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..'i. T •o f PROPRIETORS AT EAST-INDIA•i STOCK, sMeeting at th e the King's Head Tavern, In Vas Poultry, on Wednesday, the 10th January, 1810, CHARLES PIESCHELL, Esq. in the Chair. The following Resolutions were proposed by Sir GIORGB DALLAS, Bart. and seconded by Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart. Resolved unanimously, That upon various and important oc- ' cations, Mr. TwININCI has given the most unequivocal proofs of his attachment to the East-India Company, and of his disposition and to secure the Rights, and to advance the Interests of the Proprietors in general. Resolved unanimously, That such conduct affords Mr. TWIN ING reasonable ground for confiding in the support of the Pro prietors, at this important juncture; when the terms, upon which the Charter may be renewed, will probably depend, in a great degree, upon the requisite qualifications of those Gentlemen who may be placed in the Direction. Resolved unanimously, That Mr. TWINING indisputably does possess those requisite qualifications, and that they are neither less likely to prove beneficial to the Company, nor less deserving of support, because they have called forth the voluntary and ho • nourable recomraendation of so great a majority of the Directors: but that, on the contrary, a good understanding, and a firm co operation between the Proprietors and the Directors, are so pe culiarly requisite at this time, that every attempt to lessen that good understanding, or to weaken that co-operation, should be considered as an attempt which, whatever the intention of it may be, cannot fail of proving highly injurious to the interests of the Company. Resolved unanimously, therefore, That not only as Fr!ends to Mr. TWINING, and his well-grounded hope of support, but also as real Friends and well-wishers to the East-India Company, we will continue to exert every fair and honourable endeavour to se cure his election : and in this endeavour we earnestly and con scientiously exhort the Proprietors in general to unite with us. CHARLES PLESCHELL, Chairman. Resolved unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to CHARLaS PILSCHBLL, Esq. for his able conduct in the Chair. Mr. TWINING'S Committee will meet daily at the King's Head, in the Poultry, where any communication* will be thank fully received. • .AMERICA. CONGRESS.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Washington, December 4. Mr. TROUP submitted a number of Resolutions, whose object was the vindication and protection of our commercial rights against the hostile aggressions of the Belligerents of Europe. He remarked, that the commerce, the small remnant of commerce, which we were suffered to enjoy on the ocean, it was not difficult to ascertain—so little was there of it !It was but right that we should discover upon what principle it was, that England and France had issued their Orders and Decrees against neutral commerce. It was not a belligerent right ; because, if we sub mitted to the mere paper proclamations of blockade and commercial exclusion in time of war, we must likewise submit to them in intervals of peace. They were eqsally illegal at all times. They were not founded upon any One right whatever growing out of a state of war. What, said he, was to prohibit us from doing to England and France what they do to us ? If England gave out licences to our vessels to trade to the Continent, let us too levy duties and grant licences to her ships to trade to the Brazils and the Spanish Main ; a trade which was almost wholly engrossed by her, and to which she had no more claim than we have. If France and England seize our ves sels and detain and confiscate the property of our merchants, we have the same right to do so to them. These resolutions would not lead to hostility more than any other measure whose object was similar to that which they were intended to effectuate ; the maintenance of our commercial rights. In regard to France, they would approach nearer to war than in regard to England, as the difference in their applica tion to those two nations will shew. France had little or no commerce upon the ocean ; and these measures W nild seem to indicate towards her a more unequi vocal hostility than towards Great Britain. . Resolved—That it is expedient to authorise the President by law to instruct the Commanders of armed vessels of the United States to stop and bring into the ports of the same all vessels, with their cargoes, the property of the subjects of the King of Great Britain or the Emperor of France, bound to other ports than those within the dominions or colonies of either. 2. Resolved—That it is expedient further to authorise by law the detention of all ships or vessels, with their cargoes, tile pro perty of the subjects of the King of Great Britain, until the du ties, to be regulated and ascertained by law, shall be first levied, and collected upon the goods &Al merchandise whereof the said ships shall be laden, or tarif therein prescribed, and omit the said ships or vessels shall have received due licence to depart. S. Resolved—That it is expedient further to authorise by law the detention of all ships or vessels, with their cargoes, the pro perty of the subjects of the Emperor of France, brought within the ports of the United States, there to abide the final decision or order of the Government. 4. Resolved—That an ad valorem duty of be levied and collected on all goods, wares, and merchandize of British pro duct or manufacture. 5. Resolved—That it is expedient to authorise the President, on payment of the duties authorised to be levied and collected on the goods laden on board the vessels, the property of the subjects of the King of Great Britain, forthwith to grant licence to such vessels to depart, and to proceed to their original ports of desti nation, without further hindrance or molestation. The Resolutions were permitted to lie on the table for consi deration, and ordered to be printed. DEC. 5. Mr. GILES, from the Committee appoin ted on the Ist inst. reported in part the following Re solution, which was read the first time, and passed to the second reading : " Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the expressions contained in the official Letter of F ra n cis Ja m es Jackson, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty, near the United States, dated October 23, 1809, and addressed to Mr. Smith, Secretary of State, conveying the idea, that the Exe cutive Government of the United States had a knowledge that' ' the arrangement lately made by Mr. Erskine, his predecessor on behalf of his Government, with the Government of the United States, was entered into without competent powers on the part of Mr. Erskine for that purpose, were highly indecorous and in solent ; that the repetition of the same intimation in his official letter dated the 4th of November, 1819, after he was apprized by the asseveration of the Secretary of State, that the Executive Government had no such knowledge, and that if it had possessed such knowledge, such arrangement would not have been entered into on the part of the United States, and after also being officially apprized that such intimation was inadmissible, was still more insolent and affronting ; and that in refusing to receive any far ther communications from him, in consequence of these outrage ous and premeditated insults, the Executive Government has manifested a just regard to its own dignity and honour, as well as "Co the character and interest of the American people. " That the Letter signed Francis James Jackson, headed CIR• ctitaa, dated the 13th November, 1809, and published and cir culated through the country, is a still more direct and aggravated insult and affront to the American people and their Government, as it is evidently an insidious attempt to excite their resentments and distrusts against their own Government, by appealing to them through false or fallacious disguises, against some of its acts; and to excite resentments and diversions amongst the peo ple themselves, which can only be dishonourable to their own characters and ruinous to their own interests ; and the Congress of the United States do hereby solemnly pledge tkernselves to the American people and to the world, to stand by and support the Executive Government in its refusal to receive any further com munication from the said Francis James Jackson, and to call into action the whole force of the Nation, if it should become ne tessary, in consequence of the conduct of the Executive Go. ?eminent in this respect, to repel saels tanks and to assert sod nutntain the rights, the honour, and the interests of the Unite' 1 States." Mr. GILEs, from the same Committee, also repert edi the following Bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading : " A BILL TO PREVENT THE AROSE OF THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ENJOYED BY FOREIGN MINISTERS WITDIN THE UNITED STATES. " Be it enacted, Ste. That if any Foreign Ambassador, Mini, ster, or other person, entitled to enjoy within the United States the privileges and immunities of a Foreign Minister, shall be committed, or may hereafter commit, any such act as by the laws and usages of nations would justify the President of the United States in ordering suck offending Ambassador, Minister, or other person as aforesaid, out of the district of Columbia, or out of the territories of the United States ; or in sending him home to his Sovereign, or to some place or territory within his Sovereign's ju • risdiction ; in every such case where the President of the United States shall deem it proper and expedient to exercise his coned tutional authority, in either of these respects he shall be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to cause a warrant to be is sued and signed by the Secretary of State, directed to any civil officer of the United States, authorized to serve process, or any. Military Officer under the authority of the United States, com manding him to provide for and enforce the departure of such Ambassador, Minister, or other person offending as aforesaid, taking due precautions to avoid improper or unnecessary violence in executing such warrant. DECEMBER 7.—Mr. VAN HORN offered the fol lowing Resolutions, which were ordered to lie on the table : I. Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manu factures be instructed to inquire into the expediency of prohi biting the exportation from ports or places under the jurisdic tion of the United States, of any article of growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, except in ships or vessels owned and wholly navigated by Citizens of the United States. 2. Resolved, That the same Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of prohibiting the exportation from ports or places under the jurisdiction of .the United States, in ships or vessels belonging to the United States, of any article which is not of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States. 2. Resolved, That the same Committee be iniaructed to in quire into the expediency of laying an additional discriminating duty in favour of ships and vessels owned and wholly navigated by citizens of the United States. 4. Resolved, That the same Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of prohibiting American ships and vessels from carrying articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any fo reign country, from one foreign port or place to another foreign port or place. 5. Resolved, That the same Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of modifying or repealing the laws allowing drawback. Mr. *Krim called up his resolution, laid on the table yesterday, prohibiting American vessels trading under foreign licence. The resolution was referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to report by Bill or otherwise. On the motion of Mr. BASSET the Committee of Ways and Means were discharged from the further consideration of the Message and Documents re ceived from the President yesterday ; and the said Message and Documents were referred to in the Com mittee on the Naval Establishment of the United States. Mr. WHITMAN offered a resolution to request the President of the United States to lay before this House such information as he may have in his pos session, and which may be proper to communicate, respecting the capture, seizure, and condemnation ofi vessels and merchandize of the United States, made' under the Government of Denmark. Mr. NEWTON moved to amend the resolution, by adding Great Britain and France." On the question of amendment, it was carried 51 to 45. - On the motion of Mr. BASSETT, the resolution was further amended by adding, " not heretofore com municated to Congress." The resolution thus amended passed, and a Committee was appointed to present it to the President.—Adjourned. of t yes • nat 4 det te( SOI tht the exi Jai re: cut sly be St of sol let by GI au in' alp in th of re 'es et al tl p 1 cl • 01 A SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DEC. 8. The resolution of Mr. GILES, in relation to Mr. Jackson, the British Minister, was taken up in Senate, and after a speech of some length from its mover, was adopted. Ayes, 20—Nays, 4. The bill authorising the President to send out of the country offending Foreign Ministers, passed to a third reading, and was postponed until Monday. AMERICAN BUDGET. MR. GALLATIN'S REPORT. In obedience to the directions of the act supple mentary to the act entitled •4 An act to establish the Treasury Department," the Secretary of the Trea sury respectfully submits the following report and estimates : The duties of merchandize and tonnage which accrued during the year 1807, amounted, after deducting the expences of col lection, to From which deducting for debentures issued on.account of re-exportations . . . . 10,061,191 Left for the nett revenue accrued during that year The same duties during the year 1808, amounted, after deducting the expence of collection, to . 10,581459 From which deducting for debentures issued, and which, on account of the embargo, did not exceed Leaves for the nett revenue accrued during that year, as will appear by the statement 10,332,163 After some few explanations the report proceeds thus The actual receipts into the Treasury during the year ending the 30th Sept. 1809, have amounted to . . 9,315,753,15 dolls Making together, with the balance in the Treasury on the lit of October,lBoB, and amounting to An aggregate of . . . 23,162,47C,68 The disbursements during the same year have con sisted of the following items, viz.— Civil Department, including miscellaneous expences, and those incident to the inter course with Foreign Nations Military and Naval Establishments, inclu ding the Indian Department, viz. Military, including arms and Fortifications 3,366,403 12 Navy 2,379,20 80 Indian Department 292,303 84 Interest on the Public Debt 1,439,639,28 6,037,974 76 3,126,149 15 10,683,757 14 Reimbursement of the Principal of the Public Debt - 6,729,777 SS 17,333,534 65 Amounting together, as will appear more In detail by the Statement (E) to And leaving in Treasury on the 30th of Sep tember, 1809, a balance of 5,828,996 01 Whence it appears that the expences of Govern. ment, exclusively of the payments on account of the principal of the debt, have exceeded the actual re* ceipts into the Treasury by a sum of near thirteen hundred thousand dollars ; and that that deficiency, as well as the reimbursement of the principal of the debt, have been patti out of the sums previously icy the Treasury, or in ether words, out of the surplus of the revenue of the preceding years. The outstanding revenue bond, may, after deducting tit, expences of collection, and allowing for bad debts, be estimated to have amounted on the Seth Sept. 1809, to 7,500,000 dolls. The Duties en the Importations during the last quarter will not probably, after mak ing a similar deduction, fall short of 2,11110,000 If those will fall due prior to the Ist lan. 1810, and make together with the balance in the Treasury on the 80th Sept. 1809, and amounting as above stated, to 5,800,000 An aggregate of 16,100,000 The expences of the present quarter, though not yet precisely ascertained, will not pro bably, including the payments on account of the public debt, exceed 3,600,000 Leaving on the Ist Jan. 1810,a sum of 12,500p00 About twelve millions and a half of dollars in cash for bonds payable during the year 1810, and applica ble to the expences of that year.—This estimate, how ever, is founded on the supposition that the amount of debentures payable in that year will not exceed two millions of dollars, and; that the receipts during the year arising from importation subsequent to the Ist of January next, and from the sales on land, will be sufficient to pay these debentures, and to leave at all times in the Treasury at least one million of dollars. Estimating the expenses of a civil nature, both domestic and fo reign, for the year 1810, at the same amount annually expend ed for those objects during the preceding year, or at about 1,500,000 dolls. Adding thereto the annual appropriation of 8,000,000 For the public debt, (of which sum, about three millions seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be applied to the final reimbursement of the Exchange six per stock), it follows, that unless the ag gregate of the expellees for the military and naval establishments should ha redu ced to about 3f9110,0011 12,500,000 Three millions of dollars, a loan will be necessary to make up the deficiency. That state of the Treasury had been anticipated; and, for that reason, an in crease of duties had been respectfully submitted in the last annual report. But should that measure be now adopted, it would not, on account of the terms' of credit allowed for the payment of duties, supersede l the necessity of a loan for the service of the year 1810, commensurate with the extent of those establish. ments, and with the appropriations which may be made for their support by Congress. No precise sum is suggested, since this must vary according to the plans which may be adopted in relation to foreign' nations, and will particularly depend on the decision of Congress, on the question of w, or peace. It is sufficient to state that if the actual expenditure of the year one thousand eight hundred and ten, for all mili tary andnaval purposes, should be estimated at the same sum which was disbursed by the Treasury for these ob jects during the year ending on the 30th September, 1809, and exceeding, as above stated, six millions of dollars, the deficiency, according to the preceding estimates, would amount to three millions ; on which supposition it would seem prudent, in order to pro vide against any deficiency in the receipts, beyond what has been estimated, to authorise a loan of four millions of dollars. In the event of war, the neces. sty of rendering it efficient and of calling for that purpose into action all the resources of the country, is too obvious to require any comment. On that sub ject nothing will at this time be added by this depart ment to the suggestions respectfully submitted in the two preceding annual reports. Loans reimbursable by instalments, and at fixed periods, after the return of peace, must constitute the principal resource for defraying the extraordinary expenses of the war. For the support of credit, the basis on which rests the practicability of obtaining loans on reasonable terms, it appears necessary that the revenue should, in the meanwhile, be equal to the interest on the public debt, including that on the new loans, and to all the current expences of Government calculated on a peace establishment, or, for the present, to about eight mil lions of dollars. An immediate and considerable in crease of the existing duties will, it is believed, be re quisite for that purpose, in order to cover the defal cation which a maritime war must necessarily pro duce in a revenue almost exclusively depending on commerce. That increase appears preferable in the present situation of the United States to any other source of taxation, and is not, in time of war, liable to the objection of its encouraging smuggling. It is only in the event 9f that revenue being still more af fected by a war than is apprehended, that a resort to internal taxes, either direct or indirect, may become necessary. 46 If war should not be resorted to, it does not ap pear requisite, unless Congress should resolve on a permanent increase of the military and naval esta-i blishments in time of peace, to lay at present any ad ditional duties beyond a mere continuance of the two and a half per cent. known under the name of 4 Mediterranean Fund.' It has already been stated that an increase of the impost would not supply the deficiency which may take place in the year 1810, and exclusively of the reimbursement of the loan which may be wanted for the service of that year, all the national expences calculated on a peace establish ment and on the average of the actual expenditures of the six years 1802 a 1807, will not exceed ten millions of dollars for the year 1811, and eight millions after that year." The Report concludes thus— Whatever may be the decision of Congress in other respects, there is a subject which seems to require , immediate attention. The provisions adopted for the purpose of carrying into effect the non-intercourse with England and France, particularly as modified by the act of last session, under an expectation that the Orders of Council of Great Britain had been re voked, are inefficient, and altogether inapplicable to existing circumstances. It will be sufficient to ob serve, that the exportation by land is not forbidden, and that no bonds being required from vessels osten sibly employed in the coasting trade, nor any autho rity vested by the law which will justify detention, those vessels daily sail for British ports, without any other remedy but the precarious mode of instituting prosecutions against the apparent owners. It is un necessary, and it would be painful to dwell on all the effects of those violations of the laws. But without any allusion to the efficiency or political object of any system, and merely with a view to its execution, it is incumbent to state, that from the experience of the two last years, a perfect conviction arises, that either the system of restriction pray abandoned must be re- u stratt a i n all its partg, and with all the provi s i ons necessary for its strict and complete execution, o r t h at all the restsioions, se far at least as they affect t h e commerce and navigation of the citizens of the United States. ought to be removed.—All which is respect. fully submitted. a ALBERT GALLATis, “ Secretary of the Treasury, " Treasury Department, Dec. 9, 1909." NEW YORK, DEC. Is. ' The following is an extract of a letter from wa s h Ington, dated Saturday evening, December 9 44 General Wilkinson is certainly on his way to this city, and is as certainly in some measure out of fa. your with the Administration. A serious difficult/ has arisen between him and the Secretary at War., After all we have heard, it is probable that this is th t real reason for his recall. The Secretary hac hee l heard to express himself in very severe terms upc o some portions of the late conduct of the General. In th mean time the latter does not advance to the seat Government, as he did to New Orleans upon a very celebrated occasion, by' forced marches,' but 'make. haste slowly.' He is for the first time ;Adis/sued hitherto he has been unaffected by either fatigue climate." Die. 15.—The French schooner of war la Fran chaise, Lieut. Chevalier, having on board a cargo 0: indigo and specie, which bad been stolen from ts % Spanish schooners, has been captured by the United States gun-vessel, No. 65, Lieut. Dexter, and can tied into New Orleans, for a breach of the third se c . tion of the Non•intercourse Law.—A fresh prod ( I f partiality to France ! PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 9. The party which is called Ministerialists at the cit of Washington, appear to be at a loss what plan propose, or what course to steer, with respect to o foreign relations. The opposite party, who undoubt edly possess most talents, but are excluded from Ca binet confidence, observe a profound silence on th subject; and prudently too, because they know d r any 'alternative' which they might suggest, bower wise and just, would meet the united hostility of t Ministerialists. Hence, it is most probable, public affairs will continue in their present posture for som length of time. Any favourable alteration in our re lations with foreign powers is very remote. It was reported at Washington, that Mr. would soon lay before the Senate, the leading p sitions which are to occupy the attention of the p session. These, it was rumoured, would be of hostile character, both to France and Great Britain. Some doubts have been expressed whether Mr. Randolph will attend the present session. Our info! , mation from Washington goes no further than to say that he continued somewhat indisposed, at his lest • Virginia. It is probable that his indisposition is only cause of his present absence. DEC. 12.—Captain Chatty reports, that the City 01 St. Domingo is now under the command of the Spa niards, the British having entirely left it ; that rican produce having poured in from the other isles was low ; flour at eight dollars • and other articles' proportion. That the Spania rds, as well as the of the Island, seemed in an undisturbed state. Yesterday arrived the ship Hannah, Clements, days from Londonderry, with 50 or 60 piuseogas On her passage she fell in with the British sloop dr* Atalanta, the Captain of which ordered a few cite young men to come on board his ship, to learn theta of artillery and small arms. BOSTON, DEC. 1. We were last evening favoured with extracts fro Halifax papers to the 18th ult. They Lontain chi speech of Governor Provost, at the commencements the session of the Legislature. It represents the co lony as in a flourishing state, and its militia wont respectable footing. The schooner schooner Three Sisters, which was lately pica tically run away with, after murder had been comma ted on board, as recently advertised in the America papers, has been taken at Newfoundland, by the fla tish schooner Cuttle Lieut . Bury, and returned t Halifax. Jordan and his wife had been cowing to prison. Kelly escaped. PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. LISBON, DECEMBER SO. The latest accounts from the English Army ceived here were dated Head Quarters, Badaj. Dec. 24. At that time there was nothing new or ,; any importance in the General Orders issued. • troops.are marching to Abrantes and Coimbra, w the advanced part of them have already arrived. A courier from thence is expected to arrive some timed night, and I shall keep my letter open to the latex moment, to give whatever news he may bring, where head-quarters are established. The Royals, or First Dragoons, began to mad from hence on Thursday last, a squadron each aai. their route is to Santaren. The latest accounts from Spain state, that there a French army at Ameyda, commanded by Gen Kellerman ' who defeated the Duke del Parque in last battles that were fought in that kingdom. Half-past eight o'clock.—The courier which I tioned before, has just arrived. He is gone cl to Mr. Villiers the Ambassador. All I can learn that head-quarters are to be at Coimbra. The c. rier brings no letters but for Heads of Departments, GIJON, DEC. 29. It has been stated, that the French have been tremely active in preparing for the reinforcement their armies in this Peninsula, and that to the nuag of 35,000 men have already descended the Pyrene and are distributed in the Provinces of Biscay, vane, and Catalonia. After availing myself of I best means of inquiry, I think the numbers are grea, overstated, but I believe that 14,000 have *seen° to the Spanish side of those mountains within the I few weeks. GIBRALTAR, DEC. IS. Our trade, which some little time since was tc rably brisk, has now declined rapidly, and we a t bute it to the peace between Austria and France, ' bad effects of which have been already felt here• commerce with the interior, even now, is much stricted, and should Bonaparte obtain entire posi sion of Spain and Portugal, of which few enteo any doubts, it would be completely stopped, *nd speculations disappointed, G►brtltar wood, ia !i