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guage wll made too general and inex
plicit. ' ’
Mr. Sheffey thought that this bill w< »ld
operate to the total abandonment of «he
carrying trade of the American shipping,
which constated in transporting the pro
ductions of one country in Europe to anolh-*
er. He wished to have time to consider
its provisions more maturely. He moved,
therefore, tl4B the committee rise and re
port progress.
This motion was carried.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, on the standing rules and orders
of the House—Mr. Pitkin in the chair.
Mr. Quincy's motion to prevent the pre<
vious question being taken before each
member had spoken once on the main ques
tion, came again under consideration.
Mr. Bassett moved to modify this motion,
•o to allow a reasonable time for debate
before the previous question be taken.
Mr. Cox supported this motion; and
Messrs. Lyon and Upham opposed it.
Mr. Lyon considered this as an attempt
to revive the gag-law. Having formerly
suffered by gag-laws, he would never cease
to oppose their introduction with all his
powers.
Mr. Bibb, after remarking that he should
take the earliest opportunity of calling for
the previous question, with a view ut giv
ing to the old rule the practice sanctioned
tWo years ago by the Speaker’s construe
lion of it, but which had been reversed by
the House, moved that the committee rise
and report prog, ess.—Agreed to.
The question on granting the committer
leave to sit again, which was supported by
Mr. Quincy, and opposed by Messrs. Hoi
laud and Sinilie, was not decided before
the House adjourned.
Mr. Anderson presented a petition from
sundry officers of the navy of the United
States, praying for an augmentation of their
pay and rations.—Referred to the commit
tee of the naval establishment.
On motion of Mr. Quincy, the report of
the Comptroller of the Treasury, Relative
to the accounts of the Treasury, Navy, and
War Departments, was referred to a select
committee.
Mr. Newtou made a favourable report
on the petition of James Reynolds, of the
state of Maryland.—Referred to a com
mittee of the whole.
Mr. Mosely made a favourable report
on (he petition of Daniel Patterson, rela
tive to the erection of an air-stove in the
hall of the House of ves.—Re
ferred to a committee of the whole, on Fri
day next.
A report was received from th? Secre
tary of the Navy, favourable to the peti
tion of John Davis.—Referred to the com
mittee of claims.
A report waa received from the Secre
tary at War, favourable to the petition of
Mary Puray.—Referred to the committee
on publick land*.
PREVIOUS QUESTION
The House resumed the consideration of
the standing rules and orders of the House.
On the question, whether the committee
of the whole should have leave to sit again,
Messrs. Dan«,'Moeely, Sheffry, Nelson and
Pitkin opposed the rule relative to the
previous question; and Messrs. Alston,
Johnson, Rhea, and Ross supported it.
Mr. Dawson moved to strike out the rule
relative to the previous question, for the
purpose of offering the following substitute:
That the previous question should be taken
on the demand of one-fifth of the members
present, in this form—** Shall the main
question be now put ?” and if determined
in the negative, the subject shall not be
further discussed at that time ; if decided
in the affirmative, the discussion may pro
oeed. j
Mr. Nelson called for a division of this
motion, by taking first the question on
striking out.
Mr. Sheffey called for the yeas and nays
on the question.
The committee were refused leave to sit
again—yeas 48, nay* 53.
The House then proceeded further to
consider their standing rules and orders.
On this motion a learned debate took
place, embracing the history of the intro
duction,, progress, and practice under the
Previous Question, in the British House of
Comarain, as well as in the House of Re
prescntativMof the United Slates; and also
the rtascais in favour and in opposition to
the rale now proposed to be adopted.
Messrs. P. B. Porter and Bassett advocated
the rule, and Messrs. Pitkin and Nelson
opposed it.
The subject was left undecided when the
House adjourned.
'Wkdnksday, January 17.
Mt Sammons presented a tmutty pe
tition from Peter Stepford, praying some
compensation for his skill in preserving
wheat from tmut. Referred to a select
coft>tntte£.
Mft Gold offered a resolution to appoint
a committee to inquire into the state of the
publlak arsenals at West-Point, in the
state of New-York, and the condition of
the piblick property deposited -therein;
and ti inquire what measures ought to be
taken for the preservation of said proper
ty ; and to inquire into the expediency of
providing by law for settling the bounda-
Tuesday, January 16.
ries of the publick lands at that place, and
that thev have leive tv report by bill or
otherwise. Adopted, and u committee of
five appointed.
Mr. New ton reported A long bill “ for
the benefit of American seamen.** Read
twice and referred to a committee of tht
whole on Monday next.
Mr. Fisk offered a resolution to instruct
the committee on fortifications to inquire
into the expediency of lepairing the forti
fications at West-Point, and that they h tvt
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Newton called for the order of the
day, on the depi iv> American ves
spls of their character in certain cases. In
committee of the whole, Mr. Helms in the
chair, Mr. Fisk moved an amendment t.
authorise the President-to erngjoy som
part of the naval force of the United
States, as he may think proper to enforce
the regulations of this act.
The committee rose, reported progress
and had leave to sit again.
Captain Anthony, of the achoone*
Betsey, from St. Pierres, informs, that an
' xpedition was fitting out at Fort Royal to
go against Guadaloiipe. Admiral Coch
. aie hud arrived a few days at For’
Royal, in the Pompey, 74 gun ship irom
Halifax, who was to have the command ol
he expedition, at which place ’was the
Abercrombie, 74,Commodore Fosdike, two
frigates and five sloops of war, but were
waiting the arrival ,of a reinforce nent,
which was hourly expected from Peris
nouth, before they made the attack.
An at tar k was also to be made Against
St. Bartholomews; a frigate in 26 divs
from Portsmouth, had arrived ut Fort Roy
al a few days before Captain A. sailed, lor
the purpose, and was to be joined by two
more.
The Hon. David M. Erskine arrived at
Portsmouth from America in the frigate
Africaine, the 24th of November.
The evacuation of Walcheren was still
talked of; and Sir Richard Strachan was
stated to have left town the 24th, for that
island, to superintend the embaikation of
the troops, Arc. A letter from Flushing, of
the 14th of November, represents the mor
tality among the troops to be still unabated.
Orders were received at Plymouth, to
send to sea every ship fit for service, to
cruise along the French coast, to pick up
On the 16th December an attack w.i,
made by British men of war on the town
ot Bassaterre who succeeded in destroying
one of the French frigates in tht* harbour,
and a small battery to the eastward rf the
town. Captain Canimtion of the Hazard
sWp of war was killed in attempiing to
haul down the colours of the foi t. The
loss of the British was two hundred and
fifty.
Four French frigates had strived at
Guadaluupe from France, two ot which
entered the port of Bassaterre, with 600
troops for that place, the other two pro
ceeded on destination unknown.
Price of American produce at Martinico
the 22d December—Flour 11 dollars, lum
ber from 50 to 60, fish 4, and other produce
in proportion. Colonial produce, sugar 3
dollars, coffee 15, molasses 25 cents.
Extract of a letter from Si. Jagu de Cuba,
to u gentleman in thia city, dated De-
“ By an hi rival here from Carthagena
we h ive just received the agreeable intel
ligence, that the momentary revolution,
which took place at Quito, has been com
pletely done away. It appears that it was
not a revolt against the established govern
ment ot‘ Spam under Ferdinand the Se
venth ; but, on the contrary, the over zeai
ous watchfulness of the Spanuh Patriots,
who, fearing an attempt, from the crafty
wishes of Napoleon, to seduce ihe consti
tuted authorities from their allegiance to
their legitimate Sovereign, took upon them
selves to suspend their functions, and
named as their Chief the Conde de Cielo
Alegre, declaring they would never submit
to any foieign yoke, or recognise any other
sovereign than Ferdinand the Seventh, and
his lawful successors. However, troops
were immediately ordered to march against
these infatuated people, from the different
vice-royalties of Peru, New-Grvnada, and
Mexico, and commissioners were at the
dame time appointed to precede the army
m order to prevent the effusion of blood, 1
and persuade the inhabitants of Quito, that
the object of their rulers was to maintain
their independence against all foreign usur
pation, and a firth determination to remain
faithful to their legitimate Monarch, Fer
dinand the Vllth. upon which the worthy
inhabitants At Quito laid down their arms,
embraced their patriotick brethren, and
swore to be faithful to the cause »f their
beloved King, so nobly defended both in
the old and new world.**
The ship Exeter, Captain Bray, of this
port, from Liverpool, has furnished us with
London papers to the 25th of November.—
We find nothing in them of great impor
tance.
cember 30th, 1809.
SALEM, January 23.
LATEST THOM LONDON.
PHILADELPHIA, January 19.
CHARLESTON, January 11.
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such straggling ships as might have ei
captd from Lord Collingwood.
Licenses were, on the 24th, granted to
ve-:el tor Dutch Zealand, but at the same
time refused for the Ems.
Mr. Giles’s resolutions, after having been
gutted and garbled, mutilated, and some
what cleansed from the impurity of his
hinds, have at length pawed into a law.
with the signatures of J. B. Varnum, R
Smith, and James Madison annexed. It is
there voted and resolved, that the British
Minister did insult our government. It is
hoped this formal vote will give a new em
bellishment to the testy dignity of our Ca
binet, and when they find that Congress will
iccompany them in the vindication of an in
sult that was never offered, they will take
heart, and resent with the same punctilious
honour, insults that have been offered.—
Mr. Giles may recollect, and his sympa
thies no doubt will admonish him, that
there is on the other side of the Atlantick,
such a nation as France. Now we ask,
merely to gratify a point of speculative cu
riosity, whether the seizure and burning
of American ships on the ocean, and the
confinement of their crews hi pestiferous
dungeons by the French, with every mark
of contumely and insult, can be called de
grading to American honour? Congress
have not told us so by any resolutions of
theirs, notwithstanding the President him
self has denominated such outrages, ** tres
passes,” in his message. This may appear
strange to our unenlightened opticks, be
cause, in Jeffersonian dialect, ’* we have not
a view of the whole ground." Not being ac
quainted with the nice and delicate points
of diplumatick honour, injuries unparal
leled in the history of independent nations,
and jeopardy of life, actually appear to
us to savour of something very like insults.
The sensibilities of the illustrious patriots
of our day, seem from some inscrutable
cause, all on one side—sensibilities so ex
quisite, that those who possess them,
shut their eyes rather than discover real
insults, and resolve to avenge imaginary
one/ \V>th a truly philosophick serenity,
we denominate them mere trespasses, and
pass on. Congtess ought surely for the
sake of consistency, to give us at least one
resolution on the subject. We wish to see
it in black and white, signed by the names
of J. B. Varnum, R. Smith and James Mad
ison, accompanied with all the other para
phernalia of office, that such •• trespasses'*
as we have been commenting on, do indeed
<mount to insults. Those great men know
their cue too well to tell to the good
folks they govern, the whole extent of
their sufferings. We should wish to know
whether Mr. Secretary Smith is allowed
to stand in the presence of that Prince of
the Napoleon dynasty, recently manufac
tured, with his head uncovered. A de
claration, such as we have spoken of, would
serve to quiet those uneasy minds who
It is remarked in a letter from Cadiz, ol
October 30, that the people of Spain ar«
as energetick in the Patriot cause as could
be wished, but that they had few leaders
<>n whom they could depend—that Gerona
had made the armies of France tremble at
her name—that General Blake deservedly
possessed the entire confidence of all Class
i's, his military skill, his courage and pa
triotism being undoubted ; but that the dc
'cct of the whole plan was, that the people
had no head to look to.—ln the London
Star, of November 25, it is stated, that “ a
large quantity of military clothing is ship
ped for Corunna, for the use of the Span
iards; as is also all kinds of stores for our
army in Portugal.”
A letter from - New-York, has stated,
that soon after the arrival of the British
Minister at his residence in that city, a
trunk was st<Jen from the entry, contain
ing jewelry, &c. belonging to his lady,
.mounting to 30007. sterling. From an ad
t ertisement in the New-York Gazette of
Wednesday, it is evident the robbery in
ijuestiun was not made in New-York, but
•n thr road between Philadelphia and
that city. We mention the fact to exone
rate one of the most hospitable cities of
•ur country from the charge. The proper
ty stolen, consisted of a large amber neck
lace ; a pair of amber ear-rings, of the
-hape of acorns ; a necklace and ear-rings,
of light-blue oval beads; a black jet-neck
lace, with Maltese cross; a necklace of
small black corals mounted in gold, a net
»f black corals, and a wreath of patent
pearls, for head-dresses ; a fringe of white
beads, several yards long; a white lace
veil and vandyke, one and an half yard
square; several smaller white and black
veils, a large black lace cloak, of rich
pattern; with a large quantity of French
laces, muslins, ribbons, &c. A reward of
200 dollars is offered for the recovery -of
the articles, by the British Consul-General.
A letter from Washington mentions that
Captain Gordon was not mortally wound
'd in’hq duel with Mr. Hanson; that the
ball had been extracted from his bark
bone, and that there ’were strong expec
tations of his recovery.
ProDibenre,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1810.
BOSTON, January 24.
OF SPAIN.
Arrived, Spanish schooner Adventure,
Rafell, Port-au-Plate, (St. Domingo,) 18
days. A large French privateer schooner
called the Superiour, belonging to Guada
loupe, had been cruiting off P«rt-au-Plate
some days before the Adventure sailed, and
had captured, and plundered or burnt,
several English and American vessels—
among the number was the schooner ——,
Captain Atwood, of New-York, from Por
to-Riaobound to St. Domingo, for a cargo
of mahogany; after robbing Captain At
wood of the proceeds of his outward car
go, which he had in specie, they plunder
ed the vessel of all her sai’a, rigging, Ate.
and putting a number of English and
American priyonets on board, they gave
them an old sail, and told them they might
go where they pleased. Part of them left
the schooner, and arrived at Port-au-Plate
in the boat. The schooner has proceeded
or some other port.
think an alliance with a nation whose per
ndy is proverbial, somewhat ominous to
liberty, property, and a few such blessings,
which, cheap as they are now holden, were
purchased with the blood of our ancestors.
It is true we are repeatedly told that if we
’•re so insulted, it is done by the nation
who formerly assisted us in the acquisition
if independence, and that therefore it is
he height of ingratitude to complain. This
is one argument. Another is, that Napo
leon is great .and powerful, and that if we
do not bear with the best grace we can,
his gentle •* trespasses,” it may offend his
Majesty. Under the predominance of such
salutary and life-giving maxims, Ameri
can honour we are confident will suffer no
violation ; but a previous question remains
still to be disposed ot—is honour thus guar
anteed capable of any violation ?
It it worthy the notice of our readert,
that the paper entitled the “ Spirit of ’76,”
printed in the City of Washington, from
which we republish the Letter <f Philo-
L.IOS, it a bona fide democratick paper.
Arrived, ship Emily, Wyer, New-York,
12 days. Off Cape Henlopen, fell in with
the wreck of brig Angelica, Captain Pe
terson, from Philadelphia bound to St. Se
bastians, full of water, which vessel had
been upset in a squall on the night of the
23d ult. and took off from her Captain Pe
terson, the supercargo, and ail the crew,
excepting William Wright, an apprentice
to the captain, who was drowned.—The
Angelica sailed from Delaware on the 23d
ult. and was upset the same night—aftei
lying upon her beam-ends for a considers
ble time, she righted, and when the crew
were taken off she was sunk to a level
with the surface of the water.
In this town, op Sunday morning last,
of a consumption, Mr. John Goss, aged
30 years. The early, exit of a husband so
deservedly dear, a father and friend so
tenderly beloved, is deeply felt as an af
flicting dispensation by his bereaved fami
ly. Their loss is indeed irreparable. Yet
the beams of consolation illuminate their
house of mourning. His virtuous life, amia
ble manners, the patience with which he
sustained a long and distressing malady,
and the firm reliance he expressed on the
merits of a Redeemer, disarmed death of
its terrours, and enabled him to meet the
grim messenger with joy.
In this town, on Wednesday evening
last, Miss Ann Willcox, of Tiverton,
aged *lB years. Her.-funeral will be so
lemnized this afternoon at 3 o’clock, at
the dwelling-house of Mr. Nathaniel Dear
born, opposite the Baptist Meeting-House,
where her triends are invited to attend.
In this town, on Sunday morning last.
Mr. Robert Rogerson,toMissMiner
va-Ann Bucklin, both of Pawtucket.
On Monday evening last, by <he Rev.
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Francis Collins, to
Miss Asknath (’hollar, all of this town.
At North-Providence/ on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Anna Whipple, widow of the late
Capt. Stephen Whipple, in the 82d year of
her age. The virtues which adorn and
bespangle the character of woman, shone
in the deceased with peculiar lustre. The
affections of the wife, the tenderness of the
parent, and the fidelity of the friend, sur
vived the decay of feeule nature, and re
tained all the yigtHir of youth, while the
locks of silver grey announced the ap
proaches of tht grave. Peace and sereni
ty attended her exit, and the tears of her
relatives and friends are the testimonials of
her worth.
lF7* Winter has fairly played the part of
other tyrants, and decreed a non-inter
course to our commerce. Hehas laid his
icy embargo on all the vessels in our river,
and they stand as useless for profit as Jef
ferson’s gun-boats ever did for defence.—
We have, notwithstanding, received as
surances, that thia system will ere long be
broken up, and the old order of things re
stored.
American tßarine JI ttft.
PORT OF PROVIDENCE,
jDarrieb,
■ '*lo
9ieb,
Charleston, January 4.
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January 26, 1810.
January 6.
.dlto, a very Convenient Dwelling-House,
suitable for two families, with a large Store
In front, being a valuable situation f«>r a
trader, not sxceedcd by any in that stieet,
having been many yeats occupied by
Messrs. Manchester and Fenner, and
others, for that pin pose.
Conditions of sale will be mfide known at
the time of sale.
A. BILLINGS, Shgrjf.
There is on said Lot a Stone Building
erected for the pu r pose of a Tallow Chand
lery, with all the Kettles and other imple
ments, which will be sold with, the pre
mises.
PRUVIDKWE, sc
January 25th, IRIO.
TAKEN in Execution, as the
piuperty ot Richakd Femnir. of
Cranston, in the County of Pro' idence.
Yeoman, at the suit of /Jer.ju/nin
nf Boston, and to be sold hi Pjuniick Vrn
due, on SATURDAY the 28th day of
April next, at eleven o’clxk, A. M. on the ‘
premises: All the Right, Tide and inter eat
that the saW Richard Ind at ten o’clock
in the forenoon of the 20tfi day of January
instant, in and to a certain Lot of Land ,
lying in High-street, nearly opposite die
new Brick Meeting-House, on the west side
of the river in Providence.
[ Furnished by Mr. J. A r Pierce, <f Rot*
ton, pdsti nger in the ship Cord* lit,
from Rio-Jam iro.]
The Cordelia sailed from Rio-Janeiro,
on the 3d of November last, and left the
following American vessels in that har
hour : ship Mount-Hope, Breeze, of Salem
from Newport, (R. I.) destination not
known ; ship Laura, Seaver, of and from
Boston, via Seara Grande, (north coast of
Brazil,) destination unknown ; schooner
Mary, Lincoln, of anti from Boston, for
Havana or Boston in about 20 days; ship
Passenger, Perry, of and from New-York,
for the Cape of Good Hope, in ballast, to
sail November 10 ; brig Hollon, Willis, of
and from Philadelphia, via Teneriffr, for
River Plata, in ballast, to sail November
6; Ship Huntress, Williams, and schooner
Hope, Story, frorq New-York, on a sealing
voyage, put into Rio-Janeiro to repair, and
sailed again in company about the 26m of
October last. Several vessels from the
United States hud touched at Rio-Janeiro
durinifthe season, and sailed again with
out being able to selltheircarg.es. The
large number of English merchant ships,
which were toniinuaily arriving at Rio-
Janeiro, had glutted the market with al
most every article of merchandise usually
carried theie, and business in general was
dull.
The following ship* under the British
Admiral de CoUrcej, were laying in the
harbour of Rio-Janeiro, November 3, vie.
Foudroy.mt, 74; Elizabeth, 74; Light
ning. 18 ; Nancy, 12 guns. Tl.e Bodford,
74, (belonging also to this squadron.) hid
sailed on a cruise. The m unmast of the
Admiral's ship, the Foudroymit, had been
injured, and was out 'to be repaired. A
number of Portuguese ships of war were
also at anchor there. Admiral de Cour
cey’s conduct had been such as to do a way
any unfavourable impressions which have
been made on the Portuguese by his prede
cessor on that station ; of course the form
er frad become very unpopular with *he
people generally. The Prince and
Princess had been some weeks at Santa
Cruz, his country residence, (almut 45
miles from the city of Rio-Janeiru,) where
he remained somewhat indisposed. The old
Queen of Portugal, mother to the Prince
Regent, resides at the P dace in the city.
Intelligence of a contradictory nature,
from the K7Vm<l’late, had been received
by different by the last accounts
brought from thence to'Kjo-Janeiro, winch
came in a Lugger in 15 dayspajMigr, it was
ascertained that the Viceroy, (whttarrived
there from Spain last summer,)
the trade as actually under the same
gulations, which governed it before the
British troops came there. The English,
notwithstanding, had been able to sniggle
on shoie several cargoes of goods. A num
ber of vessels froip the United bta cs were
said to be in the River Plate, waiting, fit
hopes that some favourable arrangement
might be made for the neutral trade.—
From the bAst information, however, <viiich
could be obtained at Rio-Janeiro, tiiose
hopes were nptjik-ly <o be so n gra-ilii d.
CA
THE sale at Auction >1 Jteal Estate oc
copied by Henry P. Franklin, &c.
advertised in the 4-h page of thia day’s pa
per to take place**bn M uidav tne 29th iust.
is postponed to MONDAY the 12th of
February next.
January 26, 1810.
THE Subscribers having form
ed a CfHilicciMa n> Busiuis- v. ■«i.' ii—
»iuue to carry on TANNING and < (JU
RYING, uudi'r the Brin of
ALDRICH and THURBERS,
at the r<>nneiv lately occupied i>> PLxrhH
and Samuel Thumb kr, ju«i.
Tillson Aldhich.
Dexter & Samuel Thurrer, jun.
They have f>r tub,
500 best Carolina salted HiDES.
January 26, 1810.
J user HtCKIVED BY
MOULTON and JACOBS,
A'i extensive assortment tit UA*<PLT>
ING and other GOODS, from N< w-
York, which will he sold, hs usual, cnEAP t
m No. 1, Markjct-Strxict.
January 26. 1810
PhilafirlfiHtt, January 19.
FROM RIO-JANEIRO.
NOTICE
PETING, &.c.