tain feared that her iniquity would justly "draw down upon her own head the vengeance or the whole world.Every man recollects this hue and and cry about "French influence predominating at Copenhagen. It was a fruitful, nay, the only source of justification which the friends. "of England could use to palliate this deed without a name.". -Mark the inevitable tendency of advocating such a doctrine.If these wretches justified "Britain then-will they not justify her in "the commission of a similar act now when "the U. States are charged whith being un"der the control of Bonaparte? Every English agent and apostate American rings the same peal--and while they applaud England for attacking Denmark they virtually invite the same power to a "repetition of the tragic scenes recently exhibited at Copenhagen.-They possessed no proof of the subserviency of "Denmark to France-yet they jus ified "Britain in almost annihilating that inno"cent nation, to appease her fears and sus

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your cities. You thought, that the progress of Napoleon upon the continent, had broken down our spirits; and, your generosity suggested, that this was the happy moment for you to extort from us a concession, which would have humbled us and crippled us for ever. Your generous purpose has been frustrated England has given the bee world a proof that she still is mighty; and you, from being the threatners, are become the tremblers. Your vindictive act of nonimportation is answered by the sending of a force capable of destroying your ports. Where is now all your vaunting about invading Jamaica and reducing Halifax to ashes? ashes? ------The enibargo is making dreadful work amongst the merchants and shopkeepers, and, indeed, amongst persons of all ranks and degrees in the country. The cy against it was, at the date of the latest intelligence, pretty general. Mr. Jefferson's party had been cndeavouring to obtain a vote in approbation of it, in the legislativo assembly of Pennsylvania; but they had failed.-Feb. 3d. The following is the

picions.They possess no proof that "America is under French influence-yet "there are scoundrels in this country, who are weak and wicked enough to make the assertion, and thus invite hostility.. England never did, and never can exhibit evidence of the guilt of Denmark, It was her spies and agents there who gave the false information on which the government acted. Her spies and agents here, sme are pursuing the same course and they expect the same consequ ties will be Copenhagen sell and Bur ships, timber, treasury will be on amically deposited in Great Britain." What! afraid of us? Is it possible, that the great America should be afraid of little Britain afraid of the pation, afraid of the nation, whom, but the other day, the Americans represented as expiring under the lash of France? On that example of Copenhagen has worked wonders in the world Tell save a a deal of strif, war, and bloodshed. I like to see the name of that city become a verb in the Amen dictionary. Our

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rosolution that was negatived; and such is "the effect produced in the legislature of "Pennsylvania, by the intrigues of men who at this moment hold offices of con"fidence and trust under the executive of

the United States. WHEREAS, the go"vernment of the United States, have "deemed it expedient and promotive of the general interest of the nation to lay an embargo, and we the representatives of the people of Pennsylvania, do approve of the wisdom and patriotism of the meaşure: and whereas, there are to be found among us, persons claining the rights of American citizens, and enjoying all the benefits of this tree government, who are so lost to all sense of patriotism, as to reprobate a measure called for by the best interests of the country: and whereas it is lucumbent upon a free people to sustain the measures of a government constituted by themselves, when they are obitously interwoven with the general interest and safety of the nation herefore RESOLVED, by the house of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that the embargo laid by the general go. Vertinent meets our hearty!! and entire approbation, and that we view in it a wise meashire calculated to secure the peace of our country, to preserve the property of *our citizens, and to procure a redress of «our wrongs." The failure is, the reader will perceive, attributed to men holding offices under Jefferson; so that there must be a division even amongst that party them

selves. In the mean while, it is complained of, in a paper of the 18th of February, that the tory vessels going out of the “ports, on a coasting trip, trip off to Ja

maica" I said, that this would be the case, but, if this be the case at the end of six weeks, what will it be, at the end of six months? The party opposed to Jefferson ask: "what is the embargo for? Of what use is it? Why do you not go to war, or let us live at peace? Why do you keep us in this tantalizing state?" The party of Mr. Jefferson seem enraged at these questions, and answer by threats of vengeance upon the heads of their opponents. "We will tell you," say they, "for the "benefit of your British friends. The goverument of the United States, do not wish to go to war. As long as wa is avoidable; they prefer remaining peaceably within their own homes to shedding blood without unavoidable necessity. War is neither the passion of the government nor the interest of the people; they have proved this to be their policy and their wishes by more patience and suffering than any nation ever exhibited with simiJar capacities for retaliation since the cre"ation. They prefer now to remain on the "defensive than to injure the unfortunate

subjects of a depraved government-and "knowing that they can do what is effectual "whenever occasion calls for it, they wish

to put off the evil day, because when they "begin, it will be a complete work. When"ever the United States are forced to war, stand clear-it will not be like the days of the revolution-the law promulged at Copenhagen, will then be the law of the "land-no neutrals-every man must be an active a decided American-or an enemy-and from that day English influence more disturbs nor distracts this continent not a vestige of it will remain. The government wish to avoid the terrible "operation of war-and they will, while "the thing is practicable, preserve an armed

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neutrality when forced to war, we re"peat it again -- TORIES STAND "CLEAR!" Thus, as I foretold, the war they intend to carry on, is a war upon each other. The first three months of war would see all the rich, or tories, plundered, in, one shape or another. Either, by double taxes, by the occupation of their houses, by the seizing of their hay and straw and corn and pork, in the way of contribution; or else by direct fine, or confiscation. Having no foreign enemy in the country, the maranding faction would have nothing to fear. There would be another complete revolution,

and one of the bloodiest, perhaps, that ever was known in the world. The law of "Copenhagen will be the law of the land!" The prospect is terrible, and for this prospect the people have to thank the unnatural partiality, the vanity, the insolence, of their rulers, and themselves. Here is an instance of a nation having been brought by pure vanity, to a situation the most perilous and disgraceful that ever was witnessed. They must needs be" great power!" They must needs dictate to England! Verily, they will repent of this for many a long day The party of Jefferson are proposing (paper of the 18th) to publish the names of all those members of Congress, who speak, or vote against the measures of the President, that

they may be marked ready against the day "of vengeance." Many of these have hitherto been forward enough in their hostility towards England; and, now, it seems, they are about to receive their reward. They will, probably, find to their cost, that it is much easior to raise a popular ferment than to allay it.In my last, I spoke about the keeping of St. Tammany's day, in America. One of the papers, now before me, furnishes an advertisement relating to a meeting of this sort. "A stated meet

ing of the Tammany Society will be "held, on Thursday evening next, the 4th "of the month of Snows, at the council fire "of their great wigwam, No. 63, north "Fourth street, precisely at the pot down

of the sun-By order of the society,"JOHN L. BAKER, Sec.-Month of Colds,

29,-year of discovery 316."-Was there ever folly equal to this? This was an invention of Jefferson, Madison, Munroe, Dr. Rush, Mackean, and some other of the leaders, to make the rising generation t lieve, that they were of Indian origin! At these meetings, the moon-stricken professors decorate themselves with feathers and baubles and skins, after the manner ‹ f the savages, and get as drunk, oh, how drunk they get upon stinking liver-burning rum, at tenpence halfpenny a quart! This is the "enlightened nation"! Poor fools,

as if they could, by such silly devices, obliterate history, and make the children of the honest Quakers of Pennsylvania believe, that the ancestors of their neighbours to the South came from the banks of the Missisippi, instead of emigrating from Old Engla d by consent of a righteous judge and twe e good men and true!--Corresponding with the project of St. Tammany was another for forming an "American Language"; and, one Thornton, a native, I believe, of Barbadoes, was so far encouraged to proceed in

this project as to publish a book, an elementary book for beginners! There was to be none of our characters left. The th was to be represented by one character; and, in short, the shape of the whole of the letters was to be changed. But still the fools would have had all the sounds, all the idiom, all the grammatical construction. This was, however, to be called the " American Language; for the wise-noddled inventor

an honour; when a wealthy native of "Asia in the British provinces, meets an English nabob who has come to plunder his country in an amicable way, he is under

them to acknowledge, at every breath, that they spoke the language of slaves. Is it any wonder, that the nation has been made mad? Is it any wonder, that they should have discovered so much malignity and so much contempt towards England? And, is it possible to open their eyes by any thing but blows? Love us they will not; but, it is quite within our power to prevent them from despising us.I perceive, from these pa pers, that their famous Federal City, or City of Washington, is about to be actually abandoned, there being no prospect of its ever becoming an inhabited place. One of my sins, in their eyes, was, laughing at this foolish project. But, oh! what will become of the Capitol," and the tomb of General Washington? There has been a legislative discussion apon the subject; and, though the Congress came to no decision (which is mostly the case), it is evident that the wild project must be given up. How many men have been ruined, totally ruined, by this silly project, this child of the children of vanity! They must needs have a city greater than ever before existed in the world! The plans of this cursed thing have induced scores of builders and mechanics to emigrate from England. They have long ago been ruined, and their families, for want of the means of returning, are now begging their bread. In the paper of the 9th of February, I find a paragraph, with which I am very much pleased. I will insert it, and endeavour to make the application.-

There is a coincident temper, generally "united in the same characters who are "hostile to civil liberty. It is that abject temper, which is disposed to submit to the most despicable meannesses at the "command of a superior knave or villain, "with the hope of being sustained in delegated tyranny over others. Of these "descriptions are the enemies of civil li"" berty, the foes of virtue and concord al

ways, and in all circumstances in every "country. The bashaw who commands a "province with the proverbial tyranny of a "Turk, tells the grand seignior that it is the vilest of his slaves who addresses him;

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meanness and insolence." --- This is very true indeed. Nothing can be more true; nothing better expressed, except the small passage that I have chosen to leave out. But, MR. DUANE, why did you not give us an example or two drawn from amongst yourselves? Do you think that baseness more rampant was ever seen, than that which is displayed by the American people? Or, do you look upon the shabby pettifoggers, whom they chose to adore, whose feet they choose to lick, as so much better than the Nabob and the Turk? You remember how the base wretches used to abuse me for exposing the despotic acts of Mackean, then chief justice and now governor of Pennsyl vania. You remember how you all exulted at the final success of that man over me, aided by a jury of his vile slaves; and, now, I perceive, by your paper of the 20th of February, that those members of the assembly, who were formerly his supporters, have found out, that he has violated the "constitution that he was sworn to support; "that he has trampled under foot the sacred rights of freemen; that he has acted, not as a faithful public servant, but as a despot; and that, against his private re"venge, neither age, poverty, character, infirmity, nor patriotism has afforded protection." Excuse me, if I am glad of this. Excuse me, if I express my joy at it. The only malediction I bestowed upon you, the abettors of Mackean, was, that his life might be as long as yours. Believe me, Mr. Duane, the reign of this man is a punishment that the state of Pennsylvania deserves. He was made to be a scourge for you; a scourge that you rich. ly merit. It must grate you, a little, one would think, when you recollect, how powerfully instrumental you yourself were in putting the rod into his iron hand. You

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Charleston City Gazette of Feb. 9."A report was current yesterday, in this city, of the death of the king of England, "said to have been brought by captain Man"dells of the Sea Horse, which left Rams66 gate on the 24th of Dec.; who states, that a gentleman arrived that day at Ramsgate " from London, who informed him, that " when he left the city, the great bell of "St. Paul's church was tolling; which "circumstance, it is said, does not take

place but on the death of some of the royal family; and as the king had some "days before, been stated to be indisposed, "it was concluded that he had died. London

papers of the 15th and 16th, makenomen"tion of his sickness; but on the contrary, "state that he transacted business on the "14th with the Duke of York A mat

ter of very little consequence otherwise "than there is one MONSTER less on the "earth."Now, then, Mr. Baring, is this the language of the American government ? Now, then, Mr. Roscoe, you, who profess such an ardent attachment to "his Majesty's person and family," do you approve of this? "No." But, are you willing to resent it? That is the point. Are you willing to resent it? Are you willing to make any of those sacrifices, of which you

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told the king you would be so profuse,' detence of his person and family ?"But, belike, it is for your country that you have these sacrifices at hand? Well, then, hear what these your dear friends say of that country, under its well known name of John Bull. I now quote the close, and recapitulation, of a string of sentiments, from the same news-paper of the 10th of February.

"Strike the string, and breathe the lay, "Giye John Bull's praises to the day; "Is there a woman lying-in, "Deserted infant, born in sin, "Or sinking age, or helpless youth, "Or maiden love, or matron truth, "Or man disarm'd, with guileless mind, "To John Bull's wiles or deaf or blind? "There John Bull points his purple spear, Hasty, hasty rout is there,

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"There confusion, terror's child, "Conflict fierce, and ruin wild, "Agony that pants for breath, "Despair and unexpected death, "These to John Bull's glory given, "These his fame shall waft to Heaven. "And bloody tears shall wretches weep "When caught by John Bull-fast asleep."

Now, Mr. Roscoe, how do you feel? Is this our character? are we the cowardly, cruel, deceitful race here described? At the very out-set of the dispute with America, I took occasion, in answer to an assailant, who (God forgive me if the suspicion was unjust) I took for an American; I took occasion to caution the Electors of Westminster against giving into the notion, that the Americans hated only our government. I assured those gentlemen, that the whole of the people of England were the object of American malice and abuse. My blood had to boil, for years, under this infamous abuse. I had witnessed proofs in abundance that the Americans hated us all I had seen them make public rejoicings at the mutiny in the English fleet, at the defeat of the English army, at the scarcity of provisions in England; and, in short, at almost every event conspicuously unfavourable to England Nor were these exultations confined to the rabble. The "constituted authorities," as they called themselves, after the French fashion, partook therein; and were imitated by many of the members of Congress. The first wish of the heart of the people of America, generally speaking, is to see England conquered, and extinguished as an independent nation; and their next wish is, that they may have a hand in it. They have, amongst them, a great number of Germans, whose malignity is proverbial, and

they have, in power, some half dozen of precious knaves from the little venomous states of Geneva and Switzerland, whose very naturelitseems to be to live in hatred and hostility against all great and powerful nations. Bat, Mr. Baring, what do you say to this? Are we the bloody minded and cowardly race here described? Is it for this. description that we are to love your American brethren Have we here a proof of that “mildness and peaceableness and inoffen**siveness," with which you, in copying Mr. Senator Mitchell, choose to decorate the American character? Can you, Sir, have the assurance, have you acquired so much of the American nature and manners, as to look an Englishman in the face, and justify this du I have not taken much pains in selecting instances, or I could have filled. this sheet from the eighteen news papers now lying before me. Let the wretches proceed; but, I cannot say, that I should be sorry to hear that their calumnies had been answered by English bomb-shells. It is very well for you merchants and manufac turers, who have as much property in America as you have in England, and who are, by turns, subjects here and citizens there; it is very well for you to turn off this abuse with a laugh; but, for us, whose all is here; who have no double character; who must be Englishmen or nothing: for us it is not to laugh, but to resent, and, if possible, to revenge.I have now, until some new attempt be made on the part of her advocaress done with America, whose vanity and insolence have pushed her forward into notice, and who hascertainly gained nothing by notoriety!! For many months, indeed, for years, I said not a word about her or her rulers ;labut, when it, at last, became a question, whether England were to be bulliEddby-ber, I could not hold my tongue. Her indiscreet partizans have challenged an enquiry into her resources and her character. The result is before the world. I will not pretend, that Jam sorry to have had this opportunity of exposing her nakedness, to do which, though, certainly, it was my doty, was not less my inclination. She new stands before the people of England in her true shape and colour. I defy all the Barings and Roscoes upon earth to mislead then again as far as relates to her; and, whether we have war or peace with her, the Knowledge thus communicated to the nation, upon a subject, with respect to which they were before mote ignorant than with respect to almost any other, i cannot, I hope, fail 16 be of great and lasting advantage.

Mr. Scetits reply to: A. B. C. upon the

subject of the Curate's bill, shall be inserted next week.- →The City of Loidon proceedings upon the Reversion Bill need not have been pointed out to me it is a subject deeply interesting to the public hadō not insert the Bristol Resolutions, because I disapprove of them, as coupling an approba tion of the conduct of Sir Francis Burdett with that of the selfish proceedings of the petitioners of Liverpool I am for seeing England free from domestic oppression; but, am willing to submit even to that, rather than urge the government; to make a disgraceful and precarious peace, the natural tendency of which must be to extinguish the very hope of seeing a restoration of the liberties which our forefathers enjoyed. Botley, 7th April, 1808.

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SIR;Permit me to offer some re marks on the observations and arguments that are conveyed in a letter from an Ame rican Merchant of New Broad Street, as inserted in your Register of 26th March, p. 495; and allow me also to state some facts in addition to those he has adduced, that may perhaps contribute towards placing the subject on which he has addressed you, in a more correct point of view. This "American Merchant," (I take his signature, Mr. Cobbett, in giving him this ap pellation, for I am sure, judging from the line of argument he has adopted, I should libel both his feelings and his principles, were I to designate him a British American Mer chant) after fastening on your remarks, the accusation of "rash assertions," proceeds to allow you to cousider him, if you please, as acting in the capacity of counsel for America. He tells you he concedes this point to save you all the trouble, of your usual "ingenuous conjectures."-Now, the fact is, I am inclined to think, he yields, thus much, in order that he may have the advantage of being really and bonâ fide considered as counsel. When I say the advantage of being so considered you will perceive my expression has reference to the duties and practice of a counsel, viz. to endeavour to defend his client's clause right or wrong; to suppress those truths that might make against his case, and to press forward, either under the mask of sophistry or otherwise, all the slender circumstances his ingenuity can devise in favour of it.—We will now consider this correspondent of yours, Mr. Cobbett, as counsel for America, and provided you have sufficient patience, we will travel through his arguments. After quoting your assertion that "the neutrals