American Cotton Mills. The following statement of the cotton manufactories situate within thirty miles of PROVIDENCE, R. 1 were first given to the public several months ago. From later information we venture to say, that there are now running in the mills undernamed, at least eighty thousand spindles. Such is the practical operation of the orders in council and Berlin and Milan decrees. Towns. Spindles in No. of spindies which might run in the buildings. 1250 6700 432 -56246 Massachusetts within 30 miles of Providence. there is an ex post facto operation; for it cannot be the nation of people to whom it belonged. The condemned until after a declaration of war against whole proceeds of the property thus seized and condemned are vested in the king, and he, or his ministers, may use them as he pleases without the formula of an appropriation by parliament. during war were considered as the right of the About one hundred years ago all the prizes taken monarch. But to encourage depredations on the enemy, it has been the uniform custom, for many years past, to give them up to the captors, The present value of the funds vested in the king, under the denomination of Droits of Admiralty, is said to equal eight millions sterling. This amount will be prodigiously increased if the British govern. ment are led to believe that war with the United States is inevitable-for there are no persons that know better than they, that " possession is eleven points of the law." From this fund issues the corruption of parliament -the ministry being, in the most extensive meaning of the word, irresponsible to the people for using it. French Naval Force. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN-APRIL 1811. 1 800 1000 Dighton Wrentham Majestreuse Austerlitz Mansfield Commerce de Paris 120 | La Flore 40 Medway Donaurert Franklin Ulm 74 Themise 36 Murdon 1 3392 11000 Danube 74 La Naviere 30 30 Walpole 800 Suffrein Canton -30 -17371- 43458 Magnimine Connecticut, within 30 miles of Providence. Ajax Pomfret 1 1560 3000 La Boree 74 L'Abeille 18 16 Thompson Killingly 1 800 1500 Paulina 40 Janus 16 3420 10 10 40 La Fleche Incomptible It would be a desirable thing to obtain a conplete list of the French navy, at the present date. The Portuguese Navy, The frequent use of this phrase for some months Lying in the Tagus, anterior to the emigration of past induced us to ascertain what it means; and to the prince embody the result of our enquiries for the benefit of sisted of others. regent and his family, &c. to Brazil, con13 ships of 71 and 80 guns 11 frigates-36 and 40 do. 10 sloops of war 14 and 28 do. 2 schooners-12 and 16 do. Droits [or rights] of admiralty are very valuable perquisites of the British crown. They consist of the produce of property, or prizes, detained, or Some of these were unserviceable and fell into the seized, before a declaration of war. Such as, for hands of the French--but others were excellent ves instance, the Spanish frigates, captured vi et armis sels. The chief cause of the high interest that Great on the high seas, in 1796-as the property of the Britain took in the emigration of the court of Por Datch detained in May, 1803, though war was not tugal was to prevent this fleet from being united to declared until July following: and the property of the forces of France, which, it is pretty well unthe Prussians, Dunes, &c. &c. so held during the derstood, her naval commander on that station had present wars in Europe, by order of the British go- orders to seize, if the prince regent had not used it Ternment. On the property so seized or detained as he did. The Spanish Forces London papers now state it as gratifying intelli gence, that his debts proposed to be paid by a vote of parliament, do not exceed £600,000-only $ 2,664,000! 'It is understood that Perceval and Co. have agreed to discharge these demands as the price of their places in the ministry; and it is further insinuated (and from the morality of the court of St. James' the thing is probable enough) that they are further to procure for him a divorce from his wife, on the plea of want of chastity before marriage! ry note for £500 would not sell for 50 shillings in In the latter end of the year 1807, were estimated to suport the dignity of the heir apparent"--his the money market, and government again interfered as below: Though the state of things have materi-debts were paid from the public purse a second ally changed in several places since that time, it may time, on which occasion they amounted to £ 630,890 serve to add to the stock of general informationCADIZ, Sept. 1, 1807.-The Spanish colonies but we do not recollect to what amount, and the 4s. 4d. ($2,842,112.) Since then he was relieved, are in the best state of defence. New Spain 9500 regular troops, and 24,000 militia—In the province of Guatimala, there are 1083 regulars, and 7560 militia. In Jucatan there are 2000 men capable of bearing arms; in Cuba 1560; in Florida 2000; at Port Rico 4400; in the province of Venezuela 9000; in New-Grenada 11000; along the river La Plata 21,000, in Peru 11,200 in Chili 3550 in the Philip pine islands 12,000 ;—making in the whole 129,053. These may be doubled in case of need, as all the inhabitants of the Spanish colonies are zealous for the defence. This limb of royalty has cost the British nationThe Spanish army in Europe consists of the fol$800,000 on an average, for every year of his life, that is his own personal or individual support, about lowing corps: royal guards 650; guards 3000; the independent of his fixed annuities and public free king's carbiniers 73,000; infantry of the line 92,240, gifts, receiving large portions of the “candle-ends inclusive of six Swiss regiments; light infantry, and cheese-parings" of a profligate government.7009; artilery, 6000; corps of engineers 1396; ca- No wonder that "two fifths of the laboring poor valry, 18,000; and militia, 50,000, making a total are paupers"-no wonder that the spinner or of 251,256 men, The Princely Triumvirate. GEORGE, FREDERICK, AND WILLIAM GUELPH. Prince regent-commander in chief of the forces-and admiral of the fleet. THE PRINCE REGENT weaver by toiling sixteen hours in every twenty-four, is hardly able to furnish a wife and two or three small children with a sufficiency even of the coarsest bread! This man, George Guelph, without doing any thing to compensate the least atom of the three thousand men, for forty-nine years, admitting expenditure, has consumed the whole proceeds of that each of them earned one dollar per day! There is no language that can paint his debaucheries in of the united kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, their true colors-all that French ingenuity could was born on the 12th of August, 1762; and is, there-devise, and British strength perform, were concenfore, in his fiftieth year. In early life, he was mar trated, consolidated and systematized by him and ried, according to the ordinances of the church of his profligate colleagues. Nay, the graces of the England, to a most interesting and accomplished South Sea islanders were impressed into his service, lady, Mrs. Fitzherbert. This solemn engagement and more than an Otaheitean could do was transacted after some years continuance, was declared null and in the brothels of the British prince! Such purvoid, and he took for his second wife "a princess suits are yet continued. Public report said he was of the illustrious house of Brunswick," to use the confined with asprained ancle. How he met this dislanguage of the court. He soon treated this wife aster was not so generally known. A caricature with the most disgusting coolness and contempt, engraving, exposed to common view in the windows and "eloped from her bed and board," and moreo- of the print shops of London, solves the mystery, ver accused her of incontinency, though he himself He appears to have been trespassing on a delicate was known to every bawd in the metropolis as property belonging to lord Holland; who, seizing among the most profligate creatures" within the him in the fact, fell upon him and blacked his royal bills of mortality." An inquiry, known by the eye, siapped his royal jaws, and terminated the afname of the delicate investigation," was had, and fair by literally kicking him down stairs, by which the lady, in due time, honorably acquitted. George, his royal ancle was sprained, &c. however, acknowledges a female child this woman The prince regent has not co-habited with his had, born January 7, 1796, within a year after he wife for many years. She has a separate allowa1 ce poupled with her. This girl called Charlotte-Caroline- suited to her dignity”—say $26,640 per annum. Augusta, is 16 years old, represented to have quite The queen born girl receives about $32,000 for pinas much sense as belongs to the family, and report money, &c. ed to be designed as a wife to the young prince of It may be asked, why this disgusting detai!? We Orange, son of the ex-stadholder of Holland, as answer and say there are many in the United States soon as the parties arrive at maturity. If this match who have a hankering after royalty; and some of is not agreed upon, she may be unable to please her four young people are accustomed to think of kings fancy among the few "legitimate princes" that yet and princes as a sort of angels, possessing superior reign in Europe; mount the throne as a maiden, intelligence and greater powers of mind than man. and be the second "virgin queen" of England! kind in general; though, in truth, the very reverse The support of the prince regent, from the time is the fact. Few of the old stock of princes have posof his hirth to the present day, (49 years) has cost sessed the common understanding of their species, the British nation, by direct annuities only, twenty Of this description of persons there are at present millions of dollars; he has also received excessive only nine of whose endowments we have any knowfree-gifts" from the parliament, on several occa ledge--viz. the emperors of Russia and Austriasions. Besides, his debts, then amounting to more the kings of Denmark, Prussia, England [Ferdithan two millions of dollars, were paid by the peo [nand] Spain, Sicily, Sardinia, and the prince reple in 1787. In eight years afterwards his promisso gent of Portugal. There is not one shining cha *The union deserves no better name, racter amongst them. The four first may be considered as men of ordinary capacities and intelli. gence, but as nothing more, though the fountains ther, tor George is liberal, hospitable and polite, be of wisdom were freely opened to them, and immense partakes abundantly of all his vices. He is besides sums of money expended to educate them-but the a consummate fool and a block head-his letters to five last are absolute madmen, fools, or ignoramuses. Mrs. Clark, his dear anget," are among the most The whole range of creation affords no parallel to beggarly compositions that ever were given to the this-there is nothing to compare it to in any other public, and beneath the talents and capacity of a walk of life. Among all the sovereigns that have school-boy ten years old. Frederick was long rereigned in Europe for three hundred years past, garded as the hope of the high aristocracy of Eng(that is, of those lineally descended in the paternal land, being one of the greatest sticklers for “dignity" and maternal line, immediately from kings and in Europe, though as pitiful a wretch as lives upon princes) we find in the whole horde but one indivi-its wide extended surface. In 1791 he married dual, Frederick of Prussia, who can be spoken of Charlotte Virica Catharine, princess-royal of Prusas possessing more than common talents, notwith-sia; but soon deserted her bed, and devoted himself standing the superior advantages they enjoyed.—to the service of harlots. About three years ago This defect may be naturally accounted for. It is he quarrelled with one of them, since become known to every observant farmer that animals, famous for her developements, named Mary Anne plants and vegetables depreciate if their stock is not Clark; it appears that during her connection with changed. This hint may suffice-and plead the ex the "roval duke" this lady had established a regucuse, why kings and princes are greater fools than lar market for the sale of commissions in the army; other men. may that she also made some appointments in the How different is the truth as here stated, from the as church. The shameful exposure compelled the fociation of ideas that seizes the young mind when king (or the ministry) to deprive him ostensibly of kings and princes are mentioned! Instead of referring his command. He was succeeded, in appearance to the faithf 1 pages of history for useful information, by sir David Dundas, but reinstated by his brother the heads of our youth are filled with incongruous the regent. ideas instilled by villainous tales and profligate roman- Frederick Guelph was born Sept. 29, 1763--when ces, in which kings, lords and ladies, the heroes and about two years old he was created bishop of Osnaheroines of the story, are painted as excelling all burg (don't laugh, I say a bishop!) a situation at the rest of mankind. Though the tale is known to that time in the gift of his father, in Germany.-be fictitious, the constant repetition of such notions The revenues were about 16,000 pounds sterling makes a powerful and lasting impression. Reason per annum; but he performed the episcopal office pleads in vain, and in despite of truth and knowledge, by half starved journeymen. Osnaburg at this time no sooner does the idea of a king or lord pass the mind forms a part of Jerome Bonaparte's nominal kingthan it apprehends something great, exalted and no-dom of Westphalia. Besides the revenue from his ble. Who can easily reconcile himself to believe bishopric his salaries, fees, perquisites, and inthat the princess Anna-Maria Louisa Matilda-Frede- come, received from the British nation in various rica-Charlotte can be old and ugly-and more like shapes and forms, must have averaged, from the one of the withered hags that Shakspeare conjured time of his birth to the present day, from 200 to up to dance round the chaldron in his famous trage-250,000$ per annum. His wife bas also a separate THE DUKE OF CLARENCE; ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, dy of Macbeth, than a Houri of Mahomet? What a allowance from government of £6000 (26,6406) a pathos would it be to say that the princess royal of year, for "pin money." He is a most contempti England was sitting in the chimney corner darning a ble creature, wanting only a pair of long ears to hole in the heel of her stocking ?-yet, verily, she has give him the appearance of what he really is. done this, for Charlotte is a "notable housewife." How absurb would it seem to say, that madam, his governess was slapping the KING OF ROME because he would not go to sleep, though the fact, perhaps, William Henry Guelph, is the third son of their mafrequently occurs? We do not read of such things jesties. He succeeded the late sir Peter Parker in in novels and romances-and the vulgar idea is, this high and honorable station, without any recomthat princes and nobles are brave, gallant, and wise mendation but the accident of birth, for he is una-young, beautiful, and beneficent-though, as be-nimously considered to be a coward, and is a sot.— fore is clearly shewn, they are among the most de- The place was always heretofore given to the oldest graded, the most wretched, and most brutal of their admiral on the list-but the prince regent preferred species. his royal brother, raising him over the heads of ma If this digression appears tedious to some it will ny gallant men. William Henry is a libertine and not prove useless to all. Let the people see the light, an ignoramus. For twenty years past he has lived discerning the hidden things of royalty they will in open communication with the famous actress, become more zealous citizens and better republicans. Mrs. Jordan, or, as Cobbett calls her, “ Mother JorAs this contempt shall be excited for the rotten sys. dan." Her conduct for several years, except in the tems of the world, they will cleave to the glorious existing connection, has been represented as highly dispensations of the new; and rally round the stan-prudent and correct; though before its commencedard of their country, as the sheet anchor of felici ty and joy. [When we sat down to write this article it was our design in this place, as intimated in a late nom ber of the REGISTER, to have given a political history of the prince regent; but, on examination, we found our materials as yet too scanty for the purpose, and shall, therefore, postpone it for the present.} She has ment she was said to be the most complete wanton that ever lived. and to have boasted of entertaining the three royal brothers. She has ten children by the prince five sons and five daughters, whose education she has carefully attended to. been treated with great respect by the nobility of England, having presided at several feasts he paramour gave to some of the best blood of the land, lords and LADIES. In the early part of their con THE DUKE OF YORK-FIELD MARSHALL nection this drunken prince permitted her to play And commander in chief of all the land forces, is on the stage, and more than all, was mean enough the second son of George and Charlotte Guelph-personally to receive her wages from the managers, Without any of the good qualities of his eldest bro-(about $100 a night) and appropriate them to his 1 own privy purse. A few months ago he left his old COMMERCE OF AMERICA FROM COMING INTO companion and commenced fortune hunter: he paid| COMPETITION WITH THE COMMERCE OF ENGhis addresses to several of the wealthiest peeresses LAND." The decrees of France are only incidentin England, and was indignantly rejected, but we ally mentioned in those speeches; or lugged in for are told he has lately found one so much dazzled “setting_poles" to the argument, as the words with the " splend d'alliance" as to prostitute her" your honors," or gentlemen of jury" are used person and give up her property to this infamous de by special pleaders at the bar. bauchee, in exchange for it.The princes and The truths here openly avowed ought to cause princesses of England, by the royal marriage act, some persons in the United States to call upon the passed in the 12th year of the reign of the present racks and mountains to cover them. king, may contract matrimonial alliances, even without the consent of the king, provided they give the privy council twelve months notice of their in tention, and previous to the time so appointed, both houses of parliament do not declare their disapproba tion of the proposed union. William Henry was born in 1765. But these verbal explanations have at all times been practised upon by the British government. They have always supplied France with what she wanted (Peruvian bark excepted!) whenever the emperor would permit them. If Bonaparte were to grant a license for the purpose, I cannot doubt but that certain London merchants could obtain leave On the whole, there are 14 princes and princesses, to supply him even with arms and ammunition, so sons and daughters of the present king, besides zealous are they for a trade with the enemy! - The some incumbrances of his brothers and sisters. The least relaxation of his "continental system" is hailrest of the sons are as profligate, though not yet ed as a matter of great exultation and joy-they quite so famous, as the three eldest. Edward Guelph gladly send him what he pleases to admit, and ac is a general in the army; he had a command some cept in return almost any thing he pleases to give years ago in Nova Scotia, and resided a considerable hem. This has been the practice for years, and yet, time in Canada. His excursion in Vermont where, some have said the orders in council were "retalia we are told, he suffered a kicking from a taylor, ist r," on the French decrees! familiar to most of our readers. Prince Adolphus was legally married to lady Augusta Murray, first at Rome and afterwards in England, but he put her commercial on a proposition from his "royal father" to pay his debts. These princes and princesses cost the nation more than five millions of dollars a year! away, The Orders in Council. It would have afforded us much pleasure to bave laid before our readers some of the speeches in the British parliament on the several motions made in the two houses, to address the prince regent to re voke the far famed orders in council: but the pro ceedings of congress, still in session, and other matters of more immediate interest to the Ameri can people, continue to fill the whole portion of the paper allotted to general political matter, as the views and taste of a great variety of readers must be subserved. 39 They are retaliatory"-not upon France, but upon the United States, for presuming to offer a competition" with " the sovereign of the sea. For, after capturing our vessels bound to France and so violating the orders in council, the same vessels and cargoes are immediately sent to France protected by the British cannon!-Many cases of this kind have lately occurred; and it is utterly impossible for any man to mistake the true intent and meaning of these British edicts, even without reference to the EXPLANATIONs of Mr. Foster!-See WEEKLY REGISTER, vol. 1, p. 421. The trade directly carried on between Great Britain and France is immense; and pursued with astonishing avidity when Bonaparte grants a temporary permission; in doing which he keeps his eye single to his original design of exhausting his enemy. He is a man of great calculation and forethought; and has around him the greatest number of men best skilled in politics and war that ever were assembled in council, whose honesty, however, Messrs Broughman, Whitbread and a few others, will permit them to use any means to effect their in the house of commons, and the earl of Lauder master's object that Mr. Perceval, or even lord dale (chiefly) in the house of lords, supported their Castlereagh, himself, would resort to!-Yet every motions as aforesaid, with great force and eloquence American vessel carrying the same kind of goods and at considerable length, but without effect, as has that the British themselves send to France, or laden already been noticed. In the discussion, pro and wholly with the produce of the soil of the United con, the true nature of the orders in council are clear-States, bound to France, becomes ipso facto a Iv manifested; and it is certainly shewn the present good prize the moment she leaves her own harbor. ministry will not abandon them. The blockade of Europe is violated in the Chesapeake We have never believed, whatever any gentleman bay. might say in congress or out of congress, that the The condition-(which is that we shall force real design of their orders was misconceived--the France to receive British manufactures!) whereby hollow pretence of retaliation, on which the friends these orders may be revoked, is long known to us. of the British ministry have justified them, is Itis ably exposed, in all its arrogance and deformity, now stripped even of its cob-web covering. in the documents published at the commencement They stand naked and confessed, as designed for no of the present session of congress. It is such as other purpose than to force a trade to France, and we have not a right to subscribe to, supposing the continent generally, through the British ports.us willing to surrender every pretension to ho according to the favorite theories of the Sheffields nor; and this attempt to monopolize the trade of and Liverpools of the day, as laid down by Mr. Ste-he world must be submitted to, or resisted. phens in his famous pamphlet entitled "war in disbelieve our government will speedily resolve on guise." It is a choice saving with Englishmen he latter, and not in words only, as they have herethat the sea is theirs; and in the discussion above tofore done. There is no hope of an amicable alluded to, the fact is freely acknowledged, that adjustment. The present ministry will not be these orders are NOT "retaliatory," but (to use the dismissed by the prince regent, unless they fail language of a leading member of parliament) "Ato supply him with wealth, women and wine, SYSTEM OF SELF DEFENCE ΤΟ PREVENT THE with the droits of admiralty (see page ) at com We mand this cannot easily happen. We believe that movements, was of high importance. For this Perceval, & Co. are more firmly fixed in their places purpose general Washington applied to colonel than any ministry that has governed England for Knowlton, who commanded a regiment of light inyears, if we except the anticipation that the poigfantry, which formed the van of the American army, nant distress of the people may excite them to such and desired him to adopt some mode of gaining the deeds as shall compel a redress of their grievances. Interesting Sketch. (The following extract is taken from an history of Thus, while fond virtue wished in vain to save, necessary information. Col. Knowlton communicated this request to CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE, of Connecticut, who was then a captain in his regi ment. This young officer, animated by a sense of duty, and considering that an opportunity presented itself by which he might be useful to his country, at once offered himself a volunteer for this hazardous service. He passed in disguise to Long Island, examined every part of the British army, and obtained the best possible information respecting their situation and future operations. In his attempt to return he was apprehended, carried before sir William Howe, and the proof of his object was so clear, that he frankly acknowledged who he was, and what were his views. Sir William Howe at once gave an order to the provost marshal to execute him the next morning. Dwight. This order was accordingly executed in a most AFTER this unfortunate engagement, general unfeeling manner, and by as great a savage as ever Washington called a council of war, who determin disgraced humanity. A clergyman, whose attended upon an immediate retreat to New York. The ance he desired, was refused him; a bible for a few interation was prudently concealed from the army, moments devotion was not procured, although he who knew not whither they were going, but ima requested it. Letters, which, on the morning of gined it was to attack the enemy. The field artille his execution, he wrote to his mother and other ry, tents, baggage, and about 9000 men, wei e con- friends, were destroyed; and this very extraordinaveyed to the city of New York, over East river, ry reason given by the provost marshal, "that the more than a mile wide, in less than thirteen hours, rebels should not know they had a man in their and without the knowledge of the British, though army who could die with so much firmness." not six hundred yards distance. Providence in a Unknown to all around him, without a single remarkable manner favored the retreating army.-friend to offer him the least consolation, thus ell The wind, which seemed to prevent the troops get as amiable and as worthy a young man as America ting over at the appointed hour, afterwards shifted could boast, with this, as his dying observationto their wishes; towards morning an extreme thick that "he only lamented that he had but one life to fog came on, which hovered over Long Island, and, lose for his country." by concealing the Americans, enabled them to Although the manner of this execution will ever complete their retreat without interruption, though be abhorred by every friend to humanity and relithe day had begun to dawn some time before it was gion, yet there cannot be a question but that the finished. In about half an hour after the Island sentence was conformable to the rules of war and was finally abandoned, the fog cleared off, and the the practice of nations in similar cases. British were seen taking possession of the American lines. It is, however, a justice due to the character of CAPTAIN HALE to observe, that his motives for engaging in this service were entirely different from those which generally influence others in similar circumstances, Perhaps the fate of America was never suspended on a more brittle thread than previously to this me morable retreat, A spectacle is here presented of an army, destined for the defence of a great conti Neither expectation of promotion, nor pecuniary nent, driven to the narrow borders of an island, reward, induced him to this attempt. A sense of with a victorious army of double its number in duty, a hope that he might in this way be useful to front, with navigable waters in its rear; constantly his country, and an opinion which he had adopted, liable to have its communication cut off by the ene that every kind of service necesssary to the public my's navy, and every moment exposed to an attack. good became honorable by being necessary--were The presence of mind which animated the comman- the great motives which induced him to engage in der-in-chief in this critical situation, the prudence an enterprize by which his connexions lost a most with which all the necessary measures were execut amiable friend, and his country one of its most proed, redounded as much or more to his honor than mising supporters. the most brilliant victories. An army, to which America looked for safety, preserved a general, who was considered as an host himself, saved for To see such a character, in the flower of youth, the future necessity of his country!-Had not, cheerfully treading in the most hazardous paths, inhowever, the circumstances of the night, of the fluenced by the purest intentions, and only emulous wind and weather, been favorable, the plan, how to do good to his country, without the imputation ver well concerted, must have been defeated. To of a crime, fall a victim to policy, must have been a good Providence, therefore, are the people of wounding to the feelings even of his enemies. America indebted for the complete success of an Should a comparison be drawn between major enterprize so important in its consequences. Andre and CAPTAIN HALE, injustice would be done This retreat left the British in complete posses to the latter should he not be placed on an equal sion of Long-Island. What could be their future ground with the former. While almost every histooperations remained uncertain. To obtain informa- rian of the American revolution has celebrated the tion of their situation, their strength, and future virtues and lamented the fate of Andre, HALE has The fate of this most unfortunate young man ex, cites the most interesting reflections. |