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.... :antiously avoids alt mention of any °tier nation.— There was a time, when the virtuous Governor of a free people, even although separated by the Atlantic from the rest of suffering Mankind, would have con.' gratulated his constituents on the expiring groans of the Tyrant, and of the glorious resurrection of the Independence of Europe. But these striking events, which• might have afforded materials for such a dis play of true eloquence, have been passed over in si lence ; nay, they teem ba have only heightened Mr Illarasotes animosity against England. This mighty Champion of the Lava of Nations commences his speech by a declaration of his inten tion to acquire for America, a fair proportion of the sovereignty of the seas. He insists upon the mon strous proposition of being entitled to seduce British subjects from their alleglante—nay, and to put arms in their hands 'with which to assail their brethren and countrymen, on pretence of defending their adopted country! In the next sentence this sturdj► moralist strips the laurels from the brows of tne British troops in Canada, by ascribing all their victories to the tomahawks and scalping-knives of the savages, whose alliance he de precates as unworthy a civilized nation. Towards the conclusion he repeats the 4 , twice told tale" of the attempted dismemberment of .the Union—recapitu lates the many efforts at pacification which he has made since the commencement of the war, and con cludes by a sueepiog falsehood, namely, that his means for carying on the war are inexaustible, and that" the national prosperity is visible in every coun tenance 1" Anxious to finish with something like eclat, he winds up with the following pure specimen of born baSt :—" If the reputation of our arms has been thrown under clouds by land, laresaging Atha of he roic enterprisefassure us that nothing is wanting to cor respondent triumphs, but the discipline and habits which are in daily progress." THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. WASHINGTON, MARCH 4. At twelve o'clock this day, James Madison, the k'resident of the United States elect, having attended et the Capitol for the purpose of taking the Oath of Office, delivered to the vast concourse of people as sembled on the occasion, the following Speech About to add the solemnity of an oath to the obligations imposed by a second call to the station in, which my country has here before placed me, I find in the presence of this respectable assembly, an opportu- Wry of publicly repeating my profound sense of so dis tinguished a confidence, and of the responsibility united with it. The impressions on me are strengthened by such an evidence, that my faithful endeavours to discharge my arduous duties have been favour. ably estimated; and by a consideration on the momentous period at which the trust has been re bewed. From the weight and magnitude now be. longing to it, I should be compelled to shrink, if I had teas reliance on the support of an enlightened and generous people, and feel less deeply a conviction, that the war with a powerful nation, which forms so prominent a feature in our situation, is stamped with that justice which invites the smiles of HEAVEN on the means of Conducting it to a successful termination. 16 May we not therish this sentiment, without pre suinptiati, when we reflect on the characters by which this war is distinguished ? • 4 1 It was not declared on the part of the United States until it had been long made on them in reality, though not in narne—until arguments and expostula tions had been exhausted.--until a positive declaration had been received that the wrongs provoking it would not be discontinued—nor until this appeal could no longer be delayed without breaking down ae spirit of the nation, destroying all confidence in itself and in its political institutions; and either perpetuating a state of disgraceful suffering, or regaining, by more costly sacrifices and !more severe struggles, our lost rank and respect among independent powers. " On the issue of ►he war are staked our national sovereignty on the high seas, And security of an im portant class of citizens, whose occupations give the proper value to those of every other class. Not to contend for such a stake, is to surrender our equality with other Powers on the element common to all, and to violate the sacred title which every member of the society has to its protection. " I need not call into view the unlawfulness of the practice, by which our mariners are forced, at the will of every cruizing officer, from their own vessels into foreign ones, nor paint the outrages inseparable from it. The proofs are in the records of each successive administration of our government—and the cruel suf s of that Onion of the Ameeican people have their way to every bosom not dead to the sync. ;s of human nature. As the war was just in its origin, and necessary \oble in its objects ; we can reflect with a proud talon, that in carrying it on, no principle of jus honour, no usage of civilized nations, no pre & courtesy or humanity have been infringed.— war has been waged on our part, with scrupu regard to all these obligations, and in a spirit of lity which was never surpassed. How little has been the effect of this example on :onduct of the enemy. They have retained as pri of war citizens of the United States, not liable so considered under the usages of war. They have refused to consider as prisoners of and threatened to punish as traitors and desert. ere, *joie etiiigrating without lusirairi t td the 'United States ; incorporated by datiiralization into our political family, and fighting under the authority of their adopted country, in open and honourable war, for the maintenance of its righti and safety.— Such is the avowed purpose of a government, which is in the practice of naturaliiing, by thousands, t citi zens of other countries, and not only of perm itting but compelling theta to fight its batdei against their native Country. • " They have not; it is true, taken into their own hands the hatchet and the knife, devoted to indiscri minate massacre; but they have let loose the savages armed with these cruel instruthents; have allured them into their service, and carried them to battle by their sides, eager to glut their savage thirst with the blood of the vanquished, and to finish the work of torture and death on maimed and defenceless cap tives: And, what was never before seen, British Commanders have extorted victory over the uncon querable valour of our troops, by presenting to the sympathy of their chief awaiting massacre from their savage associates. 66 And now we find them in further contempt of the modes of honourable warfare supplying the place of a conquering force, by attempts to disorganize our political society, to dismember out confederated Re public. Happily, like others, those will recoil on the authors : but they mark the degenerate councils from which they emanate : and if they did not belong to a series of unexampled inconsistencies, might excite the greater wonder, as proceeding from a Government which founded the very war is which it has been so long engaged, on a charge against the disorganizing and insurrectional policy of its adversary. , g To render the justice of the war on our part the more conspicuous, the reluctance to c•mmence it was followed by the earliest and strongest manifesta tions of a disposition to arrest its progress. The sword was scarcely out of the scabbard before the enemy was apprized of the reasonable terms on which it would be re-sheathed. , Still more precise advances were repeated, and have been received in a spirit for bidding every reliance not placed in the military re sources of the nation. " These resources are amply sufficient to bring the war to an honourable issue. Our nation is, in num ber, more than half that of the British Isles. It is composed of a brave, a free, a virtuous, and an intel ligent people. Our country abounds in the necessa ries, the arts, and comforts of life. A general pros perity is visible in the public countenance. The', means employed by the British Cabinet to undermine it, have recoiled on themselves ; have given to our national faculties a more rapid developement ; 'and, draining or diverting the precious metals from British circulation and British vaults, have poured them into those of the United States. It is a propitious consi deration, that an unavoidable war should have found this seasonable facility for the contributions required to support it. When the public voice called for war, all knew, and still know, that without them it could not be carried on through the period which it might last ; and the patriotism, the good sense, and the manly spirit of our fellow-citizens, are pledges for the cheerfulness with which they will bear each his share of the common burden. To render the war; short, and its success sure, animated and systematic exer tions alone are necessary ; and the success of our arms now, may long preserve our country from the necessity of another resort to them. Already have the gallant exploits of our naval heroes proved to the world our inherent capacity to maintain our rights on one element. If the reputation of our arms has been thrown under clouds on the other, presaging flashes of heroic enterprize assure us, that nothing is wanting to correspondent triumphs there also, but the discipline and habits which are in daily progress." al WASHINGTON, MARCH S. 66 The Twelfth Congress closed its session about twelve o'clock last night. 66 The Senate of the United States, by a mode of proceeding which has frequently on the floor of the House been termed a go-ty, rejecting the Bills pro posed by the House for prohibiting the use of foreign licences, and the Bill prohibiting exportation in fo reign bottoms. This is the first time, we believe, that this course has been pursued by the Senate, (whose proceedings are generally so decorous), of evading a question presented to their consideration by the House of Representatives—evading, we say, because it is well understood, that the time would have been so consumed by debate, had the Bills been taken up, as to have precluded their constitutional passage. " The Senate also yesterday postponed to the next Session the Bill laying an additional duty on foreign tonnage, and forbidding the restoration of goods un der adjudication. " For some time, perhaps two hours, before ad journment, there was not a quorum of the House present ; in consequence of which several Bills were lost in tratuiess between the two Houses ; among which was the Bill to amend the Naturalization Laws, the Invalid Pension Bill, &c."—(intelfigearer.) " ALBANY, MARCH IS. EXTRACT OP A LETTER RECEIVED BY THE HON. R. AT WATER, MEMBER OF THE SENATE, FROM lILS SON, DATED FEB. 27. 66 Monday, the 22d instant, at the dawn of day, the sentinel from this side the river, observed a move ment of the enemy at Prescott ; about sun-rise they were formed, and advancing—the exact number is not knoin, bpi tupposed to be about 600, mostly ritith regulars. At they had been frequently seen -to parade and exercise On the ice, it *at not believed by otir Officers that their object was to attack the village of Ogdensburgh, until they had passed more than half across the . St.Lawience : the enemy at that time divided, the one tangoing above, and the other below the village, at the same time scattered as much as possible; but advanced towards this shore with rapidity: before they reached the bank, each division closed, by rushing apparently without order, and in fact sttrprised our troops. Those in the New Bar racks, east of the village, were pressed by the point of the bayonet, and fled, panic struck. " Captain Forsyth, who quartered in the old Bar racks, exchanged a few slug with the upper division of the enemy ; but while he was disputing the ground with them, the lower division obtained complete pos session of our artillery, arsenal, and village; and im mediately directed their fire upon the dld stone Bar-, racks, and Captain Forsyth, with one cumin, being removed to the hill near Mr. Hasbrouck's h4use, he effected his retreat on the road to Black Like. We lost six men killed, and about 40 prisoners taken, many of whom were wounded, 750 stand of arms, a great quantity of ammunition which was taken out of the arsenal in the village, 13 pieces of cannon, mounted, about 300 barrels of flour, and a quantity of pork and beef—both the old and new Barracks and two vessels burnt—every inn-keeper's house pil laged, Mr. Hasbrouck's and Mr. Gray's, and one or two other private dwelling houses broken open, the furniture destroyed, and houses greatly injured.— Theinumber of the enemy killed and wounded is not known—they re.crossed the river the same day. There has keen several flags sent over from them since— they have made a demand of all the wheat and flour in the village, belonging to individuals, but offer to pay a fair price for it ; and, in an insulting manner; they have promised protection and security to the country, provided there is no more troops sent to Og densburgb, to excite the fears of the Canadians; and as they,pow have full satisfaction for all depredations committed by our troops on their frontiers. The vil lage is mostly deserted by the villagers, and the inha bitants on the St. Lawrence are much alarmed." SAILING OF THE EXPEDITION FOR AMERICA. Wednesday morning, the Expedition sailed from Plymouth, with a fine breeze at South-East. It con sists of the DIADEM, of 64 guns ; DIOMEDE, of 50 guns ; Romutus, of 44 guns; NEMESIS, Fox, and Success frigates, and MARINER rocket ship, having on board two battalions of Marines, some companies "of Artillery, and a Veteran Battalion. One vessel (the MARINER) has a large number of CONGREVE 9 S rockets on board. It is understood that attempts will be made, immediately on their arrival in America, to burn some of the enemy's seaports. The whole will touch at Cork. RETREAT OF THE FRENCH FROM SPAIN. ADVANCE OF THE ALLIED ARMIES TO SALAMANCA. A Corunna Mail arrived this morning. The in telligence brought by it is to the 31st ult. and con firms beyond a doubt, the retreat of SOULT and the flower of the French army behind the Ebro. A let ter from Corunna, of the 30th, expressly states, that the Allied Armies had in consequence moved for ward upon Salamanca. Indeed Lord WiLLINOTON announced to the army upon the 13th, that he would move in ten or eleven days. Every effective soldier had left Lisbon to join the army.—Lisbon Papers to the 28th ult. have also arrived, SECOND EDITION. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL BULLETIN. " WAR DEPARTMENT, AwL 9, 1813. " Dispatches are received from the Marquis of WELLINGTON ) dated Frenada, on the 24th of March ; and from Colonel BOURKE, dated Corunna, la April. 4 4 The Marquis reports, that nearly all the French troops have been withdrawn from La Mancha, and the Army of the South is concentrated between Ta lavera, Madrid, and Toledo. 66 The Army of the Centre has moved towards the Douro, and Lord WELLINGTON believes that JOSEPH BONAPARTE quitted Madrid on the 17th March. 66 Colonel BOURNE reports, that the second divi sion of the Army of Portugal, composed of the 25th, 27th, 50th, and 59th regiments, which had assembled hastily at Valladolid, have marched for Burgos, ac. companied by the 64th, and the skeletons of other regiments from Toledo. The enemy's garrison at Leon is diminished ; and in Zamora they are selling the grain in store. The French are strengthening Bilboa, and threaten to attack Castro." This morning, at six o'clock, detachments from the Ist, 2d, and Sd Regiments of Foot Guards, con sisting of 300 men, left Londcn on their route for Portsmouth, to embark for the Peninsula. Yesterday orders were issued from the Lord Cham berlain's Otlice for preparations to be made for the PRINCE REGENT going in state to the Chapel Royal on Easter Sunday. ... 'TT .• MAIL AND t 1513014 PAPERS. REPORTED SURRENDER OI THE SCHELDT FLEET. 'nil morning arrived a Mail from Cottenburgh. Diipatehes were also received by Government from die North. Since theie arrivals it has been strongly reported, that the Scheldt fleet has surrendered to our blocka: ding squadron; and that that mast important place Dantzic is now in possession of the Allies. We lave thoUght it our duty to mention theie reports, though we cannot yet vouch for their accuracy : " COTTENBUROH, MARCH 22. 41 From Dentiark we have nothing certain. There are different rumours in circulation in that country respecting Peace, but nothing official. Admiral Norris' squadron, while off Malmo, took 16 or 17 Danish prizes. as The convoy at Catiscrona is by this time ready, and will proceed the first fair wind." Those who are in the habit of early frequenting the Royal Exchange and the neighbourhood of Lombard: street, Cornhill, and Che ipside, witnessed this morn ing a singular spectacle :—Between ten and eleven o'clock, two post-chaises drove up to the Foreign Post Office I in the first was an English Officer of the Artillery in full uniform. accompanied by two Officers of distinction from the Russian Court, who were both also in full uniform. In the second post chaise was a C' ssack, with his long beard and in the full costume of his profession, with a tremendous long spear placed between his legs that reached from 10 to 12 feet out of the carriage window, it was shod with iron about 8 inches, and quite sharp at the point like our boarding-pikes. By she side of the Cossack sat a Don Cos!..ck also in full costume. The Cos sack had a most warlike appearance, very strong featured, and was about 40 years of age. The Don Cossack was much younger, not looking much above twenty; both their countcnances were highly animated. After waiting about ten minutes at the Post Office, they set off to go to the West end of the town, but he croud was so great opposite the Mansion-house, that both chaises were stopped, and several of our highly respectable Merchants and Bankers surrounded the carriages to shake hands with the welcome strange's. Our City Representative, Sir WILLIAM CURTIS : was among the first to greet the strangers—he shook hands with them all. After • waiting about ten minutes more opposite the Man sion-house, they again set off, amidst the acclarqa dons of all present, and were cheered by the populace all the way to the Secretary of State's Office. NAVAI, INTELLIGENCE. WHITBY, APRIL 6. Lieutenant NAPIER was this morning landed from his Majesty's ship SNAKE, Captain ROBBINS, With dispatches from Gottenburgh, and immediately set off for London. TORBAY, APRIL 7. Arrived the Sandwich lugger, from Guernsel.. Sailed the American prize lately taken by the Ms- DUSA, for Plymouth.—Wind E.S.E. FALMOUTH, APRIL 6. Arrived the Little Catherine packet, from Cornnna t with a Mail, in five days.—Wind N.N.W. fresh. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 7. Arrived the American ship Good Friends, THOM. SON, from Phil idelphia for Bourdeaux, with cotton, captured by his Majesty's ships ANDROMACIIE and SEALARK ; also arrived the American brig Essex, Wye'', from Boston to Bourdeaux, with cotton, cap tured by his Majesty's ship PYRAMUS...••SAiied his Majesty's ships DIADEM, Fox, DIOMEDE, ROMULUS, NEMESIS, and Succass, having on board two batta lions of Royal Marines, and the 85th Regiment of Foot, bound to Amelica.—Wind S.E. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 8. Arrived the Surly cutter, from Guernsey, having Admiral BROWN on board. Several sail are coming in from the Eastward, part of the Downs convoy. Sailed his Majrsty's ships Name and Hotspur, with the convoy for Coruna and the coast of P.r. tugal; also the Cberburgh squadron. The Bellerophon table convoy to Newfoundland; Loire to Nova Scotia; and the NW* to Quebec. The Plover has hauled down the convoy alpial fig Cork.—Wind very light, at South. DEAL, APRIL S. Sailed the Fo LCSTON E and SPECULATOR lumen, WMII the Tot. tenham East Indlaman, and the whole of the outward. d. The Counrass or Etat* cutter has a signal foe convoy for Portuuouth.--Wlnd N. E. COVE OF CORK, APRIL S. West-India and Brazil Fleets.—Saturday, about two o'clock, hls Majesty's ships Bedford, Captain WALKkR; Rhin, 98 pun, Captain Malcolm; Hermes, Itiguns, Captain Baow ma ; Bustard, Captain BAKtlt, &c. with the above Fleets, got under weigh, and by four o'clock they were all clear of t►e harbour. Then, were upwards of 100 sail, and, in point of number and value, far exceeded any thing that has sailed from this harbour for several years.—Newfoundland and Halifax Fleets. The ship composing those Fleets, amounting to nearly 100, soon after gun-fire terday morning, got under weigh, and with a line breeze, sooa cleared the harbour. They proceeded under convoy of his Ma jesty's ships Crescent, Captain Qin LLAM ; Rosamond, Captain eAMPILLL ; Boxer, CaptainSaxam., &c. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, APRIL 9. Our Market was very thinly supplied with Wheat this morn. • ing, having had no arrivals since Monday ; but the little that we had was taken off but slowly, there being but few buyers;-our prices are quoted nominal, as on last market day. Fine Barley would meet ready sale, but we have none of that description at market. A few cargoes of Irish Oats have got in since Wednes day, which occasioned a dullness in the sale of that grain. But we have no variation in the prices, neither of Peas, Beans, and other articles. Engilsh. Foreign. Wheat, Kent and Essex, 115 s. Wheat, American 110 s. 1201. 138 s. per quarter. per quarter. Ditto, Eufolk, 110.. 128$. Ditto, Ba na lt n i t c s ß ic e l 4 2°. ll . sl l . s r . 26l. D.tto, Norfolk, 110 s. 120 s. Rye 665. 70s. Ditto, Hambro' or Barley 465. 675. Bremen, 1001. 140 a. Malt, 901. 995. Ditto, Braba n t Red 110$. White Peas, 90s. 955. boilers, Rye, 70s. 725. 100 s. 1051. llaley, 565. 60s. Grey, ditto, 765. 80s. Oats, Brew, Small Beans, 80s. 845. Oats, Feed, Tick ditto 565. 70s. White Peas, 951. 105 s. Oats, Potatoe, 404. 535. Grey Ditto, 80s. 82s. Ditto, Poland, 50s. 51$. Small Beans, Ditto, Feed, 965. 455. Flour American, 70s. 755. per Flour, 105 s. I los. per Sack. barrel. PRICP. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Ree. 58 571 59-Cons. 58139-for ac. SB{ 59-4 per Ct. 741 5 per Cent. 88;! -Bonds Mts. dis.-Eaeli. Bills Ss. 8s pre. Bank Long Annuities IS 11-16tbi ~~y f crings found . psthies .4A gild no ..,atibfa4 tice or cept ol The v loss re liberali tt the cor soners, to be Si T War, t hali.