of the people. But, I am willing to bear my share. I am willing to see the expence borne in the manner first proposed. Any thing rather than press harder upon the people; any thing rather than make them desperate; any thing rather than risk the danger of inducing them to think, that they have nothing to lose from the invasion of their country. The people fully expected, that the ballot would never be revived, and in that expectation they felt great consolation. What, then, must now be the effect, when every parish receives the news, that a ballot, more heavy than ever, is approaching? How many fathers, mothers, and wives will now be kept in hourly apprehension !

What

discontent must be excited in the breasts of those liable to the ballot ! What curses will they not bestow upon the military life! What insuring, what crimping, what fraudalent practices, what baseness and knavery of all sorts will not this measure give rise to! Better, a thousand times better, a conscription for personal service at once, because, though the measure would be hard, it would be impartial; it would fall with equal weight upon the rich and upon the poor.

AMERICAN STATES.- -The history of the squabble which has taken place between these States and us is given in the following paragraph, said to be an extract of a letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, dated on the 5th of July.————————“ This is to advise you of an "important event, which has lately taken "place off the Capes of Virginia. The "American frigate Chesapeak, of 44 guns, ❝commodore Barron, was known to have "several deserters from our ships, lying off Norfolk (watching the French), on board " her.

Representations of the fact had "been, as I am informed, and believe, "made to the American Secretary of the "Navy, to which no satisfactory answer

was given. Captain Douglas, senior officer

on that station, knowing the Chesapeak "about to sa Ifor the Mediterranean, order"ed the Leopard to cruize for her off the * Capes, and to examine her for the deser"ters. Accordingly, when captain Hum

phreys, who commands the Leopard, "came up with the Chesapeak, he sent a "boat on board, with advice of the infor

mation he had received of the deserters, "ann his orders to search for them. Com" modore Barron refusing to allow the "search, captain Humphreys fired several

shots, which the other paying no attention to, he at length fired a broadside, which she returned by six or seven scatter

ing guns, and, on receiving a second "broadside, struck her colours. On exami

nation, the deserters, to the number of five or six, were found, the very men "who had been demanded. In this short

rencontre the Chesapeak had 6 men kill"ed, and 21 wounded, and has returned "into port very much shattered. The "above is as nearly the state of the case as I

can recollect, from verbal communica"tion, not having seen any written account "of the business. I am farther informed, "that the inhabitants of Norfolk, at a "Town Meeting since, have entered into.

some violent resolutions, and have pro"hibited all intercourse with our ships, and "all supplies of water and provisions.-This "affair, I am informed, took place on the "23d of June, and, as far as I can learn, "has been conducted with great coolness

and temper by capt. Humphreys. What "will be the result time must determine; "but if we give up the right of search, we "shall soon be obliged to resign the empire "of the seas. This goes by the Sylvia "cutter, dispatched by admiral Berkeley, "with the account to government."The American statement is said to be this. -" They admit the desertion of the men "from the English ships; they admit that a remonstrance was made in the latter end "of May or beginning of June, to the Secretary of the Navy of the United States, "and they state, that in consequence the

men were taken into custody, and carried "to Washington, were they underwent a

regular examination in the presence of "Mr. Erskine, the English Ambassador, " and that, on the examination they proved "themselves to be citizens of the United "States, born at or near Baltimore, and "they had been pressed into the British "service in Hampton Roads."- -The ministers have said, in the House of Commons, that they are not fully informed upon this subject; and, I was very sorry to hear Mr. Perceval say what seemed to indi. ́cate a decided disposition to yield. If they do yield, if they follow the advice of the Morning Chronicle (which, for years, seems to have had a general retainer from the Americans) our navy will not be long-lived. Mind, I do not pretend to say, that we may not, in this instance, have been in the wrong; because there is nothing authentic upon the subject; nor am I prepared to say, that our right of search, in all cases, extends to ships of war; but of this I am certain, that, if the law of nations do not allow you to search for deserters in a friend's territory, neither

do they allow that friend to inveigle away your troops or your seamen, to do which is an act of hostility, and I ask for no better. proof of inveigling, than the enlisting and the refusing to give up, such troops or seamen. The American statement I do not believe; and, were there no other witnesses, I would not believe it upon the oaths of all their sea captains put together. The fault of our officers, upon that station, has been excessive forbearance. We have suffered greatly from our tameness towards those states. Our commanders (with some few exceptions) have discovered the feelings of traders to America. The insults and injuries they have endured were disgraceful.-- -The Americans are like the worst sort of women. They will set up a terrible outcry. They will beat Admiral Berkeley in lungs; but, if we keep a firm foot, they will soon listen to rea

son.

-Poor CAPTAIN BARRON and his frigate! I dare say, that this swaggering blade (who is, doubtless, dubbed Commodore) has, a thousand times said, that he wished for such an opportunity as this. I can form a very accurate conception of the rage of the people at Norfolk, and of the noisy townmeeting; and, their burning of the water casks of the Melampus is perfectly in character, putting one in mind of the savages, who used to destroy the boat tackling of Captain Cook and to murder his straggling mariners, when one of their queens or princesses had been induced (without much importunity) to commit a faux pas with some one or other of the crew. As to poor Commodore Barron, I should not wonder, if they were to eat him alive. Their rage must be beyond all bounds, and if, in their manner of expressing it, they should appear to be very nice, all I can say is, they are greatly reformed. The Morning Chronicle seems to anticipate an Hiad of woes from a war with the American States. I thought I had proved to him, that that country could not go to war with us, without producing its own destruction as a political body. It necessary, I will prove it to him again. But I would not, because I am morally certain of this, commit an act of injustice towards America. I would only demand and insist upon the rights of England; and, above all other things, I would insist upon it, that America should not be permitted to destroy the British navy.We are, not, observe, to judge of the feelings of the people of America, properly so called, by what we read in their base and ignorant newspapers, any more than we are to judge of the, feelings of the people of England by

what we read from the London daily press. Nor is the conduct of the rum-soused rabble at Norfolk any criterion, More than one half of the people of America are disgusted at the base partiality, which is shown to our enemies; and, though the other part is by far the most noisy, I venture to predict, that, when time has been taken to cool men's minds, the yoice of our friends, and the friends of justice, will prevail. They will not go to war with us. Without justifiable cause; without some act of clear injustice on our part, their government will not venture upon such a measure; and, as I am pretty certain that our fault will not be on that side, I conjure the ministers to remain. firm.- In all disputes with America, there is a set of persons amongst us, who are always ready to presume against ourselves. This is intolerable, and that, too, while our presumption is exactly the contrary with respect to disputes between us and every other feeble power. The reason is, that there are so many persons here, who have property in the American funds; that there are so many partners in American mercantile houses, as they are called; and that there are so many opulent manufacturers, who keep thousands of English wretches to "work and weep," for their own profit and for the clothing of the Americans. This is the principal reason of a partiality so unnatural, and so disgraceful to our character." Peace, peace," says Mr, Whitbread. Aye, peace as soon as possible; but if you mean submission I am for putting it off to the last moment. I am far, God knows my heart, from relishing submission at home; but, let my country hold up her head at any rate.In dismissing this subject for the present, I beg leave just to add, that, if we permit the Americans to inveigle and detain our seamen, we cannot have a navy. The Americans will. in fact, recruit for France; and, England will be beaten by her own seamen.

SIR HENRY MILDMAY.- -A corres pondent has favoured me with some documents relating to the Moulsham contract. They, and the statement arising out of them, shall be inserted in my next; and, in the meanwhile I am ready to declare, that they contain some circumstances very favourable to Sir Henry Mildmay, who, upon a view of these circumstances, appears to have said against himself much more than has been said against him by every body else, and certainly much more than the whole documents, as I now possess them, did by any

means warrant.

sent difficulty of cominunication should allow of it. In faith of which, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty, and have hereunto affixed the seals of their arms. Done at Memel, this 28th day of January, 1807.HUTCHINSON.FREDERIC GUILLAUME DE ZASTROW.

FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPERS. CONTINENTAL WAR -Seventy-seventh Bulletin of the Grand French Army.

(Concluded from page 100.)

The commandant, thus abandoned by the garrison, saved himself by sea, and thus we are in possession of the town and port of Dantzic. These events are a happy presage of the campaign. The Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prussia, were at Heiligenbeel. They might have conjectured the surrender of the place from the cessation of the fire. They might have heardthe cannon from that distance.The Emperor, to express his satisfaction to the besieging army, has granted a present to each soldier.. -The siege of Graudentz is now commencing under the command of General Picton. General Lazowsky commands the engineers; and General Danthouard the artillery. Graudentz is strong from the number of its mines.-The cavalry of the army is in fine order. The division of light cavalry, two divisions of cuirassiers, and one of dragoons, have been reviewed at Elbing, on the 26th, by the Grand Duke of Berg. On the same day, his Majesty arrived at Bishoverden and Stalsburgh, where he reviewed Hautpoult's division of cuirassiers, and the division of dragoons of General Crouchy. He has been satisfied with their appearance and with the good condition of their horses.-The Ambassador of the Porte, Seid Mohammed Emen Vahid, has been presented, on the 28th, at two o'clock, to the Emperor, by the Prince of Benevento. He delivered his credentials to his Majesty, and remained an hour in his cabinet. He is lodged at the Castle, and occupies the apartments of the Grand Duke of Berg, who is absent on account of the review. It is confidently said, that the Emperor told him that he and the Sultan Selim would be, for ever after, inseparably connected as the right hand and the left. All the good news respecting the success at Ismail and in Wallachia have just arrived. The Russians have been obliged to raise the siege of Ismail and evacuate Wallachia.

divisions on the right attacked the téte-dupont of Spanden, which Gen. Frere defended with the 27th regiment of light infantry. Twelve Russian and Prussian regiments made several ineffectual attempts. Seven times did they renew the attack, but were as often repulsed. The 17th regiment of dragoons charged the enemy immediately after the last assault, and forced them to abandon the field of battle. Thus, during a whole day, two divisions attacked without success a single regiment, which, it must be admitted, was entrenched.-The Prince of Ponte Corvo, in visiting the entrenchments during the intervals of attack, received a slight wound, which will take him from his command fifteen days. Our loss in this affair was trifling. The enemy lost 1200 men, and a number of wounded.

Battle of Lomitten.-Two Russian divisions belonging to the centre attacked at the same time the téte-du-pont of Lomitten. Gen. Fetry's brigade (part of Marshal Soult's corps) defended the tête-du-pont. The Russian general was killed, along with 1100 men, 100 were taken, and a great many wounded. We had 120 men killed and wounded.-During this period, the Russian Commander in Chief, with the Grand Duke Constantine, the imperial guard, and three divisions, attacked the positions of Marshal Ney, at Alizirzen, Gutstadt, and Volsdorff. The enemy were every where repulsed ; but when Marshal Ney perceived that the force opposed to him exceeded forty thousand men, he obeyed his orders, and conducted kis corps to Ackendorff.

Battle of Deppen.-On the following day, the enemy attacked the 6th corps in its position at Deppen, on the Passarge. They were repulsed. The manoeuvres of Marshal Soult, his intrepidity, which he imparted to all his troops, the abilities displayed in this situation by the General of Division Marchand, and his officers, merit the highest eulogiums. The enemy acknowledges having lost this day 2000 killed, and more than 3000 wounded. Our loss was 180 killed, 200 wounded, and 250 taken. The latter` were for the most part taken by the Cossacks, who, on the morning of the attack, had got into the rear of the army.

Battle of June 8.-The Emperor arrived at Marshal Ney's camp, at Deppen, on the 8th. He immediately gave the necessary orders. The 4th corps marched to Volfsdorff, where meeting the Russian division of Kamenski, winch was on its way to rejoin the main body, the 4th corps attacked it, deprived it of between 4 and 500 men; made 150 prisoners, and in the evening took it