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' IRTOCIIStS^StSl^rSEKB'1SSC5S1 J? _!1 ■ ■/.«■? Wf
vw off M nseicv, Pearson, Pick*r.ans
Pitkin, Potter, Randolph, Rea, Pen.
R ’fharda, Server* Shaw, ShcWey, Smi
li<', S. Stni'b* Stanford, Stanley,
Swoope, Taggart, Tallmadgj, Taylor,
Troup, Upharo, Weakley, Wheaton,
Wnitehill—52.
The question was then taken on fil
I ling the blf.uk witn 412,000,” as moved
by Mr. Plckman, and lost—Yeas 59
—Nays 56.
The question was then tak^O on fi.1- I
ling the blank with 44 1,^25,” as mov- ]
j e<l by Mr. Sheffey, and curried as Id l- -
lows:
Yeas—Messrs. W. Alston, Bacon,
P-l,vi^dell, Butler, W. Chamberlain,
Champion, Clay, Cobb, Cochran, Cutts
Daverpr rt, D wson, Desha, Ely, Era
c#tt, Findley, Franklin. Garland, Ghol
ton, Goodwyn, Howard, Hufty, Ken
rec y,Key, Lewis, Marion, Matthews,
M’tfryxle, M’Kee, Montgomery, T.
M-.ore, Morrow Moseley, Pii kin, Por
ter. Rea ot Penn. UichArds, Seaver,'(Sey
heit, Shelley, Smelt, Sir.ilie, J. Smith,
S. Smith, Stanley, Taggart, Fad nudge,
Taylor, Troup, 'turner* Uphain,
Weakley, White-hill, Wilson—53.
Nave—Messrs. Anderson, B .rd*
Bassett, Bibb, Boyd, J. Brown, R.
Brown, Calhoun, Campbell, Clop ton,
Cork, Craw lord, Dana, Gardner,
Heister, Jones, Love, Macon, M’Ktmj
Milnor, N. R. M>»ore, Muinioru, Nel
son, New ten J. Porter, Quincy, Ran
dot, h, Rheaof Tru. Roane, S ige, Sum*
n ons, Shaw, G. Smith, Swoope, Van
.I loro, Van Kens' laer, Wheaton, Winn
i nd Wi herspo m—40.
The qnesrir>n was then taken on
the ec >ud clause of Mr. Smilic’s a
ment and cariied ns follows :
Ytt AS—Meisis. Bacon. Bibb. Ulaisdc-Il
R. 15 own, Bu ler. Chammon Clay, C bo
C chicn Davenport, D^sha, Lly, Lm,,t
Findley, Pr&nkhn, Gnoison, Uo dwyn,
Heist r, Huhy, J G Jakson, Kennedy,
K» y. L y;«. .Vracon Marion, Ma hcw->, M’.
Br'de, M’Kee, Montgomery, T. Moore,
Morrow, Moitley, Pnk-n, Patter, Ran
dolph, RfiOj of (Pen ) Richards, Beaver,
Seyi ert, Shaw, Ydicff.y^ Smelt, Smilie, &.
Smith, S;at fo d, S.unity Swoope, Fag
ga'tj Toilmabge, Taylor, Troup, turner
Uph.-tm, Wcak ey, Vir healon, YVhitchill,
WrUoi, 57
NAYS—Mevsts. Anderaon, Bard, Bas.
Ff’t. Boyd, J. b<own Bvi' wellj Calhoun
Campbell, Cinpion, Coik, Ci x Crawford,
Liana. Dawson, Gunnell. Gaidner, Gariand
June , Lewi-*, M’K-m, M;.|_*r, M Inor, N.
R V» o c, Motutofd. Nelann, Newton,
Prk.iao, J Porter. Quincy Rhea of Tenm
Ro.tne, I'ae-e, G. Smith, J Stnillij Sou h.
f«l V n Mom, Van K. nssciuer, Winn!
Wit h. rspoon— S'i.
'I he question bsing about to be 'aken
cn toe whole ol M Siridic'a proposition —
Mr >*'Knn renewed.he mo ion, with a
view to saving ti.e tune of die House, to
p s pone ihe fu: f!,er consideration of the
snhj-cl m. trhro e.y. He .-aid lie felt a
ri in pt-rsuaa.oii that itiiu wdi parsed ,his
H i|mj ii c<>uid i*o: be passed in ihe o
ther o-ai.ch f the i.egi la.uie * hey had
<kis morning lelurm u u -he House a bm
ividi *n aoivuunu ni .ii hormng a convoy
ey cm ; a- d wi lt his disposition n coutd
n< i he expec id h.*, utey *v..uid agree to
re vee he navy
..li ivty sp he aga nst mdehui'e post,
f! newe a. 1 his House, he satd, ou^h'
l let,nib.e as k deemed pioper, without
fc tec nee to the ucij. oi disposition ol any
C/Ds. biai.ch of the goven >~ .Oi, exte^i
n xprcificaiiy tel^ic .hem. i h,a
j'ou-ed etuing it pioper to icduce tht
OMfi ought notto be de erred from »cl
i
l ■ y Hous-»
Vr Vacon spoke against ind:5nite pos -
ponenvnt*
. M. Mott gomery p'otested agains’ be.
kg coo*idered as o\v:i g m j allegiance to
Hie 5-h.te. I he House «f Hrpieseii a
liv » < tight rot to b6l wi It icfercnce to
tli* di**po ilicn of any oihei body nhu.c.
vr. l.vef# ih.s morning a bill ud ueen
ic «•<■?>■ d from the Senate in *vhch .hey
la.'*. a tein; led o nl i a rod over ih
i onse— j. V t IV.. svas hsiu called to « der 3
He 'K il he hop d he i.< it-- wcuki no
r.<• t ur(ter he i/iOoMue of ..ny idea ot
v-t.»i ih.* be. h:; would dm<>i h- wa •
ih re*, t a*, nisi n.dtfini e p >siponem.*m.
«in* .> o .oti for in •< finite pas.pt/hcrneo!
Vi’s lost Ave» C5.
ft.. q< .-»' on vio then tkm on ibr* >*o
•cl ii-»*s ol M tJm.lie’s en» ndmcct con
*» '-.* ? j« !»r.d camrd Yeas 4tf, Njya 35
fl h«*-d- Iph '.aid as the House I.ad dc* j
re u. tn-d u udixe the most u-.ehn par.
* 1 i.te n»*«l c.s tblisi.it r»t, lia was desi*
rf n't-K i.g he mo* expensive pan.!
I f Hi**' h.it m.vcd die foil mug vcolitn i
n .ui tm*r.tii««e'.t lt> .f*e hill;
•‘And l u: it further enacted, That
iron. a.:d :»*'trr the passing of this ac
4he p.uri.ie corps si... 11 consist of --
toinpaiHcs r T/ly of —— mm, one cap.
tain m d three subalterns each.”
Mi is’.* ic» the number of marines
now in Service was the same as wli n
the Prciitb nt was autho iscd to ein
plf y A OHO men, and act .sally had-in
aeivtcc w722, and the same number as!
wa- author.s**d to be employed *'h*n j
nno r JVtr Adams’s administration,.’
Uc.aily fOOO aeamei. were employed,!
lr this bill witfi passed in its present]
\ l*
form, tluu • *.*ic be more than one
marine to every two seamen.
Mr. Randolph's amendment was
adopted by the House, Ayes 40, Noes
31.
The blank for the number of com*'
panics to compose the corps was now
to be filled.
Mr. Randolph moved to insert
“three”—motion lost, Ayes 49, Noes
38.
Mr Basset moved *• six,” being the
present establishment, and including
upwards ot a thousand men.—Motion
lost, Ayes 30,' Noes 41.
It was nrfoved to fill the blank with
“ five”—Motion lost.
Mr Smilie moved “ four”—Agreed
I to. Ayes 48, Noes 24.
| The blank for the number of men
! to form each company was next to be
I filled.
Mr Randolph moved “ 64.”—Mo
tion Inst, Ayes 33.
Mr R. then moved “ 72”—Agreed
to, Ayes 40, Noes 38.
Mr B;bb moved to strike out of thf
section respecting navy yards, all the
yards but Washington, Boston, New.
Yotk and N.»rfolic
The question was taken separtelt
on striking oat eacn, and lost by large
majuri.i's.
Air Wilson moved to add Ports
mouth to those yards to be retained._
1-ost, Ayes 25.
. Mr Kev moved to amend the sec
..vr.. murines oy inserting
after the words lk the marine corp;
shall consist of,” the words “ one lieu
tenant col 'ti; 1 commandant.”
The Y as and Nays having been re
quired tntris inouon-—
An adjournment was moved by Ml
Potter, and carried, 41 to 35.
April 30.
Mr Montgomery having stated rhai
'.here were receipt's and expenditure;
during the administrations preceding
that oi Mr JefFer-on, which do not ap
pear on the books of the Treasury
bei>,g sums obtained on loan in Hoi
land and applied in Europe, and tha;
in the call of the gentleman from Vir.
ginia (Mr Kandolph) the Secretary o
the Treasury was directed so far a;
it related to the application of monies
to the public debt, to state the sum;
applied to the principal, omitting tht
item of interest, which during Mr
J fferson’s administration amounted tc
near 24,000,000, which does not ap.
pear on any document heretofore fur
mshed Congress, and that it would b<
satisfactory to the nation and to Con.
greas to have possession of a docu
ment which should exhibit the whole
of the receipts and expenditures of the
United States since the commence
ment of th government to the end o
(the year 1809, the several sums re.
sp. ctivtl paid each vi ar on accoun
of the public debt, the* interest on the
vn ne, and generally every other brand
of expenditure ; that from the doeu
ments la d on our tables during thi;
sest-ion, the precise and accurate a
mo nt o th- receipts and exp nditure;
and the application of the actual pay.
ments annually made towards tht
principal and interest resnrr.tiei.lv
the public debt, could not be ascertain
ed, the several resolutions for infor
ination ou this subject being restrict,
cil in their terms, so as not to brinj
into view iht I0..111 from Holland and
the application thereof in Europe, and
hiso the item of some inte est on the
public debt paid du ing the adminis
trations prece ii ig Mr JetiVrson’s and
the very largo item c»f interest 0:1 the
public debt, nearly equal to 2 f,000,
000, as before stated, paid du-ing the
administration of Mrjeile sun* that
in his view it would tie important to
have the subject luj.y reporte 1 to the
next session ot Congress—then moved
the f allowing resolution ;
Kesolvrd, To at ne Secretary of the
Treasury be and he is hcre<) icques
ted to cause to be laid before this
House at the next session of Congress
a general account of the annual re
ceipts and expenditures of the United
States from the commencement of the
gOV' r merit to the end of the year
Idoy, including the sums obtained on
loan in lloiUnd and which hiving
been applied in Europe, do not appear
amor.g the receipts and expenditures,
and shev'ing the several sums paid in
each year on account of the principal
of the public debt, the interest on the
•*a»ne, and of each other general branch
of expenditure.
The resolution was adopted without
opposition.
A report was received from the
Post in as ter. General in pursuance of a
re olulion of the flou9e calling for an
account of the piogrcssive increase
of the es'abfishmcDt since its com,
raencement.
Mr Dana exp-essed his pleasure at
the promptitude with which the call of
the House had been answered ; it was1
a pi out ol the Po.>tma»ter-General*s:
ability to perform the duucs ol hu of-I
t
fic% an 1,completely refuted the Idea,
that it would take three mouths to luY
nish these statements, as they had been
reported in as many days.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
! Mr Pitkin offered the following re
solution :
I #i Resolved, That the President of
the United States be requested to
' cause to be laid before this House,
copies of any communications made
on the part of the United States,
in answer to the oificial note of the
22d of August, 1809, from the French
minister to General Armstrong; and
of any communications that may
have been made to our minister at
London, on the part of the British go
vernment, in answer to any note pre
sented by him* in pursuance of in*
struct ions given on tne23d of Novem
ber 1809, Also-, of the answers which
may have been given to any proposi
tions or overtures made on the part
of the United S'ates to the govern
mehts of Great Britain and France, re*
spectingany of the orders and decrees,
affecting neutral commerce, and which
have nrtt heretofore been cotnmunica*
t>*d :q Congress, and do not require se
crecy.’*
This resolution, aftt r a short debate,
was agreed to, Ayes 52, Na>s 39.
O.) motion of Mr Lewis the unfi
nished business (the reduction of the
navy) was ordered to lie on the taule,
. 56 to 21.
’ On motion of Mr Quincy the House
resumed the consideration of the bill
from the Senate, providing for the e
rection of certain light houses, buoys,
&cj Vrhich was ordered to be engross
ed for a third reading.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
The House took up the amend
ments of the Senate to the bill con
: cerning commercial intercourse with
i Great Britain and France, 8cc.
; The first amendment is to substi.
. tute in lieu of the section reviving the
, '■ two first sections of the non-inter
. course act, a section prohibiting the
:; entrance of British and French armed
i | vessels into our waters. The amend
F ment is only a change of words, being
i • the same provision fully recited as was
i by the original bill reinforced,
i 1 This amendment was agia«d to
: without a division.
The next amendment is anew 6ec
> tion providing details for carrying the
section last mentioned into ettect. It
interdicts all pacific intercourse with
such armed vessels entering our wa.
ters,
| Mr Key moved to strike out the
> , word 44 pacific.” The motion was lost,
; ] Ayes 29.
■ i The section was agreed to without
f j amendment.
k I The next amendment proposed to
t strike out tne third and fourth secti
5! ons of tha bill and insert the follow
i »ng:
. | 44 That the President of the U. S.
l • be, and hereby is authorised to em
. I pt y the public armed vessels, in pro
jecting the commerce of the U. S.
,! and to issue instructions which shall
: ' be 4oniormable to the laws and usages
lor the government of the
shifVfthich may be employed in that
! sei vice.”
j Messrs. Macon, Bunveil, J. G.
; Jack on, Boyd, Taylor, Southard and
Gholson opposed tne amendment,
j 1 he amendment was opposed not
, so much on the principle of convoy
{ as on the vagueness of the terms in
which it was couched and the alledged
impractability of carrying it into ef
fect in any manner advantageously to
the interest of the merchants or of the
U. Si
Mr Gholson moved to strike out the
whole of the Senate’s amendment, and
insert seveial sections, including a
system of convoy, the same as that
several weeks ago reported by Mr
Eppes.
„ f‘be Speaker decided that as a bill
cont lining precisely the same provi
sions as the proposed amendment,
was committed to a committee of the
whole House, ihe amendment was not
in Older according to the practice of
the 11 >use.
Mr Gholson appealed from the decision
ntd.e Speak*, r, w..ich was confirmed by the
fVuu
Mr Van Horn said this subject appear,
cd to be involved in much difficulty and
it whs scarcely probable ihe two Houses
would agree on any b ll. He rentier liked
the original stock nor the a ner.dm nt which
ihe Senate had engrafted on it. He there,
tore moved to pos pone the further consid.
erati in of the bill indefinitely.
Mr Dana opposed the indefinite post.
I ponement on tht ground of the possibility of
the two Houses agreeing on some system
tar the protection o* commerce.
Ihe following were the Yeas and Nays
on fhe question oi indefinite postponement.
VhAS—M'.tm. H sndtll, ilreckenndge,
VV. Chamberlin, fciy, &«ou, »leister, U.
Jacks >n Jenkins, Key, Lewis, Lyon, Mi.
con, M’liryde, Aiilnor, Pearson, V.tkin
Qu-ncty, Km.uoiph, Sneffey, S. Smith,
^Word, Stanley, Hwoope, LTpham, Van
ll<ww7 Van Ken-sclear. Wfteaton. Wilson J
—'I
a
♦
W. \hton, ' n Urson
Bacon, Bard, Basset:, Bib >, ...»y.l, !f. Brown,
Bur well. Butler, Clihmn, Cl i$’, QJopton,
Cobs, Cochran, Cook, Cox, Crawford,
Cutts* Dana, Dawson, L)c»<i,l, Findley,
F*a?ik!in, Gannett, Gardner. Garland,
Gholson, Goodwyn, Hufty, J. G. J-tekson,
Jones, Kenedy, Lyle, Marion, M’Ktm, M.l
ler, Montgomery, N. H. Moo*e,T Moore,
Morrow, Mumford, Ne'son,Newton, Nich
olson, J. Porter, Rea of (P.) Rhea of (T.)
Richards, Roane, Sa£e, Sammons, Seybert,
Shaw, Smelt, Smilte, G. Smith, J. Smith,
Southard, Taylor, Thompson^ Turner,
Weakley, Whitehlll=64.
A division was called for on the Senate’s
amendments so as to take the question se
parately on striking out and inserting.
And the question on agreeing wita the
Senate in striking out the fourth section
(laying an additional duty on all goods,
wares and merchandize imported from G,
Britain and France) were decided as fol*
lows;
Bor agreeing with the Senate in striking
out the section—Messers. Bacon, Bibo
Blaisdel , Boyd, Breckem idge, VV Ch miner
lio, Cochran, Ely, Emott,‘Garl md, HeU.
ter, Je.ikms, Jones, Kennedy, Key, Lewis,
Lyon, Macon, Marion, VTBiyde, M.lnor,
r. Moore, Mumford, Pitkin, Randolph,
Sammons, S i ft- y, S. S.uiili, Stanford?
Sw.iope, Taylor, Va,» Horn, Van Rcuase
lear, Wilson—3*.
Against agreeing to strike out—Messrs.
W. Alstou, Anderson, Bard, Hi,sett, Bur
well, Butter, Calhou.i, Clopton, Cobh, C .ok.
Cox, Crahtord, Cutts, IK-via, Fmdiey,
Franklin, Ganuut, Gardner, Gilt Ison
Goodwyn, hufiy, J. G. J .ckson, Lyie, M’
Kee, iVl’Kim, Miller, Montgomery, N. R.
Moore, -.orrow, Neiso Newton, Nichol
son, J. Porter, Rea of P. Rhea of T K.ch
ords, Roane, Stge Seybert, Sliaw, Smelt.
Stnihe^ G S ni h, J, Sm.th, Southard.
riiOnfmftii.L l'nrnf»r Wf- xle t**.» Wm.wu.ii
49.
Mr Randolph then moved that the a.
mepdrnent to ;he bill now under con'idera
lion lie on the table for the purpose oj tASc
ing up the bill for reducing me naval es
labiisUment of the U. Stales. Motion lost
=sAyes 2d.
Mr Gho'.son moved <b amend the section
proposed as an amendment by striking out
the words “ when he may deem it expedi
ent,” and inserting the word “ forthwitn.*1
Motion lost without a division.
The question ou agitemg to* the section
proposed by tue S n.te respecting pro.
tec ion of commerce was d ecided as follow* ;
For agreeing—Messrs. Anuer. n lireck
I enridge, J. Brown, Calbou i, VV. Cuamoer
lin, C;ay, Garland,, Ly6*i, .Vl’K.fn, M ntgo
iiii i)» l .’ Aluore, .vlu luoru, tinea, ot l'.
Sammons, oeyoeit, Van Kcnsjt U.r, vVd.
son'sslZ
Against agrceingr=vlessis. \V. Alston,
Bacon, B.rd, Bn-setc, Bub, Biaisde.i,
Boyd, Bu well, Butler, Cloplon Co ,u, Co.
enran,Cook, Cox, Cuas, Davenport Daw
sou, iiluol , Fmdley, Fraintpn, Gannett,
Gaiduer, laa.iyc, Goadwyv^H^ieter, Huf
fy, J .G. Jacksoa, Jcukiiis jfme*, Kennedy,
iJL^L. Lewis, Lvte, Marion, M’.
i BlWj iVtfK.ee, M ^ier, JB.in<aJ, N rl nloore,
kM^mow, Moseley,Newton, Nicnoi
fcon^iik.n>J. PoneSR iuviol^h, ite& ot P.,
kUiCiiaras, Koa:ie,'#b!tge, Shaw, bueffeyj
\tnelt, Smihe, G. SimtlijS. Smuti, S >uthai d,1
Stantosdf Stanley, bw^pe, iaiunadge,
Taylor Fnompson, TroBp, Tdiuer, Van
Hori., WeakLy, Wntatmi— 70.
So the question was decided in the ne.
gative.
Air Gholson then moved to amend the Se
nate’s amendment oy adding tnereio sever..1
sections respecting me protection ot com
merce, ixu.
Dnuu.s arising whether it was possible
to amend an amendment alredy decided
on by the House, and debate ensu.ng —
A motion was made to adjourn and car
ried, at a little be tore 6 o’clock.
May 1.
A message was received from the Pre*
sident, in compliance wun uie cail ot yes*
terday, with aocunienu, ol wn.chiue follow
ing are the most material.
‘•In pursuance of the resolution of the
Louse of Representatives ot yesterday tlie
Secretary ol State has me honor to trans.
mtc to tne President of the U. States, the
accompanying papers maiked A. B. U. D.
E. F. •
•* No information has been received, that
any communication has been m ide to our
minister in London on the p.nt of tne Bn*
tish govt rmuent “ in answer to any nine
presented by him in pursuance of msiruc.
lions given on the 23d Nov. 1809.
No answers have been giv n to the “pro
positions or overtures, made on the part oi
lh« Unite d States to Ihe governments of
Great Hr.tain and France, respecting any
ot the nruers and decrees att'.cting neutral
commerce,” which have not neon hereto,
fors or which are not herewith communi*
cated. Ail wiuch is respc.Ctfu.iy submit*
ted.
R. SMITH.
Department of State,
May 1, 1810.
— f
Copy of a letter from General Armstrong#
to Mr Pinkney, Paris, Jan. 25, 1810. T1
Si*. \
A letter from Mr Secretary Smith of the
1st December last made it my duty to en*
quire of his Excellency the Duke of Cadore
what were the condition^ on which his mi.
jesty the Emperor would annul hia decree
co nmonly called the Merlin decree, and
whether if G. Britain revoked her block,
ade* of a date anterior to that decree, hia
majesty would caosent to revoke the said
decree i To these questions 1 have this day
received the following answer, which I has.
ten to convey to you by a special inessen.
gcr.
AmwEx.
“ The only condition required for the
revocation by his majesty the Emperor of
the decree of Berlin will be the prtvuu*
revocation by the British government ol /
her blockades ot France, or part of France \
(such as that from the Kibe to Brest
tec.) ofa dste anterior te that of the afore*
laid decide.”
Besides mVth other husines*, the bPi cm,
cerning commercial initrcuurse has become
t law, containing merely the exclusion of
British and French a mini vessels, and the
autnority to renew the non.intercourse law
against either belligerent in case the other '(
mall revoke its orders or decrees.
The loan bill was also finally passed;
Both Houses adjourned at 12 o’clock at
night. Particulars in our next.
FOREIGN.
NON-INTERCOURSE!
From Lon lon, (per the Packet.)
“ We are told that there are nearly
FIVE HUNDRED SAIL OF
FRENCH VESSELS in our river
at this time, that have come with car
goes under licence. One Broker told
me he had 50 sail under his care,
some of them two hundred tons. Neu
tral Captains for the voyage.”
[By the Ann, from Liverpool, at
Boston.)
London, March 23. We under
stand that licences were yesterdav re
fused by the Board of Trade, for the
importation ol Commodities of any
1 description from France. Thirty-two
ve»seU are mow, however, in progres*
ol loading lor France, with tin, train
oil, logw od, indigo, and other dyj
starts: Merchandize of this kind has
ia consequence ri*eu in our markets.
Nkw-York, May 2.
The ship Ann arrived at Boston on
Saturday, in 28 days from Liver j >ol.
Papers to the 25th March have ot-cn
r Reived at the Exchange Coffee
Ho me; they have little to say on A
•ne icsn affair*, and are barren of i
portant intelligence. A passenger
states— **
Th^ frigate John Adams, sided
fro n Co arcs the 22 J March for Ha*
vre, w tic re she expected to stop but
one day. It is said she has on hoard
a Treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, confidently expect
, ed to be satisfactory.
The States mm of the 22 J March,
stiys—the American frigate John A
dams is yet waiting a* Cowes for too
Dispatches of Air. Pinkney, whose ne
g >c atioawith Marquis Well :dev, not
withstanding the repeated r-.ports to
the contrary, does not appear to be iet
brought to a conclusion.
1 he London p ipefs state that ac
counts fro n Holland mention the re
/^ivaJofxra Je at Amsterdam; that the
contained in the letter of ttie
IDJ^aoflpadore had not beer, execu
\ a at the part of Holland, which
"***^P*P0ied to he annexed to France,
is Soutn of the M es.
Ihe English hive given licences
for the Exportation of .Dye-stuffs,
Ashes, and Li u: ill. to France.
London, March 10,
Advices from Petersburg, to a very
recent uate, were received on Saturday, 4
but the intelligence from that quarter
J3 by no menus satisfactorv. T*ie 4
lowing arc extracts from tnc letters.
“ PiTtRsii'Rt%J Feb. 27.
“The condition of tniugs here is
much the same as when I Use wrot;
you, excepting that, it possible, tie
French inHue-.ee increase,. The Em
p r>r is notoriously gover .eJ by a
French woman; and he is seen dfi.ly
talking arm in arm with Caulincouu
on the most intimate footing.
Th; condemnation of British ships
under American colours has of 1 te
been more frequent since the arrival
ol Mr. Adams, the minister irom th*
United States, as he says he is deter
mined, while he remains in P. tersM
burg, that the Fhg of his nation shall
not be prostituted for the purposes
of commerce, since it is most essenti
ally injuring the trade of America to i
allow ol such misapplication.
“ If the Baltic should be open to yo j,
we do not expect to have muon inter
course until May, on account of the
severity of the season in t ie Gulph.
Many French privateers are cruisinz
hi the Baltic.” *
* —
JAract *f a letter from Liverpool, dated
^ ’ 23d March, 1810.
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