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v 'AMERICAN P4l-1)4,-, • V Yr( r ~. .P.RES'IAZNTI O.IP 71.1(111WITED STATiR op AMERICA. L :- i A PROCIANIATIONI.. . • : •. . Whereas th e T erritory Soiith of the 71\ iiissIPPI i `l'erritory, and Fosiward of the river .Nlississipp , i, and extending to the river Perdido, of winch pos session was not delivert.d to th e United Statesi in p ur suance of the Treaty conchae. at P ar i s on the l : 3 0th of April, 1803, has at all times, as is we known, I eon considered arid claimed by them, as titing within the colony of iionisiona conveyed by the said Treaty in the saint : extent that it had,'P the hands of Spain, and that it had wheni.a'ratice ly wiginal p ossessed it. • A ..-.•.• -nd whereas the acquiescenc e o f t h e United, l.iate s in the .iettipulary c ontinuance of the said ter ritory tinder the Spanish authority was not tilt; re sult of any disiitist of their title, as has been parti- Lallrly evinced b) the and b general te nor of their laws, y the distinction made in the application of those laws,betweeu that territor tries ; b ut w y and foreign coun as and o c casioned b y their conciliatory views, by a. confidence in the Rad in t h e S justice of th e i r C au s e i bla uccess . ut ca n did succession and arnica tleguciation with a j An t i uNt a n d li loudly power. where as a satisfactory adjustment, too long delayed, without the lank of the United States, has for sult.e tittle been entirely suspentiAl by events ave r h r w hich they had nu cornrow ; and whereas a ad rlt length arrived sub% ersive of the order of things underthe Spanish aut horittes, whereby a tail nre, of the United States to take the said territory rktu its possession rnay lead to tlVellts ultimate)), coutraverting the view s ut built parties, whilst in the mean time the tranquility and eerily of oar ad outing territories are endangered, and new tacilitiej given le Violatitins of our revenue and .comMercial laws, and of those prohibiting 'lll6 ititi oduction 'ot slave r , ......- ' ' Coribidering moreo ai , . ter' that under these peculiar flu imperative circumstances, h torbearautt on ;;.n rart orthe United Slllittitu ()Celli)). ilia territory its I lnehti in, and theryhy gaind ag,iiiht tire: corititsion `4lllllCOnLingelleieb w:iich threaten it, tilig" 6.1 coeit rued into a derelittion ot their titie, oG ati.i'diunslui 1' ity to the irapoitatice of the make : cansidering that iti the lihtids of the United States it Will'fir"t cehiel° Ile a s . . tilled of fair and friend .• hen and ad iy tie6oCl4 Just fair : ceasidering.tinall that the acts cif COP k ~.• , 1 „ y gress thou tentetoPla'tin, A present posse,sion by ' 11filirel0 atllhoitY, have conteindlatetl also an eVen i p osse Y. dr ch , Said .tern itory by the Uhih:d , Ihe i p ,and are accordii%ly an train e d (i 3 in ,hat C,l6e Neve • , s .nd in theii opetatien to tii saw e l Now i'e it know, I, .I. I.taisiirr, Prrs:bt the U. S:',it" oh . "'erica., in porsdance ot thane %eighty •and in6eht "ttitleratiens, have doeined it rigiit and regnimte, • lisitiat possession should be taken of the said terri \jpi i" the 'thine and oThatt of t4e tinit,:d Stales. ' C. C. CLAIRuRNR, GoVertior Of i ht 3 Orleans Terra ' . u'Y 01 Which the.said tv'ttitory is to be rlk," as ir4t, will accordingly procted io execute the 4.:(11,e; and to eXeTelse w..er *the said 'territory ale 'vo • tlthiee and funetions legally a ppartaining to his tir e % And the good people minthiting. the saroe, , ilvl led and enjoined to pil chic respect to him 'a that s Lliarater t6 be obedient Co a the, law Si to "I'aiatain order ; to Cherish liarmnrry ; .anti in every "11,1ner,IQ'tulittnet themselves as peaceable citizens/ ii der full assurance, that they Will be preietted In tile en' , joyment of their libtaty, ptoperty and Tell jion In testitniih - ' .ti ""Y wnereof, I have caused the seal of the nitecl,States to be ilereuttlo, atfilted, and signed the Bathe with my 'wad. • : (L. SA IN . • , oho at th C' -of 1 4 'sr r• the 0 rty .45 untton twe at and in day of October, 'A. D. tato,' and d ad in I. thirty-fis tit year of ittls.iiiiV.i;entletice of th e lain 'l liaid United Slates. (Signed) 13y the President, JAMES MADISON. It. SNirrn, scciewry ut Slate. Yottx, ljEc. 1 t.---The following letter, daleri Tv? --. Nov. 1.6. 1 a 10, from our Secretyy of • State, ta c'tir Minister in London, was among _the .‘ docu 11444 r ead in Congress col'Ar eililLbsda'y last, Comlnu nledted for the Cotnntereial Advertiser. , . e._ _' Ma. SMITH TO MIL FlNcitto.y. milts'—.Pronl a view of `the cOndtitt of the DritiAt flov t 4, -:'4l4ellt, in relation to a'Plenipotentiary Sueces -1 l° r. JActr,ll4,l,. as' presented in your several "11111111111C4tiQns• including even those brought by "tenor/41, 4,t_ which date; and on which inviting (5 ca l the suhjea does not appear to 144ve beLn within the attention of Government, the • 11118- tl44a'r thinks it iniP'roper,- that the United Staks qlould continue to be represented at London by Millicter Menipotentiary..;—itt case, ibcrvf we, 111 r: aPP°intelent ot a successor (0 Ur'. JAcx-tioN, "I- liatt trillti ItlOOld hays taken place at the receipt of t.:ts t y •- ; . ' • 1 ; , :. • , litter ~- *oti , cdpllder Sour rone,li(ms aslim4ac.- e.,-.1, and yogi : *il-AccorditTly take your /MN! of absence, charging a'.6l . person with the atniri of the Legation. Considering the'se - ason at 'W.hich this instruaion way have its.ettia„,end the possibility of a satisfae; iory change in the vtern of nor relation.; with Cireat Britain, the times. Of your return to the Cr:lite:l States is left to your diere"tion and convenienct. '(Sii!ned) J. S MITII, Win, Pinckney, Esq. , P v the Repesentatives of the Pio`ple of Mese Florida, in Convention assembled, A I.).EC4ARATION. • It is known to the world IA itli how much fidelity the gopd people ,of this, territory have .professed 4nci maintained allegiance to ',heir legitimate so vereign, while any hope retrained of re,:eiving from him, prOiection for their pr o perty and li v e s . , , Without .malttng any unnecessary innovation in the established principles of the Got einment , , _we had voluntarily anopteJ.certaiti regulations in con cert with.. our First Magistrate for. the.,express purpose of pieseming this tertitory, and SllVting our : attachment to the, Government which had bete tolore protected compatt, which was en tered into with good taith, on Our part, will for ever remain an honourable testimony of otrr right inten tions and invtolable .lidelry, to our Bing and Partlitt Country, while so much as shadow, of legitunlie authority remained to be exercised over us. We sought only a speedy remedy. for such .evils as seemed to endanger our exis:etice and 'prosperi ty ; and 'were encouraged by our .Governor s, trh Solenin promises or assistance and, .co-operation, —but tlu ineip.ores which were intend, d ,for our presert'o ;on It i1:1; endeavoured to ' OLIVer( an engine of destructiOn, by ebobupgilig, in the most pet tidiuus Manner, the violation of inditnitic , ::,, smic tioned and est , lblished by ointSeit as the law of the land. Being thus lett without . any . bope of protettion (rum tile niythercountry—betr.yed by a InAgi,trate whose duty it t.yal to have providt:a.tor the sigc:ty and teatiquility at the people and gqvernkent Cusq .-nitted tu,4tts cnarge; 4nd e?tposerk .to all the e‘ilsPf 4 s tate , hid) *e • liave so lung !ndea kunrcd to, avert ; it 'become, °Ur duty to provide for . 'our own CLlAly' t, a tice anti nidepcnktent Stale, athoiVine, bunt art tillewatiee to a Government .Whicti 116 iottg,t piele'dra 11%, , We, tileictorc,.th e *Rep resent ati ves atoresaid,.ap.%., paitti, 10 auk,- tit the world for the molt thie Of Our itaviiti.itiS, do solemnly publish and decline tlit< sevetdl districts,pomposing tilts ten ilory Ot \Vest 1 lt,t ida to be a bite ardil'indepentlentSiu.ic and that they have a right to in,thote tor thew 6elve such form, 61 6overtittient asthey may think condinAt: 'to their batcfy and happines s--to 10tnA estabtait contuterce—to, 'provide for i t butte cotntuon defence---and to . do %A 1001 tidy 01 right be (lane by a sovereign and iaxpen ittlni nation ;- - -at ttie bailie tin e'cic;elariiig, tltt a cts within the bald territory Ifiolitia;mier tin; date, by any crlb ;40ritteh not 'del iving their puwets from the avveably to tile pluvt , tyty , , established by tlnsCon‘einioti, to,b,-!. unit am! Void, And Lila.% upon all tiiie,gh nations to res,,eci tuts o 'deil:tialifin, ack tow tedg , ng giving sifeh ;is Cnnsi'iient tie ittt the and os.iges of Tliivcieelatutittit,'lrihrie in Convention at the town of Baton itutiv, on the t.Achtf-sixitt ,ay Seri tember, in the'yetrot our Lord otte',lll:,tts Intl eight Itundted awl -len', We, (hd IteprOettattves, in liie • name ataetsatd, and on bell:ill or Our COlsSlittell• 5, da •ilertltty - SOW11111:y f,ie l b e ourselves toisllipol t whir , Out Met; atal-tOrttniec .8y 6rd , l rat the C'onventibn, (Sigtlcel) PreMdent. iSiOal) AND. STREIR, Secretary. - The following private Metter hat been received ; dared Lisbon, Dcc. 29 " T have just returned from the camp. Marshal' BettasroaD hay crossed to' the opposite side of the Tagus - , ,Dear Where the French ate. The enemy's reinforcements . , about i 8,000 strong, liaA not on the 26th joined MAssuNhi th..ugh SeJeral attempts had been made, bathe peasantry so annoyed them, that they could not advance untilin"e ;nth, and they rwere expedeti to be at Thomar on the 26th, wi.en some effort, it was supposed, Would be made on the part of s he French. " One of MASSEYA'S Aides-de-Camp hat been taken as a spy, and his lift is to be viired, if the valuable information he 'has ,given Lord WELLING.. TON_ eorrea. " Those Generals who had leave to go to Eng land, and were to endiark.,to,morrow, have been onlered up to 16 army, Something great is expected to take' place in, a illy or,two." ItoYAL AcAuzsiv.--"The second of the series of Lectures on Perspective, was ciclivurwa by TuttNett last night, at Mis place. `Mr. WEST, the Presklent, not being able to attend, the Chair was taken by Mr. c;01.1.4v. Many . of the Academic Body and a numerous tram of Students were. present, — The Lecture., in the opinion of thoote.best acquainted with the strijett, mandested tieepinvestigatioa, and the coMments on the mistakes or inacouracit s of for-• mer writers were given with liberality., Flom the hathke of the 40bj0,3, tt:wiis : nut ,probable that the Li..ctitro could atford much gratification to those who were unacquainted with its lending' principles, hot to MoSe wtio had wide wine progress in the study it wits %cry satistaciory, and showed that the Profrssor, b sci, niitic ktiowleage, as well as prac • tical skill, is fully qualified to do honour to the tuaiion. EW.E . 4I:Tt relay' itbrning, at 8 . o'clock k .4ittuniu (jai t Put tugnese , con , icted a. t:ie 0:d Italety on Friday ot the w,lik.l murder ot 'rnotuas .was brought'out of the I)e4tOis' p,)or ot N-.-Azare, aid sutf.re'd iiie fatal 'iiuttijitiljnt ot ttle tact r; itt pursuance of sentence. The un hA.ppy ni,til ~Limed ' ninth*tt - retted With the Inirrorli t. s situattotL concoute of people atte..desl. ~T rk S." Di:AL;JA . ;,. IC—ArrivAatll s:illcd tor thu Ricer several rnerchant vessel, awong thetu are the Ezell kosa,,Henry, flys/stance ; And Gamiie/and,f-13ARLLTTi flout C4:),' 1 )( (.7 : 111 Z riu;l4 k was 'boarded' last tier Sown FJrel ka a French yriqi tevr. l'tfe clew of ttoe piivateer were repulsed with the loss of onc 4;tled, and twO woUn&d: Tfie 1::te anti I tine ofher crew wounded she reinanis in the Downs' with. the loss of 'an anther mid euble. Two. other privateers were in eight. DuvEa, JAN. 14.--Lastnight five or sixpriva teers were on the Ctiast, and a man of war brig to windward of them ; they were tiring very much on a large ship (ihe Caml.erland,, See the Deal !parr), dose to the Pier, bot.did not take her, as shortly a'ter she passed this for they Downs. We have nut !ward that they uncle any captures. Seve roi olihe Porismouth convoy I.assed ,at a late how last night: The Lively, revenue cotter, which sunk yetiter d3y behind ihe North P,er-head, was got off :it low. . .Ater, and 18 Conk! into the Harbour. Arrived 'the Eli:auheih, cartel, with French pri soners. from Gillingham, bound to-Morlaix7 . . MARGATE, 3A Y. 14.—About t o'clock last night s a 14'rench privateer was darina, enough to come into our Roads, and to cut front her anchor tire brig Flora, of Carmarthen, Captatn GROttall OBOliGk they were prevented getting her away by the.Aaut given by the ships near her, but they look of :he C.iptAiti, two Mates and three lads; they left be them a 'pistol and three cutlasses ; the Rura brouht into lurbour next tide ; she is about a miite from hence. PLYMOUTH, J. 13.—Tub merchant vessels that airiv"ed h vie yest.t..NAny tote GibrAdr, sailed from thence tip. iU a geet. His Majesty's ship Malta, 6f 'Au guns, was rn docked yesterday 5 'and his Majesty's ship Aisle went into (look to be rtpped • 'i'he• JV oBon paCtitt, NAILER; w►th Mails for Mw• cleira acid the BiLizils, will mail the moment the wind is flir. S.til:cl his Majesty's ship iintyk, of 18 guns, to cruizr off Cherbourg; and the Decoy cutter, Lieu. tenalit PEAttCE, 'for the Downs. • Arr4vd his Nijesty's"shiPs •dirricrzort, from the Co,pJ of : Spaiti; :Intglligent, Constant, and Cheerly, from the Wei!ward ; Oreiles, from a cruize h the Phanuel, ai-d is g , )ne up the barbmar to repair - the da'tuage she su,taioed ,during the bite heavy gales Ai s aarr i v e d t h e P,' , /dvavair, hired armed brig, with a convoy from WaleS ; the "Inn lender, froin 13:is tol, with voluntt.ers anti impressed men for the navy ; and the Wane! hired :ruled teheo.ier froM Falmouth. - On Tnursklay I,st, the liopl George, of 1 to guni, vas co.liini-siuilvd by Capt. SALT, and docked cn the following day. The of war was put out of com mission ()L1 Th UrBday last. Caine down tits harbour, and anchored in the tjetity's ships Foxhound, Martin, and Piercer. • Tlw.Prinaqs Elizabeth picket will sail on the t 8.11 iu,t, for Lisbou. POPTsMOUTII, JAN. 14.—Arrived this, day his Nlirjt;ity's strips Recruit irom Lidetra, and Spitfire frofn crutze . ; . iends . Advent ure, CHAPMAN, from Waterford; • and - the William Bunt- from borinam ; also his Majesty's ship, Den mar 1: trein a cruize. , Sailed this day his Majesty's ships Christian 171. 74 guns, Iron the Downs Britannia from a c.rnize, and Coitrageux from the. Channel Fleet. Cat harbour this day his Majesty's ship Yesterday the dispatei,es were . fin ally closed at the •Eist 1 u.li tiou4el and deltveretl to the Pursers &)t the tollowth,,, liner Ca4tie, Captain 1,. Dodds, for St. Ile. no, Den. cJ0i,...11, and Ciand IL try Aci.dinf ton,. (. Kirkpatrick ; ab CUMberiand; 'l. it. Wilk for Born• Lay and per Wattucr Castle -- 1. 1). Fontaine, Si. rs. 1101ioway and Rev. mi l ,4 Will:lf:cid, and Mr. T. linles, fur licit• t.ooteit. Vassengers per l-lenryAddington.—Captain and Mrs. Leigh,. ton, .Capt.:lo .nut Nils. Ain:iiistin t Mrs. M. Al 4 ‘se, and Nrebsrs. Kiddie and Jirydon, tree Niariners'; Messra. Grutottlikater, Morse; W 41131113, lUiller, and Clack,' Cadets; tor duntuay . .. . , The Aftica, 64, Capt. BASTARD, which is pia ceetitag to the Halttax atatioa, to Native the flag at Adtairol SAW YUR, takes a convoy to BarbadOca, attei wards proteett to Bdrimula. Commodore Owart takes fin hnlin.lse qtrlnthy of tioluhclVer to South America in the i f ic u nspint trigute. I t is shipping A' Poiihrtiotith. IneOn slant will sa!l -vgry ,shottly, The_ PI:INCit, vinet) ht.t. gee,* down to the House of Pi to tat w riot be sealed oh the Throne, b ot Statt4 One Si -.p befo re i t , wh i ch IF. now tnakinE for that puri,os::. I 7r Yr!. •_ • We have just received hum our Corregriendent nt ll:iytt. the tolloWitig dffiCial RG ' of c,nef ot the bravest expinits evtilivrtormed liken in ancient Jr modern times. Li ',7resents at•glorious. an •instanc; of pJttiotigai, rei , >.tition, and titoll, 114 M' fOll the' tory of Gre ce cr ot • Er is remarkable that ihese4mrsts of military hero %ni have Alino,t ways taken pl.lco in the contests of srrittll'Republies, and been seldom rew arh-il among the subjects OE great aad powerttii I'Ort , 6u-Prince, ftL.2f. 111 " Jt is the greatest- satiSfiction I acquaint you with the sale •artival of the largest part of cur gartis.'a frntn • the -Mole, at to s this very ;oorin,i; , . • Having consumed their stores, and the erylly's dept preventing .00rs from trirowing any soppties, into. 14TC • ; Nhile. by 'their sup , riority, since, the acquisition made by Clitistoßrie of a ti gate, our bravezaritson were, coMpaled to eat their horses,: dogs, cats, rati, and every annnal whit h could allord subsistence. Vnallc, having sotiered all ,the horrors of starvation during twenty days, whilst they had to contend with the whole ut the enenays.force, they determined never to sin-lender, bat hcld at,Gouncil of %Var, in which it was dig- ClitiSO4, whether they should use the rest of tt.eir ammunition, in blowing thetnselves up in one of their, iot ts, or should cut (Len. way, through the sui. prior, numbers of the enemy. The !utter proposi-: ton, was' carried by a majority, and it was agreed, that, during, the night OH the etsi instant, they should set .out of the Mole, and force toeir ways, through eltristoph's troops , and dominions back .to, Our own tertitutieS. The time fired for the • eitecu. , Lion of this design having arrived, the garrison, con- si,ting of 1900 men, headed by their brave-Com. wander, Gen. Eveilliord,. sallied out with tixed bay. onets, and hewed theinseNes a passagr through the besieging army, , who, during the, dal.kness, dared not commence a regular. lire, lest they should de. stroy their o men.. They closed, however, b. hind our rear„. and followed .bur troops-closely,, and when day-light returned, began a tremendous tire, With the wlia.!e, of their force Collected against our little band, who retired in good order, thouzh with a most heavy .10s4, nmongit. which we have to la. meta that of General E.etllard. His death, hoW. ever, did not. rob oar warrtols of t h courage and. resolution. Cool, through the excess of the danger which threatened them with instant destruation,- ••, they rallied round Generarfoussaint, who collected : them, once more intoL one body, and - lei them, through atosi of, enemies, a march of 150 miles, fighting almost , all • the • way, back into this city,' which they entered this morning. Their loss amounts to 07 , men.". b'rom the same quarter, we line also learnt the capture of a 14rench privateer which had for many monti , s, plundered our West India. trade, by two vessels sept. by Petion tor that purpose. The de tails of that capi.re are given in ilie following let ter trout Port-au-Prince, of the &nue date as tins former :,--- I must inform you of the capture of that &Ir.' ing Prawn pirate, which, es you WC!: now, bad committed so many deprecations on Ent s dlsir mer chant vesse6—burning. tie ships tier having plua• dered their cargo, and landing .their crews some. times . moor' shoies, and as freqUeility on the s in) . nish territories.. Our Goveinment enteytained soaie suspicions that an illicit trade was carri e d on be tween the . inhabitants of the South coast and this pirate,. but it. was impossicle totally ,to prevent it as long as our sqnadron was cruizing the ~. Since the lately acquired superiori!y of Christophe at sea, our ressels have been compelled to relurr. to port to wait for reinforcements; but as they wk!re not pursimd uy those Of 'the enemy, the President seized that moinent of ma pion on both sides to st tempt t he destruction of t';e French privateer, and sent out two brigs of. war, the -Flantleau and the Caasseur, to 'engage her. These trr..o vessel. sailed on tl a bin of September last, and on the 14th brought her to close action ()tribe island de la Navasse. short but! severe contest she struck, and on the was carried to ..Aequin, where he proved to be the.. Chartron, with a crew of 1,15 men, ail. French, commanded by Mr. Chartron, the Captain of Ow privateer which was seized at Port-au- Prince in June by order i. 41 our Quvernoient.- This one, it i 4 said, was Ins wife's property, and that modest ma imp was Wind. on board, dressed in man's clothes, after the action. Our Pre+ident intends seeding the prisoners to the British Admiral on the Jaittiica sta tion.. The property found on board Jbe.Chartron amounts to.l.so,ooo'dollars, viz..1(40,600 dollars itt - Specie, and . 3o,ouii.in, merchandize. .1. am .sorry to have to add, that the Fihrnbeeu,on its retort' home, went nslio.e in one of the most trvitlimidOtlS hurri c4nes that ever rocked this ' island, 'rite C/taneur also tan aground; but was got. eff without receiyiug much damage." OLD BAILEY. MONDAY; JAN. 14. Henry Goncher was Inked for stealing, on tice nigLt between the 17th and lblb of Dece in Ur, get , ling, _two bridles, a saldle, several hAtos, a Set of chaise harness, the property of Mr. Baxter, of the house of Baxter, Qidsal„ and Co. coach makers, Long-acre. It appeared that the gelding atid 'other articles, -were stolen from the prosecutor's stables on the night before stated, and next morning the prisoner was seen leading a horse .own too, stable-yard of Mr. Hornhy, in Bedfordbory, where he had takan a two-stall stable, in the name of C.tp tlio Smith, to whom hes.aid he was acrvant, aslotig since as the 24th of Nov. and which he had a:vet' tifore occupied. The prosecutor's horse was found' in the stable, together w , th the 'chaise harness, saddle, any!' halters. isorier was in the , yard, and the key of the stable was in his palsemion. On searching his lodgings, one of the halters was f Wei ked with the initials of Mr. Baxter. Th, goner called a person to his character,„ who inadc 3 ili‘ourable report. of him as far as related to a twiner trJusathon o ow ha did not know much of his late conduct. The Jury found him Guilty—Drat/I. Several, other trials lot grand and petty larcenietr. occurred. 4"