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front TUtohlaa, Informs, that iu anogrquenee of the
derarnetion of .11 the [Loyal launches (which hill for
some tune infested the Gulf of Para) by the Patriot
acittudroo, and the reoosveasion of Guara Null other
ports situated its the Gulf, pleonful stapirltea of cat-
tle and mule% were arrivsog. Every account eon.
firm. the general misery of the sidinbitaios of that
tlevotetl country, tool although change% were duly
taking place to favour ut either one stile ur the
usher, rt iodic:sled strolling iirelsowe. A outtilo-r
of
I,trits.ll ()Meets hail :urtvetl at Trinidad Irmo tiut
(troooku, who had left the ilatriot al my in ilt,iguat.

WASHING-PIN. DECIMMER 1111.
CONGRESS.
HOME OF REPRESENTATIVES, lltrestata 14.
A ♦lesysige was received f the l'ressdesit of
the United States, by Mr. J. J. Monroe, his Seen..
tory. tritrounittisig, in compliance with a Resolution
of this Haase, a report of the S. cretary of Wa►,
enshrining the correspondence which took place be-
tween the Gotternor of Georgia and dlslor•(irurral
Andrew Jackson, refired lig die arrest. Ike. of Übed
Wright ; which was referred to the Military Cum-
miller.
Mr. Hopkinson seihniitted a motion requesting
11.rItrcsideot to lay helot e the House. if he should
tint Areal it ifilprOprr to do 1141, copies of any
strorti ttttt which have been given to the Minister of
the United States at Madrid, reknit, to the late
rni•-etliugs of the ■rnty of the United States
is
Florida. um:. MBE& la.
The Speaker laid before the linu,e a repine from
the Secretary at War, in obed►ence to a resolution
of this Houre of the 17th' April last, dirt Ying I
to report whether soy, and, irony, what reduction
may be maile in the ►mhtary peace esteltli.limesst of
the United Stales, with sdrty in tl►e public service.;
old whether any. ned, ir ail. what (-boor ought to
be made in the ration, old in the mode of issuing
ti ; and also a system fur the establiAnnent of a
Cororri,astriat for the army.
111,. Cul•ton offered for con.lileention the follow.
Resolution. prefacing it with the remark, that, as
tlw.iiliject of the Seminole war was one which co►n'.
,'nobly agitated the public mind, and on which
',wry Mernlwr 64 the House, and the whole coin.
ciiiity, were detiraus of all the light which could
be thrown on it, lie should nuke Ho apology fur Ibis

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ftr.oteeti, That the Prridrwt of the Veiled States he
vetioi,oe4 to lay hefore this House ■ny eunrapoudence which
soy" have taken Aare between this Government and that of
4; at Ilrita►n, relative to the eaeeatila of Arbethoot

A mbrist•r.
Oil the 'swim of Mr. Rich. who thought such
o motion premature wail the infrensation promised
the President's Measaire shouts' have been laid
isefore the Rouse, the Resolution was ordered to
lie on the bible.

DECED BEE 16.

PAMENar.R SUIPS.
The Bill to regulate l'esseuges Ships and Vers.
it 1. came next in order, Mr. Livermore in the Chair.
Mr. Newtou explained the necessity of thin Bill,
and the nature of Its provnion% The great object
of it was, he said, to give to those who go &sad come
is possenger vessels a security of starlets% food and
isiteesiieure. lo conserpience of the anxiety to emi-
erste from Europe to this country. the Captains.
sore of a freight, were careless of taking the steers.
sary quantity or provision., or of restricting the
number of passengers to the convenience which
their ships landed. To sliew how necessary each
is Lill u this had become, one or two fetid would
suffice. In the year 1517, tire thousand pertimis
had sailed for this count?), front Antwerp, &c. of
ohm one Monsen,' died on the passage. In one
instance a Captain had sailed Irons a port on the
coast with 1487 pamengerr. Ote his voyage lie put
into the Tete!, previous to doing which 400 had
died ; after being Oil the passage to our shores, be-
fore the vessel arrived at l'hiledelphio, 300 more had
shed. The remainder, when the maw! reached
Newcastle, were in a 'rely emaciated at ite, from the
want of water and food, from which many of them
afterwards died. Dl my other cases might be stated,
lint these would suffice to sliew the absolute
sity of provisions such as those of this Lill. The Bill
sestrieted the number of paissett;;ers to two lOr every
five tons harden of the vessel. In (Leal Britain for-
merly hut one had been allowed to every five tons;
hut now one to every three tons. The Committee had
been of opinion that the scale of one to every two
tons and a bell would afford every necessary accom-
modation. With regard to the other sections of the
Bill, they were genet:lVy similar to those of the
Act respecting tostmen. by which a Captain is
obliged to take on board a certain qoautity of water
and bread for each seaman employed.
No ohjection being made to the Bill, it ass or-
tlered to be engrossed for a third reading. sod the
I louse adjourned. DECEMBER 17.
Mr. Litoeck submitted the following Resolu-
tion :
Resolved, That the Peesldeot of the United States be re-
epiestrilto lay Actor( she Senile copies of the correspondence
between theCiovernment of the United Nlstes, and the Govern.
merit of Spain relative to the Seminole war, and the ear-
<mien of Arbuthnot and Arubrister; sad also curies of the
ruerespoikuce belwein the Government of the United states
and General Andy w ors the subject of the desiroc-
ti of the Chasms' villar, and the conduct of Captain
Wriest on that oces-ion; together with copies or the rums-
1. indince of this Goverument with Governor Ralion of
Georgia, on that subject ; or such hoots thereof, an in the
opimnn of the PI e.ideut asay be communicated situ safety
tv tlw Goveroutrot.

Trout the Notional Intelligenter of Deeemher 17.
A rely sat;sfactory statement front the Secretary
4.f the Treasury was communicated to the Semite
yestetiliy, un the subject of the collection of the
revenue. Tile statement furnished a comparative
view clthe NlllloWit Of rtVellUe accruing on imports
and tonnage in the tau first winders of the years
1817 and ItilB—Tarnishing. in the language of
I:ie Secretary. presumptive evidence that the Act
aif 144 t Session, slipplementary to the .collection
Loas, leas hail the happiest effects in the prevention
4.f frauds on the revenue. The facts from which
the conclusion is drawn are, that the duties secuted
aluriog the latter period (cinder the present Act) ex-
ceed those of the former period, nearly Iwo milhons
of dollars; that this increase is exclusively confined
.to articles paying 041 valorem duties ; and that, while
(he duties triton inipasits have greatly iiiereascd,
ft he duly on the tonnage engaged io the importation
~r fir eigii useichandise Imo inure coosidetably

FOREIGN 0011 SS.
DEPORT TO C0NG11,11.41, I. ASSAYS.
11,•Iwrtorut, gACrasbrr 8,1818.
tv AM, entitled "An Act itcgu•