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This thanes! be penattted cesiblestly to hope, from the daily *cleave in tie sambertmi seise al their ceintributors sad earespoodents. • On ghts rotted, too, they see willing to persuade themoetves, 'that no rest.oial 'ogre of infoiination cm say of the aspertetwats of Attest Pettareny will be titflind 4. escape inquiry, or eel practteal discovert of teal utt:ity or Importance be il•flt1001m1. limy look forward with much pleasure and satisfaction to the radii...mil resources which they have been enabled to p e wride, for tainging to the curly taw, of the fanner, the watious littivatiews, and impr.rectiscrits, which are ow.tinually taking lilac.• in the intik ,oents and machinery of the art, by o Inch the 'shown of the hialow.dinan an• not only greatly (militated and abridged, bat tonsidersbly reduced isi their ears". - ' 11tRITISH tiALI.EIT OP VICTIM" toiler the 11Upenateadear T e TRillaillig,tilliTULY. tread OMKINS. On the tat of February will Ix palsliabeil, No. T. (to ast two. 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A message war received front the Senate, notify ing that they had passed an Act making appropria• lions for the building a sufficient nand) .r of Fun boats, in which they desired the concurrence of this House. Mr. RANDOLPH called for the order of the day on the Resolution submitted by him on Tuesday. Mr. ePHAM moved, that the Committee of the whole be discharged from the farther consideration of those Resolutions, on the ground that the sub jects embraced by them were already before dif ferent Committees of the House. This motion was lost. The House then went into a Committee of the whole on the Resolutions. The first Re.olution was agreed to.—Yeas 60, Nays 51. Mr. Berta said, that the whole number of the militia was 640,000: and estimating the price of guns at 10 dollars; they would cost upwards of six millions of dollars. He therefore moved, to strike out the words "whole body of the" (in the second reclution),•and insert "the 100,000 men held in requisition by the law of tanti, and the 30,000 volunteers, by the law of 1807." Mr. Rsmisotrn said, that he should consider an agreement to this amendment as equivaleut to an indirect rejection of the resolution; because, if adopted, it would turn out in fact, that in order to arm those troops (the greater part of whom were already armed) it would not be necessary to expend a single dollar. He had no intention of drawing on the Treasury for six millions of dollars ; his idea was, that an appropriation, and he hoped a liberal one, would be made towards arming the militia ; and that at the same time the nation should pledge itself to put arms into the hands of every man capable of baring them. He believed, that all the laws for regulating the militia were futile, until arms were procured ; it was of no use to pass such laws, as long as men mustered with walking canes. Nevertheless he thought that uuless out, militia laws were altered, they would, when the militia wats called into service, be nugatory. He would venture to say, that if the same rules were put in practice over freemen, as were adopted over the hirelings of despots, they would occasion dis 7 content, and perhaps mutiny. Mr. CHANDLER moved to amend the amend ment, by adding the words " when called into ac tual service," that the resolution would then read, " Resolved, that provisions ought to be made by law for arming the one hundred thousand militia requited by the law of February, 1807, und the thirty thousand volunteers required by the law of' 1807, when called into actual service." The question was taken on the amendments of fered by Messrs. EPPES and CHANDLER, and they were lost. The resolution, as it originally stood, was agreed to—Ayes 66. The third resolution (that provision ought to be made by the law, for procunng a formidable train of field artillery), was also agreed to without a vision. The Committee of the whole, then rose, and reported their agreement to the resolution. Mr. RANDOLPH called for the ayes and noes, on concurring with the Report of the Committee of the whole ; but before they were taken, the I louse adjourned (four o'clock). BEI - LUSE& 4. The Bill from the Senate, appropriating a sum of money (upwards of 800,000 dollars) for building a sufficient number of gun-boats, was read twice, and referred to the Committee of the whole; to whom was referred, a Bill on the saute subject, re ported by the Committee of aggressions. The House then took up the unfinished business of yesterday. The question was, to concur with the report of the Committee of the whole in their agreement to the 2nd resolution of Mr. Randolph. Mr. WITHERALL, Mr. SOUTHWARD, and Ntr. spolke in favour of the resolution ; and Mr. ALsroe, Mr. TALMADGE, and Mr. ELY, against it; when the question was taken by ayes and noes on the resolution as it originally stood, mud it was,ared to. Ayes, 72, Noes, 63. The third resolution, (for the purchase of a for midable train of artillery) was also agreed to, a it 'lout a division. SEDATE OF THE UNITED STATE.C. Dr.cIJISE& 1. The Bill reported by Mr. Adams, tt For the peeservation of peeve, and maintenance of the authority of the United States, in the ports, har bours, and waters under their jurisdiction, " after underpins; a slight amendment, was ordered to a third reading without a division. The question was taken on striking out the 6th section, which interdicts the entailer of all British arm ed vessels into the ports and waters of the United States, and vests the President with power to take off the pro hibition whenever, in his opinion, due reparation shall be made, and lost.—Yeas, 3—Nays, 26. DECEMBER 3. The Bill, making an appropriation for the more effectual der:ire of the ports and harbours of the • United States, was passed with but littic division. DEC I.NIIIIR 4. The Bill to enable the President to raise a Re , wiment of Infantry and a Battalion of Cavalry, was passe/l. Statenivit exhibiting the number and condition of the frigate,* uad other vessel.: of war of the United States, &e. hid, rierensent to order, before Congreeo, by the Secretory of the Nort e. : :shimbie la mire—frigates,-itintios, repairing . sad Chesapeake, both 131' 44 Less ; ship Wimp, 101 ma. r Were and Argo., both of R . ,: schooner Reveal*, 14 ketrbis Spitfire, 7;* ;.• Arks, 11 Vesaviss, 11 ;•—,/no-loiats, sixty, and si-veu tmdde, 5,7 s ism Ready fur service.—Frigaies, constellation, of 46, awl Adam., of 32 gee; brag Slioris„ It; selesonar Euterpriae, IJ guns, siol Yee viii-boat. R.:pairing, and rirvrty ready fug servirr —Frigates, t toted State , , Al ; F‘sex, / did dubs Adams, 12 guns K.-gamins ineemnieralits repsir.—Brig Vixen, is ; sod 'eh .er Nautilus, 14 gem. cousiderabie rriatir —rrigates, President, 44; sod New-Yurk, boob of 36 row: • hichiJiwg one 1J uttu avert r. NEW.YOM, DEC. 7. We ate told, that on Sunday inoniing, a Britith 74, and two frigates, anchored in LynNivea Dal e y that the Officers every day since then, land from them near the Pleasure House; that an in habitant in the neighbourhood of the Pleasiite House (whose name we do not at present wish to Mention), has had the temerity of supplying them with some necesearies ; "intimation of which has been given to Brigadier-General Mathew.. DEC. $. Dispatches from Mr. Irvine, our Minister at Madrid, were received at Norfolk on the 28th ult. by the Superior, Forbes, from Barcelona. • Capt. Young. in 12 days, from Port-au-Prince, inform., that things remained nearly in the same state they were two months ago ; that between the two armies of Christophe and Petion, each con sisting of nearly the same number of men, several skirmishes bad taken place, but that no decisive action had been fought. A Gentleman arrived in Boston a few days since from Cape Cod, reports, that there had been forty seven human bodies taken up on that shore since the late stOrm. DEC. 10. The Non-linportation Act goes into operat►on on Monday next, unless Congress, during the pre sent week, repeal or suspend it for a further pe riod. The House of Representatives of Pennsylvania have refused to answer the Governor's Speech, 43 to 42. ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 7. The Editor of The Daily Advertiser will confer a singular. favour upon an i njured fellow-citizen, by inserting the following facts : " On the lath of June last, I sailed in the ship Royal Sovereign, of 44 guns end 75 men, bound from Charleston to New Providence and St. Do mingo. Nothing material occurred until the 17th July following, when we were boarded from His Britannic Majesty's ship Chichester, of 44 guns, bound for the Island of ()Alm, who immediately. impressed all the Royal Sovereign's officers, (the surgeon, gunner and steward only excepted) toge ther with 22 seamen, chiefly Americans, and my self, although not -in the capacity of a seaman, not giving us tune to procure the smallest article more than had on; in this situation they hur 'tied us on board the 44, iind made sail for Barra coe, in the Island of Cuba, against . 'Which place they were ordered with a detachment from the 119fh ,Tiffferary Regiment of Infantry. • The SPanis". as we bore up to attack the port and batteiies r opened with a heavy tire 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 hail landed, we ureic compelled to retreat, and bear away for New Providence, with both chain-pumps con stantly going. We watered at Providence, and made sail for Jamaica, the ship wanting imme diate repair. . " Having arrived at the King's Dock-yard, on the 20th of August, in Port Royal, the people were placed under ceotinels night and day; but fortunately, on Sunday night, 1...5t11 o:tolier last, I found the means of snaking my escape from Bri tish oppression, and arrived s afeatKingston, where I was receive'lwith every mark of hospitality and disinterested friendship, by Captain F. Lucke(' of the ilkrt, bound to Alexandria ' and through whose unexampled goodness, I h ave been once more safe landed in America. I am, Sir, with respect, " Your Fellow Citizen, " Dec. 7,1807." MISS COOILE." FRENCH DECREE. (TRANSLATION.) EITRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE OFFICE THE SECRETARIES OP STATE. Palace of Milo, 23d Nov. 3°7 Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of Rhine : Upon the Report of our Minister of the nanees, we have decreed and do &twee as follows Art 1 AU veer& whirl., after having touched at England, from any isotive whatsoever, shall enter the poets of France, 'hall be seized and confiscated, as well sa their cargoes, without exception or distinction of commodities or inerchan disc I I The Captains of vess.elv who shall cuter the ports France, shall, on the day of their arrival, proceed to the . flee of the Imperial (*tortoise, and there make a declaratios of the place from %laidt they sailed, of the ports they I put into, and inhibit their masifests, bills of lading, sea pets, and log hooks. W hell the Captain shall Imre signed and delivered his claretion, and curnittunicated his papers, the head officer the Customs shall interrogate the sailors separately, in mare of two overseen. If it results from this naminati that the vessel has tour.bed at England, independently , seisms': and confiscation of the said ship and cargo, l'aptain, as well as those sailors, who, upon their examina tion, shall have made a false declaration, shall be deemed moaners, sod shall not he. set at liberty until after' paid the sum of ti,rem franks, Be a personal penalty Captain, and 500 franks for eac► of the sailors so arrested, over sad ahoy, the pains incurred by those who falsify " papers end log hooks. 111. If advice* or information, communicated to the rectors of our (*.ovum's, give rise to any suspicions ss orit, , iti of the cargoes, they shall be provisionally werebtruse soul it ic ascertained and decided t►at they do not come Eagberid, or her Colonies. IV. Our Conisaimaries for commercial relations, who , vsr certificates of migin for inerchandise laden in the parts t►e* vesidenee, destined fur that of France, shall not tltens..elves to ea attestation that the mercem.—._ steadies do not rosne from Enema or her Colonies or Coin !serer ;—they shall indicate the place M origin, the dorm meats which base been laid before them in support of the dandies which has bees made to them, and the manse of ' Wpm] board of which they have been primarily transported from the place of origin into that of their tcsidenee. They shall address a duplicate of their certificate to r CousecUvr of State * Directorticucral of our cvalocis. gressi V. Onr Ministers fur External Relations, War, sod r. tempi I arms, are charged, each so far as concerns hinasif, crag Bill f ti the execation of the present Decree , huhu (Signed) NAPOLEON. By the Elaperor ; Seise 6. the Secretary of State ; I motie (Signed) idUoViti 11.1HA1rr. it was Conform to the original; .„ 4 tine The Minister of the Finances ; Btu (Signed) GAUDIN. Conform to the original ; .Stattlt The Counsellor of state, Commandant of the Lrgiuc of stilt Honour, Director-General of the Customs of the i n beei Ore ; (Signed) COLLIN. crown ,- next • THE BRITISH PRESS • Oath more LON 1)0N, the FRIDAY, JAN. 9. into Bill e e IiONAPAITE ISSUru a new Decree, of which of IE give a copy, at Milan, on the sad of November.— non- u It enacts, that a the Captains of vessels, which ea- subj ▪ ter the ports of France, shall make a declaration of the place from which they sailed, and the ports chief/ they have put into, &c. that the sailors shall be intim J examined separately, touching this declaration, lion the t and if it results from this examination, that the ensue „ vessel has touched at England, indepeudeutiv nc:C nip of the seizure and confiscation of the ship suns and cargo, the Captain and such of the Wei ip i d sailors who shall upon examination have given a false oar o- answer to any question put to them, shall be deemed lye th prisoners, and shall not be set at liberty until after pis raj „, payment of a fine of 5000 francs for the Captain, and ase ly. SW, for each of the sailors so imprisoned, over and pa he above the penalties incurred by those who falsify tear their papers and log-books." A rumour of this • Decree had previously reached town, in which it le PI was much mistepresehted. It will be seen that it ir- adopts no new ground or principle, but is merely in .1e furtherance of the Decree of the 17th, and for the Ci he purpose of insuring its execution.—Like the rest he hd of this anti-commercial system, it is more properly nd a Decree agaisist neutrals than against England.— L , ad Ile woulithe a hold man, indeed, who should incur se VIM soul its penalties, and submit himself to the ordeal which al fa y it ordains, with a hope ofescapnlg punishment—We )n- may venture to assert , that after this Decree, no and neutral that shall have touched at an English port, ti e. will dare to visit Fran c e. This Decree, however, on is not commensurate with that of the 17th of No- 1 41 p ie vember ; for it does not appear to extend to neutrals but t, i which have 'seen searched by English cruisers at sea ; a In- a circumstance which, though invorteetary on the 'ere part of the 'muted. according to that Decree makes and of her good and lawful prize. • ugh ewe The statement in some - of the Papers, that all the ports of Spain or Portugal are to be strictly 4 i - blockaded, and that all applications made by the Merchants for licenses to trade to any port its those countries, have been refused, is not c•rrect. —An Order, we believe, will appear in The Gm- iette of Saturday, fur placing certain ports of or Spain and Portugal in a state of blockade ; and it • , has been thought right to withhold Licenses until °7 * the publication of the Order, because otherwise a of Men:hunt might obtain a License to trade to a e .•• • the port, and that port Iscing afterwards placed in a I , state of blockade, the License would he useless. hi- : It has been stated, that orders have been sent to i" thud, the different Custom-houses, to require from all 1, mace, American vessels about to sail for any port of the r g .° "`+ Continent, sufficient security for the payment of any when- duty which may be imposed next Session of Parlia- o, o f uncut. This is not correct. American vessels may h e Of- sail to any port on the Continent. if the cargo con- wation slits of the produce or manufactures of this hav e Country, or the Colonies, or with any Cargo, except "" the articles enumerated in the Orders of Council. The owner of any Neutral Vessel about to sail to a his de- Km , a port on the Continent with those articles, is called in pee - upon to give security for She payment of the duties; nation, and if the Vessel should sail without such security of the having been given, she will be liable to be seized by lot the our Cruisers, in pursuance of the Orders in Council. ; amino This Regulation II:C3 been enforced ever since the' leerned Orders were issued. • baring f`a. the We have received New York Papers to the loth rtiNted, last, and Philadelphia to the p ith. They preaent ty their a new case of the impressment of American sea- t h e Di . men, which promises tobecome a frititful source of to the abuse and violence against this country. An article housed, in the Philadelphia Paper states. that His Ma- ne from JESTeti ship Chichester, on the 14th of June, nn- pressed i nnut of the Officers, and 512 seamen, all ho deli- Americans, on board the American a rmed vessel ports a the Royal Sovereigx, and carried them to Cuba ; COLIfi or eous. for the purpose of attacking Barnscoa ; which Or Corn- having proved unsuccessful, the Chichester was to duct- obliged to bear away for Jamaica, leaving a f the de- detachment of the Tipperary Militia in the le of the hands of the Spaniards. Such is the account exported given in .the Philadelphia Paper ; upon its ht:- I C t o our curacy we are not competent to decide. The New • York Papers coutaiu the proceedings in Cie-,