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AMERICAN PAPERS. EflOil TEC NATIONAL INTILLIGCNCiII WASHINGTON, JUNE 18. The House of Representatives are engaged in an interesting discussion of Mr. Webster's call on the Pre sident for information relative to the Duke of Bas sano's 4eclaration, that the predecessor of. Mr. Bar low hadtbren advised of the repeal alleged to have been dec reed at the time it was said ,to be decreed ; and that- . through the French Minister here, our Go vernment was immediately after advised of the re peal. We are indebted to a friend for the following sketch of Mr. Grosvenor's speech in the House on Thursday last : Mr. GnOsysNott having stated the ground he shojeld take, said, he might displease some, but he should make no personal attack ; at the same time, . he should add, that any threats or menaces from others would pass by as the idle wind. He wasnot to be deterred from speaking his sentiments freely. Will Gentlemen, he asked, la collect.the call upon Presi dent Washington for information and papers respect ing the British treaty ? In that call were not the papers particularly enumerated, such as the instrue- ' tions of the Minister, the correspondence, &c. ? It is true, the President refused to comply with the call of the House, on the ground that they had nothing., to do with the treaty-making power. On that refu-' sal, the House passed a resolution, declaring, that, they were not bound to assign their reasons for making a call for papers, or to specify the purposes to which those papers, if granted, were to be applied, Mr. Grosvenor then contended, that it was not inde corous to make the call in the way proposed by the , resolution now under consideration. He said, he did verily believe, that the suppression or conceal ment of this decree had produced the present disas.' trous war. He next pointed out the ground which this Government had taken, in 1808, against both belli gerents ; and said, it had neverbeen abandoned until the tyrant of the world had shuffled us into the war, which he did, by deceiving and imposing upon the President, with the aid of the Non-Intercourse law, that P a ndora's box from whence had sprung all our' difficulties. When the Act which is termed a Revo cation of the Berlin and Milan Decrees was commu nicated to the British Government, what did they say ?—That it aas only a freomise to revoke at a fn . ture day ; and that they distrusted the truth of the Duke of Cadore's declarations. Mr. Grosvenor then examined at length the correspondence between our Minister and the French Minister on the subject of this pretended repeal, and contended that the Berlin and Milan Decrees were not revoked at the time we re quired Great Britain to repeal her Orders in Council. —lle called the attention of the House to the cone , spondence between Mr. Pinckney and Lord Welles ' lcy, and between Mr. Munro and Mr. Faster ;in the whole of which correspondence the subjact of im pressment was bat eiy mentioned. The great bone of contention v, as the Orders in Council. I am, therefore, convinced, I,e observed, that if they had been repealed, we should not have had war. The Gcniternan from South Carolina (Mr. Calhoun) says, that the declaration of the Prince •Regent is an evidence that they would not have been repealed.— Now 1 contend, that there is nbt a word in that declaration to justify. such an opinion. But 1 will not, in reply, use the language which the Gentleman from South Carolina has used, and which, I without explanation, would have been indecorous.l He contended, that the examination before the House of Commons had no influence in producing the repeal of their Orders in Council ; but that the repeal was the result of their system of policy, and the pledge they had given; and, therefore, he asserted, that if the French Decree had not been shamefully sup. pressed, the Orders in Council. would have been re pealed, and the war would have failed.. If under all these circumstances, Mr. Russel did receive this decree and suppress it, is he not entitled to the execration of the American people ? If Mr. Munro received it, and kept it concealed, is there a niche in the temple of infamy sufficiently infamous for him ? And, if the President received it and suppressed it, is there any punishment sufficiently severe, or commen surate with his crime ? I say there l's not. It may be asked, do I believe this to be the fact ? I answer, no. Poorly as I think of the Administration, I do not believe them capable of such a base act; a compli. cated crime, composed of all the attributes of mur. der, turpitude, and treason. I have other objects in view. It is not important what I believe. The ho nour of my country, my native country, is assailed. I wish to see it defended. Honour is a plant which will not. flourish, but in the bright day. It will wither and die when obscured by a cloud. I wish to see my country come out, as I verily believe she will, ' pure, unsullied, and untarnished. Suspicions are en tertained by some. It may be said they are weak and deluded—be it so : those suspicions ought to be re ! to .ved. We ought nor, passively, to subniit to the lashes of the Tyrant of the world, I do not believe ' any President of the United States would consent to do it; nor will I believe it, until I shall have heard the declaration from his own mouth. If ever that • should be the case, then, may we erase from our his tory the names of Warren, Montgomery, , and Washington—then may we blot from our escutcheon the Eagle that proudly ornaments it. HOUSE OF REPRESEVATIVES, JUNE 11. NATURALIZATIOIi LAWS. On the motion of Mr. Ftsx, of New-York, the House resumed the consideration of the Bill to amend the Naturalization Laws. Mr. Baawzia. rose to say, he had waved for the present his intention of proposing amendments to this • Bill t but he wished to give notice, that he should not in this, but in the next Session of Congress, propose a radical change of our Naturalization Laws. He thought it was the duty of Congress to repeal the laws of naturalization, or amend them in such a manner as to dry up the sources of collision with foreign Powers, which those laws, as they now stand, might afford. These provisions he should propose in the present Session, if he thought they would now receive the mature investigation which they merit. He had considerable objections to the bill before the House, as it now stood ; unless they were removed, he must acme against it. The principal objection was, that it would give to the numerous class of foreign mer. ehithts, who have beet ordered &MIS the seaports, the I advantage of availing themselves of all the benefits of citizenship, and the protection and privileges they convey, by merely declaring an ir.tention to become citizens. Whiluthe government his rendered it itn. possible for foieign seamen to become citizens of the' United States,. he felt great reluctance to extend the benefits of naturalization to those who should seek naturalization merely in the way of trade, to enable them to acquire wealth amongst us with the greater facility. Mr. SHEPHERD said, it was a fact which came within his knowledge, that many persons had been naturalized since the date of the declaration of war, viz. the 18th of June last. It was right, he thought, that those persons should be secured in the privilege of citizenship, without the additional trouble of re newing their oath, &c. He therefore moved an amendment, the object of which was to declare all such naturalizations as valid as if made before that day.—For ehe motion 57—Against it 73. JUNE 21.-REPEAL OF THE BERLIN DECREE. The question was taken on agreeing to the, first Resolution, in the following words Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform this House, unless the public interest should, in his opinion, forbid such communication, when, by whom, and in what manner the first intelligence was given to this Government of the Decree of the Government of France, bearing date on the 28th of April, 1811, and purporting to be a definitive repeal of the Decrees of Berlin and Milan.—Agreed to. • The question was then taken by yeas and nays on the second. Resolution, in the following words: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform the House, whether Mr. Russel, late Charge d'Affaires of the United States at the Court of France, bath ever admitted or denied to his Government the correctness of the declaration of the Duke of Bassano to Mr. Barlow, the late Minister of the United States at that Court, as stated in Mr. Barlow's letter of the 12th of May, 1812, to the Secretary of State," that the said Decree of April 28th, 1811, had been communicated to t,6 (Mr. Barlow's) predecessor there -" and to lay before this House any correspondence with Mr. Russel relative to that subject, which it may not be improper to communicate ; and also any correspon. dence between Mr. Barlow and Mr. Russel on that subject, which may be in possession of the Department of State. And the question was decided in the affirmative— For the resolve, 137—Against it, 29. The third Resolution having been read in the fol lowing words : Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform this House whether the Minister of France, near the United States, ever informed this Government of the existence of the said Decree of the 28th of April, 1811, and to lay before the House any correspondence that may bave taken place with the said Minister relative thereto, which the President may not think improper to be communicated. This question was also decided in the affirmative : For the third resolve 131—Against it 30. The fourth Resolution was then read in the fol lowing words : Res4ved—That the President of the United States be request ed to communicate to this House any other information which may be in his possession, and which he may not deem it injuri ous to the public interest to disclose, relative to the said Decree of the 28rli April, 1811, and tending to shew at what time, by whom, and in what manner the said Decree was first made known to this Government, or any of its Represent:Awes or Agents. And the q4stion being taken thereon, it was de cided as follows--For the resolve 123—Against it 34.. The fifth Resolution was then read in the follow ing words: --- Resolved—That,4ll4,President be requested, in case the fact be, that the first Mgt - math - in of the existence of said Decree of the 28th of April, 1811, ever received by this Government, or any of its ministers or ageßts, was that communicated in May, 18111, by the Duke of Bassano to Mr. Barlow, and by him to his GovernMent, as mentioned in his letter to the Secretary of State of May 12, 1812, anti the accompanying papers, to inform this House whether the Government of the United States bath ever received from that of France any explanation of the reasons of that decree being concealed from this Government and its Mini ster for sr; long a time after Its date; and If such explanation has been asked by this Government, and his beet omitted to be given by that of France, whether this Government has made any remonstrance, or expressed any dissatisfaction to theCovurnment of France at such concealment. And the question thereon was decided as follows : For the resolve 93—Against it 68. The resolutions having been tints severally agreed to, a Committee was appointed to present the resolu tions to the President of the United States. On the motion of Mr. RHEA. Resolved—That the President of the United States be re. quested to transmit to this House copies of a Declaration and Order in Council of the British Government of the 21st of April, 1812, and a copy of a note from I.ordCastlereagh to Mr. Russel, being the same alluded to in the letter of Mr. Russel to the Se cretary of State, of the 20th of April, 181'3. WASHINGTON CITY, JULY 8. THE FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE TAKEN. COPY OF A LITTFR FROM COMMODORT WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, NOW AT BOSTON, TO TUE PECRETARY OY TUE NAVY. Navy-yard, Charleston, (Mass.) June 2, 1813. SIR-It has become my painful duty, as Com manding Officer on this station, to convt to you the unpleasant intelligence of the capture of the frigate Chesapeake, by the British frigate Shannon. The particulars of this unfortunate occurrence are, from what I have been able to collect, as follow : Yesterday forenoon, the frigate Shannon appeared in the Bay, full in sight from the harbour. At meri dian, the Chesapeake got tinder way from President Read's, and stood out with a fair wind. Mr. Knox, the pilot on board, left her at five P. 14f. tiw light house bearing half N. distance six leagues ;• the Shan non then in sight, and the Chesapeake, prepared kir action, standing for her. ' At six P. M. Mr. Knox in,. forms, the Chesapeake opened a fire, which was re turned ; and at twelve minutes past six, both ships were lying along side each other as if in the act of boarding ; at that moment an explosion took place on board the Chesapeake, which spread a fire on her tipper deck from the fore-mast to the mizen-mast, ap parently as high as ; her tops, and enveloped both ships•in smoke for several minutes. After the smoke cleared away, they were seen separated, with the British colours hoisted on board the Chesapeake over the American, both ships standing to the eastward. The well-proved courage and skill of Captain Laii rence, acid the bravery of the officers and crew, justify a full belief that the loss of the Chesapeake has been entirely owing to some fortuitous event hap pening on board, and not to any superiority of skill or• bravery in the enemy. But should they impro perly impute it to the latter, they will find it neces sary to give more than one solitary instance to con vince our officers and brave tars that they are supe rior. We have lost one frigate; but in losing her, r am confident we have lost no reputation. I have the honour to he, &c. w. BAINBRIDGE. “00. W. Jones, Esq. See, of the Navy, Washington City. rorrEntnicH MAIL. FURTHER EXTRACT& • MEZERITZ, JULY 13. • The Crown Prince left Trachenberg •on the 12th ofJuly, and arrived here this day in good health. In passing through Lissa, his Royal Highness directed Lieutenant-General Baron Winzingerode, who is placed under his orders by the Russian Emperor, to march with his corps d'armee to Berlin. His Royal Highness was expected back at Stralsund on the 16th. Head-quarters, at Stralsund, holy 17. The Crown Prince left Trachenberg at noon on the 12th instant, on his way to Lissa, where he slept the first night. General Baron Winzingerode had his head-quarters at that place, and had, with his General Staff, come out of the town to meet his Royal Highness. The journey was recommenced on the 13th to Me zeritz, where his Royal Highness passed the night, and was received by the Prussian General Von Hein richs, who commands the troops quartered in the vi cinity of that town. On the 14th, his Royal Highness proceeded to Ko nigsberg, where he passed that night. The city and the avenue leading to it were illuminated. On the following day, the I.sth, the journey was continued to Pasewalk ; and on the 16th from thence here to Stralsund, where his Royal Highness arrived in the best state of health, at half past ten o'clock in .the evening. At every place through which his Royal Highness passed, the troops paraded ; as did likewise the land' militia and the levy-en-masse, organized in the Prus sian States. The streets were lined with troops, and the . joy of the inhabitants was expressed in the most general and lively manner. The proofs of this, which his Royal Highness every where received, bore the marks of that national spirit, which in so honourable a manner distinguishes the Prussian subjects, and of the Lopes they nourish, both from their voluntary sacrifices towards the establishment of the Germanic independence, as likewise from the close unity between the Allied Powers. The Armistice has been prolonged until the 10th of August ; meanwhile the allied armies are daily re ceiving reinforcements. ST. PF.TERSBURGH, JULY 20. Six thousand Russians are now marching to Cra cow, which was hitherto garrisoned by only a few Cossa.cks. FRE VCH PAPERS. FRONTIERS OF BOHEMIA, JULY 22. Baron de Koenigsfels has arrived at Prague, in qua lity of Chief Secretary to the Ru s sian Plenipotentiary at the Congress at Prague. LEMBERG, JULY O. The Duchy of Warsaw is quite without Russian troops ; it is, nevertheless, governed by Russian agents. There is a Russian Governor at Cracow, but no troops. LAUSANNE, JULY 1 27. We learn that some Swiss Companies which were in Holland are to proceed to Hamburgh. BRUNSWICK, JULY 23. According to the lastintelligencefrom Copenhagen, the powers granted to . his Highness Prince Christian,. Governor General of Norway, are very extensive.— They are, properly speaking, unlimited. Besides, this Prince appears to enjoy the full confidence of the in habitants of Norway. Very rigorous measures have been adopted, in con sequence of supreme orders, against all strangers in Copenhagen and Zealand. They are obliged to prove the motive of, their sojourn ; and all those whole opinions may be suspected will immediately be sent away. We are assured, that there have glided into the Danish Capital secret agents of Sweden and Eng land ; but the Police have their eyes upon-them, and they cannot escape. Since premiums have been offered to those who introduce provisions of any description into Norway, no idea can be formed of the activity and boldness of the Danes. PAVIA, JULY 18. To-day several batteries of horse•artillery left this place to join the Italian corps of observation. - DRESDEN, JULY 29. Prince Maurnjena, Hospodar of Wallachia, was on the 18th to arrive at Prague. (The Prague Jour nal announces his arrival, and gives him the title of Turkish Charge d'Affaires.) WURTZBURGH, JULY 24. The two divisions which occupied our town marched some days ago, upon Bamberg. We learn that the sth and 6th divisions will arrive by succes sive detachments from Aschaffenburg and FrankfOrt in our Gran 4 Duchy, where they will occupy our :awn and camp. The 12th and 15th light infantry, the 58th, 79th, 87th, and 113th of the line, which form part of those divisions, arrived yesterday. For some days we have seen several Generals pass here, to take the command of their divisions. Notwith standing the march of so great a number of troops, and the inconceivable activity with which they press forward on all sides in our neighbourhood the prepa rations for war, there nevertheless reigns in our country the greatest order. JULY 27.—Marshal the Duke of Castiglione, Com mander-in-Chief of the Bavarian Army of Observa tion, yesterday - reviewed all the troops of the sth di vision, encamped upon our heights. The regifnents were placed in three lines. This numerous assemblage of troops, in the highest state, formed a magnificent picture, which was admired by all•the spectators.— His Excellency made each regiment manoeuvre se paratelyt and appeared very well satisfied with their improvement ; he paid, on this occaiion, the most flat tering eulogiums to the Officers. Yesterday arrived here, two battalions of the 6th and Bth light infantry, and of the Bth, 28th, 34th, 59th, and 88th of the line. To-morrow we expect the 69th, 76th, and 94th re giments, with a battery of ten pieces of artillery. VIENNA, JULY Si. The four battalions of Grenadiers which are at Prague, will not be sufficient to perform the service during the sitting of the Congress ; they are going to be reinforced by two other battalions of Hungarian Grenadiers. The regulation of the military service to . be performed at Prague, was published in that town on the 18th. T 1 THE EVENING STAR LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1813. Yesterday we laid before our Readers part of the Official Correspondence relative to the suppression of the Inquisition in Spain. This day we have given a 'continuation of these curious dncuments. We are in formed, by our private letters from Cadir„that of six Bishops who bad complied with the instruction of G:tairtwa, the Pope's Nuncio . , (Our have confessed their error and been pardoned•; and that the two' others have been ordered to Caeli7, wider arrest, t' be tried for high treasoo.—The shorter way would (have been 'to have hanged the Nitwit) in the first . instance ! The followirg is a continuation of the I cuments published at Cadiz on the subject: "CADIZ. APRIL se. REPLY OF IMF NUNCIO TO Till OPPICiAL POET 1111tOlt THE MINISTER OP GRACIE AND'AISTICE. EXCELLENT Sin—The Archbishop of Nicest. Nuncio from his Holiness, in reply to the Official Note of •your Excellency of the 23d, in which you • state, that his Highness has not been satisfied with the conduct he has obseried, with respect to the Inl.- qusition, in regard to the letters he wrote <us this c.c l 4- • casion, cannot dispense with stating to your Excel; leticy, for the information of his Highness, 'of his' having believed himself to be in this circtifmtance,' in duty and necessity obliged to do what he has dorm. in quality of Legate from the Pope, and id the ful filment and discharge of his Ministry. " Nobody ever more desired or desires the peace, tranquillity and prosper: . y of the kingdom ; and ids entirely opposite to his character, both public.and private, to meddle in any °tilts. affairs than those' which belong to his legation ; but he cannot plead ignorance for not doing what belongs to it, and where the object relates to ecapsiastical matters, be feels himself obliged to use every care, and hots that correspondence and communication which Are be fitting his office. 64 If this conduct causes his Highness ary discon• . tent, he may immediately come t•i what determira. tion he pleases, under a convictron it will be perseve red in, believing that his conduct will merit the ap. probation of his Holiness ; and that, morover, it Kill be a great satisfaction for hint to know that in defence of his representation, his Legate views with the ut. most indifference temporalities, imitating the disinte. restedness, of which he has given the whole world the most illustrious and heroic example. GOD pa% serve pm many years. (Signed) "P. ARCHBISHOP OF IcICEA." " To his Excellency the Minister of Grace and Justice." NOTE FROM THE NUNCIO TO TIM MINISTER OF STATE. " Cadiz, April sn. ".,ExcaLLENT Sta—The 'Archbishop of Nicea, the Nuncio of his Holiness, has received a letter from the Minister of Grace and Justice ; and after having -ead lc, .has been surprised that the communicati , :n ~f the sentiments of the Regency relative to his conduct has not been made throughyou ; as it is with you alone, and on every occasion, that the Nuncio has had minis. terial intercourse, and the rather as the said letter has been transmitted to the writer in consequence of a representation delivered ioto the hands of the Re. gency, and of which, that he might not be wanting in due attention, he informed your Excellency, and ' presented you with a copy.. 66 The writer has, notwithstanding, returned the :tamer which he judged proper to the above Minister; and that your Excellency may be informed of all that has occurred, he has the honour to inclose a copy of the said letter, of his answer, and of the letter by him transmitted to some Chapters and a Bishop, which seem to have given occasion to the question. . 66 The writer flatters himself that every other com. munication from the Regency, which may reach him through the same means, will be conveyed in the 'same terms of urbanity and politeness which he has so frequently experienced from your Excellency. 46 On this occasion he has an opportunity to re. peat the expressions of the most absolute and sincere esteem, and avow myself " Your most obedient and most devoted servant, (Signed) " THE ARCHBISHOP OF N/CE.I." " To Sen. Don Pietro Labrador, Prime Minister of State." REPLY OF THE SECRETARY TO THE NOTE FROM THE NUNCIO OP HIS HOLINESS. ", Cadiz, May 5, IBIS. " EXCELLENT SIR—I have given an account to the of the Kingdom of the Note which you did me the honour of sending on the 28th of April last, and in which you appear surprised that it had for warded you e on the 25th of the same month, an ofE. cial note through the Secretary for Grace and Jus. tice, when the Secretary of State, now under my controul, is the only channel of ministerial relations with the Nuncio from his Holiness. " The surprise of your Excellency is augmented. considering that the official note, to which you refer, bad been communicated to yon in consequence of a memorial you delivered to the Regency, and of which you sent me a copy, in crier not to be deficient in proper attention, as your Excellency has the goodness to express in your note. " His Highness, on considering what it contains, 1 and with reference to all its antecedent ones, has ordered me to reply to your Excellency, that your j i surprize would be just, if the official Note sent you - 1 ‘I by the Minister for Grace and Justice, had been in 1