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Ke man to b • admitted who is not at
♦ axt fully five feet ten incircs High, of '
a biotic form and active habits. 'I he j
£tenaUicrj shaft act together, under,
the command of a major command mt.
If mere should be more officers or
luefi of proper size to form those com
panies, the preference to he given ac- j
■cording to stature—if there should be j
a deficiency of officers, promotions to
be made from the sergeants See. In the
same manner, and to be organized ih
he same way, there shall be formed
four companies of light infantfy, to
consist ot nten of the most active hab
i s, and enterprizing cast of character,
and to approach each other in size attd
appearance as near as possible.
There shall be no corporal punish
ment in this corps, that of death ex
celled, hut all offenders shall be either
confined for a time or ignominiously
expelled, according to the nature of
the:r oftecces.
The uniform of the corps to be a
blue coat and pantaloons of domestic
manufacture, the officers to be distin
guished by epaulets and plumes.
F. S. The following oddilior'ri! propo
siti* m are well calculi-fcd to render es^n
lia] public st-tvice, it» the repu'-ar routine
o! mJ-lia du y, aod will also l.avs no small
iofiuhee in prcmjting eaily marriages.
^ The first class to succeed the advanced
puoul of ilie nation, to consist of bache.
iu»« between !8 ft 25 years old.
1 he second, of bachelors between 55 8c
o
S2
The third, of bachelors between 32 St
4.*.
The fourth, of married men between
18 Sc 25.
The fifth, of marr ed men between 25
Sc S2.
The sixth, of married men between 22
& 45.
Bachelors, called upon duty, may get
swbstiiu'es, /rom married m.n, of the 4th
ai d 5ih clasvcs.
After receiving notice to be ready to
perform any p nicular do y, subsequent
manidge shall not.be ap. exemption from
tlie-performnace of that do y.
Feihaps the mod-; of classification may
be varied *o advantage. I have odnp ed
lhat which, best suits my own ideas.
There can be n » doubt that this system
v i!! give .an energy and a general confi.
<ler.ee which do not now exist; and will
] kevvisc, by excitinR to early maniages,
strengthen the social compact and enlarge
the spheie, and extend the benefits of ci.
v hz.tior*
CONGRESS.
B~-—- — ■-——---—-.r-v -=r=^
HOUSE OF REPRESENTTIVES.
JTif'd-f, F( b 6.
The report cf ihc committee on the sub'
j-R of incorporating the banks of \Vdsh
jr-<r;'>n. Alexandria Columbia and Uni.
on bark ol Gto gc town, was taken up
and < referred to a committee of the
whole*
NATIONAL BANKS.
Mr Sawyer. after sine prefatory re»
mn<k«, moved for the considca ion of the
rrrohrior.* some time ago laid on the ta
li). ?-,y Mr Nxhnison.
Mr Sawyer moved to refer to a seleff
committee*lh" fi-at clause in ilie fust reso*
1 ,i ion in'he following words : ‘ Reto'.ved,
Iha* prevision be mide by law fo_ a ger.e
ral national esinblisbmenlof banks through
nut t!ie U. States M
Mr Smilio suggested lire propriety
of rtTPfiing it to the committee appoin
tf>l on the nrumur’iEl of the Previden
nnd directors of the bank of the Uni’cd
St.r rv«
Mr Dana conceivr d that the proposi.
tir-n »ak'n connr 6\rdly, had in view tw»
broad principles, the firs'j to facilitate in.
IcrrrMi se and cx'err.al improvement gen
es ally ; the second, to provide ih; msan3
r.f rallying tha' principle into tfTirCL He
i dm bted the propriety, under the idea ol
| »rlining the syb).-6l to committees, of thus
1 cti'itin up any proper,ition submlled by a
nri’ni!«*r j,l |he House.
Mr Rivsmo'^d to refer this clause to
a committee ol tlic'whole Hou3e, because
he conceived it to involve a great conslu
tu iondl question, which, in the first place
£ i tight t*> be settled in committee of the
H uhr-l*. The important question which
ought to he considered is—whether the
Congress of the United States are vested
with any aothori'y whatever to institute or
charter institutions of this kind ? On this
point he did express an opinion ; hut lie
w a- confident it was a question which had <
divided the ablest heads and bet! hearts
of the country, and therefore should be
nr*"i:ely emsidered.
Mr Love concurred with Mr Ross in o.1
pinion as to the importance of the con.
•life*kraal ques ion* tty the *e*on of the
cr.mroi tee on the petitions of the backs
of this (listrifil, this morning referred,
ihr subjeft was expressly before u coin,
mittet of the whole Th s motion might
be referred to that committee. Unques.
timaWyj from the magnitude of the sub*
j' 61, it should B-st be dtkcuued in commit* j
k lee of ihe whole.
f Mr Nicholson said that, since he had
offered the first resolution, a part of which
now proposed to be refeired, he had j
rn ertained some doubts of the constitu
tionaldf of the measure, which wer* not j
I fin
yet wholly removed; &nd he h A there,
fore no objection to the refe tnce to a
committee of the whale for toll dscuxai.
on.
The m iiian to refer »o a committee r.l
the whole was nega*ved.
The motion to refer to a selefil com.
mi.lee was negatived by a Urge majori.
ly*
The subjeCl of course still lies on the
table.
On motion of Mr Montgomery,
Resolved, That the committee appoin
ted on so much of the message of the
President of the United States of 29 h
November fast, as relates to Our military
establishment be instructed to enquire
whether any and wha: alterations it hex.
pediet.t to make ih the a6\ entiled r"an
es'ablishir/g rules and articles for the
1 government of the army of the U- 5” arid
that they have leave to report by bill or o
thervvhe*
The bill lo extend the time for locating
Virginia military lard warrants and return
ing the suivey rhereot in'6 the Depart
men', of War, went through a committee
of the whole, Mr Pi k n in u.i: chair—and,
the blank for the time of ex ens on haying
been ft.lid, on the suggea-ion of Mr Gar.
land, w th “ five" years—the b»!l was or.
dered to be eng^ossid far a th id read,
mg.
SEA-LETTER VESSELS.
I The House resolved i s If into a com
j mittee of the whole, Mr Pitkin in the
[cliair, on the bill ,o pi event the issu.
ing of sea letters, except to certain ves.
5>els»
Some desultory aeba'e to~>k place on
the bill, in which Messrs- Newton, Quincy,
Marion- Dana, R- Jack on, M'K/m, Liver,
more ?nd P.Iumfo d partcok, Mr Jackson
alone appearing to be opposed to the cb.
I j"6l cf i.j which was staled lo be, to pie
vent those vessels considered by our re
venue laws as foreign vessels, l om c airn
ing the proieCtion of the Amrr can flag on
the sea, and thus favoring frauds by means
of forced papers.
The b 11 after being amended so as ex
clude Irom the npeialion of the law
vessels now owned by citizens of the
United States, was reported lo the
House.
On the suggestion of Mr Dina it was
ordered lo lie for consideration till to mor.
row.
The bill lo revive and make permanent
a a aS\ providing the mode of taking evi.
dence in cases of contested elections, and
to compel the attendance of witnesses in
such cases, went through a commi'tee of
the whole, Mr Pitkin in the cluir, and
was repotted lo the House. Bur,
Before any order was taken on it/ the
house adjourned.
February 9.
CONYOY AND ARMING.
Mi Burwell, fram the committee ap
pointed on the subject, reported a bill au
thorising the Prcs'dent of the U. States to
employ the public armed vessels and per;
mitting merchants to arm for the defence
of the American commerce.
f The first secion of this bill provides
that the President of the U. States lie au
thorised and required to employ the pub
lic armed vessels of the U. States to con.
voy vessels owned by citizens ot'rhe United
States and laden with the produce of the
United States the property of such c ti
ztas, provided such produce is not contra,
band of war, and the said vessels shall not
be bound to a blockaded port, or to any
nation having in force orders, ed cts or de
crees against neutral rights in violation
of the law of nations.
The 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 iuvested with a sufficient force to
! rcnder'the entrance to it dangerous.
The 4th section provides that the com
manders of the pubhc armed vessels con
voying according to this law shall permit
the public armed vessels of any belligerent
itathm to visit and search on the high seas
any private sh«p or vessel under their cun.
vey, for the purpose of eximm ng whether
it be laden with enemy's property or arti
cles by this law declared contraband of
war, or whether it be bound to a port ac
tually bock ided.
The 5tu section provides that the »a:d
commanders shall not permit any priva. I
j teer or other than a national armed vessel j
to visist any vessel unejat their convoy.
The 6 h section requires the comman
ders to tesisi by force the capture of any
vessel under their convoy for any other
cause tnun having enemies property or ar
ticles of contraband of war on board, or
being bound to a port actually blockaded,
and to continue such resistance so long as
may be necessary for the protection of the
vessels under their convoy.
The 7th section provides that vessel*
under convoy, agreeably to the: provisions
of the act, may be armed ; that tnuy shall
resist any search by privateer's, letters of
marque, or private armed vessels.
The 8th section provides that vessels
described in the preceding section shall
resist capture, Bcc. in the suns manner
ns the commanders of the vessels con.
vot ing them are by this bill authorised to
do.
i Ths 9th section requires of every mer
chant vessel, armed as aforesaid, previous
to obtaining a clearance, bond, that its
guns and amnnition, See. shall not be used
for any unlawful purposes, but merely tor
resistance and defence in the cases autho
rised and specified in this mid that
such arms shall be rtturued within ths U.
States,
The 13th section provides that vessels
thus convoyed shall he subject ro {!,« rig- j
nals of the coommndc'r of the arned res. {
sel* convoying and to such rules and re- '
gulstions ns the President may, ttu f r the
provisions of the act e»ta dtsbeu tbr the
govt. of the convoy. . ,
i
Tiie Ufh scc'.inn limits the duration a '
the bill to a yemS a id fiorth thence to the!
end of the nexv. i;i) 03 ofC ingress there*
utter.]
The bill was twice read and referred t >
a committee of the whole on Monday
week*
EXPORTS FOR 1809.
The f Mowing teportwas received from
the Secretary of <he Treasury ;
Treasury Department,
February 7, 1810
** Sir, I have the houor to transmit
herewith a statement of good*, wares and
merchandize exported from the United
States nominally during one year prior
to the first day of October, 1809, but in
fact during the s'.x months and a half en
ding on that day, exportations having been
prevenu-d by the embargo till the fitteenth
day of March, 1869,
The goods, wares and merchandize of
domestic growth or manufacture, included
in this statement are estima
ted at g 31,405,702
And those of foreign growth
or manufacture at 20,797,531
Amounting together to 52,203,233
The articles of domestic manufacture
may be arranged under the following heads,
| v:z.
Produce Of the sea 1,710 000
forest . 4 533,000
agriculture 23 214 000
Yfca-.ufttctttrfc 1.506,000
Uncertain 373.000
r SI 406 000
It is proper to add that the 'summary of
the destination of those ertporiS, being
grounded on the clearances of the vessels,
cmnot be relied on, under exiting circum.
stances, as shewing with precision their
real destination. Thus, all the vessels a‘c«
tually destined for the dominion■» of Great
Britain, which left the Uni ed Slates be.
tween the 19th of April and the 10th of
June, cleared for other ports, principally,
it is believed, for Sweden.
“I have the honor to be, See.
ALBERT GALLATIN.”
<:The Hon. Speaker
of the House of JRepresentatjves.”
The report ami documents were order
ed to be printed
DOMESTIC
Boston, Feb* 1.
INSUFFERABLE OUTRAGE.
To the Editor of the Columbian.
(AN. York Republican paper.)
Sis,
I am just this moment informed that
Mr Jackson made his debut at the City As
sembly last night and that when he rose
from the supper table, he was saluted by
the barldj with “ G»d save the King.'* I
was not at the Assembly myself, for I was
resolved not to lorm oue of a throng to
grace the presence of the Intnlter of my
country. I pray you therefore, to have
the goodness to inforrti the public, whether
or not cr*u eavc the King was played to
an American audience, at a crisis like the
present.
N. York. Jan. 26.
. A. B.
REPLY.
The fact is so incredible, So shocking to
every American feeling, and so disgr ice.
ful to the country, that it is with reluc.
t.ince we are ooliged to declare, fro n in.
dubitable authority, that it is true. Last
ni#htG)I) S\VE THS KING was
PLAYED TO AM AMERICAN ASS EM BLASE
in honor of COPENHAG iN JACKSDN.
We forbear comments ; for our ludignit'oi
is too warm tor thiir expression.-=sWe
only state ficts, that the world may know,
if popular tumults are excited, who has
provoked and occasioned them
Ed. Columbian.
This scandalous proceeding of the Jack,
sonitts havmg excited the indignation of
the public in a very high degree, it was
thought prudent by those who premod.ta*
ted the insult, to shield themselves fron
odium, by casting the whole ola nc upon
the ignorance of toe poor leader of me 1
orchestra, Louis Benoit. Accordingly a
form of certificate we« prepared, and a
number of copies made and distributed a.
inong me different federal printers of N.
Yu.k, who, like mme of tnat description
inBmon, hav- v;en so long employed in
eulogizing J tdunft) and defaming G iv^rn.
men:. Tar following is a copy of the (
•CERTIFICATE
I, Lou's Benod, the leadir of the band
of musicians, who performjd at the City 1
Dancing Assembly =«do declare, tha th;
tune of G xl save the King was not played
at vha Assembly on Tnursday evening
last —But at the time of the Ladies’ feav.
ing the Tea Room to return to the Draw,
ing Room, l did add to ths piece of music
tuen playing by tne band in the orcuesir.t
of lbi Tea Room, one air of ths tune of God
save the King, but which I Immediately
changed to tile Btttle of Prague. I fur.
cher declare, that the said air was play,
cd of my own accord, without ths direct!,
on or order of the Manager. I further de
clare, that I meant the said air for “ God
save America,” watch I had ofte.i heard
sung and played in ths streets.
I This pitiful a'tempt at an apology is too
[flimsy not to he early penetrated. Tne
men who could be so lost to every sense ot
propriety and patnotisn, as to iovite such
n character as F. J. Jackson, at such a
time as this, to a co.iviv.il and social As.
sentbly, would not tirJ it difficult to give
orders io the music to greet him with else
loyal and favorite air of “ God nave great
George our King!” The certificate ol
Ben.it Carrie* with it tne evidence of its 1
own hyp .ermy and depravity, fie says*1 l i
added in tue music men pitying^, the tune <
of God save the King—but whiou I im ns. .
diateiy changed to tne Battle of Prague.”
If this wasn«t meant as a compliment to
Jackson and his Muter, and a flrgrant la
sou to m j U. S. wiiy w is it immediately I
MAN* id? \Vc biuevi it wash preens. <
dititei! act ot ccfrtilu oi th*
“ British party” in N.w.Y irk ; and thin I;
It highly proo »ble trim J icksoti was Aet in
to the secret previous tu accepting the in
vitation. If these ihd grilles are repeated
we sh >uUl net be surprised if p 'pular ciaa
mnions sh mid bsex-.ited to such an extent;
as would pror.* to G Britain and to the
Tories of th: U. S ates, that the spirit o'
the Revolution is not extinct iu the bOionu
of Am rricahs.
jingle*federalists of Ncw.York? Jtck
tonitea J Recollect th tt you are not un
known or unnoticed ^sW.iile Am rican
federalists disavow yvur coi\luct, and wash
their hands of its consequences^ remember
that the spirit of our injured people can.
not shut their ears and their eyes to yoiir
high-handed insults. Do y ><i brave the
government^ and doff the people ? Beware
in season. "Are we in CofisnUai'en ?
x , Columbian.
The disgusting attention paid by the a>t
§7o-federalists of this city, however morci.
tying to every friend of American honor
and independence, is operating greatly to
the advant ige of the republican parly and
cause. The doubtful are convinced of the
existence of a British faction in the inidtt
of us ; the wavering federalist, perceiv.ng
the length to which so many of his party
wdl go, shrinks from the unworthy pursu t
asd joins the republican ranks; and the
republicans, indignant at the atrocity of so
grossly intuiting the nation, and ihi de
monstration of rancorous hostility in these
British partisans, forgtt all mm r con.
siderations, a id unite in an ardent devoid
on to the support of our country. T iu,
is good der.ved from evil, and the (lis.
graceful conduct of Bi itish ptrtisuis pro
ductive of advantage to the American pub
lic. ib.
Baltimore, Feb. 6.
When the embargo embosomed in our
harbors one hundred millions of property,
the disciples of the Essex Junto told us u
was submission to Franee, and by their
forced opposition to the laws produced
such a panic as induced the 10.h Congress
to gratify their wisjfes by its rope il. Now
this hundred millions of properly has been
again committed to the ocean,,- and the
British, many of whom Were on the point
of starvation, have been well fed and sup
plied w.th the meant of carrying on a war
against us, have violated tneir engags.
meats, have committed new depredations,
and theie same junto folks tell ns we can
not go to war w.th England, but must sub
mit to her views^ otherwise she will cap,
tare all these hundred millions which nave
been imprudently let lojse on tire ocean.
EROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
OUR FDR RIG* R SLA TIO<\S
Have been ably discussed in almost
every print of view by the friends of
our country, and ingeniously confused
by it3 enemies. Bat th:re is an im
portant consideration which appears
to me to m-trit more attention than ir
has received, either from our rul *rs,
or those who hive volunteered their
opinions——The weighty considera
tion of the national morals, in which
all have a paramount interest.
A large portion of the nation is by
habit commercial, an l the imnia of
traffic and speculation, h is (especially
in the N. England States,) pervaded
almost every class of the community.
The question with oar hordes of spe.
eulators is not how they shill acquire
wealth with their fellow citizen i; but
iiow they shtli mike money out of
:hem. With these noiso ne vipers,
that breed and fatten on the corrup
tion of national morals—national
aonor will ever be an article for
oirter in whatever market the ex.,
change is in their favor.
We have stood in the eyes of the
vorld for commercial integrity, at
ea3t, so far as irtspection offices and
custom homes were concerned—an I
this ought ever to be considered a
primary object wi h thoie whp fill
the high office of gu irdians of our ho
por, our rights and our prosperity,
fnis sacred trust becomes of more
consequence, as smuggling, depreda
tion, and piracy, have taken the place
>f those eq litable an 1 liberal princi
ples, which were once recognized as
public law by the civilised world and
icknowledged and enforced by the
jreat commercial nitions of Europe.
In this wreck of principle in the old
worl 1, which must sooner or later
ireak down and humble in the dust
every power that is a willing partak er
m this unpardonable crime, this crying
ind spreading sin of the aga——let
as, as anation at least, wash our hands,
renounce as far as possible every
temptation tp commercial fraud, and
stand erect in the sigh: of the world
and of heaven.
We may talk in vain of our rights
and our wrongs in general terms.
The greatest scoundrel is always rea
dy to swear that he does not mean to
Jo wrong, and th: hones: man is al
ways willing to do right. It i* so with
nations. England and Fran :e have
out the pctcy pirates of Morocco to
:he blush by their enormities. — Vet
po:h claim to be right, and when push.
:d to their wits end for pretences, re
tort to the rulhnn’s Isw of retali «tioo
ind of n3cessi:y, for their jus-iaca
ion.
These portentous an l gro wing evils
live already so fir pervaded the new I
yorid, that we cannot, if w«s would,j
preserve ourselves fro n far Vie” c'u
ctgiou by uv ndiaguli i l.c.'co Irae with
the oil. We have triei rr-.Iru tu.it,
.10 i the remedy his inc *cvicl the dis
ease. Experience hx* taught us, th it
our co nmercial fa culties u.*e oT taut
active*, vigorous n iture, that they m it.
and will h ive ex rcise. The great
question is, upon wiiat principles shill
they be directed? I answer—
Let our rulers reflect and consult in
a spirit worthy of the object and the
means before the n—let them cem<* to j
cilculite oa the future sufleago* of |
thorn, who consider both their nonor 1
and their country’s as stock, intrude, 1
and that deceptive popularity tvMcif a
raudoinjhcenttous and degrading com
merce has made more fickle than the
wind that waits it—let them declare
explicitly, and boldly to the world, the
rights that they will protect,, and the
Wrongs that they will resist, to the ex
tent of our means—and add as expli
cit a declaration ofth >je demoralizing
icts of commercial fraud and national
degradation, at home and abrou 1; taut
they will punish in our own citizens
with the severity thev deserve.—-Let
this be done with del bente wis lorn
and unshaken firmness, nn.l we sh»U
soon learn, if we cannot find friends,
worthy of our alliance in the old world,
that we have a world of our o#h;
and become justly proud of the na ns
of
AN AMERICAN.
FROM 6UR CORRESPONO E N V
Al’ WASHINGTON.
Washingrov, Jan. 20.
An anecdote is now in circ alati >n,
which is said to be founded on fact.
The British cabinet was on the eve of
confirming the agreement made by our
ad ninjs.'ra’.ion with Mr. Erskine, for
which Mr. Canning was the warmest
advocate, when his sacred muj -sfy, on
hearing that part of INI -. Secretary
Smith’s letter t> Mr. Erskiae, where
in he states that the k:ng owed it to hi ?
own honor to punish the oflicer who
was tne cause ol the outrage upon the
Chesapeake, fell into a violent passion,
cryiog out, “ Wno the d-made
these d—d rebels judges of my ho .or f
The consequence was, all i lea of con
firming the agreement of Erskine’*
was immediately scouted, and his ma
jesty's ministers, who were indebted
to their pliability to his religious and
other prejudices for til sir elevation to
power, mode one more sacrifice to his
hatred of his quondam subjects.
New-York Columbiany
A Proclamation,
By the President of the U. Stotes.
f '
W’liit r kas, information h ts been receiv"
ed, that a number of indiv.duals,- uno
hive deserted fro n the ar.ny of ttn Uni*
ted States, h-j.u: of who n hare •oaj it-A tel
ler without the jurisdiction thereof, U*ye
becomi sens ble of their oFe-ic-, nod are-,
desirous of retur ling totheir da y.—
A full pirdoi is hereby granted and pro*
clai ned to each m l all of sued i idi.vi-J.t-ds
as shill, w::h-n four mor.ti? iron thedut*
hereof, surrender them seizes to the con.
minding officer of a iy military p;st w.ttim
the United States,, or territories t ie re.
of,
In testimony whereof, I h ive caused the
seal of the U lited Statei to be affixed to
these press.its, and s gned the same w.ta
my hand.
Done at the city o: Washington, the
29:h day ol Jinuiry, in tne yeir of
our Lord, one thoaiand eight hun*
dred and ten, and of the independence
of thj United S:ate3 of America the
thirty.fourth.
(Signed) JAMES MADISON. *
By the President,
R. Smith, Secretary of Stale.
FOREIGN.
Norfolk, Feb. Id.
JC7* By the arrival of the ship Orestes,
Allen, in 50 davs from Liverpool the
Ed-tor of the Herald lias been put in
possession of Lond on papers to the 1 t.h
and L verpml ti the 1 *‘.h of December.
They are perf;c\iy silent as to this
couvry. an I remaikubly birren of what
would be of interest to (lie Airietica:t
reader. Iliwiver, we have made some
selections.
A letter frnn Liverpool,by the Orestes,
doted Mverpod, I>jce.nbir I9ih, sta e»,
that “ A i a-r vul this day from New Yurfc
in 29 diyi, has g yen rise to rumod'i un,
fat >rab e to an adjustment of our d uorert«
ces with Americi; and though lieicae
no particular new. generally kn iw.i, yet
our speculators hivj come forwi d and
cottons and tobaco hive ad vane j 1 a lend
ten per cent, and there few w iling u>
sdl even at this advance-’*
PRICES AT LIVERPOOL -D :c. 11.
Flour, American, 5r»} a $<>»•
Tar, r,u n Rtf,
Turpentine, 25* a 80s
R'Ce, 23s a &)*
Staves, \V. O. Pip;, 331 a 421
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