The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-17 00:00:00

THE EARL OF MILLTOWN.

Died, sudienly, on Saturdry mornin; last. in
Dublin, in the 72i year of his age. the Right Hon.
Douce, Eatl of MILLTOWN, who succeeded to
his brother Joss''', the late Earl, November 27th.
ISM : he is succeeded in his title and estates by his
grandson, Juscru, now Earl of MILLI ,iisN; who
still enter his eth year, on the I tth of Fulouary ;
this young Nobleman is the son of Joserx I.Etsov,
Esq. eldest sein of the late Earl, who died befote
his fathet succeeded to the title; and EMILY,
grand-daughter of General DOUGLAS. The young
Larl has a brother, HAN rTA LOOT. born in like);
and a sister C.Ecit.l a, born in 1801. shortly after the
death of her father

Yesterday, the Princesses ELI ft. MART.
and 41/ es t►. honoured Lady C. Finest with • 'risk.
fhe Duchess of Your anisad its lowa, yestard4y.
from Oat lands. _

Mr. Gout o, Ate Proprietor of the Opera-house,
is an dangerously ill, that at a late hour, last night,
be was not expcfled to survive until this morning.
Mr. Stones' Bootee presented a Petition to the
!louse of Cs.mmins, last night, to postpone the
Petition against Mr. GHAT"- sir for the City of
Dublin. on the grounds, that that Creasman was cot
So br foull4.
The Right Hon. J. P. CURS AN, Master of the
Rolls fur Ireland. leaves town this day for that
part of the Milted Kingdom.
Yesterday. arrived in Grosvenor-street, at her
brother's home, Dr. Hoses's, Mrs MICA truer
Hums and family, from Lissanoure Castle. who sets
off, this day, for Conley House, the seat of Countess
II'CARTN EY. at Chiswick.
The new Opera again attraAed all the fashion of
the town, list night, to Drury-lane Theatre.—
Beanam was in fine voice, and was rapturously
encored. In the brilliant display were, the Earl and
Countess of Mrxsoanucu. Lady,MAar BLNTIPICK.
Lady BLACILWOOD,Latiy Gone& CAVSNOISH, Sir
WITHIN WILLIAMS W v.ic, and Brigadier-Gene.
ral lirxrets cc, with an elegant party of six, who
sat in fits R.,' il Fl;ghness the Duke of Karr's box.
The 25th of Feb. uary is appointed for the Fast
in England, and the 2tith in Scotland.
The Archbishop of CANTRIIIIHR• has been
the Rev. NICHOLAS SIMONS,
his Grace, to the Vicarage of
le nf Thanes, void by the death
Doosvroarm.
BA Trts.—Captain BILTTBS•
Useresige sloop of war. IMlri his Of.
-ent at the splendid ball, which was
• Inn, last week, at Brighton. On
ball-roots, early is the morning,
rd their vessel, which was at an-
They bad scarcely got on board,
enemy's privateer, which they
and (*pored, in a very shert

Duke of Noefeuteetehmo has
Agent, Mr. Bonus, Army
of awake sow commanded

the Oxford 911116
• of Direaors was held at the
when the following Captains
command 14" their respeOire
Met Mae TIM, /nor/ford; Capt
'boo, Nara Calk, for China
adjourned, at seven o'clock, till

has presented a plan to the
of the Admiralty, to prevent
ig at sea. shich is said to hare
approbation.
'berg! suhseription has been en-
hien& called Quakers, in Bit-
relief of our &stressed country.
IA prisoners in France. Part of
been remitted, and applied to
- for which it was intended.

11)LD
TRIAL OF LORD CALEDOW3 VALIT.
Jean Leris Baptiste Barrier&t was yesterday
brought up, on a charge of stealing from the
dwelling-house of his Noble Master, the Earl of
Caledon. a considerable quantity of household linen,
wine, and articles of dress.
On this indidtment, it was suggested by his
Counsel, Mr. GUNNZY, that the Prisoner must be
acquitted, as no &reit evidence could be brought
that he had taken, at any one time, vallnlsles from
the dwellkg-house of his Lordship to the amount
of 40s. and after some deliberation, the Counsel for
the Prosecution consented to decline entering on the
capital indialment.
He was next charged with stealing several arti-
cles of value, the property of Lord Caledon, under
various false pretences; to this indidtment he else
pleaded Nit Guilty.
Lo►d Caledon gave evidence that he had, in cnn-
sequence of very great recommendation, taken the
Prisoner as his confidential servant and valet the
Prisoner had formerly lived in the same capacity
with Lord Hutchinson, and other Noblemen, from
whom he had received an excellent charadter. In
cons?quence of the departure of his Lordship's
steward and butler for the Cape of Good Hope, the
Prisoner became entrusted with the care of almost
all has Lordship's concerns, and more particularly
with the removing of a number of packages, which
his Lordship found necessar► for his intended voy_
age to the Cape of Good Hope, of which Settlereten
he has been appointed Garonne. These package
were accordingly removed to the Portsmouth Wags
grin Inn, in Warwick-street; ten whet packages o-
piate were also removed by the Psisoner to thee
Borough ; and shortly after, his Lordship being in-
formed that a sloop of war was prepared to convey
him to the Cape, he, in the first week of December,
set out for Ireland, to adjust his affairs, and take
leave of his friends. His Lordship concluded his
evidenre K ith observing, that, prior to this unfortu-
nate affair, he had every reason to be satisfied with
the condudt of the Prisoner, in whom he had placed
unbounded confidence.

David Morris, coachman to Lord Caledon,
stated. he had assisted &mienlet in rensovenz the
packages to the Waggnn.ofE:e, which were 32 in
number, according to his calculation; though in
this he disagreed with the Prisoner, who made the
number several less ; the day after their removal,
the Witness was surprised to observe the Prisoner
come in a hackney-coach to his Lordship's house in
Stratton-sweet, and take from the coach nue of the
packages they had left the preceding day at the
Office; thus, he observed. was broken open in a
few days the Pt iusner brought four more. During
this period, and for some time after, he ohs. rye..
the Prisoner aged ins very extraordinary manner,
assuming in ever; thinga degreeof consequence and
authority, altogather inconsts en' with his situathsn ;
he frequently its the same day changed his dress.
was continually in company with females, one of
whom breakfasted with him, and took away, in a
hackney coach, several articles of chest, together
with a quantity of wi e. in one of the cases the Pri-
s.‘ner had broug' t back frem the Wawa-office.
He added, that in tl e removal .4 the cases from
&rat on-street. he and the Pti.on.r were the only
persons en,paged, and from thi tircurn.tance, he
reepreased the deficiency in the number of the C 1.114
meld scot hay.? happened is the ritaxwal.
John B•rtley, bookkeeper at the waggoei..reee,
corroboelted great part of the deposition of the
former witness, and added, that on the 3d day after
the packages had been left at the office, the Prisoner
came and couLtermanded the order for their imme.
diate dispatch, taking thence several articles from
one of the packages, and soon after he removed that
and eight others. Of these packages some were
direded to Lord Caledon, others to Mr Alexander,
who goes out as Secretary to his Lordship.
Anne Kennet, Charlotte-greet, next swore she
had been introduced to the Prisoner at Drury-lane
Theere, where he was well known in the gay circle
of her acquaintance, and passed for a Nobleman,
and h id made her several valuable presents ; the re-
mainder of the circumstances of this case are *sadly
the same as have already appeared in our former
statement of the examination of the Prisoner, after
the return of Lnrd Caledon from Ireland.

Mr. smith, the linen-draper, of Piccadilly, proved
the intention of the Ptisnner to dispose of a consider-
ahle parr n! his Lordship's table linen, plate, and
other articles ; he impose 4 himself on him for a
SVIISS Nobleman, and wished him to dispose of the
above mentioned articles, as he was going abroad,
and would not incanvenience himself with luggage.
After an accurate statement of the evidence, by
the Loan Cnitr BARON, the Psisoner was found
Gentry by the Jury, without Leaving the box.
Patrick bander:aft, 'teem Myer, and Catharine
Prendergast, were Indifted for rubbing the house of
Mr. George Bell, of the Parish of Great Bridge,
near Etigeware, on the 19th of ►ast September.
Mr. fell, a venerable and interesting man, up.
wards of eighty years of age, was the principal
witness ; he said, that for a considerable time the
Prisoner. Catharine Prendergast, had been his
house.keeper ; and, in consequence of her services,
her father. Patrick Prendergast, had a daily allow.
ance at his house of ale and broken meat. On the
evening abovementioned, he was alarmed by a noise
at his window, and rising from bed. discovered
Prendergast, the Prisoner, by the light of a candle
the Pi limier held in his hand, endeavouring to
enter ; the Prisoner stood ens ladder, and finding he
conldnut open the window with his hands, he kicked
in the stsh, and with it fell into the room. In his tall
he struck Bell in the leg (witness thinks accidentally)
and knocked him dawn; the Prisoner lifted him up
and desired him in go to hod, and deliver op the keys
of his desks, as the party were in want of money,
assuring him he should receive no personal injury.
He then went down with the Prisoner and four
others, and pointed out to diem the bureau, where
his money and plate a •re deposited ; he then opened
the ball•door. by the Prisoner Prenclngast's direc.
Lion, and nine others entered ; they immediately
proceeded to break open the bureau, from whence
they trwik six guineas, several articles of plate, a
watch, and some promissory notes; with this booty
they escaped, being alarnsed by the outcries of Mts.
Lewis. who slept in the back rosin, and the Pri-
soner Catherine Prendergast.
Cht istophes Jones, °lbw, saw the Plisoalg Prentice.

cast 1114111siiit, Proh Uteeeinfil4, ie;th
ender silver his arm; arrested tin], and
found also on him a silver spoon, marked M.A. A.
which theformer Witness proved to be his property ;
the Prisoner. on being interrogated, said he had
found the coffee pot; bat after he was lodged in the
House of-Correflion, he confessed it was Mr. Bell's
property, and that he was concerned in that robbery.
This Witness was corroborated in his statement by
Michael Lee, another Bow. street officer.
Mrs. Purcell, Bembridge-street, swore, that
about two months since, the Prisoner, Hoye,, came
into her husband's lodgings, about eleven o'clock at
night, and told him he was going to sea, in conse-
quence of being sumelted of the robbery of a far-
mer, sear Edgewere ; he said he knew the persor.s
engaged in it. and gave a list of their names to
Purcell. He then observed, he would place his
life in Purcell's bands ; confessd he was engaged in
the robbery ; and requested him to come with him
to assist in selling his share of the booty ; which
Purcell refused. A yntm.t man, named Sullivan,
then entered, who made oath, shat the Prisoner, in
his hearino, confessed he knew some of the pi rsons
engaged in the rnhorry, and that the house had
long since been devoted to plunder, as the daughter
of one ot the robbers lived in it as servant-maid.
This witness denied that Hayes confessed he had
been one irf the persons concerned in the robbery of
.Ir. Bell's house.
Mr Bell's evidence was further corroborated by
Mrs. Ekenhead, who slept that night in the house,
but sh 4 was not of opinion that Csabersine Preniler-
gast was concerned at all in the affiir, as she appear-
ed sistrensety terriiied, and even Wig bitterly when
Mr. Bell insisted on her going down stairs us give
the keys to the robbers who were below.
The Junoa observed, that from the total want of
evidence, they could not help discharging the
Frivoler, Catherine Prendergast. With respell!
to the other prisoner, Patrick Prendergast. there
was a train of evid •nce of so strong a nature
as almost to preclude the possibility of a doubt.
Against Hayes, he observed, there had been no di-
reef evidence brought forward, and the only testi-
mony which 'freed him was that of Mrs. Purcell,
which proved his own c:r..fession of being a party
in the robbery. However, tnis solita-y circarostance
would, he supposed, scarcely be sufficient to justify
a verdia of guilty on Hayes, 01,440 (here was cer-
tainly something v ry suipicious to his sndd n de-
termination to go to sea.
The Ju-y in a few minute.; hroright in a wercliA on
P. Prendergast. Gu.1141-0,1 Catherine Prendergast
and James Hayes, .Arne finale.

ifInDLESt.X •P.S iIOIVS—.IAs. 16.

&ton► Wit Afars MAI %WAR tio, Faq. Ch4i,inan.
and a n.we•als Reach of Juslees .r the Prate.
Lrts Mortur and J0..p1, I arms, were indiaird r.sr
a conspiracy, and obtaining rnon.•7 under false pre•
truces from Mr. Lorg, proprietor of Long's Hotel,
in Dover-street.

Most of the parri,:ulars of this (-ice have been al-
ready before our readers, in our Paper of Friday the
fish inst. under the head of Police. No further ma-
terial facts transpired upon the trial, except that
tupp,nt turn'd out to be (instead of the %tam: of a
Rus ian Prince) a discarded servant of a Leghorn
Merchant ; and !Writer, by his own account, was
perredly known to . his Gores die - Dadra of eat:a-
bridge, the Duke D'O I -ASP. Viacom: Hoqick,
and several other persons of the firs. d stinSion ;
and stated that he had rendered some of the mist
essential services to this cnuntry, by carrying of se-
veral pieces of cannon from the enemy, at the time
when the French entered His Majzs..y's Hanoverian
possesions.
The farts, as already laid before the public, being
fully proved, the .lury round both the Defendants
Godly, And the Court sentenced them to transport-
ation for st van years. But from some subsequent
representations, the Court direeed that the sentence
sitou'd not be recorded until the Court should fur-
ther consider of their case.

Robert Frier was fully terrified of indecently
exposing his person in the neighbourhood of Russell-
square.
The Learned C Masa AN, in passing sentence, ex-
pressed himss If under great difficulty, as to what
would be an adequate punishment for so diabolical
an offence. The Court had had it in contemplation
to Whit some other sentence than that of mere im-
prisonment upon such offenders, who had become
so numerous of late years, that it was impossible
almost to say, what should he done with them ; as
to exposing them to public shame in the pillory.
Am it would only tend to familiarize the mind of
the people to such offences, and perhaps lead to the
worst consequences. The Court, therefore, sen-
tenced him to one years Imps isonment, in the House
of Correflion.

7 howsiu Wide wit convilied of assaulting and vio-
lently beating his wife, without any previous pr.'.
vocation, and sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment, and to find security for his future good con-
duct for twelve months.
Thomas Winifred was inducted for a misdemeanour,
in receiving part of the carcase of a sheep, the
property of Lord Nor:hwic, which had been stolen
from off his Lordship's grounds, at Harrow-on-the-
Hill, in this County; but t .e witnesses not king
able to identify the sheep, the Prisoner was a: gutted.

The interval between the First and Second Day's
Drawing of the present momentous Lottery Scheme,
is evidently an accommodation to an sach as de-
clined adventuring before Tuesday la*. But as the
immense sales, within these few days, of Tickets
and Shale+, isa IA known to the whole town, and
consequently, but an inconsiderable number of
Tickets no.v remaining on hands; it is hardly pos-
sible to conceive, that the numerous Capital Prizes,
with two of 90,0001. each, with which the Wheel
still abounds, will not stimulate to as immediate
purchase of every Ticket and Sbare that is to be
found in the Lottery market.
Tuesday the State Letter► commenced Draw.
ing, when No. 2,4,490, the First-drawn Ticket, en-
titled to 20.0201. wit sold at Messrs. 1-I,axxao,
Buena, and Co.'s Office, Royal Exchange, in one
Half. one Fourth, one Eighth, and two Sixteenth
Shares Tickets and Shares, warranted unshaven,
are selling as above. The Second Day of Drawing
will be on Thursday, the Sad inst. and on the Moe
diy following. the Figt•drawn Ticket will be ea.
titled to 10.004 L

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ALVPRiCA.
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FRONf THI SEW YORK PAPER,.

WAsHiNOTOD CITY, DEC. 2.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
. This day, at delve o'clock, the President of tf-c
United States communicated, by Mr. Coles, his
Pmeretary, the following Message to both Houses of
Congredr
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE_.
To THIL 31INATE AND idqCSe or assistscotrarivre
Or THE. UNITED 'raw Or •IatItICA, iii COM-.
OREss APSEAISII.ED.
It IN,uld have given me. Fellow Citizens, great
satisfaltion to antionifce, in the moment of your
meeting, that the difil.oilties in nur tnreign relations.
ezitting at the time of our last s-paration, had been
amicably and justly terminated. I lost no time in
taking those measures which were most likely re
bring them to such a termination, by special
:ions, charged with such powers and iastruflion,,
as, in the event of failure, could leave no ion; u-
tation on either nor moderation or forbearance.-
The d,:lays, which have done taken place in
our negociatims with the British Governm&d. a- -
pear to have proceeded from causes which do nr t
forbid the expeaation that, during Vie donne o 1 tl e
session, I may be enabled to lay before yon their
final issue. What will be that of the negociirsoiss
for settling our differences with Spain, nothing
which had taken elate, at the date of the last dis-
patches, enables us to pronounce. On the Wester::
side of the Mississippi. she advanced in considerable
force, and took post at the se-tlement of Bayou
Pierre, as Ilse Red River. This village was ori-
ginally settled by France, was held by her as long
as she held Louisiana, and vest ,f-livered to Spain
only as a part of Louisiana. Being small, insulated.
and distant, it was not observed, at the moment of
re-delivery to France and the United Stares, tl.; t
she continued a guard of half a. dozen men, whoos
had L-en stationed there. A proposition. however.
having been lately made by our Commander-in-
Chief, to aasume the Sabine River, as a temporary
lute of separation between the troops of the two na-
tions, until the issue of our negociations shall be
known, this has been referred by the Spanish Com-
mandant to his soperior, and in the mean time be
has withdrawn his farce to the Western side is the
Sabine River. The correspondence on this subjea,
now communicated, will exhibit, more particuiarly,
the present state of things an that quarter.
The nature of that country tepid.: indispiensibly
that an unusual proportion of die force empl eyed
there should Ise °aviary, er mounted intantly. • n
order, therefore, that the cummandrig fhcer might
be enabled to aft with effeft, I had authorised haw
to call on the Gnvet ni n .if (Means and Missiuippis
for a Corps of five buodred volunteer car dry. Th. •
t,mtp.,rary arrangement he has proposed. raay per-
haps render this unnecrs,ary. but I inform y. u,
with gre.a loasure, of he promptic.de with which
the inhabitants of those territories have tendered ttwili
services in sietesce of their ,:oisniry. It nag dno
honour to themelves, into:led them to use confieirce
of their fellow citizens in every part of the *bon,
ant must str mgthen use general determination to
protect them efficaciously, arida ell citcurnst-rocm
which may occur.
IL Having re-eived informs:km, that eibis part'
of the tyeir d'dtltlieti, p; ion* in-
dividual, were combining togreter, erasing and
gaming I:teasselvess conserry en law, to
military expedition against the territoriesTipain,
I thought at necessary, by proalartirion, as well as
by special orders, to take measures for preventing
aihtbu,ipreising this enterprise, for seizing the ves-
sels, arms, and other means provided for and
fur arreing and bringing is joshes?, its antliins and
abettors. It was due to that good faith which ought
ever to be the rule of salon ro public, as as in
prieet!! tramaftions r it was due to good order, and
iegular government, that while the public bone was
iI offing striftly on the defensive, and merely to pre.
tett our citizens from aggression, the cr tonal at-
tempts of private individuals, to decide for t
country the que.ticn of peace or war, by tontine: c.
ing attire and unauthorised hostilities, should IA;
promptly and efficaciously suppressed.
Whether it will be necessary to enlarge our regu-
lar force, will depend on the result of our negotia-
tions with Spain. But as it is uncertain when that
result will be known, the provisional measnies re.
saisite for that, and to meet say pressure interven.
sag to that quarter, will be a subjen for your early
consi ler atioo.

7

Toe possession of both banks of the Mississippi
reducing to a single point the defence of that river,
its waters, and the country adjacent, it become
highly necessary to provide for that point, a more
adequate *scour. Sims position above its mouth.
commanding the passagc of the river, should be
rendered sufficiently itrong to rover the armei ves-
sels which may be stationed there ror defencr t and
in conjandion with them, to present an icsuprrahlst
obstacle to any force attempting to pass. The ay.
proaches to the city of Lew Orleans, from the
eastern quarter also. will require to be examined.
and more afeitually guarder,. For the internal
support of the country. the encouragement of a
strong settlement on the westran side of the Minis-
sipFi, within reach of New Orleans, will be worthy
the consideration of the Leeii,lature.
The gun-boats, authorised by an Aft of the last
Swann, are so advanced. that th.y will be ready
service in the ensuing Spring. Circumstances per.
mined us to allow the time necessary t their more
solid constroftit,n. A: a much larger number will
still be wanting to place our sea-port towns and
waters in that scat:: of defence to whico we are cons.
patent, and they entitle!, a simil•r appropriation for
a further provision of them is recomuseuded for
ensuing year.
A further appropriation will also be necessary
repairing fortifications ilready establishes, and
orklion of such ut:ier WOOl4 as may 114.11 real el.&
in olstruffing the approach of an esteems to onT sea-
port towns, or their remaining oetore thorn.
In a country whom constitution is derived from
the will ..f the peo?le, directly expressed by their
tree soft:Tee, where the priiicipai CI Ctltlll4 hale-
tionanes, and those of the legislature, ate renewed k
them at short pertuds, where, mister the charattei
jurors. they exercise in person the greatest minion
of the jii.liciary p.).vcr>, where the laws arc mons,-
quently so Cosine. and administered as to bow with
equal weight and tavout on a tostacialawr --

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pleased to rilate the
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given at the Castle Inn,
retiring from the ball-
tbil went on board th
L!,or uff that town. Thl
when they saw an OM
pursued, attacked, as
His Grace the Dubs
appointed his private
Agent to the regiment
by the Duke, called the
Yesterday, a Court
East India Menge, a
were sworn into the c
ships: viz. Capt. JAN
Ataixanrica Ronal'
direil.—The Court adj
Tuesday nest.
A Mr. HARDACRII
Lords t;ommissioner.
ships fiom foundering
met their Lordships up
We learn that a Übe'
fere,' into by the Free
sningham, for the relit
teen who are detained I
I), contribution ha• be
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in the pursuits of honest industry, and securing to
ev-ry one the property which that acqaires, it a ould
not be supposed the: any safeguatds could he mod-
e.' against insurredion or enterprize, oil the public
peace or authority. The laws, however, aware that
these should net he trusted to mei2l restraints only,
have wisely provided punishment for these crimes,
when committed. But would it not salutary to
give also the means of preventing their commission?
Where an enterprize is meditated by private indi-
viduals against a foreign nation, in mite with the
United States, powers of prevention. to a co--
• tain extent, are given by the laws. World
they not be as reasonable and useful, where the
enterprise preparing is against the United States?
While adverting to this branch of law, it is proper
to observe, that in enterprises meditated against fo-
reign nations, the ordinary procers of binding to the
observance of the peace and good befeaviour, could
it be extended to ads to be done out of the jurisdic-
tion of the United States, would be effeduol in eine:
cases where the offender is able to keep out of sight
every indication of his purpose which could draw on
r him the exercise of the powers now given by law.
The States on the coest of Bat bat y seem generally
elispoved at present to reaped peace and hiendship.
1;i01 l'uuis aloe, some too:quint). remains. Per-
. ,t.d that it is our interest to maintain our peace
•• oith them on equal terms. or not at all, I propose
to send, in due lime, a reinforcement into the Me-
diterrant an, unless previous information shall show
it to be unnecessary.
We continue to receive proofs of the growing at-
tachment of our Indian neighbours, and of their
disposition to place all their interests tinder the pa.
tronaee of the United States. These dispositions are
inspised by their confidence in our justice, and in
the sincere concern we feel for their welfare. And
as long es we disehorge these high and honourable
functions with the integrity and grind faith which
algae can entitle us to their contiuuance, we may
expect to reap the just reward in their peace and
friendship.
Tht expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for
exploring the river Missouri, and the best commu-
nication from Ova( to the Pacific Ocean, has had all
the success which could have been expected. 'limy
have traced the Missouri nearly to its source, de-
wended the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. ascer-
tained, with accuracy, the geography of that interest• •
ing communication across our continent, learnt the
character of the country, of its commerce and inha-
biteets, and, it is but justice to say, that Messrs.
Lewis and Clarke, and th.ir brave companion,
have, .•y this arduous service, deserved well of
their couno y.
Tee attempt to explore the Red River. under the
direction of Mr. Freeman, though coodufted with
a zeal and prudence meriting entire approbation,
ha not been equally successful. After proceeding
up it about six hundred miles, nearly as far a; the
French settlemenu had extended, while the country '
.ryas in their possession, our geographers were
obliged to return, without completing their work.
Very useful additions have :also been made to nor
kreasibedge of the Mississippi, by Lietoeitant Pike,
who has ascended it to its source, and whose jeureal
and map. giviog the details of his journey, will
shortly be ready for commuuication to ooth Houses
of Caetgress. Those of Messrs. Lewis, Choke, and
Freeman, will tor/aim further time to be dioestio:
anal prepared. These important surveys, in aedi.
lion to those before possessed, furnish materials for
conitallacing an accurate map of the Mississippi and
its westera waters. Sonic principal rivers, however,
remain still to be explored, towards which the au-
thorisation ot Congiess, by moderate appropriations,
will ha requisite.
I congratulate you, Fellow Citizens, on the t
ap-
proach of the period at which you may interpose
your authority constitutionally, to withdraw the
Citizens of the United States lions all further'parti-
cip.ation in those violations of human rights, which
Lave been so to ,g continued on the unoffending in-
haLitonts of Attics, and which the morality, the
reputation, and the best interests of our country,
have long been eager to proscribe. Although no
law you may pass can take prohibitory effed till the
gist day of the year 180 S, yet the intervening period
is not ton long to prevent. by timely notice, expedi-
tions which caunot be completed before that day.
The receipts of the Treasury, during the year
ending on the 30th clay of September last, have
amounted t r near fifteen millions of dollars ; which
have enabled us, after meeting the current demands,
to pay two millions seven hundred thousand dollars
of the Amerman claims, in part of the price of
Louisiana ; to pay, of the funded debt, upwards of
three millions of principal, and nearly four of in-
terest ; and, in addition, to reimburse, in the course
el the present month, near two niillians of five and
en halt per cent. stock. These payments and reins.
harsements of the funded debt, with those whieh
had been made in the four years and an half pre-
ceding, will, at the close of the present year, have
extinguished upwards of twenty-three millions of
principal.
The duties composing the Mediterranean fund
will cease, by law, at the end of the present Session.
Considering, however, that they are levied chiefly on
luxuries, and that we have an impost on salt, a ne-
cessary of life, the free use of which otherwise is so
*d- important, I recommend to your consideration the
• e etiepressinn of the ditties on salt, and the continu-
seinn of the Mediterranean fund, instead thereof,
for a short time ; after which, that also will become
unnecessary for any purpose now within contempla-
tion.
When both of these branches of revenue shall, in
this way, be relinquished, there will still, ere long,
be an accumulation of monies in the treasury. be-
yond the instalment of public debt, which we are
per mitted by contract to pay. They cannot, then,
•elithout a modification assented to by the public cre-
ditors, be applied to the extinguishment of this debt,
and tire creaplete liberation of our revenues, thernost
desirable dill objects. Nor, if our peace continues,
will they be eetnting for any other existing purpose.
The question, therefore, now comes forward, to
what other object shall these surplusses be appro.
priated, and the whole surplus of impost, after the
entire discharge of the public debt., and during
those intervals when the purposes of war shall not
cell for deem ? Shall we suppress the impost, and
give that advantage to foret a over domestic ma.
utrfoctures ? On a few articles of more general