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ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, December, 1207. PERSONS whose annual Premiums fall due on the 25th inst. are hereby informed, that Receipts are now ready to be delivered at the Company's Office, over the ROYAL. Ex ettar4o/ and in PALL-Matt, as well as by their respective Agents in the several Counties; and the parties assured are requested to apply, for the renewal of their Polities, on or before the 9th of January next, as the usual fifteen days allowed for payment, beyond the date of each Policy, will then expire. SAMUEL FENNING, jun. See. • • Attendance Is given, daily, at the said Offices, for the • Assurance of Buildings, Goods, Merchandise, and Ships in Har bour, in Dock, or while Building, from Loss or Damage by Fire , and also for the Assurance of, and granting Annuities on Lives. N. B. lire Policies will be issued free of expence to the Assured where the Annual Premium amounts to Fs. or upwards. LOCKIER'S CREDITORS. 'THE CREDITORS of THOMAS LOCKIER, -I- late of Upper Thames-street, Merchant, and formerly Pur ser of the Arniston -Indianian, are particularly requested to send= Account of their respective Demands, together with the Bills or Notes (if any) held by them, with the Interest calculated (upon such as express to be payable with interest) up to the 19th of December last, the date of the Commission, to Messrs. Dennetts and Greaves, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, on or before the 19th of January instant, in order that their Depositions may be prepared previous to the Meeting for the choice of Assignees, on Saturday, the 29d inst. at one o'clock at Guildhall, and by that means avoid the Inconvenience and confusion that too frequently attend their being prepared at Guildhall. AMERICA HOUSE OF-REPRESENTATIVES. - - - Watenmorox, Dec. I.—Mr. Quincey offered the following Resolution : Resolve.—'That the Secretary for the Department of War be Directed to lay before this House an account of the state of the fortification of the respective ports and harbours of the United States, with a statement of the monies appropriated for fortifica tions, remaining unexpended ; and an estimate of the sums neces sary for completing such fortifications as may be deemed requisite for their defence. The Resolution was agreed to without a division. Mr. Randolph, after preliminary remarks of some length, offered the following Resolutions : Resolved--That provision ought to be made by law for procur ing a formidable train of field artillery for the service of the United States. Resolved—That provision ought to be made by law for arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States. These Resolutions were referred to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. Mr. Blount from the Committee, to whom the Re solutions on the subject yesterday agreed to were re ferred, reported a Bill for fortifying the harbours of the United States, and for building gun-boats, which was read twice, and referred to a Committee of the whole, on Thursday next. Dec. 2,---The Speaker laid before the House let ters from the Secretary at War, and the Secretary of the NavY, inclosing Reports in pursuance of the Re solutions moved by Mr. J. Clay on the 16th ult. Mr. Dawson made the following report : The, Committee to whom was referred that part of the President's Message which relates to our military and naval establishments, 'iStc, beg leave to make the following report in part 1. Resolved—That it is expedient to increase the military esta blishment of the United States, by raising -- regiments of in fantry, to consist of .-- men each, tegiments of artil lery, of men each, regiments of riflemen, of each, and regiments of cavalry, of men each. 2. Resolved—That it is expedient tct increase the marine corps, by raising.—+r■• additional men. • ' 3. Resolved—That provision ought to be made by law for the speedy equillmentotallthefiigates and other Vessels of war belong ing to the United. States. To render the establishment more et', g ect ua4 that ships, of guns-each, be built. Referred to a 'COmmittee of the whole. DEC. 3.—The Bill from. the Senate for maintain ing peace,and. preserving the authoyity of the United States in their ports ;and harbours, was read twice, and referred to a Committee of the whole. A Message was received from the Senate, notifying that they had passed an act, making ,appropriations for the building a sufficient number of gun-boats, in which they desired the concurrence.Of this House. Randolph called for the order of. the day, on .esolution submitted by him on Tuesday.. . Upham moved, that the Committee of whole ischarged from the farther consideration of those itions, on the ground that the subjects were before different Committees. motion was lost. House then went into a Committee of the ►n the Resolutions. first Resolution was agreed to. Eppes said, that the whole number of the ini- AS 640,000 iand estimating the price of guns at 'liars, they would cost upwards of six millions of He therefore moved, to strike out the words body of the" (in the ‘2d Resolution) and in- 100,000 men held in requisition by the law of and the 30,000 volunteers by the law of 1807. Randolph said, that he should consider an agreement to this amendment as equivalent to an in rejection of the Resolution, because if adopted Id turn out in fact, that in order to arm those ;the greater part of whom were already arm would not be necessary to experd a single dol le had no intention of drawing on the Trea six millions of dollars ; his idea was, that an Ippropriation, and he hoped a liberal one, would be towards arming the militia ; and that at the 'hue the nation should pledge itself to put arms hands of every man capable of bearing them. sieved that all the laws for regulating the milis ere futile, until arms were procured ; it was of to pass such laws, as long as men mustered walking canes. Nevertheless, he thought, that 'fur militia laws were altered, they would when itia was called into service, be nugatory. He venture to say, that if the same rules were put lice over freemen, as were adopted over the igs of despots, they would occasion discontent, perhaps mutiny. • slr. Chandler moved to amend the amendment, by adding the words whpn called into actual service," the Resolution would' then read Resolved—That provision ought to be quo by law fur arming • 00,000 militia required by the law of February, 8 1 31, acid the volunteers required by the law of 1807, when eilled into service." Messrs. Eppes, Chandler, Thomas, Sruilie, Alston, • Love, spoke in favoUr of the armed men ; and - Lloyd, Nelson, Randolph, Macon, Rea, and klevrton against them. • • Question was taken on the Amendments of ry *nett and Ciiindtert, al* they were RegAuthisi ? * ifitigh4p spud, .vra4 aseed The third Resolution (that provision ought to be made by the law, for procuring a formidable train of field artillery) _was also agreed to. DEC. 4.—The Bill from the Senate, appropriating a sum of money (upwards of 800,000 dollars) for 'building gun-boats, was referred to the Coiximittee of the. whole. The House then took up the question to concur with the report of the Committee in their agreement to the second resolution of Mr. Randolph. Mr. Eppes moved to amend the resolution, so as to make it read Resolved—That provision ought to be made to arm thou sand of the militia of the United States, and for arming thou sand of the militia annually thereafter, until the whole body of the militia of the United Stet Is should bearmed. Mr. Randolph called for the previous question, The Speaker said, that his motion was out of order. Considerable discussions took place on the correct ness of the Speaker's decision : and the Ayes and Noes were taken on it, and it was confirmed. Ayes 111—Noes 16,, The question was taken lay Ayes and Noes on Mr. Eppes's amendment, and it was lost. Ayes 48—Noes 78. Mr. Eppes then moved to insert at the end of the Resolution, " And providing at this time for the purchase of thousand arms, and annually thereafter for the purchase or ntmufacture of thousand arms." Which was lost.—Ayes 41—Noes 86. The third resolution, (for the purchase of a formi dable train of artillery) was agreed to. A Committee was then appointed to bring in Bills in pursuance of the resolutions. Statement exhibiting the number and condition of frigates and other vessels of war of the United States: IN SERVICE. - Frigates Constitution (requiring inconsiderable repair) and Chea pest, both of 44 guns ; ship Wasp, 16 ; brigs Hornet and Argus, both of 16 ; schooner Revenge, 19 ; ketches Spitfire, 7, 5 Venge ance, 7, /Etna, 11,• Vesuvius, 11;' gun-boats, 60, and seven building, 78 guns. READY FOR SERVICE. Frigates Constellation, of 36, and Adams, of 32 guns ; brig Siren, 16 ; schooner Enterprise, 14 guns ; and one gun-boat. REPAIRING AND NEARLY READY FOR SERVICE. Frigates United States 44 ; Essex, 32 ; and John Adams, 32 guns. REQUIRING INCONSIDERAIILE REPAIR. Brig Vixen, 14 ; - and schooner Nautilus, 14 guns. REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE REPAIR. Frigates President, 44 ; Congress and New York, hot!' of 36 guns. • Including one ) 3-inch mortar. SENATE, DEC. I. The Bill reported by Mr. Adams, gg For the Pre servation of Peace, and the maintenance of the Au thority of the United States, in the Ports, Harbours, and Waters, under their jurisdiction," after under going a slight amendment, was ordered to a3d read ing without a division. The question was taken on striking out the sth section, which interdicts the en trance of all Britsh armed vessels into the Ports and Waters of the United States, and vests the President with power to take off the prohibition whenever in his opinion due reparation shall be made, and lost.— Yeas 3—Nays 26. DEC. 2.—The Senate passed a Bill introduced by Mr Adams, for the Preservation of Peace in the Ports and Harbours of the United States, with but little variation from the original bill. The divsision on the passage was—Yeas 26, Nays 2: the Members dividing as on the motion to strike out the Ist section : the affirmative in one case becoming the negative in the other. Dec 3.—The Bill for making an appropriation for the more effectual defence of th 3 ports and har bours of the United States, was passed with but little division. which the; Mr. Ra 1 the Reso Mr. Upl be dischar Resolutior already be This me The 1-1( whole on I The firs Mr. Ep] litia was 64 10 dollars, dollars. 3 " whole be sert the 10 1806, and Mr. Rai ggreement direct reje4 it would ti troops (thi ed) it wou lar. He 1 sury for sit appropriat made tow same time into the ha Ile believe pa were fu no use to with walk unless our the militia would ven in practice hirelings and perha Mr. Ch, adding thai Pat the R Eleeolved- the 100,000 30,000 vela actual ureic Messrs. and Love Messrs. Newton aj The 421 fered by lost. The Re tp-.—Ayes • NEW YORK, DEC. 7. We are told that on Sunday morning a British 74 and two frigates, anchored in Lynhaven Bay—that the Officers, every day since then, landed from them near the Pleasure House ; that an inhabitant in the neighbourhood of the Pleasure House (whose name we do not at present wish to mention) had the temerity to supply them with some necessaries —intimation of which has been given to Brigadier-General Ma thews. DEC. B.—We are glad to notice, that the attention of our fellow-citizens is awakened by a sense of the evils which the non-importation Act must produce, if suffered to go into operation. At a war ' measure, it certainly can be of no use ; for, on the occurrence of that disastrous event, a total, not a partial restric tion, must be enforced. . . As a measure of irritation, until negociation is hopeless, it is palpably unwise for these reasons—as well as because in its effects it would bear peculiarly hard upon that class of citizens who have engaged in distant voyages, undertaken for their own hopes and the avowed expectations of the Government, that peace with Great Britain would be preserved ; we arc happy to learn that a respectful memorial to Congress, whi'ch does not affect or express any party feelings or sentiments, requiring its suspension or repeal, is now in circulation, and will be very numerously subscribed by our citizens.—Boston Gazette. • DEC. 9.—Mr. Canning's answer to Mr. Munroe is said to state—that the British Government has always claimed and exercised the right to take British seamen wherever found. That according to modern usages of civilized nations, national vessels were not liable to search—that Great Britain will conform to this usage ; that for the affair of the Chesapeak reps• ration will he made, and a Minister sent to the United States for that purpose. No hint is given as to the nature or extent of the reparation—on the contrary, it is expressly stated, that the claim of the American Government to reparation is lessmed by the refusal to deliver up their men, and by . the President's Prci clamation, both of which are considered as acts of hostility on our part ; that the Minister sent to the United States would be • expressly instructed not to blend with the affair of the Chesapeak, either the impressment of seamen, or any other subject of dif ference between the i l wo countr►es. _ The letti,,r is in a style more haughty than concilia tory, and calculated rather to increase than lessen the sentiment of indignation' so generally excited by the unprincipled conduct of Great Britain towards neutrals generally, and particularly towards •the United States. • DEC. 10.—The Non:importation Act soes itlto operation on Monday neit, unless CongiFss, "during the present week, repeal or suspend it fot a We period. . • • • • • The House of Representatives of POsit,infihitre: refused to answer the Governor's sikech, forty-three to forty-two, LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.OOK. Consols, money, 64 for January 64I—Redaccd 4 per C. 8111—Omnium 21 prem.—Excheq. Bali par to 3s. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 2241 India Bonds, Is. dis par • 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 6311 Imp. 3 per Cent. 621 3 per Cent. Cons. 621 631 ex. d. Exch. Bills, Is. dis. par. 4 per Cent. 81 1 4 Omnium 21 prem. 5 per Cent. 951 ii ex. div. English Tickets, 2(l 19s. Long Ann. 18 Cons for acc. 641+ The Stock Exchange was prolific in rumours yester day before the close of the market.—ALEXANDER, the Autocrat of all the Russias, had died suddenly! NA POLEON was assassinated, on his return from Milan to Paris ! and considerable progress was also wade in laying a foundation for negociations to restore peace between this country and France ! Many gave credit to these and similar rumours, and there was a more than usual bustle in the market.— Stocks experienced a rise, and many large transfers were made. The origin, however, of all these rumours may be easily traced. Yesterday the dividends were paid at the Bank, and money flowed in abundance.-.a cir cumstance which only the large money-holdets know how to profit by. The Paris papers of which we yesterday announced the receipt, were to the 27th ult. but they are very barren of general intelligence. A Gentleman, who came passenger in the vessel by which these pa pers were received, states, that TALLEYRAND was at Amsterdam on the 31st ult. This Minister, how ever, is not understood in Holland to have come there for the purpose of carrying on any negotiation with this country, with a view to peace, but, on the con trary, to aegociate a loan for the purpose of enabling the French Government to carry on the war with in creased vigour. TALLEYRAND is said to have offered very advantageous terms to the monied men : but still.he has not yet had the success that he eipected. All his arts and influence are in Motion, and the :partisans of France appear to be confident that he will .dltimately succeed. • If& afflictions sustained by the Putch have den aggravated by an epidemical ikkness i . but this is now cunsiderably abated. . ::..~ The »tlllll of BONAPARTE to Paris, , haelseen announced in the Dutch paper s . Paris was illuminated, and 52 pieces of from the Thuilleries were discharged ' This information we derived from perused Continental papers abroad . and reached Yarmouth on Wednesda not speak with certainty as to the ti, return. He believes it was on the ult. At Rotterdam it was reported, subsists between the Emperor of , ally, concerning the fulfilment of tht The latter has intimated his skish, would evacuate Moldavia and Wallace EMPEROR. has replied, that he would as he should find Berlin and its from their incumbrances, and the tered into with the King of P - RUSSIA is added, that the Emperor of A, more pleased with France than the ANDER is, A positive refusal, it given by him to Botraraxrep demand, should be shut against,Great Britain, A more insignificant, and also statement, is one respecting• some in Italy. Etruria, it is said, is kingdom of Italy, of which the EuuP:# BrAvq.i.awels, is the declared Queen of ETRURIA is to be indemnified session of Portugal. The mercantile world has been two days by a rwuour, that np m( be granted to any vessels whatevt of the ports of the Continent. The we stated yesterday. Licences for Cadiz or the Tagus, as these state of close blockade and shoe the interest of the country, to pla4 in the same state, licences for gob also be refused. It has been anni cil Office that no altetation is to neral practice. . Yesterday the Princess CssAnorrE pleted her 12th year ; the same Royal Highness's tradesmen upon illuminating their houses in the - His Grace the Archbishop of three distinct festivals to his servant day time, At the last (on Twelfth upwards of 100 of their friends most liberal style. Yesterday Mr. Brzsrox Lowe vernal- of the Bank had a long CHANCELLOR of the EXCHPARJER at the official house of the former ; A Messenger was last Nest' sent to Admiral Youxo at Plymouth' supposed to be with orders for thesailin3 frigate, which is going on forei g — ---- Sir JOHN 8. - WAnnor has reached The frigate GUerrier is now and equipped for sea. Her crew drafts from his Majesty's ships Combatant, and Gallant ; and that men having such officers served under, and having the placed under so zealous and. clew: taro SKENE, and the Officers under not only do crectit to the ship they be an ornament to the service at lr will irninediaiely proteed to Spi of receiving'his Grace the Duke. is going out as Governor of ,tarnai, Lord STRANOFORD has been posed with a fever, to such a ch bably be unable to go to the Bra; and some other person- will be Minister in his stead. The Hon. Mr. Mu. goes to Brazils, as v. as stated in the Coi mistake. M. ALOPEtt has not yet reci quit this country. The statement that Mrs..Wv received notice to remove from void of foundation. A flag of truce will be immedia \ ing, with the nephew of Sir - Gentleman. The former was but obtained permission to come parole for two years : thy term change was offered fur him, bill. Government : he is therefore about prisoner of war. We have already stated that ported to have been lost in the arrived at Liverpool. We are to confirm the latter statement, letter from the vessel. She is tunity to proceed from Liverpool Great apprehensions have for the safety of Lord HUTCHI stated that his Lordship, together Mr. HUTCHINSON, and Colonel on board a packet, and carried Danish vessel. ' The Boatswain and Agent of port have arrived in town, any' Transport Board a protest con.. ship, and a memorial of the sufferini crew. Their distresses were extreme. duced to the necessity of eatini their comrades, who died of In by this the lives of the remainder they were picked up by an American. The remains of the late Lord terred in the family vault, on _ Lincpinshire. Lordxhip Was sii son's and Sire diughters to near 150 of his let antry in mourning. iris, we u n d ett4 sg pp e a e l idePer G e ci i esn i e i s i n s l . : 4u le f u rn anf Lilittn the ally .d on the Ist',,, Yin nesday. c, In ime of Boar • vin col that a greafe„,, tas Russia and I,i, ' the Treaty of r, sh, that A t ' tllaildia: to wikh ould do thin ni 4 8 dependencies 6 , i ar tb the engageen tnut SSIA maint a i ned. tY I Ge kUSTRIA IS not rf t* the Emp eror i - t 4 A it is said, h as ~ d lemand, that 'r • mil it4in' o amore " Ti v ° ae new arran• • lin be united Ink the present , ' eclared h e i r ; > no eninified by tl w Tl m alarmed for i„ and more The fact a ni 1 (fit is e we; A vex, to tr ades, w . tc will e are atnitnibityenre4bekcothill::4 dace es aingt to such t h p : inounced . ) take place in de N 165 + 17! ILQTTE of WALts , 7 71 , e was observed b ! . pon her estab • •-• evening. rf CAritrustair wants 'in the late • Fs • lfth Night) then ast ds entertained m.• tt to and the Depty g conference 14 • in and Mr. H. • ser, in Downing sent off with .;•.• sy, th from the :hesailing of the : ign service. A cached Halifax~'' ✓ completely ; , • :rew are composed ps Canada, V , it cannot be s as they have ie good fortune , • ever an officer as der his command they belong to, his • it large. The u iithead, fur the I ce of MANcnismt, mai ca. a for some time . .. degree that he via I ranils, as was in.- , immediately ap..; • ; Sicily, and not to ourt news yesterday ceived his passports , v.wvAnn and fanilr a Kensington Paha, nediately sent to C. POLE and an" s a prisoner in R. me to England of in being expired, ut refused by the about to resign it the Swallowbrig, he late hurricanes, re happy in being it, on the authority now waiting an 00l to Plymouth. lately been en rolucsoN, and it is 7 i o l e f d thE t er h i l n e 's t r A o y'll'i l e N th e F x olr h‘ fa is d ! by ad sent yesterday to ' acerning the loss of .ufferings of part ti xtreme.' They wee tg the remains door Plunger in the boat, der were preseled nerkan. rd BROWNLOW Wee Monday last at was followed 9.1 1 ...ii fc 41 the . grave, as wr. tourning.. (Frogs tits Neamrori Eyed*: . Poit.) "no posited thicketsp—The following is extracted from a letter received by a merchant of this City, by the Calypso : " Bourdeaus, Oct. 15, 1807. " William Lee, Esq. American Consul in this city, has received a letter from General Armstrong, desiring him to advise all Masters of vessels to quit this port in as short a time as possible. The like adviee it is said, has been given to the Consuls at the other sea-ports. Bonaparte will have no neutrals—Ame ricans will have to fight for him or against him." (From the Philadelphia Register.) " We have the pleasure to inform our readers that we have received private letters of a late date from the most respectable houses in London, which state the strongest reasons for believing in an amicable ad justment of the differences with Great Britain—that I the mission of Mr. Rose was expressly made to effect this purpose ; that the appointment of Sir John Bur -, lase Warren, who is considered one of their best Ad mirals, and an accomplished gentleman, to succeed Admiral Berkeley on the American station, is made from the same conciliatory motives, and that the blockade of their enemy's ports would not be rigo rously enforced. " Combining those advices with the opinion re cently expressed from the highest authority, at Wash ington, we are led to the pleasing conclusion that the Governments of the two countries will prefer the peace and prosperity of their respective nations, to war and desolation." ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 7. The Editor of The Daily Advertiser will confer a singular favour upon an injured fellow-citizen, by in serting the following facts On the 14th of. June last, I sailed in the ship Royal Sovereign, of 22 guns and 75 men, bound from Charleston to New Providence and St. Domingo. Nothing material occurred until the 17th July follow ing, when we were boarded from his Britannic Ma jesty's ship Chichester, of 44 guns, bound for the island of Cuba, who immediately impressed all the Royal Sovereign's officers (the Surgeon, Gunner, and Steward only excepted) .together. with 22 seamen, chiefly Americans, and myself, although not in the capacity of a seaman, not, giving us time to procure the smallest article more than we had on ; in this situation they hurried us on board the 44, and made sail for Barracoa, in the island of Cuba, against which place they were ordered with a detachment from the 99th Tipperary Regiment of Infantry. The Spaniards, as we bore up to attack the port and batteries, opened with a heavy fire of langridge and grape from five different points, which so disabled the ship in hull and rigging, that, after four hours unsuccessful efforts to regain the soldiery we had landed, we were com pelled to retreat, and bear away for New . Providence, with both chain-pumps constantly going. We watered at Providence, and made sail for Jamaica, the ship wanting immediate repair. - . 6 Having arrived at the King's dock-yard, on the 20th of August, in Port Royal, the people were placed under centinels night and day ; but fortunately, on Sunday night, 25th October last, I found the means of making my escape from British oppression, and ar rived safe at Kingston, where I was received with every mark of hospitality and disinterested friendship, by Captain F. Luckel, of the Alert, bound to Alex andria, and through whose unexampled goodness I have been once more safe landed in America. "' I am, Sir, with respect, 46 Your Fellow-Citizen, " Dec. 7, 1807." " JAMES CooKE." THE EVENING STAR.