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HOUSE OF AEPRESENTATIVES, NOV. 10. • Mr. Mtn matt. presented the Petition of sundry Merchants of the City of New York, praying to be released from the penalties incurred by lecent impor tations of British goods into the United States.—Re ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. PLEASANTS presented a Petition of a similar tenor from Tompkins and Murray, of Richmond, in Virginia ; which was referred in the same manner. Mr. POINDEXTER moved the following Resolution: Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of authorising the people of the Mississippi territory to form a Constitution and State Goyernment, and of admitting th-mi into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; and that the Committee have leave to report thereon by Bill or otherwise. The Resolution was agreed to. MOUNTED TROOPS. Mr. JoHNsoN observed, that he had drafted a Re solution for the consideration of the House, the ob ject of which was, to authorise an expedition of mounted Volunteers against the several Indian tribes hostile to the United States. He said the people of the United States had the power and the will to break vp and to extirpate those hostile savages, to desolate their couritr, ,v Or compel them to surrender at dis cretion, as t'he Nliamies had done lately, when they beheld the strong arm of the Government uplifted and ready to fall upon them heavily. And it was the imperious duty of Congress so to organize this Fower, and :o to direct this will, as to make it effec- i and most destructive to the enemy in the line of its operation. Mr. Johnson said a winter campaign of mounted men well selected, well organized, and well conducted for sixty days, would close an Indian war, which was restrained en their pan by net ties'of reli gion, by no rules of morality, by no strpgeStious of mercy,hy h-r principles of humanity. He observed, it the Savages :.re unmindful of the many acts of benevolence, of justice and friendship exercised to- Wit, kis them by the United States; it Amish influence, or-British gold, or any other consideration could in , duke them to continue the savage practice of embru ing their hands alike in the blood of the warrior in the field, a d the infant in its mother's arms ; it they will be &mod by'no obligation, howtver sacred ; by no treaty, however solemnly made ; by no dictate of ttature, no matter how self-evident ; the United States are absolved froth acts of further forbearance; and we ate called upon by wry feeling of duty and honour to disarm them of it fury, and inn them beyond the power of injury.- -Mr. Johnson said, he had-not intended to trouble the House with so many preliminary remarks, but he had seen in his place the Chairman of the Committee to whom the Reso lution was to he referr d, and he was anxious that the design and of act of he-rnotiou should be ;mown,. • • that the Committee might act with dispatch, if it met with their views. Resolved, That the Select Committee to whom was referred so much of the President's Message as relates to Military Affitirs, be instructed to inquire Jnto the expediency of authorising an Expedition of mounted Volunteers against the Indian tribes hos tile to the United States. The Resolution was agreed to nem. con. without debate. -- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. Mr. PIT KIN presented a Petition from sundry Mer chants of Connecticut, of a like tenor with those yes te►day presented by Messrs. Mitchell and Pleasants. THURSDAY, NOVENIBBR 12. Mr. BASSETh from the-Committee on the Naval Establishment, to whom was referrid the Resolution offered by Mr. Dawson, requesting the President to present a Gold Medal to Captain Hull, reported the same with an Amendment ; which was referred to a Committee of the whole House. ADDITIONAL LETTERS ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. MR. RUSSELL TO MR. MONROE. " Lyndon, 19th Sept.l9l2. g‘ SlR—Since writing you this morning, fearing that this government should infer from my silence an acquiescence in the strange and unwarrantable view which Lord Castlereagh has in his last note thought fit to take of the overtures which I have submitted, and of the powers under which I acted, I have con sidered it my duty to mum an answer, of which tbe enclosed is a copy. 66 With great consideration and respect, I am, Sir, your assured and obedient servant. (Signed) 66 JONATHAN RUSSELL." 66 To the Hon. James Monroe, &c." " MR. RUSSELL TO LORD CASTLEREAGH. " London, September 10. " My Losto-.4 had the honour to receive last evening, your Lordship's note yesterday ; and have learnt with great regret and disappointment, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, has again re jected the just and moderate propositions for a sus pension of hostilities, which I leave been instructed to msent on the part of my Government: " 'After the verbal explanations which I had the honour to afford your Lordship on the 16th instant, both as to the object and sufficiency of my instruc tions, I clid not eipe4t to hear repeated any objec tionsbn these points. For itself, the American Go vernment has nothing to disguise ; and by varying the proposition as to the manner of coming to a pre liminary understanding, it merely intended i.O leave to the British Government that which might be most congenial to its feelings. " The propositions presented by me, however, on the 24th of August and 12th instant, a:e-distinguish able by a diveisity in the subsiance as well as in the mode of the Object which they embraced ; as by the former, the discontinuance of the practice of impress ment was to be immediate, and to precede the prohi bitory law of the United States relative to the em. ployment of British seamen ; when by the latter both these measures are deferred 'to take effect simultane ously hereafter. “flaving made a precise tender of such law, and er.hibited the instructions which warranted it to your Lordship, I have learnt with surprise that it does not appear to your Lordship that I am au thorised to propose any specific plan on the subject of impressment. I still hope that the overtures made by me may again be taken into consider ation by his Britannic Majesty's Government ; and as I leave town this afternoon for the United *au:6, that it will authorise some agent to proceed thither and adopt them asa basisfor reconciliation be.: tween the two countries ; an event so devoutly to be wished.-1 have the honour to be, my Lord, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) ” JONA. RUSSELL." “ The %Ight H. Locd Castler.:agh, &c." MR. 4USSELL TO MR. MONROE. (PRIVAT " On board the Lark, Nov. 7. .5111—.1 have the honour to inform you, that I am now passing the Narrows, and expect to land New York this day. I conceive it to be my duty to re pair to the seat of Government, and shall set off as soon as I can obtain my, baggage. In the mean time I am sorry to inform you, that the second proposition for an armistice was rejected like the first, and a vigorous prosicution of the war appears to be the only honourable alternative left us. I have the honour to be, with great consideration and respect, Sir, your very obedient servant, " JONA. ItUSSELL. " The Hon. Junes Monroe, &c. ac." LIST OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. Mated. Mounting. Employed. Constitution - 44 58 Captain HULL United States - 14 58 Captain DRCATUR President . - 44 58 Commodore Rooms, Chesafake . 36 44 Ordinary New or% - 36 44 do. Constellation - 36 44 do. Congress - . 33 4aptain Ss4 yr n Boston_ - - 32 ' Ordinary Essig' - - 32 .r i aptain Pi?itTalt. - ----- CORVLTTI. Jphn Adana - 26 Captain LUDLOW MIPS O WAS. Wasp . ... 16 ' IS Captain JONES Hornet .. . 16 18 Captain LAwarstcs Bales. - Syren - 16 Lieut. Gomm' Argus - . ]6 ..---- CRANL Oneida - • 16 ......» WOOPIRT ICHOONRILI. Vi;en . . 1! . Lieut. GADSEN Nautilus - . 4 2 ,-.—.-- SINCLAIR Enterprize - - 12 ii-- BLARELET Viper - - 12 .---- BAINBRIDGE • 170 Gun-boats, 20 at New Orleans, Captain SHAW. BOMBS. Ventgeanee, Spitfire, /Etna, and Vesuvius, In Ordinery. THE SWALLOW RACKET. COPY 01 . A LITTER RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARY OP THE NAVY PROM COMMODORE RODGERS. "Upitad SOWS Frigate, President, at Sea, Oct. 17. SS zet-1 have the honour to acquaint you; that, on the. 16th inst, near the Grand Bank, this ship, the emigres* in company, captured the British ding's Packet, Swallow, Joseph Morphew, Commander, haunt! from lingston JaTaica,:to*Falmouth. The ratik of the Comaias;deT of this vessel is that of a Master and Commander in the Navy. She li4d no cargo in, except eighty-One boxes of gold and• silver, amounting to between one hundred and fifty and two hundred thoLsand dollars :—the. specie I took out of her, and had intended sending her to England in the character ea cartel, with her own crew: having - 7 - ^•^7 fallen in at this moment, however, with the Ame rican schooner Eleanor, bound from Baltimore to France, dismasted % induced me to change my first determination, and instead of sending her to Eng land, have sent her to the United States, in charge of the Master and crew of the before-mentioned schooner, who at the moment of writing this, have charge of the Swallow, with the schooner in tow, but which, as soon as the weather will permit, they intend abandoning after having taken her cargo on board the Swallow. 46 I parted company with the United States and Argus five days since : they are not, .however, far from me at.present, I apprehend. We have not seen a single British vessel of war as yet, except one frigate, which the want of wind and the approach of night prevented our chasing with any effect ; although from information after wards received, 'we must have passed very near a squadron of five frigates the evening preceding that on which we saw the one before mentioned. I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN RODGERS." Hon. Paul Hamilton, Secretary of Navy." NEW YORK, DECEMBER 14. A report was brought to town last Saturday by an Albany skipper, and published in the papers, that an express had arrived at Albany from the Northern Army, with information that General Smith had crossed the Niagara river at Lewiston, with the troops under his command, and carried Queenstown and Fort George ; and that General Harrison had taken Detroit and Fort Maidon. Indeed all Canada was said to be conquered. Expectation was on the tip-toe to have this agree able news confirmed, and the docks were lined on the North River yesterday forenoon, anxiously await ing the arrival of the steam-boat. I3ut, behold, when she came alongside of the wharf, instead of confirm ing the news, it was ascertained by Gentlemen, pas sengers, that the express came to the Governor, with information that the army were in want of ammu nition. The following extract cf a letter, dated Washing ton, November 11, says Mr. Speaker Clay his received a letter from Kentucky, ;taring that Gene ral Hopkins, with about 3000 men, after a search of eight or ten days for the Indians upon the frontiers near the Wabash, has been obliged to return without success, and that his men have barn disbancfed, and have returned to their homes, not being able to con tinue auy longer for want of provisions." NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 17. Commodore Chauncey sailed on the Bth of No. vember with his squadron, fom Sacket's Harbour willarmed and manned, waif an intention of.scoir. ring the Laki'from one end to the othe r . FROM THE 013DTINSEURGI PALLADIUM, NOVEMBER 5. We have been induced to defer the publication of the Palladium till today, from an expectation that something of consequence would transpire, as we learned last Tuesday, that a fleet of 60 or 70 Bri tish boats were coming up the river about SO miles below, and it was believed that the boats in our port, in conjunction with a number from Sacket's Harbour, would make an attack upon them a few miles above this village. Just as our paper was going to press the ,British boats hove in sight. They are now to the nutnber of forty or fifty entering Prescot harbour. We do not learn that any arrangements have been made to capture them. _ By an officer who arrived Mete on Tuesday from Socket's Lfarbour, we learn that the brig Oneida, aecompanied by eight vessels, each carrying a long thirty-two pounder, sailed from thence last Monday morning for the purpose of sweeping the Lake. The 'squadron is commanded by Commodore Chauncey. Success to them ! The following additional instruction has been given to the public and private armed vessels of the United States: " The public and private armed vessels of the United States are net to interrupt any British unarmed vessels bound to Sable Island, and laden with supplies tor the humane establishment of that place. " By command of the President of the United States, &c." SUCCESSFUL POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN.—Great Britain stamped us into Independent States. She has councilleil us into a manufacturing p9ople, and she is nowighting us into a maritime fiower.—Nat. Intel. FROM THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE. Wa-hington, Nov. 10, On no one subject has there ever been evinced a greater unanimity than is at'present expressed in fa vour of the increase of our navy. It bas been em phatically said by an officer here, , 4 that Washington was the father of the navy—but that Hull was its preserver"—for so regardless, or rather so prejudiced was Congresi against the establi s hme nt , t h at had the Onset of the war been marked with as much disgrace on the ocean as it has been by land, the navy would have been almost utterly abandoned as an expensive gew-gaw. Happily, however, victory perched upon our top-mast; and the members of Congress, from being inimical to navy preparations, are now zea lously deterfnined on a progressive and respectable auginentatiOn of the establishment. 'The materials now on hand, such as timber, copper, canvas, &C. is sufficient for the building of six ships of the line. The Constitution, Captain Stewart, which will sail the middle of next month, is in the most complete repair, equal to a new frigate. The Adams, which has been lengthened 15 feet, is rapidly progressing in her repairs: she will be commanded by Captain Morris. The New York, capable of being made a capital ship, is to be taken round to New York, to receive her repairs:' she will be under the command of Captain Gordon. It was very correctly expressed here this morning, by a very able member of the Senate dsually attached to the administration, that it appeared by the Presi dent's Message, that the difference between this coun try and Great Britain was reduced down to a mere quibble.. The subject of impressment, he conceives, may be easily, adjusted. The ask 'inistratibn cer tainly do not mean to wage war . for the defence of British seamen. He would advise the Executive not only to stipulate that we would not employ British seamen, but .he would be willing to go farther—to pass an att denying the right of naturalization to British seamen. hither of these measures would, most assuredly, satisfy the British Ministry; and the disputes growing out of this fruitful source of irrita tion be thus for ever Varied between the two nations. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, DECEMBER, 90. The Managers ,of the Theatre of the Of &S e have been punished for the negligence which oc ee , sinned the scandalous scene of which we gave ale, tail the day before yesterday. Martin, who, pct. standing the indisposition which preventedhim f rom attending the Theatre, had gone abrnad that ev e . ing, has been condemned to several clay's knou ts , ment, and the Managers fined 600 francs. The French 5 per cents. are at 77 f 60 c. VIENNA, DECEMBER a. There has been published here the Official Re:Stet of Prince Schwartzenberg, with regard to the mot operations of his corps d'armee, and that of G en f Count Reynier, which is wader his direction. Thi s Report is dated at the Prince's Head -quarters, detzko, November 22d. It appears .that, from intercepted dispatches, N et Schwartzenberg ascertained that the enemy's corp s of General Saken, consisting o f 17,0 00 infantry, azBl 7,000 cavalry, was destined to manoeuvre on theft of the Allied Army, forming the right wing of th e Grand Army, in case Prince Schwartzenbe rg s h ou l d deem it proper to pursue the corps of General Tchit. chagoff. General Saken's corps was, in fact, put in motion, and during several days attacked Gen er d Reynier. Prince Schwartzenlerg then adopted the resolUtion of dividing his army into two pa rts ; o f whichone, under the or d ers o f Q eneral Frit noetper, sued Tchitchagoff from Slonim, as far as Nieswiez while the other, com man d e d b y Prince Scineesszeo, berg person, manoeuvred against General Sam, 1 who had General Reynier in front. Sakes in conse. quence commenced a retreat, which was very destruc. rive to him, and in which he suffered immense loss. The 7th corps, under General Reynier, has received a considerable reinforcement, in the :3 id division a French infantry, commanded by General Dututte. The Austrian divisnns of Bianchi and Trautcn'oerg and the cavalry corps of General Frolich, have very well-supported the operations of Goneral Reynier.'! . ; BONAP/11 . ?TE'l 0 VE.RTURES to theRIISSIANS.I I Lauriston was received by Prince Kutusoff, in t midst of all his Generals. He opened the cunfr. rence by saying, ti,at be had been sent to detnan an armistice, and to beg the Prince to transmit to his Majesty a letter from Bonaparte, which would con. tans proposals for peace, in order to cause the cessa bon of that horrible efftision of blood, which lu been shed with so much desperation and barbarity. ' The Prince riplied, that he was not authorised to receive any proposal either for peace or armistice; and that unquestionably be would not receive any letter addressed to his Majesty—that, besides, it was .his duty to declare, that the Russian army was possession of too .many advantages, to throw these away •b:( an armistice, of which tt had ho need. ' .Lauriston observed, that the war must one day come to a termination, for it could not last foreverk especially in the barbarous manner in whiOl'it Ira conducted. to 1 risi kn( seli to s Na/ qua dest • coin fru: M .. q , "mkt MI gird 1 Prince Kutusoff replied, diet barbarism had introduced into hostilities by the French l even nists, and followed up to the greatest extent by 1 naparti himself. It was true, that chi war ciao be eternal, but peace could' never be talliedV* dl the French were beyond the Vistula. That Ruiiii I had not provoked ihe War—for the Emperor, by fal ling with all his forces on the magazines and troops in Poland, might have annihilated all the pupas tions of Bonaparte on the other side of the Visildlip before he was in readiness to comMence it—bet big Majesty wished neither to disturb the eiistingtnai quitlity, nor to be the aggressor, and to the last hoped to preserve peace; that Bonaparte had entered Rued even without a declaration of War, and. devntatei a great part of the empire —that he had nothing to do but to get out of Moscow how he could, since be came thither without being invited ; u bile, 'cn out side, it became our duty to do him as much mischief as possible; that j when he proclaimed the campaigs terminated at Moscow, the Russians viewed it air only commencing ; it he did not know this already, he should soon be taught it by experience. • Lauriston—" Since, then, there is to hope of peace, it will doubtless be necessary to march ; hot in departing, it will again be necessary to shed the blood of men who are always brave, since your tnies are marching on all sides." " I again repeat to you," replied the Prince, " Pio of course will adopt such measures as you can, lit order to get off, and we, to prevent you. For the rest, the time will come, perhaps, when air may a id range matters for your departure, should that be the' only subject of discussion." Lauriston still uttered complaints with regard to the bitterness and fury which had been'acited in Lba people, in order to banish all hope of accomnioda' lion, by aura uting to the French the conflagritics and ruin of Moscow, while the inhabitants tbene 4 selves were the authors of that calamity. The Prince replied, that it was the first time had ever heard of complaints being made aganis! the enthusiasm, and devotion to their country, of d whale people who defended their homes against bya's enemy by whom they were attacked, and wh o ' so doing, had excited that animosity a nd fury now complained of, but which, on th e .contrail, could not be too highly appreciated a n d extolled. •' With regard to th e bu rn i ng o f Mos Cow," tat the Prince, "I am too old—l h a ve had t o fent experience in war, and possessed too much' of confidence of the Russian people, not to be daily a hourly informed of what was p a ssing in Moscow. myself ordered the destruction of some magazin e ll but from the arrival of the Fren c h at Mosco w, the Russians destroyed nothing but the stores of the carts wrights, when you adopted the resolution of seizing. them, by distributing the carriages at your ploas l . l ,m. I the inhabitants caused very f e w conflagrations. o proceeded systematically in the destruction of that capital, fixing the particular days, and marking out ,the quarters which were to be set on tire at fixed tit; nazis. I have had an exact account of the whole ;1 has been tqllowed with precision ; and one proof that it was not the inhabitants who ruined Moscow is, that you destroyed with cannon-shot the houses, and °d id edifices, built with too much solidity, hurling Wo against them amidst the flames. Undoubtedly o shall endeavour to revenge ourselves. Our c° llm " rence is closed." Certainly Lausisten bad Ito reason to be satiali My e fn Mu, it pc re! CI MIL , r e via Mum re. lu.i lint ck u d of led, pect Seri, !Loft, ?aigt ' Ot te utat ersini , T this 'ape; • .1