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itaii exit act of
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_ r ironi.aie jamrs i^raig. tlia
reared, and all (iMittUn ordered tor in
The exact truth ba* not yet reached this
pUftH bOt J^am bappy to say that it is very c*r
tain »ev«M|^i«int,rr> of the late house of' a*temitv
Bov^^Beberk goal, in contMutme of a di»
rovery oryTeditiou* rorretpondehrt. I aui very
glad it (the discovery) ha* taken place, for liberty
here is carried to lircntVuttgss, and from the high
est Canadian to the lowes®a severe check is abso
lutely Decenary. It it said that a direct correspon
dent with France has hern discovered. It is my
real opiniun that this province is as completely nr
sized as any revplutomary country ever was."
LATF. FROM ENGLAND,
The ship Golewhda, rapt. Crocker, 31 deys from
Livjp»ooj|^arrived off Sandy Honk yesterday mom
the evening tin* passengers rain* up in a
pitot boat. By this vessel the edilins of the New
York Guaetle have received London paper* to the
g£d of Mitch. ft will be seen by the following ex
.tract*, that every thing was gping on w . II between
the British ftoveiooieHt ami this country. Price
of Stocks Hi —a per rent, consols (i8 J >8
!?—Consols 6h
irrnnunt of the rapture of Guadalnupe
' A.i official ti
i ffle F.nglcsh papers.
bliihed in
sres saift, that ISuooaparle would he married to
the Archduchess of Austria ou the oi March.
Splendid preparations were making at 1’aris in lio
nour of the occasion.
It was reported, that Bony's intended, had made
her escape in disguise to a distant cou.mt.
* Hanover has been given to king Jerome.
Import irt rotton into Liverpool, Iroin Jan. 1,
*810,10 March 2-1, 49,770 bales 1
EXTRACTS.
Lospnjr, March 18.
- The enemy-had not as late a* the i 1th of Frb.
token possession of Alb-ant, Letters Ironi hence
enntain * statement which for the common credit of
the American n«mr, we could wish to attach no be
lief. It is said that a correspondence had hern de
tested between some Americans, residents irr Ali
eaat, and the enemy, in consequence of which every
American hod been secured, and thrown into pri
by order nf tire governor. The Amcii.ai.
1 Mr. Montgomery, is said So have been im
plicated, and wasrentpellcil to share the fate of his
rlmntrytt’cn.
Sir' Riel erd StrarhaH is, we understand, ap
pointed to succeed admiral Drurv, in the commarui
cpjitt India Station, and that the Catsar is again
ting to. receive his flag.
March 20.
The proposals recently received from France for
*ft exchange of the French Medical Staff taken in
WaTcheren, for that part of the English Medical
Shift' whivlfiiad been left with our sick and wound
td> atTalavera. A civil merSHge lias likewise been
Ticeived from Buonaparte, relative to th« conduct
cf an. English Officer, whose name, foe Hie present
«* shall forbear to mention, but whom the French
government fancy they are compelled to try by a
rtsurt martial. His alleged oft.m e is this : that
ring: been r« his parole, but.being, on account of
rreguWity, subjected to a more rigorous con
ent,. he had repeatedly escaped (irons- prison,
and had as repeatedly Iwen ietts|cen, The last time
he n^acnoded, he joined lWo Flench deserters, and
attempted to effect his escape with them.- The of
fence for which he is to be tried, is for having res
cued these deserters (torn the gens cfatmes, in whose
e.^Fht English officer presented
custody they were,
n memorial in exculpation of his conduct: hut the
offence is represented h> he stub as to render the
:o£a trial indispensiblei Buonaparte, howc
^consented, nut, m the event his being
^Jie shall'be pardoned ; but that, with
Harm dfffmt, the laws and constitution of the
Frtnrh empire cannot disptnse.
The American frigate John A (buns is under or
der* to let saH to-mornw fmm Cowes for the Unit
ed Sf^Jt is generally believed amnrrg the Ame
ficurMhdmiants in. England, tlut she carries out
if approvuV and ratification, if tiiey be deemed sa
sfarlory, the provisional terms of adjustment, sup
_ 0*edto be concluded between Mr. Pinkney ami
martjuia Wellesley. The vessel charged with these
dispatches will, it is said, first proceed to Havre,
where lb* best informed merchants suppose that
aha will take Gn, Aimstrurife on board, ia order to
convey him home,
p Accounts have been reeeivedfrom Holland, wbirh
»Ute that Hunnaparte bad issued a decree, ordering
ill Ih* American property vu France to be confis
tated and sold, and the produce to be vested in the
lroperiai.Fifnds, until the nature of the relations be
tween England and the United States should be as
certuined. 'fti* letters add, that Clen. Armstrong
tad preseulad a stiong remonstrance aga nst this
. violrut ovansare, in which lie declared, that be could
enter into no treaty, nur hold any intercourse with
tbe French Government, until the property rnnfts
elated v»a« UGcncditionally restored ; lUd ronrluded
. hjd*OU tiding passports, if Ibis intelligence should
V Cotjg&med, w« may consider a rupture between
AatarMfehod Ft ante as unavoidable.
‘ .WEE}.' MurrK
Tit* American frigate the John Adams docs not
* v tail frpoi Cowl ', i ll to morrow. The departure ol
6*hr« vessel has been delayed, in order that she
•night carry over the American government the'
tjPftHtOf the negotiations between trie ruunjois Wei
W
leiVy and Mr. Pmknwy. We shall now have an
oppuHonily of ascertaining the real intei.fons of
the American government, beyon i the poc«it ;hty
.|Of o doubt, 'llie .lohn Adams wiii carry out to A -
Starim ttitdligewe nt the new outrages committed
by Bonnap.ilte.against the property of American
•objects, .wherever it top he fating; and also the
amicable arrangement settled between tbe marquis
Wellesley *«d Mr. Pinkney. If the American go
t yjc laller, upd «ill manifest a die
it |h »nl«$flto every -injury and eveiy intuit
Buouep.irte tn*y rhu»»e tu heap upon thcru.all
jft at «e-.»limiun on *ar part will be bselesV,—
frag* lynjreW^thf^' th# l«it act o( violence
3* which Baot»apaC|»fhBS thought proper to adopt,
the eyrt uf those men iu America, who
gw wtvFWeo most atttfbed tO Krar.ee, and convince
* tbam ih# concession ot» their part, fSi'rt nfab
will saUs^Ute tjnait of France,
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Mid yjgr wtoit make op tlieir miod either ft t* hit
vapqflkfr bis n repohMtbst tbo'Jnhn
AdantvT* in call at A JMjbrh port^Klfder to con
ary general Arro-tionafl* Amcrir*,-1*hi» we doubt.
Whatever disposition Mr. Ari^pnig may Met- to
wish to leave France, be will, In all; probability,
waifcftnr despatches from hi* government befoie he
rewWet upon so derisive a step.—8*m.
yesterday Paris paper* to the 11tli arrived, but
they contain no news whatever. We read, howe
ver, with exirefl}h regtet, an artirle in one of llivm,
which states, tnai all the Tyrolese who had fled to
Vienna had been ordered to withdraw, and that some
<d them had even been arrested. We hope, for the
honour of human nature, that this statement is not
true ; such an act would disgrace the emperour of
»lria, even more than the sacrifice of his daugh
to Buonaparte.
The Dutch still indulge a hope that they will
not he incorporated with France. Some letters
that wereyestetday received from Holland state,
that the people were in daily exportation of the re
storation of Louis Buonaparte ; other accounts say,
that the Archdue Charles is to he the new ting of
Holland. This latter speculation is quite absurd.
Buonaparte, we are convinced, will never solfer the
house »f Austria tooltumany newer in that part at
F.urope.
PeTERsannr., Feb. 27.
French influence increases here—The rmperour
is notoriously governed by a French worn. n ; and
is daily seen walking arm inarm with Caulmcourt.
I he condemnation of Briti?h ships under Ann ri
ern colours, has been more frequent since th» ar
rival of Mr. Adams, the American minister, who
says his flag shall not be prostituted while L» is
here.
Congress of the United States.
IK SENATE—Friday, April*7.
The further consideration of the bill nuking fur
ther provision for the corps of engineers, was post
poned to Monday.
I lie bill appropriating a sum of money for pro
curing munitions rrt war and for other purposes,
was recommitted to Messrs, Smith of Md. CUmaa
and Clay.
Mr. Smith of Md. from the committee to whom
was re ferred the hill from the house of representa
tives authorising a loan, reported rhesinre with the
following proposed amendment :
Sec. 4. And ht it further unacted, That the in
corporation of the subscribers to the Bank of the
United States, made and established by the art.en
tilled, “ An act to incorporate the 6uhsrrihers to
li e Bank <>1 the United States,” be, and the same is
hereby continued until the thirtieth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Mr. Clay, pursuant (o notice, asked and obtain
ed leave to bring iira bill supplementary to an act,
entitled •* An act for the punishment of certain
crimes against the United States.” Read and pas
sed to 0 second reading.
The further consideration of the bill for the pre
servation of peace and maintenance of the autho
rity of the United States in the ports and harbours
under their jurisdiction was postponed to the first
Monday in December next.
1 he senate resumed the consideration nf the bill
concerning commercial intercourse between the U.
States and Great Britain and Trance and their de
pendencies a-nd for other purposes, together with the
amendments thereto.
On the question to agree to so much of the re
port nl the select committee as goes to strike out
the fourth section (laying addition discriminating
duties) for the purpose o-f inserting a substitute"—
there were
For striking out, Messrs* Anderson, Chamoltn,
Crawford, Gaillard, German, Gilman, Goodrich,
Uf.fhtiuse, lforsey, Lloyd, Matthewson, Pickering,
Reed, Smith of Md. Smith of N. Y. Sumpter,Tait,
Turner.—18.
Against striking out, Messrs. Cl'ay, Condit,
Franklin, Gregg, Lambert, Leib, Pope, Robinson,
Whiteside—9.
And on the question to insert the following as a
fubsmuie r
“ Ifcat the president of the United States be, aid
hereby is autlmrised to employ the public armed
vessels, in protecting the commerce of the United
Stotts and to issue instructions which shall be con
formable to the laws and usages of nations, for the
government of the ships, which may b« employed
to that service." There were
lor the amendment, Messrs. Anderson, Bayard,
CliampI:ii, Clay, Gaillard, German, Gilman, Good
rich, llilihouse, Horsey, Lett), Mathewsnn, Meigs,
Pirkf-rtng, Pope, Reed, Robinson, Smith of Md.
Tati, Whiteside—20.
Against the amendment, Messrs. Crawford, Frank
lin, Gregg, Lambert, Lloyd, Smith of N. Y. Sum
ter, Turner—8.
On motion of Mr. IMlhuuse to strike out the
5lh section of the original hill (giving the president
power to revive the non-intercourse as to G. Bri
tain or hranre in a certain event) there were
For striking it out, Messrs. Bayard, Goodrich,
ilillhouse, Horsey, Lambert, Lloyd, Pickering—7.
Against striking it out, Messrs. Anderson,Brent,
Chatuplin.L'Iay, Condit, Crawford, Franklin, Gail
lard, German. Gilman, Lcih, Mathewsnn, Meigs,
Pope', Reed, Smith of Md. Smith of N, Y. Sump
ter, Tail, Whiteside—20,
On motion of Mr. Clay to add to the bill aa ad
ditional section in the following words :
•£ “ And be it further enacted, That from and after
’the passage ol this act an addition of * per
centum shall be made to the duties now imposed by
law oh all goods, wares and merchandize, which
additional duties shall be levied and collected in the
same manner and under the same regulations and
allowance as to drawbacks, mode of security and
time of payment respei lively, as are already pre
' scribed by law, in relation to the duties now in
lore* nn the importation of goods, wares and fcjer
chandtse."
The motion was negatived as follows :
\ LAS—Messrs. Anderson, Clay, Condit, Frank
lin, Lemhert/Leib, Meigs, Pope, Whiteside—9
NAYS—Messrs. Bayard, Brent, Champlin, Craw
ford, Gaillard, German, Gilman, Goodrich, Hill
house, Horsey,^Joyd, Mathewson, Pickering,Reed,
Smith of Md. Smith of N. Y. Sumptei, Tall,'Tur
ner—19.
The bill basing been further emended was order
ed to be engrossed for a tbu^ftending, at follows :
YEAS—Messrs. Anderson, Bayard, Brent,
Cfceoifii^ Clay,Condit, Franklin, GmUerd, Gar
man, Gi!i
Hope, Heed,
W __
N AYS— Uetin. Cris wford, Goodrich, HHlbonse,
Horsey, Lloyd, Pickering, Torarr—7.
^ Saturday, April 27
The bill concerning roiumercial intercourse was
passed as amended.
The bill authorising a detachment of tbe militia
of the United Stales was postponed to tbe first
Monday in December next,
Tbe Loan hill was postponed to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, April 26.
On motiou of Mr. Gold, leave was given to Mrs.
Hamilton to withdraw her papers.
The following letter was received from the secre
tary of the treasury :
Treasury Department, April 25, 1810.
Sir,
1 have the honour to t/ansmit a report, prepared
rn obedience to thr resolution of the house of repre
sentatives of the 23d ir>st.
1 have the honour to he,
■ Very respectfully;
Sir, your obrdient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
The hoil. the Speaker of
the IIoust of Riprtstolalive*.
REPORT.
The secretary of the treasury, in obediener to thr re
solution uj the house of representatives of the 23d
untunl, res)>, ct/ully Pi E PO RTS :
That William Short has not received from the
treasury any sum of money whatever for outfit or
compensation as minister nr agent from the United
Slates to the coutr'ol St. Petersburg!!.
That it appears by the accounts of the bankers
of the Uuitid States, at Anv>tnri.tm, an extract
whertof is hereunto annexed, that Be did, between
the t6th of March and the 30th day of June, 1809,
receive from the said bankers, 9,.Q46 guilders, equal
*n S 3,97 S 40 cents; which payments were made
ohi of the sums remitted to them for the purpose of
defraying the expenses incident to the in-tercaurse
with foreign nations.
And that ihe disbursements made hy the said
bankers out of that fund, being always made in con
formity tfcitli the instructions they mav receive
from the department of state, no evidence exists in
the treaius v department of the particular authority
or authuiincs, under which the payments above
mentioned were made.
All which is respectfully' submitted.
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Treasury Department, April 25, 1810.
On motion of Mr. Pitkin, the communication
was referred to the committee of ways and means.
Mr Bacon reported a bill further to alter and
emend the art providing for taking the third cen
sus of the United States'(son) to require the collec
tion of information respecting the state of Ameri
can manufactures by the persons taking the census.)
I he bill was twire read and oidered to beengiossed
for a third reading.
Mr. Rassrtt from the committee to-whom was
referied the petition-of William Lambert, praying
to have access to the records of the house for the
purpose ol compiling a manual of precedents on
points of order, m ule a report in favour ut the me
monalist, which was agreed to.
Mr. Milnor moved a resolution which was vari
ed in its terms on the suggestion of Messrs. W. Al
ston and Stanley, and agreed to as follows
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to en
quire into the propriety of making an appropriation
by law to defray the expenses incurred under the
authority of the house of representatives by the
committee appointed to enquire in the state of the
army of the United States, and also of the com
mittee appointed to enquire into the conduct of bri
gadier general James Wilkinson.
REDUCTION OP THE NAVY.
The bpuse resumed the consideration of the unfi
nished' business.
Mr. Stnilie moved the following as a substitute
for the sertiims stricken out:
“ And further, the president of the United State*
be, and he is hereby authorised to keep in actual
service as many of the frigates and other armed ves
sels as-in his judgment the nature of the service nmv
require, and to cause the residue to be laid up ia
ordinary in convenient ports : Provided, the whole
number of oil tens and seamen shalTnot exceed that
hxed by the act “In addition to the act, supple
mentary to the act, providing for the naval peace
establishment, aud for other purposes,” passed the
21 st day of April, 1806.”
Mr. S. spoke in support of his motion, and re
marked that it would produce a saving in the next
year’s expenditure of near a million ol dollars.
Mr. Bacon, alter observing that the amendment
now offered would go to reduce the number of sea
men in service to y25, a number smaller than that
authorised by the hill as originally reported, as it
would not man more than one frigate, three armed
vessels, and the twenty two gnn boats at New-Qr
leans, moved to amend the section by including al
so the seamen (500 additional) authorised by the
act of the third day of March, 1807.
Mr. Hltea of Ten. opposed the reduction of the
navy in any shape at the present tints.
Mr. basset said he was about to have proposed
an amendment, but was prevented from so doing by
Mr. Bacon’s. He wished to retain the first part of
Mr. Smilie’s amendment, and to add to it a privisn
that the number ol seamen should not exceed 2723
(the number now in service.) The effect of the
amendment thus amended would be to give to the
president an authority, which he has not now, to
ruuse the frigates to belaid up at any time he tho’t
proper.
Mr. Tallmadge spoke of the obscurity in which
the amendment was involved by a reference to so
many different laws, lie Coold' not vole for it, he
said, unless b« could understand it.
On the suggestion of Mr.1 Bacon, Mr. Smilie*mo
dified his motion by tuakiog tbs proviso to read as
follows: ** Provided, that the number of seumen,
ordinary seamen and buys to be retained ip service
Shall not exceed-- ■ This blank Mr. Ba
con proposed to fill with >500.
'Mr. Randolph spoke at some length on the sub
ject pl an amendment. Which he concluded by mo
viugi *». To amend Mr. Sailin'* Ngbpsition by
adding tl|k fuliowiug ^
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retain >0 the nv
tales, nine rapjais*, thir
160 midthipinrir including
employ edoo board if the tiri|«u» and other
4ept in service; aod lhat .be be
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authorised to discharge itbtbt other officer* tn the
nary service of the Unfed Stales—but curb of the
aforesaid Officer* a* shall be retained shall be enti* „
tied tn receive no more than half their monthly pay'®.
dortag the lime wheo Shejy shall not ba under or*
deis for actual service, And provided fuither, .
1 hat all the commissioned end warrant men*
who shall be discharged at aforesaid shall be enti
tled to receive--—. months pay over tbe ab»vu ' v‘
and what may be doe to them respectively at ill*
time they were discharged.”
Air. Johnson expressed bis hops that tb^ brown ~
would come to some derision, without consuming
more of the time of the house in debate.
Mr. Smilie said he was seriously in favour of »
reduction of the navy, and was therefore opposed t#.
Mr. Randolph s amendment to hrs amendment.
Alter some further remarks of Messrs! Randolph
an^„^iina 111 ^‘lvour- of a redurtfon, and Messrs.
M Kim, Boyd, and Rhea, of Ten. against it, the
question was taken on Mr. Randolph’s motion to
Hinetxi Mr. Sjni^if s amendment, and negatived, w
36, nays6’7.
Mr. Baron remarked that as Mr^Smilie’s motion
now stood, it proposed to reduee the number of."
men very much without making any reduction mi
'.he number of officers. This was net a state riff
things which he was desirous ct promoting, and b#
suggested the following addition :
“ Provided, T hat the whole number of officers to ■
be retained rn servire shall not exceed that fixed by
the act entiled “ on act supplementary to thd act
providing for a naval peace establishment and fol*
other purposes,” passed the 21st day of April 1806,
nor the whole number of able bodied seamen and or— -
dinary seamen and hoys the number of -_
Mr. Smilie accepted the modification as a part of
his motion.
Mr. Sheffey, after expressing his aversion to le
gislating by references to former laws, mpved the
following as a substitute for the provision contained
in Mr. Smilie’g proposed amendment r
“ Provided, That the offirers shall not exceed the
following numbers and grade that is to say ; thir
teen captains, nine masters commandant, seventy*
two lieutenants and -- midshipmen; but
the said officers shall receive no more than half
their monthly pay during the time when they shull
■not be under orders lor actual service t and proviilei
further, I hat the whole number of able bodied sea
nu is, ordinary seamen and b<~ys shall not exrre£
touiieen hundred and twenty-five ; Lut the Presi
dent may appoint for the vessels, in. actual, service
so many surgeons, surgeons’ mates, sailing roasters,
rhaplros, pursers, boatswains, gunners, sailing mas
ters, and carpenters as may in. bis opinion 1* ac
cessary and proper."
Alter some obseivations from Mr. Montgom*
Mf. Mumfnrd moved (hat the further considera
tion of the subject be postponed indefinitely, giving
as a reason tor it his aversion to making any. re
duction in the navy in. the present state of *f«
The motion was supported1 by Messrs. Van Horn*
Ghnison and Rhea of l’en. and opposed by Messrs*
A1 Kec, Sirulie and Randolph, and tost, as Lbe fol
lowing list of the yeas and navs vstll shew :
\ LAS—Messrs. Anderson, Bard, Bassett, B«yd,
Breckenritlge.J. Brown, Calhoun, Ctoplon, Cook,
Cox,Crawford, Dawson, Findley* Gannett, Gard
ner, Garland, Gholsoa, Goodwvn, Jones, Knicker
hacker, Lewis, Love, Lyon, M'Kim, Miller, N. R.
Moors, Mum ford, Newton, J. Porter, Kh«* of Ten.
Roane, Sage, Sammons, Smelt, G. Smith, South
ard, Thompson, Tracy, Turner, Van Horn, Winn,
\\ itlierspoofi—42.
NAVS—Messrs. W. Alston, Baron, Bibb, Blais,
dell,. R. Brown, Burwell, Butler, Campbell, VV.
Chamberlin, Champion„Clay, Cobb, Cochran, Da
na, Desha, Lly, Emntt, Franklin, Hale, Ileister*
'Holland, Hully, Jenkins, Johnson, Kennedy, Key,
Lyle, Macon, Marion, Matthews, M’Bryde, M’Kee,
Montgomery, T. Moore, Morrow, Nicholson, Pear
s'"1. Plckman, Pitkin, Quiney, Randolph, Rea (P.)
Richards, Seaver, Seybcrt, Shaw, Sorilie.S. Smith*
Stanford, Stanley, Swoope, ToHmadgc,Taylor, Vais
Rensselaer, Weakley, YVhilebiH, Wilson—57.
tndaift April 2J.
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Mr. Nnvton, from the committee appointed to
enquire into the causes of the mortality which pre
vailed ia the detachment of the army ordered for
the defence of New Orleans,made a lusg report, ac
companied with various deposition* and othei pa
pers. Ihe report, which shall recivean early
insertion, is too long for this days paper, fe: con
cludes as follows ;
“ The committee from a knowledge wMlh they
have acquired of the climate of New Orle^n and of
the country surrounding it, and from the facts stat
ed in the depositions are ol opinion that the mortu-.
lily in the detachment ordered to New Orleans is
to be ascribed to the billowing causes :
*' 1. The detachment consisting o( new tevie}.
“ 2dly. The insalubrity of the climate, the sum
mer and autumn of the year 180y being unusually
sickly.
“ 3dly. To tbe nature of the ground on which tha
detachment was encamped at Terre aux Bnetif, and
the detention of it at that place during the whole
of the summer, contrary as tha committee conceive
to the instructions contained in the letter of the
Secretary of War bearing date the 30th of ApriL
1809.
“ 4tbly. To the want of sound and wHwma
provisions and of vegetables—the want oflSpbas
pital and of hospital stores and medicines.
“ 5thly. The excessive fatigues to which** the
troops were subjected in clearing, ditch teg ami
draining the ground on which they were encafnped
“ &hly. To the want of repos* during |ho nighty
owing to the troops not being provided witb b^ or
nets to protect them fioin^the annyence of mo/fjuia
“ 7thly. The want of cleanliness in t#- <-*•••• .*J, tlSe
tMitnre of tbe positioqnideriog it ahfMu Ueifc, ;i
cuhle to preserve it.
14 8ihly. The sick and well being c-onfin* d t*» iho^"
eame tents, which neither protected them »utu>i
tally from tbe heet of the sun, nor kept Ui»t*» ury
.from dewa and rain*.*
The report nod document* wnr*-%r4e»«J td yp
Pnated. ' .f
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