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TREATY
Between Crept Britain and America.
The follpwiag is the off cia! note delivered
fcybis i-1'¦:• - v',- cfwmissioners, lord Hdl
'lard n«id 1 >id \.nckl»iid, to the American
ministers, previous to the signature of the
treaty :
NOTE.
The undersigned. Henry Richard Vassal,
lord Ho land, and William, lord Auckland,
pftnipotehtianes of his Britannic majesty,
Save the . honor to inform James Munroe,
a'd William Pinckney, commissioners ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiaries of the ti-
nned States of America, that they are now
ready to proceed to the signature of the
treaty of amity, commerce and navigation,
on the articles of which they have mutual-
ly agreed.
But at the same time they have it in
command, from his majesty, to call the at-
trition of the commissioners of the United
S- ites, to some extraordinary proceedings
¦which have lately taken place on the conti-
nent of F.urope. and to communicate to
them officially the sentiments of his majes-
ty's government thereupon.
" The proceedings alluded to are certain
declarations and orders of the French go
v mment issued at Berlin on the 21st of
November last.
'" In those orders the French government
seeks to justify or palliate its own unjust
pretensions, by imputing to Great-Britain
principles which she never professed, and
practices which never existed. His majesty
IS accused of a systematic and general disre-
gard of the law of nations, recognized by
ci"'lized states, and more particularly of an
unwarrantable extension of the lights of
blockade ; whereas his majesty may confi
dently appeal to the world, on his uniform
ct for neutral rights, and his general
and scrupulous adherence to the law of na-
tions Without condescending to contrast his
c nduct in these particulars, with that of
!ih enemy ; and with regard to the only
ipeciAc charge, it is notorious, that he has
lie-er declared any ports to be in a state of
blockade, without aliening to that object a
force sufficient to make the entrance into
them manifestly dangerous.
" By such allegations, unfounded as they
are, the pnemy attempts to justify his pre-
teffsi 'is of confiscating, as lawful prize, all
produce of English industry or manufacture
though it be the property of neutrals ; of
excluding from his harbors every neutral
vessel, which has touched at any port of
his majesty's dominions, though employed
in,an innocent commerce ; and of declaring
G'eat-Britain to be in a state of blockade,
though his own ports & arsenals are actual-
ly blockaded, and he is unable to station a
ny naval force whatever before any pert of
the united kidgdom.
" Such principles are in themselves extra-
vagant, and repugnant to the law of nations
—and the pretensions founded on them,
though professedly directed soli Iv against
Great-Biitain. tend to alter the practice of
war among civilized nations, and utterly to
Subvert the richts and independence of neu-
tral powers The undersigned cannot there
fore believe that the enemy will ever seri
©iisly attempt to enforce such a system. If
he should, they are c-undent, that the good
Sense of the \mericari g ivernnrt-nt will per
ctive the fatal consequences of such pre
tensions to hentral commerce, and that its
SDirit and regard- to national honor will
yeve"t its acquiescence in such palpable
¦violation of its rights, and injurious en-
Croac'ii'-pnts on its interests.
l* If.hox'ever. theeremy'bouldcarry these
threats in'o execution, and if neutral nati-
ons should contrary to all expectation, ac-
quiesce in such usurpations, his majesty
mi >ht probably be c mpe led however re-
luctantly, to retaliate in his just defence, &
to issue orders to his cruizers to adopt to-
Wards neutrals any hostile system to which
those neutrals shall have submitted from his
enemies. The commissioners of the Unit-
ed States will there! re feel, that at a mo-
ment when his majesty and all the neutral
rations are threatened with such an exten-
sion of the belligerent pretensions of his e-
nemies. he cannot enter into the stipulati-
ons f the present treaty without an ex-
planation from the United States of their
intentions, or a reservation on the part of
his majesty in the case above-mentioned, if
it should ever occur.
' The undersigned,considering that dis-
tance of the American government renders
any immediate explanation on this subject
impossible, and animated by a desire of for.
warding the beneficial work in which they
are^engaged, are authorised by his majesty
to conclude the treaty without delay.
' They proceed to the. signature, under
the fuli persuasion that before the treaty
shall be returned from' Ame'ica with the ra-
tification of the United Stales, the enemy
will either have formally abandoned or ta-
citly relinquished, lii': unjust pretensions, or
that the government of the United States
by its conduct or assurances, will have giv-
en security to his majesty, that it will not
submit to such innovations in the establish-
ed system of maritime law : and the under-
signed have presented this note fr. m an
anxious wish that it should he clearly un-
derstood on both sides, that without „uch a-
bandonment of his pretensions on the part
of the enemy, or such assurances or such
conduct on the part of the United States, his
majesty will not consider himself bound by
the present signature of his commissioners
to ratify the treaty, or precluded from adopt-
ing such measures as may seem necessary
for counteracting the designs of his enemy
whenever they shall occur, and be of such
extra rdinary nature as to require extraor-
dinary remedies.
'• Theundersigned cannot conclude with-
out expressing thefr satisfaction at the pros-
pert of accmpH-Jiing as < bject so impor-
tant to the interests and fiiendly connecti-
ons of both nations, and their just sense of
the c nciliatory disposition manifested by
tvp commissioners of the V. States during
tae whole course of the negociaticn.
(Signed)
« VASSAL HOLLAND
" AUJOAND,
« JAMES MONROE, &c. &e.
"WILLIAM PINKNEY, &c. &c."
" December 31,1806."
From the London Gazette of Nov. 7. '
ORDERS OF COUNCIL.
At the curt of the queen's palace, 4th
November, 1807, present the king's most
excellent majesty in council.
Whereas the king of Denmark has issu-
ed a declaration of war against his majesty,
his subjects and people ; and his majesty's
anxious and repeated endeavors to obtain the
revocation of such declaration, and the res-
toration of peace, have proved ineffectual ;
his majesty therefore is pleased, by and with
the advice of his privy council, to order,
and it is hereby ordered, that general repri
sals be granted against the ships, goods and
tubjects of the king ot Denmark (save and
except any vessels to which his majesty's
licence has been granted, or which have
been directed to be released from the embar-
go, and have not since arrived at any fo-
reign port) so that as well his majesty's fleet
and ships- as also other ships and vessels
that shall be commissioned by letters of
marque, or general reprisals or otherwise,
by his majesty's commissioners for executing
the office of lord high admiral of Great
Britain, shall, and may lawfully seize all
ships, ves els and goods belonging to the
king of Denmark, or his subjects, 01 o
thers inhabiting within the territories of the
king of Denmark, and bring the same tm
judgment in any of the courts of admiralty
within his majesty's dominions; and to that
end his majesty's advocate general, with
the advocate of the admiralty, are forth-
with to prepare the draft of a com mis
sion and present the same to his majesty
at this board, authorising the commission-
ers for executing the office of lord high ad-
miral or any person or peisons by them em
powered or appointed, to issue forth and
grant letters of marque and reprisal to any
of his majesty"! subjects or others, whom
the said commissioners shall deem fitly qua-
lified in that behalf, for the apprehending-
seizing and taking the ships, vessels and
goods belonging to Denmark, and the ves-
sels and subjects of the king of Denmark,
or any inhabiting within his countries, ter-
ritories or dominions (except as aforesaid)
and that such powers and clauses be insert-
ed in the said e mmission as have been usu-
al, and are according to former precedents ;
and his majesty's advocate general, with the
advocate of the admiralty, are also forth-
with to prepare the draft of a commission,
and present the same to his majesty at this
board, authorising the said commissioners
for executing the office of lord high admi-
ral to will and require the high court of ad-
miralty of Great Britain, and the lieutenant
and judge of the said court, his surrogates
or surrogates, as also the several courts of
admiralty within his majesty's dominions,
to take cognizance of, and judisiously pro-
ceed upon, all and all manner of captures,
seizures, prizes and reprisals of all ships &
goods that are or shall be taken, and to
hear and determine the same, and accord-
ing to the courts of Admiralty, and the
Laws of nations, to adjudge and condemn
all such ships, vessels and goods as shall
belong to Denmark, or the vassals and sub-
jects of the king ol Denmark, or to any o
ther inhabiting within and of his countries,
territories and dominions (except as afore-
said) and that such powers and clauses be
insirtedin the said commission as have been
usual, and are according to former prece-
dents—and they are likewise to prepare and
lay before his majesty at this board a draft of
such instructions as maybe proper to be sent
to the courts of admiralty in his majesty'*
foreign governments and plantations for
their guidance herein ; as »lso another draft
of instructions for such ships as shall be
commissioned for the purpose above-men-
tioned.
Eldon, C. Hawkesbury,
Camden, P. Mulgrave,
Westmoreland, C.P.S. Sp. Perceval,
Winchelsea, - Nat. Bond.
At the court at the Queen's Palace, the 4th
of November, 1807, present, the king's
most excellent majesty in council.
Whereas France has taken forcible pos-
session of certain territories and ports in Ita-
ly, and in the Mediterranean and Adriatic
seas, and has subverted thier ancient go-
vernments, and erected, in the room there-
of, new governments, which, under her
influence are aiding in her hostile designs
against the property, commerce and navi-
gation of his majesty' subjects ; and where-
as divers acts, injurious to the just rights of
his majesty, and the interests of his king-
dom, have in consequence been commited,
his majesty is pleased, by and with the ad-
vice of his privy council to order and it is
hereby ordered, that general reprisals be
granted against the ships, goods, and in-
habitants of the territories and ports of Tus-
cany, the kingdom of Naples, the port and
territory of Ragusa, and those of the islands
lately composing the republic of the seven
islands, and all other .ports and places in
the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, which
a.e occupied by the arms of France or her
allies so that as well his majesty's fleets and
ships, as also all other ships and vessels that
shall be commissioned by letter of marque
or general reprisals or otherwise, by his ma-
jesty's commissioners for executing the of-
fice of lord high admiral of Great-Britain,
shall and may lawfully seize all ships, ves-
sels and goods belonging to the said territo-
ries, ports and places, or to any person be-
ing subjects or inhabitants thereof, and bring
same to judgment in such couits of admi-
ralty within his majesty's dominions, as
shall be duly commissioned to take cogni--
zaiic* thereof, &c. &c; [Signed as above.]
LEGISLATURE,
House of. Delegates, Makylanb...
Saturday, December^.
The house met. Present as-on yesterday.
The proceedings of. yesterday1 were read;
,The bill for transcribing and recording
certain records and papers in the register's
office of Kent county, and the bill for quiet-
ing possessions, and securing and confirm-
ing the estates of purchasers, were sent to
the senate.
Mr, Little delivered the bill, entitled, An
act to lay out and make a public road in Bal-
timore county, as amended ; which was
read.
Mr. O.Williams delivered a bill, entitled
An act to lay out and make a public road
in Anne-Aruudclcounty, which was read.
The bill to erect a new bridge over Great
Choptank river, in Caroline county, was
read the second time, passed, and sent to the
set a e.
A petition from John Barnes, clerk of
Charles county court, praying that some of
the recordsof said court may be transcribed,
and a general alphabet made for said office,
was prefened, read, and referred.
Mr. Welsh delivered a favourable report
on the petition of John Lynch; ivhich was
read.
Mr. Tabbs delivered a bill, entitled, An
act f r the benefit of the joined Evangelic
Lutheran and Evangelic Presbyterian con-
greations of St. Paul's Church, in Washing-
ton county ; which was read.
The report ou the petition of Richard
Gordon was read the seco.id time, and the
resolution therein contained assented to, and
sent to the senate.
The bill for the relief of James West, an
insolvent debtor, was read the second time,
passed, and sent to the senate.
The report on the petition of John Lynch
was read the second time, the resolution
therein contained assented to, and sent to
the senate.
The bill authorisingthe justices of the le-
vy court of Baltimore county t lease and
exchange the property therein mentioned,
and the supplement to the act to prevent the
going at large of swine in the village of
Hillsborough, in Caroline county, were
read the second time, passed, and sent to
the senate.
Leave given to bring in a bill for the en-
couragement of manufactures of linen, cot-
ton and woollen clothes, within this state,
and for other purposes.
Mr. Ennals delivered a bill, entitled, a
supplement to an act for rectifying the evil
practices of attornies in this state, and as-
certaining fees to the attorney general, clerk
of indictments, attornies, and practitioners
of the law in the courts of this state, and
for levying the same by Way of execution,
which was read.
The further supplement to the act for the
amendment of the Jaw, and the bill to con-
lirm certain deeds of conveyance made by
Joseph Leonard, and for other purposes
therein mentioned, were sent to the senate.
The clerk of the senate delivered the re
solution in favor of William Amos, endors-
ed, "assented to." The bill for the relief
of Mary Gwinn. endorsed, " will pass with
the proposed amendments ;" which amend-
ments were read, i And the bill for the sale
of the real estate of James Winchester, en-
dorsed, " will pass/' Ordered to be engross-
ed.
' £The supplement to the act for the estab-
lishment of a school in Caroline county,
was read the second time, passed and sent
to the senate.
Mr. Bruce delivered a favorable report on
the petition of Gassaway Watkins, which
was read.
Mr. Winder delivered a favorable report
on the petition of Evans Willing, which
was read.
Leave given to bring -fn a supplement to
an act, entitled an.^ct authorising Joseph
Green, late sheriff and collector of Charles
county, to complete his collection, and a
supplement to an act authorizing the collec-
tion of certain ground-rents due on lots in
the town of Cumberland, In Allegany coun-
ty.
Mr. Bruce delivered a report respecting
the road from Hancock to Cumberland ;
which was read.
Mr. Stone delivered a favorable report on
the petition of of John Barnes ; which was
twice read, and the resolution therein con-
tained assented to.
The bill authorising Alexis Boone, late
sheriff of Prince George's county, to com
plete his collection, was read the second
time and passed.
Ordered, that the bill to incorporate a fire
insurance company in the city of Baltimore-
have a second reading on the 8th inst.
The house adjourned till Monday morn
ing.
BY THIS DAY'S MAILS.
SALEM, Dec. 10.
Arrived, ship Janus, Endicott, from Cal-
cutta, Aug. 12, and Sand-Head the 28th.
Sailed in co. shipSusquehannah,Blackstone,
for Philadelphia. Left at Calcutta, ships
Hope Norris, for Salem, 8 days ; Jane,
Lander do. do. do. ; Restitution, Pulsifer,
do. do. ; Bellisarius, Lovett, do. do. ; Lu-
cia, Towne, d». do. ; Gulliver, Lee, for
Boston ; Ceres, Minugh, New-York ;
True American, Isaacs, do.; Pekin, Swain,
Philadelphia ; Montesquien, Nelson, do.
In the river, Wm. and Jane, from Balti-
more ; Superior, New-York. Spoke, Oct.
10, lat. 31, 30, long. 22, 40, ship Lilla,
39 days from Batavia for Baltimore. Nov.
25, lat. 23, 41, long. 69, was boarded by
the British frigate Jason.
BOSTON, Dec 10.
Arrived, sch's Joseph and Lois, from New-
foundland ; Liberty, Haliat, New-York; May-
fiower, Storer, York.
Cleared, brigs Eliza, Finney, Valencia ;
flebecca, Eldridge, Cadiz ; Mount Mtna,
IJr ath, Walerford ; schrs. Huntress, Smith,
Newfoundland ; Argo, Gowen, Yarmouth ;
Lady, Hope, Gray, Barbados ; Federal George,
Field. Baltimore; Mary Ann, Lue^ Norfolk
and Richmond ; .Agnes,, VVest, Philadelphia ;.
Sally, Pratt,"New Orleans ; 4jnx, Trott, Sa-
vannah ; Catharine; Riley, Georgetown ;
Packet, Luce, Philadelphia ; Regulator, Nor-
ton, do.'
The sch'r Eliza, Stockwell, of and from
Newhuryport, bound to Honduras, has been
cast away on Glover's Reef, crevvjand part
of the cargo saved.
NEW-YO-K, Dtec. 15.
The declaration of the king >f England
relative to the Copenhagenexpedition, has
been treated in Hie official paper of the
French government with unusual virulence.
It disavows Bonaparte's intention of viola-
ting; the independence of Denmark, repro-
bating such a measure as " a signal injus-
tice, that would have been a stain on the
emperor Napoleon in the eye of posterity,
whose opinion is said to be not indifferent
to that peat soyerei^n !" [Mer. AdvA
Captain Newman of the ship Indian Hun-
ter, who arrived last evening in 28 days
from Liverpool, has furnished the editors
of the New-York Gazette withpapers from
London one day later than before received.
By the extracts which we have given, it
will be seen that after all Portugal has
been obliged to accede to Bonaparte's terms,
and have shut her ports against the British.
A secret understanding however was sup-
posed to exist between the Portuguese and
English, and that the latter would take the
Brazils.
It will also appear, that the Statira fri-
gate, having the British envoy Mr Rose
on board, which had sailed on the 9>h ol
November, wa* obliged from contrary ga'es
to put into Plymouth—And that Mr. Mun-
roe had not, as we stated in 011 last, sailed
for America, but was on the eve of depar-
ture.
As late as the 13th of last month, no
blockade of the French ports had been, de-
clared ; and if wemav judge Ir 111 Hie com-
plexion - f the remarks in the last papers it
is d ubtful whether a blockade will take
place, for much pains are taken by able wri-
ters, to prove, that such a measure would be
injurious to the commerce of England. Se-
veral of the prints abuse Cobbett for his
attempts to influence ministers in favor of
this blockading system.
Mr. Munr- e.—Capt. Swart, of the brig
Peace, left in the Downs the 13th ult. the
ship Augusta, Boston. pound to the Che-
sapeake. She was to sail immediately and
touch at Portsmouth, to take Mr. Munro
and family on board.
London, Nov. 12.
We stated in our yesterday's paper that
all frienly communication between this
country and Portugal had now finally ter-
minated, and to day we are sorry to con-
firm this account by inserting the following
proclamation of the prince Regent, brought
over by the Auckland packet, just arrived
at Falmouth, in 11 days from Lisbon :—
Edict ty the Prince Regent of Portugal.
It having always been my greatest selici-
tnde to preserve within my dominions, Our
ing the present war, the most perfect neu-
trality, upon account of the acknowledged
benefits resulting therefrom, It being, how-
ever, impossible to preserve that neutrality
any longer, and considering besides how de
sirable a general paci cation is to humanity
- -1 have been phased to accede to the cause
of the continent, in unitiug myself to his
majesty the emperor of the French and
king of Italy, and to his Catholic Majesty,
with the view of contributing as much as
in my power to the acceleration of the ma-
pitime Peace : wherefore I am pleastd to
order, that the ports of this King om shall
be immediately shut against the entry of tiie
ships, as well of war as meichainment, be
longing to Great-Britain, &c. &c.
Given at the Palace of Matra, the 20th
October, 1807. by order of the Prince
Regent our Sovereign. That all persons
may have due notice, it is ordered that
the Edict be publicly affixed.
Lisbon, October 22, I'$07.
J. F. LUDOVICE.
By our Plymouth Correspondent's let-
ter, we lind that two vessels of the Bpadr-
cea's Convoy had put into that p rt, in bal-
last, from Opoit , not having been suffered
to load. They state, that, the Newfound
land fleet was not permitted to enter the Ta-
gus ; an excepttion, however, was made in
favor of seven vessels in distress.
We have received additional Madrid Ga-
zetts. They chiefly relate to some actions
that have taken place between the Spanish
gun-boats and our sloops of war, in which
the enemy claim the advantage.
A proclamation has been issued at Gibral-
tar in pursuaaca of the one recently made
by the court of Madrid. It commands all
subjects of Spain to quit the garrison. And
prohibits the stay of any foreigners what-
ever, but under certain restrictions.
A private letter from Helsingburg, men-
tions, that Russia had threateeed to march
an army through Finland, if the king of
Sweden persisted in carrying on the war.
The treaty of Tilsit is again said to be
very unpopular in Petersburg.
Dispatches have been received from his
excellency Lord Granville Lejison Gower,
our ambassador at the court of St. Peters-
burg. It is supposed that they are of the
most interesting nature, as a Cauinet Coun-
cil assembled at a late hour at the Foreigu
Office, to deliberate on their contents.
12 O'clock, P. M.
We have just seen letters from Bilboa,
which state that no French troops had en-
tered I Spain, and that none were expected.
These letters are totally silent on the re-
ported death of the King of Spain.
Letters from Badajoz furnish the impor-
tant intelligence that in consequence of an
arrangement concluded between the Prince
Regent and Bonaparte, the sea ports of Por-
tugal are immediately to be garrisoned by
Spaniards. They enter uiidxr the name of
" The Auxiliary Army of Portugal."
Price of Stocks, Nov. 12th, 1 o'clock :
3 per cent, reduced 62 1-2 ; 3 per cent, con-
sols fc'2 i-4 ; omnium 1-2, 3-4 premium.
Arrived, the ship Melpomene, Daubeny,
52 days from Amsterdam, in ballast. The
ship General Hamilton, Shaler ; Pallace,
Everet i. and Monticello, all from N. Yark,
via England, had arrived. The ^fher ves-
sels left have been reported. Oct- 22, met
going up. a large American ship supposed
to be the Hardware, from New York.
Nov. 17, lat. 39, long, 36. 30. spoke brig
Eliza, 15 days from New-York for Bor-
deaux. 26th, lat. 41, long/ 1Q, spoke a
brig 7 days from Philadelphia for Bordeaux.
29th. lat. 4a, lonjr. 64, spoke ship Eliza
and Mary, 6 days from N. York for Am-
sterdam.
The ship In-lian Hunter. Newman, 28
days from Liverpool, salt and coal. No
embargo. Plymouth. Nov. 10, arrived,
brig Kitty, Matthews, from N. York, sent
in by the Indefatigable privateer. Captain
Newman has been gone but 90 days, 31 of
which he was in dock.
The ship Brunswick Beadle, 75 days
from Marseilles, brandy wine, oil, silks,
&c. Left, ship Fabius, and Packet, nnd
brigs Sally, and Seaflo .ver all of Philadel-
phia ; brigs Neutrality, of Boston ; Edwin,
of Salem and Lucy of Beverlv ; and ship-
Lady Adams, of Nantucket.—Sailed in co.
brig Sukey of Salem.
Ship Belvidere, Wood of Philade'ofva,
48 days from Lisbon. Left, ship Isabella,
Moore, of New-York, rea^v for sea : ^hipj
Jane and Eliza. Hussey, of Nantucket a |