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AMERICAN PAPERS. `Extract of a Letter from the Non. Mr. Jobnscin,' to his friend in Scott Coanty, (Kea.) dated City of Washington, March 28. "Ne are determined to declare war before we a djourn, . and we are determined to adjourn in a week; say the last of next month. Nothing but the Want of troops in the North prevents a decla ration of tzar at this moment .°' EMBARGO ANT) WAR. " BOSTON, MAY, 5 meeting of the Citizens o f the county of Plymouth, was held at Plymouth " Friday last, for the purpdse of remonstrating against Embargo and War. The Hon. George P. 4 • — ll (Lge presided. We learn that the meeting --- generally attended, and that a spirited rvie -4.%0rial tq Congress was adopted." CHAMBERSBURGH, APRI. 28'.---GOVerTIOr Ilult Was in this - place last week, on his way from Wash .. Ington City, and, we are told, stated that he was to repair to Detroit, from whence he was to make 4 descent upon Upper Canada with 3000 troops." cf NIAGARA (lirPsER CANADA), Arnit 18.—We have • igst been informed by unquestionable autho al,t3r.) that an express arrived on Wednesday even , Vast, at the American garrison (fort Niagara), i rthl"--. the Governor of the State, notifying to the eftmandant of the garrison, that a large number. O troops were on their way to Otswego, Niagara, 1 _ 8414 Detroit ! We have not heard all the particu '4ll, of the express, nor for what their troops are "'fling, but certain it is that no peaceful object tan be in their view., This important information We hope will induce the President to make such 4 ba alteration among the Officers of our militia, as Fill at least do away that disgust which every good Itlbiect entertains at the present disgraceful nomi llati°n• In addition to thekabove hostile prepara , tI O I-1 , the whole of . the militia in the vicinity of t he Niagara River and Lewis Town Were yesterday out, and regularly armed and accontred for al service."—(New York Advertiser, May 8.) 4 Bill for tha Prot.ectiort, Recovery, and Indemni. .fication of American Seamen. Whereas, by the treaty of amity, commerce; aid navigation, made between his Britannic Ma jesty and the United States, at London, on the 19 th day of November, 1794, it is agreed that th ere shall- be a firm, Inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between 414 Britannic Majesty, his heirs and successors, " . 11 4 the 'United States of America, and between tll.eir respective countries, territories; towns, and l' Q '"Dle of, every degree, without. the exception of iv ii : ll "l's or places. And whereas his Britannic ';iesty has caused to be impressed out of the ships of the United States, sailing on the high seas, tinde r the American flag, divers liege Citizens of 3 -id States, and hath compelled them to serve on ' board the ships of war of Great Britain, and to oat against the United States, and numbers of th em yet detained, contrary to express provision of .• • said treaty, and in violation 'of their natural liberty, and against the peace -of the United States. be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives of America; in . Congress as-, %nbled, That from and after the 4th day of June any person or persons who shall impress .1 native seanian of the United States, sail on the high seas, or, 'in any port, Jiver, talr en, basin, or bay,, under pretence or colour of csuamission from any foreign power, shall, for e ery such offence,be adjudged a pirate and felon, a nr i on conviction, suffer death ; apd the trial, in S uch cas es , shall be had where the offender is ap- Preh -ended, or may be first brought. S ee. 2. And b.e it further enacted, That it•sliall lawful for any seaman, sailing under the flag to t he United States on any , person or persons at iqt•ing to impress him. by force or violence from ' 3ll board any vessel of the United States on high t e ,, to 's., or in any port, river, haven, basin, or bay, r epel by force ; and irany, person so attempt.' vto impress said seamen shall be killed, Maimed, r o w ounded, it shall be lawful for such seaman, theon. •, gene r al issue, to .give the special matter in 71d enee, wlliich is hereby declared a perfect jus tifi Se e. 3. And be it further enacted, That on in-; ~.) rnla tion being given to the President of the uTt; (ted States pr wing satisfactorily to him, that a i ~J citizen of the United States shall have been 1111 P1 essed, and shall be yet detained, or shall here t'ter be impressed, to cause the Most rigorous re taliation on o f any the subjectS.of said Govern -111 ett taken.on the high seas, or within the Bri tish territories, whom he is hereby authorised to ease to be taken an d se i ze d f or th a t purpose, any t at Y to the contrary notwithstanding. 8 ". 4. And b e it further enacted,That any sea -414113 heretofore or hereafter impressed, shall be, a tid Ile Is hereby authorised; . to attach, in the hands debtY British , su bj ec t, or in the hands of any, th; °r of any liritish subject, a sum equal to 111 Y dollors per month for the whole time Ile 111 11114. re been detainedon board any British essel or vessels ; arid that Any some of money so attached out of the hands of any debtor, shall be a opay ment of so much of said debt to said creditor ; and on plea of payment or set off the same may be given in evidence and allowed in any suit for the recovery of the said debt, any treaty to the con trary notwithstanding. Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby autho rised to capture, byway of reprisal, as , many Bri tish subjects, on the high seas, or within the Bri tish territories, as may be equal to the impressed American seamen in the possession of Great Bri tain, and by ti cartel to exchange the same. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Pre sident be, and he is hereby authorised, whenever sufficient testimony shall be produced that the Commander of any public armed of any foreign nation shall have taken or impressed from on bOard any ship or other vessel of the United States, while at any port or place not within the juris diction of such foreign nation, or while on her pas sage to - or from any port or place, any seaman, ma riner, or other person not being in the,nailitary service of an enemy of, such foreign nation to prohibit it by proclamation, every person residing within the United States or its territory, from affording aid, succour or provisions, of whatso ever kind, to such ship or vessel and any pilot or other person, residing within the United States, who shall, (after such prohibition shall have . been made known, and before the same shall be re voked) afford aid, succour, or provisions, as afore said, 'to such ship or vessel, and be thereof con-. victed, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, that from and after the 4th of, June next, whenever'full and Sufficient testilony shall be produced, that the Commanders of public armed vessels of any fo reign nation have impressed or ,taken from, on board any ship or vessel within the jurisdiction of , . the United States, or while on her passage to or from any port or place; any seaman, mariner, or other person, the President shall be, and \he hereby is authorised to prohibit, by proclamation, the landing from on board any ship or other ves sel of the foreign 'nation (whose commander or commanders have offended as aforesaid), any goods, wares, or merehandize, within ei .y . of the ports of the United%States, or the territories of the United States ; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any ship' or vessel of the nation whose commander or com manders have offended as aforesaid, and which , shall arrive within any of the ports of the United States or its territories, to remain with their car goes on board, or to proceed to any place withoilt the jurisdictiOn of the United States. And 'pro vided also, that any ship or vessel of such nation (which may have been partly laden at the time such proclamation shall be made knoWn) shall be permitted to depart with,the lading then on board, to the port or destination of such ship or vessel. The above Bill was -read a first time by a majo rity of 53 to 28. On its third reading,'it was re committed to a Committee of the whole. THE KING'S BIRTH-DAY.*Yesterday his MA JESTY completed his 74th year, which was ob served by the morning being ushered in with the ringin . of bells, the colours and standards dis played'from the steeples, &c. The Park and Tower guns were fired at one- o'clock. In 'the evening the mail-coaches went in procession past Carlton House, through the Park, and several principal streets, to the Post-Cffice. Several of the public offices, all the places of public amusement, and the houses of the Ku:Vs tradesmen, were illu minated. Lieutenant-Colonel PAYNE, of the 46th Regi ment, bas been appointed Superintendaut of the Army DepOt in the Isle of Wight, vacant by ,the death of Colonel KENT. The Bibßomania. has prevailed With great fury at the sale of the Duke of - Rwcwohon's Library, insomuch that books which, by their appearance, one of the modernilliterati would . not condescend to pick up in the streets, have been sold for soihe hundred pounds ! ! Mr. HORACE TWISS, the nephew of Mrs. SID.. DONS, is said to be the author of the Pare'Well Address which Mrs. SIDDQNS is to deliver on tak-, ing a final leave of the, stage; and this, we under stand, is to be the last production of his muse, as he henceforwiu.d means to devote himself to his profession as a Barrister. It is honourable to his feelings, howeVer, that he employs, his potical talents on this occasion, and we have no doubt that it will be honourable to his talents also.. The audience were.thrOwn into some alarm at the King's Theatre last night when tile benefit of DIDELOT took place. It seenis that the order to set fire to the palace of the Vizier,: in the ballet, was so audibly given behind the scenes, that the audience hearing the word. fire, without knowing what it meant, conceived that a serious danger had occurred, and of course began to move with great rapidity ; but the matter was easily. plained, and every body returned to their seats to enjoy the entertainment. ' A Regimental Court-Martial sat in, Chichester Barracks thre. days last week, on three young men belonging to the West Sussex Local Militia, for disrespectful behaviour towards one of their Officers. They were severally sentenced -to 24 hours coufixiement. T E . Olk6 of the grandest entertainments - ever wit: nessed in the City of London, except the Prince's r. - i.ig,aificentlete" , last year, - and Royal banquets, was giVen on Wedilesday, at the Mansion-House. It was the intention of the Lord Mayor to pay the highest compliment-in his power to the Royal Fa mily, who have kindly connescended to honour hint,.during his Mayoralty, with the most mai.ke< l ., attention, respect, and regard.. The Party there-, fore invited to meet their Royal liighnesSes the Princes, consisted of all the Ambassadors and _Fo reign Ministers at our Court, 'the great Officers of State, such of the Nobility kind distinguished Members of all political parties as his Lordship was acquainted with, all the Aldermen, and the Heads of the principal Public Bodies and Charter ed Companies irk the City; and between 20 and3o Ladies bf the first rank and distinction, who soon after six o'clock assembled at the Mansion-Mouse, to witness the. sumptuouSness (if the \ table of the first City in the world, which was covered with every delicacy of the season, and to partake of his Lordship's splendid hospitality, in honour of the great City over N . V.hich he presides. To describe the decorations of this superb edifice, in all its parts, would only tire the reader ; unwearied preparations were made: for weeks be fore, owl every thing succeeded to the.high satis faction of the Illustrious Party assembled. The Lady Mayoress, at night, opened the re mainder of this splendid Mansion with a ball and supper, at which all the Gentlemen appeared In Court dresses, and the. Ladies the same, with the exception of hoops. .The LOrd Mayor - and Lady Mayoress, desirouS that nothing :'housiti diminish the compliment to their. friends, „ were most re-, luctantly obliged; to prevent 'the rooms from being over-Crov;ded, to limit the nuiAbe; . of in vitations. , Supper was prepar t ed for about seven hundred persons, but so.numerous were the applications for tickets to the:etteitainment from their innne 7 diate friends within the last week, that nearly orie thousand crae hundred invitations were, at last issued and so desirous was the whole party of paying every attention to the Lady Mayortss, that nearly the whole of that number staid to the Supper, .The consequence was, that many per sons were without seats all were, however, plen tifully supplied with Champaigne, and every other choice wine that could be procured, and every one at last got some refreshment. The — splendour of the dresses was beyond ail description, and only seen at the drawing-room, and the houses of the Prince and persons of the first rank and distinction. The La iv Mayoress wore a splendid dress of white crape richly embroidered with real silver .; her head-dress consisted of dia monds and a very large plume of white ostrich feathers. The whole was truly magnificent, a; were the Lord Mayor's being a rich embroidered coat, and full suit 'to correspond. He did not wear any of the state robes, owing to the day not being held on any particular festival. The Lady Mayoress went through the fatigues•of the day to the _astonishment of her friends, and did the ,ho -nours of the entertainment with the most unaft fected attention to all present.. he following illustrious and distinguished per sons sit down to the diaper in the Egyptain Hall; about seven o'clock. • Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Kent, Cum berland, Cambridge, and Gloucester. Monsieur de France, and the Duke de Berri. The Spanish, Portuguese, and Turkish Ambasz.adors. The American Minister, and Count Munster.' Dukes,--Bedford, Montrose, Rutland, Beaufort, and Argyl. Duehesses--Argyle, Leeds, Bridport, Rutland, DO:Set. Marquisses T --Waterford, 'Winchester Headfort; Lansdown, and Wellesley. MarchiouesSeS 'Waterford, Winchester, Lanstl...!wr, Salisbury. Earls---Dartmouth,-..BrickinghaniShire„' I`.loira, Darnley, CholmOndeley, Grosvenor, Guildford, Harrington, Lo;lsdale, 1119rton, I.adnori, Sandwich . , Shaftesbury, Talbot, Yarmouth, "Westinoreland, Ay - lesford, Clanearty, Cowper, Oiford, Pau let, I.`Yrconnel, Winchasea, Orford, Delaware, Mona Edge combekund Athlone. Countesses—Dowager Pembroke, GalloWay, • fiellamouf, Dartnao7nl3, Cavdigan, Albemarle, Bathurst, Claucarty, Fanconberg, Jersey, Mountnorris, Oxford, Ifucking hams tire, Cholmondeley, Dasuley, Guilford, Talbot, Lou- An and Moira. ViSconnts.-Castlereagh, Grim Stone, Melville, Sydney, Pal mei-stone, Cranley, Cranbourne, •.Ashbrook, Hinchinbruoke, Hawarden, and Sydney. Ountesses—Castlereagh, and Grimstone. LordAlvanley, George Beresford, Bruce, , ”Ty, Boston, Braybrooke, Apsley, Bayuiug, Clifford 13 Elliott, Forbes, William Fitzroy, R. Fitzgerald, Henniker, A. Hamilton, Hinton; Jocelyn, Kinnoull, Kirkwall, G. Taylor, Whitworth, J. Somerset, Balgony, Rancliffe, Rivers, C. Bentinck, Grant ham, Lowther, and Erskine. Ladies--Grantham, two, •Sackvilles, Cholmondeley, R. Fitzgerald, Lake, ( 7 Rawson, G. ilimesley, M. and L. Vane, S. Burgess, Saltoun, E. Wilson, Warburton, D. Herbert, H. and G. Walpolei , the Ladies Cook, J. Thynne, C. Hood, E. Bigot, the Ladies Legges, J.. and E. Fitzroy, E. Brudenel, Rancliffe the Ladies Stewart, Harringto n , J o hnstone, Met calfe, Mildmay, Murray, Pechell, Pocklington, Preston, Hyde Parker,, Prescott, Russell, Rowley, Ramsden, M. Shepherd, Sydney Smith, Drummond'Smith, Turner, Wilson, Hurst, &c. Archbishops—Canterbury and York. Bishop of London. Sirs—A. Paget, and J. C. Hagg,erstone. Admiral Sotheby. Colonels—Torrens, Talbot, Bloomfield, Desbrowe, - and Congreve. Tice Judge Advocate.—Mr. Speaker.—Doctor Wellesley. The Aldermen. Governor and Deputy Governors of the Bank. • Chairman and Deputy Chairman of. the India Company. Governor of the - South Sea Company, . Chairman of the London Dock Company. ' We recommend to ail our readers the following Exhortation of the late pious and wise Bishop of London, which, though delivered thirty-four years ago, will appear peculiarly apposite to - the present domestic state of the kingdom n--- " It is in times such as these tha we look for those noble examples of Self-denial and Public Spirit, / which bespeak true greatness of. mind— which .have sometimes saved kingdoms, and ini .mortalized individuals. Let, then, all the wise and good, in every party and denomination of men among us (for they are in every one to be found), stand forth in the present exigency as one man, to advise; direct, assist, and befriend their country and. as the Roman Triumvirs gave -up each hip friend for the destruction of the State, let every one now give up his favourite 'prejudices, systems, interest, resentments, and connections, for the preservation of it. Let us not, for , Godss sake; let us not waste that time in tearing and. devouring one another, which ought to be em ployed for ,the general welfare. Unjust suspi cions, uncandid interpretations, mutual re pro-aches, and endless altercations, can answer no other purpose, hut to embitter our minds, and multiply the very evils we all wish:to remove." POLI CE Bow-STREET.—Yesterday two Men undei t - *?nt A lbilg private ezamination before Mr. READ,W.IO were bron.q-1 - A from Gravesend A few days since by Adkins :'nd rearkes. The prisoners, we learn from Margate, hRd been living at Ad Thu there for srane time, where. they paid their• bill With a forged 501. Prink of England note. After they were gone," it . was diseoVered that the note was forged, - and a very flagrant coarse imitation of ere ; it, i 3 not even the size of one, being consi derably largec..An alarm wa6 given, the prisoners traced through 2:fargate and on to Gravesend, Where they were stopped; and on searching them and their luggage, some papero and letters were, found ; which caused a strong suspicion that th - ey were carrying on an improper correspondence with the Minister at the head of the Polit-e in PAri , (.- , A communication of this circumstance .tv'.s sent to the Secretary of State's Olive, and Adkins and Pearkes-were in Consequence sent to bring theui to town. • Litehfielk,'tho Solicitor td the Treasury ; attended the examination, as did the Solicitor to the Bank. The prisoners 'Nyere committed for farther exa mination. A man of the name of Haines, was brought to the `Office by J. Townsend; and tfro of 'the Pa trole; charged with:picking the pocket:of a Geri tlemaii; Mr. Warren, of Wu'worth, of his hand kerchief, yesterday, at the time the , guns were 'being tired off in St. James's Park, in honour of the King's Birth-day: The charge being clearly proved, the prisoner was committed far trial. MART.,IIOROUGII-STRErT.—A strange occurrence tuck place at this Office on Wctinesaay evening, which, excited considerable alarm. Two of the Magistrates were Conversing together in the ab sence of business, when a genteel looking man, dressed in black, approached the table in an as suming .attitude, with his hat on, and carelessly threw a pamphlet on th e t a bl e , an d d eman d e d that it should be perused, and tilt grievanect, thereid.stated redressed, or he would do for so:ae of them: He drew from a side pocket a knife en. sheathel, such as is used for slaying c::ttle, on uttering the last expression, and he left the room pointing it at th Magistrates. The intruder im mediately made his escape. He, how eT e r ; ma d e his appearance at the Office again yesterday, and • he was immediately taken into custody and hand cuffed ; on searching him, the same knife which he presented in his threat at the Magistrates the day before was found on him. The prisoner un derweat an examination before Mr. Co NAtiT hut lie assigned no other reason for his alarming con duct, than that he sought redress for injuries which were stated in the pamphlet. ,U'he prisoner's name is Le Jure, and is , a French teacher at an acadethy near London. The pam phlet is written in a romantic style, complaining of want of redress of injuries, which are net even stated. Hd had wrirtea letters to Government Officers, and complained of neglect in his applica tions at Bow-street. His whole transactions im plied. a degree of insanity. He Was remanded to safe . custody until another uay,... The prisoneris, of French parents, but born in ellel j has been •a French mariner and an English soldier, and states himself to have rendered assistance to Go , veinment. HATTON-4ARDEN. —Yesterday William Man. tiing, alias Captain Manning, and a woman wfth whOm he cohabited, of the name of Davis were brought up, and underwent a final examination, standing - charged with having taken lodgings different parts of the town, and robbing the same of a great quantity of bed-furniture and various other articles. The evidence against the pzisonert being conclusive, they were fully ,counnitted to Newgate for trial. ' TN . t;o persons, the keepers of an old iron shop in the neighbourhood of Salfroti-h ill, were brought up, being charged with having on their premises a great plautity of nails, quite new, with their original papers, new sheet lead, and a leaden pipe,' also new; the whole suspected to have been stolen. The prisoners,, not being able satisfae. torily to account for the legal possession of thei same, were ordered to be brought up again on a future day, when it is expected persons owning the property will attend. Wells tend Crofts, with three other lads, were brought up, charged on 'suspicion of breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Forsyth, coach , - master, in the neighbourhood of Clerkenwell, and with stealing thereout five coach axle-trees, and other things. Some principal witnesses not being present, the prisoners were ordere-11 to- be brough; up again on a future clay. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JuNz 5. This day's Igarket was not well supplied with the different kinds of Cattle; nee; Lamb, aid Veal were dearer, Mutton is cheaper, Pork sup ports last prices, and the trade for the most part was somewhat flat ; the sales in the*Hay-market were not lively, Straw sold at last prices, Hay and Clover fetched better prices :—The under mentioned prices and numbers are a correct state- merit : To sink the 03'a1, per Stone of 81b. Beef, ss, 4d. to Ss. Bd. Mutton, ss. 4d. to 6s. 6d. Veal, Cs. Od. to 7s. Cd. Pork, ss. Bd. to Cs. Bd. Larnb,.7s. 6d. to 9s. Beasts, 560. Sheep and Lambs, Calves, 99. Pigs, SMITHFIELD ILAYMAKET. hay, 41. 10s. to .51. 15s. Straw, 21. 15s. to 31. Os. Clover, 6. Cs. to 714. Os. CORN -EXCHANGE, JVINTE,S.---TheTe are few fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, but again tolerable sup plies on hand past from the North, sales heavy, and continue at little variation in price ; 'Barley in short supply and somewhat higher; Malt also rather dearer ; Peas, and the two sorts of Beans, keep their prices ; we have middling supplies of Oats, and this trade supports the late advance; Flour remains at late quoted prices. Wheat - -85 s. 110 s. 60s. Tick Bears 6Ss. 725. Fine ditto - - 1341. Ins. Ditto Cold) - 745. 755. Rye 765. 84s. Oats - - Barley - - -.- 60s. 665. Poland ditto - - 4555. 588 Malt - - - -90 s. 979. Pototoe ditto - - r)i)s. 60. • Wiliteyease (boil.) 809.. 86s. Rape Seed - - - 741. 801. Grey ditto - - - 725. 78s. Fine Flour - -103 s. 110 - Be 4 ns - - . 2 -70 s. 7Gs. Seconds - - . 1009. 10(, .