part by a citizen or citizens of the United States, aforesaid, except such ships and vessels as are above shall be permitted to clear out or depart from any excepted, which shall from and after the first day of port or place within the limits of the United States November next, enter, or attempt to enter, any port or territories thereof, to any foreign port or place, or place aforesaid, the same, with her cargo, shall be till the owner or owners, agent, factor, freighter, mas- forfeited to the use of the United States. ter or commander, shall have given bond, with sui- Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any British cient security, in the amount of such ship or vessel packet or vessel with despatches destined for the and cargo, not to proceed to or trade with the ene-United States, and which shall have departed from mies of the United States. And if any ship or vessel any port or place of the united kingdom of Great owned as aforesaid, shall depart from any port or Britain and Ireland or its dependencies, on or before place within the limits of the United States or terri- the first day of September next, shall not be able to tories thereof, for any foreign port or place without be captured or condemned, but the same shall be giving bond with security as aforesaid, such ship or permitted to enter and depart from any port or place vessel, and cargo, shall be forfeited to the use of the in the United States: Provided, That nothing hereUnited States; and the owner or owners, freighter, in contained shall be construed to affect any cartel, factor, or agent, master or commander, shall several-jor vessel with flag of truce. ly forfeit and pay a sum equal to the value of such Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the presi ship or vessel and cargo; and the said master or com-dent of the United States be, and he is hereby aumanner, if privy thereto, and being thereof convicted, thorised to give at any time within six months after shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand the passage of this act, passports for the safe transdollars, and imprisoned for a term not exceeding portation of any ship or other property belonging to twelve months in the discretion of the court. British subjects, and which is now within the limits Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any citi-of the United States. zen or citizens of the United States, or person in- Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That every perhabiting the same, shall transport or attempt to son, being a citizen of the United States, or residing transport, over land or otherwise, in any waggon, therein, who shall receive, accept or obtain a license cart, sleigh, boat, or otherwise, naval or military from the government of Great Britain, or any officer stores, arms or munitions of war, or any article of thereof, for leave to carry any merchandize, or send provision, from any place of the United States, to any vessel into any port or place within the dominions any place in Upper or Lower Canada, Nova Scotia or of Great Britain, or to trade with any such port or New Brunswick, the waggon, cart, sleigh, or the place, shall on conviction for every such offence, forthing by which the said naval or military stores, arms teit a sum equal to twice the value of any such ship, or munitions of war or articles of provision are merchandize, or articles of trade, and shall moretransported or attempted to be transported, together over be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be with such naval or military stores, arms or munitions liable to be imprisoned not exceeding twelve months, of war or provisions, shall be forfeited to the use of and be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. the United States, and the person or persons aiding or privy to the same shall severally forfeit and pay to the use of the United States a sum equal in value to the waggon, cart, sleigh, boat, or thing by which the said naval or military stores, arms, or munitions of war, or articles of provision are transported, or are attempted to be transported; and shall moreover be considered as guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the court: Provided, To the House of Representatives of the United States. That nothing herein contained shall extend to any transportation for the use or on account of the Unit H. CLAY, Speaker of the house of represent: tives, WM. H. CRAWFORD, President of the senate pro tempore. July 6, 1812. JAMES MADISON. Interesting Document. I transmit to the house of representatives a report ed States, or the supply of its troops or armed force. of the Secretary of State of this date, complying with Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the collec-their resolution of the 30th January last. JULY 6, 1312. JAMES MADISON. tors of the several ports of the United States be, and the same are hereby authorised to seize and stop naval and military stores, arms, or the munitions of The Secretary of State, in pursuance of a resolu war, or any article of provisions, and ship or vessel, tion of the house of representatives of the 30th Janwaggon, cart, sleigh, boat or thing by which any ar-uary last, has the honor to report to the president ticle prohibited as aforesaid is shipped or transport-of the United States, six several lists of the captures, ed, or altemped to be transported, contrary to the seizures, and condemnations of the ships and merprovisions of this act. chandize of the citizens of the United States, under the authority of the government in Europe, to wit: No. 1. British captures prior to the Orders in council of Nov. 11, 1807. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no ship or vessel belonging to any citizen or citizens subject or subjects of any state or kingdom in amity with the United States, except such as at the passage of No. 2. British captures subsequent to the date of this act shall belong to the citizen or citizens, subject the Orders in Council of Nov. 11, 1807. or subjects of such state or kingdom, or which shall No. 1. French captures, seizures and condemnahereafter be built in the limits of a state or kingdom tions, prior to the Berlin and Milan decrees. in amity with the United States, or purchased by a No. 2. French seizures, captures and condemnacitizen or citizens, subject or subjects of a state ortions during the existence of the decree of Berlin kingdom in amity with the United States as aforesaid, and Milan. from a citizen or citizens of the United States, shall No. 3. French seizures, captures and condemnabe admitted into any port or place of the United tions since the revocation of the Berlin and Milan States, unless forced by a stress of weather, or for decrees. necessary repairs; and any ship or vessel, belonging No. 4. Captures, seizures and condemnations unto a citizen or citizens, subject or subjects of any der the authority of the government of Naples. And state or kingdom in amity with the United States as in addition A statement of the Danish captures, condemnatians, &c. June 23-Act of Parliament regulating trade beThe documents from which these lists have been tween the U. States and G. compiled, being of a miscellaneous nature, the de-Britain. tail is unavoidably imperfect. The sums stated as Oct. 14-Admiral Cochthe amount of loss, are, in many cases doubtful-rane's blockade of the The chief fact from which the cause of capture can French Lecward Islands. be inferred, is from the DATE of capture; which, on To these may be added the British Orders in counreferring to the regulations, orders or decrces, exist-cil of the 25th of April 1809, prohibiting altogether ing at the time, may serve to elucidate that point of all trade with France and Holland, and the ports of enquiry. The successive orders, decrees, &c. of the Italy, comprehended under the denomination of the belligerent powers, as they have come to the know- kingdom of Italy; the blockade of the ports of Spain ledge of this departinent, up to the year 1808, may from Gijon to the French territory, of the 20th of be found in a report made to congress by the Secre- Feb. 1810, which was partially relaxed on the 14th tary of State, on the 21st December, of that year.-of May, 1810; the blockade of Venice, instituted In that report, the belligerent edicts bearing upon on the 27th of July 1806, and which was declared to neutral commerce, and corresponding with the list be still in force on the 26th of March, 1810; the now sent, are as follows: BRITISH. 1803-June 24. Direct trade between the neutrals and the colonies of enemies not to be interrupted unless upon the outward voyage contraband supplies shall have been furnished by the neutrals. 1804-April 12.Instructions concerning blockades, communicated by Mr. Merry. Conversion of the siege of Curracoa into a blockade. Aug. 9, blockade of Fescamp, &c. 1805. Aug. 17. Direct trade with enemies' colonies subject to restrictions. 1806-April 8. Block ade of the Ems, Weser, &c. May16.-Blockake from the Eibe to Brest. Septr. 25.--Discontinuance of the last blockade, in part. 1807.-March 12. Interdiction of the trade from port to port of France. June 26-Blockade of the Ems, &c. Oct. 16.-Proclamation recalling seamen. Nov. 11.-Three Orders in council. Nov. 25.-Six Orders in council. 1808.-Jan. 8. Blockade of Carthagena, &c. March 28. Act of Parliament. April 11-Orders encou raging our citizens to violate the embargo. April 14-Act of Parlia ment to prohibit the exportation of cotton, wool, &c. Act of Parliament, making valid certain Orders in council. May 4-Blockade of Copenhagen and of the island of Zealand. FRENCH. 1803. 1804. 1805. 1806. blockade of the canal of Corfu, of the 13th August, 1810, which, in effect, was an attempt to blockade the Adriatic sea; together with certain other regu lations, principally touching the trade on the Bal tic. Nov. 21.-Berlin de-Captures during the existence of those decrees, 307 cree. 1807.-Dec. 17. Mi-Captures since the revocation of those de crees, 46 Total, 558 1808-April 17. The number of captures made by the Neapolitans amounts to 47. The statement relative to Danish captures, will best explain itself. With respect to the question proposed by the resolution in obedience to which this report is made, "How far the decrees, orders or regulations under which the captures have been made, or abandoned, or persevered in, by the nation making such captures?" it may be remarked that the Berlin and Milan decrees were revoked, as far as they affected the neutral commerce of the United States, according to an official declaration of the French government made at Paris on the 5th of August 1810, to the American minister then resident there; and that this revocation in the same latitude has since been corroborated by acts and declarations of the French govern ment communicated to the minister of the U. States who now resides at Paris. The decrees of Bayonne and Rambouillet, as well as that of the sovereign of Naples, being special, ceased with the accomplishment of the particular object of their proniuigation. On the part of G. Britain, it is officially known to the secretary of state, but up to the period of declaring war against that power by congress, the or of a In relation to Spain, the department of state is not in possession of information sufficient to authorise a report of the captures, &c. during the present war, by that power. 2 All which is respectfully submitted. JAMES MONROE. Department of State, July 6th, 1812. "The American States." ders in council were rigidly enforced against Ameri-peal of the orders in council, the quarrel with American neutral trade: captures and condemnations were ra will be at an end. It will be best, however, to let incessantly occurring; and with respect to any edict the letter speak for itself -“I have to advise you, dat anterior to those orders in council, it is im-that a pilot-boat is arrived here to-day from. Newpossible distinctly to specify whether it has been York, which she left on the 23d ult. bringing an acbandoned or not; for so late as the 26th of March count that the senate, after deliberating seven days, 1810, the British secretary of state for foreign af- had come to the resolution of declaring war against fairs officially refused to allow the American min-Great Britain, 19 to 13. An express had arrived at ister in London to infer that the blockade of May N. York to major Bloomfield, which he read at the 1806, had become extinct by the operation of the head of his army, formally announcing that the Unitorders in council. On the contrary, he expressly ed States had declared war against Great Britain. I stated that the blockade was comprehended under think it proper to add, however, that the houses in the more extensive restrictions of a subsequent or New-York which dispatched the pilot with this inder: hence it may be inferred that the orders in coun-formation, for the purpose of making speculations in cil of November, 1897, and of April, 1809, which produce, expressly ordered that, should the orders were a more general extension of unlawful principles in council be revoked, their friends here were on no previously acted upon in a limited degree, although account to make any purchases for them. This is a comprehended, yet did not extinguish, particular convincing proof that this declaration of war will be blockades or orders antecedently proclaimed; thus short-lived, and on the arrival of the Gazette, conleaving it uncertain whether in the event of the re-taining the revocation of the orders in council, all vocation of the orders in council themselves, any, or matters in dispute between the two countries willle what obnoxious edicts would or would not be insisted amicably settled. The Mackarel schooner had been on or relinquished. dispatched from New-York by Mr. Foster, direct to Falmouth, the day before the pilot-boat sailed. When the senate came to the resolution of declaring war, the account of Mr. Percival's death had not reached Washington, but was known at New-York." Thus a new falsehood is to be set on foot. We are now to believe that the declaration of war is to have no effec ́. Till now it has been asserted, distinctly asserted, that the senate had rejected the proposition for war. This, as the reader well knows, has been stated most distinctly, with all the circumstances attending the fact. It was not only asserted, that the senate had rejected the proposition, but the number of the maUnder this head the well known WILLIAM COBBETT jority against the motion was given to this deceived, this cheated, this insulted nation. In the Courier frequently fills a few pages of his "Weekly Pulitical Register," published in London. The follow- newspaper of the 17th instant, was published the foling is from his paper of the 25th of July. It conlowing paragraph :-"We stop the press to state, tains much matter of curious interest, and will that we have just learned, that on a motion made in command a general perusal. the house of representatives for declaring war against Great Britain, the question was carried by a large American States. A second American war seemed majority; but on being brought up to the senate, it to be all that was wanting to complete the round of was REJECTED by a majority of two." This was pubadventures in this jubilee reign; and this it seems lished on the 17th of July, and on the 20th the above we have now got. It was very hard to persuade peo-letter from Liverpool. Now. upon what authority ple, that America would declare war. I begged of was the above statement made? Clearly upon no authe regent not to listen to those who affected to laugh thority at all. It was a falsehood; a falsehood inat American hostility. I told him, in so many words, tended to deceive the people of England; a falsethat we should have war, unless we redressed the hood intended to cheat them; a falsehood intended grievances that America complained of. Scarcely to answer most base and yet most foolish purposes; any body could be prevailed upon to believe this; for, on the 20th, out comes the truth by sheer force. but it is come true, it seems, after all. The anti-ja-I have heard a gentleman say, that he verily believed, cobins will not believe ine; they despise my warn that, if the French were at Dover, half a million Lgs; and they pay for it in the end. Not only the strong, these same newspapers would represent Napublic, but the government, in England, wholly dis-poleon as at the last gasp. I hardly believe that; for, believed that the Americans would go to war. The by the time he was safely landed, they would be contruth is, that there are so many newspapers in Eng-sidering of the means of going over to his side, and land, whose sole purpose is to deceive the public, would, in their own minds, be settling as to their that the wonder is, that any truth at all ever gains price. But, short of a crisis like that, there is nogeneral belief. There has, however, been an extra-thing that will induce them to desist from perseverordinary degree of obstinacy as to the real intentioning in falsehood to the very moment of detection. To of America with regard to war. Nothing could m-the very moment! They know well, that a few dure people to believe that she would go to war. weeks, days, or hours, must expose their falsehoods asserted and proved, as I thought, that it was natu- to the public; but, they know also, that, for those rally to be expected that she would go to war, un-week, days, or hours, the falsehoods answer their less we did away the orders in council, and also the purpose. And, when one falsehood is worn out, they impressment of American seamen; but, scarcely a have another. Thus it is, that this nation is deceiv soul would believe. Perhaps, it may be good for ed; it is thus that it is more deceived than any other the cause of freedom that I was not believed! But, nation upon earth; and that, at last, when a calamilet us now quit the past and look a little to the fu-tv comes upon it, it seems to be thunderstruck at ture. What will take place now? The letter, or what all the rest of the world clearly foresaw. It is pretended letter, from Liverpool, under the date of thus, too, more than by any o her means, that the the 18th instant, would make this cheated nation believe, that, the moment the news arrives of the re Brigadier general Bloomfield. ED. country has been brought into its present humbled agree to desist from impressing any persons on board and distressed state. The people have always been her ships at sea. Are we prepared for this? Are believing pretty nearly the contrary of the truth the associates of Percival ready to give up these while the event was coming. The result has, in al-points? Are they ready to pay for what has been most every case, been precisely the opposite of what captured under regulations which the Americans rewas expected; and the world have thought the peo-gard as a violation of their rights: and are they rea ple of England mad for their silly expectations; but,dy to make it a crime in any English officer to seize if the world knew the means that are used to make seamen on board American ships at sea? If they are, the people of England believe falsehoods instead of we shall certainly soon be at peace with America; truth; if the world knew, that the people of England, if they are not, ny opin.on is, that we shall have war during the progress of any expedition or other war- with her till these points are given up. The close like undertaking, for instance, hear nothing but false- of the pretended letter from Liverpool is curious. hoods respecting it,the world would not be surprised It observes that, "when the senate came to the reat the disappointment of the people of England at solution of declaring war, the account of Mr. Percethe result. These observations apply with peculiar val's death had not reached Washington." As much fecce to the dispute with America, who has been re-as to say, that if the news of his death had reached presented to the people of England as being, even Washington, war might not have been declared!now, wholly me.pable of going to war, and whose And this is the way in which the friends of the litgovernment has been represented as acting contrary tle dead lawyer speak of him, is it? They leave us to the sense of the people in all its acts of resistance clearly to infer, that the news of his death might against England. Now, however, we are at war, if have prevented a war with America! And yet have the above news be true; and even now new false-these same writers the impudence to call the people hoods are attempted to be palmed upon us. But for Nottingham, and other places, monsters, because does the reader not perceive, that if America has de- they expressed their joy upon receiving that same clared war, she is at war? And that if she is at war, news! In conclusion, I beg the reader to bear in there must be a treaty before there can be a peace? mind, that I have been nearly two years endeavoring To make a treaty of peace will require some months, to prevent a war with America; that very soon afat any rate; and does the reader suppose that the ter I was sentenced to be imprisoned two years in Americans, after the expence of arming has been en-Newgate and to pay a thousand pounds to the king, countered, will disarm till she has obtained satisfac- for writing about the flogging of English local milition upon all the points at issue? The acts of ag-tia men at the town of Ely, and about the employing gression (s she considers them) on our part are ma-of German troops upon that occasion; I beg the ny; and does the reader suppose that the mere news reader to bear in mind, that very soon after the imof the repeal of the orders in council will satisfy her?prisonment commenced, I began my most earnest enBesides, if there were no subject of disagreement deavors to prevent this war, the most fatal I fear of bu. that of the orders in counc, does not the reader all the many wars in which we have been engaged perceive that the repeal has not been full, and com-snce the present king mounted the throne. I was plete, and unqualified; and that if it were so, Ameri-enabled to tell exactly what would come to pass, unca cannot be expected to disarm without some sort less we redressed the grievances of America without of compensation! What! is our goverament to com-delay. I had letters from America, written by permit upon the Americans whatever acts of aggression sons of a little more understanding than appears to it pleases; and, after that, when America arms and be possessed by those from whom our lawyers get declares war, are we to suppose that, to effect an in-their information. I did not know to what extent the stant peace, we have nothing to do but to put a stop merchants of America, might submit, to have their to our aggressions? I do not take upon me to assert property seized; but I was well assured that the Athat they are aggressi; but supposing them to be merican people would no longer suffer their seamen such, as I really think they are, does the reader sup-to be impressed upon the open sea. This I was popose that our goverment possesses a license to com-sitively told nearly two years ago; and I am now mit acts of aggression, and to put forward its mere particularly anxious to impress it upon the minds of reisation of them as a ground for pesce with the of the ministers; for they may be ASSURED, that the Afended party? This is not the way with our govern-merican government, if it has actually declared war, mnt, either abroad or at home. will never make pe ce till that point is settled to It is always talking of "indemnity for the past and short, we agree to desist wholly from taking any perthe satisfaction of the American people; till, in security for the future?” and why are we to suppose son whatever out of an American ship at sea. I am that the American goverment will not talk in the aware how stinging it will be to some persons in Engsame way? If a man offend our government, does it land to yield one jot to America. I am aware how cease to offend us, and there is an end of the much more they hate her government than they hate matter?" No! this is not the langge it is now that of France. I am aware how glad they would be making use of to the people in the Luddite counties.to hear of the United States being swallowed up by an It punches them when it can catch them; and shall earthquake. Not so, however, the people of England it lay down as a maxim, that it is never to be made generally, who do not grudge any thing that is vieldresponsible for what it does? The reader may be as-ed to America so much as they do what is yielded to sured that the Americans do not consider it as ex-other powers. They do not, besides, see very clearly empied from the usual laws and principles by which the advantages they are to derive from the keeping nations regulate their conduct towards each other down of the Americans by the means of the English naand he may be further assured that the inquiries relative to the state of our manufacturers, will not, when They do not see the benefit that is likely to acread in America, tend to lower her tone. She is now is to press upon a free people in another country.— crue to them from any thing, the tendency of which armed; she has got over her great reluctance to enlist soldiers and to fit out armed vessels; and she Nothing, I am convinced, will ever make an Ameriwill, in my opinion never lay down her arms, that is can war popular in England. to say, she will never make peace with us, until we agree to make her ample compensation for her losses and mjerics under the orders in council, and also Botley, July 23d, 1812. WILLIAM COBBETT. British Commerce. The following interesting tables are extracted from a British West-India colonies, including Trinidad Conquered islands, exclusive of Trinidad fet, duly commissioned as a privateer, on the 15th of July last, in her course from Vent-York for Lisbon. It was appears that great part of her lading was taken on board previous to the declaration of war. and generally promulgated. Her destination was completed for the declaration of war was known, originally, and, for ought that appears, decidedly, to the contrary, ultimately, for Lisbon. Her caigo, Collsisting of Indian corn, incal, beans, beeswax, pork and staves, was evidently calculated for the Lisbon market. After the war was declared, a contract was entered into between the owner, Willian. Shaw, and the 6,759,617 7,293,316 5786432 late British minister, Mr. Foster, in the following words: 1203. 1301. 1902. £. 4,105,839 2,699,504 Total East-Indies, first cost 362014 10,865,456 9,992,820 6148446 6,199,293 5,002,713 4755475 17,064,749 14,995,533 10903921 "NEW-YORK, 9th July, 1812. "Srus-In consequence of the declaration of war, by the United States of America, against Great Britain, it becomea indispensably necessary for me to firward dispatches to his majesty's secretaries of siate; and as no ordinary conveyance can be procured, I have been under the unpleasant necessity of entering into an agreement with the owner of the brig Tulip, James Funk, master, bound from hence to Lisbon, that, in consideration of his landing-CLELAND, the £. . . bearer of my dispatches, ix ExGLAND, in his route to would furnish him with a letter request5 6 Lisbon, 3ing and enjoining you, gentlemen, to permit the said brig to proceed to Lisbon, with her cargo, and to 2016 12 3 return to this port in ballast,,without capture, or other interruption. I therefore, beg you will be pleased to comply with my request. The Tulip was laden and ready for sea, at the time of my entering into the contract, and she has been detained several days by me. I have the honor to be, sirs, your most 4obedient humble servant, 751 46359 14 5 450 224 3 11 144 13 9 Aloes lbs. Coena ewt. 23874 Coffer 210075 Ginger, dry 2554 preserved lbs. 12434 Gum Guiaeum 6464 Juice of limes gallons 26137 Marmalade lbs. 6076 Sugar Tamarinds ewt. Tus. Pepper, Cayennefis. Tortoiseshell Turmeric Wood, Brazillettotons Fustic 3087819 4221110 7 6 3078255 6 5 116357 25 2612 760 12703 4058 714 7266490 770 0 10 3361 17 0 188 7 8 171 1 3 22962 17 1 3425 17 6 146566 17 6 41631 15 2 7059 16 1 273539 19 5 Total.. "AUG. J. FOSTER. "To the officers commanding I extracted from an authentic copy of a dispatch, (the original having been sent by me to the secreta 2031 7 10 ry of state, and the copy by him transmitted to the at620 16 torney of the district) the following sentence; be15904 19 10ing the only part relating to the cause. I certified576 16 7 that it was a public dispatch, giving important in35504 90 formation to the British government, of a political and military nature, relating to force, preparation, and warlike operations. The dispatch was directed To the Right Honorable Lord Castlereagh." "MY LORD-On condition of my granting a letter of recommendation to a merchant vessel, bound to Lisbon, the owner of the vessel, has agreed to land a messenger for me, IN AN ENGLISH PORT." 6535597 195 3345670 160 The official or rated value of British manufactures and produce" exported to the British plantations in the West Indies, from the 5th of January, 1804, to the 5th January, 1805, was (3409232, 25. 8d. sterling; to which is yet to be added the amount exported to the conquered islands. The PASSPORT appears to me, to have all the substantial ingredients of a LICENCE, to which all British cruizers were bound to pay the like respect (its terms and consideration being either in progress to be fulfilled; or actually complied with) to which a LICENCE immediately from the British government, would have been entitled.* Although Mr. FOSTER was not, at the time, in a capacity to perform his offiand crew of the privateer | Admiral'y side of the Drs-cial functions, as they related to the United States; they regarded his own government, TRICT COURT of the vet, his acts, as United States, in andnd the officers of its navy, were binding; and, as to them, official. He was the minister of that govern. ment returning from an embassy. His powers had, indecd, ceased, as to the government to which he had been sent; yet they were not extinguished by This is a case of an American vessel, clearly docu-that of his own country, as regarded its interests and mented as such, belonging to William Shaw, a natu- concerns. However valid the contract stated, and ralized citizen of New-York. The property in the his passport were, as connected with his own governvessel is not disputed; nor does there appear any ob jection to the title of William Shaw, to the brig cap- *1. Black. Com. 259 Note. Donat. v. Insurance tured. She was taken, as prize, by the ATLAS, Muf Company. N. A. 4 Dallas, 463. |