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: i y oomph tee our selection
t articles by the Cato.
I tipposed timet all our readi R
will have either the leisure or inclina)
Ofrf tlj* present position of the
" Grand Army :" And as the great transac-
tions of the powers of Europe rniitft, either
immediately or remotely, interest the p?o-
' this ' auntry -and feeling, ourselves,
no small desire to know exactly the extent
ench operations ; we huve attempted
to point, out, and fix the attention on the
front which the Gallic legions at this mo-
ment presents to astonished Eastern Europe.
We say Eastern, being convinced that the
:s of continental Europe aw
irretriet ably t st.
In the middle of December, after having
With unparalleled rapidity, overran, and li-
• Prussia, we find the French
army posted along the right bank of the Oder,
right foot on the frontier of Poland, With
the left, on tiptoe, anxiously expecting one
short sentence from their chief. When
Napoleon cries " forward march," can we
hope that they will halt on this side St. Pe-
tersburg or Constantinople ? Will all Poland,
as'a settlement for Murat or for Jerome, sa-
tisfy the insatiable ambitrribia of this all-
conquering warrior ? Has Europe, lias the
whole Eastern World, yet atoned for the
aberrations and crimes, with which France
has been pleased to charge them ?
POSITION.
l, seen that Aaron lWr
passed Fort Massac on the 31st of D<
beer, with about ten boats nayigated by a-
bout six hands each, without any military
appearance ; and that three brats, with am-
munition were said to have been arrested by
the militia at Louisville.
As i: i of militia posted on vari-
ous points of the Ohio, will be able to pre-
vent any further aids passing through that
channel, should any be attempted, we may
now estimate with tolerable certainty the
means derived from the Ohio and its waters
towards the accomplishment of the purpos-
es of Mr. Burr.
TH : JEFFERSON.
January 28, 1807.
Nashville, January 8th, 1807.
General AndretH Jackson,
Sir, I received your instructions dated
the '2d instant, and agreeably thereto, I deli-
vered yoiu-Jetter, addressed to gen. Thomas
Johnson, to co-1. Cheatham, and it was for-
warded to him immediately. I arrived at
Centerville on the 4th instant, heard a report
there that col. Burr had gone down the ri-
ver with one thousand armed men ; arrived
at the month of Cumberland river that e-
veniiig, and mr.de inquiry concerning col.
Burr, and was informed that, he left that
place on the 28th of December, 180fj, with
ten beets of different descriptions, had 60
men on board, but no appearance of arms. I
left there on the 5th instant, and arrivi ! e
fort Massac.that evening, delivered your let-
ter to capt. Hissed, and received lib; answer,
made some inquiries of him, ami was inform-
ed that col. Burr had left that pla.ee on the
30th of December, 1803, -with ten boats.
He likewise iriforrrjed me that he had been
on board the boats and seen no appearance of
arms or ammunition. On my return to the
mouth of Cumberland river, I was informed
that 3 boats had been stopped at Louisville,
with a quantity of ammunition. There are
about 50 men stationed at the mouth of
Cumberland, under command of col. Harli-
sey.
I remain with the highest esteem, your'a
(Signed) JOHN MUHRELL.
Sir,
Fort Massac, Jan. 5lh, 1807.
Tue schooner Agent riti, DrioCol, Itence,
has arrived at Charleston.
London, December ?.•
The following is said to be the outline of
the new political arrangements, which Bo-
naparte has declared he is determined to en-
force on the continent :—The electorate of
Brandenburgh, with come centijruous terri-
tory, to be erected into a kingdom, under
the dominion of Jerome Bonaparte. Prus-
sia Proper to be retained by his Prussian
majesty, with the title of King. His capt"
tal to be Konigsberg. The Polish territory
to be wrested from Avstria, Russia, and
Prussia, and reconsolidated into orte stats,
of the same extent as before the partition.
Murat to be proclaimed king of the P. les.
Holland to receive a very considerable ac-
cession of territory, particularly in West-
phalia. The Duchies of Cleves and Berg,
at present possessed by Murat, to be given
to one of the French marshals.
By the informationofa gentleman (whose
family Was at Luooc) it appears, that in that
city and its vicinity the French lost SOOO
men. The : hat for
some time they Would not advance, until
marshal Berrtadotte exclaimed, " 'A'banetz !
Avanaz ! mttemf/tnl, je -vottiperrhfttfaile
pillage" The follttWi fg was among the
more successful e to avoid plunder
at LubeC. Ail the most valuable articles
were taken into the garrets, while the hib-
bisli aim the-inferior furniture were thrown
before the dorrs into the streets in the ut-
most disorder, when the plunderers came,
they concluded the house had ;
gutted by their companions, and thee
ed to a scene of mere promise, beat
way, perhaps, some trirfe which could not
escape their avidity.
Jo the Senate & House of Representatives of Brother and Sisters, from New-0
By th
commar
the United States,
This day per express, I had the honor to
receive your very interesting letter of the
2d instant, and shall pay due respect tc its
contents. As yet 1 have not received the
president's proclamation alluded to, nor
have I received any orders from the depart-
ment of war, relative to the subject matter
of your letter.
There has not to my knowledge been any
assemblage of men, Yr boats, at this or any
other place, unauthorized by law or presi-
dency ; but should an)' thing of the kind
make its appearance, which carries with it
the least mark of suspicion, as having iliegal
enterprises or projects in view, hostile to
the peace and good order of government, I
shah, with as much ardor and energy as the
case will admit, endeavor to bring- to justice
all such offenders.
For more than two weeks last past, I
have made it a point to make my self acquaint-
ed with the loading aeci situai ion of all boats
desccAding the river. As yet there has 110-
the least alarming appeared. On or
the 3ist ultimo, colonel Burr, late
vice-president of the United States, passed
this with about ten boats of different des-
criptions', navigated with about six men
each, having nothing on board that would
even suffer a conjecture more than .
bound to market. He has descended the
river towards Orleans. Should any thing
to my knowledge, transpire, interesting to
government, I v.ill give the most early no-
tice in my power.
I na.e the honor to be,
Kespecifuliy,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed; D.tN. BiSSEL,
Commaudir.s, captain.
General Anerew Jackson,
Nashville, (Term.)
Extract of a letter dated Natchitoches, De-
cember 20, 1806.
." Ere this reaches you, you no doubt will
be fully informed ol the termination of dif-
ferences in this quarter ; it will tberofore be
unnecessary for me to say any thing on
the subject, except that every thing is per-
fectly tranquil, and both governors Cordero
and Herrara, are gone to St. Antonio. The
lat cr, it is said, is to return to Nacogdoches
alter conferring with the captain-general
Solcedo who ordered him to inecthim there."
Instruction to the commanders of his ma-
jesty's ships of war and privateers, and to
the judges of the courts of admiralty. Gi-
ven at the courts at St. James's the 14th of
Nov. 1806, in the 47th year of his majes-
ty's reign :
" Whereas we have received satisfactory
assurances, that our ally the emperor cf Rus-
sia has permitted, and now permits his sub-
jects to trade in innocent articles tt ith France
and her allies. Our will and pleasure is,
and we do hereby order and enjoin the com-
manders ot our ships of war and privateers,
that they do not seize and detain the goods
of the subjects of our ally the emperor of
Russia, being innocent articles, on account
of so trading. And we do further direct
I the judges of our nigh court of admiralty,
I and of our courts of vice admiralty, forth-
: with to release goods, being innocent arti-
! cles, the property of Russian subjects, which
I have been, or shall be detained, on account
of being engaged in a trade with France or
her allies.
" By his majesty's command.
(Signed) " SPENCER."
From the Merchants' Coffee-House Boohs.
January 81.
Arrived at Annapolis yesterday, schooner
rleans, on
lb:!'on, November 10.
It is impossible to describe the activity
and persevering spirit displayed by the
grand staff, that no part of Germany, not
even the conquered provinces, shall have
any- thing to complain of on the part of the
French soldiers.
The general commanding at Berlin has
repeated the order to all French soldiers,
who passed through this city, not tod.
any tiling of their hosts beyond what the
regulation allows, It is in like manner for-
bidden to the soldiei s in barracks to ask any
provisions of the inhabitants, the magazines
being amply provided. In fact, the arrival
of the French in Berlin was so sudden and ]
unexpected, that there was not time to j
think, of emptying the military maga!
and the French have therefore ;
untouched. The arsenal wa
arms and ammunition, t ,'o bad bi e.i
taken out to load twelve barges, with
muskets, carbines, bayonets and mortars,
which have been snipped and self to
dau. In the handsof the French that place
will become one cf the strongest in C
ny. Its fortiheatiqns are not considerable,
but it is surrounded by the waters of
ral streams, which render it inaccessible. Mi-
litary hospitals are nowestablished in it, and
thither all the wounded ivho" were at Berlin
are removed.
The capital enjoys perfect tranquility.-—
An active and vigilant emeut
maintains good e. the close of day
until morning, companies of the grenadiers
of the imperial guard, and other troops oil
"d on horseback, patrnle the city and
look to the: safety of persons and prop-rty.
Tin. six hundred citizens vf)m have retained
1 ms occupy particular.posts entrusted
to their care. M. De Chalons is named im-
perial commissary of the department of Mag-
deburg. Brigadier-general D'Augoult is ar-
rived at head-quarters.. -
It is thought that the emperor has defer-
red his journey into Poland for some days.
From the Weser, November 19.
Every thing is again regular at Elsleth,
and assurances have been received that the
navigation of this river shall be uninterrupt-
ed. The greater part of the troops which
entered Oldenburg have returned to East
Friesland. In the city of Oldenburg there
are only from 80 to 100 men remaining.
The gates and the castle are lander the guard
t formerly.
relin p.usli all claim's npori her, forillegat cap- |
tures made by her ships of war, ol property
belonging to the U. States.
This solemn .and decisive fenancial n oi
the claims of our citizi us against '¦'
\v, i made and. ratified by the present acimi-
niitration, in consequence of which, the
guarantiee-was' not merely put to sleep, but
formally and forever an-ml led.
cation thus completed, the claims of the ci-
tizens of the 0. S. against France, for ille-
gal captures oftheir property,became thence-
forth legal claims against the U. S.
I am far from thinking that the price
paid for a riddance from this "eittajiglitig
alliance," was too great ; but why are not
the claims tlmsassnmed by the U. States pro,
vided for by congress ? The transaction or
purchase, was exclusively the act of the pre-
sent administration. What apology can be
offered for this delay ? Are not tile suffer-
ers by it citi'/.ens o! ed States I
Cave they committed any crime which
should deprive them of their property ?
Have not their just claims been bartered a-
way by government, for a.valuable conside-
ration, and will not th o'clock this morning,
< rell, to general Jackson of Tennessee, co- ' a:;d at IO Mr. A.\vas rie-kvertd to tire
ps«s of which are now communicatee
inlander of Fort M'Henry.
For the FEDERAL GAZETTE.
Mr. Printer,
I read with pleasure that part of the
president's message tocongress,on the open-
ing of the present session, where he speaks
of the treasury overflowing with money, &
of an approaching animal surplus of millions
of dollars of revenue, beyond what the pa-
cific wants of government can possibly re-
quire. I contemplated also, with satisfacti-
on, the various objects proposed by him for
consuming this surplus ; but, when I had
gone through the whole, I must'confess, I
felt greatly disappointed to find that he had
left out of his enumeration of objects, to
Which the overflowings of the treasury might
have been applied, a claim against the U-
States, for which it behoves them, on every
principle of honor and justice to provide.
It is well known, that by the " treaty of
alliance, eventual and defensive, between his
most christian majesty and the thirteen states
of America," the U. States guaranteed, for.
t-vw, against all other powers, the " posses-
sions of France in America, as the same
shall be fixed at the moment of the Cessation
of the then, exiting war between France and
England." This guarantee of her Ameri-
can West-India possessions, calculated to
oblige the U. States to be a party in every
war, between Erance and England, was
Po -e,
TiALtlMOBE, January 2o.
Letters for the British packet Diana, fir
I'ahnouth direr.4:, 'will be received at this of-
fice, until half-past 7 o'clock, on Monday,
the 'id Febjuary next.
CHARLES BORRALL.
P. S. The inland paste; w-Yprk
must be paid on all letter; fur the packet.
Thos. ik Sam. Iloiiingsworch,
HAVE FOR SJL%
100 biles. Moscovado Sutrttr,
200 do. Cl
Colopiu MiilStones, -:o us siae's,
Bolting- qualities.
January 34.______________________eo
Notice is hereby given,
THAT I intend to elpph bj petition to Bal-
timore county court, < - one of the
»e m'efromdcbt.s which I
am Unable tc to&n act. of assem-
bly, p.. 5, enti-
tled " An let forthe ivli-f of sundry insolvent
debtors," aiid a supplement thereto, passed
TIIO.-.IAS MEETEER.
J rfijiary 2rj, :____ eo2m
Benj tkGei). Williams
Offer fur sale, at N. l/s ttrharf,
14 !' ndy, | .--¦;
46 do. do White Spanish do. j ~_ ir.
lo do. lied Aloque Wine, 1 a --
lit' pipes do. do. f ?| S-
fl'6 qr. c;.sks VV bite do. do.
20 do. do. IVfabg-a do. do. J S
500 bids. 1st'and 2d quality Pork,
50 do. Navy and Mess Pneei',
100- bo.vcs Mould Candles,
20,000 lb. Bacon flams,
8 cases English Goods,
Si bales India Cottons, of various descrip-
tions.
Also,
Russia Hemp, Russia and Pavers Duck,
Runsia Sheetings, Russia and Swecdish Iron,
Copper Bolts and Spi'cts, Fig Lead, Ra s lis
Chocolate, Mackerel, Liverpool Fine bait,
b, &e.
January 20. d|t-2awl2ty
For Sale by the Subscriber,
100 casks Claret Wine, with 4 iron hoops,
2 bales Vaiitepaleon Handkerchiefs.,
2 do. Madras ilo.
1 do. Cauibrick Linen,
400 boX( a best Spanish Cigars,
deemed an evil of such magnitude, that if ' 40000 wt. first quality Coffee,
permitted to exist, must sooner or later des-
troy the independence of the U. States ;
hence it became desirable to have it; removed,
almost at any price.- With this view, it was
proposed, in a negociation with France," to
annul, with her consent", this guarantee.'To
this proposal France w.-.s induced "to agree,
jr. consideration of the U. States agreeing to
50 seroons first quality Flora Indigo,
i 20000 wt. first quality I.a'guiraCoe.e,,
100 bales West.India Cotton.
I The whole entitled to drawback.
Also on hand,
50 pipes Cogniac Brandy (imported better
than one year) 4lb proof,
Sweet Oil, in Baskets, large bottles,
Bed and White Claret, in boxes.
1\ A. GUESTIEB.
January 2jJ. e»4t
By Cote & I. Bonsai Auifs.
Tin ' :-'
The 3Uf instant, will t> offered-far- sate, at our
Aueti'/r ;-..-e¦.¦?., ere ;."-i 1-2, net,
A very clwic collection of
K S,
In se' ..ere.
The lovers of ' d to at*
¦nd.
Sale W coo: ¦.' r; at b o'clock.
J uHuo-'- ,,'.
Tei.....CO ['TON,
FOfl SAI.r BY
TALBOT JONES.
January SI.
I tied
About 10 die ¦¦ see I in the pohbe.
11 I'-
ll j i he *'•¦¦' ; ¦ a ;¦-. John
liki r, itiid Hi vay.
The] pueved toh««rc I;-en mislaid jnibeeeow
recovered ; t!u: nbj rt ol teis notice is tilt' ibe.
purpoa iv effect the forme*
" Qaution" could have produced'.
AiiOd WEST.
January ..il__________________d4t
To
THE subscriber e: - ¦.. to rent, far one or
raore year 1, the place lie
a summer n ; .-¦. . t, abottt til o'.»
mile from the city, on Bah 1 n ittieet Ex-
tended.,
The buildings are a conveniant two-otory
dwelling'hi tworoornson esch flo«u
and a passtige in Use centre ; a kitclw n, spring
house, stable and sarriage house : the lot c6
tains bipyvprds of 4 acres, apart in elover all I.
timothy , a targe garden which has been, in.
outer 'ver.il years.; and contains »
.- .j»n . '.s a
thriving orchard of more than 100 apple frees,
with a variety of bearing trees of peacher,
cherries) pears, >lum,bs, «¦ &.«.
The convenience aiul eligibility oPtfei* pro-
pert-.- requires no recommendation .- to an ap-
' tenant the terms will be accottrr(fbdal-
irtg. For teuros apply to
JAMES, M'CANNON.
ALSO,
For sale, four aeres Land under good feuKe.
nearly adjoining the above property, it extends
frpm Baltimore-street to I'm'.' street, and
fronts on each about two Hundred iect. For
terms imply as above.
January 31. * e.o4w
i'or Sale.-
TWO valuaBJe unimproved LOTS, situate
no the south si Us of Lexington street, be-
tween Howard and North streets. ' Enquire
of ¦• OWEN pottSEf.
December 3-2. dot ;ae\4w
To be sold on mad» ¦ . ¦'. s teriTt®,
A PLANTATION con*-iiiie;r between
4 and 5 hundred acres of Ltond, one-half
of which is bee. 1 red, within 12 miles
of Xial iinore, and couvenieht to good naviga-
tion! ; '.here is e .del'
or marshnh!?s wharf,
SOU bags Green CoWee,
36 chests Hyson Skin ~>
Voung Hyson (.TEA.
Hyson j
pipes 4th proof white Spanish Brand}',
tons Fustic.
^''itst received,
45,000 wt. Martinique prime Green Coffee,
'.n Idlds. I.bis. and bags,
55 liinls. first quality white Clayed
Suyar,
4- tons Fustic
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