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'AMERICAN PAPERS. CONGRESS-IN SENTE. mt)Nnny, ocT. 21. On the motion of Mr. Goldsborough: Resolved, That the President of the United States he requested to lay before the Senate, provided he shall not consider the same improper to be commu-1 nicated, the proof of any traffic carried on in the West Indies by the sale of n.groes taken from the United States by the British forces since the present war, which was alluded to in the letter of the Secretary of State to the American Plenipotentiaries at Gotten burgh, of date the 2Sth of January, 1814, and con tained in the late Message to Congress. I-TOU/E OF REPRESENTATIVES. TUESDAY, OCT. 25.—WAYS AND MEANS. The House resumed the consideration of the re , port of the Committee of Ways and Means recom mending the imposition of additional taxes ; and the first Resolution, for adding 100 per cent. to the present amount of the direct taxes, being on its passage, Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina, took the floor, and, in an able and eloquent speech, pourtrayed the exigency of the times, and enforced the necessity of present actioo l instead of recurring to former scenes, and fighting over again the old themes of contention. Mr. Fisk, of Vermont, in his usual pointed man ner, assigned the reasons which induced him to vote for the increased tax. Mr. Shipherd, of New York, spoke at great length, and with his accustomed warmth, in opposi tion to the tax. Other Gentlemen spoke also on this and the fol lowing questions : A division of the question having been - called for, the first question put was on the following part " Resolved, that it is expedient to continue the Di tect Taxes." On this question the votes were—For the 'motion, 97—Against it, 24. The question was then taken on the remaining clause of the resolution, and to increase the same 100 per cent." and decided as follows :—Yeas, 89— Nays, 37. So it was determined to continue the present direct taxes, and increase the same 100 per cent. The second resolution, " to increase the duty on spirits distilled by an additional duty of twelve and an half cents per gallon," being under consideration, together with the amendment made in the committee of the whole going to increase the same to 15 cents per gallon, Mr. Fisk, of New York, renewed his motion to in sert 25 instead of 1.5. Mr. 'Gaston, of North Carolina, in the course of discussion, moved to lay on the table so much of the report of the Committee of the whole as applies to the second Resolution; which motion was agreed to; and then the House :.journed at h.:if-past three o'clock. EXTRACT OE A LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS, DATED serremaeo 30. 44 There is little or no doubt that General Jackson I will be in posseision of Pensacola .in MG or three' days; he was transporting troops across the B.iy to Mobile for that purpose on the 20th inst. His force is ample, having upwards of 1000 Indians attached to his army. With Pensacola in our possession, and the point of Mobile well fc:rtitied, we have little to fear from the enemy in this quarter." FROM CASTINE. Information from Castine is to the 24th ult. The British soldiers are kept continually employed, Sun days not excepted, in fortifying that place. The new forts are built of famines and earth. Most of the trees in the town have been cut down, and a consi derable distance has been cleared in the vicinity, to prevent an enemy from approaching without being discovered. Between 50 and 100 cannon are mount ed. A canal is cutting from. Castine river to the Penobscot, to separate the town from the main. The. distance across is about a quarter of a mile. It was said a detachment of troops was to be sast to occupy Buckstown. Nearly all the troops now ail Castine are English, and desertions are not so corn :ram as some time since. The soldiers are well clothed, and are indulged with coffee and other small stores. Flour was as cheap there as at Boston. Much had lren.cartied in and sold as prize property. But wasp about six dollars per cwt. The place was plen tifully supplied from the interior. The British had established new impost duties; rum was to pay about 35 cents. per gallon. The select men had, or were about to issue a noti fication for the inhabitants to meet on the 7th No vember, to give their votes fur a member of the Congress of the United States. THE ENEMY IN THE CHESAPEAKE. The enemy has landed a considerable number of troops on Tilghman's Island, at the mouth of Chop lank River, eastern shore, and commenced the erec tion of extensive barracks ; this is a more, advanced position, as Well as a better harbour thaii be had at Tangiers ; he is now within 60 miles of Baltimore. Since the account of Saturday, the enemy has dis patched several sail from the above rendezvous across the Bay ;o Tracey's-landing. At the landing were three ships, one brig, and three schooners. Having landed sufficient force to protect his seamen, they were busy in taking off tobacco. Tracey's-landing is a post town on a branch of Herring Bay, eighteen miles below Annapolis. Later accounts from head-quarters say, that the. enemy, after making some advances, had returned from the expedition to Herring Bay. NOVEMBER 9.-CAMPAIGN ENDED. Irma ths COSILISPONDIINT of the Columbian Western District, October :IP The news of the west to-night is, that the fighting on the frontier is o ver for this campaign. General Brown has been ordered to Sackett's harbour. C,e. Aeral Millar has a furlough. The Militia and Volun. teen have crossed to this side. General Brown's di. iibion was crossing on Saturday and Sunday : they are ordered to Sackett's Harbour. General Porter i s of cou rse discharged, if the Militia are, which is i expected. Th us er ideth the can,spaigo of General hard. The twoodivisions or our army have gone to Chippewa. A ruad was cleared to go up the smek I every thing . 7 :- I wp ready for crossing, "so as to flank Drummond, arid compel him to fight or retreat, when 'an order was issued for the American army to retreat before MI inferior force. [Elam the BUT TA Lo zeTTT, October 28.] GENERAL ORDERS. • " Head-quarters of the Northern Army, Camp near Fort Erie, October 21,1814. " The Volunteers and Militia en service with the Northern Army in Upper Canada will march to Batavia, where they will be discharged. 'Die Coirtinanding General requests Major-Oe neral Porter to express to the troops under his command the sense entertained by the army at large of the gallantry displayed by them during their service in Upper Canada. By their pre sence at a critical moment, the deft division of the Northern Ar my was supported and encouraged. " Though not himself a witness of their meritorious conduct, the report made to the General by the Officer lately command. ing on this frontier calls far his thanks to these brave and patrio tic men. Colonels Dobbin and Hopkins, Majors Lee, Matteson, and Vox, have been particularly designated as distinguished by their zeal and attention to discipline. " To the high character established for himself by Major-Ge neral Porter, the General has only to add his acknowledgments of assistance be has received from him in the short time he had the advantages of his co-operation. " By command of Major-General Izard, (Signed) . "C. K. GARDNER, Adj. Gen. Nor. Army. HALIFAX, NOVEMBER 18. COPY OF A LETTER FROM MAJOR-GENERAL BROWN TO COMMODORE CHAUNCEY, DATED " Head-quarters, Buffaloe, Sept. 4,1814. 44 Your letter of the 10th ultimo, after going the rounds, was delivered to me a few days since on my way to this place. 44 The exception you take at my letter to the Se cretary would be very reasonable and proper, provi ded the fleet of Lake Ontario was your private pro perty, over which the Government had no controul ; but as I have been induced to believe that it was the property of the nation, subject to the orders of the Government, and as the Government led me to be lieve that the fleet under your command would be upon Lake Ontario to co-operate with my division of the army the first week in July, I have deemed it fit and proper to let the nation know that the support I had a right to expeit was not afforded me. " I consider my conduct towards yourself and the navy, as not only honourable, but, Sir, as being very liberal and friendly, from the date of my report Of the battle at Sackett's Harbour to the present hour. The troops under my command have ,always been disposed of so asto meet your views to the extent of my power and author ity, and as far as was consistent with the rights and the honour of the army. 46 Your information appears very incorrect as to the situation of the army previous to the arrival of reinforcements with Lieutenant-General Drummond. —From the 6th of July to the 24th, the whole country was in our power, from St. George to Burlington Heights; and could the army have been supplied with provisions from the depots provi ded on the shores of Lake Ontario, we should not have doubted our ability (without reinforcements or additional guns) to carry the heights ; when we would have returned upon Forts George or Niagara, or ad vanced upon Kingston (as might have been thought Most advisable), a i:h the cooperation of the fleet.— You speak of responsibility. Ido not desire you or any other man to be responsible for me. I have endea voured to execute the orders given me : success has not attended my endeavours ; but I humbly trust in HEAVEN, that the honour of the brave men entrusted in my command has been and will be preserved, let what may happen. It Hill be very difficult to retire from Fort Erie, pressed as the remains of my gallant little army are, by a superior force of the enemy ; but no other alter native will be left us, unless reinforcements speedily arrive. " The militia arc coming in in very considerable numbrs, but it is Hot yet ascertained how many of them will cross. The Secretary has given me to under stand that General Izard would move to St. Law rence, with a view of attacking Kingston (should he and you deem that measure advisable.) Should you decide otherwise, that General Izard would come with, or send to me a reinforcement of from 2 to 3000 men. !‘ I have not heard from General Izard, and begin ,to apprehend that something has occurred to retard or prevent his movement. I will thank you for any information you can give me on this subject. I am, Sir, with great consideration and respect, " Your most obedient servant, " Com. Isaac Chauncey." 64 JAC. BROWN." FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER OF NOV. 1. In addition to the measures to which the House of Representati*s stand pledged, and which will doubt less receive the sanction of the Senate, to establish a broad and substantial basis of annual revenue to sus , tain the credit of the nation, we learn it is in content ' plation to organize an active sinking fund, on an im proved plan. On this subject, we believe, there is no difference of opinion among the republicans, who are determined to omit no exertions to fix on the most permanent and solid foundation the national credit. They have ever been its most vigorous supporters, and have re pelled with disgust the doctrine advanced by a vene rable federal politician in his letters to the people, and from other quarters, which even went to the extre mity of contending that a future Administration might absolve the Government from the payment of debts contracted by the present. In a spirit directly the reverse of that, the present administration of Government, after having redeemed nearly all the old federal debt, are providing before. hand for the reimbursement andjiquidation of the debts which they are about to contract. Such is the effect of this course of measures on mo• nied men, that we are proud to hear that the Govern ment has already obtained, on good terms, without public advertisement, the whole, or nearly the whole, of the loan, which, in consequence of the approach of the enemy so the city in August last, was then only partly subscribed. The clouds of delusion are passing away ; the sun of public credit shines forth with lustre, the greater from its having been obscured ; a lustre which cannot be dimmed by the foul mists exhaled from the conduits of party malignity. CHARLESTON, OCTOBER 14. DUCE= ON THE BAHAMA&—Extract of a Letter, dated at Amelia. Island, October 7 : a By an arrival here yesterday, in six days, from Nassau, we learn that OK privateer Midas, Captain Thomson, bad appeased off Harbor Island, landed her crew, and burned or plundered tvfenly-seren _ houses. it was asserted at Nassau, that they had taken 750 doubloons from on* 'person (a Mr. Bar nard,) and that they assigned, as a reason for their proceedings. that it was in retaliation for the destruc tion of the American capitaL The Midas saved from Savannah a few weeks since." BOSTON, OCTOBER 22. Letters from Newport mention. that fears were en. tertained there of a full visit from the British in the Chesapeake. We have some reports on this subject, which we do not credit. The Board of War of this State have purchased about thirty of the twenty-four pounders lately brought into Salem. BALTIMORE, OCTOBER N. The only article of news in the New rent Mercantile l Advertiser of Thursday last is the following A passenger in the Steam-boat states, as a report. that Fort George has been taken by General Izard's army, with its garrison, consisting of WO men. The main body of the army had previously evacuated it," FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, DECEMBER 10. The Vienna post did not arrive to-lay. The let ters of yesterday contained, as usual, the most con tradictory statements. It would appear, however, that the Sovereigns are preparing to leave Vienna ; but nobody knows in what state they will leave the negociations. Some assert that every thing is ar ranged—others, that nothing is decided; and a third party again believe that some general bases have been' agreed upon, together with the partition of the vacant countries; but that the definitive organization of Ger many has been postponed, and will be referred to a Diet which will meet at Frankfort. Amidst all this uncertainty, the Nuremberg Gazette procceds as usual, without hesitation, and without feeling embarrassed by what it had said the day before. The following is an extract from this Journal, of the 3d : " VIENNA, Nov. 89. " The Congress has finished its principal business to-day. The Austrian army will forthwith be placed on the peace establishment. On the 10th, a mani festo will appear upon all the transactions of the Con gress. Saxony will cede the two Lusatias. Upper Lusatia will be given to Austria, and Lower to Prussia, together with all the left bask of the Vistula. Austria will have the environs of Cracow." What seems a little more certain than the news of the Nuremberg Gazette is, that the King of Bavaria is expected at Munich in a few days, where many persons of his suite have already arrived. Arrange ments are observed throughout all Bavaria, which appear to indicate that the army will soon be placed on a peace footing. Its maintenance on a war esta blishment has cost immense sums. Dec. 11.—For these three days past tiro Secre tary of State for the Finance Department has given public notice of his intention to purchase daily to the amount of 200,000 francs, in obligations, on the Trea sury ; and already these obligations, which had fallen to a discount of 6 2-3ds per cent. per annum, are ne gociated at 4 1.3 a discount. The Tribunal 4, de premiere instance," at Rouen, on the 25th of November, condemned Jacques Du val, aged 61, writer and newsman, residing at Rouen, in the penalty of 200 francs, and two years imprison ment, for disturbing the free exercise of public wet.. ship, in holding outrageous language concerning Lours XVI. on the occasion of the service performed in honour of that unfortunate Monarch, and the august victims of his family, and for his conduct towards M. Lefebvre, who censured his culpable behaviour; and finding that Duval had shewn in various circumstances that he was an enemy to the reigning family, and that his seditious discourses rendered him a person dan gerous to the public tranquillity, the same tribunal ordered him to remain under the turveillance of the High Police during ten years. The Archduchess Maria Louisa is expected at Parma in the latter end of December. MADRID, NOVEMBER SO. - - The transaction relative to the Ex-Minister, Ma ctnaz, is ended. His Majesty has just issued the fol lowing Decree : 4 4 1 he moment when DIVINE PROVIDENCE delivered me from the captivity to which intrigne and black envy had led me, to the great prejudice of my loving subjects, and in a. way so distressing to my self, I was desirous of placing next my heart, and under my special protection, all those who, following my fortunes, had shared my slavery. In these pain ful circumstances, some have not ceased to be faith rbil to me s others, on the contrary, demoralised or in meowed by wicked men, have betrayed their duty to the throne which I fill, have committed flagrant ex cesses under shelter of the confidence which I reposed in them, and abusing that confidence, have dashed themselves on baseless rocks.—Don Pedro Macanaz was one of those on whom my early esteem was fixed, I thought him worthy of it, and therefore appointed him my Secretary of State, of mercy, and justice, supposing his conduct would be irreproachable in all respects. Soon, however, were complaints against him made to me—these I attributed to envy and dis affection. " At length, finding that these complaints daily increased, I wished to know the truth myself. My first inquiries convinced me that he had not only fol lowed a system of but little delicacy in his conduct, and been culpable to a degree that deserved serious punishment, but that he had betrayed his fidelity to me at the time when I most required the support of my well-beloved subjects. I have a right, no doubt, in virtue of my supreme authority, to make him and all his accomplices undergo the punishment of the laws ; but desiring to join mercy with justice, and being perfectly informed of the circumstances, having myself seen in the house of Macasaz the evidence of his weakness, and also of the excesses which he had committed, I felt it my duty, for the good and com fort of my people, to strike at the evil in its root, and to soften, in some degree, the mifortunts of that number of persons injured by those weaknesses and excesses. " In consequence, I ordain that Don Pedro Maca naz be deprived of his office, his emoluments, and his honours ; and that he be imprisoned during pleasure in the Castle of San Antonio de Corogue ; that Don Dyonision Urbino be also deprivedsof his office and emoluments, banished '2O leagues from the Court and Royal residences, and that he fix on the place where be is td retrain confined for eight years, and L ... besides this, pay It fine of 10,000 francs; that Louise Petit, a native of France, instantly set forth from my States for his own country, and give up the sum found on his person in my presence to the use of the general infirmary ; that Don Joseph Moragas, mer• chant of Mahon, pay a fine of £15,000 francs; that Don Jaime Doz, merchant of Madrid, and his soft Julian Doz, pay a fine of 6,650 francs • that Don Lazare de Rode, Francois Estanga, Manuel Da Cordova, Jean Baptiste Maignien, - Louise Robinet, and Dominique Grifon pay each a sum of 5.50 francs; that all the above be acquainted that I am dis. pleased with tteit conduct, that they must be can. tious of giving ground for future suspicions; that 1)on Salvador Colomer be informed that he must hold a conduct suitable to his office, and that ti,c slightest omission on this point shall be rigorously pc, nished ; that the sums of 5000 francs, which had been lodged in the bands of Don Jaime De; and that o: 3,000 remitted to Don Joseph Estanga, as well as all the fines above specified, be added together, and applied to the subsistence of the garrison of Madrid. I ordain that this Sovereign Decree be published, executed in all its parts, and this my express tildes. that the process dais terminated be deposited ainong the archives. (Signed) " I I THE KING. " At the Palace, Nov. To Dos Juan Garrido." 1 Such has been the end of the political existence d the Minister Macanaz, and of his process, memorable from the character of the Judge, who, in conformity to the royal instruction, dictated the sentence. It appears that the ex-Minister Macanaz, unworthy the confidence of his august muster, and the office entrusted to him, was but a man of equivocal morals, and whose ignorance and mediocrity of talent were brought to light by his low avarice. Why was it necessary that the Decree of the 4th of May, and the circular of the 30th of the same month, by which 25,000 families lost their security and civil exigence, should be signed by the same which had received a douceur of 1090 crowns for an ecclesiastical benefice? We shall speak no more either of Mr. Macanax, or of this singular process. On the day of the arrival of the last mail from France several persons were arrested. The Inquisi. tion has also ordered some arrests. For some days past, Government, desirous ef dis sipating even the remembrance of the Cortes, has collected all the papers which notice the operations of that Assembly—they were taken in two carriages to the place of la Cebada, where they were burnt with all the formalities formerly ea*ojed-at an Ala do l.:. It is astonishing that the new 'Minister, Cevallos, did not oppose this strange ceremony. TURIN, NOVEMBER. 24. By the perfect amity between our Court and Vienna, the two Austrian battalions in our garrison have ceased service. Our superb regiment of Guards occupied to-day the post of honour at the Palace." VIENNA, NOVEMBER so. It The Court Gazette of the 29th and 30th, and the Austrian Observer of the same dates, say nething of the great news which circulated here in the evening of the 27t11 I they must, therefore, be looked upon as false. The Kings of Bavaria and Wurtemberg, who but from unexpected causes would have already departed for their states, will certainly leave this capital in the early part of next month. On the 10th of December the Emperors of Austria and-Russia will leave Vienna for Munich. The Emperor of Austria accompanies so far the Emperor Alexander, who also proposes to go to Stung ard and Car,sruhe. The stay of the two Emperors at Munich will be but short ; neither will the Emperor Alexander stop long with the King of Wurtemberg or the Grand Duke of Baden, becatne he has fixed his solemn entrance into Warsaw for the Ist of January (0. S.) This would seem to confirm the report that the Congress has at last adopted the ttatut quo of 1802, for the limits of Russia and Prussia. The departure of the Sovereigns will make co change in the conferences, which will be continued by the Ministers : every thing leads to presume that they are by no means near a close, ss some of the Plenipo. tentiaries have re-taken their lodgings for five or six months. Every day the probability of the re-establishment of Saxbny assumes new consistency; and it is the general remark, that if the King remount his throne, he will be indebted for it to the powerful mediation of Austria and France. All Saints Fair has just closed here. It has not answered the exportations of the merchants; the wan; of specie checks every kind of commerce. There arrives here a good deal of specie by the routes of .Frankfort and Nuremberg. It is said to bo arrears from the Low Countries; but our financhil situation does not seem improved by it. ROME, NOV. 21. It would appear that the mission of Prince Ester , hazy to King Joachim has had agreeable results for us. That Prince, on his arrival here, had a conference with Cardinal Paces, in which he is uaderstood to have informed him that orders had been issued by the Court of Naples to withdraw the Neapolltan tronys which occupied the States of the Church, except the Marches. The Neapolitan division of General Mac donald, which was defiling by the Abruzzes, has ac cordingly received orders to suspend its march. — Prince Esterhazy has also announced that the Aus trian troops which occupied the ecclesiastical territory will speedily evacuate it. We are assured that the Cabinet Courier Babi ll, who passed through here on the 12th from Vienna, has announced that all the arrangements relative to King Joachim have been settled at the Congress, atd that every thing regarding the claims of the old All new Sovereigns of Naples was conciliated. The Queen of Etruria declared, at a late audience, that she was well satisfied with the arrangements ‘ , l the Congress relative to her son. Some people stay, that he will be declared Duke of Ravenna. FLORENCE, NOVEMBER 2.5. • We are assured that the Ex• Princess of Lucca, in consequence ot the warm solicitations ot our Gana Duke to the King of Naples and the Court of Vienna► has succeeded in retaining in her possession the 141 12 state of Piombino ; but on the express condition that she shall pay a certain sum to the House of AppiA ll4 formerly Sovereigns of the country. The principality of L'iombino will be governed by the Ex. Princess, and its revenues divided between Madame Bucciochi 3ad the Marquis of Piombino. The Marquis, under the French Government, was Paymaster of the 'Pressor at Rome. I.