The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-30 00:00:00, page 2

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tec had, according to order, had under con-'
s'-deraliun the preamble and resolutions of
the select committee to whom was inferred
that part of the Governor’s communication
which relates to the amendment proposer to
the constitution of the United Suites, by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania; had gone thro’
the same, and directed him to report them
to the house without amendment, which lie
handed in at the clerk’s table;
And the question being put on agreeing
to the said preamble and resolutions, they
were agreed toby- the Mouse unanimous*
i.t ;
Ordered, That the clerk carry the said
preamble and resolutions to the Senate ami
desire their concurrence.
The following report (which lay on the ta
bic) was taken up and read:
The committee to whom was referred so
much cf the Governors communication a*
relates to the public property at the Point
of Fork, and at the Buckingham ironworks,
have had v» much of the said communica
tion as relates to the property commonly cal
led the Buckingham iron works, under con
sideration, have agreed upon a report, and
come to a resolution thereon :
It appears to your committee, by a letter
front Philip N. Nicholas, attorney general
for this commonwealth, addressed to their
chairman, that in the year 1"6, this state
ailyanc«d to John Reveley and John Balan
dina a considerable sum of money, to be in
vested in land, in the county of Bucking
ham, to enable them to support a blast fur
nace, which was to be erected thereon, for
the purpose of making pig iron for the use
of the public foundary at Westham. That
these lands were to be purchased by Ge<
Carrington, Samuel Jordan and John Nie’.t- j
olas, who acted as trustees, and to whom the
Conveyances for the land were made. The I
motive for this sc«ms to have been, that the |
public might retain a lien on the lands, to
secure the repayment of the advances made
for the use of Reveley and Balandine.-. I
That in obedience to several resolutions of I
the General Assembly a suit was instituted
in the superior court of chancery, in the
lifetime of Mr. Reveley, to recover the sum
due, and to subject the land to rale. Thar
there was an order of account made in the
suit, but that further progress in the busi
ness was arrested by the death of IVIr. Re
veley; since which time an order lias been
made to revive the suit against Revelry's
administrator, and that the said suit is now
depending in the superior court of chancery j
lor tne Ktcnrr.onu district; i
Resolved therefore, as the opinion cf this
committee, that it would be improper in the
legislature to direct any disposition of the
property, commonly called the Buckingham
iron works, until the said suit shall be de
termined.
The said resolution hein* read a second
time, was agreed to by the house.
A motion was made that the house should
come to the following resolution :
Resolved that the Senate be requested to
appoint a committee to meet a committee
of the house of Delegates in free conference
to-morrow, on the amendment proposed by
the Senate to the bill “to amend an ;.ct,en
titled an act to reduce into cne act the se
verr.l acts concerning the Court oi Ap
peals
And on the question being put on the said
resolution, it passed in the affirmative—Ayes
EJ, "Noes 78.
Ordered, That the Clerk carry the said
resolution to the Senate, and desire their
concurrence;
Wednesday, January Cl.
A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk :-The Senate have passed the following
bills, to wit :-A bill “ Divorcing Abner W.
Clopton from his wife Sally and—A bii; “ Au
thorising the president and directors of the Lees
burg turnpike company to erect toll bridges over
Broad Hun and Goose Creek
They have also passed the bill " Making pro
vision for the sale of public property in certain
districts,” with an amendment, to which they re
quest the concurrence ol the House of Dele
gases.
The House ptocceded to consider tho amend
ment proposed ? y the Spm.te tr the said bill, and
the same being twice read, wns agreed to by the
House.
f- An engrossed bill “ Vroviding for the re
ception of flour in the public warehouse,” was
read a third time and a blank therein filled uu ;
and psss'd.
Arj smgrosaru uni " Concerning William Pres
ten,” was read a third time ; and passed.
A:i engrossed bill •' To seals die certificate
tax due fiom the counties of Montgomery, Wj the,
Grayson, Tazewell and Giles, f< rthe year 173J,”
was read a thiid time ; and passed.
A bid “ To amend the several acts concerning
the county and other inferior omnia of lids com
monwealth,” was read a second time; a motion
was trade to amend the said bill, by striking out
so much of it as authorise!?, under certain cir
cumstances, two magistrates to grant writs of ne
exeat”
And the question being put on the said mo
t <r 1 for amendment, it pasted in the negative,
/.yes 50. Noes 110.
A message from the Senate by Mr. Nelson :
— Mr. Speaker—The St.^le have agreed to the
resolution cftlic House of i)t legates, requesting
a fice conference on the subject of the Senate’s
amendment to the bill “To amend an act, entitled
mi act to i educe into one act the sever*! acts con
cerning the cni.i l of appeals ;M aiid they hate
appointed o.i dieir pari a committee, who are
no ready to proceed ontLesal jatt of tiic said
conference ;
Ordered, Messrs Brent (( f Frederick) Castle
man, ICir.g, White, Piunty and Baytop be a com
mitte of conference on the part cf this Mouse
ThecoHimiti.cc llien witbdie .v, and after some
lime returned into the house, ani Mr. Brent (of
Frederick) nisde the following report :
The coiiirniue appointed by the II. use of Del
egates to meet the committee appointed tv the
benate, in free couferenco, on the amendment
proposed by the Senate to the bill, amending the
aevn.il laws concerning tliu comt of Appeals, re
port, dmt they have performed that duty,*but
have come to no agreement with the committee
from the Senate j the committee from the Sen
ate having determined to recommend to the Sen
ate a lu* liit'r adherence to their amendment to
the said bill ; the co.iimiUeo from the Mouse of
Delegates, therefore recommend »> the House of
Delegates,torer.cue from their adherent * it’neir
disagreement to tlic Senile’* amendment, & that
the Mouse oi Dob-galea amend the amendment of
tne Senate, by striking out) lie worts •• dvc bun
tl.e-u,” and inserting in lieu thereof, the voids
•* two iim .tired and fifty
A motion waa made to arucid the said report
by striking out the word* “lecedc from,’* and
but tling in lieu of them tiie words •* adnere to j”
and the question being put on the proposed f
tauwlnent, it passed in live «<Biin*Ute. Ayts
94. Uotg >iJ. *
The said uqmrt w. * then further amended bv
•trickingout the wiml* thereof from toe W'.i j
*• auieiKUnur.t,** wheic it s<4tlni last but on*,
the (aid repo, i, a,.d as amended agreed U> by it.,.
ilou»« 7
f U'^n-d, Tuid. Uc Clerk acquaint the r.
__ Cttsopr.
'fra;n!utiv>'- for the N V. J-'.renht.^ Post from
Cadi; Cazettrs to the 8/A jjlC.
From the Si vilie Diary of the ?th Dec.
Copy of the instruction* which the infamous
Corsican gave to his emissary Mr. De Sasscnai
f»r the regulation of his conduct on the impot tar.t
mission to the Hirer d- la Fl.ua. The original
instructions ami the official letter accornpanyiii "
them from the monster of foreign relation*
Champagnv, were fouml on the emissary on the
lyih of Aug. 1808, when the Governor <if Monte
'•edo Don Francisco X u or E!iu ordered him
to be imprisoned in the Citadel.
Official Letr-r of the Ministei.
Bayo.n.ic, May u, 1308.
Sir,
1 hare the honor to transmit the instructions
winch the Emperor lias directed me to give to
yi u. It is unnecessary to remind you that voUr
Commission is a secret one. Accept uiy wishes
tor the prosperity of your voyage, .and the assu
rance of my perfect consideration.
CM AMPAGNY.
Instructions f ,r Mr. Dr Stisien.ii.
Monsieur de Sas.-cnai* is already r['prised of
the mission with which his Majesty has been
pleased to honor him. Its object is .to carry des
patches to the colony of La Plata, directed to that
Government. Mr. do Sasscnai will embark i„
his majesty’s brig I.e Consolateur, commanded
by Mr. Baitritf, lieutenant in the navy. The bri
will carry him to the coast of the River de la IMa'
la. From the information which may he receiv
ed there, & the knowledge which Mcvde Sasse
nm has of the country, he will determine at what
place it will be most suitable for him to disem
bark, for tnc purpose of proceeding by land to
Montcvicdo or to Buenos Ayres, oil leaving the
vesst1, he will arrange with the rant sin the route
which the latter is tc take in order to rejoin Mr.
de Sasscnai who will not determine to continue
Ins voyage in the brig, without being certain that
there is nothing to fear from English cruisers,
anil therefore it appears preferable that the brig
should wait at Moateviedo fur Mr. de Sasseuai.
Mr. I)c Srsscnai will deliver to General Ei
mcrs the dispatches with which he is charged
.'i.fl is to state to kirn w.iat he knows respecting
the present state of Spain, F-unce and Europe 5
he will do no more tfian repeat to him the lan
guage ct the Spaniards, who are now satisfied
with a change so peaceably effected, which pro
tmses to their country the remedy of many abus
es and of many evils, of which they have to lon
comphuncd, ami in whom the hope is revived of
a return of their ancient glory and prosperity—
Mo will speak of this assembly, convoked at Bay
onne to commence so useful a regeneration, and
of the renewed hope entertained throughout
Spam, whose inhabitants with ardent desire de
mand for Uleir sovereign Joseph Napoleon, Kin
of Naples and Sicily, who has been promised lo
them.
Mr ue hatsenai will make known to America
lha glory of France, which fills all Europe ; and
the influence of a powerful government, wdrch
extending itselfover this part of the world, ap
pears now to give it the law. lie will collect e
very information relative to the condition of Sua
ms,‘ America, and particularly of the Viceroyal
ty of Buenos Ayres.—He will pay particular at
tention to the impression produced on the govern
ment by the intelligence ot the happv change ef
■ ected in Spain : and if possible, will obtain si
milar information from Peru and Chili.
But the importance of the information he may
nave to bring to Europe, and other circumstances
relating to the condition of his vessel, may in
duce hnn to hasten Lis return, and therefore the
lime of his departure is left to his own discre
tion, he will also take charge of General Liniers’
j despatches in reply, and will bring them to
France in the Consoiatcur.
Given to Mr l)e Sassenai by order of his ma
jesty the Emperor—Bayonne, May 29, 1808.
CllAMPAGNY.
Note—That it may be known to what an
extent tl;c Corsican was deceived by his confi
Junta and spies, it is necessary to strte tli,at when
he passed through Bordeaux, shortly previous
to his cor.sumating at Bayonne his unheard of
and scandalous crime, Jie answered the mer
chants and manufacturers of of that city, that he
was going to open to them ports in South Ame
rica, to which they might advantageously des
patch their manufactures. 11 ad lie said to them,
I go to sacrifice and destroy you, to obstruct all
the ancient channaU of j our prosperity, to piace
your few remaining colonies, ai d the remnant
of your marine, into the hands of your enemies
solely for the pleasure of committing an act of
perfidy, and of imbruing with blood, the peace
ful soil of an innocent ally, he would then .or
once have been sincere. QGaz-jtts of Valeu
I cix ]
The Seville psper tiius proceeds :
America, that beautiful and vast hemisphere,
these ultramarine establishments under the aus
p:cies ot the new i ainci'lane ! what matinc-3 !
Europe shall iu.t witness, nor shall our country
lament such a catastrophe. It is not given to
Bonaparte to staii the glories of the immortal
Calumbu*, nor with Ihe blood of his slaves to
wither the laurel which grows upon the tombs of
his sons. Victims of tjranny reduced to the
greatest innigence, people free and unconquera
ble, America says unto you be not dismayed !_
Should even ycur ardent sacrifices, aided by our
abandonee and riches, not prove sufficient to
preserve the sepulchre of your progenitors, this
r,e\v world, lids fortunate and happy country is
open to ter.eive you. Should such an unexpec
ted event occur, its inhabitants would hasten to
crown you w tli flowers, enter, they would
sty to you with divine enthusiasm, people
| these immense plains, your countiy waits you
to shed over you her vivifying balsum-—
I '1 ids is the a.-.vhm of firms : this is the k ng
d'm of liberty : l ere will eternally dwell phi.
I iairJiPophy, that daughter ol Heaven, who will
I protect, a.id never cease to lov.* voii.
The government Gazette of tlie 21st Novem
ber contains a letter to the government from the
M jgistr. ry of Montevideo, dated 12th July, 1809,
v.-lut fj is fui! ot expressi ins of attachment to the
i patriotic catue.
• .. uienai was an emigrant ieho hrJ been to E:i
enos Ayre* in the c tfi.tcitj of a merch ant.
raoM rnu i.ondon na i iomai. RICiiter,
NOV. 19,
Bonaparte still rera >ina coricralel within the
awful nimbus of m»j*.,ty at Fontslnbhiau. This
seclusion lias revin d the rupnri* nl his mental
derangement } and persons arriving from the
Frcticli coasts, are mentioned by tii daily pi 1V3
a* corroborating the account, .'f his (hn^rous
indisposition. Ktcn a Hctvncv is already vpo
. 11 t!’° head of which Joseph Bonaparte
is to be placed ; and the tyrant is become miiij;
I nan I nt I st ! » Such arc tiic s ijrent olscrvatioi’s
| ;>l the 1 ubhc prints ; and sticl, ar> the chimern
to which they give cirtul dion. That lie may be
indisposed or very Much exhausted bom the fa
tigue* of the late « • nmui it is very nalur.,1
11 oncgine » hut bad no been in the n dc he ia
represented) and the circumstance should re
main unknown to 0.1m, end the other govern
mrnU in lcurope, it would be one of tliu in<
JH^rsnt proofs of the incomp/.tcncy and inutility
of cud foieign department, that could be produ
ced. wlios.s least msvernent strikes
4 terror into bis •>* competitor* ; whose tiwl
aeeirs to regulate tne t’esli be* of F.urope, has
been insane »««*• these th ■ ec ihOnths ; and ohr
government slum: l be l/.udly ignorant of the
V*iattn«e ol hi* l ltuiikruit as our o
pinion is of the intelWl*, or v-j^lanee, or actTvi
ty of that body t we do not entertain so vcr) cur.
teHiptible an opinion of (hem, as U> thlnlc them
guilty of auuh gross negligence.
For our part, we invariably discredited the re
l>orl of liis madness i, and we certainly do not
believe it now. It is most astnhis'iug, that
Count Busina, or the Prince of Lilchtci’s’eiii,
should not hive remarked some cxtraordii. ty
pranks, of some .dunning vagaries of his, duri; g
the conferences they were addiltcd to at S-hu
cnbrunn. Or, is there method in his madness ?
O » ! our sapient editors ! They want a little of
the brains they have deprived him of. Is it, at
the same time, prob Llo wort the king of Saxnnv
should be invited to leave Ids capital, in order
to visit the Corsican at Foutninbleau, if there
were any foundation for this r.hs.ird talc ! Or,
should the other Kings and Princes of the Rhe
nish confederacy receive a similar invitation ?_
The story is of so miserable a texture, that it is
not conceivable, how men, pretending to seme,
should tbr a moment believe it.
^ Bonaparte like every tyrant and usurper, with
draws himself more and more from ptthlirk km
and curioity. M-jCjty niust Le sturaunded with
a ctoud, lest tiie intruding tve <>f the vulgar
might discover, a wretched, hrlplans, afTlicud
mortal, like the rest of men. We have i <-as- n
to suspect that ilonup -rte is not altogether sa
tisfied with his good city of I’.ris ! ami that his
agents have trurumitlcd him accounts t S;ltoen
brumt, which contained no f!. • ring pj<)0|j Q|
the affection of the Parisians lor his person, or
sceptic. Our readers must know that the re
port of Bonaparte's madness had prevailed in Pa
ris for a consult ruble time. It is very probable
that her talkative inhabitants did not di; pLy tj,e
circumspection and respect in their comments
which the tyrant thought himselfcntiil. .i to—*
I l.*e nevcr entertained much erteein or a.fiction
lor the Parisians ; snd t.icir murmurs -.bout the
new conscription, their petulent rcm.ii ;.s on the
injustice of the Spanish war, their sarcasm? up
on his madness, and, above nil, a reviving Anglo
mania, in the first snd fashionable circles, have
converted, what was before contempt, into ha
tred, blended with that sensation.
bxclii3tve of the Princess, the great Church
Dignitaries o! the French Umpire, are to assem
bto r.t Paris. It is therefore, concluded, that the
present Pope, is to he deposed, and Cardinal
Fescb, half brother to Bonaparte's mother, is to
be raised to the Holy See. 'I'his circumstance
is very possible, and that some innovations in
I..C me uatnouc uiuirch, are in con
temptation, we likewise find no difPicullv in be
lieving. But \vc reject, us absurd, the proposed
marriage between Bonaparte and the Princess
ot Saxony. If Ibis alliance were intended, Jo
sephine would not be allowed to visit Fontain
bleau ; some decent pretext might have sent her
to tiie hot but.is at Aix la*C!iupelIe, or pvrn to
Heaven ; but she would not have entered Foil
lainblcau, had it been the intention of her lord
and master to repudile her.
, We have not heard that any official notification
nas been given of the Usurper’s intention to di
rect in person the operations of Ins armies in
opain ; nor have we been able to ascertain whe
ther a considerable part of the French iurcc lately
employed in Germany, has passed the Rhine on
their way to the Pyrenees. The only corps which
appear to proceed in that direction, is that com
manded by the Duke of Abrant-s. This ron
sists of the quotas furnished by members of the
Confederacy of the Rhine, and amounts to about
27,000 men. We have not heard that french
troops have reached a similar destination ; and
we have been told that they received a promise
not to be employed in tli.it service. Junol’s corps
together with the new' levy of 36,000 conscripts,
will probably constitute the force with which Bo
naparte means to renew offensive operations in
toe 1 eninsula. P.I armont’s corps lias been order
ed to return to Dalmatia, and reinforced hv a *">art
of the Italian army, will, in the first place, co
operate with the Bavarians, in order to reduce
the brave Tyrol ms to subjection; and having
performed that iniquitous service, invade the wes
tern provinces ot • lie Turkish empire. The tin ce
corps, commanded by M issena, Daveust and
Oildinot, remain partly in the Goman piovinces,
ceded by Austria, or proceeded to Poland, from
whence they may check or impel the career of
the Russians to die south ot tin. Oanube : and
support the further changes which rfmanarte
may think it expedient m kc v 1' lan ! ‘'I ne
report is revived ti »t Eugene 11. ..u i r;,., s ;s to
be constituted King tli.Vtcount.•>. formida
ble army, amounting to 60;000 int. .. o .be s. •
tinned on the jjanube, in order vr. -i: ilu
movementsc.f Austria, and seethe ..-ittionsof
the late treaty executed.
FROM THE AURORA.
Dxpulciation of Biiitisii paper mo
X E V.
I am well aware that the sulject which I
a:n discussing, has for many years been a
;hernc of speculation ; and ihe calculations
which have been made as to the period when
the increase of the national debt of Great
Britain would fotce her to become a bank
rupt, have proved to be so fallacious, that the
person who now attempts to argue, that such
an event can ever happen, is at once silen
ced by the loud laugh, and the very solid
reasoning against its taking plac2 at any fu
ture period, namely “ that this has long
since been predicted, but that the credit of
Great Britain is as good as ever." I once
knew a person originally of an excellent con
stitution, who from excess fell into a con
sumption ; the disease was at first so violent,
that it was the opinion of his physician, he
could not live three months. The strength
of his constitution however, withstood the
first attack, when he returned to his former
habits of excess; he was agais seized with
the disorder ; again the doctor predicted
that he could not rurvive more than three
months; but the doctor v/us mistaken, for
jhe lingered three years; hut died at
last, 1 hus it is, that calculations have
been made on the bankruptcy of Great Bri
tain, without forming a proper estimate of
tiie immense capr.C'“/ which her monopoly
of commerce has afforded her for establish
jingfunds or rather credits, on which tobor
! ro’v Jncncy, as long as she can hold the mo
j nopoly of commerce, and keep the balance
j of trade in her favor, ps she h.as hitherto
■ done, she will f nd no difficulty in borrowing
j money from year to year, and it would he
i very difficult indeed to calotte to v/hnt a
j mount the national debt, might he extended,
: before tlte people of England, who arc i ll
| interested in supporting the credit of paper,
| would refuse to receive hank of England
| notes in payment the sameasrrin. But we
I have armed at a atw era in commerce;
<and can no longer reason upon the data of
I the l> ‘i.mue of trade being in fttVur of Great
I Britain, 1 ne produce and manufactures of
England, arc excluded Irorn tin* European
continent; o; tl although we daily hear it
boasted that large shipments lire made from
England to the continent, the balance of
trade and the foreign exchanges are so much
against her, that a bill in London for omr
hundred pounds, can b purchased fjr seven
ty -bvc pounds iu specie, or for three bun
drer! and thirty-tlm-e dollars and thirty-three
Cents, when four * is ngo, a hill on Lon
non f>r 100/. stcrl. would hnvi sold for 4as
(iohuts ot! cents. The specie is conseyuent
ly exporting in immense quantities trnm
i.n,laod in the poulincht, find the Iv-i.d.ni
umlLhqtds Packet, a r.ewspaprr pri«tc(! in
Loudon. under «;ute i f the GJ» of Sept. Inst,
(ini April r;: was by un error «f the*press
inserted in n.v first number) acknowledges
that bank antes were at depreciation of £0<
per cent, c mtpared to the value of the cur
• ent coin, ami that not a guinea is to be seen
in common circulation. Vhe idea of the de
preciation of bank notes had not as yet gene
i l’y spread in Knglat.d; it is the interest
ot those who ure exchanging them for specie
to export, to keep the secret. In order whilst
• hey arc working their depreciation, to keep
up their nominal value; in fact, nineteen
rwenttfclhs of ali the people of V••gland, are
kept blind to the real situation of the conn
try or the finances, and strange ns it may
appear, it is a truth that those who have the
greatest proportion of their fortune invested
in the stocks, know feast about them.
It will however, very socn be generally
discovered, t!»:\e there is it great difference
between the intrinsic value of paper and
specie. When the people of Ting!,toil are
told that gold to the annum* of eighiv pound*
is worth one hundred pounds in bank notes, |
•and that they can obtain that premium on
them lor exportation—they will unquestion
ably give guineas the preference by at least
• that premium, in the price of aov com modi
I ties which they offer tor sale. In fact got iis
of every descrip*ion, have long since ang
j merited in value more than tw»r,ny live pev
I cent, in roRsequencc of the stoppage of the
national hank of hngliuu!, and the augmen
tation of their notes. Hut a n» w advance
will now prog'.ss rapidly, when it is disco
vered that specie lias disappeared.
1 Km not prepared to give an opinion, how
long it may be before the depreciation nta- !
teri.vlty affects the cieuit on the operations
of the government, but this 1 know from all!
former experience and precedents, that
when the depreciation nr paper once com
menced, it had progressed with astonishing
[rapidity, each person wishing to get out of I
[the scrape as fast as possible. When the!
I British minister borrowed money of the Lon
i don Merchant, he does not receive rpecic,
| he receives bank notes, and all the domestic ,
j expences of the go- ernment are paid with
i bank notes.—Foreign payments have been!
made in specie when bills could not be nego- |
•* excnangc. I lie toreign
exchange being now twenty fne per rent,
against Great Britain, it would held forth a
miserable picture of the State of the finances
if the government was to negociate at that
loss—they must therefore remit money if
money can be prooured, and they have nn
where else to look for it but at the bank—It
is well known that it was owing to the irn
roense sums in gold which the directors suf
fered Mr. Pitt (for which every man of them
deserved a haltet) to draw out of the bank
unconstitutionally, in order to subsidize the !
king of Prussia and the emperor of Germa- I
nyto make war upon France, that the bank
was obliged to shut their doors in the year !
1797—It is not to be presumed that indivi
duals have been so credulous as to trust much
specie to their keeping, since that piece of
swindling was practised on the public—and
it is well known, that since then the minis
ter and the bank directors, under cover of
the act of parliament sanctioning their stop
page, have been in constant collusion with
each other, and for promotion, fee. have
supplied him with considerable sums,._
From those circumstances, and from the
bank hayingso greatly increased the emissi
on of their paper, it may be l.iiriy conclu
ded that their vaults are by-this time prei-.y
empty. V'. e .nay, I think, ch aw li;e same
inference from sir John Moore’s le.Hcr of the
ISth of November, 1G0«, to Mr. Ficre, the
British minister at Madrid, as follows—** A
letter from lord Castlereagh of the 2d, in
forms me that two millions of dollars arc. in
on their passage to Corunna, but his lord
ship adds, that the difficulty of procuring
silver is such that I must nor lor It f-.r a fur’
t er sup.p.y for some months, and he im
i '5-'..-, r.er.essitv of taking every means
' c. . room r r.c ».r y on the spot ; • expect
rri\a. n . ’ e above su . * ■ mu iing- end,
. not1 reietnrel seen vein; endeavors to
r t v’ha von o n ire n Madrid,” Another
letter ’""om >• Jt ’-.a Moofe, to Mr. Stur.rt,
***** *••’ Mr, Frcre, dated tin: 27th c.f
•)*e s.or.e to -r.'lj. 8*ys—“ 1 have r.oi a shil
li: g, the house you mention have mor.ry
but will ne t give it.”
/.not 1. i- letter from sir John Moore to the
same, dated the 1 Uh of December following
says—" Such is our want c f monev that if
it can be got at a hundred per cent, we mir-t
have it-do therefore send me some or r>-i<
jratc, and if Smith is still at Madrid, I wish
I you jvouid tel! him that he cannot render
such a service as by bringing money at any
discount.” Here arc extracts from letters
published in a narrative pf Sir Jonn Moore’s
campaign in Spain, written 0/ Ids brother,
and lately published in London. 1 nis i.Tir
rative developcs circumstances that the:
ministers never expected would come to the
•world. It has been written in consequence
of some ungenerous accusations thrown out
against the conduct of Sir John Moore, by
the ministry, because forsooth lie did not beat
the French and make Bonaparte a prisoner;
or likecapt. Mackheath, “ turn all hi3 lead
to gold.”
I can by no means believe it probable that
the British government would, if they had
money, or had the means, or credit to pro
cure it in Spain or in Portugal, send an army
ot forty thousand tnen to heat Bonaparte,
without supplying them with money, without
which it is impossible for an army to exist in a
foreign country—if Lord Castlcreagh found
so much difficulty in procuring two millions
of dollars, how could three thousand five
hundred millions of dollars be raised, which
would be necessary to pav o.T the nation 1
debt, or how find three hundred and fifty
millions of dollars beside, and both in one
year, to meet the annual expenditure. For
these sums are the amount in dollars of the
annual interest of the public debt, and the
expenditures on the naval and mHilary esta
blishments. They can find these sums no
where but upon paper.
If therefore, bank no'es should get r-it of
estimation with the people—If they should.
| as they have done in this country and in
i other count ties, t.ikf* it into their heads not
j to receive them in exchange for goods—If in
< resequence they should become u-wless to
the sailors, and to the soldiers, and in fact
to'he servants of the government generally,
and that the government should lie cat Ini ,tp.
on for specie, I should Oc gland to know
where it is to be found?
'I here is nn old adage that “ moflev m ikes
the mare go,” and 1 am strongly inclined to
believe that the longlish mare will before
long take the stud,
1 propose making a few further obsorva*
tions o i litis subject in anotln r with
a view of showing how easily this notion
with wise councils, might', without stnk.1
a uiow, lorce Crieat iiir.i"! ♦-* ito i*<5 vivirt*
WINTER COME AT LAST.
kast evcn*ng the wip-t suddenly chopped a.
roi,,»'l t«» i>»«; N. VV. mi t L! w a pale, which did
considerable damage in the North river. The
•hip William, Mo;a *, rendv t >rsea, draped !«..*•
anchors an-l cuite sing t-dethe whart without
mn'erial injuiy. The Lb S. brig Hornet drifted
t.om her moorings, tiredsgnals of distiess, .lit
was relieved by tiic iiigao: Constitution. Two
aiul a sciioonor w^rc mucfi damaged, ami \
*l'■>>> sunk, at the docks. Tlia Steam-boat Par
is sunk at her dock. And a brig loaded for
sea, is ashore at the battery.
We announce with pleasure the publication of
a new work by ilr. I'nltou on his system of Sub
marr.c explosion. Great confidence is enter*
tained by many weli informed inen of the good ef
fects which may be produced by a well organis
ed det« Tice by means of torpedoes in our priiici*
pal sc*a ports. Much has been asiii respecting
those engine*, but the nature and elicct'; of their
powers nule understood. The public will now
purses:, an opportunity to psrsue the explanations
• f the Inventor, to investigate their principles. So
judge of their utility.
-f-\ SEMAI'E—Jail uunj 22.
7he bill to engage a cor/i* of volunteer*,
fvv a short Juried on the /service t>J' the U.
*V. u»a* further discussed, and on motion of
j>ir. Smith c/ Aid. the further consideration
th,‘rf°J was fioii'fioned till to niorrowi
Jin: J allowing message tv us received
j root the President of the U. S. by Alr. Gra
ham ‘
J o the Senate of the if. S.
I transmit io the Senate a re/iort of the
Si 'creiury of the V rcasuty, com/dying with
thnr resolution rf the 27th Dec. on the sub
ject oj disbursements, in the intercourse
with the Par bury Powers.
JAMES MAD ISO PT.
dun. 22, lfUO.
The message and documents accompany
ing it were ordered *o be /iriuted.
Atide t son /;resented the /tefition of
the Clerks in the Treasury Department
pi (tying J or an increase com/tensufton*—
which ‘.pus referred to a select committee
January £3.
’J he bill authorising the Jilting out, offi
cering und vanning the frigates of the (J.
o. w/j read a third time.
Mr. llraciley moved to JiotfJionc the fur
ther consideration of the subject till jjju
dutj mac:.
On thin motion the Senate divided, 13 LT
13; and cue Vice President decided the
question in the negative.
jur. Anderson moved to ]iost]\onc the fur
ther consideration of the bill to the second
Monday in Ftbruary. This question was
decided by Y eus and Lays, as /<j/lotos
_ ^ Messrs, Anderson, llrudley, (Jon.
(lit, Lumfibeil, Crawford, Franklin, Gregg,
Lambert, Meigs, llobinson, Sum filer, Tur
ner and IVhitesidt-13.
j\A\J.-Messrs. Bayard, Brent,
Cham ft 'in, Cat Hard, Herman, dies, Gil.
Goodrich, liiUhousc, Lcib, Lloyd,
Parkt-r, Picketing, Pope, J<«, d, Smith
(Md.) Smith Y. ) mu! 'Tail—18.
J ne b’ll seas j nosed by \Jas and .Vans
as flow: _
1 ■ - AS--Messers, Bayard, Bradley,
Bin:., Chamfilm, Prank in. Gu Hurd, Ger
man, (tiles, Human, Goodrich, Gregg,
tsUhons:, Lett, l.luyd, Meigs, Parker,
Jtc.teri.iig, Pope, herd, Robinson, Smith
(fid ) Smith (.'V. l.J Humfitcr, Tail and
Whiteside— £J.
L.JYH—Messrs. Anderson, Campbell,
Caudit, Crawford, Lambert and Turner—
6.
HOUSE 01< RE1Ji:nsrjvTAT1VES.
Saturday, Jan. 2o.
Mr. R/i/’es, from the committee of Ways
and Means, repui teil a bill making appro
jprialions l'or the support of government
during the j ear islG. Tv/ice read and cuni
[ mined.
Mr. r./.'ra also reported a bill for ihe
; ‘'.uj.pi.rt of the r.avv of the United States
iiOrtiteyv fell). Twice lead and commit
ted.
nli. Rf’.pea : to reported a bill for the sup
port of Pro military rj’ahlishnient tor the
ycarlHH). I w»ce rea- and committed.
AMCKICAN NAVIGATION ACT.
ih* )loiise resumed the consideration of
the bill f.or.cei tung commercial intcro ur..e
with Britain and France, and lor oilier
purposes,
Mr. JAvermorc moved the following as an
smeni-’.Y>ci;t t the bill: “And be it further
enacted, that the operation of the 3d, 4th*
5th, 6th, r.h and 8th sections be suspended
untii after the day of next.”
1 iie blank Mr. L. proposed to fill with,
the first day of Jan. next.
The reasons urged by Mr. Liveim^re for
the motion were, that vessels of G. Britain
and France which had sailed into cor port*
under expectation of Leing hospitably ad
mitted, would be liable to forfeiture itrtfne*
d;attly on their arriv .1 in our p rts, which
would be au act ot great injustice—for in
stance a British vessel might have sailed
from some part of the world fora port of
the IT. S. unde: the arrangement of April
without a knowledge of us having been
disavowed; that another section of the bill
would do equal injustice to our own citi
zens by rr.akJi git penal after the 15th dny
of April to import British or French pro
duce indirectly—Cor instance, although sucii
trade is not now legal (admitting the non
intercourse tp be in force a» to G, Britain,
which however Mr. L. denied) yet a vessel
might have sailed on a voyage beyoml the
Cape of Good Hope between the period of
the arrangement and that of its disavowal,
and might on its teforn bring a c-rgooi such
interdicted products. The irlention bring
innocent in both these ca>cs, it v"'Uldbe tins
greatest injustice that the vessels slf'UW he
subject to t,.| feiture.
I' was said in reply br Mr, Sh.Jf y, that
the • ases Mipposi d could scarcely happen ;
dial limo sufficient 1 ad elapsed between me
disavowal and the present time to cover nl*
probable c uci of foreign vessels arriving—
that it wa i i erv improbable that a c.»«e
should occur ill whi- h our osvn citizens could
•tifler, tor :t w*s by no mentis an usual mode
of convey; nee to import th-* n imfacturesof
G. Britmn circuito isly tiirnii' • p u ts bemud
the C, pe of Good H >pc ; tb.«„ u:<? doctrine
on v l.ich the gentleman grounds- \ his nr ;i > i
was, mat is was proper •, e-pt’iate ini t:
>.c|» ious4n*iiau of on .. rule ; to