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Ue<hs£i'n«' the am iuu'.s of export* both
Inracs ic and foieigi which G- B *tai»
.tteives t'.om »he Un:ttJ State,, f om the
jin unt to<al of exports, m vie <o Eui ope,
ae shell fil'd .he balance ta fa or ot the
continem a* f Hows i—
For the year 1802 g 48,029,909
1803 30 359 9j7
180 4 55 870 118
So that if a trade had been carried on
wi'h Clieat Bvuatu aad that with the con.
tinent had been reliwjuished for the thiee
year* mentioned, we should bate >ui,ai,.
ed the enormous lo*s of profi., arising on
exports of 134.239 954. This at 10 per
cent would amount to very li-'le less than
g 14 000.000; nearly 5 000 000 per an.1
rum It mi^bt also br further remarked,
ha' m ;ny shipments mod a to English
ports d ■ net remain in Great Britain, they
# a>e ftetpj'n Jy consigned o a market on
the c.ui .nent, the airar.geinent being an
, accommcdu’ion to the co ivtnieiice of
commerce. This w. uld conside ably les..
. sen the amount of British commerce with
the United Su'.es—all our exports to
the conttnrn! remain and aie consumed
there.
• ndependent of the amoun*, we may
•ty this qnes'ioo in another walur
Dt>h England with taw ma'erials, necessa
ry fur her existerce—she returns to us
Itid-e materials manu’a£\urcd ; — thus she
deives a considerable profit on her nidus,
try, amounting to a ba’auce of S 14 0)1),
C00 normally against'he Untied Stute*,
recording o the must favorable ^calcula’.i.
cn-. We might ourselves, il' we pursu d
pi.,| -*r system, savr all Hits to the *iute,
t id ’has should we be mute h ppy ard
Independent. Theie are two way. ot cf
fe£li 1» this giea* pu-pcse—1st. Either i
by our abandoning vuch aitclrs as ate !
necesu y to 'he comforts ol civilixad 1 fi,1
ol wit* h '.he^-e are many, anu -<uiy oy a i ,
applttf.' ion of me industry of our fellow
ct ixeoj* to such raw materials as are usu
ally Lhipped fo England To '.his lait,. I
aho'iyl give the preleictice, and we mu»l
one ri y . r olhet resort to it ti we w:»h to
retain our na.tonal s- ve eign-.y*
A list has becu published, (taken from
in Kng.iih woi k) ot the number of Britisn
■ruvchant vessels.clear* l out irom British
■ Jirts for ports in the Uirttil i>ia es, from
he year 1802 to 1807, inclusive, wnich arc
as follows :
Ships. Tors. Men.
1802 135 29,1-10 1707
1303 89 21 090 1261
1304 38 . 13.758 845
180J 43 12,952 700
1806 39 8,750 417 . I
1807 37 8 158 413
The foreign vessels (chiefly American)
which cleared from Brit-sii purls, for ports
in the* United States, durmg the same time,
are as billow* ; . J
Ships. Tons. Meii.
1802 393 93,033 4946
18rt> 472 111,857 * 5664
1S04 412 100.773 4960
1805 4a 3 103,093 5216
3t06 536 138.855 6691
1607 657 172,256 10i8
THE fVHUBSSP..
[The follow in v particular* of Lefebvre’s ;
expedition against the Tyrol, in August |
las were communicated by a Saxon ma.
jor, who escaped from the destruction of
tl csb terrible days.)
“Wc had penetrated to Inspruck with.,
out great resistance , and although much
was every where talked of the Tyrolese
sthMoneu upon and round the Brenner, we
gave l’ .e credit to it, thinking the rebels
to hav* been d :.persLd by a shor. cannon.,
ode. U’.tJ already considering ourselves as
co (u rors Our entrance into the passes
c .oe Brenner, was only opp >ed u« small
Clips, wuicji lon-inuch failing hack, after
an c istiiio tnoii',h *..oit resistance. A.,
mong on c' I perce eo a mm fun eighty
y . rs o post, u ag* is; the side o a rock
andse- v*ig deatu aniocgst our ranks with
e very stmt* Upon the i.avanans uescend.
ing !i1 i tjtliiii i !•* mill a tiim pr-soner, ne
tilth. ■ U.id With a t all, se,zed no!d of
the second, and With thi 'ejaculation in
God’ ..an.e ! precipitated bimselt with him
into t‘,i- ahysa below.
* W - iching onwards^ we heard rescviud.
ing f»om thi summit of a high rock t Ste..
1 nen 1 shall 1 cnop it off yet i o whxh a loud
nay I tcverbrrated fro.n the niuosiie side.
1 ui» w.is told t^uie Dake of iJwkhue, who,
1 • ' no withstanding, ordered us amvance ;
at he s.ruc t.me he prudent;/ withdrew
fioni 'he centre to the rear.—The van,
Consisting of 4000 Bav nans, had just stor
med h dttpmviue, when we again heard
t ell o*d < ver our hends ; Hum / far the
mjs; htAy Trttiiiy ! - Our tenor was com'
1’ • '•**• t the 11jay an u immediately foG
i"” d: In rhe name of the Holy 'Jnnlty 1
Cm iiL tookc above', and ere a minute had
elrpseu Wcie thousands ot my comrades in
nruitj crush*. , bnried, and overwhelmed,
Ly an tnci dihle he.ip ot broken rocks,
•f ries :na <rtts, huued down upon us!
A!! ot u< were petnfhd. bvery one fled
•ha COO id , hui a simwtr of nalis from the
'ijtaose, wn» now milled from tlie sur"
round ng mountains, in immense number*,
and along lit m boy* and girl* of ttirf and
tw.ive > enrs ot age, killed or wounded a
grea many of us. It was not ti 1 we had |
yot Ucse iaiai mountains *lx leagues behind
us, it ai w< were reassembled by the l>uke,
<n>d i vi med in.os.x columns. Soon after the
T, rolese, appeared^ headed by lit er, the
inn-keep* i.— Atid a short Address from
hmr, they gave a general fire., flung their
rifl' * as: e, and rushed upon our bayonets
vitn omy ‘.heir cleuthed fists. Nothing
could withstand iheir impetuosity. They
darten «t * ur feet, threw or pulled us down,
(trang.c-d us^ wrenched the arms from our
hands ai d, tike enraged lions killed ah—
trench, B .Vartans, and Saxons, tnat d d
b**i ciy for quarter 1 By doing »o, I, with
300 nun, was spared and set at liberty.
‘•When ad lay dead ar*imd,and the vic
tory was completed, the Tyrolese,, as if
moved by One impulse, Cell upon their kaees,
md poured f»rtb tbe emotions Of tneir
liearls in prayer, under the canopy of Hea.»
vtn ; a scene so awful’y solemn, that it will
ever be present to my remembrance. I joi
ned m the devotion, and never in uiy life
Jid 1 pray more fervently.”
, HEAD*QUAKTERS,
NvrcuEZ, Dec. 17tlv, 180&.
The troops will be under arms at
noon to-morrow, to receive and be in
troduced to Brigadier General Hamp
ton.
The corps will fall in according to se
niority & dose near the centre, allow
ing very narrow intervals—The music
to be equally divided to the flanks—
The troops at open order, and dressed
with precision. The Battery on the
right loaded, and with lighted matches
—-When the Generals appear the B it
terv will be opened, and fire a Nation
al Salute.
The Generals will app-oach the cen
tre of the line—At fifty paces thetroop3
will present arms by word from the
comm anding officer, and the music
wilt beat while the Generals march to
the fight and return to the left—The
music will then cease and the troops
then come to the right about—The
Generals will turn the left 11 ink, pass
up the rear, turn the right flank and
take post opposite the centre—The
troops will then resume their front and
close ranks—The line will break into
column by platoons on the right, wheel
and pass the Generals in common time
—Resume their ground and form the
l:_ T»i_ _1 rv ,
*«V,-JL iiv. vtuc1 Win U1ICI!
be read, after which the officers will
be called to the centre and introduced
—Thev will then resume their stations
— he Battery will fire another salute,
and the parade will be di>mi->s<-d.
J A.VIES WILKINSON.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Cantonment) Mount Dearborne, Dec. 18th
1309.
The President having thought pro
per, to require the presence of the
General at the seat of Government, and
to confer the command of the Troops
and Posts within this Territory, and
that of Orleans on Brigadier General
Hampton, he is to be respected aud
observed accordingly.
In taking leave cf this detachment
of the army of his command, the Ge
neral would deny his feelings and for
get hjs duty, if he failed to acknow^
ledge the worth which compote:
it. The companion of their affliction:
and a spectator of the ravages they
have ex icricnced, more terrible than
tho-e of the sword, he has participate
in their sufferings^ has mingled intheii
sorows and hears testimony to theii
fortitude : which is the best guarantee
for their good conduct ia circumstan
ces more congenial to the pride, spirii
aud ambition of a soldier should they
ever occur.
In restrospecting the past St contem
plating the future, the desire to share
the destinies of this corps was a natura
one; bCft the National Executive has
determined otherwiset and the pain in
separable from the occasion is sensibly
alleviated by the reflection, that tht
command has b-en assigned to an ap
proved Oincer of experience and capa
city, who knows ho v to make the mosl
of the mnans confided to him, anc
whilst he distinguishes merit, will en
force du v, and administer justice wit!
an even hand.
The G enerul has nought to offer his
brethren in arms, but his wishes and
his prayers for their fame and happi*
ties-, and th**se will accompany them
through every scrn^ in life
lie leaves them with a single re
quest : persevere in that hamouy which
is without example in a corps of equal
streng h uuder similar trials; and be
ready at an instant's notice to devote
your lives to the cause of your coun
try.
JAMES WILKINSON.
JJaitixohk, Ln. 2o.
The Ten Thousand Dollar P. »z«
—Ticket Mo. 5706, firs* drawn, 33d Day.
in the Bal"itnfe College Lottery, entitled
10 10 000 Dollars vas add at G h |{
WAITE'J, truly fortuna»e I .t'ery office
in Market street, in four quarter shares
m person» redding in this cuy, a short
ime since.
New York, Jan. 18.
The «chooner Nonsuch, hai arrived at
R.'ltiinoie from I'oniungen, at wh ch port
she ief, or. the ‘25 h November, ihs ship
F«‘>*t, Sk'ddy, of N„*w Yoik, end 30 or 40
other Amvr.can vessels.
A commercial friend has fav>red us
with the following French decree, rcceiv.
ed by the above arrivals—
■* Poitambkau, 20th 061. 180*.
“ Napoleon, kc kc. Upon the report
of our monster of Finances, we hate de
creed and do decree t
*' !• Colonial p t*duc * cann^; be in’ro
duced through the lines of the jus’om
fcoilie, of which the prircipal i-« establish,
cd bt Hamburg ; na; can it be exported
from that city t« Tie carried across the
lines of (he custom house. Such as it
may be attempted to introduce in oppo .i
lion to this' decree, shall be seised and
confiscated, as veil as the vessel), hor
ses. and waggons, employed in such trans
port ation.
2. Our minister of finanoes is charged
with the execution of the present de
cree. * •
“ (S;gned)
NAPOLEON.
“ H- R. Marct, Minister Sct’ry-of
State.”
Letters from Calcutta, of the 20»h Sep.
tember, mention, that the rainy season had
set in with such violence, that the Ganges
had overflown and swept off whole villa,
ges, and destroyed the crops o« indigo in
several districts.
Mr. Jackson, the British minister, has
arrived in New York from Philadelphia.
- *
Thomas Addis Emmet having detected
a number of gross misstatements in the life
of Thomas Paine by James Chectham—
the latter gentleman has promised to strike
out the offensive passages and to have the
sheets containing them reprinted in a cor
rect state to be attached to all the copies
unsold.
At Philadelphia is publised a statement
of captures of the property of citizens of
the United States, by the belligerent pow
ers of Europe, since the raising of the em
bargo in March last, as ensured In the nine
public offices in Philadelphia. The cap
tures by the British amount to 30.000 dolls,
of which 10,000 dollars have been restor
ed. By the French 143,420 dollars, wuere
Jot 3,500 have been recaptured by the Bri*
! tisfi & restored on salvage. By the Danes
300,342 dollars, 24,500 whereof have
been released on paying charges which m
some instances amount to a species of ran
som. By the Spaniards 10,000 dollars,
whereof no tidings since captured.
I - -
The legislature of Pennsylvania have en
acted a law, which prevents, under severe
penalties the insurance of property wuhin
that state by foreigners*
The citizcns’of New-Mtrket Ward, Phil
adelphia, at a late numerous and respecta
ble meeting, unanimously resolved, that
they had viewed with sensible regret mo
tions brought betore the House ot Repre
sentatives having an evident tendency to
parahze the spirit of independence winch
they fonuly hoped still glowed witn ardor
in the bosom of every freeman. They cor
dial.y approve of the late message ot the
Presideut, recommending measures o de
fence, and solemnly call upon the nati^
onat legislature to have the country put m
a complete state of defence, firmly believ
ing that nothing remains but base sub.n.s
sion or the assertion ot our rights by the
I sword. They asiced not tor halt way meas
’ uruB, but for such energetic laws as uiigut
; protfe to the world, that Americans ute
, urave, free and independent^
^ ' ' ' I ■ ■
CONijiiEoS.
1 •* * " * ' ’ '
IN SENATE*
January 19.
The bills from tue tijuse of Representa
tives for the relief of Henry Caldwell and
others ; for the relief of Jatin N. Stout; and
to authorise the removal ot slaves ’trom one
part of the district of Columbia to another,
were each tw.es read and reiei re . to a se
lect committee. t
The bill authorising the*fiRing out; offi
coring and manning tner brigades of tli'e Lf.
& was, on rnot.bn of Mr. Campbell, post
poned till Monday ; and on motion of*M^.
Giles, the icports of the Secretary of tue
Navy on the subject were ordered to oe
printed.
The Senate resumed, as in committee of
flic wnole, the con-:aeration of the bill
“ an housing a subscription on Irehalf ot
the U. S. to the capital stock of Chesapeake
and Delaware 6c Onio companics-«-(Tins
is a new title to the bill reported by Mr.
Pope, “ for the improve.nent ot' the IT. S.
by roids altd canals,” which, it will be
recollected, was recommitted and report*
ed in this form)—O • motion of Mr, Lloyd,
the further consideration thereof was post
poned till ike first Monday in Fubiuary
next.
January 22, 1810
The bill to engage a corps of volun
teers for a short period is the service
of the (Juited States was further dis
cussed, and an motiun of Mr. Smith
of Maryland the,further consideration
thereof was postponed till to-morrow.
The following mess ige was received
from the President of th« U. 8. by
Mr, Graham. . .
To the Senate of the U. S.
. ( transmit to the Senate a report of
the Secretary of the Treasury com
plying with their resolution of the 27ih
of l)tc. on the subject of disburse
ment*!, in ihc intercourse with the iiar
bary Powers.
JAMES MADISON.
Jan. 22, 1*10.
The message and documents ac
companying it were ordered to be prin
ted.
Mr. Anderson presented the peti
tion of the Clerks in the Treasury De
partment’ praying for an increase ol
compensation ; which was referred to
a select committee consisting of Mes
srs. Anderson, Gregg and Brent.
January 23*
The bill authorising the fitting out,
officering, and manning^ the frigates of
“the U. Spates was real the third t: me.
Mr. Bradley moved to postpone
the ftmh -r consideration of the subject
till 'onlay nvjct.
On thi> motion the Senate divided,
13 and 13; a id the Vice-President
tdedded the question in the negative.
Mr Anderson moved to postpone
the f irtn.er coasidei ation of the bill to
the 2nd M n »ay in February, This
q i. stion vas decided by Yeas & Nays
as folio v ;
YEM.ssrs, Anderson, Brad
lev, Condit, Gampoell, Crawford,
Franklin* Gregg, Lambert, Meigs,
Roninson, Sa npter, Turner, aud
Whiteside, 13.
NAYS. Messrs. Bayard, Brent,
Champlin, G ullard, German, Giles,
G irnan. Goodrich, llillhouse, Leib,
L!ovd, Parker, Pickering Pope, Reed,
Smith (Mi.) Smith (M. Y.) and Fait.
18.
The bill was passed by Yeas ana
Nays as iollow ;
YEAS. .Messrs. Bayard, Bradley,
Brent, Champlin, Fr.mttlin, G.iillard,
German, Giles, Gilman, Go.idri.h,
Gregg, Hillhouse, Leib, I.ioyd, Meigs,
Parker, Pickering, Pope, Reed, Ro
biDson, Smith, (Md.) Smith, (N. Y.)
Sumpter, Tail, and Whiteside. 25.
NAYS. Messrs. Anderson, Camp
bell, Condit, Crawford, Lx.nbert, and
T urner. 6.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, January 18*
USEFUL ARTS.
Mr. Bacon reported a bni for the encou
ragement ot learning and the promotion of
the useful area.
(This bill extends the privilege of ob
taining a patent for any new invention or
mscovery, to any person residing within the
United Slates, whether a citizen or no:.
«. itt luimci tiidi su rcMi ibiru
this privilege to citizens of the IJ States, or
to persons who ha J resided two years there,
•n. In lieu of the present tern of fourteen
years, for which patents are granted, the
oih provides that m inventor, upon paying
30 dollars,inay receive apate.it fight t ihis
invention for a term of seven years, a: tne
expiration of which time, upon paying 60
dollars, he may renew his patent for a se.
cond term of seven years, and after that
upon paying OOdoNars, may renew it for a
tmrd term of seven year.*, and ail former
patentees for a term of l-i years under the
present laws, may renew tneir patents for
one term of seven years. That the da.
mages to be recovered by patentees tor
violation of patent rights shall in no Case be
less than three t mes the price at which the
rigut tome the invention patented nas been
usually sold oy the patentee. That the Se.
creiary of 3.ate may, with the concurrence
ot me Secretaries of the Treasury, vVar,
or N ivy Departments, or ony two oi them,
refuse altogether to i.,sue a patent, to any
person claiming it. That the Secretary ot
S'.a.e snail publish an.vutlly in a new spa.
per printed at thu seat ut govcru.ne.it, a
list of all patents granted tne preceding
year, to whom and lor wn it purpose .That
the President of die U. States be authorised
to cause to be built a suit ioie’ ouiidmg for
tne reception and preservation of t ic oooKs,
maps, charts, models and designs of t ie
authors ana inventors, .vnich may be depo
sited therein agreeable to tne provisions of
the bilk The residue of the bill is an adop
tion of m. si of ill; principles of tiffc former
. pa.ent laws, ivitn some variance,hi the de
tails ; and repeals ail farmer laws on the
subject alter the Join of Sspte no.r next,
when tnis act is to take effect.}
The tiill was twice read ana referred to
A commiti.ee of the whole.
INbl'ltJCiTOtyS TO ARMED VES.
SEtS.
Mr Dana observed that instructions had
been issued a. various times tor the con.
duct of armed vessels, lie supposed that
it might be convenient to gentlemen to
have a collection of them, wuatever they
may have been, that they might have a
.tuuic view u. me au.jjcti. nc waiKwarc
that instructions might have been given,
perhaps by alt tie different adm.imirati
ons, which it might be thought proper
bhould not be coinmoicated ; and had there
tore made an cx^eptim as to such. He
said he had drawn the resolution in suen
a manner as to be perfectly impartial in
respect to former administrations, 8t strict
ly respectful as retpectei the present Pre.
sident of U. b.
The following it the resolution oftored
oy Mr Dana, winch was agreed to s
Resolved, That the President of die U.
States b* requested to cause to be laid be.
tore this Houie, Copies of the orders or in
structions issued under the prevent or any
former ad mini strati O'*., with respect to fo.
reiga at med ships or vessels of whatever
description, being w.tbin waters of the L*.
States, excepting suen parts as may, in
his judgment^ be improper ior commuuica.
tion.
Messrs Dana 8t Garland were appoint,
cd to wait on the President of U. States
with the resolat on.
Mr Love reported a.bi'l to amend an act
entitled •* An act for the establishment of a
Turnpike Company in the county ot Alex
andria, in the d strict of Columbia.*' Tw.cc
read and referred.
The resolution o lered by Mr Dana call
ing for information respecting former de
tachments ot mjlitia was adopted.
The engrossed bun ior the relief of John
N. Stout ; to authorise Che removal of
slaves from one part of the District of
\ Columbia to another ; and fur the relief of
I Harry Caldwell, Annas* Jackson, Jeremiah
Reynolds and Licv.u Justs, were read a
third time and passed.
The House refused to agree to a motion
of Mr Kuea, (T.) to take up t;,c subject
of the rules and orders (previo question)
50 to 40.
AMERICAN NAVIGATION ACT.
The House resumed the consideration of
the report of the committee of the whole
on the bill concerning commercial inter
course with G. B. and France, j*cd Tor o* ^
ther purposes. * '
The amendments reported by the com.*
mitte • of the whole under consideration—
A Motion was made hy Mr Livermor* to
strike out several sections of the bill.
The Speaker decided that such a motion
could not be made, until the amendments ^
reported by the committee of the whole
were decided on.
Mr Livermore appealed from thisdeci.
sion ; which was reversed by the House
61 to 68. ^bJ|
Mr Livermore then moved to strike oat ^
the fifth section.
Mr Haven supported the motion ; which
was negatived by Yeas and Nayes, (as gi
ven in our last) 72 to 50. i f
Several amendments made to the bill m
committee of the whole were agreed tc.
Mr Macon moved to strike out of the
clause limiting the duration of the bill till
the end of the next session of Congress the
word ** next” and insert th? word « pre
sent,” so as to limit the bill to the end of
the present session.
Mr Pitkin expressed hrs astonishment at
such a motion. C*--uld any object- be an
swered by excluding foreign s ups, and So
forth, for two or tnyen nmmiis? Were
gentlemen afraid that the British Parlia*
•neiu should hear of tiie bill and counter*
v.t»l its provis ona by .that time?. If that
was the .object, he wished it to be stated.
Mr Rhea, (T) moved to strike nut th«
whole of the clause of limitation, lie cauUL .
not see what reason there could be for- li
miting tiie existence of the law even to the
next session »f Congress. He required the
Yeas and Nays on his mo;too.
Mr Livermore regretted exceeflrogly
that any opp >sition should be made to tue
motion of the gemle.nan iro.n N. Carolina,
for certainly the sooner there was an end
to the bill the better.
Mr Macon said that ihe bill had frrtjwn out
of t .e present situation of the U States, and
was only in ended io meet that situation. It
never was intended to make this a permanent
regulation $ tor after the present mute of
tilings was done away there would be no
necessity for the bill. He co ild see no g>od
to 6e answered by striking out the timi-aiion
because ns one had an i lea of its rema'iunar lit
loicc aner our disfVites with lie
ware settled. Before the ebd «f this session,
which probably would be a oretty long one,
Congress would unve had experience of the
bill. It it was f<»u il to he injurious, it might
be suffered to ex >ire ; if beneficial, it might’be
re-enacted. Before the end of the session^
also, we should hear from England and ;
France^and i«. wo dl:l be known w'na’ cou'se
they would take. If we were to have war
the bll would be useless- *
Mr Sheffey oserved that striking out this
clause would no C“in iftii* the law af.er the
bell gerents sho d l hive revoked their edicts
against our neu ra! righ’s'*afi>r t"cro was an
express provision in 'he bill 'ha', whenever
thev were revoked the P esiden* should re
scind the law aslothepowe relax<ng its <le.,
crees. It was .1 biU to be to force until the re
lations with the belligerents we-e changed ei*
th *.r by actual war, by a revocation of their
edicts or hv new legislation I'hcre coull
them be no reason for its limitation. Was it •
the object of ge.i leinen, he asked, th*. ih,s
bill should expire before one of tueso changes
took pla;e. If gentlemen were not satisii J *
that the bill was props/ to be con mued i.i
force till a cliAnge in our relations, 'his acting
exoerimen'aly w u improper. Now, Mr S.
saul, e ther England* France would continue
their decrees or they would not. If they d d
continue them, this b ll would opera e,
W midgan lemm give th m a right freely to
I ert er our waters as long as they continued
; the'' e lie s ? le presumed not. Either E g,
jtffid would coun’er/ail the p/ovis ons of the
bsR/ftr she w old not. If she did^ it wou d
bJGome a ne v subject of legiila ioit. Tn®
<?oyrs« hereafter to be pursued by us wan'd
.Jtipend on her own conduct, Bylin'ting the
h 11 as proposed they would :hro.v out to the
World the idea that th y wye afraid of the
exieriinen*, and there‘<i/e had limited its du.
ration. It would shew that the whole, bill was
a mere experiment— and therefore Mr S sitd
he should vo e f.r striding out die clause aim.
gether.
Mr Quincy said thaMhe observa’ions m.ul«
by the gendeman f inn Virginia, offered the bill
in a new shape, H-i did no’ recollect that any
gtyU'emao hid before advocated this bll as a
mode of coercing Gr a Britain au.l France,
or that any gen lstnan had suggested even
that it would be an inducement to the bellige
rents to repeal th ir edicts.
ijiuiicjr me nvi cep.
Uinly inis ake.i him. He had not supported
the bill as a measure of coercion, but had bot
tomed ills support of it on this's® I'he Uni Led
S ate3 had receive ’ at he hands of the bellige
rents nothing hu. illiberality and injns ice.
Should wo ben share oir commerce with
ihc.n ? He hud not suopor'ed It as a measure
of coe-r on b it as a measure of exp diency
and justice to our own citizens.
*M ‘ Qpincy said he should know better h »w
to vo eon tho hill if gentlemen Would explain
what they meant by the provisions of I. Mr
ncy wca? into an argument of rime length
to she w that the b .1 could not operate as a
measure of coercion, n>r even as an induce*
ment to the belligerent* to rescind their de
cree*—nor as a benefit to the mercantile in.
teresl* of the U. 8.
Mr Rhea ( T) spoke in reply.
Mr Gardenier spoke at some lenyh in ex.
planation of the reasons why ha ahouid vote for
the bill. Before he concluded hi* remark*
the House adjourned.
Friday, January 19/
SEA-LETTERS.
Mr Newton reported a hill '• t^ prevent th*
issuing of sea-letters except to*certain ves«
uh.”
iThe f .llowing i* the hill i
Be it enacted. &c. iliat in future no sea.
letfcr or other document certifying or proving
any ship or vessel to b • the property of a ci:i
Ben or citizens of the U States, shad be Issu.
ed, exc.-pt. to vesse.* entitled to he register.,
ed. Any law or laws heretofore passed, to the
co .trar/ n >t with standing
ThH bill was t wice read and referred to a
committee of the whole.
•Mr Love reported a hi I to authorise a jail te
he h lilt in the county af Alexandria in the dis
trict of Columbia. Tw'ce read and referved
: to a committee of the who e 5J to 39.
Mr Van Home presented a petition
praying a modification of the law* respect*
ing the District of Columbia, which re
late ioJudicial proceeding* and to insolvent
debtor*, Ike.—Referred to the Commute*
of the District of Columbia.
*