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A 'IIIERICA. NEW-YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 9. On W6dnefelay hill, THOMAS itr FE a sox, Prell dent of the United 6tateN, took the Oath of Office required by the Conftitution, in the Senate Cham ber, in the prefence of the Senate, the Members of the Houk of Repreftntatives, the Public Officers, and a large coneourfe of Citizens. Previous to which he delivered the following addrefs:— " Fri:nrk and falcw Caizov, " Called upon to undertake the duties of the firl Executive Office of our Country, I avail my fell-of the pretence of that portion of my Fellow Citizens which is here aliembled, to exprefs my grateful thanks for the favour with which they have been ',leafed to look towards me, to declare a flame conicioufnefs that the tail: is above my talents, and that I approach it with thole anxious and awful prefentirnents which the greatnefs of the h ,i;,t., and the well:nets of my powers fo juflly mtil;:c. A riling nation, fpread over a wide and fruitful land, ttaverfing all the fcas with the' rich prod adions of their induftry, engaged in corn- , melte with nations who fed power ;Ind forget 'j right, a(ivuncing rapidly to deflinies beyond the 'reach of mortal eye ; when I contemplate thefe tranfeendent objeds, and fee the honour, the hap pinefs, and the hopes of this beloved cointtry corn mitted to the iffiie and the aufpices of this day, I j Shrink from the c:lnemplation and humble myfelf before the magnitude of the undertaking. Utterly indeed Should I defpair, did not the pretence of many whom I here fee, remind me, that, in the other high authorities provided by our Conflitu tion, I Shall find refources of wifdom, of virtue, and of zeal, on which to rely under all difficulties. To you, then, Gentlemen, who are charged with the fovcreign funaions of Legiflation, and to thole affociated with you, I look with encouragement for that guidance and fupport which may enable us to fleer with fafety the velrel in which we arc all embarked, amislit the confliding elements of a troubled world. --- " During the contell of opinion through which we have pall, the animation of difcuffions and of exertions has fometimes worn an of ell which might impofe on lirangers unufed to think freely, and to fpeak and to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Conßitu tion, all will of courfe arrange themfelves under they ill of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All too will bear in mind this (acted principle, that though the will of the nitrity is in ail cafes to prevail, that will, to be rig tfio, mutt be reafonable ; that the minority poffels their equal rights, which equal laws mull proted, and to violate would be oppreffion. Let us then, Fellow Citizens, unite with one heart and one mind, let its rt-ilore to focial intercourfe that harmony ..and . afiedion, without which Liberty, and even life idol(, are but dreary things—and let us relied that having banithed from our land that religion's intolerance undcrwhich mankind fo long bled seal fuffered, we have yet gained little, if we countenance a political intolerance, as defpotic, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody per fecutions. During the throes and convulfions of the anciert world—during the agonizing fpafms of inflitia: :if man, fetkiug through blood and Baugh: .• ..is long-loft liberty, it wa., not wonder ful iha• 7,lie agitation of etc billows Jl:fluid reach even this distant and peaceful fhote ; that this Mould be more felt and &art:Li by fume and lefs by others; and fhould divide opinions as to meafures of faf.rt) ; but every difference of orinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by differ ent names brethren of the fame principle. We are all Republicans : we are all Federalias. If there be any among us who would with to diffolve this union, or to change its Reriblican form, let them Rand undiaurbed as monuments of the fafety which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reafon i, left free to combat it. I know indeed that fume lionelt men fear that a Repablican Govern =eat cannot he (Iron"; that this Government is not strong enough. But would the !intuit Patriot, in the full tide of fuccefsfid experiment, abandon a Government which has fo far kept us free and firm, on the theoretic :mil vili.mary fear, that this Government, die world's bell hope, may, by pof fibility, want energy to preferve itfelf ? I tridl not. I believe this, on the contrary, the flroivg Government on earth. I believe it the (Lily one, where every man, at the call of the law, woul.l qy w the flar.dard of the law, and would meet in vafions of the public order as his own perfonal con cern. Sometimes it is laid that man cannot be tingled with the government of himi;;lf. Can he then be milted with the government of others? or base we found angels, la the form of Kings, to govern hint ? Let hillory answer this queltion.— Let us then, with courage and confidence, purfue our own I edeial and Republican principles; our a.•aciim..iit to Union and Reprefentative Govern ment. Vitally felt:rated by nature and a wide ocean from the exterminating havoc of one quar ter of tl.e globe • too hijili-niinded to endure the dcgrailanoes of the otlof ; poifefling a chofen coun try, v . ith r..im enough for our defeendants to flu: tholi 'a au I thoufandth generation ; enter lain. in; .t dn. otir equal rii;lit to the tile °four oa --to of our own in (fro,h'in'ts and contideace Isom our Ist= birth, Inn front oar a: s and .e them ; cols htened be a I, Lign reli, i ir„ pt fe:1•:d indeed and pi ae tiiet .3 various fen.', •,,t ail of them incill,:ating boi.,:: v. truth, t.. ii.er, grativid and the love of rr ; aeka oeleili. ; irvi and adoring an ewe; "Pe.ovior by all its difpen ir it deiiiht. in the liappinefs of ma•- 'users, and greater happinels I...reafter ; a! tin 4., %Aiwa Mthe is nec , ll:ity to a happy and pain:row: MAT:: ? S:ill one r. rte, I . el: .w Citizens, a wi:, and fin a:.ieti Shall r f11:.11 from taturi•.,.; art titan leave then. urlscrwitc fro t.. their o wit purfuits of ianiiiitry awl izrprsr ••!..r.t, and that slot take from the raoah of labour the bread it has earned. This is the fnm of good Government, and this is neceflary to clofe the circle of our enquiries. " About to enter, IcHow-Citizens, on the ex ercife of duties which comprehend every thing dear and valuable to you, if at prefent you fhould under-nand what I deem the eireirtial principles of our Government, and conEquently thole which ought to fhape its Administration, I will com• prefs them within the narrow compars thcy will bear, riming the general principle, but not all its limitations. Equal and CN:l:t juflice to all men of whatever Rate or perf:tafica, teligious or politi cal ; peace, comractLe, and lionett fricndflrip tsith all nations, and entangling alliances with none : I the fupport of the State Governments in all their rights, as the molt competent Adminifirations for our domeftic concerns, and the Veil bul warks againft Anti-republican tendencies :—the prefervation of the general Government in its whole conititutional vigour, as the thect anchor f our peace at home, and fafety abroad ; a jea lous care of the right of eldtion by the people, a mild and rife corredive of abufes which are lop ped by the fword of revolution, where peaceable remedies r.re unpi ofrided :—abfolute acquiefcence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of Republics, from which is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of dcfpotifm : a well-difciplined Militia, our bell reliance in peace, and for the firtl moments of war, till Regulars may relieve them: the fupre. Macy of the Civil over the Military Authority : economy in the public expence, that labour may be lightly burthened:--the Konen payment of our debts; and facred prefervation of the public faith : encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid : the diffufion of information, and arraignment of all abufes at the bar of the public reafon :—freedom of religion ; freedom of the pref.'s ; and freedom of perion, under the protec tion of the Habeas Corpus: and trial by Juries impartially feleaed. There principles form the ' bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our Reps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wifdom of our rages, and blood of our heroes, have been devoted to their attain ment; they fhould be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic inftration, the touchftone by which to try the fervices of thole we trial ; and fhould we wander from them in moments of error ortof alarm, let us haften toretrace our Reps, and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty and fafety. _ " I • repair, then, Fellow-Citizens,"to the poll you have affigned me. With experience' enough in fubordinate offices to have lien the difficulties of this, the greateft of all, I have learnt to expect that it will - rarely fall to the lot of impeded man to retire from this Ration with the reputation, and the favour, which bring him into at. Without pretenftons to that high confidence you repoted in our firft and greateft revolutionary charalter, whofe pre-eminent fervices had entitled him to the &ft place in his country's love, and deftined for him the faireit page in the volume of faithful hill tory, I afk fo much confidence only as may give firmnefs and effect to the legal adminiftration of your affairs. I fhall often so wrong through deed of judgment. When right, I fhall often be thought wrong by thofe whole petitions will not command a view of the whole ground. I alk your indulgence for my own errors, which will never be intentional ; and your fupportagainil the errors of others, who may condemn what they would not, if feen in all its parts. The approbation im plied by your fuffrage is a great confolation tome for the pall : and my future folicitude will be, to retain the good opinion of thole who have bellow ed it in advance • to conciliate that of others by doin:T them all die good in my power, and to be inllrumental to the happincfs and freedom of all. " Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready Ito retire from it whenever you become fenfible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may that infinite POWER which rules the deffinies of the univerfe, lead our councils to what belt, and give them a favourable iffue for your peace and profperity." On Monday, the late Prefident of the United States feat a Meffage to the Senate in relation to the French Convention. He obferved, 4 , that it was his with that the Convention fhould have been ratified entire. But as a different opinion was entertained by the Se -1 nate, a relpeel for the high authority of that Body induced him to ratify it, under the conditions they ' had impofed ; that he had. nominated Mr. BAY ARD, Minifler Plenipotentiary to France; but that Mr. BAYARD had alliined to him the mon faCtory realms for dcchning the Embaffy—reafons which would operate to prevent him from nomi. nating any other individual qualified to difiharge faithfully the duties of a Milliner. He therefore fuffered the bulinefs to devolve on his lucceffor." AARON BURR, Vice-Prefident of the United States, on lVcdnefday Morning took his feat in the Senate, as ni:licient of that Body. ' The Houfe o Reprefentatives of the United States on Monday lait, took up the amendments propofed by the Senate to the Houle for crating monument to Gerale Wafhington. It was prnpofcd to an7,ment the amendment of the Senate, which appropriated 50,0c0 dollars for the ereflion of a monument, by 'alerting too,ooo dollars in lien of 51,m00. On which emotion the Yeas and Nays were taken, and were, Yeas 34—Nays 49. It was therefore rejeCted. ! The diforder with:vnt the barpf the Houle, from I the great influx of Ilrangera, and the great num- Iber of ladies, has heen luca Gat- fereral days pall as to render it almnfi impollible for the Sraker to keep the bufinefs going on—in r.ne intlance the I o:licers we t :. ordered to go ronad among the au dience : in fe.:eral, the Speaker has threatened to ....ear the lol,h;. t:o Friday Mr. Harper, while I I;:eakin3, was In incommt.elcd with the multutli ! onus buz as to acchn c that he could not hear him fell fpeak—perhaps, he EMI, it might he altoge. ther nrnmportan: %sin :het all one elk beard him or net . 4FF4112t OF ?NE NORTIL &sr or tut, MARCH 3t.—When the Englifts fleet prepared to pats the Sound, it was lying three miles (Englifh) North of the fortrefsofCronenburg. Yef tei day morning, at half pall fix, the fquadron of l's!rtsori approached. The wind was ftrong N. W. The Danilh Captain of artillery, KRE as, a young man of 20, but of great talents, gave the conqueror of Aboukir the fiat Danilh ball,andwas immediate. ly fwered by fixEnglifh (hips of the line. A dread- fit! cannonade then began. The four or five fore- j molt (hips mutt have perceived that the guns of the' nil cattle of Cronenburg carried a great way, as thr, Ihips following kept nearer to the swedifh coalt. While the fleet was palling under this falute, four gun boats kept up an inceffant fire on the fort and town, and only a few men on the batteries were killed by a (hell. The balls from the Englifh 'hips could not reach the fortrefs. A few houfes in the town are damaged. All the officers and artillery men in the fortrefs diflinguifhed themfelves. The Ki so of SWEDEN was a fpeaator of the whole cannonade during the palfage of the Englifh fleet, and he fent an aid-de-camp to compliment the Commandant of Cronenburg. It is laid in fe veral letters that the Swedes have captured two tranfports. A number of boats from the Englilh fleet were yefterday teen in the Bay of Hween. It is thought that the Englifh intend to take puffer lion of the Swedith ifland in the Sound, in order to fecure their fupply of water. There were ten gun boats, of which PARKER had five, and NaLsor as many, that . bombarded j this place and the fort of Cronenburg. They threw between two and three hundred fhells into the for mers, and the town of Elfineur. The Englifh were received with red hot balls, and mull have firffered confiderably.—From Warbeck we can fee them bufy in repairing their (hips. The wind was very' favourable to the Englifh, and the fmoke blew upon us. Our (hot carried farther than that of the enemy. The Englifh fleet, it is now afcertained, con( tts of twenty (hips of the line, fix large, thirteen fmall frigates, (even gun boats, eleven armed brigs, and other (mall craft ; in all, fifty-feven fail. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 30.--:The Englifh Fleet under the command of the Admirals PARKER and NELSON has pallid the Sound, and is now at an chor near Copenhagen. • On the 213th the - Englifh Admiral fent a flag of truce to Colonel STRICKER, Commandant of the fortrefs of Cronenburg, with a difpatch, import ing that the hoftile condutl of Denmark, and the fending away of the Englifh Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Datrammin, from Copenhagen, rendered it neceffary for him to demand, whether his fleet would be permitted to fail by Cronenburg ? declar ing at the fame time that he thould confider the Mt cannon fhot as a declaration of war on the part of Denmark. Colonel Bram it ER replied, that as he knew not with what view fo large a fleet was fent to pats the Sound, he could not permit it to pafs Cronenburg, but that he would, however, fend to Copenhagen for further orders. Colonel STUCKER immediately tent to C.open hagen, and in the night between the 28th and j 29th, received the moft pofitive orders not to fuffer the Englifb fleet to pars. This anfwer he direaly communicated to Admiral PARKER, who replied, that he confidered this as a declaration of war and that he fhould immediately commence hoe tilitics. Accordingly on the 29th, in the Afternoon, the Englifh fleet weighed anchor, and the next morn ing about (even o'clock, failed into the entrance of the Sound, with a N. Wind, which at firft was not very thong. A canonnade immediately commen ced from the fortrefs of Cmnenburg while a bat. tery of 8 guns on the Swedilh fide likewife began to fire upon the Englifh fleet. The Englifh, on their part, threw bombs intoCronenburg and Elfineur as they pallid, but did little damage, as on the fide of the Danes only two men were killed and Come wounded. of the foremoft of the Englifh (hips were much damaged in their paffage by the heavy fire from the fortrefs of Cronenburg, but this did not prevent the paling of the rest of the fleet, and in two hours, that is, between (even and nine in the morning of the p i th, the whole fleet had got through the Sound, and about twelve they anchored at the diflance of about a German mile from Copenhagen. They fent out two (mall veffels to take found ing', but on the outermoft batteries thing on them, they retired. _ _ _ The fleet confifls of go fail. It know evening, and the Englifh have made no further attempt, nor fired a (hot. Perhaps they will make an at tack on the Road in the night, or begin the bom bardment of the City. We are, however, fully prepared, and in high fpirits. MARCH 3t.—The following is the Official ac count fent by Colonel &rate ER, of the pairage of the Sound by the Englith fleet : " Cronenburg, March 30. "The Englifh fleet got under fail, and began to pafs the Collie about 7 o'clock. A cannonade im mediately commenced, which continued with great violence on both fides till half pall eight o'clock, when after an interval of about half an hour the rear-divilion began to pats. The cannonade was then refumed, and continued till half pall nine.— I am convinced that the enemy's fleet mutt have luffered conliderably by the cannon of the &times, but to what degree it is impoflible to determine, as the (hips kept as near as poffible to the Swedilh fhore. Several of the bombs thrown by the enemy fell in the fourth, but without doing the frnallell damage. The town on the weft fide is indeed fomewhat 'battered. Two men were tilled by the enemy's bombs, and we have betides two others wounded. Signed) " STR ICR ER." On the asith a Royal Ordinance was illised here, laying An embargo on all Englifh 'hips and goods. It i. now (aid that the Englilli fleet was not fired upon from the Swcdifh coax in its paffage of the Sound ; circa:alliances being unfavourable. The Englifh fleet did not lute a (hip in paring the Sound. ANOTHER LETTER, SAM! DATI. After the Engin fleet railed the Sound, they came to anchorbetweenCopenhagen and the ifland of Hweeo, and the foremolt of them lies about a mile Cnrmanltlitee Englilll7, frordthe battert:- of Copenhagen . Small craft have to-d a y an d yet. terday bcen - bufy in founding the depth itf watz r . Immediately on the arri , -al of the Englira tieet, frigate and feveral boats approached our moll :Id.' vanced battry. By the Brit fhot of our batter: the foreniaft of the frigate was carried away-, the retired. Yalterday tour petf-ns in difitti; , •,, fent from the Englilh fleet in a boat to fout - L. t!:. depth of the watt: near the batteries, were m.!,'L priforers. When the approach of the Englifi: ;i..e v.-as known, the generale was beat, and every thin:- WaS preplred for defence. The fire companies fembled at their alarm ports, And the reit of 0;.. citi lens were under arms. The different fh ti were occupied by troops. The King And !!,. Princeffes Royal immediately repaired to Roki. berg, and the Crown Prince tcok. his poll. at t: Toll booth. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. The paithge of the Enghill feet through Sonnd, and their formidable lire of battle in Co. penhagen it. in which a number a gua-lin aL , nre Chips, and bombs, arc drawn up in array, .mads: it ne•.-ctilt: y for our beloved Princes, the wife of the Crown Prince, to lea ye Ameliaburg. The fettle oldie parting between the Crown Prince and his wife was very affeCting. She turned up her eyes, fwimming in tears, to Heaven, as if the prayed for peace from Heaven alone. A vall crows was prefent ; the alarm bent ; every body flew r a arms ; and 1 verily believe that if the enemy had appeared at this moment, the people, unarmed they were, would have attacked and repult;:d them. ANOT/lER LETTPIt, SAME DATE. . . The cloy before yeacrciay the following oritr for layin an embargo on all Englilh p ro p ert y, was pub 'flied : .. We, riftian VIE do hereby give notice, tha *as ell ami cable means for obtaining the removal of the ernb.rgo, Lud on the litips and effects of our fabjeds in Englith ports have prove.; Ineffedual, we feel ourfelves compelled hereby to direct tha all fhips or effeds belonging to (objects of the Briu l h Govern ment in our ports, Hull forthwith be detained and placed under embargo," &e. _ . , The red of the order is direded to the different authorities who are to carry the meafure into execution. The C.sbinet Courier Lieut. Glass , arrived here lad Sunday from Peterlburgh, ;led it is now underftood that the Major-General, General Voi Lows ND AA a., will remain at Peteriburgh as Dana's Minitjcr. The Ruffian Counfellor of State, Baron NiCOLAILY is alto arrived here. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. The firft !hell which the Englifh threw into E( fincur fell on the houfe which Mfr. FENWICK, the Conibi, had juft quitted. Should the Englifh ap• prole!) this city, they will be received with red 114 balls. A number of the inhabitants have with• drawn from the fca coati. It is now known that no firing upon the Engtfn fleet took place from the Swedilh coaft, as eircumflances were unfavour able. Helfinborg, is an open town, and, agree ably to ancient fttpulations, not provided with any fo: tiiications. The Englifit fleet remains inaftir!, as the wind is (till calm. ANOTHER, SAKE Day, SEVEN IN THE EVENING. The Enghilt fleet is lying off this port in the lhapz of a crefcent. On one of the prifonerc taker! in the Englifh boat near the battery were found eight hundred crowns in gold, which, for the fent, were taken irnm him. This night an attack was confidently expeticd, but the wind has veered about to the South, and at this moment the Eng- Bib fleet lies inaaive about three miles (Englifii) from tlw batteries. Courage, refNution, and una nimity animate every citizen to the defence of his country. The Crown Prince has written a letter to the naval Commander ' in which he animates his fellow combatants to hold out to the lafi man. A bomb then was extinguifaed at Elfineur by the cou rage of a butcher's Fad, who took it up an threw it into a pail of water. All ranks of people with each other in their patriotic exertions for the public defence : the rich by fubfcription, and the poor by perfonal fervice. •NOT La LATTER, SAM{ DATE. On the arrival.of the Englilh fleet, the Crown Prince ill - tied the following general orders to en courAgc the people : Parole, (.4,13 COPlner•fign, "Tar July CAuse. d , Denmark's honour is now at Rake I We are all foldiers and Danes. This entitles me to expea every thing from my brave fellow-foldiers. (Signed) " Fart:metes, Crown Prince." STOCKHOLM, MARCH 24.. A Courier from the King, who arrived here lag night, has caufed an extraordinary meeting of the Members of Admi, nißration. We learn that his MajeßT was already on his return hither, but, on being informed that an Englilh fleet of about so fail of the line, ap proaching our coral, had taken its Ration off War berg, his Majefly refolved to return to the army of the weftern coatis, and it is now uncertain when we ihall again fee him here. The fqnadron fitted out at Carlfcrona, which, agreeably to the Con vention of Negtrality, conjointly with the Rufrian and Danifh Beets, will form the armed convoy for the trade of the Northern Powers, conliffc of two (hips of 74 guns, five of 64, three frigates of 44, a brig of 18, and one of 14 guns. Of this fleet a frigate and two cutters have already failed from Carlfcrona, on the 17th, and the reit are ready for failing at a moment's notice. Though ue have Rill much i.e in our neighbourhood, y et the fleet of the Sheers, under Admiral R05..4• rrsis, has this day received orders for taking in the troops on the ill, inllead of the Bth of April, and, if poßible, to cut through the ice. A fimi lar armament will in a few days fail from Crones. berg, fur die proteßion of the welters cosalc. Even the army of Finland has received orders to prepare for marching. HA M Rt/ROH, APRIL '3.—The Danawho, who, in the beginni ng of this week had po tr tre ° 2 l : only of the two principal gates, and did duty on the ramparts, in company with the Citizens, occu py, at prefent , all the other gates, have excluded the Citizens from guarding the fortifications, cr4 have defiled to place their centinels at the Bank, which has, however, not !et tam place. i•aa night, at and Citt; a dernal E n glifh greed t, clothing tcna the muff:lr) r n ,zlifh by forcir bi:en rep el for t th.iti in the Sou nrinde. foeign Who