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FOREIGN.
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Fr m the Boston Palladium of Fri
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day, April 13.
VERY LAVS NEWS.
By the ship Juno, which arrived yes.
terday in a very short passage from
I or don, papers to March 12, were
received.
i'he I.on don Courier of March 9,
sa's the ship John Adams was expec
ted to sail yesterday from Cowes, and
is to touch at a Fi t rch. pert to take des
patches from General Armstrong. It
is raid she will carry out with her the
basis on which it is proposed to ter
n ir.ate all differences between Great
Britain -nd the United States. It is
stated to have obtained the entire con
currence of Mr. Pinkney. [We un
derstand the John Adams remained
L in England when the Juno sailed.]
‘ '1 he Morning Post of March 12,
saj s, “ we have reason to hope that the
ntg< ciation between Marquis of Wel
les. ey and jVL". Pinkney has taken a
favourable lu^i” dnd thus we trust,
thctfkjdcnt desMflof Napoleon will
be Hntrated.
.^^^rder a^Coutml has been issu
ed lor coutin*ig opeirBie West India
Islands to vessels from the United
iuates, il the Colonial Governors think
proper.
The free exportation of cotton from
England, to places not blockaded, is
The subject of commercial Licen
ces has been under consideration in
the British Parliament ; and papers
relative to the subject were called for
I and granted. T he Earl of Lauder
dale pit deed himself to prove that the
I^^nc<.«had actually injured the corn
r^^pa! interests of the country.
Earl o! Chatham had retired.
^^is dates in the London papers
are to March 4.
Intelligence from Cadiz is to the
26th i't Feb. It had nearly 30,000
triops within its walls, and was well
supplied with money, water and pro
visions. The Biitbh and Spaniards
had prevented the French from at
tacking the city. Several for's they
had erected had been destroyed hy the
gun-boats ; Sc fevefal successful enter
prises had been made against parties
of|fciem onthe m.>in land. D< puties
frJrri Joseph had been refused admis
sion at Cadiz, and his proclamations
burnt by the hangman. The members
of the Supreme Junta are said to have
been arrested. Cadiz will withstand a
long siege. In Catalonia, the Spaniards
have gained some trifling advantage.
A body of French troops were near
Badajoz, on the frontiers of Portugal j
but we do r.ot find that kingdom had
been invaded up to Feb. 25, although
~luke of Abranies, on his way io
has arrived at Bayonne, des
peedily to subdue the Portu..
iris paper of March 2, contains
a letter from Marshal Sonlt, with an
Account of the taking of Malaga, by
Sebastiani, Some disturbances pre
ceded the event. General Cues'a,
rud the old civil and military oflict is
h d been seized and sent on ship board.
A threat cumber of the inhabitants,
marching ou*, and joining with the
countrx people had a desperate battle !
with the JOO of them
(Spaniards) ; and the re
mainder ret re *o the city fight
subdued. The
the loss of 30 i
in the harbour,
uestered.
a con*
tributidn at Algtziras, at Tariffr and
at Seville. T he Biitishund Spaniards
had been successful in some enterp/rizes
agrdoet the French on the main land
rear Odiz.
Paris paper of March 1, contains
^Communication from the Emperor
C&poleon to the Senate, announcing
that he had concluded a treaty of mar
l-age with the Archduchess Maria
I.ruisa, daughter of the Emperor of
Germany.
A French tribunal has been employ
ed at Tritves to try a prodigious
number of persons accused of revolt in
the Ocpaitmrnt of Sure, in which the
insurgent* had been joined by the na
tional guards.
A letter from Paris, Feb. IT, men
tions the condemnation, by the council
of prizts ' of four American vessels
and ihr ir cargoes } among them was
the ship Henrietta (tote Nichols) of
lloston. The same htter adds, I
“ t^ re are ma- y Amenc no here
\vh<l' ship*, -nd cargoes are gone, past i
rcde\ption.” ]
Dispatches from Mr Armstrong 1
ard Mr, l’mkney were biought in the I
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EXTACTJ j
By the Juno, from London*
London, March 9.
In a letter received yesterday from
; Holland, was enclosed the following
abstract of a Decree :
“ The chief secretary of h:s Majes
ty’s [Louis] council, authorised by the
resolutions of February [No. II] here
by acquaints the Director of the cus
toms, that it is his majesty’s firm and
positive direction that (provisionally)
no American vessel shall be allowed
to enter the harbours of this kingdom,
under any pretext whatever, let the
cargo consist of whatsoever it may.
1 he place from whence she may come
is of equal indifference ; whether she
may not have been in England, or has
not been visited by the flag of that na
tion on her voyage. Such vessels, on
the contrary, will be permitted to re
turn to sea directly, without being al
lowed to discharge even a part of her
cargo. The Director of the customs
is ordered to give the necessary direc
tions lor the immediate and strict ex
ecution of these orders.”
Louis Bonaparte King of Holland,
1 in a letter to the Legislative Body, ex
j pressts astonishment and indignation
at the French government, for it*
charges against hi3 subjects, “ tjtat
they have betrayed the common cause
in their commerce, and not done suffi
cient for the interest of France.” He
promises to labour that Holland may
be permitted to exist as a nation. The
letter is rlnterl EmK 1
March 10.
It has been reported in some ofthe
public papers, that the John Adams
j frigate was to sail from Cowes with
the first fair wind. We have reasot
to believe, that she will be detained ai
least a week longer. It is understood
in the best informed circles on Ame.
ricao affairs, that Mr Pinkney had pro
prosed a distinct question, to which s
! categorical answer is expected; anc
on the reply to which the ultima tun
ofthe Republican government will de
pend. It is, whether thu Minister)
of this countiy will or will not trea
on the basis of the revocation of th<
orders in Council.
. Morning Chron.
Extractcf a letter from London, dated
March 12.
“The news from the north is unfa
' vorable to the prosperity of the Ame
rican trade. Napoleon is stretching hit
powerful arm along the German coast3
and report says, he means to seize- on
, Holstein, the belter to intercept and
! totally to suppress that cupidity so e
minei.tly characteristic of trading na
; tions! Thus he means to convert the
! whole continent into a virtuous milita
j ry government. The last symptoms
j of despair h<tve succeeded to the hope
!ot release of sequestered (or in other
1 words confiscated) merchandize at St.
i Sebastians. They have, by a i iter oi
the 6tii, from Paris, received this day,
j been ordered to, and principally ar
rived at Bay onne, there the cargoes are
mixed without any reg.-rd to packs,
grs, or distinction of property. They
will no doubt soon be placed in the
I nr'r.erinl trpflaiirt **
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statJTpapers.
GREAT BRITAIN AND AME
RICA.
Correspondence between Mr Secre
tary Canning and the Hon. D.
Krskine.
(Laid before Parliament.)
Despatch from Mr Secretary Canning
to the Honorable David Erskhn ,
daret! Foreign Office, January 23,
1309.
Sir,
Your despatches from No. 46 to 49,
both inclusive, have been received,
and laid before the King, The most
serious attention of his Majesty’s go
vernment has been directed to the ino3i
important matter trea’ed in those des.
patches; and especially lo tl!bje con
fidential communications which you
repre«ent yourself to have received
from different individuals of influence
in the American government, respect j
ir.g the political relations of G. li. and
the (J. S ato,
It must be confessed, that the con/ ?.
liatorydisposition which the«i»- indivi
duals describe to you as existing rr
ihe part of the American aduiiiiLinti
»n, does in1 appear either in the awts
the government, or in the debates oT
'.i»rgr« sr. But t.ie mtimnton* whi h
mve been given tu you of the dif
ftrence between the personal svnti*
merits of Mr Jefferson and those of hip.
>robal>!e successor in the Fretddcncv,
vi;h respect to this country, And the
icpcs which you have bicn led to en
eitam, tha the begi »:ng of the new
Presidency may be favorable to a*
change of policy in America, ifoppo'* •
'unity aud encouragement for 'such a 1
change shall be afforded bv this coun
try, have induced his majesty’s govern
ment to review and consider the most
important points of disagreement be
tween the two governments ; and 1
have received his majesty’s command
to send you such instructions on those
subjects, as must, if the government
of the United States be seriously dis
posed to accommodation, lead to
■ immediate and satisfactory ad
these points is the affair
ake. Nothing preven
ted anami^le conclusion of this dis
cussiSlrt^mr Rose except the refusal
of the American government to with
draw the proclamation issued on the
2d July* 1807, by which the ships of
war of Great Britain were interdicted
from the harbors of the United States,
while those of France continued to be
allowed a free resort to them.
The construction given by Mr Ma
disaAft the resolution of the commit*
tee, t^wl.om the consideration of the
foreign relations of the U. States were
referred at the opening of the present
session of Congress, undoubtedly goes
a considerable way to remove the ob
jection to which the proclamation was
liable.
On the exclusion of the ships of war of
both belligerents from the ports of a neu*
teal state, neither belligerent has a right
to complain. The partiality of that regu*
lation alone gave to it a chara^cr of hos
tility.
Ib therefore, the ships of war of France
5"B P°,m ^cl l,ave been excluded
fromWjb ports of the U. States., and such
ship^^Cthat description as were in those
poits at the time of passing the resolution,
shall have been warned lo depart, his ma
jesty would no longer insist upon the lor.
tr.al recal of the proclamation a3 a preli.
, nrnary to the adjustment of the differtn*
ces arising f om the affair of the Che-a
. peak"". It is stdl necessary, however, ei.
i ther that the proclamation should be with'
| drawn, or its operation formally declared
i lo be at an end j but it will be sufficent
if that withdrawal or declaration is recor.,
i ded (Mfccording to the arrangement which
Mr M^Jison professed himself ready to
adof^kfi the same instrument, or ai the
same wme, with the terms of reparation
which his majesty isn iw w iling to cfler.
The terms r.f reparation which Mr Rose
was authorised to propose, weie in sub.
stance
ls|. A formal disavowal by his majesty
of th^TiCt of admiral Berkeley :
2dly. I he restoration of the men forci
bly taken from on board the Chesapeake,
reserving lo his majesty the tight of cla m.
ing in a regular way from the American
government the discharge of such of tlnm
as might prove upon investigation to be
either natural born subjects of his roa*
jes:y, or destriers from his majesty’s ser
vice i
3d y. A pecuniary provision suitable to
their respective situations in life, for the
widows or orphans ot such men (not being
naturaUjorn subjects of his majesty or de
sciteiVvfiona his majesty’s service) as
muy been u?fprtuna;ely killed on
board rk^^Chcsapeako,
. 1" re,urn for these concessions, his ma
J-s y required .* ~-Ist, A disavowal on he
, pan of the American government of the
detention by Commodore Ba ron of deser.
her* lrom his majesty's service.. Of his
denial of his having such persons on board
01 mc snip under hi3 command, and his
reusal to deliver them on commands—
Sdjy, a like di.avowal of .he outrages com
mixed on the persons or properly of his
muje-ty’s subjects at Norfolk, or elsewhere,
in cor.siqucnct of this affair ; an engage!
meni was also to he required that the a„
merman government should not in future
ceun»enance any of i’s agents, civil or mili
tat y, encouraging desertion from his majes
ty a service.
1 last point being according to the
f8ifW in your No. 47, to be p.ovided
for by^special aCl cf (Congress, it 13 ■ oi
neceinm>j[ *0 obtain any specific engage,
mem or declaration respecting it ; and as
it is above all things desirable to simplify
as much as possible ihe conclusion cf an
arrangement which has been so long pen*
ding ; .is a recurrence to the details of ihe
sffdir of he Chesapeake, of the cauies
•vhiih led to ii, and of he discussions im
mediately arising out of it, might lead to
complicated and fiunless controversy, his
majesty on Iiir part would l>c conteu ed a;
p.'tacn to watre nny demand for re rospec!
live disavowals on the pan of the govern
merit of the United S ates, that govern*
mer.l W^lng on the o her hand c n emc. < ,
to rco<,;^ba<k ihe rorn forcibly taken «*ut
'.L4ly^C*VSPueokc ns the single and suffi
cvr^ 01 rtP4,«l'0|»
» i^Jiicb, however, his Majesty would
still be xrdfii g ;o add tlvc provision for Ur I
widows- tid'd orph ms of men k I'ed in the j
afticn, but o» an nCt ol Im majesty's spoit' |
taneot** gerero'ity. This ti 1 range mi nt, I (
have tvciy reason to believe, b-th fionvi
rwhat Mr P»i kney has tta'i d to me,'a J|
uti t Mr Rose irpons of Mr Madidon’*}
unofficial conversations, world be satisiac.)
toiy to the American government upon
this subjetl; Whe'her this arrangerrub.
shall he settled by a foimal conversation, ■
or by the exchange of nifyihletiai ikh«*
da ed the ?amo day, ai d rec>p ocajjy dc.
I.vered at the same time, is left to thed.
:ision ol youiftUf and of the Ann ricet>
otuiiler, 1
1 have o..!y to'add (;hr>ugli t see fn(
g-xcnd to ap[neiteml tliai .*uch a demand
Itkely to L'c brought fbtwattl) that-1 you
are Vcad lv and perem'.O'ily to refuse any
dim »nd fur any oilier mark of his majesty's
displeasure to Admiral Be k«*l?y, tha i that
which wa* in'he first ins aoce manifested,
by that c m;ei*s im.ndiae re cal.
You ore to open the subject r.fthe Ches
epeuke separately and distinctly. The
manner in which the proposal fur the ad.
jusi meut of that diflei ence may be rcceiv*
eU will be i he best lest of the general d s
podt on of the American govern orient^ and
will naturally indicate the course to be
pursued in respect to the further mstruc.
lions xtliich I shall proceed to commu ii*
cate to you in another dispatch
1 am, See.
(Signed)
GEORGE CANNING.
^he Paris Mortiteur, the government
paper, contains long comments on the
late speech of tha king of England.——
From these comments we extract the
following as interesting to Americans.
Speech—** His majesty has received
the strongest assurances from the
American minister resident at this
court, that the United States are de.
sirous of maintaining friendly rela
tions between tfie two countries.
This N lesire will'be met by a cor
feAtm|ing disposition on the part
^fft jfr »yi esty.” X
MgnUpIr—We scarcely know which
to admire most, tlyi pusillanimity of
England towards Sweden,' her ironv
towards Spain, or her conduct towards
the United Slates. The latter have
just rejected your Jackson—Jackson,
who ever bears written in his face the
name oi v-openiragen, and who is so i
stigmatized, that every relation with
him can only produce dishonor ! They
have laid an embargo on vour vessels ;
they have been deaf to your intrigues, |
and you have become humble, pliant
ar.rl mild ! You consider yourselves
happy that the United States have not
determined to make war upon you.
Whence this language ? men ask one
another with astonishment. It shews
a pusillanimity highly worthy of the
resL^f the speech. '1 here is nothing
by 'yar with America, and
wish «ou every thing is done for gold.
Men^ly fight for gain,and it is only
forgolpyjKt shed vourblood. Thinking
men see, on the banners of your troops,
in lieu of the leopards of your armo
ries, those symbols of nobility and of
chivalry, bales of sugar, of tea, and of
coffee. It is lor these you fight. Your
commerce would reap no profit from
war with the United States, and Irom
that moment you are deaf io every in
sult !
Speech—tl What temporary and par-1
tial inconvenience may have resul.
led from the measures which were
directed by France against those
great sources of our prosperity and
strength, those measures have whol.
ly failed of producing any perma
nent or general effect.”
Moniteur—You acknowledge that
the measures directed by France a
gainst i he main resources of your pros
fWthuve produced some effect, bu'
.^temporary effect. We shall
poiuio^ tjie reason why that effect
aomentary, and indi
The aff airs of Spain
. » . I
v v|iwuwu man) 15 ui tnai
kingdom ; they shall be 6hut against
you. Trieste was for you a place of
immense trade ; it is now forever shut
against you. Holland above all, ob
structed the result of measures, which
deHy&their force from the uniformi
ty #f CXtfdyon ; she has betrayed the
coiimonrauke ; she has received your
goofys umicr Inn American flag, dis
owned by^th# (J. S'ates themselves, or
any othfcjj <^l#ak. bit she shall not re*
ceive them any longer! Your Orders
in Council ot 1807, render it necessa
ry, that the Coast and ports of Holland
I be occupied by French troops ; and
j that shad be done* And as one
J of the results of the first and second
I coalition was the extension of the
! coast of France to the Scheldt, the re
sult of your orders in council of 1807, i
will be this, to extend the coast of
1’ranee to the Kibe. The inconveni
ences which you have hitherto experi
enect^o— - momentary manner, you
shal^Ter.ccforth constantly experience, 1
andln dbnfffter more severe. It must
be Ari^ViesL tllat the exertions re- j
quii<V wfe^font'mental war, have!
caus<®*janj^ringi to be relaxed.—
I he peace of the continent, secured |
by the union of two great empires, and
the adhesion cf Prussia, Denmark,
Sweden and Austria to the same mh
tem,wili impart fresh vigour to all the
measures and deprive you of every
means to trade with Kurope.
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MOUSE Ob i\li.t*HE$EMA7IVES.
April 16.
REDUCTION OP ARM F AND NAVY.
The House again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr Bassett in the «
chair, on the bill for laying additional du- •
ties. ~
il'o this committee had also been refer*
the following resolution:-" RrS\>lved,
That the military anil naval evablishincnts
of the United States ought to Ue reduc*
ed.”]
Mr Taylor moved that the bill for inn* *
posing additional duties lie on the tab e
for the purpose of taking up this resolu
tion.
This motion was supported by Messrs.
Marion, Dana and Troup, on the ground
that it was proper to ascertain what the ex
penditure of the year would be before pio.
vision was made to meet it; and was op*
posed by Messrs. Lov;, VV- Alston, Mont,
gomery and Southard, on the gound that
the additional duty would be proper whe*
ther the army and navy were reduced or
not.
The motion to Isy the bill, on the tab’e
was carried—49 to 46.
Mr Macon moved to amend the resolu
tion so as to disband the whole army.
1 his inodon to amend was negat.ved, two
or three gentlemen only voting in the affir
mative.
I he partial redaction of the army was
advocated by Messrs. Macon, Dana, S>ui*
lie, Johnson, Talimadge, Taylor, M’Kee
and Root, aud opposed by Messrs Nelson,
Rhea of (Ten.) Holland, Boyd, and M’,
K,ee.
On n^otion of Mr Root, the resolution was
amended so as to read as follows :
Resided, That the military establish*
rr*f»n* Ko TT Cl .. .1 » ■
----— — — - —- '''•rj1** isuuuwu | ami
that the naval estaolit ^ncnt ought to be
reduced.
Mr Root then called fora division of the
question.
And the question being taken on so much
as relates to the military estsblistnhent, was
carried, Ayes 77—present about 1U0 mem
bers .
And the qurstion was taken on the re
maining part relative to the naval establish
ment, and carried, Ayes 68.
The question on the whole resolution was
I then taken and carried.
The committee rose and reported pro
cess on the duty bill, obtained leave to sic
again on it, and reported their agreement
to the resolution.
The ciouse agreed now to consider the
report of the committee, but before taking
a question on it, Adjourned.
•v* April 17.
MkSttiilie said that in reviewing thebu
sinessVefore the House, he thought it was
impossmje to adjourn on the 23d inst. as
; they had agreed to do. He therefbie mov
ed to resend that vote.
The House agreed toconsider the motion.
50 to 23. ’
Mr Ely oppossed the motion as prema*
tuie, and irregular, inasmuch as it appear
ed to him to be proper that the proposition
to recede should come from the House
which had last agreed to the resolution, as
it was to be supposed that the House would
Inliy have investigated it. The Senate,
bevdes, Mr Ely said, was the budy most
hkely to be possessed ot farts or evidence
winch would render it proper to protract
the session.
Mr Smilip *a:d he would move that the
resolution should lie on the table but that
he had understood the rules of the Senate
required tnree days tor the passage of sucit
a iesoiUtion j and, if not passed to day,
it might not be in time for the Senate to
act on it before the day fixed lor adjourn*
meat.
Hifc:*ermore was of opinion that the re
solution should orgmate wait the Senate,
unless something was offered from the Kxd
cu-.ve wnicb should render it necessary to
protract the session, lie was against the rc
solution.
Mr t4)lr.lcmi mnvnrl A — --J -ft _
--- wiiivuu »UV IllVIblUif)
*>y Hudiug ilicicto a rciuiutiou to atijouru
on the 1st of Alay.
Mr I’ltktn said it the question was takes
now, he should vote against it. It the Pre.
sideiit had received information to make it
necessary lor Congress to continue longer
together, he trusted he would give it. If
any such information was in his possrsstan
it was his duty to communicate it to tne
House. The President knew that Congress
had determined to adjuuru on the 23J. If
ne wished them to continue longer, .vlr 1*.
said lie trusted that he would give them
thatwntoifcation, Till that information was
rtCtffcdAe cou^ not a^reeto rescind the
vot(M\ d^purnment.
‘v*%NeIson said his ideas accorded near*
iy witn those of tne gentleman last up. Not
being prepared now to act on the resolution,
he moved that it lie on the table.
»*Ir Fisk hoped the resolution would not
lie on the table, nor be amended as propos
ed, and cited the vat ions important con..
errns now dr pending before Congress ns so
many arguments in luvor of the motion,
particularly the renewal of the charter of
the U*ok ot the l/. S, If this subject was
not acted on, the Piundcnt mignt tie com*
[•tiled on acc.nm; ot it to convene Congress
m anextra^ session.
Mr Quincry opposed the resolution. If
Congress were now to protract the Session,
in what situation WutuJ tney pmec the mtr.,
:h-'VbC, w itn bed calculated Wi it Certainty oil
.he udjourn.i.vib ol Congrer, otj the 231,
slid con. iij cci.tiy on the expiration ol tne
»on.iiiterCoui»t U« at that tune i Was lap
ii me going thus to hang them in sut*
pence i It the reso'uusn was. Jiunptrd, a
bwl lor tt»e immedia e rtp ai ol the
tit.et course it um fie simultaneously puss*
I'JLswxs. I'l and iTpu.in al.vo oppos.
hi the ft;solution, ind i<1i .-lacou ^upjfo; ;cd ft
Tl*.CjUi C‘:i to lay it ..n tt.c tfiblc was
t.-t t ie^BM to f. j.
'On niMuu.! .vlr ]?•’. :wwho . bserv.J
hatthf fciciitiar.cti.etiwu wi» tedtojj>rnu*.se