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11 ,- ~... .- NOVA SCOTIA PAPERS. WASHINGTON. JULY 29. It is with much satisfiction I acquaint you that the tyrannical Emuinoo BILL, which lately passed the Lower House of Congress, has been rejected by our independeat Senate—lB to 16. Two Senators were•absent, Daggett of Connecti cut, and Smith cf Maryland, who would probably have voted 'against the Bill The two Houses will adjourn on Monday.next, un less some other violent or mad measure is proposed 'by the Executive. 'lt is reported that the English have run their rig, as the sailors call it, in the Potomae, have passed up Chesapeake Bay, and are transferring the alarm to Annapolis and Mobtown. EMBARGO. The injunction of secrecy having been removed fr , m the late closed-door proceedings of the House - of Representatives, we are enabled to develope the subject which arrested their attention. • Oa Tuesday the 20th, the following Message was received from the President of the United States : CONFIDENTIAL. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. There being' sufficient ground to infer that it is the enemy's purpose to combine with the blockade of our ports, special licenses to neutral vessels, or to British vessels in neutral disguises, whereby they may draw from our country the precise kind and quanti ties ofiexports essential to their wants, whilst its ge neral commerce remains obstructed—keeping in view also the insdinus discrimination between different ports of the United States, and as such a system, if not counteracted, will have the effect of diminishing very materially the purpose of the war on the enemy, and encouraging a perseverance in it, at the same time that it will have the general commerce of the United States, under all the pressure the enemy can itnpose, thus subjecting the whole to British regula tion, in subserviency to British monopoly. 66 I recommend to the consideration of the Con gress, the expediency-Of an immediate and effectual prohibition of resorts, limited to a convenient day in their 'next Session, and removable in the tneantiine in the event of a cessation of the blockade of our Ticks. a JAIIIS MADISON." WASHTNarON, )ULY The Message wasleferred to a Committee for Po steign Reiatii..ns, who reported the next day, thit it was *expedient to act upon the - Message if the Prai dent. This Report was referred to a Committee of the' whole House, who amended the Report by strik ilsg out "inexpedient," anisinserting txpedient. This amentirimilt, in Comrpiuee of the whole, was stre nuously advocated by the Speaker and others, and as strenuously. Opposed by some. The Amendment was reported and agreed to by the Hi.use, and refereed to a select Committee, Mr. Grundy, chairman, who on the neat day reported a Bill laying an embargo, consisting of twenty odd sec tions, being substantially copies from the old embargo acts, aml containing all the obnoxicats provisions of the old enforcing act. The Bill was immediately committed to a Com mittee of the whole House, forced through the Com- Mince, reported to the House without amendment, all amendments being rejected, and then forced through the House, engrossed, and passed the same day; it was reported at about seveo at night—Ayes BO—Noes 50. A Committee was appointed to carry the Bill to the Senate, and ask.their concurrence. On Saturday, the 24th, the Senate ordered the Bill to be printed (cerifekatially). and postponed the consideration of it till tie 26th ; and on Wednesday rejected it 10.-'-Noes 18. NEW YORK, JULY at. orders from your Excellency, have consented, at the solicitation of the Mayor and Common Council of the town, to wait until we can hear from you. For this purpose, *the . Gentleman who will hand you this waits on you. We hope you will permit these com panies to remain here and in the neighbourhood of the Potomac. We have a sufficient quantity of pow der. These companies have rifles. If you permit them to remain, according to our wishes, some ball . and powder,horns will be wanting. Be so good as forward your ansater by the bearer as speedily as pos. sible.—Very.respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) Gm. FRENCH, Mayor. • ' Should your Excellency determine that we are to remain here, you will have the goodness to order on tents, powder, ball, &c. ; indeed, we have nothing with us but good men and good rifles. (Signed) - 6 Itnecar C. BURWELL, Captain. g JAMES SOMERS, Captain. • • C. CATLETT, Lieut. Commandant. ' P.S. An express has this moment arrived, sta ting that the enemy Was within a few miles of Poto mac Creek.—Four o'clock. EXTRACT OF A LETTRR FROM.WASHINOTON, RECTUM AT NEW YORK, DATED JULY 17. • 41 The reports of the movements of the enemy in the Potomac are. numerous and various& It appears from the whole, that they are ten miles below Port Tobacco, or about sixty by water below this, slowly progressing 'upwards. The militia are increasing, and advancing towards them as they approach. The Maryland militia watch them within the Chesapeake, below Annapolis. 44 P.S. A party of the British landed in barges as high up as Wanjemog, less than 40 miles below this city by land ; but :they were repulsed by the militia of that place, with the loss on'our part of a Captain killed and a Surgeon wounded."' General Armstrong, the Secretary at War, arrived in this city yesterday, op his say to the Northern frontier. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. LETTER FROM THE DUKE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO, TO HIS EXCELLENCY DON I. 7.011 1 1111 R DE CASTANOS. 1‘ Hesd Quarters, Kingston, July IS, “ GENERAL ORDER. His ExcellenCy the Commander of the Forces has received a dispatch from Major-General de Rotten. burg, reporting a successful attack upon the enemy's post and dock.yard at Black Rock, at daybreak, on the Morning of the Ilth instant, by • detachments of the King's. and }lst IZegintents,4ogether with Lieu tenant Fitzgibbon's party of the 49th, and about 40 militia, the whole amounting to' 10 men, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bishopp. " The enemy's' position *as carried by a spirited attack, without the ioss of a single man. Several large bows laden with stores and provisions and three field.pieces, a 12 and two 6 pounders were brought away ; a vessel and the naval storehouses have been burnt. Unfortunately, before theevacuation of the port was completed, a strong reinforcement of the enemy, aided ny Indians, pressed upon the small detachment, by which Captain Saunders, of the 41st, and 15 men were killed, and Lieutenant-Colonel Bishopp, Lieut. Montpesson of the 41st, add 15 rank and file wounded --the wounded were brought overt Lieutenant Co lonel Bishopp has received three wounds, severe, but poi considered dangerous. • " By his Excellency's command, " EDWARD BAYNES, Adj.-General." ity Is, Four u'Clock. .—About sunrise in rorn Fredericksburg, id the following rely 15, Two o'Clock. K MOST= EXCELLENT SlR—lhave had the honour to receive your Excellency's dispatch, dated the 27th, inclosing the Redactor General of that day, which con tains a dispatch from the Minister at War, stating, that you have been called upon to fill the place of Councillor of State, on which account .you can no longer remain at the head of the Fourth Army, which the Government have confided to your Excellency. I had already received 'notice of thlt disposition, though not on the part of the Minister at War, nor on the part of the Government, and was absolutely ignorant of the motive. 6 ' Whatever, that may be, I cannot but lament a disposition which deprives me of the very useful as sistance of your Excellency, and the nation of your services against the common enemy, at the very mo ment when they may be 'most important against the common enemy. I agree with your Excellency, that the manner in which this disposition has been made, and the reason assi: rried for it, is as injurious to the reputation of your Excellency, as prejidicial to the good of the service, though I am convinced that if the Regency had been informed of all the circum stances, it is much too just purposely to detract from the honour of a person who has merited so well of the public, without first consulting him, and too pa- , triottc to deprive the nation of the services of your Excellency,,at such a time. 46 I think, then, that justice requires that I should avail myself of this opportunity, to inform your Ex cellency what I mean to represent to the Minister at War, for the information of Government, which is, that, in reality, only a small part of the army was embodied, and that it was necessary to preserve sepa rate the different divisions which compose ill for a variety of reasons, some relative to situation, and others to the regulations of finance, which it is neces sary to enter into, but with which the Governmen: is well acquainted, and that in that case your Excellency would be out of your place by potting yourself at head of any of the corps of the Fourth Army. But without doubt it has been forgotten that your Excel lency, besides being General in Chief of the Fourth Army, is Captaln General at the same time of Estre madura, Old Castile, Galicia, and other provinces, and that there is an obligation on your Excellency, which is absolutely necessary for the good of th e service; th at your Excellency should take the meat sures proper to re-establish the Spanish Authorities in the villages and districts which the enemy succes sively evacuated in consequence of the operations of . the army. This was the plan .of conduct for your Excellency, on which we had agreed. before passing . the Agueda, in May last, and which your Excel lency has constantly followed- since we -separated in Salamanca. _ , ceiyed this morning ►mraanslant of King t, consisting of seve- 1 miler vessels, are in opposite the Hones volunteers, is gone ing. The militia of expresses are sent icelit counties. the 57th regiment, their march to Rich- Excellency. They Somers, and to remain here till it lofty means to take. p the rireir or to land Ms orto Make all ar il develope. • in! S° l 7 - 1.°1”, under • 66 lam convinced, that considetingthe importance of the services rendered by your Excellency to the Government and the army daring this campaign, and the manner in'which, through the whole of it, Gene ral Pon Pedro Agustin Giron 'has commanded the army of Galicia, the person of your Excellency could not be more advantageously employed than where it bas been, and that if Government had adverted to the necessity of discharging the obligations of Cap tain General,' by establishing order in so many pro vinces during the rapid advance of the army, it would not have permitted the reputation.of your Ex cellency to have been disparaged, from whatever motive, by removing your Excellency from the com mand of the army, and calling yon to the office of Councillor of State.—God preserve your Excellency man years. (Signed) WIMLINGTON, " Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo. 6 6 Head-quarters, Monreal, June 30, 18!S." MADRID, AUGUST 23. ORDE R . OF TUE MARQUIS OF Wet! Hfurow !Mt ALL TIM A LI.IED TROOPSt BSER VIRG Wig STR I CTEST DISCIPL I NE. " It having come to the knowledge of his Excel lency the- Generalin-Chief Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, that various excesses have been committed by soldiers of his army, who have in the march been left behind by their corps, to the prejudice of discipline, and re putation of the same army ; I ant charged to inform .youf Excellency, in order that, as Commander-Ge neral of this Kingdom, you may make it known to all the authorities, that any individual of the army, whether English, Ycrtuguese, or Spaniard, who shall be found committing any excess, shall be instantly dis armed, and ta*,:n. - apd conducted bound, with . twt, or three witness!' of OS messes he may have com mitted. ts His EsfellecY PkeiviF chars rf? IPform We huge just aketl recei rS ve t S tr iMa intelligenc a e from Dresrleo ' dated August V. The Emperor was i n exce ll ent health, and all his Majesty's operations had been erovrned with the most brilliant success. The mul tiplied movements of the army alone have retarded the publication of an official Bulletin, which is ex pected every moment: • PARIS, SEPTEMBER 1. reah army pursued its advantages, and t h at the9ther intelligence from Germany adds, that th e n The militaef events which follow each other with t , rapidity, not _allowing a detailed relation, w e are remains of the Russian and Prussian armies were authorised, while expecting them, to publish the fol- completely beaten at Jauer, by General Count Lau. lowing letter, addressed by his Excellency the Duke riStoll. The enemy's loss it estimated at 7000 killed of Bassano, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to his Se- upon the field of battle. Our loss has been tr•fling.— rene Highness the Prince Archchancellor of the Ern- All ttie corgs engaged in this action distinguished pine themselves bf their bravery and firmness. 46 Moraimaxetie—l had the honour to write your - Excellency yesterday, the 26th, and to announce to AUGSBURG, NUGUSr 24. your Serene Highness, that the Russian, Prussian, . frontjers Genetut . Wrede has arrived upon our extr eme ;his and Austrian armies had marched to attack Dresden, uoop sAre full of ardour and observe a under the eyes of their Sovereigns, and that they had strict discipline. I The 'news from ' the Tyrol announces, that the been repulsed at all points. 66 You will easily comprehend that the Emperor Prince Viceroy is advancing into Illyria. is occupied in such a manner, that it is impassible at I AUGUST 28... The French Legation, which re. this moment to give a detailed account of all the ined Vienna after through ter d t Cciun g t h here neN , 46 ;oc nn eeling to depar. events which have taken place. lure, has just as 64 Hostilities commenced on the 17th; his Majesty Paris. General Coma Wrede is still in his position entered Bohemia on the 19th, occupying the prin- on the Inn, On the 22d be whin in person to Sill. cipal debouches at RamboUrg and Gabel, having Bourg. • marched his troops within twelve leagues of Prague. I I • VIENNA, AUGUST is. " On the 21st he was in Silesia beating the flux. '• Many trqops arCpmeeeding.to Bohemia. General lime; bas been earned to Prague, to take the nom. sian and Prussian Armies of Generals Sacken, L. • • -•• ;nand of the °- artillery- - of reserve. • The regiments f geron, and Blucher, and forcing the fine p 0..: . • - • artillery in The neighbourhood of Vienna, are daily sitions of the Bober, whilst the enemy still believed . his Majesty in the depths of Silesia : be left a pout ,ex ereked in . Ills Pliins of Simme r in g. ful army there under the orders of the Duke of Ta. Anima 21,According to intelligence from Prague, Field Marshal the Prince of Schwattaen rentum, made his guards march ten leagues day, -s head-quarters xenon the 17th at Mattock.— and arrived at Dresden,,for some days threatened by berg' . His Excellency from thence addressed au Order of an imminent attack. . • 44 His Majesty entered the town at .nine In the the Day so his army. morning, and immediately made his dispositions., HAMBURGH, AUGUST U. 44 At three in the afternoon, the Russian; Pius- Mleishal the Prince of Eckmnhl, on the 284 inst. sian and Austrian armies, commanded tay ".Generals established his head-quarters at Schwerin. Wittgenstein, Kleist and Schwarszenberg, -deployed' AUGuer 27.—The army continues to advance. 1.50,000 men, marching against the town. AU the General Loisson, with his division, has marched opoa attacks were repulsed by the old and young guards I Wismar. 1 alone, who covered themselves with glory. The 7241.NKPOILT, AUGUST 7. enemy left 4000 killed at the foot of our redoubts. The Aust ria n L e g a t ion has lefeStutt g ardt. The We have caked 2000 men, a flag, and several pieces ; Cavalry General Baron Heller, commanding the of cannon. I Austrian Army of the Interior, arrived at Glagen furth on the 7th inst. After having reviewed the 4 . This morning, at four o'clock, the Emperor was upon the gronnd ; the rain fellnn torrents; Mar.l troops he set out for Oberstyer. I shals the Dukes of Ragusa and Belluno passed the The Duke of Berlin returned from Strelitz to bridge with their corps. At eight o'clock our attack Berlin, he only stopped some hours in the latter town, and then departed for head-quarters. • commenced by a brisk cannonade. The enemy's Avousr 27.1-Marshal the Duke of Castiglione's extreme left was commanded by the Austrian Ge nerals Ignace, Giulay and Klenau, and separated ccrps daily receive reinforcements. AUGUST 28.—The following is the latest intelli. from the reminder (if the army by the valley of ; Plauen. The Emperor ordered it to be attacked by genre received from the army " The Russians an Prussians thought to surprise the Marshal the Duke of Belluno, and by General the French army by attacking it on the 16th, before Latour Mauburg's cavalry under the orders of the King of Naples. i the day 6zed for the renew 4 of hostilities I they ' ' were every where repulsed. 66 We reckon among the trophies ef this day I 64 On the lath, the General of Brigade Zueeke t 15,000 men, among whom are Field Marshal Lieut. 1 with three Italian regiments, covered themselves with Metzko, two Generals of Brigade, many superior glory at the battle of Lahn. The Italian troops officers, 20 pieces of cannon, and 10 flags, charged the Russians with the utmost intrepidity. e Dm ing this time, General Vandamme, who had dehtotched by Konigstein, seized upon the heights s , 04 the 19th, the Allies passed the Bober at Zobten, and attacked General Lauriston's advanced of I' , rim, marched on both sides the Peterswalde nd rendered himself master of the debouches % Posts at Siebeniehen. .The French had but three fell back to Golberg ; but General front Bole miss, beating 15,000 men who presented; w hich advanced upon the Lanrisicnienemy. A. very brisk themselves before him, and made a good number of affair took - place, in which three French brigades vie isoners. 64 At this moment all the roads of Peterswalde gclrouslY repulsed * eltelny by ; charge with the - and Freyberg are intersected. The 'Russians and bayonet. he Prussians came by the road of Peterswalde , and the 64 T same day. the 19th; Albert's division of Austrians by that t f Freyberg, the Prince of Moskwa's corps was attacked by Gel. 46 if the enemy's army , which is numerous, as i t : neral Satken, who was repulsed. is composed of the Russian and Prussian corps, and 4 4 On the 20th the Emperor arrived upon the line all the Austrian Army, determines to retreat, it will o f operations, and ordered it to march %i on the toe necessarily suffer considerable losses ; if it remains my. The Prince of Moskwa attacked Gen. Sicken there will be very decisive events to-morrow. jat Worn, before Benslau, and put him to route,- 4 , Since the affairs at Tilrn the french army never Gen. Sebastiani made a very fine charge of cavalry. experienced worse weather, and more incessant rain. General Lauriston passed the Bober, Maison's The Emperor has been exposed to it all day ; he is lion drove the enemy from his positions, and purged this moment retiring. The numerous columns of him beyond Goldberg. Ilia troops fled on all sides. prisoners, pieces of cannon, and flags which have He lost in those different battles from 15 to 18,000 been taken, are traversing the town. The inhabi- men, killed, wounded, or prisoners." tants evince the most lively joy at the sight of these I DRESDEN, ApcusT is. j trophies. I The fortifications which surround both parts of 44 The Duke of Reggio was to be on the 25d or this town are almost finished ; they have been axe- 24th at Berlin. • ; ruled according to the plan of French engineer;. II The Duke of Tarentum drove the remains of RATISBON, AUGUST 23. the army from Silesia upon Breslau. According to private intelligence on the WO:, It is not a Bulletin which I address to your Se- there were in Prague 40,000 Russian and Austriaa rene Highness, but I thought it my duty to give you troops. this important intelligence, his Majesty not haying time to write ; he is very well. 64 One circumstance will excite universal indigna tion, the Ex-General Moreau is with the enemy's ar my, in the suite of the EmperorOf Russia, as a Privy Councillor. He has thus thrown off the mask, which for some fears hos not concealed him from intellif gent persons. I cannot yet, Monseigneur, send your Serene Highness the docements relative to the Au. strian declaration of war; in the midst of those events which succeed each other, I have not found a mo. mesa to lay them before the Emperor. I am, kc. (Signed) 44 The Duke of BASIAI4O. Dreidea, August 27, IRIS, ,is P..,. I'. S. Our losses are inconsiderable, the affairs of yesterday and t9 -day hay? cost us no person of f 70:". your Excellency, in order to be made holm to the same authorities, that any Portuguese or Any which may be met in the roads or other parts, without an, Officer, and who has not a pasiport, be immediately taken, and likewise conducted to their head-quarters. —Huart 9 July 1. ALAVA. " Te Mr. D. Z. &pox and Mee." FRF.NCff P4l P BAYREUTH, AUGLTST Li. A patrole, partly Cossacks and partly Austrian hussars, arrived unexpectedly yesterday at noon by the Egra road at Gefrees, six leagues from our town , They allowed the post chariot to pass without stop. ping it, which left this place for Hoff; after having refreshed the hopes they set out for Bayreuth ; but scarcely were they a quarter of a league from Gefrec; when they were joined by an Austrian hussar. They immediately marched by the side of Gefrees towel& Hoff, in the environs of which town they found a detachment of French hussars. The csrriage with the mail has returned here. Another patrole, composed, as is believed, of the Blepkensiein hussars, which was at Sandeu In POI" !qif, passed !eirtt.ith yesterday. atuea ny juu ,,,,,„ isyca3..“ u t .u.a "IV DI. by which Captain Saunders, of the 41 west killed, and Lieutenant-Colonel Montpesson of the 41st, attl 15 rank a —the wounded were brctight over. lunel Bishopp has received three wou: not considered dangerous. 66 By his Excellency's corn . • EDWA ltD BAYNES, " Frithy, July 1; 0 ALARM IN FREDERICKsBuitc.—Z the morning, an express arrived from and put into the Governor's hand ail DISPATCH : Fredericksburg, July at sin—From information receive by express from the Colonel Comm. George County, the British Fleet, cr Tel ft ;gates at,d a number of smalle the Potom:ic, and lay last night opp ferry. Captain Green, with his vul twer to the Potomac this morning. thp town are now under arms, and e, to info! n the officers in the adjacent 6 Tl-ate c.•nvattics, from here a few hours ago, on thei Mond, under orders front your Er are commanded by Captains Burw Wikers( n. 4 We wish these companies to re is isceriainctl what c nurse the enem) V.!Lether Pe means to proceed up ill , 1 t•is tc.tces int a view to plon.ler, oI t,. J ck on till, town, a few days will di • The tathcers eofv.manding these C. •