wilmington gazette „ ti runi-tsiifj cwefklt)u7 all.1favdjl.iln " cksday wftember 24 1605 i which he pert looked upon as conquered j rih continued 10 havt .-« preat number f adherent wlv after the la(t battle on the tiijri between ihein anil the pach of rdnrarle had ail.ixiblcd on t lie frontteri luk ami oman egypt which the creator teemed to have deftined ior the favored abode of man ft ill remained involved in rnifery ami defola ted by war through the barbarity ol hi rulers and the difeord v parties aio tlur itnpofttni baitle h«s been fought be tween the mamelukes & turki in which ilic former were victorious and even i fummoneil the governor uf egypt llour i fcmd pailu o furrender c'a;r ; a re | o'lifiiion with which however accor i iii . < to ihe la u accounts iio lui not 1 complied thus the tuikifh empire was cor.vul ! fed hy 1 1 1 1 < 1 1 1 iplined hordes on the dj nu c add the 1 i j4 r i s , on the nile ami ilic 1 d hcijim.'ii'js ; and it wms not in a fitiwlion ' t contend with advantage wlrh thefe ■ clifttirbers nf iti peace — the fuifeff pro vinces diftinguiuied for the mildneia of i their climate an i the fertility of ixir oil were tlms riefolated by infurredioti and livery i cruelty and opprefron the tmkifli government was indeed enga ged in ihc iin r ovlincnt nf two ot its ile partmenti iiho»t which a tate can ne | vtr »£\ with energy its whole attention was devoted lo the betlu regulation t i\*e finance and the new organization of its l*nd and fca forces ; but according »» ail appearance it vvill he ditlicult to realife the plant projufted tot tlut purpofei for in forne oi ti'.e to»viis the inhabitants havu refnf i to refeive rej^uiar tro<>|'s s a condquence l he new mganieation ; and the government fearing trclh ii futreo tioiis had the pufiunimiiy to dc ft it k ven tliencw dittius in<pofed t;ii the bene fit of the finances anu col ected ht etzc tum excited a tumult th nr^ociaitous between the french and the oiiomjn gokemment relative to ihf recognition of the french eirij ror end i nned under the mediulioii of a great | c.icrmjn power and it it not iinpcoba ble that tlie pott will again be more inti i maiely coirfttcled with a natiori w hufe • j sovcn ijns once inf^iicd all the mcafures j o the divan last-1ndiks the successes which for a short period at i tendcd.the military operations of tiolkar have given occaitionlo new troubles in the southern ! p'irts of india the poligun in particular have in numerous instances been eucoura i red to express the hatred they bear towards j our government the second battalion of sepoys in its recenl march from vellore for tlic i^oll-iiis wo8 grtatly harrassed by these peoplei one of their chiefs named a unit courchy nfler some eir.uit bkirmikheb in which he wus beaten look refuse in a mud fort nnd three days maintained himself with the greatest i cbpc ration ; but being killed by i the fire of a six pounder which wus pi mu«-d on a neighbouring eminence his followers surrendered and numerous pariks who were assembling for their miccu;m in conse quence dispersed our troops dmin iheir route found several depot of tmall arms in ibe jungles colltctctl by uie poligars a considet«ble number of hones for ihe use of holkar'a army were luulv intercepted . on their route from tibet to lm camp by a i body ofrohilla troops — london papur troubles in china the tartars have ma«le a successful in i enrsion into the northern province of china ; they assembled in the mountains of noho s nor and in november last advanced with \ the most destructive impetuosi'y a strong ! corps of the royal anny was collected to op pose them but was nearly cut to piece a nother column of 1.2,000 men was marching arditut tliem and every possible exertion j w.»s making to resist their further progress j we have already stated that the rebel of ; cochin china after their defeat by the sia | me ae troops had retired to the westward of kesho ami here fornied a junction with the chinese rebels ; and we are enabled from letters received by the bte overland dispatch to add tbcit gen doudon having sent a lur^e body of troops against them they surprised it on its march through the mountains and compelled it to retire wilh the loss of its sr tilleiy baggage and oft cons.icler.ible num ber of men tbe rebels advanced with a virwto improve their victory but the occur rence of a violent storm during the night se pir.ittd their forces and threw them into such confusion that gen doudon apprised of the circumstance and strongly reinforced attacked and rcuttd them with immense slaughter five mandarins who had received the kind's pardon for former treason were a mon^stthe prisoners gen doudon imme diately caused their execution and their bo il spanish ijfairs it is supposed the refusal of the spanish government to sutisfy the claims of our merchants for their property captured by the french unj condemned in spanish ports is grouiuled on un opinion ob tuined from k livingston csrj and four i'hi ladelphia lawyers at luou dollars each pur porting that america having abandoned her claim for said properly on pranci'i spain is under no obligation to make compensation lor it lie this as it may it does notyetup pear from ond authority that our demands are wholly rssiited"*but a short tune will c luciiiiate he matter bst spanish claims tiif best v liters in ull n.uions except ing those who wi-re immediately connected with the profession haw deprecated the mi chwfs arising in society from the preponda rating insuence of lawyers but in no coun try m«i this powerful preponderancy taken place to such a degree a within the united sy.;«ies they h ive almost risen paramount to every legislative regulation both in the federal and stale governments an attempt to check them has bean arrogantly stiled a violation ol the constitution ; as if the people were obliged t,c»support this profevsion when they were conyjjiced of the evils arising from tlieir misconduct doss any man find him s if more secure in hit appeal to ihe uw since their immense i ic reuse than he did twenty years av;o jr rather du not nut difbculties even in the attainment of our p/ppeny arise m refi*om within the bar ihunfrom any other inu r ce ? t iiu interference of this order of men tus bfrome a subject of serious consideraiiou they have moved not only within the circuit 1 the courts i law but have trespasse'l on the jurisdiction of the government they 1 ve t.ikfit ' • • i : i c -. . which in uny other go vfrnmeut would have exposed the profession •> a total aboiilton the conduct of mr 7-isiiii wms unprecedented j and iu the in jury nfiht country he hus been permitted xo appear before i court whose juriidiction lie had ihe 1 ffionii ry lochnilenge but never lured to vindicate hii i>!i-;i before them if he ib not convinced i ti:e impropriety of his ronduct he ought in justice to himself 10 withdraw iroin ihe court ; but as be withdrew his plea i is suppou-d he is bt-n il,!e ol bis trror iik1 li i'uc is buu;.d in tluiy tu ac k'v.>wleflj»e 1 , , rttihnessi j'he late pr.tcedure of the spanish minis tef is in unison with the influence unsumed lv thi body of men w uld an foreign 1 nuter have presumed t f i state v question ihcnii unless he had derceivcd they had u quired u cnntroling ascendency why bhouhl a minister disregard the constituted binuoiities und under ■> fictitious designation of a b mid c place the controversy of two n:itiors on tht npininn of five men it is re ■•" 11k me thtu the .«./• (.■/.,-/, among the fed.er i ••, u itlwaj • .,-. 1 used us the diplomatio 1 isoli ■ v'i'nmeiii in purcontrovcr 1 ■ ith frani r x v nd '.'.. were the person : ■:-.» under v ud nur olitical uflairs were • cted \\ e may expect next that phi ■ ■ kappa will become the organ ol diplo : n in v the united sl.iles iustcail ■• inp fir>ni tii ir rorthticutinna up(«nt . 1 sort of romantic medium through ' ' ' l>«ll iheic public transactions are to pa li ihe sp uisii minister was desirous to bi 1 ., 1 ' ic question 10 issue upon fair ground vhy are a band c the starling oi;us ? v hy 1 the su'.jeci brought forward in ihi * : id manner to hide the meiilsof ihe c introverty ( \\ hy did he iv>t state the quts ji i in an un qt'.ivocul nunr.fr und predicate it upon ti.i l ii principles of national in.csti pationr whj did i call spain \— america d—and 1 i-nnccc whj did he not declare that a control 1 y s i ted between the two countries up .,. the pripcii les of i treaty ; thalthe constitui x nutliorities uf the respec tive nation w reacting upon it and that he wished tu know the opinion of jive lauijers ati«nd>'d perhaps viih afee 01,'tl.c proba ble i sue of the nep;ociation ? why did be keep this b nerd and in a chunk line man nnrjntfrrupi m amicable scttlemeiil between thepinies suppose thai tbe 1'resideni h;id tnken tutsa nn groundi vl had obtained the «.■. lions ol five other i\>«tt ciuzctis in fa v»r of the claims j suppose he had forward t'j o thr american minister in spam this bt>eciekof evidence i would not the president ; 1 sucli a cafe have become ridiculuusl he not haw licen charged us acting oiu of the lino of bis o!ii-ial functions j would he not luue been justly censured by his constituents ' bui ii eems five lawyers i:i the e>!ima'ion oltlie spanish minister are n-i equivalent for all the document handed lit the spanish court from the lxccuiive of the united suites ! i ! lei us for a moment suppose that five ijw y-rs in sp in should interfere in thi ques ti'in and give their opinion on the application oi'tlie american minister in favor of the de mands \\ hat would tlie spanish court sny to this what would the spanish agents think if they were thus interrupted in their f ■■. f.r i itii i l.v the interference of kuch in irrlnprrsl otperially if they should liml th.it uii-ir advice vmcuntra>7 to ibe cxpccutiun diet to bt suspended from trees on the toad • itll account from java state that in septet ■ tirr ust a lar^e body of insurgents issu .. from the woods and being joined by other in the cupitali destroyed the public rrstnali and did rxit-nsivc mischief after which thfj retired loaded with treasure an army hod been assembled to pursue them loi.j^nj , i i •• iip ■■— — - rritiili omul general's ojire ' a ■«>- ttrk 26f 1105 5 m«s«rs l.nup & turner you will oblige me by publishing in you gazette for the information of the meitharus ol the eastern suites of america the follow ing extract of a letter received by rnr thi day from his kxcellcncy anthony merry l!is majesty's envoy extraordinary antl mi tii*trr plenipotentiary to the unittd sir ten of amci ica dated the 24th instant ) u m uentletncii your obedient servant til barclay extract " the british built ship belfast having been captured by bis majesty's ene ies ud iil'u-rwiiicl bought by american citizens at new-yorki from whence he sh'iiki uixlef an american sea letter for liverpool with a cargo ol flour rice cotton and other mti t.lws those goods could rot be legally impor ted i;ito gruat-britain according to the terms of the act of ihe 37ih of hi prevent majesty chapter 97 because the ship be k british built bad not been taken t\s a prize by the united states though upon a representation of the freighters having been ignorant of the precise limitation of the sta lute in question the s;iid cargo was after wards admitted to entry 11 in ordc to prevent similar occurrences i ain directed by his majesty's secretary of state to desire that you t ill t.tke the proper mean for notifying to the merchants within your ilii'.rici concerned in the trade from the united slates to his majesty's dominions that vessels under the circumstances of the oneabovementiuned cannot be admitted to i entry as american vessels according to the j terms of the suiil act oi the 37th year of his i s.i id majesty j in order thai the american merchants mry be more fully possessed of the principles up on which this determination of his majes ty's secretary of state is founded his jvla j jesty's consul general subjoins iliac part of the act of parliament above referred to which respects the ship belfast and all other american ships under similar circumstun ces : 11 be it therefore enacted by the king's most excellent majesty by and with tne ad vice and consent of the lords spiritual and i temporal and commons in this present par liament assembled and by the authority of tin same that it shall and may be lawful to import into thii kingdom diructly from any of lie territories of the united suits of a i int i ica in british built ships or vessels ; owned navigated and registered accord ng j to law or in ships built in ihe countries be j lonkiui^to the united states of america or a ! ny of them or in ship taken by any of the ships or vessels of war belonging to the go vernment or any of the inhabitants of the slid united states having ccmmisftions or j letters of marcjue and repri si from the go j vernment of the said united st&tesi andcon ; lemned as lawful priae in nhy court of ad | mil ally of the snid united states of which i pendemnation proof shalt.be given to the sa , tisfaction of the commissioners of his mi j iesty's custom or any four or n;ore of them in that part of greal-britiin called england '; any threr or inert ol ll mi iii that part of ; grtat-rrituin called scollandt and owned by . the tuhjects ci tl e s;iir i'nittfj states or any j of il.<n n<l wheienfthe master jind ihree j fourths of the moi ines it least are subjects of ! the aif united statm any goods wares j or merchandize the growth production or manufacture of the said united states vhirh are not prohibited by law to be imported from foreign countries and to enter and land such goods w'arv and merchandizes upon pay ment of the duties and subject to the condi tions and rcgulut ions hereinafter mention ed ; any law custom or usajje to the con trary j n any wi»e notwithstanding nassau sept io disasters the following information is rereived of ilic lofs of ilitfe vcfleli by tlie char lotte and spiii y dudd from florida was drove on dime on florida thejo'h ! nit the brig harriet & ann capi de ; w rrom the havanna bound to new | yoik cargo 480 boxes of fugar — velftl i loft end all the cargo except 37 boxes . cabl rigging anu fjils laved with ihe 1 people th hrig k!intr»a captain brookinf fmm ilavanna bound to charkpon got : on hore asont th fame tirrie — but fome wreckers forlunate/y fall mg in wiih her foon after the accmenl lightened and got , her ff with cci.ruleryblc damage to her ludiitr which t i ifj aiud by the vrictk ol the court which authorised them to net | v hut would ihe spanish merchant mv u a decision which would throw iluir properly into a state of uncertainty nd harml u will ko farther what would the english mer chant think if their claims were put in • jeopardy l»y we lawyers feed for the purpoia to an opinion in opposition to iheir in tere»t ? in short what would any civilized government say when the constituted i\u tliorities wire arrested in their diplomatic it 1 -"' ra'itjemenu by the interference of men to tally unauthorised by any one artide in their social compact ? the ciliz.ns of the united si»'e are par ticuurly interested in tliis transaction ; for j if we do not check such lawless conduct ir i the first instance we n iy ireivaf'ter expect ' that lawyer will be ilio irupi.e in nil our | foreign negoclations livery init.istet in fu i turc will disregard the govern aitnt and form | an alliance with the bar in hii nhtirinal ton | cerns a british minister will employ o"u net of lndivlduau«""b spanish another — \ \\ 1'iench another — a dutch another — a i us \, sian smother h jvipolitan another — and '\ even indian chief will be distributing their ji mjmpun among i'mmu thus placed t»n the ]| isthmus of lawyers t hi whole government ii of the united states will become subservient to this jarring iii!;;re*t acting under ihe strong sensibility of feet and briber in m.is ciisc many giants of ihe law would arise and the constituted authorities full n prey to the combined powers ofa body of men whose ! opinions in.iy h swayed more by the in iirni j tiide of their compensations than the justness of our national pleis the above remnrks are nr>t intended to cmvace the idea either of the justness or unjuslness of onr claims these questions wlncli are greatly involved in the determina tion of the federalists on the urticle of the french treaty if any difficulty nti-es on j thi subject the federalists mu*>t blame i t itmsclves for it the object in the above statement is to reprobate the conduct of the i lawyers in their impertinent interference on a question the determination of which wa solely confined to the executive of the j united states uuj the nation in treaty with i him j the federalists who are now clamorous j fur war urc the hole cause of our existing j ij differences with spain if the delay of spain i occasions such ti-s;ntme»t what must be | j our feelings ai>-;iinst those who oriprinsted ' ! the htncnlties ? the article in the french \ j treaty introduced by our commissioner i j would have operated favorably to our rr.-vo i nations thefederuliststlrstdothemischii.fi ! and iliun urge the country into a war to rec i j tify tlieir errors we however submit this | i question to tin wisdom of the president anil ■ doubt not but he will pursue the business \ i with that di->;rtti,<n which he has hitherto , ■ prartiscd — rtnd not become n instrument \ ■ j to comuf'.nck war on t::k blunders of j • thk kdii.vkk admikistration we repeat j i again the fedkralists are thecuustr of rur ■ i existing differences with spain for the spa j nish minister has predicated his plea on their i i decisions tijstcn chronicle i internal convulsion's ix the i turkish umpire thf vaft empire ol thr om>mar e tetiiin from the black sea to ihe medi terranean and arabian golf from the , nile to the danube before which at the ' commencement of the pall century the j capiral of the roman fmpire and oiger •! many trembled his in the year 1805 j fin k into futh imbtcility as 10 he triea . pahle ot quelling thofe infurrections aril 1 internal commotions which coin tilled mod of hit provinces thejsaloufy ot foreign 1 pnweri nu.s the principle fupport of the ■ gunman ihro-.e in egypt i t he diihirbances occafionti l>y i lie in fnf^eni ia seivia lu.i already coiilii.il ; ed a years and the divan had not yet , fucceeded in reducing them to obedience on the return of heir c!e u'aiion horn 1 conhantinnple without any faiisfactory ■ ai.fwr their leader czerny george lummoned nli w!u were capable ol heir j ' ing aimi tc in;nib',e en n>ajft % for the j j defence of the ; r country and the main , tcn..ncv of ih fe rijjhti tor which they ij were contending his principil corps i p'ilie.1 at oil omiza mounted to more 1 han 12,000 men and appeared rcfolved '' to believe belgrade by laud the vari out account in t'ie pub'.ic papers concern i'>n the movements of ihe infurgemt in s rvia wer fo i*r from correct tiiat j we hi conent ourfe'ves wish hating 1 th tins country was the theatre of difcou 1 tent anl civil war while mejfurea were taken o quell the ; hiftnrbances in the ifljiv of cyprus fcdri a a a c!ii<.t of buml'mi rovolied in k ime i , ti uck terror 10 the vrry gates i ef se iui metropolis and qiuok the i foundai ion or hi throne the fed ol vvahabil in arabii wh'fe i pref.n tcadci ii culled s<uli uu abtjcl<t^iz a'o 459 volvm ix