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Mr. Smilie could no longer restrain the
MiGHTr idea that had long been labour
ing in his breast, but solemnly got up, and
manfully (O ye criticks, pardon us for this
Bathos,) “ let the cat out of the bag.” He
said that if it were necessary for us to have
a single foreign mission at the present time
it should be a mission to Russia • OUR
ONLY HOPE IS NOW FROM THE
NORTHERN CONFEDERACY!!! *
Mr. Burwell, to the extreme astonish
ment of many, followed up Mr. Smilie’s
“ one idea.” Mr. B. thought that France
did not Io fact completely control the North
of Europe, but that the confederacy arising
in that quarter would be favourable to the
rights of neutral nations.
Mr. Eppes found fault with so much de
bate upon the appropriation bill. He had
read somewhere, he believed in the Per
sian Letters, that a physician, after all thi
power of medicine had failed to compose a
tortured patient, prescribed to him to read a
number of pages.in a dull old book upon the
Popish Religion, which had the wonderful
effect of throwing, not only the patient,
but the porter at the door, and indeed the
whole family, Into a state of profound sfcep
before the physician made his next visit.
As this book could not be procured here,
he would recommend to American physi
cians to order their patients to read a cer
tain number of pages of the speeches in
Congress, which might produce a similar
good effect. [Mr. E. could not mean his own
speeches, for they are really entertaining
to read. He brings together in one speech,
Shadrach, Mesheck, Ahednego, Grotius,
Wicqnefort, Martens, Tristram Shandy,
Don Quixotte, and many other very vener
able characters.] Mr. Eppes said he was
already almost torfiid in hit teat.
the consideration of the Appropriation Bill
The bill contains an appropriation, mere
ly as matter of form, to authorize the final
settlement of the accounts of Colonel Pick
ering, concering which the democrats have
made so much noise. Mr. Eppes did not
.even “insinuate” that Mr. Pickering is
indebted to the United States a single cent,
or that a final settlement has been delayed
by any circumstances or considerations
which can in any degree affect the reputa
tion of that gentleman. [The democrats
in Congress, although they detest Colonel
Pickering as a politician, admit that he is
“ Aristides the just,” in respect to all mo
ney concerns.]
At 1 o’clock the committee of the whole
rose and reported the bill as amended.
Mr. Lyon moved to amend the bill by
limiting the appropriation for foreign in
tercourse to the legations to England,
France and Brazil.
After filling various blanks, the commit
tee rose at 4 o’clock, reported progress,
and asked leave to sit again.
Wednesday, January 31.
Messrs. Eppes, Bacon, Root, Rhea, (of
Tenn.) M*Kim, W. Alston and Montgome
ry replied, that this was included in the
estimate from the Treasury Department,
and was ho doubt intended to meet the ap
pointment of a minister to Spain, when
ever the government should be settled,
whether a Joseph or Ferdinand swayed
the sceptre, whether the king was select
ed from the Napoleon or Bourbon dynasty.
Whenever the government of Spain was
settled, we ought to have a minister there.
The appropriation was refused to be in
serted—s 2 to 35.
On motion of Mr. Eppes, 'the House re
solved itself into a committee of the whole,
Mr. Cutts in the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the support of the gov
ernment during the year 1810.
A motion was made to strike out the
clause making the additional allowance of
5 per cent, on the salaries of the clerks
of publick offices. Messrs. Bacon, Tal
madge, Montgomery and Root supported
the motion, and Messrs. Eppes, Johnson,
Lyon, Smilie, Quincy, Rhea, Mumford,
Sheffey and Taylor, opposed it—negatived,
S 3 to 41.
There is in the bill a 'provision " for re
paying the Bank of the United States a sum
advanced to the late Collector of New-
Orleans, to enable him to pay drawbacks.*’
This blank was filled with the sum of
100,000 dollars. Messrs. Quincy, Lyon,
Goldsborough, Emmott and Key objected
to the appropriation in the bill of 9000 dol
lars for a minister to Madrid, as we had no
minister there, and making such an appro
priation would be a sanction of this House
to such a mission to proceed forthwith ; to
which they objected. Even if it were pro
per now to send a minister to Madrid,
there was no occasion for an appropria
tion fur that object, because the President
had already a power to send a minister to
any nation, if he thought proper to exer
cise it.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of War, enclosing a report on the
subject of the returns of the two detach
ments of militia.
thews that this paragraph did not contain
the obncxious idea It needs no argument t<
shew it is hot contained Jn this sentence.
Indeed, I have not heard it pretended, that
this i» the place of the insult.
The committee of the whole resumed
[ To Ar concluded in our next.]
Tuesday, January SO.
appropriation pill.
NEW-YORK, February 3.
1 )n Thursday the Legislature met at Al
bany, where Goveniour Tompkins dulivea
ed his speech. As usual it is a servile,
sy cophantick niece of miserable adulation
of the general government and its mea
kurea. Query—What does the •• lovely”
Tompkins mean by /• neutral commerce
Mr. Talmtfdge was in favour of printing,
but before the question was taken the
House adjourned.
The bill was passed to be engrossed for
a third reading to-morrow.
A message from the President was re
ceived, covering copies of instructions to
the commanders of armed vessels, commu
nicated agreeably to a call of the House of
the 18th of January.
Another message was received of a re
turn of the army of the United States,
communicated agreeably to an order of the
House of the 22d January.
The first communication was ordered to
be printed, together with the documents.
Mr. Ely made a motion to print the se
cond. This motion was op|x>sed by Mr.
Newton and Mr. Eppes, as they said.it
would expose the state of our army to our
enemies.
Several other gentlemen spoke on the
subject, when, the question was taken aud
carried—Ayes 102, noes 16.
Mr. Gardenier was against the appro
priation.—-He did pot know what warto be
dune with so much money.—Was the new
embassy to Russia to swallow it all up ?
Was the new Minister to buy up the North
ern Powers with this money ? Was this
one of those items Which come more pro
perly under the head of secret service mo
ney ? This was not improbable, although
the old maxim used ,to be that republicks
had no secrets, yet unfortunately that doc
trine died about the year 1801. He could
appeal to a gentleman from North-Caroli
na on the right of the Speaker, (Mr. Stan
ford,) and two or three other gentlemen on
the floor, who appeared to be the adminis
trators of the deceased, for the truth of
his observation.
of the Executive, would put at the disposal
of the administration upwards of 70,000
dollars more than had been appropriated
at any former year.
On motion of Mr. Eppes the unfinished
business of yesterday was called up—Mr.
Lyon’s motion still before the House—[To
alter the clause in the bill so as to leave
out the appropriation for an embassy to
Russia.]
After considerable debate the question
on Mr. Lyon’s amendment was taken and
lost—39 to 77.
Mr. Quincy objected to the clause which
appropriated 56,000 dollars for contingent
expenses of foreign intercourse. He made
it appear that this appropriation, with the
money already unexpended in the bands
Mr. Smilie explained hia explanation.
Mr. M’Kim rose to make one remark
but made a number. .
Mr. Lyon supported his motion.
Mr. Sheffey thought a mission to Russia
proper in the present state of the world.
Mr. Stanford was of opinion that we
had less intercourse with Russia than with
almost any other great power on the Globe.
Half past four o’clock, adjourned.
Thursday, February 1.
Mr. Rhea spoke, but we did not go over
to hear him.
An adjournment was moved—Ayes 50
Noes 50. The Speaker decided in the ne
gative.
Mr. Pitkin having mentioned Mr. Smi
ie’s declaration with apparent surprise,
Mr. Smilie got up again to explain. He
did not wish that we should enter into an
alliance with the Northern Confederacy,
but only »c«d a minister to that quarter.
Mr. Pitkin replied must powerfully to
Messrs. Smilie and Burwell. It is of infi
nite consequence to us to know what views
are entertained in the North of Europe
respecting our commerce. Those views
may be favourable to us, as the gentlemen
seem to believe, but we have no official in
formation of the fact. We are not favour
ed with any communications to Napoleon.
The manifesto of Alexander, of the 26th
October, 1807, denounced his determina
tion to have no connexion with England
till the Armed Neutrality was established.
What were the principles of the Armed
Neutrality ? One of them was that free
ships make free goods-—a principle which
has been practically abandoned by the
United States Do not gentlemen know
that, the famous Armed Neutrality of 1780
had its origin at Paris ? It emanated from
the bureau of the Count de Vergennes.—
At Erfurth Alexander acceded to the
views of Napoleon with respect to both
Spain and Austria. He must therefore be
a tool of the Great Autocrat of Europe
It is impossible in the nature of things that
he could consent to the destruction of the
House of Bourbon and Austria, unless he
had thus degraded himself. Those pow
ers out of the way, he would have nothing
to hope but from the generosity of the con
querour. Mr. P. said he could not but
view with some suspicion an embassy to
Russia under all the circumstances of the
times.
W the mafljtr;
“ Macon’s bill is now before the Senate,
but so little dependence is to be placed on
that learned body, that I can give you no
opinion as to the result. It is now placed
beyond a doubt that our Executive have a
Freach treaty in their possession, but they
dare not disclose its contents. Rumour,
with her hundred tongues, assures that it
contains a stipulation fee thia country to
make common cause with the bloody Cqt-
The District Court of the United States
commenced their February term in this
town on Friday last. But few cases, other
than those arising on the embargo laws,
were before the Court, and most of them
were continued to the next term.
Extract of a letter from Washington to
a gentleman in this town, dated Febru-
day he sailed. The French at Guade
loupe had concentrated their forces at Bas-
seterre.
from St. Bartholomews which he left 14th
ult. informs, that the island of Guadeloupe
had been closely blockaded by the British
for some time; that the troops collected
for its attack, were in readiness at Mar
tinico and Barbadoei; and that he under
stood they would commence operations the
superiour in number, and it was obliged to
full back over that bridge.
“We cannot ascertain with precision
the points occupied by the army of the
Duke del Parque, but we suppose it to be
in the vicinity of Placentia.—From the
point occupied by those troops to the Bay of
Biscay, we know not whether there are any
other troops than those which are under
the orders of Brigadier D. Juan Diaz Por
lier, of whose numbers we are ignorant,
and which at the close of last month were
at Leon and its neighbourhood.”
ary 2d.
“ The English continue at Badajos and
the fruitier places, which they are power
fully fortifying.
“The army of Estremadura, which
possessed itself of Archbishop’s Bridge
with great slaughter of the enemy, after
wards proceeded towards Talavera, where
it was attacked by the French who were
“The publick is already informed of the
occurrences of La Mancha, of which we
have nothing to say, but that if the scan
dalous habit of dispersing is not reme
died, there can be no remedy to our mis
fortunes.
wards Lerida and its vicinity, and threat
ning to besiege that place, have stopped in
their arrogant projests; and have confined
themselves solely in robbing, burning and
devastating.
” It is believed that the Marquis of Ata
layuelas, after leaving his division in La
Mancha, will return to collect new rein
forcements in the country, whence he
came.
Captain Davidson, arrived at Annapolis,
By the arrival of the Susan and Wil
liam, from Malaga, (says the Baltimore
Federal Republican,) we have been fa
voured with a variety of Spanish papers,
the latest <>f which is the Malaga Diary,
of the '4>h of December.—They contain
no later accounts of the rout of Ocana than
have been befote published by the way of
New-York. We have however received a
manuscript article, from which we copy
the following, which is a week later than
the despatches published heretofore.
“ By letters from the army of the 26th
November, it would appear that the gene
ral had ordered it to advance. The ad
vanced posts were at Villalta, and the
French had not passed Madrillejo. The
dispersion was not so considerable as was
first imagined ; and the greatest part of the
troops had already joined their respective
divisions.”
The Patriotlck Watch-Tower, a Malaga
paper of the Ist December, gives the fol
lowing summary :
“ It appears certain that Gerona con ,
founds the haughtiness and pride of Napo
leon’s invincibles more than they ceuld
imagine ; and that on the 12th it defended
itself gallantly.
“ The enemy whici was collecting to-
BOSTON, February 7.
FROM ST. BARTHOLOMEWS.
Protnuence,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1810.
being made liable to pay a tax on transit
duty f** Was his speech sent from Wash
ington so long ago as last spring ? sf“ Thia
Govemour Tompkins is not the only tool
who continues to make the same assertion.
Are we to impute it to ignorance or love of
falsehood ?
It appears by letters from Washington,
that Macon’s bill was read a second time
in the Senate, and then committed to the
care of Sam Smith and farmer Giles, who
no doubt will keep it snug for some days.
General North, (an old revolutionary *
patriot,) was elected Speaker of the As
sembly.—He had 59 votes;—Mr. Livings,
ton, the democratick candidate, had 45;
and two were scattered. On the ballot, in
the Assembly for Council of Appointment,
the votes were, for the Federal ticket 60.
For the democratick 47. the Se-
nate does not concur in the Federal ticket,
a joint ballot will take place, the result of
which is uncertain.
February 6.
’T'HE following GOODS, on the best
■* terms procurable, for approved en
dorsed notes payable at either Bank-
Brown Linens, Britannias, Oilcloths, black
Satins, short Silk Gloves, Mens’ Silk Hose,
Ladies do. Cotton Laces, Mamoodies, Cm
sahs, Muffs, Shirting Cottons, white Cem
hricks. Silk Chambrays, Fancy Handker
chiefs, Diapers, Cotton Velvets, Silk do.
Worsted Conte, Flannels, Baizes, Blankets
Hcoadclotba, Caasinseres. Forest Cloths,
Pelite Cloths, black Russels, Quality and
Shoe Bindings, Vestings, Calimancoes,
Shoes, Leather, &c. Ac. See.
BLODGET A POWER, Auctioneers.
February 9, 1810.
BLODGET & POWER
Will sell at Auction,
TUESDAY, FBBHUAKr 13, 1818,
at half past 9 o’clock, A. M fair or foul
Diet),
At Portsmouth, (N. C.) on the 17th of
January last, Capt. Thomas W. Greene,
of this town, in the 32d year of his age. Life
opened upon him with, flattering prospects.
Beloved by his friends, and strong in the
esteem of all his acquaintance, he seemed
destined to realize their fond hopes and
aspiring wishes. His character brightened
with his years, and hope of his future worth
was daily invigorated, until it matured and
ripened into assurance. While the friends
and relatives pass in melancholy review the
character of the deceased, let this consoling
truth make a deep impression on their
hearts, that he who has performed his duty
well has answered the ends of his creation ; j
and that to such, death is only the gloomy
portal to a bright and glorious immortality.
At Attleborough, Mr. George Stan
ley, aged 64 years. I
At Warwick, on the 30th ult. Phbbb-
Axh Greene, infant daughter of Mr.
Henry Greene, aged nine months.
Snatch’d from the embraces of a parent’s love,
And gone, we trust, to join the blest above.
17* fPr understand Mr. Ogilvib, who
has recently arrived in town, will deli
ver an Oration on Monday Evening next,
at 7 o’clock, P. M. at Mr. Ammidon’sHall,
on the subject of Suicide.
ll 7" We this day commence the publi
cation of Mr. Quincy’s Speech in the
House of Representatives on Mr. Giles’s
Resolutions approving the conduct of the
President in the dismissal of Mr. Jackson
Its length ought not to deter any from
giving it an attentive perusal. It is a man
ly and argumentative appeal to the good
sense of every American, and cannot fail
of convincing every impartial mind that
our government were' lia«ty and culpable
in the dismission of Mr. Jackson.
We modestly submit to the considera
tion of the democratick Editors the propri
ety of a prompt and explicit answer to the
question so frequently asked, whether the
President of the United States has not now
in his possession a treaty with France, one
of the articles of which is, that we shall
become a party against Great-Britain in
the present contest ? They seem remarka
bly delicate on this point, and the Presi
dent seems so too, and therefore durst not
submit it to the inspection of a Senate of
his own political kidney. Surely our ex
cellent Chief Magistrate need not hesitate
on such insignificant points, when such great
good as our national abasement is to be ob
tained in the end ! Submission to France
is to be the tenure by which Americans
hold their independence, and the Presi
dent may adopt the principle of his brother
philosophers and politicians of that coun
try, that the end justifiMtthc means. There
is but one class of meffn this country who
wish for monarchy, and that is our demo
crats. Hence their attachment to France,
and -hence their servility to the clouted
Prince of the Napoleon dynasty.
The ship Patterson, Capt. Pierce, in 49
days from Lisbon, is below. Our river still
remains closed with ice for ten miles down.
A few months ago the President re
fused to receive a minister from Spain, and
now it seems that Congress are called upon
for an appropriation to send one there.—
Do they mean to anticipate the conquest of
Spain, and begin thus early to court the
good will of Napoleon and Joseph, by send
ing a minister to tender their good wishes
for their success in the subjugation of the
whole world? Does not this look a little
like “ French influence ?'* If our adminis
tration really wished well to the cause of
the Patriots, and that a stop might be put to
the ambition of the Bonapartes, would they
reject their minister, and immediately pro
pose sending one to the usurper, their ene
my ? Can we expect to trade to the colo
nies, who may possibly maintain their in
dependence, even should the mother coun
try be subjugated, if we conduct thus par
tial ? Is not “ the hand of Napoleon in this
thing?” We believe the conjecture is not
without some foundation.
dean and the Northern Powers, in aid of
their plan to “ conquer the liberty of the
seas'* The great men are much at the
palace which is literally a pandemonium in
miniature. What is brewing we know
not. The wound in the Cabinet is not yet
cicatrized. The war party are, terrapin
like, hauling their heads within their
shells.”
weather—
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and Samuel Butler’s Store In Providence
a red Morocco POCKET-BOOK, contain
ing ope Five Dollar Bill nf one of the Pro
vidence Banks ; also, one Note of Hand
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sundry other Notes, which can be of no
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has found said Pocket-Book and Papers
and will leave them at the Office of The
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et, shall be handsomely rewarded.
AMOS WHIPPLE.
Smithfield, February 8, 1810.
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" ° r preceding week, the Eighth
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MATTHEW S. CUSHMAN,
CROMWELL MOULTON.
The GUNSMITHING BUSINESS
will ba continued at their shop by Mat
thew S. Cushman, who solicits a con
tinuance of former patronage.
February 9, 1810.
THE Copartnership between
CUSHMAN and MOULTON was
dissolved on the sch instant, by mutual con
sent. All persons having any demands
against the firm are requested to present
them and receive their pay ; and all those
who are indebted to them are called upon
to settle their accounts.
NOTICE.
* | 'HE subscriber*, Executors of the last
x Will and Testament of SAMUEL
WHIPPLE, deceased, hereby give notice
to all persons having demands against the
Estate of the said Samuil, to exhibit
the name for payment. All persona in
debted. to said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
EPHRAIM TALBOT,
JOHN WHIPPLE, jun.
TO LET,
The Dwelling-House, with a spacious
Garden, formerly occupied by the said
Samuel, in the North Part nf the town.
EPHRAIM TALBOT,
JOHN WHIPPLE, jun.
February 9, 1810.
Copartnership Formed.
r pHE subscriber* have Commenced busk
ness under the firm of
TAFT & POTTER,
at their naw Store in Coventry, about one
quarter of a mile west from the Coventry
Cotton Factory; where they have a rood
assortment of WEST-INDIA and DRY
GOODS, and COTTON YARN, white
and blue, for sale.
47-They put out Weavinr of different
kind*; and carry on the BLUE DYING
BUSINESS.
STEPHEN TAFT,
HENRY POTTER.
Coventry, February 8, 1810. fit.
Pay attention, and read fur your interest,
AARON PIERCE
jD ESPEC I'FULLY informs his friends,
•“**' and the publick in general, that he
has constantly on hand a genera! assort
ment of WALKING SHOES of the best
quality, which will be sold lower than can
be purchased at any other store in Provi
dence.
Pebrtlary 9, 1810, Bt.
DOLLARS.
A PREMIUM given for Spanish milled
Dollars, by
„ J. B. WOOD. ’
Exchange-Office, Providence,')
February 9, 1810. j
One quarter part of the Spermaceti
Works, as advertised in the first page of
this paper.—Conditions made known at the
time and place of sale.
GREENE 8c CARTER, Auctioneers.
February 9, 1810.
Stores, Wharf, &c. at Auction.'
On MQNDAY next the 12M insta
on the premises, at 11 o’clock, A. M.
HA T valuable Lot, with the House,
Stores and Wharf, at present
occupied by H. P. Franklin, situateuon th«
Main-street, three dt.irs south of the Mar
ket.
it nr Pnict,
ALSO,
Ist.