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* . . \ *FLANDERS MAIL," DEcENSI3t. It 30. The first Chamber of the States General met again en t.h. l tth, and gave its assent to the temporarylaws by which all the measures of finance decreed for 1819, continuedfOr the first eight months of 1820, and hid h was passed by the Second Chamber in its Sit ting on the same day. By a Decree of the same date his Majesty promulgated this law, which will be bind ing Ecto the day of its insertion in the States Gazette. The a:counts of the state of the rivers are inostfa vourable, the waters are in general falling, an] there is reason to hope they will continue to do so. Several villages of Cleves, in the Prussian territory, were in undated on the 27th by the breaking of a dike on the Rhine. TRIM DECEMBER 19. Count Calderon is incessantly engaged in establish ing %ti ict discipline among his troops, and in com • plating the Corps which were diminished by deser tion at the moment when the pestilence was at its heiz!:t. He will soon Iv: his head-quarters at Cadiz as before. A few days of very cold weather for An dalusia have sufficed to put an end to the epidemic, which, within these twenty years, has thrice ravaged this part of the South of Spain. The extraordinary ntribution for the expenses of the armament is levied with great rigour at Cadiz ; but it is difficult to get it paid, the trade of that city being in a distressing state of stagnation, independent of the yellow fever, s. hick has decimated the inhabitants. The Isle of Leon is, at this moment, very healthy, but part of its population is destroyed. On the other hand, orders Lave been given, that all the transports in the har 'Jo:Jr of Cadiz shall be completely equipped as speedily as possible, and ready to receive the troops. New ar ranvnents have been concluded to increase their Lumber. The first Expedition will consist of 6,000 men, to reinforce General Morillo ; but, however the prep:traCon may be accelerated, it is not expected that it can sail in less than two months. The second Expedition, with Count Calderon at its head, and his tumerous Staff, will be composed of 16,000 or 18,000 men, of all arm-s. It will not be ready to wad before the moial of Apt il, and every thing announces that it is destined for Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. Meaptime, it is certain that the troops will embark for America with regret. The sanguinary war car ried on in those remote countries, offers to the view of the soldier only dangers, hardships, and but little glory to be acquired. News from Lima, of a pr etty recent date, has been received at Bilboa. They state, that the Viceroy has been forced to have recourse to a loan, to meet the enormous expenses which the present situation of Peru requires, threatened as it is with an invasion by the Independent Army of Chili, and on the other hand, by an attack by •ea, directed by Lord Cochrane. Several merchants, fearing the consequences of an in vasion, have quitted Lima, with all the property they could realize. The Viceroy has collected a consider able body of troops near Lima, who shewed very good spirit. It is said here, that important information has been given relative to the forged orders sent to the Militia Regiments. It is added, that extremely curious in formation will soon be had on this affair, which is stated to be much more serious than was at first believed. VIENNA, DECEMBER 20. Yesterday, the Ministers of the German Powers had their Seventh Conference. It is said the dibcus sion relative to the Thirteen Articles of the Federal Act was determined, after a full investigation. Seve ral Bankers of the principal cities of Germany, par ticularly Hamburgh and Frankfurt, are now here. A loan is spoken of. On the night of Tuesday se'nnight, lights were perceived in Montrose Bay—the apparent signals of distress. Several boats went out to render assistance. They found that it proceeded from a large foreign' ship, whose masts had been swept overboard in some of the late heavy gales. Her large size, and shat tered state, at first gave little reason to hope that it • would be possible to bring her into the river ; but,' by the advice of some spirited individuals, it was re solved that a trial should be made. Accordingly, a handsome premium was offered to such as would en gage in the task. By Wednesday night seven boats, with fifty sailors, and eighteen hardy fishermen, rowed to the damaged baik, and, in a short time brought her into the river. She proved to be the Enterprize, of Koningsherg, commanded by WAI. Ct.rse, a native of Thurso, bound to Dantzic, from Liverpool, with a cargo of rock-salt ; admeasures nine hundred tons ; lost her masts in a tremendous hurricane on the 11th or 12th ult. since which time, up to the Tuesday, she had been at the mercy of the boisterous waves—added to which, the unhappy crew had no fresh water. Several of them were lying with broken limbs, and otherwise dreadfully man gled. In a word, the heart-rending picture, given by the Master, of the deplorable situation of himself and crew, during these days of misery and privation, would melt the heart that newt sighed before. The very snow flakes on the deck, were licked up with as much avidity as if they had been drops of manna ! Three of the wretched sufferers were carried to the I luspital, and treated with the utmost humanity and attention. We are sorry to add, that a young man, of the name of Reid, a ship-carpenter, had the mis zo.,tune to get his leg broken, by the slipping of a line, while in the act of mooring the ship. Five of the banditti, who committed the robberies at ritickrow and Borland, as lately mentioned, have been apprehended at Newton Stewart, and lodged in Ay r Jan.—The five that are taken are Irish labourers. The following circumstance should operate with persons as a caution against the careless discharge of fire-arms, in the vicinity of houses or gardens :—On Wednesday last, as Mr. flunsr, of Elizabeth place, Kennington, was amusing himself in his garden, the part of which adjoins an open field, a person p.t.;-. lig by, discharged a fowling-piece carelessly against the garden fence, a great part of the charge passcd through the paling, and several shot struck lair. House in the leg; fortunately, however, their fut-ce v--as so far exhausted, that they barely pene trated the skin, and did hint no material injury. The person who had acted thus incautiously, in the mean t ne disappeared, wholly unconscious how, by his c:iminally careless conduct, lie had thus endangered .! e cisotial safety, if not the life of a fellow-creature. LON DON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1820. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 2201 3 per Cent. Reduced 68} 68i 3 per Cent. Consols 67} f ex. div. 31 per Cent. 761 per Cent. 85 844 851 i 5 per Cent. Navy 1021 1011 1021 ex. div. Bank Long Aanuities 171 13-16 Imperial 3 per Cent. Anns. 67 India Stock 2041 2051 ex. div. India Bonds Ss. 9s. pr. South-Sea Stock 74 , 11 ex. div. Exchequer Bills (2d.) Is. dis. par Consols for Acct. 69f, 68{ 691. Last night the Stocks left off pretty brisk, Consols being done at 69; ; they opened at the same price this morning, but as soon as the PnEsIDENT's Mes sage was known, they fell to 68k, and afterwards rose to 69, and at one o'clock they were 691. The Dividends will be paid to-morrow to the Public. We this day lay before our Readers two important ' , Official Documents : the Accouut of the Income and Charge on the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ending sth January, 1619, and sth January, 1820; and the Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain for the Years ending at the same periods respectively. The results may be stated in few words : - There is an increase on the whole Revenue of the year just ended of £6o,447—perhaps we should read £70,447, for there is an error of £lO,OOO somewhere in the figures, as any one will see who subtracts the decrease from the increase. Of the New Duties granted last year, a part has been received—not more, it is said, than £200,000, and this is included in the receipts of the last year consequently them is a deficiency on the receipt of the old taxes of between £129,000 and £130,000. — The deficiency on the Irish Revenue is not yet stated. It is needless to go farther into minutiae at present. We have before us a fact which has been long cre dited by many, that Ministers have not yet devised means to make our Revenue adequate to our Expen diture. Should they be blamed for this? We say, No ; for, were other men put in their places to-mor row, they would meet with the same difficulties. No Ministers, whether Tories or Whigs, can work im possibilities. The facts before us skew plainly that palliatives will not meet our difficulties. Something calculated to remove the debilitating pressure must be resorted to, would we restore the former health and vigour of the State. The debt must be paid off—or worse will follow. .Yesterday, at five o'clock, his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT arrived at Canton House, from Brighton. . Lord MELBOURNE is returned to town, from a visit to the Earl and Countess Cowrza, at their scat Pan sanger, Herts. _ _ _ lia - mn.—The stake of 50 guineas a side for the fight betw•ent Spies and R. Bunt was made on Wedr.esday night, in part of One Hundred a side. The battle is to take pate on the second ' Tuesday in February. 6to t< oa Sprir.s. 1111■Mimo.... G , v 4n'A v. • THE REVENUE. S. 'COME and CHARGE on the CONSOMDATED FUND in the Quarters ended sth January, 1819 aitd 15.26. . Quarters ended 15th Jan. 1819. sth Jan. 1820. INCOME. Customs Excisq . Stamps Post Office Assessed 'faxes Land Taxes Miscellaneous Unappropriated War Duties i I To be brought from Supplies, be- ) inz the Amount issued out of Consolidated Fund of Ireland ) CHARGE. Exchequer Annuitica South Sea Company Bank, on their Capital Dividends... National Debt Civil List ... Pensions Imperial Annuities .. Other charges Income — 1 33,697 168,190 89,125 9,452,278 _ 2,927,200 257,000 113,851 29,118 168,184 89,125 9,461,090 3,027,848 242,000 118,000 121,712 142,923 436,713 149,946 13,410,000 12,179,158_ 13,400,000 11,088,853 Deficiency .. I 1,250,8418 I '511,147 sth Jan. 1819. Sth Jae. 1820. ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN in the last Quarter, compared with the corresponding Quarter, ending the sth January 1819—sbew ing the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. I.)..rease as com pared with 1819. Quarters ended 5.h January. Decrease as tom pared with 1819. 1819. 1820. Customs ... Excise Stamps . Post Office ... Assessed 'faxes Land Taxes....: Bliscellancous.— ...... Total 1 13 , 398 , 2,226,4551 6,459,545 1 1,303,3221 378,000 9,301,875 442,953 177,074 1 13 469 1 22, £ 239,209 268,322 r 558,769 THE EVICSING STAR. L 530,779 5,113,923 1,530,532 319 000 2,303.778 408,366 133,381 44.735 11,384,494 794,664 1,953,457 5,746,359 1,503,322 378,000 2,301,875 442,955 177,074 11,491 12,514,515 574,340 12.,179,158 13,088,853 Quarters ended 15th Jan. 1819. 15th Jan. 1820. 2,465,1 6,236,0401 1,530,552 319,000 2,305,778 408,366 1337,971 IDeduct Decrease...... 'lncrease in Quarter :.l MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. rguslDENrs MESSAGE. We have the satisfaction of laying before our Readers to-day, the account so anxiously expected, of the Meeting of the American Congress, with a full and correct Copy of the PRESIDENT'S Message. The hiembets of Congress assembled in their re spective Chambers at the Capitol, on Monday, De cember 6. In the Senate the proceedings were con fined to the appointment of some Standing Com mittees, and other matters of regulation. In the House of Representatives an election took place for the office of Speaker, when Mr. CLAY, of Kentucky, was re-chosen, by a majority of 147, out of 155 votes. —Mr. CLAY, in his Address of Thanks, observed, that, « during the Session which was about to open, there was every reason to anticipate that the matters, Which the House would be required to consider and decide, would possess the highest degree of interest." The Message of the PRESIDENT to both Houses was communicved next day, Tuesday, the fith of December. As to all the world, except Spain, the Message is of a decidedly amicable description; but, in regard to that country, it announces distinctly, that between submitting to the cession of the Flotidas and appealing to force of arms, it has no alternative. FERDINAND, while refusing to ratify the Treaty of Cession entered into by his Plenipotentiary, Don ONIs, intimate,:, that he would send out a Special Ambassador to America, to ask an explanation of certain points, a satisfactory solution of which might probably lead to the ratification at present refused. The PRESIDENT suggests, that there can be no harm in waiting till this Ambassador arrives ; but as there can be no doubt (so he contends) that every thing can be satisfactorily explained, as . it must be manifest to all the world that FERDINAND ought to have ratified 'the Treaty, he recommends to Con gress, in the meantime, to consider and act upon the Treaty, as if it had actually been ratified, and to pass an Act accordingly, giving the Executive a dis cretional power to take possession of the Floridas, whenever it thinks proper. Should therefore thiS re commendation be acted on by Congress, of wtrich we see no reason to entertain any doubt, FERDINAND may spare himself the trouble of sending out any new Ambassador. The American Executive has previously determined that it cannot be in the wrong—that nothing can be asked of it, which it cannot explain—it has resolved, in short, to have the Floridas, at all hazards ; and Spain has only to consider whether it is in the power of her arms to keep it from them ! Not the least curious piece of information contained in the PRESIDENT'S Speech, is the fact that most of the European Cabinets who have been appealed to on the subject, have given opinions in favour of the ratification of the Treaty ; and, by communicating their sentiments to PERDINAND,.wouId seem to have even urged his acquiescence. Great Britain is parti- cularly mentioned, as having given its sanction to the measure, a circumstance which chews ; what is indeed no novelty, that the Ministry and the Pub lic of Great Britain often differ strangely as to what are the real interests of .the country. All that has been said as to our occupation of Cuba, must now, of course, be 'regarded as rumour. But we shall not longer detain our Readers from the Message itself. It is in the following terms : " Fellow- Citizens of the Senate, and of the House rf Representatives! , g The Public Buildings being advanced to a stage to afford accommodation for Congress, I offer you my [ . sincere congratulations on the recommencement of [ your duties in the Capitol. " In bringing to view the incidents most deserving attention, which have occurred since last Cession, I regret to h'ave to state, that several of our principal citiis have suffered by sickness; that an unusual drought has prevailed in the Middle and Western States ; and that a derangement has been felt in some' of our monied institutions, which has proportionably affected their credit. I ain happy, however, to have it in my power to assure you, that the health of our, cities is now completely restored; that the produce of the year, though less abundant than usual, will 'not only be amply sufficient for home consumpt i ion, I but afford a large surplus for the supply of the wants of other nations ; and that the derangement in the circulating paper medium, by being left to those remedies which its obvious causes suggested, and the good sense and virtue of our fellow-citizens supplied, has diminished. Having informed Congress, on the 27th of Fe bruary last, that a Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits, had been concluded in this City, between the United States and Spain, and ratified by the compe tent Authorities of the former, full confidence was entertained that it would have been ratified by his Catholic Majesty, with equal promptitude, and alike earnest desire to terminate, on the conditions of that Treaty, the differences which had so long existed be tween the two countries. Every view which the sub ject admittedof was thought to have justified this conclusion. Great losses had been sustained by citi zens of the United States, from Spanish cruizers, more than twenty years before, which had not been redressed. These losses had been acknowledged aiid provided for by a Treaty, as far sack as the year 1802, which, although concluded at Madrid; was not then ratified by the Government of Spain, nor since, until the last year, when it was suspended by the late. Treaty; a more sltiStctory provis;ort to 1.,c.1!: parties, as was presumei, having been mAde ihr them. Other differences had arisen in this long ir.• terval, affecting their highest interests, which , were likewise provided for by this last Treaty. The Treaty itself was formed on great consider2eon, an:l a thorough knowledge of all circumstances, the SuVect matter of every article having been for year; irn:ler discussion, and repeated references having beca M2Je by the Minister of Spain to his Govemtnel.t, on the points respecting which the greatest difference rio;;i. nion prevailed. It 'was formed by a Minister daily authorised for the purpose, who had represented his Government in the • United States, and been em.- ploy el in this long protracted negotiation several years, and who, it is not denied, kept strictly within the letter of his instructions. " The faith of Spain was therefore pledged, under circumstances of peculiar force and solemnity, for its ratification. On the part of the United States, this Treaty was evidently acceded to in a spirit of conci liation and cbncession. The indemnity for injuries and losses, so long before sustained, and now again acknowledged and provided for, was to be paid by them, without becoming a:charge on the Treasury of Spain. For territory ceded by Spain, other terri tory, of great value, to which cur claim was believed to be well founded, was ceded by the United States, and in a quarter more interesting toiler. Th's cession was nevertheless received, as the means of indemni fying our citizens, in a considerable sum, the rresu riled amount of their losses. Other considerations, of great weight, urged the cestion of this territory by Spain. It was surrounded by the territories of the United States on every side, except onthat of the ocean. Spain had lost her, authority over it, and, falling into the hands of adventurers -connected with the savages, it was made the nicans of unceasing annoyance and in jury to our Union, in snarly of its most essential in terests. By this cession, then, Spain ceded a terri tory, in reality, of no value to her, and obtained con cessions of the highest importance, by the settlement of long standing differences with the United States, affecting their respective claims and limits, and like wise relieved herself from the obligations of a Treaty relating to it, which she had failed to fulfil, and alto from the responsibility incident to the most flagrant and pernicious abuses of her rights, where she could. not support her authority. " It being known that the Treaty was formed un der these circumstances, not a doubt was entertained that his Catholic Majesty would have ratified it, with out delay. I regret to have to state, that this Icason able expectation has been disappointed ; that the Treaty was not ratified within the time stipulated, and has not'since been - ratified.' As it . is important that the-nature and character of this unexpected oc currence should be distinctly understood, I think it my duty to communicate to you all the facts and circumstances in my possession, relating to it. " Anxious to prevent all future disagreement with Spain, by giving the most prompt effect to the Treaty which had .been thus concluded, and particularly by the establishment of a Government in Florida, which' shOuld preserve order there, the Minister of the Uni ted States, who had been recently appointed to his Catholic Majesty, and to whom the ratification; by his Government, had been committed, to be tx changed for that of Spain, was insttucted to transmit the latter to the Department of State, as soon as ob tained, by a public ship subjected to his order far the purpose. Unexpected delay occurring in the ratifi cation, by Spain, 'he requested to be informed of the cause. It was stated, in reply, that the great import ance of the subject, and a desire to obtain explana tions on certain points, which were not specified, had produced the delay, and that an Envoy would be dispatched to the United States, to obtain ,such ex planations of this Government. The Minister of the United States offered to give full explanation on any point, on which it might be desired ; which propoial was declined; Having communicated this result to the Department of State, in August last, he was in stroded, notwithstanding the disappointment and surprise which it produced, to inform the Govern ment of Spain, that, if the Treaty should be ratified, and transmitted here at any time before the meeting of Congress, it would be received, and have the same effect as if it had been ratified in due time. " This order was executed: the authOriied erlrn. munication was made to the Gorernment of Spain, .and 'by its answer, which has just been received, we are officially made acquainted, for the first time, with the causes which have prevented the ratification of the Treaty by his Catholic Majesty. It is alleged by the Minister of Spain, that this Government had at, tempted to alter one of the principal articles of the Treaty, by a declaration, which the Minister of the United States had been ordered to present, when be should deliver the ratification by his Government. exchange for that of Spain, and of which he gave notice, explanatory of the scare in which th a t art i c l e was understood. It is further alleged, that this Go vernment had recently tolerated, or protected, an eons pedition from the United States, against the Province of Texas. These two imputed acts are stated as the reasons which have induced his Catholic Majesty to withhold his ratification from the Treaty, to obtain explanations respecting which it is repeated that an Envoy would be forthwith dispatched to the United States. Ilow far these allegations will justify the couchict of the Governmeat of Spain, will appear on 1 1 • 3 1 .J I • • • • r i i 54,589 43,677 60.44' 47,10 1,903