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London, England, 1808-02-13 00:00:00

MALT AND PENSION DUTY BILL.

This Bill was reported, aud, after a desultory
conversation, occasioned by au observation from
Mr. Ifostaita, am to the shillintr and sikpenuy du-
ties, out of which certain saltines were pant to Col-
lectors. contrary to the :mom mendations of several
Financial Committees, the several Amendutents
were tweed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a
third tune on hlonday next.
Mr. Hog% nit theta moved for certain documents
relative to these duties, which were severally- or-
dered. _ _

Dir. Hysatsson gave notice, that he would. on
Mooday, more for a grout to pay the outsunaling
Exchequer 'Sills.
The other order"; were then postponed, and the
House adjourned to 11ondoy next.

AMERICA.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dsc.79•

Mr. Nswros, (Va.) from the Committee of
Cotntnerce and 3lnuufacturee, reported a Bill sop-
pleznentary to the Act laying au embargo, whick
was twice read.

The folhAtiog it the Bill :
A BILL,
Sappitinesitery to the Ace, intitled " An Aet laying an eni-
liarwii on all ships and velisels in the ports and harbours of
the United States."

Sec `t Bo it enacted by the Senate and Horse of Repro
mohair's of the United Seises of Amer:ea, in Coogress as-
sceabled That during the continuance of the tto which
this act is supplementer', no vessel liceused fur the ewistiog
trade and fisheries, (ships engaged in the obale or other
fisheries nevi excepted in the Committee on the Bill), bar-
ing on board goods, wares, and merchandise. either of
foreign or domestic growth or manufacture, fishing vesaels
with salt fur their fishing fares excepted, shall he allowed to
depart from any port of the United States, or shall receive s
clearance until the owner eonsignite, vitt or factor, shall,
with the waster, give bond with one or wow sureties bathe
Baited Stable, in a sum double the value of the vessel and
mg., that the vessel is not destined fur any foreign port ur
place, and that the said goods, wares, and onrclutudise, shall
be re-landed in sotne port of the United States.
See. t. And be it farther enacted, That if any ship or ves-
sel shall, daring the continuance of the act to which this set
is • supplement, depart free any port of the Urged Stowe
without a clearance, or if any ship or vessel shall, couttrary to
the pri.visions of this act, or the act to which this is a supple-
ment, proceed to a foreign port or place suchship or tenet
end cargo shall be wholly firefeited , and if the seine ehsU ant
be wised, the owner of such ship or vessel shell, he every
steels elleaer, forfeit and pay a sow equal to double the velite
of the ship or vessel and cargo. and the maeter or cop wader
of sods ship or vessel, as welt as all other persons concerned
iu such prohibited furrigrs voyer, email each respectively for-
feit and pay the sam of not more than ort,ocio dollars, nor leas
than woo dollen fur every such offence, whether the vessel
be prized and condemned or not. _

Ser. 3. And be it further enacted, That theeseeotion made
by the aet to which this act is a suppkinent, to &ruin of
armed vessels possessing politic emstaissions Prim foreign
poems, shall apply only to pablie armed vessels, sad shall.
set be crammed to embrace e thee priratrees, vessels baring
letters of marque, or soy other private armed vessels; Saul
such private armed vessels shall be permitted to depart in
the semi manner, and on the Little couilitiuus, aLS is provided
for Wier private Omura slops or vessels.

WASRINGTON, DEC. 31.

The Bill supplementary to the Act, laying an
embargo, was discussed in the House of Itepre-
sentativm this day, when, about one o'clock, on
Motion of Mr. Rationv.Pii, it wail postponed.
Mr. RANDOLPH then rose for the purpose of
making a Motion, and giving information to the
House, which he had just received. Tnis was a
duty whirl he owed not only to himself, but to
the enlightened and independent Freeholders who
gave him a seat ow this floor, and to the country
at large. Within a few days information had been
put into his possession, of a nature and on a sub-
ject which he deemed it proper for the constituted
authority to inquire into. Had this information
come earlier into his possession, he should not till
now have delayed giving it publicity. He would
first state certain facts, and those facts would he
the ground of his Motion, on which he should offer
no argument. Mr. it. then read the following
dos:uments