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in it their prosperous condition. I demand
’oli my people no new sacrifice, though clr
' evunstances have obliged me to double uiy
military menus.”
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRA
ORDINARY.
Admiralty Office,
November 29, 1809.
The honorable lieutenant William VVaUic
gi.ove, of the Ville d« Paris, arrived, here
this morning with dispatches from vice ad
miral lord Collingwood, the commander in
chief of his majesty** ships and vessels in
the Mediterranean, addressed to the hono
rable \V. Wellesley Poole, of which the fol
lowing are copies:
Ville de Farit, off Si. Sebastian
» October 30, 1809.
sir, ' . ;
By my letter of the 16th of September,
their lordships would be informed of the in
telligence I had received relative to the in
tended movement* of the French squadron,
and of my reasons for changing my station to
St. Sebastian. r
While on this station on the night of the
22d inst. the Pomone joined, and capt. Bar
rie (who >vith indefatigable perseverance
had, with the Alceste, watched the port of
Toulon) informed me, that the day before
several of the enemy’s squadron had put to
sea> tha% others were coming out when he
leit their, and that there was every appear
ance of tne whole fleet being oil the move
from the harbor.' They had a numerous
convoy with them, and as this movement
was made with the first of an easterly wind,
there was little doubt'of their being bound
to the westward 1 immediately made the
necessary signals for ' the . squadron to be
prepared for their reception, and placed the
three frigates and sloop (Fompne, Hydra,
Voluntaire and Minstrel) to windward to
give notice of the enemy’s approach.
On the following morning, (the 23d) soon
after eight o’clock, the Voluntaire made the
signal for a fleet to the eastward ; while th6y
continued to come down before the wind, no
alteration was m~de in the squadron, exrcpt
by advancing two fast sailing ships, theTi
, gre and Bulwark. At ten the Pomone made
the signal that the enemy had hauled to the
wind, and the convoy separating from the
ships of war, (which were now discovered
to consist of three ships of the line only,
two frigates, two smaller frigates or store
ships. and a convoy of about twenty sail of
vessels,) I ordered rear-admiral Martin to
chase them, and eight of the best sailing
ships, which standing on contrary tacks,
might take advantage of the changes of the
wind which v/as then variable.
At two P. M. the Pomone having got far
to the windward, was directed by signal to
destroy such of the convoy as could be come
up with ; and in the evening she burnt two
brigs, two bombs, and a ketch. The enemy
before dark was out of sight, and the ships
chacing not much advanced, were standing
to the northward ; while the squadron with
me stretched to the southward. rlhc next
morning neither the French nor our own
chacing ships were insight.
llus morning rear-admiral Martin joined
with his division, as named in the margin,*
having again fallen in with the enemy ou the
24th off the entrance of the Rhone, and on
2oih they chased them on shore; the Robust
of 8-1 guns, bearing the flag of i ear-admiral
Boudin, and the Leon of 74, off Fi ontagnan,
where the day following themselves set fire
to them. The Boree of 74 guns and a fri
gate ran on shore at the entrance of the port
of Cette, where there is little probability of
either of them being saved.
I cannot sufficiently express the high sa
tisfaction I felt at the intrepid perseverance
of rear-ad.niral Martin, and of the captains
of the ships who were with him in the pur
suit. Nothing less ardent, or less skillful
would have produced a result so fortunate,
where the coast near the Rhone was exceed
ingly shoal and dangerous, so that some of
the ships were iu five and six fathoms water,
the weather thick, and the southeast wind
blowing strong.
I enclose you, sir, rear-admiral Martin’s
letter, and beg to congratulate their lord
ships on three great ships of the enemy be
ing destroyed, without the smallest resis
tance onjtheir part, or a shot being fired by
the British ships, except a few by the Ti.
gre at the Boree, when she was pushing a
shorc atJCette ; of their two frigates, the
Pomone and Pauline, one hauled°her wind
sometime in the night, and fetched into Mar
seilles road.
i lie otner part of of the French squadron
are found to remain in Toulon by the ships
which have since examined that port.
1 have the honor to be, fkc.
(Signed)
COLLING WOOD.
Ville de Paris, off Rosas,
November 1, 1809.
SIR,
When the enemy’s convoy was chased
on the 23d ultimo, their transports separated
from the ships of war, and under the protec
tion of an armed store- ship, two bombards,
and azeabtek, made for the hay of Rosas!
When tne ships of war weic disposed of, as
related in my letter ot yesterday, the convoy
became the object of my attention, and on
the 29 h the Apollo was sent off Rosas to
examine what vessels were there, and how
far they were in a situation as satiable.
I he next day I appointed the ships, as per
margin,f tor this service, under the order
of captain I lallowell, to bring them out if
the wind was favorable, or otherwise to de
stroy them. The state of the wind and sea
would not permit this operation until last
night, when after dark the ships hove up for
the bay, and anchored about five miles from
the Castle of R-.sas, under the protection of
which castle, of Trinity Fort, and of other
newly erected batteries, the convoy consis
tmg of eleven vessels, five of them armed
were moored.
The boats being arranged in separate di
visions. the whole were put undue the or
ders of Lieut. Tail our, first lieutenant of the
Tigre, and proceeded to the attack of the
cuemv, who although he could h ve no pre
vious intimation of such an enterprize a
gamst him, was unusually vigilant and Com
pletely on his guard. 1 lie ship, which was
a smaller kind of fiigate, was enclosed in
bo irrling nettings, and a gun boat anchored
ahead oilier for the look out ; on being hail
ed. and the alarm gun fired, our 'boats
ni etched out, the crews at the highest pitch
ot animation, filling the air with their clivers ;
each division louk the part previously allot
* Co no ft os. Renown, Tigre, Sultan, Le.
viathan and Cumberland.
\ T/grr, Cumberland, Volunialre, jlfiol'.o,
Philomel, Seoul a»ui Tustun,
ed to it ; tlic armed ship was boarded at
ill poi-ls, and carried in a few minute*,
notwithstanding the spiri'edand sturdy re
sistance which the enemy lond-s—AH their
nrpird vessels were defended ; hut the
British seamen anil marines determined to
subdue them, were not to be repelled, even
oy a force found to be double that which was
expected; and sides the opposition made
by the vessels, the guns from the castle, the
huts in tUc bay, the gun boats and musketry
Irnm the beach, kept a constant lire on-them.
On the opening « f day, every ship or vessel
was either burnt or brought off, aided by the
light winds which then came froih the land,
and the whole of the comoy that came from
Toulon for the supply of the French army
in Spain, has been destroyed, with the ex?
ception of the irigatc, which escaped to
'Marseilles, St one store ship not since heard
of.
I cannot conclude this narrative without
an expression of the sentiment which the
execution of this bold emet prize has inspir
ed me with, and the respect and admiration
1 fcrl for those who performed it.
In ihe first place, success greatly depend
ed upon tlie previous arrangement which
was made by Captain llallowell, with a
judgment and foresight that distinguishes
that officer in every service he is empioyed
on ; the division of the boats, the prepara
tion of fire materials, and providing them
with every implement that contingency could
require, established confidence throughout
the whole; and in this he was ably assisted
by tiie experience and zeal of Captains
Wodehouse, Ilulien, Taylor and Hope The
brigs were under sail, as near the vessels at
tacked as the light winds would allow, mid
Captain Hallowed speaks in high, terms of
praise of the conduct of their commanders
Crawley, Raitt and Wilson. The first Lieu
tenant Tailour led to the assault in a most
gallant manner, and was followed by the
other officers, as if each was ambitious of
his place, and desired to be first; the whole
j party bravely maintained the character
which British seamen have established for
themselves.
I am sorry I have to add, that the loss
has been considerable, of which I enclose a
list. Lieutenant Tait, of the Voluntaire, aa
excellent and brave young officer, and Mr.
Caldwell, master’s mate of the Tigre, a
youth of great promise, were the only offi
cers slain.
Many officers in the float were desirous of
being volunteers in this service. 1 could
not resist the earnest request of Lieutenants
Lord Viscount Bnlgonie, the Hon. J. A.
Maude and the Hon. W. Wuldegrave, of
the Ville de Paris, to have the command of
boats, in which they displayed that spirit
which is inherent in them.
I transmit also Captain Hallowell’s letter
relating his proceedings, with lists of the
officers who commanded boats, and had ap
pointments in this service, and of the ves
sels burnt and captured.
I have the honor to be, &r..
(Signed) COLLIN GWOOD.
London, Dec. 7.
T his day, we understand, concludes the
final evacuation of Flushing, and closes the
last scene of that melancholy tragedy, the
Walcheren Expedition. The incapacity
with which this cnterprize was conducted,
has only been surpassed by the ignorance in
which it was conceived. So unwholesome
lias the Island always been considered by the
Dutch, that when troops are ordered from
Ilaerlem, or Amsterdam, to garrison it, tliey
take leave of their friends with the same
melancholy lorebodings, as if they were go
ing to the most unwholesome Island in the
YV. Indies, in the most sickly times. Of
one Dutch regiment which arrived in YVal
cherew, eight hundred strong, about three
years ago, there remained only 85 at the
time ot Lord Chatham’s descent, and yet
it has received 300 recruits from the con
tinent in the interval. \\;e could state an
j hundred similar cases in proof of the notori
ous insalubrity of the place-a facr that
must, or certainly ought to have been known
to ministers. It ever there was a case that
cried out for enquiry, it is surely the Expe
dition to YValcheren.
It is stated in a private letter from Cadiz,
dated the 19th ult. that Palafox (a member
of the Supreme Junta, and the brother of
tlie hero of Arragon.) with six of his adhe
rents, have been arrested and imprisoned
at Seville, and it is added, that they will
be speedily brought to trial. The nature of
the crime, of which these persons are accus
ed, is not mentioned. YVe fear that it will
be found, that this revolution is of a very
different character Irom that which was so
generally anticipated. Instead of an insur
rection cf the people against the Junta, it is
said to be a bold and hazardous experiment
of the Supreme Council, to criminate those
who have been supposed the avowed advo
cates of the rights of the mass of the com
munity ; and whether the latter will silently
acquiesce in this desperate measure of the
existingauthorities, will probably be ascer
tained by the next advices.
Earl Bathurst yesterday resigned the seals
of the foreign Office, and they were given
to Marquis YVellesley, now Secretary of
State lor Foreign Affairs. It would thus
seem, that tlie idea of restoi ing fMr. Can.
iiing, and of the removal of the Karl of Cam
den, is abandoned, at least for the pre
sent.
December 9.
We received this morning some Dutch
papers of the 1st, which contains the address
of the Dutch Legislative Body to Louis Bo
naparte upon his departure for Paris, with
Louis’s answer. The former argues the
necessity of fresh financial burthens, and
expresses wishes for the speedy return of a
sovereign whom they venerate as a King,
and love as a father. The anniversary of
Bonaparte’s biith day is alluded to as the
cause of Louis’s journey to Paris, but there
is not a single word in praise of Bonaparte.
Louis Bonaparte, in his answer, says,
“ You know, Gentlemen, in what difficul
ty the existing state of commerce and na
vigation has placed us—you are acquainted
with^hc particular situation of the nation
in this respi ct, nod how delicate these af
f.urs are. In ihc hope that a short absence
will be useful to the State, we yield to the
wish of the Emperor, our Brother to sec ns.
Our absence shall be short, and we promise
to return time enough to terminate, before
the 1st of January, the business relative to
the finances of 1810.”
I here is nothing in this speech to coun
tenance the idea of a change in the Govern
ment of Ilollaud.
According to letters received by the Mal
ta Mail from Palermo, the progress of the
Russians against .he Turks has been so ra
p <1, that Constantinople has fallen into
heir hands, and the grand object of the
Kftipress Catharine’s a obit ion has thus been
accomplished. But this intelligence we do
not believe—the Paris papers would have
been the fir'd to announce so important un
event; and indeed the information received
bv the way of Vienna is mote recent than
’hat which has arrived fiom Palermo. Not
[that thete seems to he any serious obstacle to
tlie advance of the Russians to the Turkish
Capital, unless Bonaparte, reserving the
capture of it for himself, sends an order to
the Emperor of Russia to suspend hts march.
The Russians were, at the date of the last
accounts, engaged in the Siege of Sdistriu,
and m.-ant, af-.er its surrender, to proceed
to Adriannple. Basilico the Messenger had
reached Palermo —he describes Consioiftino
pie tube in the greatest confusion in conse
quence of the successes of the Russians — ■■
Mr. Adair has deemed it necessary to re
tire fur safety on board a frigate
One piece of intelligence that has been
received from Malta, not the least impor
tant nor the least al'dicting, is the death of
Sir Alexander Ball, the Governor.
A vessel with troops from Flushing is ar
| rived at Yarmouth. Another vessel is ar
j rived at Harwich. The demolition of tho
I works have been rapidly carried on, and
■ the evacuation would lie completed to day ;
jit was not .thought that the enemy would
! make any opposition toil, though they had
a large body of troops in South Beveland.
December 11.
. FLaGOF TRUCE.
A Flag ot Truce arrived, on Saturday
; near Dover & Calais, Sc landed Mr. Mavntz
j un Austrian Messenger, the same per
; 80,vi we believe, whohas before visited this
; country in the same situation. The vessel
| endeavored to make Dover Roads, but the
j wind and tide being untavorable, she made
the land about ‘hree miles to the eastward,
i Mr. Mantel, the Agent for Prisoners, be
! inS appi ized of her approach immediately,
s followed her in the Custom house boat, Ua
ving previously ordered a chaise and four
to meet, him at Kingsdown, in which he
shoitly after returned to Dover, accompani
ed by the Austrian Messenger, who set out
immediately for London, where he arrived
yesterday. The flag of trace returned on
the same evening to Calais. From the con
duct of Bonaparte, it does not appear proba
ble, that he would suffer an Austrian Mcs
senger to pass through Calais to this coun
try, unless to answer his own purpose, and
hence some will suppose that Mr. Mayntz’s
dispatches may be connected with a propositi
°n for peace, particularly as something of
the kind was expected about this time;
and a report has prevailed, that there lias
been for some time a French Agent in Lon
don, who, though nominally auth wised only
to treat for an exchange of prisoners, is sup
posed to be invested with extensive pow
ers. The more general opinion, however,
is, that the dispatches contain the letters of
recall of Prince Stahrembergh, the Austrian
Minister at this Court, and the official noti
fication of the Treaty between France and
Austria, and the consequent cessation of all
intercourse between the latter and this coun
try.
Mr. Canninc is said to have expressed
considerable surprise, and even dissatisfac
tion, at the readiness manifested by Lord
Wellesley to supply his place in the Fo
reign Department.
Letters of the 29th ult. have been receiv.
ed from Holland, which state, that King
Louis had set off for Paris, and that the
King of Bavaria has arrived in that city.—
Napoleon’s new title, it is said, will not
be Em pee or, but “ Autocrat of the H'cst.”
INTERESTING DOCUMENT.
Copy of a letter from Bonaparte to the limpsror oj
Bussia.
“ Monsieur my Brother,
The Duke of Vienna in
forms me, that your Imperial Majesiy wished
for peare with Sweden, and that you have obtain
| ed the advantages which you desired YVill your
; Majesty permit me to congratulate you upon the
1 event ?
“ \ l*e negoriitions of Altenburgh hare been
transferred t« Vienna.-Prince John of Licli
tenstcin conducts them with M. de Cl.am
pagny, and I expect I shall soon be able to
inform your Majesty of peace being concluded
with Austria. You will see by the treaty, that
comformably to vour wishes, the greater part of
Gailicia will not change masters ; and that I have
managed your interests as you would have done
yourself, conciliating every thing witli what hon
or required of me. The prosperity and welfare
of the Duchy of Warsaw require that it should
possess the favorable regards of your Majesty :
and your Majesty’s subjects may rest assured
that, in no case, nor under any circumstances,
have they to expect any protection from me.
“ I have given Austria the most advantageous
peace she could expect—She only 1 ;es "Sals
burgh, and a mere trifle on the side of the Inn.
She cedes nothing in Bohemia. On the side of
Italy she cedes only what is indispensable for my
communication with Dalmatia. The Austrian
Monarchy, therefore, remains entire. This is
the second expe* iment which I have been willing
to make. I have used towards her a moderation
which she had no right to expect. In this hope
1 have done what is gratifying to your Majesty.
“ 1 send your Majesty the English Journals
last received. You will there see that the En
glish Ministers are lighting with each other ; that
there is a revolution in the Ministry, and that all
is perfect anarchy. The folly and absurdity of
that Cabinet aie beyond description. They have
recently occasioned the destruction of from 25
to 30,000 men in the most horrible country in the
world ; it would have been just as well to have
thrown them into the sea ; so pestilential are tbo
marshes of Walcheren ! In Spain t'..ey have lost
a very considerable number of men. General
Wellesley has had the extreme iinprudenco to
commit himself in the heart of Spain with 30,000,
men, having on his flanks three armies consisting
ot 90 battalions, and from 40 to 50 squadrons,
whilst lie had in his front the army commit tided
by the Ring, which wjs of equal force.—It is dif
ficult to conceive such an act of presumption. It
remains at present to be ascertained who are to
succeed the late Ministry.
“ 7he United States are on the worst ter ms with
England, and teem disposed sincerely and seriously
to approximate to our s\stint*
“ 1 pray God, Monsieur my brother, to have
you in his high and holy keeping.
(Signed) “NAPOLEON.
“ Schocubrunn, Oct. 10, 1800.”
* 1J this letter is authentic, which we much ilouht,
Bony may rest assured he is out of his calculation
as to the United Unites,—lidt. Her.
Boston, February 3.
Extract of a letter from Vice Admiral
Warren, dated on board the Swiftsure, in
Halifax harbor, the £8th Nov. 1809, to his
Kxcellen-.y Governor I’rcvost: “1 have
left an order, generally, to all the squadron,
that no man is to be impressed upon the
wharves or upon :'»e shore: and that no na
tive fisherman, foreigner, or apprentice, be
longing to this province, shall he detained
by any officers under my command.”
The account of the rupture of the negoci
ation with Mr. Jackson was received at
Halifax about the 20th of December.
TORPEDO WAR.
A work has been lately published In New York
under this title. The project lias been long be
fore the public in various views, but not before
(be prewiit occasion in a satisfactory aud system
atic form. It has been a subject of applause to
those who have investigated it, while it has been
a theme of abuse, reprobation, misrepresentation,
and ridicule to those who either knowing nothing
about iN or fearing that its efficacy would pi o
duce effects the most momentous to military na
vies, have endeavored to depreciate the torpedo
system.
1 o any man of common understanding who lias
considered the natural tendency of the explosive
power of gunpowder ; its operative projectile
power, in throwing balls or shells; its common
operation even in the explosion of a rocket, of a
few ounces weight, the height to which it ascends
in the atmostphore ; it would appear not very
extraordinary,that an augmentation of the quan
tity of powder from the load of a rocket, or of a
twelve pounder lired horizontally, that the effects
of an increased quantity and an explosion up.
wards would prove terrible wherever it could he
brought into operation.
The effects of the explosion of powder mills,
which have produced concussions terrible as
earth-quakes; the effects of artificial mines
blown up in military sieges, leave been contem
plated rather by men who have made military
subjects a study, than oy legislators or the private
citizen
A private citizen durir.. the American revolu
tion, mado an attempt to realize the effect of a
submarine explosion on ships of war, but public
patronage was wanting or seciet cori upturn
prevailed against public utility, and Bushnell
it is believed died unrewarded and neglected.
We have now a citizen, a native of Philadel
phia, whose independence of fortune and whose
zeal for science,place him outoflhw scone of cor
ruption, and above the sordid spirit of avarice,
who has at his own expence matured experi
ments and given demonstration to the efficacy
of «n invention which for simplicity and power,
as well as for the importance of its cons> qnenccs,
once brought into practice, every calculation that
cart he attempted must fall far short of its power
or its consequences.
It is our intention to present to the public the
whole treatise just published on tins subject,
witli the plates ; by which means the whole peo
ple «f America will be enabled to judge for them
selves on this most interesting and eflective mode
of defence.
Mr. Fulton, the author of this work, is a na
' ’® Philadelphia, and has spent several years
in Europe, where he has matured his torpedo
systerti in conjunction with other great brandies
of engineering and mechanics; he is also the
first successful navigator by philosophical power,
against wind, and tide, and weather, as proved
by his steam boats which ply on the Hudson
and Karilon, and of which there is a prospect to
the national advantage to see lines established in
the Mississippi, Ohio, and lake Champlain as
well as on the Delaware ; and we trust at no
remote period on the Potomac and James Ri
ver.
The torpedo which is the subject of our pre
sent attention, takes its name from a fish, whose
physical electric properties are generally
known, to strike with the touch ; the artificial
torpedo, is thus described by Mr. Fulton, in page
8 described in plate II above, which we also
give in his own words.
IfJ* f he abo. e is in the Aurora, hut as we are
without the Plate, vie must slop here—for the
preterit. E. E.
iy* The reader must take the following, for |
what it is worth—we can only state, that
it is from high official authority—no less,
than the doston Ceiuinel:
EXTRACT OK A LETTER.
“ NKW YORK, Jan. SO. Mr. Jackson as
you may suppose, is a topic of conversation
here, anti apparently a more frarie and af.
table person does not exist. He expresses
much disappointment and regret at not be
ing able to effect the arrangements he so
confidently anticipated when he left Eng
land ; and which confidence induced him at
a great expence, to bring over his Lady and
family. 1 am told that he has demanded
of his government an immediate recall;
and that he expects daily the arrival of a fri
gate to convey him home. It is also raid, that
he h.as expiessed his opinion, that a War
will not ensue between the two countries,
in consequence of the rupture ; that whate
ver measures are adopted by the U. States
hostile or friendly to English commerce,
will be retaliated, measure for measure;
but that Mr. Pinkney will be permitted to
remain in Rngland as long as lie pleases._
We remain destitute of every species of fo
reign information.”
Conrjre&s*
IN SENATE.
February 9.
The bill from ibe House of Representatives in
addition to the act to regulate tbe laying out £4
making a road from Cumberland in the state of
Maryland, to tbe state of Ohio, was read and
passed to .1 second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
February 9.
The following gentlemen compose the com
mittee to whom is referred Mr. P H Porter't
resolution on the subject of canals and roads :
Messrs. P. 15. Porter, Troup, Taylor, Kenan,
Uurvrell, Howard, Weakley, M’Kim, VHn Dvke,
Milnor, Southard, Sturges, Bacon, Potter, Wil
son, Chittenden, Morrow, Poindexter, Poydras
and Jennings.
The following gentlemen compose the com
mittee to whom is re-committcd the bill autbori
sing a detachment of the militia of 1 lie United
States : Messrs. Tallmadge, Clny, B tier, Kea,
(P ) We.»kley. Hale, 'l'uruer, !t. jack'on, Shaw,
Root, Hufty, Van Dyke, N. It. Moore, Desha.
Holland, Cobb, Morrow, l’oydras, Poiudextsr
and Jenn ngs.
Mr. Tallmadge having obtained leave of ab
sence, was excused from serving on the above
committee.
The following letter was laid bcfwrcthe House.
" To the honorable 11 Varnum, Spcaict of the
Haute of Pcpr{tentative!,
“ SIR-Having published a pamphlet n
pUming my experience on the practice and ef
fects id torpedoes, I ht*g leave to present you
and cacii membe r of the House of Representa
tives one copy. Should the House consider this
subject of sufficient interest to merit further ex
planation, 1 shall he happy to give a lecture at a
ny such time and pi: ess may he mo-1 conveni
cut, in which 1 will exhibit the various modes of
attack with torpedoes and harpoon guns as pro
pared for action, with such models and demon
sti itions ss will lead to a clear undemanding ofj
the subject.
i have the honor to he, Sec.
ROBERT FULTON.
Kalorama, Feb. 9, 1810.”
Leave was given to presrnt the pamphlets
mentioned in the above letter as requested.
CONVOY aNI) AR VflNG.
Mr. Burnell, from tlie committee appointed
on the subject, reported a hill authori-mg tne
picbidcut ci the UiulcdSUics to employ ;i,t (,*b-'
1 e nrmrd vrs*»*tn v*'i T*Tr»vMing merchant* *•»
arm lor the defence.of th" American coinraci i .
[The first section of this hill provides that
the President of the United States be autho- *
rised and required to employ the public
armed vessels of the United States to convoy
vessels owned by citizens of the U. States
and laden with the produce of theU. States
the property of such citizens, provided such
produce is not contraband of war, and the
said vessels shall not be bound to a blocka
ded port, or to any port or place belonging
to or in the actual possession of any nation
having in force orders, edicts or decrees a
gainst neutral rights in violation of the laws
of nations.
'Hie 2d section enumerates articles which
shall be deemed contraband of war.
The 3d section provides that no port shall
be considered as blockaded, unless actually
invested with a sufficient force to render the
entrance to it dangerous.
1 he 4th section provides that the comman
ders of the public armed vessels convoying
according to this law shall permit*he public
armed vessels of any belligerent nation to
visit and search on the high seas any private
slup or vessel under their convoy, for the
purpose of examining whether it be laden
with enemy’s property or articles by this law
declared contraband of war, or whether it
be bound to a port actually blockaded.
The 5th section provides that the said
commanders shall not permit any privateer
or other than a national armed vessel to visit
any vessel under their convoy.
The Gill section requires the commanders
to resist by force the capture of any vesst 1
under their convoy for any other cause than,
having enemies property or articles contra
band of war on board, or being bound to a«
port actually blockaded, and to continue
such resistance to long as may be necessary
for the protection of the vessels under their
convoy.
The 7th section provides that vessels un
derconvoy, agreeably to the provisions of the
act, may be armed ; that they shall permit
search in cases before mentioned; but that
they shall resist any search by privateer?,
letters of marque, or private armed vessels.
'1 he 8th section provides that vessels de
scribed in the preceding section shall resist,
capture, &c. in the same manner as the coin -
manders of the vessels convoking them are
by this bill authorised to do.
The 9th section requires of every mer
chant vessel armed as aforesaid, previous to
obtaining a clearance, bond that its guns an ’,
ammunition, 5cc. shall not be used for any
unlawful purposes but merely for resistance
5c clefende, in the cases authorised &specifi •
edin this act, and that such arms shall be ;
returned within the U. S.
The 1 Olh section provides that vessels thus
convoyed shall be subject to the signals of the
commander of the armed vessels convoying
and to such rules and regulations as the Pre
sident may, under the provisions of the act
establish tor the govt, of the convoy.
The nth section limits the duration of the
bill to a year, and from thence to the end of
the next session of Congress thereafter.]
The bill was twice read and referred to a
committee of the whole on Monday week.
EXPORTS FOR 180*.
The following report was received from
the Secretary of the Treasury :
*• Ireanury Ue/iartment,
Fcbiliary 7, 1810.
“ Sir, I have the honor to transmit here
with a statement cf goods, wares and mer
chandize exported fiotn the United States
nominally dut mg ooe year prior to the first
day of October, 18b9. but in fact during the
six months and a half ending on that day,
exportations having been prevented by the
embargo till the iitieeenth day of March,
lC09.
The goods, wares and merchandize of
domestic growth or manufacture, included in
this statement, are estimated at ^31,405,702
A ad those of foreign growth
or manufacture at “ 20,797,531
Amounting together .to 52,203 233
The articles of domestic manufacture
may be arranged undur the following heads,
viz:
Produce of the sea 1,710.000
forest 4,583,000
agriculture 23,234,000
manufacture 1,506,000
Uncertain 373 060
31,406,000
It is proper to add that the summary ».f the des- |
dilation of those exports, being grounded on the
clearance a of the vessels, cannot be relied on, un
der existing circumstances, as shewing with pre
cision their real destination. Thus, all the ves
sels actually destined for the dominions of Great
Britain, which left the Udiled Slates between the
19th of April and the 10th of Jum1, cleared
for other ports, principally, it is believ ed for Swe
den.
“ I have the honor to be, fkc.
“ ALBERT GALLATIN. j
“ The Hon. Speaker,T
of ibt House of Re- C
presentatives ” j
The report and documents were ordered to b«
printed.
DRAWBACKS.
Air. f’ras'on, from the committee ofCotn
meree and Manufactures reported a f ill to re
strict tho allowance of drawback to certain ves
sels.
("This hi!) provides that no drawback of dutk?*
shall be allowed on tbe exportation of any goods,
ware? or merchandize, imported into the United
States atu r ilay of next, units* the
same shall have been imported in a ship or vessel
of I he U. S.—and
That alter the day of next, no
drawback shall be allowed or paid on tbe expor
tation of any g. ods, wires or merchandize, un
less the same shall be exported in a ship or vessel
of the U. S. anr law or laws to tbe contrary not
withstanding. J
The bill was twice read and referred to a com
mittee of tbe whole.
Mr. Joining* reported a bill for diaqua •
lifving certain persons (viz. nil persons
holding offices under the United States, mi
litia officers and justices of the ] race rx.
cepted) from acting as members of the le
gislative council or House of Representa
tives of the Indiana Territory,—Twtcc read
anti committed.
The bill for the relief of Richard Taylor
was discussed in committee of the whole,
Mr. Dksha in the Chair, and reported t«»
the House as disagreed to by the committee.
The biU was farther discussed iu the House,
mid then ordered to lie on the table.
The bill concerning the claims toland in
the Mississippi territory granted by the.
llritiih government of VVest Florida, went
through a committee of the whole, Mr.
Mii.koh in the Chair; and wan then order,
i 1 to lie on the table, on motion of Mr. Mil.
lit1, Mr. (joldsborough and Mr. Stanley
supporting, ami Mr. IVt.c_x;*r oppcLi-.j
ti c :r<d>oh.