The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-15 00:00:00

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tuents, who have property in England. and in the islands; but they are
(Jen:nod from the discharge of their duty in passing it, by the nume-
roug, scandalous and threatening letters which the Members daily re-
ceive from interested and hot-headed partizans, in opposition to the
reported Bill. It has been ascertained that many of those letters have
been written by men who are at thii motttent making fortunes by smug-
gling from Canada, Havanna, and elsewhere; that others are penned by
speculators in losing manufacturing concerns ; and others by hot-headed
war-hawks and applicants for commissions in the Standing Army.
These letters have a most astObishing ibfiuence, even on fair minds;
and are not counter-balaneed by scarcely a solitary line from the mer-
cantile and shipping interests, or the friends of peace c be assured, that
all political party distinctions are here despised, and are nearly defunct ;
and I am confident that the mlajority of Congress are true Americans,
who have no undue predeliction for France or England ; and who only
desire to know what can be best done for the good of their country, to
do it. A majority, I knew, ate Opposed to war, if it can possib:y be
avoided.—But there is an interest An Congress deadly hostile to com-
merce, and to the commercial part of the c, mmunity, particularly to
New England. It arises partly from ignoraree, partly from undue pre-
judice, and partly because thty are led to believe that the restrictive
anti-commercial system has the sanction of the New England people!
and the remark, that there has not been a single remonstance on the
subject laid on the table daring the Session. This is nearly true.
What the cause of this apathy and remissnesi can be, I am not crmpe-
tent to tell; hut am convinced, from frequent conversation on the sub-
ject with influential Members of the majority, that if the people of
.New England would respectfully memorialize Congress on the subject
a the embarrassments on their commerce, and remonstrate against a
star, until their property could be drawn out of England, that they
Would be gratified. Let every town originate and send one or two
more—let them be signed by the friends of commerce, the mechanic
and agricultural interests intimately connected with commerce, regard-
less of any paltry distinctions of party politics, or more paltry elec.
t:onetring considcrations, and I am satisfied the restrictive system will
he abandoned—the alarm of war will subside—and the merchants and
mariners of the United Stares be allowed 4 to manage their own con-
tent in their ows way."'
" Bos.ros, Fa& 14.—They talk in Washington of a recess of Con.
gressin March.

" Mr. Moßum, the late Engli,h Charge-it' Alitires, has embarked
from New York for Brazil."

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, rr.8.4.

" MILITIA BILL.—The passage of this Bill was again opposed as un-
eonstititti,mal and expensive ; but on the (last ion, Shall thii Bill pass ?
he votes were—Ayes 62—Noes 50. So the Bill passed the
" A 13.11 for rai,iNg a corps of Flying Artillery was read twice."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATFD, NEW-YORK, FFR. 6.
" Business of all kind is almost at a stand in this city ; and the com-
mercial restrictions between Great Britain and this country are ruining
all. Property of every kind is diminishing in* value. Nurnerotn;
haukruptcies have taken place. Upwards of 2500 have taken the hcnetit
of the insolvent Act in this State, in the course of Lott year; :Ind
many that were in affluent circumstances are now reduced to poverty."
An Address to the Irish settlers in America has been
published in a NeW York paper. It is an insinuating
appeal to all those powerful passions which govern the
heart—it reminds them of the wrongs which they con-
ceived they had suffered—it proceeds to tell them the day
of revenge is at hand, and it stimulates them to en.hu-
si4sm, by recalling to their recolketion the glory obtained
by their countrymen in the revolutionary war.
Though a production of considerable talent, in the
present state of affairs it is not fit for the public press.
The following, which is the concluding parag• a ph, may
sern as a' specimen of the style On, then, my
countrymm—let your word for battle be illontgonierz/
mid the captured walls of Quebec furnish matter for the
first line on EMMETT'S tomb !"

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
Dublin Papers of Wednesday reached us yesterday ;
the.
.Correspondent states, that it is given out that the
Ministry intend to tesert to the Suspension of the Habeas
Corpus
Act.
the following private let-er from Dublin, dated on
Wednesday last, We received yesterday
DufstaN, MANcif II —Attempts have been indus-
triously made to persuade the people that the necessaries
Of life will experience ail immediate and large increase of