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H.fer Mm
minister* 1m it should lead tan n»gotiation
**«•» thahoosaof Lords la*
»igbt>J»M qo**®®* »f»*’ #ab]rft„
in«u informed by lard Atolgravc, that «n»e nr.
TaugemeDt* bad undoubtedly been tinier considera
tion for an exchange of prisoner*, but that they had
keen broken offhpon the terms of ihe proposals,
nod without any reference whatever to a negotiation
Pri* of Stocks this day at twelve, 3 per cent.
Consols fat money 87 33-84.
Paris, March 1.
A letter dated Seville, Feb. 3, states, the entrance
•( Sebastian i into Granada, and that the Duke of
Treviso was the next day to march for Badajosz. .
Another letter from the same, dated Seville, Feb.
£, states, that Ssbastiani was to be that day at Ma
laga, and was to occupy Antequera and Goadix. anif
communicate by Ronda and Marbello, with the
fir4g*orps, the troops of which were on that day «o
occupy San Lucar de Berramido, Rota Puerto, de
Santa Maria, Puerto Real et Chiclona, and Medina
Sidonia, for the purpose of entirely blockading Ca
dis on th« land side.
NOTE
prom the Minister of Foreign Affair*, to Mr.
Armstrong, Minister Plenipotentiary from
the United States.
u The undersigned having rendered an ac
count to the Emperour and King, of the con
versation which he had with Mr. Armstrong,
Minister Plenipotentiary from the United
States of America, his majesty has authoris
ed him to return the following answer :
44 His majesty considers his decrees of Ber
lin and M'dan as conformable to the princi
ples of eternal justice, if they were not the
compelled consequences of the orders of the
British council, and above all of that of No
vember, 1807'. When England proclaimed
an universal sovereignty by the pretension of
makingthe universe submit to a right of na
vigation, and of bringing the industry of e
wery nation under the jurisdiction- oi her parli
ament, his majesty considered it the duty of
all independent nations to defend their sove
reignty, and declared denationalized the ves
sels which, ranging themselves under the do
minion of England, recognized the sovereign
ty which she arrogated over them.
44 His majesty distinguishes the visit and
the recognition of the vessel. The recogni
tion has no other object but to ascertain the
reality of the flag. The visit is an inferior
inquest made notwithstanding the reality of
the flag is ascertained, and of which the result
is either the pressing of individuals, the con
fiscation of merchandize, or the application
of arbitrary Iaw3 or dispositions.
44 Hi* majesty could not but attend to the
proceedings of the United State*, who with
cut making any complaint of France, compris
ed her in their acts of exclusion ; and in the
month of May prohibited the entry into their
forts of French vessels, under the penalty of
confiscation. Immediately that. his majesty
was informed cf this measure, he ordered a
reciprocity to be used tosvards the American
vessels, not only in his own territories, but al
so in the count) i s under his influence« In the
ports of Holland, Spain, Italy and Naples, A
merican vessels were seized, because the Ame
ricans hmd seized French vessels. The Ame
ricans can-wt hesitate as to the part which
THEY OUGHT TO TAKE. THEY OUGHT EITHER
TO BREAX Tar ACT O? THEIR INDEPENDENCE,
and become again as before the revolution, sub
jects op Engeand, or take such measures
that their commerce and industry may not
be tariffed by the English, which would ren
der them more dependent than Jamaica,
which at least has an assembly of representa
tives and its privileges.
“Mi» without policy, without no
>on, and without energy, mat * ell al
Yedce that they will submit to pay
WHE tribute imposed by England because
St is light, but will not the English feel that
they would rather have the principle admitted
than increase the tariff, because, if this tri
bute, now light, should become insupporta
ble, those zitho had refused to fight for honour
mutt then fight for intercut ? ,
V The undersigned frankly confesses that
France has every thing to gain by giviug^the
Americans a good reception in her ports.—
Her commercial relations with neutrals are
advantageous to her, and she is not in any
manner jealous of their prosperity. Great,
Strong, and rich, she is satisfied, if by her
commerce, or that of neutrals, her exportati
ons give a suitable developetbent to her agri
eulture andjjbanufacturcs.
w It k scarcely thirty years since the States
of America became an Independent govern
ment in the bosom of the new workl, at the
price of the blood of many immortal men,
who perished on the field of battf^p order to
■hake off the leaden yoke of the English mo*
'mm S«M^|WI me* were far from
m -
tti it a yoke Heavier thaafimt wluch they had
shakeanff, m>ubmktrtjA bwJu»uy t» *r
tariff of British legWaticuf orderk
of council of 1807'. l|P ^ ,
“ W thcfl the American minister will en
ter mto aa engagement that American vc>
sels shall not submit to the orders of the En
glish council, Of November 1807, nor to any
decree of blockade, unfesa that blockade shall
be real, the undersigned is authorised to con
clude every species of convention tending to
renew the treaty of commerce with America,
and in which shall be arranged all the mea
sures proper to consolidate the commerce
and the prosperity of the Americans.
“ The undersigned has thought it his duty
to answer the verbal overtures of the Ameri
can minister by a written note, in order that
the President of the United States may bet
ter know the amicable intentions of France
towards the United States, and her favouable
disposition to American commerce.
(Signed) DUC DE CADORE.”*
* Champagnet.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
, Monday, Aptil 9.
APPORTION MEN 1’ OF REPRESENTATION.
Mr. i'isk said lie rose looffer « resolution, which
he had fur some time wished tr> present lor the con
sideration of this house. It is to provide lor fixing
the apportionment of representatives among the se
vers! states affording to the thirdrensos. The last
ratio was one representative lor every thirty-three
thousand souls ; whirl) gave one hundred and forty,
tco members to this house—'A number «s large as
n/ay be considered necessary lor the dispatch of le
feislatiim, or to preserve the liberties 01 the people.
It is estimated that the next census will give seven
; millions two hundred thousand souls, which, ac
cording to the present ratio ol representation,
would give to this noose two hundred and eighteen
! members—A greater nouiUei thun could be acconi
mod.) ted within these waits, and greater bodv o1
rneu than could progress with the business oi ibis
house. '
Alter the census shall be taken, the amount in
each stale ascertained, and the fractional numbers
known, it will be much mare difficult to lix the ra
tio than at this time. I thereloie beg leave to sub
mit the billowing resolution. And as it embraces
a subject of great importance, J nave no objection
that it lay upon the table a few days for the consi
deration of the members:
Resolved, That the apportionment of representa
tiw-3 amongst the severai states according to the
third enumeration of the people, ought to be in the
ratio ol one representative lor every forty-five
thousand persons in each state, and that r com
| niillte be appointed to bring in a bill accordingly.
A motion was made that the resolution lie on the
table
A motion was also made to postpoue it for a
| week.
Mi*« Pickman moved to postpone the further con*
: sideration of the resolution indefinitely. He thought
I the question could be derided to much greater ad
j vantage in the two first months of the next session
of congress than in the two weeks remaining ol the
present session.
Mr. Macon was against the indefinite postpone
metit. Every one on reflection must be satisfied
that it would he better to decide the ratio of ap
portionment now than after the result of the census
was known, lie thought the resolution bad belter
have been in hiank as to the ratm. The ratio
might l>e settled either by fixing the number of the
representatives of whom the bouse should consist
after the next census, or by fixing the number ol
souls which should entitle a district to a reprtstu
lauve.
Mr. Gold said, however desirable it might he at
this time to fix the ratio, he doubted very much
whether a decision now would settle the question.
If a law were Dow to be passed, and there shook
he several large fractions on any given ratio, there
would he a strong disposition to alter the ratio at
the next session. He thought it would he expedi
ent .‘.Iso to postpone the apportionment, bet nose n
m’ghl h-e oiferttd by the proportion in which the
population ol the United States may have increas
ed eruee the last eensns, which could not be escer
tained till after the census.
Mr. Quincy se.id he understood the object of the
resolution to be to settle a principle before the farts
were ascertained. Now it was his opinion that the
house should know the facts frist and settle the prin
ciple afterwards. Suppose the principle to he a
dopted—perhaps one or two states might be entitled
to hut one representative, which, had the ratio been
fixed «t 40.000, might have been entitled to two.
This would appear to operate unjustly. The bouse
must know the farts in order fairly to apportion re
presentation, The apportionment ought to be
made not merely in relation to population, but to
the weight of the different states in tbe union—and
these considerations could not have tbeir due weight
till after the relative numbers were ascertained.
Mr. W. Alston was in favour of deciding on the
subject at this session. He had m> fear of difficul
ty resulting Irom fractions remaining unrepresent
ed. h would be recollected that at the last appor
tionment Delaware bad a fraction of 31 thousand
left, and Carolina 39,000. The small states could
not object to the coursa proposed ; for if this ques
tion was postponed till after the census, and a par
ticular ratip should appear to suit tbe return of
the three large states, thiy would support it and
carry it too, notwithstanding the targe fractions it
might leave to smaller states. A disadvantage
would therefore result to the small stales from post
ponement rather than frame decision now.
Mr. Fisk said there was one other reason why
an apportionment should be mode at thin session,
miz. (hat a would enable the state legislature* at
their wdtiafjr water session tt divide the states
Mjjfestwaw „.
wf congress to nmkethaapfM^nfUeMrJt few
|>0»i pom-d tifl after the tcMW wef 'h.jke», UK bod
rather, the resolution bad baea bladfc as (« the
'ratio, ''*’ V *%•••• •'v
Mr. Fisk modified his motion so at to kave it
blank a* lo (be ratio. % ,
Mr. Burwell thought that the present wat the
. proper time to fra the proportion; because, after
the respective number* of each state were teciived/
it would be w the'power of the larger states to fix
the ratid as they pleased, and at present ourve of >be
stale jealousies etiald be broaght into action which
would when the returns were actually made. To
get over the difficulty said to exist in settling a
principle before the facts were known, it was oi»ly
necessury to say that so many members should
compose the house. If the population was smaller
than,expected, there wnnld still be the number
deemed proper to constitute the bouse; and if it
was larger there would he an great increase of mem
I hers to the detriment ofpubltrk business. Mr. B.
auid he was fully impressed with the neiessily ol
acting on the sn> >jert at the present session. If post
poned nil the rt.suft of the census was known, and
the particular interest of each member of the house
became implicated in the decision ol il, there would
be extreme difficulty in coming to a decision.
.Mr. Simile said lie could not Conceive any objec
tion lo passing the resolution in its pr seut shape.
• 1.1118 "I'lrsuun mere wa» an mconveuien.es onum
side mm an evil on ilie other, it was an inconve
nience that the house could not with precision as
certein the population of the U. States, hut from the
increase in times past the increase lor the hat ten
years might be estimated. The evil <>t postpone
ment on the other hand was great. Mr. S. said he
had been in congress when I he ratio el representa
tion had beeu settled heretofore, and he had never
seen a more difficult question—and it ended at fast
in a bargain between the members from the differ- i
ent states ; and from these bargains no good could
arise, lie preferred much deciding on the subject at
tbs present session.
Mr. llhea dT(Teu.) was anxious that the subject 1
should lie nn the table a day or two, the more es
pecially as there was such a disagreement of opini
on as 10 the operation 01 the measure of fix ng the
rattu beforehand. Coining from a small stale biin
selt, he (eared lest the principle should operate to
the injury of the small states. He said he had
been much surprized at the declaration of the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania, that the question would
be decided eventually (if postponed) by individual
interest, !f on such a question the house was »0 he
governed by individual interest, what was the Bntt
on in expect from them? This suggestion was ano
ther reason in his mind tor the resolution’s lyinu on
the table.
Mr. SmilieSaid he had spoken of human rtntore
as he found it even in the gentleman from Tennes
see as well as alt others—a degree of self-conrern
always influenced individual conduct. Whoever
had assisted at settling the representation of n state
would runceive the dtfhculty of deriding these ques
tions.
T he motion for indefinite postponement was ne
gatived, Ayes 23. The motion to postpone to Mou
dsy shared ihe same fate, Ayes 33. T lie mutlou to
lie oo the table was carried—-53 to <fcl.
Gazette Marine,.\ienwranda,
ARK1VKD,
Sloop Victory, flaky, 42 hours from New York,
Scfc'rTwo Sisters, Davis, 3 days from Dighlon.
Scli’r President, Bailey, S3 hour* Irom New
York,
The ship Thomas, Beard, of and from this port,
arrived at Falmouth Feb. 3.
Hit hng Mary, 31 days from Lfsbon, destitute of
provisions, and sch’r William, 2t days trom Si.
Bartholomews, sails blown away and short of pro
visions, botn bound t>, New York, were spoken Ty
a Potouiack pilot on Sunday last oft the False Cape.
Hetv YoPbj April 12.
Arrived Ship Cincinnati, Conklin, from St. I’e
tersburg, ami 30 days from London.— Lett there,
March 13, the ship Grand Turk, Francis, for New
Y urk, to sail the same day ; ship Juno, Bates, lot
Boston, to sail from I'ortjiDuuth «>n the 13-th.—
I he U. S. Ingate John Adams, Was to sail from
Portsmouth t^e Sarrre day, lor Havre, and from
thence home.—The British Packet, was to sal)
from Falmouth, about the I8lh with two mails, fur
New York.—The ship Pomona, sailed front Liver*
pool, 2 weeks belure tor New York.
Ship Delaware, Gill, 6# days from from Calais.
Left ntauy vessels which have been reported.
Or the Banks, tn lat, 41, Al, long. 50, 9, saw large
islands ol ice.—April 4,iat.4t>, 19, long. 50, Spoke
ship ; oti Montag point, saw h whaling ship bound
in. [The Delaware was raptured on her passage
from Tohnmgen, for New York, sent into Calais,
where she was liberated, and sailed on the 11th
Feb. with Mr, Powell on board who was landed at
Dover.]
FROM LLOYD’S LIST.
Marck 6.—Calpe of Virginia, from Lisbon, is
earned into Brest.
The Henetia Charlotte, from Now York, ground
ed in the KingVdocfc, Liverpool, and tilled wit!,
water—greater part ol the cargo saved from dam*
age,
The Amsterdam Packet, Thomas, from Charun
te, is sent into Dartmouth, The American ship
Llizabeth, bound out. Was driven ashore io the
Clyde Feb. 25, but got off next day, with loss of
rudder, ficc. The American ship Aretrr, sent into
the Downs, liberated and sailed the 3d iost. fax
Gottenburg.
At Qratttend, Aon Metis, from Lisbon.
At tat mouth, Powhatan, Pow threat, from Vir
ginia. ’ .
At Clyde, Liberty, Pepin, Amelia, and Rolla,
Oporto.
At Cork, Gov. Strong, Bath j President, Baker
Wssfisset. J’
a
re-fit ket> IPjp^g
Piigrmi.’n! ?JewbiirYjj#i^^
having beeit enplaned Jb* nl
tUa.Orrstyo^l
Donna Mjriar from Boston
captured by * Freneh priv*
the brig Ctnrflk*, - * '••• $j*
THIS DAY, the I
Will be.RoM at the foot of
15 hogshead? SI
20 boxes COD ]
WILL!AM f
On Friday the 20th instant «
o’Cbtefc, at WHu(. 4l>
ntEfislCut!
2»flW ST' ^TON4
SWMBs.n>irt?ifn «?00<? barm
complete order for. the reception of a cat
originally a British bpitt vessel, copper
water mark, anti has lately undergone
repair. Terms made known nt the sale.
JamesTaylor/
SPRING
J. & W. SOUTHGATE,
Offer for Sate an assortment uf . ,v !
Spring & Summer Goods,
ccmsisTiircf «r'
Superfine Cloths and Cassimetes, *
Muslins, Rain and Worked* '
Cnmbrick Muslins, White und Coloured,
Printed Callicr.es, Shawl* and Ham]kcrchh
British and German (>2n.burgs,
■ Burlaps, warns
Flaxen Roll*. White and Brown PlafiUas, 1 *
Hats, fine and coarse in assorted boxes,** , ;;rf
Mens' W iltow Hats in boxes, particularly adapted M
the summer season, 7$$,'
Salempores, or fine India Cottons.
Also, ;
British and Fast Coker Sail Cloth,
Nails, and diamond head Spikes, from four toscswff
inches,
Hilling floes in assorted casks,
London White Lead ground moil* - ■. t
And •
Four well totted square Piano Fortes*
with additional keys.
Alt of which wil) be sold on low terms w that
piece or package.
April 18. 3m <
Fourth proof Cognac Brandy,
And
Two Pipes Old Madeira Wine,
fit for immediate one—For S.le by t-"
J, it W. Southgate.
April 16. 3m
FOR SALE,
The Schooner LYDIA#^
Burthen 138 tons, is welt footxl, at|§
ready to receive a cargo. - VjftA ■ '
James Yoilg.
April Iff. 3
FOR CHARTER,
The Ship GEQgQE,
.^ Copt. Shackford^* :i
Uhrtfien 240 tons, and in complete order for thienl*
ception of a cargo. ^
James Young.
April 18. tf , 1
LjHfw CHARTER, to ang
Port, a- -
The Schooner LIBERTY,
Captain Knmptnir, 100 tofts burthen, now ready for*
the reception of * cargo, Apply to "J ““
board, or
Ri
April 16 tf
For Sale or darter, ,*
: The good Brig RljEl*
Thomas Lit ion, master, buflhfep iflR
:rma apply to
Moses Mjftti & Son.
I of JVorfiM, ApeU Id, J8l0kp>
The President and Director* «t,tbe
Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk,haVi$ thke
day declared a dividend of Seventy Fhre!.c8i» a/6j
each Share ef Stack, held in «aid Couippny, «hidv
will be paid to-tbe Stockholder! or their legal fepre.
scntatives, at any time after the 2fth of this present
month. No transfers of Stock wiU be mMk|i (hie
Office mrtil aftkr the first of pest month* Tr irdaje
of the Board of Directors*
OPfee qf tM
The Stockholm
pane ansa hereby notified