Portland gazette, and Maine advertiser — Portland, Me., 1808-03-14 00:00:00, page 2

THE APPLICATION. 1
4t The p a> tice t« coming round to it* for
mer ftardard, and I fhall lie in the majority
and he in the minority*—Dana, i*. Cmgrtu.
44 God giant this may be fhe cafe.4*
Zmbatfr—“ The lea ion ha* now arrived for 1
everv independent man to fpoak out, and to
excrcde the prerogative of a f-te man without |
fear,and it i« hor.ed. likewiie, without re i
proarh Aw/ *tnti JmttUigmcer
Speak out. Randolph, Gardenier,
Mailers, and oihcr mtn independent
of court frowns or favor. Hie eye
of rlie n irion is now upon you—Save
•r IjeriJb.—indh Pt-NDbNCE*
S< i. LoquY
Remember the repr ach of thy ser
vants how I do b*ar in my bosom
the reproach of aH the mighty people
Where is their former living kind*
nefs which they once 1 wore unto me ?
DEMOCRACY.
Hiving thus ended this true pic
ture of the virtue patriotifnn and
honi'fty of theexclufive f*euds nf the
pc pie, 1 am confident the friend, of
truth mult lhudder at their danger
ous fruit inn Let nie therefore
warn you, thut y u k *rp your lamps
burning and well trimmed, for you
know not the hour you per ils
THF GHOST t F HAMILTON.
t.rr ,i■>.,»»» -*:•» » .aa ■ yP*^***
Coiryr s.\fl £>rc$:cn.
H USE OF /. TV - r V " 4Trr>:*.
mondat. feu 22.
Mr. Montgomery offered the following re
fr.lu o:», which w'.* ag red to. \tvlrCd,
Ti atac- mnmtee be appoi ted to inquire what
co ipenu ion, if any, ought to be made* to
capt rHut a d hit. cornea lions, for tbe:r fer
vices in ex» oring the MrJift p. i nver, and
f. r their ate eipcdi ion to the Irmrce of the
Ofage, Afkanfa" and La Plate rivers, toge it
er w,;h their tour th < U;jh New Spain ; and
that the comtuit.ee have leave to report by bill
or lit her a. il'e
The huu.e then proceeded to confider the
motiou made or Sa urday by Mr D R Wil
liams, to recommit the biil in addition to the
•cl fupplemenrar y to toe alt laying an embar
go — \A hii h w a» et. red to the coauaittee of
commerce aad maiiubtclu'es.
to"8B ay, rrs. 93.
On motion of Mr Dawfrn, lie I ~ufc pro
ceeded to contider the refo'mti in tome days
ago fu'mvtted to him, refpcfbug au auj 'u-n
c e.n of Cong? efs.
Mr. Ron-.\ i wiihed the gentleman from Vir
gin'.! to give f »me ofirma ion on thi* fub
ject The Hu&dcIa for which eoagref* had
ail u'jl-d in i uevcr yet »ae>» liefore the.n ;
hu* it was eipetided that * diidoftire of the
ftav of cur fo e;gn relations wou'd foon lie
made, fir d;d wt with our enemies to fup
I/ofe ;hat C>ingreto were about to adjourn m
the prefect :a e of our affairs.
Air. Smilli-? fa d. that »o *alk of aHjou ning
now, would t»e to al'ow tbit they hid done
ootiii' r duri jg he p-efent feihon
Mr i)*w >n laid that geo emeu did not
apo-a u”d«*rtlaud ’.he refo u:»on I * ob
je^l .vis to g-u.i i:i or .nation o:» thelubje^s on
whi h rhey ha I beeu aficinliled C.wgrels
L id » lii in feH>>n between four and five
month , and had ii ne little mire thau huitd
c. t o iu the a r. . !»• eu mated the hou'e to
loot *t ne a e cc ur.enct at Copenhagen,
and to the dill ns > e e ent occurrence at Ld»
boo ; to fimi ar o :cu rei.ces in the W indie* ;
Aid f he wo rightly nformed, holble prepar
ation we-c actually going uneven on this
conti icnt The e were fevernl very
taot hr It oef the houf , b tis for mb .gar
ures aid or ;amzing the militia; lie wdhed
the h uf • » io i lie hi. g of material impor
tance, mft ad .f waging diys, we^k* and
t» .it i- o i fubjefts of little coni'equence.
Mr. Rhoam ved rc poftpone the refo u.ion.
Afr Lyon contended that there wa*vety
little private balinel* before the h ufe; and
that tf t lie one bad *»een irfTd away. ;t was
f »r want of information from the Rrefiient to
k tow what to do He was as anxious to go
h ne a» any man in the houfe ; bat he did
r.o: wifii to adjourn in the nrefeut fta'e of our
»ir*o*; «.e withird to ted teaconflituent* what
lie h >d been d »rng If he went home n >tv,
tisey wou * stk him, M Hive you made peace
W’th he 13 i till ? ’ ‘ No” “ What have you
iloue wvh * he Embargo ? 1$ it on yet “1
know nothing anout :t ’
bibb taic that it the home went on as
they had done for fame timi»paft, it would be
■mp'itlib) ? ever to adjourn He tmderfkcod
the nhje<*l f the mover of the retolu ion to be,
to take up rh- rnoortai.t buiiuefs oeftire *he
hiu e. He was tired i»i the node *>t 'eg-Ha
t‘on which had been adored fmce the houfe
bad ti-ft net ; thet e were fame individuals in
the hemte wh * were everv Jay infii* ing th
igmentsa .«1 bar-tiling .nefeelingsof metn
tv -- by fpe t^uig three or f nw otic* on every
quelt*Ou, although rliev were not ii*4ened ro
Mr tt.oei wi tidr? v ho ni >• ion to pompon*
th€ refo ut!on, and moved that it lib ou the
table. Lod
Th* pt fh >n was then taken on agreeingfo
the rel tiu'ioe. arid lo^ ~vea* .50. nays 5 i
Th* h >ule wt:u into committee >f the whole
on tin: bit! for the clalliiicatiGU of the militia
fone debate the • predion wru ta*ce i
on driitrng 'u- the tirit ledVon (which is the
ms—o'* ) of :lu? b:If, and C V <R1ED—ayes 55,
rvri 49
The committee of 'he who'e immediately
rofe a.ii reported tlie bill a- nne-.led
ri:e qued.m was a hen take on eon fide ring
thsame i l.neat m»de mthe committee of the
wiol«, yes* 41, ivjvs .51
Th-* 11oo,«* we i in o committee if the whole *
on t ie ‘ bdl iu-.:ug app ujir.at.>>ns fo- the
fupport of the military eltaHli hment of the IT.
St.t <t+ for the yeir i8 .>$** Tn? blank* were
tilled wit boat Jelutc, when the committee of
th * w’i * e r >fe, rep irte l the bill, and it was
o '*ered *o ne real a third time to-morrow.
[T it hill •*+>•■>* tit;t uf>:v*rj, of l 2.X)fi\)0 Jol
la t for tin pu^pctse ] j
war.N**Dar, fcb 24
Mr Newton, from the committee of com
n- ul m Hitachi re-, to whom wit re
#o n Bitted the “bit! i addition to he -^cn
ti ed a *51 Uy;ng an £.113 \ftGO on all the
Chp» ai.d vea;!* 14 tuc ports aid luebor* of
the United States,” frelented the fa<d hill a*
amended, which wa* ordered to !>e printed.
Ti.e “hill making appropriations for the
fupport of the MILITARY eftahlifhmeru of
the U. State* for the year >808,” was read a
bird time and palled
The “ bill to extend the term of credit on
^ VF.NT’K RONDS, in certain cafes. and for
>th<*r purpofes,” was read a third time and
parted.
The houre went into committee of the whole
on the “ bill to remit the duties payable on
the importation of the monument to he ere<5l
ed in memory of the ‘ dicers of the U S naTy,
who fell in the attack ou the city of Tripoli,
during the year 1804’* Some debate enfued
or the new fedlion offered by Mr. Milijer. to
appropriate a fum of money to defray the ex
pcnle of erecting a covering for the preferva
tion of the monument The amendment was
loft—vea» 42, nays 50. The committee then
rofe and reported the bill, but the heufc ad
journed without taking it up:
THURSDAY, FEB 95.
The houfe went into committee of the w hole
on the • b:ll to procure an additional number
of ARMj for thelervice of the U. S ”
\ r. Dawf.ui moved to till the blank with
the words one hundred and twenty thoufand i
dollars,’ fo as to appropriate that fum for the
purpofe. He afterward*, ou the luggeftion of
Mr Burwell, moved to 61! the b ante with the
words three hundred thoufand do tars Car
rieJ—yea* 51, nays 25.
Ordered to be read a third time tomorrow.
TUESDAY, MARCH I.
PreJ»fent'i Army —The hoate weut into com
mittee of rhe whole on the bill au<holding the
ratting an ADDITIONAL ARMY, (which
wa« yerteulay brought iu by Mr. Dawfon.)
Mr Dawf <u fa d it won a be oblerved hat
this bill authorized the raiftng of the • umber
ol men propoled by the fecre ary at war. He
therefore moved to till the blank in the hrft
lection with the vr*rd Jive, (fo as to provide
that the men lliall be euhlUd fur that term)
, Agreed to.
Mr. Ta'madge obferved, that as this bill was
fa«d to have been framed in cenformit) with
the report of the fecretary of war, and a3 the
fccrctarv had recommended the appointment
cf no ojfh'en high-r than a brigadier-general,
he moved to tlrike ou that part of 'he third
feet’ n, which mthonle-i the appointment of t
two in;*j »r gene'als Carried
Mr l a ma.lge then moved to flrikeout t at
parr of the lame feclion wh'rh provides hat
the infpector general lhall have the pay and
emoluments of a major-general Agreed to
Mr Dtwfon mt ved to amend the lame fec
tion, fo as to provide that the inipe&or gen
eral iLati have the rank, pay and emoluments
of a colene’.. Agreed to
The pay of the b-igauier general was tiled
at 104 dollar- per nsm.h
The commi.tee «f khc who e rofe. and re
ported the bill as amended ; hot the tiutife did
nut take it up.
FKOM WASHINGTON. FEB%27. |
The fec»e metiajfe of the Prefideilt. which
delivered ye’teulay, comaioit.fr a •et.er
from Mr Pinckney, giving an acc> unt of hi*
convention with Air Canning, lecretify of
date ; in which he remoudratert dreuu >udy ;
again It the late decree *f the Britilh gnvem
meii'; and alcug ie’ e f'.mi Mr. Arinft-ooj
to Cham./agny on the decree of the French
court relative to the American ihip Hotizun,
which wa j wrecked on the coaft of Fra ice.
No iet e - from v ijftio’-g to ocr government
wa> com minic;red
Mr. Qu ncv « fFced a tofoiution that the
houfe fhoulJ re lain a copy of the meilhge
whtch wa> negatived
A motion to take olf the it ju .&ion of fecre
cy wat alfo made \>y Mr Qumcy, hu ;he
houre a Ij mrned with •tu c >rmng o a decifkm |
Mr. Qa my alfo ofie. eda refo'uti u call ,
ing tor Mr Armdron ;’s letter* to our govern
ment. The hoefe efufed hy veas and hum to
contider *h s refoltt u n—Got >Q'. Reader,
examine the Lid—a x* then calculate, where
lie* the majority of talent, in elligei.ee, ami dif
intereded pstno* fm.
1 EAS‘— Atrjfn Bjs.n, Biy'e, Burnvell, jf.
Camthell, Champion, CLitterden, J. 67./v. Clifton,
Culfeppir, Co k Fima, D'fha. Durtll, Elliot, r 'yf
Fiji, Gardtnies, Gar/star. Ctu'fflrn ugh, Grav, Har
ris, Helms, H ge. H,~X'ar /, Humphreys 'Jemkt-t,
John/ », Kelly. Kenan, Kev. Kj kpatritb, Lewie,
Livermore, Lynn, Alaum. .A arms, ,\1 ,/le-1, D
J\fntgLM»ry, T. At .ore, Aloiely V‘um etd, New*
ln.ll, Bi kin, bea, [ hc n ] R -wan, Ruf
lelt, ' **mill/. site man. Sore, St a. get. Snuot t,
Taggart, Tallm t lgot Ushtm Van Dyke, Van
Horne, Van Ren/tlaer, 1) R Williams—60
NATS. — AlrjJ'n Ahx jh dtr, l. J Aljton, W.
A (Ion t'ard, Ba her, Ba/fett, Biub. Bia, ktedge,
Jflake. Blount. Brova, Butler. Calhoun, G W
Campbell, At Cloy Clapton. Cobb, Cutti, Deane,
Kpfes Findley, Franklin G o-lxmin. Green Htit
ter, Holland, Holmes, 1 Jley 'Jackson, 'fonts , Lam
bert, Af C*e:ry} f Afimtgomery, Ah, R PA- ' re,
y .Ln Atorruxu, Ne- on, Netet n, Nicholas, l1 ugh,
Rhea [ f en ] J Rsbatds. At Rubai Jr, RUrr,
Savner, Sloan. Smelt. Pmihe, J. K Smith, J
Smith, Southard, Stanford, Taolu', Troup, Van
Allen, .'t> plank. Wharf-n, Wbitebill, .hi A’M
hms, Wilson, Winn. Wither all—62".
FURTHER
I Sc doors of the houfe were yeherdpy c'of
eJ. on the p< efentmcnr of the Meli'.ge fr tn
the Prefident, the palter* Ueiug marked
JLienti.il" Not fo iu the Senate; The Vice
Prefidewr being dim *>t light, did not pe-ce^ve
the wo1 d >* c jtjiLntiat •” but proceeded to read
the (/omnium an- beforethe whole audience.
1 he p*, er» we e i om Mr. Pinckney and not
intended tor ihe pub ic ear; bu by ihi* mil
take, wert read before t!ie French Minifier,
and feveral of Mr. Kofe’s luite, who were
pretent.
\ duel was to bt fought to-day between
Mr Gardenier and G. W. Campbell I bave
juft heard that they(have been out, and that
neither of them we e wounded —A ball.it u
faid, pr o>d hrough Gardenicr’s hat.
Oar lett?rs from Washington to-day convey
intelligence of the higheft importance The
Prefident ha* at 'e:ig»h fairly taken upon him
fe t the rclpontiHiliry of reroru mending the
railing an army oi THIRTY THOUSAND
ATEN. A number of Ft mb Jjverj are faid to
have arrived at Nearorteau*. We pretend not
to u iderftand thefe thntrs; but give them
promptly and a-. tliCv are Nor can we fay
WHY there fiiall he no lucb officer as Comma. •
der in Cb 'uf l ? ——iiaU'v*- rt Fed G-z
r. John Rando’ph is reflored to his for
^ mer health, and taken his feat in the feeufe.
Official papers.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 26.
The President this day communicat'd the fol
lowing important message to C n rest :
To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States.
The dangers to our country, arising
from the contest of othur nations, and
the urgency of making preparations for
whatever events might affect our rela
tions with them, have been ultima*ed in
preceding messages to Congress. T#
vsccure ourselves by due precautions, an
-ugimntation of our military force, as
well regular as of volunteer militia,
seems to be expedient. The precise
extent of that augmentation cannot as
yet be satisfactorily suggested ; but
that no timt may l>e iost, and especially
at a season deemed favourable to the ob
ject, I submit to the wisdom of the leg
islature, whether they will authorize a
commencenent of this precautionary
work, by a fresent provision, for raising
and organising some additional force ;
reserving to themselves to decide its
ultimate e stem, on such views of our
-in tion as I may be enabled to present
at a future day of the session.
If an increase of force be now approv
ed, 1 submit to their consideration the
out lines oi a plan proposed in the in
closed letter from the secretary of war.
1 recommend to the attention of Con
gress the term at which the act of April
18, 1806, concerning the militia will
expire, and the effect of that expira
tion. TH. JEFFERSON.
Feb. 28, 1808.
The accompanying documents con
sist of a letter fiom the Secretary of
War, to the President, with two detail
ed statements.
1 he letter follow's :
H er Department, Feb. 24, 1808.
TO I HR PkKSIDKXT,
SIR,
I take the liberty of suggesting,
whether under existing circumstances,
it would not be advisable, to propose to
Congress an augmentation of our regu
lar troops, as soon as practicable ; and
also tbe engaging in organizing of twen
ty-tour thousand volunteers, on the
principles 1 have hud he honour of pro*
posing for your consideration, the gen
eral outlines of w hich are contained in
the paper marked No. 1.
The number of regular troops I would
propose neing raised immediately, is
six thousand, to he composed of suitable
proportions of infant! v, artillery, caval
ry, and riflemen, and organized is stat
ed in the enclosed paper marked No. 2.
a may be presumed that previous to
the close of tire* present session, Con
gress will be possessed of such farther
information in regird to our foreign
relations, as will b.rnecessai y for lorm
i» g an tiltim ite ophion on the expedi
ency or inexpediency of a greater aug
mentation of our army than is propos
ed ; and in the mean lime measures
may be taken ft>r tat recruiting service
in different parts of tne U. States.
In the event ol war, it will, I presume,
be considered necessary to arrange our
military force into separate depart
m n:s, and to have a commander to
each depart ni ml, and of course, to have
ho such officer as a commander in
chief; and until a larger army shall be
rais d than is proposed, it may not be
advi&eable to have aiy officers above
the rank of Brigadier General ;—of that
grade it may be prope* to have four or
five as soon as a suitable proportion of
the troops is raised With sentiments*
&c See. H. DLARBOKN.
In consequence ofthistiic President,
bv mess .ge, requested Congress to
raise the above troops.
I he following is the pLn, for the im
mediate organization oi a military force,
us bid before Congress.
PL AM.
it ih proposed torthe considerat’on
of congress, to raise as soon as pradibL*,
six thousand regular troops i and to
have engaged in the several states,
twenty-four thousand volunteers, who
sh 11 serve twelve months in any twen
ty (our months, within the time of five
years, to be armed and equipped by the
United Stales, and to be regularly en
cimped in their respective slates from
two to three months each year, and
exercised under ti'* direction of inspec
tors lobe appointed by tile President of
tne U. States, to receive pay and ra
tions, ami be furnished witn camp e
quipage, and to receive one suit of uni
lonn clot .ing once in three or lour
years. J lie officers, except the inspec
tors and pay masters, to be appointed
by the respective states ; the p»y annu
ally to commence the day they march
for their respective encampments, and
continue until their return home, allow
mg one day for each twenty miles’
march to and from the encampment :
no corporat 1 punishment to be inflicted,
hut all offences to be punished by close
onfinement, and short allowance, or
in-;s, or both ; the time of confinement
iot to exceed thirty days, and the fines
noi to exceed the pay may be due :
commissioned officer* to be governed
by rules and articles of war, established
for tiie regular army— the twenty-four
.thousand loffie apportioned in die sev
i
era! states in proportion to the number
of militia ofeach slate, in such propor
tion of infantry * artillery, cavalry and
riflemen, as the President of the United
States shall direct, and organize into
companies, battalions, regiments and
brigades, or other corps, as shall b<
found expedient, according to the num
bers in each state respectively ; to b*.
encamped in the respective states, at
such time and place, as the President
, of the United States shall from time to
lime direct, and he liable to serve in
their respective states or adjoining
states or territories.
The six thousand regular troops pro
posed to be raised to consist of five re
giments of infantry one regiment of
horse artillery and one regiment of ri
flemen, composed of eight hundred men
each, exclusive of commissioned offi
cers, and one regiment of cavalry, to
consist of eight companies of fifty men
l eacn, exclusive of commissioned offi
cers.
Communications from Washington to the Editor
of the United States' Gazette.
MONDAY, PEB. 22
“In debate on the militia bill, Mr Nich
olas said both Ei.gland and France have giv
en us just cause of war V is known to ev
| erv man in this house and in the nation, that
England has a force on our north. 1 lu re is
reason that France may at any time possess
a country on our south. No man can tell
what will be our situation 12 months hence.
No man can forsee how large a foice muy
hereafter be necessary. Mr. N.did not be
lieve that a regular army could be raised
adequate to the possible ex gencies of the
country. We must only rely on the militia
Mr. N. was therefore in favor o! classing
the mihtia, and placing our principal dept n-1
dance on those who are between 21 and 26
ytarsofage. As Mr. N suj»|#oiis this bill, !
it tnukt be considered as an executive mea-1
sure
1 he democratic leader* were yesterday J
(Sunday) bury in sound;ng the member* of
the house of Representatives to know
whether ti ey could be biought to vote for
the expulsion of a gentleman who had i
honestly delivered his sentiments on the i
proceeding's of congress ami the state of the I
country. They found to their surprize that
a sufl'.cLcnt number could not be dtaggedi
into the measure—They of cou se wt re
obliged, though very reluctantly, to relin-,
quish their design. Tin y would be veiy |
glad to get i id of a m: n w 1 ose logic k, if ey
cannot answer, whose wit they dicud, until
whose eloquence astonishes their puny
soul . but the tittlh is that a considerable
number of the democratic members not only
unmnetbe genius and talents oh Ml Gar
th nier, but they vveie l"g. ly delighted
with his attack on the einLi *. 0 and his cor-1
rect portrait oi the national cvuncils*
TUESDAY. FEB 23
Mr M C'ay's militia hjh sub ei <s clergy
men ti military duty Mi. Saint Loe Liv
eimoie, observed in debate, that this would
appear t<> Massachusetts men, as strange,
as rkyrulous, and as outre, as it won let to
Vugima rren to anlfm in their militn .n t‘ e
wig, gow n, and eat sock of an episcopal
clergyman. (A general lauyh )
The committee have at length struck out
the first section from the mill* a b.ii by a
majority of six. This vote is iej . ded as a
de..tli bl w to ihc bill- 1 oLsnved hut two
members front the northern e*u who vo
ted ag;.inst this motion. TI e soul It in mem
bers generally patronize the bill 1 he pi in
cipleofcl using the militia, w s to-i *\ both
wi ll oppost d and supported by Mi Quincy
and Mr Epj es
The secret of Mr. D. ws< n’s iesoiuth.it to
adjourn is this ; that ditheulties have oc
cumd in our negotiation with Mi.-Rote ;
that couriers have been dispute1 ed to both
England and France, and that a complete
seith-ment of our ti fit rentes with those
|4>w is cannot take ph.ee till the return of
those messengers, which will be about
three months htnet : that if they should
bring unpleasant nt ws, congress ought to
he in session at the t me I w. s therefore
proper to adjourn in M itb and met in
M^y. Mr D wson’s resolution is r* gativ
ed. Ic was said Mr. I). had cm suit* d the
president on this subject, and received lor
answer that the attendance of congress
might be dispensed with, vhenevei they
should have transactc d the impoitant hu>i“
ness before them. Sc me suj posed that tins
answer might be regarded a* an :<ppi < ba
tion of the measure ; others that it w .s in
tended to evade and defeat the project of
adjournment.
I I ESI) A Y, MA RCH 1.
Ii is* said a protest sgionsl il t lau p.esi
1 dcnlial caucus is in cucul'nirn for signa
tures. The protestors consider the nomi
nation of a president bv members of con.
grrss unconstitutional and highly improper.
, —They also express some objections u the
| person nominated.
Ure ltt at nothing further in respect to the
! negotiation ; l>ut an open rupture with
Great Bri ain appears n « e probable than at
I any former peiiod—not because there is any
’ serious difficulty in adjusting our diffiren
; ces, but it w* make | eace with that power,
| and resume the usual intercourse and com
; merer*, the19 danger of h quarrel, il not an
open war with France. “Theie’s the rub.”
T!te real question now submitted, to the
j admuiistrai ioh, to congress amt to the peo
I pie of the United States is, whether they
! Will destroy the commerce of their countty,
and pro\oke a war with England, merel) to
gratify a whim of France, anil co-operate
w tii N ipolaor, in his design to annihilate
t e commerce of his enemy.
An express arrived here to-day from New
{Orleans. The quid 1 tunes were very busy
lor a while in circulating the m ws that M
| rtau and Burr had taken N. Orleans. It
I turns out that the express was 1 ^patched on
account of the late agitated question con
cerning the batture.
Mr. Crowninshield has relapsed ; and bo
friends again despair of his lilt*. Mr. Csi
j ton ot N. Hampshire, lias had a pa. ah
'Strok**; and Mr. Porter of Pennsylvania
i uruui iadis^uacd.
FT!OM THE PALLADIUM,
Serious Reflect ton* on our alarniirg shunt ion f
THOSE who have known Mr. Jeffeiv
son's devotion tc the interests anil polities
>f France, ever since his residence in that
country in ir84, that fie has continued cun
>tant in his regard to that country, and as
inflexible in his mortal hatred to Great Brr
tain, will not he surprised at Ids lute deter
mination to resist all adjustment with the
latter, and his suppression of all the insult#
and outrages of the f irmer.
It will appear, from irrefragable testi
mony, that he did not authorize Mr. Mon
roe, to make a favorable Treaty w ith Great
Britain when that Minister could i a e s#
done—that the treaty which was made with
that nation was rejected without good rea
son—that our Minister did not moke any
reservation when they signed the Treatv
and that it was conformable to their instruc
tions.
It will moreover appear, that the most
honorable ofllrs were instantly made by
Mr. Canning, for* the most ample re par a
tum for the affair of th- C/.esafieahe, and that
the satisfaction and settlement was prevent
ed solely by positive orders from Govern*
ment, directing our Ministers to couple tha*
affair with old, rejected claims.
Much is rum said and the public inteiest
is highly excited, by the late Communica
It,ons of the President to Congress. We are
enabled to say, from authority, that the e
communications were of the sane stamo
with the former—that they were a mem
nominal statement of our affairs—that they
were calculated solely to excite resentiwii.
against Great Britain, while they carefudy
kept back our causes of irritation with
France. A full, and angry statement troni
Mr Pinckney was communic ated, but not
one line of the pri\ate letters of Mr. Arh
s ; #ong to our government.
Ti e President talks of communication#
from both Courts. This is a mere Mind. 1 ho
only paper sent to Congress was Mi. A; in
suring’s remonstrance about the capture of •
a single ship, and the Milan decree.
A motion was m«de ui the lower hous©
to request the i'resident to send the com
munications ol Mr. Armstrong, which was
rejected 62 to 60 ! ! !
Thus then the people are to be kept for.
ever in the d.uk ! ! Every thing tending to
excite naired against one nation is fictly
exjxTsed, while the detestable measuies
which l ave Itu to all our difficulties at©
kept a profound Cabinet secret ! !
1!, C.tizens of Aeu; L .glatJ, the letters of
Mr. Ai mmrong In c a, he utuct, and are h<«n
enable to Fiance, why not publish 'hem ? If
t! ey are s l- nt, oi rather on indifferent sub
jecls, wov tuj./)iess them
i iie r fereuct s inevitable—tl at they ire
in poiUiit, bm fatal to the intiutme uf
France, and therefore the people canto.t «•
trusted with them.
Ten years ago the American perjl©
would not have home all this
If we submit without a murmur, to bare
cut commerce (ii siioud, to have our tights
invaded, to see our R< piesentatives disgia*
ccd and insulted by being called upon t<*
pass 1 ws of which they do not know i »
polity, and in tine to he plunged inti i>. in t
disaster* us war, wc shall merit, justly m^r
it all our tv.Is.
W e ta.k oi our pride and independence,
but ore we not hall conqueit d already » rnd
'to shut! he lull) p.etaied to hail Bo>a»
par I e as uu; toi qu> lor before he asks ui)
submission*- 1. deed I e need not a*k it—
For it t»ui ail us continue b he cotidiced
as at T'tesent, Mr. ^efterur l as only to a
gree upi n .11 surrimier, anu the i< ni of
the Kceu ccia ntuticMy and he may tind an oLe
diei s niajou ) it ad} to rat t\ it.
The Cisalpine Rcpubi c Was .-Urierultrtd
exactly in that fnaniHr.—11 Its constitution
was made by the lc<p e <J Loir barb i, .<* our»
vv *s —1 heir rutei w e. e e teme- But o.ne
serv<.n:t of th* l eip e _t nt tt t n *.< j ut.< s to
F .iis, who, in me n. me, hut w ;t.» ut tho
c on sent ot their constituents, cliulc Bo*a
par e King
i Ah Jefferson was to agree to tho
inminatiun oi a ku.g for us, it would not
extue smj tize—1 here w» uld be .some o
bedieni admirers who would cry Five Lm
Hoy.
1 hey would not be found among the old
Republican* ot 1/76.
J6? ttjr snails.
T
F H ILADt 1 PI11A, MARCH 2.
The British Bi.vty.— It was said at Wash*
ington on "\v t oin sd«.y that Mr. Host with
Mr Foster wiuld leave thee* untry in a iev«
t!a}s in d.e hiaiita frigate ; and that Mr.
N ansheld is to it m./.n toi the prestn*. 'i he
rt jioit is known to come from a respectable
source, bi:' wi t iLer coireel 01 not we can
not say. r\ he language of the democrats a*
W aslnngtun noth in and out ci Congress i9
that of inevitable \V au! but whether tlieyr
have any ki < wlct.ge on the sub ecv more
than otliers is a question.— Gu%. L\ S.
It was whisjititd t‘ at in other grand
caucus is in ccnun.pLlion to icquest
Mr Jefferson to stand a candidate at
the next piesidential election —-[ifoc/]
—
NFV. YOKE, MAPCJI 5.
It is mentioned us official is. a letter
received yesterday Item i hiiuduthn^
w 1 at Mr Rose leaves ti.is country
vviu.oui bei .g able to etlect any settle*
mt nt ol tiillu cnees.—-V. Y. J.'rr. JtU
Accounts from VV ashington by \ esterriay’t
, rn-til st; te, mat .1 vrus expected Mr Hose
w< u'J immediately depart iu the Static*
> frig: te
We fear this news iafootrue—as a letter
was yesteidk' i ♦ 1 eivcu from a geruk tnaa
at Baltimore, which no mioiisthc following’;
“ d-hr negotiation w.tn Mr. Rose 1* at aa
end ; and e will, it is understood, soon
return home in disgust —Afetr.iri- CkMU
The expected duel between Mr.
Gai denier, and Mr. G. W. Cun.pbdl
has been loHg.it. Air. G. received a
severe wound, but is not thought
gerous.
Extract of a letter from Washington
Aia>ch 3.
I have just returned from visiting
Mr. Gardcxuw. Uis wound h:$
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