Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-04-09 00:00:00, page 3

jWitrtt GrealBrjUiMF,
nit decreet, but making no
in council.
Britain, tf tbe tmlin
...
luting lb* msnefac imVe. swplr c omWidJtii*, tod
Cotpsiai prodoce of tbt- enemy, doct ut wfioitely
mere mischief nndeddb* mask o( u-utrulity, than
.lie could possibly do fy'apen hostility.
We should not treat, that tbe enemy may no
More enjoy the advsutuge of the American flag, but
rroiein as effectupjty excluded from commercial in
tercourse with all the world by our orders 10 council,
at #e are exrluded front commercial intercourse
with his subjects by hit decrees.
We ehonid not treat, that America may not a
»gain have the opportunity of importing goods from
uur territories tu the East Indies, and smuggling
them into all. our other colonial possessions to '.he
suioofthe British fair trader, and tbe great injury
«f the revenue.
We should not treat, that the British provinces
fo North Americu, so long and go unjustly neglect
ed, may rise to prosperity and importance, by en
joying that intercourse with our West India colo
nies, which e temporizing and mischievous policy
had conceded to the United States of America.
\Ye should not treat, that America may no more
inveigle our seamen inlor her servire, and then ar
rogantly dispute our right to reclaim our own deser
ters.
We should not treat, that we may carry on Bri
tish tradedn British ships, and thus give increased
Strength and stability to our naval greatness.
Such are the reasons why America should, and
Great Britain should not treat. She has every thing
to gain by treating, we have every thing to lose.—
Due weight, however, must be given i*> considerati
ons of humanitv, as well as those ofiuterest and po
licy ; and if a wish to pr-vent the miseries of wai
from taking a still wider range, a desite to main
tain those lies of emi'y which should hind nations
together who speak the same language, and are de
scended from the same ancestors, are urged as re a
eons why Great Britain should treat ; while I ad
mit these objects to be highly desirable, I must ob
>eive, that experience has proved they are more
likely to be frustrated than accomplished by undue
concessions. Give a spoiled child what it cri»s for,
and the next moment it will cry for something• ise,
give it a sound whipping, and it will be quiet. Ame
rica is the spoild rhilsd of G. Britain. We have gi
ven her privileges never before givpn to ihe most fa
voured nation. We have peimilted her to trade to
pur. possessions, bnjb in the East and West Indies -,
to curry on a greater share of otir own commerce,
and the whole of the commerce of the powers with
whom we are at war; and her dissatisfaction has
increased with her acquisitions. ’I he more Great
' Britain concedes, the more America demands. if
^therefore we mean to keep peace with her, we must
adopt a different system.
Mr. Jefferson-refused, three (years since, to ratify
the tiealy entered into by his m-goriaiors, Messrs.
Monroe and Pinkney, and thus suffered t-veiy treaty
between G. Britain and A meric* u> expire. We
are now, therefore, bound-to her by no tie, and hap
pily stand absolved from ail our improvident en
gagements.
Mr. Madison appears, by his speech to congress,
on the opening of the present session, to inherit the
hostile disposition of ids predecessors towards this
country. The mantle of Elijah has descended up
on Elisha—Complaints of the conduct of Great
Britain, couched in no very gentle teiuis, and in
one instance in most hitter and offensive language,
occupy nearly half his speech ; but he bestows on
ly a single sentence upon the conduct of France,
merely^observing, that (he posture of their le’hti
ons with her, does not cc-rr-sp-md with the „,ea.
sures taken to eflect a faytuiribhj change. Had G.
Britain sequestered all the American ships and car
goes that came iuto-her ports, as Huan/iparte has
actually done, would Mr. Madison have passed over
such au outrage in silence f No ! language would
Ot have beeo strong enough to express liis inriigna
ion. But with him, Buonaparte “ may more
safely steal the horse than Great Britain look over
the hedge."
Though it would be premature to pronounce any
f judgment upon the conduct of the r^per live par
ties, whtcb led to the l..u> rupture of toe ^negociati
on between the two countries, till all the documents
•re before the pablick, yet it may fairly be inferred
from the teoor of Mr. Madison’s speech, ih it he
should not be slow to lake the offence, tf Mr. Jack
sou furnished him with the slightest pretext for so
doing. It rests with his majesty’s ministers to de
cide upon Mr. Jackson’s conduct. If they think the
language be used was really indecent and instilling,
they will, of course, iecaII him. and send out ano
ther negocialor to America. If, on the e»otrary,
they think no adequate cause of offence was given,
or that the recrimination was justified by the pro
vocation, and that Mr. Jackson was actuated by a
sense, of .what he felt to tie dui to the honour of bis
government, and a desire l» vindicate it from the
charges of ill faith made against it by the American
secretary, they will tecnl! him indeed, but appoint
no successor. It will then he for America, when
she is tired of that state of dignified retruunent, (ns
Mr. Jefferson term'd it) in whit h slot tins hem
pleased to place herself, end vaishes to regain those
oomroercial privileges which she formerly enjoyed,
jo scad a minister tn Great Britain, to negot iate
.for that purple; al)d it will then be i'or^us in in
quirt wbat pledge she will give, that sire may not,
aa heretofore, abuse the advantages she owes to
our indulgence ; and if eh« will give none, to be
stations bow we grant them. VVh then may ask, in
bur tarn, “ Why should vre ticat
MENTOR.
IwdiM, Decmber 20th, 130£>.
Pmi.ADv.i.piiiA, Apt if 3.
Late from up aim.
Yeetarday arrived ship Caledonia, captain Tay
b*r, from Cudir, which be left the tlth February,
an4 reforms that the French armiu after passing
, the Siena Morena, bed taken Se^hs—drove the
whol? roaatry & matte, bfcfore them mto Cadit—
captured Port Maria, the watering place, ©ppo
•ite the city of Cad *, on the filb of Kcbruary,
where U»y W*. fortityjiig tbemeelwa. They had
hern fired * constantly frcMn a British two decker
and fotty gtjp tft'.*. but without Cac« rse. A fle*
had been Mat in to Cxdir to dmnaifdiw sm render, to
Its lawful sovereign and jrtr«d king Joseph; the ah
gwer returned, w»a, that *he4*y*J people of Cad it
‘ “ tt lo»g b#i Farfiitbi^ *
aas^s
fenfitaTtfe iKittsber of ff. Mi
turrit, with aboi^w*lW*lil^<d «a|| «jii at*
, Cadiz, ahd •ppeamrUt have lh#’j»irinripal directi
on. Cadir befog si> IM(| crowds'! wrttt p«*«*pl»
i frftm the countr), water Was very Karr*, and pit
business at a staqj. V i' ■
That alt merchant vessels having! provisions flit
board wrre embargoed, hut those that were unl.ti.fi
td were permitted to sail whenever' they chose.—
That the American consul has put tns family' on
ship hoard, anti whb' a great .number of the mhahi
lants were preparing to leave Cadiz as soon as pos
sible.
EXTRACT Ot A LETTER—DATED
Cadiz, ¥cb. 9.
“ We have the French in sight at Pmt St. Ma
ry’s on the opposite side of the Bay, six miles Irmn
here—they have already sent in a summon*, and
were answered tliat they were ready to receive
; them at the mouth of the cannon —the city is quiet,
and Da mobs or any disturbaiKet."
Captain Hamilton, of the ship- Cambridge, from
, Madeira and Isle o! May, informs, thpt about the
7th February, two fleets, (the East and West .In
dia outward hound) from England, arrived at Ma
deira, in a passage of 8 or 10 days, who informed,
that intelligence had been received in England of
the revocation of the Berlin Decree-—that Mr.
Jackson was immediately to he recalled, and a Mr.
Elliot, brother to Lord .Viinto, now govenmur of
! India, was to come out to succeed him.
The ship Howard, from New York, had arrived
at Madeira, previous to the sailing of the Bain
bridge.
A letter from New York, dated Sunday noon,
says—“ This moment we have accounts from be
low, that the British February packet for February
is in the offing : by to-moi*' ,w’s mail, you may ex
pect inteiesling and ample details.”
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, April 2.
On motion of Mr. Qunuy, the committee of
the whole to whom wds reierred the report of the
committee appointed to enquire into the state of the
ancient public itcords of the United States, were
discharged trom the further consideration thereof.
The report was rt- cnmniitted to the select commit
mittee with directions to report a bill} and Mr.
I Qum. y from the same committee, forthwith re
ported a hill providing |nr the better accommoda
tion nl the frost office and patent office and for <>•
ther puipuses ; which was twice lead and commit
ted.
national bank.
Mr. Love, from the comn.iltee to whom was re
ferred a proposition on the subject of a National
Bank. [The Bank to'be established at theCitv of
Washington, with bran.dies in eat h territory and
state, provided tire consent of the state legislatures
shall be obtained thereat.] The bill was twice read
and committed.
BATTURU.
The engrossed biil providing the means to asrer
tain the title to the Ballure in front of the suburb
St. Maiy's in the city nl New Oilcans, wait read a
third time and pursed—YeaifiS ; Nays l6‘.
NON-IM1 RCOURSE.
The order of the day w-is called lor on tire fol
lowing resolution submitted on Saturday last by
Mr. Randolph.
“ Rmlvtd, That the act interdicting fommriri
al intercourse, &c. ought Ur be immediately re
pealed.”
To tins an amendment bad been moved by Mr.
Montgomery in the following words : “ and that
provision ought to be made by law to maintain and
def-nd the rights, honour snd independence of the
United Slates against the edicts of Great Britain
and France.”
Mr. Rhra moved to postpone the further conside
ration of the stdject till to improve, with a view to
take up the bill lor establishing Post Roads.
Mr. Livermore objected to the motion j he could
not see what possible benefit would be derived from
postponement.
Mr. Rhea spoke in favour of post ponement.
Mr. Randolph spoke against postponement, as it
would lo to defeat his principal object, dispatch.
Mr. Montgomery was also against postponement.
Since the cowmen ial bill bad he. n lost betw een
the two houses, he thought some other measure
should be immediately originated, for he believed
that to r pt aj the non-interrourte law, without a
substitute would be a submission.
Mr. Dana spoke against postponement. If tile
subject was not postponed, he wished to see some
modification of the amendment of Mr. Montgome
ry, which only pledged the house to maintain the
independence of the nation against Great Britain
e.ltd France. He leand lest mentioning those two
should imply an unwillingness to defend our rights
against the rnrrdarhments of other nations,
Mr. Randolph again spoke against-postponement.
I I* sold it was not at all suprismg to him that those
who could bring themselves lo believe that the pre
sent non-intercourse, as practised upop was retitt
tince to the belligerents, should also believe that to
repeal it was submission—both of which he denied.
Mr. Johnson made some observations in favour
of postponement, lie contended that the proposi
tion submitted on Saturday last by Mr. Randolph,
and now moved to be postponed, was the same in
substance with that which the bouse bad derided
but a Hew minutes before.
Mr. Lyonspokt against potpnnement.
Mr. Taylor spoke against postponement. Ha
thought it the duty of the house immediately to re
peal a measure whose operation was confessedly in
jurious to onrselvea. •
Mr. Key also spoke against nay postponement.
No good purpose, he contended, would be answer
ed try such a rourte. * .
Mr. W. Alston spoke in favour of postponement.
He preferred to see the law die of it* own accord,
unless the house should re-enact it.
The question «0 |
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§&
(tji
_tu ft „
.. *Srt ,,t tUi
wmyiy «»u bis •ngiraf^rpjjiosUKi®t* rep*!
lytcKiiui sc. '. : , ^ •»*v
ftlr. M'Ktt moved to amend the proposition un
der fuMstiKPfaUjrti* by strrkWfg mft the word *‘>e
pejhd” atwl'iiarriing **-revised.md amended.”
This atm wftuent, hWag in the nature <>f 4 subsli*
tote (or tht original jouthm, was (terlured by the
speaker not to he in order.
Mr. Taylor spoke at considerable length in favour
<>f the repeal ol the non-intercourse, lie explained
his ideas ol the injurious yperatiou of the measure,
lie said he eouiu se* untiling nt resistance in it, n«r
any thing producing bepfit to the United Stales.—
|ts operation, he said, was partial, affecting al
most exclusively the products of the south, lie
contended also that there was no reason why the
repeul of it should be simultaneous with tbe adapti
on of any other measure, v.
Mr. Muinford spoke against Mr. Randolph's pro
position. He would not consent ,lo repeat it with
out adopting some other measure. He observed
that at present cotton or tobaccu'could not he sent
to I-ranee, under an insurance of 50 per rent, even
if it wag already known lobe in tin* rivers ol France,
because ot the risk of (ouiiscatiun. If tt went un
der emvoff, however, insurance, might he done at
15 per. cent, because the oatute of the property
would be certainly known ; and therefore the ob
ject of the gentlemen from South Carolina would
nut be answered by a simple repeal.
Mr. M‘Kim was not insensible of the injurious
operation ol the non intercourse law, und was wil
ling to repeal it w henever he could do so consistent
ly with the honour of the Unded States. That the
house might Ifnve a lull view oi the sui jeet, he mov
ed to amend the proposition under console ration *y
adding the following : “ And that provision be
ni. de. by law for prohibiting importations front G.
Britain and Frame.and their dependencies." -
Mr. Randolph accepted the amendment as a part
ot bis motion, aud ag.iin railed for a division of
ihiQuestion—whichagain recurson Mr. Randolph’s
proposition.
Mr. Livermore spoke in favour of tlte motion.—
lie sent that, notwithstanding the attempts marie
to divert the attention of the house from the real
| question before them, it was this:—Would they
now repeal the non intercourse or let it e.spire at
the end ol the session ?
Mr. M Keesald us his former motion had been
declared out id order, he could get at his o'j. ct, if
tire present proposition should be reject, d, by sub
stituting a proposition lo continue and enforce the
non intercourse, lie regretted much that the hill
wr-ich led originated in this house had been lost ;
but :i there was a member it the house, who would
in tbs present niau ol things repeal the lion-inter
course and do nothing wise, he was nut wot thy the
name of an American citizen.
Mr. Root said that he had perhaps as ardent a
desire aa any gentleman lo £et r'd of the restraint*
on our commerce ; but he ri.d not wish om vessels
to he invited as it were, into the ports of the rapa
clous mistress of the ocean. Mr. 1L moved to a
mend the w hole proposition, es modified, so as to
read, “ that the at t interdicting commercial inter
course, &c. ought to be repealed, when provision
shall have been made by law to maintain and tie
fend the rights, honour and independence of the
United States egainst the edicts ol GreaUBiiimn
and France,”
Mr. Randolph conceived this motion to be out ol
order; hut the Speaker overruled this objection,
Mr. Randolph c mitt tub d that the pioposition
which lie had submitted on Satuiday was not that
which the house h d just before decided. When
the hill concerning commercial int> rconne had
passed this house, the section repealing the non
intercourse had not lire 11 stricken out; arid wl en
the same hill whs returned horn the senate, it suit
contained that section. Sri that it was tairly tube
presumed that bnth houses were convinced of the
propriety ol repealing the non-intercourse law,
Mr, J-mnson explained his former argument, and
insisted on the ground be bad taken before, viz. that
the naked proposition for the repeal of the non in
lerrouree was in substance that which the h"Uti
hsd decided on SulurdCy last. He w«s proceeding
ing to reply to some other rem.it Us ol Mr. li«u»
JolpI;—when
The Speaker reminded him that the question was
on Mr. Root's uniciid'ment.
Mr. Randolph said he tnotrght that the questiuu
was on ho ippeal which it* bad made Ifum llw
Speaker's decision on the. point of order.
The Speakei observed that he had not heard the
appeal second'd.
motion wat mime w> Bajouin ana carried.
Tuttduy, /ipril 3.
gf.nkral Wilkinson.
Mr. Pearson railed for tlie fuusulrialion of (he
resolution ottered by him mime lime ago, relative In
an enquiry into the conduct of Brig. Gen. James
VVLlkiusoii.
The house agreed to consider the resolution, yeas
S-t, nays 15. 4
A division of the question was railed for, scat to
take Hie question distinctly on eaeli clause. The
tirst question was on the tirst clause in the follow
ing words :
Rewlvtd, That a committee be appointed to en
quire into the rondnet of Brigadier General Janies
Wilkiuson, in relation hr his having at any time
whilst in the service of the United States, corrupt
ly received money from the government o|' Spain or
its agents, or in relation to hating during tbe tune
atorrsaid, been an accomplice or in any way con
cerned with the agents of any foreign power or
with Aaron Burr in a project against ilia dominions
of the king of Spain or to dismember these United
Slates.
This part, as well as the proposition generally,
’ Key.
*i*IK
nbd«
ley. The detune turned principally on the nn|| u
o!
the boose of representatives to insthpte ah tmjm.
ry iam thd'condarl of the coamaod# in chief or <n
iji senate.-.v0i«%
1 /"% f.-' J
Mr. Brainy reports a b»H fixing (he
on nf .public minister* i<n<t «.f rimstils
the t oasts ttf Barbary, and forolJnr
andpassed foa second reading.
The biH to amend the laws within
roJonibii! was ordered Ur be d
reading. . 'viv?'^
The engrossed,bill author*
«»f a certain quantity of public .
tors of the Middlesex Canal in the state
ebusetts wat lead thethird time.
On iuotii.il, l.v Mr. Lloyd,
It wu» unanimously agreed to amend
striking not tb* words “ and tgteiniing
CmmvlKutt rivtr, by tuck waters Or e
I* Jixtid by the board of direct*}*? und
words “ pursuant tu tbe net or nets of i
on iii.<t Imve been or ta .y U obtained
pony."
The bill was then passed.
On motion of Mi. Smith nf Ml.
Resulvtd, That the secretary Of the t..
directed to report to the' senate, whetfies
wJint dividends here teen mode by Hie ha
Lulled States other than those publiety d
eight percent. per annum ; Sid whether
plus, und what amount remained to the
the bank, alter payment o| the last disk,.,
I e* n made; and also, the profit nr loss that
suited to the h mk 'niia its offeres el Dj
Deposit specifying tit" profit nr the fn#s
fice separately, dud tbe amount of capi
to each. ,■ rjasa
Gazette Marine Memorunde, ;
^rPrllsK
ARRIVED,
J&'l.sSSUs:'1*
Ship Ocean* S iyi r 5 days from’ K
Ballast, Motes Mvers fit Svm.
Biir Sally Barker, Luce, 4 days from —
S' ii r Hannah, Sitrhs, 4 .days tinot Nint„v.v
S h'r Elizabeth, Cruel, 6’ days from Boston.
Sci 'r \\ »rmi, Knap, I? days from lUtannaff
last, to the Master;. ■
Scli'r Ann, Dovvsnn, of and from B«„
bund to Tonuingen, put back with the loss
bowsprit. ’
Si oV Drademea, Havens, 10 days from *
IsJ.iml, Ballast, M ai tin Fisk. '
Srh’r Belvidcru, Beaver, 4 day* from ,.T
p-n.H.t. v, •
ran charter, TT
The excellent
B -Sn»*. miner, •
Burthen 300 tons, In complete order, (flaring <**&•’
but one voy age) and restly to receive a cargo. f«rv
dy to '
terms apply i
Moses Myecs
Who have in Store and JW
150 hhds. Maryland TOBaI
April 9. tf , 7
for SALE by /*< Subscriber,
‘200 groee Wine and Porte*, i
2500 barrels Superfine Flow, chiefly,
inspection, mm h
20 barrels Rrown Sugar, 5 do. Loaf do. f> 4
6000 w eight Green C< flee,
10 barrels Rye Whiskey, 50 barrels, Pbrk,
mma
3000 Bnr.nh Hams, 1000 bushels Peasml^S
Liverpool S4t, German
lenburgs, Hessians, See.
James Th<;
April 9. . , fi_
d$$bjeiefii
FOR SALE
At my B-he-House- in
tenth's Lane,
10,000 weight N.ivy wBkAD,
5,000 d<>. Superfine Pilwtdo.
150 quarter tra rreU Ci'adfcers,'
And Pilot Bread nf superior quality fee
George :
|C7* Who will keep s constant supply
of BREAD. . m
Aprilf.
Tuesday the Toth instdflt;
O’clock, will tie Bold nt Auction, at the I
linir-H ’use of Mm. Ja»x«t Patti
All Her Personal E$T\|
Constating of « variety r>{ HOUSEH
KITCHEN FUHMTURE, awT twe
SLAVES, one am excellent Cook,
««e, the other a valuable Ho
> ear* of age, and an excellent
theatre:
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On Wednesday Evening
Eleventh instant,
THE THtMlA# SOCi
Will perform the useful .nd awe*
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