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in the pursuits of honest industry, and securing to ev-ry one the property which that acqaires, it a ould not be supposed the: any safeguatds could he mod e.' against insurredion or enterprize, oil the public peace or authority. The laws, however, aware that these should net he trusted to mei2l restraints only, have wisely provided punishment for these crimes, when committed. But would it not salutary to give also the means of preventing their commission? Where an enterprize is meditated by private indi viduals against a foreign nation, in mite with the United States, powers of prevention. to a co-- • tain extent, are given by the laws. World they not be as reasonable and useful, where the enterprise preparing is against the United States? While adverting to this branch of law, it is proper to observe, that in enterprises meditated against fo reign nations, the ordinary procers of binding to the observance of the peace and good befeaviour, could it be extended to ads to be done out of the jurisdic tion of the United States, would be effeduol in eine: cases where the offender is able to keep out of sight every indication of his purpose which could draw on r him the exercise of the powers now given by law. The States on the coest of Bat bat y seem generally elispoved at present to reaped peace and hiendship. 1;i01 l'uuis aloe, some too:quint). remains. Per- . ,t.d that it is our interest to maintain our peace •• oith them on equal terms. or not at all, I propose to send, in due lime, a reinforcement into the Me diterrant an, unless previous information shall show it to be unnecessary. We continue to receive proofs of the growing at tachment of our Indian neighbours, and of their disposition to place all their interests tinder the pa. tronaee of the United States. These dispositions are inspised by their confidence in our justice, and in the sincere concern we feel for their welfare. And as long es we disehorge these high and honourable functions with the integrity and grind faith which algae can entitle us to their contiuuance, we may expect to reap the just reward in their peace and friendship. Tht expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best commu nication from Ova( to the Pacific Ocean, has had all the success which could have been expected. 'limy have traced the Missouri nearly to its source, de wended the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. ascer tained, with accuracy, the geography of that interest• • ing communication across our continent, learnt the character of the country, of its commerce and inha biteets, and, it is but justice to say, that Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, and th.ir brave companion, have, .•y this arduous service, deserved well of their couno y. Tee attempt to explore the Red River. under the direction of Mr. Freeman, though coodufted with a zeal and prudence meriting entire approbation, ha not been equally successful. After proceeding up it about six hundred miles, nearly as far a; the French settlemenu had extended, while the country ' .ryas in their possession, our geographers were obliged to return, without completing their work. Very useful additions have :also been made to nor kreasibedge of the Mississippi, by Lietoeitant Pike, who has ascended it to its source, and whose jeureal and map. giviog the details of his journey, will shortly be ready for commuuication to ooth Houses of Caetgress. Those of Messrs. Lewis, Choke, and Freeman, will tor/aim further time to be dioestio: anal prepared. These important surveys, in aedi. lion to those before possessed, furnish materials for conitallacing an accurate map of the Mississippi and its westera waters. Sonic principal rivers, however, remain still to be explored, towards which the au thorisation ot Congiess, by moderate appropriations, will ha requisite. I congratulate you, Fellow Citizens, on the t ap proach of the period at which you may interpose your authority constitutionally, to withdraw the Citizens of the United States lions all further'parti cip.ation in those violations of human rights, which Lave been so to ,g continued on the unoffending in haLitonts of Attics, and which the morality, the reputation, and the best interests of our country, have long been eager to proscribe. Although no law you may pass can take prohibitory effed till the gist day of the year 180 S, yet the intervening period is not ton long to prevent. by timely notice, expedi tions which caunot be completed before that day. The receipts of the Treasury, during the year ending on the 30th clay of September last, have amounted t r near fifteen millions of dollars ; which have enabled us, after meeting the current demands, to pay two millions seven hundred thousand dollars of the Amerman claims, in part of the price of Louisiana ; to pay, of the funded debt, upwards of three millions of principal, and nearly four of in terest ; and, in addition, to reimburse, in the course el the present month, near two niillians of five and en halt per cent. stock. These payments and reins. harsements of the funded debt, with those whieh had been made in the four years and an half pre ceding, will, at the close of the present year, have extinguished upwards of twenty-three millions of principal. The duties composing the Mediterranean fund will cease, by law, at the end of the present Session. Considering, however, that they are levied chiefly on luxuries, and that we have an impost on salt, a ne cessary of life, the free use of which otherwise is so * d - important, I recommend to your consideration the • e etiepressinn of the ditties on salt, and the continu seinn of the Mediterranean fund, instead thereof, for a short time ; after which, that also will become unnecessary for any purpose now within contempla tion. When both of these branches of revenue shall, in this way, be relinquished, there will still, ere long, be an accumulation of monies in the treasury. be yond the instalment of public debt, which we are per mitted by contract to pay. They cannot, then, •elithout a modification assented to by the public cre ditors, be applied to the extinguishment of this debt, and tire creaplete liberation of our revenues, thernost desirable dill objects. Nor, if our peace continues, will they be eetnting for any other existing purpose. The question, therefore, now comes forward, to what other object shall these surplusses be appro. priated, and the whole surplus of impost, after the entire discharge of the public debt., and during those intervals when the purposes of war shall not cell for deem ? Shall we suppress the impost, and give that advantage to foret a over domestic ma. utrfoctures ? On a few articles of more general --~-.~; son, will doubtless be rig ht; but the great mass of the articles on which impost is paid, are foreign luxuries, purchased by those only who ate rich enoogli to afford themselves the use of them. Their pattiotism would certainly prefer its continuance, and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other ob jeas of public improvement, as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers. By these operations, new channels of eo.nnittilication will be opened between the States ; the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified. and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties. Education is here placed among the articles of public care, not that it would he proposed to take its ordinary branches out of the bands of private enterpi ize, which manages so much better all the concerns to which it is equal: but a public institution can alone supply those sciences, which, though rarely called for, are yet ne cessary to complete the circle, all the parts of which contribute to the improvement of the country, and some of them to its preservation. The snbjeft is now proposed tor the consideration of Congress, because, if approved, the time the State Legislatures shall have delibei aced on this ex tension of the federal trusts, and the laws shall have passed, and other arrangements made for their exe cution, the necessary funds will be on hand, and without employment. I suppose an amendment of the Constitution, by consent of the States, necessary ; because the (Nee!' now recommended are not among those enumerated in the Constitution, and to which it permits the public monies to be applied. The present consideration of a national establish anent for education, particularly, is rendered proper by this circumstance also, that if Congress, approv ing the proposition, shall yet think it more eligible to found it on a donation of lands, they have it now in their power to endow it wi.h those which will be amr. toe earliest to produce the necessary income. Th, t-undation would have the advantage of being tod , dent on war. which may suspend other im provements. by requiting for its own purposes, the resources destined for them. _ . . This, Citize .s, is the state of the public in terests, at the present moment, and according to the information now possessed. But such is the situa tion ed . the nation. nt Europe, and such, too, the predicament in which we stand with corn- of them, Cf.+ we cannot rttly, with certainty, on the prfsent raped of .ur affairs, that may change from moment to moment, during .he course of your session, or after ytu shall have separated. Oar duty is, therefore, t' 4et upon the things as they are, and to ma►e a seasonable provision for whatever they may be. ‘N ere armies to be raised whenever a spite k of war is visible in our horizon, we never should have been without them. Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never hap pened, instead of being reserved for what is really to take place. A steady, perhaps a quickened pace in preparations for the deience of our seaport towns and sewers, an early settlement of the most exposed ar.l vulnerable parts of the country, a militia so or ganized, that its effeCtive portions can be called to any point in the U.lion, or volunteers instead of than, us serve a sufliaent time, are means which may always be ready, yet never preying upon our resr.urc.ir, until alually called into use. They will mainc . litt the public interests, while a more permanent toter shall be in a course of preparation. But much will depend on the promptitude with which these me..n+ can be brought into aSivity. If war he forced upon us, in spite of our long and vain ap peals to the justice • f nations, rapid and vigorous movements, in its outset, will go far towards se curing us in its course and is.ue, and towards thro.ving its burdens on those who render necessary the resort from reason to force. The re,alt of our negociations, or srch it cidents in their cnto• as may enable us to infer their pro bable issue; further movements also on our Western Iron: as may chew whether wet- is to be pressed there, while negotiation is protrailed else where, shall be communicated to ynu from time to time, as they become known to me ; with whatPver other information I possess, or may receive, which may aid your deliberations on the great national interests committed to your charge. Dec. 2, ISe/6s !'x. Jeereesotr. HOUSE OF REPRESEK I ATIVES, Me. 9. SPICIAL MESSAGIr /ROA Tilt Pt&IIIDINT or THE UNITED %T•TI6S, Referred to Messrs. John Randolph, Marion, Van Conandt. M'Creery, and Chandlers. To the Smile sel Holm of Represent°tiers of the United States of America. I have the satishation to inform you, that the ne geciation depending between the United States and the Government of Great Britain, is proceeding in a spirit of friendship and accommodation, which promises a result of mutual advantage. Delays, indeed, have taken place, occasioned by the long ill ness and subsequent death of the British Minister charged with that duty. But the Commissioners appointed by that Government to resume the nego. eiation, have shewn every disposition to hasten its progress: it is, however, a wurk of time; as many Arrangements are necessary to place our future har mony on stable grounds. In the mean time, we find, by the communications of our Plenipotentia- ries, that a temporary suspension of the Aft of the last Session, prohibiting certain importation', would, as a mark of candid disposition on our part, and of confidence in the temper and views with which they have been wet, have a happy offal on its cour.e. A step se friendly will a ff ord further evidence , that all our proceedings have flossed from views of ju;tice and conciliation, and that we give them wil lingly that form which may best meet correspond ing dispositions. Add to this, that the same mot:eel which pro duced the postponement of the At till the I;:ith of November last, are in favour of its further 'aspen. sion : and as n• have reason to hope that it may soon yield to arrangements of mutual consent and convenience, justice seems to require that the same measure may be dealt out to the few cases which may fall within its short course, a; to all others pre ceding and follov.ing it. I cannot, therefore, hut recommend the suspension of this aft for a reasonable time, on considerations of justice, amity, and the public interests. • Dee. J. t bu6. Tu. Jurcasoo. etc. I. Mr. J. Randlph, Chairman the Committee, to whom was referred the Pi esident's Message, of yesterday, rep nted a Bill for suspending the Non importation Ad. It was twice read, and referred to the Committee of the whole to-morrow. Dee. 5 After the presentations of various Petitions of a private and local nature, the Order of the Day was called on the Bill to suspend the Non•importatiou A& Committee of the whole. Mr. TINNY in the Chan. Mr. J. RANDOLPH—. While the seledt Committee were deliberating on this 8011. two periods were mentioned with which to fill the blank, for the con tinuance of the suspension, the lit of June, and some time next session. I will move to till the blank with the Slit Dec. Iso7. For filling the blank Dec. 31, 1807, 48—against it 62. Mr. Si.o•N-1 am in favour of this Bill, but I am unwilling to extend the suspension beyond the 20th of February next. Mr. Ai.svoti and Mr. Sulu e spoke in favour of postponing the consideration of the Bill till Monday. Mr. R ‘NDOLPN objefted. To-morrow was moved, and carried-60 for it. DM. 6. Mr. SLOAN opposed the Motion for filling the blank is the Bill for suspending the nen-importation Ad with December :Slit, 17407. He was for a shorter time than either December 31 st, or July Ist. Mr. CROWNINSN I CLD desired the ayes and noes. The ayes were 45.—The noes 27. Mr. RalloeirN. Gentlemen seem disposed to snake this an important question. I request thy ayes and noes be taken on filling the blank with July ISt. The ayes were 97. lbenoes 12. July Ist was carried. The bill ordered for a third reading this day. The Speaker immediately informed the House that the Bill was already en grossed for a third reading. Mr. RANDOLPN requested the ayes and noes on the passing of the Bill. Mr. SLOAN said he should vote against the Bill, not account of his hostility to the principles of the Bill, but on account of the time, it being cztencl ed further that he thought it ought to be. The ayes were 101—The noes 5. The noes were Messrs. Green, Hamilton, S.san, Varnum, and 1). R. Williams.—The House their adjourned. 'cm-Tots, vac. 11. Letters from Philadelphia state, that the French frigate Le Itafrrrews, of 44 guns, now at that place, will shortly be condemned, the French agents not being able to procure the means of repairing her. t•ew-Toatt, DEC. 13. A letter from a respeslabk friend at lVashington, informs us, tlLst the Act to suspend the Noosim portatinn Law, which had passed the /louse ttf Re presentatives, was introduced into the Senate on the 9th inst referred to a seleCt Committee of Messrs. Giles, Baldwin, and Mitchell ; reported On with out amendment: and passed to a third reading." (Cam. Ado.) FOREIGN INTIiLLIGENCE. FORTY-FOURTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. WARSAW, DCC. 21. Yesterday the Emperor inspeded the works of Praga, where eight tine redoubts, with palisadoes, bastions, &c. inclose a space of 1500 toises, and form, upon the whole, the entrenched camp. The Vistula is one of the largest rivers in the world. The Bug, though considerably smaller, is still larger than the Seine. The bridge over the Bug is completed. Gen. Gauthier, with the 25th and Bath regiments of infantry, occupies the the Atom, which Gen. Chasseloup has fortified with great skill; so that this Site du pont, which is nearly 400 wises in extent, together with the morasses and the river, in close an entrenched camp which is capable of cover ing the whole army upon the right rank, and pro teding it from any attempt by the enemy. A bri gade of the light cavalry of the reserve has skir mishes with the Russian cavalry every day. On the lath, Marshal Davoust felt the neces sity of strengthening and improving his camp upon the right bank of the river, and likewise occupying a small island at the mouth of the Ur ha. The enemy perceived the conveniency of this past, and a heavy fusillade immediately commenced between the advanced posts ; however, the conquest of the island remained with the French. Our loss con sisted of a few wounded. The Officer of the En gineers, Clouet, a young man of great premise, re ceived a ball in the breast. On the 19th, a regiment of Cossacks, assisted by the Russian Hussars, endeavoured to surprise the pictutet of Light Cavalry at the the Is pont of Cie Bug ; but the pieqset had taken such a position as secured it against any surprise. The first regiment of Hussars, and a Colonel, with a squadron of the 13th, immediately coming to the assistance of the picquet, the enemy veere thrown into confusion. In this trifling affair we had three or four men wound ed, but the Colonel of the Cossacks was killed and thirty men; twenty-five horses fell into our hands. There are no men so wretched and cowardly as the Cossacks; they are a scandal to human nature. They pass the Bag. and violate the Austrian neu trality every day, merely to plunder a house in Gal licia, or to compel the inhabitants to give them brandy, which they drink with great avidity. But since the late campaign, our cav dry is accustomed to the mode of attack tunic use of by these wretches, and notwithstanding their numbers, and their hideous cry on these occasions, they await them without alarm, and it is well known that two thou sand of these wretches are not equal to the attack of a squadron of our cavalry. Marshal Augereau passed the Vistula at Utratta. General Laivesee entered Plonsk, after drawing out the enemy. Marshal Soult passed the same river at Vizo. groJ. Marshal Bessieres was at Kikol on the lath, with the second corps of the Cavalry of Reserve. Hu advanced guard is At Sorpex. There have been se veral affairs between our cavalry and the Prussian Hussars, of whom a great muntser have been made prisoners. 'llie right bank of the Vistula is quite cleared. I• Marshal Ney, , with his light corps, supports Mar. By LEIGH and S. SOTHEBY, Ronk-villers, At their House, No. 14S, Strand, on TUESDAY NEXT, • and the Seven following Days (Sunday excepted), rfilif: entice remaining LI BItA It Y of GEORGE MASON, Esti lately deceased To which is added , a wien , lid Collection of Woke to Italian and French Liberatore likeoise Engloh acid Foreign History, Voyager, Travels, Belles Lettref, and Miweelanies The Rooks are many of them bound in various coloured Memiecoe, Russia, and all in excellent condition. T , l be viewed, and Ce:ateguee to be had at the place of Sale (price id.) LONDUS :—Yrontad u. G DAVIUSON. No 17, Duke's Bow-street, CJI , Cn t• Garde", and puhlehed at the lidice, No 1,, Beek of St. Clements Church, Strand. ht W. s of No. 7, New Belioll4ltlr , i, 1.0114 Ave. Orders, .Ire. ter th,. raper, gent to the (Ace (r.Sipald) will be deli ausoded to. chat Bessieres: and his tight, at the same time, ex. tends to th.it under the command of Marbhal the Prince of Pante Cur7c. Thus every corps is 8n motion, and if the enemy remains in his position. a battle will take place in 4 fiw days. With (:ad's help, the inn cannot be un. certain. the Russian Army it con..mohled by C,4 11 . Icamentko;, an old man about seventy-five years ‘.l age. The Generals Bushowden and Benningl4eu command under bins. General Michelson has, beyond a doubt, pers e . trated into Moldavia, and there ate accounts that lie arrived at Jassy on the 19th of November. We ate .ISSU:ed that kis Generals took bender by storm, and put every one to the sword. Here behold war de. stared against the Porte without reason or pretext! but at St. Perersburgh it was thought that the mo. ment had arrived when France and Pruata. the to s powers who had the greatest interest in preservin g the independence of the Porte, being at war, was Oil most favourable petted for sithjogaing the Turic4l ; empire. Still the deny of one month have deleati.: that projeft, and to these events the Porte shall he indebted for its preservation. The Grand Duke of Berg has a fever, but he is better-. The weather is as mild as at Paris in the month of OClober, but rainy, which makes it incten. venient. We have taken measures for the di river ) . of a sufficient quantity of wine, in order to support the vigour of the troops. The palace of the King of Poland, at Warsaw. is a fine edifice. and well furnished. 'there are several noble palaces and private houses in this city Our hospitals are well established, which is no small advantage in this country. The enemy seems to have a number of sick ; they alsolose greatly by deserters ; and of the Prussians we hear nothing, for even whole corps of them have deserted, to avoid that continual contempt which they might expea among the Russians. CORN L,VGH.-ISGI., JAN. 16. The further arrivals ..f Wheat to day make mid Magni. ple , „ and sales in this trade arc ina , lit flea -i!r; and vow!, with ordinary :ample% :ire at lets. Rye is somewhat cheap Barley c re mes i.r I irge suit; 41 a, and inferior qiialitim (melte decline in price; Malt likewise, and tew buyer:. Beans, of each description, are limry in sales. Some farther ropes.,! Oar, are airived ; ordinary sample, a.e rather lower. Float without alteration; tine American 44;5. t.i Sla per band. CURRENT PRICE OF GR AIN. Wheat........ 595. 70s. 80s. • Ite,dis 4ts. Od• Fine 86.. 04. Tick Beans 1... Rye 4os 45..04. Oats 21. 27. !it: 31.-ley e.l2s. 42.. 04. Polands 324. au ~,• Malt 68.. 74'. Od. I Rape Seed. 2.1. 271. 1, . White Pea 85s. 88s 01. Ei••e 744. At . ( ;rell P... 44. 48.. 0.1. .. 65s n COAL-MARKET. JAN 17. Ships at Market. Seid. Price. 97 ..Newcastle 2 .. Sunderland 1 46. thl a Of 04 2 . Ciuders . 1 31. 6d a Cs ea PRICE OP STOCKS. YESTERDAY. Bank tack 3 per Cant. Reduced S per Cent. Consols 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Nary Lone Annuaie. l7l-16 17 Impanel S per Cent Uranium Ind.a Bonds .. . Exchequer Bills Ss.4l-prern. Enteic.ll Lottery l',Llccts Consols for T. BISH. Stock-Brolt,r, 4, CernhiH, ad 9, Charing era.. COURSE OF EV Amittteniam 36 7 I U. Ditto at Sight 36 10 Rotterdam ll II 2 U. almburgh 34 8 2;U. Altona 34 9 2illl. P,rs 1 day't date 24 10 MANGE, JAN. 16. Venice 5l Nu C. Naples Lisbon 611 Oporto ..61_ liuhl in Cork l2 ■ut.t.tox l. it. 1. Portugal Gold in Coin and Bars per or. Neer D•niirloons.. New Dollar., 0 5 51 Silver in Bars New Louie each Agio of the Bank on ifoilaulls Si per Cent. R D . o trt t 4u : 24 14 2U. .... 24 14 tde ‘f a•lii.l Ditto 391 effect. Caolit Ditto 39i effect. Bab,* 381 Legh.on 481 Germ .4S RI WIIIS Ou Tuesday last, the 13th inst. t he Lady of G. S. Marten. EA. of Saundridv-Lodgc. Hens, of a Son. (1,1 Thursday senuaght, the Lady of Sir Edward Knatc Rart. of a daughter. MARRIAGE. On Tuesday sennight, at St. htcheof's Church, Coventry. the Rev. Robert Simplon, L.L. i. V..ar of St. Michael's and Chaplain to the Right lino. Lord Eardley, to Mir 'rand), daughter of Daniel randy, of the Ct.storns London. DEATHS. On the 6th inst. at hishousr,Slos ne-square, Chelsea, CeL Bottom, many years in the lion. East li.dia Compony's service. and late Lieutenant• Governor of St. Helena, azi‘i 70. On Thurad.iv, the 6th ir.st. Jane, the wife of Clement Wat stinky, E.q. Vice Lieutenant for the county •f Leicester She was eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Parkins, of Bunny, is the county of Nottingham, and niter to the late I ord Ranclid• Lately, at Moraine, in Sicily, Philip Weldon, Esq. Captain in the 29th Regimental' Foot. He was a brave and desert* racer, highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. HIGH WATER. 1141.4 DAY, AT LONDON BRII)GL Morn. SALES BY AUCTION. PRAMS Kum. 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