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such a monster.
“ It is long since the commercial stipula
tions qf J ny’» treaty have expired and since
our government refused to revive them,
British depredations, however unjust, have
not had the aggravation of being commit
ted in direct violation of a recent treaty
You ask me why was not the treaty mad<
by Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney received
. and adopted ? I need not repeat Mr. Jef
fersou's reasons, which were not satisfar
tory tFme. That the treaty was made by
men as good and as wise, and as well ac
quainted with the rights and interests of
both nations, aa any in the nation ; men
acting under Mr. Jefferson’s own orders,
guided by his own instructions, men of his
own selection, yet it was by him rejected,
Without his deigning to consult the Senate,
that council which the constitution has giv
en him. This was an exhibition of execu
tive prerogative and dsiplay of power which
would have provoked republican ven-
- ’ France, which will be wished Into, Wishing
L /promises on our P*« which will bw ad
k hered to; and stipulation* on his part,
’ that will be mere deception*; he ha* dis
regarded and trampled on hia former trea
ty with ii» ; notwithstanding we have con
tinued a minister at hia court for-no other
pnrptwe than to supplicate his mercy, and
to In-g favour of him. Had he abided by
the stipulation* of that treaty, thia nation
' would have been an hundred milliona rich
er; we should have heard of none of his
sequestrations; of his creatures burning
and ransoming American ships ; of hia im
prisoning and starving American seamen,
and forcing them into his ships ; we should
have heard nothing of the British counter
vailing orders tu his arbitrary decrees ; we
' Should havu heard nothing of our self-de
stroying embargo ; there would have been
no pretext for it; I wish for no treaty with
geance, had either of his predecessors been
the persons who presumed so to have con. '
ducted. Not more than ten days before
the arrival of this treaty, Mr. Jefferson
told me that our ministers at London had
agreed with the British ministers on all
the ev<entiol parts and points of a treaty,
which would reconcile, all the jarring in
terests of the two rations. How thunder-
I struck was I when I heard the treaty was
to b<.- sent back, because a note accompa
nied It, telling ns the expectations of that
jitternment with regard to our conduct
with France, and because the British gov
ernment had not yielded to us their claim
to Svacch our mVrdftant vessels for their
Seamen—and made a formal disavowal of
* practice the'government had never sanc
tioned, that of pressing American seamen.
I was ill prepared to approve Mr. Jeffer
son’s conduct in this business, having had
his own word hut a few days before, that
the points and principles were satisfactori
ly settled, which were to form the basis of
the treaty I wished to see concluded, which
was to bury ail animosities. I was the
wore displeased with this conduct when I
* found that Messrs. Monroe and Piukney
" had been authorized to enter into an in
formal arrangement and that they had
done so in respect (p the seamen. As to
the accompanying note, our ratification
y.dght have been accompanied with a note
expressing the understanding of our gov
ernment on the subject of that note ; in
this way its operation might have been ob
viated.
" It must, I believe, on all hands be ac
knowledged, that Bonaparte nod the French
with not more than one sixth part of the
poWer to do harm to the American people,
their property andcommerce, than Britain
has, snd though bound by a solemn treaty to
respect our rights and property, have for
four years past done ue three times the in
jury that Britain has with whom we have
no treaty, nor dotheru exist with her those
reciprocal stipulations with respect to com
merce, which are common between na
tions, Yet the curses and exaggerations
of my old friends are all reserved for Bri
tain, none can be spared for France.”
Flimsy Misrepresentation.
FROM THS NATIONAL JNTRLUGINCBR.
Tax publick at large will dow be com
pletely satisfied, that the rupture with Mr.
‘ Jackson is viewed by the British govern
ment, in the same light in which it has
been placed by the government of the Uni
ted States. The consequences foreboded
by certain partisans of the British Minis
ter have not ensued : The occurrence has
been considered In England neither as an
Obstacle to further and immediate efforts
towards an amicable adjustment of differ
ences, nor as a plausible pretext for open
war. The odium falls exclusively upon
the head of the Envoy, who was too rash
for temperate discussion, and too rude for
the promotion of concord between the two
countries. His Brhannick Majesty, con
winced (contrary to the notions of certain
people here) that the United States do en
ter, aln the most sincere desire for the re
establishment of friendly relations has une
quivo<««Hy declared to Parliament in his
•peach, that he will meet that desire by a
corresponding disposition on his part.
An article of Parliamentary intrlligenc.
furnished by the arrival of the Portia a*
i Nur o.k, leads to a slight retrospect!™
Couching the arrangement concluded be
tween Mr. Smith and Mr. Erskine. M .
Whitbread appears very distinctly to have
The recent news likewise indicates in a
very clear manner that a successor to Mr.
Jackson will be appointed; a fact which
is conclusive as to the opinion entertained
in England of that Envoy’s conduct, and is
calculated to confound a party in his coun
try which, by its’ eagerness and industry
in circulating some late rumours of a con
trary tenour, displays a disposition that
would seem to delight in the dishonour of
America. *
charged Mr. Canning wnMMng withheld
one document, which wand have com
pletely justified Mr. Erskine in the solemn
transaction which had been disavowed.
This charge against Mr. Canning cor
roborates the fact invariably alleged by
Mr. Erskine after dbavowal, namely, that
he had several sets of instructions, viz
No. 1,2, and 3—that Na 1 related to tin
Chesapeake—that No. 2 waS the publish
rd Instruction—and that Na 3 was the on<
upon which he had made the arrangement,
and it also establishes, that the despatch
from Mr. Canning to Mr. Erskine of tht
23d of January, was not the only order
under which the latter acted; and more
over, that Mr. Erskine never revealed to
the government of the United States tht
particular instructions upon which he did
rtCt.
The administration having committed (
hemselves to the world, by the late rup
ture of negotiation with the British Minis- (
ter have absolutely become desperate, and {
seem determined to stick at nothing. The
article quoted above is not given as edito
rial, and we have no doubt was furnished
by Mr. Secretary Smith. But how un- (
worthy the Secretary of State of the Arne- 1
rican Republick! How pitiful appears this
quibbling now thus Mr. Erskine’s letter
haa appeared. Hfrw feeble the
„crcate a belief that Erskine acted under a
second set df instructions, with respect to
the Orders in Council. It is not only fee
ble but dishonest. It fa a gross misrepre
sentation. We are told that Mr. Whit
breyd asked for a document, which was
Despatch Mb. 3, as the Nation il Intelh
gencer affects to, understand it; but we
arena)told that,Mr. WhflUread was in
formed by the ministry, -they knew of n<>
such document. A Member of Parlia
ment makes a stupid mistake, and ou>
hard pushed gentry seite xbff blunder and
build a castle for their own-retreat.
We well remember that whew Mr. Ers
kine's agreement was first produced Iw Par
liament, Lord Henry Petty asked whether
Mr. Erskine had not sent a communication
in justification of himself. Mr. Percival
replied that when Mr. Erskine was called
to account, it would then btf time enough
to call for such a paper; that the only
question in point was, Whether his act Cor
responded with his instructions; and
remark was satisfactory. The paper al
luded to has since been published. It wp*
.Mr. Erskine’s letter, which we last Tues
day republished—and* shews
that ?lr. Erskine nrvcrjtarf A’o« 3» on
which he could justify tv's arrangement, in
fact, no No. 3, of any hiud. Thus this
spider web scheme of a suppressed docu
ment, is torn to piercs, and the ministerial
fabrication, which we have from
the National Intelligent- (antf"-vhich
like other unfounded tales seat forth from
Washington, by our rulers, to keep their
reputation afloat a little longer, is going
the round in dttefficraMck prints,) is re
futed in eveijf important point. Mr. Ers
kine's letter proves that he had but two
letters of instructions, one relating to the
Chesapeake, and one relating to the Or
ders in Council, which is the one of Januat y
the 23d containing the three conditions,
exhibi’*d by Mr. Erskine to Mr. Smith.
Mr. Erskine alludes to these over and over
as his exclusive authority for making an
arrangement; confesses he had not ad
heared to the letter of them, and appeals
to the liberality of his sovereign, for a fa
vourable interpretation of his motives, if
his deviation should be deemed unwai rant
able. We repeat, that the fact is now es
tablished by the highest possible evidence,
that Mr. Erskine had but the despatch of
January 23d, respecting the conditions on
which he was to form an agreement for the
repeal of the Orders in Council, as it re
spected Americans ; that his instructions
were made known to our govei nment; and
that therefore all the assertions to the con
trary which have appeared in the Intelli
gvrfcer »nd other democratick papers, are
totally refuted. Whether the slow pace ol
truth Will ever overtake the falsehoods
which have been so industriously circulated
by government, or whether the friends of
truth have zeal enough in its cause to
spretC the antidote as the
evil, remains to be ascertained.
As tn tile first part of the article from
the Intelligencer, it is as unfounded aa the
last, and In spite of all hypocrisy and double
dealing will ere long be proved so. THE
NOTE FROM THE M ARQUIS WEL
LESLEY, which our Cabinet have In their
possession, contradicts every word of it,
and that note must be nruduced, or denied ;
and denied it wilK'not be, that Is, as tn its
existence, b justifies Mr. Jackson—it ex
presses offence at the conduct of our gov
rnment; and complains of the long ex
perienced indisposition on the part of our
REMARKS:
nifor* toeoffia to a friendly teecmmodatioa ?
and discountenances any expectation that
another Minister will be sent to this coun
try. Repertory.
■mWO—"
From the tew-York Wa*cm Tort*.
OUR NAVY.
It is impossible for a Republican to read
the Secretary of the Treasury’s statement
•>f the naval expense* of the United States
from the year 1789, to the year 1809, both
inclusive, without feeling his spirit mortifi
ed and his pride profoundedly humbled.—
Those who have bestowed upon our philo
sophical navy of Lilliputian gimcracks a
good natured laugh, or a sneer of unuttera
ble and indignant contempt, had comforted
themselves with the thought, that if our
marine was without dignity, it was also
nearly without expense. *And there was
reason in this, for our rulers may be per
mitted to make themselves ridiculous, that
they may make us merry, provided that
we do not suffer either in our pockets or in
our reputation. But it appears trom Mr.
Gallatin's feport, that although the Sage
of Monticello and his sage grave men have
danced very philosophically, and therefore
very uncoathly, we, the’people, have been
made to pay the piper ata pretty round
rate. From'that report it obviously ap
pears that the expense of our naval estab
lishment for the rM ten y®*rs of our na
tional namely, from the year
1790 to the year 1800, is less by nearly one
half than the expense of the same estab
lishment from the year 1800 to the year
1809. The aggregate expense of the first
ten years, including the purchase of navy
yards, buildfog vessels of war, like those
of other nations, and manning them, is no
more than eight million eight hundred and
seventeen thousand five hundred and thirty
two dollars and fifty-six cents: namely,
Dlls. Cts
From 1790 to 1794 - - - 61,408 97
- 5 . . J 410,562 03
6 - - - 274,784 04
7 - - • 382,631 89
«--- 1,381,347 76
9 - - - 2,858,081 84
1800 - - • 3,448,716 03
8,817,532 56
In this sum is included the expense of
building the ftigates which we now have,'
namely, the President, Constitution, John
Adams, 6cc. as well as the qxpense of
building the fifteen armed vessels which
were sold after the election of Mr. Jeffer
son, namely, the Merrimack, Herald,
Warren, Connecticut, Trumbull, Rich
mond, Patapsco, Ganges, Portsmouth, De
laware, Eagle, Scammel, ExperkCFbt,
Augusta and Maryland; the expense of
timber for six 74's, amounting to half a
million of dollars, and tl.e expense also of
those gallant naval exploits of the brave
Truxton and others, which creating us a
naval character, excited the admiration ol
Europe and the applause of America.
The total expense of the naval establish-
*. jnt from the year 1800 to the year 18C9,
is fourteen millions eight hundred and
twenty-eight thousand four hundred and
forty-six dollars and fifty-two cents, namely,
£>//♦. Cte.
1801 - - - 2,111,424 00
2 - - - 0,915,811 87
3 - - - 1,246,317 89
4 - - - 1,273,860 25
5 --- 1,597.500 00
. 6 - - - 1,649,641 44
7 - - - 1,722,064 Al
> 8 - - - 1,884,067 80
9 - - - 2.427,758 80
14,828,446 52
During this period, the naval expense of
IvhC h nearly doubles that-of the former,
we had no victories nor any frigates built,
but it is true that with the decline of our
naval character, gun-boat number one has
made some fun in cornfield number blank.
The bravery and skill of our naval officers
afe not inferiour now to the bravery and
skill ef former times, but of what use are
these inestimable qualities without suita
ble vessels and arms ? Feeling, however,
no delight in dwelling on this disadvantage
ous comparison of the two periods, I will
conclude with the remark,
we* should have no naval expense, if we
have no navy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Embay, Amu 13.
Nf a. Root reported a bill appointing the
time for the next meeting of Congress.—
Made the order of the day for Monday
next «r
Mr. Fisk offered a resolution to erect a
tombstone over the grave of the late Ezra
Darby, formerly a Member of this House,
laid on the table.
The House proceeded to the order of the
day on the bill for the relief of Margaret
Lapsey and others. It was ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading this day.
The House went into committee of the
?vhoL>— Mr. Macon io the chair, on the
bill providing fo- the sale of publick land*
in the Louisiana W*rritory, and for other
purposes.—Mr. Macon in the chair. The
committee reported the bill with amend*
menta—the House concurred and the bill
was ordered to a third reading to-morrow.
Congreoo.
' The House went into committee of the
whole—Mr. Macon in the chair, *on -the
bill to continue- in force for the ternf of
twenty years, the charter of the bank of
the United States—Mr. Macon in the
chair.
Mr. Love moved to strike out the whole
of the first section of the bill; and spoke
at great length in’favour of his motion.
Mr. Taylor answered Mr. Love, on the
banking system. The conmittee then
rose, reported progress and asked leave to
sit again- This leave was not granted—k
the bill therefore lies on the table to be
taken up by the Housq,
The engrossed bill for the relief of Mar
garet Lapsey and others, was read a third
time and passed, and the House adjourned.
Saturday, April 14.
A bill’for the relief of George Artn
royd and Co. was reported and refer
red. »
A communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury, made in compliance with a
call of the House, was received and ordered
to be printed.
Some other local business was transact
ed.
On motion of Mr. Eppes the House re
solved itself into committee of the whole,
on the bill to lay additional duties on all
imported goods, wares and merchandise.
Mr. Basset in the Chair.
Mr. Eppes rose to explain the views of
the committee of ways and means in bring
ing in this bill, and to state the necessity of
laying additional duties to fill up the sur
plus vacancies in our overflowing treasury,
Mr. Randolph moved to lay the bill on
the table for the purpose of taking up his
, resolution for the reduction of the army
and navy. This motion w<s negatived, 41
toil.
Mr. Eppes moved to fill the first blank,
so as to lay a duty df 5 per cent, on all ad
valorem articles, in addition to the present
duty.
Mr. Randolph then moved that the com
mittee rise and report progress. This mo
tion was also negatived, 43 to 50.
Mr. Quincy moved to strike out the first
section of the bill. This motion was nega
tived.
Mr. Randolph ro»q,to explain.
Mr. Macon followed Mr. Randolph.
Thrxommittefi then rose, reported pro
egress and had leave to sit again.
[lt appears that the administration party
mean to force through the new duty bill
{l)}s session. The new duties.ure to be 5
per cent. ot)| ad valorem articles and 33 13
per cent, on specjHck articles. Met
states that there wns a caucus last evening
to settle the business of the remain ng days
of the session. In this caucus it was de
termined to pass this bill. And if there
should aot be time for the purpose, the reso
lution for .adjournment ’ Is to be rescinded,
and the House is to sit a mouth or six weeks
longer ! fl I! ]
Mr. Randolph renewed his motion to
take up the resolution to reduce the army
and navy motion again negatived, <1 o 55.
Mr. Randolph then sppke at great leugth
against the motion to fill the blank.
Mr- Eppes replied to Mr. Randolph also
at considerable length.
Sundry bills from the Senate were read
and referred.
On motion of Mm Lewis, the committee
of the whole was discharged from the con
sideration of the bill to incorporate a turn
pike company in the District of Columbia.
The bill was taken up Th the House, read
a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. W. Alston, (who now
takes the seat of Mr. Eppes as chairman
of the committee of ways and means,) the
House resolved itself into committee of the
whole on the bill to lay additional duties—
Mr. Basset in the chair.
Mr. Taylor after some few observations,
moved to lay the bill on the table, for the
purpose of taking up Randolph's resolution
to reduce the army and navy. Messrs.
Alston and Southard were against this mo
tion. Messrs. Dana, Taylor aid Trnufi,
spoke in favour of it. The question was
taken and carried—49 to 43. The resolu
tion was therefore taken up.
Mr. Macon moved to amend the resolu
tion so as to disband the whole atmy.
After conaiderable debate, Mr. Nelson
moved to have the committee rise and re
port progress. This motion was negatived.
The motion of Mr. Macon was taken af
ter long debate, and lost.
A motion was then made to amend the
resdlution so as to take the questions on
the reduction of the army and navy sepa
rately.
On the question to reduce the army, T 7
rose in the affirmative. On the question
to reduce the navy, 67 rose in the affirma
tive. The resolutions were therefore car
ried.
The committee then rose, reported pro
gress and had leave to sit again.
The House then proceeded to consider
the resolution.
An adjournment was called for and car
ried.
Mr. Smille moved a resolution to rescind
the resolution passed by both Houses toad
journ Congi ess on the 23d instant. The
House agre&d to consider the motion, 50 to
23.
Mondav, Avril 16.
Tvrsday, April 17.
Mr. Gholson moved to amend the resA
lotion by adding a clause to authorize
adjournment ofCongress on the first of May.
Aftjer some desultory debate, die resolution
with the amendment was laid on the ta
ble—sl to 0. ,
AfAZOO PETITION 1
Mr. Randolph moved a resolution to re
act the petition of the Yazoo claimants,
b*presented to this House sometime since.—
The question to consider this resolution
was taken by ayes and noes and lust
ayes 46, noes 54.
Mr. Randolph then moved that the peti
tioners have leave to withdraw their peti
tion.
After a long and tedious bebate which
continued until two o'clock, on motion of
Mr. Gholson the subject was ordered to lie
on the table.
The bill relative to drawbacks on goods
transported by land between Newport and
Boston, was read a third time and passed.
The unfinished business of yesterday—
The reaolutipn to reduce the army and
navy—w»» taken up.
After a long discussion, and several mo
tions and amendments had been negatived,
the question on the fitet Member of the re
solution yras taken and carried—ayes 81,
noes 31—[This part of the resolution
to reduce the army.) The last part o.' the
resolution, to reduce the navy, was also
taken by ayes and noes and carried—ayea
65, noes 46—On the resolution taken as a
whole, the vote stood ayes 60, noes 31.
The resolution was referred to commit
tees to bring in bills —Adjourned.
CARLILE, (Penn.) April IJ.
1 3n Friday the 6th instant, came on the
trial of sergeant John B. Graves, corporals
James Smith and Thomas Manley, of ttai
United States army, for the murder of Mr,
Robert Grayson, on the nig?ft of the first
of February last; the trial continued two
days. After the charge was given by Judge
Hamilton, the Jury wefit out, and in a short
time brought in a Verdict Guilty of Man
slaughter. The next day the foPowing
sentence was pronounced:—John B. Graves
to be confined in the Penitentiary House,
Philadelphia, for the space of four years,
five months of which time to be confined in
the solitary cells; corporals Smith and
Mnnley, two years, two months of which
time to be in the cells.
SALEM, April 20.
By the.arrivals yesterday from Smynx
and Palermo, we learn, that all commer
cial enterprises in that quarter continue
extremely unfavourable. The war be
tween the Turks and Rushans continued,
supposed to be with no advantage to the
former. The Russidftis had a strong naval
force in the Black-Sea. Neither English
nor American vessels were suffered, .o pars
the Straits of Constantinople ir o that sea.
The accounts from Naples, respecting the
condition of American property and Ame
rican citiDens, is worse and worse.
in cases where the property hM bcetf
cleaned by the court;, and the deebfon
confirmed at Faris, or where a eoYnpremisg
has been made between the captors and
claimants, stUl it is seized and srqujßStered
by the government; and the crews the
vessels arc offered their choice, to go into
prison, or enter on board Frenih prjya
teers; and, strange and parade* jail hs »
may seem, many cheese the latter, in
thereby of getting de«f of our dearfrictida
the French, by by opr ia
veterate foesetoe British I A British
is off* Naples, 'giving information to .as
many Americans as she can meet with, of
the hazard of entering that pqr4 and ad
vising them to take another cotfrSe, The
general system of th# French, the fam
pions of the freedom of the seas, is, to
plunder, burn, sink and destroy whatever
American vessels they meet with upon the
ocean; and to seise all American property
Yhey can lay their hands-on, in portbut
all this, those, who recollect the town
meeting speeches of the Lieutenant Gayer
nuur elect, and his friends, will not doubt
may be justified on the ground of municipal
regulations, as well as the case of the
American ship Horizon, wrecked on the
French coast, and the property seised and
condemned!
Of snpin we cnild learn nothing by the
arrivals yesterday, except the general no
tion, that the French were rapidly over
running the kingdom.
BOSTpN, April 21.
LATtST FROM SPA IX.
Captain Burroughs has arrived in New*-
York, from Cadiz, which he left the 2d
March. He informs, that Cadis was con
sidered so safe for the present, that num
bers who had put their property on ship
board, on the first approach of the French,
had relanded it *—That the garrison of the
island consisted of 4500 English, 1500 Por
tuguese, snd 27,00* Spaniards ; with a na
val defence of 7 Spanish, and 1 Portuguese
ships of the line, beside British men o/
war That the city had a supply of pro
visions for 6 months; and that springs had
bees discovered, by digging, which afford*
ed a plentiful supply of water :—That the
British had re-takdn and held a fort on the
opposite shore; and that the Spaniards
2&p tfje jnatfo.