
valry, was driven back with consideiable loss, both of
men and artillery, and Prince Schwartzenberg determined
to withdraw the greater part of his army across the Seine.
He still, however, occupied the bridges over that rivtr
at Montereau, Bray, and Nogent. hi the morning of* the
18th, the two former posts were attacked with consider.
a!)le vigour, but without effect: and the Prince Royal of
Wurtemberg, who commanded at Montereau, not only
replused three attacks made upon him, but took both
prisoners and cannon. Late, however, in the evening
the attack was renewed, with increased force, and th*
enemy finally succeeded in driving the Prince Royal across
the river, and pressed him so severely that he had no time
to destroy the bridges. He retired in the direction of
Bray, and it was understood that the enemy passed a great
part of his army accross the river. The n suit of this as.
fair induced Prince Schwartzenberg to withdraw thegraud
army from their advanced position upon the Seine, and I
understood that his head-quarters were to be established
at Troyes (105| Eng. miles from Paris,) in the night of
the 19 th.—l have the satisfaction of acquinting your Lord,
ship, that on the morning of the 20th, I had an
niny of seeing the whole of Marshal Blucher’s army re.
united, and on its inarch from Chalons to join the grand
army. It was moving upon thehigh road to Troyes; and
the head of the colum was near Arcis.sur.Auhe, between
18 and ‘2O Eng. miles from PrinceSchwartzenberg’s head,
quarters. After the severe action in which this incoin incoinparable
parable incoinparable army had recently been engaged, it was a matter
of infinite gratification to me to observe the admirable con.
dition of the troops composing it, who amounted to nearly
sixty thousand men. *
Earl Bathurst, s c . sc. F. Robimsom.
LONDON.
.VrtrcA s.—lt is mentioned that the expedition vhich
nas about to sail for Canada had been detained hr < - ( k l#
from the Admiralty. It consisted of 4000 marines, the
frames of taree frigates, and 700 ship carpenters. Th*
conjucture, 111 consequence of this unexpected sutpensiou,
!•> ttiei t mt t.ie marines are to be immediately employed
nearer home, or that the hope is confidently indulged of
ae restoration of peace with the United States, thtough
toe medium of tnenegotiation -at Gottenburg, which would
render the defence of Canada no longer necessary.
Ihe Hon Mr. Robinson left town ou Sunday night,
and, embarking on monday Morning atDovnr, sailed im.
mediately tor Calais.
Uadmits but of little doubt, that the resolution is finally
formed of treating with Bonaparte; and it is stated that an
insuperable obstacle to any plan which might have his de dethronement
thronement dethronement for its object, was found in Austria. Th*
.anperor 1’ rancis was willing to cheek his encroachments,
and to set fixed and precise bounds to his territorial influ influence,
ence, influence, but he could not consent that his son-in-law should
be violently dethroned, if the power of doing so were evea
hi the hands of the allies. 'The arguments and and intrea.
ties of Russia, Prussia, and of England, proved equally
unavailing, and it was found necessary to yield to the in.
flexible determination of a Power which, by a single mo.
»ement of 100,000 men, could turn the scales that held th*
balance of Europe.— All this is extremely natural, and
what we anticipated. Austria has allowed of the experi.
“ent to sound the French Nation as to their wish to rein,
state the Bourbons. No *uch wish had been manifested.
She has gone the lenght of attempting to reach Paris, for
the purpose of dictating a more advantageous peace, as well
as obtaining akmdof retributive triumph ; this object ha*
a.so failed; and negociation seems now to be the natural
course to be pursued on all sides. Mr. Robinson broba.
y reached Chatillon on Tuesday morning, and if it does
not requite much time to answer his dispatches, if nannot
be long before such answer is received.
Ihe allies are stated, as their own accounts informed us,
to be concentrated at Troyes; towards whic place Bona Bonaparte
parte Bonaparte was directing his force. His head-quarters were at
N ogent on the 21st, and his troops are said to have been
advancing. Ihe hostile armies therefor* were sufficiently
near to renew the contest in short time; and reports indeed
of fresh battleshave prevailed, but there was no foundation
for them.
1 Oni T? P a P e rs have also arrived since our
last. From them and the French papers the follow following
ing following additional facts may be collected
An article from Grenoble, dated the 18th corro-
M. rat f S i^* e S^a^eraent * n Bonaparte’s last Bulletin, of
Marshal Augereau’s having put a numerous army in
motion from Lyons; and adds, that Gen. Bubna had
a caused his park of artillery to retrograde.
Murat’s defection from his brother-in-law is ac acknowledged
knowledged acknowledged in the Monitcur, but without any remark.



AMERICA.
HALIFAX PAPERS.
[From the Nova Scotia Gazette, Jan. 19.]
f adjutant-general’s office,
i Head-Quarters, Montreal, Dec. 12, 1813.
GENERAL ORDER.
His Excellency the Governor in Chief and Commander
of the Forces has to announce to the troops under his
command, that he has received a communication from
Major-General Wilkinson, commanding a division of the
armv of the United States of America, by order of his
Government, of which the following is an extract.—
“The Government of the United states adheiring un unalterably
alterably unalterably to the principle and purpose declared in the
communication of General Dearborn to you, on the sub subject
ject subject of the twenty-three American soldiers, prisoners,
gent to England to be tried as criminals ; and the con confinement
finement confinement of a like number of British soldiers, prisoners
of war. se'ected to abide the late of the former; has in
consequence of the step taken by the British Government,
as now communicated, ordered forty.six British officers
into close confinement, and that they will not be dis discharged
charged discharged from their confinement untill it shall be known
that the forty-six American officers and non-commissioned
officers in question arc no longer confined.”
It would be superfluous to use any agrement to refuse
as to deny the right of a free nation to bring to legal
trial in a due course of law, her own natural bora sub subjects
jects subjects taken in the actual commission of the most heinous
offence that man can commit against his King, his coun country,
try, country, and his God, that of raising his parricide arm against
his allegiance to his countrymen, by leaguing with their
enemies; a crime held in such abhorrance by every civilized
nation in Europe, that summary death by the law martial
is its avowed reward, and is inflicted with unrelenting
•everity by France, the ally of the United States. This
pretension must appir to every unprejudiced aud upright
mind as iniquitous and unjust, as in the retaliation which
the Government of the United States has adopted by
placing iu close confinement 23 British sold ers, as hostages
for an equal number of infamous wretchers, the unworthy
offering of Great Britain, who when drawn from the
rank of t’> ■ enemy, solicited to be suffered to expatiate
their treason by turning their arms against their recent
•mploycrs. Tin v e rdmls have, with the contempt they
merit, been consigned to the infamy and punishment that
await tbei.i from th â–  jut laws of their offended country:
while ti e Government of the United States does not blush
to claim these outcast traitors as their own, aud outrage
the Custom of civilized war, in the persons of honorable
men, by placing thera on a par with rebels and deserters.
No alternative remains to the Commander of the Forces,
in the discharge of his duty to his King, his country, and
his fellow-soldiers, but to order a.l the American officers,
priSutieis of war, withouth exception of rank, to be imme immediately
diately immediately placed in close confinement, as hostages for the
4G British offivrs so confined, by th • express cammand of
the supreme authority in tint country, until the number
of 46 be completed, over and above those now in coniine coniinemeat.
meat. coniinemeat.
His Excellency directs that tl ‘s General Order, toge together
ther together with that issued on the 27th of October, be read to
the troops, that the British soldiers may be sensible of the
terms on which America has d termined to wage this w ar,
confident that he will meet with proper spirit a id indigna indignation;
tion; indignation; for should he become the prisoner of a foe so re regardless
gardless regardless of these, laws which for ages have governed civi civilized
lized civilized nations in war, he would be doomed to a rigorous
confinement, and that perhaps only preparatory to a more
savage scene.
(Signed) Edward Baynes,
Adjutani-Geneial, Nurth America.
UNITED’S!'ATES.
Speech of Governor Strong to the Legislature of Mas.
sachusets.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of
Representatives. *
The right of fully investigating political subjects, and
of freely expressing our sentiments in relation to them,
w secured to us by our Constitution, and is essential to
. the public safety and the preservation of a free Govern Government.
ment. Government. Without the exercise of this right, the most op oppressive
pressive oppressive laws w ould not be repealed, nor the most griev grievous
ous grievous abuses reformed ; and whoever attempts to invalidate
this privilege, whatever name he assumes, is not a friend
to republican liberty.
When the Government of a nation engages in a war that
is unjust or unnecessary, the people are bound, notwith notwithstanding,
standing, notwithstanding, to submit to the laws which are enacted agree agreeably
ably agreeably to the Constitution, and are justified in defend-ing
themselves against hostile invasion. If they do nothing
more, the Government alone is answerable for all thg suf sufferings
ferings sufferings endured or inflicted. Butthough, at the first view
almost every man is shocked with the idea of war, as a vi vi•latbn
•latbn vi•latbn of the obvious principles of humanity, yet there is
danger, that, from the continuance of it, or from selfish
Wnsiderations, a sense of justice, and the influence of
moral principles, will be lost amongst the people. In the
tumult of arms, the passions of men are easily inflamed by
*rtful misrepresentations; they are apt to lose sight of the
origin of a contest, and to forget, either in the triumph
•f victory, or the mortification of defeat, that the whole
"Weight of guilt and wretchedness occasioned by war is
•hargeable upon that Government which unreasonably
begins the conflict, and upon those of its subjects who
Voluntarily, and without legal obligation, encourage and
•upport it.

If the British Orders in Council were a principal cause
of the present war, we had the utmost reason to expect,
that when these Orders were revoked, and an armistice
was proposed with a view of opening the way to an ac accommodation,
commodation, accommodation, that proposal would have been readily a.
greed to. But the revocation of the Orders seemed to
produce ho effect on the measures of our Administration.
And though the British Government had often declared
that those Orders should be revoked when the French De Decrees
crees Decrees were repealed, though they were revoked as soon
after the repeal was notified as the then deranged state of
the British Ministry would permit: and though, in the
act of revocation, the repeal of the French Decrees was
assigned as the cause of it, yet an attempt has bean made
to convince the people of this country that the British
Orders were not revoked in consequence of the repeal of
the French Decrees, but from the pressure of our restric restrictive
tive restrictive system. This attempt seems to exhibit a want of
fairness, and a disposition unfriendly to peace with Great
Britain.
Nor can we readily believe that the war was declared or
is carried on for the protection of our native seamen. The
States which produce them w ell know, that the number
impressed by British ships has been grossly exaggerated ;
that the British Government has uniformly disclaimed any
right to impress them; that when impressed they have
been discharged when their citizenship was ascertained;
and that the number of British seamen employed by us has
at all times been far greater than those of all nations who
have been impressed from our vessels. No class of men
has suffered more by the war than our gallant native sea seamen
men seamen ; they have been more injured in one year of hostili hostility,
ty, hostility, than they ever were, or probably ever would have
been, by British impressment. They are eminently dis distinguished
tinguished distinguished for bravery aud naval skill, and whenever their
services can be useful to their country, they will do all
that men can do. But their number is diminishing, and
during the war must continue to diminish, from the anni annihilation
hilation annihilation of their ordinary business, as well as from the im immense
mense immense superiority of force employed against them.
If we are contending for the support of a claim to ex exempt
empt exempt British seamen from their allegiance to their own
country, is it not time to inquire whether our cairn is
just? Aud if the justice of it was apparent, whether the
course we are pursuing has any tendency to estahliih it,
and to change the opinions and laws of the States of Eu Europe?
rope? Europe? So far as the war is carried on for this purpose,
or to protect neutral merchant ships from search by bel belligerents,
ligerents, belligerents, it seems to be equally opposed to our own prin principles
ciples principles and practice, and to the established rules and usages
of other nations.
The late act of the national Government interdicting
the trade coastwise between different parts of the same
State, as well as between the States respectively, and with
all foreign nations, contains provisions of such a charac character
ter character as make it worthy to inquire whether any measures
can be properly adopted by this Government, which
would be likely to induce Congress to repeal them, or to
amend them in such a manner as to reader their constitu constitutionality
tionality constitutionality less questionable?
The t . iends of peace are accused of being under British
isiiimnce, but their accusers ought to reflect whether par partialities
tialities partialities of an opposite kind have not produced the evils
we suffer ; and whether, if our conduct tow ards both bel belligerents
ligerents belligerents had been impartial, a war w ith eitm r would have
been thought necessary. We had assumed the character
of a neutral nation, but had we not violated the duties im imposed
posed imposed by that character ? Had not every subject of com complaint
plaint complaint against one belligerent been amply displayed, and
those against the other concealed or palliated; And had
we not, in the former case, been remarkably sagacious in
discovering insults, and equally solicitous in the latter to
keep them out of sight ? It has indeed been suggested,
that we have, no connexion with France in regard to the
war; but when England and France were engaged in a
most arduous struggle, and v> e interfered anil assaulted
one of them, w ill any man doubt our intention to assist
the other ?
Some connexion seems also to be implied in the proposal
which was made by the French Emperor, that the Con Congress
gress Congress at Prague should be composed of Plenipotentiaries
from France, the United States, Denmark, and the other
Allied Princes, on the one hand ; and the Plenipotentia Plenipotentiaries
ries Plenipotentiaries of England, Russia Prussia, and their Allies, on the
other.
Previously to the French Revolution, there was seldom
an instance in the history of civilized nations, in which a
Prince or Government engaged in war without ailedging
reasons to justify the measure; and though in some cases,
the motives to the war were unjust, the reasons assigned
were specious, and, in pretence at least, were founded in
necessity. But the French Emperor has thought fit to
dispense with these forms, and to wage war without even
a pretence of injury. The glory of the Prince, or the
convenience of the great nation, have been deemed suffici sufficient
ent sufficient grounds for subjugating one after another the States
of Europe; and so far as the influence of that Government
extends, a species of political morality has been introduc introduced,
ed, introduced, which annuls the distinction between power and right,
and authorise a Government and its subjects, whenever
they are able, to subdue or destroy the neighbouring states.
How extensively this system of morals has been adopted
it is impossible to say but we have seen the repacious
and desolating progress of the French Government ap approved
proved approved by Americans, and have been often told that it
would be convenient for us to expel the Indian tribes to
a still greater distance, and to conquer the adjoining pro provinces
vinces provinces of Great Britain and Spain, and annex them to the
United States. There was some ground to hope, that the
events of the Russian campaign might incline the French

rulers to call in question the policy, if not the justice, of
this predatory system; and induce them to renounce those
false and fatal principles, which have been injurious to
their own nation, aud destructive to the peace and hap happiness
piness happiness of the world. Had such been the case, the disas disasters
ters disasters they met with might eventually have proved benefici beneficial
al beneficial even to themselves ; for no people are less to be envied
than they who prosper in a course of deceit and violence,
and whose retribution is deferred till repentencecan afford
no relief.
As w e are unable to ascertain the motives by which tho
Government is actuated in prosecuting the war, we caa
form no opinion concerning its probable duration. Peace,
however, must be ardently desired by the people of thia
common-wealth, as the present state is unfavourable to
their morals, and ruinous to their prosperity; and besides,
a large national debt has been already incurred, and is
continually increasing, which will probably have the sama
continuance as the union of the States, and must entail up upon
on upon the present generation and their posterity the burden*
of direct and oppressive taxes.
But though our fellow-citizens have suffered greatly,
in consequence of the war, by the loss of property on ths
ocean, and by an almost total inturruption in their fishe fisheries
ries fisheries and other maritime pursuits, and the difficulties they
have met with in conveying necessary supplies from one
part of the coast to another; yet we have abundant causa
of gratitude for the internal order and tranquility which
have prevailed through the State, and the plentiful harvest
with which the Almighty has been pleased to favour us the
last year. May we be solicitous not to abuse the gifts of
his bounty by a pernicious or prodigal use of them.
January, 12, 1814 Caleb Strong.
It is said, that illuminations had taken place throughout
Spain for three successive nights, in consequence of the
liberation of Ferdinand VII. who was momently expected
in the capital of that kingdom.
The 16th foot, and the 7th battalion of the 60th regi regiment,
ment, regiment, are under orders to embark for America.
The Feb. Mail lor this colony which arrived
w”* 4 ’’ in Demerary on Monday, and tho dispat dispatches
ches dispatches from thence on the Tuesday morning,
only, reached Bcrbice this day.—The in inconvenience
convenience inconvenience we experience by the system
pursued by the Packets in passing this har harbour,
bour, harbour, contrary, as we are informed, to tho
positive instructions given them from tho
General Post-Office, needs no comment,
but, requires a representation, which may
induce a consideration and consequent am amendment
endment amendment ; and we have no doubt, but the
Gentlemen of the colony Bcrbice will, by a
formal complaint, remove the unnecessary
disadvantage we lie under, thro’ the arbi arbitrary
trary arbitrary proceedings of the commanders of the
Packets !
On account of the late arrival of the Packet, we
are prevented from laying before our Readers the
intelligence brought by the Mail, in this day’s publi publication,
cation, publication, for which reason on Tuesday next we shall
present our Readers with an fcr ADDITIONAL
PAPER.
The Mail to be forwarded to Europe, by His Ma Majesty’s
jesty’s Majesty’s Packet Walsinghain, (now in Demcrary)
will be made up at the Post-Office here, precisely at
6 o’clock on Tuesday evening the 3d of May, after
which hour no letters will be received.
Mr. Printer,
A great number of Berbician Patriots have been
racking their brains,to devise means for the prevention
of Shipment at Demcrary, of Produce made in this
colony, for Europe.—A disinterested man proposes
to the wisdom of our colonial Legislature thus : —
“Let a Duty of 12f per cent, be laid on all Produce
made in this colony.—Let the Planters declare at sta stated
ted stated periods, the quantity and qualityof produce they
make on their respective plantations.—And in order
to induce the Shipment of the produce here, let a
drawback of 10 per cent be allowed on production of
proper proof that it is actually on board a vessel in
this River, bound for Europe.
_ “An Observer.’”
It is with great sorrow we have to communicate to
our Readers, who we are convinced will join us in
commiseration, for the sudden and dreadful death
of five of the most worthy members of this comma’
n’ty, viz, Angus Fraser, John Broderick, Wm.
Duncan, Chs. M’lntosh, and- Edwards;
these Gentlemen, contrary to the advice of their
Friends, entered the sea, in the schooner Ragle, on
the storming night of the 20th inst. and in running
down the coast to Demcrary, the schooner upset, 3
or 4 negroes were the only ones who escaped a wa watry
try watry grave.
We cannot sufficiently impress on the minds of
those who are obliged to venture in colonial craft, to
be careful that sufficient ballast is on board, and pro properly
perly properly secured from shifting, for, we are informed,
that if precaution in that respect had been used in
this instance, we should not have to lament the loss
of five intelligent men, and their relatives and com companions
panions companions the want ol their assistance and society.



BONAPARTE.—FRENCH LEGISLATIVE BODY.
Report of the Extraordinary Commitse, consisting of
Messrs. Raynouard, Lane Gallois, Flaugerges, and
Maine de Biran, presented to the Legislative Body.
SITTING OF DEC. 28, 1813.
Gentlemen— The Extraordinary Committee which you
nominated, in virtue of the Imperial Decree of the 20th
December, comes to communicate to you the report of
•which you are in expectation at this important crises. It
is proper that not only the Committee, but the whole
Legislative Body should be made acquinted with the in information
formation information contained in the orginal documents in the port
folio for foreign affairs, communicated by order of his
Majesty.
This communication, Gentlemen, took place under the
Presidency of his Highness the Arch-Chancellor of the
Empire. The pieces laid before us were nine in number ;
among them were the notes which passed between the
French and Austrian Ministers up to the 18th and 19th
of August last; there was also the speech which the
Prince Regent delivered to Parliament on the 6th of
November, in which it is said, that it was the w ish nei neither
ther neither of the British Government nor of the Allied Powers,
to demand any sacrifices of France incompatible with her
honor and legitimate pretensions.
The present negociations for peace commenced on the
2d of November. Their opening took place through the
intervention of a French Minister, who was presented at a
conference between the Austrians, Russians, and English
Ministers : he was charged to convey words of peace to
France, and thus lay the general bases on which negoci negociations
ations negociations could take place.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Duke of Bassano,
in consequence of this communication, replied on the 16th,
declaring to the Austrian Minister, that ape x by laud
as well as sea, longed on the general indepenaence of na nations,
tions, nations, was the object of the w ishes and the policy of the
Emperor; and he, therefore, proposed that Congress
should -assemble at Manheim.
The Austrian Minister replied on the 25th of Novem November,
ber, November, that their Majesties the Emperor and the King of
Prussia were ready to enter into negociations as soon as
they received the assurance that the Emperor of the French
adopted the general bases, in the same way as they were
commuu’cated to him ; the Powers were of opinion, that
the principles laid down in the letter of the 16th, though
all the Sovereigns would be ready to assent to them, were
not explicit enough to serve as general bases.
On the 2d of December, the Minister for Foreign Af Affairs,
fairs, Affairs, the Duke of Vicenza, gave the required assurance,
repeating the general principles contained in the letter of
the !s faction, that I.is Majesty adopted the bases before laid
down ; that France was willing to make great sacrifices to
restore peace to Europe.
To this letter the Austrian Minister replied, on the 10th
of December, that their Majesties had seen w ith satisfac satisfaction
tion satisfaction that the Emperor of the French had accepted the
principles essential to the restoration of the balance and
tranquillity of Europe; that they would communicate the
letter to their All.e , and had no doubt that, immidiately
en receiving taeir answer, the negociations might be
opened.
With this last document, so far as has come under our
inspection, the nego.iitions ceased. We dare to hope
that they will resume their natural train, as soon as the
delay caused by a very distant communication shall cease.
In the mean time, upon these two documents our hopes
are founded.
During this correspondence on both sides, there ap appeared
peared appeared in the Fraakfort Gazette, (which also, in conse consequence
quence consequence of a letter of his Ileighness, was laid before the
Commission.) a declaration of the Allied Powers, dated
the Ist of December, in which we remark the following,
among other passages.—
Allied Powers wish France to be great, power,
ful, and happy; because France, in a state of greatness
and strenght, is one of the principal foundations of the
political system of Europe ; they wish that France may be
happy, that French commerce may recover its prospirity,
that the arts and sciences, the blessings of peace, may
flourish, because a great people can only be tranquil when
it is happy : the Allied Powers assure to the French Em.
pire an extent of territory, such as it never had under any
of its Kings, because a brave nation must not be dishon.
ored, because it has suffered reverses in some obstinate
and bloody buttles, where it has fought with its usual
valour.”
From all these documents it appears, that the coalesced
Monarchs have loudly declared a wish for peace; you
â– will also probably have remarked, Gentlemen, that the
Emperor has declared his resolution to make great sacri.
flees, and that he has adopted the above-mentioned bases,
•which the Allied Powers had themselves proposed.
Amidts our cares for our country, it is not necessary to
be more particularly acquinted with the above-named
bases, nor to drive into the secret of the Cabinet, while
the. know ledge of them is unnecessary to the object which
•we wish to attain ; sufficient is it for us to know that the
bases are nothing else but conditions towards the opening
of the asked Congress. It is not then satisfactory to re remark,
mark, remark, that the conditions were proposet by the Allied
Powers themselves, and to be conceived that his Majesty
has adopted the bases which are necessary to the opening
of a Congress, where all the claims and interests may be
discussed ? The Austrian Minister himself has declared,
that the Emptror has acceded to the essential bases of the
rebtoration of the balance and tranquillity of Europe.—

The accession of Lis Majesty to these bases, was therefore,
a great step towards the peace of the world.
Such, Gentlemen, is the substance of the considerations
which, in conformity to to the-Constitution, are submitted
to you. It now belong so the Legislative Body to declare
the sentiments which this is calculated to exite; because,
in conformity to the 30th Article of the Senatus Consultant,
of the 28 Frimaire, year 12, “the Legislative Body shall,
as often as the Government communicate to it any matter
distinct from deliberation on the laws, return a reply to
the same in full assembly.”
While the Legislative Body awaits the observation of
its own committee appointed to prepare a reply worthy
of the nation and the Emperor, we may also perhaps be
permitted to express our sentiments. The first is that of
gratitude for a communication by which the Legislative
Body is now invitid to take a share in political affairs;
to this sentiment I add, that of hope, when we hear,
amidst all the calmities of war, sovereings and nations
pronouncing the word peace in the most impressive accents.
And, indeed, Gentlemen, the repeated important de declarations
clarations declarations of the Powers at war, completely coincide with
the general wishes of Europe, and with those expressed
around us, and in our departments, of which the Legis Legislative
lative Legislative Body is the natural organ.
According to the observations contained in the Decla Declaration,
ration, Declaration, the wishes of humanity are directed towards arj
honorable and lasting peace. The peace should be honor honorable,
able, honorable, because both with nations and individuals, honor
consists in maintaining their own legitimate pretensions,
and in respecting the rights of others; the peace should
be durable, because the best guarantee of peace consists
in the determination of the contracing Powers to be true
to themselves. Who, then, shall rob us of its blessings ?
The Allied Powers have given this important testimony of
the Emperor, that he has accepted the essential bases for
the restoration of the balance and tranquillity of Europe.
The first security of a peace-loving disposition lies, not
only in adversity, which, according to the proverb, is the
best teacher of Kings but also in the so severely felt pri privations
vations privations of the people, and in the wants of the Crown it itself.
self. itself. You will probably, therefore, think it unnecessary
to request his Majesty to add to these Securites some still
more solem.
If the Declaration of the Foreign Powers were fraudu fraudulent
lent fraudulent ; if they wished to bring us under the yoke ; if it were
their object to tear in pieces the sacred territory of France,
then must we wage a national war, to prevent our native
country from becoming the prey of Foreigners. But at
a period such as that in which we live, the power of the
Empire would be still more vigorously displayed by draw,
ing closer the ties which mutually bind the nation and the
Sovereign. Assurances, in the form of proclamations,
would be one means of silencing the reproaches of the ene enemy,
my, enemy, as to the lust of conquest and clossal predominence,
and of tranquillizing the people. It is not worthy of Lis
Majesty, by means of solemn declarations, to remove all
doubts with regard to the object of France and the
Emperor ?
When the Prince, to whom history has given the sur surname
name surname of Great, would inspire his people with vigour, lie
disclosed to them what he had done for peace, and his frank
communication did not remain without effect. To prevent
the Allied Powers from reproaching France and tiie Em Emperor
peror Emperor with ambition, let all grounds for the reproach be
removed by a formal declaration.
It belongs not, certainly, tons, to put words into the
mouth wi tne Prince; but should not such a declaration
that it may make a beneficial impression on Foreign Pow Powwers,
wers, Powwers, and have due influence in France, solemnly announe
in the face of all Europe, that we make war only for the
independence of the French people, and the inviolability of
our territory.
When His Majesty had thus replied in his own name,
and in that of France, to the declaration of the Allied
Powers, then it would be seen wheather they were actuated
by other views than those of the equilibrium of Europe.
But let it once be well understood, that France alone re remains
mains remains true to honorable principles, which she shall have
thus solemnly proclaimed, in the face of Europe, by all
the authorities of the nation, then will France be driven,
by the obstinacy of her enemies, into a national war,
which will be acknowledged to be just and necessary, for
the maintainance of her independece and rights; vigour,
unanimity, and daring will be displayed, her whole force
will be directed towards conquering peace, and a new
proof will be furnished to the world, that a great nation
can always maintain its honor and its rights.
In the meanwhile, it is not enough for the inspiritting of
a people to summon them, according to tne laws, to place
themselves in a defensive attitude; but the Government
must establish the surest and speediest means of compel,
ling the enemy to make peace on durable grounds. These
means will be effectual, whenever Frenchmen shall be con convinced
vinced convinced that their blood shall no longer be shed, but for
the defence of their native country, and its protecting
laws; but the sacred names of peace and country may he
closed to the winds, when men cannot secure those cousti.
tutional limits on which the blessings of both depend.
You committee considers it at one of their imperious
duties, while the Government adopts the speediest mea measures
sures measures for the defence of the State, to beseech Lis Majesty
to maintain the full and complete execution of the laws,
which secure to the French the rights of personal freedom,
and of security of property, together with the free devel development
opment development of their political rights.
This security appears to your Committee the best means
of communicating to the French the necessary vigour for
their own defence. Your Committee founds these ideas
only ou the wish; and the necessity of rc-unitiug more

closely the throne and the nation, for the purpose of the! t
joining their efforts against mis.government, arbitrary
power, and the enemies of our country. '
It was the first thought of his Majesty, at this import,
ant crisis, to assemble around him the representatives
the nation ; is it not then their first duly to re|iy as
comes them to the summons, by laying before theMonarcli
the truth, and the universal wish for peace.
ANTWERP.
The fortifications of Antwerp are so extensive as to re.
quire 30,060 men to defend them. The gates towards
Breda is that which was recently assailed by the Allies
and against which the bombardment was directed; hut
there are four others at which reinforcements might enter
Antwerp, viz, the gates of Slyk, Borgerhi.c, Malmes,
and Tessieken, all of them, excepting the first to the south
opening towards the low countries, besides the Chausse#
de Boom, which leads into the dock-yard. Thecitadelof
Antwerp is to the south of the city, and has been lately
very much improved in strenght; as long as the river re.
mains free from an enemy, it seems from the advantage*
of the situation of this stupendous work, as if it wouldbe wouldbeextremely
extremely wouldbeextremely difficult to assail it with effect. Between the
citadel and die Scheldt is the principal dock-yard, which
it defends, as it is necessarily otherwise open to the river.
The great fault of the citadel is the same fault of thejvhole
fortifications of Antwerp, that it is so extensive as to re.
quire about 4000 men to defend it. Between the citadel
and the town there is an esplanade surrounded by a wid«
dyke and i strong wall. On the eastern bank of the ri river,
ver, river, on the same side as the city, besides a line of fortifi fortifications,
cations, fortifications, there are three forts: that of St. Michael to the
south, at the end of the dock-yard, which is the strongest;
that of (he wars, in the centre, which is the most unpro unprotected;
tected; unprotected; and that of St. Laurence, also strong, which pro.
feet the other dock-yard, as well as the outer and inner
basins, near the Slyk-gate, where ships of war principally
lie Tlv. se basins are likewise protected by a strong fort,
erected at the entrance between the two canals leading to
them, over each of which is adraw-bridge, communicating
with the fort. On the opposite or western side of the
Scheldt, communicating with the road to Ghent, is the
Tete de Flanders, a work upon which much labour has
been bestowed, and as is stated, with success. There ii
a communication kept up between the Tete de Flanders
and the city, bv means of boats that ply across the Scheid.
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1814.) Twelve dollars p. annum.~\ NOTIFICATION. THE Sessions of the Court of Civil Justice are postponed until Monday the \tith May, 1814. By Command, R. C. DOWNER, Sec. Merbice. King's House, 15th April, 1814. THE Lieutenant-Governor lias been pleased to make the following appointment: —Mr. Roderick McKenzie, to be Acting Civil Commissary, and Acting Deputy Post Master General, during the absence of M in. Scott, Esq. By command F. WHITE, Gov. Sec. _ IJJ—I. ——li.n r ti I ---¦ T-J.il. r -1 — —' — ' THE Subscriber has received by the last arrivals, sundry articles, mostly consisting of hardware, lamps standing and hanging elegantly ornamented, Ladies arid Gentlemen’s dressing cases, work boxes, card ditto, and a variety of other articles, which will be sold reasonable, for Cash. 30 April. M. LINDNER. ALLEdegenen die enige pretention mogte hebben lasten den Heer W. Sterk, gelievcn dezelven intelevercn, voor examinatic, aan den ondergeteekende. 30 April. J. L. KIP. FOR HIRE. Three young Negroes, custome to work in town, polling a boat &c. For which Tenders will be received at the store of J. 11. Sciila riiorst, Esquire, per year—the oiler approved of, will be accepted. Pin. Deutiehem, J. van den BROEK, 30th April. P.B. BENDER, Guardians of Karl Stokkel. NOTICE ALL persons having demands against the estate of the late Mr. N. van Hattem, are requested to render m their accounts; and those indebted to said estate to come forward with payment without delay, to the undersigned, as appointed Executor to the Will of the said Mr. N. van Hattem, dec. 30 April. J. J. van der STOOP. ~ WANTED, ~~ ~ FOR the use of Plantation Augsburg, to be delivered in town, at the water side of Lot No. 9, —171 pieces Bullettrie Timber, or Sibiry wood, the b right and breadth to be seen at the house of the undersigned. Tenders for which will be received until the 2d of May next, when they will be opened, and the lowest offer, if approved of, be accepted. 16 April. J. M. C. REUSS, qq. TE KOOP OP VOORDELIGE CONDITIEN. EEN agtste gedeette van het Erf No. 16, gelegen in de Use Polder dozer stede N. Amst. aan de iniddelweg, met het daarop staande woonhuis, onlangs geheel nieuw getimmerd, van de beste materialen gebouwd cn bewerkt, zynde lang 38 en breed 16 voeten, benevens ecn gaandery van 10 vocten, rondom met Jalosien en aan de windzyde met glasramen voorzien, zynde 11 verdieping, met een-pakhuis onder het woonhuis, van 6 voet hoog, benevens nieuwe zygebouwen en alles wat verder tot gemak aan ccn kleine famielje noodzakclyk is ; te bevragen by S 3 April. J. H. SCHLARHORST. HET groot en spacieus woonhuis op*t erf No. 15 |eheel of in gedecltens, hebbende vyf appartementen in de eerste, en zes logeable kamers in de tweede verdieping, beneVens een ruime zolder, zyde gebouw en Sakhuizen, tocreikende om een scheeps lading te ergen.—Mede te koop twee quarten van gemelde by order of B. Ziegler, Esquire, at his store, will be sold the following goods, viz Beef and pork in barrels, salmon in do., hams, cheese, ox tongues in ke»s, herrings in do., salt, salt fish, tobacco in barrels, tar in do., earthen-, glass-and tin-ware; hoes, shovels iron pots, cutand handsaws, soap, candles, loaf sugar, tea, pickles, fish sauces assorted, province oil printed calicoes, linenand cottonchecks, Irish linen, cotton shirting, salemporis, Russia sheeting, brown Hollands, platillas, pullicats, silk-, beaverand leghornhats; Madeira wine in bottles and pipes, beer, porter, and sundry articles. Vendue Mastr SUMMON by EDICT. ~ ’ BY virtue of an appointment from the Honorable Court of Civ d Justice of this colony, granted noon i petition, presented by the Board for Orphans and he?l^q Cd ni tates ’ bearin g da te the 16thNovemby 1813. I the undersigned, at the request of aforesaid Board, do hereby Summon by Edict All nersons having or pretending to have any claim or right on the Estate of the late Robert Mitchell, to appear before the Court of Civil Justice of this colony, at their session in the month of July, (in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen,)say 1814 for !J® £“ rp T Ol ' t, , K : re in their claims/see the same objected to, should it be necessary, and to witness, after the fourth Edictal Summon, th" Court » decision as to the prefcrent and concurrent nght of claimants, on pain to such as remain in de. bcl "® fothverdebarred their right of claim. 1 hisSmmnou by Edict, made known io the public by beat ol drum from the Court House of til is colony, and further dealt with according to custom. J Bcrbice, the 15th February, )814. K. b RANCKEN, First Marshal. SATURDAY, April 30. FOR SALE, BY C. RULACH, in Commission, Dutch sweet milk Cheese, do. comyn or Leyden cheese, do. butter, all very fresh.—23 April. ~FOR SALE 7 ~ BY the undersigned, 12 prime Mules, just imported from the Oronoque—also a few good draft and saddle Horses. 23 April. B. JEFFERY. ~ NOTICE IS hereby given to all those who are indebted io the Estate of John Morrison, dec., to come forward with payment, before the Ist of June, and all those having claims against said Estate, to render them in before the above date, to Mr. Cowie, in N. Amst., as after that date no claim will be received. 23 April. J. McKaY, for seif, and W. COWIE, Executors Corn for Sale, On Plantation Scotland. 23 April. J. McKAY. THE Subscriber having renewed his European and Colony News Papers, hopes a continuance ot the public favor; such gentlemen as intends withdrawing their names from the Subscription List, arc requested to notify the same, previous to the 10th of May 1814. Subscription Rooms, April 23rd. J. BINNING. ’ ’ NOTICE IS hereby given, that all those who having any claim against the Boedel of A. SciiLarFEß, dec. can receive their payment, at the house of J. G. F. Thiensma, Esq., and those indebted to the said Boedel, arc requsted to conic forward with immediate payment. 23 April. J. A. HK'KEN, qq. FOR SALE IMPORTED by the Subscribers, in the Simon Cock— Regulation swords with belts, epaulets, sword knots, sashis, gold lace, fringe, &c. 16 April. . HENERY & TAYLOR. PETTY DLTY’s OIMCE. NOTICE IS hereby given unto all persons indebted to the colony, on account of Petty Duties. That the Receiver has been directed to furnish the Marshal with a list of the defaulters. And unless payment is made within ten days from the date hereof, their names will be included in said list. For the Receiver, 16 April. F. WHITE. FOR LONDON. ~~ The Ship ELISABETH. Thos. Langerick, Master. Is ready to receive In r cargo, .and will sail with the first convoy, for freight apply to 23 April. A. A/de la COURT. The Brig MINERVA. Is ready to take in her cargo, and will posilively sail with the first convoy, for freight apply to 23 April. ’ A. A. de la COURT. Y'S OFFICE. This is to inform the Public, that the following per. sons intend quitting this Colony. Th. Fraser in 6 weeks from 26 March. H. Wylie in do. from do. Geo. Bagot, family, and 4 slaves, will quit the colony Bcrbice by the first opportunity. R. C. DOWNER, Secy. 11 " 1 ¦ 1 .. . — ¦ -* NOTICE is hereby given, that a month after date the following Transports and Mortgages will be passed. April 9. James Morison qq. Innis Arthur, will transport to Demerary 25 negroes, names to be seen at this office. John Fraser will transfer to W. Cowie 14 rods of the back part of lot 11, first empoldcr of the

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THE BETIEICE GAZETTE. NEW AMSTERDAM, Saturday, April 30, 1814. Departed from this Port, with the fleet for Europe, the following vessels—Neplune, for Glasgow; Hanna, Liverpool; Trader, Glasgow; Lord Blantyre, Greenock; Harmony, ditto; Egham, London; Westbury, Liverpool; Planter, London; Ulysses, Liverpool—total, 9.—The ship Ann, for London, has got aground, and will remain till the next fleet. Last night we received Barbados Papers by our Government Boat, from that place; London Papers to the sth of March were received there—of which, we present our Readers with most important informations, as well as the official particulars of those battles which were known to have been fought about the middle of February, between the French troops under the command of Napoleon, and the combined army under the direction of Blucher, in which Napoleon claimed, and, it must now be admitted, gained the victory, but it was owing to the immense superiority of their number, being mostly cavalry, and amounting to treble the force to that with which they were contending. Prince Schwartzenbetg’s advance about the time that this disaster had befallen the corps Os Lhicher, which was occasioned, in some measure, by that Prince not having pushed his troops forward at an earlier period. It is now learnt, that the Austrians under his command, had possessed themselves of several places on the road to Paris, but Bonaparte in the mean time, had collected a very large force in Ihe line of his march, with which he attacked the -Prince’s army in a position which offered to the enemy a prospect of advantage ; and, although the Austrians are stated to have opposed the French with much resolution, Bonaparte succeeded in his object, having compelled that Prince to w ithdraw his forces, and retire towards Troyes, where the head-quarters ot the Allies were on the 19th Feb and whither Napoleon was also advancing, having reached At length the season has proved favorable in the South of France, and other obstacles have been removed, so as to allow of the advance of Field-Marshal Wellington’*; army into the interior oft hat country, with which intention he is stated to have crossed the Adour on the 21th Feb. In all probability, however, his services will not be required in that quarter, as there is now every likelihood of a speedy termination of hostilities with France, upon whose Throne Bonaparte, it would seem, is now irrevocably fixed ; for the Austrian Monarch, who may be considered as the Arbih r of Continental Europe, has proposed the terms, upon which i\apoleon is to retain that empire, and therefore it would be useless for the other Powers to continue r. sislance.—France, by the Treaty in view, is_to be restricted to the territories she possessed in 1763; and, as orders are said to have been daUd London, February Mx Loro—l have the honor to acquiat yoor Lordship, that t left Chatillon on the night of the 18th inst. on ma way to England. Having been detained for seme Troyes on the 19th, I there received information of soma events which had occured, of a date latter than that of th Dispatches of which I was the bearer. It appeared th a * on the 16th and 17th (I believe the latter,) the qprps o f Count Hardegg and Count Thum (Austrians,) and th Cossacks under Count Platow, had succeeded in laptur ing Fontainbleau, where they took one General, somg cannon, and several prisoners. On the 17th, Bonapart* (who upon the advance of Prince Schwartzenberg across the Seine, had desisted from his operations against Marshal Blucher) fell, with a very considerable body of cavalry upon this advanced guard of Count Wittgenstein’s corps at Nangis, under the command ofClhnt Pablcu. This ad vanced guard, which consisted of several regiments of ea' valry, was driven back with consideiable loss, both of men and artillery, and Prince Schwartzenberg determined to withdraw the greater part of his army across the Seine. He still, however, occupied the bridges over that rivtr at Montereau, Bray, and Nogent. hi the morning of* the 18th, the two former posts were attacked with consider. a!)le vigour, but without effect: and the Prince Royal of Wurtemberg, who commanded at Montereau, not only replused three attacks made upon him, but took both prisoners and cannon. Late, however, in the evening the attack was renewed, with increased force, and th* enemy finally succeeded in driving the Prince Royal across the river, and pressed him so severely that he had no time to destroy the bridges. He retired in the direction of Bray, and it was understood that the enemy passed a great part of his army accross the river. The n suit of this as. fair induced Prince Schwartzenberg to withdraw thegraud army from their advanced position upon the Seine, and I understood that his head-quarters were to be established at Troyes (105| Eng. miles from Paris,) in the night of the 19 th.—l have the satisfaction of acquinting your Lord, ship, that on the morning of the 20th, I had an niny of seeing the whole of Marshal Blucher’s army re. united, and on its inarch from Chalons to join the grand army. It was moving upon thehigh road to Troyes; and the head of the colum was near Arcis.sur.Auhe, between 18 and ‘2O Eng. miles from PrinceSchwartzenberg’s head, quarters. After the severe action in which this incoinparable army had recently been engaged, it was a matter of infinite gratification to me to observe the admirable con. dition of the troops composing it, who amounted to nearly sixty thousand men. * Earl Bathurst, s c . sc. F. Robimsom. LONDON. .VrtrcA s.—lt is mentioned that the expedition vhich nas about to sail for Canada had been detained hr < ( k l# from the Admiralty. It consisted of 4000 marines, the frames of taree frigates, and 700 ship carpenters. Th* conjucture, 111 consequence of this unexpected sutpensiou, !•> ttiei t mt t.ie marines are to be immediately employed nearer home, or that the hope is confidently indulged of ae restoration of peace with the United States, thtough toe medium of tnenegotiation -at Gottenburg, which would render the defence of Canada no longer necessary. Ihe Hon Mr. Robinson left town ou Sunday night, and, embarking on monday Morning atDovnr, sailed im. mediately tor Calais. Uadmits but of little doubt, that the resolution is finally formed of treating with Bonaparte; and it is stated that an insuperable obstacle to any plan which might have his dethronement for its object, was found in Austria. Th* .anperor 1’ rancis was willing to cheek his encroachments, and to set fixed and precise bounds to his territorial influence, but he could not consent that his son-in-law should be violently dethroned, if the power of doing so were evea hi the hands of the allies. 'The arguments and and intrea. ties of Russia, Prussia, and of England, proved equally unavailing, and it was found necessary to yield to the in. flexible determination of a Power which, by a single mo. »ement of 100,000 men, could turn the scales that held th* balance of Europe.— All this is extremely natural, and what we anticipated. Austria has allowed of the experi. “ent to sound the French Nation as to their wish to rein, state the Bourbons. No *uch wish had been manifested. She has gone the lenght of attempting to reach Paris, for the purpose of dictating a more advantageous peace, as well as obtaining akmdof retributive triumph ; this object ha* a.so failed; and negociation seems now to be the natural course to be pursued on all sides. Mr. Robinson broba. y reached Chatillon on Tuesday morning, and if it does not requite much time to answer his dispatches, if nannot be long before such answer is received. Ihe allies are stated, as their own accounts informed us, to be concentrated at Troyes; towards whic place Bonaparte was directing his force. His head-quarters were at N ogent on the 21st, and his troops are said to have been advancing. Ihe hostile armies therefor* were sufficiently near to renew the contest in short time; and reports indeed of fresh battleshave prevailed, but there was no foundation for them. 1 Oni T? P a P e rs have also arrived since our last. From them and the French papers the following additional facts may be collected An article from Grenoble, dated the 18th corroM. rat f S i^* e S^a^eraent * n Bonaparte’s last Bulletin, of Marshal Augereau’s having put a numerous army in motion from Lyons; and adds, that Gen. Bubna had a caused his park of artillery to retrograde. Murat’s defection from his brother-in-law is acknowledged in the Monitcur, but without any remark.

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AMERICA. HALIFAX PAPERS. [From the Nova Scotia Gazette, Jan. 19.] f adjutant-general’s office, i Head-Quarters, Montreal, Dec. 12, 1813. GENERAL ORDER. His Excellency the Governor in Chief and Commander of the Forces has to announce to the troops under his command, that he has received a communication from Major-General Wilkinson, commanding a division of the armv of the United States of America, by order of his Government, of which the following is an extract.— “The Government of the United states adheiring unalterably to the principle and purpose declared in the communication of General Dearborn to you, on the subject of the twenty-three American soldiers, prisoners, gent to England to be tried as criminals ; and the confinement of a like number of British soldiers, prisoners of war. se'ected to abide the late of the former; has in consequence of the step taken by the British Government, as now communicated, ordered forty.six British officers into close confinement, and that they will not be discharged from their confinement untill it shall be known that the forty-six American officers and non-commissioned officers in question arc no longer confined.” It would be superfluous to use any agrement to refuse as to deny the right of a free nation to bring to legal trial in a due course of law, her own natural bora subjects taken in the actual commission of the most heinous offence that man can commit against his King, his country, and his God, that of raising his parricide arm against his allegiance to his countrymen, by leaguing with their enemies; a crime held in such abhorrance by every civilized nation in Europe, that summary death by the law martial is its avowed reward, and is inflicted with unrelenting •everity by France, the ally of the United States. This pretension must appir to every unprejudiced aud upright mind as iniquitous and unjust, as in the retaliation which the Government of the United States has adopted by placing iu close confinement 23 British sold ers, as hostages for an equal number of infamous wretchers, the unworthy offering of Great Britain, who when drawn from the rank of t’> ¦ enemy, solicited to be suffered to expatiate their treason by turning their arms against their recent •mploycrs. Tin v e rdmls have, with the contempt they merit, been consigned to the infamy and punishment that await tbei.i from th ¦ jut laws of their offended country: while ti e Government of the United States does not blush to claim these outcast traitors as their own, aud outrage the Custom of civilized war, in the persons of honorable men, by placing thera on a par with rebels and deserters. No alternative remains to the Commander of the Forces, in the discharge of his duty to his King, his country, and his fellow-soldiers, but to order a.l the American officers, priSutieis of war, withouth exception of rank, to be immediately placed in close confinement, as hostages for the 4G British offivrs so confined, by th • express cammand of the supreme authority in tint country, until the number of 46 be completed, over and above those now in coniinemeat. His Excellency directs that tl ‘s General Order, together with that issued on the 27th of October, be read to the troops, that the British soldiers may be sensible of the terms on which America has d termined to wage this w ar, confident that he will meet with proper spirit a id indignation; for should he become the prisoner of a foe so regardless of these, laws which for ages have governed civilized nations in war, he would be doomed to a rigorous confinement, and that perhaps only preparatory to a more savage scene. (Signed) Edward Baynes, Adjutani-Geneial, Nurth America. UNITED’S!'ATES. Speech of Governor Strong to the Legislature of Mas. sachusets. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. * The right of fully investigating political subjects, and of freely expressing our sentiments in relation to them, w secured to us by our Constitution, and is essential to . the public safety and the preservation of a free Government. Without the exercise of this right, the most oppressive laws w ould not be repealed, nor the most grievous abuses reformed ; and whoever attempts to invalidate this privilege, whatever name he assumes, is not a friend to republican liberty. When the Government of a nation engages in a war that is unjust or unnecessary, the people are bound, notwithstanding, to submit to the laws which are enacted agreeably to the Constitution, and are justified in defend-ing themselves against hostile invasion. If they do nothing more, the Government alone is answerable for all thg sufferings endured or inflicted. Butthough, at the first view almost every man is shocked with the idea of war, as a vi•latbn of the obvious principles of humanity, yet there is danger, that, from the continuance of it, or from selfish Wnsiderations, a sense of justice, and the influence of moral principles, will be lost amongst the people. In the tumult of arms, the passions of men are easily inflamed by *rtful misrepresentations; they are apt to lose sight of the origin of a contest, and to forget, either in the triumph •f victory, or the mortification of defeat, that the whole "Weight of guilt and wretchedness occasioned by war is •hargeable upon that Government which unreasonably begins the conflict, and upon those of its subjects who Voluntarily, and without legal obligation, encourage and •upport it. If the British Orders in Council were a principal cause of the present war, we had the utmost reason to expect, that when these Orders were revoked, and an armistice was proposed with a view of opening the way to an accommodation, that proposal would have been readily a. greed to. But the revocation of the Orders seemed to produce ho effect on the measures of our Administration. And though the British Government had often declared that those Orders should be revoked when the French Decrees were repealed, though they were revoked as soon after the repeal was notified as the then deranged state of the British Ministry would permit: and though, in the act of revocation, the repeal of the French Decrees was assigned as the cause of it, yet an attempt has bean made to convince the people of this country that the British Orders were not revoked in consequence of the repeal of the French Decrees, but from the pressure of our restrictive system. This attempt seems to exhibit a want of fairness, and a disposition unfriendly to peace with Great Britain. Nor can we readily believe that the war was declared or is carried on for the protection of our native seamen. The States which produce them w ell know, that the number impressed by British ships has been grossly exaggerated ; that the British Government has uniformly disclaimed any right to impress them; that when impressed they have been discharged when their citizenship was ascertained; and that the number of British seamen employed by us has at all times been far greater than those of all nations who have been impressed from our vessels. No class of men has suffered more by the war than our gallant native seamen ; they have been more injured in one year of hostility, than they ever were, or probably ever would have been, by British impressment. They are eminently distinguished for bravery aud naval skill, and whenever their services can be useful to their country, they will do all that men can do. But their number is diminishing, and during the war must continue to diminish, from the annihilation of their ordinary business, as well as from the immense superiority of force employed against them. If we are contending for the support of a claim to exempt British seamen from their allegiance to their own country, is it not time to inquire whether our cairn is just? Aud if the justice of it was apparent, whether the course we are pursuing has any tendency to estahliih it, and to change the opinions and laws of the States of Europe? So far as the war is carried on for this purpose, or to protect neutral merchant ships from search by belligerents, it seems to be equally opposed to our own principles and practice, and to the established rules and usages of other nations. The late act of the national Government interdicting the trade coastwise between different parts of the same State, as well as between the States respectively, and with all foreign nations, contains provisions of such a character as make it worthy to inquire whether any measures can be properly adopted by this Government, which would be likely to induce Congress to repeal them, or to amend them in such a manner as to reader their constitutionality less questionable? The t . iends of peace are accused of being under British isiiimnce, but their accusers ought to reflect whether partialities of an opposite kind have not produced the evils we suffer ; and whether, if our conduct tow ards both belligerents had been impartial, a war w ith eitm r would have been thought necessary. We had assumed the character of a neutral nation, but had we not violated the duties imposed by that character ? Had not every subject of complaint against one belligerent been amply displayed, and those against the other concealed or palliated; And had we not, in the former case, been remarkably sagacious in discovering insults, and equally solicitous in the latter to keep them out of sight ? It has indeed been suggested, that we have, no connexion with France in regard to the war; but when England and France were engaged in a most arduous struggle, and v> e interfered anil assaulted one of them, w ill any man doubt our intention to assist the other ? Some connexion seems also to be implied in the proposal which was made by the French Emperor, that the Congress at Prague should be composed of Plenipotentiaries from France, the United States, Denmark, and the other Allied Princes, on the one hand ; and the Plenipotentiaries of England, Russia Prussia, and their Allies, on the other. Previously to the French Revolution, there was seldom an instance in the history of civilized nations, in which a Prince or Government engaged in war without ailedging reasons to justify the measure; and though in some cases, the motives to the war were unjust, the reasons assigned were specious, and, in pretence at least, were founded in necessity. But the French Emperor has thought fit to dispense with these forms, and to wage war without even a pretence of injury. The glory of the Prince, or the convenience of the great nation, have been deemed sufficient grounds for subjugating one after another the States of Europe; and so far as the influence of that Government extends, a species of political morality has been introduced, which annuls the distinction between power and right, and authorise a Government and its subjects, whenever they are able, to subdue or destroy the neighbouring states. How extensively this system of morals has been adopted it is impossible to say but we have seen the repacious and desolating progress of the French Government approved by Americans, and have been often told that it would be convenient for us to expel the Indian tribes to a still greater distance, and to conquer the adjoining provinces of Great Britain and Spain, and annex them to the United States. There was some ground to hope, that the events of the Russian campaign might incline the French rulers to call in question the policy, if not the justice, of this predatory system; and induce them to renounce those false and fatal principles, which have been injurious to their own nation, aud destructive to the peace and happiness of the world. Had such been the case, the disasters they met with might eventually have proved beneficial even to themselves ; for no people are less to be envied than they who prosper in a course of deceit and violence, and whose retribution is deferred till repentencecan afford no relief. As w e are unable to ascertain the motives by which tho Government is actuated in prosecuting the war, we caa form no opinion concerning its probable duration. Peace, however, must be ardently desired by the people of thia common-wealth, as the present state is unfavourable to their morals, and ruinous to their prosperity; and besides, a large national debt has been already incurred, and is continually increasing, which will probably have the sama continuance as the union of the States, and must entail upon the present generation and their posterity the burden* of direct and oppressive taxes. But though our fellow-citizens have suffered greatly, in consequence of the war, by the loss of property on ths ocean, and by an almost total inturruption in their fisheries and other maritime pursuits, and the difficulties they have met with in conveying necessary supplies from one part of the coast to another; yet we have abundant causa of gratitude for the internal order and tranquility which have prevailed through the State, and the plentiful harvest with which the Almighty has been pleased to favour us the last year. May we be solicitous not to abuse the gifts of his bounty by a pernicious or prodigal use of them. January, 12, 1814 Caleb Strong. It is said, that illuminations had taken place throughout Spain for three successive nights, in consequence of the liberation of Ferdinand VII. who was momently expected in the capital of that kingdom. The 16th foot, and the 7th battalion of the 60th regiment, are under orders to embark for America. The Feb. Mail lor this colony which arrived w”* 4 ’’ in Demerary on Monday, and tho dispatches from thence on the Tuesday morning, only, reached Bcrbice this day.—The inconvenience we experience by the system pursued by the Packets in passing this harbour, contrary, as we are informed, to tho positive instructions given them from tho General Post-Office, needs no comment, but, requires a representation, which may induce a consideration and consequent amendment ; and we have no doubt, but the Gentlemen of the colony Bcrbice will, by a formal complaint, remove the unnecessary disadvantage we lie under, thro’ the arbitrary proceedings of the commanders of the Packets ! On account of the late arrival of the Packet, we are prevented from laying before our Readers the intelligence brought by the Mail, in this day’s publication, for which reason on Tuesday next we shall present our Readers with an fcr ADDITIONAL PAPER. The Mail to be forwarded to Europe, by His Majesty’s Packet Walsinghain, (now in Demcrary) will be made up at the Post-Office here, precisely at 6 o’clock on Tuesday evening the 3d of May, after which hour no letters will be received. Mr. Printer, A great number of Berbician Patriots have been racking their brains,to devise means for the prevention of Shipment at Demcrary, of Produce made in this colony, for Europe.—A disinterested man proposes to the wisdom of our colonial Legislature thus : — “Let a Duty of 12f per cent, be laid on all Produce made in this colony.—Let the Planters declare at stated periods, the quantity and qualityof produce they make on their respective plantations.—And in order to induce the Shipment of the produce here, let a drawback of 10 per cent be allowed on production of proper proof that it is actually on board a vessel in this River, bound for Europe. _ “An Observer.’” It is with great sorrow we have to communicate to our Readers, who we are convinced will join us in commiseration, for the sudden and dreadful death of five of the most worthy members of this comma’ n’ty, viz, Angus Fraser, John Broderick, Wm. Duncan, Chs. M’lntosh, andEdwards; these Gentlemen, contrary to the advice of their Friends, entered the sea, in the schooner Ragle, on the storming night of the 20th inst. and in running down the coast to Demcrary, the schooner upset, 3 or 4 negroes were the only ones who escaped a watry grave. We cannot sufficiently impress on the minds of those who are obliged to venture in colonial craft, to be careful that sufficient ballast is on board, and properly secured from shifting, for, we are informed, that if precaution in that respect had been used in this instance, we should not have to lament the loss of five intelligent men, and their relatives and companions the want ol their assistance and society.

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BONAPARTE.—FRENCH LEGISLATIVE BODY. Report of the Extraordinary Commitse, consisting of Messrs. Raynouard, Lane Gallois, Flaugerges, and Maine de Biran, presented to the Legislative Body. SITTING OF DEC. 28, 1813. Gentlemen— The Extraordinary Committee which you nominated, in virtue of the Imperial Decree of the 20th December, comes to communicate to you the report of •which you are in expectation at this important crises. It is proper that not only the Committee, but the whole Legislative Body should be made acquinted with the information contained in the orginal documents in the port folio for foreign affairs, communicated by order of his Majesty. This communication, Gentlemen, took place under the Presidency of his Highness the Arch-Chancellor of the Empire. The pieces laid before us were nine in number ; among them were the notes which passed between the French and Austrian Ministers up to the 18th and 19th of August last; there was also the speech which the Prince Regent delivered to Parliament on the 6th of November, in which it is said, that it was the w ish neither of the British Government nor of the Allied Powers, to demand any sacrifices of France incompatible with her honor and legitimate pretensions. The present negociations for peace commenced on the 2d of November. Their opening took place through the intervention of a French Minister, who was presented at a conference between the Austrians, Russians, and English Ministers : he was charged to convey words of peace to France, and thus lay the general bases on which negociations could take place. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Duke of Bassano, in consequence of this communication, replied on the 16th, declaring to the Austrian Minister, that ape x by laud as well as sea, longed on the general indepenaence of nations, was the object of the w ishes and the policy of the Emperor; and he, therefore, proposed that Congress should -assemble at Manheim. The Austrian Minister replied on the 25th of November, that their Majesties the Emperor and the King of Prussia were ready to enter into negociations as soon as they received the assurance that the Emperor of the French adopted the general bases, in the same way as they were commuu’cated to him ; the Powers were of opinion, that the principles laid down in the letter of the 16th, though all the Sovereigns would be ready to assent to them, were not explicit enough to serve as general bases. On the 2d of December, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Duke of Vicenza, gave the required assurance, repeating the general principles contained in the letter of the !s