The National Register. — London, England, 1816-01-21 00:00:00

JAN. 21_. respectively to appoint Consuls, for the protection reside in the dominions and territories of the -- TION before any Consul shall act as such, he shall, iu approved and Omitted by the Government to whi it is hereby declared, that in case of illegal or towards the law or government of the country to such Consul may either be punished - according to ... wiL reach the case, or be sent hack, the offended assigning to the other the reasons for the same. It is hereby declared that either of the contracting parties . except froni the residence of Consuls, such partientav , places as such party shall jiidge tit to be so expected. Art. 5. The Convention, when the same shall have been duly ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of their Senate, and by his Britannic Majesty - , and the respective ratifications mutually exchanged, shun be bind ing and obligatory on the said United States and his Majesty for four years from the date of its signature, and the ratification, shall be exchanged six Months from this time, or sooner if possible. Done at London, this third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. (L. S.) JOHN Q. ADAMS, ( L. S.) H. CLAY, (L. S.) ALERT GALLATIN, (L. S.) FIiED. J. ROBINSON, (L. S.) HENRY GOULBORN,. (L. S.) WILLIAM ADAMS. Now, therefore, be it known, that 1, James Madison, President of the United States of America, Inving seen add considered the foregoing Convention, have, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, accepted, ratified and confirmed the same, and every clause and article thereof, subject to the exception contained in a Declaration made by the authority of his Britannic Majesty on the 21th day of November last, a copy of which Declaration is here unto annexed. In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and have signed the same with tte. - .8.] my hand. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty second day of December, A. 1). one thousand eight hun dred and fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States the fortieth. JAMES MADISON. By the President, JAMES MONROE, Secretary of State. DECLARATION. 'The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaira in the United States of America, is commanded by his Royal Highcness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf - of his Majesty, to explain and declare, upon the exehange of the Ratifi cations of the Convention concluded at London on the 3d of July of the present year, for regulating the commerce and navigation between the two countries, that in consequence of events which have happened in E u rope subsequent to the signature of the Con vention aforesaid, it has been deemed expedient and determined, inentjunetion with the Allied Sovereigns, that St. Helena shall be the place allotted for the future residence of General Napoleon Buonaparte, tinder such regulations may be necessary for the per fect security of his person ; and it has been resolved, fur that pur pose, that all ships and vessels whatever, as well British ships and vessels as others, excepting only ships belonging to the East India Company, shall be excluded from all comnumication with, or ap proach to, that Island. It has therefore become impossible to comply with so much of the third Article of the Treaty as relates to the liberty of touching for refreshment. at the Island of St. Helena, and the Ratifications of the said Traaty will be exchanged under the explicit declara tion and und o estanding, that the vessels of the United States can not be allowed to touch at, or hold any communication whatever with, the said Island, s o long as the said Isla nd shall c onti nue to be the place of residence of the said Napoleon Buonaparte. (Signed) ANTHONY ST. JNO. BAKER. Washington, November 24, 1815. ic t al _ several supplies which un be required. The commerce of the United States, increasing with the resources and population of the country, will require a commensurate prs:. tection, which a navy alone can afford ; and the experience de-. rived from the active and vigorous employment of a limited Naps,' during the period of the late war, has d&ithistrated its efficient • I clo, theicfore, with confidence, recommend an annual increase of our navy, of one ship of the rate of 71 guns ; two frigates of the ,first class, rated at 41 guns ; and two sloops' of war, which can be built with the surplusage of smaller timber, and with a great saving in that material. The act to increase the Navy, passed Jan. 9,1813, authorised the building of " four ships to rate not less than,74 guns; and six fr's gates, to rate 44 guns each." This act has been partly carried into effect by building three ships of the rate of 74 guns, and three frt. gates of 44 guns, in the Atlantic ports; the residue of the appro priation under that act was applied to the building of large ships and frigates on Lake Ontario. The concentration of our navy in one or two of the principal ports of the United States, where the depth of water is, sufficient for the convenient ingress and egress of the larger vessels, will no. ccssarily lead to the enlargeuient of the navy-yards at such places,. with docks for repairs, and the collection of all important mate' rials for the armament and equipment of the different classes 4 vessels, in order to bring them into active service, upon any emergency, with the advantage of combined force. A general system for the gradual and permanent Increase of the Navy, combining all the various objects connected* with an en. large(' naval establishment: such as building docks, and extending the accommodation of navy-yards and arsenals of general deposit. will form the subject of a more extensive Report, to be laid beton Congress during the present Session. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 9 f • !ction of trade, to ships of war are aii . at cotsuntisith Alteisls hate befio tokto other party ; but taiu the best growth aid quantities of timber for naval constrllt* the usual form, be tiou, preparatory to contracts and purchase: The want of a moahl- he is sent; and loft, for the naval constructor, to lay out the moulds by whiCt s th e improper conduct timber is to be cut atid shaped previonsly to transportation, has, D which he is sent, delayed the complefloq of arrang ements fbr 'an adequate Supply. to law, , it' the laws A building has been erected at theicavy-yard ib this city for that tided Government purpose, and will soon be finished, when the" business will progress. Cannon foundries, manufactories of sheet copper, cordage, tering parties may canvas. and the ineehanic t al.branches, are in a state to furnish the THE NAVY. Rep( rt of the Secretary of the Nary to the Senate, relative so the g r owl and permanent increase of the Nary. The importance of a permanent Naval Establishment appears to be sanctioned by the voice of the nation ; and, I have a satisfac tion in stating, that the means of its gradual increase are cotn .pletely within the reach of our national resources, independently a guy foreign country. The materials for building and equipping PROTESTA N 1 S IN I•RANCE. (FROM A GLASGOW pAPEs.) We have been requested to publish the following Letters ea this subject : " MY LORD—As Chairman of the Glasgow Public Meeting ib behalf of the Protestants of France,'l have the honour, by they direction, to iftelose a copy of their Resolutions; and by theit desire and for their information, respectively to request to know ) whether any farther and more favourable practical result has followed the efflirts of his Majesty Government to arrest the pro:. Kress of those evils which have - 6een so much deplored lity you, Lordship and every thinking person in the nation . , " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's very obedient.Servarit, " Glasgow, Jan. 4. 1816." ,` WILLIAM MUIR!' " ?tic Ifouse,llth January, 1916. " Sin—l have received your letter,of the dth inst..together with a copy of the resolutions passed at a Public Meeting at Glasgow, in behalf of the Protestants of France " lo answer to your inquiries, 1 have only to observe, that recent and authentic information has most fully confirmed the truth of the opinion, that the disturbances in qnestion were never protnoted or encouraged by any acts of the French Government, and that they were using the full weight of their authority and induence to put a stop to them, and to prevent, as far as possible. their recurrence. "' I have the honour to he, Sir, " your very obedient humble Servant, " LIVERPOOL." THE IOSIAN ISLANDS. A German Journal has the loliowing remarks upon the lonian Wands : '• The century which saw Venice, Genoa, Rap" and Poglizs. cease to be independent States, Las pr e sented as. for the second time, with a Repnblic of the lonian Islands. Tll4ll Luse, as tilt' first, Russia comes forward as the father of Ike child, but now Eullaio I •