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| ErlFFERHNT OPINIO Are tened hy diwfenf. persons, on the Btibj 6t of recent transactions >:i Baltimore. I we were lake war*, and did not animadvert with sufficient severity oil any par' of the proeeruinirs ; othi'rs are of opinion that more was said than was ne- cessary. Perhaps we adopted a correct me dium. Tin- following specitftwi of what distant editors think and publish,' is from the Frederick Town Herald. The last mail from Baltimore brought us the following spirited communication.— In the midst >: the disgraceful ferment Which has lately prevailed there, while th" power of the civil magistrate is set at open defiance, the public peace seanda- in isly outraged, the safety af individuals threatened, and the pre^s itself either overawed by violence or avowing and par ticipating in the guilt, in the midst of all this- we are pleased to fi id that at the scene of action itself there is a pr p s< ise left of the indignity and scorn which Baltimore has incurred, and a spirit not too tame to trace and stigmatize these monstrous and execrable abuses. For the F'- deri< k-T.ivn Herald. That Mr. Jefferson has evinced.an impati ent solicitude for the conviction of Saron Purr, and woald have triumphed in his des- truction in defiance of testimony, law and tl ¦ constitution, h'S been all along manifest through the whole comse and conduct o) the prosecution; and every p oceeding of the go- eminent connected with it. But 'hat he wuuld officially have ayrtwed himself,a waftr and offended partisan in the trial none could have anticipated who have observed the e* treme caution and chicanery with which the President conducts himself when the eyes of his f Ilow-C'tizens are down upon him. The late message at the openi.ig of con- gress had been expected Vi ith unusual anxiety, from the involved and perilous state of our foreign affairs and had excited various pre- dictiorif as to the spirit in which it would be conceived,and the terms in wlrch it would be couched When behold ! the political p'odigy worthy of preservation in the ar- chives of state curiosities is ushered forth fraught with blood and slaughter, militia. gunboats, volunteers and armed ports, and not a distinct and decided opinion ventured upon a'\y one - f the many interesting topics it purports to embrace, saving the trial of Aar'i Hlirr, Against this prominent part of the presi- dent's address, volumes of the severest stricture may and our/ht to he written ; for a deeper vt ound has never been attempted upon the national character. Here are the words of Mr Jefferson - ritten it is presumed with the most deliberate design. " I shall lb iris it my duty to lay before you the pro- ecd n s and the evidence puhlirkly exhibit ' ed in the arratgnement of the principal of fenders before the district court of Virginia. You will he enabled to judge whether the defect was in the testimony, the law, or the administration of the law and wherever it shall be found the legislature alone can ap- ply or originate 'lie remedy. However a- larming or abominable the doctrine, that the le i-lature shall both Jut dure and jus di- eere, and assume the fight to controul 'he judiciarv, on- of the c -ordinate powers, the only legal' expounders of the law, in the upright and c nscientious exposition of the constitution, we are here prodigally com pensated for all the misheief ¦ hich may be entailed upon us, by hearing the president for once in his protracted political life gal- lantly advance a surmise, which can admit of no double meaning,* that a guilty traitor lhas escaped c ndign punishment from s de- ifect in the criminal code or the corrupt con- trivance and official perjury of the judge who presided at the trial. This most mali- cious and false insinmtion is thrown out at gainst the integrity of the court, as a signal to direct his newspaper minions, and tide waiters and bis whole pack of newspaper li- bellers in their fuiiou^ pursuit to hunt do¦• n the honest fame of a man whose no single official art was ever tarnished by the slightest semblance of partiality. By implication, strong as theni'St positive and unequivocal mandate he boldly recommends an impeach- ment, or what can be called by no other name a legislative enquiry into the conduct of the cheif justice, because he has dared not to sacrifice even the arch traitor Burr in defiance of the principles of justice, and the total failure of his prosecutors by legal proof to establish the cinfges exhibited a gainst him. Is it then come to this ? shall the presi- dent of the U. S. by ihe most daring and •dangerous st'etch of power attempt to con- troul the judiciary wisely intended by the constitution to be a separa'e and indepen- dent co-ordinate., branch of the government by holding a fearful rod over the beads of the judges and pointing them cut to congress as fit objects of vengeano because they have firmness enou, h not to yield to the torrent of public prejudice, and have only discharg- ed their diey in interposing the law as shield between an arraigned fellow citizen and an infunatcd mob. led on and encouraged by the first magistrate of the country. The blindest adherents ot admiui nation must re- probate this officious and unc nstitutiqnal inhererence of the executive. & must at once perceive that the only objt ct is to destroy the independence of the judicial tribunals and to gratify the prevailing party by re- moving tbe brightest support and ornameiK of the bench, who has too much wid- m, truth and patriotism to lend himself to (hi base purposes ot a mortified and disappoint, ed 'act'on. But judge Marshal is to be sacrificed 1 a vicum Lke Cicero to appease the wrath and reckless ambition of the profigate Anthony; and ith him are to fall the withering repu- tation and honour of his degraded c unlry Ye'- ! the executive has given a signal winch has been most implicitly obeyed ; and scarcely was it heard beyond, the borders ol Columbia before ihi popular fury was aroused, and most ilikuiotul insults thai ma. levofenee could devise publicly offered against th,; character of a judge, whom En- gland herself in her best and most enlighf- ened days might have peen proud to possess. The rich and populous city of Baltimore is made the scene of the most riotous and factious proceeding, and even open rebelli- on against the laws. The American uni- f mi is stained and disgraced by commissi- oned officers and their companies, who in their military capacities have violated the laws and set themselves in open opposition to the civil authority. The effigy of the chief justise of the U. S. is drawn on a hur- dle through the streets, huncl. and ignomi- rpously burnt. The civil power trampled under foot, judge Dorsey's property and person threatened and beset, and the worthy and respectable mayor himself abused and insulted for his mild interference to preserve the harmony and peace of the city, and all these consequences it is plain to the mean- est understanding, have been produced by the intemperate and mischievous hint of no other than the president of the United States. A REPUBLICAN. VOMITED FOfi ">¦ !\T OF ROOM] REPORT, (In part) of the committee on the part of the message of the president of the United States, which relates to the defence of our sea-port towns and harbors. In Senate ef the United States. November 20, 1807. Mr. Mitchel, from the committee on that part of the message of the president of the United Sftites, which relates to (he defence of our sea port towns and harb rs reported, in part, the following letter from the secre- tary of the navy :—also a bill to appropri- ate money for the construction of an additi- onal number of gun boats. NAVY DEPARTMENT, SIR, iHtb November, 1807. In answer to your letter of the i6ih inst. in which you ask for such information in relation to the defence of our sea port towns and harbours, and the fuither provision to be made for their security, as the navy de- partment may possess : I have the honor to state, that in aid of the fixed fortifications, which will be submitted by the secretary of war, it is presumed that there will be re- quired at the ports and harbours mentioned below, the mumbrr of gun boats annexed to them respectively, viz. At New-Orleanes, At Savannah, At St. Mary's, At Charleston, S. C. , At Georgetown, do. At Egg harbor N. J. At Amboy, At Ne v-York, At Long-Island, At New London, At Connecticut shore, At New-Port, R. I. At Tiverton, At Boston, At Salem and Newburyport, At Portland, At New Bedford, At Marblehead and Cape Ann, At York, Kennehunk and Saco, At Kennebeck, Sbeepscut Damaris- cotta Broad Bay, St. George's, 5 16 8 4 10 1 1 1 50 4 6 6 13 I 12 6 6 4 2 2 At Penobscot ^^^^^^ Frenchman's Bay, Passamaquoddy Bay, At Portsmouth, N. H. At Wilmington, N. C. At Ocracock, At Albemarle Sound, At Norfolk, At Alexandria, At Baltimore, At Philadelphia, Delaware bay and river, 3 2 3 4 3 4 I 60 2 3 4 10 _ .. BOSyON, Ndv, 94: I •Arrived, ship Pilgrim,, Allen, froni Vnili'time ; icdaySj flour, Left the V111- yart! 'on Saturday, 14th instill CO. with brig Ft deral George,1 Field, from Baltimore, for Boston, [returned back and was here"on Tue-day.] ' ' The 'schr. Regulator, . Naiton* from Charleston ; brig------, captain Hendrick, | from Cadiz, both for Boston ; and several small, vessels supposed to be coasters, were at Holms Hole, (Vineyard) on Tuesdayla:t. On the xoth instant the schr. Abigail captain Hill, of Saco, with a cargo oi ,dry goods, &c, estimated at 15.000 dollars, on her passage from Boston to Saco was stranded on B on-Islartd—the vessel stove to pieces and the. greater part of the caigo lost. . Captain Paul of the ship Two-Brothers, of Kittery, writes from Plymouth, England, 2d October, that he had just arrrived trom L ndon, wheie his ship and cargo had been cleared on his paying £ioo charges—that while at London he was at the -trial of a number of American vessels, which were restored ships and cargoes, claimants pay- ing charges. The ship Oiizeiubo of Ports- mouth had been condemned. « *57 Making all M^^^ Of which we have at this time pro- vided, f>9 iXoxo or Never. ifiM Would leave to be provided 188 gun boats. The building of these gun boats is esti- mated on an average, at 5000 dolls, each. 188 gun boats, at 500© dolls, make dolls. 940,000 Deduct the am unt of tim- ber contracted for, as stated in the exhibit of extraordinary expences incurred by the na- vy department since the 22d June last, 87,500 Would leave to be appro- priated for the building of 188 gun bats, » dolls. 852.500 Ri spectrally submitted, Rt: SMITH. Hon. Samufi. L. Mitchell. Chairman of a Committee of the Senate. A he ELEPHANT Will be exhibited at the City Hotel in Gav- sueet, one door from the corner of Market- st.ee t, for one week only, ending- on Saturday the 5th December. Those who wish to giti- tity then-curiosity by seeing this astonishing At' m. , witi do well oy calling previous.to that time as she positively will be removed lie xt morning. Admittance 23 Cents Children 12 1-2. November 28. d6ti. NEW-YORK, Nov. 87. Arrived 1 he ship Victress, Maddox, in 22 days from Bordeaux (through the Sound) got down yesterday morning. Oct. 18 was boudedby trie letter of marque ship Tartar, capt. Mitchell, ol L verpo d who had spoken on the 10th, Oct. the ship Isa- bella, Hi 'gins', of New York, from Bor- deaux for Dublin Coik harbour bearing N. E. distance 9 leagues. Oct. 18th, lat. 47. 40, long. 18, a8, spoke brig Huron, from New-York for Bordeaux. Nov. I, lat. 43. 47, long. 50, 30, spoke: the ship Henriet- ta Nich'lls, 24 days from Liverpool for Baltimore- 2d. lat. 43. 48, spoke the brig Henry, 18 days from New-York for Am- sterdam, with the loss of her fore top mast. 15th, lat 39. I ng. 72, spoke the schooner Betsey, 22 days from Tortola, for New- York had lost some sails. Cleared, ships Oc«an. D > Ige, Algeziras ; Cados, Bunker, Marseilles ; brig Paul Sher- man, Paxtofl, C ytnne ; Eleanor, Th m- son, St. Croix ; schr. Trimmer, Smart, Bermuda ; Union, Wells, Trinidad. The ship Liberty. Young, from New- York tor Ainstetdam, has been cleared and sailed from the Do» ns, on the 7th of Oct. November 28. Arrived, ship Remittance, Law, from London. 39 days from the land, dry goods Nov. 2, lat, 43, long. 53, spoke the ship Hyades, Savage, of Saco, 17 days from Charleston, for GOwes. 6th, lat. 43, 1-og 61, spoke ship ——, Davis, from Amster- dam, for Philadelphia. Brig Theus, M-Donald, 18 days from N Orleans, with tobacco, cotton, logwood and specie. The-brigs Chailes, Field ; Ve- nus, Densmore ; and ship Mary and Nancv, Slaughter, were to sailfoi Ni vv York, in 10 01 15'lays Met abo>'e the English Turn, tin- ship South-Carolina, from New York. Off the Halize, shi;, Pyamingo, Walsh, fiom New-York : brig Triton, of Philadel- phia, last from Havanna ; brig Agenora,' from Baltimore.,, .Off the Bar ship The mas J' fferson, from Liverpool. The schooner. Three Sisters, Gordon, was to sail for Bal- timore, in 5 or 6 days. l^rig Melantho, Fowler, 20 days from St. Thomas. The brig Richmond, Gilman, for Portsmouth, N. H. sailed in co. but was sent back by the blockading; squadron. Left schr. Ranger. HoytJ of" Philadelphia ; ship Catharine, liar-is. n. of New Orleans ; brig Alligator, of Philadelphia-, British scttt. Speedwc-r.1. Collins, 16 days from Halifax, fish. Tt n days ago, spoke ship Commodore Piei-le, froni Leith forN. York, with passengers. Schr. Delight, Brooks, 10 days from Fredericksburg, wheat and flour. The schr. urora, Hen, 6 days from Wilmington, N. C. apt. Allen saw 3 ships and 3 brigs in the Oiling standing in. Schr. Jane, Earl, from Plymouth, N, Carolina, naval -.tores. There were many vessels in the Offing yesterday ; but the weather was so thick they did not venture in. Several schooners eame up last evening, but' we could net board them on account of the violence of the wind. Arrived last night, the schr. Harmony, Reid, 22 days from Basseterre, Guad. sugar and coffee. Left schr. Dover, of Cape .1111, to sail in 6 days ; schr. Hope, Noble, for Portsmouth, in 4 days; brig Eiveip.ize, Rogers, of Wilmington, for Newbury port, in 2 weeks. There had been an embargo of 20 days at Dominique, which was taken off the 1st No\ember. Nov. 4, off Basseterre, spoke schr. Dorchester, of Baltimore, 3 days from Dominique for St. Bartholomews. Nov. 14, lat 28 25, long. 68, 30, spoke brig Three Friends, 21 days from Surrinam for New York. Cleared, ships Halcyon, Tew, Jamaica ; Calliope, Taylor, Bordeaux ; Triton, Ap pleton, Madeira ; brigs Amazon, Coffin, City of St. Domingo ; Dean, Edgar, Sa vannah ; schrs. Commerce, Haight, Digby, Minerva, Bird, Philadelphia ; sloop Patriot, Robinson, New-Providence. J7" The ship Ocean, Pirjder, said to have been -eized t Amsterdam, for carrying pas- sengers, is enoneous. She was merely detained until the consignee could give se- curity that the papers were genuine. At Amsterdam, the Liberty, from New- 1 ork. Letters from Amsterdam mention that the new regulations'against England had not been enforced—and that American ves- sels would be permitted to an entry, not- withstanding their having touched in Eng- land or been carried in there. They also mention, that in a violent gale of wind in the Texel on the 7th of Octo- ber, 10 out of 13 American vessels were driven on shore. Among the number was the Boston. Bunker, of N. York, materi- ally damaged. By the Melantho, Fowler, arrived yes- terday, we learn that St. Thomas, was closely blockaded by a part of Admiral Coch'rane's squtidron. Tile MclantTlo" itfas | •boarded off the port by the frigate Ethalion, ' and detained 2 days. No vessels were suf- fered to go in or come out. A schooner from Philadelphia was amongst those that were ordered off. FROM FRANCE. A gentleman of this, city has favored us with a letter from a friend at Marblehead, who came out in the sch'r Spring-Bird from Nantz, which place she left about the 12th of October. This letter states—that there was to be another levy of 200,000 men in France—that Bonaparte intended to march an army of 70.000 men through Persia to India, and the king of Persia >vas to fur- nish all the necessary supplies for the French army—that Russia and Germany were to be mediators for a general peace— That the King of Denmark had furnished men to man nine French ships of war that were at Flashing, and that legianary ho- nors had been conferred on gen- Linniers for his able defence of Buenos-Ayres- This is the latest news from France, and cotnine from a respectable s- urce, is entitled to con- sideration. Ll'Yd'sList—complete to the Qtb Oct. Oct. 9.—Detained at Ram,gate, the ,, of Philadelphia, from Flushing to Bordeaux. The Poctolus, Robinson, from the Baltic to London, captured by a French Privateer, recaptured and sent to Yarmouth. The Rebeca, Perkins, from Philadelphia, detained at Plymouth. The Cotton Planter, from Liverpo j1 to America, has put back to Liverpool w th her bowsprit sprung. At Grave ;end, Pennsylvania, Thomas, from N. York ; Mary, Richards do. At Plymouth, Galen, Sieduian, Wilmington. At Liver- pool, Octavia, Boyd, Wiscasset. At White- haven, Portland, Wiscasset. _ At Dover, Mercury, Rogers Charleston. Remains at Deal, Eiisa-Ann, Williams, for Philadel- phia. PHILADELPHIA. November 28. Arrived, ship .olumbus, Place, Bor- deaux 52 days, wine, brandy, &c ; Dis- patch, Benneis, Leghorn, 55, wines, oil, He. ; Helvetius, Bowen, Amsterdam, 44 , Eliza-inn, Williams, London 89; Four Friends, Phillips, Liverpool, ft5 ; Liberty, Singleton, St. Sebastians, 54 ; Bainbridge Neal, Rotterdam, 37 ; Rosseau, M'Levan, Amsterdam.. 64 ;'brigs Susannah. Thurston, Havanna, 25 sugars; Mary Pike, 'Webber, Newburyport, 13, gin ; hrig Saunders Sin gleton, Madeira, 40 wines ; schooner EKsa Tice. Tice, Savannah, 7 ; dventure. Town Richmond. 8, flour ; Fanny & Maria, Beart. New Orleans via Charleston, i4, woods ; Rose in Bloom, Burr, Rhode Island, 10 barley ; Dolphin, Raum, North Carolina, 1.4, wheat ; Enterprise, Cutter. Portsmouth 5, oil and fi.h ; Eliza, l-'e' iamin. New York, 4 ; Betsy, Merry-man, P rtl?nd« 19, placer ; Mariner Ireland.. Richmond, 8 coals ; Renown Allen, Rhode Island. 14, plaister ; schr. Hazird, Burton. Bristol, 39: Frieids, Evans, Havanna, surars ; Rebecca, ahoone, Matanzas, 23, sugars ; sloop Rho - da and.Sally, Pedrick Richmond. 14, coals ; Unity, Hand, Alexandria, 14, fl ur Cleared, brig; William & Martha; Chand- ler, Boston ; schr. Jersey, Cooper, Charles- ton, John. V.mpelt, ditto; Resolution, Ful- ford, North Carolina. 1 northern ship below, said to be from Jamaica. The brig Union, Johnson, of and for Phi- ladelphia, sailed from Havanna, 5 days be- fore the schr. Friends. The ship Mississippi, Hewes* of New- Orleans, has arrived at Amsterdam, from New-York ship Holland, Nichol, at Cowes, froni New-York. The brig William and Henrv, Norris of Portland, bound for Havanna. was cast a- way on the Berry-Islands about the 8'h ult. The captain and crew were saved, together with a principal part of the ca'rgp. Brig Neptiu e. Kennedy, 2? days from Philadelphia, bound to Havanna, vns spoke of ¦ assail on the 29th ult. Yesterday arrived ship El'"za *nn. Wil- liams, from L- ndon. Sailed from Cowes, the 14th of October, and left there the United States schr Revenge, capt. R-ed to sail next day for Bre:-t. Off Filmouth, spoke the ship Union, Jacobs, from Phila- delphia, to Antwerp, detained and sent in by a British cruizer. Capt. W. informs, that it "was understood at the time of his sailing that Mr. Munroe would spend the winter in Engl*i d. The passengers in the Eliza-.'-no. all'' speak in terms of confidence that our differ- ences with England will be amicably accom- modated. FROM ENGLAND. Arrived this morning schr. Hazard, capt. Burton, in 39 days from Bristol. E. Cap- tain Burton sailed from Bristol the 19th Oc- teber ; his London dates are to the 16th —being but 4 days later than our previ- ous accounts—nothing more on the subject of our relations with England is received by this arrival. Although captain Burton informs that Monroe had sailed 10 days pre- vious to his leaving Bristol, we are inclined to believe that he has been misinformed. Captain Burton also reiterates the report, that the court of Great-Britain insisted on the right of searching public as well as pri- vate vessels. Ship Eliza-Ann, Joseph W. Williams, master 33 days from Landsend. Left Lon- don 18th September, brings papers to the 10th October ! All vessels bound for tlamburg. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, &c- were sloped by the English and sent into port. The voice of the people when cap- tain Williams left London was peace with America. Ship Dispatch, Benners, 55 cUys from Leghorn. Left there, ship Connecticut, M-Clure of Philadelphia ; brig Hibernia, Stewart do. ; Drummond,Butler, do ; ship Richmond, Bartlet, lirltimorc; Spartan, ——, do.: shr. Fair American, ——, schr.-------, from Baltimore and Gibraltar, released af- ter 3 months ; ship Aldebaran, Fitch, New- York, Bulah, Aitkinsoti, Bos'on; brig Esfa and Daniel —-—, do ; Dispatch, J Jones, do.;-------, De Champ, do. ; Ru>. thy ; Hammond, Marblehead ; ship Alex- ander Hodgson, Lovet, Salem ; Argo, Field tic.; brig said to be the Hibernia, of Boston, from Messina ; brig, Rebecca, of Norfolk from Palermo, loading for Barbary; brier Alexander, Laughton of Norfolk, from England captured in January and released ; ship Hetty, Day. of Alexandria, from Fn- land captured in January, expected to be released daily ¦ ship Alknomac. Brake, & scfir. Antelope, Blake of Boston, sailed from Sicillv the 31st. Aug. Ship Ospree, Cazneau, from Leghorn for- London, clear- ed for Copenhagen, was carried intoGibral- tar. On the 20th Sept. was boarded off Tou- lon by the British frigate SiriuS, few clays from Palermo and treated very civilly, she informed capt. Benners. that the eve.nug before the whole French fleet - ere safe in Toulon. On the 2d Oct. ff cape Pa .s, spoke the brig America, Hcosi./ri, f • a Baltimore, 33 days, bound for Malta. Oct/ 6, Gibraltar bearing W. 8 pries, was ',,<¦... d- ed by the Br tishM. W, gtin-btg Dex'ro-..,,- Lt. Tomlinson and treated very politcij j shortly alter was brought .0 in the Out py a .Spanish gun-boat pri.ateer, several 01 h'rs- being in sight, they behaved also moie ci- villy than usual. Oct, 7. Cape Soart.l bearing S. E. 6 or 7 leagues, '.as ayairi boarded by the British man of war brig Redwing, a d treated with uncommon cw vility, who mentioned that they had ordfs to escort through ihe Sfreights all American vessels bound to a British p rt or settlement} the same evening was brought too by a Bri- tish armed ship, a Innate in sight jnd after inquiring hei flag, allowed the d.spaich to proceed ; theseiepeated instances of uncom- mon civility makes it appear evident that orders mint have been given from England t' king's ship* to altei their e nduot towaids the American flag, as not one of those ves- sels even looked at ihe protections of ^he c.re>, when offeied t 1 t! em. Scn'r E'th.;,d and Mary ILgby from Ec'enton, in dis- tiess, had lost foremast, a cable and anchor, but saved all htr s„ils and r,ggin« ; Captain Benners spared her a topmast, but the ei- ther was too rough to sss'St hei otb*rviso befoie night ; the wind havm, l.een mode- rate ever since, capt Higl y m; \ be expect. ed in port shortly, S- ip Amelia, of Bos- ton, for Naples, arrived at Trieste, Naoies being bl ekaded ; brig Tw Brotheif, Chandler, from Tunis for Leghorn, w;,s carried into Malta; brig Fezwilham, from Leghorn for Naples, cleared for Mes»ii a, was captured and condemned at Naples by the French for that assimulated clearance ; brig Thomas Jefferson Van Beuren, of Baltimore, captured by the Russians at Mes- .-.iua, was cleared, but deserted by mate and crew. - Sch'r. Volunteer. Turner, 13 days from St. Jago, put ir.,o Nassau in distress en the 16th ult. She was originally from pori-An- tonio, bound to Norfolk, bui had been cap- tured by a French Privateer and sent into St. Jago. Oct. ta in the British channel was boarded from the British fn^aie Re is- tane*, the officer of wine1, .nh rmed,' that the French privateers were capturing all A- merican ships they fall in with r und to or from English ports—treated polite! /. Nov. ia, lat 39, 20, long. (17, 24, W. spa ke luig Eliza, of and for New-York, Dan!. T. J net 108 days from Sicdy, in distress haying lost his main-top-mast.the htadot themain mast, in want of provisions, sup.lied mm v\ >th beef, bread, water &c, He ip tended to make the first port. To the President, Senate, and House of Re ptesentatt-Ui-softhe United Staffs— THE* MEMORIAL OP THE MERCHANTS AND TRADl.KS OF THE CITt OF PHILADELPHIA, Respectfully Represents, Thai a str ng confidence in the neu. tral position and character of their country, and in tl e pacific p licy of its government, has encouiaged and induced many of your memorial]-ts to embark their property exten- sively, in forei.jii c mnierce—and to adven- ture a large proportion of their wealth tij on distant voyaj.es—that recent and unexpect- ed events so far affect the security of iheir enterprizes,as to impel them to make known their sentiments and wishes to Coiijjre's. Your memorialists cannot but view with extreme solicitude, the apparent tate of the neg ciation beiween their country & Gieat Britain, upon the events of which, the safe- ty of their property so materially depend — Their alarm and anxiety, increased by re- ports (perhaps unfounded) of the nature and extent of the demands made by the govern-* ment of the United States cannot but be great; while they are wholly destitute of information from offieial sources, calculated to direct their conduct—They mean not however to intimate a wish f r disclosu ts incompatible with the due reserve of govern- ment, but candidly to present to its view their difficulties and embarrassment. In common with their fellow-citizens, your memorialists entertain the strongest sense of the necessity of supporting the honor and independence of their country —they feel that the national interest is inseparably connected with such support ; and although in the event of »ar. as in- dividuals, they must be deeply affected, they have not a wish that considerations of private interest should induce a sarri. fice sf national honor and independence —But, from the wisdom and patnotiso) of the national legislature, they conceive 'he expectation well founded that the commer-- cial interests of the United Stales, with which the common welfare is inseparably I connected, will not be c ninittcd by an un-* yielding adherence to doubtful or vac- al principles. They therefore, with . deuce, submit their hopes that, while« |