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V ^ M»A 9rihrtjpjsR: W Nesw-York, in the
•Melina of« federal speaker of the assembly, and a
Mir4) council. It n but candid however fastate,
that «• bare Wee in armed, that this victory hue
-rS* ^*** Jaiaed by the fednnlist* alone. They have
*»*•» M i* Ian}, joined hy a mini1' r of the more
•rneihleand moderate republicans, who have become
Sensible of the miaclnevouv consequences whin
■tut flow flam o' continuation of men and mea
Mrde, the former unequal in talents to their duty,
*od the Inner demonstrated hy experience to he ru
in«W fab the nation. M r the good work go on !
The United States’frigate, Preside*-!-, Captaix
Bairreidor, «w off lbs Bar of Charleston the 6ih
Marriew—On Monday Evening, hy the Rev.
)Sr. Janet, Captain James Gilbert, to Mrs. Sa
rau Botce.
O* Oh Sunday next a Sermon, on the death of
^•.J*** Oc. Anthony Lawton, will be preached in
OhjjjW Church by tke Rev. Robert S. Sj/met.
From a late Temtinm paper.
Fadtit fleet.—We have the pleastue to announce
the arrival from the Baltic of a fleet of epwarda of
. 940 sail—we believe one of the largrrt and most va
luable convoys that ever reached th- British shorrs.
The arrangement made by captain I-Iyle*. of his ma
jesty’# ship Plantagenet, tbe commodore of the
Beeti fobWr protection of the convoy, were most
^udicioH[pf'he following is the order in which the
fleet sailed fhcoueb the Belt, viz. the Plantagi-net
-led, the More brought up (he rear, the fleet in the
g»lr«; on thelarhoard side were the Sainrn and
y«ngu«rd men of war, Ceberos frigate, Lynx and
Werrurius shops, and Cheerful cutter ; on the star
^hoar^^e Majestick and Standard men of war, the
Monkey gnn-hrii’, and Nero cutter;
to whiCn^rrfe added by adoil. M-idey Dixon, the
^jftBSed boats of his squadron, and those la ougiog
tt the Plantagenet; by which means they were
.protected from the ait It Its of a»;on! 70 sail of gnu
IkMis with 100 itn n in each, on the const of Lange
l^ud, as well as from the attacks of pun-hosts from
KaSce,amt, to a miracle, brought through in safe
Wednuot give the preceding article as “ News,"
1>nt with a view lo oiler a few riflemans wkirh it
*b*s excited.
• 0«r readers will recoiled that this mormons
Heel rime from the ports of tie B.ltirk, all of
whjeb, »s w* ii» this rcnntry have imnj<ined, have
Jgf«| Innicsi ut against Great Britain, with the ex
those of Sweden, and even those for
iot£e months piit^ 'Ibe northern powers, with
■ to ronfideiv»te, bavi* long
■ yield-4 to the wishes of Napoleon, in adopting
ftfW^reral resiriiions, bat how far they have
rumpl'd with their promises the arrival of this
ijBeet affords pretty good evidence. It ought to he
UlQetn^errd thst this is the third fleet which has
arrived in England from the Baltick during the last
year. Now the troth is, that these commercial re
strirlions are found impracticable even in the arbi
trary governments of tb* north of Europe; the
wants and convenience of their subjects cannot sub
* ®h 10 the privations which theta restrictions im
pose j they have their Hemp, Timber, Naval Stores,
lfOBj. Tajlnw. Sail Cloth, tie. tie. to sill, and Great
Britain want* to purchase and is ahlr to pay.' In
lomd of the articles of the Baltick, the United
States abound, and ere rivals in trude, but we reiy
•filldy burthen our articles bound to Great Britain
1 {for we know they are destined there) with double
Brights, and other enormous expenses, while Rus
sia* Denmark, ice. permit thefe produce to go di
rect. We have upon several orcatiens seen that
opren.Ftsnre Jws opmed her ports for tfcfrexporta
tinnot wheat tftEogland direct. Thosaie the United
States made the dupes of their blind credulity In the
supposed ro-npeiaimu of other nations, but what is
worse, their confidence in men, who do nut wnder
tftmd thd tutioess they ora intrusted to manage.
£tJt*&|l«wiog extract is taken from the answer ot
-4hi.|ion»* «» Representatives of Massachusetts
* fn thf Goyemour’s Speech to the two Houses;
’ tto remainder of ibe answer relates chiefly to In
H«*l subjects. An attempt was mode to stike out
• all this part of the answer, and motived, i jg t„
• people of tn»* commonnrjlth ore mod
deeply concerned hi the change which has taken
plat* M our National affair* stnc* I ha Let session ol
this legislature If tbe United State* should be in
Soterd in war, it i* obvious, that not only ih^'aa
erifrrnaad prmiiitx* occasioned by it, Would fall
tn#*t heavily on the ‘ commercial states; bat also
the resource* to maintain aoch a war meat be dra wn
•incipslly from them. Rut however g«nt oiigbt
?th* «ec*»<H»»*hd narnfirc* required in a j«$t
d necessary war, w* confidently tru»t that'the
runnionwealth would always cheer
n»; and iWgmiug all party di*tinc
IntecMts, would cordially unite to
* I®*4 «h* Jfeootir of the
•ptiofiV Iff.Mcri a etate of things lha a«3mini»tmi
fff. *#»• hy,4hat up
promotion of fhetr nemwi flim etcry patriotic
rill rswdiiy hostow. Rut when no tbroibe:
•MV#
lh« hintt
mM.
fnMUtim mast rafaiw frum .
«MR natUMit. Ai the term: nation uf *
p««Mrtw*r, we sbaltstilf ha«i the,JbeL—m,w. w,,
rta tw'bu cdroprunused wd let il«t§by dnttreble ue
g-uiatti**. and itrwnoi. be presumed that after t
' long and sanguinary conflict, cither parly Will eotn
i nu the «ii»ru»Mi)n with feelings more rnn'-ilinierv
than those which now artuate them. Wh*n ‘there
fore all that ran be reasonably expected front suc
cessiul war, seemed to have liwn attainable by trea
ty ; at the moment when the minister retired to
«•«» producing toll powers from his government, in
settle amicably and permanently all the controver
sies between the two rountries.it it ill a high degree
distressing to see the negotiation broken off, for
causes which we are unable to comprehend.
“ We are tar from imputing to our national ru
lers any intention or di-sire to involve us in war ;
out the consequences i>| this rupture may not he
uniiri tbeir rontroul, ami may had unhappily in
that ralainitous issue. The subsequent ar Is »nu
measures of the governin' nt are not calculated to
quiet these apprehensions, nor do they appear to us
to promise a restoration of friendly mterrutrse.—
Invidious restrictions on the trade of foreign nati
ons with whom we are commercially connected na
turally tend to produce retaliation on their part;
and every art even ol self defence which they may
adopt, wi 1 in this species of warfare, be considered
as a new outrageand he represrnt-d as a new cause
of co.npl.unt. Thus although neither party hity
intend to provoke hostilities, and though there is
confessedly no sufficient cause for war at present;
yet in such a state of mutual irritation and acru
mnl.ited collisions this seems to be the inevitable
re.-ult. In ronhmplit tug this gloomy prus/iect it
add* greatly tu our alarm and appr< hention to Conti
drr, that such a war would he waged ngamst the rn
tiou which Jorm the only remaining ban icr again s'
the unit cimil domination of a single power ; and
still mure that it would pruha! ly entangle us in an
wliiince with that power whose Jriends'dp has prayed
fatal to the Independence of so many Rcpubluks and
Hiatts.”
Afirunr to the Gnvernour's Sprrch.
It will lie »(fn ,.y the answer of in*- bouse of re
presentative* to his eitrellenry’a speech, in tins
day’s. Centinel, that the |>a trio tick (ire oi old Mas
sachusetts, though not permitted to blaze for a se«.
",,n. is not extinguished. The answer of toe senate
we are informed, will confirm the remark. It is
admitted on ail sides in Washington, an i has been
pronounced fay a cabinet minister here, that the re
moval ui that galling and destructive yoke on the
neck ol commerce—that now confessedly unwise, and
ruinous measure—the EMBARGO—was edectid
fay the manly, dignified, and roustltutmnal pro
feedings ol the patriots of New-England the last
year. \\ hat h.iR been, may again be. And aun
tiur display of the same spirited and correct con
duct in this influential p.,rt of the union, may, un
der (leaven, he successful in preserving the peace,
honour, and prosperity of the United Slates ; though
rounly conventions in the east, and legislative to
dies in the south, may cry havock. and hid congress
to unkennel Ike bhodAimnds uf war. Let the repre
sentatives of the people, then da their duty ; and
let ail the people sav amen. Congress, it is assert
ed, discover a disposition to preserve the peace of
their country ; let them be enrmiraged to consum
mate it. [B<Wojt Ceutintl.]
STATE OF NEW-YORK.
Albany, Jan. 31.
The legislature met yesterday. Gen. North was
chosen speaker, majority 14 ; James Van Ingen,
Clerk. The former seijeant at arms, Thomas Don
nelly, was chosen by a small majoritv, in conse
quence of receiving the votes of 5 or 6 federal mem
bers. 1 he former door keeper was chosen without
a division.
To-day the house proceeded to cheose a Council.
The following is the result:
Federal Ticket.
Amos Hall, Western District 60
Daniel Paris, Eastern
R' beit Williams, Middle ho
Israel Carl, Southern, (both tickets) 107
Democratick Ticket.
E. P Livingston. Middle 47
Charles Seldeii, Eastern 47
Sylv tuus Smalby, Western 47
The following is a statement of the votes in the
Assembly.
For Speaker.
Wm. North, Fed. 59
Wm. Livingston, „ Demo. 45
S. L. Mitchel, I
Blank, do. 1
Congress of the United States.
IN SENATE.—Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Agreeably to notice, Mr. bayard introdured a
a bill relative t« the district court of the U. Stales
established in the territory of Orleans. Passed to
a second reading.
The bill concerning commercial intercourse with
Gteat Britain and France and their dependencies,
was committed to a tele* t committee composed ot
M ssrs. Smith of Md. Crawfurd, Giles, Franklin,
tiillhpttsc.
Mr. German submitted the following resolutions
tqr consideration :
Rooked, That provision be made by law for
protecting and defending by convoy, the ships and
vessels belonging to citisens of tbe United Slatea,
loaded with articles of the growth, produce or ma
nufacture of the Uoited States, or territories there
of, not contraband of war, bound to any foreign
port or place to which the ships and vessels of the
United Slates are not excluded by municipal regula
tions, and not being actually blockaded by any
aimed force.
Hetoktd, That tbe eitjxeas of the United Steles,
who shall pat tbeir ships or vessels under proterti
< n of convoy, of unarmed vessel or vessels as a
l"ripi be permitted to arm in tbeir defence.
W VOLUNTEER CORPS.
The senate resumed tbe consideration of the bill
concerning n volunteer corps; but, on motion of
routedl>y Mr. Pickering. * %
This motion was modified to read as Wfews
••Jteroferrf, That the president of the U. States
be requested to lay beta* UmjsmU qty jriuraulj'
•n to jffiutttes render
«c prudent
tbe (Sri of the
bMjgpoeoMts
x ,r.
Tto qwSHitm on this resolution was decide
fallow*: . ? .
Yea*.—Messrs. Bayard, Champlm, Goodrich,
Hillbnuse, Homey, Pickering,Reed.—7.
Nays.—Messrs. Anderson, Bradley, Brent, Camp
M), Condit, Crawford, Franklin, UailLrd, Giles,
Oilman, Gregg, LamUit, Leib, Metthewson Me
- —- --leMs,
Ferae r. Pope. Robinson, Smith, (Md.) Smith (R.
V.) Sumter, Turner, Whiteside.—24.
The sen.ite thru rrsuinrd the consideration of the
hill concerning a volunteer turps, aad, after discus,
sion, adjourned, without l king a question on it.
Thursday, February 1.
The senate again took up the Volunteer hill, and
after a discussion, tkeseoateedjnumed without tak
ing any question on it.
Friday, February 2.
The senate resumed as in romimiiee of the whole,
the hill to engage for a shnit period in the servter
of the Untied States a co,-ps of volunteers.
After debate, 00 motion of Mr, Giles the further
consideration of tbe hill was postponed ull Mon
day next ;
1 o which day the Senate adjourned,
February 5.
V01.UNTKLR CORPS.
The senate resumed the consideration of the bill
t'l engage for n short periad in the service of the U.
States a corps of volunteers.
Mr. Gregg moved to suite out the words im
mediately thereafter” (he entitled to bounty, &<-.)
■or the purpose of inserting “ upon entering into
eervic*”
I he \ eaa and Nays on striking nut were as fol
lows :
^ eas Messrs. Champlm, Gaillard, German,
Goodrich, Gregg, llillhouse, Horsey, Lloyd, Mat
Ibewson, Pokering, Reed, Smitn o( New-Vork,
Sumpter, Tail, Turner— 16.
Messrs. Anderson, 15ririlev, Brent,
Campbell, Cl*v, Coil i.t, C rawford, Iranklm, Giles,
Lambert. Leib. I* rker, P ipe, Rohinson, Smith ol
Maryland, Whiirstcie -l(i.
1 lie semle b-ing <’i*ni»rj, the vice-president de
termined ti p question in the affirmative.
On the question for inserting tbe words “onen
luring into service,* li»t* vi»|e8 wt-re as JoHmvs :
Yeas—Messrs. Bay-aid, Coamplin, Clay, Gail
lord, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg,
llillhouse, liorsev, Lloyd, Mallhewst-n, Parker,
Pickering, Reed, Smith ol Mo. Smith ol N. York,
Sumpter, Tait, Turner—21.
Nays--Messrs. Anderson, Bradley, Rrent,
Campbell, ( ondit, Crawlord, Fiunklin, Lambert,
Leib, Pope, Robinson, Whiteside—12.
I he consideration of the hill was on motion of
Mr. Smith of Md. further postponed.
1 he several hills this dav passed by the house of
representatives were read and pussed to a second
reading.
February 6.
On motion of Mr. Bayard,
liesulveU, that tha Attorney Gen“ral he requested
to Uy before the senate a statement of the number
and nature of the rases depending before the Su
preme Court upon writ of error or appeal from the
District Court of Orleans and also information as
to the extent nod nature of the jurisdiction actually
exercised by said District Court.
The hill from the bouse of representatives ma
■ king appropriations for the support ol the govern
merit for the year 1810, whs read a second time and
committed to Messrs. Smith, (Md.) Anderson,
Crawford, franklin and Goodrich.
1 he house resumed the consideration of the bill
concerning volunteers, and sundry amendments ha
ving been proposed toil by Mr. Bradley, it was a
greed that the further consideration of the bill be
postponed till to-morrow.
1 he senate agreed, after Saturday next, to meet
in the petmanent chamber lately fitted up for the
use of the senate.
Mr. Lloy d laid on the table a resolution request
ing the president to lay before the senate the amount
of duties on importations from the Mediterranean
siit'-e June 30, 180-f, and also the amount of duty
accruing from the duty of two and a half per cent,
usually called the Mediterranean fund.
The btll for the reliot of John N. Stout was read
a third time anti passed.
house of Representatives.
Thursday, February 1.
APPROPRIATION LULL.
The house resumed tbe consideration of the re
port of the committee of the whole on the bill mak
ing appropriations lor the support of government
lor the year 1810.
Mr. Lyon’s amendment yet under consideration.
Mr. Lppes stated that the amendment proposed
an enure innovation in the practice of Congress in
respect to foreign intercourse, and quoted the laws
of the United Suits tor eighteen years past to shew
that the language o! the appi opr muon law had al
ways been the same as now used in the bill.
Mr. Lyon's motion was then negaUved by Yeas
J( Nays, 7 7 t<*39. Those who voted in favour of the
motion, are Messrs. Blaisdell, Breckenridge, J. C.
Chamberlain, W. Chamberlin, Champion, Chitten
den, Uana. Ely, Euiotl, Gardeniei, Goldsborougb,
Gold, Hale, Haven, lluhbard,'It. Jackson, Jenkins,
Key, Knukerbacker, Livermore, Lyon, Maiun,
M'Bride, Moseley, Pearson, Pit ken, Quincy, Pot
ter, Shefley, Sami. Smith, Stanford, Stanley, Stur
ges, Swoope, Tallmadge, Upbam, Van Dyke, Van
Horn, and Van Rensselaer.
Tbe amendment made by the committee of the
whole to All the blank “ lor contingent expenses of
foreign intercourse” with “ fifty thousand dollars”
being under consideration.
Messrs. Quincy, Dana, Gardenier, and Gold op
posed the appropriation ; and Messis Eppes, Shel
ley, Macon, Baron, Alston, Rbea,(T.) Montgomery,
Key and Pitkin supported it.
Those who opposed it stated as a reason for their
opposition that, by the report of surpasses remain
ing unexpended at the end of the present year, it
appealed there were unexpended, under the head ot~
“ conyggrnt expenses of foreign intercourse,”
70,OodPbllark which, added to 50,000 dollars now
proponed to b#appropriated, would make 120,000
dollars al the emrtryol of the government for con
tingent expenses of foreign intercourse, end, added
t«rthe appropriation in tha mil tor tbewrdtnary ex
panses of foreign intercourse would make about
79JMQ dailies sutyect to expenditure furiijrsj|p in
* a: •
«
tmmtrMsfering fhepreWyrrr, thtr* (hire was n«
reason wb^lhatmdilitioBal appropriation dmoW he
made when so mart) remained aj:exp«n<’■, d «( a for
mer appropriutina ;; that even - m, fee
Unre on band, this was no reason v ! t the cuiitiu
gent appropriation should be Urg. r . it is)
then at any former period ; end ih^r, ifappro
priutiou fat made, it would he proper to know
to what object it was to U applied. Mr. Garth
nier expressed a bope that it vas not fur secret ser
vice money or to aid in rbe establishment of the
Northern Confederation so murhsp.iken of; but said
that it was no good omen that under the late ad
ministration a minister had been sent to Russia
without inhumation given to either branch of the
legislature, and that another should now have been
j sent, without any reason being assigned for it. 1 -
In reply it was said that the report alluded to of
unexpended surpasses was made some months age,
and that the balance remaining unexpended 6f foN
mer appropriations was merely nominal—for hy th*
same repot! there remained unexpended of the ttp-f
prnpnaimn for the civil list 500,000 dollars, which
every one knew would be expended before the end of
the year ; that, by that rep..rl,,more than a miltioa
remained unexpend d of the navy appropriation,
and no one culd doubt hut that would be drawn
out ; that gentlemen should he consistent in their
opposition, because that lor the same reason which"
they opposed this appropriation, they ought to have
opposed the appropriation for the civil list: that
imsitfm whs intended & always had b«fn appropriate
ed to cover contingent expanses of intercourse, not
expressly provided for by law, as for instance, the
outfit ot a minister, despatch vessels, &c. that the
sum was larger now than usual, because of the stata
ol our affairs, which rendered it necessary for th*
government frequently to send despatch vessels to
turopc, the ordinary mode ofinterenurse being
closed. Mr. Montgomery observed in reply to to*
intimation about a Northern Confederacy, that ha
could Dot conveive to what g-utleuien alluded. He
bad indeed beard a year ago of « plan of a Northern
Conlederacy on this continent, by which the union
was to be divided by the I ludson and annexed to the
Bmtsfa provinces. Perhaps gentlemm alluded te
that. As to secret service money, he knew ofnona
expended under the l.ite nr present administration ;
under a former administration, it was true, there
had been some singular expenditures ,if that kind,
some of which were now under ronsiderationat the
comptroller’s office, for instance “ for secret service
money 250 dollars and even an item of I j dolls.
] paid to a door keeper for secret «Pr,i» „,i,;.i, ...
vice he blieved, was tracing the clues to the fanout
tuts that arrived at Chat lesion in '98 or *95^^'*
I he house agreed to the appropriation by 'Yeas
and Najs, 102 to Mi. ‘i'hose who voted in the ne
aative were Messrs, Dana, Ely, Gardenier, Golds'.
! l)orou8,,» Gold, Huiihard, Lewis, Livermore, Li.
vingston, Lyon, P.clcman, Quincy, Stcdman, Van.
Uvah, V an Hensselear, and Wheaton.
.Mr. Key moved to recommit the hill for the pur
1 pose ol reducing the appropriation for the expenses
ol foreign intercourse, with a view to exclude tbt
appiopriation for the mission to Russia.
On this motion Mr. Key, delivered bit leuti*'
mehts against that mission.
Alter he corn luded,
His motion to recommit the bill was negatived,
by yeas and na\ s, 91 to 29.
Those who voted for it are Messrs. Blaisdell,
Campbell, J. C. Chamberlain, W. Chamberlain,
Charaptnn, Chittenden, Liana, Ely, Emott, Garde
mer Male, Heister, R. Jackson, Key, Kmcker
backer, Lewis, Livermore, Livingston, Lynn,
Mostly, Pearson, Pitkin, Stanley, Stedman.Swoope,
i Hggart» lalimadge, V«n Rensselear and Wbta*
ton.
1 he remainder of theappropriations being agreed
to without oppposition, the bill was ordered to ba.
engrossed for a third reading.
STATE of the army.
Two messages were received front the Presides*
of the United States by Mr. Edward Coles, his se
cretary the one transmitting a report of the secre
tary of the Treasury in obedience to a- resolution
calling for information on the subject of the in
strurtion given to the armed vessels of the U.Statea
lor their conduct with respect to foreign armed uee*
3els within our waters. [It appears by this report
that there have been no instructions on Ibis sub
ject issued since 1805.]
The other message transmits the following re
port of the secretary of War, ia con)piidDcg aji#
with a call ul the bouse.
War Department,
January 30, 1810.
In obedience to a resolution of the hrtuae of Re
presentatives of the 23d inst. I have the honour to
transmit you the following returns, marked A, B,
and C.
A. Exhibits a general return of the troops of the
United States composing the military peare esta
blishment and the additional military force, speci- fe .
tying the particular force of each regiment and *
corps, taken Irom the latest returns rereived by tha
adjutant and inspector of the army to the 28th No
vember, 1809, to whieh is subjoined tbe present
' disposition of the general and field officers.
■
B. A return of the regular forces allotted for the
defence of New Orleans, comprehending those of
the military peace establishment on that station ■
and the additional military foice ordsred there oil
the 2d December 180.9.
C. The disposition and effective strength of tho*‘
additional military force order-d for the defence of
New Orlrans, taken from the latest reports receiv
ed at tba office of the ndjutant and inspector of tha
nrmy, to which is snLjcinrd a list of resignations,
t dismissals and deaths of the officers of the army
since the Jstof January, 1803.
The additional force ordered for the defence of
New-Orleana was detached from the several corps
as they had been recruited ; and arrived at that .
between the 10th of March and 20th April, 1809,
Leaving a d-tachment in the city of Orleans, this
array moved and encamped at Terie an Beuf, on
the Mississippi,-fifteen miles below New Orleans,
| on the 8th ol June, where they remained until tha $
month of Sep tarn Ur, they embarked for Natche*
and mi thomionth of October enentr,ped near Wash* '*
ington, stx miles in the rear of Natchez, at which
i place they halted for the winter. 9
It must have beeu expected that tie iSyiees end
mortality incident to new troopsjn m* Wn-nerwai
astfimtiil month would be irv their ru
mioval to a more so«he; n ciiai ’te. . wh,«W of
die detachment has been affected )u d^e-safe, and