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Mr. Dana &uul that the information which 11
was required by the ftsoluiion, would be use- I,
ful ;'.:id was proper to be obtaiuvd, for at i
present there was no document befoic the
House winch could shew it. The consuls i
residing abroad w ere not limited as to mim ]
her or place, there being no such liniitatt
on by law. He was against the proposed a
raendment. Cow'd no proposition, he ask
eel, however lair or rational, he brought for
ward without splicing some proposition of*
this kind to it ? And would the House put
it in a form which implied that the Prcsi
dent ought to be impeached i Had any of the
agents of the U S be. n employed in this man
ner, 5c had ’.ho- Pre-.ds.it suffered them to re
m:>in in office * He had not done his duty
thou. He hoped the house would never a
give to such a proposition'on so slight a sug
gestion.
Mr. Talhnadgc followed Mr. Tana on the
same side of the question.
1 iie motion to he on the table was with,
drawn, and Mr. Kheu's motion to amend was
negatived.
The resolution \vi«s agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Jxiiea, the unfinished
business of the bank bill was ordeicd to lie
on tbe table. . t
Mr. Kandol/ih called for the considerati
on of his motion that the New England Mis
sissippi Land Company have leave to with
draw their memorial.
The House refused now to take up the
snbject, 54 to S3.
LOAN HILL.
Utt motion of Mr. IV. s/ldton. the House
resolved itself into a committee of the whole,
Mr. Pitkin in the chair, on the bill autho.
rising u loan for a sum of money not exceed
ing the amount ol It* principal of the pub
lie debt reimbursable during the year 1810.
In the discussion which took place on this
b:ll there was no rbjection to the principle
oi it. Every gentleman who spoke assent
ed lo the propriety of placing at the disposal
of the government a sum of money lully ad
equate to meet the appropriations authoris
ed by lav/ for the present year.
Mr. Dana wished to ascertain the precise
a in cunt ot the principal-of the debt reitn
bursable during the year 1810, with a view
to inserting the sum :n thi body of the bill.
Some difference of opinion appeal ed toex
ist as to the exr.ct amount ot principal re
imbursatde. I he sum annually applicable
toddle payment of the public debt is eight
millions of dollars. '1 he sum left after pay
ing the interest ot it for the ) car, is anr.u
ally applicable to the extinguishment of the
principal. The exact amount of interest
payable on the public debt during this year
not being known, there was a difficulty in ns
cei taining the exact amount of principal re„
im bursable.
The sum of 4,800,000 dollars was menti
oned.
Mr Dana moved to amend the bill so as
to authorise a loan “not exceeding 4.800 000
dollars, being” the amount of the principal
reimbursable, 6cc.
I his motion was supported by the mover,
Messrs. Gold, Shelley, Quincy, Upham,
• TMlmadge and Pick-nan, and opposed
by Messrs Bacon, W. Alston and Montgom
ery. ^
. A he arguments it favor of the motion
were generally that it was improper to at
tempt to disguise any thing by giving to it a
specious name ; that boi rowing money
should not be called paying the public debt;
that ail authority given to borrow money
should be express and specific as to the
sum.
It was said in reply that there could be
no objection that the truth should appear on
the face ot a bill; that this sum not being
wanted to defray the ordinary expences of
the government, but to pay debts heretofore
contracted, the phraseology was peifectly
correct ; that it was as specific iu fact as it
expressed in So many figures,
l Mr. Dana varied his motion, after de,
\ bate, on account of the uncertainty which
> appeared to exist as to the sum reimbursa
ble, and of coarse as to the sum to be loaned.
He moved to amend the bill so as to give
authority to borrow a sum of money “ not°ex
ccedmg four millions of dollars.”
This motion was supported and oppos
cd by the same gen.lcmen as the former mo
tion.
In support of themo'ion, it was said that
this sum was all that the Secretary of the
I tease: y had asked for, and was therefore
as much as ought to be given. The advo
cates o. -he amendment also said ttu v were
averse to legislating blindfold, to voting mil
lions without knowing for wlrat, or to snr
rendering up their judgments to Executive
discretion under an idea that tile Eres'r
dent would not borrow more than was ne
cessary.
In reply it was said that since the Secre
tary r.r the Fre.'1 siirj had made the estimate
in question, othei ♦ xocnres had been incur
red that it w:i« m.}> issible to tell the pr<?~
cisc amour:' war.ted until Congress should
adjourn, as it w n i npossible to icil on one
cay what appropriations they would make
the next /lay ; that, if not necessary, the
^uthonty to borrow would not be used, as
m the cave of the loan authorised at the hist
aessn n ot < '< tigress, not a cent of which had
been actually borrowed. Thai law had grant
ed an authority tie hi ly similar to this in near
ly the same langua'e.
"**• « iix ii' a was negatived, 5? to
.Mr• Quiucy observed that lie frit but one
culhculty on this subject. He could not agree
to borrow an amount greater than the Secre
tary ot the Treasury had said was neccssa
JV. He therefore moved to amend the bill
by adding to it the following proviso :_
* 1‘r'juidtd, 1 hat nothing in this act con
tained shall be construed to authorise any
sum to be b. ri owed grtatcr than lour millions
Ot dollars.”
The motion was lost—Ayes 28.
Mr. &ivrjo/ie moved to amend the bill by
r.tnking out the word* •• funded debt,” and
", crtuig '• exchanged 6 per cent, stock,”
which *ntild authorise a loan totlu- amount
ot 6,( jO.QuOdollars, there being so much of
thts detcripiion of public stock redeemable
during the present year—ami this he L»t li. v
ed was all the Secretary of the Treasury had
deemed necessary.
1 his mmbn was supported hv Messrs
..urwcH Swoope <lll(i Hlieficj, and opposed
by Mr Montgomery.
J: '*us lugalivtd, Ayes 18
I lie committee then rose and reported the
b 11 wiiluvit amendment.
Mr. Dana moved tint the bill lie rn the
t'* > <■ ml to itmm.w with a view of rp,oi
f.mmg Iron die isec.of the Treascry what
*•'' h*. v ;u tu illy wantrd.
Mr J'ftkiH supported the motion. He
<'tinum-dihe rutn »otv author ised fti be Bor~ i
'i ‘T,wrr:'fiv ; *uii "unions. «„<!
. ■ i. had idea ofgiving such atih'tiv
4 \ titi>:tiury ft lii%c #lYCk$u:y lir.j!
imsclf told the House that no more than 3
tuitions was necessary, which, together with
i million to retain in the Treasury, would
nuke Imt 4 millions.
Mr. /»'. jilston replied that since that es
imate had boon made, the appropriations
lad been increased, and that it was impos
sible now to ascertain, within a million,
what the expences ol the ensuing j car would i
ic. It was therefore proper to give an au |
hority to borrow sufficient to cover the
a hole.
Mr. Dunn's motion was negatived, 49 to'
30
Mr. Quincy renewed the proposition
which lie had made in committee to amend
he bill, which was negatived—Yeas Cl_
Nays 34.
Mr. <Stvoofic renewed the motion which he
had made in committee which was also lost,
Yeas 33, Nays 63.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for u third reading.
The House then took up the amendments
of the Senate to the bill establishing Post
Roads, and to the bill concerning invalid
pensioners—which wc. e severally concurred
in by the House. Adjourned.
Tuesday, April 24.
REDUCTION OF THE NAVY.
The House, in committee of the whole, on
the bill to reduce the naval establishment of
the United/Hatcs—Mr. Pitkin was called
to the chair.
1'iie b?ll having been read—
Mr. Al' Kim moved to amend that part of
the bill which directs the sale of all the gun
boats, by adding the following words: “be
longing to the United Slates, unfit for ser
vice, and unworthy of repairs.”
1 his motion was agreed to without de_
bate-Ay es 56.
Mr. Kt y said lie was friendly to the reduc
tion ot ihe navy, but not to its annihilation ;
he therefore moved to s tike out so much ot
the bill, as provides that all the frigates, but
three, shall be “ told,” and to insert in lieu
thereof, “ laid ufi in ordinary."
Messrs. Dana and Alumjord supported
the root inn.
Mr. Rea, (T.) made a motion, which su
[perccded that made by Mr. Key, to strike
"Ut the whole of the section, except so much
as related to gun beats. He was wholly op
posed to the reduction of the navy at pre
sent.
Mr. S mi lie said he should vote for the
motion with a view to inserting a substitute,
going to place the navy now on the tooting
of die peace esiablishmcnt of 1806
Mr. Dana was in favor of Mr. Rhea’s
motion, but expressed himself very pointed
ly tf* favor of a reform in the expenditures
and conduct of the naval establishment ee.
nerally.
Mr. Basset also was in favor of Mr.
Rhea’s motion. He supported the policy of
a small navy, atul vindicated the establish
ment generally from charges of waste or ex
tt avagance. though he was friendly to reform
wherever r.ecessaty. Mr. B. spoke nearly
an hour.
Mr. Cook and Mr Rhea, (T.) also spoke
in favor ot the motion to strike out the whole
ot the 1st section.
Mr. Macon spoke against the motion, and
against the policy of a navy, as applicable
to the situation of this country.
Mr. Stanford followed Mr. Macon on the
same side ot the question, and particularly
rept febated the extravagant expenditure ot
money incident to the naval system.
Mr. Dana spoke again on the subject ol
reform in the system,
Mr. Macon and Mr. Stanford explained.
Mr. Boyd was against the reduction of
the navy under present appearances.
I lie motion to strikeout the remainder of
the section was carried, 61 to 25.
Mr. Smilie moved to insert, in the place
of that part which was stricken cut, the
following:
“ And further, the President of the U. S.
be, and he is hereby authorised to keep in
actual service as many' of the frigates and
other armed vessels, as in his judgment the
nature of the service may require, and to
cause the residue to be laid up in ordinary
in convenient ports: Provided, the whole
number of officers and scqmen shall not ex
ceed that fixed by the act '“in addition to
the act, supplementary to the act, providing
for the naval peace establishment, and for
other purposes,” passed the 21st day of A
pril, 1806.”
Mi. S. read the law alluded to in this a
mendment, which would go to retain in ser
\ice thirteen captains, nine masters com
mandant, 72 lieutenants, 150 midshipmen
and 925 able bodied seamen, ordinary * tea
men ana noys.
Mr. At’Kim opposed the amendment, be
i cuu^e he was altogether opposed to a reduc
lion of the navy in the present state of tlie
wo i Id.
Mr, Smilie replied-He said he had no
apprehension of danger to his country from
laying up a few frigates.
Mr. JJateel staled, that the whole number
of seamen now in service, was but 2 723. If
the number was’ reduced, the expence of
(educing and re enlisting them within a short
pt i iod, would exceed the expencc of keeping
them in service during the interval.
Mr. Montgomery spoke in fa for of the
amendment, under the impression that theie
was no disposition in Congress to make use
of the navy. Although the number of sea
men in sci Vice might neft exceed 2,720, ns
staled, vet the President now had power to
authorise the employment of 5 490 men._
1 he adoption of the amendment, he said,
would curtail the present annual c it pence
778,000 dollars.
Mr. Mumford spoke against the amend
mem.-He remarked, that the counting
house calculation of pounds, shillings and
pence, heretofore imputed ns n fault to the
merchants, seemed to have been transfer
ted to the planters of cotton ai d tobacco.—
lie did not regard a little cxpence, when put
in competition with the national safety.
Mr. brniH?’* amendment was negatived.
47 to 34. • b
1 he section for disusing all the navy yards*
escept those at Boston, New„Yot k and Nor
folk having been read —
Mr AVo moved to insert " Washington”
aftc N, York, and, speaking in support cf
his rm-tion, expatiated on (he advantages
possessed by a uavy y.*id at the seat of go
vernment.
Mr. Jtauct concurred with Mr. Key in
'•pillion ; but, in he pii’siimcO, 111section
/* 1 * o'ny meant as an accompaniment io t liat
i art i>! ihe bill already stricken r.ut, he mov
'd to strike out the whole section.
Mr. Jiarta opposed the amendment. Sij;
navy Varda vc r < ( jmainly n> t necessary f,>r
•||f’ service <4 the Uni.* «1 States; and he par.
iidilr.rly opposed the rcun.ion of the yard
'it \Vasbfnjjio*i.
Mr. A 'rtf spake in «rpfjr to Mr Dana, and
ta Of Mr. If ..sett’s motion
defended the navy yard at Washington a* i
gainst the imputations cast on it
Messrs. !TaUmadgc and Dana spoke a
gainst the amendment.
Mr i>Tnilie spoke m favor of the amend,
trout, and expressed hi* astonishment at the
change which appeared to have taken plare
in the House, since they had vo'cd, CO to SI,
a few da's ago, to reduce the nav v
Mr Key expressed his surprise, that a
gentleman, having as much parliamentary
experience as the gentleman who preceded
him, should he surprised at the change ot
votes A majority had voted to reduce, ha
ving different objects of reduc’inn in view ;
but when a reduction in any one branch of
expenditure was proposed, it appeared that
a majority could not, Agree in it Mr. K.
spoke again in favor of the amendment.
The motion to strikeout the section was
lost. 52 to 40.
Mr. Key renewed his motion to ipsert
“ Washington.”
Mr. Randolph opposed the motion on the
ground of the unfitness of the situation ef
Washington, compared with others, for a
navy yard.
Mr. Afacon supported the motion——be
cause he was utterly opposed ton navy, lie
said he wished that a navy yard should be
kept here, as members of Congress would
be much sooner disgusted by seeing the ex
pendituresof the navy system, than by hear
Ul£ UlCm .
Mr. Dana, ns a friercl to a navy, said he
wished the amendment not to prevail. The
gentleman from N. Carolina, an enemy to
navies, wished to retain the yard nt this
place ; he, (Mr. D.) a frier.d to them gene
rally, wished to dispose of, or disuse it. —
They, therefore, thought alike* though they
should vote differently.
Tlie motion to insert “Washington** was
carri d. 54 to 42.
The section Vir reducing the marines was
struck, out, without debate_Ayes 59.
1 he committee rcse uucl reported '.ie bill
as amended.
The Speaker resumed the chair, and the
House resolved now to consider the report
of the enmmittee of the whole.
Mr Milnor said. the bill had been much
amended in committee, and as the remnant
leit amounted to very little, and the discus
sion of'that little would probably cost more
than would be saved by passing it into a
luw, he moved to postpone the further
consideration of tlie siibjcxt indefinitely.
Messrs. Smilie. Pitkin, W. Alstoti and
D <na opposed the motion.
Mr. Randolph moved art adjournment—
which was carried.
Wednesday, April 25.
On motion cf Mr. liacvn, a resolution was
adopted instructing the committee to whom
was referred the report of the Secretary of
the I reasury on Manufactures to enquire in
to the expediency of further amending the
census law, so as to direct the officers to
collect information on the subject of manu
factures.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Dana said lie had laid on tiie table a
few days ago a resolution relative to the Post
Office, which had been objected to an ac
count of its extent He now varied the mo
tion, and submitted it as follows:
11 Resolved, Fhat the Post Master general
be directed to lay before thss House a state
ment of the number of Post Offices, the sum
i eceived for postages, the co i pensa.ion of
the deputy pose masters, the charge for the
conveyance of the mail, the inciilentol ex
pence and nett revet tie of the Post Officers
tablishment for every year from the 4:h r,f
March, lf69, to the close of, he year 1809.
together with information respecting the ex
tent of post roads.”
| Mr. D. said he had expressed the resoluti
| on in general terms, that it might give the
j Post master general an opportunity of stating
|e\ery thing respecting the c-x'ent of the
i route, in order that if the txpences of 'he
j establishment had increased, it might lie
| seen how much the routes had been thereby
extended.
Mr. Rhea moved that the resolution should
lie on the table. He said it would be impossible
to make a report of that nature this sr-ssi ,n,
or in three m -nlhs, even if the Post M s er
general were to set all his people to work on
it.
Mr. Dana said he was psrfcct’y confident
that if the Post master general and bis clerks
could not make a report on this subject in
three months, that he and his clerks onght
to be broke. He did not believe that he and
hi* cltius were so incompetent as not to be
able to make it in a week It would be an
evidence of their incompetency if they could
not make it in two days. He thought it im,
possible tlrfit the Post master general should
uc iiiuc auen ive to tn<- principle on
which his accounts were kept, as not to have
a head of acc' urns so as to shew at one view
the various items of information he had adt..
ed for Accounts were rendered to his office
quartei Jy. and must be transcribed to some
general bead. File, error of the gentleman
irom Pennsylvania ar >st- from supposing that
the names of ail the Post masters and'otlier
details were wanted, which was not the
case M: D said he woul 1 not admit tin
idea that he Post master general was so
utteily incompetent to his doty as not to be
aloe at once togire the information reoui~
red, for he hud a better opinion of his ta
lents. -
Mr. likea said if ho understood the reso
lotion, it went to call for a history of the Post
Office e stablishment in all its branches since
the year 1789. lie had no objection to re
quire such a report to be made at the next
session, although it would be a voluminous
statement and would cost perhaps a thousand
dollars to print it,
Mr. Pottrr expressed his surprize that
no motion, of however trivial importance
could be proposed, but a motion •••as made to
lay it on the table. If the Post master gen
eral should not he able to make a report this
se:-*' ion, be would do it at the next, and the
want of time therefore cuuld be no objection
to the resolution.
Mr. Smiiie saw no reason for the renoluti
on lying on the table. We have (said lie)
I bad s-.me trouble about post road*, ami 1
am suspicious that '.’-tie ». not fair play in
the business. The state of Pennsylvania n
creditor about 30,000dollar?, in account with
the establishment, and I wish to know what
states .are tb licicnt. * do jiot think one
state should be : udtPec) with e;:pm,ce to<
much for the bere'ic of ethe; v A; my rate,
1 v is'n to sec how tin mailer stands.
Mr. Macon \ 1; iigoi the tr.sticvn to lie r.n the
table now was unseasonable. IJe said it wa.
desirable to know me progress of the intuitu
tion. Of the militia they had an annual re
turn by law ; they had also annual return?
of the i npons ; id tonnage, &c. but there
were no regular reports frria the post iffice
department provided for. Every thing
which .shewed the progress in any depart
mrnt ought to bo provided for. Not with ■
-undiug reports of the receipts and expen
[litotes for various objects were annually
made to the House, the House had at this
session called for the aggregate for each
year of several statements, if it would take
three months to prepare the statements, now
undoubtedly was the time to call for it; for
it postponed to the next session, there might
not be time enough duing the session to pre
pare it.
Mr. Khca xvi.hdrew his motion to lay it
on the table ; and the resolution was agreed
to.
The bill from the Senate to continue the
charter nf the Rank of Alexandria was read
twice and committed.
LOAN RILL.
The engrossed bill authorising a loan fora
sum of money not exceeding the amount of
the principal of the public dt bt reimbursa
ble during the year 1S10, was read a third
time.
ini', hanaolph moved to postpone the bill
till to moriww—Motion lost, 50 to 47.
Mr. StanJ'ord moved that it lie ou the ta
ble, but subsequently wi hdrew the motion,
to make’ way tor a motion of M'. Taylor to
recommit the bill ; which motion was nega
tivecl. Ayes 37.
Mr Sranjbrd moved tha' the bill lie on the
table—Negatived, 51 to 39.
Messrs. Pi kin, Dana, Randolph, Stan
ford. 1 ay lor. Key, Quincy and Upliam op
nos* d tlie passage of the bill, and Messrs
Montgomery. Bacon. W. Alston, Johnson,
Smilie, und Rina defended it.
All the gentlemen who spoke against the
bill professed to be willing in a proper man
ner to authorise a loan of any sum of money
necessary to meet the appropriations made ;
but they contended that the bill was objecti
onable, because the sum was not stated in the
tace ol tlie bill ; because the bill bore a de..
ceptive appearance <;f borrowing tnonev to
pay the public deb:, when in fact it was to
meet the ordinary expences of the govern
j ment ; because the bill authorised a loan of
5 1G5 000 dollars, more by 1 ICO 000 than the
Seciwary of the Treasury had declared to
be necessary, and because no loan ought to
he authorised till biiis now before the House
were decided on, which involved a reduction
of the annual expenditures.
In reply to the objections to this bill it was
urged that the amount authorised (not re
quired) to be borrowed was as definitely ex
pressed as though in figures;that there could
be no deception on the face of the bill, for
if no debt heretofore contracted was now to
be paid off, there would not only be no oc..
casion to borrow but there would now be
an immense annual surplus in the Treasury;
that since the estimate of four millions had
been reported to the House, various appro
priations had been made, an^l it was impos
sible yet to say now much might be wanted,
and no more would be borrowed than actu
ally was wanted ; that if the passage of the
bill was delayed but a day or two, it would
be very easy tor gentlemen to prevent its
passage at all.
I he debate will be given at length here
after
The bill was passed-Yeas 77, Nays
25 .
REDUCTION OF THE NAVY.
The house then temtned the ennsiriera
tion of the unfinished business of yester..
day.
Mr. A Timor said when he had made 'lie
motion for the indefinite pustp me m.nt ol
the bill, he had supposed that the .sense of
1 the house had been fully expressed on it;
but as it appeared that the motion wou!.’
occupy much time in debate, and a? some
gentlemen had thought proper to insinuate
I that the motion was made for the purpose
j of avoiding meeting^ a direct question on
the bill, he now rose to withdraw the mo
tion.
1 lie question was then stated on the first
amendment made in committee of die whole,
v 2 to » i iae out so much as requires the
suit: of nil the pun boats.
Mi . Randolph made a speech of pear two
hours oo tin report of the committee nl
*b.e whole generally and in favor oi ike bill
as origina U rep reed
1VT . Baantu replied to some of Mr. Ran
d'.pit’s observations
55 me turther renvt.kswere made by Mr.
Aiucon and Mr Randolph.
i he question us i.is.cn on concurrence
'with tim committee <>f-he v <oie in the first
j amendment, and rallied 55 »<• 36
The question was suited on c ncurrrnce
with the committee of 'tie wh le in striking
; out so mncli of the bill diiectstlie uucoii
ditional suleot *i: lie lr g.i'.cj but rliree.
Mr. Randolph ca'led f or tin# Yeas and
Nays on this q.iestioti, considering it tlie
pile, and marrow of Ui« business—and a, the
i vote would shew who were the navy 6c who
llie anti-navy men in tlie house.
Mr. Smilte said it would be remembered
that his object in voting to s-rike out this
part of the bill was to introduce the amend
ment he had offered in committee of the
whole, viz to place the navy on the same
footing as in 1806.
On concurrence with the committee in
striking out s ) much of the bill as relates to
the frigates—Yeas 76 Nays 37.
So that part of ihe bill was struck, out.
The section which requires Hie dismiss
sal of all the seamen in ■. - twice except so
many as sufficient to man three friga.es, See
was struck out, Ayes 60
The next amendment m-ide by the com
millet: was to insert “ Washington,” among
the navy yards to be retained
On concurrence with the committee——
vcas 5», JN avs 4o.
So the navy yard at Washington is among
llioie to be retained.
The next amendment was to striae out
the section of the bill which reduces the]
marine corps to two companies. *
Messrs. Randolph and W. Alston sp ike !
in favor of reducing them, and Messrs. Lyon, 1
M'Kim, bassett and Dana against if. i
The question on concurring with trie !
committee in striking out thi* section w.,s j
decided as follows: Yeas 42. Nays 43
So tire section for reducing the marines
was stricken out.
On motion, the house then adjourned, 41
to 38, at 6 o’clock, after a sitting of tight
hours.
bo' Yob/:, April 25.
VERY LATE FROM FRANCE.
Yesterday arrived at this fieri, the French
ichr. Ant, Rtvil, 31 days from Bordeaux,
’.vhch port she Eft on the 25th of /Wurth
From the super ctirgo the Elinors oj the
Mercantile Jldvcrtifir learn vcro tlly, lhut
American cffuirs rnnuSn.d as fier last ad
vices ; that no relaxation had taken place
in iT.r French decrees ; that rll t hr Amet ;
rati vesgt is a! St. St but,liens arid the ■
bouring fiorts wtrcstill i/i der se/uestran.
but no couth i. nation of cither vcsstls or
cargoes hud lukn /dice. The Emftvrcr
A afioleoti was to be married on die 25!h of'
A larch, in celebration tj which very sfileri
did fit e/tar at ions, were -.'.eking c! Paris.
II c further learn that very late advices
bad been received from England, elating
that the U. S. p/igate Johti st.iams, was
detained there by Air. Pink dry, who it was
said, was forming a treaty with .he Eng
lish Government.
Our informant further adds, rhat.it was
believed in France, if America tnedeagood
and honorable treaty with EkugUtnd (re
sisting the orders in council, Ifc. ) we should
no'find very great difficulty in making an
arrangement with A afioleoti.
A great number of French troofis were
in Bordeaux, on their march to Sfiain ; but
they were stofi/icd in consequence of lute
new from thence, favorable to the French,
cause.
The shift George Durr, cnfi'aitt Cochran,
was to suit from Bordeaux for Balimore,
tv:! It ficssengers, about the first of A fir it Lzf
another American shift from Rochelle, fur
do. about the same time.
An American umm rPshi/t arrived at St:
Sebastians 4- or 5 days before the Ant nailed,
from Bordeaux, and hroyght advices of a.
probability of the immediate rcf.cal of the
American non intercourse law.
7 he Ant wa$. bound to the Isle of Prance,
and has ftut in neve in distress, having
sjirung both of her masts.
Baltimore, Aprils?’.
LATE FROM TONNlNGEN.
^ By the fast sailing ship George fie Albert,
Capt. Norman, 30 days from Tonningen, we
have accounts, printed and written, to 24th.
March. From Hambui g and Altor.a papers,
with which we were politely fuvoi ed, trans
lations follow :
By this arrival we learn, that prices in the
north of Europe were not very flattering;—
exchange on England fluctuating; seme A
nierican property liberated, much yet in
yORpardv, and apprehensions not pleasant.,
The Official Bctersburgh Gazette denies
the pretended rupture with France, char
ging it to the printers of Breslau—Russian
army advancing on Turkey; large armies
rapidly organizing by the latter. ~ The Ha
vanan army reduced Holland filled \vitR
dismay at its expected fate; whle the Rhe
nish princes are promised (20th March}
new acquisitions, and Pomerania restored
to the Swedes; between whom, Austria and
France a closer utiien (God help-the weak)
is to be formed. The new Empress would
leave Vienna 12th March. Kmg Jerome
and his Queen (or rather she foremost, for
she precedes him a day’s ride) were living
about the continent; the last place they
touched at was Frankfort, March 12, whence
they departed for Paris—no doubt to sign
the receipt for Hanover, of which his West,
pindian Majesty has now formal oxsession.
Besides those troops in Hamburg P and other
northern districts, a French corps possess
es Ju&vctr The Master of Frankfort oti
lie main (whose previous title we have for
gotten) was, at tlic last frolic, promoted to
the rank ot Grand Duke.-Fed. Claz.
Paris, March 11.
The Criminal Tribunal of the Depart.,
ment of the Seine, continues to persecute 8c
| punish ali Frenchmen who have acted with,
the Austrians against France since 1804,
agreeablv to tins imperial decree of 6th A
pril. 1809.
Official information has been forwarded to
the King of England, conjointly by France
and Austria, accompanied, as we are told,
by some new proposals for peace.
Alton a, March 19.
Wc learn from France that a closer con
solidation of the confederative states be
Ipnging to the French system is in agitation.
I It is also said that an alliance between
! France, Austria and Sweden is about to be
i promulgated and letters from Stockholm of
I Grh March announce the departure of Col.
Von Engelbt echten to receive possession of
Pomerania, which province the French will,
evacuate.
Hanover, March 14,
This day was publi tied and posted up
the p oclamatinnof the king of Westphalia
to low Hanoverians.
Alton a, March 20.
The St. Petersburg Court Gazette of 2d
of March contains the following:-From,
(Jroflno, 13i/i Feb.—We expect the speedy
return of our troops from Gallicia through.
Poland,to winter in the interior of the empire.
We are surprised to find that this move
men'. on the frontiers is considered (by fo
reign printers) as an advance towards the
[ Nit-men We would -be rejoiced to find ,
those printers as anxious f ir peace in their
publications as Russia is in fact.
From the Main, March 14—'Flic Grand
Duchy oi Frankfort is lobe inereasi d by the
annexation of Hannau and Fulda. The Ba
varian army is to be reduced to the peace
establish ment.
The 20th of this month is to be rendered
important in the histoiy of die Confederati
on—win r\ th- new acquisitions of the re
spect ve princes will be made known.
Constantinople, Jan. 25.
The P<>rte has determined torsusc imme
diately a new army of 150,030 men, a'so to
reinforce the army of the urand Vizier; as
information is received fdie advance of the i
Russians again towards Silisina and Grier
Kiewo.
, Stra.sburg, Mavch 12.
The Princess M ma Louisa oi' Austria,
his arrived tu this place, on her way to
Paris. , The papers nre filled wish the in
tended ceremonies of the coronation.
Act Aitona paper t»i» the 23il mst,
that a letter fr m France, da t<l ti;,©
mentions, that the armistice ©•*<*.- ^
Mic Russians and Tdrks has not yet
place. They assure us, ti»al a mite lre,»*
Firnch minister has been banded
Pone, to indue • him to j >in the f.i c
system, the successol which is expo *t
the mean time, it is affirmed, th 4.
has offered her mediation betwtj* 4,
and the i in ks
Naplks*!V} f").
The boats of the French trigat*
and the Neapolitan privateers, oioi. ^y^ jyf)
here on tlic 13th inst. < American «
a Xebec under English colors.
LunK.e.Feb. »
The 37th regiment of French {rifa'''<'v 4 t
196f>men,a rived here to day—V;- >
pait <4 the division of Gen. Mot ■> ©r, V-t if
so expect ll.u 23d regiment r.f ( h;.ssivt
HaJovkii, »\i i eh |
II. M. the king oi WeMph.dhi r.kc i 4,
session of IXuiisver, fio:i> il i. lj,i <A 1 . ja
il.vltllt.