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I, AMERICA CONGRESS. f t:ovss 01_11,11LIUNTATIVES, T6OI3DAT, OCT 3e. Alter tranfafting fome bufinefs of minor import. ce, the Houfe, on the motion of Mr Dalcon, re ',red itfelf into a Committee of the whole on the " rof the Union. When Mr. Dawfun offered the t• 11 wing Refolutions for confederation : fulved—That fo much of the Mclrage of che Prtildent of the 1 , 11 tt.f States as relates to aggreflons committed within our and Waters by Foreign armed yards, to the violations of jurifdietion acid meafures neccffary for the protettion of our 1 3 .1 Es and Harbours, be referred to a Scled Committee. ROOlved—That fo much of the fald Melfage as relates to the ci.,;;:tion of our Maritime rights, and to impofitions on and inter-* 'to our neutral trade, be referred to the Committee of Co itmeree and Manual:tura. fOl ved—T bat fo much of the laid Mefrage as relates to the rnrifes againft the public peace and mows of preventing the and punidslag the authors, be referred to a Stied Com miace. Mr. Qyrricy thought the t a refolution embraced 01 , jeas unconnected with each other, and objefts of ratgnitude fufficient to warrant a feparation of them. •i'he fn t part of the refolution relates to aggreffions committed in our pals and waters. The mot' ma ?rim' obit& contained' in the Prefident's ineffage, I..id Mr. Qoincy, leas relation to an attack upon one ni our veffeTs by unarmed fhip of a particular nation, IVA ell the other eircumfiances mentioned are Rated rr:rely as aggravatir'ns of this attack. He therefore tiihtnitted, with deference to the Committee, the propriety of referring whatever relates to the attack 11 the Cbefapeak to a Selea Committee, and enter. it g into a feparate refolution for the appointment of Cap anittee to con fi der what may be need i try for the defence of our ports and hat bouts. Upon 'hit view of the fubjelt, he would offer an amend ti•ent,sp the refolution in quelling. He wifhed to add after the word " Refolved," " That fo much f the =Mtge of the Prefident of the United States IS relates to the attack made on the frigate Chefs pat be referred - to a Seidl Committee, and that the ,:•,mmittee be infiruaed to enquire into the circum :lances of that attack, the cedes affigoed for mating it, and the manner in which it.was repelled, and to rcpnrt the refult of fuck enquiries in detail to this _ _ Mr. Dawson nbferved, that the Gentleman from Marachuretts had millaken his intention, in offering •he refolution under confederation. He did not mean ' r proporee Committee to enquire pirticularly into the attack on the Chefapeak. Such an inquiry would •st prefent be premature. When the time arrived for taking up this fubjeit, he fhould be as ready as the Gentleman from Maffachufett's, or any other Gen limas, to enter upon it. Mr. D. read that part of the Wage of the Prefident that has reference to this affair, and asked the Members of the Committee it it would not be altogether premature to go into this fubjee before the Houle received the information saich the Prefident of the United States has laid he spats thorny to be able to lay before them ? His bieit was to make the ground of reference as gene ral as poffible. Mr. Q/INCY raid that the Gentleman from North Carolina ad anted what was his objeit in making this motion ? He would anfwer that he was to have the whole detail of the affair of the Chefapeak laid on our tables: It was asked if he meant to juflify the 13: itifh ? He knew not why this queffinn fhould he put. His motion was a plain oae. Hi► princi. pies and feelings were as properly American as thole of any Gentleman. He wifhed to gain rafts, and to .:brain thefe he thn ught it belt to fix on tingle objects, 2nd not to ez end our views over the whole horizon. II reference to what had fallen Flom the Gentleman f:om Virginia, what he had propofed wt..uld have o• thing to do with our negneiati•ms abroad. No ex• preffion of the opinion of this Houle is required.— All that is asked is, that the Committee (ball condi a detail of faits. The Committee will not make their report until they think proper, but the inquiry ought to be inffituted. Suppofe our difpure with Great Britain lhould be amicably fettled, would not this inquiry be neceffary ? Would you not inquire into he caofes which led to the attack ? He confidered the difpute as being not only between us and Britain but between us and France. At any rate he wanted the faas, and when they were before the Houle, a .•'•rresl judgment might be formed of the affair.-- The honour of the nation was concerned to know, whether a proper degree of refiflance had been made .0 repel the attack of the Britifh, by our Officers—if not, the opinion of this Houk ought to be exprefFed on the occafion. Mr. Er.crov alluded to that part which ailes for the manner in which the attack was repelled. Every roan, woman, and chid, in the United States, knew 'hat no refinance was made. If he were to vote for the ref.lution, he fhould with the word " received" to be ufed innead of the word repelled. Mr. Smuts faid, there was one thing which the Gentleman from Maffachufetts hirofelf, -on reflation, own think improper—that was, that pert of the mo tion which relates to the manner in which the attack was repelled. He underfiood the commander of the chefapeak was rime. on trial, and he hoped this Hoofe would not do any aft which might hate an it floence on that trial. He had no doubt that before ibis Wind's was gone through, there would be com plete information before the Houle: •We thould ;roost whether the feamen taken from the Chefapeak were really Britith fubjeas or Amerieati Citizens. The amendment was rejefted withoura divas. The Refolutions being gone through, a motion was made for the Committee to rife, which being agreed to, the Speaker refumed the Chair, and the Houle immediately took up the refolutions, and agreed to them unanimoufly. DOCUMENT •CO•1111PAIMPIO Vag PltillDtbrell AMMO& SOTO iCOOPMUSICATIIO 1T LOILD 110111C1 TO DM .MVSIROI, POPP 711110 ART 10.1807. " The Underfithed, his ghtletly's Principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs. has tecerve4 his Majedy's commands to acquaint Mr. Monroe, that the French Government having dined certain orders, which, in violation of the ufages of war, purport to ohibit the commerce of all neutral. nations with his Majefly's dominions, and alto to prevent fuch patilns from trading with any other country in any articles, the growth, produce, ilk manufaCture of his Maietty's dominions. And the laid Government t,a•iing alto taken upon itfelf to dealare all his Ma jelly's dominions to be in a Rate of blockade, at a ' time when the fleets of France and her Allies are • themfelves confined within their own port', by the ftmerior valour and difcipline of the Britifh Navy. " Such attempts on the part of the enemy, giving to his Majtfty an unquellionable right of retaliation, and warranting his Majefy in enforcing the fame prohibition of all commerce with France, which that Power vainly hopes to effea againfl the commerce of his Majetty's fubjerfts, a prohibition which the rime riority of his Majefty's naval forces might enable him to fupport, by alually inverting the ports and coaas of the enemy with numerous fquadrone and coaflers, to as to make the entrance or approach thereto manifeftly dangerous. His Majeßy, though unwilling to follow the example of his enemies, by proceeding to an extre. miry Co difireffing to all nations not engaged in the war, and carrying on their accuttomed trade ; yet feels himfelf bound, by a due regard to the juft de. fence of the rights and interefis of his people not to Infer fuch meafures to be taken by the enemy, with. out taking Tome Reps on his parr, to refirain this vio lence, and to return upon them the evil of their own injultice. " Mr. Munroe is, therefore, requefted to apprize the American Coati's and merchants reading in England, that his Majefty has therefore judged it expedient to order that no vacl thall be permitted to trade from one port to another. b )th which ports (ball belong to, or be in poreffion of France or her allies, or (hall be fo far under their controut, as that Britifh eeffels may not freely trade thereat ; and that the Commanders of his Majefty's.fhipi of war and privateers have been inftru&ed- to yinrll every neutral vac!, coming from any fuch port, and defined to another fuch port, to difcontinue her voyage, and not to proceed to any fuch port; and every veffel, after being fo warned, or any veflel coming from any fuch port, after a reafonable time thall have been afforded for receiving information of this his Majetty's order, which thall be found to proceed to another arch port, thall be captured and brought in, and, together with her cargo, (hall be condemned as lawful prize; and that from this lime all the mu- Cures authorifed by the law of nations, and the re fperftive treaties between his Majzfly and the different neutral powers, will be adopted, and executed with refpeit to veffels atteenpting to violate the faid order after this notice. (Signed) " nowrcx. " Downing-Itrea, Jan. 18, 1807." THE FOLLOWING IS THE SPANISH nRDER, REFERRED TO IN THE SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT: TRA.NSLATION. " By the greateft outrage again(' humanity and againti policy, Spain was forced by Great Bietain to take part in the prefent war. This power has ex. ercifed over the fea and over the commerce of the world an exclufive dominion. *, Her flumes-, us faelories, dilTeminated through all countries, are like fponges, which imbibe the riches of thole (countries) without having them more than the appearance of mercantile liberty. From this maritime and commercial defpotifm, England de rives immenfe refources for carrying on a war whofe eisjed is to dadroy the commerce which belongs to each State, from its induflry and foliation. Experi. ence has proved, that the morality of the &lath Cabinet has nss hefitation as to the means, fo long as they lead to the accompliffithent of its detigns; and whilil this Power can continue to enjoy the fruits of its im , neflfe traffic, humanity will groan under the weight of a defolating war. To put an end to this, and to attain a folid peace, the Emperor of the French and Kir.g of Italy UN:A a decree on the 2111 of November la!), in which, adopting the principle of repass's, the blockade of the Bt itith Hes is deter mined on; and his Amb : tiTador, his Excellency Francis de Beauharnois, Grand Dignitary of the Order of the Iron Crown, of the Legion r f Honour, &c. having communicated this (Jecree) to the King our Mailer ; and his Majefly being defirous to co operate by means fanilioned by the rights of reel. procity, has been pleafed to authorize his moll Se iene Highnefs the Prince Generaliffimo of the Marine to Are a circular of the following tenor : •• As loon as England committed the horrible out rage of intercepting the vetch of the Royal Marine, infidioutly violating the good faith with which peace allures individual property and the rights of nations, his Majetly confidered himfelf in a hate of war with that Power, although his Itrqal foul fufpended the promulgation of the Manifetio until he law the atro city committed by its feamen, fantlioned by the G.. vernment of London. 4 4 From that time, and without the neccrnty of warning the inhabitants of thefe kingdoms of the circumfpellion with which they ought to condnet themfelves towards thole of a country which difre. garde the facred laws of property, and the rights of nations ; his Majefly made known to his fubjefts the Hate of war in which he found himfelf with that nation. All trade, all commerce is prohibited, in fuch a fituation, and no fentiments ought to be en tertained towards fuch an enemy, which are not dic tated by honour, avoiding all intercourfe which might be .confidered as the vile effed of avarice, ope rating on the fubjees of a nation which degrades it. fell in them. His Majelly* is well perfuaded' that fuch fentiments of honour are rooted in the hearts of his beloved fubjeCts, but he does not choofe on that account tn allow the fmallett indulgence to the via. lators of the law, nor permit that, through click ig norance, they (honld be taken by furprife, authoriz ing me by thefe prefents to declare that all Englilh property (hall be cor,lifcated whenever it is found on board a steel, although a neutral, if the confignMent ' belongs to Spanilh individuals. So likewife will be confifcated all merchandize which may be met with, although it may be in neutral velfels, whenever it is defined for are ports of England or her Ifles. And finally his Majelly, conforming himf e lf to the ideas of his Ally the Emperor of the Freeeh, declares in his fates the fame law, which, from prin ciples of reciprociq and fuitable refpelt, his Imp rial Majefly promulgated under date of the 211 t of November, 1806, " The execution of this determination of his • Mi jelly belongs to the Chiefs of Provinces, of Depart ments, and of vttlfels (bazels) and communicating? to them in the name of his Majefty, I hope they will leave no room for the Royal dtfpleafure. Qon prt? [elite you ow /eats,. TRU plinei aanalautsamo. " Araaptar. ' • 4 Ocr. 3t.--The following members compote the Committee to which were referred that part of the Prefident's Meffage, which relates to aggreffions committed within our harbours and waters by foreign armed veffels, &c. . Meas. Blount, Chandler, Burwell, Coldtborough, Riker, Troup, and Witherall. The Houle adjourned at an early hour on Monday morning. The prevailing opinion here is, that nothing inte- rifling will be brought up until the difpatches from our Miniflers at London are received, which are daily expeaed. Mr. Et fkine, Miniller of his Britannic ttlajefly, has art ived at Wafhington. Nov. 6.—Colonel Burr, Blennerhallct, and Tyler, are now at Baltimore. The Patriot, French 74, is Grid, in The rerfoli Ledger of the 281 h ult. to have left the Patuxent. on her way down the river, probably to follow the Cybelle. We are told, on the authority of a letter from the Southward, lays The United Stales' Gazette of Monday, that General Wilkinfon has challenged Mr. Wick ham, one of the Counfel for Colonel Burr, on the late trials. Mr. Wickham is Paid to have returned for anfwtr, that if he would clear up his character, he would meet him. PRECIOUS CONFESSION. A GOOD THING.—We venture to inform the Ren der that he is at liberty to perufe the following anti=* de from The Citizen of this morning, tinder the im• preffion that the Editor is entirely rninaken, for that the letter alluded to, is now in Mr. Paine's poffeflion, dated OEtober 9, 1807, and fubfcribed with the pro per hand of Thomas Jeffet fon. • it is reported in town, and the report is in every body's mouth, that the Prefident has written a letter to Tom Paine, in which, among other things, it is Paid that no reafonable expedia- Hon can be formed of an amicable termination of our differences with England ; we fee that the rumour has been wafted from this city to the Editor of the United States Gazette,who loth bp of leffinitig the Praident is the elleene of biz eiticene, has givtii •• form and priffure" in his paper. Is ant this ono of the many modes in which the chore:Ber and main? of Mr. :flieftn has ken off:silid Ay bir federal oppoxent: ? lam inclined to think that it is. • Paine has indeed, in the moments of his intoxication, which are all his moments, Omen a letter to his precious vifitanta and to perfons in the area., which contains the opinion a'cribed to Mr. Jefferfon • which letter old Peßilence afferts was written to him by the Prefident; but who can believe it ; who, cherifhing a becoming refped for the exalted charader of the executive,would give publicity to fueh a report, upon fuels authority ? Paine has told a /ie. The fagacity of the Prefident, his regard for public decency and morals, and his known prudence and circumfpedion; all induce the belief that he has not written the letter which Paine in his drunken belchings, has told half the town he has received from him probably in the hope that the affertion might find its way into the federal prints as a choice faem of tie& calumny." If Mr. Jefferfon dues not look queer, when he lees the above, he mutt poffefs a wondrous command of countenance.—New Torl Evening Pill. DANISH ISLAND OF ST. CROIX From St. Croix, we learn, that on the sth 090 her, two Britifb frigates, and a fchooner cut out all the vefrels at the Welt•end, except the brig Enter prize, Captain LOVELL, of Bolton ; and fent them to Tortola. The illand had nut been officially de Glared in a (late of blockade ; but the Britith cruizers took all veffels having Dana cargoes or produce on b card. Two American velfels had arrived at Ba s. End, unmolefled, alter the veffels at the Welt-end had been cut out. NORFOLK, OCTOBER z 6. _ _ Yeflerday, about one o'clock, the French frigate la Cybelle got under way frcm Craney Eland, with a (rung wind at W. S. W. and proceeded to fea.— She was left by the pilot at eight o'clock lati night, about fix leagues to the eaftward of Cape Henry, going off under a prefs of fail, at the rate of 14 knots. About an hoar after leaving the Cybelle, fpoke a pilot, who informed that the Btitifh chips were all, at fun let, about fix leagues to the lanai. ward and eatiward of the Cape. The wind fhifted to the north about midnight, and has been blowing very Ilrong ever fince, fo that there is every reafon to believe the has efcaped. FORLICW INTELLIGENCE. UTRFCHT, NOVEMBER 24. His Majefly having left his palace, formerly called the Groot Poufhuizen, and taken up his refidence provifionally in that called the Huis Van Amerou gen, near the Witte Vrouwe Gate, the Legit',dive Body waited on him yeller day at noon, and had a folemn audience in the New Palace. At eleven o'clock, the Members airemblesi at the Provincial Mullion Houle, and towards twelve pro ceeded in grand coliume to his Majetly's Palace, in the following order : _ A detachment of Miran— Mt angers ur covered—The coaches in which were placed the Members of the I.rEilstive ricxly Lailly, a detachment of CuiralEch. Being conduced into the pretence of the King, the Prefident of the Legiflative Body addrefted kis Ma jelly in the following Tema : " Stns—The Legiflative Body, fummoned to your Majefty's pretence, battens to fulfil the fiat, and at the fame time the molt *agog of its duties, in prefenting to your Majetty their retpeit lot homage, and alto the afliirancea of their attachment and of the zcal with which its Members hope to co-operate in the bene ficent plans of your Malik-, for the happinets sn4 profperity of your people. Sentiments. Sire, which, were it polfible. would- be RHI increafed by the flattering expreffions which your Minifter has communicated to us in your name. May PaovmeNca prof. per all the defigna of your Majefty ! may it biers your cares and efforts, and alto the perfon and Houfe of your Majelty, may it give us Peace fo necerary for the well being and tranquillity of man kind, and of this country in particular ! Then (hall we, under the glorious Tway of your Majetty. fee thofe bright days return, which a thick cloud has overcaß far fo mmy years. " Thefe, Sire, are the fervent and tronelt wines of this Afrem bly, and of him who has the honour to addrefs you To this Addrcfs his Majefty made the following reply : m Gentlemen —I meet you ag.iin with pleafura—it is with the greateft fatbfadtion that I fee the important pofts of Deputies to the Legifietive Body filled by men like you, whom I know, whom I efteem, and who unite my approbation with the choice of their fellow•citixens. I mall always account it a fatisfaCtion to make you participators in the little good which can be accompllffied, or rather in &tinning the evils which may be avoided ; fortis difficult eireumftatices. the latter mode of capreffion is more becoming than the former—l mall alto, with pleafure, in all extraordinary •eares, place my reliance on your decifions. My Minifter for Domeftic Aida . * Ibatl appear among you on Thurfdayneat. He willgivc you IQ accounaa the fituation ofaffairs —of what has been already done it; amompliihonent of the mea. fume adopted in the former yeas, INA of theft which mutt yet be tad mooch to. You will fee, Os. notwithftanding the Peace upon the Continent, our btuatinp is yet extremely difficult ; but Jill sta way finally lap, that 17 a severed Peace toe may reach the sad of are soffarne. rrely upon, and iholl always with confident expel ation rely sport the (admen's whkh Tom i sle teftified fo► me." VIENNA, NOVEMBER 1 :. The Army of Neutrality in Eaff and Weft Gall 4 ix, is now broken up, and different regiments t marching back to their ufual Rations. The Archduke Ferdinand is promoted to the rank of Field Martha!, and will probably be appointed Prelident of the Aulic Council of War, in the raom of Count Wenzel Collorcdo, who, it is believed, Will retire with a penftoo. DRESDEN, NOVEMBER ts. Yenerday evening, at eight o'clock, their Msjef. ties the King and Q2een, with the Princefs Auguils, fet out on a journey to Warfaw. Hit Majefly is fol. lowed by a numerous retinue, and has taken with him confiderable prefents and fums of money. The Princes, the King's brothers, continue here, arid will, probably, duting their Majeflies abfence, make a trip to Vienna. All the troops of Bavaria and Baden are about to break up from Sadie, Brandenbtugh, and POrne• rania, and return through Saxony to their refinetile countries. ALTONA, DECEMBER 3 . I By the laft Danill poll we have received from Chriftianfand, by Ellineur, information that there liz ye lately been brought into the various harbourt. of Norway fix teen Engitib prizes, among which is a cutter, which had four barrels of money on board.— The privateer Totdenficiold has, befides, brought into Bergen a rich Englifh prize. Not a day patio either here or at El!incur, in which Englifh prizes ate not brought in by Danifh cruisers. PRIVATE LETTER. -.PETERSBURCII, NOV. 1 3 . "' The communication between this country and England uat length interrupted. The Ambefedor departs today, and in a few days the Coati!, and A mon all the Englifh ellablithed here will fallow. It is evident, from the Declaration of the Emperor, that Bonaparte di4lates to him—every one is difcontented, though no one dare (peak out—when I fay every one, I mean Ruffians—it is natural to think that it gives no pleafure to the Englifb. 1 believe, however, that nine tenths of the Ruffians are agaiati the. French, but the latter have rso,ooo men near our frontiers, and as a Ruffian General laid, they havc betides great guns. By means of the Admiral corn. mending at Cronftadt almoft all the EDO& !hips have cfcaped. Orders were received there that thofe veff is fhould not be Coffered to depart during three days, but the order being interpreted to mean that they fhould have three days to depart, they all failed, with the exception of one, which could not get ready. When the miftake was difcovered, a cutter was difpatched after the vefrels, which brought - back three, but the refit were too far off to be overtaken. It is Paid that we (hall have war with Sweden ; but, what is worfe in my opinion, it is Paid that the French will be here next fpring or fummer, and that they are only waiting their own convenience. Upon this fubje& an expreffion of General Sa vary has been re peated, and, between one thing and the other, one does not know what to think, It is Paid that he ob. ler ved to a female to whom he was efliduoußy paying court, and who was joking upon Bonaparte, that the might (peak fo now, but that the durft not a year hence. If is to happen, in the cootie of a year we may expe& them here. The Emperor is much lefrened in the oeinion of his fubjeds. I think that in fpring affairs will take a different turn." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESbAY, DECEMBER is. PRICE OF OCRS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Canto's, for act. 64f, i—Reduced 63...0mniunt, a tot pre . Fechequ.r Bills, par Is prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red 63 62{ 63 Imp. 3 per Cent. 621 3 per C. Cuuf Ann. Riot Excises'. Bills, ss. pr. pat 4 per Cent. Spa Ormilum al prem. S per Cent. Navy Osut City Lot. rickets 71. 143. Long Ann. t 7 s 3 i6ths Conf. for acs. 6 4tH !mils Bonds, par to as dit The following is an extras of a Private Letter from Hamburgh, received by the lel Gottenburgh Mails : " The war between Denmark and England is a hard b)ow upon Hamburgh. There is, however, among well informed people, only one opinion on the fubjee—Tbat the foundeß policy induced the Englifh Government to require the Dana fleet as a depolit, and that the flrangeß infatuation alone in the Danifh Government could have occafioned the lamentable cataßrophe which the Englifh, by fending fo van a force, humanely hoped to prevent. Know. ing the Englifh charaaer, 1 think it very likely that you may judge in England more hardly of your Government than we do here, as you cannot have the many reafons that we who are fo near have, for being convinced that they have but anticipated the French. There is every reafun to fuppofe that pro• pofals were made to Denmark to cede liolfiein to France, and then to lend•its fleet to convey a French army to Sweden, which was to be given to Den mark. Whether the French will march into Hol. Rein or net, teems uncertain ; but it is my opinion, they will. It is even Paid, that the. PRINCE has re. quelled 40,c00 men by Count BERNITORF, who has had a conference with Martha' BER NADOTTE here, who immediately fent a courier to Paris, but he has not yet returned., " We have here and in the neighbourhood, tft s oco Spanith troops. They behaved very well at firlt, but are now grown infolent ; in the let week, many robberies have been committed in the beets, and Come perfons ill ufed, fo that it has been rumd ne celrary to forbid, under pain of death, the wearing daggers, which they till now all carried about them. They are extremely incenfed againa the French, and the officers fear much that a breach between France and Spain is not far dillant, in which care they will be painters without Uniting a blow. Ihe Marquis de la Rommts, Commander in Chief of ti. Spaniards, is wholly at variance with Marlikal 11f NADOTTI. " Our City mutt p;y 14,000,000 francs for OA T