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AMERICAN -PAPERS. THE PRESIDEN'I"S MESSAGE. {From the ir - tio York Commercial .eldveraser, Nov. 16.) The following is the MESSAGE of the :PaEsi rfl'ilT of tile -UNITED STATIS to both HousEs, at the oi*nink of the Second Session of the Six teenth contress.:— . 1 1 elNyCitiztvi of -the Senate, 474 of the Ifou.re of . Representatiices •. communicating to you a just yicw of pnblio affairs, at Ilieconinencement of, your present tabours, I do it with great satisfaction ;, because, tatting all circumstances into consider- eiiori which, etaitu attention, I ser much cause to rejoice in the felicity of our Mutation, In --making this 'remark, Ido r)ot wish to be understood toimply that an anvaried prosperity is to he seek' in -every i:iterest of this great community. In the - progress of a n a tion, inhabiting a territory of such -east extent and great variety of climate, every por tion of which 4. ragaged in foreign commerce, and li 'able to be atfectetVin some degree, by the changes which oc -cur in the enettlkion and regulations of foreign countries, it would be strange if the produce of our soil and the industry arid enter - prise of our fellow citizens received at all times, ,11 in every quarter, an uniforM and equal encouragement. hu would be-more than we have a right to expect, under circumstances the most favourable. Pressures on certain if, tecests, it is admotted, have been felt; but allowing to these their greatest extent, they detract but little 'froth the . force Qf the remark already math:, IQ forming a just estimate of vac present situation it i proper to look at the wirole ; in Ike ontline,as well as in the detail. free, - virttions, and enlightened people know wall the `great principles and causes on which their happiness depends; "irr;d even those who suffer most, occasionally, in their transi tm,coucerns, find great relief under their sufferings, from . !he blessiugs - which they otherwise enjoy, and in. the con :sating and Apipiating . hope which they adoiinister. From wheote do these pressut es come ? 'Not from a government sylk.ich is founded by, administered for, and supported by, the y . c.opla. We trace them to the peculiar character of the ep6th in which we lire, and to the extraordinary occurrences *blob have siguatized it. The convulsions with which sere ral the powers of Europe bare been shaken, and the long and destructive' wars Which all, were engaged, with th.Rit sudden transition to a state of , peace, presenting in the first instance, unusual encouragement to our commerce, and withdrawing, it in the second, even within its wonted jin?its,ecottlii not fail•to be sensibly felt here: The station too, - Which 'we had to support through this long conaiet,compelled, as we we.te, finally, to become a party to it with a principal power,and to make great exertions, suffer heavy losses, and to . contract,considemble debts, disturbing the ordiharycoorse cf Affair s, by augmenting, to a vast amount, the circulating medium, and thereby erevating at one time, the rice of every article above a just stsndard, and depressing it at another he low it, bad likewise its doe effect. It io minifeit,.. - thot the ,pressutes of which we complain, LaSe ptneeeded, in a great measure, from these causes. When, thri, we take into view the prosperous and happy condition of our country, in all the great- circumstances which consti --tu!e the fclitity of a natibn—every individual in the full en ' s , yritent of a'l his rights ; the Union blessed with plenty, and rapidly rising twgreatness, wider - a National pore?nment, wlf:ich operates - with complete effect in every part, Without kelng felt in any, (nett by the ample protection wli';cli . it affords, and under state governments - which perform their etiital . shisre, according tea wis - e'distribution ofriower between thlan, in promoting the public happinFss-it is impossible to behold so gr'atifying, so gjOfit,9a spee:aele, without bring woctrilted with the most profound ani,i grateful aclinowledg ;vicints to The Supreme Author of all-good for such manifold and Inestiniable blessings. Dee Pl-7 imprps.ed With these .senti-. ruqnts; I cAtinot regard the iiresSitties to which 1 hare advert cd-otherwise than in the light of mild and instructive adnio ;•Triiiions; warning tis of dangers to be shunned in future; teaching us lesstint - of c'tii responding with the sim pilz-itl and purity of our institutions, and best adapted to their support; evincing the ctinnection and dependence which the various part of our i happy Union bare on each otheY, ,thereliy itugmentiog daily our social inciiiporation, and add byfits strong ties, new strength and vigor to the political; ,opening a wider range, and with new encontagement to the .industry and entelprize of our fellow-citizens at home and abroad ; matt more especially by multiplied proofs which 'it 1s actlinutatedArf the great perfection of our most excel -I)ystim olGurernment, the powerful instrument, in the hands of 'an all merciful Creatnr, in secnting to us these hirelings. /lappy as our situation is, it does trt ,exemptus from soli citnde and care f,i - r the future. On the contrary, as the bless ittts• witielt we enjoy are great, prt!portiunably great should be our. vigilance, ical, and, activity to'.preServe. them. Fo- rein wars mty'a . gin expuse us to „ new wrongs, which would . impose on us * new dtifies;fur which we ought to be prepared. , The state of Europe is unsettled, and how long peace may he preserved is altogether uncertain; in addition to which,we hare interests of (1431- own to adjust, which will require particular . tittentiNan. at correct view id' cur relations with cacti Power . enable .you to form a just idea of existing difficulties, and ufthe'rritasures of precatitionbestAdapted to them. : :.!** Pl - es.eccting our relations with Spain, nothing - explicit can 'now' be cornmaniCated. f :Gri the adjouroweot of Congress, in ..May last, She .bolster Plenipotentiary of the United States, atattadrid, Was it: strusted to inform the Government of Spain that, if Catholic Majesty, should Oren ratify the Treaty, I hiaGovernMent wotild accept-the ratificationiso far as to sub -01.1 to the ileCision..44 the Senate the luestion whether such ratification should be reeeired in exthauge for that of the United Sitatel, heretofore given. By letters•frum the Ministers of the United- States to the Secretary of. State, it appears, that a commanicatipn, in conformity with his instructions, had Matfeto thuGovernment of Spain, and that the Cortes lad tbe,subject tiudk , r consideration. The result of the deli- Lerationsof that . body-,vhich is *daily expected, will be made. known.to ,Congi-rss as• soon as it is received. The friendly sentiment which was expressed on the part .of the United States, in the Message of the 9th of May last, i; still enter taiurd for Spain. Among the causes of regret; however, which are ins'eparableffouathe delay attending this transact-• lion, it is proper to state, that satisfactory information has. been received that measures hare been recently adapted by dexigning persiins, to cosi veil' terlaiii parts of the proviUce of ,1-*;,ist Florida iuro depots for the reception of foreign goods frbrwwbeuce to 'iiiiitggletheM into the iirrited,Zilates.* Be . opening ii . purt within of Florida, immediat e ly on •• e sr boundary where there wai*oo settlement, the object could not he misunderstood: AiLearly accommodation of dil.rences will, it is hoped, prevent all such fraudulent and pernicious practices, and place the relations of the two couotriei ow 9 very amicable and i eimanent basis. The commercial relations between the United States and the BritiXe.'oliinies in the West Indies, and on this continent, have undergone no change';.the British Goerninent still preferring to leave that connni•rce under the restriction heretofore ithposed on it, on each side. /t.is Satisfactory to recollect, that the restraints resot test to by the United Ststrs, were defensive only, intended to prevent. a monoply der British rcinlations, in favour of Gleat Britain; as it Filse wise is, to know that the experiment is advancittg in a spirit of amity between the parties. The qttestion drpendipg between the United States and Great Britain, respecting the construction of the first article of the treaty of Ghent, has-been referred, by both Gocern nients,.tu•the decision of the Emperor of Russia, who - has ac eepted the umpirage. _ , An attempt has been made with the Government Of Fiance to regulate, by treaty, the commerce between the, two conn tri,:s, on the principle of reciprocity and equsdity. By the last communication from the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at Paris, to whom full powtt.had been given, we lea, n. that the negociation had been- commenced there, but, seriouschtliculties bating occurred, the French Govern ment had resolved, to transfer it to the United States, for which purpose the Minister Plenipotentiary of Fonce had been ordered fo' repair to this City, and whose arrival might soon he expected: It is hoped that this important interes t may be arranged on just conditions, and in a li3anner equally satiSfactery to both parties. It is submitted to-Congress to decide; -until suell'arratigement is made, how far it may be proper, on-the principle of the Act of thelast Session, which augmented the tonnage duty on French vessels, to adopt other measures 'for carrying more dompleteli into effect the. policy of - that Act. The act referred to, which imposes new tonnage on French vessels, ha ink been in lore,: from and after the• first day of JUly, it has happened that several vessels of that nation which had been di:Tau:lied front France before its; existence was known, hare entered the ports of the United States, and been subject to its operation, without that previous notice which the general spirit of our La►es gives to individuals in similar cases. The object of that Law having been merely to coun tervail the inequalities which existed to the disadvantage of the United States, in their commercial intercourse with France, it is fubmitted also to the consideration of Congress, whether, in the spirit of amity and conciliation which it is no less the inclination than the policy of the United States to preserve in their intercourse with other Powers, it May not he proper to extend relief to the individuals-interested in those cases, by exempting from the of•of the Law all those vessels which hate entered our ports without having -had the means of previously knowing the'existence of the ad ditional duty. . The contest between Spain and the Colonies, according 'to the most authentic information, is maintained by the latter with improved success. 'The unfortunate divisions which were known to exist some time since at Buenos Ayres, it is miderstood, still prevail. In no part of South 'America has Spain made any impression on the 'Colonies," while in many parts, and particularly in Venezuela and New Grenada, the Colonies have gained strength and acquired reputation, both fur the manag,:ment of the War, in which : they have been successful, and for the order of the internal adminis tration. The late change in the Govern - Went of Spain, by the re-e,tatAishmeot of the Constitution of 181/, is an event which polarises to be fas•ourabieln the revolution. Under the authority of the Cortes, the Congress of Angostura was in. . „ . vite'd to open a nego - via ion for the settlement of dif f erences between the parties, to which it was replied, that they would willingly open the negociatiOn, proiided th*e ackirowledgment of their independence wavmatle its basis, but trot otherwise. Of further 'proceedings between them we are uninformed. No facts are known to the Government to warrant the belief, that any of the powers of Europe will take part in the con test.; whence it may be inferred, considering all circum stances, which• must have weight in' producing the result, that an adjustment will finally take,place on the basis propos ed by the Colonies. To promote that result by friendly counsels, wilh other- powers, including 'Spain herself, has been the uniform policy of this Government. In looking to the internal concerns of our country, you will, I am persuaded, derive muchiatisfact ion from a view of the several objects to which, in the discharge of your official du, ties,.yourattention will be drawn.,...Among these, none holds a more important place than, the public revenue, from the direct operation of the power by which it is raised, on the people, and by its influence in giving effect to every other power of the, Gurernnkent. The revenue. depends on the resources of the Country, and the . facility by which the amount required is raised, is a strong .proof of the extent Of the resources, and of the efficiency of the Government. A few prominent facts will Ogee, this great interest in.a just iight before you. On the 30th of September, 1815, the filnded and floating debt of the United States was estimated at one hundred and nineteen millions six hundred and thirty . aye thousand five hundred and fifty-eight duffers. If to this suns allied the aroount of 5 per cent. Stock snbxeribed to the .13ank of the United States, the amount of Mississipi Stock and of the Stuck which was issued subsequently to , that date, the balances ascertained to be due to certain States, for mili tary services and to individuals, for supplies furniihed, and set vices rendered. dpring_ the late 'sear,' the public debt may be estimated as amounting at that . date., and-aS afterwards li quidated, to one It - kindled and fifty-right Millions Seven hun dred and thirteen thouiand forty-nine dollars. .(itri the 30th of September, 18?0, it amounted to ninety-one 'millions nine hundred and ninety-three Urethand eight fidndred and 83 dol lars, having been reduced in that interval, by payments, sixty-six'millions eight 'huirdred and seventy-Oine thousand one hundred and 'sixty-five dollars. During this term, the expenses of 1 be government of the United States were like wise defrayed, in every branch of the civil, reilititry, and naval esiabliOmentS; Site public edifices in" this city have been re built, with considerable additions; extensive fortifications have been commenced, and are in a train of execution per manent arsenals and maeaziues have been erected in various parts of the Union ; our navy, has been considerably augment ed, anerthe ordnanc, omunitions Of war, and stores, cf the Army and Navy, Which were pinch exhatnitell,during the war, Bare heen replenished. By the discharge of so large a proportion of the public debt, and the execution • of such extensive and important opera tions in so short a time, a just;estimate tray be formed of the great extent of our National Resourtes.,' 'fhb demonFbration is the more •cornplete . and gratifying; %Oren it'is,recollettcd, that the direct Tai and Excise were repealed .soon after the termination of the Lite Was - , and that the rcceoue applied to these purposes has been derived almost wholly from other so tUCCS. Title receipts into the Treasury from every source, to the 30th September last, have amounted to sixteen million seven hundred and ninety-lonr - thotriand orre'llundresi aneseielf dollars and sixty-six cents; Whilst the public expenditures, to the sante period, amounted to sixteen millions eight hundred and seventy-one thousand five hundred and thirty-four dollars and seventy-two cents; Nving in the Treasury, on that day, a sum estimated at one million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Fur the probable receipts of the following year, I refer you to the statement which will be transmitted from the Treasury. The . .sum of three millions of dollars, authorized to •be raised by loan, by an Act of the last Session of Congress, has been obtained upon. terms advantageous to the Government, indicating not only an increased confidence in the faith of the Nation, but the existence of a large amount of capital sacking that mode of investment, at a rate of interest not•ex reeding five per centom per annum.' It-is proper to add, that there is DOW due to the Treasury, for the sale of publie - lands, twenty-two millions nine hundred and ninety-six thousand five hundred and forty-five dollars. Its bringing this subject to view,,LconSider it my duty to sub mit to Congress, whether it may not be advisable to extend to the purchasers of these lands, in consideration of the un favourable change which has occurred since the, sales, a reasonable indulgence. It is . kuown . that the - ptirchases were -made when the price of - every • article had risen t 6 its greatest height, and that the InitalMents are • be - coming due at a period of great depression.—lt is presumed that' some plan may be deviied by the wisdom of Congress, com patible with the public itrterest, which would affttrd great relief to these purchasers. - • Considerable progress has been made, during the present season, its exaatiningt he coast and its various-bays, and other inlets ; in.the collection of materials, and-in'the construction of fortifications, for the defence of the union, at several of the positions, at which ithas been decided-to erect such works. At Mobile Pointand-Dauphin Island, and at the Rigolets, leading to Lake Ponchartiam, materials to a considerable amount have beets collected, and all the necessary preparations made for the . , commencement of the works'. At Old Point. Comfort, at the mouth of James River, and at the -Rip , rap, on the oppOsite . shore, in the Chesapeake Bay, materials to a vast amount, have been collected; and at the Old Point some progress had been made in the construction of. the fortification, which is on' a very ex•ensire SC:11-C. The work at Fort S'ashington, on this river, will be completed early in the next spring; and that on the Pea patch, in the Delaware, in the course of the. next season. Fort Diamond in the Narrows, in the harbour of New-York, will be fissished this year. The works at Boston, New-York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, and Niagara, have been in part repaired; and the coast of North Carolina, extend ing south to Cape Fear, has been examined, as have likewise other parts of the coast east ward of Boston. . Great exertions have been made to push forward these works with the ut most dispatch possible; but, wi►en their extent is consi dered with the important purposes forwhich they are intended, the defence of the whole coast, and, in consequence, of , the whole interior, and that they are to last for ages, it will he manifest that a • well digested plan, founded on mili tary principles, connecting the whole together, combining 'security with economy, could not be prepared without -re peated examinations of the most exposed and difficult parts, and that it Would also take considerable thin to col lect the materials at the several points where they would be tecuired. From ail the light that has been shed on this subject, I am satisfied that every favourable anticipa tio❑ which has been formed. of this great undertaking, will be verified, and that, when completed, it will afford very great, If not complete, protection to our Atlantic fron tier, in the event of anotherav;tr ; a protection sufficient to counterbalance, in a single campaign, with an enemy power ftil at sea, the.vapense of all these works,- without taking into the estimate the saving of the lives of so many of our•citi= Jens, the protection of our towns and other property, or the tendency of such works to prevent war. Our military positions have been maintained at Belle Point, on the Arkansas, at Council Bluff, on the Missouri ) at St. Peter's On the Mississippi, and at Green Bay, on the Upper Lakes. Commodious barracks have already .. .been erected at moil of these posts, with such works as were ne cessary fur their defence. Progress has also been made in opening communications between them, and in raising sup plies at each fur the :support of the troops, by their own . labour—particularly those most remote. With the Indians peace has been preserved, and a progress made in carrying into effect the Act of Congress, making au appropriation fur their civilization, with the prospect of favourable results. .As connected equally with both these objects, our trade with thUse tribes is thought to merit the attention of Congress. In their original state, , game is their sustenance, and war .. their occupation ; and, if they find no employment from civilized Powers, they destroy each other: Left to themselves, their extirpation is inevitable. By a judicious regulatiOn of our trade with them; we supply theirwants, administer to their comforts, and gra, dually, as the game retires, draw them to us.. By maintain-. ing 'posts far in the interior, we acquire a more thorough and direct controul over them:. without which it is confidently be lieved-that a complete change in their ananuers..can never be accomplished. By such posts, aided by a proper regulation of our trade with them, and a jodicions..Civil Administration Over them, to be• provided for-- hos law, we ihall;, it is presumed, be enabled net only to protect our own settle ments from their savage incursions, and preserve peace among the several tribes, but accomplish also the great purpose oh their civilization. Considerable progress has-;Also been made in the con struction of ships of rear, some of which have .been launched in the course of the present year. • Oar peace with the powers on -the coast of Barbary has-been preserved, but we owe it altogether to the presence of our squadron in the Mediterranean. It has,• beets found equally necessary to employ some of -our vessels, for the• pro tection ,of •our commerce in the - Indian Sea, the Pacific, and along the Atlantic •coast.---The interests which we have depending in .these qua ters, which have been much int proved of late, arc of great extent; and of high importance to the nation, at well as to the parties concerned, and would undoubtedly suffer, if such .protection was not c:vtertded to them.• In execution to --the law of the last session, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, some of our public ships bare also been employed on the coast of Africa, where several captures have already been made, of vessels engaged in-that disgroceful troth?. JAM ES M UNIZOE. Washiugton, Nov. 14, 1810 [The House of Representatives proceeded seven times to the Ballot for the choice of a Speaker, in, the room of Mr. CLAY, resigned, but in no instance could an absolute majority be obtained for either of the Candidates, and the House at length adjourned without coming to any election. The result of the nine days' Sitting is not yet known. The two Candidates-between whom the votes were nearly equally "divided were Messrs. Lowmns-and l'ArLoit.j :. rip BIS/1 respectfully returns his grateful ac' JL • knowledgments to his best FYiends, the Public, fur the great patronage bestowed upon the Three Last-Lotteries/ for which he was Contractor. He fuels equal pleasure is be ing 'ahle to recommend the Nee Year's Lottery as stroogif deserving their approbation.—NlNE PRIZES of 91,0001. each, '(Consols. and Money), and not Two Blanks to a Prize/ r i s in the Unite Schemes of the First and Second Lotteries f,. °. 181 n. The t Lottery' will be all drawn 23c1,1 - anuarY/ t' e day iviien Par iament ineets;.. and When Three Prizes o f 41,0001:S1,10st/re to be dTawn in the first Five Minutes. 4, CORNHILL, and th; CFIAR VG:CROSS. _ _ . l- . - ..- ---------7L-n.--1 TO CORRESPONDENTS. HOLY ORDERS, Nu. IX. in DErcNcE of the LUrd BisboP of PETERI3ORQtroCt . Questions, is unavoidably patpoued until next Saturday. CARMINA ‘VICCAMICA, No. V. is also postponed until the same day. • FOREIGN LI FERATURE, on Monday. PRICE OF STOCKS • • Tins DAT AT TWELVE- O:CLOCK. 3 ptr Cent, Red peiCent. Cons.; - shut India Bonds • 2&s. Pt , 4 per Cents . 8711 par 1". itter Ct. Nary Ann. Bank Long Ann...-17 15-16 tits - .HIGH WATER AT LONDC Morning, 0 iniautts after 0. )N BRIDGE TO-MORROVr• I Evening, 7 titilitites alter 13. THE SUN. SOLEM (2t :VS DICERE FALSUM .lUDELT? • LONDON, SATURDAY DECEMBER Iq, p 20. , . We'this morning receind New York Papers to the, rth ult. They contain the PnEstnEzils Message to Congress, which we give in our pre ceding columns, and to which we refer \ oar Readers, having no time, from the lateness of the hour at which it arrived; to make any remarks upon it. - We received this morning, the Paris. Papers of. Tuesday and Wednesday last. The folloW ing are - extracts : " PAII4, DEC. 13.—Yesterday the Baron d'Uchtritz, the Saxon Minister, presented to the King at a private audieniAt a Letter from . his Sovereign, notifying the death of the Prim.' cess Mai is Anne, Duchess of Saxony, his sister. M. Schrader• Russian Cbargi d'Affaires, its the absence of ,General Polz 9 di Burgo, was presented in that quality to his Majesty. The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers also paid their respect., to the King. • " It is said that the christening of the Duke of Bordeaux,. will be deferred till spring. " The bears multiply in the mountainous part of the De partment of !'lsere. They have already committed -many ravages. Premiums have been offered fOr their destruction. " A fire broke out on Bth inst., at 9 P. m. at Beauvais. in the stables of the Sieur Bregeaux, borsC-dealer and con" ttactOr for the diligences called l'Hirondelle. *A great Van' tiiitif oats, &c. were destroyed, together . with some adjacect• FIVE PER CENTS. Monday TUesday ^e t. 15 c. Monday. Tuesday. Of the 2 , 2 d Sept. 1 R 20... .94 f. Ro c. f. so c. " VIENNA, DEC. 2.—lt is expected that the definitive sew" lution of the Sovereigns at Trappau respecting Naples wilt to officially made in the course of this month. the answeF of the Government of the Two Sicilies. is expected on the 10th ittst.,or at latest on the 15th. The ramours.that circu late arc all pacific. ." NAPLES Nov. 2'4 —ln the Sitting of the Parliament o f -. the 21st. a eetter from tire English Ambassador to the Mit* . stet for Foreign Affatrs, was read,- soliciting a prompt ileci-` slots of the Parliament respecting General Church. Tits Papers respecting this case were ordered to be referred to A Committee to make a report. " INlAntun. DEC. I.—Since the 46th nit. 66 persons have . been arrested here, most of them charged with having dis tributed considerable sums to operate a movement against the Constitution." It not surprising that the extraordinary oc currence-at Troppau should have excited parti cular. attention. The first intimation of this event appeared in The British Monitor of Sunday last, but, considering it as a probable exaggera tion by the foreign Correspondent of that Paper, we did not insert the article till Wednesday, when the report appeared to be gaining ground. We have ourselves received a communication from the North of Europe, where the account . of the fracas, We understand, is very generally credited. Our Correspondent assures us,that after the blow had been`struck, the Sovereigns required from all the Ministers assembled'; at Troppau their parole of honour that no publicity should be • given to this unfortunate rencontre. The' primary cause has been variously stated, but it is confidently said, that it arose from a declaration on the part of the British and French Ministers, addressed to the Austrian Minister, that their respective Governments would .not in any manner interfere • in the affairs of Naples. This declaration pro duced an insinuation of shuffling from the Au strian Minister, which provoked. that unguarded exertion of British -.indignation, which has na turally occasioned a considerable agitation among the several Continental Powers. We mentioned some months ago that a sum of money had been sent to the Austrian-C overnment, which we have since heard was not deemed .tif ficient, but that regular subsidies had been re quired. This requisition, we understand, has been rejected. DUCHESS, or CLAnENcE.--The Bulletins re specting the state of the Duchess of CLARE:Icy and the infant Princess continue very favouratle. The following was issued this morning : • " King's Palace, St. James's, Twelve o'Cluck, Dec. le. " Her Royal Highness- the Duchess of Clarence 'is g oing on in the most satisfactory manner, and the infant Princes Eizabeth improves Oily. "H. HAL.PORD, "A. HALLIDAY: - . " W. KNIGHTON, Aftpr the Doctors had issued the above, they i e proceeded to the KING to. make their report, TNIR. EE Its Prernat t rue state 10 attempt who!, nxtdversio a. great pc, dication S peak i n t but c,:tndi,