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were is no town which is not sufficiently
generous and just to rejoice at the suppres
sion of publicji inconvenience, even at the
expggse, if it should so happen, of private
interest. All that is requested is, that each
should be measured by its nleriia, andr ex
•rt the pow«r to which it is rightfully en
titled. VALERIUS.
|>>g us (you. Gentlemen, and me, as he
says.) with his invaluable remarks on my
last and aucceeding numbers ? P.
LAW CASE.
Suiscaisra ver tut Subscriber.
Count 1. Declaration. The letters ex
?l»e nothing but '• pity for the authour.”
*lea. “As a mon I respect the authour."
, Count 9. Declaration. They are “ the
FOR THE RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN.
Messrs. Dunham (7* Hawking, -
From the time of the first establishment
of “ The Rhode-Inland American ” I have
been a subscriber, and a constant (and gen
eral’y gratified) reader. Your columns I
believe have been as well filled with hand
some original essays as,those of any paper
which has come within the sphere of my
obsen atinn, and your politicks I .consider
truly Washingtonian ; but suffer me to tell
you I don’t half like your PHILO-sophy. I
am hut a plain, illiterate old man, and,
perhaps, but ill qualified to judge of the
meritsof publickcommunications; butthose
*• Original Letters" which have lately ap
peared in your paper, do really appear, tn
my understanding, the most simple, puerile,
dishwater productions that ever emanated
from an idiot’s brain. Their “ originality"
• lam not disposed to attack, as no writer I
presume will ever be solicitous to claim the
authorship of communications which all
(but ” Philo'a" self) unite in despising. 1
have before observed that I am no scholar ;
I ahull not, therefore, attempt to do what
the greatest genius might be puzzled tn
perform, vis. to pull down “ manly criti
cism” to the baby productions of “ Philo."
I should as soon think of adopting the lulla
bies of * Mother Goose’s melody” to the
lofty tones of the lyre. These •• originals"
flrast rise In merit for a long time before
they will become the subjects of “ manly
criticism." " Philo" to be sure assures ns
that they “ certainly are not contemptible."
Now wbn Is to decide in thia case ?
Phifo," appbuding hie own productions,
or all your other subscribers, condemning
and despising them ? His first letter I
read with attention, and, wonderful dis
covery! ! I found that the town of Provi
dence was a village with an orchard in it,
ami a hill some where not far from its cen
tre.
thv of a real gentleman—l confess to you,
Messrs, Editors. I was astonished. I sat
down in siknt amasmiint at the prodigy.
Can it he, thought 1, that thia is the pro
duet ion of a mere mortal, like my fljtiablr
self? For it really seemed scarcely “ less
th<n Archangel ruined." Before I had
ashamed nf u» “ unmeaning and insipid"
scribbHngs. Even his /re/ I thought so
pcr-hutnan. But when I read his eecond,
•so neat, so polished, so clear and energet
ick, and above all, so replete With a most
ipild and insinuating naivtle, and with an
unexampled delicacy oentiment so woi
ne filut ultra of mental debility.” Plea.
** Thnae letter*. I Conceive, arc not* in the
.Otremt, positively bad.**
’ Co«Mt 3. Declaration. ** An employ
ment fl.e. writinjj for The American,]
to truly puerile and ridiculous.” Plea. Yet
I do it myself.
st tn it, 1 hxd nearly resolved m inform him.
** one Philo." we -k as he is, would be
ready any lime to enter the lists with
w Subscriber," on any topick he should
choose. Hut nnw I would sooner cry pec
cavi. than risk the “ feat ful odds."' He
has now placed himself above all possibili
ty of competition. Think you. Gentlemen,
after this, he will deign to take a Satan's
nine days’ fall, for the puipose of favour-
cellent, that unless you refuse to insert
them, we poor dull headed scribblers shall
not dare to write another sentence. Such
Herculean productions have made me quite
Z%e American with the" communications
of “one" Subscriber. Not,>Gentlemen,
bee use they are “ completely ridiculous,"
or the “ nr />/u* ultra of mental debility."
Far from it. But because they are the
very opposite, the ne filue ultra al mental
prowess. They are “so completely" ex-
g/’o* Tun Enodk-Islano Aminic an.
Messrs. DuNmam fc Hawkins,
I AM compelled to request of you, ** that
you would no longer grace the columns of
Having given the public! this all impor
tant Infnrma'inn, I concluded he had done,
a» I could not conceive <>f any thing further
which he could communicate which would
not be a “ woeful falling off” from hia be
ginning ; but, in the next letter, •• Philo"
must •• give free ecope tn hie fancy,” and
be hie d-me it. in language which out
•' Bombardminnt" ” Chrononhotontholo
g'-s” itself. It seemed to me, then, that it
was high time for M Philo" tn lay down hie
pen tor ver, and **uufatigoe himeelf with
g ntlr dumber* but ” opeofallit" " Phi
lo'' never tires. Hr has since continued hie
course uf nonsense through a series of his
j&ijtcdlanp.
. Ist. Has the Decree of his Majesty of
23d of Marflk. last, enjoining the acts of re
pi isal against the commerce of the United
States nn account of their late law of non
intereburse,been recalled?
2d. What will be the operation (on the
vessels of the United States) of hie M-jl-s
ty’s dtcree of July last, forbidding the
departure of neutral ships from ports of
France, unless provided with imperial li
censee ! Are ship licenses merely substi
tutes for clearances ? or do they prescribe
regulations to be observed by the holders
of them, within the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States? Do they confine the permitted
intercourse to two ports only of the United
'States, and do they enjoin that all ship
ments be made on French account exclu
sively ?
Is It his Majesty’s willthat the seizures
made in the porta of Spain and other places
on the principle of reprisal, shall become a
suhftte <f presentment or future negotia
tion between the two governments.
I need not suggest to your Excellency
the interest both governments have in the
answers that may be* give* to these ques
tions, and how nearly connected they are
with the good understanding which ought
to subsist between them.
After the great step lately taken by bis
M jesty towards an accommodation of dif
ferences, we are not at liberty to suppose
that any new consideration will arise which
shall either retard or prevent the adoption
of measures necessary to a full restoration
ot the commercial intercourse, and friend
ly relations of the two powers.
I cannot omit expressing on this occasion
the sense I shall carry with me of the ma
ny obligations I am personally under to
your Excellency, and of the very high con
sideration which I have the honour to be
your most obedient and bumble servant.
(Signed)
Sir —l have received your letter of the
7th of September—that which I wrote to
you the same day, answered the first of
the questions you put to mt:
I will add to what I have had the honour
to write to you, that the Decree of the 2Sd
nf March, 1810, which ordered reprisals in
consequence of the act of Congress of the
Ist of March. 1809, was repealed as soon
as we were informed of the repeal of the
act of Non-Intercuurse passed against
France.
PHILADELPHIA, December 13.
Mere Imperial Love for the Americans.
w. are indebted to a correspondent at
Washington for manuscript copies of the
last letters which passed between General
Armstrong and the Duke of Cadore, pre
vious to the departure of thq former for
this country. They are among the docu
ments communicated te Congress by the
President. As it must necessarily be a
considerable time before the whole of those
documents can be published, we are glad
of an opportunity t<» give to our commer
cial readers immediate information of the
situation of their confiscated property in
France, and the general state of the rela
tions between the two governments at the
time our Minister left that country. •
On your second question, I hasten to de
clare to you that American vessels, loaded
with merchandise, the growth of American
provinces, will be received without diffi
culty in the ports of France, provided they
have not suffered their flag to lose its na
tional character, by submitting to the acts
of the British Council. They may in like
manner depart from the ports of France.
The Emperour has given licenses to Ame
rican vessels. It isthe only flag which has
obtained them. In this his Majesty his
intended to give a proof the reaped he
lovei to thov> to the Americano. If he io
oo mewhat diooatitfed, [pue satisfaii] that
they have not as yet been able to succeed
in causing their fl g to be respected, at
least he sees, with pleasure, that they are
far from acknowledging the tyrannical
principles of English legislation.
M originals" each one of which seems to
be a production completely sui generis,
and to have this sole quality, of fairly
eclipsing in nonsense and folly its imme
diate predecessor. Do, Messrs. Printers,
pay some attention to the remonstrances of
your readers, and putting a stop forever to
the “ original" nonsense of ’• Philo" leave
it henceforth entirely to Apothecaries to
retail emeticks.
Sir—Your Excellency will not think me
importunate if I shoo Id employ the last
moments of my stay in Paris, in seeking
in explicit declaration on the fallowing
points:—
The Duke qf Cadore to Gen. -Armotrong.
General Armstrong to the Duke of Cadore.
Paris, 7th September, 1810. .
The American vessels which may be
loaded on account of Frenchmen or on ac
count of Americans, will be admitted into
ports ot France.
As to the merchandise confiscated, It
having been confiscated as a measure of
25p tfee jOßatljef.
Paris, September 12, 1810.
[translation.]
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
R’PLVtnus Unvtt.
On motion of Mr. Alston, the House re
solved itself into a committee of the whole
on the State of the Union, Mr. Macon in
the chair.
Resolved, That so much of the message
of the President of the United States as re
lates to the subject of our foreign relations,
be referred to a select committee. ’
It is also said that Edward Livingston
has taken quiet possession of the Batture,
and began to make improvements.
Mr. Lewis presented the petition of the
President and. Directors of the Hank of
Potomack, praying far a charter ; which
was referredpi the committee on ths dis
trict of Columbia.
On motioi/cf Mr. Davenport, the usual
rule whs adopted for the appointment of
Chaplains; the balloting to take place to
morrow.
President's Message.
The message of the President of the
United States having been read—
Mr. Root moved the following resolu
tions :
Resolved,) That so much as relates to
that part of West Florida, acquit ed by the
cession of Louisiana, be referred to a select
committee. ■
In SENATE, Monday, December 10.
Mr Leib laid before the .Senate certain
■ resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylva
nia, passed in March last, approving the
measures of the general government.
Mr. Giles’ resolution, for referring so
much of the ■mesqage of the President of
the UnitedSiaUH ao relat«s to West-Flori
da to a select committee, Was agreed to;
and .Messrs. Giles, Pope, Crawfard, An
derson and Bradley appointed a committee
accordingly.
On motion of Mt. Campbell,
Resolved, That so much of the message
of the President of the United States as re
lates to commercial abuses committed un
der the American Aug, in curiymg on au
illegal traffickin enslaved Africans, be re
tell ed to a committee to examine and re
port thereon to the Senate ; and that the
committee have leave to report by bill or
axiierwisc.
Messrs. Campbell* Dana, Bradley, Cutts,
and Gs man, were appointed a committee
accordingly.
Resolved, That an much as relates to
the encouragement of American manu
factures and navigation, be teferred to th«
committee of Commerce and Manufac
tures. \
Resolved, That so much as relates to the
institution of a National University, be re
ferred to a select committee. ‘
Rekolved, That so much as relates to the
violation uf laws'interdicting the slavt
trade be referred to the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures.
Resolved, That so much as relates to the
Corps of Engineers and Military Acade
my be referred to a select committee.
* Messrs. Shelley, Mumford, Porter, Gard
ner* Sawyer and Love, appeared this day.
Resolved, That thaj part relating to
fortification* be referred to a select com
Resolved, That that part in regard to
ike militia 1 be referred to a select commit
tee.
Mr. Root said he had supposed that no
more territory had been acquired by tht
trusty of St Ildetonso, than lies West of
the Perdido; whilst West-Florida was un
derstood to extend as far East as Pensaco
la. But if the whole had been ceded, so
much the better; >4l that part •• acquired
by the cession*' was embraced by the ■ evo
lution.
Mr. T. Moore moved to amend the reso
lution so as to lead “so much as relates
»•» West Florida, at ceded to the United
States.**
reprisal, the principles <f reprisal must
be the law in that affair.
I have the honour to renew to you. Sir,
the assurances of my high consideration.
(Signed) CHAMPAGNY,
Due de Cadore.
The report at Washington H, that Gi
deon Granger, Esq. is to be appointed a
federal Judge, and that Samuel Harrison
Smith, late publisher of the National In.
telligencer, is to take his place as Post-
Mr. AiiderMD presented the petition of
the President Rid Directors of the bank of
Potomack, praying for a charter, which
was committed to Messrs. Anderson, Gil
man, 1 a|t, Goodrich, and Leib.
Messrs. Cutts, Horsey, and Gilman were
appointed a committee on engrossed bills.
Messrs. Leib, Campbell and Dana were
appointed a committee of accounts.
Mr. Cutts was appointed on the commit
tee of enrolled bills.
Mr. Newton said he wished to know
from the gentleman who moved the reso
hittais why he had spoken of a part of
Wesi-Fiotida only? Whether the whole
Was not included in the cession f
When the resolution respecting West- -
Florida was under consideration:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, December 10.
Mr. Helms took bis seat on Friday last.
Rational Irflislature.
NEWrYORK, December 18.
Mr. Bacon remarked, that at present a
doubt might exist whether the subject of
'he defects in the non-intercourse law, al
luded to in the message, was referred to
i he committee of Commerce antLManufac
utes or to the committee of Foreign Rela
-ions. To remove this doubt he moved the
following resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That so much of the message
of the President of the United States as re
lates to the defects which may be found to
exist in the provisions of the act concern
ing the commercial intercourse between
the United States and Great-Hritain and
France, be referred to the committee of
Foreign Relations.
Wednesday, December 12.
A message was received from the Pre
sident, enclosing a communication from
the Secretary of State, relative to the dis
tresses of American seamen in foreign
countiics. Referred to the committee of
ways and means.
Mr. Mitchill said be too was opposed to
severing things which had in their nature
an essential connexion; for instance, hi
thought that the proposed separa ion of
the subjects of Commerce and M«nufac
lures was unnatural and preposterous.—
On a view of what had been done by Con
gress, he thought the friends of domestick
manufactures had much reason to be satis
fied. He recited the various encourage
mi nts which had been given to manufac
tures by Congress, in permitting the im
portation of the raw materials free of du
ty, and in Lying heavy duties on the im
portation of manufactured articles. On th«
whole, he thought that as Commerce and
Manufactures in fact were inseparable,
they ought not to be divided by any regu
lation of the House.
When, the resolution respecting the en
couragement of American navigation and
manufactures under.consideration—
Mr. B'*t well suggested the propriety of
referring the subject to iwo distinct coin;
mittees. This motion was supported by
Mr. Alston. It was contended that the
duties of the committee of Commerce and
Manufactures were sufficiently arduous
without burthen(ng them also with the sub
ject of manufactures. Mr. Alston took iht
occasion to observe that the subject ol
manufactures had heretofore been rathei
neglected, and it was proper that mure at
tention be paid to it. *
; Mr. Newton opposed the motion for di
viding the subject between two committee*
How were they to encourage manufactures,
he asked, unless by laying additional du
ties upon foreign tonnage and manufwc
lures? Mr. Newton repelled the insinua
tion that manufactures had experienced
neglect under the guidance of the commit
tee of Commerce and Manufactuies. Hi
contended that on the contrary they had
thriven and flourished under their care,
although the House had never consented
to take as effectual measures for their sup
port as had been recommended by the com
mittee.
The committee rose and reported the
resolutions to the House, which were im
mediately adopted; and the several com
mittees ordered to be appointed accord
ingly-
In obedience to the directions of the act
supplementary to the act entitled '* An act
to establish the Tieasury Department,”
the Secretary of the Treasury respectfully
submits the following Report and Esti
mates:
The motion to amend was lost.
On motion of Mr. Dawson the resolution
respecting fortifications was amended, by
inserting the words “ land ’forces and”
preceding the word “ fortifications.”
On motion of Mr. Bassett the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That so much as relates to the
Navy of the United States be referred to
a select committee.
The usual reports from the Treasury
were received and referred.
[Communicated by Mr. Gallatin to the
Speak< r of the Hou>e ol Repn aentatives,
on Wednesday the 13th instant.]
REPORT.
Mr. Mitchill remarked that the resolu
tion was about as perspicuous as could well
be devised. If there was any ambiguity in
it, it was derived from the message, in
which West-Florida was mentioned, al
though he believed no such name was to
be found in the convention for the cession
of Louisiana. If the resolution conformed
to the message/ it was not worth while to
go into a discussion as to the different ap
pellations which had at different times
been given to the territory in questioru—
Mr. Mitchill took a brief view of the diffefff
ent transfers of that territory, observing
that the term West Florida was not known
in Spanish geography, being an arrange
ment made by tpe British whilst they held
possession; so that, in fact, this was a
question of British and American geo
graphy on one side, and Spanish and
French on the other. Upon the whole, as
the resolution corresponded with the fan
guage of the message, and was sufficiently
intelligible at present, he was opposed to
the amendment.
The amendment was lost.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
JL£F2?.¥tft.
The nett revenue arising from duties on mer.
chandise and onnage which accm«/during the
yea 1808, amounted to •
The nett revenue arising from the same
sources, which ar cruet/ during the year 1809,
amounted, as will appear by the statement (A ) * i
to 06,527,000 .
The statement (B.) exhibits in detail the
several species of merchandise and other i
sources from which that revenue was derived
during the year 1809.
It is ascertained that the nett revenue arising
from the same duties, has, for the three first
quarters of the year 1810, exceeded 7,500,000 ' j
dollars i and it is believed that it will net,'for
the whole year, fall short of twelve milfinna.
The sales of publick (adds north of the river-
Ohio have, during the.year ending on the 30th >
of September, 1810, as appears by (he state- • j
ment (C.) amounted to 159,000 acres, and the
payments by purchasers tn 610,000 dollars. 1
The same statement shows that the total '
amount of sales, from the establishment of the
land offices in the year 1800, to the 30th of
September, 1810, have amounted to 3,168,000
acres, which have produced 6,681,000 dollars ;
of which sum 1,646,000 dollars remain due by »'•«! j -
purchasers. The sales in the Mississippi Ter
ritory, being (after deducttoig«xp<mses) appro
priated in the first place to the payment of ’
1,250,000 dollars to the State of Georgia, are |
distinctly stated I
RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES. J
1. Year ending on the 30/A of Sefltemher, i M
JHlft ' > V
The actual receipts into the
Treasury, during the year j K
ending on the 30th of Sept. fl . |
1810, have amounted to. 08,688,861 17 iII
Making, together with the ba-
lance in the Treasury, on
the Ist of October, 1809, y 1 '
and amounting to 05,828.936 01 ,
An aggregate of 014,517,797 18
The disbursement*, during the same year have
consisted in the following items, via.
Civil Department, including mis
cellaneous expenses, and those
incidental to the intercourse
with foreign nations 1,249,200 06
Military and Indian
Departmenu 2,514.523 74
Navy 1,674,73| 50
- - ■ ■ 4,189,259 25
Interest on the publick debt 2,735 898 91
Total current expenses 8,174,358 22
Payments on account of the prin- ,
cipal of the publick debt 2.884,409 24
Amounting together, as will ap-
pear more in detail by the state- •
nM ‘ nl (E )to 11,058,767 46
And leaving in the Treasury on
30th of September, 1810, a ba
lance of 3 459 o*o 72
14.51z.iw 18
It therefore appears that the actual receipts
into the Treasury have exedbded the cut rent
expenses of government, including therein the ' I
interest on the debt, by a sum of five hundred I
thousand dollars : The expenses had during '
the preceding year exceeded the receipts by a
sum of thirteen hundred thou And dollars The
difference arises, not from an increase m the I
receipts, but from a diminution in the expenses,
particularly those of the military and naval de
partments.
2. Laat quarter of the year 1810.
The receipts for that quarter will, it is be- J
lieved, be more than sufficient to defray the
current expenses and interest on the debt ac
cruing during the same period. But the pay
ments to be made on account of the principal of
the debt in order to complete the annual appro
priation of eight millions of dollars, amounting
to more than 5,100,000 dollars, a loan first nego
tiated for 3,750,000, and afterwards reduced to
2,750,000 dollars, betaine necessary. The re- ,>-1
ceipts and disbursements for that quarter are >
therefore estimated as follows: I
Receipts into the Treasury from the
ordinary revenue ( 2,500,000
Proceeds of the loan receivable on
the 31st December, 1810 2,750,000
Balance in the Treasury on the Ist
October 1810 3,460,000
( Vio.ooo
Expenses, civil, military 1
and naval, estimated 1,570,000
Interest accruing on the *
domestick debt 500,000
2,070,000
Payments on account of tbe publick
debt, in order to complete the an
nual appropriation of eight mil
lions, and including the reim
bursement on the 31st Decem
ber, 1810, on the six per cent,
and deferred stocks, and that
of same date, of 3,751,125 ex
changed six per cent stock 4,640,000
<4710,000
Probable balance in the Treasury -■ !
on the 31st December, 1810 2,000,000
8,710,000 . d
3 Year 1811; ~
The outstanding revenue bonds, after de
ducting the expenses of collection and allowing
for bad debts, will not probably, oo the Ist of
January, 1811, fiall short of eleven millions and
a half of dollars j the actual receipts for tbe
year 1811, on account of tbe sales of lands,
may be estimated at five hundred thOMmd s
and it is presumed that tbe portion of the me
nue arising from importations subsequent to the J
present year, which will he received in liU, I
will be more than sufocient to pay the deben- 1
turea payable h that year. The actual receipt, J
into the Treasury during that year may, there- I
’ore, be estimated at O»,M>,OQO |
’ *