tion of the present arret, which shall be registered in No. XII the offices of the said admiralties, read, published, State of the whale fishery in Massachusetts, from and posted, wherever it shall appear necessary. Done in the king's council of state, his majesty being present, held at Versailles, 28th Sept. 1788. La LUZERNE. (Signed) No. XI. Arret of the king's council of state, excepting whale and other fish oil, and also whalebone, the product of the fisheries of the United States of America, from the prohibition contained in the arret of the 28th of September last. Ports from which the 1771 to 1775. Vessels fitted out an muaily for the nor thera fishery. 6284225 10.2002 25 26, 001000 2,250 250 7,28011400 203 10 Nantucket, 4875 85 20 1600! 10 60 4500 20 1.000 420 120 28 12 15 2 400 52 400 Barnstable, Swanzey. Extract from the registers of the council of state. The king having taken information on the arret pronounced in his council, the 28th September last, prohibiting the importation of whale oil and sperma-Falmouth, in the cati, the produce of foreign fisheries, into the king. county of Barnstable dom-observing, that oil, made from sea calves and other fish, and sea animals, not being comprehended in the said arret, a fraudulent importation of whale oil might take place, under the name of the aforesaid oils and that on the other hand, it might be infered, from the tenor of the said arret, that oils, the produce of the fisheries of the United States, were prohibited: and his majesty, wishing to remove every doubt on this head, to provide therefore for the sam', having heard the report of the sieur Lambert, cou-Martha's Vineyard, sellor of state in ordinary, and of the council of d s patches and royal council of finances and commerc the king, being present in his council, has ord ined and does ordain, that, reckoning from the first day of April next, oil made from sea calves, and from fish and other sea animals, produced from foreign fisheries, as well as whale-bone produced in like manner from the said foreign fisheries, shall be prohibited N. B. About one quarter of the spermacæti is headfrom importation into the kingdom, without permit Britain, the remainder manufactured into candles. matter, one quarter of which was exported to Great ting the said prohibition, nevertheless, to extend The spermacati oil, previous to the revolution, was either to the said kinds of oils, or to the said whale mostly exported to Great Britain. The average price, oil and spermaca i, or the whale-bone produced from in that market, for five years previous to the war, was the fisheries of the United States of America, and about forty pounds sterling for the spermaceti oil, imported directly into France in French vessels, or and fifty pounds for head. The whale oil was for those belonging to the subjects of the said United States; which shall continue to be provisionally ad- English West-India islands, the other half sold in th merly about one half exported to the French and mitted, agreeable to the first and third articles of United States. The average price of this oil, about the arret of the 29th of December last; on condition, however, that the captains of the said vessels be hundred and twenty barrels whale oil, will generally seventy dollars per ton. longing to the United States bring with them certi-produce two hundred pounds bone, which was chiefA whale, producing one ficates from the consuls of France, residing in the ly exported to Great Britain, the price about half a ports of the said United States, or, where these can-dollar per pound. A whale producing fifty to sixty not be obtained from the magistrates of the places barrels, will generally produce nearly ten pounds of where the embarkation of the said oil shall be made, bone to a barrel of oil. The average price of oil for for the purpose of proving that the cargo of the said three years past, as follows, viz. vessels is the produce of the fisheries carried on by the citizens of the United States; which certificates shall be presented to the officers of the admiralty, also to the commissioners of the farms, in the ports of France where it shall be landed, to be mentioned in the report of their arrival. Spermacæti, one hundred dollars per ton, Head-matter, one hundred and fifty dollars per ton. Extract from a memorial, presented to the states gene- His majesty commands and orders the duke de Penthievre, admiral of France, the intendants and commissaries throughout the provinces, the commissary appointed to observe the ordinances of the ad-land, as the produce, yielded by the sea, may properly The whale fishery is of great importance to Hoi miralty, the officers of the admiralty, masters of be considered as our country produce, which fur. ports, judges of treaties, and all others whom it maynishes employ for thousands of hands, all the appa concern, to assist in the execution of the present ratus being made, and the vessels fitted out in out arret, which shall be registered in the offices of the said admiralties, read, published, and posted, where-A new vessel, from 110 to 116 feet, qwn country. ver it may appear necessary. including anchors, cables, rig Done in the king's council of state, his majesty ging, &c. costs from (Signed) La LUZERNE. Guilders, 32, to 80,000 8, to 9,000 Store rent, lighters, victualling, &c. for 42 to 48 men, Total, 1 ninety guilders or less, which gives a loss. Qil may No. XIV. Abstract of live stock exported from the United States, from about August 20th, 1789, to September 30th, 1790, from returns in the treasury office. Horses, French West All other countries. Total. Heads.Va lue. Heads. Value. Heads. J'alue. 5,406 99,905) 8,628 339,516 21 8,013 237 8,846 4, to 5,000 also, in case of a successful season, fall fre, sixty to forty guilders per twelve stekan (sixty-three gal 44, to 50,000 tons); and, in that case, vessels that return with oneFrom these outfits, the country evidently derives half or two-thirds of their cargo, must sink money, real advantages; whereas those immediately con- These are the most material circumstances that cerned risk their property, as has formerly been re-impede the progress of our fisheries. The effect of presented, that during a period of forty seven years, the premium granted by the British parliament, has, fourteen millions have been lost in this traffic, bearea ly, been severely felt by our Greenland fleets, ides the loss arising from the decrease of capital. having since that period, decreased one-third in The instances, which have proved profitable to number. the owners, are but few. Greater losses are to be apprehended from the present high prices of all the necessaries and materials. To clear the expenses of a voyage, each vessel must at least bring a return of fifteen thousand guilders, exclusive of one thousand guilders for insurance, besides the yearly decrease of capital, which may be calculated, on an average, at thirty thousand guilders for every vessel completely equipped, making the sum of three million eight hundred and seventy thousand guilders for one län Horned cattle, dred and twenty-nine vessels, which have been fitted Mules, out this present year, and which must each fetch out Sheep, of the sea twenty tons of net goods, to clear them. Hogs, selves. The prospect of doing this is very unfavorable, as all our neighbors use greater exertions in that trade than ever; to which they are encouraged by the aid of their respective governments; in particular the British, who allow forty shillings sterling per ton to each vessel which is employed in the whale fishery; by which means the number of their whaling vessels has, since the year 1749, (when the bounty was granted) increased from two to one hundred and nine) vessels, which in the spring 1775, sailed from Eng-Rice, land and Scotland, measuring in the whole thirty-Flour, three thousand three hundred and eighteen tons; Ry and amounting at forty shillings per ton, to sixty-six Barley, thousand six hundred and thirty-six pounds, equal to seven hundred and thirty-two thousand nine hundred and ninety-six guilders, which amounts, upon an ave-Statement of the vessels entered into the ports of France, rage, to six thousand seven hundred and twenty-five from the United States of America, in the your guilders for each vessel.' The fisheries in Sweden and Denmark have also received additional strength from the encourage. ments offered by their governments, without which they would have but little inducement to that trade; so that instead of Holland formerly exceeding all the other nations together, in the whale fishery, they, at present, exceed the Dutch, by one-third, in the number of vessels-nay, England alone now sends out nearly as many vessels as Holland. 22 5,379 4,.85 8,5 833 4,679, 8.537 10,058 17, 34 9,580 1,119 4,901 5,301 14,481 Another obstacle presents itself, with regard to the whale-bone trade. Of this article, Holland for-Abstract of the tonnage of foreign vessels entered in merly shipped five-eighth parts to Great Britain, of which sale we are now deprived, on account of the high duty imposed on all foreign whale-bone im-1 ported into that kingdom, and which may be considered as an additional premium on the fishery of that nation, amounting commonly to fifty guilders per hundred weight. Our exportation of whale oil is also on the decline. Hamburgh and Bremen receive great supplies, partly from their own fisheries and partly from England and Russia, so as to be able to furnish the greatest part of Germany with that article. France and Spain are mostly supplied from England: and as it has been always computed, that three-fourths of the product of our fisheries are exported, the competition of those and other rival That the encouragement of our carrying business nations will scarcely leave a foreign market for us: is interesting, not only to the carrying states, but in our own provinces and the river Rhine will be our a high degree also to the others, will result from the limits. following facts. British dominions, No. XVIII. Another disadvantage ought not to pass unnoticed, The whole exports of the United States which is, that the prices of the produce of the fisheries are considerably reduced; the whale-bone of the test voyage having already been sold as low as 2,250,000 Freight and insurance on this in times of 5,500,000 Events of the That. MISCELLANEOUS. NEWS FROM EUROPE. The late intelligence from Europe, by a cartel arrived at Boston from Halifar, is highly important. The continental allies having partitioned and divided Poland, Italy, Saxony, &c. &e as they liked, to preserve the "integrity of king. toms" and keep up "the balance of power," as well by those means as by reducing the French navy to thirteen ships of the line, and other like things, are by getting back the revolted colonies, if she can. Such, willing that Great Britain should indemnify herself at least, is the sum and substance of the news; the channel through which it reaches us, it is true, is not celebrated for its candor, at the continental powers appear so well pleased with the recent events and accessions of territory, as to have forgotten the interests of commerce, and the rights of nations du sea. Of the last one hundred years, Great Britain has had forty-two years of war, and fifty-eight of peace, which is three of war, to every four of peace, nearly In every term of seven years, then, we pay three times three million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or nine million seven hundred and fifty thousand, which, averaged, on the years of peace and war, are annually and constantly, one million three hundred and ninety-two thousand, eight hunIt is stated in a way that gives credibility to the dred fifty-seven more than we should pay, if we fact, that the great men in England, glorying in the could raise our own shipping, to be competent to successful termination of their mighty struggle, the carriage of all our productions. Besides this, have began to make it a question, whether we may many of our bulky articles, not bearing a war freight, enjoy a nominal independence (being restricted by a cannot be exported, if exposed to that; so that their variety of commercial and other arrangements), or whether the war shall be prosecuted to the complete subjugation of the United States. If this be true, and war for those purposes shall be urged, I shall not be disappointed. I always expected that the "magIn the subjoined article of the treaty of peace between Great nanimity" of the British government would nonright acknowledged, and the additional liberty granted, will be polize all the men and trade of our country, if they readily perceived. On the banks, so called, at a distance from the could. I did hope that the other European powers, coast, (and on the high seas) our right is confessed and recognized; having the same interest in the freedom of navigaon the coast, or near the shore (within the maritime jurisdiction) of the British territories, liberty is given, with conditional permis- tion that we have, and some of them making much sion to go on shore and cure and dry their fish. The right, there higher pretensions than we do, as to the doctrine of fore, is unalienable, but by force, conquest, and colonial dependency; blockades, right of search, &c. &c. might have esta the privilege, a proper subject of refusal or continuance, as may be concluded by the party to which it belongs. A denial of the right blished some general maritime code, to which we would be a just cause of war; but withholding the privilege, unless could have subscribed with honor. This may yet renewed by a treaty, would not alone justify a perseverance in total loss is to be added to that before estimated. As a proper close of the view these documents are desired to exhibit, the editor of the Register adds the following, extracted from the New-York Columbiqu: Britain and the United States, the distinction between the natural a hostilities. The sight is a natural property; the liberty allowed be done; but, in the mean time, the whole force of was a disposable grant, depending on the treaty, now becoine Great Britain will be poured upon us; and every obsolete, as annulled by the declaration of war. See the clause and effort strained to check our improvements, and reauthority on which the right and privilege rest. Article III. It is agreed, that the pople of the United States move to a more distant day the full establishment of shall continue to enjoy, unmolested, the right to take fish of every a manufacturing-rivalry. People may start at this kind on the Grand Bank; and on all other banks of Newfoundland; also in the gulph of St. Lawrence; and at all other places in the word as much as they please, but I repeat it, a manu sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time facturing rivalry: for, if the world be ten years at heretofore to fish. And also that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of peace, I have no more doubt that we shall be a great the coast of Newfoundland, as British fishermen shall use, (but manufacturing nation, than that we were a commernot to dry or cure the same on that island) and also on the coasts, cial one. The enemy succeeded, by little and little, bays, and creeks of all other of his Britannic majesty's dominions same shall remain unsettled; but so soon as the same, or either of in America; and that the American fishermen shall have liberty to in clipping and embarrassing the latter; and will dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled ways, harbors and creeks leave nothing undone to root out the former. Though of Nova Scotia, Magdaten islands and Labrador, so long as the the fact may not appear quite certain to some in the them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen United States, more enlightened Englishmen do to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agree-know, that—a spindle in America will do as much work ment for that purpose, with the inhabitants, proprietors, or posas a spindle in Europe!-they are also correctly in sessors of the ground.] formed of the immense progress made in manufac. turing generally, and will naturally conclude that the weighty capital accumulated by commerce, having no employ, by reason of European nations becoming their own carriers, will settle into new establishments to create new articles of trade. The prospect of a speedy peace has entirely vas nished, and we must prepare for a vigorous and united war, or submission. If we "pull all-together" we can beat the enemy, and punish his invasions--if we manifest the same spirit that even the Spaniards exhibited, the result cannot be feared. But, if by a wavering, timid, twisting policy-one pulling one way and another another" we carry on the war as we have done, it will be, indeed, almost time to "despair of the republic." But, I trust, in the pressure of the times unanimity will flourish-if it does-if we are true to ourselves, all will be weli; and the republio is saved. The following are the heads of the news relating lordships opinion, fail to give universal satisfaction; and they are to us-the only official article is the publication from the admiralty: Messrs. Gallatin and Bayard were about leaving Loudon for Gottenburg, where admiral lord Gambier Dr. Adam, and Mr. Hamilton were to meet them; they are persons of great distinction. Messrs. Hughes and Millington with despatches from Messrs. Clay and Russel, had arrived in London. dink that the exemplary good conduer of all the petty officers, induced to make this communication to the fleet, because they seamen and marines, entitls them to every confidence, and to this full and candid explanation of their lordships' intentions. Their the valer of his majesty's fleet and armies, will speedily bring the lordships cannot conclude without expressing their hope, that American comest to conclusim honorable to the British nume, safe for British interests, and conducive to the lasting repose of the civ ized world. By command of their lordships, "J. W. CROKER." From Cobbett's Register.-Verily, Jonathan, if you repose in vain hopes, you are upon your last legs, if the project of our public writers be adopted by the government. It appears, that you have negociators in Europe, and I have heard, that they have a great We, here, do not make such long spreches in our diplomatic distine, feel the consequence of the error, if it be persevered in long. cussions. We are more laconie; but we use arguments of much greater force than yours. Whether it be owing to our European climate, which, by making the stage of maturity, more tardy in ar riving, communicates more vigor to the mind as well as the body, from causes which render the oak more solid and durable than the opiar; or, to that necessity of industry which habituates us to despatch, I cannot tell; but, certain it is, that our negocistors have a much shorter way of going to work than yours, and that they seldom fail to be much more successful. You have recently seen London, April 25.-A very general expectation appears to be what a shilly-shally state the powers of the continent were in, till entertained, that the Americans, when apprised of the recent our Lord Castlereagh got among their counsellors.-They were changes in Europe, will cashier Mr. Madison. It is even anticipated talking about leaving to the emperor Napoleon a much greater exin the mineral circles as not a very improbable event, that the tent of territory than France under any of her kings, ever knew. Americans inay follow the example of France still further, and You have seen how soon matters changed after the anival of return to the protection of their former sovereign!!! Connected with this question of peace with America, we may rely, if you will, on the superior powers of talking, possessed by his Lordship. You have seen the result; and, having seen that, notice that a memorial has been presented to lord Liverpool, your negociators!-Perhaps you may take it into your head, that which was favorably received, the object of which is to prevent the negociators, chosen from amongst our friends, the federalists; that Americans from conducting their fishing trade as heretofore on the two or three of those "Burkes of the Western Hemisphere" of whom coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is said to be the intention the Times newspaper speaks; perhaps, it may come into your noddie of government to protect this branch of our commerce from all that acgociators, picked out from amongst these friends of "social trusion by the citizens of the United States, under any arrange order and regular government," will be likely to succeed better than ment that may be made with that power. [Morning Chronicle. those, who were not for open war against Napoleon. Try then, JonaApril 19.-In the Gazette de France we read the following cuthan; and be sure to fix upon gentlemen, who think themselves rious and important paragraph. "The delightful name of peace is heard on all sites. Europe is awakened to the enjoyment of its very clever, and love of all things, to hear themselves talk. Be benefits. Negociations have also been opened to bring about the sure to send men deeply read in Vattel and Puffendorff, and who re-establishment of a good understanding between England and will write volumes in folio in answer to six lines from our secretsthe United States, which has only been disturbed by the effect of be to send negociators, who in following up the sentiments of Mr. ry of state. I think, that, in order to conciliate, your best way will the disordered system adopted by Napoleon. It is known that the Randolph, will lay all the blame of your hostility upon the De plenipotentiaries of the two powers are to meet at Gottenburg, mocrats or Jacobins, who have enigrated to you from England and perhaps even they may negociate in London. We have learnt with Ireland; and, if you were to propose to give them up to their na pleasure, that the chief of one of the first tribunals in France tural sovereign, it might, as Mr. Randolph would think, obtain vited to his house lord Castlereagh, and Mr. Crawford, the minister of the United States, several persons of consideration, both French and English, were present. It was remarked that the two minis ters on seeing each other for the first time, did not behave with any distance of manner. The toast of universal pence was proposed to them, and they accordingly replied to it." There is no doubt but that large bodies of troops were to be sent to America-not less than 15 and prabably 30,000 men, under the command of Sirion of their powers of speech. They, or, rather you, will, in due Thomas Picton; a part of these will consist of the troops lately under lord Wellington. It is not worth while to detail the particulars; sufficient is it that that they are coming-aud also many vessels of war. It is also stated that the Spaniards are about to send 12,000 men to the Mississippi for the recovery of Louisiana. This is not true. you peace upon better terms. Try it, Jonathan, and see what effect it will have! In short, try, in all manner of ways, the powers of's talking.-Alas! to be serious with you, your safety lies now in the forbearance, the magnanimity, the compassion of his royal highness the prince regent of England; and, I trust, especially for the sake Leyden, May 22.-According to advices from Vienna, England fiance. While the emperor Napoleon wielded the arms of France, of the Quakers of Pennsylvania, that you will find this a safe rewas about to conclude a secret convention with the allies, by you thought yourselves in no danger. But him you did not like. which they are to engage not to intermeddle, after the pacificatione did not dress to your fancy. One party amongst you abused of the continent, with the affairs of North America, and to stipum and the other disclaimed all desire to aid his views. Volumes late by the peace, that France also shall not take any part. Admiralty Office, London, April 30, 1813. did your negociators write to convince us, that you did nothing to "The lords commissioners of the admiralty cannot annonce to Still independent, you were at war with one of the great belliger favor him. You have got into a nice, snug, little war of your own the fleet the termination of hostilities with Frauce, without expressing to the petty oficers, seamen, and royal marines of his ents, and so far from allying yourself with the other, you contrived majesty's ships, the high sense which their lordships enterrain of to keep up your quarrel with him, and could hardly be said to be their gallant and glorious services during the late war. The pa Luckily for us, you adopted this policy, and persevered in it to the at peace with your powerful enemy's only powerful enemy. tience, perseverance and discipline; the skill, courage and devo fast. You appear to have put your little independent war as a sort tion with which the seamen and marines have upheld the best of episode into the grand drama; but it was acting contrary to all interests, and achieved the noblest triumphs of the country, entitle the rules of composition, not to close the episode before the end of them to the gratitude, not only of their native land, which they the peace. You may, I hope, safely rely upon the moderation and have preserved inviolate, but of the other nations of Europe, of magnanimity of our prince regent, acting in the name and behalf whose ultimate deliverance their successes maintained the hope of his majesty, but I do assure you, that that is the only reliance; and accelerated the accomplishment. Their lordships regret that for if you were rooted out to the last man, your fate would excite the unjust and unprovoked aggression of the American govern- very little commiseration in Europe, You thought, that you would ment, in declaring war upon this country, after all the causes of its holds the balance between England and France. What folly and original complaint had been removed, does not permit them to represumption! But it is in vain to talk. This is a disease of the duce the fleet at once to a peace establishment; but as the ques mind, of which nations are never cured but at the cannon's mouth, tion now at issue in this war is the maintenance of those maritime rights, which are the sure foundation of our national glory, their and, though I could wish much to see you cured, I cannot bring lordships look with confidence to that part of the feet which it myself to approve of the application of the remedy. may be still necessary to keep in commission, for a continuance of THE ARMY.-The greater part of our army in the that spirit of discipline and gallantry, which has raised the British north is at or near Plattsburg, under major general navy to its present pre-eminence. In reducing the fleet to the estblishment necessary for the American war, the seamen and Izard-there is also a respectable force at Buffalo marines will find their lordships attentive to the claims of their collected and collecting under major-general Brown respective services. The reduction will be first made in the crews of those ships which it may be found expedient to pay off, and and brigadier general Gaines commands at Sackfrom them the petty officers and seamen will be successively dis-etts-Harbor, &c. Some severe fighting may be imcharged according to the length of their services; beginning in mediately expected between Izard's division and the the first instance with all those who were in his majesty's service! previous to the seventh of March, 1813, and have since continued enemy near Chamblee, where they have 6000 men in it. When the reduction shall have been thus made, as to the under general Couran. The discipline and general ships paid off, their lordships will direct their attention to those condition of our troops is highly spoken of, and they which it may be found necessary to keep in commission, and as soon as the circumstances of the war will admit, will bring home are receiving handsome reinforcements; but we and discharge all persons having the same standing and periods of know less of their real force or probable design than service, as those discharged from the ships paid off; so that in a few months the situation of individuals will be equalized; all men at any former period. of a certain period of service will be at liberty to return home to THE PLAG OF TRUCE.-Nothing has transpired as to their families, and the number which it may be still necessary to the purport of the despatches received at Annapolis retain, will be composed of those who have been the shortest time in the service. An arrangement in itself so just, cannot, in their last week; they possibly relate chiefly to the ex, change of prisoners. The Maryland Republican, Island, and have built four houses, one of which is printed at Annapolis, says, “amongst others, there filled with ammunition-and that a number of inwere two packages from Mr. Swertchkoff o Mr. dians, chiefly Seminoles and Red Clubs, have joined Dashkoff, the Russian minister. One large bundle them, to whom a British officer delivered the followfrom admiral J. B. Warren to gen. Mason, and one ing talk : letter from admiral Cockburn to col. Barclay. The nature of those several despatches cannot be conjectured with any degree of certainty." "I am sent to see whether the indians were destroyed in their war with the United States-if not, to afford them help. I have some supplies, and Iwill DESPATCHES. We learn from Washington, (says give to each town four large casks of powder and the American of the 1st inst.) that the letters from some short muskets. I am directed to hold talks our commissioners in Europe, brought by the late with the Creeks, Cherokees, Chocktaws and Chickaarrival at Boston, via. Halifax, were written prior to saws. I have 2000 men. The red people who have the appointment of commissioners on the part of been driven from the Tallapoosa must assemble [and Great Britain. They of course do rot contain very were assembling it is said] between the bay of Pen late intelligence, but notwithstanding the procrasti-sacola and Appalatchicola. They will concentrate nation which they had witnessed in the British ca- Choctauhatchee, and remain ready for further orbinet, in relation to American affairs, it is under-ders. Our plan is to take Mobile, Perdido, Yellowstood that they did not despair of effecting the ob-water, Choctauhatchee, an island near St. Mary's, an ject of their mission. If this were the state of their island near Savannah, and that town and an island near minds prior to the appointment of British commis-Char eston at the same time. One of my vessels will sioners, the prospect of peace must have become sail immediately for supplies for the red people, and brighter in consequence of such appointment. These expect in 25 days to receive them, when this plan impressions, favorable to a happy result of the ne-is to take effect. In the mean time the indians can gociation at Gottenburgh, are strengthened by let-be recruiting their strength, exhausted by recent ters from respectable British sources. We under-wars and by famine, and be ready to co-operate with stand that, with these circumstances in view, opi-their friends the British, who will strike at and ocnions of high characters in Washington have been cupy all these places at the same time." given rather in favor than against a peace. We trust The propheys observed to the Seminolies in the that time will confirm their correctness. presence of the reporters-we have brought our INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR ENVOYS.--From the Boston difficulties on ourselves, without advice from any Centinel. Under the mail head in this paper two ar- one-the old chiefs need not expect we will be given ticles will be found on the subject of "instructions to up. We have friends now, and if they attempt to our envoys in Europe," which we notice the more particularly, as in Boston we have more direct information from these envoys (then in London) than the writers of the articles could receive in Maryland, when they were written. In corroboration of the It is stated in another report, that the enemy's facts stated, we learn, that Messrs. Gallatin and force does not exceed a thousand-that all the troops, Bayard were extremely desirous to open the negocia with the exception of fifty, had left the island, but tions in London, and one of them assured an Ameri- were to return in twenty days-and that only two can gentleman who has just arrived from England, towns had received ammunition, the rest refusing to that he had no doubt, could the negociation be com- take it. follow us, we will spill their blood. We have lost our country and retreated to the sea side, where we will fight till we are all destroyed-we are collected, and find a few more than a thousand warriors left." menced in England, an early accommodation could Colonel Hawkins observes in a letter of the 15th to be effected. And it is added (but we do not insert the governor, that lieutenant Lewis, who comit from our own knowledge) that they had commu-mands a company of spies and guards, informs, that nicated their instructions to the British ministry; and "M'Queen and Francis had delivered themselves as that those ministers knew the American envoys were prisoners to colonel Milton. Several hundred of the ready to concede many points to effect an honorable deluded followers of the prophets have also surrenpeace. It will be recollected that at the latest Eng-dered themselves at our military posts, and are fed lish dates it was generally stated, that envoys had been by order of government,” named to meet ours; and that Messrs. Gallatin and [A letter to the editor of the REGISTER, from an Bayard were then preparing to sail for Gottenburg, intelligent friend in the south, whose means of into meet the other members of the mission. formation are most respectable, after noticing a vari [The foregoing refers to a report published in the ety of reports, assures me that the "Creek war is Baltimore Federal Gazette, stating that Mr. Gallatin done." It seems the few stragglers that remain had been invited to London to shew his instructions. hostile, are of themselves, too weak to attempt any The editor of the Centinel however adds, "they who thing; and the country is too much exhausted to calculate on the continuance of the war for sometime support a regular hostile force. The nation has at least, will do the wisest," in which we agree with suffered incredibly by the war. The chief part of him. If there be any truth in what is stated, it those that exist are they that were friendly--and proves what we have always understood-viz. that the Cherokee and other friendly tribes are in full the instructions of our envoys were very liberal; as force. It is probable that the U. S. might now we have often been told Mr. Bayard declared them have the services of at least 2000 warriors in that to be, before he started for St. Petersburg. country, and perhaps more if required; and certainCREEK INDIANS. From the Milledgeville Journal ly we shall not neglect to employ them against the of June 17.-An express from colonel Hawkins to allies, and authors of the controversy. the executive has this moment arrived, and confirms The letter above alluded to contains many intethe landing of the enemy in Florida. Several intel-resting particulars of the country &c. which shall ligent chiefs whose situation gave them any oppor-be communicated.] tunity of knowing, state in a report of 7th, that "the By the President of the United States of America. British have taken possession of Pensacola, and given A PROCLAMATION.-Whereas it is manifest that a large quantity of arms and ammunition to the Se- the blockade, which has been proclaimed by the eneminolies-that two British ships are at the mouth of my, of the whole Atlantic coast of the U. States, the Appalatchicola, one of fifty guns the other a nearly two thousand miles in extent, and abounding smaller vessel-that the enemy are stationed on Deer in ports, harbors and navigable inlets, cannot be |