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fo the stb. The measures introduced in eon-
tenaplation of a war, proceed with activity. The
for the preservation of peace in the ports cud
harbours of the .Uuiteu States, was passed in the
Senate on the Ist, in nearly its original shape. A
motion was Wilde to Leave out the rith section, but
' was negatived by a majority of 26 to 3. The sec-
alluded to " interdicts the entrance of all
British armed vessels into the ports of the United
States, and vests the President with power to take
the restriction when he thinks reparation has
inadc."—By the. decision, this section, of
turim, stands part of the Bill, which was sent,
day, the 2d, to the I-louse of Representatives.
, the 3d, the BM, making an appropriation for the
tore effectual defence of the ports and harbours of
United States, was passed after a slight debate,
vo I ving very little difference of opinion. This
appropriates 852,500 dollars, for the building
dittl additional gun-boots. The opposition to the
I n-ituportation Act appears to increase. On this
tbject The Boston Gazette says-
- We are glad to notice, that the attention of oar fellow.
citizens is awakened by a geese of the evils, wliieh the non.
importation act mast produce, if suffered to go into opera.
As a war measure, it certainly can be of no nee, for on
occurrence of that disastrous event, a total, not a partial
restriction most be enforced---as a measure of irritation, until
negoristiun is hopeless, it is palpably unwise—for these rea-
rms, as well because to its effects it would hear peculiarly hard
upon that class 'of Citizens, who have engaged in distant
vary acre, undertaken from their own hopes and the avowed
erepectations of the Government, that peace with Great
Britain would be preserved, we are happy to learn, that a
n spec-tint Illemovial to Congress, which does not affect or
.press any party feelings or sentiments, requiring its sus-
ration or repeal, is now in circulation, and will be very
numerously subscribed by our CitiZells."
These Papers also contain the substance of Mr.
Casalac's ►nswer to Mr. Ituamoz, given in our
Paper of Saturday last.

An interesting article respecting the Clergy of the
Chinch of Scotland is given in the last page.—it
:ut account of a Meeting at Ayr on the 29th last,
upon circumstance, connected with the augmenta-
tion. of their meeting is also fixed at the
earn.: place the elth instant, to take into con-
siderition tae Property Tax, aid the revival of trial
by jury in civil cases in Scotland.
Tuesday EDWARD Titoarrent, Esq. Minister to
the Court of Sweden, attended by Mr. OAELEY,
his Secretary. Mr. HARGRAVE, one of the Knee's
messengers, and suite, arrived at Yarmouth ; and
on Wednesday morning, his Excellency embarked
on board the Quebec, under a salute of 15 guns,
sod aided in the afternoon.
Those two fine frigates, the Leonidas and Un-
daunted, are lying at the Great Nore, nod are both
completeiy maimed ; they will both proceed to the
westward in a few :nays; the former, it is reported,
is to carry Lord STILAMOYORD to the finazils, and
the latter on a cruise to the southward and weet-
ward.
Two more transrrts, belonging to Sir CHARLES
COTTON'S expedition, arrived at Portsmouth on
Wednesday.
The Druid, WILSON. from Whitehaven to the
We Indies, returned to Whitehaven, after haring
been eighteeu days at sea, without being able to
reach Cork.
The Linerpool, Capt. Haatteaw, from Phila-
delphia, whitii arrived at Liverpool, on the 29th
nit,..tell in with, ou the Ist, in tat. 38. 8. N. long.
64. 47. W. the brig Betsey end Peggy, of Bal-
timore, deserted by the crew.
The John and Charles (an American), Captain
Moment., from Virginia, for London, is captured
by a Spanish privateer, and carded into Spain.
Ai Admiralty Memenger left town, last evening,
for Plymouth, with dispatches.
The following ships sailed on the 2d inst. under
entivey of His MAJESTY'S frigate Amphion, of 3!
IC%Captain. Hoerr, bound to Gibralter and
:—Lmtdoa, Raven, Helena. William, Nep-
▪ Dongies, Isis, New Difigeace, Larkin, Bet-
sey and Seriph, Endeanonr, Mediterranean, AstleY,
Yeateele, Robert mid Nardi. Frederick, Thetis,
Plsievir, Gallant Schemer, Hawketbury, Ambrosia,
Tkirnas end Mary, Frederick, Cogniac Packet,
Tiger, Mediator, and Malta.
Sir HOME POPHAM and General STUART will
receive, this (Inv, at three o'cloek, irides', of one,
the freedo:n of the Merchant Tailors Company,
the Court of Assistants haring met yesterday to
the hour for that purpose; they thew sill plc-
tard tis the CHAMBERLAIN'S office, Gnildhall,
whore the CHAIIIIRRLAIII Will present to them the
superb and elegant swords which were so honour-
ably voted to them by the City. After this cere-
niony, they will adjourn with the Court of Assist-
eats and amend members of the Corporation, to
the Mansions-house, to partake of a grand dinner
giVOR by the LORD M trot on the occasion.
Som.+ ar,iclai from Hamburg!' and Copenhagen,
in the Paris Papers, received in the course of -this
icese, state, that the Danes an' actively. eintonced
in earleavouringto re-establish their marine.
tions are pouring in from all quarters, for that par-
euee. They are also increasing their army, with
a view,it said, to attack Sweden, which has
lately wdered the Norway Poet to be stopped,
probably in retaliation of what was done by the He-
llish Government, by detaining and opeeing the
letters from Germany destined fur Stockholm.
• C'e+eu has been made of the population
of the e,ty of New York, from which it appears
that the progress of population, for the last
five years, has been at the rate of 23 per cent.;
and that, should it continue to increase in the mine
proportion, des Mg the present century, the aggre-
gate number, in the year 1900, will he tive millions.
two hundred and tifty-sevee thousand, four hundred
anti ninety-erre.: souls : a number far exceeding
the population of any city in the old world, Pekin
not excepted.

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