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w-*:is
tbe
tftat then w«r*«Kffer*aifeof
language of tbetpeech and
i right honour
*l»le friend (Mr.Canning).
(fapprared, how
•ver. to be u<*diff»ren«jrl
The expedition would not have
MerUkeb
meifly for the purpose oif destroying these worfep ;
tut it by no means followed that K wee not a very
desirable' object to attain, ,aud he was sure that
when tbequestinn fame to be examined, # won Id
not be fonnd to be one of slight roirsequenre. The
bon. gentleman had stated, that the destruction of
these Works, was a matter of little importance to
France, lie wished to know how the bon. gentle
man knew that fact; to hint it appeared a matter
of very great importance to deprive t|e enemy, for
two or three years, of the nse of a most important
jiavalslation. Bui the expedition had undoubtedly
a much gi eater object, viz. the destruction of the
Frenrh naval force in the Scheldt, and their naval
prsenals. Gentlemen, he believed, were not aware
:!f*f tbe extent ol' the French naval force in that
quarter : nine or ten sail of the line had at tuaily
been launched, and an equal number were in a slate
of preparation ; it surely- then could not require
much argument to shew the propriety of making
the greatest exertions to destroy sorh a force.—
When that expedition was undertaken, ministers
did nut look upon its accomplishment as certain,
neither did they think it would l ave the effect of
mukine Buonaparte withdraw a large portion of i is
troops from the D mule; but thev did think that
it would have the effeijot preventing him from
drawing reinforcements thither, and considering bun
•eatigglbe armies of France and Austria w. re at om
timlTSilanred, n surely would have been a most im
portant service to Austria to prevent Buonaparte
front reinforcing his armies with 20 or 25,000 men.
This would have been a most desirable object, even
after the armistice was concluded. Upon this point,
•whatever might be the opinion cf the gentlemen op
Jostle to him, he was happy to Ray, that ministeis
ad the evidence of Austria in their favour ; tor u
was a .fact that Austria had approved of the expedi
tion, and had even sent to request that the islaBd of
\Vaicheien should not be given up, as it would af
ford the means of making «n important diversion in
her fa-our, if hostilities should be renewed. With
fegvrd to the Appointment of lord Cl .. thorn to the
command of the expedition, the gentlem. n opposite
bad indulged themselves ill some nbsei'vai'Ons.which
be thought might very wiil have be. a spared.—
They must ha aware that if in inquiry wits to take
place, it was .most essential to justice that it
vhould take price v-itbout any prejudication of toe
individuals-. He would ask these gentlemen whe
ther they considered tv as fair, because a man was
an adversary iu politicks, that he was to be at
tackl'd in such h manner, :md bis military charac
ter assailed, without any inquiry whatever. The
bon. general opposite to him (Tarleton) would, he
was sure, frtl hiqutrif most unjustly treated, if his
tuiiuiuy conduct was attacked merely on the scote
ot his politicks, Bnd if he were to be condemned
unheard. Upon ibis point be should only wake
one more observation, i iz. that the result of the
inquiry would in a great measure decide the questi
on relative to Hie propriety or impropriety ol the
spi'ointorent of the noble lord to the command of
tint-expedition. He could not, also, upou this oc
casion, avoid expressing bis regret at the manner in
which another noble lord (Wellington) had been
Attacked in bis absent«; if tins pi ar tire were per
sit ted in, it would dump the ardour, and check the
spirit of our olliieis, for they would go out to light
the buttles of the country with the tiielnm holy
iouvii linn that however great then exertions might
T>e, their political adversaries would in thtir ab
sence eagerly seize up*-:i every little event that could
be construed into a disaster, for the purpose of
wounding their lerlings,and attacking their charac
ters. Tile ben. gentleman who had se muled the
■address hud also, in his opinion, in an unjustitiable
manner, romiutnled upon several tmlilaiy uflicers
employed upon most important services i* Spain,
he had called them inilitaty missionaries. Solely
it could not be supposed th.'t gentlemen of high
private character abd prnf“ts:oi'ai reputation could
fee! any thing like a personal interest in keiping up
tb< i! iusion, as it wi^ called, with respect to uie
iff,!.state o: Spam. But in the whole of me speech
c1' Jie gentleman to wham he was now alluding
then, was no part which he more sincerely rtg-et
i te l. than tint' pert of ,t in which hr spoke of the
* ftihUrs <d' Spain, and of the exertions ot th« Spa
nigh people. Did the defenders of Saragossa and
,Ci*ii)lia des. rve the epithets which the honourable
geui-u man bed bestowed upon them, llebrggd
the house to look at the nature of the contest which
Sonin had to suatpm, end e.t tl * resistance slo> h, j
*r< ior.g made lo^fhe immun*e force employed bv
Fi in e Bgi.inst her and he would then ask, »h. t' .cr
the gallant people of that country deserved the abuse
which hud hern heaped Upon them ? Spain was not
yet siwcuoa, nor whs sne near it: nor spirit was
not subdued, nor wore her resources exhausted.-—
Sorely then such language a* they bad heaul that
-sight might not to have been used ? lie begged to
ask what r fleet that language imgiilpr.iriurc in Spam,
if it was believed by the Spaniards that such was
the opinion entertained of them by the people
Bud the parliament of England. Hut even euppos
ing that the contest in which Spain was now en
gaged could be looked on merely on British grounds,
Still vcc were bound by every principle of poll, v to
give them as much assistance as we could, as the
niort effectual mode of weakening the power uf
Trance. With respect to the late campaign, be
would nat a«iee with the hot), gentlemen on the other
side of the house ; he could uot agree that in any
Instance disgrace had followed our arms. The
movements of general Moore had, he was convinc
ed, sajred the south o, Spain m 1808 ; the march
Sf si* Arthur \Y>dIe»iey had saved it in 1809- An
lion, general opposite to hup had giv n a confident
jBptnion that Portugal could not be dmended with
■30,1.00 ; but the heir, general to lotget that
there was A native force of 40,000 Portuguese,
trained nnd disciplined by British officer*. There
whmuIv on*point nn>r* to which he wished toad
'vcrflBie bon. gentleman who spoke last bad asked
his l'Ight hon. friend (Mr. Canning) when he had
ant an opportunity of answering, whether he had
not kept from Parliament last session a doc omen'
which would have justified Mr. Erslrine for signing
the treaty with America. If there existed such a
•oruiuent it bad escaped hi* rerolle.-tion, and he
whs convinced that whoever bed given the bun. gen
tlcin»n his ioforwiation hud B. sled him. When This
auiMpct was under dumsuou last yeas ion hit right
M >!»*«» Jh*
JL^' {-t
mm-iM
;Mp"
the iitslructr
. j-.J-tf dMfc. that they ditf-- —
t warrant hint insi
mg that treaty; His right toil*. jiriend nhm •Vrtr**}
at that time liMt what he was then sayia*, was not
intended as atraUack uptopfr. Erskine, t>nt lb at
there were other doruinenlFmight be produced it
lenWmij
that gentleman felt them necessary tor his justifi
cation, Upon the whole he was convinced that tho
house coold net agree to the Amendment, even up
on the grounds slated by a right hon. gentleman
opposite to him (Mr. Rathuisl) and it would ^ see
that the Amendment did not pledge it either to en
ter into an enquiry, or to avoid one, nor did it
pledge the house to any opinion, upon any point, of
the conduct of Ministers.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, March OS.
COMMERCIAL' BILL
' The house resumed the consideration of the> unfi
nished business, being the hill concerning rummer
ial intercourse,&c.
Mr. Nelson moved to postpone,the further con
s deration of the subject till Saturday next. Moti
on lost, Yens 57. Nays 66.
The question rcrurring on the motion to ad
htre-~
Messrs. Fisk, Holland, Love and Mumford sup
ported the motion, and Mr. Garland opposed it.
* Jje house refused to adjourn (at 4 o’clock) Yeas
(72, Ntiys 60.
Mr. Luiott spoke at great length against the hill
as it went Iron? the house.
The house then adjourned (at 5 o’clock) Ayes 74.
Thursday, March 29.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
Mr. CIjv, from liir romnriftee on that part of the
message of the president of the United States re
spec ting the organization of the militia of the U.
States, reported that the committee were of opini
on that'U would he improper at this time to int o
v.it* on the present militia system of the United
Mr. Clay moved to re-rommitthereport with in
structions to report a bill for -jessing the militia
according to ;ce, and providing to arid such of them
as may < " 1 ailed into public servi-e,
Mr. Pitkin made a motion cvhirb superceded this
motion, viz. to commit the report to a commitl-r
of the whole.
I he hitler motion was agreed to, and a proposi
tion ofiernj by Mr. Dawson, including Mr. Clay’s
plan v.-ns relerrrd to the same committee.
Mr. Livingston-and Mr. L. j. Alston obtained
leave of absence from the end of this week for the
remainder ol the session.
A report was received from the postmaster-gene
r.:l in compliance with the resolution of the house
on the subject of the Orleans mail.
1 he report ol the committee on the memorial of
the stockholders nf the Bank of the U. Slates was
recommitted on motion of Mr. Taylor.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
| The hilt concerning intercourse was aguin taken
j up. Mr. Boyd spoke in favour ot adherence, and
| .Mr. Ghoison at great length on the tame side.
Air.Cook then moved to postpone the further
consideration ot the tubj-a till to morrow, nlledg
mg as a reason that a report was current that the
despatch vessel John Adams had arrived at Norfolk.
This motion was carried by four votes—Yeas 65,
Nc.es 01.
Friday, March 30.
Mr. W. Alston Ironi the committee appointed to
report what business is necessary to he done the
pi "sent session, and also the day proper for con
gress to adjourn, made a repot t of the business be
low the house necessary to be completed, and the
lo’lowing resolution :
Resolved, by the senate and house of rep resenta
tiicsu/ the United Stales, Thai the president of the
btnaie and the speaker of the house of reprcsenia
lives be and they are hereby authorised to adjourn
their respective houses on the 23d of April next.
Mr. Love niuved to postpone the consideration
j of the resolution until Monday next. The question
| was taken by ayes and noes and carritd ; ayes fc'i,
noes 58.
Mr. Randolph gave notice that he should »n Mon
I d:«y next call for the consideration of his resolution
rel::11v- to the reduction of the army and navy.
r] be house resumed the consideration nf toe bill
j relative to 'he Batture at New Orleans—Mr. BibL’s
j motion to strike out under consideration. The
question was taken by ayes and noes, and carried ;
ny** <;»>, nors v2.
The question v**s then taken on Mr. Bibb’s sub
stitute I y ayesr and nocs, and negatived; ayes 36‘,
noes 81.
i Mr. Gholson moved to fill the blank in the bill,
occasioned by striking out the section, with three
new sections, providing forthe appointment of three
commissioners to rolled evidence relative to the
Ualture, and to report the same to this house.
The question was taken by ayes and nucs—ayes
6'3, roes 6’3, the speaker voting in the affirmative it
wcs carried.
Refercerl to a committee of the whole house and
i and made the order of the day for this day.
The house resolved itself into committee of the
whole, Mr. Bassett in the chair, on the Ballurebill.
Slave Holders take Notice.
THE SUBSCRIBER
Has about Forty FARMS,
Lying within the United States’ Military Tract, in
the State of Ohio, which he is disposed to exchange
for Slave# on reasonable terms. Many of these
Farm!i have considerable improvements upon them,
are all of the first quality of Land, and lie in those
parts of the state which are most rapidly populating,
! °n the Sciota, on Owl Creek, and on the waters of
Licking.
A number of families desirous of settling in the
, same neighbourhood can be accommodated with
! lying contiguous to each other. Applications
i addressed to else subscriber, by letter or otherwise,
at Marietta, State of Ohio, will be punctually .attend
<»«•“»• ■
_ i Backuf.fl
M^ieCta, (Ohio) Ian. 12, M10. Utwtf
li
Esquires, were elected Delegate*
to represent the county of Prior
next Stole li-tii-htlure.
Dikij—On Mn»i<];iy night, Mas. Kei.it,- wife
of G-orge K-lly, Esq. of this Rnrongh.
Fuo«4 the Enquirer.
la if' intelligence:
We think it proper to inform the publick, with
out delay, that the Court of Appeals, in the case
ot Gordm’i administrator vs. the Justices of Predt
rick, derided on Monday, the 26th instant, haw
soiled the very important point, that, “ it i* ne
*‘ cef»-*ry, after a judgment against an executor or
“ administrator as sack, to bring a treond suit to
“ establish a devastavit, t>eforp an action can he
“ maintained on the administration bond.”
£3* Our report of the case at Targe wiH hereafter
be published in this paper.
m VVM. W. HENNING,
it. WM. MUNFOKD.
Richmond, March 29th.
DOUBLE DEALINGS.
[The contents of the following letter are of so ex
traordinary a aaturr, that we hardly know what to
think. II it is not true, the administration will
certainly at once disavow it; otherwise we suppose
an enquiry will be instituted by the Representatives
of the people. This is the first intitmiioo we have
had of an American minister at the court of King
Joe. Nor do we recollect of any such nomination
fa-ing submit led to the senate.]- Freeman’s Juur.
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman in
Cadiz, dated Ifth Januury, 1310.
“ I have just seen Madrid dan* t.. the 31st inst,
and cannot avoid relating to yon n curious f a t.
mentioned in a letter under that date, from a person "
of respectability—“ Yesterday, (the 30th Dec.) the
^criminal court appointed by thi benevolent irtfru
" 'der, King Joseph, took cognizance of the cause '
“ of an I risii clergyman, nho acts as Charge des Af
“ /aim of the Waited States in this capital, and who
" * ,s beeu nirpris -ii' d upwards of two months hy or
der ol the usurper.” Until now, it was not known
here that the present American administration was
playing a double game in Spain ; and that whilst
they gave orders t-> Mr. Erving to follow the Su
preme Central Junta in the character of their repre
sentative, they also had another agent near the
court «f the intruding monarch. The few Ameti
cans here have seen with deep regret this double
game, and cannot help drawing a comparison be
twixt the legislative government of Spain and that
nl the usurper. The Junta treats Mr. Erving with
all possible respect and attention, while King Jo
seph imprisons and til-treats the agent, represent
ing near his person, the American government—
Since this circumstance has transpired, I blush tu
meet my Spanish friends: however, lam glad to
observe they discriminate between the act of a set
of men who would wish to favour Enoch usurpa
tion and tyranny, to answer their private views,
and the wishes,il all true Americans who surely
never can approve, they say,an alt'mpt.against the
liberties of« great and mdepend. nt nation.”
Extract from the same person, dated ‘24 th Jan.
“ Since the defeat of the French in the passes of
Sierra Mori n t, all is again in confusion in Madrid.
We have just learnt that King Joe, the Barbarian.
I as ordered the beautiful custom-house, post office,
snd other publirk i u ldwgs in Madrid, to he imme
diately demolished ; by this lime I suppose those
el«fc- ml edifires no longer exist. Joseph consulted
his friends respecting the demolition of the magnifi
cent new pnlme he inhabits, but this has been sus
pend'd far the present. Meanwhile his rapacity
•and that of his myrmidon* is beyond conception ;
they rob and plunder the plate, jewels and other va
luable eliects of the churches, convents, and indivi.
duals, and such is their avidity for gold that they
even scr ip.’ oft the gilding of picture frames and co
lumns, and burn every ray ol tissue they meet with.
This findurt of the French induces the Spimards
to believe their visitors are about quitting that ca
pital. God grant they may, aud the kingdom too,
lor as Jong as a Fren.hinuu remains ill Spun, there
will be no peace or happiness."
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED,
Ship Saratoga, Trow tin, 5 days from Boston,
Btiilast, Moses Myers & Son,
Spanish brig Si. Antonio, Olibella, 29dsys from
Hkv<inna, Molasses, Tlieo. Armistearl.— Man h 18,
in lat. 33, tell in with the srh’r Kuan, Smith, of
and limn EdenUio, N. C. bound to Philadelphia, in
dhlrfts, tienij' ilestituie oi ptovis.ous, and Plowed
all their sails away—The captaiu and crew aban
doned the schooner and arrived here in the St.
Antonio—The sch’r Roau was owned by Mr. Tho
mas Garrett, of Edenton. The St. Antonio was
boarded off Charleston and Cape Iienry by a Bn
tish frigate, another in company.
Brig Elizabeth Margaret, Webb, 24 days from
Cayenne, Roco, Coffee, Cocoa, Cloves, Colton, and
Hides, Win. II,Thompson.—Left there 8th March,
brigs Elizabeth, Feltyplare, of Slarbleheitd, last
from the 9treiglils of Gibraltar, to sail for the Spa
nish Maine in 6 or 8 days; ■■ —, Worth, of Hud
son, for New York in 25 days—Sch’ra Ann, Bi
shop, of and for Now York, in 15 days; Derham,
Lester, of New-London, for the Roqueses in 8 days.
—The sch’r Nabby, Russel, of Newburypnrt, arriv
ed the 7>h March—She was on shore on the Mud
about 8 leagues to leeward of Cayenne—Capt. Rus
sel was procuring craft to lighten the schooner.
Tbebiig Hero, TibLets, of Portsmouth, N. H. sail
ed the 22d Fab. for the Requests.—-The brigs Hum
bird, Howard, fur Philadelphia, and Emelioe, A
dams, fur New York, sailed the ftb’of March.—
The sch’r Harriot, Tilden, of find Ipr Boston, sail
ed the 8th March.—S|M>ke, March 19, in Ui.
22, *0, long. €5, 20, seb'r John, Carter, ot Bath, 3
days from St Bartholomews.—S8lh, U» lal, 33,25.
Spanish br ig St. 4tu*e, Caveler, 7 days
at:,' ©hafV-V*'**
-mi
Phil«(]rlpJ,U<. toondV* AnjuMH
rfttwt of
9n>^ f*« tmW, tJ r**, 10 ij»«i ton
Sloop fUppjr Rnorh, Ttfcir*
Sl..op Mary Left, 49 hoar* from
-Sloop Unity, Cnitmo, 3 <loy» t|
Sloop Benjamin, Dn-kerw,
THEAlllE.
On Wt dncs4ay Evening aexgi’
Eleventh Instant,
THE THWtAtf mct%igr *
Will perform the u*efol ami much atobcd
<*« - RCtty of . ■ ’v
GEORGE BARNWELI
With tkt Comick Entertainment rf tk
VILLAGE LAWYER*,
>3“ Particular* in the bill* of the <fa*v
AVhPfl A. 'l
FOR ctf jRTgft, ■ %
■ The Ship SARATC^*
->Charek C, I'nmmt, inusttr, buffi
210 tens. Apply to - -jmvwb
Moses Mvcrs & Sot
Apnl 4. *tf
Fur SAIsE—Ajtuut, ^,.
500 barrels nice clean CO
Which hat been fanned.
FJIaNCIS - -
The elegant Schooner
> Vi R AGO,
___w'Vill take freight Or put
Rappah.nock, tf immediate application
Apply as above. April 4.
LANDING
From oh board the Brig Elizabeth' Margo*
IVehb, from Cayenne?
50,000 wt. Roco, 5000 do,
3,500 do. C-flee, 7 bale* Cotton,
3 barrels Cloves. For Sale by
Wm. H. Thom
April 4. 3
PUBLICK SALES.
BY J. P. DIETERICHe W
No. 108, Maik-Stkeet,
TOMORROW, at to o’clock, u valuable aMorfe*
meet of i _
DRYGOODS,
To wit—Muslins, Cloths, Ginehams, Ke_.
Linens, Cnllicoes, Hosiery. Shirting*, Ta
vets, Black Bonrbaaets, 100 pieces India
Flannels, 100 pieces of Checks, 4 chests "
son Tea, and sundry other articles. ■*“
which will be told without reserve
Notes. , Match 4.
V(tillable Property for Sate,
Friday next the 6th ins
On
Eleven o’Clock at Auction, will be !
A HOUSE and LOT in
Street, adjoining the lots of Ramsay apdA
near captain Drummond'* ; the House iajn 1
hie order and repair, end the Lot run|Fj8
Bevmucla-street nnd l£0 feet back to the
Terms, one third cash and two thirds is
approved paper with security on the pn
Alto, at the tame tune and at the above place i
Sold. ; ]
The Household Furniture, and
of Bricks and some Lumber; nntcngythe Fu
is a handsome Piano, and two l*r>;e NJ
Clothes Presses, with an elegant Time PieCo. .-i
T. Bjauchardt^
April 4. i £ !
On Tuesday the loth instant, at"
o'clock, will be Sold at Auction, at th*i| '
ling-IIouse of Mat. Jammkt Patti
ce.-ised,
All Her Personal ESTA1
Consisting of a vrrlety of ftOUSEHC
KITCHEN FURNITURE, and twaj
SLAVES, one mi excellent Cook, a bo
age, the other a valuable House Servj
years of age, and an excellent MILCH •
v The Ext
April 4.
On Thursday the 19th of Apt
At XII oCkxk, IViUbe Sold.
At Mr. Matt Glenn’s Tnvetfl, Strn at t
Queen,
155 Acres of LAND, lyingj
fir» Point—It command* t jne vl<ra«al
Ko ,d, and all the vessela wBth pasMJT
Elisabeth river. There i* a flout
Plantation occupied by Mr. Curl who «W
place to thote desirou* of viewing it. * ‘8]t
At the tame time nod plate
Several LOTS lying on Deepi
at the jnonth of the Dt*malSw»mpCiimM»
1, 4, 4. }, 8, 7, and «. agreeable to Moot
which may be seen at my Office Tbeatarw
ty will be told anota ■ credit ef 3, 0, Mid
T. Blanc!
March 18. td
FLQUR-AF,
1000 barrels superfii