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repairing public streets and lanes and other
purposes, which they were accustomed to
use aiul enjoy under the late Spanish gov
ernment.
On motion of Mr. Quincy,
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the state of the ancient
public records and archives of the U. States,
' with authority to consider whether any and
what provision may be necessary for the
mere safe and orderly preservation of them,
with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
The following gentlemen were appointed
a committee pursuant to the nbove resolu
tion Messrs. Quincy, Vanhorn and i
Swoope.
Mr. Gold reported a bill to authorize
the Secretary at War to ascertain and set
tle, by the appointment of commissioners,
the interior line of the Public Land at West
Point, with the adjoining proprietors.
Twice read and committed.
The amendments made by the Senate to
the bill making appropriations for the sup
port of government, were referred to a com
mittee of the whole.
The hill making appropriations for the
support of the military establishment of the
United States, for the year 1810; the bill
making appropriations for the support of
the naval establishment for the year 1810,
and the bill providing for the third census or
enumeration of the inhabitants of the Unit
ed States, were severally read a third time
and passed.
FOREIGN LICENSES TO TRADE.
The house resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole, Mr. Helms in ihe chair,
on the bill to deprive in certain cases ves
sels of their American character, 8cc.
The amendment moved by Mr. Fisk to
authorise the armed vessels of the U States
to bring into the ports of the United States,
vessels violating this law, was agreed to, 53
to 31.
Some debate took place on the details of
the bill, but no further amendment was
made, before the committee rose, reported
progress and obtained leave to sit again.
Mr Montgomery moved for the printing
of two papers contained in the message yes
terday received from the President of the
United States, viz. a copy of a genuine clear
ance granted by the New York custom house
to captain Gardner of the ship Jane, shew
ing that he had sailed from that port for
Liverpool with cotton, flour, staves & boards
—and copies of forgccl documents produced
by captain Gardner of th** ship Jane, at
Amsterdam, in order to obtain admission
there as if he had arrived with a cargo of
sugar from New York, the drawback pa
pcis of which cargo were also forged, inten
ded to prove that the sugar was not of British
wrigin. Motion agreed to.
February 22.
NATIONAL BANK.
Mr. I;Ovc offered the following resolution,
prefacing it with a speech of some length,
which shall be given hereafter.
The resolution was referred 10 a commit
tee of the whole.
. *t’Resolved, That it is expedient to inquire
into the expediency of establishing* Nation
al Bank.
i FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.
Mr. U/ihnni stated that when the bill ma
king appropriations for the support of go
vernment was before this house, he had vo
ted in favor of the appropriations for the
expencesof foreign intercourse; but, in so
doing, he had kept in view his constitutional
right of enquiring how the monies heretofore
appropriated had been applied. For the
purpose of obtaining information on tne sub -
ject, he moved a resolution calling for a
statement of the manner in which monies
appropriated for expences of foreign inter
course for two years past have been applied.
Mr. Sh>‘Jfe\j suggested to the gentleman
that the resolution was unnecessary, as the
committee appointed to enquiie into the
manner in which the monies appropriated
for eight years past had been applied, had
already called for tiie same information._
After the discussion on this subject which
took place on the appropriation bill, Mr. S.
said that he, as Chairman of that committee,
had thougut it his duty to call upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for this infor
mation, which when reported to the commit
tee, would no doubt be by them laid before
the house.
On motion of Mr. U/i/iam, his motion was
ordered to lie on the table.
The house resolved itself into a commit
teo of the whole, Mr. ftasr.ctt in the chair,
on tiie amendments of the Senate to the bill
making appi intions for the support of
government for the year 1810.
The committee rose and reported their
agreement to the amendments; which were
concurred in by the house.
COMMERCIAL IN FERCOURSE.
The bill concerning commercial inter
course, Sec. having been returned from the
Senate with amendments, (viz. striking out
a!! but the 1st, 2nd, and 1 ‘2th sections.)
Mr. Dawnon moved to refer the bill to a
committee of the whole—Negatived, Ayes
35.
Mr. Smilie said lie was always disposed
to treat the Senate with due respect; but
after the extraordinary amendments they
had made to the bill, he thought the House
ought not to precipitate a decision on it_
He therefore moved to postpone it tillSatur
day.
Mr. Dawson said he wished to propose to
amend the amendment of the Senate_and,
as the House had refused to commit the
lull, he hoped a postponement would take
place.
Mr. Taylor said that he had no objection
tl'.at the bill should lie over until! to-mor
row ; but there was a loud call on the House
for an immediate decision on it. The bill
(said he) has had a long journey and travell
ed slowly Speculations are going on from
one end of the continent to the other_
Those wi.o were in the secret and who may
now be in the secret as to the eventual fate
of the bill, will, if the bill be postponed, have
a further time to prey on Society. I would
put by every other business till this is deci
ded on. Postponing it would be trifling
with the feelings of the nation. I am not for
imitating the slow and strange progress this
bill some how or other has travelled else
where.
VIr. Gold perfectly concurred in opinion
with Mr. Taylor that the bill ought not to
be pos.poned to long as proposed. It could
not ue said that; during the former discussi
on of the bill, every member had not an op
jiovttmity of taking every view of the bill of
which it is susceptible. No fusilier delay
ttoeiefore was necessary.
Air. iiacon was desirous that the bil
shon d be postponed, but only till to-mnr
-w. He was not wholly prepared to vote
« i the Mturt.iAjnyuU of tiie senate ; and he
was apprehensive that the section of the bill
which repeal* the non-intercourse does away
all penalties incurred under the embargo
law.
Some further conversation took, place on
the motion to postpone. Mr. Key did not
construe the provision of the bill as Mr.* Ba
con did.
Mr. Aiacoii hoped the law would not be
longer delayed than till to morrow. If the
bill was to pass, it was proper to pass it as
early as possible, iu order to place the ho
nest and scrupulous merchant on a ground
of equality with the dishonest man who feels
himself unrestrained by the laws,of the couii
try. Every day it was delay*!? would give
an advantage over the moral to the immoral
part'ol Society.
Mr. Bibb could not see the propriety of
postponing the bill even till to mo-row.
There was no question to be decided, on
which every member had not already made
up his mind. Although he preferred the bill
as it went to the Senate, he should vote for
the amendment if ihe question were now ta
ken.
Mr. Gardenirr differed from Mr. Bacon as
to ins construction of the law. If the gen
tleman could convince him that by the bill
as it now stood, all penalties heretofore in
curr*d would be done away, he should cer
tainly be against all postponement or altera
tion of it. When an offence constituted by
law is done away, penalties should go with
it. In such a case penalties can only be en
forced for the sake of vengeance. Mr. G said
h« should hope that the construction was
correct. He should like to see this 23d of
February a jubilee, commemorated by a re
lease from embargo, non intercourse, &c.
-that nothing might be left to remind
this happy country of this whole hostile sys
tem.
Mr. Mum ford hoped that the House avouM
come to a decision this day, for great specu
latious Arere going on to the manifest injury
ol the honest citizens. They ought to know
what they were to depend on All parts of
the Union Avere looking to this House tor pro -
tection—and he hoped it would be given to
them.
Mr. "an Horn was also against postpone
ment & wished the question taken thiseven
ing, to prevent the progress of speculations
which were ruining the agricultural interest.
Was it intended to give to speculators a few
days more to hunt up produce through the
country i He asked in behalf of the agricul
tural people of this country, that the House
would ho longordelaya decision of this ques
tion. He had no more doubt that the bill
would pass its it came from the Senate than
he had that he now existed-and why then
should it be delayed *
Mr. Fisk said be viewed the bill in a ve
ry different light from that in which.it ap
peared to some. The consideration of spe
culators had no weight with him ; the argu
ment that merchants were wailing to make
shipments had as little-for it was worthy
of consideration that Congress had been le
gislating for the merchants since 1805, and
that every measure adopted for their bene"
fit had been proposed by them. It was wor
thy of at least twenty four hours reflection
when a new measure was proposed. We
are not sent here by the merchants, said he.
We have the interest ot the nation to consult;
and while the merchants and speculators are
looking to our measures, to see how they
may terminate a bargain to the best advan
i tage,for which reason only they seem to look
to you at all. the nation is looking at your mea
sures.-And we owe it to the nation, to
our constituents, to weigh well before we
act.
Mr. Smilie said he wished at least one e
vening for reflection. He could not with the
gentleman from Maryland, say how other
members would vote on the question ; but it
concerned himself to know how he should
vote, and in what manner to do it, so that he
could account to his constituents for his vote.
Would gentlemen see no difficulty in chang
ing their votes, which they had so often re
corded on their journals, merely because a
nother body thought differently ? It was
hard that a few hours reflection could not
be allowed those who required it.
Mr. Love was astonished at the desire of
some gentlemen to precipitate. He said,
that this was the first time the question kad
been presented to the Hr>uso directly whe
ther they would humbly submit. Would
they bow down the knee of submission —
Gentlemen must recollect with what asto
nishment most members of this House had
heard of the amendments adopted by the
Senate. For his part, Mr, L. said, he could
not account for it in any other way but hy
supposing that the President must have
laid before the Senate treaties securing our
commercial rights. And, after so unex
pected a course, was the House to be for
ced into a decision, without a moment’s re
flection t
A motion was made to adjourn and nega
tived by Yeas and Nays-79 to 42.
I he question on the motion to postpone
till Saturday was ta’- en anil negatived.
Mr. IV. jllslon, wishing time to reflect on
the question of construction raised by Mr.
Bacon, moved to adjourn. Negatived 62 to
54.
1 he question was stated on concurring
wi h the Senate.
Mr. Macon said that the great ground on
which this bill had been advocated in this
House, was, that it would keep us in peace.
Every thing going to that end had been
struck out in the Senate, He said it was well
understood that there were two parties in
this nation, one for war with Britain, and one
for war with Frnncc. It behoved those who
wished to maintain the peace of the nation
to stand up lor the bill. However others
m'ftht give up their opinions, he would not.
As he meant not to be driven from the ground
he had taken and supported of neutrality as
to both belligerents, he meant to abide by the
bill as it went from the Housr.
Mr. lions was in favor of the amendment
ot the Senate, for be considered the bill as
it went from the House as not calculated to
assert the honor and dignity of the nation.
As to preserving peace, there was nothing
in the sections retained which was calcula
ted to irritate or disturb the feelings of ei
ther belligerent, 'I hercft.re gentlemen de
si rous of pi esc rving peace had nothing to fear
from voting for it. It had been allowed that
the non-intercourse was a nullity. Why then
were gentlemen alarmed at this shadow of
a shade’s going to the tomb? He thought
the last section retained went to do away n
system, the doing away of which would be
the precursor of a system better calculated
to maintain our rights. Its passage certain
ly would not prevent other measures from
being adopted.
Motion to adjourn—-59 to 55.
Mr. Dana said that he, as well ns the
gentleman from North-Carolina, (Mr. Ma
com,) was for peace; and therefore in that
respect he anti the gentleman were of the
same opinion. He declared himself t'ecl-j
dedly of the Americ.an peace party ; and
was therefore for the amendments to the
bill, because they certainly could not produce
a war with either belligerent.
Mr. Johnson said. that, connected with
the circumstances under which this bill hod
come tothe House, he would as soon vote
for a proposition to tear from the journals
of the Old Congress the Declaration of In
dependence, as for the amendments of the
Senate. However weak the non intercourse
might he. he would never vote for its repeal
until a substitute was adopted. He consider
ed that if the bill passed as amended, it would
he that kind of submission from which the
nation never could emerge. With his con
sent tins hall should never be polluted by the
passage of such an act. Were he certain
the roof would fall and crush him after vot
ing against the amendments, he would not
hesitate to die with his vote.
Mr. Fisk observed that he did not rise to
fatigue the H-aise with a detailed speech.
It had become almost an offence against the
House to mention the insults and injuries this
nation had received from the belligerents*
But a few weeks ago, f’c a resolution came
from the Senate apprising the House of their
sense oi insolence in a foreign minister, and
solemnly pledging the resources of the na
tion to support the Executive in repelling it.
And now, these amendments tothe bill had
been received from the same body ! What
is the effect of the amendments? To repeal
every shade, to destroy every pretence of
resistance to this system of aggression of the
belligerents—& why is this t.i be done? The
mercantile interest requires it-?he mer
chants arc uneasy. I, for one, sir, am tired,
and the nation is weary of this sort of rea
soning. In what a dilemma has it placed us
since 1305! Look to the acts of govern
ment, look to their proceedings, and then
tell me if these merchants are consistent.
Mr. F. took a review of the late measures of
government and the uniform opposition of
the merchants. Gentlemen might say, that
the repeal of the non intercourse law was to
make way for something moie energetic.
Was it to be believed, that those who could
not bear to see a few merchant vessels edn
fined in our harbors, were prepared for any
thing more energetic? Concur in these a
mends, (said he) and it is the last you hear
ef resistance. I would as soon concur in
surrendering the right of government to the
belligerents, as I would vote for this amend
ment.
A motion was then made to adjourn, and
carried, 61 to 57.
February 23.
ROADS AND CANALS.
Mr. P. B. Porter,tfrom the committee
appointed on the subject of internal improve
ments, reported a bill for the improvement
of the United States by public roads and
canals. [This bill is essentially the same
with that originallv reported by Mr. Pope
in the Senate.] The bill was twice read
and referred to a committee of the whole.
FORTIFICATIONS.
Mr. Clofiton, from the committee on so
much ot the message of the President of the
United States as relates to the fortifications
of the ports and harbors of the United States,
made a detailed report, stating that, in the
opinion of the committee, it was unnecessa
ry, at this time, to appropriate any addition
al sum for that purpose.
MRS. HAMILTON’S CLAIM.
1 his being the day set apart for private
business, the House resolved itself into a
comn.ittet of the whole, Mr. J\lacon in the
chair, on the report cf the committee of
claims on the petition of Elizabeth Hamil
ton.
Messrs. Johnston, Ross, Quincy, Pitken
and Fisk advocated the claim, and Messrs.
Alston, Bacon, Holland and Root opposed
it.
The committee rose, 53 to 54, at half past
four, without coming to a decision, and ob
tained Irave to sit again.
A motion was made by Mr. Gholson to
adjourn over to Monday, and negatived. 61
to 40.
Awd the House adjourned.
Saturday, Feh. 24.
Mr. Root presented the memorial of Gen.
Barton and others, of the state of Rhode
Island, praying compensation for tlieir servi
ces in the revolution. Mr. Root said that
reports had heretofore been made favorable
to the justice ot the claim. He moved now
to refer it to the same committee of the
whole which had under consideration the
report on the petition of Elizabeth Hamilton.
He said he wished, if the rampart which
defended the Treasury department was to
be broken down, that others besides Mrs.
Hamilton should be admitted. He wished
also to know whether the zeal which gen
tlemen displayed in favor of this claim was
a general zeal to break down the barriers of
the limitation law, or whether it was a zeal
for this woman alone.
This motion produced a desultory debate
of two hours, in which Messrs. Root, Smilie,
Love, Alston, Southard, Boyd 8c Montgome
ry supported, and Messrs. Pitkin, Key, Gar
denier, Gholson, Dana, Lyon, Gold, Ross,
Fisk and Johnson opposed the motion. The
debate turned chiefly on a comparison of the
nature ot the two claims. The great objec
tion to the reference v/as, that it was an un
usual course to refer a petition to a commit
tee of the whole, before an investigation
into the facts; and that it would be doing
injustice to both claims to blend them toge
ther. °
l’he motion was negatived, by Yeas and
Navs. 63 to 62.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE BILL.
A motion was made by Mr. Livermore,
to resume the consideration of the amend
ments of the Senate to the bill •• concerning
commercial intercourse with Great Britain,
and for other purposes”--and he called
tor the \ eas and Nays on the motion.
Mr. Kftfies wished to move to postpone
it till Monday, hut the motion was declared
out of order.
Yeas 63, Nays 62.
Sixty-three to sixty-two. The Speaker
voting in the negative, the question was lost.
1 he house immediately adjourned.
Baltimore, Feb. 24.
FROM FRANCE AND SPAIN.
By the aeh’r Fawn, capt. Young, arrived at this
port yesterday in 58 days from St. Sebastian’s
Paris papers to the middle of December have
been received. The official account of Nannie
on’s divorce from Josephine, together will/ ihe
formal proceedings of the Frencn senate on the
subject, have been published. 1? is added, that
Bonaparte is to marry the emperor of Russia’s
sister, and that be will a.-ttie a large sum (some
say 4,000,000 livics or 8wf0U9 doHam) on the
rid empress, to whom he allots a magnificent
palace, with the title of empress Queen. Re
ports in France, that the intercourse w:*Ji the
U Slates would he speedily opened, had knock
ed down the price of cot ten—Ac< oid;,,:“ tr
these French papers, the war rout mu <\brl\vt n
Hu ’via and Turkey : The Russians had def; ted
the Grand Viiticr in Moldavia—Franch Ircrj';,
were said to be on their inarch for ,‘.p ;in ; Boi'h
pariqwas expected at Bayonne, to which city Isis
brother Joseph would come from Spain to roe
him—The President’s Message (by the Camilla ]
from 1M. Yoikl hn l been received at St. Sebasti
an’s. In addition to the articles given, we arc in
formed that a letter by the Fawn, addressed to
Boston, contained ihe only ropy of the French
Minister’s Expose, wh'oli iiad been received at
St. Sebastian's.—Halt. Fed. G tz.
LATEST FROM FRANCE,
By the arrivial at this port yesterday, of the
sclir. Fawn, captain Young, in 57 days front St
Sebastian's, the editor ol the American has ro
c-ived through a mercantile friend, Paris, Bor
deaux and B-.yonnc paper?, bringing Paris dates
to the lrtth of December. We liave only room
lor the following to day. More important articles
on Montsay.
One of our papers is filled with the procoed
rgs ol the Conservative Senate, on the applica
tion ef Bonaparte for a divorce from the empress
Josephine—She consents to the measure. Par
ticulars on Monday.
Oi the prospect of a speedy restoration of
intercourse with America, cotton fell in France
to a very low price.
On the 12ih of December the minister of the
Interior submitted his report or expose of the sit
luiion of the French empire to the legislative ho
dy ; towards the close of which he sketches the
relations ot France with other nations
What concerns the U. S. more paiticulariy is
the following s
His Excellency terminates his report J:y the.
cr imitiation of the polit ic? 1 relations of France
w-th foreign powers—The report announces
that, a petoe wild Sweden will soon be signed ;
that Holland equally limited hy France and by
England, will undergo some changes—that n-ir
relations with the United States of America are on
ly to be susper.ued for the moment, and will imme
diately returns their natural channel-. (Marche
n.iturelltj—that the* pail of Poland added to the
Grand Dutchy of Warsaw, and freed from the
yoke ol Austria is about to prosper under the
laws of the k:ng ol Saxony ; that a true friend
snip unites Russia to the French empire—lastly,
that the kings, allies of Franco, will receive un
increase ot territory, and that France herself, ac
qtnr*3 new sources of prosperity, and new open
ings for tier commerce by the means of the conn
tries incorporated with the empire.”
[N. B. This is extracted by our translator from
a summary of the expose published in the French
papers J
I ABis, Dec. 11.
Yesterday, before mass, his majesty, tl«e einpe
ror, and king, seated on the throne, surrounded
by princes, ministers, grand officers of the Em
piie, members of the Senate ami of the Council
of State, received in die Palace of die Thuille
ries, a deputation of the Legislative body.
The deputation was conducted to un audience
of h is majesty, by a master of ceremonies and his
assistant, introduced by the grand m «*ter of the
ceremonies, & presented by the prince vice grand
Elector.
The deputation being admitted to the foot of
die throne, Count de Fonlanes, president of the
Legislative body, delivered the follow mg address
to his Majesty :
“ Sire—The legislative body recognize your
greatness every time it has the honor to approach
your majesty’s throne. To you every year is sot
ago of glory ; every return to your capital is a new !
triumph.
When you ware far from France, your gem- J
us did not abandon her ;-it dwelt in die undst'
of us. At the first appearance of the enemy, your
people whom you beheld on the banks of the
Danube, hurried in crowds to your threatened
frontiers ; they fl«tl with precipitancy as if you
liRd been present.
Your last exploits and the happy peace wliicfi '
has succeeded them will aggr ndize the territo- :
ncs of your allied princes. Some important u
nions will complete the system of this vast em- I
pile, of which they are members, and which has
you fur its cli'ef snd founder.
But Caesar, in hir zenith of power, respected
rights v.hich were not his own. he marked out ,
himself the limits of the priesthood and o the j
empire. Religion will ujt cease to protect itself J
by the throne which re established it, and the j
suc»' 8Sor of Si. Peter will always be mote dc r '
«ud venerable to us, in blessing the successor of1
Charlemagne, in the name of the God of peace,
whose w:li changes empires ; but whose worship
does not change.
Whosoever attaches himself to you will he ag
grandized, and whusoaver seeks a foreign infm
cnce is threatened with an approaohing di- . s
ter. Your ascendancy must be obeyed, which
is at once, the counsel of hero am and policy.
Sire, you Lave said that you will remain but a !
fe w clays in this palace ; dial your first passion j
is the love of France. This word hrs resounded 1
in every heart. You announce to clay that the 1
victory has cost no new sacrifices ; the legisla
tive body return you thanks therefor. But it
fears not to be contradicted by a brave and gen
etous nation when it tells you that Frenchmen 1
will do every thing possible for a sovereign, who
has covered them with so much glory ; anil who
has judged them so well in recompensing their sa
crifices with all his love.”
f® which his majesty replied :
Oentlemen, the president and deputies of
the legislative body ; the sentiments you have
expressed accord with my own. I know the
attachment of your body to my person. France
needs a monarchy moderate but strong. The
present epoch ought not only to be distinguished
by the glory of the arms ol France, but also by
the prosperity of her commerce ; by the wisdom
*>f her laws, and by the splendor of her arts, eci
encc and literary acquirements.
" To bring France to her piesent state, I have
surmounted the greatest obstacles. I and my
family will ever sacrifice our dearest affections to
ilie interests and weltare of this great action. By
the help of God and the constant love of my peo
ple, I wilt he enabled to overcome every obstacle
which shall oppose ll.e accomplisnrnent of my
great designs.
‘I desire to live thirty years longer, in order to
be able to serve my suojrcts 50 years more, to
consolidate this great empire, and to see all the
prosperity that I have conceived for this dear
France.” The audience being finished, the dep
utation was rcconducled with the greatest cere
monies.
(Maori d.)
The followirg order of the day was published
the 20th of Nov. at Madrid.
The king gained yesterday at Ocr.na a memo
rao|« and decisive battle, i'wo hours wtre suf
ficient to annihilate that army of insurgents which
hoped in a few days to make its entry into Ma
drid It v/as entirely destroyed or dispersed,
4,000 men dead on the field of battle_20,00c'
prisoners, of which 800 were officers, b-sid :s
50 or 40.000 muskets, 20 statu! of colors, .,0 piec
es of cannon, an immense quantity of baggage,
are the result of this brilliant victory.
The Governor General,
(Signed)
BELLIARD.
The passage through Bayonne of the trorpsof
the first division of the army of reserve was to
erase the 4'Ji or 6th of this month (Dec ) 1 l»c
do nation of these troops is for V.ttoria, wh.rc
their head quarters will be established. The
marshal dune of Elchingen left Bayonne tor
Spain on the 1st of this month (Dec )
TIa -OXTE, <? ;. t5l?3
A p ivatoletter from ; i\'\
in t. sl..tc5 as follows :
Gvrona is in our power since the 10th o‘‘ tics
month. Wc do n< *. \ cl kn - ..• the articles < f t.i
i; luS wiun ; but’t r.ppea:> that the gai.'ison will
remain prisoners of war.
15 AVON x, xv ov. 25.
For several days past it bus btcn m nm.iiccd
that Sii- m • j• ■ sty l.ii g Joseph will icon ; m-j lino*
this cslv on his wusj'to I'srls
o m ■: .-)\v, t’“* troops ‘artring tlie first divi.
si-in ot llu; army <* >ti wl for kpain v i!i begin to
arrive. They summim e the m nval of nunc ban
1OJ.000 men convrg from Germany, who wHi
as through nnr c ty and Perpignan ' Every day •
.3, 4, or 5UU men of the r««ervc of 1806. 7, 8, and
9, arrive, in our city. ‘J u< are arm* d and equip
ped imnu-d.'stvly. Buv«....u; never ofleicd cu«;h a
military appearance. Tli** troops will be receiv
ed With joy by our inha! Pants Already evciy
thing is read} for the reception of our august Em
peror.
Bucharest, Nov. 26.
After the capture of iMnar.l.the Kus.-iun troops
advun* ed on the right hank of the Danube and
firmed ti e blockade of Sdistria. The Uu^iian
da cl has aliendy bomb: rded that place. The A
sialic tro >]is who are in the army of tlie grand
V.ziir, des rt in great numbers, bee .use on ac
count of ancient custom*, they only keep the tr.ld
trom the beginning of June to the end of August.
In tlie actual situi.tu.ii of affairs, the grand Vizier
lias no other step to take hut to risk a battle or to
iclhc to Adriaiiople, and there entrench hin self.
It is with a great deal ot difficulty that he cati
procure provisions for his army at Hutschuck by
tlie means of the Danube.
Diet! at. Paris on the 5th December, Peter Du
fotirnel, formerly physician and patriarch of the
Free Masons, in the 120th year of Ids age.
We learn by letters from Petersburg, that the
official confirmation is received of the news of &
| complete victory gained by tlie Russians in Mol
davia over tlie grand Vizier, in which the latter
lost 16 cannon, 16 standards, Sc.c.
Madrid, Dcc.4.
Ills majesty makes knmvnto the army, that the
Spanish army commanded by tlie Duke del
Pteque, which had imprudently adv.- need on the
right bank ot the Formes has been completely
dt tested on the 28th of November, at Alba, by
, the 6th corps_ of tlie army and 6tli division of
Dragoons ; 15 pieces ot cannon, several waggons
full of ammunition, 6 stands of colours, 10,000
mu;qnets, and more than 2,000 prisoners fell in
the hands of the imperial troops. The en»my
besides left 2 000 dead on tlie field of buttle, a
in ingst whom were l general, several colonels,
and a great number of officers. The remains of
■ he army took advantage of the night to save
themselves in different directions, leaving their
:oms and baggage. With that army the last prop
oi the party ut the instu'rection was destroyed.
There is reason to hope that the isolated bodies
and the different parties dispersed through the
provinces, being pursued with vigour, the tran
quility ot the interior will soon he re-established.
Tue Marshal of the Empire,
DUKE OF DaLMATIA.
Cheubuug, Dec. 2.
Yesterday arrived the American brig TrypH
enia, Mailer, trom Philadelphia, in 54days,cargt
wood Irom (J:>m|.e:,cliy, with a supercargo.
Norfolk, February 26.
By last night’s mail, we received, via A
lcxaniria.au Antigua paper of the 31st ult.
b om an unknown correspondent. The date
ot the paper not auguring any hope that it
contained matter for selection, we were on
the brink of throwing it aside, when the
following strictures on our government re
lative to the peculation of Brown, 8cc.
caught cur attention. We offer them with
: out any comment.sensible that the indignation
of the country will be paramount to any tiling
we can offer,.Herald.
Saint John’s, (Antigua.) January 31.
We were honored, on Friday evening last,
by the arrival in me roads of a man of war
brig, whose name we have not learn*, belong
ing to President Madison Her fu of eased
\ errand to these seas is to apprehend the
i Collector of the Custom house at New Or
j Jeans, who bad absconded with one hundred
and f fiu thousand dollars, the property of
' £he American government; a pretty round
sum to be at one time in the chest of such a
port, where the officers, it we understand a
j are obliged to settle their accounts
; every six montas, and at a period t' o, when
i trade is in a great degree pr ralyscd by the
j impolitic and vacillating conduct of the ad
■ minis!ration. Coming wi h this important
j object, she watt accordingly provided with—
■ a handbill addressed to the Agnus of the
1 United States, and others, without nny sig
nature !! Now, with all due deference to the
ingenious Heads of that Government, it
1 strikes us, that a Circular, addressed by one
I their'Ministers to the Governors or other
j chief Authorities in these islands, might
I have been far more efficacious than all i lie
handbills, which could have been printed
’liroughout tiie American Provinces, Diis
aliier visum eat On the mo ning af er
the arrival of this vcs9ri, an application,
we understand, wag made to cur President,
to allow his Brother’s Mcs-^ tigers to land,
which he peremp'orily refused, observing,
that, as our brave tars were interdicted
from their waters lie would suffer no inter
course to take place between them and the
shore An answer which must nice* with
general approbation. Before, however, this
could be conveyed on board, the brig, for
reasons known only to those who were in
her, was discovered to be under weigh and
steering for St. Kitts. In about half an hour
afterwards, H. M. S. Surinam hove in sight
from the Southward, and some persons think,
that this accounts for a departure so sudden,
and otherwise inexplicable. Prtix quem.
faciunt alietia {irricitla cautum. Perhaps
there might be a recollection of the Chesa
peake. But, it was right and prudent foe
the captain to act thus, knowing how ex
ceedingly solicitous Mr. Madison is, (Mr.
Smith tells us so, and we have not the har
dihood of Mr. Jackson to contradict him.) to
live upon terms of the most tender and en
dearing friendship with Great Britain.—
B» sides, these British men of war are some
times so troublesome-and in this rase.
tliev would have enjoyed the great advantage
of being upon their own dunghill.
Bm\ seriously, with what title to success
can thatg ivcrnmcnt ask. favors from a peo
ple whom they are daily endeavoring to in
jure * How can they demand that we should
deliver up a man charged simply with a
breach of trust, which is not likely to draw
after it nay future ill consequences; while
t’-ey have received, employed and, as far as
they could, protected men guilty of no less
crimes than desertion and mutiny ? An
unfriendly, sve hostile condoat, which ifn^t
seasonably and forcibly cut short, by the spi
rited measures of Admiral Berkley, would
have threatened the speedy destruction of
our navy, that grand bulwark of our indepen
dence, and not ol onr« only, but of that very
republic, which then so ungrate'ul}y conniv
ed, and now more opcrlv aims at it ft
no here meant toinsim tlvt r■ • y nr ,
I ok; i should a'Fml siieher v* criminal* of
thoUer ration, who hare pv ^.irmed of.