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a t;, he ry )e in )e Jr , • y j h Wal perfect' j ust i fied the motion he IIIti . AI'HURST observed,' that, after the Hon. knew the powers the House intended to ne Committee, he handed in a list with his own rest t h e bead of it ; and it was inconsistent n ow r e that bis name should be put away from such Mto the powers called for, he contended, it lo t a decorous thing to send for every domestic ci c as the s ove reign, to examine them as to the man which certain expences had been incurred...-. ; It formation might be obtained in another way ; id t he power in question ought not to be vested in a r ds inee of the House. The Committee might re !ema information as the Crown should think fit ; and if more was required, let an applica ...% b e wide to the House. He knew the Honour ;Gentleman would be a valuable Member of the co co mittee, and his withdrawing from it was nothing 0 t han saying, that the Committee ought at once to i t dissolved. g r . MACDONALD did not conceive that the c om mittee had any means of obtaining information. g r . PETER MOORE justified the conduct of Or. Eden. ge.MONTAGUE conceived this to be a practice wo od go to establish a most vicious precedent. *future occasions it might be made the means of pthying party feelings ; and such might be ex: oth ely prejudicial. The question was then put from the Chair, and e.e &vim declared that the Noes had it. The Pilot Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday se'nnight. Mr. BROUGHAM put off his motion relative to the its of Admiralty to Friday se'nn fight.—Adjourned. THE EVENINt; STAN. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. AIIVIDNISDAY.—HoIiday at the Exchequer, Bank, East- India and South-Sea Houses. \ N T T 's is the only ha Office that f old a Prize of £20,000 In Sres, in t. AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN. Ilan)! efforts have been made by the most intelli. tent of our public writers, and by enlightened nego. rim, to obliterate what we cannot but consider as arm unhappy prejudice, on the part both cf the Government and of the People of the two countries. National pride is sometimes more frequent, and to the full as absurd and mischievous in its consequences a t the pride of individuals. There is, in fact. a con. ugion in every thing Which becomes the passion of the multitude : every one catches the feeling from Lis ceighbour, of which as an individual perhaps he puld not have been susceptible. To apply this principle to En: i l ind America : There is, and has-been, (from whatever cause ii may save arisen,) an unreasonable contempt of America on the part of this country ; and this unjust feel ing has become so general, as to vent itself in a per manent nickname or term of ridicule and reproach applied to the subjects of the United States. It h not unnatural, perhaps, that our sailors, in a con test of abuse, should have affixed this cant of distinc on ; but it is to be regretted that the sense of this trm shot:l3 have passed into the country in general. It might at least be remembered that Americans are of the same stock with ourselves ; and that nothing can be applied to them with respect to their qualities of body and mind which will not revert to our*elves, s the parent tree. The inhabitants of the woods and fields of Ame. rica, are the descendants of English yeomen; they hare the same qualities and character—they are an obstihate and quarrelsome, but a brave and indepen dent people, and as little worthy of contempt as the Milers from wham they sprung. It is fiom this in justice, however, that both countries have been arca fionaily upon the point of war. America feeling sore at cur treatment, but still more at our languaAe, is ;pt to suspect an insult wi;ere none is intended, and to regard as an act of hostlity what is merely the sin plait:, of a belli ; •ere.,t. England on 11..1- part, in her al-zicty for her natio- Tilhonfarr, and in h'r sensibility as to every thing thich respects her flag—has, perhaps, been equally forward in adopting as offences, what in any other ate of things would have been regarded only as the ticesses of an individual, and would have been.pro touted rather by an appeal to the public law, than by direct and immediate war. The maj or i t y i n C ongrcsi arc n o w for the first time remitted to manage their affairs in their own way, tlernbarrasscd by opposition—still their progress Is wonderfully slow, and as they approach nearer and :tearer to the Precipice, the 4! native hue rf resdatica is Igt?;•d ever the pale cast of thought" —and instead of the deep tragedy which terrified the public so 172 ch a month ago, the political drama seems to pro tuillth'.ng but the miserable farce of " would would not." The tali of war does not in the I'Mst degree agitate the public mind ; no person in America is so credulous as to believe the Honourable Members in earnest. The Bill from the Senate for adding 25,000 men to ternilitary establishment, has undergone an ardent dis ctssion, in which the Speaker cf the House, in Corn- Matte of the whole, in an animated and eloquent speech, supported the Bill. In answer to this, men (saPposed to be under instructions from the Cabinet) °Penly advocated the restrictive system as preferable to war. We can a dd f rom aut h or i ty, t h at no d ou b t rema i ns with those who are understood to be in the confidence gale Members of Administration in America, that . . it is Me with of that Modulen! to be left in quiet etijoy: meat of the Non-inoort. , tion Oct, as Me only weafion to be wielded at present against Great Britain. AMERICAN PAPERS. &ice writing the above article, we have received 'New York and other American Papers to the 14th .la nuary. Their contents are of a most important and agreeable nature. Dispatches have been received in America from Mr. Ban Low at Paris, and from Mr. RUWELL at London, which are said to have been highly gratifying to the moderate party in America. A motion has been made to adjourn Congress for two months, to afford time to hear once more from En gland. In the mean time, a Bill has been brought in to permit the importation of such goods from Great Bri tain or her colonies as were contracted for before the Ist of February, 1811 ! In other words, after the pass ing of the Bill, trade will be opened with America ; for it is easy to foresee that immense quantities of goods will be shipped, under pretext of their having been contracted for previously to tile Ist February, 1811. It has been proposed to adjourn Congress for two months, to afford time to bear once more from the British Government. In short, the whole aspect of affairs in America has suddenly become pacific : 6 , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 7. " Mr. B,►cov, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a Bill making an appropriation for expences incident to the companies of mounted ran• gers, during the year ISl2.—lteferred to a Commit tee of the whole to-morrow. " Mr. NLw•rov observed, that the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures Lad been for same time hesitating what report to make on the various Peti tions of merchants praying permission to import Bri tish goods purchased prevh , usly to the 2d of Febru ary last. The delay of t'le Committee had been owing to a wish to ascertain the course that Congress would pursue ; and as the National Legislature had determined to assume a manly attitude with regard to Great Britain, the Committee, he said, had instruc ted him to report a Bill for the raja of the petitioners. Mr. Newton accordingly reported a BM authorizing the importation of certain goods, wares, and merchan dize, under certain circutnstances, from Great Bri tain, her colonies, and dependencies.—The Bill was referred to a Committee of the whole on Friday. " The following is a copy : " A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE' IMPORTATION OF GOODS, WARES, AND SIERCHANDIZE, UNDER CERTAIN CIR CUMSTANCES, FROM GREAT BRITAIN, HER COLONIES, OIL DEPENDENCIES. " Stcr.'l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States ofAmerica, in congress assembled, That all goods, wares and merchandise, being the growth, pro duce and manufacture of Great Britain, her colonies or depen dencies, which were purchased or actually contracted for in Great Britain, her colonies or dependencies, anterior to the Ist day of February, 1811, shall be, and the same is hereby authorised to be imported into the United States, or the territories thereof, and may be admitted to entry, provided that satisfactory proof be exhibited, conformable to such regulations and instructims as shall from time to time be given by the Secretary of the Trea sury to the respective Collectors of the Cuitonis, that the goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, or the territories thereof, by virtue of this Act, were purchased or ac tually contracted for anterior to the Ist of February, 1811, and that such goods, wares or merchandise are the boua tide prop,: ty of a citizen or citizens of the United States er the territorie.. thereof. " ere r. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following ad dition be inserted after the passage of this Act, to the oath or affirmation taken by importers, consignees er agents, at the time of entering goods imported into the United States or the territo• tics thereof, viz. Ido also*swear (or affirm) that there are Slot to the best of my knowledge and belief amongst the goods, wares or merchandise, now offered to be entered, any goods, wares or merchandise other than such as are permitted by virtue of the provisions of this Act to be imported into the United States, o r the territories thereof, and l do further swear (or affirm) that if I shall hereafter discover any such goods, wares or inerchand , se amongst the said goods, wares and merchandise, imported in manner and form aforesaid, I will immediatey and witliou: delay report the same to the Collector of this district. " SLC. t . And be it further enacted, Tnat the following addi tions shall be inserted after the passage of this act to the oath Or affirinat on taken by the masters or persons having the charge or command of any ship or vessel arriving at any post within the United States or the territories thereof, to wit: ' I further swear (or affirnt) that there are nut, to the best of my knowledge and belief, on board [the denerninatioil and name of the vessel; any g:edi, wares, or merchandire, but such a; are authorised by the provisions of this act to be imported into the United States, or the territories thereof; and I do further swear, (or affirm) that if I shall hereafter discover or know of any such goods, wares, or I mereilan•fize or hoard said vessel, or which 'hail have been ins ported in the same, I will immediately and without delay make report thereof to the collector of the port of this district.' " Sec. •1. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shalt falsely make oath or affirmation to any of the mat ters herein required to be verified, such person or persons shall suffer the like pains and penalties as shall be incurred by persons committing wilful and corrupt perjury." " The House went into a Committee of the whole, Mr. BRECKENRIDGE in the Chair, on the Bill mak.ng provision for the purchase of ordnance, ordnance stores, camp equipage and small arms. The Bill was agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. [lt appropriates 1,500,000 dollars for the purpose.] a The House went into a Committee of the whole, Mr. TA tztAnot in the Chair, on the Bill for the le lief of the infirm, disabled and superannuated officers and soldiers of the late and present army of the United States. After some discussion, the Committee rose, and the Bill was ordered to lie on the table. I 66 A Message was received from the President in closing a Report of the Director of the Mint of the United States, giving an account of the coins issued during the last year. Ordered to be printed. There have been coined, the last year " " Gold, 95.,381 pieces, 4 . 97,905 ds. value. " Silver, 1,2690:24 pieces, 608,34 p ds. value. " Copper, 181,165 pieces, 2,595 do. 95 cts. value. rhe House went into a committee of the whole, Mr. DESIIA in the chair, un the bill authorizing the s,:cretary of the treasury to decide on the case of the ship Eliza-Alw, belonging to Ezekiel Hubble.— . T 1 e b:11 was subseqitently ordered to a thin.' reodilig for to-morrow. " Mr. Ner.anN took the chair in committee of the whole,"on the report of the committee of claims, that it is inexpedient to repeal the statutes of lim:ta- 1 tion, so far as they debar the payment of certain re volutionary claims. " The report of the committee of claims was nega tived by .54 to 31. Mr. Gold offered a wsolutton for the payment of those claims, under such restric tions, as should ensttre payment only to the original their heirs and :teminstrarors. This reso lution was adopted, 49 to SG. " To the same committee of the whole had been referred, the resolution directing the committee of claiurs to investigate the merits ofall claims that were referred to them, notwithstanding the statutes of li mitation. This resolution was debated—Mr. Mu.- son, Mr. GIIOLSON and the SPEAKEit advocated the propriety of paying all just claims. Mr. BACON was opposed to a repeal of the statutes. The committee rose, reported progress and had leave to sit again.— ' The House then adjourned at hill past three." The followiAg is an 01E64 Communication on the 'subject of Commercial Intercourse : " War Department, December 25, 1811. " SIR —in consequence of ceinpLints made by the Indians. that they cannot receive the usNal supply of goods, by reason of the Non-importalon Act; and, as goods adapted to their we are not to be purchased to any amount within the United States, I am induced to solicit the attention of the Non-importation Com mittee, of which you are Chairman, to the 15th Section of the Act, of the soda April, 130 u; and to respectfully tubnnt for their consideration, whether it may not be expedient to authorize by law the introduction of Indian goods tinder a similar provision. " I have, &c. (Signed) W. Eurrts. " Hon. Samuel M'Kee, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs." FROM THE MERCANTILE ADVERTISER, OF VIE 111.11 JANUARY. " It is mentioned as a rumour in the Alexandria Gazelle, that Congress are about to adjourn for two months, in order to hear further from England. The same rumour is also thus announced in the Baltimore Federal lit publican An adjournment of Congress, for a few weeks, has been talked of.—S.rch a step would be more grateful to Mr. MADISON'S feelings, and would afford a temporary relief to the embarrassed majority, but it would open the eyes of the people, and clinch public opinion as to war with England." WASHINGTON, JANUARY 7. " We learn (says the National It:leg:enter of Tues. d.ty) that dispatches readied this city yesterday from Mr. B tLow, our Minister in France. Mr. Edward Griswold, of New York, is the bearer. He came over in a vessel arrived at Norfolk from England, Where Mr. Griswold touched on his return home.— We learn, verbally, that the aspects of our concern in that country were Nattering, though, it is said, ro change had taken place in the actual state of affairs." EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED WASHINGTON, JANUARY 3. " Tt is reported here, from no cnmmon authority, that if this Government will prohibit licences for trading with France, which prohibition is expected to t *ke place, Great iiritain will withdraw her Orders in Council." ExTitAcr OF ANOTHER LETTER FROM WASHINGTON, DATED JANUAItY 4. " TV? Committee of Commerce and Manufactnres have agreed to report a Bill, granting licence to im port coarse woollens and iron wares from Great Bri tain, and to bring home all articles purchased ante rior to the 2d February, 1811." FROM TILE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE% JAN. 9. - - - - 41 Tha. Senate h ive rejected all the ame::dments cf the House of Representatives to the Army Bill, which go to limit it to the appointment cf officers, &c. by very large majorities. It remains for the House to recede from, or insist on, their amendments. " The Ilotte of Represent ttives hive progressed in the digestion and comideration of other prepa ratory measures suited to the crisis, as will be* st en by a reference t the proceedings of the two last d.tys. —The 13i1l It" organizing a Volunteer Ccrps was Yes terday debated in a Committee of the whole. The number authorized is 50,000; and an appropriation of three millions of dollars is contained is the Bill, applicable to the objects it contemplates. The Com m:m.e made considerable progress in the Bill, but adjourned without reporting it to the House. There is not much doubt of its p:tssage through the House of Re?restntatives." "ROM TIIFNATIONAL INTELLICENCta OF ?Ay. IN " The Bill for raising '25,000 men yesterday passed its third leading, in the House of ReFresentatives, by a majority of 60 votes. Some Amendments have been made by the House, which r:qtiiie the con currence of the Senate, and the Bill has yet to receive the Executive approbation before it incomes a law. But as the Bill originated in the Senate, it is not pro bable that much opposition will be made in that body to the slight amendments by the House." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTF FEBRUARY 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship CRANE, from Portsmouth, and has made the signal fur Convoy to the Wertward.—Wind S. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 10. Arrived the MERMAID frigate, from Portsmouth; the FA vo u RIT c sloop of War, f.om a cruize; and the American ship Two Brothers, Dizzy Master, front St Maloes, with Brandy, &c. detained by his Majesty's ship Fovottairs. Sailed the Dt.lsr.s frigate on a cruize; an! the Hertmcs sloop of war for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 11. Sailed the ROYAL OAR, on a cruize Off Clierbourgh. YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 11. Arrived his Majesty's ship ACUTE, from a cruize ; nrul the CENSOR, Lieutenant I..ucns, from the Downs. Salk.% the Watchful Tender, fur Hull. Remain in the Roads, the Solebay, Parthian, atnd Hearty.—Wind S. The Board of Trade yesterday convened a Meeting of the persons interested in the Wine Trade, and pro posed to them the following regulations : That on exporting from hence one hogshead of sugar, they should be allowed to import from France (for zApriaticn two hogsheads of wine, or one pantheon (not e .ceeding Ixo gallons) of brandy. On exporting from hence 10 cwt. cf sound coffee, to be allowed to import (for re-exportation) 2 hhds. of wine. In alt cases the interchange to commence by the cumulation of the sugar or coffee from hence, or the'return,wheilitr of wine or brandy, not to be admitte d to home consumption. This proposition is to be considered as a mere sug gestion 011 the part cf the Board of Trade, and open to farher discussion. The final determination is ex pected at the next meeting. RICH TREASOAP. *SPECIAL COM WSSION. HORSIMONGER-LANE, 1 uv....n.tv, FEE, This morning the Court met at ten o'clock, when Cornelius Parker, another of the men taken in arms against the King, in the Isle of France, was put to the Bar. The Jury impannelled consisted nearly of the same Gentlemen who tried Cundell on Monday. The overt acts of treason charged against the Prisoner, in the indictment, were, 'I hat he did, on the 30. h of September, in the 50th sear of his Majesty, go out ( f a cert tin prison in which he was confined, and join himself to the Freoch army, then in posse ssion of the Isle of France ; that he rid, °tithe sarne day, put on and wear the dress and uuiiiirin of a French soldier; that he did assist in keeping and confining, guarding and governing, certain persons then being prisoners of war in the Lle o f F rain o ; - and, th it he did, an the Ist of October, in the same year, wicke.'lv invite and intice John Young, and divers others cf his M. jesty's subjects, to enter into and assist as a icridier is the French army. BefOre the Counsel for the Crown opened the case, Mr. BROUGUASI moved, that r Prsoner s ou.J nave hisirons struck off during trial. The Court innr. diately ordered the mot st to be cr mplied With. Arroftsar.G MAL oateJthe case shortly to the Jury, and proceeded to substantiate the tuts by evidence, from which it appeared, that the Prisoner was born at Lower Gawler, in the parish of Sedgeley; in the county of Stafford. His father was a labourer. He entered the Stafford Militia when he w.:s about twenty, and from thence volunteered into the Ma. nines, and was stationed in the Magicienne, which ship , was, in the month of Febrii try, 1810, captured by the French in the Ind an Seas, and carried into the Ile of France, where the crew, amongst whom was the prisoner, were placed in co::finem on as prisoners of war. About six wicks -after he was put in prison, he came out, and voluntarily entered the 4-encli ser vice as a soldier, stating to li's captive comrade, Young, as a reason, that it was a much mare agree 7 able thing to be at liberty, and have plenty of money in his pocket, than to remain confined in a dungeon. He declared lie was very happy, and he hoped he (Young) wnuld do the same. Young rejected the proposal with indignation, and remained in confine: !tient until the island was captured by the Width arms. The Prisoner afterwards acted in every respect as a French soldier; he wore tl.e uniform, and at tended the drills al ng with the other troops. . also assisted in guarding some of his forcer fellow prisoners, and he, amongst others who had joined the French, added to their offence by jeering taeir com panions through their prison barrier. N force what ever had been used to induce him to enter the French service; and one of the witnesses emphatically stated, Coat a man of ordinary firmness of mind might hav e endured every hardship of his confinement, without being at all inclined, from a c. nsideration of this cir cumstance, to _desert the cause of ,Iris King and Country. On the part of gni . Ptisoner, Mr. Cartsorieht, a mains er, who had known him from his infancy in Stariardshite, gave him a very good character f,r mildness and inoffensive habits, statiag, that when in Staffordshire, the prisoner was considered in a st rte of idiocy, and he, Lie witness, could nut have sup posed him fit for a soldier. Captain Curtis, of the hlagkienrre, on board which ship the prisoner had se: ved, gave him a cliarae:er for quietness and attention to his dirty as a Marine. Mr. Iint:GUAM then addressed the Jury on the part of the pis -user, chiefly to the evidencensf the last two wi:nesses, urging that as all crime -consisted .11 the intention of the party offending, it would be for the Jury to consider whether the prisoner, alter the evidence they Lad heard, was in possession of I.is mental faculties, in such vigour and stungth, at tae time the offence was committed, to warrant a verdict of condemnation in a case, where the consequencoto him would be the most dreadful the law cositcl ii infli.‘ R The ATTONLY-GENttitAL, in ieply to this part of the Learned Gentleman's speech, said, that before it could have any Weight in rebutting a charge so clearly made out, the Jury must be perfectly satisfied that at the time the prisoner committed the crime, he did not really know right from wrung. Mr. Justice LE &Axe summed up the evidence with great perspiarity, and the Jury immediately foupd the prirn.lGn•ity—Death. _ _ Twerd.'e alias notec'ell wss nott v:t to the bar. The b•- diAnient against lent was pr,,citely similar to t'at pref. net aeaiust the otlur prisoner‘, oh'y sta:ing the paiud of It.s queecy it; have brel confined to sit time hs. It appeared that be was a native of tlic town of Liverpool, was a saddler by trade, and had entered un board the lithigenia a gate as a reirin.. 'I his vessel Wa.> commanded by Captru Lam. bart, who afiCr a delerate action wa. , icloctairly itirccd to stir. re:itier to a superior 'French force, and was ultra with Isis crew into the Isle of Francn. Previous to the enemy coming on beard his vess-1, he call. d les crew together, exhorted them not to for get their allegiance to theirßit.g, and to Avoid the disgraced course put sued by some tar their countrymen in ent,r . ii,; into the 1211fiCe of France. In defiance of tiiis advice, h-wevcr, the pri soner le. I not long been on shore, when be took an opportunity • of entering into the French army, in which capacity be was fee qumtly seen by his countrytmn, one of w . - cm heard hint d—n King George and all his subjects, and declared his Locution to 1i lit fur Ponaparre until he died. In the prisolier's deft nce, Litut mant Grimes, and Mr. Bourne, a Midshipman, bore testimony to his general siMple and utioefend log conduct while ou board the Iphigenia. 'I hey also proved that he had come off from the shore to the United Kingdom. pi isoo ship. on board which they were confined, alter he had en . tsred into the French service, and frees his demeanour scanted desirous of assisting his countrymen. He was taken into custody by the french Guard on board, however, before he could ac complish his purpose, and alter signifying Ida dislike to the Erma* service, he was taken on share to prison. Fu,tec, nstrnig atid Qdlgley, three of the prieoners, also standtng charged wi:h I* ft Treas.ni, dt'po,tid us, oath that the pre-over was cruelly used by the Fri nch soldiery. and was con fined with th. In in the most Ictrhsoinepr san. Vino iiirecigadr.g this point, however, it turned out that this Farsh treatment arose eiely fiu.ii the nature of French military dissiptiwe l tor Wieners committed after he had enta_d the French army. and not from any view to force him to enter the service. It cppeczed that the tisane, s of War were not treated with any such cruelty. Mr. 'hwy.:HAM. lu a loin and energetic /p.is :b, founded 'pas these ina , trial., strongly csn.ended that the t.oner swabs:mai:4 to an acquittal. Mr.Glattow, In the Aseace of the Attortey-C:eneral. replied. 1 he LORD CHIEF BARON biginnicd tip the e+ihtr'cc, i Kt .1.11 Jury, atter a short consultanon, pronounced a verdict of GL:.'fy. At halt past five the Court adjourued t.O twnorrow (gs day). CORN 11TAIICET, MAILK-.L AWE. Fcs. lit —This day we bare s one further annals of Wlttait, with pan of holuaday's ; his tr.ale I etvy la sale, anl hardly /a,t prie t minis a demand, and Aetna d-artr—tile t tiuktuate4 La.t Little—White eras likewise—grey, and Lean, of euh kind, nearly as on Mut:- .lay—•theta are again very short upplits of Oats ; waning arrival., ew sits mad • to those only in forthwith r 'Jett, and wow what highet —flour in full stuck ; a: Lite quoted kr:cvs.