The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-30 00:00:00

MR. HONE'S CASE.

Air. Wm. SMITH Postponed until Tuesday next
his motion relative to the money paid by Mr.
Hone, for copies of the informations filed avainst
him, and fur an account of the appmpriation of the
yid inner'. The lion. Gentleman kohl, that he
rut iiir this motion, owing to the thin state of the
Ilott,e, ...I from understanding it was likely to
excite litllne 15,41:1/11%ifill.

informed by a that Gen. GAINES
bad sent advice. to Fort Mithell, requesting that
us few pamiges should be made through their nation
as possible. This is probably correct and neces-
sary, au the hostile influence seems to be extensive
and scattered ; and the twiddle, on the route to Fort
Gaines, which is avowedly hostile, lies only 37 mires
below Albania road. Governor hlncluxt.t. it at
Fort Alitcliell, and will use his influence and au-
thority with the nation, in courting their neutrality,
or directing their vengeance. Provisions are
plenty, and transportation less thilicult than was
expected. It is uncertain when we shall march;
perhaps in two or three days.

HOVSE OF RCPRESENTATIMS,
AMERICAN MANUFACTCRES.

Mr. JonnsoN, of Kentucky, offered the follow-
ill:: Item)lotion :
Resolyrtl—That the Committee of Commerce and Many-
facteres I.e instructed to ingnire into Slit expediency of pro.
riding by law fur clothing the Army and Nary of the United
States exclusively in America■ Manufactures.

In offering ibis motion, Mr. JOHNSON said it
would not be proper for him to detail the facts, or
advance the reasoning which led him to the conclu-
sion that the measure he proposed to inquire into
was expedient. Hut he should say, that 11.1 should
not have titer t,;,ht of introducing this restillition, if
he dui not believe the cloth of American manufic-
titre could be obtained at a reasonable rate, Due
of the objections to making a provision by law, such
as 1w contemplated, and the only objection whit
appeari7:l to him to have any force, wa., that by
destroying the cfltnrtition between doinctiric and
foreign articles, the awernnient would be obliged
to pay higher for the same aiticles than they now
do. But it would be seen by Gentleuien that such
augmentation could only be momentary ; and,
Mr. JOHNSON said, the competition of the American
mailufact men. among Outwit! vt a would he so great,
he had no doubt, as to give t;.e article to the Go-
verimieot at the lowesi possible price. The prac-
tice of the War Department, already, was to give
a preference to the domestic fabric; but that pre-
ference .:as given with reference to the cost of the
article— a system which produced not only uncer-
tainty, la cause of the fluctuating state of the
foreign market, hut tinceitaiiity, consequently, to
the calculations of the inimulacturer.-111 relation
to the navy, Mr. JonNsos seirl lie did not know
that his project was practicable ; if it was, it would
be necessary pt., haps to give a discretionary power
on this head to the Commanders, when ou foreign
stations. But lii• 1,41..41 no objection would he
matte to all inquiry on the subject, and that the
Committee would favour the house with an early
Report.
The motion was agreed to.