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Main James Lucas Yen, of his Majesty's ship the Confiance, with his letter dated at Cayenne, the 9th February last, trans ' to the Honourable William Wellesey Pole copies of his to Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, detailing kis • ings in the expedition against the above settlement. ing, in conjunction with the Portuguese land-forces under . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ .)mmand of - Lieutenant-Colonel Manoel Marques, taken iossession, on the Bth December last, of the district of Oyapnk, the 15th of the same month, with the Confiance and a iguese sloop and cutter, reduced that of Approaque ; Cap ( co, together with the Lieutenant-Colonel, proceeded to :tack of the island of Cayenne with the Confiance, two Por tese stoops, and some smaller vessels, having on board five tdred and fifty Portuguese troops ; the following is a copy of tam Yeo's letter on this subject. His Majesty's ship Confiance, Cayenne Harbour, 15th January, 1809. —My last letters to you of the 26th ult. inform -on of the arrival of the Portuguese troops at :oaque. On the 4th instant, it was determined Lieutenant-Colonel Manoel Marques and myself lake a descent on the east side of the island of Jenne. Accordingly all the troops were embarked board the small vessis, amounting to five hundred l fifty, and eighty seamen and marines from the ifiance, and a party of marines from the Voador Infante brigs. On the morning of the 6th all it into the mouth of the river. In the evening I :eeded with ten canoes and about two hundred and men, to endeavour to gain possession of two bat ies ; the one, Fort Diamant, which commands the \trance of the river Mahuree ; the other Grand le, commanding the great road to the town of tenne. The vessels, with the remainder of the ops, I entrusted to Captain Salgado of the Voa , with orders to follow me after dusk, to anchor to mouth of the river Mahurec, and wait until I ied the beforementioned batteries, when, on my :ing the signal agreed on, he was to enter the a- and disembark with all possible dispatch. I ached Point Mahuree at three o'clock next morning ith five canoes ; the others being heavy could not \p up. We then landed in a bay half way between two batteries. The surge was so great that our its soon went to pieces. I ordered Major Joaquim inoel Pinto, with a detachment of Portuguese ips, to proceed to the left, and take Grand Cane; ile myself, accompanied by Lieutenants Mulcaster, lyth, and Read, (of the Royal Marines) Messrs. vory, William Taylor, Forder, and Irwin, pro :ded to the right with a party of the Confiance's, take Fort Diamant, which was soon in our posses moundbg two twenty-four and one brass nine \under, and fifty men. I am sorry to add that nitenant John Read of the Royal Marines, a me :orious young officer, was mortally wounded, as one seaman and five marines badly. The French stain and Commandant, with three soldiers, killed, four wounded. The Major had the same sue ; : the fort mounted two brass nine-pounders and :y men : two of the enemy were killed. The en ice of the river being in our possession, the signal groed on was made, and by noon all were disem irked. At the same time I received information of aeral Victor Hugues having quitted Cayenne at head of a thousand troops to dispossess ns of our is. Our force being too small to be divided, and distance between the two posts being great, and ,y twelve miles from Cayenne, it was determined dismantle Fort Diamant, and collect all our forces Grand Cane. I therefore left my First Lieute tt, Mr. Mulcaster, with a party of the Confiance's, serform that service, and then join me. On ar ing at Grand Cane I perceived two other batteries \tit a mile up the river, on opposite sides, and tin half gun-shot of each other ; the one on the it bank called Treo, on an eminence command the creek leading to Cayenne ; the other, at the •osite side, at the entrance of the creek leading to house and plantation of General Victor Hugues, evidently erected for no other purpose than its c'ence. At three o'clock I anchored the Lion and tganza cutters abreast of them, when a smart ac commenced on both sides for an hour ; when ing the enemy's metal and position so superior to the cutters having only four-pounders and many \ur men falling from the incessant shower of grape :, I determined to storm them, - and therefore di ed Mr. Savory (the purser) to accompany a party 'ortuguese to laud at Gene ra l H ugues ' - battery ; to same time proceeding myself, accompanied by itenant Blyth, my gig's crew, and a party of Por aese troops, to that of 'Teo; and though both par had to land at the very muzzle s of the guns keep up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the bravery of the men soon carried them, and put enemy to flight ; each fort mounted two brass pounders and fifty men. This service was - eel) , accomplished before the French troops from -enne attacked the Colonel at Grand Cane. Our then much dispersed. I therefore, without wait an instant, ordered every body to the boats, and :ceded to the aid of the Colonel, who, with his ill force, nad withstood the enemy, and after a in action of three h. urs, they retreated to Cayenne. the same time, two hundred and fifty of the enemy :tired before Fort Diamant; but perceiving Lieu ;nt Mulcaster prepared to receive them, and ima ag his force much greater than it was, they, on ing the defeat of their general, followed his exam- There was yet the strongest post of the enemy's to iken,which was the pri vete house ofGeneral Victor ales; he had, besides the fort abovementioned, Led before his house a field-piece and a swivel, with iundred of his best troops. It is situated on the in, between two and three miles in the interior, at end of an avenue the same length from the river; the right of which is a thick wood, and on the left Creek Fouille. I have also to remark, that there tthing near appertaining to Government, or for lefence of the colony. On the morning of the proceeded, accompanied by Lieutenant Mul e., Messrs. Savory and Forder, with some sea . and marines of the Confiance, and a party of 'ortuguese troops, with a field piece, to take the said • ; but as my only object was to take the troops triers, by which the garrison of Cayenne would be :h weakened, I dispatched Liutenant Muleaster'in gig with a flag of truce, to acquaint the officer tmanding, that my only object was to take the for which 1 had force sufficient ; and though I . -,ht lose some men in taking it, there could be no :bt as to the result ; I therefore requested, for the of humanity, he would not attempt to defend a place not tenable, but that I was determined, if he made a useless resistance in defending a private ha bitation, against which 1 gave him my honour not harm was intended, I should consider it as a fortress,' and would level it to the ground. The enemy's ad-' vanced guard allowed the flag of truce to approach within a boat's length, then fired two vollies at them, and retreated. I then landed ; but reflecting it was possible this outrage was committed from the igno rance of an inferior officer, I sent Lieutenant Mulcas ter a second time, when, on his approaching flee house, they fired the field piece at him. Finding all com munication that way ineffectual, yet wishing to pre serve the private property of a General officer, who was perhaps ignorant and innocent of his officer's con duct, I one of the General's slaves to the officer with the same message, who returned with an an swer that any thing I had to communicate must be in writing ; at the same instant he fired his field piece as a signal to his troops, who were in ambush on our right in the wood, to fiue, keeping up a steady and well directed fire from his field piece at the house. It was my intention to have advanced with my field piece ; but finding he had made several fusses in the road, and the wood being lined with musketry, not a man of whom we could see, and the field piece in front, I ordered ours to be thrown into a fosse, when our men, with cheers, advanced with pike and bay onet, took the enemy's gun ; they retreated into the house, and kept up a smart fire from the windows ; but on our entering they flew through the back pre-' mises into the wood, firing as they retreated. Every thing was levelled with the ground except the habita tions of the slaves. As we received information that about four hundred of the enemy were about to take possession of Beauregard Plain, on an eminence which commands the several roads to and from Cay enne, it was determined between the Lieutenant Co lonel and myself to be beforehand with the enemy, and march our whole force there direct. We gained the situation on the enemy of the 9th, and on the 10th Lieutenant Mulcaster and a Portuguese officer (Lieutenant Bernardo Mikillis) were sent into the town with a summons (No. 1.) to the General. In the evening these officers returned, accompanied by Victor Hugues' Aide-de-Camp, requesting an armis tice for 24 hours to arrange the articles of capitula tion ; this being granted, and hostages exchanged, on the 11th the Lieutenant Colonel and myself met the Genera, and partly arranged the articles ; a se cond meeting on the morning of the 12th finally fixed them, (No. 2.) and oa the morning of the 14th the Portuguese troops and British seamen and ma rines marched into Cayenne, and took possession of the town : the enemy, amounting to four hundred, laid down their arms on the parade, and were imme diately embarked on beard the several vessels belong ing to the expedition ; at the same time, the militia, amounting to 600, together with 200 blacks, who had been incorporated with the regular troops, deli vered in their arms. It is with pleasure I observe, that throughout the expedition the utmost unanimity has prevailed between the Portuguese and British, and I have myself expe rienced the most friendly intercourse with Lieutenant Colonel Manoel Marques. The conduct of Captain Salgado of the Voader in the post I assigned him was that of a zealous and energetic officer, and I feel I should do him an injus tice were I to withhold my testimony of his merit.— I must also acknowledge with satisfaction the services of Lieutenant Joze Pedro Schultz, who landed the Voader's marines, and indeed every individual belong ing to the Portuguese squadron. It has always been with the highest gratification to my feelings, that I have had to mention the good conduct of the officers, seamen, and marines of the ship I have the honour to command, but during the whole course of my service I have never witnessed such persevering resolution as they have displayed from the commencement of the campaign to the re duction of Cayenne. To my First Lieutenant Mr. William Howe Mul caster I feel myself principally indebted for the very able support I have received from him throughout, though it was no more than I expected from an offi cer of his known merit in the service. Lieutenant Samuel Blyth continued his exertions, notwithstanding his wounds, and the assistance I derived from his active intrepidity can never he for- gotten. I must here pay a tribute to the memory of a very zealous and gallant young officer, the late Lieutenant John Read of the Royal Marines. His conduct was always exemplary, and whenever we landed, his ex ertions were most strenuous. He was mortally woun ded, as before observed, in leading the marines into Fort Diamant. His memory will long be cherished by his brother officers. Mr. Thomas Savory (the Purser), who has made himself remarkably useful on various occasions, and who, from my having so few officers on so de. tached a service as this has been, was of the greatest utility to me, I feel myself much indebted. Mr. .lames barque (Master's Mate), to whom I gave charge of the gun boat No. 1, conducted her much to my satisfaction ; and James Thompson , (Gunner's Mate) who had charge of the gun boat, No. 2, is entitled to an equal share of commendation. To Messrs. William Taylor (Carpenter), George Forder, and David Irvin, Midshipmen, Mr. Thomas Silvester, Assistant Surgeon, who gave particular at tention to the wounded, my warmest thanks are due. It is but just that I should take notice of the exer tions of Mr..f. Acott (acting) Master, who has passed for Lieutenant, whom I left in charge of the ship, and who proved himself worthy of the confidence reposed in him. The Topaze French frigate appeared in the offing on the Ifith, with a reinforcement for the gar rison, though With only twenty-five Englishmen and twenty Negroes, and no other officers than two young Gentlemen, Messrs George Yeo and Edward Bryant, he contrived by his skilful manccuvres to drive her off the coast. As to the seamen and marines, all praise I can be stow falls short of their merit ; from the 15th Decem ber they never slept in their beds ; the weather was constantly both boisterous and rainy ; the roads al most impassable ; and from the time we landed until the surrender of the place they had not the least ces sation from fatigue. I have the honour to inclose a statement of the killed and wounded on board the Confiance (twenty four) ; also a list of the returns of ordnance, stores, &c. The Portuguese land and sea forces, one killed and eight wounded ; French, one Captain and fifteen privates killed, and twenty wounded. I have now, Sir, the happiness to congratulate y ou on the final success of the expedition, and I trust t h e steps I have taken will insure me your approbati on . I am, &c. (Signed) JAMES LUCAS YEO. List of Killed and wounded of his Majesty's Ship Confianse, James L ucas Yeo, Esq. Captain, between the 16th December, 1808, and 14th January, 1809. Mr. John Read, Lieutenant of Royal Marines,mortally woun ded , died January 8, 1809. Mr. Samuel Blythe, Lieutenant, dangerously wounded in five places. James Thomson, Quarter- Master's Mate, Hans Matteson, able, William Neale, Coxswain, , and John Le Grandeure, dangerously wounded; Charles Christo pher, killed ; Thomas James, landman, Thomas Roberts, able, and Samuel Gardner, able, badly wounded ; Nicholas Glowmaw, able, Thomas Burnes, ordinary, John Wells ordinary, Thomas Wolley, landman, John Sinnott, ordinary, and George Leader, able, slightly wounded. Marines—William Bateman, private, mortally wounded ; died January 14; 1809. Hugh Carrogan, Corporal, John Lear, pri vate, David Danlels,private, and Richard Davis, private, danger ously wounded ; Jacob Ochterlony, private, Robert Luscon.be private, and James Simpson, Serjeant, slightly wounded. Total-1 killed, '4:3 wounded. (Signed) JASSLS LUCAS YLO, Captain. THO. SCVESTRZ, Surgeon. Copy of a letter from Admiral Young, Commander in Chief at Plymouth, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated the 13th instant. Sir—l have great pleasure in transmitting, for the information, of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a let ter from Captain Seymour, of his Majesty's ship Amethyst, to Admiral I. .‘rd Gambier, giving his Lordship an account of the Amethyst having taken another of the enemy's frigates. I am, &c. (Signed) W. YOUNG. Amethyst, off Usfiant, April 12, 1809. My Lord-1 have very sincere pleasure in acquainting you of the capture of le Niemen, a fine new French frigate of forty-four guns, twenty-eight of which are eighteen pounders on the main deck, and three hundred and nineteen men, copper-fastened, two days from Verdun Roads, with six mouths provisions and naukl stores on board, and bound to the Isle of 1 ranee, commanded Ins Monsieur Dupotet, Capitaine de frigate, a distinguished officer, . who defended the ship with great ability and resolution.—At eleven in the forenoon of the sth instant, the wind at east, Eme rald north within signal distance, Cordovan bearing E. by N. 42 leagues, a ship was perceived in the E. S. E. coming down, steering to the westward; which hauled to the S. S. E. on mak ing us out. She was immediately chaced, but at twenty minutes past seven we lost sight of her and the Emerald, and had not gained on the chace.—After dark the Amethyst's course was shaped to meet the probable route of the enemy, which, at half pail nine, we crossed but though within half gun-shot at eleven, irons which time till one the bow and the stern chasers were exchanged, her extraordinary sailing prevented our effecting , any thing serious. From one till past three A. M. on the 6th, the action was severe, after which the enemy's main and mizen masts fell, his fire became faint, was just silenced, while ours continued as lively as ever, when the Arethusa appeared, and on I her firing, he immediately made a signal of having surrendered, and proved to be the same frigate recommended to my notice in your Lordship's order of the 9th ult. She fell on board us once . in the contest ; she had forty-seven killed and seventy-three I wounded. The main and the mizen-masts of the Amethyst fell at the close of the action, and she had eight killed and thirty seven wounded.—To render just praise to the brave and admira ble conduct of every officer and man of this ship's company (of whom two officers and thirty-seven men were absent in prizes, I the prisoners frem which, sixty-nine, were on board), I am per- I fectly unequal. The great etertions and experience of the First Lieutenant, Mr. William Hill, and Mr. Robert Fair, the Master, lam particularly indebted for. Lieutenants Waring and Pry therch, of the Royal Marines, deserve my best thanks. The prize's foremast fell next day, and I left her in tow of the Are thusa, who afforded us in every instance the most prompt assis tance, and by Captain Mend's desire I write.—ln justice to a most vigilant Officer, I have to observe, that from the Emerald's situation, even Captain Maitland's skill would not avail him in getting up to the enemy, and the darkness and squally weather .in I the early part of the night precluded all hopes of his keeping sight of the Amethyst. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) M. 51TP.401.11: Seamen killed.—John Ridgway, Magnus Slater, George Lime, and John Medlyn, ordinary; John Copes, and John Calcombe, landmen. Seamen dangerously wounded.—Gideon Dodgeon, Quarter.: Master's Mate; John White, Capenter's crew ; James Long and James Carmichael, able; Alexander Cooper, Mmourees Mate; Daniel Butler and William Mitchell, ordinary; Mr. Bourton, gunner; and Mark Tuck, landman. Seamen severely wounded.—William Woodward, Boatswain's Mate ; James Marsh and John Forsyth, landsmen ; John MtPo nald (1) Captain of the Maintop; John Fitzgerald, able.; and . and Andrew (;rey, Yeoman of the Sheets. . Seamen slightly wounded—Mr. Lacey, 13m atswaii ; S a mue l Roberts, able ; Stephen Woodland, ordinary ; Chr -. Lande baugh, landman ; Charles Field, ditto ; Michael Co cry, ordi nary ; James Tait, able ; Anthony Martin, t-upernumerary ; James Campbell, Quarter Gunner ; and Anthony oe Vus, Car penter's crew. Marines killed—Edward Burridge ,and Joseph Foulkes,privates. Marines dangerously wounded—Williato Bind,,, Corporal ; James Barrage, and James Britain, privates. Marines severely wounded—Mr. S. l'rythereh, Second Lieu tenant ; John Rutter Serjeant ; John Wells, Ne'illiam Taylor, Daniel Mears, Thomas Bestheach, John Baldwin, and Robert Sullinger, privates. Marines slightly wounded—Mr. Henry Waring, First Lieu tenant. Admiral Lord Gambier has transmitted to the Honourable W. W. Pole a letter from r2aptain Adam, of his Majesty's ship Re sistance, giving an account of the destruction of a French armed schooner and a chaser roarer, in the port of Anchovy, near Cape Machicaco, en the el..h of March last, by the boats of that ship, under the direction of Lieutenant Corbyn, who had previously carried a battery of four guns, 's hick commanded the harbour. At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the l'2th of April, 1809, Present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council:—His Majesty having been pleased to appoint HUGH Es.xto . r, Esq. to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of his Majcsty's Lee ward Charibbee Islands, in America, he this day took the oaths appointed to be taken by the Governor of his Majesty's Plan tations. CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 15. Member returned to serve in the present Parliament. BOROUGH OV NEWPORT. Leonard Thomas Worsley Holmes, Esq. of Pidford House, in the Isle of Wight, in the room of the Right lion. Sir Arthur We llesley, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 15. BREVET. To be Lieutenant-Generals in Portugal during the continuance of their service in that Country. Major-Generals John Coupe Sherbroke, William Payne, the Ho r nourable William Pagett. STAFF. Frederick Drennan, Gent. to be an Assistant Commissary of Stores, Provisions, and Forage to the Forces. Commission in the Anglesey Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. John Dutton, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated April 7, 1809. Commission in the Anglesey Local Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. John Bodychan Sparrow, Esq. to be Major, vice Bodychan Spar row, who resigns. Dated April 12, 1809. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Fife.—Fifeshire Militia. Ensign John Beath to be Lieutenant, vice Grace, resigned. Dated December 2ti, 1808. Ensign Kelly Plunkett to be ditto, vice Hepburn Chrichten, re signed. Dated Dec. 27, 1808. Thomas Snook, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Buddo, promoted. Dated December 26 1808. Graves, dent. to be ditto, vice Beath, promoted. Dated . December 27, 1808. Luke Glover Flynn, Gent. to be ditto, vice Plunkett, promoted. Dated December 28, 1808. Commission in the Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Samuel Wallis, Gent. to be Lieutellant, vice Hardgrave, resigned. Dated March 23, 1889. • BANICittYPTCY •EtifsklMED:. Aprihg. Wm. Bailey, of Builtham, Essex, boat-builder, and chapman, at tea, at Guildhall. April 18. George Grew, of Waltham-Cross, Herts, taylor. and chapman, at ten, at Guildhall, London. June 5. William Heslop, of Long-Acre, Middlesex, man' ter, at ten, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Margaret Longmire, of Penrith, Cumberland, milliner. Andrew Young, of Stamford, Lincolnshire, common-brew, Wm. Gilbert, of Portsea, Hants, cabinet-maker. BANKRUPTS. John Agg the younger, of Bristol, printer, bookseller, a t tioner, to surrender May 3, 9,•antl May 27, at eleven Crown Inn, Evesham, Worcestershire. Attornies, Cardale and Spear, Gray's-lon, London ; or Mr. ch, Evesham. John Denny, of Barbican, London, stationer, dealer and du April 18, 29, and May 27, at twelve, at Guildhall. At Mr. Blackstock, St. Mildred's-court. John Spencer, of Sherrard-street, Golden .square, jeweller, dealer and chapman, April 22, 29, and M.O twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Smart and 7 Staple-Inn, London ; or Mr. Edward Chater, Thomas Darnell, of Billingham; Durham, commoi.-1 dealer and chapman, April 26, at two, April 27, at elev, May 27, at one, at the Black Lion, Stockton. Attune Raisbeck, of Stockton ; or Messrs. Sloper and tague-street, Russell-square. Cross Brown, now or late of Salford, Lancashire, dealer and Chapman, May 3,4 , , and 27, at two, at :2* mercsal Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. •1 Thomas 1 Manchester; or Mr. Ralph Ellis, Cursitor -scree, CI.. lane, London. 'l'ht mat Carter, of Mason-street, Kent-road, Surrey, der . chapman, April 25, '29, and May 27, at our, at Guilt Attron• y, Mr WalkerjOhl Jewry, London. Joseph Koyle, of Prestbury, Cheshire, tanner, victualler, 1 and thapma 1, May 4,5, and 27, at ten, at the Old Angel Maccleetield. • Attornies, Messrs. Ciolow and Stone, M; - .field; or Mr. Ellis, Cursitor-street, Chancety-lane; John Court, now or late of the . Hundred of St. lirNvell' cestershire, timber-merchant, dealer and chapman,. 18, and 27, at eleven, at the King's Head, Colterd, Gloi shire. - Attorney, Mr. Thomas James, Colford. • Peter Biggs, of Gloucester-Terrace, Cannon-street-road, sex, auctioneer, dealer and chapman, April 18, 25, and. at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Smith and Heir. Leman-street, Goodman's Fields. Elizabeth Cunningham and John Cosmingham, both of Dav:, street, parish of St. George, Hanover-square, Middlesex, lived stable-keepers, farriers and copartners, April 22, 29, and May 27, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Fielder, Duke-strert, Grosvenor-square. John Turner, late of Blackheath, Kent, bricklayer, (but now a prisoner in the King's Bench,) April 22, May 2, and 27, st twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Jennings and Collie:, Great Shire-lane, Lincoln's-Inn. William Dignum, late of Saint Martin's-le-Grand, Middlesex, cheesemonger, April 22, 29, and May 27, at eleven, at Guild hall, London. Attorney, Mr. Bryant, No. 2, Copthall-cour, 'llrogmorton-street, London. Samuel Harrison, of the Kent-Road, Surrey, bricklayer, deale: and chapman, April 18, 29, and May 27, at eleven, at Guile hall, London. Attorney, Mr. Marton, Church-row, &wing ton Butts. John Wel seer Morris of Hunstable, Bedfordshire, printer, boot • seller, and stationer, April 18, May 6, and 27, at twelve, t' Guildball, London. Attornies, Messrs. Phillips and Wl:d Howard-street, strand. dder, dty' tp :aylor. (h it ~ man% • tit ter. fa a-brewe r Der, and eleven, at nice, Ni es . ; tr. Ch ee k, • and 1. Attor... r, ltiddlr,, d May 27 . , and hoist rininghen nrnon-brev... at eleven, kttornie s , Heath, N;., ;hire, at the onus li, •ey, dealer iii,;, tt Guildhall-- tt alter, deal )Id lie one, Maccl e . tie, London. r?ivell's, Mall, May 17, Gloucester- -road, Middl o 5, and. May 2 1 , nd Hendertor., both of Dav:, iddlesex, liv irt 4 29, and M ay r, Dlike-strert, er, (hut now a ty 2, and 27, at ngs and Colli e: , nd, Middlei et , even, at Guild- Copthall-cour, deklayer, dea!e: even, at C.:Whi- n-row, N t win g • !, printer, boot • 7, at twelve, e lips and EFCH, al ock. (urn • MO AMERICAN PAPERS. MR. MADISON'S INAUGURAL SPEFCH, Delivered March 4th, at Twelve o'Clock. • " WASHINGTON, MANCH 4, 11109. " Unwilling to dt.part from examples of the most revered ic• thority, I avail myself of the occasion now presented, to expris. the profound impression made on me by the call of my countr i to the station, to the duties of which I am about to pledJe my self by the most salemn of sanctions. So distinguished a mark of confidence proceeding from the deliberate and tranquil suffrafi of .a free and virtuous nation, would, under any circurnstanco, _have commanded niY grltitude and devotion, as will as filled rc withan awful eclair of tbe.trust to be assumed. Under the var:c..:s circumstances:which giye peculiar solemnity to the existing p::- ricyd, 3 feel, tilt both the honaur and_the responsibility allotted % me are inexpressilily enhancid. • "'The present Situ:iiibn of the world is irn without a p rine], and that, ofi our country full of difficulties. The press , :r of these too is the more severely felt, because they have Lillie upon us at a moment when national prosperity being at a heirl.t not before attained, the contrast resulting from this change 11.1 been rendered more striking. Under the benign influence of Ole republican institutions, and the maintenance of peace with all mi• Lions, whilst so many of tb •ra were engaged In bloody and waster:A wars, the fruits of a just policy were enjoyed in an uttrivali...: growth of our faculties arid resources. Proofs of this wet.; se, n in the improvements of agriculture, in the successful enterprise's of commerce, in the progress of manufactures and the arts, to this increase of the public revenues, and the use made of it in reducing the public debt, and in the valuable wort , and establishments every where multiplying over the face of land. " It is a precious reflection that the transition from tfei prosperous condition of our country to the scene v..hlch for some time been distressing us, is not chargeable on any ter warrautable. views, nor, as I trust, on any involuntary errors in the public councils. Indulging no passions which trespass or. the • rights or the repose of other nations, it has bei 7 n the true ijori of the United States to cultivate peace by observing justice, and to entitle themselves to the respect of the nations at war, ly fulfilling their neutral obligations with the most scrupulous in. partiality. " If there be candour in the world, the truth of these asst r tion3 will not be questioned. Pooerity at least will do justice to them. " This unexceptionable course could not avail against the justice and violence of the Belligerent Powers. In their rage against each other, or impelled by more direct motives, principles of retaliation have been introduced, equally contrary to universal reason and acknowledged law. I-low long their arbitrary teh,:i will be continued, in spite of the demonstrations, that not even a pretext for them has been given by the United States, and of the fair and liberal attempts to induce a revocation of them, comae be anticipated. " Assuring myself that, under every vicissitude, the deter mined spirit and united councils of the nation will be safe guards to its honour and its essential interests, I repair to the post assigned me, with no other discouragement than what springs from my own inadequacy to its high duties. If I do i:ot sink under the weight of this deep conviction, it is because 1 find some support in a consciousness of the purposes, and a miff dence its the principles, which I bring with me into this arduous fervice. " To cherish peace and friendly intercourse with all nations, having correspondent dispositions; to maintain sincere neutron!) . towards Belligerent Nations ; to prefer in all cases amicable t2F cusdon and reasonable accommodation of ditfcreeces, to a di co sion of them by an appeal to arms ; to exclude foreign intripes and foreign partialities, so degrading to all countries, at d se - ful to free ones ; to foster a spirit of independence, ton invade the rights of others, too proud tee surrender our own, too liberal to indulge unworthy prejudices ourselves, and tod voted not to look down upon them in others ; to hold the union. of the States as the basis of their peace and happiness ; to support the Constitution which is the cement of the union, as well in i.s limitations as in its authorities ; to respect the rights and autho rities resezired to the States, and to the people, as equally incor porated with, and essential to the success of the general system . to avoid the slightest interference with the rights of conscience, or the functions of religions, so wisely exempted Irons civil juris diction ; to preserve in their full energy the other salutary provi sions in behalf of private and personal rights, and of the freedom of the press ; to observe economy in public expenditures ; to libe rate the public resources by an honourable discharge of the pub:ic debts ; to keep within the requisite limits a standing military force, always remembering, that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of Republican Governments ; that without stand ing armies their liberty can never be in danger; nor with largc ones, safe; to promote by authorised means improvements friendly to agriculture, to manufactures, and to external as well as shtt r tial commerce; to favour, in like manner, the advancement of science and the diffusion of information, as the best aliment to true libeity ; to carry on the benevolent plans which have been so meritoriously applied to the conservation of our aboriginal