The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1806-04-11 00:00:00, page 2

A HILL,
To carry into effi ft the provifi vis of the eighth
leftion of the “Aft regulating the grants of
hnd, and providing for the difpnfal of the
lands of the U. S. fouth of the ftate of Ten
neflee.
BE it enatted by t hr Senate and Horife ofllepre
fentatives of the U. S. of America in Cows refs
afemlled, That until the firit day of January
next, fhall he, and is hereby allowed to any per
fon or perfon«. claiming public lands in the
Miffifiippi territory, fouth of the (late of Ten
neirce and weft of the ftate of Georgia, under
any aft or pretended aft of the ftate of Georgia,
and the evidence of whole claim has been ex
hibited to the fccretary of ftate, and recorded in
books in his office, conformable to the aft of
Congrefs, pa<Ted the third day of March, one
thoufand eight hundred and three, entitled “ An
aft regulating the grants of lands and providing
for the difpnfal of the lands of the U. S. fouth
ofthe ftate of Tenneflee,” to lodge in the oifice
of the fecretarv of ftate, a fnfticient legal rcleafe
of all fuch c laim to the IJ. S. to take elTeft on
provifion being made by Congrefs for tne in
ilemnifidwion of fuch claimants, conformably to
the provifions of this aft.
Sfc.2. And be it further enatted, That every
tfeed, conveyance, or other written evidence of
any claim to the fai 1 lands, derived from any
perfon or perfons, whatsoever, finer the fame
was exhibited to arid recorded in the oifice of
the fe ret ary of ftate as aforefiid, fhall, before
the lirft day of December next, be exhibited by
the claimant to the fecretury of ftate, and re
corded as is proiide 1 in the aforefaid aft ; and
every deed, conveyance, or other written evi
dence of any claim, as aforefaid, which fhall
not l»e exhibited and recorded as aforefiid, be
fore the firft lay of December next, fhall he null
and void, and incapable of being pleaded or
given in evidence in any court whatfoever.
Sf.c. 3. A id be it further enatted. That if on
or before the Si ft day of January next, fuch fuf
ficient releafrs as anrefiid fhall he lodged in the
laid otfi -e of the fecretarv of ft.,it., fhall rc
leafe to the TJ.S. and difeharge all claims to the
fsid lands, whi h have been exhibited to the fe
cretary of- ftate and recorded as aforefaid, or
which may be exhibited and recorded agreeably
to the provifions of this aft, Congrefs will make
provifion by law for the indemnification of fuch
claimants: Provided always, That fuch in
demnification lh- II be upon the principles, con
formable to, and in no wife exceeding the terms
propofed as the bafis of a compromife, report
ed by the enmmiffioners, appointed in purfu
anceoftheaft, entitled, “An aft for an ami
cable fettlement of limits with the ft ite of Geor
gia, and anthonfing the eftahlifhment of a go
vernment in the MifTiMippi territory, in obedi
ence to the provifions of the aft fupplemental
to the laft mentioned aft.”
The Yeas and Nays on its paftage in the Se
nate are as follow :
Yras— Mellr*. Ad tir, Adam*, Biyard, Brad
ley, Condit, Gilman, Hilllionfe, Howland, Pick
ering, Smith of M<!. Smith of N. Y. Smith of
Ohio, Smith of Vt Stone, Sumter, Thru (ton,
Tracy, White and Wright — ip,
M»r/*-Mcflr*. Baldwin, Gaillard, Kifchel,
Logan, Mat lay, Mitchill, Mo,rc,Plumer, 8mith
Of Ten, Turner and W >rtliington — ij.
The following are the Yea* and Nays in the
Iloofeof Reprefrntativcs on thequeftion, " (hall
the bill be rejected fw
Yet’t—MeMrs. Anderfon Bard, BafTet, Berlin,
grr, Biarkl dge,, Blake, Blount, Brown, Bul
lcr, Cafcy, Claiborne, Clark, J. Clay, M, Clay,
Clnpton, Conrad, Dawfm, l!ai le, F.pprs, Gar
nett, Ooodwyn, Gray, Gregg, llalfey, Hamil
ton, Holme*, fours Kenan, T.eib, Mac Par
land, Marirm, Malta s, N. R. Moore, T. Moore,
J"o. Morrow, Mtimf'wd, R. Neffort, Ncwt<m,
Olin, Pugh, J. Randolph, T. M. Randolph,
Rliea of Penn. Richards, Sammons, Sandford,
^Ks time, to confider any, he wifbgd toVtraw
VKattention of the Iloufe to one which expe
rience had proven to be really ueeelTxry and pro
7 per.
The objeft of diftrifting the dates & veiling
the choice of eleftors of Prefident and Vice Pre
fident in the people, was one which he had fre
quently urged and advocated in the legillature
of the ftate which he had the honor in part to
Teprefent, under the conftitution as it now
Hands, which left it optional with the ftate le
giflature, cither to appoint the eleftors them
felvcs, or to veil their eleftion with the people
at large. Indeed he faid he always did think,
and (till thought that the mode of chooling elec
tors, for the chief magiftrate of this country,
ought to be by the people, and that too in an
unjjn-m mode throughout the U. S. This he
P,tohifislered the only proper way to obtain a fair
expreflion of the public will in the choice of
this highly refponfible officer; and in order to
have this fubjeft beforethe Houfe, he would fub
init the following refulution :
That the ftate legiflatures (hall, from time to
time, divide each ftate into diftrifts, equal to
the whole number ot fenators and reprefenta
tives from each ftate, in the Congreft of the U.
S.and (hall direft the mode of chooling an elec
tor of Prefident and Vicc-Prefident, in each of
the laid diftrifts, who (hall be chofen by citizens
having the qualifications requifite for eleftors of
the mod numerous branch of the fHtelegiil iture,
and that the diftrifts fo to be conftituted, (hall
confift, as nearly as may be, of contiguous ter
ritory and of proportion of population, except
where there may he any detached portion of ter
ritory, not of itfelf fufficient to form a diftrift,
which then Ihatl be annexed to fome other por
tion neared thereto ; which diftrifts, when fo
divided, (hall remain unalterable until a new
cenfus of the U. S. (hall betaken.
Mr. J ackfon fubmitted two bills, the one fup
plementary to an aft to extend jurifdiftion in
certain cafes to the territorial courts ; and the
other, to amend the aft to divide the Indiana
territory into two feparate governments, a .d
lor other purpofes, which were referred to a
committee of the whole on Monday.
Mr. Dana after various preliminary remarks
on the alarming ftate of our affairs with foreign
nations, offered the following refolution which
was adopted without a divifion.
Refolved, That the committee to whom was
referred fo much of the mefTage of the Prefi
dent a; relates to aggreflions on our coafts, to
the defence of our ports and harbors, Sec. be
inftrufted to enquire into the expediency of pro
viding by law for the further fireguard’of mer
chant veflcls in the vicinity of the^ U. S. and to
report by bill or otherwife.
In the courfe of his remarks Mr. Dana ex
plains! his objeft to be, not an augmc ition of
the naval force, or any meafure which would
incur exoence ; but the amendment oftheex
ifting laws of the U. S. relative to the extent to
which proteftion ought to be granted to our
veflels on our coafts. Under the exiftir.g laws,
he obferved that a conftruftion bad prevailed
which went to deny the proteftion bevond a
marine league from (liore. He believed protec
tion ought to he extended to a greater diftance,
that it ought likewife to apply to roads in the
vicinity of our ports, and to a line drawn from
head land to head land on thecoaft.
The following is the bill relative to the Geor
gia claims, as patted by the Senate, and rejefted
by the Iloufe of Representatives.
SHM1MW. V. K. 1111)111(1
fon. Trigg, J. Whitehill, R. Whitehill, D. R.
Widiams, Wilfwn, Winn ami Win It on—62.
Nayi—Mtirrs. Alllon, Barker, Betton, Bid
well, J. Campbell, Chandler, Chittenden', Cook,
Crowninlhield, Cutts, Dana, Darby, Daven.
port, Dickfon, Elliot, Ellis, Elmer, Ely, Find
ley, Filk, Fowler. Oreen, Halting*, Helms,
Hough, Jackfon, Kelly, Lewis, Lyon, M‘Cree
rT» Jer. Morrow, Mofeley, J. Nelfon, Pitken,
Quincy, Rufiell, Sailly, Schuneman, J.C. Smith,
Smnton, Stedman, Sturges, Taggart, Talmage,
Tenney, Thomas, T. W. Thompfon, Tracy,
Van RenlTclaer, Varnnm. Wadsworth, Wickes,
M. Williams, and N. Williams—5-4.
Tuesday, April i.
On motion of Mr. Thomas the Houfe came
to a rcfolution to meet at 10 o’clock, A. M.for
the refidue of the felfion.
Mr. Early from the joint committee of the
two Houfes, made a report of the hufinef* ex
pedient to be trmfafled during this feflion.
Mr. J. Clay made a report on a communica
tion from William Tatem, dating that he is pof
fefTed of various drafts, hooks and papers,
which would he highly uf ful to the govern
ment of the United States, and concluding with
arefolufion authoring the Secretary of War
to make fuch purchafe of the fame as he may
think expedient, and appropriating-dollars
to he applied to this purpofe.
Mr. J. Clay faid he prefumed from the difpo
fttion manifefted by the Houfe, there was lit
tle probability of their afling on this fubjefl
during the prefent felfion. He, therefore, mov
ed that the report ftimiid lie upon the tahle, and
be prefented, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Jackfon the Houfe refolv.
ed itfelf into a committee of the whole—Mr.
John C. Smith in the chair—on various bills
relative to the Michigan territory.
Various amendments Were made to thefe hills.
Mr. Jackfon moved to enercafe the falary of
the governor from 2,000 to 3,500 dollars, which
motion wa3 difagreed to without a divifion, as
was a motion to augment it to 3,000.
A motion to allow 2.500 dollars was difagreed
to—Ayes 18—when 2,000 dollars were agreed
to.
In fixing the falarics of the judges Mr. J ack
foil propofed to allow the chief judge 1,600
dollars—motion loft.
It was then agreed to allow 1,000 dollars—
Ayes *l.i—Noes 35.
Ami the fame fum to the aflTociate judges—
Ayes 42—Noes 40.
T lie falary of the fecretary was fixed at 900
dollars—Ayes 55.
The committee rofe and reported their agree
ment to the bills, with fundry amendments, in
which the Houfe concurred.
Mr. Varnum faid he obferved a provifion in
one of thefe bills authorifing the admiflion of
the people of the territory as a ftate into the
union, whenever their numbers ftiould amount
to 40,000 He widied to know on what prin
ciple a different rule was appliedto this terri
tory frorn that applied to the other territories,
Mr. Findley moved to ftrike out the feflion
He ohferved that when their population a
mounted to 60,000 they mult be admitted. Un
til that period, under the prefent afl.s, the pow
er of an earlier adn.iffion was diferetiouary
with Congrefi. He thought it beft that the bu
linrfs (hon'd reft on this footing.
Mr. Jackfon advocated the feflion. He re
marked that the courfe purfued relative to the
North Weftern Territory afforded a precedent
in point, as they were formed into a date when
thefe numbers but little, if at all exceeded
4').ooo. Nor could it he confident with repub
!lc*i» P^y to keep the territories of the IT. S.
in a 'late of vaffulage to the longed period with
in the power of the IJ. S. By admitting them
into the union at an early period, we fbould
mod affeflually conciliate their affeflion and
mfure their attachment to us—whereas by with
holding this privilege we may proportionably
eftrange their regard. This proviiion would
bkewife fuperccde the trouble ofaflingonthe
annual memorials which, it was probable, would
be prefented to Congrefs. It would alfo pro
mote the fettlement of a frontier of the U. S.
and afford it proteflion without refort to a mili
tary force.
Mr. Smilie replied—when then quefton was
taken on ftrikmg out the feflion and carried—
Ayes 7!.
The bill.? were then ordered to be engroffed
for a third reading. ®
On motion of Mr. John Randolph, the Honfe
took up the report of the committee of the
w!'o!e on fundry refolution® agreed to by them
on the ‘28th utt.
v\ hen the queftion was put on concurring in
the report of the committee of the whole in
their agreement to the fecond refolution, as fol
lows :
2nd Refolution, That the union of a plurali
ty ot office* in the perfon of a finglc individual,
but m >re efpecially of the military with the ci
vil authority, is repugnant to the fpirit of the
conftitution of the U. S. and tends to the intro
ducing of an arbitrary government:
On this queftion an interring debate enfued,
in which the affirmative fide was efpoufed by
MelTrs. J. Randolph and J. Clay, and the nega
tive by Mcftrs. Bidwell, Smilie, Sloan, Quincy,
Gregg, Findley, Rhea, of Tenn. VarnuroTEImer
and Southard.
When the queftion was taken by Yeas and
Nays—Yeas hi —Nays 81—and the refolution
was eonfeqtienMv rejected.
This difeuffion was opened by the opponent.?
of the refolittmn. They denied that either a
plurality of office, or an union of civil and mil.
itary office in one perfon, was incompatible with
the fpirit of the conftitution. Th-ry faid that
the fpirit of the conftitution could only be in
ferred from its letter, and that the inftrument
did not contain a (ingle provifion inhibiting the
union. To (hew this, by proving a contrary
principle to be ingrafted intheconft Mtion, they
inftanced the union of civil and military autho
rity in the pc rfoit* of the chief magiftrate, who
was ex-officio commander in chief of the army
and militia of the United States, and to ftirw
the uniform conftrinftion given to the conftitu
tion, they appealed to the conduct pra.Mifed
under the government, and to the paffage of
various laws uniting civil and military functions
in the fame individual. They maintained, that
even if this union of offices were repugnant to
the fpirit of the conftitution, it did not belong
to one or both Houles of Congrefs to pafs a re
folution declaratory of its meaning ; that fuch
abftra.'t declarations and interpretations were
unauthorifed and were extremely dangerous j
that if the conftitution were defective, the only
proper courfe was to offer an amendment to it.
They further remarked that this refolution was
intended to pafs ?. cenfure upon the executive
on account of the recent appointment of Ge
neral Wiikinfon, who was brigadier general
in the army, to the office of governor of L »ui
.i tna ; that if the executive were reprehenfi
ble on this fcorc, this was not the remedy.
The conftitution had repof. d the Dover of ap
pointment in the hands of the Prefident and Se
nate ; and the only ronftitutional courfe, which
amid be p.irfued, was in cafe of an abufe of
power, to prefer an impeachment.
uuwin mi
civil anti militaiy office* In one perfon, incom
patible with the fpirit of the conftitution. They
faid the fpirit of the conftitution required the
military to be kept in Itridt fubnrdination to
the civd authority, and that it was for thisrea
fon that the Prefident of the United States was
commander in chief of the army and navy ;
not that it was intended except in great emer
gencies, that he fhould atfunlly difcharge the
duties attached to this ftation. They main
tained that fine -ure offices were contrary to
the fpirit of the conftitution, and that the union
contemplated by the refolution tended to efta
blifh finecures, hy affigning to an individual
the duties of offices which could not both be
difeharged. They contended that this was not
an abftradt declaration, fsut a refolution on
which it was contemplated to bottom a law.
To the charge of meaning to fix acenfureon
the executive for the appointment of Genera!
Wilkinfon, it was replied that this charge emi
nated from the fnggeftions of the opponents of
the refolution, though it was not denied by the
friends of the refolution, that they confiJercd
the appointment ex»re nely reprehenfible.
This is hut an imperfect outline of a debate
which (hall be given at length hereafter.
Wednesday, April 2.
Mr. J. Randolph fta'ed that an underftanding
had taken place between the minifter of the U.
S.at P*ris, and the Fiench minifter of the pub
lic treafury, as to the payment of daims of A
merican citizens, generally called Bordeaux em
bargo claims, (the payment of which had here
tofore been ftifpended) by which it was agreed
that payments (honld be made at the treafury
of the U. S Under the exifting provifions, this
authority did not .attach to the treafury. He
had, therefore, hern inftrurted by the commit
tee of Ways and Means, to prefent a hill to give
this power. He accordingly oflcred a hill fup
plementary to the art making provision for the
payment of claims, of*certnin citizens of the U.
S. on the government of France, which was re
ferred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Varmim reported from the committee
appointed to enquire into Rich meafureSas itds
f?PC<,'r? for th<? comPl«e arming of
the militia of the U. S. giving a very interefting
detail of the extent to which the militia are at
pmfent armed, by which it appears that there
<!fthrfn,,lt,a 2'io,00o fire arms.
ard l-o,oon in the public magazines of the U.
S. Hie report recommends an additional ap
propmt.on of 01,000 dollar, towards the man
tincture of armswhich was fubfquently in
troduced m the military appropriation bill.
Mr. Gregg made an unfavorable report on
thr petition of John Bond, in which the Houfe i
concurred. I
Mr. Crowninfbield, from the committee of
C< mmcrce and Mamifartures, made a favorable
report on the petition of Francis IWetty, which
w^referred to a committee of the whole Houfe.
Tae Houfe conlidercd the reoort of a com
mittee of conference on the difagreeing votes of
the two Houfe. to the hill fixing thecompcnfa
tiont of the officers of the two Houfes, difa
grecd to the uine, and adhered to their amend
ments.
An engrofTVd hill fupplempnt irv to the art to
extend j iritdiftinn in certain cafei. to the terri
torial courts of the U. S. was read a third time
and pa (Ted.
An engrofft I hill to provide for the idiuft
ment of title; to land in the territorv of Michi
gan and tor nt^er purpofes, was read a third time
and paired—Yeas 62.
j The Houfe took up the unfinifhed bufinefsof
yefterday, being the report of the committee of
the whole, aereeing to the following refolution,
offered by Mr. J. Randolph.
3d. Refolved, That provilion ought to hc
made, by law, to rentier any officer, in the army
or navy of the U. S. incapable of holding any ci
vil office under the U. S.
Mr. Fifk moved to poftpone this refolution
indefinitely.
This motion wa, fupported by Mefirs. Fifk,
Elmer, and Cook ; and oppofed by Mcffrs. f!
Clay, J.Randolph,and J. C. Smith,
When the queftioO was taken by yeas and
pays, and the motion difigreed to--Yeas 43_
Nays 72.
1 he quedion was then taken by yeas and nays
on concurring with the committee of the whole
in their agreement to the refolntion, and paflVd
in the affirmative—Yeas 94—Nays 21.
The refolntion was referred to a feleft com
mittee to report a bill.
On motion of Mr. Newton, the refolution,
offered hv him on the 29th ult. propnfmg an a
mendment to the conititution, “ That no per
fon holding a contraft under the government of
the U. S. or who (hall direcftlyor indirectly par
ticipate in the emoluments of fuch contraft,
(ball he capable of holding a feat in the Senate or
H mfe of Rcprefentativea of the IJ. S.”_was re
ferred to a committee of the whole on the date
of the union.
The Houfe r. folved itfelf into a committee of
the whole—Mr. Crero in the chair—on the
hill making military appropriations for the year
180G.
Having gone through the fame, the commit
tee rofe and reported the bill, and the Houfe
ordered it to a third reading to-morrow.
Mr. Jaekfon called for the order of the day
on the report of the commttee of Commerce
and Manufactures, on the petition of fundry in
habitants of Charleftown, in Virginia, praying
that that place ftmuld he made a port of entry.
Mr. Leib moved an indefinite podponement
ofthe report.
Mr. Jaekfon oppof-d this motion, and fpoke
at fame length in favor of the tonftitutional
right of the petitioners to he allowed a port of
entry.
Mr. Crowninlhield, though againd podpone.
ment and in favor of difcufling the principle,
conteded the right.
Mr.I.eib withdrew his motion—when the
motion toconfider the report was difagreed to,
only 13 members riling in favor of it.
The Houfe refolved itfelf into a committee
of the whole—Mr. Grcgg in the chair ; on the
hill, further to alter and eftablilh certain pod
roads.
After confiderable progrefs the committee
rofe, and obtained leave to lit again.
Mr. J. Randolph, from the committee of
Ways and Means, fubmitted a bill fupph tnen
tary to the aft making provifion for the redemp
tion of the whole of the public debt, with an
accompanying letter from thr Secretary ofthe
treafury ; which was referred to acommitec of
the whole Houfe on Monday.
Friday, /tpril 4.
Mr. y. Randolph fair! he rofc merely to notify the
Houfe that he ftionld to-morrow make a motion in
relation to the Journal of the fecret proceeding, of the
11 pufe. On Saturday,he believed,the Houfe had di
redled the injunftion of fecrecy to be taken off and
the journal of their proceeding, to he printed. In a
few days after they faw fomething like it in a newf
n.»per. I b-dav, for the firft time, they found the of
ficial journal laid on their tables. I,aft feffion they
h id heard a fl-mri/h about economy in the printing of
the Houfe ; and this felTion feveTal days had elapfed
heiote a fault pamphlet was printed ; and, he would
appropriate* this year. He faid he fhould to-morrow
make a motion r*l it; veto the fecret journal. When
the injunction of ftvrecy was taken off, it was, he
understood, to enable the goo 1 people of the United
States to become acquainted with the proceedings of
till*. Houfe. Hr was, however, convinced, that very
few people would, from its perui'al, know any thing
about them.
S<tturJ,ir, April 5.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Mr, y. Randolph, after a (hort fpeech, relative to
the proceedings of the Houfe in fecret on Spuniih af
fair*. concluded by moving that tlie niefiage of the
Prefident of the United States of the 6th of Deccin
b *r, which appears to have been the bafis of the mea
furcstaken, fhould he printed ; that it fhould tie in
ferted on what was called the fecret journal ;and that
a new e<lition of the journal fhould be priuted for the
ufe of the members..
faAftK declared himfelf not only in favor of
printing this, hut all the other documents on the fub
jrd ; but hufuKitmtesl to the chair whether it would
not he more cowf.nant to the rules of the Houfe,
that the deliberation on this point fhouid lie with clo
fed doors.
After a confiderable debate relative to the fveret
proceeds gs of the Houfe and the propriety of puhliih
ing the ntiffige of the Prefident. enquiry was made
of the Speaker whether the meffage was not a part of
the journals, the injundtion of fecrecy refpe&ing which
had been taken off.
Hie Speaker declared it to be his opinion that it
was.
From this decifion an appeal was mad* by Mr.
Bla. Hedge, and afterward* by another member.
Before this queflion was’taken a motion was made
to adjourn, which was loft—Ayes 51—Na'js 55.
A fimi'ar motion was made a fhort time afterwards
by Mr. G. Hr. Campbell on which the Yeas and Nays
were taken, and were Yeas 55—Nays 56—when the
Houfe adjourned until Monday.
foreign JnrcUigriire*
BALTIMORE, April 3, ISOG.
The fhip United States, arrived below yefterdiy,
after a fhort paffage of 28 days from London ; her ac
counts, therefore, are 14 or 15 days lattr than thofe
heretofore received. Mr. Purviance (fon of the col
lector of this port) with other paffengers came up
laft evening in the Annapolis packet. The gentle
man named politely for warded us a number of Lon
don papers of dates 27, 26, 23, 21, and 20th of
February and others, irregular and not fo late.
1 heir contents claim but little intereft—this our rea
ders will neceflarilv calculate when we inform them
that the following Elections arc the molt important
we could furnifh.
London, February 20.
CITY ADDRESS.
Yefterday.the right honorable the lord mav
°r, the aldermen, fh ri/fs and common council
°' tne cuy of London, waited upon his mnjefty,
at St. James s, (being introduced hy the lord in
waiting) with the following addrefs, which was
read by John Sylvefter, efq. the recorder :
“ To the king's moft excellent majrfty.
“ The humble, lova! and dutiful addrefs of the
lord mayor, aldermen and commons of the
, city o( Loudon, in common council a.Tem
bled.
" Mofl gracious joi’ereigit,
“ We, vour tnajefty’s moft dutiful and lova1
fuhjctfs, the lord mayor, aldermen and com'
mon, of the city of London, in common conn"
< 1! a.lemhled, moft humbly approach vour ma*
jelly, with the wanned fentiments of loyiltv
and attachment to your majelly’sfacred perfon
and family.
“ We beg to afTurc your majrfty, that while
we contemplate with the deeped concern and
difappoiutment, the late difaftrous events which
iave lead in fo rapid and extraordinary a man
ner, to the defeat and humiliation of the Auf
fri .n power, we cannot refrain from offering to
your nmjefty, our finerre thanks and congratu
laiions, on the formation of an adminiftration,
combining men of 'he hieheft conlideratioo and
talents, affording amidft thefe adverfe events
the cheering profpeift, that by fuch an unio.
of wifdom and energy in your majesty’s coun
cils, a fyilem of vigor, vigilance and economy
will he adopted, which may fuppnrt onr pub.
11 affairs, preferve and ft.engthen our national
fecnrity, and prove moft conducive to the ho
nor and dignity of your majefty’s crown, and
the happmefs and liberties of your people.
V.ewing the high and diltiugiiifhed charac
ters compofing your majefty’s prefent govern
ment, we have perfect confidence, that under
your majefty’s direiffioii, the national ftrengtli
will be augmented, its refources improved and
preferved, 8c the utmoft energies of a free, loy
al and united people will he called into adion,
fo that, with the Sb fling of Divine Providence,
this country may keep faft its liberties and in.
dependence, and may maintain its due rank a
mong the nations of Europe.
“ Pcnrm to a flu re your majefly of otir
rirm co-operation in every mcafnre which may
be deemed rfFtntial towards refilling any unrea
fonable pretenfions on the part of your majef
tv s enemies, and for enabling your majefly to
reftore to your people the bit flings of peace,
on inch terms as may he confident with the
, honor, dignity and fafrty of thefe realms.
“ Signed, hv order of the court,
l “ HENRY WOODTHORPF..”
To which addrefs his majefly was pleafed to
return the following moft gracious anfwer :
! “ r thank you for this loyal and dutiful ad
drefs. I receive with the higheft fatlsfatfion,
your affurances of loyalty and attachment to
my perfon and family ; and yon may reft afl'ur
cd that I can have no other object in view, in
the meaftires adopted for the adminiftration of
my government, than to maintain the honor
and dignity of mv crown, and the union, the
happmefs, and the eflential inttrefts of my peo
They were all very gracloully received and
had the honor to kifs his majefty’e hand.
February 21.
Capturr op Medina.— Lift night a packet ar
nved at the India houfe from Mr. Barker, the com
pany s refident at Bagdat, containing an account of
the capture of Medina by the Wahabees, whofe ar’
my, havmgbcen reinforced from the defert, has
verwhehned the adjacent country, and taken the ci
Jn by “ 7th '"finite bloojfhed and devaftati
' • I icy fet fire to Wedm*, in various places, def
royed the mofques, after having ranfacked then, of
|he,rjTnl U?b e and *rei,fure,» and completely
demol,filed the tonib of the Prophet. 1 y
Some thoufaml of females of ihc firfi rank were
carried offby the befiegers into the defert, with ,
number of the prmcmal male inhabitants. a troop
of camels were aifo lent away with jewels and other
treafure to an immenfe amount.
Our letters from Holland continue to affert, that
fires grfc7rr;B ™rca,ie, to the
kmg of Pruffii, to induce hi* majefty to fb„t his
ed ,h ,hC, e"™mWep °f R^'al,d. and i, is fear
ed that the implacable tyrant will ultimately carry
h.« pom, in ,h.srefpe<9. Much, however, will de.
p-rH op™ the refult of the negotiations now pending
at Berlin, in which the Danilh minifter takes a c„n.
fpicuous parr.
A council of the cabinet miniAers was ycAcnlay
uuinull miu.
®*M r#b‘?ed to the fubjea of peace ; but we could not
trace this rumor to any authentic fource.
A private letter from Bremen of the Ilth in ft.
contains the following article, relative to the fatten
ce* pal ed on the officers whofe conduvft produced
the recent misfort lines to the houfe of Attftria :
‘‘ havc courfe heard that the archduke
Charles has caufed a thorough inveftigation into the
caufts of the misfortunes of the imperial amis in
Cermauy, and, aftonilhing to think, the undermenti
oned perfoiis, ft, high in the confidence of his ma
jetly, aie hud to have had the following ftncences
palled upon them, for the criminal part "they have
aiSeo in the late tranfadlion*
lT'lice Auc-rfberg, to he deprived or his ’nobility,
his eltates confiscated, anu iniprifoiied ten years in the
dortrefs of Spielberg.
Prince Lamberci, imprilbncd for life, in the fad
lorrrefs.
General Jell, fenrenced to he fhot.
Privy Counfellor Callenbach, ordered to auit 1 ••
imperial ftates. ‘ • ?
offiC”UUfe,IOr Fafzbender’ to b* dirmiffed from his
Field marihal Kaunitz, and Tjeld marftal Aider.-.
berg have committed Juicide while under a.reft
All the .ftaiT office,* of the regiments ol Kaunitz &
Spork, reduced and difgraced.
Count C.ihentzcl, ordered to quit the country.
“k ,|,lan5 ,o be ,ubo'i'"j “ * *
,Sr;‘k “d —r ■
The trimming r.»icy of tl.e cabinet of Berlin is nni
Verf.dly reprooated in the North of Germany 1c ). ..
| lorn,ally acknoxvledgcd the mock fovereigus of Ba
varia and Wirtemherg.
We received this morning American papers ,c the
loth ult. The Cot'g refs has been occupied in dofl .
G g f he ,‘*:,^0'Vpf the differences betwe.-.i th* -
therm- t 7 a,:d/be nuitedStatcs as xveil a* of
the grounds of con,plaint preferred by the ,n-rCa„.
tile imereft again ft the adls of violence that have been ‘
f° fr‘-T'/-,,t!r imputed to our cruizcrs. None of the •
proceedings m either had, hoxvever been allowed to
tranfpire. 1 he merchants of New-York, a e ex
tremely indignant at the reftritflions and vexation..
! under xxhich they alftrt their trade labors, from tl e
| condueft of Bmilh (hips of war. Should . their coin
! p.,M,“a be, ^ hncerely hope that every explana
; t.on and fac.l.Ty w,U be offered by o„r government
State'slTVe agOMj Und*;rft*odln* with the Imbed
The merchants of the city of London have drawn
up a petition to government, praying that a more ef
ficient protetS,on than that I,itl,mo granted may be
(offered to commerce. In this petition it is ft t forth *
j that, not wit hftanding the heavy convoy duty at ,.re
; lent impoled, the number ol our merchant (hip* cap.
tnred during thedaft three months, has been.far gra
ter than during the whole of the preftnt war 1,elide*
As a remedy for a grievance fo feriona and alarming,
the merchants propofe to government, to commiffi.Mi .>
an additional number of armed luggers, to lerve as
convoy, and to cruize in the channel,- which uoxv
warms wuh the privateers of the enemy.
We underftand that a clofe blockade of all the e- -
ne»y s ports is one of the meafures determined upon '
by the nexv hoard of admiralty. 1
Accounts were yrfterday received from Dublin,
of partial d.fturbanceshaving arifen in the ebunty of
Mayo, but wholly unconnected xx ith any political
cmeft.on- They are ftated to have orighiate.l folelv
u, the vexation, manner, to the poorer claffes, in
which the tythes are let, and ,n which they ate
coJIetfed. 1
February 25.
The eletftors of Bavaria and Wirtemhergh xverc
proclauned Kings on the 1ft day of this month, at
wnich time Napoleon .xas at Munich. A report
had prevailed on the Continent, that he intended mak
inga vifit to Berlin, where, it appears, the emperor
Alexander is again expedled. *
February 25..
It is the general opinion in Spain, that rhev will be
co npe.led by the French, to march an army agaiuft
Portugal m the approaching Spring. We recollect
an article to this effaft, in the Moniteur, fome days
SRO, given as intelligence received from Madrid, but.
which, in all probability, came dired from the Freuch
Government.
FitANKroRT, February 5,
Since the couclufion of the war, this city has
i xperienced its difagreeable coiifcquriices in the
highefl degree. Befides the troops we have had
^o quarter, a contribution of four millions of
iatu'8 has been i in po fed upon ns. On the 4»h
the following letter was addrefled by marlhal
Augereau to our magiftrates :
Gentlemen,
I am ordered by my fovereign, the em
peror of the French, and king of Italy, to de
nand a contribution of four millions from the
town of Frankfort. As I have no doubt but
that yon will teftify your readinefs to comply
with thg defire of his map-fly, I requeft that
vou Will as fpeedily as polliMy place the fa id *
lum in the hands of the treafurer general of the '
gram! army. M. Garan infpeftor of reviews,
who will deliver this letter to you, is inftrufted
to be the interpreter of my fentiments to the
Senate, in order that lie may confer farther
with them on the fubjetf of his million.
I have the honor,
With high confideration, to be,
Your’s, 8cc.
~ _ AUOEREAU.
Dermftadt, Feb. 4, ISO*;.
Immediately upon the receipt of this li fter,
the magiftrates aflembled to deliberate on ils
contents, and refolved to fend three of their
number to Paris, to befeech the emperorof the
French to relieve the city from this heavy con
tribution. The fenate afterwards addrefled a
proclamation to the burghers, to inform them,
that it half of the contribution was not fpeedily
raifed, a new garrifon of ten thoufand men
would be fent info the town. On the contrary,
if the fum was raifed, it was not only hoped
that the other halt of the contribution would
not be required, but that the number of troops
in the town would fpeedily be reduced. The
Senate has employed every means to raife the
fum required. A call has been made upon all ,
the inhabitants without ilidindion for two per
cent, on the funds, merchandize, furniture and •
property of every kind. This tax was to be
paid within eight days at the latift. Since
this happened all public amufements have
ceafed. The theatres are fliut up, and uo more
concerts have btm holder).
ITALY.
Milam, Jan. 2|,
Marfnnl MefTena, after arriving at BoluzrM
from the Atiftrian Hates, funn proceeded on his
farther deftmation. On the | 7th of thi month
he joined the army marching to N iplis on the
Papal frontiers. On that day he arrived at the
headquarters of the army at Spolctte, where
he took the command, and addrefled the follow,
mg Proclamation to the troops :
Army or Naples—Order of the pay.
H,W Quarters, at Spole/te, Jan. is.
“ SoldiF.rs,
‘‘ Hia mijefty the emperor and king has
confided to me the honor of conducting you
to the new theatre of war. While.his arm*
w/r5 employ, d in re*eltaHhfliing the four,datum
of civihfed Europe, a purjured court opened
its ports to the Erglifh, thofe eternal difturher*
of the Continent, fc to thofe Ruffian, whom he
ad conquered, he humiliated on the pl iin* of
Aimerhtz.
“ Soldiers of Italy—The r» collection of fu
important a day will ronflantly exdfe in vou
tianfports of untbufiafdi. Kerne,r.bt r ih,.t y„i