The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-12-15 00:00:00, page 2

**mam*eam 4 ' \ ij
9*r. Smith, Secretary of the Navy to Com
modore Preble.
Navy Department,
February 4, 1804.
HR,
Your letter of the 12th Nov. enclosing
Four circular notification of the blockade of
the port of Tripoli, 1 have received
Sensible as you must be. that it is the inter
•»' as well as the disposition of the U. S. to
maintain the rights of neuttal nations, you
will. 1 trust, cautiously avoid whatever may
appear to be incompatible with those rights.
It is however deemed necessary, and 1 am
charged by the President to state to you.
what, in his opinion, characterises a block
ade. I have therefore to inform you, that
the t'ade of a neutral, in articles not con
traband, cannot be rightfully obstructed to
any pot t. not actually blockaded by a force
ao disposed before it, as to create an evident
slang* i o» entering it. Whenever, therefore,
you shall have thus formed a blockade of
the rori of Tripuli y< u will have a right to
prevent any vessel fr- m entering it, and to
Oepiuie for adjudication any vessel that
ahaU attempt to inter the same, with a
knowledge or the existence of the blockade
You Will however not take as prize any ves*
•el attempting to en*er the por ot Tripoli,
without surh knowledge ; but in every case
of an attempt to enter, without a previous
knowledge of the existence of the blockade,
ym will g«ve die commanding officer of such
vi sel notice of such blockade, and forewarn
fr ’® entering. And if after such a no.
tihcalion such vessel should again attempt
to i nter the same port, vou will be justifia
bi . in sending her into port for adjudication.
*• u w dl. sir, hence perceive, that you are to
oc.rsider your circular commmunication to
the. neutral power#, not as an evidence that
®v ry person attempting to enter has previ"
cus knowledge of the blockade, but rnerel*
as a tiiendly notification to them of the
hl 'ok ule. in order that they might make
the necessary arrangements for the dlston..
tiiinance of all commerce with such blocka
ded port.
1 have the honor to be, S:c.
(Signed)
R. SMITH.
Extract* from a letter of Mr, Smith, See.
(if State, to Mr. Pinkney, dated.
Department of State,
November 2 1810.
“With tht duplicate ot my Icttei to you,
fit thr i 9 ! ult. 1 now send to you a copy ox the
Prestdi n* \ pi ociamaiion, founded on the re
peal «>t tne lierlin and Alilau decrees. lin_
«lo«ed ) ou wij! also »eceive a copy ot my
letter to gen. Armstrong of this day. which
w;ii hff 'dyoit a view ot the reservations and
ttiulii standing under which this proclamati
on Was been -s ued.
“ To tne copy ofihe proclamation here
v?i ..Mans' it ed.in relation to West Flort
da aud on.y letter to general Armstrong
touch o g the same, I refer you for in forma*
tiro, s to the vitjjs of this government, in
taking possession of har c;»untry, and as to
tht i insidei avio’is which had constrained
,tlu 1 11 sit.eiit, at this juncture, to resort to
this n easuie
‘ 1 he despatch will he delivered to you,
bv r.t of the officers of the U. Sta es’frigate
S -.x, who will r.ave orders to reiurn to his
*! xs soon as he shall have teceived such
le i is, as yon may deem it necessary to
(r&nsnui to this depart meat.”
Mr. Smith to Mr. Pinkney.
DitrARTMENT OF STATE,
November 15, lalO.
3in,
From tv review of the conduct of the
British government, in relation to a plenipo
tentiary successor to Mr. Jackson, as pre
teived in your several communications, in
cluding even those brought by the Hornet,
at which date, and on which inviting occa.1
sion, the subject does not appear to have
been within the attention of the government,
the President thinks it improper, that the
L S. should continue to be represented at
London, by a minister plenipotentiary. In
case, therefore, no appointment of a succes
sor to Mr Jackson, of that grade, should have
taken place at the receipt of this letter, you
will consider your functions as suspended
and you will accordingly take your leave of
absence. chargh g a fit person with he affairs
of the legation.
Considering the season at which this inw
atructior may have its effect, and the posl
sibihty ot a salislactory change in the pos"
tu>e of our relations with Great Britain,
ti e time of your return to the United
•St 'vs is left to your discre ton andconveni
«ni
I have the honor to be, ficc
„ H SMITH.
IP m Pinkney, lian 13V. is’c L1c.
Mr. Smith Secre'ary of State, to Gen.
Arms rang Mnm.tr Pleni/iotcniiaru of
the V. S at J uris.
2'hc Secretary of State to General Arm
strong
pEPARTMtNT OF STATE,
• June 5. 1810,
6IR
Y ur letters of the 17. 18 and 21 Fc
bnrr>, mi 10, 15,21 a id 24 March, with
the several enclosures were received on
th« 21 si May.
As tlit •* J>hn Adams” is daily expected,
and s your further communications bv her
Wi : better e« ab.e me to adapt, tothe actual
state of our affairs with the French govern
merit the observations proper to be made in
relation to their seizure of our property, and
to i hi- lettxi of tho duke of Cadore of the
l5tii February, it is by the President deem i
ed expedient not to make, at this time, any
Bot h animadversions, I cannot, however,
forbear informing >oU, that a high indigna
tion is felt by the President, as well as by
the public, at litis act ot violence on our pro- I
perty, and at the outrage, both in the lan- i
gu.tge and in the matter of the letter of the
d-ae of Cadore, so justly pourt rayed in your
note to him of the 10;t» March.
The particular object of this letter is to
add, to my despatches of the 4th and 22d
May, another chance of hastening into y-air
hands a c-py of the act of Congress of the
las* Session, concerning the comnieic.i ;| in
tercouree between the U S. and (i. Britain
and France.
In the fourth section of this art, von will
perceive a new modifi'-ation of ihe uu.hori
ty given to ilie P < siden'. If there be sin
ceruy in the lai g.if.gi- b< Id d-fferent irons
by the French % v mount.& espccMliy in she
late overtire to piocecd t*. aorc blc 8t just
at -aiigc men a. in r seofour relit l -osu >nut
•« *: ib i'ish Orders ifV c.. 'tnCll, no pretext
ca" be ui d for longer declining to put an
end tc/ he dec s ».♦ ^n-cb rhe it. S. have
•*» j istl) romp. .■ putting in fo>ce,
Agreeably tcul e teisns ef ihiv vtatute, the
If he be reedy, as has been declared, it)
the letter of the duke of Cadore, of Febru
ary l*'h, to do justice to the U. b. in the
case of a pledge on their part not to submit
to the British edicts, the opportunity for
makjng good ,he declaration ts now afford,
ed. Instead of submission, the President is
ready, by renewing the nofl.intercourst a. j
gainst llren Britain, to oppose, to her or
ders in council it measure, which is of a
character that ought to satisfy any reasona
hie expectation.
If it should be necessary for you to meet
th< question, whether tlie Don*intercourse
will he renewed ag.tinst Britain, in case !
she should not comprehend in th'- repeal of
her (diets her blockades, which.are not coa
sistent \vf'h :he law <»f nations, you may,
should it be found nece-sary. let it be under
sto- il, that a repeal of the illegal block ides,
of a date prior to the Berlin decree, name
ly, that of \lay, IfioO, will be included in
the condition, required by Cireat Britain ;
that pai ticular blockade Ikivu^ been avow.,
cd to be comprehended in, and of course
identified with, the ordeis in council. With
respect to blockades of a subsequent d*ke,
UV not against Prance, you will press the
i easouabkiiess of leaving them, together with
future blockades, not warranted by public
law, to be proceeded against, by the United
States, in the manner they may chose to
adopt.
As has been heretofore stated to you, a
satisfactrry provision for restoring the pro
periy lately surprised and se.f-ed by the or-,
*
eon-intercourse against • B the ♦wfJT ,
cie» ot resistance would be made which
France had been constantly representing as
most efficacious. It may be added, that the
form in which the law now presents the o
verture, is as well calculated, as the over
ture itself, to gain a favorable attention,
inasmuch as it may be regarded by the
belligerent first accepting it, as a promise to
itself, and a threat only to its adversary
If, however, the arrangement contempla
ted by the law should be acceptable to the
French government, you will understand it
to be the purpose of the Ptesident, not to
proceed in giving it effect, in case the late
seizure of the property of the citizens of the
U.S. has been followed by an absolute con
fiscation. and restoration be finally relused.
I he only ground short of a preliminary res
toration of the property, on which the con_
teinpiated arrangement can be made, will
be an understanding that the confiscation is
reversible, and that it will becoint imme
diately the subject ofdiscur.si in. wi h a rea
sonable prospect of justice to our injured ci
tizens.
I have the honor to be, &c.
R. SMITH.
Gen. John Armstrong, Uc. t3*c.
Mr. Smith, Secretary Sta'e, fo Gen. Arm '
s '•ong
Department op State
SIR. *">' 3' m°
The enclosed is a copy of a letter of
instruction to Mr. Pinkney, bearing the
same date with this letter You will thence
perceive, that if the answer oi the British
government, to the representation and re
quisition which our minister at London moy
make, should be ot a satisfactory nature, n
will be transmitted to you without delay.
In that case, you will make a proper use o*
it for obtaining a repeal ot the Berlin decree,
and you will proceed,concurrently with Mr.
Pinkney, in bringing a*out successive remor
vals by the two governments of all their pre
datory edicts.
I avail myself of this occasion to state »o
you, that it is deemed of great importance
that our ministers at foveigo courts, and es
pecially at Paris and London, sh-iuld be
kept, the one by the other, informed of the
state of our affairs at each.
I have the honor to be. ftc
„ R SMITH.
Gen John Armstrong, t&c ifc.
MR. SJIITH, SECRKTAHY OF STATE, TO
G EN. ARMSTRONG
Dfpahtjjent ok State
SIR Jul> 5 1810
"1 he ayival of the J-hn Adams
brought your letters of the 1st, W\. 7th and
16th April.
Fratn that of the 16th April, it appears,
th,<t »he seizu1 -2s ot the American property
la'e>y made had been followed b\ itsacual
sale, and liat the proceeds had been dr >ns
iteil in the emperor's ca’aae firive. V u
have presented, in such just colors ..the en< r
; mity of ibis outiage that I have only to
signify to you, that the President entirely
; approves the s ep that lias been t.ken by
you. and that he does not doubt that it wt I
he followed by you, or ’he person who may
succeed you with such further interposition,
as may be deemed advisable He instructs
you, particuiarlv, to make ihe Krencii gov
»rnment sensible cf the derp impression
, made here by so signal an aggression on the
principles ot justice and of good faith; and
I to demand every reparation of which the
jaase is susceptible. If it be not the purpose
i of the French government to remove every
idea of friendly adjustment with the ET. S.
it would seem impossible but that a teconsi.
deration of this violent proceeding must lead
to a redress ot it, as a preliminary to a gen.
era! accommodation of the differences be
tween the two countries.
At the date of the last communication
from Mr. Pinkney, he had not obtained, from
the British government, an acceptance of
the condition, on which the French gov
eminent w as willing toconcur, in putting an
end to all the edicts ot both against our neu
tral commerce. If he should afterwards
have succeeded, you will, ot course on re
ceiving information of the fact immrdtaetly
claim, from the French government, the ful
fihnentof its promise ; and by transmitting
the result to Mr, Pinkney, vou will coope,
rate with him in completing the removal of
all the illegal obstructions to our commerce.
Among the documents, now sent, is anoj
ther copy of the aci ofCnngi ess, repealing the
non in ei course law, bu. authorising a re
new .1 »>t it against G, B. in case France
sl.ali repeal her edicts, and G B. refuse to
follow the example, and vice versa. You
have been already informed that the Presi.
dent is ready to exercise the power vested
in him for snch a purpose, as soon as the oc
casion shail arise Should the other-experi
ment, in the hands of Mr. Pinkney, have
failed, f nu will make the act of Congress,
and he disposition of he President, the
"abject of a formal communication to the
Fiench government, anil it is not easy to con.
ceive any ground, even specious, on which
the overture specified in the act can be de
clined.
If he non intercourse law, in any of its
modifiertions, was objectionable to the em
peror of ihe French, that law no longer ex
tsts.
%ef, A ft lie Instance, off the French p#e- i
eminent, must be combined with a. icptal
of the French edic's, with a vi<w to a n«>n
intercourse withG. Britain ; such a provisi
on bemg an ind->pensibtc evidence of the
just purpose of France towards the US —
Atid you will, moreover, be cartful, in ar
ranging such a provision for that particular
case of spoliations, not to weaken die ground
on which a redress of others inav be justly
pursued.
If the act of Congress, which has legalised
a tree trade with both the belligerents, weh
out. Ru*rding against British interruptions
ot it with Fi ance, whilst France cannot ma
terialiy interrup' it with G Britain, be c>tn
plained of, as leaving toe trade on the worst
| possible footing for France, and on the best
I possible one tor (i Britain the French gov
!eminent may be reminded of the other f a_
.ture of the act, which puts it in *hcir own
j power to obtain either an interruption of our
.trade with G. Britain, or a recal of her in
| ten option of it with F i.ir.e.
Among the considerations which belong to
tlu«> -ubjert. it may l.-e remarked, that it
might have been reasonably expec td. by
the U S. that a repeal »f iv F.-e »c » de
ciees would havt resulted from he Bri isli
order in countil ,f April 1809. This oider
expressly revoked tne pi (.ceding orders of
November, 1807. heretofore urged by France
in justification ot her decrees, and was not
only different in- its extent and its details,
but was essentially different in its policy.
1 he policy of the orders of 1807 was, by
cutting off all commercial supplies, to retort
on her enemies the distress, which 'the
French decree was intended to inflict on G.
Britain.
The policy of the order of April 1809. if
hot avowedly,,was most certainly to prevent
such supplies, hy shutting out’those only,
which migltt flow from neutral sources, in
order thereby to favor a surreptitious mono, j
poly to British traders. In order to coun !
teract this policy, it was the manifest inter- j
est ot France to have favored the rival and ]
cheaper supplies through neutrals ; instead
of which, she nas co-operated with the mo
nopolising • lews ofG*eat Britain, by a rigo_
mu« exclusion of rieu;rals from her ports_
Sht has, in fact, reversed the operation, o
riginally professed bv her decree Instead
of annoying he enemy a> the expence of a
frirnd she annoys a friend tor the benefit j
of her enemy.
It the French government should accede !
to the overture, contained in the act of ('.on - j
g rss hy repeating or sn modifying its de- !
C'ees, as that they will cease to violate 'mr
neutral rights you will, if necessary trails. !
mit 'he repeal, properly authenticated, to
M’ • Pinkney, hy a spreial messenger ; and
vnu will hasten and ensure the receipt ot it1
here, bv engaging a vessel, if no equivalent 1
r' rvp' ""re should off. r to bring it directly j
f. oin France, and bv sending several copies .
to Mr, Pi- kney. to be forwarded from Br'u
tish ports,
I have the honor to he. fcc
^ „ K SMITH.
Geurra' John Armstrong, iSc ifc Utc•
Mr, Smith- Secretary of S. ate (o General
Arnts'rong.
Department #r State.
SIR. July 17, 1810.
You will herewith receive duplicates of •
mv letter* to you of the 2Cth June, and 2d
and 5!h July
This despatch vou will receive from lieut.!
of the Navy, who is to proceed from
York in the sloop of war Hornet. —
1 his public vessel has been ordered to Eng
land and to Franca, not onlv for the pur
pose of transmitting despa ches to you and
to our minister in Lon 'on, hut for the fur
| ther purpose of affording vou as well as him
a safe opportunity of conveying to ibis de
oartmem before the next meeting of Con
g>ess full information of the ultimate po
lirv, in rela.ion to 'he U. S.. of the govern
raents of England and France And with j
a view to ensure her return to ihe U 5. in I
due season, her commanding 'fflr.er has re I
ceived orders not tn remain in anv port of
Europe after the first day of October next, i
Wi'h respect therefore o the time vou will
detain Mr. Miller in Paris, yoti will be in
fluenced hv the information which you may
receive from him, as to the orders he may
have from the commanding officer of the
Hornet
I have the honor to be Sec.
„ Ri SMITH.
General John Arm
strong, tfe. Ifc. tfc;
Extract of a letter from Mr. Smith, Se
cre-ary of State, to General Armstrong,
dated
Department or State,
November 2, 1810.
" Vou will herewith receive a printed™
py of he proclamation, which conformably
to the act of Congr^ has been issued bv
the President, on the revocation of the Bee
lin and Milan decrees You will however,
let the French government understand, that
this has been dune on 'he ground, that the
repeal of these decress does involve an ex
tingnishment of all the edicts of France ac
*u:«llv involving our neutral rights, and that
the reservations under the expression * It
being understood ’ are not conditions prere.
dent, afT'C'ing the operation of the repeal ;
and on the g ound also, that the U. S. are’
no* pledged against the blockades of G. B
bevond vriat is s'ated in inv le'»er to you
of the 5'h July. It istohe remarked, more.o
ver, til it, in issuing the proclamation, it has
been presumed that the requisition contain
ed in that letter, on the subject of the se
questered property, wiil have been satisfied.
This presumption is no" only favored by the
neutral connexion of the p.»|icv and justice
of a reversal of that sequestration with the
repeal of the decrees, but ii str-ng'hened
bv concurrent accounts, through different
Channels, that such proper'y as has been
sequestered, lias been actually restored ”
The enclosed eopv of mv last letter to
Mr Pmkney. of the 19-h ultimo, will af_
ford you a distinct view of the line of con
duct presented »o him in relation to the Bri- i
fish orders and blockades.
•• This despatch will he delivered to you
!'v one of the officers of the U S frigate
Fe-sex, who will have orders to return to his
'hip. ts noon .as he shall have received such
despatches, as you may drem it necessary
to transmit to this department,”
Mr. Smith to General Jirmntrong.
Department or State,
Noven^er 3, 1810.
SI K,
As the ground on which the French gov.
eminent has deemed it expedient to place
the '•evocation of its decrees, may suggeo'
to it <be further pretext of requiring a res^
(oration oi Ihe Jrrenrb property spiked here
Wi., ,. tne r dun m respecting \V,st FIoiiJm
i was u der . • n jidc> ation—
i Nrvi.on ,aid tie wished to kn > * from , <
gentleman wno moved 'in- r solut.on* why
•ie had spoken or a part of West Florid
only i Wluther the wo ,k ,v,9 „o, included ,n
the cession ?
Mr. K 'O i said he had supposed that no ra .r
j tei nlory had been a- qu reu f,y l)ie treaty ut S .
lidefonso, than lies W, si of h P rdido ; w >u .
I .Vest Florida was understood i<> extend ns t •
East us Pensacola Hut if the whole had b n
! ceded, so much the better; ail that p„rl *• Mr
I quired by the cession” was embraced by the re
i solution
Mr. T. Moore moved to amend ihe resolution
| so as to i t ait • s.» much as relates to West Fh.r
I da, at ft Jed to the U States ”
Mr M ,chili rern r«ed that the resolution was
about #s perspicuous as could w. h ne devised
It there Was any ambiguity in it, it w «s dt: iv« u
tro , the message, in which West Florida w ,.
mentioned, although lie heliev.-dno such name
vas tube found in tiie convention tor the cession
ot Louisiana lfyie resolution conform'd to the
message, it was not worth while to go into a
discussion s to the different appellations who h
had at d.Ik-rent nmrj been given to the territory
question. Mr M took a brief view of tin
d.Herent transfers of that territory, observing
that the term West Florida was n »t known in
o|>.4pisl) ^eograpliy, being hh arran^1 me»’l madf
by toe British whilst they hold possession ; so
that, m fact, this was a qu.-aiioo of British and
American geography on,me side, and Spanish
and French on the other. Upon the whole, as
the resolution corresponded with the lan
th« -cssage, and was sufficiently is
telkgih.c at present, he was opposed to the a
mend meat.
The amendment was lost
When the resolution respecting the encourage
ment of American navigation ami manufactun s
was under consideration —
Mr Uurwvlt suggested the propriety of refer
ring the subjects to tw. distinct committees -
1 bis nn.t,on was supported by Mr. Alston I,
was comendr-d that the duties of the commit!
nt Commerce and Manufscturej were siiffi
erAly arduous without burlhening them ,
i»itb the subjacl <4' j|rt
HOUSE OF REPUESBNTATirRS.
MosDir, December 10.
Mr Helms took his scat on Friday l ist
Messrs .ShrfFcy, Muinford. Porter, Gardner,
Sawyer -nd Love appeared Uiis Jsy.
Mr Lev.3 presented the petition of the Pre
sident and Directors of the Bunk of Potomac,
preying for a charter : which was referred to
the committee on the district of Columbia.
On motion of Mr, Davenport, me ususl
iWa* *d°pted for the vppoii.trnent of
Chaplains j tlie balloting 10 take place to rnor
row.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Qn motion >i Mr Alston, the J-J use resol
ved lUcli mm » committee of the whole on t ie
state of the Union, Mr Maco.i in the chair ,
i he ITK-sa-.fr. ol’ f i... _<•.» v* • -
o -.S..UUU U, li,,. y .states
having been eau—
Mr. A’&oi maved the follo wing resolutions :_
Resolved, Flint so much of the mess ige of the
President of the United States as relstes to the
subject of ou: foreign relation*, be referred to a
select committee
Resolved, That so much as relates to that
part ut W rst Florida, ..cquired by the ccs
sion of Louisi.uia, be referred to a select com
mittee.
Resolved, That so much as relates to the en
cour«gement of American manufactures &. navi
gation, be referred 10 the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures.
Resolved, That »o much as relstes to the insti
tUMoii of h National University, be referred to a
select committee.
Resolved, F iat so much as relates to the vio
iat -n ,1 ,»vi interdict>ng tlie Slave Tride be
rct«i -d a the Committee of Commerce and
M-'ui ctnres
Reso.vtd. Flint that part relating to fortifies*
tion* . i elci red to a select commiluei.
Rcso-v 11 Fhat ill. t part in regard to the mill
tin t)i . i mdto a select committee
Rest,.red, 1 hat mu i -i* rul i-.es to the corp
of lingiueeis and Military Academy be rcfcrreit
to a sr.U i.i i oinmi.tee.
kinder Hie non .intercourse law, as a cdn‘di_
tion •« viieir restoring tne American property
condemned or sequestered under thr French
decree of March, you are authorised, in case
a ’Cs'oration can be thus and nut otherwise
obtained, to acquiesce in such uti arrange
men' and. if necessary, to give to such ar
ra*'genent a conventinmtl form, requiring
the ^auction of the Senate. You wilt, how
ever, take care to avoid any expressions iin
pi ing on acknowledgment on the part of
the U. S. that the lion intercourse law,
which was not retrospective, lias any ana
l‘-gv to the French decree, the injuvice of
which essentially consists in i s retrospec
live operation. In truth the arrangement
on * lie part of the U S. will be little more
than nominal, ns will appear by the enrlo
sed copy of a letter from the Treasury IX
pamneut I* may be proper to remark that
the 3d section of the act of M y, for the
recovery of forfeitures under the non in
tercourse law. contempla’cd violations by
our own citizens, rather titan French vi,._
b tons. vhich c-iuld no' have jeen of suffici
ent importance to nave called for such a
provision, pointing particularly at them.
I have the honor to be, fltc
(Signed)
^ R. SMITH.
Genera! John Arm ■
strong isfc &c tS‘c.
(documents to be continued)
Conwr^s. *
IN SEN v I E.
Monday. Dtcemuer 10 1810.
Mr. Le,b laid before the Senate certain jvso
hilions if (lie kgislature of Pennsvlvania, passed
•n March hst, approving the incisures of the ge
neral g tvri-nmcnt. h
Mr Giles's resolution, for referring so much
of the Message of the President of the United
States as relates to West Florida to a select
committee was agreed to ; and M«Hbis Giles
P >pe, Crawford, Anderson and Bradley anpoin.
ted a committee accordingly.
On motion of Mr. Campbell,
J-'esolved, Tiiat so much of the message of the
President of the Uni ted states an relates to com
uiemal abuses committed under the American
fi g, in carrying on r.n illegal traffic in ensla
ved Africans, be referred to a committee to
examine and report thereon to Hie Sen.-te ; and
tli. t the committee have leave to report by bill
or otherwise
Messrs. Campbell, Dana, Brsdley, Cutis, O'
Gilman, were appointed a committee accor
dngly
Mr. Anderson presented the petition of the
President and Directors of the Bank of Potomac,
praying for a charter, which was committed to
Messrs. Anderson, Gilm-.ii, Tait, Goodrich and
L-ib
Messrs Cutts, Hot Sty and Gilman were ap
pointed a committee on engrossed bills
Messrs Lrib, Campbell and Dans, were ap
pointed a committer of lccoun s.
Mr Cults was appointed on me committee of
enrolled bills.
Our advices from high au'hority infirm:
l,tl 'at all American ships tint have enter**’
id I* encn p .-rts in ballast, and which have
b i n boarded by British ciu sers, weio
at lilitr ytn I ad with French produce, and
return to the U. States.
A vessel un ler the flag of the republic*
wi'h sugar, erff e, and other commodities*
hf.d been permitted in a French barb uu t*
dtsenarg her cargo, upon paving the stipu-s
la - d tin ies.
I lie board of trade yesterday desis eA
from graining Licences to and from F e ch
ports, and also to and from all block ..led
p .ru .vithin the range designated in the or
ders in Council.
Letters under date of ’he 15th instant
wer ye teiiliv leceived from Roi'ert im!
lot menrum that it was intended to imp *s&
a i exorbitant du y on the importation of bo
,,J ^1(*e American produce rqoal hi f*c' to
that ex orted from tbe trafficks in Hrmsh
Innial produce or manufactures
» LYMOUTH, Oci. 33 —■ The Melampu*
and /Lotus have detained and sent in here
thi Portuguese ship Fortuna, from Madeira
with rum and rice, for the Brazils-her
crew are all Americans.
Mar oat*, Occ. 22-Eleven sail of
tbe hoe belonging to Sir Richard Strachan’s
fleet, have been blown from their station ff
Flushing, and taken shelter in our Roa'ls.
British Admiralty Court oj Oct. 23.
Retrieve, Powers ; this was a question of
• Ivage for a recapture-report ordered
of the v#Uie oi the property.
Sophia Roster, from Prersburgh to Bal •
timore, under Russian cnlnut». i he trini
ty Masters ordered to attend.
I AMES RIVER COMP \NY'—TbtMrmtoZ
J of Orryanet River C mp at/ are requested
> attend {tie annual general meeting, to lie h Id
e tbe Capitol in the City of Richmond, on vtou
ay the 7th day of Ja.mary next, either in per* m
or by proxy
^ Roeiutr roLL iiiU, civ*
Uece®bcf 25.
i toik keiafido to observe that the subject oi
iiufictures bad heretofore been rather neglected,
and it was proper that more attention should bo.
paid to it
Mr Newt on opposed the motion for dividing;
ihe subject between two committees. Hour
were they to encourage manufactures, he asked,
unless by laying additional duties upon foreigfk
tonnage and manufactures ? Mr. N. repelled the
insinuation that manufactures had experienced
i.egfect under theguidance of the committee of
Commerce and Manufactures He contended
that ms the contrary they had thriven and flou
rished under their caie, although the House hud.
never consented to take as eHeeluul measure*
for their support as tiad been recommended b*
the committee.
Mr Mitchell said lie too was opposed to seve
ring things which had in their nature an essen
tial connection ; for instance, he thought that the
proposed separation of the- subjects of Commerce
and Manufacture* whs unnatural and preposter
ous On a review of what had been done by.Con
gress, he thought the friends of domestic mamfc.
Pictures hail much cause to Be satisfied. He re
cited the various encouragements which had beeta
given to manufactures by Congress, in permit
ting the importation oftiie raw materials free of
duty, and in laying heavy duties on the importa
tion of m anufactured articles. On the whole lie
thought that as commerce and luniuifactur.-s ip.
fact weie inseparable, they ought not Co be divi?
dc I by any regulation of the House.
The motion to amend was lost.
On motintvof Mr Davtton ttie resolution re*-,
peeling i rtifications w.13 amended by inserting’
the word-, “ bind forces and” preceding tne
word “ fb.'t ficatioOH’*
| Un motion ol Mr. Bacsett the following rew*
'•ition whs Ht'.opttd.
Kcs-'l-ed, that so much a* relates to the Navjr
ot iht- United Sl.ili-s be referred to a select com
mittee.
1'iie committee rose and reported the r-solit^
tions to the House, wliicti were immediately a*
dopted ; and the several committees ordered to
be appointed accordingly.
Mr. Bacon rent irk 1 that at present a doubt
might exist whether the subject of the defects in
the non-intercourse law, alluded to in the Mer
sage, was referred to the committee of commerce
and manufactures or l« the committee of foreign
relations. To remove this doubt lie moved the
following resolution, winch was2greedto:
Resolved, 1 hat so much of the message of tbft
President oftho United States as relates to the
defects which may be found to exist in the pro*
visions of the act concerning the commercial in
tercourse between the United States and G d;i«
tain &. France, be referred to the committee oC
Fnreiyn Relations.
AMEN DWIF.NT TO THE CONSTITV ITOtf.
Mr Macon s..idthat tie had, late in the bsb
session, laid upon the table a motion to amend
the constitution of the U S. He had done it aC
that lime tner- ly with u view to give notice of hi»
intention to cfF. r auclt a proposition at the pre
sent se«V<m This amendment spok.* so plainly
lor itself that it w.is unnecessary to explain it.-L.
I: w uld be seen i'iat its object was to prevent
any member of Congress from accepting an ap
point me t v|,e presidential term during which
b. ni ght he a member ; for instance, it
wi'tdd g>> lo prevent <<ny member of the present
Cong«e-s from accepting an appointment under
the present Chief Mug’strate. The following is
tl>e resolution :
Ii solve.i, 13- the Senate and House of Repre*
s ntatives of th- U S <f America in Congress asV
lenibled, t wo tliii da of both Houses concurring*
that me follo wing section be submitted to tii&
l.rg .sl.xturea of the s. veral states, which when
r .i tie d >>y the Legislature* of three fourth, of
thy states shall be valid ,nd binding as a part of
the constitution of the U S
“ No Senator or Representative, after having”"
t-ken * is su at, shall during the time for wlucla
he w«s elected he eligible to any civil appoint
ment under the authority of the U. S no- :< ;l*
.Hi) person !»e eligible lo any such appointm me.
until the expiration of the Presidential term, Uu
rit g which such person shall have been u ociia
tor -r Kepresemalive n
This i esolvt was on motion of Mr. M icon re
ferred to committee of the whole on the state of
the Union.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND '
Captain Lewis, who arrived at Boston oft
Monday from Liverpool, favored the Ex
change Coffee House with a London evt'a
ning paper of the 25ih of October, tmin
which the following paragraphs are ex
tracted.
London Oct. 25.
The mysterious allusions in the last Parts
papers to the arrival of •• a foreign Pi ice ac
Fontainbleati,” and “the happiness the E n—
press was about to receive in a few da\
are explained by letters to the 20th instant*
received yesterday from the French coast
According to these, this foreign P. inc * i,«s. ,
no less a personage than die Emperor F u—
ns, whose visit is supposed to be for o.iiet*
purposes besides the mere indulgence ol a.
fa'her’s londro-ss.
1 lie Dolphin and Zenobia sailed this d.ijs
from Poi’isinouth, for Spam and Portugal*
with cor.voy in winch tinny thousand b! .n
kets. and twenty thousand pair of shoes a re*
sen’ to lie pairiutsjn Spain.