The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-26 00:00:00

COSI WEI r IAL BILL.

Agreeably to the Order of the Day, the House
look up the Bill concerning commercial intercourse,
&c. with its severul amendments and rnochficatmlis.
_ _

A Motion was made by Mr. Gnotoson that the
lurther consideration of the bill be postponed to
Monday next.
After a debate of two or three haws, this motion
'was negatived.—Yeas 74—Nays Us,'
Macom moved..' That he Wunie adhere
to their disagreement to thk Senate's amendintlits,"
(which would totally de-troy the bill.)
?Ur. FISK was spe.iliNig whrn ao adjournment
took place, at shout half peat four.
A message from the President of the United
States was receivea as follows

'TO TIIS MUSS OF IttIMUSENTATIVES OW TUE

UNITED •TATI*.

in etinannitenee of your resolution of the 26111 inst. an
Nerreiry has been made into the correspondence of our 31 iiii-
titer nt the Court of London, with the Departme..t of State ;
frotkorhich it appears, that no official communication ha
'been received from hint since the receipt of the letter of lS
-seeable tem; last, to tee Secretary of State A letter of Jan.
4, 18 10, h. is been received trews that NI mister by Mr. Smith;
bat b..its;, sta:ed to be private and unofficial, and involving,
sensteo.er, personal considerations of a delicate nature, a copy
is coostilered as not u a thin the power of the cull made by the
IlMonse. OA NIES MADISON.
March 87. 1810.

MARCH 28.
The President's Message delivered yesterday was
teed and ordered to be printed.
Mr. VAN DYKE, after Some preliminary observe.
tow:, offered the following Resolution
itesoleed. That the Committee, to whom was referred
no leech of t►e Mc,..ige of the Prenidest an relates to the
Musleltablisbinent, be instructed to inquire into the imp,-
diesey of nut hulloing the Pr.si.lent of the United States to
well each of the armed with tad gunarosts belonging to the
'Veiled States, es he may judge unfit or unnecessary to be
isployed in the pubiic s•rv,ce "
[The words in 'Wier were ratrisdaced es en amendment by
it r. Macon 3
The R. solution, as smrwded, was pawed.
The untint,ihrel bus tress of yestrriliy (Macon*,
%oil's) was rriiumed.
Mr. Nnt.sro le moved to postpone the further con-
sideration ofthr bill until Saturday. The que,tion
on this motion was taken and lost—Ayes .51. Noes
66.

A debate arose no a quest,ots of order.—lt was at
last deridrd that Mr. Macon'a motion to adhere
was still before the

Mr. FISK concluded the speech which he cum-
gemmed yesterday.
. war. CiA ILL ANIS made a very candid and 'suture,-
sive speech against the tuotiuti, and ill favour of
passing the bill as amended.
Mr. MIJIIPOIID spoke to favour of adhering. and
against the hill.
Mr. N SLSON moved to adjourn. The question
was taken by Ayes and Noes, and lost; Ayes Ciu,
Noes 62.

Mr. Elsner spoke •t considerable length against
the motion, and in favour of the pas age of the hill.
...-Adjourned.

MARCH 29.

COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.

The Bill corm g intercourse was ■gain tskrn
up. Mr. BOYD spoke in favour of adherence, at.d
Mr. Giro-1)40N at great length on the sane side.
Mr. COOK then morett to posti.one the fin titer
eoubidevation of the subject till to-ninrrn., alleging
as a rea±on, that a r.-port was eurrriit that 11. e
dispatch vessel, ✓ulna Ildaws, had urri%ed at Nbrr.
folk. ( Phis turned out to Le meat repot t•-•-• 1 itru-
tavern to postput.e.)

This motion was carried by four rotes—leas 63,
Nap 61.

MAILCH 31.
On motion of Mr. MAcoR, the House eaune to
the foliowiu;• Re‘olut

" Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be in•
strolled to ley before Om Noose a Ststruient of ibe Rees
♦nuurl Amount of the Exorcises /0 the Militaryso. Nair!
Establirlituatte of the Cooed States, crow the 4th of March,
1709, to the tad of the year titO9."
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Mr. 11AssErr. from the &mature to "horn was
referred the Rest.lotion relative In the sole of the
public wru.•d vesuls end guo-lkoats, reported, that
the Peevcient hr mit hot ised, if he should thwk pro-
per, to sell goo-bottle Non. It, 16, 17, 30. and St I.