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same nation, laaen r. ltu meal ana other
provisions have entered- Cadiz, without
meeting with any accident.
We learn that the fortress of Gibraltar
and the English squadrons cruising off
the ports of Spain, draw the chief
part of their subsistence from the States
of Algiers and Morocco. The garri
son ol Gibraltar is said to be very nu
merous.
New-Yokk, April 13.
We learn by the schooner Expe
riment, in IT days from St. Croix, that
the Island of Martinique, being in a
state of starvation, had resolved, and
that the inhabitants had solicited the
English to take possession of the place ;
and that the latter had given them a par
tial supply of provisions.
We further learn, that the island of
JVIarigalante had surrendered to two
BritisU^frigates, where they found fivi.
millions of coffee, which was going on
board English vessels ordered there for
the purpose of taking it a wav.
Our informant further adds, that the
British islands wfcre well supplied w ith
flour, and that this article was dailv ar
riving at St. Croix from Barhadoes,
where it was stated not less than 10,000
barrels remained.
A letter trom Savannah says, the
Rorheford squadron has arrived at S’.
Augustine, and landeTl 16,000 troops ! !
Another letter Irom Trinidad, of the
12th ult. says “ the Grenada brig ar
rived here two days ago from off Gna
dalope and brings intelligence that the
Rochefort squadron had got into l?ussa>
terre Roads !
Sailed yesterday morning for Jior
deaux, by permission of government,
the ship Arcturus, captain Main. \VTe
understand she has on board, including
passengers and crew, one hundred and
ten ouis.
The sloop of war Wasp got umh r
weigh yesterday afternoon, and sailed,
wt understand for West-point.
April 15.
Prior to the adjournment of the h gis
lature ol this state, it appears th \ have
authorised a loan to he made to die u
roount of 45U,000 dollars in sums to in
dividuals, not exceeding 500 collars
each. The loans are to be g* neral, and
to extend to « very county—to be secur
ed by mortgage on real estate.
April 19.
A gentleman trom llavanna informs,
chat the British haa licensed Spanish
: vessels to carry flour from La Vera
j Cruz to Havanna and the English is
lands ; in consequence of this the price
of (lour at Havanna was on the decline.
W H E E L I iV G,
Thursday, 5th May, 1808.
I he votes for the two highest of the
candidates for the Senate, at the late e
lection in this district, were are follows:
Doddridge. Pyidall.
Ohio county, 112 32
Wood, 45 OO
Brooke, 183 52
Randolph, 161 20
Monongalia, f87 303
Harrison, 222 3-11
910 760
Majority for Philip Doddridge, 150.
- Laidley, ol Wood county, had
the greater part of the votes for Senator
in that county.
A supplementary embargo bill, lately
passed in the Senate ot the United
States, proposes to restrain the coasting
trade within the capes. In the debate
on this bill, Mr. Adams said he thought
it probable either Fiance or England
would declare war against this rouiitn*
before the first of November next.
A coinmitt <■ of tile Senate have re
commended the prohibition of all com
mercial intercourse,alter a limited time,
witli any nations whose edicts agains:
neutral-commerce may render suc.i pro
hibition expedient.
1 he s uiie committee recommended
the passage of a law authorising th
Frcsidi nt t< suspend t ie act prohibiting
tlie importad yi ol ct-r ain kinds of Bri
tish goods, ii in liis judgment the public
interest should require it.
I lie same committee also recom
mended the passage of a law, expatriat
ing all citizens ol the United States,
commanders ol American ve ssels, who
shall be convicted of voluntarily accept
i ing any license, or pa) ing any tax, un
der the British orders of council oi No*'
vcmber last.
1 he house of representatives have
passed the bill making an annual appro
priation of 200,000 dollars for arming
the militia. They have also agreed to
appropriate 8986,403 for the expenses
ol the additional army.
The bill authorizing the President,
in the event of a favourable change in
the measures of the belligerents, to sus
pend the embargo, has become a law.
A letter from the secretary of the
treasury to the speaker of the house)of
representatives'of the United Staf.s,
d ited the 9th of April, gives the bi
low ing statement of the amount of the
publiek debt, on the fust of Januarypn
every year, since 1791.
Dollars, j
.1st Jan. 1791—75,169,974 2l
1792— 76,373,767 H
1793— 77*587,997 9i
1794— 75,996,170 5ft
1795— 78,149,937 8^'
. 1 796—81,642,272 96 \
1 797—80,934,023 54 V
1 TVS—78,494,1 G5 75 \
1799— 77,459,959 35
1800— 81,633,325 74
18( 1—82,000,107 30
1802— 78,754,563 70
1803— 74,734,92 2 85
1804— 85,3. 3,643 22*
1805— 80,534,05 8 65
1806— 74,542,95 7 62 i
1 307—67,731,645 62
1808—64,700,0(X) OO ;
The senate have postponed tiil next
session the bill to alter and establish c r
tain post roads.
I ne president lias received a lct er
■l om the colh ctor in the northern p irt
ol Vermont, stating that the supplenun
tary embargo law cannot be exec uttd n
that state ; and that the. people w ill, -n
s ite ol the law, export their produce*k>
Canada. It is said to he in contempla
tion tc/ direct the executive of Vermont
to order out the militia.
l’he sena.e have passed a bill to fix
the time ol the meeting of the next ses
sion ol congress on the first Monday in
Nove mber, "l imy have also passed &
notber supplementary emban <>4>ill.
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