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ten ami driven as far asXeres delos Cabal*
leros, with much slaughter, which town a di
vision of 4000 of our troops had entered in
pursuit of the enemy.
His excellency Don Gabrielde Mcndiza
bal, general in chief of the army of the loft,
in passing the Tagus, and on bisentry into
Estrcmadura, addressed his troops in the fol
I lowing terms :
Soldi era ofthe Army of the Left l
You have crossed the Tagus!
at new field is open to your glory, fly to the
brilliant efforts of your heroic valor.—Sons
df all the provinces which compose the Span
ish monarchy, fly to the place where the.
dangers and the defence of your fellow uiti •
Sens call you. The Frenchmen admired as
they experienced the rigor of your arms, in :
the mountains of Biscay • flying precipitately i
before you tn Galicia, leaving that country •
of freedom covered with their dead :—the
everlasting laurels which deck your brows, ;
acquired in the fields of Castile, havedistin- !
guished you with the glorious title of sonsde- (
•crying the esteem and thanks of their coun- j
try.: At present the spacious theatre of [
Estremadura, is anxiously waiting for you. .
The ferocious enemy attempted to menace
w**K ®ur presence along will render her efforts
■fcbortive. Here you will unite yourselves
with your brethren, arid other companions of
brms, who have immortalized themseJvesin
the same contest, in the fields of La Mancha
wnd Andalusia.—-—Loyal Castilians, vali
ant Galicians, brave Asturians, warriors of
all the provinces, unite your efforts with
those of these illustrious patriots, and your
Country ever grateful and liberated, will
teward your heroism, your constancy and
the sacrifices you have made her ; and your
name will be immortalised in the annals of
posterity.
/lead Quartert at Albu•
fuerge, Feb. 26, 1810. 5
Your Fellow Soldier,
GABRIEL H. MENBIZABAL.
New York, April 2S.
Very late from England.
The ship Golconda, Captain Crocker, has
arrived off Sandy Hook,in 33 days from Liver
pool, which port she left on the 24th*of March.
The passengers anti Letter bag arrived in
town last evening, and the Editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser have received a file
of London Papers to the 22d of March ihcla
sive, and Lloyd’s Lists to the 15th.
VV'e learn verbally by the passengers, that
the U. S. frigate, John Adams was to leave
England for France on the same day the
Goiconda sailed.
We further learn, that a rumor prevailed
of a treaty havitig been already conclu.
ced by Mr. Pirikney with the British gov
ernment.
No change had taken place in the mmis
**Y» but shell an event was daily expected.
The papers we have received, although
2 weeks later than our previous advices frpra
London, are extremely bari-ea of intelli
gence.
LbNDotf, March id.
A very extraordinary report was current
3t Ostend last Monday. It was confidently
suited, that the Austrian Princess Maria
Louisa, the intended bride of Bonaparte, had |
fled in disguise from Vienna, in order to :
avoid the marriage The elopement rumor
reached Dover by the Pappenburgh vessel
Swilingen, captain Lante.
March 11.
A French Flag of Truce, from Boulogne,
^rith despatches on board for Government,
was me. at sea, on Thursday evening, by the
Cherokee gun brig, the captain of which re..
ceived the despatches from the French Of
ficer, and- proceeded with them to Dover,
•there he arrived at night, accompanied by
the French vessel.. The despatches were
rcsterday received by government, and are, j
i is said, addressed to the Transport Board. ;
\ report prevailed yesterday, that the bear-!
x is M. Duroc, Monaparte’9 Marshal of the
. alace, and favorite Ambassador ; but on !
inquiry, we learn, that there is ho truth in
his report. It was also rumored that the
espatches contained overtures of peace, and
he tundshave risen in consequence from 1
0 1 1-2 per cent.
7 he Cabinet i; said to have again become
* scene of jarring contention, in consequence
»f a dispute which has taken place respect
*ig the appointment of a successor to Lord
Nlulgrare, who retires from the Admiralty,
1 he desire of some of the Ministers to place
Lord Castlereagh sit the head of that depart
ment, is reported to have given rise to a seri
ous differenew with their colleagues.
A vessel had arrived from Helvoet 91uys
ia 3 days. It was mentioned at that port, i
that Holland was to be united te France, af
ter the expiration of one month, when it was
supposed that the political and military ar
rangements for such an event would have
been completed. It is presumed, that the
union in contemplation only applies to the
district south of the Mease. We have in
formation from North Holland, through two
other channels.- Hy thd one we are inform- j
ed, that King Louis was daily expected in
Amsterdam ; and by the ocher, which is a- j
bout 43 hours later, that he had actually ar- |
l ived in his capital. Notwithstanding, how
ever, these accounts originate in very reepec- i
table quaiters, we cannot altogether place
confluence in mein
VV e learn, that a tumor was very Current
of the intention of Napoleon to take possessi
on of the Duchy of Holstein, in total disre*’
Kanl of the rights of the Crown of Denmark.
That country is, we are told, to be alieua,
ted to the Duke of Oldenburg, who was to
assign his own domains to the kingdom of
Westphalia.
March 19.
Wc have received Paris papers.to the
5,»tli, and Dutch to the 17th inat.—jerorr.e
Bonaparte has puhlisnfed a proclamation, an~
nouucing the incorporation of the Electorate
of Hanover with the kingdom of Westpha
lia, and it is expected that several of the
provinces ceded by the Emperor Francis
^?ili lltJ irntorbd tl) Austria on the marriage
of his daughter to Napoleon. The Dutch
papers, which announce these territorial
changes, also anticipu e others of great im
porfance, as likely to result from this Union ;
and indeed it will not surprise ns tosse Aus
tria protruded into Turkey, and new plans
prepared on that side against onr possessions
in k dia, within a very short time.
I lie Empress Maria Etsuisa. was expected
on the i/ih inst. at Straslm*gh. from which
the wrsto K*t out on the following day (yes
tf'idat) for C'Atnpaigne. I he Mdniteur ot
too 9th contains A p'»n of the re.tos ami ccr~
enannies *» Paris, irt honor of her niarrmee
with tho Emj)trof\
March 20.
lie American frigate John Adams is un
drr o dvrs to set sail to Innrr&v*from Cowes
i jr flu* \J. States. !i ij g-.-.erilly he'.iavcu
«?nong the American merchant* in England*
that she carries out for approval and rav
tiGcation, if they be deemed satisfactory,
the provisional terms of adjustment, sup
posed to be concluded between »Mr. Pink
ney and Matqnis Wellesley. The vessel
charged with these despatches will, it is
said, first proceed to Havre, wnere the best
informed merchants suppose* that she will
take gen. Armstrong on board, in order to
carry him home.
Accounts have been received from Hol
land. which state, that Bonaparte had issued
n decree, ordering all American property in
Prance to be confiscated and sold, and the
-produce to be vested in the Imperial Funds,
until the nature of the relations between En
gland and the U. Stales should be ascertain
ed.' The same letters add, that Genera!
Armstrong had presented a strong remon.
strancc ugainst this violent measure,in which
he declared) that he could enter into no trea
ty, nor hold any intercourse with the French
Government, until the property Confiscated
was Unconditionally restored ; and concluded
by demanding passports. If this intelligence
Should be confirmed, we may consider a
rupture between America and France as un
avoidable. t
March 21.
i ne attention ot the public on the coutl_
nent it so entirely absorbed by the contem
Elation of the approaching marriage between
Napoleon and the Austrian Princess, that
every other political consideration is sus.
pended.
The fruthor bF war between France and
Ruksia has wholly subsided. Letters have
been received from Petersburg, dated the
Sd instant. Of war there is not the slight
est apprehension in that capital. Trade is
somewhat revived, the Exchange has ad
vanced to if and a fraction, ana there is a
general hope in Russia that the restriction
on the trade with G. B., so far from being
increased, will ne relaxed.
Letters^ from Oporto to the 2d it.st. Wen
tion the English and Portuguese armies to
be in their former positions, without any ex
pectation of coming into early contact with
tile enemy.
The report of Napoleon having insisted
rn America declaring herself the friend of
France or England, is again revived. The
neutrality of America wc have long believed
to be much longer, impossible.
March 23.
Some more sets of Parii papers have
reached tis, but not of a more recent date
than those which had already supplied us
with extracts. If reliance can be placed on
an article from Turkey, Sir Samuel Hood's
squadron had passed the Dardanelles.—
The Porte must have been threatened with
some formidable operations, on the part of
the Russians, in the Black Sea, to permit
the passage of odr ships. The Tyrolese in
surgents have been driven from the refuge
they had took in Vienna, and several of them
arrested, by orders of the Austrian govern,
went. «• • • -
Letters from Holland report that Bona
parte has agreed to give the Archduke
Charles a kingdom, and the Dutch are k.
fraid that the ,Austrian Prince is to be the
successor of King Louis. If this should
prove true, it would be not a little singular
to see the General whose army won the bat_
tie of Aspern, employed in enforcing French
decrees against England. The report is a
violently groundless. Other letters of the
lGirh state, that the immediate return of king
Louis was generally expected ; the funds
had risen in consequence. Notwithstanding
all the coast was occupied by French troops,
vessels were permitted to pass freely from
one port to another.
The John Adams, Amarlcan frigate, is to
remain at Cowes 'till to morrow to transmit
to the American Government, the ultima
tum of the pending negotiation between the
Marquis Wellesley and Mr. Pinkney, It
is supposed, that the late hostile conduct of
France and her dependencies towards A
merican shipping and merchandize, has re
moved some of the obstructions to an ar
rangement between the United States and
this country. It has been conjectured, that
this minister, on the arrival of the Amt.
rienn frigate, on the coast of France, was to
embark, and proceed in her to the United
States. It is true, that the frigate will touch
at some fconvefiient Fiench port, to receive
the dispatches of the General; and it is not
improbable that they will contain an appli
cation for his retail; but he will not return
until lie receives orders for that purpose from
bis Government.
Price of blocks this day at 071c o'clock.
3 per C. R. — 3 per C. C. 6tS 3.8 i—5
per Ct. 58 1.8 14.—Om.
Extract of alerter from a resfieclable mer
chant in London, to Cafitain James B.
Burger, dated the Zih of February
1810. y’
, “ The brig Henry, which was taken from
Captain Burger, after purchasing her at sea,
from the master of the French privateer La
tticed*, (who captured the ship John and
Edward, under the command of Capt. B.)
and was afterwards taken from him by lieu
tenant Keiion, commander of a British gun
brig. after being in a British port 6 days._
The court of Admiralty have awarded Capt.
Burger for his bills to .the; amoiitit of 900
pounds, and further awarded him 300 pounds
for ms laudable and meritorious conduct. £
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, dat
ed the ld'A of March, received by the
(f oleonda, from l.ivcrfiool.
According to the last advices from
Lamburgh, it is feared American property
will again he put und*;* sequestration. A
decree hai been issued by the Danish g<>_
vernment, forbidding the exportation of pro
(luce, beyond the frontiers of Holstein, under
very heavy penalties and imprisonment.*—
All trade is at a stand.’*
Wc learn from St. Domingo, that we are
threatened with a predatory war by Chris,
toplie, the black general and ruler of a part
of that island It seems that sometime
since Christophe hod an agent at Baltimore,
building what he called a frigate, which,
however, by the interposition of the Ameri
can government, lie was prevented from
effecting. The agent, .enraged at his tlia_
appointment, has, it appears, repaired to
Christophe, and is exciting the black chief
to make war upon our commerce. Chris
t"phe lias Several vessels of war, and upon
Commerce so defenseless as ours, could not
tail to ma\e price ot much of our mcrchan
dize, and many of our merchantmen.Ph,
7 rue American..
DOCTOIt J. JONliS, |nn|ir>«-H r *tere
jidence in too city of Richmond, and will
<rire a strict attention tp *ue!i css-sin Medicine,
Surgery or Midwifery, aa may be entrusted to Ins
care.
AJv.il U.
Congrc&$.
IN SENATE.
April "4.
The blit for continuing the charter of the
bank of Alexandria, wan read a 3d time and
passed, -
Mr. reported a bill allowing com
pensation to Robert Robinson ; which was
react and passed to a second reading.
Mr. Smith (of Md.) from the committee
to whom was referred the bill, entitled “ An
act concerning commercial inte» Course be
tween the U. S. and G. B. and France and
thair'dependencies, and for other purposes," I
reported the same with the following a
mendments .
“Sec I, line 3—Strike out from the j
word "that'* to the end of the section, and 1
! insert, •* from and after the passage of this *
1 act, no British or French armed vessel shall j
: be admitted teentor the harbors or waters [
under the jurisdiction of the United States/; ■
but every British a- d French armed vessel .
is hereby interdicted, except when they shall f
be forced in by distress, by the dangers ot i
the sea, or when charged with dispatches of j
business from their government, or coming*
as n public packet for the conveyance of let j
ters ; in which Cases, as well as in all o j
i therh, when they shall be permitted to enter, I
the commanding officer shall immediately
report his vessel to the collector ol the dis
trict, stating the object or causes of Im cn
tering the harbors or waters of the United
States; and shall take such position therein
as shall be assigned him by such collector,
and shall conform himself, his vessel and
crew, to such regulations Respecting health, j
repairs, supplies, stay, intercourse and de
parture, as shall be signified to him by the
said collector, under the authority and di_
reciions of the President of the U. States,
and not Conforming thereto, shall be requi
red to depart from the U. States."
Strike out the second, third and fourth
sections, and insert
“ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
all pacific intercourse with any interdicted
foreign armed vessels, the officers or crews
thereof, is hereby forbidden ; and it anv !
person shall afford any aid to such armed !
vessel, either in repairing her, or in fur
nishing her, herofficers or crew, with sup
plies ot any kind, or in any manner whatso
ever, or if any pilot shall assist in naviga
ting the said armed vessel, contrary to this
prohibition, unless For the purpose of car
rying her beyond the limits and jurisdiction
of the U. S. the person or persons so offend.
ing, shall be liable to be bound to their good
behavior, and shall, moreover, forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding two thousand dol
lars, to be recovered upon indictment or
information, in any court of competent juris
diction ; one moiety thereof to the Treasury
of the United States, and the other moiety
to the person who shall give information and
prosecute the same to effect: jProvidtd,
That if the prosecution shall be by a pub
lic officer, the whole forfeiture shall accrue to
the Treasury of the U. States.*’
■ “ Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That
j fhe President of the United States be. and !
; hereby is authorised to employ the public
: armed vessels in protecting the commerce
| of the United States, and to issue instruct!- i
| ons which shad be conformable to the laws
: and usages of nations, for the government
ot the ships, which may he employed in that
service.”
Sec. 5—Strike out From the word “ afore
taid" in the 17th line, to the end of the
Section. ’*
The hill providing for the better accom-!
modation of the general post-office, patent
office, and for other purposes, was passed to
a 3d reading.
I he bill providing for the printing and
distribution of such laws of the U. States,
as respect the public lands, was read the
Sd time and passed. ,
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the biil making provision for the establish
ment of A National Wank.
On motion of Mr. Bayard to fill the blank
for the number of directors to be chosen by
, the stockholders with the word •• eighteen”
—there were
! Bor the motion, RIessrb. Bayard, Bradley, i
Chatr.plin, Condit, Crawford. Gilman, Good- j
rich, Hitlhouse, Horsey. Lloyd, Pickering,
U«ed, Smith of hiew-Yoik, Tait, Turner .
—15. ,
Against the motion, Metirs. Anderson, I
Brent, Clay, Franklin, Gaillard, German,!
Giles, Ovegg, Lambert, Leib, Mat'hewsou,
; M^igs, Pope, Robinson. Smith, of Maryland, ;
Sumter, Whiteside—It.
So the motion was lost.
On motion to insert after the words “ cn
hand,” the words, “and Congress shall be
furnished annually at the commencement of
each session, with such statements”—there
were
: Bor the motion, Messrs. Leib, Pickering,
Reed, Smith, of Maryland, Whiteside—5.
Against the morion, Messrs. Anderson,
Bayard, Bradley, Brent, Champlin, Clay,
Coadit, Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Ger
man, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Hillhousc,
Horsey,^ Lambart, Llayd, Matt lie ws-n,
Pope, Smith, of N. York, Sumter, Tait,
Turner—24.
So the motion was lost.
A'lr. Po/ie moved to strike out the residue
of trie 13.h section, after the words “ (Juic
ed States,” in the sixth line, and also the
whole ot the 14th section, and insert the
follow. words in lieu thereof; “to an
amount not exceeding ten millions of dollars,
to be paid in such manner as may be pro.
vitlcd By law, at least six millions of which,
to be paid by the United States, shall be
transferred to the several states in such
proportions, and subject to such regulations
as Congress may prescribe."
Mr. /hll/touHc called for a division .of the
question, and it was taken on striking out,
and determined in the negative as follows;
\kas —— Messrs. Anderson, Champlin,
Cray, Leib, Pope, Smith, of Maryland
—6.
Nays——Messrs. Rayard, Brndley, Con
dit, Crawford, Franklin. Oaillard. Ger
man, Goodrich, Grrgg, Uillhouse. Horsey,
Lambert, Lloyd, Mattliewson, Pickering,
Ifecd, Smith, of N. York, Sumter, Tur
ner—19.
And having agreed to sundry amend
merits to the bill, the Senate adjourned.
W fed ;r p. sr*.\ r, April 25.
Mr, Gilt* submitted the following resolu
tion for consideration ;
Resolved, That the Secretary r>f the
Treasury be directed to Uy bofore the So
nate, a statement of all the claims which j
have been adjusted and allowed at the Trex- ]
sury department, in virtue of the law, e.i„!
titled “An act providing for the settlement
of the claims of poisons, under particular
Circumstance*, barred by the lirr Rations
heretofore .established.”
Tile Senate resumed the consideration cf
?*iq bill for the rrlu T of Isaac Clasott, as a
mended—*and cii the question of iis passing
tP u third reading, there were 12 Yeas.
17 Nays.
So the bill was lost.
The bill allowing compensation to Ro
bert Robinson was passed to a third read
mg.
t he further consideration of the bill to al
ter the time of holding the circuit court of
the United States, for the district of Mary
land, was postponed to the first Monday in
December next.
1 lie bill providing for the better nrcorn..
rrmdation ot the general post ofhee, patent
office, and for other purposes, was read a
3d time and passed.
I he bill from the House ftf Represent
lives, authorising a loan, was read a first
time and passed t(» a 2d reading.
Mr. Cii/es reported the bill to enable the
people of the territory of Orleans to form
a ronstitmirn, &e. with amendments.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill providing for the establishment of a
National Hank.
Mr. Jiayard mbved to postpone the further
consideration thereof to the first Monday in
Dec. next.
The principal reason assigned by Mr.
nayard for this motion, was the amendment,
previously agreed to. auMtonsing the Fresi_
dent*, with the approbation of the Senate, to
appoint 10 of the directors.
The question was decided as follow,;
Yeas—Messrs. Bayard. Bradley, Brent,
Lhamplin, Crawford German, Gilman,
Goodrich. Hillhome, Horsey, Lloyd; Pick
ering, Pope, Reed, Smith, of N. York, Sum
ter. Turner—It.
' Nats — Messrs. Anderson, Clay. Condit,
Frank;in, Gaiilatd, Giles, Gregg, Lambert,
Leib, Matihewson. Meigs, Robinson, Smith,
of Maryland. Whiteside-14.
So the motion was carkikd.
And the Senate adjourned.
!•„ „ • *r*cnSDAr* April 56.
i lie bill allowing compensation to Robert
Robinson was read the third time and pass
ed.
Toe resolution laid on the table yesterday
Mr. Gilet was amended and passed.
1 lie Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to enable rhe people of Orleans Ter
ritory to form a constitution and state go
vernment, and for the admission -of such
state into the Union on aw eijual footing
with the original states, and for other pur
poses.
On motion by Mr. Hillhouae ,to add to the
end of the bill the following words:—“ Pro- '•
vided, the several states shall assent there
to, or an amendment to the constitution of
the u.S. shall authorise Congress to admit
said Territory of Orleans into the Union on
the footing of the original stales”—there j
were yur the motion S —- -against the mo-'\
lion 20.
I lie hill as amended was ordered to bo
engrossed ami read a third time, Yeas 18.
Nays 9. •
1 lie bill from the House of Representa
tives authorising a loan was committed to
Messrs. Smith of MJ. Crawford, Lloyd.
Franklin and Hillhouse.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the motion for an amendment to the constitu
tion of the U. States, respecting titles of no
bilitv, together with the amendments pro
posed thereto. t i h. «
On motion to postpone the farther consi. |
aeration thereof to the first Monday in De
ceinber next, there were for the motion 8,
against the motion 20. ’ • ; . - .,
On motion by Mr. Pope to add to the re
solmion the following words—‘‘And be sub
ject to such other penalties and disabilities
ns may Vie provided bv law”—there were
fer the motion 12-against the motion
14. .. ....
And the resolution having been further
amended by inserting the words “ and re.
tain” afier the word “accept,” it was or*
defed to be engrossed for a third reading
' Friday, April 2r.
» be further consideration of the bill ma
king turther provision for the corps of engi_
lieers was postponed to Monday.
I he bill appropriating a sum of mor.ey
for procuring munitions of war and for
ther purposes, was recommitted to Messrs.
Smith of Md. Gilman ar.d Clay.
Mr. Smith of Md. from the committee to
whom was referred the bill from the house
of Representatives authorising a loan, re
ported the same with the following proposed
amendment:
Sec 4 And he it further enacted. That
the incorporation of the subscribers to the
Bank of the United States, made and esta
blished by the act, emitled 4 An act to in.
corporate the subscribers to the Bank of the
United States,’ be, and the same is hereby
continued until the thirtieth day of June, one
thousand e-ight hundred and twelve.
Mr. L'/ay pursuant to notice, asked and
obtained leave to bring in a bill stipplcmtn
tary to an act, entitled “ An art for the pu
nishment of certain crimen itgamsi the Uni
ted Stales.” Read and Dassed to m serntul
reading
The further consideration .of the bill for
the preservation of peace and maintenance
of (tie authority of the U. S ates in the ports
and harbors under their jurisdiction was
postponed to the first Monday in December
neJtt.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning commercial intercourse
between the U States and G Britain and
France and their dependencies and for other
purposes, together with the amendments
thereto.
On the question to agree to so much of the
report of the select committee as goes to
strike ont the fourth section (laving addi’i
tional discriminating duties) for the purpose
of inserting a substitute—*there were jor
gtriking out 18-againgt striking out y
And on the question to insert the follow
ing as a substitute:
•• That the President of the tj. S. be, nnd
hereby is authorised to employ ;he public
armed vessels, in protecting the commerce
bf the U, 6. nnd to issue instructions which
shall ho conformable to the laws and usages
of nations, for the government of the ships
which may be employed in that service.”—
There were/or the amendment 20—again*!
the amendment 8.
On motion of Mr HiUftonn trt strike out
the 5th section of the original bill (giving
the President powarto rcvTvs the non inter
course as to O. Britain or France in a certain
•vent) there were /^r striktftg it dW 7 —
agoing! striking it out 20.
On motion by Mr. C/ay to add to the bill
an additional section in the tallowing
words:
'* Jrxd t< ft furrh -r matted, Thrt ' cm
.md after the passage of this act an addition
per centum shall be m:dc m the
duties now imposed bv law on n'! gord*.
wares i*ml me*chn*diz-. which add/ional
duties shall be levied and collected in the
same manner and under the same regulations
and allowance ns to drawbacks, mfd* of
security and time of pavment respectively*
a< are already prescribed hy law, in relation
to the duties now in force on the importation
of good*, wares and merchandize/’
1 he motion was negatived—Yeas 9 N,\'*s
19
1 h« b:ll having been further amended,
was ordered to be engrossed for a third
tending:—Yeas 21—Kays 7.
The bill ti'enable the people of the tr^rito.
*7 Orleans to form a cons< itution and state
government and tor the admission of such
state into the union on an coital footing with
the original states, and for other purposes
was read a third time.
On motion of Mr Meigs, it was amended
by unanimous consent by adding the follow*
ing words : “ And that no tax shall be im
posed on lauds the propet ty of the United
States.’*
On the passage of the bill, the votes stood
a« f Hows :
Vkas — Messrs. Anderson, Condit, Craw
ford. Fnnklin. Gaillard, (iregg, Lambert,
• ;Cib, Mm. Iv wson. Meigi, Smith of Md.
Smith of N. V. Tait. Turner, Whiteside—
Navs — Messrs Chrtmplin, German Gil*
man, Gcrdi ich, Hilliiouse, Lloyd, Pickering
and Hi cd—8.
1 he resolution for an amendment to the
constitution of the U S. respecting titles c.f
ni'bility was read a third time and passed.
There were
J*or the amendment, Messrs, Anderson#
Champlin, Crawford, Franklin, Guilhtfil#
Goodrich, Gregg, Ililihouse, Lambert. Lcib,
Lloyd, Matthewsnn, Alrigs, Pickering#
Heed, Smith ol Md. Sumter, Tait, Turner
19.
•Against the amendment, Messrs. German,
Gilman, Robinson, Smith of N Y. White*
side—5.
The bill providing for the sale of certain
lands in the Indiana territory and for other
purposes was read a third time and parsed
with amendments.
I he bill for the relief of Jared Shahick
was postponed to the first Monday in De«
cembcr next.
Tlie bill concerning commercial inter*
course was passed as amended.
The bill authorising a detachment of th®
militia of the U. S. was postponed to the first
Monday in Dec. next.
The Loan bill was postponed to Monday.'
HOUSE OF REP RE SE,\' TA TI7K S.
r‘ Thursday, April 2G;
On trot ion ofMr. Gold, lenve whs giv$
Cti to Mrs. Hamilton to withdraw bar pa*
pees. . . ..
I he following letter was received from the
Secretary of the Treasury ;
*1 iikasuky Department,
, April 2J, 1810.
Sir,
I have the honor to transmit a report*
prepared in obedience to the resolution r,f
t he House of Representatives of tha 23d iu
slant.
I hav« the honor *ohe,
Vorj respectfully.
Sir, your obedien* •ervant,
ALBKKT,. GALLATIN.
The Hon. he -Speaker
of 'he House, of Rc- £
firescntutives. j •
REPORT.
The Secretary of hr Treasury, in obedi
ence to the resolution of the House of
Representatives of the 2ir.st. res
pectfully
REPORT'^’ .•
■ That William Piiort has not received
from the Treasuryonu sum money whaf
ever for outfit or cbmpcnscion a\ mitiister
agent front lae U.•> Stones to the court of
St. Petersburgh.
That i: taptiears by the account* of the
bankers of the U. States at Amsterdam,
in extract whereof is hereunto annexed,
that h'- did between the 16'/j dm, of March
and the oO./i dry of June. 18u9, receive
J'om the said bunkers S 946 guilders, equal
to 3,978 S -iO cents ; which payments were
made out of the sums remitted to them for
’he purpose oj defraying the rxpenecs in
cident to the intercourse with foreign nu*
lions* *
And that the disbursement* made by the
said bankers out of that fund being always
made in conformity with t/,, instructions
they may receive from the Department of
State, no evidence exists in he Treasury
Department of the particular authority or
authorities, under which the payments above
mentioned were made.
All which is respectfully submitted
AL li E RT GALLA TIM
irraturu vefiartmcnt,
,1}iril 25(h, !R10.
On motion of Mr. Pitkin, the commnnics
tion was refer led to the Committee oi
Ways and Means.
Mr. Jiacon. reported a bill further to alter
and amend the act providing for taking the.
third Census of the tJ.S. (so as to require
the collection of information respecting the
state of American manufactures by the ner.
sons taking the census ) The bill was twice
read and ordered to be engros»ed fora third
reading.
i^fr. Jioftccf, from the committer* to whom
was referred the petition of VVm Lambert,
praying to hnvs access to the rr cords of the
Hottse for the purpose of compiling n man
ual of precedems on points of order, made a
report in favor of the memorialist, which waa
agreed to
On motion of Mr Rhra, ( T. )~~
The ftouse tonic’up for consideration the
report of the committee of conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
bill regulating the Post Office establishment,
The amendment of the Senate to whirh the
House had refused to agree, was to strikeout
the words "by water,” tlie effect of which
was loleavo the law ia relation to letters car
ried by packets, 3cc. precisely as it has al
ways been heretofore,
Mr. Hhrn moved that the Hou<e adhere to
its disagreement to the amendment.
I he adherence was advocated by Messrs.
Khen, Bny <l and Smilie & oppose i by Messrs.
Gold, ftt'Aoley and Taylor.
The House refused to adhe re, Ave$ 1~,
and agreed to recede from their disagree
ment.
S«. the bill only reqtiir«*'he signature ri
the President tr» heenn r r. lav/
Mr. M’lnor moved a resi'u >• -r. -rf
was varied in its terms or; tit*
o I..