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SPICIAL MESSAGIr /ROA Tilt Pt&IIIDINT or THE

UNITED %T•TI6S,

Referred to Messrs. John Randolph, Marion, Van
Conandt. M'Creery, and Chandlers.
To the Smile sel Holm of Represent°tiers of the
United States of America.
I have the satishation to inform you, that the ne-
geciation depending between the United States and
the Government of Great Britain, is proceeding in a
spirit of friendship and accommodation, which
promises a result of mutual advantage. Delays,
indeed, have taken place, occasioned by the long ill-
ness and subsequent death of the British Minister
charged with that duty. But the Commissioners
appointed by that Government to resume the nego.
eiation, have shewn every disposition to hasten its
progress: it is, however, a wurk of time; as many
Arrangements are necessary to place our future har-
mony on stable grounds. In the mean time, we
find, by the communications of our Plenipotentia-

ries, that a temporary suspension of the Aft of the
last Session, prohibiting certain importation',
would, as a mark of candid disposition on our part,
and of confidence in the temper and views with
which they have been wet, have a happy offal on
its cour.e.
A step se friendly will afford further evidence,
that all our proceedings have flossed from views of
ju;tice and conciliation, and that we give them wil-
lingly that form which may best meet correspond-
ing dispositions.
Add to this, that the same mot:eel which pro-
duced the postponement of the At till the I;:ith of
November last, are in favour of its further 'aspen.
sion : and as n• have reason to hope that it may
soon yield to arrangements of mutual consent and
convenience, justice seems to require that the same
measure may be dealt out to the few cases which
may fall within its short course, a; to all others pre-
ceding and follov.ing it. I cannot, therefore, hut
recommend the suspension of this aft for a reasonable
time, on considerations of justice, amity, and the
public interests. •
Dee. J. tbu6. Tu. Jurcasoo.

etc. I.
Mr. J. Randlph, Chairman the Committee,
to whom was referred the Pi esident's Message, of
yesterday, rep nted a Bill for suspending the Non-
importation Ad. It was twice read, and referred
to the Committee of the whole to-morrow.

Dee. 5

After the presentations of various Petitions of a
private and local nature, the Order of the Day was
called on the Bill to suspend the Non•importatiou
A& Committee of the whole.
Mr. TINNY in the Chan.
Mr. J. RANDOLPH—. While the seledt Committee
were deliberating on this 8011. two periods were
mentioned with which to fill the blank, for the con-
tinuance of the suspension, the lit of June, and
some time next session. I will move to till the
blank with the Slit Dec. Iso7.

For filling the blank Dec. 31, 1807, 48—against
it 62.

Mr. Si.o•N-1 am in favour of this Bill, but I am
unwilling to extend the suspension beyond the 20th
of February next.
Mr. Ai.svoti and Mr. Sulu e spoke in favour of
postponing the consideration of the Bill till Monday.
Mr. R ‘NDOLPN objefted.
To-morrow was moved, and carried-60 for it.
DM. 6.

Mr. SLOAN opposed the Motion for filling the
blank is the Bill for suspending the nen-importation
Ad with December :Slit, 17407. He was for a
shorter time than either December 31 st, or July Ist.
Mr. CROWNINSN I CLD desired the ayes and noes.

The ayes were 45.—The noes 27.
Mr. RalloeirN. Gentlemen seem disposed to
snake this an important question. I request thy ayes
and noes be taken on filling the blank with July ISt.
The ayes were 97. lbenoes 12.
July Ist was carried. The bill ordered for a
third reading this day. The Speaker immediately
informed the House that the Bill was already en-
grossed for a third reading.
Mr. RANDOLPN requested the ayes and noes on
the passing of the Bill.
Mr. SLOAN said he should vote against the Bill,
not account of his hostility to the principles of
the Bill, but on account of the time, it being cztencl-
ed further that he thought it ought to be.
The ayes were 101—The noes 5.
The noes were Messrs. Green, Hamilton, S.san,
Varnum, and 1). R. Williams.—The House their
adjourned.

'cm-Tots, vac. 11.
Letters from Philadelphia state, that the French
frigate Le Itafrrrews, of 44 guns, now at that place,
will shortly be condemned, the French agents not
being able to procure the means of repairing her.

t•ew-Toatt, DEC. 13.
A letter from a respeslabk friend at lVashington,
informs us, tlLst the Act to suspend the Noosim-
portatinn Law, which had passed the /louse ttf Re-
presentatives, was introduced into the Senate on the
9th inst referred to a seleCt Committee of Messrs.
Giles, Baldwin, and Mitchell ; reported On with-
out amendment: and passed to a third reading."
(Cam. Ado.)

FOREIGN INTIiLLIGENCE.

FORTY-FOURTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY.

WARSAW, DCC. 21.
Yesterday the Emperor inspeded the works of
Praga, where eight tine redoubts, with palisadoes,
bastions, &c. inclose a space of 1500 toises, and
form, upon the whole, the entrenched camp.
The Vistula is one of the largest rivers in the
world. The Bug, though considerably smaller, is
still larger than the Seine. The bridge over the Bug
is completed. Gen. Gauthier, with the 25th and
Bath regiments of infantry, occupies the the Atom,
which Gen. Chasseloup has fortified with great skill;
so that this Site du pont, which is nearly 400 wises in
extent, together with the morasses and the river, in-
close an entrenched camp which is capable of cover-
ing the whole army upon the right rank, and pro-
teding it from any attempt by the enemy. A bri-
gade of the light cavalry of the reserve has skir-
mishes with the Russian cavalry every day.
On the lath, Marshal Davoust felt the neces-
sity of strengthening and improving his camp upon
the right bank of the river, and likewise occupying
a small island at the mouth of the Ur ha. The
enemy perceived the conveniency of this past, and
a heavy fusillade immediately commenced between
the advanced posts ; however, the conquest of the
island remained with the French. Our loss con-
sisted of a few wounded. The Officer of the En-
gineers, Clouet, a young man of great premise, re-
ceived a ball in the breast.
On the 19th, a regiment of Cossacks, assisted by
the Russian Hussars, endeavoured to surprise the
pictutet of Light Cavalry at the the Is pont of Cie
Bug ; but the pieqset had taken such a position as
secured it against any surprise. The first regiment
of Hussars, and a Colonel, with a squadron of the
13th, immediately coming to the assistance of the
picquet, the enemy veere thrown into confusion. In
this trifling affair we had three or four men wound-
ed, but the Colonel of the Cossacks was killed and
thirty men; twenty-five horses fell into our hands.
There are no men so wretched and cowardly as the
Cossacks; they are a scandal to human nature.
They pass the Bag. and violate the Austrian neu-
trality every day, merely to plunder a house in Gal-
licia, or to compel the inhabitants to give them
brandy, which they drink with great avidity. But
since the late campaign, our cav dry is accustomed
to the mode of attack tunic use of by these wretches,
and notwithstanding their numbers, and their
hideous cry on these occasions, they await them
without alarm, and it is well known that two thou-
sand of these wretches are not equal to the attack of
a squadron of our cavalry.
Marshal Augereau passed the Vistula at Utratta.
General Laivesee entered Plonsk, after drawing out
the enemy.
Marshal Soult passed the same river at Vizo.
groJ.
Marshal Bessieres was at Kikol on the lath, with
the second corps of the Cavalry of Reserve. Hu
advanced guard is At Sorpex. There have been se-
veral affairs between our cavalry and the Prussian
Hussars, of whom a great muntser have been made
prisoners. 'llie right bank of the Vistula is quite
cleared.
I• Marshal Ney, , with his light corps, supports Mar.

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